Occitan
names are used in southern France and parts of Spain and Italy by speakers of
Occitan.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Boromieu m LengadocianTransferred use of the surname
Boromieu. Derived from the surname of Catholic saint Charles
Borromeo (1538 – 1584), Archbishop of Milan and a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation combat against the Protestant Reformation.
Calendau m ProvençalDerived from Provençal
calendau "(of) Christmas", ultimately derived from Latin
calendalis. Calendau is the name of the hero of Mistral’s poem
Calendau (1867).
Cendron m Occitan (Archaic)Possibly a diminutive of
Alexandre. Alternatively, it could be derived from the French word
cendre "ash", referencing to the Ash Wednesday.
Cipriana f Italian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Romanian, Greek (Rare), Gascon, ProvençalItalian, Romanian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Gascon and Provençal feminine form of
Cyprianus (compare
Cypriana).
Denís m & f Galician, Gascon, SpanishGalician, Spanish and Gascon form of
Denis. In Spanish it is sometimes used for women too as variant of
Denise, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Deodat m English (Archaic), Lengadocian, GasconEnglish, Languedocian and Gascon form of
Deodatus. This name was borne by Reverend Deodat Lawson, a minister in Salem Village from 1684 to 1688 who is famous for a 10-page pamphlet describing the witchcraft accusations in the early spring of 1692.
Evarist m Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, ProvençalBosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovene form of
Evaristus.