Breton

B3R1E1T1O1N1
/ˈbɹɛtən/

noun

A native or inhabitant of the region of Brittany, France.

Similar
Breton language
Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

nounBreton (plural Bretons)

plural Bretons

  1. A native or inhabitant of the region of Brittany, France.
adjectiveBreton (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from or relating to the region of Brittany, France.
proper noun

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Celtic language of Brittany

Similar
Breton language
Broader
BrythonicBrittanic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. LatinBrittō
  2. Old FrenchBreton
  3. FrenchBreton
  4. EnglishBreton

From French Breton. Doublet of Briton and Brython.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans Bretons
  • Bretonslanguage
Arabic بُرِيتُونِيَّة
  • بُرِيتُونِيَّة (buritūniyya)language
Basque bretoi, bretoi
  • bretoinative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretoiof, from or relating to Brittany
  • bretoieralanguage
Catalan bretó, bretona
  • bretónative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretonanative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretóof, from or relating to Brittany
  • bretólanguage
Chinese Mandarin 布列塔尼人, 布列塔尼語 /布列塔尼语
  • 布列塔尼人 (Bùliètǎní rén)native or habitant of Brittany
  • 布列塔尼語 /布列塔尼语 (Bùliètǎní yǔ)language
Czech bretonština
  • bretonštinalanguage
Danish bretonsk
  • bretonsklanguage
Dutch Bretoen, Bretoense
  • Bretoennative or habitant of Brittany
  • Bretoensenative or habitant of Brittany
  • Bretonnative or habitant of Brittany
  • Bretonsenative or habitant of Brittany
  • Bretoensof, from or relating to Brittany
  • Bretonsof, from or relating to Brittany
  • Bretonslanguage
Esperanto bretono, bretona lingvo
  • bretononative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretona lingvolanguage
Estonian bretooni
  • bretoonilanguage
Finnish bretagnelainen, bretonilainen
  • bretagnelainennative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretonilainennative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretonilainenof, from or relating to Brittany
  • bretagnelainenof, from or relating to Brittany
  • bretonilanguage
French Breton, Bretonne
  • Bretonnative or habitant of Brittany
  • Bretonnenative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretonof, from or relating to Brittany
  • bretonlanguage
German Bretone, Bretonin
  • Bretonenative or habitant of Brittany
  • Bretoninnative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretonischof, from or relating to Brittany
  • Bretonischlanguage
Greek βρετονικά
  • βρετονικά (vretoniká)language
Hebrew בריטנית
  • בריטנית (britonít)language
Hindi ब्रेतनी, ब्रेटन
  • ब्रेतनी (bretnī)native or habitant of Brittany
  • ब्रेटन (breṭan)native or habitant of Brittany
  • ब्रेतनी (bretnī)of, from or relating to Brittany
  • ब्रेटन (breṭan)of, from or relating to Brittany
  • ब्रेतनी (bretnī)language
  • ब्रेटन (breṭan)language
Hungarian Breton
  • Bretonlanguage
Icelandic Bretónska
  • Bretónskalanguage
Irish Briotánach, Briotánach
  • Briotánachnative or habitant of Brittany
  • Briotánachof, from or relating to Brittany
  • Briotáinislanguage
Italian bretone, bretone
  • bretonenative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretonelanguage
Japanese ブルトン語, ブルターニュ語
  • ブルトン語 (Buruton-go)language
  • ブルターニュ語 (Burutānyu-go)language
  • ブレイス語 (Bureisu-go)language
Korean 브루타뉴어
  • 브루타뉴어 (Beurutanyu-eo)language
Latvian bretoņu
  • bretoņulanguage
Lithuanian bretonų
  • bretonųlanguage
Norwegian Bokmål bretonsk, bretsk
  • bretonskof, from or relating to Brittany
  • bretskof, from or relating to Brittany
  • bretonsklanguage
Persian برتونی, برتونی
  • برتونی (beretoni)native or habitant of Brittany
  • برتونی (beretoni)of, from or relating to Brittany
  • برتونی (beretuni)language
Polish Bretończyk, Bretonka
  • Bretończyknative or habitant of Brittany
  • Bretonkanative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretońskiof, from or relating to Brittany
  • (język) bretońskilanguage
Portuguese bretão, bretã
  • bretãonative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretãnative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretãoof, from or relating to Brittany
  • bretãolanguage
Romanian breton, bretonă
  • bretonnative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretonănative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretonof, from or relating to Brittany
  • bretonălanguage
Russian брето́нец, брето́нка
  • брето́нец (bretónec)native or habitant of Brittany
  • брето́нка (bretónka)native or habitant of Brittany
  • брето́нский (bretónskij)of, from or relating to Brittany
  • брето́нский (bretónskij)language
Scottish Gaelic Breatannais
  • Breatannaislanguage
Slovak bretónsky, bretónčina
  • bretónskylanguage
  • bretónčinalanguage
Spanish bretón, bretona
  • bretónnative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretonanative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretónof, from or relating to Brittany
  • bretónlanguage
Swedish breton, bretagnare
  • bretonnative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretagnarenative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretonskanative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretagniskanative or habitant of Brittany
  • bretonskof, from or relating to Brittany
  • bretagniskof, from or relating to Brittany
  • bretonskalanguage
  • bretagniskalanguage
  • bretagnskalanguage
Tamil பிரித்தானி மொழி
  • பிரித்தானி மொழி (pirittāṉi moḻi)language
Turkish Breton, Bretonca
  • Bretonof, from or relating to Brittany
  • Bretoncalanguage
Ukrainian брето́нська
  • брето́нська (bretónsʹka)language
Welsh Llydäwr, Llydawes
  • Llydäwrnative or habitant of Brittany
  • Llydawesnative or habitant of Brittany
  • Llydewigof, from or relating to Brittany
  • Llydaweglanguage

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Breton

All rhymes →

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

Breton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Breton

MLA

“Breton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Breton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Breton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Breton.

Source: Breton on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.