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Babin French
From the given name Babin, a medieval diminutive of Babylas.

Babineaux French
Variant of Babin.

Barbier French
French cognate of Barber.

Baron English, French
From the title of nobility, derived from Latin baro (genitive baronis) meaning "man, freeman", possibly from Frankish barō meaning "servant, man, warrior". It was used as a nickname for someone who worked for a baron or acted like a baron.

Barre French
French cognate of Barr.

Basile Italian, French
From the given name Basilio or Basile.

Baudin French
From the given name Baud, French form of Baldo.

Beauchêne French
From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and chêne "oak".

Beaufort French
From various French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and fort "strong place, fortress".

Beaulieu French
From various French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and lieu "place".

Beaumont French, English
From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and mont "mountain".

Bélanger French
From the given name Bérenger.

Bellamy French, English
From Old French bel ami meaning "beautiful friend".

Bellerose French
Means "beautiful rose" in French.

Belmont French, English
French and English form of Belmonte.

Belrose French
Variant of Bellerose.

Benoit French
From the given name Benoît.

Béranger French
From the given name Bérenger.

Berger 1 French
Occupational name meaning "shepherd", from Old French bergier.

Béringer French
From the given name Bérenger.

Bernard um French, English, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovene
From the given name Bernard.

Bertrand French
Derived from the given name Bertrand.

Blaise French
Derived from the given name Blaise.

Blanc French
Means "white" in French. The name referred to a person who was pale, or whose hair was blond.

Blanchard French, English
Derived from the given name Blanchard.

Blanchet French
From a diminutive of the name Blanc.

Blanchett French (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Blanchet or Blanchette.

Blanchette French (Quebec)
Variant of Blanchet.

Boivin French
Nickname for a wine drinker, from Old French boi "to drink" and vin "wine".

Bonfils French
Derived from Old French bon fils meaning "good son".

Bonheur French
From Old French bonne heure meaning "good time" or "lucky".

Bonhomme French
Derived from Old French bon homme meaning "good man".

Bonnaire French
French form of Bonner.

Bonnay French
Variant of Bonnet.

Bonnet French
From the given name Bonitus.

Borde French
From Old French bord meaning "board, plank", derived from Frankish *bord. This name belonged to a person who lived in a house made of planks.

Bouchard French
From the Old German given name Burkhard.

Boucher French
Means "butcher" in French.

Bourdillon French
Diminutive form of Borde.

Bourgeois French
French cognate of Burgess.

Bourreau 1 French
Variant of Bureau.

Bourreau 2 French
Occupational name for an executioner or torturer, derived from bourrer "to hit, to stuff with cloth" (derived from French boure "stuffing").

Bouvier French
Means "cowherd" in French, from Latin boviarus, a derivative of bos "cow".

Bret French
French form of Brett.

Brisbois French
Referred to a person who cleared land, from Old French briser "to cut" and bois "forest".

Brodeur French
Means "embroiderer" in French.

Brun French, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Means "brown" in French, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. It was originally a nickname for a person who had brown hair or skin.

Brunet French
From a diminutive of French brun meaning "brown".

Bureau French
From Old French burel, a diminutive of bure, a type of woollen cloth. It may have originated as a nickname for a person who dressed in the material or as an occupational name for someone who worked with it.

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