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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Ain (River & Political Subdivision) French
A river and department in France.

Ancre (River) French
This is the name of a river in Picardy, France.

Andelle (River) French
The name of a river in Normandy, France.

Aragon (Country, Political Subdivision & River) English, French, Occitan, Tagalog, Friulian
Form of Aragón.

Dniestr (River) French, Polish
French and Polish form of Dniester.

Eau Claire (Settlement & River) English (American), French
From French eau, "water" and claire, "clear". The city in Wisconsin is named for the river.

Euphrate (River) French
French form of Euphrates.

Gambie (Country & River) Czech, French
Czech and French form of Gambia.

Gatineau (Settlement & River) French (Quebec)
City and river in Quebec, Canada. Named after city official Nicholas Gatineau dit Duplessis.

Lilongwe (Political Subdivision, Settlement & River) English, Chewa, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Swahili
From Chewa Lilongwe, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a river and the capital city of Malawi, as well as the district around it.

Loire (River) French
From Latin Liger, a transcription of the native Gaulish name of the river, derived from the Gaulish word liga, meaning "silt, sediment", itself deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root *legʰ-, meaning "to lie".... [more]

Marne (River) French
From Latin Dea Mātrōna, meaning literally “divine mother goddess”, the name of a mother goddess associated with the river who was worshipped by the Gauls.... [more]

Mékong (River) French
French form of Mekong.

Oise (River & Political Subdivision) French
Related to the Latin name Isara, borrowed from Celtic, though ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *isərós “vigorous, quick”, from *eis(ə, related to Sanskrit इषिरम् “fast, quick”.... [more]

Oufa (Settlement & River) French
French form of Ufa.

Oural (Region, River & Mountain) French
French form of Ural.

Rhône (River) French
From Gaulish *Rodonos or *Rotonos, from a Proto-Indo-European root *ret-, meaning "to run, to roll", frequently found in names for rivers.... [more]

Rivière Des Embarras (River) French
A river in Minnesota. From French rivière des embarras meaning "river of obstructions".

Roer (River) Dutch, French, Italian, Luxembourgish
Dutch, French, Italian and Luxembourgish form of Rur.

Saïgon (Settlement & River) French
French form of Saigon.

Saint John (River) Maliseet, French, English
The original Maliseet (Wolastoqey) name for the river was "Wolastoq", meaning "beautiful, bountiful river" (wolast = "good, pleasant," oq = "river"). The river was central to Maliseet culture, travel, and sustenance.... [more]

Saint-Maurice (River) French
The Saint-Maurice River is named after Saint Maurice, a Christian saint who was a martyr and military leader. The river was named by French explorers in the 17th century, possibly due to its location near a church or settlement dedicated to the saint... [more]

Seine (River) French
From Gaulish Sēquana, the Gallo-Roman goddess of the river. Sometimes associated with Latin; the Latin word seems to derive from the same root as Latin sequor "to follow", from Proto-Indo-European *seikw-, meaning 'to flow'.... [more]

Somme (Body of Water & River) French, English
A river, bay, and department in France. Derived from Samara, a proto-Celtic name for the river, possibly derived from samaro meaning "summery, quiet" or samo meaning "summer"... [more]

Tibre (River) French, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
French and Portuguese form of Tiberis.

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