English word origin

Etymology of Uri

From Medieval Latin Uronia, possibly from Latin ora (“edge, brim”), or from the pre-Roman substrate hydronym *wer (“water”) + the Latin suffix -n-. More at Uri.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A canton of Switzerland. · A city in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.

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From Medieval Latin Uronia, possibly from Latin ora (“edge, brim”), or from the pre-Roman substrate hydronym *wer (“water”) + the Latin suffix -n-. More at Uri.

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Derivation mentionorala · edge, brim

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Source etymology 2

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name

A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

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From Hebrew אוּרִי (úri, “light”).

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Derivation mentionאוּרִיhe

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