法蘭西島為何被稱為島？

度娘解釋為卡佩王朝時法王政令不出巴黎，如同困於孤島，很多人也採信了這一說法。然而這明顯是扯淡的，雨果卡佩被選為王時就是法蘭西島公爵，可見先有法蘭西島，再有法蘭西。那麼法蘭西島究竟是怎麼得到這個名字的呢？

The history of ?le-de-France dates back to The Middle Ages when ?le-de-France was also known as Isle of France.

The name "Isle de France" first appeared in 1387 when the term "France" designated certain Crown territories, replacing the pays de France ("pays" means "region/county" as well as "country"). Literally, the name "Island of France" was derived from its being bordered by the Seine, Marne, Oise and Beuvronne rivers, which surround it like an island. The name may also inherit from the FrankishLidle Franke / Lilde Franke, or, "little France". Because the "French"/Frankish kings were bilingual until the 12th or 13th century,

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the Frankish expression may have evolved when Francia ("Franko/n", "Franke", or "Franchonolant" in Frankish) no longer meant the entire Frankish Empire but only the smaller West Francia, and later the even smaller "Pays de France". The expression "Lidle Franke" / "Lilde Franke" may have persisted until the 13th century when locals quit pronouncing the "s" in "isle"; then "Lilde France" [lild?fr?nts?] would have been difficult to distinguish from l"?le-de-France (IPA: [lild?fr?ns?]).

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