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The Isis. Coordinates: 51.7429°N 1.2497°W. Punting on the Isis at Oxford. Map of Oxford c. 1900, with the river labelled as "River Thames or Isis". Rowing on the Isis opposite the Oxford college boathouses. " The Isis " (/ ˈaɪsɪs / EYE-siss) is an alternative name for the River Thames, used from its source in the Cotswolds until it is ...
The River Thames (/ tɛmz / ⓘ TEMZ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn. The river rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire and ...
Slaney: Irish meaning "river of health". Tay: Celtic river goddess Tawa (Tava, Tatha, "the silent one") [6] Tambre: From Tamaris with the same root that Tamar. Thames: Latin "Tamesis" from Brythonic meaning "dark river". The Thame and Tamar, and probably the three rivers called Tame, have a similar etymological root.
The original name of the river was the Granta and (unusually) its present name derives from the city of Cambridge (Old English: Grantebrycge) rather than the other way around: After the city's present name developed in Middle English, the river's name was backformed to match.
Version 0.3 of Linux distribution elementary OS, originally to be called Isis, was renamed Freya. [1] ( Freya is a Norse goddess.). A mobile banking app previously known as ISIS changed its name to Softcard in 2014, stating "We have no desire to share a name with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and our hearts go out to those affected by this violence".
The name Daesh, considered pejorative by the Islamic State, [10] is the common term for the group used in the Muslim world. It is based on the Arabic letters Dāl, 'alif, `ayn, and shīn, which together form the acronym داعش (Dāʿish) of ISIL's 2013 name al-Dawla al-ʾIslāmiyya fī al-`Irāq wa al-Shām. [1] It is pronounced with the ...
Isis ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in the United States between 1994 and 2014, reaching peak popularity in 2005, when it was the 522nd most popular name for baby girls.
This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use.The study of place names is called toponymy; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland.