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Tanguy

From Breton tan "fire" and ki "dog": "firedog".

Meaning and origin

Tanguy combines the Breton elements for fire and dog into a distinctive name associated with medieval Brittany.

How to pronounce Tanguy

French (France)tahn-GWEE /tɑ̃ˈɡɥi/

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