Spa

See also: SPA, spa, SpA, spA, spá, spå, and śpa

English

Etymology

The town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”).

Proper noun

Spa

1. A town located in the Belgian province of Liège, famous for its springs.

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
• Dictionnaire des noms de lieux en Wallonie et à Bruxelles, Jean-Jacques Jespers, 2005, éd. Racine

Anagrams

• APS, APs, ASP, PAS, PAs, PSA, Pas, Psa., SAP, asp, pas, s.ap., sap

---

Dutch

Proper noun

Spa ?

1. Spa: A town located in the Belgian province of Liège, famous for its springs.

Derived terms

• spawater

Anagrams

• sap, spa