Where does “Navarre” come from?

Navarre comes from French Navarre, from Spanish Navarra, from Basque Nafarroa, a region in the western Pyrenees whose ultimate origin remains uncertain.

Ancestry of “Navarre”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	Navarre	—
2	Spanish	Navarra	—
3	Basque	herri	village, town; people, nation; country
4	Proto-Basque	*(h)eRi	—

Words derived from “Navarre”

Navarran

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