The story
- Latin · derived fromArduenna
- English todayArdennes
From Latin Arduenna silva (“the forest”). The initial portion is likely ultimately from a Celtic term meaning “dark; obscure”.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ardennes
Today it means: forest, geographic region and low mountain range in France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg; in full, Ardennes Forest, Ardenne Forest, or Forest of Ardennes. Full definition →
Latin Arduenna