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Basque 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 ...

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water Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a ...

'. This root may be found in many place names and some derivates as: * uharre / ugarre 'torrent' * uhaitz / ugaitz 'torrential river' (French

gave GAVE may refer to: * Gave (Melgaço), a parish in Portugal * Gave (placename element), a French word meaning ''torrential river'' in the west Pyrenees * Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE), a medical condition * Gabinete de Avaliação Educacio ...

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Ousse Ousse (; oc, Ossa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques depa ...

, Urtzaran,

Ossau Valley The Ossau Valley (French: ''Vallée d'Ossau''; Gascon: ''Aussau'' / ''la vath d'Aussau'') is a valley of the France, French Pyrénées, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques ''departments of France, département''. Administration 18 communes of France, ...

< ''valis ursaliensis'' (1127), Oursbelille

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)

Urola The Urola is a river and valley in Gipuzkoa, Basque Autonomous Community, 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 a ...

, from ''ur ola'' 'hut of the water', coastal river in

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Zumaia , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Iñaki Ostolaza Esnal (EH Bildu) , area_code = +34 (Spain) + 943 (Gipuzkoa) , website zumaia.eus Zumaia (, es, link=no, Zumaya) is a small town in ...

(Spain) * Urrobi, from ''ur hobi'' 'water hole', tributary of the Irati River, in

Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

* Ugaran, from ''ur

haran Haran or Aran ( he, הָרָן ''Hārān'') is a man in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. He died in Ur of the Chaldees, was a son of Terah, and brother of Abraham. Through his son Lot, Haran was the ancestor of the Moabites and Ammonite ...

'' 'water valley', in

Zugarramurdi Zugarramurdi is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre in northern Spain. It passed into history as the setting of alleged occult activity featured in the infamous Basque witch trials held in Logroño ...

Uhabia The Uhabia or Ouhabia is a coastal river of the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, southwest France. It is long. Geography It rises at ''Goizbide'' in the woods above Ustaritz and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, where it is known as the ''Apala ...

, from ''ur habia'' 'water hole', coastal river in

Bidart Bidart (; eu, Bidarte)BIDARTE

Nive The Nive (; eu, Errobi; oc, Niva) is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. It is long. The river's source in the Pyrenees in Lower Navarre. The river Nive was made famous by th ...

Cambo-les-Bains Cambo-les-Bains (; eu, Kanbo) is a town in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It lies on the south-western bank of the river Nive. Cambo-les-Bains station has rail c ...

*Uhanki, brook in Saint-Michel *Urontho (= Urondo) tributary of Ur Handia between

Jatxou Jatxou (; Basque ''Jatsu'')JATSU

Villefranque *Ur Handia 'big brook', brooks in

Larrau Larrau (; eu, Larraine)LARRAINE

Ardanabia The Ardanabia (also known as ''Ardanabie'', ''Ardanavie'', ''Ardanavy'', ''Ardanavia'') is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, Southwest France. It is long. Geography The Ardanabia rises in the moors of H ...

Hasparren Hasparren (; eu, Hazparne) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. A resident of Hasparren is known as a 'Hazpandar'. Geography Location It's a ''commune fait partie'' of the Basque Province of Labo ...

*Ur Gaitza (Urgatxa) 'dangerous brook', tributary of the

Urcuit Urcuit (; eu, Urketa)URKETA

Ahetze Ahetze () is a village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The commune is part of the urban area of Bayonne, and of the traditional Basque province of Labourd.

*Ur Xuria (Urtxuria) 'white water', tributary of the Irati River from the Larrau Pass *Ur Beltza, Ur Beltxa 'black water', brook in

Aldudes Aldudes (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aldulais'' or ''Al ...

Urepel Urepel () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 ...

'tepid water', commune of the

Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlanti ...

*Urcuray, river and village of the commune of

and probably: *Urioko erreka, tributary of the Figareliko erreka in

Sare Sare may refer to: People * Bakary Saré (born 1990), Burkinabé football player * Clyde W. Sare (1936–2015), American politician and businessman * Haig Sare (born 1982), Australian rugby union player * Hamit Şare (born 1982), Turkish alpine sk ...

(Uri, tributary of the Harane in Sare). *Oria, coastal river in

Lasarte-Oria Lasarte-Oria is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It was founded in 1986. It is estimated to have a population of around 19.000 people inhabitants. References External li ...

. *Urlo, tributary of the Haltzabala from

Espelette Espelette (; ; oc, Espeleta) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It lies in the traditional Basque province of Labourd. Sights The town is attractive, with traditional Labourd houses and a castle. The ...

and

Souraïde Souraïde (; eu, Zuraide)ZURAIDE

Nivelle Nivelle () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department * Nivelle Offensive The Nivelle offensive (16 April – 9 May 1917) was a Franco-British operation on the Western Front i ...

from Ainhoa. Hydronymy Basque toponymy Place name element etymologies