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Plaisance.

a surname

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

name/plɛ.zɑ̃s//ple.zɑ̃s/
  1. a surname

    feminine
  2. Piacenza (a province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)

    feminine
  3. Piacenza (the capital city of the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy)

    feminine
  4. a municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Derived from plaisance (“pleasure”), either as a reference to the pleasant surroundings of the municipality or as a reference to one of several locales in France. The Italian city is derived from the Latin Placentia, from placentia < placēns (“pleasing, welcoming”).

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