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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21 names, most popular first in United States

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Alan Alan is a boy's name of Breton origin whose meaning has never been established.
Breton #191 in US
Harvey Harvey is a boy's name of Breton origin meaning "battle worthy."
Breton #253 in US
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.
Breton #579 in US
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.
Breton #1,013 in US
Maël Maël is a boy's name of Breton origin meaning "chief" or "prince," borne by a sixth-century saint.
Breton #1,098 in US
Loïc Loïc is Breton, and its parentage is disputed — Louis and Eloi are both proposed, and the two are unrelated.
Breton #4,096 in US
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.
Breton #5,068 in US
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.
Breton #7,381 in US
Malo Malo is a boy's name of Breton origin, borne by the sixth-century saint who gave his name to Saint-Malo.
Breton #7,419 in US
Maëlan Maëlan is a boy's name from Brittany, a diminutive of Maël, which comes from a Breton word for a prince or chief.
Breton #11,802 in US
Hervé Hervé means battle-worthy, and it is Breton rather than French — a Brittonic name closer in ancestry to Welsh than to anything Latin.
Breton 140,182 births
Pierrick Peaked in 1989 · 18,695 births since 1931
Breton 18,695 births
Gwenael Peaked in 1976 · 9,870 births since 1947
Breton 9,870 births
Elouan Peaked in 2006 · 8,205 births since 1974
Breton 8,205 births
Erwann Peaked in 2003 · 7,655 births since 1962
Breton 7,655 births
Youenn Peaked in 2004 · 2,025 births since 1969
Breton 2,025 births
Pierric Peaked in 1972 · 1,370 births since 1946
Breton 1,370 births
Tugdual Peaked in 1999 · 715 births since 1900
Breton 715 births
Loeiz Peaked in 2008 · 335 births since 1970
Breton 335 births
Heol Peaked in 2013 · 105 births since 2004
Breton 105 births
Denez Peaked in 1999 · 50 births since 1999
Breton 50 births

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