"Viau" meaning in English

See Viau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Viaus [plural], Deviau [alternative], DeViau [alternative], deViau [alternative], De Viau [alternative], de Viau [alternative]
Etymology: From French Viau. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Viau}} French Viau Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Viaus}} Viau (countable and uncountable, plural Viaus)
  1. (countable) A surname from French. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Viau-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 63 11 16 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 11 16 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 99 1
  2. A river in Tarn department, Occitania, France, a tributary of the Tarn River Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in France, Places in Occitania, France, Places in Tarn, France, Rivers in Occitania, France, Rivers in Tarn, France Translations (Translations): Viau (French)
    Sense id: en-Viau-en-name-1En4Q4nf Disambiguation of 'Translations': 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Pont-Viau, Pont Viau, Viauville

Inflected forms

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