English

Proper noun

La Coruña

1. Alternative form of A Coruña

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

Predominant theories are:

• A corruption of the word for crown, via Galician, Old Spanish, French, or a Celtic language.
• From Cluny, a commune in eastern France.
• From Scottish Gaelic cork orrunach, meaning "harbor of the brave men." Celtic settlers had been known to explore the coast.
• From Crunia, a medieval Leonese name of unknown origin.

Proper noun

La Coruña f

1. A Coruña (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: A Coruña)
2. A Coruña (a city in A Coruña, Spain)

Related terms

• coruñés

See also

• herculino