Normandy
/ˈnɔːr.mən.di/noun
A historic region in northwestern France, originally settled by Norsemen.
Did you know?The name comes from Latinized forms of Old French referring to the Norse settlers, so a place name born from Viking identity still echoes the ancient word for “Northmen.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*nurþaz
“north”
Old Norse
ON
norðr
“north”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Normanni
“Northmen, Norsemen”
Old French
OF
Normanz
“Norsemen; inhabitants of Normandy”
11th Century
English
Normandie
“Normandy, the region settled by the Normans”
Modern English
English
Normandy
“A region in northwestern France”