[ANSTHRLD] French surname assistance, 14th c.

[eirik at hot.rr.com]

"Lévrier" is found on page 389 of Dauzat, Albert. Dictionnaire Etymologique des Noms de Famille et des Prenoms de France. This is a no photocopy source. I can't answer the second question about the surnames of husband and wife.

Eirik Halfdanarson
Bordure Herald

---- Randy Shipp <randyshipp at gmail.com> wrote: 
> I'm trying to find a surname that will help with canting arms for a
> client.  She has greyhounds on her proposed device and would like her
> name to cant on that.  French for greyhound is "Lévrier," but
> "levrette" is the term for a female greyhound.  I've found a famous
> 18th c. obstetrician with the surname LEVRET, which is promising, but
> I'm not sure where to look to trace its origin.  Thoughts?
> 
> --Antoine
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