Baby name
RISING
🇫🇷 🇧🇪 Corentin
/kor · on · TAN/
Meaning
“Possibly hurricane or whirlwind”
Breton name from the Old Breton Corentinus, meaning possibly hurricane or whirlwind; Saint Corentin was the first bishop of Quimper in Brittany, making this a name rooted in Celtic Christian heritage.
Nicknames
coren
Vibe
strongelegant
How it ages.
Distinctly Breton and ages beautifully; rare enough outside France to feel genuinely distinctive.
The cultural moment.
Rising in France since 2010, particularly in Brittany; now in the French top 100.