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Faux may refer to: People *Faux (surname) Places Places in Belgium * Faux, a village in the Belgian commune of Court-Saint-Étienne Places in France * Faux, Ardennes, French commune of the Ardennes department * Faux, Dordogne, French commune of the Dordogne department * Faux-Fresnay, French commune of Marne department * Faux-la-Montagne, French commune of the Creuse department * Faux-Mazuras, French commune of the Creuse department * Faux-Vésigneul, French commune of the Marne department * Faux-Villecerf, French commune of the Aube department Other uses * Faux de Verzy, dwarf beech from the region of Reims, France * Faux (river), river in the French Ardennes * Faux (band), an English alternative rock band See also * Faulx (other) * * {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faux (surname)
Faux or Faulx is a surname, ultimately from Latin ''fagus'' ("beech"). The English surname is of County of Flanders, Flemish origin. The Belgian "Faux" and its variants could derive from the adjective ''faux'' (Middle French: ''faulx''), "false", but they are most likely Toponymic_surname, toponymic surnames. "Faux" is a variant of "Faulx", and "Faut" is another variant from either one of them. Cognates and variants include "Defau", "Defaut", "Defauw", "Defauwe" and "De Fauwe". The Belgian surnames could refer to Faux in Court-Saint-Étienne, Wallonia, or Faulx-les-Tombes, also in Wallonia. The etymology is ultimately from Latin ''fagus'', via Old French ''fou'', ''fau'' (Walloon language, Walloon: ''faw''), "beech". The etymology could also be from Germanic ''*falisa'', "cliff". In France the surname is present in the North East, but it is also popular in the South West. Surnames from the latter place likely derive from another place called "Faux" (probably Faux, Dordogne, Faux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |