Leblanc

Leblanc
This name derives from the Old French "blanc" meaning "white" and was originally given as a nickname to someone with (prematurely) white hair or a pale complexion. The ultimate origin of the name is the Old High German "blanc" translating as "bright, shining or beautiful". The surname is first recorded towards the end of the 12th Century, (see below). In the 1273, Hundred Rolls of Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire, the name is recorded respectively as Blaunche and Blanche. The spelling Blaunk appears in the "Letter Books of Cambridgeshire" (1293). On July 13th 1635 Elizabeth Blanch embarked from London on the ship, "Alice" bound for Virginia. She was one of the earliest recorded namebearers to enter America. The baptism of Sarah, daughter of Daniel Blanch, appears in the Registers of St. James' Church, Clerkenwell, London, - dated 1716. A Coat of Arms granted to a Blanch family is red, a cinquefoil pierced ermine, the Crest being a gold leopard's head guardant erased. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Nigellus Blanke, which was dated 1196, The Pipe Rolls of Leicestershire, during the reign of King Richard 1st, Richard the Lionheart, 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • LeBlanc — oder LeBlanc ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Albert Leblanc (1903–1987), belgischer Komponist und Organist der Kathedrale in Luxemburg Anouk Leblanc Boucher (* 1984), kanadische Shorttrackerin Edward Oliver LeBlanc (1923–2004),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Leblanc — oder LeBlanc ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Albert Leblanc (1903–1987), belgischer Komponist und Organist der Kathedrale in Luxemburg Anouk Leblanc Boucher (* 1984), kanadische Shorttrackerin Edward Oliver LeBlanc (1923–2004),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Leblanc — is a French surname and may refer to:* Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, American journalist * André LeBlanc, fictional jewelry thief in DC Comics * Christian LeBlanc (born 1958), American actor * Dominic LeBlanc (born 1967), Canadian politician * Dudley J …   Wikipedia

  • Leblanc — hace referencia a: Edward Oliver LeBlanc, político de Dominica; Luc Leblanc, ciclista; …   Wikipedia Español

  • LEBLANC (M.) — LEBLANC MAURICE (1864 1941) Originaire de la grande bourgeoisie rouennaise (son père était armateur), Leblanc fait d’abord paraître des romans d’analyse psychologique (une dizaine en tout, qui lui vaudront l’estime d’écrivains aussi importants… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Leblanc — Leblanc, Maurice Leblanc, Nicolas …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Leblanc —   [lə blã],    1) Maurice, französischer Schriftsteller, * Rouen 11. 12. 1864, ✝ Perpignan 6. 11. 1941; schrieb Erzählungen und psychologische Romane, wurde aber berühmt mit den Kriminalromanen um den »Gentleman Einbrecher« Arsène Lupin.   Werke …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Leblanc — Leblanc, Nicolas, Begründer der Soda Industrie, geb. 6. Dez. 1742 in Yvoy le Pré (Dep. Cher), gest. Anfang 1806, studierte Medizin und wurde 1780 Chirurg des Herzogs von Orléans. Als die französische Regierung 1783 einen Preis auf die Entdeckung… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Leblanc — (Maurice) (1864 1941) journaliste et écrivain français: Arsène Lupin, gentleman cambrioleur (1907) revient dans de nombreux romans policiers ultérieurs …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Leblanc — Très répandu dans de nombreuses régions françaises, mais surtout dans le Nord Pas de Calais, le nom désigne celui qui a le teint ou plutôt les cheveux blancs …   Noms de famille

  • Leblanc — (izg. leblȁn), Maurice (1864 1941) DEFINICIJA francuski pisac kriminalističkih romana, stvorio lik Arsènea Lupina …   Hrvatski jezični portal

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