Gourcuff or Gourkuñv also associated to Corcuff is a surname, and may refer to;
''Gourkuñv'' derives from ''gour'' and ''kuñv'' which means a charming, affable, gentle or conciliatory man in
Breton
Breton most often refers to:
*anything associated with Brittany, and generally
** Breton people
** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany
** Breton (horse), a breed
**Ga ...
. Like for the surname ''
Henaff'', the
digraph ''-ff'' was introduced by Middle Ages' authors to indicate a
nasalized
In phonetics, nasalization (or nasalisation) is the production of a sound while the velum is lowered, so that some air escapes through the nose during the production of the sound by the mouth. An archetypal nasal sound is .
In the Internationa ...
vowel.
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Yoann Gourcuff
Yoann Miguel Gourcuff (born 11 July 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He could also be utilized as a withdrawn striker, and was described as a "playmaker of real quality" who "is an a ...
, French footballer
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Christian Gourcuff
Christian Jean Gourcuff (born 5 April 1955) is a French professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who was most recently the manager of Ligue 1 club FC Nantes, Nantes.
Club career
During his ...
, French football coach
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Guillaume de Gourcuff, Breton noble who participated in the
Sixth Crusade. His name is mentioned in the third
Salle des Croisades
The ''Salles des Croisades'' ("Hall of Crusades") is a set of rooms located in the north wing of the Palace of Versailles.
The rooms were created in the mid-19th century by king Louis-Philippe for his museum of French history, and opened in 184 ...
.
* Marguerite de Gourcuff a.k.a.
Daisy de Galard, French journalist
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Olivier de Gourcuff, French writer
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Laurent de Gourcuff, French businessman
References
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Breton-language surnames