Yannick is a first name that originated in
Brittany,
France, where the combination of its two
Breton language
Breton (, ; or in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France. It is the only Celtic language still widely in use on the European mainland, albeit as a member of t ...
parts, ''
Yann
Yann is a French male given name, specifically, the Breton form of "Jean" (French for "John").
Notable persons with the name Yann include:
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In arts and entertainment
*Yann Martel (born 1963), Canadian author
*Yann Moix (born 1968), Fr ...
'' and ''-ick'', results in the meaning of ''
Little John'' or ''Petit Jean'' in
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
. It is used as a first name mostly for men and is in use, notably, in French-speaking countries like France, (a part of)
Belgium,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
(
Romandy),
Canada (
Quebec), and former French African colonies.
Notable people with the name 'Yannick'
*
Yannick (rapper) (born 1978), a French rapper
*
Yannick Agnel (born 1992), a French swimmer and Olympic champion
*
Yannick Anzuluni
Yannick Anzuluni (born August 21, 1988) is a Canadian professional basketballer, who played for Rostock Seawolves of the German ProA league. Previously, when he played with Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball), Tampereen Pyrintö team in the Finnish F ...
(born 1988), a Congolese basketball player
*
Yannick Bellon (born 1924), a French film director, editor and screenwriter
*
Yannick Bisson (born 1969), a French-Canadian actor
*
Yannick Bolasie
Yannick Bolasie (born 24 May 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor. He has played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Barnet, Bristol City, Crystal Palace, Everton and A ...
(born 1989), a French-Congolese football (soccer) player
*
Yannick Dalmas (born 1961), a French racing driver
*
Yannick Dias Pupo
Yannick Dias Pupo (born 17 June 1988 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer. He is a free agent since he was released in January 2010 by Marília.
Signed by Sporting at age 18 in summer 2006, he was loaned back to Brazil for Juventude on 31 A ...
(born 1988), Brazilian football (soccer) player
*
Yannick Djaló
Yannick dos Santos Djaló (born 5 May 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays mainly as a forward but also as a winger.
He played most of his professional career with Sporting after reaching the club's youth system at the age ...
(born 1986), a Portuguese football (soccer) player
*
Yannick Carrasco (born 1993), a Belgian football (soccer) player who plays for Atletico Madrid
*
Yannick Franke (born 1996), a Dutch basketball player
*
Yannick Gerhardt (born 1994), a German football (soccer) player
*
Yannick Grannec, a 21st century French writer
*
Yannick Jadot (born 1967), a French politician
*
Yannick Jauzion (born 1978), a French rugby player
*
Yannick Nézet-Séguin (born 1975), a French-Canadian conductor
*
Yannick Ngakoue, American football player
*
Yannick Noah (born 1960), a French tennis player, singer
*
Yannick Ottley (born 1991), a Trinidadian cricketer
*
Yannick Pelletier (born 1976), a Swiss chess player
*
Yannick Peeters, Cyclist
*
Yannick Sagbo (born 1988), a French-Ivorian football (soccer) player
*
Yannick Stopyra (born 1961), a French football (soccer) player
*
Yannick Tremblay (born 1975), a French-Canadian ice hockey player who has played in the NHL
*
Yannick Tremblay (born 1977), a French-Canadian ice hockey player who has not played in the NHL
*
Yannick Weber
Yannick Cyril Weber (born 23 September 1988) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round (73rd overall) of the ...
(born 1988), a Swiss ice hockey player
Notable people with the name 'Yanic'
*
Yanic Bercier
Yanic Bercier is a Canadian physicist and musician. Aside from being the former drummer for melodic technical death metal band Quo Vadis and the more traditional death metal band Violence Unleashed, he also sessions for other bands such as The ...
, a Canadian musician
*
Yanic Perreault (born 1971), a French-Canadian ice hockey player
*
Yanic Truesdale (born 1970), a Canadian actor
Breton masculine given names
French masculine given names
French unisex given names
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