"Cologne" meaning in French

See Cologne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kɔ.lɔɲ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-Cologne.wav [France] (note: Brétigny-sur-Orge), LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Cologne.wav [France, Vosges]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Colōnia Agrippīnader. Old French Cologne French Cologne Inherited from Old French Cologne, Coloigne, from Latin colōnia (“colony”) in Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{ety|fr|:inh|fro:Cologne<ety:der<la:Colōnia Agrippīna>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin Colōnia Agrippīnader. Old French Cologne French Cologne [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Colōnia Agrippīna", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "Cologne", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "Cologne", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="Cologne">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|Cologne|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French Cologne, {{inh+|fr|fro|Cologne}} Inherited from Old French Cologne, {{der|fr|la|colōnia||colony}} Latin colōnia (“colony”) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|f}} Cologne f
  1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany) Wikipedia link: Nero Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Germany, Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Derived forms: eau de Cologne
    Sense id: en-Cologne-fr-name-s59QFkJ2 Categories (other): French entries with etymology trees, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, French exonyms, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Cologne
     
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