"Gand" meaning in French

See Gand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɡɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-Gand.ogg
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, Provincial capitals Derived forms: gantois [masculine], gantoise [feminine]
    Sense id: en-Gand-fr-name-u1XcaOe8 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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