Surname

Gagné

“to cultivate, work”

Gagné is a surname from Old French. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gagné goes back to a word meaning “to cultivate, work.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Gagné comes from Old French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Gagné’s family of names

In French usage, Gagné has a later derivative in GONYER. In English usage, Gagné as a surname has a related form in GAGNER. In English usage, Gagné as a surname has a related form in GAGNIER.

Walk Gagné’s family in the name graph

GagnéGagnerGagnierGonyer

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

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

Similar names

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Old French

Gascoyne

“Basques, Gascons”

No U.S. birth series

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French

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“ingenuity”

No U.S. birth series

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Old French

Galpin

Galpin is a surname, probably from Old French.

No U.S. birth series

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Old French

Guillemme

Guillemme is a masculine given name from Old French. It is used in Middle French.

No U.S. birth series

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Germanic

Guillerme

“will-helmet”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old French

Gaffiot

“hook, gaff (pole with a hook)”

No U.S. birth series

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Old French

Galeotto

Galeotto is a masculine given name. It is used in Italian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Welsh · Literary

Guinevere

“one with smooth and fair skin” · “the son of a fair-haired man”

51UncommonRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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