Normandy
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Etymology
From Middle English Normandie, Normandye, from Old English Normandiġ, from Old French Normendie, from normant + -ie. Compare Old Norse Norðmanndi (“Normandy”). Normant refers to the Germanic words for 'north' and 'man', as the original Normans were of Scandinavian origin. More at Norman.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔː(ɹ)məndi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Normandy
- An administrative region, historical province, and medieval kingdom in northwest France, on the English Channel. The modern region was created in 2016 with the merger of Upper Normandy and Lower Normandy.
- A number of other places:
- A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9251).
- A small settlement on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SV9211)
- In the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois, named after the Norman family.
- A city in Saint Louis County, Missouri.
- A neighbourhood in north-east Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Bedford County, Tennessee.
- A census-designated place in Maverick County, Texas.
- Ellipsis of Duchy of Normandy.
Translations
region of France
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Proper noun
Normandy
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