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Le Houérou
Le Houérou, Le Huérou, Le Huërou or Le Houërff is a surname of Breton origin. Le Houérou as written in the Catholicon derives from ''c'hwerv'' which means ''bitter'' in Breton. Notable people with this surname * Annie Le Houérou, French MP and mayor of Guingamp * Cathy Le Houérou, French basketball player who played for Pays d'Aix Basket 13, Pleyber-Christ, Saint-Brieuc * Henri-Noël Le Houérou, French biologist, plant collector and specialist of North African ecosystems, recipient of the Order of Agricultural Merit in 1991 * Joël Le Houérou, French badminton player who won the 1963 French National Badminton Championships with Yves Corbel and Vice-champion of France veterans in 1986 with Christian Badou * Philippe Le Houérou, Vice President for the World Bank’s South Asia Region * Pierre-Paul Le Houérou, vicar of Saint-Eutrope ( Plougonven) in 1791 who refused to take the oath of fidelity to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breton People
The Bretons (; or , ) are an ethnic group native to Brittany, north-western France. Originally, the demonym designated groups of Brittonic speakers who emigrated from southwestern Great Britain, particularly Cornwall and Devon, mostly during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. They migrated in waves from the 3rd to 9th century (most heavily from 450 to 600) to Armorica. The region was subsequently named after them, as were the inhabitants of Armorica as a whole. The main traditional language of Brittany is Breton (''Brezhoneg''), spoken in Lower Brittany (i.e., the western part of the peninsula). Breton is spoken by around 206,000 people as of 2013. The other principal minority language of Brittany is Gallo; Gallo is spoken only in Upper Brittany, where Breton used to be spoken as well but it has seen a decline and has been less dominant in Upper Brittany since around the year 900. Currently, most Bretons' native language is standard French. Historically, Brittany a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
