Surname

Després

“from the meadows”

Després is a surname. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Després goes back to a word meaning “from the meadows.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Built from French des + prés.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

DesprésMeadowsDespres

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