"Gand" meaning in French

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Proper name

IPA: /ɡɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-Gand.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Gand.wav [France] (note: Somain)
Rhymes: -ɑ̃ Etymology: There seems to be 2 hypothesis both concerning water. 1) Gand comes the name of a Gallo-Roman vicus called Ganda, a Celtic word that meant confluant. 2) Gand comes from the Celtic word that had a relation with water, Gond. That name Gond was transformed by the Frankish to Gand. Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Gand m
  1. Ghent (the capital and largest city of East Flanders, Belgium) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in Belgium, Places in Belgium Derived forms: gantois [masculine], gantoise [feminine]
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