Doyen
Doyen and doyenne surnames derived from the French word doyen (doyenne in the feminine grammatical gender), which is the term for dean, e.g., Dean (religion) and Dean (education).
In the English language, the meaning of doyen (and the less common doyenne) has extended from the French definition to also refer to any senior member of a group,[1] particularly one whose knowledge or abilities exceed those of other members.
People
- Charles A. Doyen (1859–1918), American Marine Corps officer
- Eugène-Louis Doyen (1859–1916), French surgeon
- Gabriel François Doyen (1726–1806), French painter
- Gustave Doyen (1827–1923), French painter
- Louis Doyen, French inventor of Doypack
- Ross Doyen (1926–2014), American farmer, rancher, and state legislator
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gollark: Er, about ten, actually, but whatever.
gollark: Except now tiny suggestions will be split across about ten million.
gollark: Probably because they contain things they don't like and want to get rid of, but whatever.
gollark: "Let's bring together T&C stuff into one thread" "Let's separate trading hub stuff into multiple threads"
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