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French surnames

French surnames

List of famous French surnames.

First French surnames appeared among representatives of high French society. Later, in 1539, a royal decree was issued, according to which every resident of France was assigned his family name, that is, a surname.

The French, like other peoples, used personal names, nicknames and derivatives of names and nicknames as surnames.

According to the royal decree, surnames were to be inherited and recorded in church and parish books. This royal decree of 1539 is considered official start appearance of French surnames. Aristocrats used the preposition de before their surname.

At first, according to French law, a child could only bear the father's surname, and the mother's surname could only be given to the child if the father was unknown. Now French legislation allows parents to decide for themselves whose surname the child will bear - the father's surname or the mother's surname. Also used double French surnames, which are written with a hyphen.

IN currently The following titles are used before using French names and surnames:

Mademoiselle (mademoiselle) - an appeal to unmarried woman, girl.

Madame (madam) - an appeal to a married, divorced or widowed woman. Plural– Mesdames (“medam”).

Monsieur (monsieur) - an address to a man.

Like all words in French, surnames have fixed stress on the end of the word.

French surnames (list)

Adan

Alain

Azoulay

Alcan

Amalrik

Anglade

Anen

Arbogast

Arias

Arno

Harcourt

Attal

Bazin

Bayo

Bastien

Bayle

Benard

Benoit

Bertlein

Blancart

Bonnard

Bonnier

Bosset

Beauchamp

Brossard

Boisselier

Boulanger

Bujeau

Valois

Valyan

Weber

Whenua

Viardot

Vilar

Villaret

Vidal

Villeret

Vienne

Gaben

Gallon

Galliano

Garrel

Guerin

Gobert

Godard

Gautier

Grosso

Not at all

Debussy

Deco

Delage

Delaunay

Delmas

Desmarais

Deneuve

Depardieu

Defosse

Dieudonné

DuBois

Ducret

Dumage

Dupre

Duplessis

Jacquard

Jamet

Jarre

Joncières

Julien

Iber

Cavelier

Camber

Campo

Katel

Catuaurus

Keratri

Clément

Collo

Corro

Crespin

Coypel

Curie

Labule

Lavello

Lavoine

Lacombe

Lambert

Lafar

Levasseur

Legrand

Ledoux

Lemaitre

Lepage

Lefebvre

Loconte

Lurie

Lully

Manodu

Martin

Morel

Mare

Maren

Marmontel

Marceau

Martini

Marouani

Marshall

Marchand

Matia

Merlin

Mero

Meriel

Messager

Messiaen

Milhaud

Monsigny

Monty

Moriah

Moss

Mouquet

Murai

Monsoon

Navarre

Necessary

Naseri

Nive

Noiret

Noir

Nuburger

Aubin

Ober

Obier

Riot police

Parisot

Pascal

Pesson

Perrin

Petit

Picard

Planel

Prejean

Ravel

Ramo

Rebel

Ribs

Reverdy

Revial

Reason

Richard

Rouge

Rousse

Roussel

Savar

Senier

Cerro

Sigal

Simon

Sokal

Sorel

Surcouf

Tayfer

Taffanel

Tom

Tomasi

Tortelier

Trintignant

Trial

Truffaut

Tournier

Tiersen

Ouvrard

Farsi

Philip

Francois

Frey

Fresson

Freel

Foucault

Chabrol

Sharby

Chaplain

Charlemagne

Chatillon

Shero

Ersan

Erran

Etex

The most common French surnames

Andre (Andre)

Bernard (Bernard)

Bertrand (Bertrand)

Bonnet

Vincent

Dubois

Dupont

Durand

Girard

Lambert

Leroy

Laurent)

Lefebvre)

Martin)

Martinez (Martinez)

Mercier

Michel

Morel

Moreau

Petit)

Robert)

Richard)

Roux)

Simon)

Thomas)

Francois)

Fournier)

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French surnames

Residents of France, like many Catholic families, give their children several names, thus, as it were, they provide the child with the protection of several Saints. In everyday life, only one name is used, for example, on the child’s birth certificate it is written “Antoine Michel Nicolas”, the everyday French name in this case will be Antoine, and the child may be called Tony or Titi. In adult life, if a person wants to change his name, he can take one of these names. And he will not need to go through lengthy official procedures. It should be noted that double names hyphenated in documents, for example, Marie-Laure will be considered one name.

Traditionally French names for girls they give in this way: the first daughter is given the names of her maternal and paternal grandmothers and given the name of the Saint, revered on the day of the baby’s baptism. The second daughter may be given the name of her paternal great-grandmother, the name of her maternal grandmother, and the name of a Saint. Modern youth extremely rarely observe these traditions; young parents can call their newborn daughter any name they like. IN Lately French girls began to be given unusual, unconventional names, such as Dylan, Killian, Oceane, Ines.

French names for girls:

Adilyn - noble

Gilbert - pledge

Okin - ocean

Adelaide - noble look

Julien - youth

Pirret - rock, stone

Agate - agate

Giselle is the pledge

Placence - nice

Amber - amber

Zephyrine - west wind

Pauline - small

Angelik - angelic

Isabelle - God is my oath

Plakaid - calm

Avril - open

Ireni - peaceful

Pascaline - Easter's daughter

Anet - benefit, grace

Yvonne - yew tree

Flight - small

Aurora - dawn

Yolande - purple flower

Perrain - rock, stone

Isadora - a gift from Isis

Ijern - Igraine

Penelope - needle and bobbin

Adeleis - noble look

Iseult - fair aspect

Raymand - wise protector

Aimi - much loved

Kolet - victory of the people

Rosemond - protector of horses

Adeline - noble

Corinne - maiden

Rosel - elevated

Adele - noble

Constance - stable

Rebecca - Trapper

Abel the shepherdess

Karol is a man

Regina is the queen

Abelia - shepherdess

Katherine is pure

Rein is the queen

Albertina - bright nobility

Clasild - famous battle

Renee - born again

Agnis - saint

Claudette - a little lame

Celeste - heavenly

Arlet - small eagle

Caitline is pure

Cerise - cherry

Alfonsain - noble

Claire - clear, bright

Sealine - heaven

Axell - my father - the world

Camilla - Guardian

Cyril - lord

Agas - good

Carolyn is a person

Cecile is blind

Alaine - beautiful

Clarice - fame

Suzanne - lily

Aurelie - golden

Bows - light

Serafin - burnt

Angeline - angel, messenger

Lukill - small, light

Simone - listener

Berenice - bringer of victories

Lukind - light

Silvian - from the forest

Brigitte - exalted

Leonne is a lion

Sylvain - from the forest

Bernardette - brave as a bear

Leanne - Liana

Solange - religious

Beatrice - traveler

Leontyne - lion-like

Silvianne - from the forest

Barb - foreign, strange

Lulu - famous warrior

Sandrine - Protector of Humanity

Bernadette - brave as a bear

Lorette - small laurel

Celestina - heavenly

Blancheflower - white flower

Lacres - rich

Sindrillon - small ash

Benedict - blessed one

Liana - liana

Sophie - wisdom

Blanche - white

Lor - laurel

Sabina - from the Sabine tribe

Banjamin - blessed one

Luce - from Lucania

Terese - the reaper

Violet - purple flower

Louise - famous warrior

Tatin - father

Victoir - victory

Lea - tired

Toinet - invaluable

Valentine - healthy, strong

Lilian - lily

Filipina - horse lover

Valerie is strong

Marin - from the sea

Phylisi - lucky

Gwenael - holy and generous

Marcellet - warlike

Franket - free

Gwenevere - white and smooth

Marjolein - marjoram

Felice - lucky

Gaell - holy and generous

Morgaine - sea circle

Francoiz - free

Deline - noble

Marjorie - pearls

Fostain - lucky

Georgine - peasant girl

Merode - emerald

Felikin - lucky

Jermaine - sister

Maximilinn is the biggest

Flavy - yellow hair

Dorian - from the Dorian tribe

Maryse - lover

Henrite - Household Ruler

Daniele - God is my judge

Marion - little sweetheart

Hortens - garden

Jannet - good god

Mireayo - admirable

Honorine - honor, valor

Julie - young, youth

Marcelline - militant

Honori - honor, valor

Jacket - displacing

Maritte - little sweetheart

Hyacinthe - hyacinth flower

Jji - peasant woman

Michell - who is like God?

Chloe - Green Hunt

Jorget - peasant woman

Marte - lady

Charline is a person

Joseth - multiplying

Michele - who is like God?

Chantal - stone place

Jissel - collateral

Ninon - benefit, grace

Elise - God is my oath

Dorota - a gift from God

Nadiya - hope

Elodie - foreign god

Jehane - good god

Noel - Christmas

Elaine - torch, moon

Johann - God is good

Noell - Christmas

Elin - noble

Juliane - young, youth

Natalia - birthday

Alison - noble look

Jeanette - Virgo

Nadine - hope

Elian - sun

Dianne - divine, heavenly

Nicole - victory for the people

Avon - yew tree

Jozian - multiplying

Natalie - birthday

Emmanuel - God - is with us

Jisel - collateral

Ozainn - liberating

Eloise - very healthy

Danil - God is my judge

Orabelle - golden beautiful

Edwige - struggling

Josie - multiplier

Ouida - famous warrior

Ann - utility, grace

Dionne - Zeus

Dressed as a little rich girl

Elvir - foreign

Giustine - fair

Odile - rich

Estelle is a star

Jacqueline - displacing

Od - noble

Eugenie - well born

French surnames are endowed with extraordinary charm and beauty. French differs significantly from the languages ​​of neighboring European countries. If English and German surnames is more likely to be pronounced correctly, then even well-known hereditary names in France are not always obvious. So, for example, the common surname Le Pen in Russian will sound like “Le Pen”, while its real pronunciation is “Le Pen”. The same thing happens with the prefix De.

In French culture, there may also be the most distorted surnames, the reading of which is possible if you know special rules. A large number of French sounds do not coincide at all with Russian ones, resulting in misunderstandings. For example, the French names Charles and Henri from Russian lips will sound like Karl and Heinrich.

Addressing a French citizen should begin by pronouncing the title - “Monsieur/Monsieur” or “Madame/Mademoiselle”.

In addition, there are specific rules for addressing the French, since gallantry is in the blood of this people. The first option is placed before addressing a man, and the second option before addressing a woman. Moreover, a wise woman is addressed as madam, and a young lady is addressed as mademoiselle.

Where it all started

As in other countries of the world, the first French surnames were granted high nobility in the 11th century. Until the second quarter of the 16th century, only a few people had ascribed nicknames. Everything changed in 1539, when a royal decree ordered that every French person be given a hereditary nickname. Since then, every person living in France had a surname, which was entered into church records from generation to generation. It was impossible to change such a postscript.

Napoleon changed the legislation somewhat and allowed special cases change generic names. It was permissible to change old nicknames to new ones in cases where the first ones had an offensive meaning. Today it also remains possible in some cases to change hereditary names, especially if they somehow offend the bearer or have an obscene meaning. Of course, the process of changing a surname is quite complicated, but the list of modern French surnames may thus lose about half of the historical ones.

According to historical information, in the Middle Ages, the child was given the father's surname; the mother's nickname was not reflected in any way on the hereditary name. The exception was the absence of a father, then the child bore the mother's name. Today, parents have the right to choose whose surname the child will take, or whether it will be double.

From first name to last name

French surnames that are distinguished by their beauty to a greater extent come from proper names. However, some are beautiful family names originated from the name of the occupations to which their ancestors devoted their lives. There are several attractive names, which are based on geographical names and distinctive aspects of man. A striking example A beautiful family name of toponymic orientation is Romainville, the meaning of which is the owner of the villa Romanus.

It is worth noting that the preposition de preceding the toponymic surname speaks of its ancient noble origin. Most beautiful generic names come from proper names. Thus, male family names Bernard in honor of St. are widespread in France. Bernarda, Robert on behalf of Robert and famous surname Richard (Richard).

The dictionary of French surnames contains such an example as Durand. Many may assume that the root of the word is also the name, but this is not the case. Durandus is translated from Latin as “to harden, strengthen.” The beautiful generic name Lefebvre comes from the Old French word for "smith", and Moreau comes from the designation "raven/black".

Female diversity

The generic names of girls are the same as their male counterparts. History has decreed that female and male generic names are in no way different from each other. The dictionary of French surnames contains all surnames that have ever existed in the state, which are arranged alphabetically; there is no division in it. Beautiful generic names for girls are based on a proper name, such as Bernard. The surname became most famous after the bright appearance on television of actress Sarah Bernhardt.

Among others, the surnames Leroy (king), Michel from a similar name, Bonnet, which means “good and kind,” and Francois stand out. Exactly these beautiful surnames most often found among French girls. The history of cinema also preserves other rare but unusual family names - Binoche, Marlowe, Bardot, Bouquet, Frachon and others. It is worth noting that they are all very short and melodic.

What does the surname say?

The men's surnames tell us about some of the characteristics of this family. For example, the most popular generic names, which are stored by the Dictionary of French Surnames, come from the name of the founder of the family. Thus, one can easily find out about it. The surnames Gerard, David, Simon, Laurent and others convey that the founders of the clans were men with these names. The surname may also be based on other information, for example, information about the house or area where the family originated, about the professional data of the forefather or his appearance.

Thus, the surnames Borde and Laborde convey that men’s home was originally located on the edge of something. Lafayette translates as "beech" and Chenal as "canal". The family names Sueur mean that the forefather worked as a tailor, and Fournier as a baker. Common French surnames can tell not only about family tree, but also tell a family story.

Forefather with a big body, or funny surnames

The most unusual generic names come from interesting nicknames which were given to the forefathers. In the family of holders of the hereditary names Fauvel or Faveau, the progenitor had reddish hair color, and Blond/Leblond had light hair color. Brun/Lebrun and other variations are reminiscent of the brunette father. The origin of French surnames was often based on the external proportions of a person. Thus, Dubufe/Dubut come from the large body of the founder of the genus.

Other unusual names include Chaperon, meaning “old cap,” Watebled, meaning “spoiled wheat,” Cacheleu, meaning “wolfhound,” and Bercheux, meaning “ accurate shooter, good hunter" Often at the core male surnames there was a character trait, for example Renard or Leloup. The first is translated as “fox”, the second as “wolf”.

The surname Talon was given to a person with large feet.

Simple common surnames

The most popular generic names, as a rule, are the simplest, based on proper names. History has preserved many famous French figures, whose surnames are among the most common today. Among them:

• Bertrand;
• Robert;
• Tom;
• Martin;
• Simon;
• Bernard and others.

Many celebrities today bear the names Garcia, Vincent, Francois, Andre, Dubois and others. The most common family name Martin is considered. There are more than 235 thousand of its speakers in France. The second most popular surname is Bernard (more than 100 thousand people). Other surnames are less common. The least known name is Martinez, that is, the son of Martin. There are less than 50 thousand people with this last name.

Among other things, I asked myself:
"Why do the Russians have massively occurring surnames (Ivanov, Smirnov), the English (Smith-Brown), the Germans (Schwartz-Muller), the Welsh (Jones), the Irish (Murphy-Donovan), the Sikhs (Singh) , the Senegalese even have it, the Romanians and the Hungarians, but the French don’t? Two Lemieux, two Dumas and three Rousseau - are these really numbers? Where there are millions of Renards and Ferriers - they don’t exist."

and I was thinking, I’m probably right klopk .. and says this, it seems to me,not only and not so much, as Gavagai believes, about the fact that the French are less well-known, but about something else... perhaps also about the strong ethnocultural autonomy of the French provinces..

however, there is still a clear, undisputed leader... the most common surname in France is Martin, and it leads by a wide margin - 235,846 people... it is most common in the south (Provence, Alps, Rhone Valley).. although open hearths are leaders in Paris..

behind the open hearths it is quite dense:
2. bernard (Bernard, mainly in the south, Gironde, Rhone valley) - 105 132
3. dubois (dubois, or groves in our opinion, is most common, as you might guess, in the north and central France) - 95,998
4. thomas - 95 387
5. robert - 91 393
6. richard (Richard, “rich”, most common in eastern France) - 90,689
7. petit (peti, equivalent, apparently, to Maltsev?) 88 318
8. durand (durand, in second place in Paris, it’s difficult to find an equivalent) - 84,252
9. leroy (leroy, "queens", common in the northern departments) - 78,868
10. moreau (Moro, Western France, Brittany, Charente, Loire Valley, I think they are “relatives” of the Spanish Morales) - 78,177

I’m curious, however, why the Kuznetsovs in France, that is, Lefebvres and Forgets, are far from the most common surnames... Lefebvres, however, are in 13th place (74,564 people)..

it is clear that surnames derived from the names of professions are probably less common everywhere than those derived from given names, but the Kuznetsov-Smiths seem to be the clear leaders among Europeans... in Russia, however, there are a lot of surnames derived from the names of animals, all sorts of Sokolovs, Orolovs, Lebedevs, Volkovs, Zaitsevs, Komarovs...
in France, the most common surname derived from the name of animals is renard, “lisitsyn”... distant 83rd place, 31,646 people... and unexpectedly few “roosters” - lecocq (9788 people), cocq (less than a thousand), le cocq ( several hundred), cocteau (there are 126 people in total)..

Of the surnames formed from the names of professions, in France the fourniers (Fourniers, Pechkins and Pechnikovs) unexpectedly lead - 20th place, 57,047 people... I thought that Marchans, merchants, but they are in 60th place, 35,001 people..
in 25th place - mercier, haberdasher... we don’t have those, we somehow sold more and more bread and butter...
"Melnikovs" - meunier - in 46th place, 35,741 people..
"carpenters" - charpentier - in 134th place - 22,708 people..

and now, it’s funny: in the twentieth century in France the surname absinthe (absinthe) finally disappeared..
alas, such wonderful surnames as Trintignant, Lancellotti and Dazu are on the verge of extinction.. dazu have already disappeared, but several dazut have not yet given up, they are multiplying.. more precisely, they are giving birth to boys..
because the disappearance of surnames in France is largely due to the fact that girls, by law, cannot keep maiden name when they get married, and children must take their father's surname..

French male names are among the most beautiful and harmonious-sounding. Alain Delon, Bertrand Blier, Mathilde Seigner... Their pronunciation reflects all the charm of France, its sophistication and attractiveness. In this article we will look at how male French names were formed and what preceded it.

From the history

The formation of names in France was greatly influenced by constant wars and invasions of foreign conquerors. In the era of the ancient Gauls, Greek, Jewish and Celtic Abraham, Isaac, and so on were popular). After the invasion of the Romans and Germans into French lands, the Roman ones (Arthur, Julius) and (Charles, Wilhelm) became widespread. In the 18th century, a law was passed requiring names to be taken from the Catholic calendar of saints. But it did not last long, and to this day the French are free to name their children as they wish. Based on this, we can confidently conclude that male French names are a reflection rich history France.

How does name formation occur?

According to French traditions, a name consists of three parts, and the person is free to choose the main part himself. French male names are assigned according to the following scheme: the first part is the name of the paternal grandfather, the second part is the name of the maternal grandfather, the third part is the name of the saint who patronizes the born. If another boy appears in the family, then he is already assigned the names of his great-grandfathers on the paternal and maternal lines. French male names, the list of which is presented below, are now actively used by people of all nationalities.

Beautiful French male names are popular all over the world. Often, even in our country, you can find a person with a French name.