Defaux (surname)

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Defaux
Origin
Word/nameUltimately from Old French fou, fau, "beech" from Latin fagus; or from Germanic falisa, "cliff"
Region of origin Belgium, France
Other names
Cognate(s) De Fauw, Faux, Dufaux, Defau

Defaux is a surname popular in Belgium and northeastern France.

Like its cognates/variants De Fauw and Faux, it could derive from fou, fau (Old French for "beech"); be a toponymic surname indicating origin from a place called Faux or Faulx (possibly Faulx-les-Tombes in Wallonia, Belgium; Faux, Court-Saint-Étienne, Belgium; Wavrechain-sous-Faulx in the Nord department; a commune in Pas-de-Calais, or one in the Ardennes) [1] [2] [3] or derive from the adjective "faux" (Middle French: "faulx"). [2]

The etymology of the place names in Belgium is ultimately from Latin fagus ("beech") via Old French fou, fau, or from Germanic *falisa, "cliff". [2]

Notable people with the name include:

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References

  1. "Noms commençant par D". www.jeantosti.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Germain, Jean; Herbillon, Jules (2007). Dictionnaire des noms de famille en Wallonie et à Bruxelles. Bruselles, Belgium: Racine. pp. 330–421. ISBN   9782873865061.
  3. Behoudvanoud. "Verklaring van achternamen D". www.stichtingbehoudvanoud.nl. Retrieved October 21, 2021.