Culturoscope
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Noms et prénoms
There are about 250,000 different surnames used in France. The eleven most common are :
- Martin
- Bernard
- Moreau
- Durand
- Petit
- Thomas
- Dubois
- Michel
- Laurent
- Simon
- Richard
First names go in and out of fashion as they do here in Britain. These names can give an idea of when people were born.
| 1980-1984 | 1990-2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Garçons (boys) | Nicolas Julien Sébastien Mickaël Mathieu |
Thomas Nicolas Lucas Hugo Alexandre |
| Filles (girls) | Aurélie Emilie Céline Virginie Elodie |
Laura Julie Léa Manon Camille |
