Etymology

Auvergne

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Today it means: A former administrative region and historical province of France, since 2016 part of the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Full definition →

Middle English Alverne
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromAlverne
  2. Middle English · inherited fromAlverne
  3. English todayAuvergne

Inherited from Middle English Alverne; the modern form and pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Auvergne. Doublet of Arvernia.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.