Bergerac

Bergerac

English

Proper noun

Bergerac

1. A city in the Dordogne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
2. A surname from French.

   Cyrano de Bergerac, a French author

Translations

city in France

French: Bergerac (fr) Greek: Μπερζεράκ (el) n (Berzerák) Occitan: Brageirac

surname

Armenian: Բերժըրակ (Beržərak) French: Bergerac (fr) m or f Greek: Μπερζεράκ (el) m or f (Berzerák) Russian: Бержера́к m or f (Beržerák)

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French

Etymology

From the Old French and Frankish form Bragayrac, from Vulgar Latin *Bracariacum, a diminutive of the Latin or Gaulish name *Braccius, which could have evolved in meaning from bracchium (“arm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛʁ.ʒə.ʁak/

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Proper noun

Bergerac m

1. Bergerac (a city in the Dordogne department, France)
2. a surname

References

• Gaulish Personal Names: A Study of Some Continental Celtic Formations