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Gascoigne.

Synonym of Gascon.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡæskɔɪn/UK/ɡəsˈkɔɪn/UK
  1. Synonym of Gascon.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Gascoyne, from Anglo-Norman Gascoigne, from Late Latin Wascōnia, from Wascōnēs, modification of Classical Latin Vasconēs (“Basques, Gascons”), from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες (Ouáskōnes). Compare Gascon and Gascony.

name/ˈɡæskɔɪn/UK/ɡəsˈkɔɪn/UK
  1. A habitational surname from Old French.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Gascoyne, from Anglo-Norman Gascoigne, from Late Latin Wascōnia, from Wascōnēs, modification of Classical Latin Vasconēs (“Basques, Gascons”), from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες (Ouáskōnes). Compare Gascon and Gascony.

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