Hainaut

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Hainaut or Hainault coud refer tae:

  • Hainaut (province), the modren Belgian province, pairt o Wallonie
  • Coonty o Hainaut, the feudal entity creatit in 1071 on the order o Henry IV, owerlappin pairt o northren Fraunce wi the modren Hainaut province o Belgium
  • French Hainaut, a pairt o the umwhile province Flanders an Hainaut
  • Hainault, Lunnon, the suburb. This name is no derivit frae the French/Belgian province, but actually frae Auld Inglis "Hyneholt".