Lake Borgne

English

Etymology

Derived from French lac Borgne (“One-Eyed Lake”), probably because it was not entirely surrounded by land, its eastern end having a wide opening to the Gulf of Mexico. French borgne could have also signified "dingy", as the water may have appeared when compared to that of the clearer Mississippi Sound.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leɪk bɔːrn/

Proper noun

Lake Borgne

  1. A lagoon of the Gulf of Mexico, and formerly a true lake, in southeastern Louisiana.

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References

  1. ^ J. A. Reynolds, Louisiana Placenames of Romance Origin, (1942), LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses, 7852, p. 67–8
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