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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage French
Other Forms FormsDe Pardieu, Pardieu, Deparday, Deparde, Pardieux, Perdieu, Pardy, Pardé, Pardee, Pardey, Pardie, Departie, Departe, Departee, Depart, Depard, Depardee, Dupard, Deperdu, Parday, Perdeau, Perdeaux, Pardeau, Pardeaux, Depardo, Dipardo
Meaning & History
Means "of by God", derived from French pardieu meaning "by God", originally a nickname for someone who blasphemously uttered the name of God. It could also indicate a person who came from various places in France called Part-Dieu or Pardieu, for example the Lyon-Part-Dieu Business District in the city of Lyon. A final theory suggests that the name is associated with "Par Deux!" (which translates to "for God!"), a battle cry most likely used by French soldiers as they began to fight a war; eventually it became associated with a duke, with the meaning "for the duke!". This name is borne by the French actor Gérard Depardieu (1948-).