Broglie

English

Etymology

From French Broglie.

Proper noun

Broglie (countable and uncountable, plural Broglies)

1. A commune and village in the Eure department, Normandy, France

   Synonym: (former name) Chambrais

2. (countable) A surname.
   1. A surname from French.
   2. A surname from Italian.

Related terms

• de Broglie

 

Translations

village

• French: Broglie (fr)
• Marathi: ब्रॉय (brŏy)

surname

• French: Broglie (fr)
• Marathi: ब्रोग्ली (broglī)

French

Etymology

From Francization of Italian Broglia and Broglio surnames, from Broglia. The French commune is named after Marshal François-Marie de Broglie, when his family was elevated to dukedom and seated in Chambrais.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɔj/, /bʁo.ɡli/

Proper noun

Broglie m or f

1. Broglie: A village and commune of the Eure department, Normandy, France

   Synonym: (former name) Chambrais

2. a surname, Broglie
   1. a habitational surname from French
   2. a surname from Italian

Derived terms

• de Broglie

 

Descendants

• English: Broglie
• → Chinese: → 布羅伊／布罗伊 (Bùluóyī) (transliteration)