Lalonde

A French family name of Norman origin mainly found among northern French as well as their descendants among French-Canadians, Quebecois, or Cajuns. It is a Norman patronymic derived from the old Norse for "wood" (Lundr), and is based in the commune of La Londe in the Seine-Maritime department of Normandy, France. with variants such as: Lalonde, Lalondes, La Londe, Lalande, La Lande, de Lalonde, des Lalondes, de Lalonde, de Lalande and many more.[1]

Notable persons bearing this family name include:

Delalande, noble variant

Origin of the name

It means literally "From a place called La Londe". There are more or less 100 places called La Londe in Normandy, France. In Old Norman(-French) it meant "grove, wood", itself from Old Norse lundr (accusative lundi) "grove". Lalanne and Lannes (plural) are the Gascon cognates and equivalents to Lalonde, based in southwestern France.

See also

References
  1. "lalonde Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
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