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Meaning of the French word d'arcion

I am writing a novel and want my heroes' last name to be D'Arcion, with a French heritage.  I tried to Google "d'arcion" and got several references in French of course and wondered what it meant. 


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Usually, the "D" or "De" before the last name is a nobility sign.

It means "from", and the last name would be a town, a geographical region or a place.

in this case, "Arcion" would be his place of family origin.

Example:Charles De gaulle,Giscard D'estain, General De Lafayette, Princesse De Cleves.............

Posted 2009-08-13T16:21:44Z

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