Hérault

See also: herault

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Hérault

1. One of the départements in Occitanie, France (the department was named after the river). Capital: Montpellier (INSEE code 34).
2. A river of that department.

Translations

département

• Breton: Erau
• Catalan: Erau m
• French: Hérault (fr) m
• Macedonian: Е́ро m (Éro)
• Marathi: एरो m (ero)
• Occitan: Erau (oc) m

river

• French: Hérault (fr) m
• Marathi: एरो f (ero)

Anagrams

• Rheault, laureth

French

Etymology

Found in Latin as Arauris (or Araura by Strabo), the name of a river. The name is sometimes considered Pre-Celtic although the element Ara- suggests a Celtic root.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /e.ʁo/

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• Homophones: Héraud, héraut, héros

Proper noun

Hérault m

1. Hérault (a department of Occitanie, France)
2. Hérault (a river in southern France)

Derived terms

• Héraultais, Héraultaise
• héraultais