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Napoleon tried to regulate naming conventions by having a list drawn up of acceptable French names, based on the Bible, Greek and Roman history, Catholic saints etc. I have a feeling that Breton names were excluded. I also recall that about 20 years ago at least, if one had a baby in France that child had to have the French form of its name; so my son Peter, born fortuitously in England, would have been Pierre if he'd turned up in France instead.

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Whether this still obtains I don't know.