Hoarau
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
editHoarau (plural Hoaraus)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
edit- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Hoarau is the 240017th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 79 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hoarau”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 184.
- Forebears
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editOriginating from mainland France where it became extinct until recently.[1] (attested 1640s in Menneville, Picardie Province). Now most prevalent in Réunion.[2] Possibly from Dutch or Middle Dutch.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHoarau m or f
Descendants
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- French terms derived from Middle Dutch
- French 3-syllable words
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- French masculine nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French nouns with multiple genders
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