Trahan

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Trahan. See there for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɹəˈhæn/, /ˈtɹeɪ.hæn/ === Proper noun === Trahan (plural Trahans) A surname from French. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Alternative forms === Threiyant, Trahand, Trahant, Trayan, Trayant, Trayen === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “May be related to a Middle French intermediate form.”) From (a variant?) of trayant (here meaning "pulling, dragging"), the present participle of traire, which in the Middle Ages would have especially been in reference to a pitchfork for handling manure, but also to a fishing net. The term was a nickname given to the user of either tool. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁa.ɑ̃/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): [tɾa.ɑ̃], [tɾa.ɔ̃] === Proper noun === Trahan ? a surname from French ==== Usage notes ==== In France, the surname is most prevalent in the departments of Pas-de-Calais and Saône-et-Loire. The surname is common in Louisiana and is often associated with people of Cajun descent. ==== References ====