I’m currently cleaning a massive file of over 60,000 names of Haitian teachers. The results aren’t ready for prime time, but since there’s a serious dearth of real information
A few notes on my travels through the Haitian Genealogical Archives: Gertrude Kernésie Etienne Gabriel, a bride in 1850–antecedents of the Ken- and Kern- names popular today? Reminders
This is the same data as the other table of Haitian female names, but I’ve standardized the spelling to get a more accurate idea of the real popularity of
Kreyol pronunciations that affect the spelling of names RO is pronounced WO. Roody = Woody, Eronise = Ewonise. R isn’t pronounced when it’s not followed by a vowel.
The children across the street were piling up the leaves in Madame Augustin’s yard. The bigger ones waited on line as the smaller ones dropped onto the pile,
Jean-Baptiste, Marie-Therese, Rose-Falide—names made from two combined names have been common in French- and Spanish-speaking countries for centuries. Past generations tended to stick to common combinations of super-common
This page is very much under construction. French has a multitude of name endings. Claude can become Claudette can become Claudine; when the winds of fashion change and
Girls’ Names CHANTAL. French, “to sing.” This classic French name can also be spelled CHANTALE or CHANTEL, and has a Kreyol equivalent, CHANTÉ. CLAUDIE. From the Latin gens
This is where I collect all my ongoing research into Haitian names. There are lists of male names, female names (with or without standardized spelling), and last names,
