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| == Breton surnames == | | == Breton surnames == |
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| | ** Ker- (meaning a fort) - Kerguelen, Kermadec, Kerouac, Kergoat, Kermit |
| | **Tre or Tré (a farm or settlement) -Trévidic |
| | ** Mor- (sea) - Morvan |
| | ** Bolloré (from Bod Loré meaning a laurel bush) |
| | ** Heusaff (from the isle of Ushant) |
| | **Le Pen (the headland), Menez (mountain), Seznec (sunny place) |
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| * Kerguelen | | ** Le Bihan (French "le" meaning "the", plus Breton "bihan" meaning small), Le Hir (the tall or long), Le Quellec; ;Le Guen (meaning "the fair"), Pinvidic (rich), Gourcuff/Corcuff (charming man) |
| | | **Guellec (tanned), Guivarc'h (having good horses), Tanet (aflame) |
| * Morvan
| | **Lagadec (big eyed), Le Tallec (big firehead) |
| | | **Le Deunff (son in law), le Hénaff (the elder), Lozach (husband, head, pateiarch) |
| | | **Le Duff/le Duigou (dark haired) |
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| * Le Bihan (French "le" meaning "the", plus Breton "bihan" meaning small) | |
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| * Le Guen (meaning "the fair")
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| * Goff (meaning a smith) | |
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| | *Occupational |
| | ** Goff (meaning a smith), Bosser (a butcher), (le) Calvez (Kalvez, a carpenter), Le Goarnig (governess), Mézec (medical doctor), Quemener (tailor), Quiviger (tanner) |
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| | * Ecclesiastical |
| | **Cloarec (a clerk), Goasdoué (Gwas Doue - man of God) |
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| Personal names | | Personal names |
| | | ** Tanguy (from Breton "Tangi", meaning fire dog), originally the name of a saint; Caradeg, Caradec'h (beloved, cognate with Welsh Caradoc); Cariou (beloved); Evenno/Eveno; Guillou (Breton for William); Hervé (iron-one, giving rise to the English Harvey); Stephan; |
| * Tanguy (from Breton "Tangi", meaning fire dog), originally the name of a saint. | |
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| == Lord's Prayer == | | == Lord's Prayer == |
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| [[Category:Brittany|Languages]] [[Category:Language and Languages]][[Word List]] | | [[Category:Brittany Region, France]] [[Category:Celtic Languages]] [[Category:France Language and Handwriting]] |