Isigny-sur-Mer

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Isigny-sur-Mer

1. A commune in Calvados department, Normandy, France.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Disney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 469.