Nest: An Expatriate's Survival Guide: Of Hives and Men Monday, June 4, 2012 Of Hives and Men From Wikipedia: Urticaria  (from the Latin  urtica ,  nettle  (whence It.  ortica , Sp.  ortiga , Pg.  urtiga , Fr.  ortie )  urere , to burn), [1]  commonly referred to as hives , is