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
- A department of Occitania, France. Capital: Montpellier (INSEE code 34).
- A river flowing through the departments of Gard and Hérault, in southern France.
Translations
department
Anagrams
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/
Audio (Paris): (file) Audio (France (Paris)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Hérault)): (file) Audio (France (Lyon)): (file) Audio (France (Somain)): (file) - Homophones: Héraud, héraut, héros
Proper noun
Hérault m
- Hérault (a department of Occitania, France)
- Hérault (a river flowing through the departments of Gard and Hérault, in southern France)
Derived terms
- Héraultais, Héraultaise
- héraultais