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Tanguy

Tanguy proper noun: a surname from French [in turn from Breton].

Proper noun

Tanguy (plural Tanguys)

  1. A surname from French [in turn from Breton].

Forms of Tanguy

pluralTanguys
alternative formTingay

Origin of Tanguy

Borrowed from French Tanguy, itself from Breton Tangi.

Questions about Tanguy

What does Tanguy mean?
Tanguy means a surname from French [in turn from Breton].
What part of speech is Tanguy?
Tanguy is a proper noun.

Words near Tanguy in the dictionary

  1. Tangutologist
  2. Tangutologists
  3. Tangutology
  4. Tanguts
  5. Tanguturi
  6. Tanguy
  7. Tanguys
  8. tangy
  9. Tangye
  10. Tangyin
  11. tangyuan

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