Tanguy
Encyclopedia
Tanguy is the French spelling of Breton
given name Tangi, from tan, fire, and ki, dog. It is both a given name and a patronym.
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...
given name Tangi, from tan, fire, and ki, dog. It is both a given name and a patronym.
People
It was the name of Saint Tangi and many other Bretons.- Tangi Malmanche, Breton writer
Books and films
- Tanguy (novel), a French novelNovelA novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Michel del CastilloMichel del CastilloMichel del Castillo is a French writer, born in Madrid.-Biography:Michel del Castillo was born in Madrid...
. - Tangi Kerviler, a Breton novel by Roparz HemonRoparz HemonRoparz Hemon , officially named Louis-Paul Némo, was a Breton author and scholar of Breton expression.He was the author of numerous dictionaries, grammars, poems and short stories...
. - Tanguy (film)Tanguy (film)Tanguy is a French black comedy by Étienne Chatiliez.- Plot :When he was a newborn baby, Edith Guetz thoughtlessly told her son Tanguy : "If you want to, you can stay at home forever."...
a 2001 French film, directed by Étienne ChatiliezÉtienne ChatiliezÉtienne Chatiliez is a French film director. He was born in Roubaix, France.After starting out directing many advertising clips, he is now a well-known director of feature-length films with some success.- Filmography :...
Comics
- Tanguy et LaverdureTanguy et LaverdureLes Aventures de Tanguy et Laverdure is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Jean-Michel Charlier and Albert Uderzo, about the two pilots Michel Tanguy and Ernest Laverdure, and their adventures in the French Air Force.-Publication history:...
, a French comicComicsComics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
about two air force pilots.