Malnoue

a farm in La Gaubretière, Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, France; a farm in Marolles-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France; a farm in Ruan-sur-Egvonne, Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France; a hamlet in Soulaines-sur-Aubance, Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France

From malnoue (literally “bad (marshy) pasture”), from mal- + noue.

A malevolent underground river (in actuality a very high water table that floods easily), connected to the Loire and harming people, cattle and buildings with diseases, rot, drowning, etc.; a district of Aubigny-sur-Nère, Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France

From malnoue (literally “bad (marshy) pasture”), from mal- + noue.