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Uhaitz or Ugaitz is a Basque word meaning 'torrential river' (French gave). 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
- Uhaitxa, river of Sainte-Engrâce, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
- Uhaitza (Uraitza, Uhaitxe), river in Pagolle
- Uhaitz or Uhatz, brook in Ascain, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
- Uhaitz-zubi, a tributary of the Estang that rises in Jatxou
and probably,
- the Gaison, former name of the Saison
- Ugarre, brooks in Larrau and Esterençuby
- Uharka, brook in Sare
- Uharratea (Uharatia), tributary of the Otsarteko erreka in Iholdy
Village names
- Ugartzan, Uhartzane < *Uhartzengo (uaurcengo in 1249; ugarrçaun in 1366), a hamlet of the commune of Ossès, Lower Navarre, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Notes and references
- with expressive palatalization /uhajtʃa/.
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