Berger is a surname in both German and French, although there is no etymological connection between the names in the two languages. The French surname is an occupational name for a shepherd, from Old French bergier. The German surname derives from the word Berg, the word for "mountain" or "hill", and means "a resident on a mountain or hill", or someone from a toponym Berg, derived from the same. The pronunciation of the English name may sometimes be BUR-jər following the French phonetics French pronunciation:[bɛʁ.ʒe]. Notable people with this surname include:
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French. It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (Kefa), the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname.
Bianchi, a plural of bianco, is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Raoul is a French variant of the male given name Ralph or Rudolph, and a cognate of Raul.
Fabre or Fabré is a surname of Occitan French origin, and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Fournier is a French surname describing the occupation of a baker who tends the fire of an oven or furnace, and is derived from the Latin furnarius.
Schumacher or Schuhmacher is an occupational surname. The variant Schumaker is also commonly seen in the USA.
Duval or DuVal is a surname, literally translating from French to English as "of the valley". It derives from the Norman "Devall", which has both English and French ties. Variant spellings include: Davolls, Deavall, DeVile, Devill, Deville, Divall, Divell and de Eyvill. Its meaning is derived from the French town of Deville, Ardennes. "Devall" was first recorded in England in the Domesday Book.
Willems is a patronymic surname of Dutch origin, equivalent to Williams. In 2008, it was the 6th most common surname in Belgium and in 2007 it was the 39th most common surname in the Netherlands ..
Denys is both a form of the given name Denis and a patronymic surname. Amongst others, it is a transliteration of the common Ukrainian name Денис. Closely related forms are Denijs and Dénys. Notable people with the name include:
Benoît is a French male given name. It is less frequently spelled Benoist. The name comes from the Latin word benedictus, which means "blessed", equivalent in meaning to Bénédicte or the English name Benedict. A female derivative of the name is Benoîte.
Michel is a name used today in France, Canada, Belgium and other French-speaking countries. It can be both a given name and a surname of Hebrew origin, derived from Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל, meaning Who Is Like God? The name is particularly common in French, German, Dutch, and Afrikaans. In these instances Michel is equivalent to the English personal name Michael, although in Dutch the name Michaël is also common. Mitxel is the Basque form of Michael. When of Czech, Slovak or Polish origin it is a variant of the personal name Michal. When of Greek origin, the surname Michel is a shortened form of various patronymic derivatives of Michael. Examples of such are Michelakis, Michelakakis, or Michelakos.
Jean-Philippe is a French male given name.
Lepage or LePage or Le Page is a surname that may refer to:
Morel is a French surname meaning “dark”. It is also a Jewish surname most likely deriving from “Samuel”.
Alain is widely used as a personal name and is the French form of Alan but also exists in English-speaking countries:
Pierre Petit may refer to:
Georges is a French name with the same origin as the English name George. Notable people with the name include:
Dufour or Du Four or Defour is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Fontaine is a French topographic surname for someone who lived near a spring or well. It was originally found in northern and central France. Variants of Fontaine include Fountain, La Fontaine, Lafontaine, and de La Fontaine. Notable people with the name include:
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