Saintonge

English

Etymology

French Saintonge

Proper noun

Saintonge

1. A former province of France
2. A habitational surname from French

Related terms

• Saint Onge

Translations

province of France

• French: Saintonge (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: Santongia

surname

• French: Saintonge (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• negations

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French

Etymology

From Middle French Xaintonge, from Old French Xainctonge, from Latin Santones, from Ancient Greek Σάντονες, Σάντονοι, Σάντωνες (Sántones, Sántonoi, Sántōnes), a Celtic tribe that lived in the region of Xainctonge and the settlement of Xainctes (now Saintes, France)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ̃.tɔ̃ʒ/

Alternative forms

• Xaintonge
• Xainctonge

Proper noun

Saintonge ?

1. Saintonge (a former province of France), whose capital was the city of Saintes.
2. Saintonge; a habitational surname

Derived terms

• Saint Onge

Descendants

• English: Saintonge