Gijón

proper noun

A city on the coast of Asturias, in northwestern Spain.

OriginSpanish Gijón ← Asturian Xixón ← Medieval Latin Gigia →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city on the coast of Asturias, in northwestern Spain.

Origin

  1. Old LeonesePobla de Gigión
  2. Medieval LatinGigia
  3. AsturianXixón
  4. SpanishGijón
  5. EnglishGijón

From Spanish Gijón, from Asturian Xixón; found in medieval documents as Medieval Latin Gigia and as Old Leonese Pobla de Gigión, but further origins are unclear.

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Translations

Arabic خِيخُوَن
  • خِيخُوَن (ḵiḵuwan)city in Spain
Chinese Mandarin 希洪
  • 希洪 (Xīhóng)city in Spain
Latin Gigia
  • Gigiacity in Spain
Russian Хихо́н
  • Хихо́н (Xixón)city in Spain
Spanish Gijón
  • Gijóncity in Spain
Cite this entry
APA

Gijón. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gij%C3%B3n

MLA

“Gijón.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gij%C3%B3n. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gijón,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gij%C3%B3n.

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