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Cajun Names – Azelien, Duffosard, Ovignac, Vinzule

Nancy — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:00:35 +0000

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 Private. :)

French Baby Names – Heloise, Lancelot, Quitterie, Victor

Nancy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:00:51 +0000

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?