Etymology

Cannes

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Today it means: A city in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France. Full definition →

French Cannes ← Occitan Canas
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  1. Occitan · derived fromCànoas
  2. Occitan · derived fromCanas
  3. French · borrowed fromCannes
  4. English todayCannes

Borrowed from French Cannes, from Occitan Canas or Occitan Cànoas (alternative spelling of Canas).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.