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South in French is sud, while noon is indeed midi. However, the two words are the same in Latin (meridies, lit. midday, as in p.m. = post meridiem, etc.), so pr

South in French is sud, while noon is indeed midi. However, the two words are the same in Latin (meridies, lit. midday, as in p.m. = post meridiem, etc.), so probably in some of the other Romance languages they do match?

jgrahamc 3y ago
The south of France is known colloquially as "Le Midi".
rpigab 3y ago
Midi is also a word for south in French, colloquially. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_France