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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Tanguy

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Switzerland's Von Allmen, who won the downhill on Saturday, partnered Tanguy Nef to victory in Monday's team combined.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

National Rally MP Jean-Philippe Tanguy noted that Darmanin has been in government since President Emmanuel Macron's first election in 2017.

From BBC ● May 5, 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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