Behind the Name: French Creole Submitted Surnames

Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

AIMÉ Haitian Creole, French (African)
Means "loved, love" in French.

ARISTIDE Haitian Creole, French (African)
From the given name Aristide. A notable bearer is Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1953-), the 37th and 39th President of Haiti.

BENTA Antillean Creole

BIEN-AIMÉ Haitian Creole
Means "beloved", ultimately from French bien "good" and aimé "love".

CÉSAIRE Haitian Creole, French Creole, French (African)
From the given name Césaire. A notable bearer was Aimé Césaire (1913-2008), a Martiniquais politician and writer.

COMEAU French, French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole
French: from a Gascon diminutive of Combe.

COMEAUX French (Acadian), French Creole
Variant spelling of French Comeau.

DU PLESSIS Afrikaans, French Creole, French (Cajun), French (Huguenot)
French topographic name for someone who lived by a quickset fence, Old French pleis (from Latin plexum past participle of plectere ‘plait’, ‘weave’), with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’... [more]

ESTIMÉ Haitian Creole, French
Means "valued, esteemed" in French.

FILS-AIMÉ Haitian Creole
Means "beloved son" from French fils meaning "son" and aimé "love".

FORET French, French Creole
From Old French forest ‘forest’, a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a royal forest, or an occupational name for a keeper or worker in one. See also Forrest. This surname is frequent in Louisiana.

HILAIRE Haitian Creole, French
From the given name Hilaire.

JEAN-BAPTISTE Haitian Creole, French
From the French given name Jean-Baptiste.

JEAN-LOUIS Haitian Creole
From the given names Jean and Louis.

JEAN-PIERRE Haitian Creole
From the given names Jean and Pierre.

LEDIERT Mauritian Creole (Rare, ?)

MARCELIN Haitian Creole, French
From the given name Marcelin.

MOROUX Louisiana Creole
From the surname Moroux.

RAJKOOMAR Mauritian Creole, South African
Variant of Rajkumar used by Mauritian and South African Indians.

RAMPERSAD Trinidadian Creole, South African, Mauritian Creole
Trinidadian surname of Indian Hindu origin; from Sanskrit राम (rāma) meaning "pleasing, pleasant, charming" combined with प्रसाद (prasāda) meaning "clearness, brightness, purity".

RISTIL Haitian Creole

ST FLEUR Haitian Creole
From the French place name St Fleur.

TANIS Haitian Creole

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