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Cajun Names – Azelien, Duffosard, Ovignac, Vinzule

1 Comment | 30 July 2009
I recently stumbled upon the site Acadians in Grey, which is all about Cajuns who fought in the Civil War. Judging by the information there, most Cajun soldiers of the period had traditional names like Emile, Joseph and Pierre. Others, though, had curious names such as: Arvillien Azelien Belisaire Bernabel Carantine Cavaillesse Dazincourt Destival Duffosard Esthival Esperidion Ervillien Felixford Ferreole Florestant Gerazime Gutlop Hervillien Inberlee Jerassin Justilien Laspellard Lusignan Magliore Melon Mizael Numa Orphelia Ovignac Paulastron Phiphole Primm Pauphier Teracefall Trasimond Volzi Vinzule Zellean There was also a Pvt. Private Mayeax. Yup — Private [...]
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French Baby Names – Heloise, Lancelot, Quitterie, Victor

8 Comments | 17 July 2009
While cleaning out my bookmarks the other day, I rediscovered this post on French names from francophile blog Polly-Vous Francais. It contrasts the names found in the birth and death announcements of a French newspaper. Here’s a sampling: Male Female Births Anselme Edouard Guillaume Hipployte Hugo Lancelot Louis Timothée Victor Vladimir Deaths Albert Emile Gabriel Jacques Jean Paul Pierre Roger Vincent Yves Births Anaïs Béatrix Héloïse Hermine Irène Margaux Mathilde Noémie Quitterie Violaine Deaths Andrée Denise Gilberte Gladys Huguette Jacqueline Jeanne Marguerite Marie Michèle Which set do you like better — birth announcement names or death announcement names?
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