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Bien-aime Name Meaning

French (usually Bienaimé) and Haitian (Bien-Aimé also Bienaimé in the US also Bienaime): from bien-aimé ‘well-loved; sweetheart’ a nickname for a popular person or from the same phrase used as a personal name. This surname was brought to the US from Haiti.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Fils-aime, Belaire, Bennick, Dienhart, Benac, Bierbaum, Benware

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