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Gaulin (pronounced [ɡolɛ̃]) is a French surname[1][2][3] which is most prevalent among French Canadians and which may have been derived via Gaudelin[3] from the Medieval Germanic feminine name Godelind/Godelinde/Gotlind/Gotlinde (Old High German got "god", "deity" + OHG lind "gentle", "soft", "mild").[4][5][6]
Notable people with this name include:
- André Gaulin (born 1936), French Canadian politician
- Huguette Gaulin (1944–1972), French Canadian novelist
- Jean-Marc Gaulin (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
- Rémi Gaulin (1787–1857), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop
- Sasha Gaulin,[7] American actress and circus performer
References
edit- ^ "Gaulin Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
Approximately 4,201 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Canada; Highest density in: Canada.
- ^ "Statistics and meaning of name Batton". namespedia.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
Surname Gaulin is used at least 1960 times in at least 10 countries.
- ^ a b "Gaulin Family History". ancestry.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
Gaulin Name Meaning French: possibly a reduced form of the Germanic personal name Gaudelin.
- ^ "Godelinde". dmnes.org. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
Godelinde f. Old High German, Old Dutch got, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god 'god, deity' + Proto-Germanic *linþaz 'gentle, sweet, mild'.
- ^ "Godelind". enzyklo.de. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Godelind, Gotlind, Gotlinde". wissen.de. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Sasha Gaulin at IMDb
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