Gascony
/ˈɡæskəni/noun
A historical region in southwestern France.
Did you know?The name Gascony ultimately comes from the same ancient root as Basque, linking a French region to a much older pre-Roman ethnolinguistic identity.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Rome
Latin
Vascones
“The Vascones, an ancient people of the western Pyrenees”
Late Latin
Latin
Vasconia
“The land of the Vascones”
Early Medieval
Late Latin
Wasconia
“A variant spelling reflecting Germanic influence on the name”
Old French
Old French
Gascuigne
“The region of Gascony”
Middle English
English
Gascoigne
“Gascony; also a person from Gascony”
Modern English
English
Gascony
“The historical region in southwestern France”