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Found in a French BA, can't seem to find an etymology. INSEE says it was first used in France in 1973. The Rédoines online seem to have mostly Arabic-sounding surnames, so I am wondering if it's a French version of an Arabic name. Any ideas, anyone?
eta: hmm, maybe it's a corruption of Ridwan.
eta: hmm, maybe it's a corruption of Ridwan.
This message was edited 9/27/2011, 6:12 AM
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On several French given name websites I found the info that Rédoine and its variant Redouane derive from an Arabic word reda, e.g. here:
http://www.tous-les-prenoms.com/prenoms/filles/redouane.html
That word is used as a given name as well as indicated here, together with a meaning of "contentment":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza
http://www.tous-les-prenoms.com/prenoms/filles/redouane.html
That word is used as a given name as well as indicated here, together with a meaning of "contentment":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza
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Thank you!
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