Habia, probably from habe(a), is an element in river names as: the Uhabia, a coastal river of the French Basque Country, the Ardanabia, a left tributary of the Adour. It may also be found in names as: Azkabi (Lohitzun), Habiaga (Ainharp, Arrast-Larrebieu, Iholdy), Zehabia (Armendarits), Zehabiaga (Chéraute), Intzabi, Okabe…
The word habia means 'nest' in modern Basque. Its original meaning is 'hole',Lhande, P. Dictionnaire Basque-Français et Français-Basque, 1926. 'lower place', where rivers flow.
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