Lefebvre
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Lefebvre is a common northern French surname. It is also spelled Lefèvre
, LeFebvre, LeFèvre, and is used in the related forms Lefeuvre (Western France), Lefébure
(North, Normandy).
In the Occitan and Arpitan extension area, the variation is Fabre, Favre, Faure, Favret, Favrette or Dufaure and in Corsica
Fabri (cf. Italian Fabbri, Fabri
). In Celtic speaking Britanny, the name is Le Goff(ic), with the article LE to translate Breton
AR.
For Anglophone
pronunciation purposes, the name has evolved, especially in the United States and Anglophone regions of Canada
mainly by Acadian
s, among whom it is also a common surname, to LaFave, LeFave, Lefever and Lafevre, as well as other variant spellings
The name derives from faber, the Latin word for "craftsman", "worker" used in Gaul Late Latin to mean smith
. Many northern French surnames (especially in Normandy
) are used with the definite masculine article as a prefix (Lefebvre, Lefèvre; archaic spellings are Le Febvre LeFebvre), with the partitive article as a prefix (Dufaure) in the south of France, or without article/prefix (Favre, Faure) in the south of France, but the meaning is the same.
It may refer to:
Lefèvre
Lefèvre, Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, or Le Fèvre is a common family name, particularly among French-speaking populations. It means smith...
, LeFebvre, LeFèvre, and is used in the related forms Lefeuvre (Western France), Lefébure
Lefébure
Lefébure is a Norman-Picard surname, variation of Lefebvre and may refer to:* Estelle Lefébure, French model* Eugène Lefébure, French Egyptologist* Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély, French organist and composer* Yvonne Lefébure, French pianist...
(North, Normandy).
In the Occitan and Arpitan extension area, the variation is Fabre, Favre, Faure, Favret, Favrette or Dufaure and in Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
Fabri (cf. Italian Fabbri, Fabri
Fabri
Fabri is a surname, and may refer to:*C. Fabri - an Italian mathematician of the late 19th century, who worked on the theory of functionals*Ernst Fabri - Austrian writer and journalist*Frances Fabri...
). In Celtic speaking Britanny, the name is Le Goff(ic), with the article LE to translate Breton
Breton language
Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...
AR.
For Anglophone
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
pronunciation purposes, the name has evolved, especially in the United States and Anglophone regions of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
mainly by Acadian
Acadian
The Acadians are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia . Acadia was a colony of New France...
s, among whom it is also a common surname, to LaFave, LeFave, Lefever and Lafevre, as well as other variant spellings
The name derives from faber, the Latin word for "craftsman", "worker" used in Gaul Late Latin to mean smith
Smith
Smith may refer to:* Smith antigen* Smith Chart, a diagram used in engineering* Smith grind, a skateboarding trick* Smith machine, a piece of weight training equipment-Persons:* Smith ** List of people with surname Smith...
. Many northern French surnames (especially in Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
) are used with the definite masculine article as a prefix (Lefebvre, Lefèvre; archaic spellings are Le Febvre LeFebvre), with the partitive article as a prefix (Dufaure) in the south of France, or without article/prefix (Favre, Faure) in the south of France, but the meaning is the same.
It may refer to:
- Arlette LefebvreArlette LefebvreArlette Marie-Laure Lefebvre, CM, O.Ont known by her patients as "Dr. Froggie" is a child psychiatrist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada....
(born 1947), Canadian child psychologist - Arthur H. LefebvreArthur H. LefebvreArthur Henry Lefebvre was an innovative leader in the development of science and engineering of the application of fuel sprays in gas turbine combustor systems.-Career:...
(1923-2003), research engineer and scientist - Charles, comte Lefebvre-DesnouettesCharles, comte Lefebvre-DesnouettesCharles, comte Lefebvre-Desnouettes or Lefèbvre-Desnoëttes became a French officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and a general during the Napoleonic Wars...
(1773-1822), French general - Charles-Édouard LefebvreCharles-Édouard LefebvreCharles-Édouard Lefebvre was a French composer.He studied with Charles Gounod and Ambroise Thomas. In 1870, he was awarded the Prix de Rome together with Henri Maréchal for Le Jugement de Dieu. He was the son of painter Charles Lefebvre...
(1843-1917), French composer - Claude Lefebvre (artist)Claude Lefebvre (artist)Claude Lefebvre was a French painter and engraver.-Early life:Lefebvre was born at Fontainebleau. He studied art under Eustache Le Sueur and Charles Le Brun at Fontainebleau.-Career:...
(1633–1675), French painter and engraver - Claude Lefebvre (handballer) (born 1952), former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Claude Lefebvre (ice hockey)Claude Lefebvre (ice hockey)Claude Lefebvre is a Canadian former ice hockey player who is currently an assistant coach for the Quebec Remparts in the QMJHL.-Awards and honours:-External links:...
(born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player and coach - Edmond Lefebvre du PreyEdmond Lefebvre du PreyEdmond Lefebvre du Prey was a French politician of the Third Republic....
(1866-1955), French politician - Elsie LefebvreElsie LefebvreElsie Lefebvre is a Quebec politician. She was the Member of the National Assembly for the Laurier-Dorion riding from 2004 to 2007, and currently serves on Montreal City Council. She is trilingual, speaking French, Spanish and English.-Background:Lefebvre has been involved in politics, with the...
(born 1979), Quebec politician - Eugène LefebvreEugène LefebvreEugène Lefebvre was a French aviation pioneer. He was the first person to die while piloting a powered airplane and the second person to be killed in a powered airplane crash.-Biography:...
(1878-1909), French aviator, and the second person to be killed in airplane crash. - François Joseph LefebvreFrançois Joseph LefebvreFrançois Joseph Lefebvre, First Duc de Dantzig was a French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon....
(1755-1820), French marshal during Napoleonic Wars - Georges LefebvreGeorges LefebvreGeorges Lefebvre was a French historian, best known for his work on the French Revolution and peasant life. He coined the term "history from below", which was later popularised by the British Marxist Historians...
(1874-1959), French historian - Germaine Lefebvre (1933-1990), French actress professionally known as Capucine
- Guillaume LefebvreGuillaume LefebvreGuillaume Lefebvre is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who plays for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League...
(born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player - Gustave LefebvreGustave LefebvreGustave Lefebvre was a French Egyptologist....
(1879-1957), French Egyptologist - Henri LefebvreHenri LefebvreHenri Lefebvre was a French sociologist, Marxist intellectual, and philosopher, best known for his work on dialectics, Marxism, everyday life, cities, and space.-Biography:...
(1901-1991), French philosopher, sociologist, and intellectual - Hippolyte-Jules Lefèbvre (1863–1935), French sculptor
- Jean LefebvreJean LefebvreJean Lefebvre was a French film actor.-Selected filmography:* La Belle Américaine * La Vendetta * Konga Yo...
(1922-2004), French actor - Jim LefebvreJim LefebvreJames Kenneth Lefebvre is a former second baseman, third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. Lefebvre, the 1965 National League Rookie of the Year, was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1962. In 1965, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 12 home runs and 69 RBI...
(born 1942), American baseball player - Jules Joseph LefebvreJules Joseph LefebvreJules Joseph Lefebvre was a French figure painter.Lefebvre entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 1852 and was a pupil of Léon Cogniet. He won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1861. Between 1855 and 1898, he exhibited 72 portraits in the Paris Salon...
(1836–1911), French painter - Kristine LefebvreKristine LefebvreKristine Leigh Lefebvre is a lawyer, and was a contestant on NBC's reality show The Apprentice who made it into the final group of six contestants before being fired. The credentials which garnered Lefebvre a spot on the show include her education and career as an attorney...
, American lawyer and contestant on The Apprentice - Louise-Rosalie LefebvreLouise-Rosalie LefebvreLouise-Rosalie Lefebvre , also known as Madame Dugazon, was a French operatic mezzo-soprano, actress and dancer....
(1751-1821), French actress, dancer, and singer - Marcel LefebvreMarcel LefebvreMarcel François Marie Joseph Lefebvre was a French Roman Catholic archbishop. Following a career as an Apostolic Delegate for West Africa and Superior General of the Holy Ghost Fathers, he took the lead in opposing the changes within the Church associated with the Second Vatican Council.In 1970,...
(1905-1991), French Roman Catholic archbishop - René LefebvreRené LefebvreRené Charles Joseph Marie Lefebvre was a French factory-owner from Tourcoing, who died in the Nazi concentration camp in Sonnenburg, in the Province of Brandenburg , where he had been imprisoned by the German Gestapo because of his work for the French Resistance and British Intelligence...
(1879-1944), French factory-owner, active in the French Resistance - Roland LefebvreRoland LefebvreRoland Philippe Lefebvre is the most successful cricketer that the Netherlands has produced, and one of the very few players from outside the Test-playing nations to achieve a significant career in the professional game....
(born 1963), Dutch cricket player - Sébastien LefebvreSimple PlanSimple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...
, French-Canadian musician - Sylvain LefebvreSylvain LefebvreSylvain Lefebvre is a retired ice hockey defenceman who played on five different National Hockey League teams from 1989 to 2003. He is currently an assistant coach for the Colorado Avalanche.-Playing career:...
(born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player - Vladimir LefebvreVladimir LefebvreVladimir Lefebvre is a mathematical psychologist at the University of California, Irvine. He has created equations that are supposed to predict the large-scale consequences of individual actions. Among the parameters in the equations are the self image of the individual and the action as...
, American mathematician