Isigny-sur-Mer
Isigny-sur-Mer proper noun: a commune in Calvados department, Normandy, France.
Proper noun
Isigny-sur-Mer
Origin of Isigny-sur-Mer
From French, from Old French Isignia along with several variants, from Medieval Latin Isienio, from Late Latin Isiniacum, composed of the Gallo-Roman name Isinius + the locative suffix -acum. The name is possibly Latinized from the Germanic name Iso (compare Proto-Germanic *īsą (“ice”) or otherwise Gaulish Isina.
Questions about Isigny-sur-Mer
- What does Isigny-sur-Mer mean?
- Isigny-sur-Mer means a commune in Calvados department, Normandy, France.
- What part of speech is Isigny-sur-Mer?
- Isigny-sur-Mer is a proper noun.
Words near Isigny-sur-Mer in the dictionary
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