Ure

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English Yore, Jor, from Old English Earp, corrupted from Ear + ƿ (abbreviation for ƿæter (water)); first element from Brythonic Isurā with loss of intervocalic s, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *isərós (vigorous, quick), from *eis(ə, related to Sanskrit इषिरम् (iṣiram, fast, quick). Compare the Gaulish river Isara.

Proper noun

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Ure

  1. A river in North Yorkshire, England, which flows through Wensleydale
  2. A surname.

References

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  • Smith, A.H. (1962). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. 7. Cambridge University Press.

Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Ure

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Ur