Grangues
Grangues is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.
Name
The attested forms are de Girangis, without date ; Granchae in 1198 ; Guerengues in 1216 ; Grengueis in 1220 ; Grengues in 1282 ; Greyngues in 1282 ; Granges Generenciæ in the 13th century ; Grenguez 14th century ; Grenchiæ 16th century.This is a medieval toponymic formation, probably old since it is not preceded by the definite article. François de Beaurepaire brings Grangues closer to Goring ; Goring and Gerringe, without specifying the etymology. The two British Gorings admit as etymology, either "property of the family or relatives of a man called *Gāra, an unattested Old English personal name, followed by the Germanic suffix -ingas, or “the people at the end, from the corner of the piece of land”, on Old English gāra 'piece of land' + suffix -ingas. The Old Norse word geiri influenced by the Old English gāra 'piece of land, probably triangular' > gaire, is well attested in Norman toponymy, generally it gave the microtoponyms La Gare or La Guerre.