Joan Coromines [SEP] place of birth
Joan Coromines
Joan Coromines i Vigneaux (; also frequently spelled "Joan Corominas"; Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 1905 – Pineda de Mar, Catalonia, Spain, 1997) was a linguist who made important contributions to the study of Catalan, Spanish, and other Romance languages.
His main works are the "Diccionario crítico etimológico de la lengua castellana" (1954-1957), in four volumes, first version of his etymological dictionary of Spanish (with an abridged version, "Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana
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". 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."