Bergerac
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Proper noun edit
Bergerac
- A city in the Dordogne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
- A surname from French.
- Cyrano de Bergerac, a French author
Translations edit
city in France
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Etymology edit
From the Old French and Frankish form Bragayrac, from Vulgar Latin *Bracariacum, a diminutive of the Latin or Gaulish name *Braccius, which could have evolved in meaning from bracchium (“arm”).
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Bergerac m
References edit
- Gaulish Personal Names: A Study of Some Continental Celtic Formations