Etymology

Molene

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Today it means: An island off Brittany, France. Full definition →

French Molène ← Breton Molenez
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The story

  1. Breton · derived fromMolenez
  2. French · borrowed fromMolène
  3. English todayMolene

From French Molène, from Breton Molenez, from moal (“bald”) + enez (“island”), from a lack of trees.

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