Favre

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

French Favre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fɑvɹə/, (sometimes, anglicized) /fɑɹv/

Proper noun[edit]

Favre

  1. A surname from French.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Occupational surname for ironworkers and smiths, from Latin faber (“craftsman”). Cognate with Occitan fevre.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Favre ?

  1. a French and Swiss surname originating as an occupation for a smith

See also[edit]

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