Meanings
proper noun
- A mountain range in eastern France.
- A department of Grand Est, France. Capital: Épinal.
Origin
- Proto-Celtic*uɸo-“sub-, under”
- Celtic
- LatinVosegus
- FrenchVosges
- EnglishVosges
From French Vosges, from Latin Vosegus (in the manuscripts also Vogesus), probably from the name of a Celtic god, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo- (“sub-, under”) and *segos (“force, victory”) (compare Middle Irish seg (“strength”), Welsh hŷ (“bold, brave”), and the place name Segovia).
More words from French, Latin, Celtic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Vosges, Vosges
- Vosgesmountain range in France
- Vosgesdepartment of France
Chinese Mandarin 孚日山脈 /孚日山脉, 孚日省
- 孚日山脈 /孚日山脉 (Fúrì shānmài)mountain range in France
- 孚日省 (Fúrì Shěng)department of France
- 孚日 (Fúrì)department of France
Czech Vogézy
- Vogézymountain range in France
Dutch Vogezen, Vosges
- Vogezenmountain range in France
- Vosgesdepartment of France
French Vosges, Vosges
- Vosgesmountain range in France
- Vosgesdepartment of France
German Vogesen
- Vogesenmountain range in France
Greek Βοζ
- Βοζ (Voz)department of France
Italian Vosgi
- Vosgimountain range in France
Japanese ヴォージュ県, ヴォージュ
- ヴォージュ県 (Vōju ken)department of France
- ヴォージュ (Vōju)department of France
Latin Vosegus, Vosagus
- Vosegusmountain range in France
- Vosagusdepartment of France
Polish Wogezy
- Wogezymountain range in France
Russian Воге́зы
- Воге́зы (Vogézy)mountain range in France
Spanish Vosgos, Vosgos
- Vosgosmountain range in France
- Vosgosdepartment of France
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Vosges
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APA
Vosges. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vosges
MLA
“Vosges.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vosges. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vosges,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vosges.
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