At a Glance: Name: Carcassonne – Origin: pre-Roman/Latin (uncertain) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: kar-kuh-SON
Carcassonne is a pre-Roman/Latin (uncertain) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.
Meaning & Origin of Carcassonne
Origin: pre-Roman/Latin (uncertain).
A common claim: A popular legend says the city takes its name from 'Dame Carcas', who supposedly rang the bells in triumph ('Carcas sonne', 'Carcas rings') after outlasting a siege Actually: This is a well-known medieval legend invented to explain the name after the fact; historians consider the actual origin pre-Roman and unrelated to the story.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Carcassonne
Phonetic: kar-kuh-SON IPA: /ˌkɑːr.kəˈsɒn/
Popularity of Carcassonne
Carcassonne doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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