Corentin

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM	Mike C	update #102
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Breton, French

Pronounced Pron. ko-REHN-teen(Breton) KAW-RAHN-TEHN(French)

Meaning & History

French form of the Breton name Kaourintin, possibly from korventenn meaning "hurricane, storm". Alternatively, it could be connected to the Brythonic root *karid meaning "love" (modern Breton karout). This was the name of a 5th-century bishop of Quimper in Brittany.