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Vachon

Vachon proper noun: a surname from French, equivalent to English Coward or Cowherd.

Proper noun

Vachon (countable and uncountable, plural Vachons)

  1. (countable) A surname from French, equivalent to English Coward or Cowherd.
  2. A river in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada.
  3. A river in Chaudiere, Quebec, Canada.
  4. An electoral district in Monteregie, Quebec, Canada.

Forms of Vachon

pluralVachons

Origin of Vachon

From French Vachon.

Questions about Vachon

What does Vachon mean?
Vachon means a surname from French, equivalent to English Coward or Cowherd.
What part of speech is Vachon?
Vachon is a proper noun.

Words near Vachon in the dictionary

  1. vacherins glacés
  2. vachers
  3. vachery
  4. vachette
  5. vachettes
  6. Vachon
  7. vacillancies
  8. vacillancy
  9. vacillant
  10. vacillate
  11. vacillated

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