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Gender Feminine
Usage Basque
Meaning & History
Taken from the name of a village (and its church) near Álava, Spain. This church is situated on the famous pilgrimage route St. James's Way. According to linguist Joan Coromines, the name is derived form Ibero-Basque *aial "genista, gorse; scorpion".