Given name & surname

Papillion

“butterfly”

Papillion is a surname, possibly from Old French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Papillion possibly goes back to Old French papillon, meaning “butterfly.”

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Where it comes from

Papillion possibly comes from Old French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Possibly from Old French papillon (“butterfly”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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