I thought I would do a list each week of names inspired by words from endangered or extinct languages. Here is a list of Breton words that would make great names. These are hypothetical, not necessarily legitimate, (there are legitimate names mixed in) but what a great way to keep a minority language alive by using one of its words as a name, especially if you have heritage from that culture. I took inspiration from the French top 1000 and translated the meaning of some names.

If you are unfamiliar as to what Breton is, here is a brief explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breton_language

Male

• Ael “angel”
• Aerouant “dragon”
• Alarc’h “swan”
• Alc’hweder “lark”
• Avank “beaver”
• Arc’hantel “silver”
• Arem “bronze”
• Arnev “storm”
• Arzh “bear”
• Arzhig “bear cub”
• Avel “wind”
• Aviel “gospel”
• Barged “black kite”
• Barzh “bard”
• Bennigañ “to bless”
• Bennozh “blessing”
• Beuz “boxwood”
• Bir “arrow”
• Bleiz “wolf”
• Boc’hruz “robin”
• Bran “raven”
• Brank “branch”
• Brav “beautiful; nice”
• Breou “magic”
• Brezel “battle”
• Broc’h “badger”
• Brokus “generous”
• Brug “heather”
• Burzhud “miracle”
• C’hoant “wish”
• Dazont “future”
• Degemer “acceptance”
• Den “man”
• Dero “oak”
• Diridig “kingfisher”
• Dir “steel”
• Dizaon “fearless”
• Douar “earth”
• Dourgon “otter”
• Dred “starling”
• Du “November”
• Ebeul “foal”
• Emgann “fight”
• Endro “nature”
• Eostig “nightengale”
• Erc’h “snow”
• Eurvad “luck”
• Flamm “fire”
• Frankiz “liberty”
• Glav “rain”
• Glaou “coal”
• Gloan “wool”
• Goaf “lance”
• Golvan “sparrow”
• Gremm “energy”
• Gwengolo “September”
• Gwer “green”
• Gwerz “song”
• Gwir “true”
• Heiz “barley”
• Heol “sun”
• Herlegon “egret”
• Houad “drake”
• Hollsent “all saint’s, Toussaint”
• Houarn “iron”
• Kalir “chalice”
• Kalon “boldness; heart”
• Kalonek “bold”
• Karg “responsibility”
• Karv “deer”
• Kedez “equinox”
• Kened “beauty”
• Kentañ “first”
• Kerzu “December”
• Koad “wood”
• Koulm “dove”
• Korwentenn “hurricane”
• Kurun “thunder”
• Lann “heath”
• Lid “celebration”
• Loar “moon”
• Louarn “fox”
• Luc’hed “flash of lightning”
• Ludu “ash”
• Mab “son”
• Maen “stone”
• Marc’hvran “raven”
• Mintin “morning”
• Moged “smoke”
• Pabor “goldfinch”
• Padout “to endure”
• Padus “evergreen; enduring”
• Pint “chaffinch”
• Renad “kingdom”
• Reunig “seal”
• Rev “frost”
• Roue “King”
• Sadorn “Saturn”
• Spered “mind”
• Skeud “shadow”
• Skorn “ice”
• Skrid “lyrics”
• Tan “fire”
• Tantad “bonfire”
• Tevenn “dune”
• Tonkadur “destiny”
• Toud “long-eared owl”
• Traezh “sand”
• Tro “chance”
• Yaou “Jupiter”
• Yourc’h “roe deer”

Female

• Adren “nightjar”
• Aezhenn “steam”
• Aluzen “charity”
• Anella “breath”
• Arzhez “female bear”
• Avalenn “apple tree”
• Avaloù “apple”
• Avon “river”
• Balafenn “butterfly”
• Baradoz “heaven”
• Barzhoniezh “poetry”
• Begar “lemon balm”
• Benede “belladonna; nightshade”
• Beva “to be alive”
• Bisig “catkin”
• Bleizez “female wolf”
• Bleunienn “flower”
• Bodenn “shrub”
• Breizh “Brittany”
• Briata “to embrace; to hug”
• Brozenn “fairy tale”
• Brudet “high, lofty; towering; prominent”
• Brumenn “mist”
• Buhez “life”
• Damez “queen”
• Dañvadez “ewe”
• Delienn “leaf”
• Dousezig “rampion”
• Dreogenn “ryegrass”
• Dubet “rock dove”
• Ebrel “April”
• Ebrenn “falling star”
• Eilenn “image”
• Elestr “gladiola”
• Ene “soul”
• Euflenn “spark”
• Falaenn “eclipse”
• Feiz “faith”
• Geotenn “grass”
• Glazaour “oriole”
• Glizh “dew”
• Glizinenn “cornflower”
• Goularz “amber, Ambre”
• Gouelle “annunciation”
• Greunaval “pomegranate”
• Gwagenn “wave”
• Gwaz “tansy”
• Gwenn “white; holy”
• Gwenanenn/Gwenan “bee”
• Gwennel/Gwennol/Gwennili “sparrow”
• Gwennerc’h “snow white”
• Gwernenn “alder tree”
• Gwezenn “tree”
• Hogan “dog rose”
• Hugenn “berry”
• Iliz “temple”
• Itron “lady”
• Istrenn “oyster”
• Jenevreg “Juniper”
• Jenoflenn “clove”
• Jesemi “jasmine”
• Kana “to sing”
• Kanaouenn “music with words”
• Kanell “cinnamon”
• Kanevedenn “rainbow”
• Kaniri “hymn”
• Karantez “love”
• Karo “diamond”
• Kasiaenn “acacia”
• Kegin “jaybird”
• Kelenn “holly”
• Kerezenn “cherry”
• Kevelzenn “hazelnut tree”
• Kestenn “beehive”
• Kinvi “moss”
• Kistin “chestnuts”
• Klujar “partridge”
• Koabrenn “cloud”
• Koloenn “beehive”
• Kornalin “carnelian”
• Kouldri “dovecot”
• Koulourdrenn “pumpkin”
• Koumoulenn “cloud”
• Lagad “carnation”
• Lavnenn “blade”
• Lenn “lake”
• Liavenn “ivy”
• Limestra “purple”
• Lireu “lilac”
• Liv “colour”
• Loarenn “moon”
• Loargann “moonlight”
• Loreenn “laurel”
• Louet “grey”
• Louzoù “remedy”
• Luc’hedenn “lightning”
• Luduennig “Cinderella”
• Lusenn “fog; mist; bilberry”
• Madig “candy”
• Maelle “princess”
• Maenfin “gemstone”
• Melchon “clover”
• Melen “yellow; fair”
• Melezenn “larch”
• Mezenn “acorn”
• Meurgan “epic poetry”
• Mojenn “fable”
• Morbreizh “English channel”
• Morenn “fog; mist”
• Morganez “mermaid”
• Mouarenn “blackberry”
• Nadoezioù “geranium”
• Nivlenn “fog; mist”
• Oanez “lamb”
• Onn “ash tree”
• Opalenn “opal”
• Oulmenn “elm tree”
• Ourmelenn “abalone”
• Pechezenn “peach”
• Pedenn “prayer”
• Perlezenn “pearl”
• Perenn “pear”
• Plezhenn “braid”
• Pluenn “feather”
• Prunenn “plum”
• Purpli “poplar”
• Radenenn “fern”
• Raounez “queen”
• Richennoù “legend”
• Rozenn “rose”
• Rozera “rosary”
• Ruskenn “tree bark”
• Ruzvaen “ruby”
• Santel “holy”
• Saprenn “fir tree”
• Sardonenn “bumblebee”
• Sedrezenn “cedar”
• Segal “rye”
• Sikramorenn “maple”
• Sivienn “strawberry”
• Sklêrijenn “light, Luce/Claire”
• Sonedenn “sonnet”
• Steredenn/Steren “star”
• Stivell “spring”
• Telenn “harp”
• Traezhenn “beach”
• Treinded “Trinity”
• Triñchon “sorrel”
• Truez “mercy”