Nismes

French

Etymology

From Middle French Nismes. NISMES attested on the Cassini map (1740s).

Proper noun

Nismes f

1. Obsolete spelling of Nîmes. (city in Gard)

Further reading

• Cassini map on Géoportail, Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, 2019

Middle French

Etymology

From Old Occitan, ultimately from Latin Colonia Nemausus, from the name of a Gaulish god.

Proper noun

Nismes

1. Nîmes (a city in France)

Descendants

• French: Nismes