Old French Names

short nose

from the court; short nose

from the court

unknown, possibly related to 'coin' or 'quoin'

courteous, polite

possibly 'small knife' or 'cutlass'

possibly 'cavern' or 'hollow'

The stranger

From the lake

from Lassy (a town in Normandy)

from Lassy (a French town), combined with Jo (God is gracious)

From Lassy (a place in France) and May (the month or pearl)

Lacey: from Lassy, France; Rose: flower

from Laconia

from Lassy (a town in Normandy)

from Lassy (France) and bitter/star of the sea

Lacie: from Lassy (France); Mai: May, or star of the sea

from Lassy (a place in Normandy)

from the faith

The Frenchman

From the hay meadow

bright, shining one; or path, roadway

Shining light; wise protector

of the cultivated land

of the mound

land

servant, attendant

servant, attendant

spear, lance

path, roadway; or short for Elaine (bright, shining light)

wool worker, fuller

from the alder grove

lantern maker or seller; from Old French 'lanterne'

big, great, abundant

from the small halls

famous spear

washer; laver (basin)

from the alder grove

from the alder grove

extravagant, luxurious, abundant

loyal, faithful

the brown-haired one

The brown one

inheritance, something handed down from an ancestor

light, nimble

the great one

The fat one, the large one

citrus fruit