Hérault

proper noun

A department of Occitania, France. Capital: Montpellier (INSEE code 34).

OriginFrench Hérault →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A department of Occitania, France. Capital: Montpellier (INSEE code 34).
  2. A river flowing through the departments of Gard and Hérault, in southern France.

Origin

  1. FrenchHérault
  2. EnglishHérault

From French Hérault. The Hérault River was known in Latin as Arauris (or Araura by Strabo). The name is sometimes considered pre-Celtic although the element Ara- suggests a Celtic root.

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Translations

Catalan Erau
  • Eraudepartment
French Hérault, Hérault
  • Héraultdepartment
  • Héraultriver
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Chicago

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