Navarre
/nəˈvɑːr/noun
A historical region and former kingdom in northern Spain and southwestern France.
Did you know?Navarre’s name is ancient and obscure, but its political power once made it one of medieval Europe’s most strategically haunted borderlands, ruled between Christian and Muslim worlds.
Etymological Timeline
Roman era
Latin
Nafarra / Navarre
“A regional place-name for the territory around the upper Ebro and western Pyrenees”
Early Medieval
Basque / Romance
Nafarroa
“The local Basque form of the name for the kingdom/region”
Middle Ages
Old Spanish / Old French
Navarre
“The Kingdom of Navarre, a powerful Pyrenean realm”
Modern English
English
Navarre
“The historical region and former kingdom in northern Spain and southwestern France”