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== Breton surnames == | == Breton surnames == | ||
*Locational: | |||
** Ker- (meaning a fort) - Kerguelen, Kermadec, Kerouac, Kergoat, Kermit | |||
**Tre or Tré (a farm or settlement) -Trévidic | |||
* | ** Morvan | ||
** Bolloré (from Bod Loré meaning a laurel bush) | |||
** Heusaff (from the isle of Ushant) | |||
**Le Pen (the headland), Menez (mountain), Seznec (sunny place) | |||
*Descriptive: | |||
** 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) | |||
**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) | |||
*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) | |||
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 | |||
== Lord's Prayer == | == Lord's Prayer == | ||