Lefebvre 915058 218037402 2008-06-08T21:45:29Z Korg 263660 +Lefébure '''Lefebvre''' is a common French surname. It is also spelled '''[[Lefèvre]]''', '''LeFebvre''', '''LeFèvre''', and is used in the related forms '''Lefeuvre''', '''Lefébure''', '''Favre''', '''Faure''', '''Favret''', '''Favrette''' or '''Dufaure'''. The name derives from "ferrum", the latin word for "iron", being originally a surname stating the profession of its bearer, literally a "[[Farrier|farrier]]" with its etymological cognate in the Italian "[[Ferrari]]". Many French surnames are used with the definite article as a prefix (Lefebvre, Lefèvre; archaic spellings are LeFevre, LeFèvre), with the partitive article as a prefix (Dufaure), or without article/prefix (Favre, Faure), but the meaning is the same. It may refer to: * [[Arlette Lefebvre]] (born 1947), Canadian child psychologist * [[Arthur H. Lefebvre]] (1923-2003), research engineer and scientist * [[Charles, comte Lefebvre-Desnouettes]] (1773-1822), French general * [[Charles-Édouard Lefebvre]] (1843-1917), French composer * [[Edmond Lefebvre du Prey]] (1866-1955), French politician * [[Elsie Lefebvre]] (born 1979), Quebec politician * [[François Joseph Lefebvre]] (1755-1820), French marshal during Napoleonic Wars * [[Georges Lefebvre]] (1874-1959), French historian * [[Germaine Lefebvre]] (1933-1990), French actress professionally known as Capucine * [[Henri Lefebvre]] (1901-1991), French philosopher, sociologist, and intellectual * [[Hippolyte-Jules Lefèbvre]] (1863–1935), French sculptor * [[Jean Lefebvre]] (1922-2004), French actor * [[Jim Lefebvre]] (born 1942), American baseball player * [[Jules Joseph Lefebvre]] (1836–1911), French painter * [[Louise-Rosalie Lefebvre]] (1751-1821), French actress, dancer, and singer * [[Louis Lefebvre]], French scientist * [[Ludovic Lefebvre]], celebrity chef * [[Marcel Lefebvre]] (1905-1991), French Roman Catholic bishop * [[Roland Lefebvre]] (born 1963), Dutch cricket player * [[Simple Plan|Sébastien Lefebvre]], French-Canadian musician * [[Sylvain Lefebvre]] (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player * [[Tanneguy Le Fèvre]] (1615-1672), French scholar * [[Vladimir Lefebvre]], American mathematician * [[Kristine Lefebvre]], American lawyer and contestant on ''The Apprentice'' ==See also== *[[Lefébure]] *[[Fabre]] *[[Favre]] *[[Faure]] {{surname|nocat}} [[Category:French surnames]] [[cs:Lefebvre]] [[de:Lefebvre]] [[es:Lefebvre]] [[fr:Lefèvre]] [[it:Lefèvre]] [[ru:Лефевр (значения)]]