"Maine" meaning in French

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Proper name

IPA: /mɛn/ Audio: Fr-Maine.oga
Etymology: From Old French Cemaine, from Latin *Cenomania, from the name of the Gaulish Cenomani tribe of Gallia Celtica. The word was rebracketed as ce (“this”) + Maine, and the ce- was lost by the 12th century. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|Cemaine}} Old French Cemaine, {{der|fr|la||*Cenomania}} Latin *Cenomania, {{der|fr|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish, {{m|la|Cenomani}} Cenomani, {{m|fro||ce|this}} ce (“this”), {{m|fro||Maine}} Maine Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Maine m
  1. Maine (a province of France) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in France, Provinces of France
    Sense id: en-Maine-fr-name-fr:France
  2. Maine (a state of the United States) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Maine, USA, Places in the United States, States of the United States
    Sense id: en-Maine-fr-name-fr:US Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 68 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /mɛn/ Audio: Fr-Maine.oga
Etymology: From earlier Maienne, from Latin Meduāna, of uncertain origin. Doublet of Mayenne. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|Maienne}} Maienne, {{der|fr|la|Meduāna}} Latin Meduāna, {{doublet|fr|Mayenne}} Doublet of Mayenne Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|f}} Maine f
  1. Maine (a small river in western France) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in France, Rivers in France Derived forms: Maine-et-Loire
    Sense id: en-Maine-fr-name-X7yjuar1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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