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Gaël (given Name)
Gaël (feminine Gaëlle) is a Breton given name. Its etymology is uncertain, it may be related to the ethnonym ''Gael'' ( Goidel); alternatively, it may be a variant of the name Gwenhael (name of a 6th-century Breton saint). While the popularity of the masculine name ''Gaël'' has been consistently at about rank 100 in France during the 2000s, the feminine name was at rank 100 in 2000 but has declined in popularity since, dropping below rank 400 by 2010. The masculine name ''Gael'' in the United States rose steeply in popularity during the 2000s; below rank 1,000 before 2002, it rose to rank 146 in 2012. ''Gael'' also sees some use as a feminine given name in the United States, as a variant of Gail and Gayle (short form of Abigail). People called Gaël (Gael) Men: * Gaël Angoula (b. 1982), French footballer *Gaël Clichy (b. 1985), French footballer *Gaël Da Silva (b. 1984), French gymnast *Gaël Danic (b. 1981), French footballer * Gaël Etock (b. 1993), Belgian footballer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breton Language
Breton (, ; or in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France. It is the only Celtic language still widely in use on the European mainland, albeit as a member of the insular branch instead of the continental grouping. Breton was brought from Great Britain to Armorica (the ancient name for the coastal region that includes the Brittany peninsula) by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages, making it an Insular Celtic language. Breton is most closely related to Cornish, another Southwestern Brittonic language. Welsh and the extinct Cumbric, both Western Brittonic languages, are more distantly related. Having declined from more than one million speakers around 1950 to about 200,000 in the first decade of the 21st century, Breton is classified as "severely endangered" by the UNESCO '' Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger''. However, the number of children attending bilingual classes rose 33 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
