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Gariépy

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Pronunciation
  
French: [ɡaʁjepi]

Language(s) of origin
  
French

Region of origin
  
Gascony, France

Related names
  
Garibay Guerepy Gardipee

Gariépy is a surname mostly found in North America. The most ancient known bearer of the name is Jean Gariépy who lived in Montfort-en-Chalosse, Gascony, France, from 1568 to 1609. His son, François Gariépy, came to Nouvelle-France where he married Marie Houdin in August 1657. Their children are the ancestors of the Gariépy of North America.

The surname Gariépy comes from the basque surname Garibay. The Gariépy surname has many written forms like Guerepy, Garriépy, Gariépi, Guariépy, Gariépie, Garriépi, Garguépi, Garriépie, Guaryby, Kariépy and Gardipee. The name is usually written without accent (i.e. Gariepy) in the English-speaking parts of Canada and in the United States.

Gariépy may refer to:

  • Annie Gariepy, Canadian Cyclist
  • André Ephraim Gariépy (1936- ), Photographer& Montreal real estate mogul
  • Charles Gariepy Canadian Alderman
  • Henry Gariepy, writer
  • Jean-François Gariépy, French-Canadian neuro-biologist
  • Jean-Pierre Gariepy, chief of Service de police de la Ville de Laval
  • Joseph Gariépy (1852–1927), Canadian politician
  • Lynn Andrea Gariépy (1968- ), teacher
  • Ray Gariepy (1929-2012), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
  • Wilfrid Gariépy (1877–1960), Canadian politician
  • Yvon Gariepy Master of Royal Canadian Mint, 1975–1981

    • It may also refer to:

  • Gariépy (Edmonton), West Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    • References

    Gariépy Wikipedia
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