Carpentier is a

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...

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surname, variant form of French

Charpentier Charpentier () is the French language, French word for "carpenter", and it is also a French surname; a variant spelling is Carpentier. In English, the equivalent word and name is "Carpenter (surname), Carpenter"; in German, "Zimmermann (disambigua ...

and is similar to the English

Carpenter Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenter ...

, that is borrowed from Norman. In Basse Normandie, the most common form is Lecarpentier. The words ''carpentier, charpentier, carpenter'' are ultimately from

Late Latin Late Latin is the scholarly name for the form of Literary Latin of late antiquity.Roberts (1996), p. 537. English dictionary definitions of Late Latin date this period from the 3rd to 6th centuries CE, and continuing into the 7th century in ...

; ' "artifex" or "wainwright", equivalent to

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

' "two wheeled carriage" ( < Celtic (Gaulish) ''*''; cf. OIr ' "chariot") + suffix ''-arius'' - ARY; see ER2.Combined from several sources including: ''Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary'', 1996 by Barnes & Noble Books and "Concise Oxford Dictionary - 10th Edition by Oxford University Press. Carpentier may refer to:

Notable people

Alain Carpentier Alain Frédéric Carpentier (born 11 August 1933) is a French cardiac surgeon whom the President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery calls the "father of modern mitral valve repair". He is most well-known for the development and po ...

(born 1933), French heart surgeon *

Alejo Carpentier Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (, ; December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, of French ...

(1904–1980), Cuban writer and musicologist * Alexandra Carpentier (born 1987), French mathematical statistician *

Antoine Matthieu Le Carpentier Antoine Matthieu Le Carpentier (; Rouen, 1709 - Paris, 1773) was a French architect. Biography Antoine Matthieu Le Carpentier was born in Rouen, the son of a carpenter. He became a member of the Académie royale d'architecture in 1756. His studen ...

(1709–1773), French architect * Brett Carpentier (born 1975), Canadian snowboarder * Charles Francis Carpentier (1896–1964), American politician * Donald Dee Carpentier (1931–1982), American businessman and politician *

Édouard Carpentier Édouard Ignacz Weiczorkiewicz (July 17, 1926 – October 30, 2010) was a French and Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, gymnast, and member of the French Resistance during World War II, known by his ring name, Édouard Carpent ...

(1926–2010), French wrestler *

Évariste Carpentier Évariste Carpentier (1845 – 1922) was a Belgian painter of genre scenes and animated landscapes. Over the years, his painting evolved from academic art to impressionism. Alongside Emile Claus, he is one of the earliest representatives of ...

(1845–1922), Belgian painter *

Georges Carpentier Georges Carpentier (; 12 January 1894 – 28 October 1975) was a French boxer, actor and World War I pilot. A precocious pugilist, Carpentier fought in numerous categories. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasti ...

(1894–1975), French boxer * Gervais Carpentier, Canadian brigadier general *

Horace Carpentier Horace Walpole Carpentier (1824–1918) was a lawyer and the first mayor of Oakland, California. He is also remembered as president of the Overland Telegraph Company and for defrauding the Peralta family, a prominent Californio family who histo ...

(1824–1918), American lawyer and first mayor of Oakland, California *

Jean-Baptiste Le Carpentier Jean-Baptiste Le Carpentier (1 June 1759, Helleville - 27 January 1829, Mont-Saint-Michel) was a French political activist from Normandy. Sources * ''Histoire et dictionnaire de la Révolution française 1789-1799'' by Jean Tulard Jean Tul ...

(1719–1829) French political activist from Normandy * Jean Carpentier (1933–2018), French historian *

Jules Carpentier Jules Carpentier (30 August 1851 – 30 June 1921) was a French engineer and inventor. Jules Carpentier was a student at the French École polytechnique. He bought the Ruhmkorff workshops in Paris when Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff died and ...

(1851–1921) French engineer and inventor *

Marcel Carpentier Marcel Maurice Carpentier (; 2 March 1895 – 14 September 1977) was a French Army general who served in World War I, World War II, and the First Indochina War. Early life Born on 2 March 1895 in Marseille, he was the eldest son in his family ...

(1895–1977) French military officer * Marguerite Jeanne Carpentier (1886–1965) French painter and sculptor * Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier (Maritie 1922–2002, Gilbert 1920–2000), French TV producer couple *

Patrice Carpentier Patrice Carpentier is a French professional sailor born on 10 January 1950 in Falaise, Calvados. He holds a BA in letters. Married with four children, he lives in La Trinidad-sur-Mer. He writes for Race Au Large and SeaHorse Magazine. He became ...

(born 1950), French sailor *

Patrick Carpentier Patrick Carpentier (born August 13, 1971) is a Canadian former professional auto racing driver. In the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series, he achieved five wins and 24 podiums, as well as two third place championship finishes in 2002 C ...

(born 1971), Canadian race car driver * Paul Claude-Michel Carpentier (1787–1877), French portrait, genre, history painter and author *

Pieter de Carpentier Pieter de Carpentier (19 February 1586 – 5 September 1659) was a Dutch administrator of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) who served as Governor-General there from 1623 to 1627. The Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia is named after him. ...

(c. 1586–1659), Dutch or Flemish administrator of the Dutch East India Company *

Prudent Carpentier Prudent Carpentier (March 13, 1922 – March 22, 2019) was a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly (MNA). Background He was born on March 13, 1922, in Saint-Tite, Mauricie and worked in forestry. Political ...

(1922–2019), Canadian politician * William Carpentier (born 1935/36), Canadian-American physician

Fictional characters

* Allen Carpentier, protagonist in Niven & Pournelle's '' Inferno (novel)''

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