Leize


Leize is a widespread hydronymic root meaning 'pit','ravine'. It appears in modern Basque dictionaries as leze 'cave'.
It may be found at the origin of river or place names as:

Rivers and valleys

The Pyrenean hydronym Neste is related.
On the other hand, the Lys or Leie is based on another root, the Gaulish word liga 'silt'.

Municipalities