Boivin Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Boivin last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Boivin last name
Meaning of the Boivin last name: drink wine. Boivin is a French surname from boit vin, "drinks wine", a nickname for a drinker of wine. It is common in western France and in Quebec, where Boivin families arrived in the seventeenth century. The last name is also frequent in Normandy, and Boivin families spread across the Saguenay region.
Arms associated with the Boivin name
Coats of arms associated with the Boivin surname follow French heraldry, each with its own blazon.
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Boivin name FAQ
What does the Boivin name mean?
Drink wine. Common variants include Boyvin, Boivinet.
Where does the Boivin surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Boivin coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Boivin coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France (Larousse); Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille (Perrin, 1991).