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Saint Onge

/sɛ̃.t‿ɔ̃ʒ/

proper noun/sɛ̃.t‿ɔ̃ʒ/

a habitational surname, Saint Onge; Saint Onge; A placename for several places in Canada and France

Corruption of Saintonge, from Middle French Xaintonge, from Old French Xainctonge, from Latin Santones, from Ancient Greek Σάντονες, Σάντονοι, Σάντωνες (Sántones, Sántonoi, Sántōnes), a Celtic tribe that lived in the region of Xainctonge and the settlement of Xainctes (now Saintes, France)

Saint Onge — French Dictionary | Passage