Le Hénaff
| Pronunciation | pronounced [lø ˈhenːã] |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | Breton |
| Meaning | the elder |
| Region of origin | Brittany |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Hénaf, Hénanff, Hénaph, Le Hénan, Le Hénand, Le Hénanf, Le Hénanff, Le Hénauff |
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Le Hénaff (modern orthography Henañ) is a surname of Breton origin meaning the elder. Like for the surname Heussaff or Gourcuff, the digraph -ff was introduced by Middle Ages' authors to indicate a nasalized vowel. It may refer to any the following people:
- Anne Le Hénanff (born 1969), French politician
- René Le Hénaff (1901–2005), French film editor and director
- Cédric Le Hénaff (born 1984), French football player
- Yves Le Hénaff (1914–1944), French resistant
See also
- Jean-Jacques Hénaff, French CEO of a Pâté company
- Eugène Hénaff (1904–1966), French politician
- Jeannine Henaff (born 1936), French electrical engineer
- Marcel Hénaff (1942–2018), French philosopher and anthropologist
- Goulwena an Henaff, French TV presenter