Toulouse
English edit
Etymology edit
From French Toulouse, from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin. Compare Welsh twl (tumulus), Irish tulach, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Toulouse
- The capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie.
- A surname from French
Translations edit
a city in France
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Toulouse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
French edit
Etymology edit
Previously Thoulouse; from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin (Volcae Tectosages), or possibly from an Iberian or Aquitanian name.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Toulouse f
- Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)
Descendants edit
- → English: Toulouse
Proper noun edit
Toulouse m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants edit
- → English: Toulouse
References edit
- Le Nom de Toulouse, Pierre Moret, 1996, Université Toulouse le Mirail – Toulouse II, p. 11; Histoire de Toulouse, 1974, p. 11.
Paronyms edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Toulouse, from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin.
Proper noun edit
Toulouse f
- Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)
- Synonym: Tolosa
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Toulouse, from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Toulouse m
- Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)
- Synonym: Tolosa