Cugnon

Cugnon is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Bertrix, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

Cugnon
Cugnon
Location in Belgium
Coordinates:
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Luxembourg
Municipality Bertrix
Postal codes
6880
Area codes087

It was a municipality in its own right before the merger of the municipalities in 1977. Cugnon merged under the French regime with Auby-sur-Semois, Géripont and Mortehan. It was separated from Auby-sur-Semois on 30 July 1899 and in 1964 annexed the hamlet of Thibauroche, detached from Muno.

Etymology

Cugnon comes from the following:

Chez (Latin casae “at home” = French chez) Congidunus (Celtic surname, cf. the Breton king Cogidunus cited by Tacitus in Agricola, or the Gallic Conconnetodunnus, cited by L. Roger; this name contains the Gallic duno “pregnant” and the Celtic adjective * connios “clever, end”).[1][2]

Notable people

Notes

    References
    1. Carnoy, A. (1948). Origines des noms des communes de Belgique. Vol. 2 (Éditions Universitas ed.). Louvain.
    2. Herbillon, Jules (1986). Les noms des communes de Wallonie (Crédit communal ed.). Bruxelles.
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