Bayonne
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A city and commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
- 2 A city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
- 3 A ghost town in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.
Etymology
From French Bayonne. The first element of the name is variously said to be Basque or Latin; the second element is Basque on (“good”). More at Bayonne. Also compare Latin baia.
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