Lalonde
A French family name of Norman origin mainly found among northern French as well as their descendants among French Canadians, Québécois, or Cajuns. It is derived from the old Norse for "wood" (Lundr), and is based in the commune of La Londe in the Seine-Maritime department of Normandy, France. with variants such as: Lalonde, Lalondes, La Londe, Lalande, La Lande, de Lalonde, des Lalondes, de Lalonde, de Lalande and many more.[1]
Notable persons bearing this family name include:
- Amy Lalonde (born 1975), Canadian television personality
- Bob LaLonde (1922–2015), American politician
- Brice Lalonde (born 1946), French politician
- Catherine Lalonde (born 1974), Canadian poet and journalist
- Daniel Lalonde (born 1963), Canadian businessman, CEO of brands in France
- Derek Lalonde (born 1972), National Hockey League head coach
- Donny Lalonde (born 1960), Canadian boxer
- Francine Lalonde (1940–2014), Canadian politician, MP for La Pointe-de-l'Île
- François Lalonde (born 1955), Canadian mathematician
- Gisèle Lalonde (born 1933), Canadian politician, mayor of Vanier from 1985 to 1991
- Jean-Marc Lalonde (born 1935), Canadian politician, member of Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Jeremy Lalonde (born 1981), Canadian filmmaker
- Larry LaLonde (born 1968), guitarist for rock group Primus
- Marc Lalonde (born 1929), Canadian politician, author of the Lalonde report
- Marie-France Lalonde (born 1971), Canadian politician, former member of Legislative Assembly of Ontario, MP for Orleans
- Michèle Lalonde (1937–2021), French Canadian writer
- Newsy Lalonde (1887–1970), Canadian ice hockey player
- Pierre Lalonde (1941–2016), Canadian singer and television host
- Raymond "Lala" Lalonde (1940-2022), American politician and educator
- Robert Lalonde (born 1947), Canadian actor and writer
- Robert LaLonde (economist) (1958–2018), American economist
- Ron Lalonde (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
- Rose and Roxy Lalonde, fictional characters in the webcomic Homestuck
- Shawn Lalonde (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
Delalande, variant
- Michel Richard Delalande (1657–1726), French Baroque composer and organist who was in the service of King Louis XIV.
- Pierre Antoine Delalande (1787–1823), French naturalist, taxidermist, explorer and painter.
Origin of the name
It is a reference to one of the approximately 100 places called La Londe in northern France. In Old French it meant "grove, wood", itself from Old Norse lundr (accusative lundi) "grove". Lalanne and Lannes (plural) are the Gascon cognates and equivalents to Lalonde, based in southwestern France.
See also
- Lalonde report, 1974 report on the health of Canadians
- La Londe
- Lalanne (surname) or Lannes, the Gascon family name equivalent
References
- "lalonde Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 2021-12-30.