Breton
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Breton usually refers to:
  • anything associated with Brittany
    Brittany
    Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...

    , and generally;
    • the Breton people
      Breton people
      The Bretons are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brythonic speakers who emigrated from southwestern Great Britain in waves from the 3rd to 6th century into the Armorican peninsula, subsequently named Brittany after them.The...

       of Brittany;
    • the Breton language
      Breton language
      Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...

      , a Celtic language spoken in Brittany;
    • the Breton (horse)
      Breton (horse)
      The Breton is a breed of draft horse. It was developed in Brittany, a province in northwest France, from native ancestral stock dating back thousands of years. The Breton was created through the crossbreeding of many different European and Oriental breeds. In 1909, a stud book was created, and in...

      , a breed of horses; and
    • the Breton galette or crêpe, a thin buckwheat flour pancake popular in Brittany.


Breton may also refer to:

Surname

  • André Breton
    André Breton
    André Breton was a French writer and poet. He is known best as the founder of Surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism"....

     (1896–1966), French author and surrealist theorist
  • Didier Breton
    Didier Breton
    Didier Breton was the Chief Operating Officer of Trader Classified Media, one of the world's largest classified advertising companies., division president for infrastructure and systems at Groupe Bull, and an executive at Hewlett Packard and Valeo. Since 2006 he has been associated with Pamoja...

    , business executive
  • Joel Breton
    Joel Breton
    Joel Maximilian Breton is an international video game producer, video game designer, D.J. and entrepreneur. Joel is also known as an international super producer and he is best known for producing award winning video games including Bomberman Live, Unreal, Duke Nukem, and Pirates of the...

     (born 1971), game producer, entrepreneur and disc jockey
  • Jules Adolphe Aime Louis Breton
    Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton
    Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton was a 19th-century French Realist painter. His paintings are heavily influenced by the French countryside and his absorption of traditional methods of painting helped make Jules Breton one of the primary transmitters of the beauty and idyllic vision of rural...

     (1827–1906), French realist painter
  • Malan Breton
    Malan Breton
    Malan Breton is a Taiwanese born fashion designer, costumer, columnist, producer & media personality, Based in New York City. "Malan Breton" also refers to his brands of apparel, jewelry, and accessories.- Life and career :...

     (born 1973), American fashion designer
  • Nicholas Breton
    Nicholas Breton
    Nicholas Breton , English poet and novelist, belonged to an old family settled at Layer Breton, Essex.-Life:...

    , 16th century poet
  • Thierry Breton
    Thierry Breton
    Thierry Breton is a French businessman and politician who is currently the CEO of the IT firm Atos. He was the French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry in the governments of Prime Ministers Jean-Pierre Raffarin and Dominique de Villepin, Jacques Chirac being the President de la...

     (born 1955), the French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry
  • Tomás Bretón
    Tomás Bretón
    Tomás Bretón was a Spanish musician and composer.-Biography:Tomás Bretón was born in Salamanca.He gained renown as a result of the success of his zarzuela La verbena de la Paloma, although other were well-received works, included his operas Los amantes de Teruel, based on the eponymous legend,...

     (1850–1923), Spanish musician and composer

Other uses

  • Breton (Elder Scrolls), a race in The Elder Scrolls game series who are descendants of men and Elves;
  • Breton, an alternative name for these wine grapes:
    • Cabernet Franc
      Cabernet Franc
      Cabernet Franc is one of the major black grape varieties worldwide. It is principally grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone - as in the Loire's Chinon...

    • Béquignol
      Béquignol
      Béquignol is a red French wine grape variety found primarily in southwest France where it has a history of being used in early Bordeaux wines. Today it is rarely used in Bordeaux but some producers in Lavilledieu Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure in the Tarn-et-Garonne region still used Béquignol...

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