Orsay
English
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Proper noun
editOrsay
- A commune in Essonne department, Île-de-France, France.
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editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French Ourcet, from Early Medieval Latin Urticetum, from Orceiacus, from Orcei, from (villa) Orceacus, from Orceacum. Of indeterminate Gallo-Roman origin, possibly after someone named Orcius, or otherwise related to ursus (“bear”).
Pronunciation
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editOrsay f
- Orsay (a commune of the Essonne department, Île-de-France)
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