Meanings
Origin
- Arabicوَلْبَة
- Phoenician𐤏𐤍𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤋“Baal's fortress”
- LatinOnuba
- EnglishHuelva
Borrowed from Spanish, from Latin Onuba or Onoba, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤍𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ʿnʿ bʿl, “Baal's fortress”), through Arabic وَلْبَة (walba).
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Ancient Greek Ὄνοβα
- Ὄνοβα (Ónoba)city and province in Andalusia, Spain
Arabic وَلْبَة
- وَلْبَة (walba)city and province in Andalusia, Spain
Bulgarian Уелва
- Уелва (Uelva)city and province in Andalusia, Spain
Catalan Huelva
- Huelvacity and province in Andalusia, Spain
Chinese Mandarin 韋爾瓦 /韦尔瓦
- 韋爾瓦 /韦尔瓦 (Wéi'ěrwǎ)city and province in Andalusia, Spain
Finnish Huelva
- Huelvacity and province in Andalusia, Spain
French Huelva
- Huelvacity and province in Andalusia, Spain
Greek Ουέλβα
- Ουέλβα (Ouélva)city and province in Andalusia, Spain
Italian Huelva
- Huelvacity and province in Andalusia, Spain
Japanese ウエルバ
- ウエルバ (Ueruba)city and province in Andalusia, Spain
Korean 우엘바
- 우엘바 (Uelba)city and province in Andalusia, Spain
Latin Onuba, Onoba
- Onubacity and province in Andalusia, Spain
- Onobacity and province in Andalusia, Spain
Persian اوئلوا
- اوئلوا (ove'lvâ)city and province in Andalusia, Spain
Portuguese Huelva
- Huelvacity and province in Andalusia, Spain
Russian Уэ́льва
- Уэ́льва (Uélʹva)city and province in Andalusia, Spain
Spanish Huelva
- Huelvacity and province in Andalusia, Spain
Ukrainian Уе́льва
- Уе́льва (Uélʹva)city and province in Andalusia, Spain
Cite this entry
APA
Huelva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huelva
MLA
“Huelva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huelva. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Huelva,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huelva.
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