Old Portuguese

Proper noun

Espanna f

1. the Iberian Peninsula
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 385 (facsimile):

     os mouros d[e] eſpann[a] e os aflicaos.

     the Moors of Iberia and of Africa

Descendants

• Fala: España
• Galician: España
• Portuguese: Espanha

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• España

Etymology

From Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן ‎(I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”).

Proper noun

Espanna f

1. the Iberian Peninsula
   • 1260, Gonzalo de Berceo, Milagros de Nuestra Señora (Milagro XIX - Un parto maravilloso):

     En Greçia e en Africa, e en toda Espanna.

     In Greece and in Africa, and in the entire Iberian Peninsula

Descendants

• Ladino: Espanya / איספאנײה
• Spanish: España