Tanguy

American

[tahn-gee] / tɑ̃ˈgi /

noun

Yves 1900–55, French painter, in the U.S. after 1939.

Tanguy British

/ tɑ̃ɡi /

noun

Yves (iv). 1900–55, US surrealist painter, born in France

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The actor is pregnant with her third child, the first with partner Tanguy Destable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Newly-crowned Olympic downhill champion Von Allmen partnered up with Meillard to claim combined gold at last year's world championships in Saalbach, but his partner on Monday is Tanguy Nef.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

Mourinho, who had moved on to become Tottenham manager, singled out the club's £54m record signing Tanguy Ndombele for criticism in March 2020.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025

Tanguy Coulibaly scored a late penalty for Stuttgart to leave the relegation zone on goal difference ahead of Bochum, which drew with league leader Borussia Dortmund 1-1 on Friday.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

Vincent had traded many of his paintings already, and had sold at least one to Julien Tanguy, a paint and art dealer in Paris, whose portrait he painted.

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

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