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origins & meanings of Tesreau, Brisebois, & Auel

by Krista Tesreau (guest)

6/15/2003, 1:01 PM

Can anyone tell me the origins & meanings of these surnames:

Tesreau
Brisebois
Auel

I believe they are all of French origin.

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- Anon. (guest)

6/21/2004, 8:43 AM

Brisebois is from la Creuse region. Variants include Brisabois, Brisebost and Brisebot. Meaning uncertain. It is thought it may have been a woodcutter's or carpenter's nickname (because brisé means broken, bois means wood).

- Anon. (guest) +2

5/16/2004, 4:36 AM

Tesreau (Tesseraud, Tesserault, Tessereau, Tesserot) is originally from the Pays de Loire/ Poitou-Charentes, and may derive from 'Tessier' meaning weaver (modern French: Tisserand).

- Krista Tesreau (guest) +1

5/17/2004, 7:15 PM

Tessaro is an Italian surname meaning "one who wove cloth, or a weaver". Could Tessaro possibly be a variation of Tesreau ? Their spellings & pronunciations are very similiar.

- Anon. (guest)

6/14/2004, 4:12 PM

That would imply that the Tessaro's are of French descent, which I doubt. Linguistically speaking the names are related: Both are from Latin texere, 'to weave'.

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