Urraca (also spelled ''Hurraca'', ''Urracha'' and ''Hurracka'' in

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) is a female

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. In

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

, the name means

magpie Magpies are birds of various species of the family Corvidae. 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 c ...

, derived perhaps from

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''furax'', meaning "thievish", in reference to the magpie's tendency to collect shiny items. The name may be of

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 ...

origin, as suggested by

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analysis. *Urraca (9th century), purported wife of

García Íñiguez of Pamplona García or Garcia may refer to: People * García (surname) * Kings of Pamplona/Navarre ** García Íñiguez of Pamplona, king of Pamplona 851/2–882 ** García Sánchez I of Pamplona, king of Pamplona 931–970 ** García Sánchez II of Pamp ...

*Urraca bint Qasi (

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917–929), wife of

Fruela II of León Fruela II ( 874–August 925) was the king of Asturias from 910 to 924 and king of León from 924 to 925. His father was Alfonso III of Asturias and his mother was Jimena. In 910 Fruela and two of his brothers deposed their father, Alfonso, and d ...

Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona Urraca Sánchez (fl. first half of the 10th century CE) was an ''Infanta'' of Pamplona and Queen consort of León. Family Urraca was a daughter of Sancho I, King of Pamplona and his wife Toda of Navarre, and sister of García Sánchez I of Pamp ...

(10th century), wife of

Ramiro II of León Ramiro II ( 900 – 1 January 951), son of Ordoño II of León, Ordoño II and Elvira Menendez, was a Kingdom of León, King of León from 931 until his death. Initially titular king only of a lesser part of the kingdom, he gained the crown of Le ...

*Urraca Fróilaz (fl. 969–978), wife of Aznar Purcelliz * Urraca Garcés (died before 1008), wife of

Fernán González of Castile Fernán González (died 970) was the first autonomous count of Castile. Fernán González was a colourful character of legendary status in Iberia, and founder of the dynasty that would rule a semi-autonomous Castile, laying the foundations for i ...

and

William II Sánchez of Gascony William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ...

Urraca Fernández Urraca Fernández (died 1007) was queen of León and Navarre as the wife of two kings of León and one king of Navarre between 951 and 994. She acted as regent for her son Gonzalo in the County of Aragon in 996–997, and served as co-regent ...

(died 1005/7), wife of Ordoño III of León, Ordoño IV of León and of Sancho II of Pamplona *

Urraca of Covarrubias Urraca García 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 Castil ...

(died 1038), abbess and daughter of García Fernández of Castile *

Urraca Urraca (also spelled ''Hurraca'', ''Urracha'' and ''Hurracka'' in medieval Latin) is a female first name. In Spanish, the name means magpie, derived perhaps from Latin ''furax'', meaning "thievish", in reference to the magpie's tendency to collect ...

, apparently Gómez (died 1039), wife of

Sancho García of Castile The name Sancho () is an Iberian name of Basque origin (Santxo, Santzo, Santso, Antzo, Sans). Sancho stems from the Latin name Sanctius. Feminine forms of the name are Sancha, Sancia, and Sanchia (), and the common patronymic is Sánchez and ...

*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 G ...

*Urraca Sánchez (11th century), wife of

Alfonso V of León Alfonso V (c. 9947 August 1028), called the Noble, was King of León from 999 to 1028. Like other kings of León, he used the title emperor () to assert his standing among the Christian rulers of Spain. He succeeded his father, Bermudo II, in 9 ...

Urraca of Zamora Urraca of Zamora (1033/34 – 1101/03) was a Kingdom of León, Leonese ''infanta'', one of the five children of Ferdinand I of León, Ferdinand I the Great, who received the city of Zamora, Spain, Zamora as her inheritance and exercised palatine ...

(1033/4–1101), daughter of King Ferdinand I of León. *

Urraca of León and Castile Urraca ( León, 24 June 1081 – Saldaña, 8 March 1126), called the Reckless ''(La Temeraria)'', was Queen of León, Castile and Galicia from 1109 until her death. She claimed the imperial title as suo jure ''Empress of All Spain'' and '' ...

(Urraca the Reckless) (1082–1129), Queen of León and Castile, daughter of

Alfonso VI Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula. I ...

, wife of

Alfonso I of Aragon Alfonso I (7 September 1134), called the Battler or the Warrior (), was King of Aragon and Navarre from 1104 until his death in 1134. He was the second son of King Sancho Ramírez and successor of his brother Peter I. With his marriage to U ...

, mother of

Alfonso VII Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century ( Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula. ...

Urraca Henriques Urraca Henriques (born in Guimarães, 1095 - died in Pontedeume, 1173) was an infanta of Portugal, daughter of Henrique de Borgonha, count of Portucale and Teresa de Leão, condessa of Portugal. She was the sister of Afonso Henriques, the f ...

(1097-1173) -

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and sister of

Afonso Henriques Dom Afonso IOr also ''Affonso'' (Archaic Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonso'' ( Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonsus'' (Latin version), sometimes rendered in English as ''Alphonzo'' or ''Alphonse'', depending on the Spanish or French influence ...

Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre Urraca Alfonso (1133 – ), also known as Urraca the Asturian (; ), illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of León, was List of Navarrese consorts, Queen Consort of Navarre by her marriage to García Ramírez of Navarre, García Ramírez. After ...

(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 1175 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 Ferdinand was an ...

(1151–1188), daughter of Alfonso I of Portugal and wife of King Ferdinand II of León *

Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal Urraca of Castile (1186/28 May 1187 – 3 November 1220) was List of Portuguese royal consorts, Queen of Portugal by marriage to Afonso II of Portugal. A daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, Eleanor of ...

(1186/1187–1220), daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Leonor of England *

Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (; 14 July 1913, Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria – 3 May 1999, Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicil ...

(1913–1999), daughter of

Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria Prince Ferdinand Pius (''Ferdinando Pio Maria''), Duke of Calabria and Castro (25 July 1869, Rome – 7 January 1960, Lindau), was head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and pretender to the throne of the extinct Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from ...

(1869–1960) and his wife

Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria (6 July 1872 – 10 June 1954) was the daughter of the last King of Bavaria, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Ludwig III, and Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849–1919), Maria Theresia of Austria-Este. Her husband ...

(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 Urraca Mesa is a large mesa located in Colfax County, New Mexico, Colfax County in northern New Mexico, U.S., on the property of Philmont Scout Ranch. It reaches an elevation of . Legends Urraca Mesa is considered haunted. Legend has it that th ...

, 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 Urracá or Ubarragá Maniá Tigrí (died 1531) was an Ngobe, Ngäbe Amerindian chieftain or cacique in the region of present-day Panama who fought effectively against the Spanish conquistadors. The Spaniards captured Urracá when he met them to d ...

, indigenous freedom fighter of colonial Panama * Urracá, Panama, a corregimiento in Panama * Urraca, a planned, but cancelled, very high altitude (above 1000 kilometers) nuclear test in the

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series in 1962. {{given name Spanish feminine given names Feminine given names