- Habia (root)
Habia, probably from habe(a), is an element in river names as:
* theUhabia , a coastal river of theFrench Basque Country ,
* theArdanabia , a left tributary of theAdour .It may also be found in names as: "Azkabi" (Lohitzun ), "Habiaga" (Ainharp ,Arrast-Larrebieu ,Iholdy ), "Zehabia" (Armendarits ), "Zehabiaga" (Chéraute ), "Intzabi ", "Okabe "…The word "habia" means 'nest' in modern Basque. Its original meaning is 'hole', [Pierre Lhande, "Dictionnaire Basque-Français et Français-Basque", 1926.] 'lower place', where rivers flow.
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