Old French Names

free man, or charcoal burner

from the place of thistles

free man

charter, document, or a resident of Chartres

hunter

chancellor, superintendent

to sing

stone

hunter

oak-hearted; strong as an oak

Oak tree; from the oak tree

hunter

bald, brave, or a type of oak tree

oak wood

oak island

dweller by the clay pit or muddy place

cleric, scribe, scholar

clear valley

cleric, clerk, scribe

clerk, cleric, scholar

buds of an evergreen tree, a spice

land of plenty, mythical paradise

basket maker

land of plenty, imaginary land of luxury

victorious people

coal-black, dark-haired

military officer of high rank

from the dark village

officer of the law; stable master

from Conyers

cook, baker

little head, or a type of tree

raven, dark-haired

raven

raven

rope maker, cord maker

cord maker, rope maker

cheerful, benevolent, or from the heart

from the corner of the field; horn

court, short, or free man's settlement

court, yard, enclosure

short, brief

from Courtenay (a place in France)

court land

court attendant, from the court

flock of birds, small group

rooster, or hill/mound

son of Cozen