Urraca (also spelled ''Hurraca'', ''Urracha'' and ''Hurracka'' in
medieval Latin) is a female
first name. In
Spanish, the name means
magpie
Magpies are birds of the Corvidae family. Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures. The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the world's most intelligent creatures, and is one ...
, derived perhaps from
Latin ''furax'', meaning "thievish", in reference to the magpie's tendency to collect shiny items. The name may be of
Basque origin, as suggested by
onomastic analysis.
*Urraca (9th century), purported wife of
García Íñiguez of Pamplona
*Urraca bint Qasi (
fl.
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...
917–929), wife of
Fruela II of León
Fruela II (Froila II) (c. 875–July 925) was the King of Asturias from the death of his father, Alfonso III of Asturias, in 910 to his own death. When his father died, the kingdom was divided, with the third son, Fruela, taking the original port ...
*
Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona (10th century), wife of
Ramiro II of León
*Urraca Fróilaz (fl. 969–978), wife of
Aznar Purcelliz Aznar is a Spanish and Gascon surname of Basque origin and an obsolete given name. It probably stems from old Basque "azenar(i)" ('fox', modern "azeri"). Notable people with this name include the following:
Surname
* Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas ...
*Urraca Garcés (died before 1008), wife of
Fernán González of Castile and
William II Sánchez of Gascony
*
Urraca Fernández (died 1005/7), wife of Ordoño III of León, Ordoño IV of León and of Sancho II of Pamplona
*
Urraca of Covarrubias
Urraca of Castile (died after January 1038) was co-regent of Castile during the minority of her nephew, García Sánchez of Castile, in 1017-28.
Life
She was the daughter of García Fernández of Castile, García Fernández, List of Castilian c ...
(died 1038), abbess and daughter of García Fernández of Castile
*Urraca, apparently Gómez (died 1039), wife of
Sancho García of Castile
*Urraca Sánchez (died 1041), wife of
Sancho VI William of Gascony Sancho VI William (Basque: ''Antso Gilen'', French: ''Sanche Guillaume'', Gascon: ''Sans Guilhem'', Spanish: ''Sancho Guillén'') (died 4 October 1032) was the Duke of Gascony from 1009 to his death. His reign is most notable for the renewal of Ga ...
*Urraca Sánchez (11th century), wife of
Alfonso V of León
*
Urraca of Zamora (1033/4–1101), daughter of King Ferdinand I of León.
*
Urraca of León and Castile (Urraca the Reckless) (1082–1129), Queen of León and Castile, daughter of
Alfonso VI, wife of
Alfonso I of Aragon, mother of
Alfonso VII
*
Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre (Urraca the Asturian) (1132–1164), daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Castile, and queen consort of García Ramírez of Navarre
*
Urraca of Portugal
Urraca of Portugal (; (1148 – 1211)) was the queen of León from 1165 until 1171 or 1172 as the wife of King Ferdinand II. She was the daughter of the first Portuguese king, Afonso I, and the mother of Alfonso IX. After her marriage to Ferdinan ...
(1151–1188), daughter of Alfonso I of Portugal and wife of King Ferdinand II of León
*
Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal (1186/1187–1220), daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Leonor of England
*
Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1913–1999), daughter of
Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria (1869–1960) and his wife
Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria (1872–1954)
References
*Jaime de Salazar y Acha. 2006
"Urraca: un nombre egregio en la onomástica altomedieval" ''En la España medieval'', 29 (Extra 1), 29–48. Also published in ''Estudios de genealogía, heráldica y nobiliaria'', ed. Miguel Angel Laredo Quesada, 29–48 (
).
Disambiguation
Urraca may also refer to:
*
Urraca Mesa, a mesa in northern New Mexico on the property of Philmont Scout Ranch, which is the most lightning-struck place in the state and has religious significance to a number of local indigenous tribes
*
Urracá, indigenous freedom fighter of colonial Panama
*
Urracá, Panama
Urracá is a Corregimientos of Panama, corregimiento in Santiago District, Veraguas, Santiago District, Veraguas Province, Panama with a population of 1,399 as of 2010. It was created by Law 53 of November 22, 2002.
References
Corregi ...
, a corregimiento in Panama
* Urraca, a planned, but cancelled, very high altitude (above 1000 kilometers) nuclear test in the
Operation Fishbowl series in 1962.
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