name
French
Toussaint
too-SAN
/tuːˈsæ̃/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
toussaint
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Haitian Creole/French (Haiti)
- Meaning
- All Saints; born on All Saints Day
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Toussaint
Common mispronunciations
TOO-santTOO-saynt
Pronunciation tips
French nasal vowel at the end: 'san' with no final 'n' sound — the vowel is nasalized. Most famous bearer: Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Haitian Revolution.
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