In French, apart from fencing (the sport) the term is more generic : it means sword.
Some historians say the neighborhood got its name from the Dutch word "deutal," meaning curved sword, for the shape of the shore at the time.
It is believed the town may have taken its name from the word "krabi", which means sword.
The name, too, may derive from the Celtic root *kledo-, meaning "sword".
The word gladiator itself comes from the Latin word gladius, meaning "sword".
The word itself is of Gaelic origins and means "great sword".
This personal name was a short form of several personal names composed with the Germanic language element brand, meaning "sword".
It is believed that this province may have taken its name from Krabi, which means sword.
"As I recall, the name means sword of wisdom."
As a French word, épée simply means "sword" (ultimately a derivation from spatha).
