Bayonne

B3A1Y4O1N1N1E1

proper noun

A city and commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

OriginFrench Bayonne ← Basque on →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city and commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
  2. A city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
  3. A ghost town in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.

Origin

  1. Basqueon“good”
  2. FrenchBayonne
  3. EnglishBayonne

Borrowed from French Bayonne. The first element of the name is variously said to be Basque or Latin; the second element is Basque on (“good”). More at Bayonne. Also compare Latin baia.

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Translations

Basque Baiona
  • Baionacity and commune of southwest France
Bulgarian Байо́н
  • Байо́н (Bajón)city and commune of southwest France
Catalan Baiona
  • Baionacity and commune of southwest France
Chinese Mandarin 巴约讷
  • 巴约讷 (Bāyuēnè)city and commune of southwest France
Esperanto Bajono
  • Bajonocity and commune of southwest France
French Bayonne
  • Bayonnecity and commune of southwest France
Greek Μπαγιόν
  • Μπαγιόν (Bagión)city and commune of southwest France
Japanese バイヨンヌ
  • バイヨンヌ (Baiyon'nu)city and commune of southwest France
Korean 바욘
  • 바욘 (bayon)city and commune of southwest France
Latin Baiona
  • Baionacity and commune of southwest France
Polish Bajonna
  • Bajonnacity and commune of southwest France
Portuguese Baiona
  • Baionacity and commune of southwest France
Russian Байо́нна
  • Байо́нна (Bajónna)city and commune of southwest France
Spanish Bayona
  • Bayonacity and commune of southwest France
Thai บายอน
  • บายอน (baai on)city and commune of southwest France
Ukrainian Байо́нна
  • Байо́нна (Bajónna)city and commune of southwest France
Cite this entry
APA

Bayonne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bayonne

MLA

“Bayonne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bayonne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bayonne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bayonne.

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