Medieval Breton Submitted Names

These names were used by medieval Breton peoples.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Alanette f Medieval Breton
Late medieval Gallicized Breton feminine form of Alan by way of combining it with the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.
Alverzh m Medieval Breton
Medieval Breton variant of Alberzh.
Argant m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton argant "silver". This was the name of an 8th-century king of Brittany.
Argantael f Medieval Breton, Breton (Rare)
Derived from Old Breton argant "silver" (arc'hant in Modern Breton), and by extension "bright; shining; resplendent", and Old Breton hael "generous; prince". Argantael was the wife of Nevenoe, the first Duke of Brittany.
Artgnou m Medieval Breton
Old Breton form of Artognou.
Audren m & f Breton Legend, Medieval Breton, Breton (Modern)
Medieval Breton form of Aodren which was revived in the 1970s. While this name was strictly masculine in medieval times, in modern times it is used on men and women alike.... [more]
Blezvenn f Medieval Breton
Medieval Breton variant of Bleuzenn.
Branoc m Medieval Breton
Derived from Breton bran "raven; crow".
Brithael m Medieval Breton, Medieval Cornish
Derived from either Old Breton brit "mind, spirit" or Old Breton Britto "Briton" and hael "generous; noble".
Cadhoiarn m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton cat "battle" and (ho)iarn "iron".
Cadwethen m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton cat "battle" and (g)uethen "warrior, war".
Cadwobri m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton cat "battle" and uuobri "serious, important".
Cadwored m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton cat "battle" and uuoret "shelter, protection".
Catwallon m Medieval Breton
Possibly the Breton form of Cadwallon. Catwallon was the abbot of Redon Abbey and the son of the Duke of Brittany Conan I of Rennes.
Conmarch m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton con "(war)hound, elevated one" (Middle Welsh kyn) combined with Old Welsh, Old Breton march "stallion, steed".
Conomor m Breton Legend, History, Medieval Breton (?)
From a Brythonic name, possibly *Cunomāros, derived from Common Celtic *kwon- "hound" or *kuno- "high" and *māros ‎"great". This was the name of Conomor the Cursed, a 6th-century king of Domnonée (modern-day northern Brittany) notorious for his cruelty, who was ultimately excommunicated at the behest of Saint Samson of Dol... [more]
Conwal m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton con (a cognate of Middle Welsh kyn) "(war)hound, elevated one" and Old Breton uual "valor".
Cumdelu m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton cum meaning "gentle, beloved" and Old Breton delu meaning "appearance" (Middle Welsh delw "form, image"; compare second element in Cynddelw).
Denic m Medieval Breton
Medieval Breton diminutive of Deniel.
Dergen m Medieval Breton
Derived 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".
Drilego f Medieval Breton
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from drich "aspect; face; appearance" and "possibly a variant of -lou, -leu "light"".
Driwethen m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton drech "appearance" and (g)uethen "warrior; war".
Duenerth m Medieval Breton
Means "God's strength", derived from Old Breton due meaning "God" combined with Old Breton nerth meaning "strength, power".
Edern m Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle, Medieval Breton, Breton
Derived from Old Welsh edyrn "immense; heavy; prodigious, wonderful, marvellous", in the past this name has been (falsely) considered a derivation from Latin aeternus "eternal".... [more]
Eodez f Medieval Breton
Breton form of Aude.
Eon m Medieval Breton
Medieval Breton form of John. This names was occasionally Gallicized as Eudon.
Eonne f Medieval Breton
Semi-Gallicized feminine form of Eon.
Felis m Medieval Breton, Aragonese
Breton and Aragonese form of Felix.
Goueznou m Medieval Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a 7th-century Breton saint of Cornish origin.
Gourmaelon m Medieval Breton, History
According to the Celtic linguist Joseph Loth, this name would mean "the one with the brown eyebrows" or "the prince, the chief". This was the name of the Count of Cornouaille and de facto ruler of Brittany from 907 – c. 914.
Gralon m Medieval Breton, Breton Legend
Younger form of Gratlon. In Breton legend, Gralon was the king of Kêr-Is and the father of Ahez.
Guethencar m Medieval Breton
From Old Breton (g)uethen "warrior, war" and Old Breton car "friend, kinsman".
Guionne f Medieval Breton
Gallicized feminine form of Guion.
Gurvand m Medieval Breton
Derived 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.
Gwivarc'h m Medieval Breton
Derived from Breton gwiv "lively, cheerful" and marc'h "horse".
Hawiz f Medieval Breton
Breton cognate of Hawise.
Herannuen f Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton hoiarn "iron" and the feminine suffix -uen.
Huon m Medieval Breton
Breton cognate of Hugh.
Iarncum m Medieval Breton (Latinized)
Derived from Old Breton (ho)iarn meaning "iron" and Old Breton cum meaning "gentle, beloved".
Ivon m Medieval Breton, French, Provençal
Provençal and Medieval Breton form and French variant of Yvon.
Janed f Medieval Breton
Breton form of Jeanne.
Jili m Medieval Breton
Breton 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... [more]
Judhael m Medieval Breton
Medieval Breton form of Ithel.
Kjalé m & f Medieval Breton
Variant of Kael.
Koneri m Medieval Breton
Allegedly derived from Old Irish con "hound, dog, wolf" and rí "king".
Konvelen m Medieval Breton
Breton cognate of Cynfelyn.
Loudiern m Medieval Breton
Breton cognate of Irish Lughtierne.
Maban m Medieval Breton, Cornish (Archaic)
Derived from Proto-Brythonic mab "son".
Maenwallon m Medieval Breton
Old Breton name, recorded in Latin as Maenuuallon, meaning "great and valorous" from Old Breton maen, from Latin magnus "large, great, strong", and Old Breton uuallon or Old Welsh uualaun, uualon "valorous".
Maenwobri m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton maen, from Latin magnus "large, great, strong", combined with Old Breton uuobri "serious, important".
Maonirn m Medieval Breton
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Proto-Celtic *magu- "servant, subject".
Margilia f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One - debatable - theory connects this name with the Vulgar Latin term margella.... [more]
Meance f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning. From the early 1600s onwards, when every given name "had to" be associated with a Catholic saint, up to its disappearance as a given name, Meance was used as a quasi-equivalent of Emérance.... [more]
Meurwethen m Medieval Breton
Old Breton name, derived from the elements mor meaning "great" and (g)uethen meaning "warrior, war".
Miliav m Medieval Breton
Breton form of Miliau.
Nazer m Medieval Breton
Breton form of Nazarius.
Nevenoe m Medieval Breton, Breton (Rare), History
Older form of Neven. Nevenoe was the first Duke of Brittany from 846 to his death in 851. He is the Breton pater patriae and to Breton nationalists he is known as Tad ar Vro "father of the country".
Nonn f Medieval Breton
Breton cognate of Non.
Pascweten m Medieval Breton
The first element of this name is uncertain; it might possibly be derived from Old Breton Pasc meaning "Easter". The second element consists of Old Breton uueten or uuethen (also guethen), which is a derivation of Old Breton uueith (also gueith) meaning "battle, fight" as well as "warrior".... [more]
Pezr m Medieval Breton
Middle Breton variant of Pedr and Per.
Plezou f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars try to link this name to Breton bleiz "she-wolf", while others see a connection with Breton plezh "plat; braid"; the second part of the name is a diminutive suffix.... [more]
Prostlon f Medieval Breton
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the daughter of Salomon, King of Brittany.
Remont m Medieval Breton
Medieval Breton form of Raymond.
Rikeneu m Medieval Breton
An Old Breton name, composed of ri "king" + ceneuan "boy".
Rimael m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton ri meaning "king" combined with Old Breton mael meaning "lord" or "prince" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *maglos meaning "noble, chief").
Rivanon f Medieval Breton
Variant of Riwanon. This was the name of the mother of Saint Hervé.
Riware m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton ri "king" and uuaroe "game". Saint Riware was the brother of Saint Riwanon and the uncle of Saint Hervé.
Sulhoiarn m Medieval Breton
Old Breton name, derived from the elements sul "sun" and (ho)iarn "iron".
Sulon m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton sul "sun".
Sulwal m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton sul "sun" (related to Latin sol) and Old Breton uual "valor".
Sulwored m Medieval Breton
From Old Breton sul "sun" combined with Old Breton uuoret or Middle Welsh gwaret "shelter, protection".
Tadou m Medieval Breton
Diminutive of Tadeg.
Trifin f Medieval Breton
Original Breton form of Triphina.
Tudno m Medieval Breton, Welsh (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Welsh tut "people" and -no "knowing"
Tunevel f Medieval Breton
Variant of Tunvel, which is of uncertain meaning (perhaps earlier Dunvael).
Wallon m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton uuallon, cognate of Old Welsh uualaun, uualon "valorous".
Winnow m Medieval Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Winnoc or Winwaloe. Breton saint. Honored by several churches in Cornwall, England, probably the area of his missionary labors as part of the great evangelizing efforts of the era.
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