XPost: alt.usage.english, soc.culture.french   
   From: kehoea@parhasard.net   
      
    Ar an dara lá de mí Lúnasa, scríobh HenHanna:   
      
    >           is  Robert  a common  boy's name in France?   
    >                            is it more common as a surname?   
    >   
    >  are Vincent and Guy  common surnames  in France (and other French-speaking   
    > nations) ?   
      
   Yes; no; yes; yes for France, otherwise depends on the nation. Not many in   
   Côte   
   d’Ivoire.   
      
   https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_pr%C3%A9noms_les_plus_do   
   n%C3%A9s_en_France   
      
   https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_noms_de_famille_les_plus   
   courants_en_France   
      
   https://forebears.io/ivory-coast/surnames   
      
   https://forebears.io/france/surnames   
      
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