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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,691 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Terrebonne Parish ("Good Land") Timbalier Island (" timpani player") Tulane/Gravier New Orleans neighborhood named after Paul Tulane, philanthropist and son of Louis Tulane, a French immigrant. Vacherie ("Cowshed") Verdun. Versailles. Vieux Carré ("Old Square") also known as the French Quarter in New Orleans.
Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin ), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin) and Chami (for Cham origin ).
Franco-American Flag [citation needed]. French Americans are U.S. citizens or nationals of French descent and heritage. The majority of Franco-American families did not arrive directly from France, but rather settled French territories in the New World (primarily in the 17th and 18th centuries) before moving or being forced to move to the United States later on (see Quebec diaspora and Great ...
Pages in category "Surnames of French origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 438 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
This is a list of notable people best known by a stage name consisting of a single word.. This list does not include - . famous people who are commonly referred to by their first name (e.g. Adele, Beyoncé, Elvis, Madonna).
1905 - How Jones Lost His Roll, the first example of stop-motion animation in American film.; [101] The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog, early example of cutout animation [102] 1906 - Humorous Phases of Funny Faces, The House of Ghosts; 1907 - Katsudō Shashin, the oldest known work of animation from Japan.