Jel (root)
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For homonyms, see Jel.
*Jel is a very productive Aquitanian hydronymic root.[citation needed] It may be found at the origin of river names as:
- Géla, tributary of the Neste d'Aragnouet.
- Gèle, tributary of the Baïse.
- Gélis, tributary of the Luy de Béarn.
- Gélise, tributary of the Baïse.
- Géline, tributary of the Échez.
- Géloux, tributary of the Midouze.
- Geüle, tributary of the Gave de Pau.
- Geü, tributary of the Gave de Pau.
- Jéoû, tributary of the Luy de Béarn.
The following place names are related:
- Gélos, a commune in Béarn, and many house names Jeloz in the Basque Country.
- Mongelos, a village of Lower Navarre
- Casteljaloux, Gascon city in Lot-et-Garonne
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