Boy · Breton
Corentin
Say it: ko-rahn-TAN
Meaning
Uncertain; sometimes linked to Breton karantez 'love', which is not established.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 5 babies given this name since 2010
- At its height in 2010, about 1 in 383,400 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Saint Corentin, first bishop of Quimper
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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