Kaourantin

Breton

Alternative forms

Etymology

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”).

Proper noun

Kaourantin m

  1. a male given name

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → French: Corentin

References

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