Aurélien. Taking off as a French first name in the 1980s, Aurélien, pronounced oar-el-ee-yen, is a great name for a baby who will grow up into a passionate young man. With the meaning "golden," or ...
Standup comedian Jacques Silvère Bah, known as Le Magnific, played with French and African words and accents at a humor festival in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in February. Arlette Bashizi for The New York ...
Most Louisianans no longer speak French but more and more schools in the state are teaching it. One small school, southwest of New Orleans, is immersing students in the state's local dialects.