• Source: Leize

Leize is a widespread hydronymic root meaning 'pit', or 'ravine'. It appears in modern Basque dictionaries as leze 'cave'.
It may be found at the origin of river or place names as:




Rivers and valleys


the Leitzaran (from Leize Haran 'valley of the Leize'), a river from Leitza in Navarre
the Léez, a left tributary of the Adour
the Léès, a right tributary of the Léez
the Leze, a river flowing through a cave in Araia
the Lèze, a left tributary of the Ariège
the Lèze and the Lezà, two small tributaries of the Baïse de Lasseube
the Lez (river), a coastal river in Hérault
the Lez (Salat), a left tributary of the Salat (Ariège)
the Lez (Rhône), a left tributary of the Rhône
the Leza,
the Lezo, in La Rioja, Spain
the Lizonne or Nizonne, a tributary of the Dronne (Dordogne basin)
the Lizou, a tributary of the Arcis (Adour basin)
the Lis or Lys, a left tributary of the Échez (Adour basin)
the Lis or Lys, a right tributary of the Bouès (Adour basin)
the Lis Circus where the ski resort of Cauterets is located.
the Lis Valley near Luchon in the Pyrenees.
the Lys, a left tributary of the Layon (Anjou).
On the other hand, the Lys or Leie is based on another root, the Gaulish word liga 'silt'.




Municipalities


Lées-Athas, commune of the Aspe Valley (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Les, municipality of the Val d'Aran.
Lez, commune of Haute-Garonne
Lez, former commune of Aveyron, today integrated into Taussac
Lez, village of the commune of Saint-Béat in Haute-Garonne.
Lys, commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Saint-Lys (ex Saint-Nicolas de Lys), commune in the southwest of Toulouse.
Leizpartz, a hamlet of Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry




Antroponyms


Lexeia, an antiquated Aquitanian and Basque female name, for example, documentary film director, Lexeia Larrañaga de Val.




See also


Loch




References

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