Surname · also French
Lefèvre
“the”·“worker”
Lefèvre is a surname from Middle French, ultimately from Latin. It is used in French.
Original FrenchLefevre
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lefèvre is built from elements meaning “the” and “worker”.
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Where it comes from
Lefèvre comes from Middle French, and ultimately from Latin.
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How it developed
From Middle French fevre, from Old French fevre, from Latin faber, built from French le (“the”) + fèvre (“worker”).
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Lefèvre’s family of names
In French usage, Lefèvre as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form LEFEVE. In English usage, Lefèvre as a surname has a related form in Faver. In French usage, Lefèvre as a surname has a related form in LEFEBVRE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lefèvre has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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