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Shannon: Irish Sionann, name of a river goddess, Old Irish Sinann, from sen "old, ancient" [6] Siret: from ancient Thracian Seretos, probably from PIE *sreu = "to flow" Slaney: Irish meaning "river of health" Tay: Celtic river goddess Tawa (Tava, Tatha, "the silent one") [7] Tambre: From Tamaris with the same root that Tamar.
River Waveney (the "ey" part of the name means "river") Winterbourne Stream, East Sussex, UK — bourne meaning a stream that only flows in winter. River Wissey (the "ey" part of the name means "river") Withlacoochee River, Withlacoochee probably comes from the Muskogean word meaning "little river." Bakkárholtsá in the Ölfus region of ...
The Vermilion River likewise was named with a translation of the original Ottawa name Ulam Thipi, 'red face paint river'. Piqua – Shawnee Pekowi , name of one of the five divisions of the Shawnee. Wapakoneta – from Shawnee Wa·po’kanite 'Place of White Bones' ( wa·pa 'white'+ (h)o’kani 'bone'+- ite locative suffix).
List of drainage basins by area (including rivers, lakes, and endorheic basins) List of largest unfragmented rivers; List of longest undammed rivers; List of river name etymologies; List of rivers by age; List of rivers by discharge; List of rivers by length; List of rivers of Central America and the Caribbean; List of rivers of the Americas
Some rivers have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article provides known alternative names for all major European rivers. It also includes alternative names of some lesser rivers that are important because of their location or history. This article does not offer any opinion about what the "original", "official ...
Following is a list of rivers of classical antiquity stating the Latin name, the equivalent English name, and also, in some cases, Greek and local name. The scope is intended to include, at least, rivers named and known widely in the Roman empire. This includes some rivers beyond the bounds of the Roman empire at its peak.
Pages in category "Lists of rivers" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. ... List of river systems by length; List of river name etymologies; A.
List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem) List of longest rivers of the United States by state; List of rivers of the United States by discharge; List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers; List of river borders of U.S. states; List of rivers of U.S. insular areas; List of rivers of the Americas by coastline