Sardinia

Meaning

Proper Noun

• island in the sea, Mediterranean and a region of Italy (country).
• town New York (state).
• village Ohio (state).
• (unincorporated) community Indiana (state).

Origin

• Borrowing from Latin Sardinia and Ancient Greek Σαρδώ, which in turn derive from a pre-Roman language, *sard, *shard. It is connected by some scholars to the name of the Sherden or Shardana, an ethnic group amongst the Sea Peoples. A Phoenician inscription found in Nora and dated to the 9th century identifies the island as Shardan.