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I thought I would do a list each week of names inspired by words from endangered or extinct languages. Here is a list of Breton words that would make great names. These are hypothetical, not necessarily legitimate, (there are legitimate names mixed in) but what a great way to keep a minority language alive by… 
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Denk je bij Franse meisjesnamen nog steeds aan Yvonne of Jacqueline? Lees dan verder en zie dat Frankrijk veel meer te bieden heeft. Alix, Océane, Héloïse, Oulivié: daar kun je tegenwoordig mee voo...
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If you think French girls are still called Yvonne and Jacqueline, think again:* here's a list of girls' names that are being used in France today (with thanks to Meilleurs Prenoms). *Well, there might still be some called Yvonne and Jacqueline, and very fine names they are too.
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The Breton (Brezhoneg) people are Celtic Britons in France's Brittany region. My sweet little Marie Zénobie Sternglass is from Nantes, one of the most important cities in Brittany. Therefore, some of her old friends and neighbors have/had Breton instead of French names. After so many years of living side-by-side with the French people, many Bretons…
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It's a Christmas treat for Breton-lovers.
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