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=== Surnames === | === Surnames === | ||
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Although no book can give all the variations, the most complete list of these names is: | Although no book can give all the variations, the most complete list of these names is: | ||
*Jetté, René, and Micheline Lécuyer, ''Répertoire des noms de famille du Québec des origines à 1825. (Repertory of Family Names of Québec from the Beginning to 1825)''. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique J.L. et Associés, 1988. ( | *Jetté, René, and Micheline Lécuyer, ''Répertoire des noms de famille du Québec des origines à 1825. (Repertory of Family Names of Québec from the Beginning to 1825)''. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Institut Généalogique J.L. et Associés, 1988. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|971.4 D4j|disp=book 971.4 D4j}}.) Text in French. | ||
A less complete list of family names and their associated dit names is in an appendix to volume seven of [[Tanguay's Genealogical Dictionary|Tanguay's]] ''Dictionnaire généalogique''. (See [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec Genealogy]].) | A less complete list of family names and their associated dit names is in an appendix to volume seven of [[Tanguay's Genealogical Dictionary|Tanguay's]] ''Dictionnaire généalogique''. (See [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec Genealogy]].) | ||
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Another list of dit names is: | Another list of dit names is: | ||
*''Index des surnoms et des sobriquets (Index of Family Nicknames)''. [Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada]: Archives nationales du Québec, 1983. (On 31 | *''Index des surnoms et des sobriquets (Index of Family Nicknames)''. [Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada]: Archives nationales du Québec, 1983. (On 31 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|679344|title-id|disp=fiche 6334281}}.) Text in French. | ||
An online list of dit names is: | |||
*[http://afgs.org/site/surname-variations/ Dit Names in Canada] Collection of name variations for French-Canadian genealogical researchers. | |||
*More on "dit(e) names - [http://www.genealogywise.com/group/frenchcanadiandescendants/forum/topics/dit-names Most confusing aspect of French-Canadian Research] | |||
=== Given Names === | === Given Names === | ||
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Alternate given names can also present problems. Each French Canadian child usually had several given names. Only one of the names was listed in the christening record. A different given name may have been used in later records. So Blanche may also have been called Louise, and Joseph may have been Ignace. Or a boy christened as Napoléon may have gone by Paul or Léon, and a girl named Marie des Anges may have prefered Angélique. A discussion of given names is on page 118 of Marthe Faribault-Beauregard, ''La Généalogie: Retrouver ses ancêtres''. | Alternate given names can also present problems. Each French Canadian child usually had several given names. Only one of the names was listed in the christening record. A different given name may have been used in later records. So Blanche may also have been called Louise, and Joseph may have been Ignace. Or a boy christened as Napoléon may have gone by Paul or Léon, and a girl named Marie des Anges may have prefered Angélique. A discussion of given names is on page 118 of Marthe Faribault-Beauregard, ''La Généalogie: Retrouver ses ancêtres''. | ||
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