Editing Ardennes (department) (section)

=== Etymology ===
The name of the department is related to the [[toponym]] ''Ardenne'' which could derive from the Gallic ''ardu'' meaning "high". It would have been transformed into ''Arduenna'' by the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] to designate the ancient [[Ardennes forest]] and the mountains mentioned by Julius Caesar in the work attributed to him: ''[[Commentarii de Bello Gallico|Commentaries on the Gallic War]]''. ''Arduenna Sylva'' was used for the pine forest on the plateau of [[Bastogne]]. It was then transformed into ''Ardenna'' in the 6th century.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rsNpi7IVulEC&dq=Ardenne&pg=PA128 ''General Toponymy of  France''], Vol. 1, Ernest Nègre, Librairie Droz, 1990, {{ISBN|9782600028837}}, p. 128, Ardenne {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

This toponym is absent from the names of communes in the department of Ardennes while those of Argonne ([[Beaumont-en-Argonne]]), Porcien ([[Château-Porcien]], [[Novion-Porcien]], [[Chaumont-Porcien]], and even [[Champagne (historical province)|Champagne]] ([[Vaux-Champagne]]) are sometimes fused and all have a connotation of regional belonging. This is why the name of ''Ardenne'' is not specific to the department as it is found in many other parts of France – for example in western and central-western France,<ref group="N">This toponym is present 5 times in [[Charentes]]; notably in the name of the village of [[Saint-Grégoire-d'Ardennes]] in [[Charente-Maritime]]); principal source: Jacques Duguet, ''Place names of Charentes'', éditions Bonneton, 1995, p. 9 and 10 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> Belgium, and Luxembourg where it has its usual sense – from Celtic origin – of "high", "high woods" or "forest".<ref>Dottin G., ''The Gallic language: grammar, texts, glossary'', Paris, 1920. {{in lang|fr}}</ref>