# Gévaudan

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A former county and historical area in southern France succeeded by the department of Lozère.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Gévaudan, from Occitan Gavaudan or Gevaudan, from Latin Gabalitanus, from Gabali, ultimately from Gaulish *Gabli.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gevaudan