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Pages in category "Breton-language surnames" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abgrall; B.
This name seems to originate from a time when ordinary people were still not using surnames in the modern way. A native Cornishman who had left Cornwall for another part of Britain or Ireland was given the name "Cornish", i.e. the Cornishman. In "A Dictionary of British Surnames", P.H. Reaney (1976), the following entries and dates are to be ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Breton origin" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abgrall;
Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted when modern surnames were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features: virta 'river', koski 'rapids', mäki 'hill', järvi 'lake', saari 'island' — often with the suffix -nen added after the model ...
Amharic-language names (73 P) Arabic-language surnames (5 C, 761 P) Armenian-language surnames (239 P) ... Breton-language surnames (68 P) Bulgarian-language surnames ...
This is an incomplete list of some Breton people of note and of some notable individuals born in Brittany, alphabetically within categories. Brittany ( Breizh in Breton) is a Celtic nation of northwestern France and has contributed famous names to all walks of life.
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