Ain

Meaning

1. Ain (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
2. Ain (a river in eastern France)

Concepts

Ain

an

Ain River

Synonyms

aîné

aisé

en

ais

-ien

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛ̃/

Etymology

Named after the River Ain, from Medieval Latin Hinnis, from earlier Igneus, of pre-Roman, probably Celtic, origin; perhaps Proto-Celtic *inn, itself likely related to the river River Inn (Latin Aenus), both related to *enios (“water”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”), found in many placenames such as the settlement Aenona.