What is "yannick"

Yannick is a first name which originated in Brittany, France, where the combination of its two Breton language parts, Yann and Ick, results in the meaning of Little John or Petit Jean in French. It is used as a first name mostly for men and is of use, notably, in French speaking countries like France, (a part of) Belgium, Switzerland ( Romandy), Canada ( Quebec) and former French African colonies.

Yannick (born December 19, 1978 in Paris, France), real name Yannick M'Boloa, is a French hip-hop/ chanson musician. He is best known for his internationally successful song " Ces soirées-là" (English: "Those Nights"), a 2000 dance-based re-imaging of the The Four Seasons' hit pop song " December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)".