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decoc.gif (1280 bytes) harbonneau is a variation of the surname Carbonell, found among the English, French, and in Catalan as a nickname for the man with dark hair or a swarthy complexion. the term
carbon was used in Anglo-Norman-French, Old French, and Old Catalan to mean charcoal. English variations are Charbonell, Shrapnel ; in France it is also found as Carbonnel, Carboneau, Charbonel, Charbonneaux, Cherbonneau and Charbonnet; in Catalan, a variation is Carbo. Italian cognates include Carbone, Carbonelli, Carbonetti , and Carbonini.