Where does “Saintes” come from?
Saintes (Dutch) comes from French Saintes, from French sainte, from Spanish Los Santos.
Saintes (Dutch): a city in the southeastern French département Charente-Maritime, the former capital of the Saintonge province
Definitions
- a city in the southeastern French département Charente-Maritime, the former capital of the Saintonge province
Ancestry of “Saintes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Saintes | Saintes; A city in the southeastern French département Charente-Maritime, the former capital of the Saintonge province |
| 2 | French | sainte | saintess |
| 3 | Spanish | Los Santos | — |