Tanguy

Tanguy is the French spelling of Breton given name Tangi, from tan, fire, and ki, dog. It is both a given name and a patronym.

People

It was the name of Saint Tangi and many other Bretons. Tangi Malmanche, breton writer

France

It became given mostly in France and Belgium from 1980.

Patronyms

Yves Tanguy (1900–1955), a surrealist painter

Books and films

Tanguy (novel), a French novel by Michel del Castillo.
Tangi Kerviler, a Breton novel by Roparz Hemon.
Tanguy (film) a 2001 French film, directed by Étienne Chatiliez

Comics

Tanguy et Laverdure, a French comic about two air force pilots.

Translation

The word "Tanguy" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, French.

Translation in Breton: Tangi.