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Tom had signed his letters to the Le Bretons as "Bokijon Akram", but neither they nor Jersey historians knew his full name or exactly where he came from.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The Cornish and the Bretons traded and intermarried long before they were absorbed by England and France respectively.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2019

Thus France eventually successfully merged various tribes, including Catalans, Basques and Bretons, to create the French nation state.

From Forbes • Jul. 4, 2015

But while money is increasingly important for football success, the Bretons prove it isn’t everything.

From Washington Times • Feb. 23, 2015

And so he walks away from Bretons studio, not even trying to meet the man he came to see.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman