Calais
Meaning
- A city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- A city in Maine.
Synonyms
Translations
Calais
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CaletumFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkæleɪ/
Etymology
In summary
From French Calais and Middle English Caleys (from Anglo-Norman Caleis), from the Roman name, Latin Caletum, named after the Caleti, a Gaulish tribe in the area, from Proto-Celtic *kaletos, from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”). The placename is cognate with Breton calet, Middle Irish calath, and calad.
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