Spayne

Middle English

Alternative forms

Speyne, Spaigne, Spayn, Spaine

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia, from Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία (Hispanía).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspɛi̯n(ə)/
Rhymes: -ɛi̯n(ə)

Proper noun

Spayne (plural Spaynes)

Spain; the Iberian Peninsula, especially Castille.

Descendants

English: Spain
Scots: Spaingie

References

“Spain(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-23.

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