Lisieux

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proper noun

A commune in Calvados department, Normandy, France.

OriginFrench Lisieux ← Latin Lexoviī ← Proto-Celtic *lexsowiyos →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A commune in Calvados department, Normandy, France.
  2. A community in the Rural Municipality of Willow Bunch, No. 42, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*lexsowiyos“slanted, crippled”
  2. LatinLexoviī
  3. FrenchLisieux
  4. EnglishLisieux

From French Lisieux, from Latin Lexoviī, from Proto-Celtic *lexsowiyos (“slanted, crippled”) via Gaulish.

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APA

Lisieux. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lisieux

MLA

“Lisieux.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lisieux. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lisieux,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lisieux.

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