Breton Names

Breton is a Brittonic language like Welsh, carried to north-west France by migrants from Britain, which is why these names look Celtic and chart in France. They are the reason a French top-100 list can contain names that would not look out of place in Cardiff.

Languages behind these names Breton uncertain Hebrew Celtic origin unknown Irish Gaelic

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41 names, most popular first in Scotland

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Girls Boys Unisex

Harvey Harvey is a boy's name of Breton origin meaning "battle worthy."
Boy Breton #154
Alan Alan is a boy's name of Breton origin whose meaning has never been established.
Boy Breton #371
Alanna Alanna is a girl's name usually given as the feminine of Alan, a Breton name whose own meaning is not established.
Girl Breton #496
Yuna Yuna is a girl's name used independently in Breton, Japanese and Korean, and the three have nothing to do with each other.
Girl Breton #987
Joyce Joyce is a girl's name that was a man's name for most of its history, from a Breton saint called Iodoc. Our data marks it stable, and its highest current rank is France at 334th — not any English-speaking market.
Girl Breton 521,066 births
Allen Allen is a boy's name whose meaning is genuinely unknown — rock, handsome and deer have all been proposed from an unidentified Breton source.
Boy Breton 276,421 births
Hervé Hervé means battle-worthy, and it is Breton rather than French — a Brittonic name closer in ancestry to Welsh than to anything Latin.
Boy Breton 140,182 births
Annick Annick is the Breton form of Anne, meaning grace, and the -ick ending is a Breton diminutive rather than a French one.
Girl Breton 132,124 births
Allan Allan has no settled meaning at all — handsome, little rock and a deer are all proposed for the Breton original, and the name reached England through Brittany rather than through Ireland or Scotland at all.
Boy Breton 122,667 births
Loïc Loïc is Breton, and its parentage is disputed — Louis and Eloi are both proposed, and the two are unrelated.
Boy Breton 114,445 births
Yannick Yannick is Breton, meaning God is gracious, and the -ick ending is a Breton diminutive rather than a French one — so the name reads as little John in a Brittonic language, not a Romance one.
Boy Breton 95,582 births
Yann Yann is the Breton John, and Brittany is the reason it exists — Britons fleeing the Anglo-Saxons carried a Brittonic language to Armorica, so Yann is closer kin to Welsh Ioan than to French Jean.
Boy Breton 88,418 births
Maël Maël is a boy's name of Breton origin meaning "chief" or "prince," borne by a sixth-century saint.
Boy Breton 84,572 births
Maëlys Maëlys is a girl's name of Breton origin meaning "chief" or "prince," a feminine formed from Maël.
Girl Breton 48,272 births
Maëlle Maëlle is a girl's name of Breton origin meaning "chief" or "prince," the feminine of Maël.
Girl Breton 38,875 births
Malo Malo is a boy's name of Breton origin, borne by the sixth-century saint who gave his name to Saint-Malo.
Boy Breton 28,245 births
Pierrick Peaked in 1989 · 18,695 births since 1931
Boy Breton 18,695 births
Loan Loan is a unisex name of Breton origin whose derivation is contested between two lines, and our data records it as unisex in France.
Unisex Breton 17,815 births
Enora Peaked in 2013 · 17,124 births since 1971
Girl Breton 17,124 births
Mahé Mahé is a unisex name of Breton origin meaning "gift of God," a Breton form of Matthew.
Unisex Breton 15,123 births
Nolwenn Peaked in 2002 · 13,963 births since 1961
Girl Breton 13,963 births
Gwenael Peaked in 1976 · 9,870 births since 1947
Boy Breton 9,870 births
Maïwenn Peaked in 2012 · 9,375 births since 1972
Girl Breton 9,375 births
Elouan Peaked in 2006 · 8,205 births since 1974
Boy Breton 8,205 births
Erwann Peaked in 2003 · 7,655 births since 1962
Boy Breton 7,655 births
Soizic Peaked in 1979 · 5,090 births since 1943
Girl Breton 5,090 births
Rozenn Peaked in 1973 · 4,780 births since 1941
Girl Breton 4,780 births
Maëlan Maëlan is a boy's name from Brittany, a diminutive of Maël, which comes from a Breton word for a prince or chief.
Boy Breton 3,376 births
Gwenn Peaked in 2006 · 3,372 births since 1958
Unisex Breton 3,372 births
Youenn Peaked in 2004 · 2,025 births since 1969
Boy Breton 2,025 births
Bleuenn Peaked in 2006 · 1,735 births since 1973
Girl Breton 1,735 births
Pierric Peaked in 1972 · 1,370 births since 1946
Boy Breton 1,370 births
Soazig Peaked in 1977 · 1,320 births since 1953
Girl Breton 1,320 births
Annaig Peaked in 1973 · 1,090 births since 1951
Girl Breton 1,090 births
Tugdual Peaked in 1999 · 715 births since 1900
Boy Breton 715 births
Loeiza Peaked in 2016 · 610 births since 1978
Girl Breton 610 births
Loeiz Peaked in 2008 · 335 births since 1970
Boy Breton 335 births
Annwenn Peaked in 2004 · 170 births since 1999
Girl Breton 170 births
Heol Peaked in 2013 · 105 births since 2004
Boy Breton 105 births
Denez Peaked in 1999 · 50 births since 1999
Boy Breton 50 births
Erwana Peaked in 1973 · 35 births since 1973
Girl Breton 35 births

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