Cugnon
Place in Wallonia, Belgium
Cugnon (French pronunciation: [kyɲɔ̃]) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Bertrix, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
01History
It was a municipality in its own right before a merger in 1977. Cugnon merged under the French regime with Auby-sur-Semois, Géripont and Mortehan. It was separated from Auby-sur-Semois on 30 July 1899 and in 1964 annexed the hamlet of Thibauroche, detached from Muno.
02Etymology
Cugnon comes from the following:
Chez (Latin casae “at home” = French chez) Congidunus (Celtic surname, cf. the Breton king Cogidunus cited by Tacitus in Agricola, or the Gallic Conconnetodunnus, cited by L. Roger; this name contains the Gallic duno “pregnant” and the Celtic adjective connios “clever, end”).
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cugnon”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Cugnon E1JPG.jpg by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.