Núria
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thumb|right|300px|Stained glass in the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Núria Núria () is a Catalan girls' name taken from the Virgin of Núria, a Marian shrine located in the eponymous valley, the Vall de Núria. The name also occurs in Spanish without the accent as Nuria, given that the Spanish name of the valley is el valle de Nuria.
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- female given name
- Named after
- Virgin of Nuria
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- Catalan
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- Núria
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thumb|right|300px|Stained glass in the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Núria Núria () is a Catalan girls' name taken from the Virgin of Núria, a Marian shrine located in the eponymous valley, the Vall de Núria. The name also occurs in Spanish without the accent as Nuria, given that the Spanish name of the valley is el valle de Nuria.
== Etymology and history == The placename, Núria, is believed to be of Basque origin according to Joan Coromines, and related to the word Norra, a variant of Andorra, and meaning "place between valleys."
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