Place Names Categorized "rivers longer than 1000 km"
This is a list of place names in which the categories include rivers longer than 1000 km.
Amazon(River & Region)English The name of a river and rainforest situated in Brazil and some neighbouring countries. The river was named Río Amazonas, reportedly after the Amazons of Greek mythology, by the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana when his expedition was attacked there in 1542 by indigenous warrior women. The Greek name may be of Iranian origin meaning "warriors".
Columbia(Region, Settlement, Political Subdivision & River)English, Italian, Spanish, Late Roman Named after the explorer Christopher Columbus, called Cristoforo Colombo in Italian (see the surname Colombo). This is the name of several cities in the Americas (including the District of Columbia, also called Washington D.C.), and a river in Canada and the United States. It is also a name used historically to refer to the New World.
Congo(River & Country)English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Danish From Kongo, of uncertain origin, the name of a kingdom in central Africa that existed from the 14th to 19th century. The Congo River (also called the Zaire River) was named after the kingdom. Belgian and French colonies were established in the 19th century, named after the river, which eventually led to two African countries, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) and the Republic of the Congo.
Danube(River)English, French From Latin Danubius, from Old Celtic *Danowyos, from an Indo-European root meaning "river". This is the name of a river that flows east through Europe to the Black Sea.
Euphrates(River)English, Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek From Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrates), the name of a river in Mesopotamia. It is derived from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (Ufratu), itself from Elamite or Sumerian, of uncertain meaning.
Indus(River)English, Ancient Roman From Old Persian Hindus, which was from Sanskrit सिन्धु (Sindhu) meaning "body of trembling water, river". This is the name of a river in Pakistan and India.
Mississippi(River & Political Subdivision)English Derived from Ojibwe misi-ziibi meaning "great river". This is the name of a large river in the United States, as well as an American state named after it.
Nile(River)English From Latin Nilus, which was from Greek Νεῖλος (Neilos), possibly of Semitic origin meaning "river". This is the name of a long river in Africa.
Paraguay(Country, River & Settlement)Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Czech, Guarani The name of a landlocked country in South America. It is derived from a river of the same name, of uncertain meaning. It possibly means "water from the sea" in Guaraní, from para "sea", gua "from" and y "water". In Guaraní Paraguái is the name of the country and the river, with Paraguay the name of the capital city Asunción.
Rhine(River)English Ultimately from Gaulish Renos, derived from a Celtic root meaning "expanse of water, waterway". This is the name of a European river that runs from Switzerland to the Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea.
Tennessee(Political Subdivision & River)English From Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (Tanasi), the name of a now-abandoned village, of unknown meaning. It has given its name to an American state and a river.
Ural(Region & River)Russian, English, German, Turkish, Bashkir Meaning unknown, possibly from Turkic aral meaning "island, boundary". This is the name of a mountain range and a river in western Russia.
Zambezi(River)Chewa, Bemba, Tonga, Shona, English The name of a river in the south of Africa, of uncertain meaning. It could possibly be from the name of the Bisa people of Zambia. According to the explorer David Livingstone it meant "great river".