Tanguy

English

Alternative forms

• Tingay

Etymology

Borrowed from French Tanguy, itself from Breton Tangi.

Proper noun

Tanguy (plural Tanguys)

1. A surname from French [in turn from Breton].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tanguy is the 116829^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 149 individuals. Tanguy is most common among White (89.93%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tanguy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Breton Tangi, from tan (“fire”) +‎ ki (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑ̃.ɡi/

Proper noun

Tanguy m

1. a male given name from Breton

Noun

Tanguy m (plural Tanguys)

1. an adult man who lives with his parents, similar to Italian mammone.