Latin names of European rivers
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Following is a list of rivers stating the Latin and equivalent English name.
| Latin | English, (other) and older names |
|---|---|
| Achelous? | Achelous/Acheloos |
| Albis | Elbe (Labe, Łaba) |
| Alpheus? | Alpheus River (AlfeilpheiVardar) |
| Alutus | Olt |
| Anisus | Enns |
| Arsia | Raša River (Istra peninsula) |
| Autarias | Tara (Bosnia + Montenegro) |
| Barbana | Bojana (in Albania) |
| Bassanius | Bosna River (in Bosnia) |
| Borysthenes | Dnieper (Dniepr) |
| Cephissus? (Athenae) | Cephissus River (Athens) (Kephisso, Kifisso) |
| Cephissus? (Boeotia) | Cephissus River (Boeotia) |
| Cephissus? (Eleusis) | Cephissus River (Eleusis) |
| Colapis | Kolpa (Kupa) |
| Colubra | Kolubara (in Serbia) |
| Corona | Korana (Croatia + Bosnia) |
| Crisus | Criş |
| Danuvius | Upper Danube (Donau, Donava, Dunarea) |
| Dierna | Cerna |
| Drimus | Drim River (Albania + Makedonija) |
| Drinus | Drina (Bosnia + Serbia) |
| Durius | Douro (Duero) |
| Dravus | Drave (Drau, Drava, Drᶡ) |
| Garumna | Garonne |
| Hierasus | Siret |
| Hypanis | Boh |
| Iberus | Ebre (Ebro) |
| Ister | Lower Danube (Donau, Donava, Dunărea) |
| Korkoras | Krka |
| Ligara, Ligera | Loire |
| Limus | Lim (Serbia + Montenegro) |
| Maris | Mureş |
| Matrona | Marne |
| Moenus | Main |
| Murus | Mur, Mura |
| Natiso | Natisone |
| Naro | Neretva in Herzegovina |
| Natissis | Noteć |
| Oenus | Inn |
| Ordessos | Argeş |
| Peneus? (Elea) | Peneus River (Elia) |
| Peneus? (Tempe) | Peneus River (Tempe) |
| Pyretus | Prut |
| Rhenus | Rhine |
| Rodanus, Rhodanus | [[Rhone River|Rh?] |
| Sabrina | Severn |
| Salla | Saale (Zala, Sala) |
| Samus | Someş |
| Savus | Sava |
| Senta | Zeta (in Montenegro) |
| Sequana | Seine |
| Sontius, Aesontius | Soča (Isonzo) |
| Styx | Styx River, modern ? |
| Tagus | Tagus |
| Tamesis | Thames |
| Tiber, Tiberis | Tiber River (Tevere) |
| Tibicus | Timiş |
| Timacus | Timok (Serbia + Bulgaria) |
| Tisia | Tissa |
| Tribessa | Trebišnjica (in Herzegovina) |
| Tyras | Dniester (Nistru) |
| Urpanus | Vrbas (in Bosnia) |
| Viadua, Viadrua, Odera | Oder (Odra) |
| Vistula | Vistula (Wisła, Weichsel) |
| Vurta | Warta |
partial list
? - Latinized spelling of a Greek derived name
See also:
- Latin names of European cities
- Latin names of cities
- Latin names of geographical features
- Latin names of islands
- Latin names of lakes
- Latin names of mountains
- Latin names of regions
- Latin names of rivers
- List of Roman place names in Britain
- Romano-British
- Roman place names
- Roman sites in the United Kingdom
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References
- Adapted and completed from the Wikipedia article, "Latin_names_of_European_rivers" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_names_of_European_rivers, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
