Surname

Debussy

Debussy is a surname from French. It is used in English and French.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Debussy comes from French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From French Debussy.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Debussy’s family of names

In Greek usage, Debussy as a surname is a transliteration of Ντεμπισί.

Walk Debussy’s family in the name graph

DebussyΝτεμπισίドビュッシー

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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