Papillion
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Named after Papillion Creek, derived from French papillon. See also a quotation at opposit.
Proper noun[edit]
Papillion
- A city, the county seat of Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old French papillon (“butterfly”), possibly a nickname for a rash or inconstant person.
Proper noun[edit]
Papillion (plural Papillions)
- A surname from Old French.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Papillion is the 36838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Papillion is most common among Black/African American (79.21%) and White (11.22%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Papillion”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Categories:
- English terms derived from French
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Cities in Nebraska, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:County seats of Nebraska, USA
- en:Places in Nebraska, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- English terms derived from Old French
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old French