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Breton Names

The names listed here are used in Brittany in northwest France.

ALAN   m   English, Scottish, Breton
The meaning of this name is not known for certain, though it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton... [more]

ANNA   f   English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Breton, Biblical
Latinate form of HANNAH... [more]

ANNICK   f   Breton
Breton pet form of ANNA

CORENTIN   m   Breton, French
Possibly means "hurricane" in Breton... [more]

DENIEL   m   Breton
Breton form of DANIEL

ERWAN   m   Breton
Breton form of YVES

FRANSEZA   f   Breton
Breton feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

GAËL   m   French, Breton
Possibly a variant of GWENAËL

GAËLLE   f   French, Breton
Possibly a variant of GWENAËLLE

GWENAËL   m   French, Breton
Means "blessed and generous" from Breton gwenn "white, fair, blessed" and hael "generous"... [more]

GWENAËLLE   f   French, Breton
Feminine form of GWENAËL

GWENNEG   m   Breton
Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair, blessed" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

GWILHERM   m   Breton
Breton form of WILLIAM

KATARIN   f   Breton
Breton form of KATHERINE

KATELL   f   Breton
Breton form of KATHERINE

LOÏC   m   French, Breton
Breton form of LOUIS

MAËL   m   French, Breton
Means "chief" or "prince" in Celtic... [more]

MAËLLE   f   French, Breton
Feminine form of MAËL

MAËLYS   f   French, Breton
Feminine form of MAËL

MARI   f   Welsh, Finnish, Breton, Hungarian
Welsh, Finnish and Breton form of MARY, as well as a Hungarian pet form of MARY

NOLWENN   f   Breton
From the Breton phrase Noyal Gwenn meaning "holy one from Noyal"... [more]

OANEZ   f   Breton
Breton pet form of AGNES

PADRIG   m   Welsh, Breton
Welsh and Breton form of PATRICK

PAOL   m   Breton
Breton form of PAUL

PER   m   Scandinavian, Breton
Scandinavian and Breton form of PETER

PIERRICK   m   Breton, French
Breton pet form of PIERRE

ROPARZH   m   Breton
Breton form of ROBERT

ROZENN   f   Breton
Means "rose" in Breton.

WINOC   m   Breton, French
Variant of GWENNEG

YANICK   m & f   Breton, French
Masculine and feminine pet form of YANN

YANN   m   Breton, French
Breton form of JOHN

YANNIC   m & f   Breton, French
Masculine and feminine pet form of YANN

YANNICK   m & f   Breton, French
Masculine and feminine pet form of YANN

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