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Type Surname (from nickname)

Meaning & History

From Old French joli "joyful, cheerful" and cuer "heart". It was originally a nickname for a cheerful person. This was a frequent French Canadian secondary surname (or dit name).
Added 4/28/2019 by SeaHorse15