This is a list of submitted names in which the description contains the keywords breton or corsican or occitan.
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Dergen m Medieval BretonDerived from either Old Breton
daeru / deru "oak" or Old Breton
der, an intensifying prefix, and Old Breton
gen, derived from Proto-Celtic
*genos- "family, clan, descendants".
Devota f History (Ecclesiastical), LigurianSaint Devota (died ca. 303 AD) is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco. She is sometimes identified with another Corsican saint named
Julia, who was described in Latin as
Deo devota ("devoted to God")... [
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Divota f CorsicanCorsican form of
Devota. Saint Devota (
Santa Divota in Corsican) is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco.
Duenerth m Medieval BretonMeans "God's strength", derived from Old Breton
due meaning "God" combined with Old Breton
nerth meaning "strength, power".
Edunxe f Medieval Basque (Archaic)Ancient Basque female name recorded on a Roman era tombstone (centuries I - III) in the Occitanian commune of Sent-Gaudenç.
Eflamm m BretonProbably derived from Breton
flamm meaning "bright, brilliant, agleam, splendid". This was the name of a Breton saint who, through spiritual means, drove a dragon out of Brittany after King Arthur failed to do so through military means... [
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Elen f BretonDerived from Old Breton
el- "livestock" and by extension "wealth; treasure", this name has early on been conflated with
Helen whose Breton and Welsh form is also
Elen.
Emaré f LiteratureThe eponymous character in "Emaré", a Middle English Breton lai, a form of mediaeval romance poem.
Enisant m Medieval OccitanThis name was borne by Enisant Musard (fl. 1086), a brother-in-law of the Breton general Alan Rufus.
Enjolras m LiteratureName of a young revolutionary in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. Derived from an Occitan surname,
Enjeura, meaning "to terrify," although likely also a pun on French word ange, meaning "angel" -- making the character of Enjolras a "terrifying angel."
Erec m Arthurian CyclePossibly derived from the Old Breton name
Guerec, which may be related to Welsh
Gweir, the name of several of King
Arthur's warriors and relatives in early Welsh tales... [
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Evenus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)From the name of a river that flowed through Aetolia in central Greece, which is of unknown meaning. According to Greek legend, Evenus was the name of a prince who drowned himself in the river and was then transformed into the god of the river.... [
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Evescha m Judeo-CatalanMeaning unknown. Theories include a derivation from Occitan
evesque, meaning "bishop".
Filomela f Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, SpanishSerbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, and Spanish form of
Philomel.
Flammenn f BretonDerived from Breton
flamm meaning "bright, brilliant, agleam, splendid" (compare
Eflamm).
Fortunat m Romansh, Polish (Rare), Ukrainian (Archaic), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Croatian (Archaic), French (Archaic)Romansh, Croatian, Polish, Ukrainian, French and Occitan form of
Fortunatus.
Gabard m French (Caribbean, Rare), Haitian CreolePossibly derived from the French surname of
Gabard, the origin of which is not quite certain. It could be a patronymic surname that is derived from the Germanic given name
Gebhard, but it could also be a descriptive surname derived from Occitan
gabar meaning "to joke, to jest, to mock".... [
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Galehaut m Arthurian CycleMeaning unknown. However, like many given names from Arthurian legend, this name is probably of Celtic origin (either Breton or Welsh, to be precise). It was subsequently gallicized and due to this, it is sometimes thought to be connected to Middle French
hault (which is
haut in modern French) meaning "high, elevated".... [
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Goeznoveus m Old Celtic (Latinized)Latinized form of a Celtic name meaning "(having) knowledge of vision". This was the name of an early Breton saint from Cornwall.
Gonet m Medieval Occitan, Occitan, Medieval FrenchThe name Gonet is of uncertain origin, though its documented historical usage is firmly rooted in the Occitan-speaking regions during the medieval and early modern periods. It is recorded in Briançon, a town within the Escartons Republic in the Dauphiné Alps, where Gonet Peiron (in French: Gonnet Peyron) served as the first consul of Briançon during the 1462-63 election... [
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Goron m CornishSaid to be derived from Proto-Celtic
*kawaro- "hero, champion" (compare Breton
kaour, Welsh
cawr "giant, champion"). Saint Goron or Goronus is the patron saint of
St Goran, a coastal parish in Cornwall.
Gospatric m Medieval ScottishMeans "servant of Saint Patrick", derived from a Cumbric element meaning "servant" (cognate with Old Breton
uuas,
guas "servant" and Middle Welsh
gwas "servant, vassal") combined with the name of the saint
Patrick... [
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Gurvan m BretonOf debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Breton
gour, itself an intensifying prefix, and Old Breton
man "sage" and a younger form of
Gurvand.
Gurvand m Medieval BretonDerived from Old Breton
gour, itself an intesifying prefix, and Old Breton
c'hoant / huant "desire; aspiration, ambition". Gurvand was a claimant to the Duchy of Brittany and complicit in the conspiracy which assassinated King Salomon I in 874.
Gwellaouen f Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
gwenn "white", and by extension " fair; blessed", and
laouen "joyful; happy, glad".
Gwenou m Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
gwenn "white, fair, blessed" and possibly Celtic
gnou "known".
Gwenvael m BretonCombination of Breton
gwen "white; (and by extension) fair, blessed" and
Mael.
Gwezheneg m Breton (Rare)Derived from Breton
gwezhen "combat". This was the name of the son of Saint Gwenn and Saint Fragan. He is also known by the name Kavan.
Helori m BretonYounger form of
Haelguri, itself derived from Old Breton
hael "generous; prince" and
uuobri "serious; important".
Ivin m BretonBreton name of debated origin and meaning.
Jaufre m Lengadocian, Arthurian CycleLanguedocian form of of
Jaufré. 'Jaufre' is the only surviving Arthurian romance written in Occitan; its main character is equivalent to Sir
Griflet son of Do, a Knight of the Round Table known from other literature.
Jili m Medieval BretonBreton form of
Gilles. Jili Raez (known as Gilles de Rais in English, c. September 1405 – 26 October 1440), was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army, and a companion-in-arms of
Joan of Arc... [
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Joia f Catalan (Modern, Rare)Derived from both Catalan
joia "joy" (ultimately from Classical Latin
gaudium via Late Latin
gaudia and Old Occitan
joia) and Catalan
joia "jewel, gem" (ultimately derived from from Latin
iocus "game; playing; joke" via Vulgar Latin
*jocale "graceful object" and Old French
joiel).
Jusèp m OccitanLocal variant of Josèp in use in the Valley of Aran (Occitan speaking valley in Catalonia).
Just m Catalan (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Sorbian, Lengadocian, Provençal, GasconCatalan, Dutch, Polish, Sorbian and Occitan form of
Justus. This name coincides with Catalan
just meaning "just, fair, honorable, upright; correct, true".
Karenteg m BretonDerived from Old Breton
carant meaning "parents" (modern Breton
kerent), though its meaning is often interpreted as "loving". Saint Karenteg was a disciple of Saint Patrick. His feast day is May 16.