Saint-Saëns
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French
Etymology
After Sidonius (Irish saint).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ̃.sɑ̃/ (used for the commune until around 1950, still used for the surname by musicians and specialists)
- IPA(key): /sɛ̃.sɑ̃s/ (standard in most modern usage)
Proper noun
- a surname
- In particular, the composer Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921).
- Saint-Saëns (a small town and commune of the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France)