The cavalier Surname
cavalier Name Meaning and History
Southern French: variant of Chevalier (meaning ‘knight’,
‘rider’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 31 - Messages: 156
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Lagrimanta/Cavalier connection |
 alagrimanta
| 5 |
| Altje Cavelier, b. 9/15/1734, d. 9/21/1804 Kingston, NY |
rvingpat
| 3 |
| Eleanor Cavalier |
Jbob0124
| 9 |
| looking for family | joseph cavalier | 48 |
| Theophile Cavalier |
NoelleDunn
| 0 |
| genealogy |
mmmcraig
| 26 |
| cavalier | Maureen Douglas | 0 |
| Mary Cavalier of Dresden, Maine |
Griot39
| 1 |
| Henry Cavler/Cavalier of Ontario |
pjsdowntime1
| 2 |
| Cavler family (or some variation of spelling) |
CarolynJones36
| 2 |
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