Ur (root)
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Ur is the Basque
word for 'water
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This root may be found in many place names and some derivates as:
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Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
word for 'water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
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This root may be found in many place names and some derivates as:
- uharre / ugarre 'torrent'
- uhaitzUhaitzUhaitz or Ugaitz is a Basque word meaning 'torrential river' . It is a derivative of uharre 'torrent', itself based on the root ur 'water'.- River names :* Uhaitza or Uhaitz Handia 'big torrent', vernacular name of the Saison...
/ ugaitz 'torrential river' (French gaveGave (stem)The French word gave is a generic name referring to torrential rivers, in the west side of the Pyrenees. In the central part of the Pyrenees, the name neste has the same function....
). - urtz-◂ Ourse > OusseOusseOusse is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Urtzaran, Ossau ValleyOssau ValleyThe Ossau Valley is a valley of the French Pyrénées, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département.- Administration :...
< valis ursaliensis (1127), OursbelilleOursbelilleOursbelille is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...
House names (thus family names)
- Uhalde or Ugalde, from ur alde 'water side'; Family names: Duhalde, Uhalt, Duhalt.
- Uharte or Ugarte, from ur arte 'between water' ('between two brooks'; 'island'); Family names: Duhart, Duarte'.
River names (thus village names)
- UrolaUrolaThe Urola is a river and valley in Gipuzkoa , Basque Country, Spain.The river is only 55 kilometres in length, and runs from headwaters in the Aizkorri Mountains, near the town of Legazpi to its outflow into the Cantabrian Sea at the town of Zumaia on the Bay of Biscay...
, from ur ola 'hut of the water', coastal river in AzpeitiaAzpeitiaAzpeitia is a town and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain, located on the Urola river a few kilometres east of Azkoitia. Its population is 13,708 . It is located 16 miles southwest of Donostia/San Sebastián.Azpeitia is the birth place of Ignatius of Loyola...
and ZumaiaZumaiaZumaia is a small town in the north of Spain in the Basque Country. The Mayor is Iñaki Agirrezabala, member of Eusko Alkartasuna and Gazte Abertzaleak....
(Spain) - Urrobi, from ur hobi 'water hole', tributary of the Irati River, in NavarreNavarreNavarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
- Ugaran, from ur haranHaranHaran or Aran is a figure in Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. Haran was born in Ur Kaśdim , the son of Terah and thus a descendant of Shem. Haran's brothers were Abram/Abraham and Nahor...
'water valley', in ZugarramurdiZugarramurdiZugarramurdi is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. It passed into history as the setting of the infamous Basque witch trials. Every year in spectacular caves near Zugarramundi the town celebrate the ‘day of the witch’.-External... - UhabiaUhabiaThe Uhabia or Ouhabia is a coastal river of the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, Southwest France.- Geography :It rises at Goizbide in the woods above Ustaritz and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, where it is known as the Apalagako erreka....
, from ur habiaHabiaHabia may refer to:* Habia , a bird genus* Habia , the hydronymic word root...
'water hole', coastal river in BidartBidartBidart is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the traditional Basque province of Labourd.-References:* -External links:* Information available in Spanish...
(France) - Uhaneko erreka, right tributary of the NiveNiveThe Nive is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. The river's source in the Pyrenees in Lower Navarre...
in Cambo-les-BainsCambo-les-BainsCambo-les-Bains is a town in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-People:... - Uhanki, brook in Saint-MichelSaint-Michel, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesSaint-Michel is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre. It borders Caro to the north, Aincille and Estérençuby to the east, Uhart-Cize and Arnéguy to the west, and Spain to the south.-References:* -External...
- Urontho (= Urondo) tributary of Ur Handia between JatxouJatxouJatxou is a village in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-External links:...
and VillefranqueVillefranque, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesVillefranque is a town in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-External links:... - Ur Handia 'big brook', brooks in LarrauLarrauLarrau is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Soule.-External links:*...
and tributary of the ArdanabiaArdanabiaThe Ardanabia is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, Southwest France.- Geography :...
in HasparrenHasparrenHasparren is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.The name means 'before or down the rock' in Basque. A resident of Hasparren is known as a 'Haspandar'.-External links:... - Ur Gaitza (Urgatxa) 'dangerous brook', tributary of the ArdanabiaArdanabiaThe Ardanabia is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, Southwest France.- Geography :...
in UrcuitUrcuitUrcuit is a small village in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-External links:... - Ur Ona (Uroneko erreka) 'good water', brook in AhetzeAhetzeAhetze is a small village in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:* -External links:*...
- Ur Xuria (Urtxuria) 'white water', tributary of the Irati River from the Larrau Pass
- Ur Beltza, Ur Beltxa 'black water', brook in AldudesAldudesAldudes is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-Population:The population has been steadily declining over the years.It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre.-References:* -External links:...
- UrepelUrepelUrepel is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre.-External links:*...
'tepid water', commune of the Pyrénées-AtlantiquesPyrénées-AtlantiquesPyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :... - Urcuray, river and village of the commune of HasparrenHasparrenHasparren is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.The name means 'before or down the rock' in Basque. A resident of Hasparren is known as a 'Haspandar'.-External links:...
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- Urioko erreka, tributary of the Figareliko erreka in SareSareSare is a village in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France....
(Uri, tributary of the Harane in Sare). - Oria, coastal river in Lasarte-OriaLasarte-OriaLasarte-Oria is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* Information available in Spanish and Basque.* Information available in Spanish...
. - Urlo, tributary of the Haltzabala from EspeletteEspeletteEspelette is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It lies in the traditional Basque province of Labourd.-Sights:...
and SouraïdeSouraïdeSouraïde is a small village in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-External links:...
. - Urma, tributary of the NivelleNivelle-References:*...
from AinhoaAinhoaAinhoa can refer to:* Ainhoa, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France* Ainhoa, a common name for women in the Basque Country:** Ainhoa is the artistic name of Ainhoa Cantalapiedra, Spanish singer** Ainhoa Arteta, Spanish soprano.** Ainhoa Murúa, Spanish triathlete....
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