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 Hebrew Celtic Irish Gaelic

Rankings for

4 names, uncommon — 100 to 499 a year, in the United States

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Girls Boys Unisex

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 271 in 2025
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 223 in 2025
Joyce Joyce is a girl's name that was a man's name for most of its history, from a Breton saint called Iodoc. It is stable, and its highest current rank is France at 334th — not any English-speaking market.
Girl Breton 233 in 2025
Maël Maël is a boy's name of Breton origin meaning "chief" or "prince," borne by a sixth-century saint.
Boy Breton 195 in 2025

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