Deschamps

Deschamps (French pronunciation: [deʃɑ̃], traditional English pronunciation: /ˈdɛʃən/ DESH-ən) is a common family name of French origin, which means "from the fields", from the French word champ = "field".

People

Athletes

Didier Deschamps (born 1968), French football player and manager
Dylan Deschamps (born 2002), Canadian freestyle skier
Maxime Deschamps (born 1991) Canadian skater
Nicolas Deschamps (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player

Government officials

Adolphe Deschamps (1807–1875), Belgian statesman and publisher
Carlos Romero Deschamps (1944–2023), Mexican politician
Johanne Deschamps (born 1959), Canadian politician
Marie Deschamps (born 1952), Canadian jurist
Noël Deschamps (1908–2005), Australian diplomat
Robert Deschamps (born 1940), Canadian politician

Religious figures

Gérard-Joseph Deschamps (1929–2022), Canadian Roman Catholic prelate
Léger Marie Deschamps (1716–1774), French philosopher and Benedictine monk
Nicolas Deschamps (writer) (1797–1872), French Jesuit and writer
Victor-Auguste-Isidor Deschamps (1810–1883), Belgian cardinal and archbishop

Writers

Émile Deschamps (1791–1871), French poet
Eustache Deschamps (1328–1415), French poet
François-Michel-Chrétien Deschamps (1683–1747), French playwright
Gaston Deschamps (1861–1931), French archaeologist and writer
Yvon Deschamps (born 1935), Canadian author and humorist

Other

Benjamin Deschamps, Canadian saxophonist
Christine Deschamps, French librarian
Eric Deschamps (born 1975), American artist
Fernand Deschamps (1868–1957), Belgian intellectual
Georges A. Deschamps (1911–1998), French-American electrical engineer
Gérard Deschamps (born 1937), French artist
Hubert Deschamps (1923–1998), French actor, uncle of Jérôme
Jean Deschamps (academic) (1925-1998), French academic
Jean Deschamps (actor) (1920-2007), French architect and director
Jean Deschamps (architect), 13th century French architect
Jérôme Deschamps (born 1947), French actor, director and opera manager
Louis Auguste Deschamps (1765–1842), French botanist and surgeon
Maison Des Champs (born 2000), American anti-abortion activist
Paul Deschamps (1888–1974), French medievalist, father of Hubert

References

↑ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford UP, 1971), p.45.

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[1] G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford UP, 1971), p.45.