Given name & surname

Lafontaine

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

Original FrenchLa Fontaine

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Lafontaine comes from French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From French Lafontaine.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lafontaine’s family of names

In German usage, Lafontaine as a surname has a related form in Fontane. In French usage, Lafontaine as a surname has a related form in La Fontaine. In English usage, Lafontaine as a surname has a related form in LAFOUNTAINE.

Walk Lafontaine’s family in the name graph

LafontaineFontaneLafountaineLa Fontaineलाफाँटेन拉方丹Лафонте́н

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

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Lafontaine has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.

FrenchMarathiMandarin

Frenchwhere Lafontaine comes from · 1 name

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 3

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

Across languages 3

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

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Sibling ideas

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