"Le Pen" meaning in French

See Le Pen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /lə pɛn/ Forms: le Pen [alternative], LePen [alternative], lePen [alternative], Lepen [alternative], Le-Pen [alternative], le-Pen [alternative]
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  1. a surname, Le Pen, from Breton Derived forms: lepénisation, lepénisme, lepéniste
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