Hainaut
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Hainaut
- /ˈ(h)eɪnəʊ/ UK
- /(h)eɪˈnəʊ/ UK
- /(h)eɪˈnoʊ/ US
- /ˈ(h)eɪnoʊ/ US
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English Henaud, from Middle French Haynau, Haynault, from Old French Hainau, from Early Medieval Latin Hainoavius, from Proto-West Germanic *Haginā (“river Haine”) + *gawi (“district”); the modern form and pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Hainaut.
proper noun Hainault
- A province of Wallonia, Belgium.
- A historical region and former county of Belgium.
Translations
Talk about this word "Hainaut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hainaut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Hainaut. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hainaut "Hainaut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hainaut.Cite this
@misc{hainaut_2026,
title = {Hainaut},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hainaut},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
