dude is going to be a fencing instructor for a book I'm writing. It also has to sound good with "School of Fencing" after the name. I'd appreciate the help! Thanks!
2006-10-13 12:18:41 · 11 answers · asked by T.J. 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Deveraux
St. Jaques
Maisson
De la Croix
Champagne
Fontaine
Blanc
Or maybe do a web search for "french surnames" and you should get lots.
2006-10-13 12:24:02 · answer #1 · answered by Coco 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Arnaud
Auchamps
Beauvoir
Briac
Carron
Canson
Delacroix
Delacre
Du Bois
Delorme
Du Moulin
Fabergé
Fouquet
Gaillac
Goncourt
Laffay
Lanvin
Legros
Lenôtre
Malraux
Michaud
Pierrefitte
Pierrelatte
Pinaud
Pinay
Reignier
Ribaud
Sardou
Saint Amour
Saint Aubin
Saint Clair
Solignac
Sully
Ternier
Tremblay
Trignac
Urrugne (this one is from the basque area)
Valois
Villars
Villeneuve
Villiers
You can also add the participle DE in front of most:
for example De Villiers (the participle usually denotes nobility, although not always...my grandfathers name was De Cottignies.)
For example The De Briac School of Fencing ...
2006-10-13 20:11:13 · answer #2 · answered by abuela Nany 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My mom comes from an area of Quebec where only French is spoken, and there they have surnames such as Bernier, Castonguay, Caron, Pelletier, Vachon, Cousineau, Dancause, Grenier, Lemieux, Langlois, Dupont, Lepage, Cloutier, Boucher, Tremblay, Bordeau, Dubé, Lavigne, Thibault, Lacroix, Couillard and Chabot.
2006-10-13 19:30:51 · answer #3 · answered by ichliebekira 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Du Bois
Le Beaux
Le Dieu
De May
Montegue
Sabine
Montreaux
Mirabeau
Capet, from the Louis XVI family line
2006-10-13 19:33:25 · answer #4 · answered by Sunny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lafontaine, Maurice, Leclerc, Chouinard, Troismaisons, Leblanc, Blanchard, Charest, Turcotte, Morin, Bournot - all last names of people I know.
2006-10-14 00:21:12 · answer #5 · answered by mbm244 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huguenot
2006-10-13 19:23:14 · answer #6 · answered by renclrk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ãcole d'escrime Pierre De L'Ãpée
2006-10-14 01:42:58 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Phil 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew these people from Provence and their last name was Renault. Good luck on your search and the book.
2006-10-13 19:24:51 · answer #8 · answered by katie l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reaume is a good French last name.
2006-10-13 19:20:33 · answer #9 · answered by sunshine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Pierre!
2006-10-13 21:10:15 · answer #10 · answered by sexyblackmomba 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋