Orthez

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Orthez, itself from Occitan.

Proper noun

Orthez (plural Orthezes)

1. A town in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

   Holonym: Béarn

2. A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Orthez”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears

French

Etymology

• (town): Borrowed from Occitan Ortès.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.tɛz/
• Homophone: orthèse

Proper noun

Orthez m or f

1. Orthez (a town in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)

   Holonym: Béarn

Proper noun

Orthez m or f by sense

1. a surname from Occitan.

Derived terms

• Orthézien
• orthézien

 

Descendants

• → English: Orthez

Further reading

• filae.com
• Forebears (French)
• Géoportail, Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, 2019