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The etymology of ''Eusa'' is not known with certainty, but is presumed to either be a corrupted Celtic apellation or derive from the unattested language of the [[Paleo-Levantine_peoples#Ardmen|Ardmen]]. The island's other name, ''Urufu'' or ''Uruvun'', is Pretannic Celtic and refers to {{wp|Eglwyswrw#Amenities|Saint Wrw}}. Both names are co-official, but local preference is for ''Eusa'', whereas ''Uruvun'' was most commonly used elsewhere in the Coscivian world until the 1960s when the [[Kiravian Remnant]] revised its official style guide at the request of the Eusan legislature. ''Uruvun'' remained standard in the [[Kiravian Union]] and is still used by most people in Great Kirav and Koskenkorva today. | |||
<!-- The island's older name, ''Èusa'', is an exonym from the Callan language which was later borrowed into Kiravic. The name ''Uruvun'' is a Coscivisation of ''Urufu'', the more common English name, which is of uncertain origin but speculated to derive from Ancient Odoneran. Both names are co-official according to the colony's charter, but the island's inhabitants almost exclusively prefer ''Èusa''. In Kiravic, ''Èusa'' is the preferred toponym in the Nohæric and High Kiravic literary forms, while ''Uruvun'' is preferred in Standard Coscivian. Most colonial official documents refer to the island as ''Èusa'', while most federal documents use ''Uruvun''. --> | <!-- The island's older name, ''Èusa'', is an exonym from the Callan language which was later borrowed into Kiravic. The name ''Uruvun'' is a Coscivisation of ''Urufu'', the more common English name, which is of uncertain origin but speculated to derive from Ancient Odoneran. Both names are co-official according to the colony's charter, but the island's inhabitants almost exclusively prefer ''Èusa''. In Kiravic, ''Èusa'' is the preferred toponym in the Nohæric and High Kiravic literary forms, while ''Uruvun'' is preferred in Standard Coscivian. Most colonial official documents refer to the island as ''Èusa'', while most federal documents use ''Uruvun''. --> | ||