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Type Surname
Pronounced Pron. VA-DU-BAWN-KUUR(French)  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsVadeboncoeur

Meaning & History

From the French phrase va de bon cœur meaning "go with a good (merry) heart". This was a secondary surname, common among soldiers in colonial French Canada, which has been adopted as a principal surname.
Added 12/20/2015 by lilolaf
Edited 11/8/2020 by HL and SeaHorse15