Its name was taken from that of the county, which had been derived, misspelled, from Juan de Ugalde, the Spanish-born Mexican governor (1777–83) of the province of San Francisco de Coahuila in New Spain (Mexico).
Here is an interesting bit of information. The town, located 85 miles west of San Antonio, has been home to an impressive list of celebrities and politicians.
You can rearrange the letters and spell valued
You can steal it....its cool haha
https://www.britannica.com/place/Uvalde
Its name was taken from that of the county, which had been derived, misspelled, from Juan de Ugalde, the Spanish-born Mexican governor (1777–83) of the province of San Francisco de Coahuila in New Spain (Mexico).
Uvalde = oak
Here is an interesting bit of information. The town, located 85 miles west of San Antonio, has been home to an impressive list of celebrities and politicians.
Since Ugalde was a well-known figure and the namesake of Coahuilla, the town and county was named after him.
So how did the switch from g to v in Ugalde come about?
"(I) don't know how we switched a g to a v, but that's what it was," Anderson said.
From there, despite Indian raids and a few years of lawlessness, Uvalde began to thrive.
Yep, ty for this " river bank, beach, flood"
Here's an article.
So in other words " river bank, beach or flood"