Spayne

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Speyne, Spaigne, Spayn, Spaine

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia, from Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία (Hispanía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspæi̯n(ə)/
• Rhymes: -æi̯n(ə)

Proper noun

Spayne (plural Spaynes)

1. Spain; the Iberian Peninsula, especially Castile.

Descendants

• English: Spain (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: Spaingie

References

• “Spain(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-23.