Given name & surname

Prevost

Prevost is a surname from French.

Original FrenchPrévost

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Prevost comes from French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From French Prévost.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Prevost’s family of names

In English usage, Prevost as a surname has a related form in Prévost. In English usage, Prevost as a surname was borrowed from the French form Prévost. In English usage, Prevost as a surname has a related form in Prévost.

Walk Prevost’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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