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Help[Facts] Re: Remillion
in reply to a message by Ceinwen Scales
According to both Noms et Prenoms de France by Albert Dauzat and A Dictionary of Surnames by Hanks & Hodges, the French surname Remillon is a diminutive of Remy.
There is a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska called Papillion, and that is derived from the French word papillon, "butterfly."
I would think that French names or words ending in -llon would often be spelled with -ion by English speakers who hear them, to better represent the "-yon" sound in the original French.
So I think it's likely that Remillion is a respelling of the French surname Remillon and so ultimately derives from Remy.
There is a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska called Papillion, and that is derived from the French word papillon, "butterfly."
I would think that French names or words ending in -llon would often be spelled with -ion by English speakers who hear them, to better represent the "-yon" sound in the original French.
So I think it's likely that Remillion is a respelling of the French surname Remillon and so ultimately derives from Remy.
This message was edited 5/2/2012, 8:23 AM
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