Gaillardet Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

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What Gaillardet means

Behind the Gaillardet surname stands Gaillard, a French name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Read literally, Gaillardet points to “Vigorous, lively”.

How the spelling arose

Gaillardet carries the diminutive ending -et, so it began as a ‘little’ or affectionate form of Gaillard. Related forms: Gallard and Gagliardi.

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