Heredia is a place-name and
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
stemming from the singular Latin noun (plural: ). However, different evolution paths have been postulated for the word, even different origins.
Hereditary land
According to Belgian economist
Émile Louis Victor de Laveleye
Émile Louis Victor de Laveleye (5 April 1822 – 3 January 1892) was a Belgium, Belgian economist. He was one of the co-founders of the Institut de Droit International in 1873.
Biography
De Lavaleye was born in Bruges, and educated t ...
, the was "land transmitted hereditarily".
The symbolized "the continuity between one generation of citizens and the next".
In ''Apellidos vascos'', linguist
Koldo Mitxelena postulates a similar ''heredium'' root for the surname and
village Heredia in the
Basque Country
Basque Country may refer to:
* Basque Country (autonomous community), as used in Spain ( es, PaÃs Vasco, link=no), also called , an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain (shown in pink on the map)
* French Basque Country o ...
, attested as Deredia for small place-names in
Basque, due to
prothesis, in the same way as
Basque surname
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
and place-name ''Gerediaga''.
Other words related to include:
* : the next heir.
* :
hereditament, all property that may be inherited.
* : to cause to inherit.
* : an inheritance.
Unit of measurement
A is also an
Ancient Roman unit of measurement
The ancient Roman units of measurement were primarily founded on the ancient Greek units of measurement, Hellenic system, which in turn was influenced by the ancient Egyptian units of measurement, Egyptian system and the Ancient Mesopotamian unit ...
, approximately equivalent to 1.246 acres or 5060 square meters.
Roman Weights & Measure
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Herod
On the other hand, Flavius Josephus believes that ''heredium'' was a name given to a costly citadel
A citadel is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of "city", meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core.
In ...
in memory of Herod's great actions, as Herod "adorned it with the most costly palaces, and erected very strong fortifications" ('' The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus'', page 48).
Likewise, the
History of Free Masonry
' claims that Heredia is a name derived from Herod the Great and his Herodian Kingdom
The Herodian Kingdom of Judea was a client state of the Roman Republic from 37 BCE, when Herod the Great, who had been appointed "King of the Jews" by the Roman Senate in 40/39 BCE, took actual control over the country. When Herod died in 4 BCE, ...
.
References
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* Ancient Rome Studies - Archimedes Project - Harvard University, http://harvard.edu
* Hereditas Journal Information - Oikos Editorial Office - https://web.archive.org/web/20140109064312/http://www.oikos.ekol.lu.se/herjrnl.html
* Heredium - Flavius Josephus - ''The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus'' - https://archive.org/details/genuineworksfla00whisgoog ].
Etymologies