Etymology

Gien

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Today it means: A commune of Loiret department, in north-central France. Full definition →

Late Latin Giomum ← Proto-Celtic *gyemos
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  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*gyemos
  2. Late Latin · derived fromGiomum
  3. English todayGien

From French, from Late Latin Giomum, probably of Celtic/Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *gyemos *magos (“winter market”).

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