Gascoigne

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UK/ˈɡæskɔɪn/UK/ɡəsˈkɔɪn/

noun

Synonym of Gascon.

Similar
Gascon
OriginMiddle English Gascoyne ← Anglo-Norman Gascoigne ← Late Latin Wascōnia →
UncommonFirst used 14th–19th c.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

noun

alternative Gascoine · alternative Gascoyne

  1. obsoleteSynonym of Gascon.First known use 14th–19th c.

    Synonyms: Gascon

proper nounGascoigne (plural Gascoignes)

plural Gascoignes · alternative Gascoine · alternative Gascoyne

  1. A habitational surname from Old French.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Gascon.

Similar
Gascon

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΟὐάσκωνες
  2. Classical LatinVasconēs“Basques, Gascons”
  3. Late LatinWascōnia
  4. Anglo-NormanGascoigne
  5. Middle EnglishGascoyne
  6. EnglishGascoigne

Inherited from Middle English Gascoyne, from Anglo-Norman Gascoigne, from Late Latin Wascōnia, from Wascōnēs, modification of Classical Latin Vasconēs (“Basques, Gascons”), from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες (Ouáskōnes). Compare Gascon and Gascony.

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APA

Gascoigne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gascoigne

MLA

“Gascoigne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gascoigne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gascoigne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gascoigne.

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