What does ecosse mean ref Scotland?

Écosse is the French name for Scotland. It is derived from the Latin word Scotia, which was first used in the 1st century AD by the Roman writer Pomponius Mela to refer to the land of the Scots. The word Scotia was later used by other Roman writers, such as Tacitus and Ptolemy, and it became the standard Latin name for Scotland. The French name Écosse is derived from the Latin Scotia, but it is pronounced differently. The French pronounce the letter "c" as "s", and the letter "o" as "o". This gives the word Écosse its distinctive pronunciation.