List of U.S. Place Names of French Origin - South Carolina

South Carolina

  • Abbeville (from Abbeville, France)
  • Abbeville County, South Carolina
  • Beaufort
  • Bonneau (from bonne eau, "good water")
  • Bordeaux (from Bordeaux, France)
  • Eau Claire ("Clear Water")
  • Fort Motte
  • Gaston (A common French given name)
  • Gourdin
  • La France
  • Pacolet
  • Port Royal Sound
  • Sans Souci ("No Worries", the French name of chateau of Frederick the Great, famously Francophile)
  • Turbeville
  • Vaucluse (from the Vaucluse, France)

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