1915 The top debut names of 1918 were Foch and Marne for French general Ferdinand Foch and the Second Battle of the Marne.

Common french names during ww1. The following is a list of famous. Over 3 million soldiers and labourers from across the Empire and Commonwealth served alongside the British Army in the First World War. Derived from the given name Colobert.

But the Allied offensive on the Somme was a strategic necessity fought to meet the needs of an international alliance. Mangling French place-names was surely one of the most creative forms of language to come out of the conflict. From a diminutive of given name Nicolas.

The Somme like Verdun for the French has a prominent place in British history and popular memory and has come to represent the loss and apparent futility of the war. Use without prior written authorization is prohibited. A form of Elise.

Francis Francia Franco or Franc. The Commonwealth and the First World War. Name Number Name Number.

Facial hair was a symbol of their virility but also of the physical transformation caused by the war. Toad or Toady French Mortar le Crapaud or Crapouillot Mine-thrower German Mortar le Minnenwerfer Mortar Round Aerial Torpedo la Torpille Aérienne. In 1914 the Germans and their allies went to war not just with Britain but with the whole of the British Empire.

It was pretty easy to adopt any last name you wished until 1474 when the king decreed that all last name changes had to. More WWI Names. Derived from French clou meaning nail referring to someone who made or sold nails.