"Negroponte" meaning in Italian

See Negroponte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: By rebracketing of the phrase στὸν Εὔριπον ("to Evripos") as στὸ Νεὔριπον ("to Nevripos"), thence Negroponte ("Black Bridge" in Italian) by folk etymology, the bridge being interpreted as the bridge of Chalcis. Head templates: {{it-proper noun|f}} Negroponte f
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of Eubea Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine, obsolete Alternative form of: Eubea
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