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Bruyère Island
Bruyère is a French name (the word ''bruyère'' means Ericaceae, heather in French or a place where heather grows, ''brugière'' derives from it). The family name Bruyère may refer to: * Bernard Bruyère (1879–1971), French Egyptologist * Élisabeth Bruyère or Bruguier (1818–1876), the Canadian founder of the Sisters of Charity of Bytown * Francesco Bruyere (1980), an Italian judoka * Jean de La Bruyère (1645–1696), French essayist and moralist, also known for his writing skills shown in his "The Characters, or the Manners of the Age, with The Characters of Theophrastus" * Jean Pierre Joseph Bruyère or Bruguière (1772–1813), French cavalry general of the Napoleonic Wars * Joseph Bruyère (1948), a former Belgian cyclist * Marie-Louise Bruyère, aka Madame Bruyère, a French fashion designer who worked from 1928 until the 1950s * Véronique Bruyère, Belgian computer scientist See also * Bruyères * La Bruyère (other) * Bruguière * Brugère {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Name
French names typically consist of one or multiple given names, and a surname. Usually one given name and the surname are used in a person’s daily life, with the other given names used mainly in official documents. Middle names, in the English sense, do not exist. Initials are not used to represent second or further given names. Traditionally, most French people were given names from the Roman Catholic calendar of saints. However, given names for French citizens from immigrant communities are often from their own culture, and in modern France it has become increasingly common to use first names of (international) English or other foreign origin. Almost all traditional given names are gender-specific. Females are often given names that are feminine forms of traditional masculine French names. The prevalence of given names follows trends, with some names being popular in some years, and some considered out-of-fashion. Compound given names are not uncommon. (The second part may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |