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Gournay-en-Bray

Gournay-en-Bray proper noun: a commune in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France.

Proper noun

Gournay-en-Bray

  1. A commune in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France.

Origin of Gournay-en-Bray

From French, attested as Old French Gornai in 1049. * The first element is probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *gorn (“fishery, reach”) + *-ako, Latinized as Latin -acum. * The second element was added in 1962 to avoid confusion with Gournay-le-Guérin in the department of Eure. It references Pays de Bray and is of Celtic/Gaulish origin, from *braco, for which see braye (“mud, daub”).

Questions about Gournay-en-Bray

What does Gournay-en-Bray mean?
Gournay-en-Bray means a commune in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France.
What part of speech is Gournay-en-Bray?
Gournay-en-Bray is a proper noun.

Words near Gournay-en-Bray in the dictionary

  1. gourmetish
  2. gourmetism
  3. gourmetlike
  4. gourmets
  5. gourmettish
  6. Gournay-en-Bray
  7. Gournelos
  8. gournet
  9. gournets
  10. Gouro
  11. Gourock

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