Saintes

Proper noun

 * , the former capital of the Saintonge province.
 * 1) A French Catholic diocese named after the above, its see.
 * 2) A French arrondissement named after the above, its capital.
 * 3)  A.

Translations

 * Dutch: Saintes
 * French:
 * Latin: Mediolanum


 * Dutch: Saintes
 * French:
 * Latin: Mediolanum


 * Dutch: Saintes
 * French:


 * Antillean Creole: Sent, Lésent
 * French:
 * Italian: Saintes
 * Japanese: サント諸島

Proper noun

 * 1) A city in the southeastern French département Charente-Maritime, the former capital of the Saintonge province
 * 2) A French Catholic diocese named after the above, its see
 * 3) A French arrondissement named after the above, its capital
 * 4)  A small French Caribbean island chain in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of Guadeloupe

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from , a Celtic tribe that lived in the region of Xainctonge and the settlement of Xainctes now Saintes, France.

Proper noun

 * 1) ; A city in the southeastern French département Charente-Maritime, the former capital of the Saintonge province
 * 2) ; A French Catholic diocese named after the above, its see
 * 3) ; A French arrondissement named after the above, its capital

Etymology 2
, from the capitalization of, from , from being named after All Saints' Day by Christopher Columbus in 1493, after the recently past holy day of November 1st, before discovery on 4 November of that year.

The French feminine form "saintes" is related to the term "îles", which is feminine in French, whereas the original Spanish term "santos" is masculine, and related to the holiday "", which is also masculine.

Proper noun

 * 1)  ; A small French Caribbean island chain in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of Guadeloupe