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Tanguy - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Tanguy
 
 


The boy name Tanguy [ syll. tan-guy, ta-ng-uy ] is pronounced as TAE-GWIY KEY. Tanguy is largely used in Breton and French, and it is derived from Celtic origins. Tanguy's meaning is fire dog. Derived from the elements 'tan' which means fire ; 'ki' which means dog.

Tanguy is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Tanguy include Tadej (Slavic), Tasso (German), Titus (English, German, and Romanian), Tosco (Italian), Tycho (Scandinavian), Tyko (Scandinavian), Tadeusz (Polish), Tadhg (Irish and Scottish), Tadzio (Polish), Teague (Irish), Teige (Irish), Teigue (Irish), Thaddeus (English), Thijs (Dutch), Tiago (Portuguese and French), Tijs (Dutch), and Tyge (Scandinavian).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Tanguy: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


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