Normand is the French name for the

Norman language Norman or Norman French (, , Guernésiais: , Jèrriais: ) is a ''Langues d'oïl, langue d'oïl'' spoken in the historical region, historical and Cultural area, cultural region of Normandy. The name "Norman French" is sometimes also used to des ...

and people from

Normandy Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...

. It is also a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

and masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. "Normand" = The French

describes those families in and originating from Normandy. The "d" was retained by immigrates that settled in North America. "Norman" = of French origin but refers to the linage that conquered England in the year 1066. After the Battle of Hastings. Refer to: William the Conquer Both versions of this surname occur throughout Canada & the United States of America. It may refer to:

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* Normand Aubin (born 1960), Canadian hockey player * Normand Baker (1908–1955), Australian artist *

Normand Baron Joseph Jean Louis Normand Baron (born December 15, 1957) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player who played 27 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues between 1984 and 1986. He was also, for a time, a ...

(born 1957), Canadian hockey player * Normand Brathwaite (born 1958), Canadian comedian, actor, radio and television host, and musician * Normand Corbeil (1956–2013), Canadian film, television, and video game composer * Normand D'Amour (born 1962), Canadian actor * Normand Duguay (born 1941), Canadian politician * Norm Dupont (born 1957), Canadian hockey player * Normand Jutras (born 1948), Canadian lawyer and politician * Normand Lacombe (born 1964), Canadian hockey player * Norm LaPointe (born 1955), Canadian hockey goaltender * Normand Lapointe (born 1939), Canadian politician * Normand Laprise (born 1961), Canadian chef and author *

Normand Lester Normand Lester (born July 10, 1945) is an investigative journalist from Quebec. Though he built his reputation through investigations of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadia ...

(born 1945), Canadian investigative journalist * Normand Léveillé (born 1963), Canadian hockey player * Normand Lockwood (1906–2002), American composer *

Normand MacLaurin Sir Henry Normand MacLaurin, (known as Normand MacLaurin; 10 December 1835 in Kilconquhar, Scotland – 24 August 1914 in Sydney, Australia), was a Scottish-born physician, company director, Australian politician and university administrator. ...

(1835–1914), Scottish-born physician, company director, Australian politician, and university administrator *

Normand Smith Patton Normand Smith Patton (July 10, 1852 – March 15, 1915) was an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois and Washington, D.C. Early life Patton was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of the Reverend William Weston Patton, W ...

(1852–1915), American architect *

Normand Poirier Normand Poirier (1928February 3, 1981) was an American journalist, essayist, and newspaper editor. His name is often spelled Norman Poirier. Poirier is noted as one of the first journalists to report on war crimes on Vietnamese civilians by Am ...

(1928–1981), American journalist, essayist, and newspaper editor *

Normand Rochefort Normand Rochefort (born January 28, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Biography Rochefort was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a mi ...

(born 1961), Canadian hockey player *

Normand Roger Normand Roger (born 1949) is a Canadian composer, sound editor and sound designer. He is particularly known for his work as a composer of soundtracks for animated films, having composed more than 200 such works since 1970. He has also worked on ...

(born 1949), Canadian composer, sound editor, and sound designer *

Normand Shay Norman Morse "Norm, Norman" Shay (February 3, 1899 in Huntsville, Ontario — November 28, 1968) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played two seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and the Toronto St. Pats between 1924 and ...

(1899–1968), Canadian hockey player *

Normand Toupin Normand Toupin was a politician in Quebec, Canada. Background He was born on November 21, 1933, in Saint-Maurice, Quebec, Mauricie. Political career Toupin was elected as a Liberal candidate to the provincial legislature in the district of ...

(born 1933), Canadian politician

Surname

Charles Normand Sir Charles William Blyth Normand CIE (10 September 1889 – 25 October 1982) was a Scottish meteorologist. Career Born in Edinburgh, Normand was educated at the Royal High School and studied mathematics, physics and chemistry at Edinburgh Un ...

(1889–1982), Scottish meteorologist *

Dennis Normand Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is sometim ...

(born 1971), American-born artist and architect *

Ernest Normand Ernest Normand (1857-1923) was an English painter noted for his historical and Biblical scenes as well as Orientalist works. Life and career Ernest Normand was born in London on 30 December 1857. He painted history and orientalist paintings, ...

(1859–1923), English painter *

Gilbert Normand Gilbert Normand, (31 March 1943 – 1 January 2025) was a Canadian physician and politician in Quebec, Canada. Normand was a member of the Quebec College of Physicians from 1970, and was a practising physician for twenty-seven years, includin ...

(1943–2025), Canadian physician and politician * Jacques Normand (1848–1931), French poet, playwright, and writer * Jean Normand (1927–2020), British paediatrician, known professionally as Jean Smellie * Kirstin Normand (born 1974), Canadian synchronized swimmer * Louis-Philippe Normand (1863–1928), Canadian physician and politician *

Mabel Normand Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, comedienne, director and screenwriter. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their K ...

(1892–1930), American silent film actor, screenwriter, director, and producer *

Mark Normand Mark Normand (born September 18, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He began performing stand-up in his hometown New Orleans in 2006. He has performed across the United States and abroad and has appeared on ''Conan (talk show), Con ...

(born 1983), American stand-up comedian and actor * Sharon-Lise Normand, Canadian biostatistician * Signe Normand (born 1979), Danish biologist and educator * Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand (1832–1918), Canadian politician * Wilfrid Normand, Baron Normand (1884–1962), Scottish politician and judge

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