Vandalia
/vænˈdeɪliə/noun
A historical or geographic name derived from the Vandals, used for several proposed or historical regions and settlements.
Did you know?The modern sense of “vandalism” came centuries later, when the French bishop Henri Grégoire invoked the Vandals as a symbol of revolutionary destruction.
Etymological Timeline
Late Antiquity
Latin
Vandali
“The Vandals, a Germanic people known from Roman and late-antique sources”
6th Century
Latin
Vandalus
“Vandal; relating to the Vandals”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Vandalia
“A territory or land associated with the Vandals”
16th–17th Century
Neo-Latin
Vandalia
“A scholarly historical or geographic name connected with supposed Vandal territories”
18th Century
English
Vandalia
“A proposed colonial territory in North America, especially in the Ohio Valley”
Modern English
English
Vandalia
“A proper name used for places, organizations, and historical regions”