Amsterdam

First attested as amestelledamme in 1275. From Middle Dutch Aemstelredam, from the river Amstel + dam.

Amsterdam Island, an island and overseas territory of France located in the southern Indian Ocean


Schelde

The river Scheldt (a river in France, Belgium and the Netherlands)


Bretagne

From Middle Dutch [Term?], from Middle French [Term?] or Old French [Term?].

administrative region
administrative region

Brittany (an administrative region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)


Rijn

From Middle Dutch rijn, from Old Dutch *Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from a Celtic language.

Wie op den Rijn per stoomboot reist, moet veel lodderige lonken kunnen afzien, […]

1874, Tony, Twee reisnovellen van den Rijn, W.C. de Graaff, 52

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The Rhine, a major European river flowing through Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, Germany and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands the river (including its distributaries) flows through the provinces of Gelderland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland.


Champagne

Champagne (a region and former province of France, the terroir of the wine champagne; now part of Grand Est)


Corsica

Ultimately from Latin Corsica, from Ancient Greek Κορσική (Korsikḗ).

Corsica (an island, department, and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia)


Maas

From Middle Dutch Mase, from Old Dutch *Masa, from Proto-Germanic *Masō. Dutch is one of the few languages in which the Germanic name survives directly; most other languages have borrowed the name from Dutch or from a Romance language.

The Meuse, a major European river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands the river flows through the provinces of Limburg, Gelderland, Noord-Brabant and Zuid-Holland.


Parijs

From Middle Dutch parijs, from Old French Paris.

Paris (the capital and largest city of France)


Nieuw-Caledonië

New Caledonia (an archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania)


Dijon

Dijon (the capital city of the Côte-d'Or department, France)


Elzas

Borrowed from German Elsass. Replaced Elzaten.

De Elzas is afwisselend Duits en Frans geweest, onder uiteenlopende bewindsvormen

The Alsace was alternately German and French, under various regimes

Alsace (a region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)


Duinkerke

From duin (“dune”) + kerke (“church”, variant of kerk).

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Dunkirk (a town in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France)


Straatsburg

Strasbourg (the capital city of the Bas-Rhin department, France; capital city of the region of Grand Est)


Frans-Guyana

French Guiana
French Guiana#English:_Q3769

French Guiana (an overseas department and administrative region of France in South America)


Moezel

From Old High German Muosela or directly from Old Dutch [Term?], from Latin Mosella. For the vocalism, compare other Franconian lects, e.g. Luxembourgish Musel.

The Moselle river (a river in France, Luxembourg and Germany)


Rijsel

From Middle Dutch ijssel (“small island, islet”), calque of Old French l'Isle (“the Island”), itself from Latin Īnsula, from īnsula (“island”). The word has undergone resegmentation, like its French counterpart: ter ijsel (“at the islet”) was resegmented into te Rijsel.

inh

(chiefly Belgium) Lille (the department capital of the Nord department, France; regional capital of Hauts-de-France)


Leie

First mention in 694 as Legia, which is likely of Celtic origin, meaning flowing; related legaim in Old-Irish means to flow

the Lys (a river in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt at Gent)


Frans-Polynesië

French Polynesia
French Polynesia#English

French Polynesia (an archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania)


Merk

Marck (a city in the Pas-de-Calais department, France)


Ardennen

Ardennes (forest and mountainous region in France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg)

Ardennes (a department of Grand Est, France, (INSEE code 08))


Hardenne

(Belgium) Alternative form of Ardennen; Ardennes (forest and mountainous region in France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg)

Ardennes (a department of Grand Est, France, (INSEE code 08))


Mardijk

Mardyck (a city in the Nord department, France)


Marsenne

Marchiennes (a city in the nord department, France)


Mazengarve

Mazingarbe (a city in the Pas-de-Calais department, France)


Biert

→ English: Biert

(former municipality): Attested in 1570. Likely derived from bier (“manure, mud which looks like manure”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t.

Biert (a village in the Ariège department, Occitanie, France)


Samber

the Sambre (a river in France and Belgium)


Audierne

Audierne (a town in the Finistère department, Brittany, France)