:''Not to be confounded with
De Pauw.''
De Fauw or Defauw is a Belgian surname.
It has many variants. It derives from Old French ''fou'', ''fau'', "
beech
Beech (''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, ''Engleriana'' and ''Fagus''. The ''Engle ...
", itself from
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
''fagus'', or, like the variants Defau and Defaut, it indicates origin from Faux (''Faulx''), from Faux in
Court-Saint-Étienne
Court-Saint-Étienne (; wa, Coû-Sint-Stiene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 Court-Saint-Étienne had a total population of 9,408. The total area is which gives a population ...
,
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...
, or
Faulx-les-Tombes
Faulx-les-Tombes ( wa, Få-les-Tombes) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gesves, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
Remains of Roman settlements have been discovered in the area, which was settled already dur ...
, near
Namur
Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
Namu ...
, also in Wallonia,
or from Les Fawes,
Liège
Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège.
The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...
.
The etymology of these toponyms is either still from Latin ''fagus'' via Old French, or from Germanic ''*falisa'', "
cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on co ...
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People by first name
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Brad DeFauw
Bradley Russell DeFauw (born November 10, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Playing career
DeFauw was drafted in the second round, 28th overa ...
, American former professional ice hockey winger
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Davy De fauw, Belgian footballer
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Désiré Defauw
Désiré Defauw (5 September 1885, Ghent, Belgium – 25 July 1960, Gary, Indiana, United States) was a Belgian conductor and violinist.
During World War I he became a refugee, working in London where in 1917 he appeared at the Wigmore Hal ...
, Belgian conductor and violinist
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Dimitri De Fauw
Dimitri De Fauw (13 July 1981 – 6 November 2009) was a Belgian professional road and track bicycle racer. He was born in Ghent. De Fauw competed on both the road and track but is best known for his crash during the 2006 Six Days of Ghent. ...
, Belgian cyclist
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Dirk De fauw
Dirk De fauw (born 7 December 1957) is a Belgian politician of the CD&V party. He is the son of , a politician of the CVP who was municipal councilor of Sint-Andries, provincial councilor in West Flanders and deputy of the same province. Dirk De ...
, Belgian politician
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Ken De Fauw, Belgian cyclist
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Rita Defauw, Belgian rower
References
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Surnames of Belgian origin
Toponymic surnames