Aveyron

English

Etymology

French Aveyron

Proper noun

Aveyron

One of the départements in Occitanie, France. Capital: Rodez (INSEE code 12).

Translations

département

Catalan: Avairon m
French: Aveyron (fr) m
Occitan: Avairon (oc) m

French

Etymology

Named after the Arve River, of uncertain origin, possibly a Celtic name from Proto-Celtic *garwos (“violent, rough, bumpy”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to bristle”). Compare Welsh garw (“rough, bumpy”) and Irish garbh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.vɛ.ʁɔ̃/, /a.ve.ʁɔ̃/
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Proper noun

Aveyron m

Aveyron (a department of Occitanie, France)
Aude (a right tributary of the Tarn, in southern France)

Derived terms

Aveyronnais
aveyronnais

References

Chambers, William (1882): Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language