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Name Dieulafoy
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage French
Pronounced Pron. DYUU-LA-FOOA
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Meaning & History
From Old French Dieu la foy meaning "God the faith". Famous bearers were the married couple of French archeologists Marcel Dieulafoy (1844-1920) and Jane Dieulafoy (1951-1916). A medical condition of the stomach causing gastric bleeding called "Dieulafoy's lesion" was named after Dr. Michel Dieulafoy, the French physician and surgeon who described it.