Kerguelen.
a manor in Saint-Thois parish, Saint-Thois, Finistère department, Brittany, France, the origin of the surname, and hence, later placenames.
Meaning & usage
a manor in Saint-Thois parish, Saint-Thois, Finistère department, Brittany, France, the origin of the surname, and hence, later placenames.
a habitational surname, Kerguelen, from Breton
a placename ellipsis of Plateau des Kerguelen (= Kerguelen Plateau): a microcontinent and large igneous province in the Southern Ocean
a placename ellipsis of Archipel Kerguelen and Îles Kerguelen (= Kerguelen Islands): an archipelago of Kerguelen, Southern Ocean
a placename ellipsis of Îles Kerguelen (= Kerguelen Islands): an overseas territory of France, on the eponymous archipelago
a placename ellipsis of Île Kerguelen (= Kerguelen Island): an island of Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, France, on the Loire River
Where this word comes from
From Breton Kergelen, from Gergelenn.
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