Estonia

Estonia (a country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea)


Bangladesh

Bangladesh (unmutated)
Vangladesh (mutation-soft)
Pangladesh (mutation-hard)


Brazil

Brazil (a large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Bahamas

Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


Belize

Belize (an English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras)


Guatemala

Guatemala (a country in Central America)


Iran

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Barbados

Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Benin

Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)


Costa Rica

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


Eritrea

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


Leon

(historical) Leon, Léon (a former viscounty in Brittany, in northwestern France)

Leon, Léon (a cultural region of the department of Finistère, Brittany, France, around the former polity)


Tibet

Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people)


Helsinki

Helsinki (the capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland)


Turkia

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)


Egipt

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Belgia

Belgia (unmutated)
Velgia (mutation-soft)
Pelgia (mutation-hard)

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Island

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)


Kuba

Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)


Mari

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary


Per

Per (unmutated)
Ber (mutation-soft)
Fer (mutation-aspirate)

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Peter


Reunion

administrative region
administrative region

Réunion (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar)


Sul

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin sōl (“the sun”). Compare Welsh Sul, Cornish Sul.


Norvegia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Norvegia, from Old Norse Norvegr (“north way”) (see Norway).

Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Aristoteles

Borrowed via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).


Bhoutan

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)


Tina

Clipping of Kaourantina/Kaourintina or Tin + -a (feminine).

a diminutive of the female given name Kaourantina

a diminutive of the female given name Kaourintina


Pariz

Paris (the capital and largest city of France)


Kopenhagen

Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)


Gwen

Gwen (unmutated)
Wen (mutation-soft)
Kwen (mutation-hard)


Karnag

From *karnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”). Related to Welsh carn.


Kemper

→ French: Quimper

From Middle Breton kemper (“confluent”), from Proto-Celtic *komberos (“confluence”), from *kom- (“with”) + *bereti (“to carry”).

Holonym: Penn-ar-Bed

Quimper (a city, the prefecture of Finistère department, Brittany, France)


Breizh

Breizh (unmutated)
Vreizh (mutation-soft)
Preizh (mutation-hard)

Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)

Brittany (an administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany)


Kerglof

Kergloff (a village and commune of Finistère department, Brittany, France)


Kraozon

Crozon (a town and commune of Finistère department, Brittany, France)


Roazhon

Rennes (the capital city of Ille-et-Vilaine department, France; the capital city of the region of Brittany)


Naoned

Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire#English

Nantes (the prefecture of the department of Loire-Atlantique, France; the capital city of the region of Pays de la Loire, in historical Brittany)


Gwened

Vannes (a town and commune, a prefecture of Morbihan department, Brittany, France)


Montroulez

Morlaix (a town and commune in the north of Finistère department, Brittany, France)


Konk-Kerne

→ French: Concarneau

Holonym: Penn-ar-Bed

Concarneau (a town in Finistère department, Brittany, France)


Rosko

Roscoff (a small town and commune in Finistère department, Brittany, France)


Ploeneg

Plouhinec (a town and commune of Finistère department, Brittany, France)


Kameled

Camaret-sur-Mer (a village and commune of Finistère department, Brittany, France)


Gwener

Gwener (unmutated)
Wener (mutation-soft)
Kwener (mutation-hard)

From Proto-Brythonic *gwener, from Latin Venus. Compare Welsh Gwener, Cornish Gwener.


Arzur

a male given name, equivalent to English Arthur


Mae

From Latin maius (compare Cornish Me, Welsh Mai).


Yann

→ French: Yann

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John


Bastian

a male given name, equivalent to English Bastian


Elzas

Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)


Douar an Tan

Calque of Spanish Tierra del Fuego (literally “Land of Fire”).

calque

Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego#English

Tierra del Fuego (island between Chile and Argentina)

Tierra del Fuego (archipelago between Chile and Argentina)


Republik Dominikan

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English:_Q786

Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)


Primel

French: Primel


Mor Breizh

English Channel (The part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and France)


Persefone

Persefone (unmutated)
Bersefone (mutation-soft)
Fersefone (mutation-aspirate)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).


brezhoneg

brezhoneg (unmutated)
vrezhoneg (mutation-soft)
prezhoneg (mutation-hard)
brezoneg (alternative)

/bʁəˈzɔ̃ːnɛk/

/bʁəˈzɔ̃ːnək/


kembraeg

kembraeg (unmutated)
gembraeg (mutation-soft)
c'hembraeg (mutation-aspirate)


Hypnos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Húpnos).


Perzefona

Perzefona (unmutated)
Berzefona (mutation-soft)
Ferzefona (mutation-aspirate)


Kembre

Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Jeruzalem

Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)


Indonezia

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


Lun

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin lūna (“moon”). Compare Welsh dydd Llun, Cornish de Lun.


Meurzh

Meurzhioù (plural)
Meurzh (singular unmutated)
Veurzh (mutation-soft singular)
Meurzhioù (plural unmutated)
Veurzhioù (mutation-soft plural)


Merc'her

Merc’her (canonical masculine)
Merc'her (unmutated)
Verc'her (mutation-soft)

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin Mercurius (“Mercury”). Compare Welsh Mercher, Cornish Merher.


Yaou

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin Iūppiter, Iovis (“Jupiter”). Compare Welsh Iau, Cornish Yow.


Sadorn

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin Saturnus (“Saturn”). Compare Cornish Sadorn, Welsh Sadwrn.


digwener

digwener (unmutated)
zigwener (mutation-soft)
tigwener (mutation-hard)


disadorn

disadorn (unmutated)
zisadorn (mutation-soft)
tisadorn (mutation-hard)


disul

disul (unmutated)
zisul (mutation-soft)
tisul (mutation-hard)


dilun

dilun (unmutated)
zilun (mutation-soft)
tilun (mutation-hard)

Borrowed from or partial calque of Latin dīēs Lūnae.


dimeurzh

dimeurzh (unmutated)
zimeurzh (mutation-soft)
timeurzh (mutation-hard)


dimerc'her

dimerc’her (canonical masculine)
dimerc'her (unmutated)
zimerc'her (mutation-soft)
timerc'her (mutation-hard)


diriaou

diriaou (unmutated)
ziriaou (mutation-soft)
tiriaou (mutation-hard)


Genver

Genver (singular unmutated)
C'henver (mutation-soft singular)
Kenver (mutation-hard singular)
Genverioù (plural unmutated)
C'henverioù (mutation-soft plural)
Kenverioù (mutation-hard plural)


Ebrel

From Proto-Brythonic *ėbrɨll, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin Aprīlis (compare Welsh Ebrill, Cornish Ebrel).


Mezheven

Mezheven (unmutated)
Vezheven (mutation-soft)

From Proto-Celtic *medyo-samīno- (“middle of summer”) (compare Irish Meitheamh, Welsh Mehefin).


Eost

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin agustus from Latin augustus. Compare Cornish Est, Welsh Awst.


Here

Cognate to Welsh Hydref (“October”), hydref (“autumn”).


Iwerzhon

From Proto-Celtic *Φīweryū (compare Old Irish Ériu, Irish Éire, Welsh Iwerddon), from Proto-Indo-European *piHweryon-, likely related to *piHwer- (“fat”).

Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe)


Kerdiz

Cardiff (a city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales)


Sant-Brieg

Saint-Brieuc (a city and commune, the prefecture of Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France)


Lannuon

Lannion (a town and commune of Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France)


Felger

Fougères (a city in Ille-et-Vilaine department, France)


Gwengamp

Guingamp (a town and commune of Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France)


Pempoull

Paimpol (a commune of Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany)


Moskov

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)


Londrez

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England)


Rouantelezh Unanet

United Kingdom
United Kingdom#English:_Q145

United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)


Kartago

Carthage (an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia)

Carthage (an ancient civilisation in North Africa, centred on the city of Carthage)


Martinik

Martinique (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, in the Caribbean)


Frañs

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


Alamagn

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


Spagn

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Galia

(chiefly historical) Gaul (a historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine)


Preden

Preden (unmutated)
Breden (mutation-soft)
Freden (mutation-aspirate)


Okitania

Occitania (a cultural region in southwestern Europe where Occitan has historically been spoken, consisting of southern France, parts of Catalonia in Spain, and some valleys in northwestern Italy)

Occitania (an administrative region in southern France)


Manav

Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)


Enez Vanav

Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)


Tin

a diminutive of the male given name Kaourantin

a diminutive of the male given name Kaourintin


Treger

Trégor (a geographic region and former province now mostly part of the Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France)


Asturiez

autonomous community
autonomous community

Asturias (an autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea)

Asturias (a former kingdom existing from c. 718 to 924 C.E., in modern northwest Spain and Portugal)


Gres

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Grist

Krist (unmutated)
Grist (mutation-soft)
C'hrist (mutation-aspirate)


Krist

From Ecclesiastical Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), in translation of Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”). Cognate to Welsh Crist and Cornish Krist.


Suis

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Nedeleg

From Middle Breton Nedelec, from Old Breton Notolic, from Proto-Brythonic *Nọdọlɨg (“Christmas”), from Latin nātālīcius, nātālīcia (“birthday”). Cognate with Cornish Nadelik, Welsh Nadolig.


Koweit

Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Sveden

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Kernev

From Middle Breton Querneau, from Proto-Brythonic *Körnɨw. Cognate with Cornish Kernow, Welsh Cernyw.

Cornouaille (a historical region in Brittany, France)


Fañch

a male given name, equivalent to French François


Douar-Nevez

Gant 'n avet bet kaset betek an Douar-Nevez.

18th C., “Tri Martolod [Three Sailors]”:

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

Newfoundland (a large island of the coast of eastern Canada, part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador)


Pluwenn

Holonym: Penn-ar-Bed

Pleuven (a village in Finistère department, Brittany, France)


Penn-ar-Bed

Holonym: Breizh

Meronyms: Kemper, Konk-Kerne

Finistère (a department around the cape in Brittany, France)


Fouenant

→ French: Fouesnant

Fouesnant (a town in Finistère department, Brittany, France)


Karadeg

→ French: Caradoc


Konvael

→ French: Convel


Konwal

Kongal (alternative)
Kunwal (alternative)


Konvoion

→ French: Convoyon

From Transalpine Gaulish *cuno (“dog, warrior, leader”).


Kornéli

French: Cornély, Corneille


Konogan

→ French: Conogan


Koneg

French: Connec, Conoc


Kaourantin

→ French: Corentin

Folk etymology traditionally linked it to korventenn (“whirlwind, hurricane”) (see Welsh gyrwynt) due to associations with sorcery. It may be instead from Proto-Celtic *koryos (“army”).


Kaourantina

→ French: Corentine

a female given name, masculine equivalent Kaourantin


Kadeg

French: Cadoc


Tinaig

a diminutive of the female given name Kaourantina

a diminutive of the female given name Kaourintina


Kaour

a diminutive of the male given name Kaourantin

a diminutive of the male given name Kaourintin


Tangi

→ French: Tanguy


Tomaz

a male given name, equivalent to English Thomas


Aziliz

a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia


Benead

a male given name, equivalent to English Benedict


Berc'hed

a female given name, equivalent to English Bridget


Kerrien

→ French: Querrien


Klervi

→ French: Clervie

Klervia (alternative)
Klerwi (alternative)


Kavan

→ French: Catman


Katell

French: Katell

a female given name, equivalent to English Catherine


Katou

a diminutive of the female given name Katell, equivalent to English Cathy


Cathell

Buhez an itron sanctes Cathell, 1576


Yannig

→ French: Yannick

a diminutive of the male given name Yann, equivalent to English Johnny


Soazig

French: Soazig, Soizic

a diminutive of the female given name Soaz


Salaün

a male given name, equivalent to English Salomon


Samzun

a male given name, equivalent to English Samson


Solena

→ French: Solène


Sterennig

a diminutive of the female given name Sterenn


Steredennig

a diminutive of the female given name Steredenn


Rieg

→ French: Rioc


Riwal

→ French: Rivoal


Riwalig

a diminutive of the male given name Riwal


zedacheg

From zed (“Z”) + ach (“H”) + -eg. The name is a reference to the use of the digraph zh to represent /z/ in the KLT dialects and /h/ in the gwenedeg dialect.

An interdialectal orthography for the Breton language.


skolveurieg

An interdialectal orthography of the Breton language.


Gwenivar

From Old Breton, from Proto-Brythonic *Gwɨnnohuɨβar.

a female given name, equivalent to English Guinevere


Gwenn

Gwenn (unmutated)
Wenn (mutation-soft)
Kwenn (mutation-hard)
Gwen (alternative)

From Old Breton gwenn. Compare Welsh gwyn.


Sulio

→ French: Suliac, Suliau


Sulian

→ French: Suliane


Seva

French: Sève


Rozennig

a diminutive of the female given name Rozenn


Ruvona

a female given name, masculine equivalent Ruvon


Ruvonig

a diminutive of the male given name Ruvon


Tegoneg

→ French: Thégonnec

a diminutive of the male given name Koneg


Kunwal

→ French: Cunwal


Koulm

French: Coulm


Koulma

a female given name, masculine equivalent Koulm


Koulmig

a diminutive of the unisex given name Koulm


Ehouarn

French: Ehouarn


Eliboubann

French: Eliboubann


Eginer

French: Eginer


Egat

French: Egat


Gwenneg

Gwennog (alternative)
Winoc (alternative)


Winoc

French: Winoc


Gwennin

French: Guénin


Gwenina

a female given name, masculine equivalent Gwennin


Gwenole

desc

French: Guénolé, Guignolet, Guingalois, Winwaloe

From Old Breton uuin (“white”) and uual (“value”) (compare Proto-Celtic *wellos (“desirable, good”)).


Gwenola

a female given name, masculine equivalent Gwenole


Nolo

a diminutive of the male given name Gwenole


Gwaloe

→ French: Waloi


Iltud

French: Iltud


Iltudig

a diminutive of the male given name Iltud


Iltuda

a female given name, masculine equivalent Iltud


Erwan

French: Erwan

a male given name, equivalent to English Yves


Erwana

a female given name, masculine equivalent Erwan


Erwanig

a diminutive of the male given name Erwan


An Alre

Auray (a commune in Morbihan department, Brittany, France)


Elouan

a male given name, equivalent to English Elvan


Aostralia

Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


Gweltaz

→ French: Gueltas

a male given name, equivalent to English Gildas

Gueltas (a village in Morbihan department, Brittany, France)


Kloar-Fouenant

→ French: Clohars-Fouesnant

Clohars-Fouesnant (a village in Finistère department, Brittany, France)


Kerforn

→ French: Kerfourn

Kerfourn (a village in Morbihan department, Brittany, France)


Provañs

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence, a historical province of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.


Gwaien

Holonym: Penn-ar-Bed

Audierne (a town in Finistère department, Brittany, France)


Ploulec'h

Ploulec’h (canonical feminine)
Ploulec'h (unmutated)
Bloulec'h (mutation-soft)
Floulec'h (mutation-aspirate)

→ French: Ploulec’h

→ Russian: Плулех (Plulex)

Paotred Plourec’h
Eo hirroc’h o manch
Evid o brec’h.

1974, Jules Gros, Le Trésor du Breton parlé - Troisième partie - Le style populaire, page 368:

a commune of Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France