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.
Firmain m OccitanSeveral important figures in the Bearn region of France have had this name over the years. A notable example of this name is a former mayor of Garlin Jean-Firmain Bacarisse.
Fortunat m Romansh, Polish (Rare), Ukrainian (Archaic), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Croatian (Archaic), French (Archaic)Romansh, Croatian, Polish, Ukrainian, French and Occitan form of
Fortunatus.
Galhard m Germanic, OccitanDerived from the Germanic elements
gal, which comes from
galan "to sing" and
hard "strong".
Herrand m Germanic, GasconDerived from Old High German
hari "army" combined with Old High German
rant "edge (of a shield)"
Jacint m Catalan, Lengadocian, ProvençalCatalan. Languedocian and Provençal form of
Hyacinthus. Jacint Verdaguer i Santaló (1845 – 1902) was a writer, regarded as one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature and a prominent literary figure of the Renaixença, a cultural revival movement of the late Romantic era... [
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Jaufre m Lengadocian, Arthurian RomanceLanguedocian form of of
Jaufré. 'Jaufre' is the only surviving Arthurian romance written in Occitan; its main character is equivalent to Sir
Griflet son of Do, a Knight of the Round Table known from other literature.
Jusèp m OccitanLocal variant of Josèp in use in the Valley of Aran (Occitan speaking valley in Catalonia).
Just m Catalan (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Sorbian, Lengadocian, Provençal, GasconCatalan, Dutch, Polish, Sorbian and Occitan form of
Justus. This name coincides with Catalan
just meaning "just, fair, honorable, upright; correct, true".