Latin names of rivers
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Following is a list of river
s stating the Latin
and equivalent English
name.
¹ - Latinized spelling of a Greek name.
River
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s stating the Latin
Latin
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and equivalent English
English language
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name.
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Abdua, Addua | Adda Adda River The Adda is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po. It rises in the Alps near the border with Switzerland and flows through Lake Como. The Adda joins the Po a few kilometres upstream of Cremona. It is 313 kilometres long... |
Achelous¹ | Acheloos Acheloos River The Achelous , also Acheloos, is a river in western Greece. It formed the boundary between Acarnania and Aetolia of antiquity. It empties into the Ionian Sea... (Achelous) |
Aciris | Agri Agri River The Agri is a 136 km long river in southern Italy. It flows through the region of Basilicata and into the Ionian Sea, near Policoro. In ancient times it was known as Aciris .... |
Adonis | Nahr Ibrahim (Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among... ) |
Adrana | Eder Eder The Eder is a 177 km long river in Germany, and a tributary of the Fulda River. It was first mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus as the Adrana in the territory of the Chatti.... |
Aenus, Oenus | Inn Inn River The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres.- Geography :... |
Aesis | Esino |
Aesontius, Sontius | Soča (Isonzo) |
Alara | Aller |
Albis | Elbe Elbe The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg... (Labe, Łaba) |
Alpheus¹ | Alpheus Alfeios River Alfeiós is the longest river in the Peloponnese, in Greece. The river is 110 km long, flowing through the prefectures of Arcadia and Ilia. Its source is near Megalopoli in the highlands of Arcadia. The river begins near Davia in central Arcadia, then flows between Leontari and Megalopoli through a... (Alfeiós/Alpheiós) |
Alutus | Olt |
Amber | Amper Amper The Amper is a river located in southern Bavaria, Germany and is the largest tributary to the Isar river. The Amper flows into the Isar in Moosburg, 185 km from the headwater of the river and at a speed of 45 m³/s. It runs out of the Ammersee and its upper course, upstream from the... , Ammer Ammersee Ammersee is a lake in Upper Bavaria, Germany located southwest of Munich between the towns of Herrsching and Dießen am Ammersee. With a surface area of approximately , it is the sixth largest lake in Germany. The lake is located at an elevation of , and has a maximum depth of . Like other Bavarian... |
Amisia, Amisus | Ems |
Ana, Anas | Guadiana Guadiana The Guadiana , or Odiana, is an international river located on the Portuguese–Spanish border, separating Extremadura and Andalucia from Alentejo and Algarve... |
Anio | Aniene Aniene -External links:* http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/horaces-villa/glossary/Anio.gloss.html*... (Teverone) |
Anisus | Enns Enns River The Enns is a southern tributary of the Danube River, joining northward at Enns, Austria. The Enns River spans , in a flat-J-shape. It flows from its source near the towns of Gasthofalm and Flachau, generally eastward through Radstadt, Schladming, and Liezen, then turns north near Hieflau, to flow... |
Apo | Caraş Caras River The Karaš or Caraș is a 110 km long river in the Banat region of Serbia and Romania, left tributary of the Danube.-Name:... (Karaš) |
Arabo, Raba | Rába Rába The Rába is a river in southeastern Austria and western Hungary and a right tributary of the Danube. Its source is in Austria, some kilometres east of Bruck an der Mur below Heubodenhöhe Hill. It flows through the Austrian states of Styria and Burgenland, and the Hungarian counties of Vas and... (Raab) |
Arar | Saône |
Araros | Buzău Buzau River Buzău is a river in eastern Romania, tributary of the Siret River. Its total length is 302 km. Its source is in the south-eastern Carpathian Mountains, east of Braşov. The Buzău flows through the Romanian counties Braşov, Covasna, Buzău and Brăila... |
Arauris | Hérault Hérault River The Hérault is a river of southern France. Its length is . Its source is in the Cévennes mountains. It reaches the Mediterranean Sea near Agde... |
Arda | Arda Arda River (Italy) The Arda is a torrent of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, nearly all of its course being within the province of Piacenza. It is a right tributary of the Po River.... |
Ariminus | Marecchia Marecchia The Marecchia is a river in eastern Italy. In ancient times it was known as the Ariminus which was from the Greek Ariminos, Αριμινος . The source of the river is east of Pieve Santo Stefano and southwest of Badia Tedalda in the province of Arezzo in Tuscany... |
Arnus | Arno Arno The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber.- Source and route :The river originates on Mount Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a southward curve... |
Argessos, Argessus¹ | Argeş Arges River Argeș is a river of Southern Romania. It starts at the junction of headwaters Buda and Capra in the Făgăraș Mountains, in the Southern Carpathians and flows into the Danube at Oltenița.The main city on the Argeş is Piteşti... |
Arsia, Arsa | Raša Raša (river) The river Raša, in Croatian Istria is a major river of Croatia's Istria County. Its mouth is in the long ria of Raški zaljev/Porto d'Arsia, which is a drowned river valley scoured out when world sea levels were lowered, then drowned by the rising waters of the post glacial era... (Arsia) |
Arula | Aar |
Arva | Orava Orava River The Orava is a 60.9 km long river in north-western Slovakia passing through a picturesque country, in the Orava county. Its source is nowadays the Orava water reservoir whose waters flooded the confluence of Biela Orava and Čierna Orava in 1953. It flows into the river Váh near the village... |
Asis | Aso Aso River The Aso is a 63 km river in the Marche region of Italy. For most of its course the river marks the boundary between the provinces of Ascoli Piceno and Fermo... |
Atax | Aude Aude River The Aude River is a river of southwestern France. Its source is in the Pyrenees mountains and it then runs to Carcassonne and turns, reaching the Mediterranean Sea near Narbonne... |
Aternus | Aterno |
Atesis | Adige Adige The Adige is a river with its source in the Alpine province of South Tyrol near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland. At in length, it is the second longest river in Italy, after the River Po with .... (Etsch) |
Aufentus | Ufente |
Aufidus | Ofanto Ofanto The Ofanto, known in ancient times as Aufidus, from the Greek Ophidus, Ωφιδους, meaning snake, is a 170 km river in southern Italy... |
Auvona | Avon (Bristol?) River Avon, Bristol The River Avon is an English river in the south west of the country. To distinguish it from a number of other River Avons in Britain, this river is often also known as the Lower Avon or Bristol Avon... |
Avens | Velino Velino River The Velino ia a river in central Italy, an affluent of the Nera River. Its source is located on Monte Pozzoni's slopes near Cittareale... |
Axius¹ | Vardar Vardar The Vardar or Axios is the longest and major river in the Republic of Macedonia and also a major river of Greece. It is long, and drains an area of around . The maximum depth of river is .... (Axiós) |
Baetis | Guadalquivir Guadalquivir The Guadalquivir is the fifth longest river in the Iberian peninsula and the second longest river to be its whole length in Spain. The Guadalquivir is 657 kilometers long and drains an area of about 58,000 square kilometers... |
Basana | Bosna Bosna The Bosna is the third longest river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is considered one of the country's three major internal rivers, along with the Neretva and Vrbas Rivers; the other three major rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina are the Una, to the northwest, the Sava, to the north, and the Drina,... |
Boactes | Vara Vara River The Vara is a river of the Province of La Spezia in Liguria, north-west Italy, which runs through Varese Ligure, Brugnato, Borghetto di Vara and Castiglione di Vara. At 58 km it is the longest river in Liguria... |
Borysthenes | Dnieper Dnieper River The Dnieper River is one of the major rivers of Europe that flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, to the Black Sea.The total length is and has a drainage basin of .The river is noted for its dams and hydroelectric stations... (Dniepr) |
Bradanus | Bradano Bradano The Bradano is an Italian river that flows southeast through Basilicata before emptying into the Gulf of Taranto. Its source is Lake Pesole in the province of Potenza. After crossing into the province of Matera, it is joined by a tributary. The Basentello and then the Bilioso join the Bradano... |
Calipus | Sado Sado River The Sado River is a river in Southern Portugal, and is one of the major rivers in the country. It flows in a South/North direction through 175 km from its springs in the Caldeirão hills before entering the Atlantic Ocean in an estuary in the city of Setúbal.In Setúbal, its estuary is famous... |
Calor | Calore Irpino Calore River The Calore Irpino or Calore Beneventano or Calore River is a river in southwestern Italy. It rises from the Monte Cervialto in the Monti Picentini sub-range of the Apennine Mountains. The river flows first in the province of Avellino, and then in that of Benevento, before flowing into the Volturno... |
Calor | Calore Lucano Calore lucano The Calore Lucano is a river in Campania,southern Italy, whose course is entirely included in the province of Salerno, within Cilento, for a total of about 63 kilometers... |
Casuentus | Basento Basento The Basento is a river in southern Italy. It rises in the southern Apennine Mountains, west of Potenza. It flows into the Gulf of Taranto, which is part of the Ionian Sea, in Metaponto. The main city on the Basento is Potenza, the capital of Basilicata.... |
Cephissus¹ (Athenae) | Cephissus Cephissus (Athenian plain) Cephissus , Kifissós) or Cephisus Kifisos), a river flowing through the Athenian plain.In his summary of Greek mythology Apollodorus declares that Erechtheus' wife Praxithea was daughter of Phrasimus by Diogenia daughter of Cephissus.This river is found in the western part of the... (Athens) (Kephissós, Kifissós) |
Cephissus¹ (Boeotia) | Cephissus Cephissus (Boeotia) The northern Cephissus river or Cephisus rises at Lilaea in Phocis and flows by Delphi through Boeotia and eventually issues into Lake Copais which is therefore also called the Cephisian Lake... (Boeotia) |
Cephissus¹ (Eleusis) | Cephissus (Eleusis) |
Chalusus, Treva | Trave Trave The Trave is a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is approximately 124 kilometres long, running from its source near the village of Gießelrade in Ostholstein to Travemünde where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It passes through Bad Segeberg, Bad Oldesloe, and Lübeck, where it is linked to the... |
Clanis | Clanio, Lagni |
Clitumnus | Clitunno Clitunno River The Clitunno, in Antiquity the Clitumnus, is a river in Umbria, Italy. The name is of uncertain origin, but it was also borne by the river god... |
Clota | Clyde River Clyde The River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire.... |
Colapis | Kupa Kupa Kupa may refer to:*Kupa River, a river in Croatia and Slovenia*Kupa River , a river in Lithuania*Kupa River in Siberia, see Kuta River*Kupa Synagogue, a synagogue in Krakow*Kupa, Hungary, a village in Northern Hungary... (Kolpa) |
Conovius | Conwy River Conwy The River Conwy is a river in north Wales. From its source to its discharge in Conwy Bay it is a little over long. "Conwy" is sometimes Anglicized as "Conway."... |
Crathis | Crati |
Crisus, Crisia | Körös Körös River Körös is the name of a 195 km long river in eastern Hungary. It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Fehér-Körös and Fekete-Körös near Gyula. The Sebes-Körös flows into the Körös near Gyomaendrőd... (Criş) |
Cusus, Vagus | Váh Váh The Váh is the longest river in entire Slovakia. A left tributary of the Danube river, the Váh is 406 km long, including its Čierny Váh branch... (Vág, Waag) |
Danuvius, Danubius | Upper Danube (Donau, Duna, Dunaj, Dunav, Dunărea) |
Dierna | Cerna |
Dubis | Doubs Doubs River The Doubs is a 453 km long river in eastern France and western Switzerland, left tributary of the Saône. Its source is near Mouthe in the western Jura mountains.... |
Duria maior, Duria Bautica | Dora Baltea Dora Baltea Dora Baltea or Doire Baltée , is a river in northern Italy. It is a left-hand tributary of the Po River, and is about 160 km long... |
Duria minor | Dora Riparia Dora Riparia The Dora Riparia is an Italian river, a left-hand tributary of the Po. It is 125 km long, with a 1,231 km² drainage basin. It originates in the Cottian Alps, close to the Col de Montgenèvre in France, where it is called the Piccola Dora... |
Durius | Douro Douro The Douro or Duero is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto... (Duero) |
Dravus | Drave (Drau, Drava, Dráva) |
Fertor, Frento | Fortore |
Flosis | Potenza |
Flusor | Chienti |
Flussorius | Fiastra |
Formio | Rižana (Risano) |
Garumna | Garonne Garonne The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of .-Source:The Garonne's headwaters are to be found in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees, though three different locations have been proposed as the true source: the Uelh deth Garona at Plan de Beret , the Ratera-Saboredo... |
Genusus | Shkumbin Shkumbin Shkumbin is a river in central Albania, flowing into the Adriatic Sea. It is considered the dividing line for the two dialects of the Albanian language: Tosk and Gheg .... |
Gerros, Gerrus¹ | Molochnaya |
Helinius | Helinium Helinium Helinium is the latinized name of the rivermouth at the confluence of Rhine and Meuse that variously is located near the Dutch towns Oostvoorne or Hellevoetsluis... |
Hierasus¹ | Siret Siret River The Siret or Sireth is a river that rises from the Carpathians in the Northern Bukovina region of Ukraine, and flows southward into Romania for 470 km before it joins the Danube... |
Hypanis¹ | Southern Bug Southern Bug The Southern Bug, also called Southern Buh), is a river located in Ukraine. The source of the river is in the west of Ukraine, in the Volyn-Podillia Upland, about 145 km from the Polish border, and flows southeasterly into the Bug Estuary through the southern steppes... (Boh, Buh) |
Iberus | Ebro Ebro The Ebro or Ebre is one of the most important rivers in the Iberian Peninsula. It is the biggest river by discharge volume in Spain.The Ebro flows through the following cities:*Reinosa in Cantabria.*Miranda de Ebro in Castile and León.... (Ebre) |
Ilargus | Iller Iller The Iller is a river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube, 147 km in length.The source is located near Oberstdorf in the Allgäu region of the Alps, close to the Austrian border. From there it runs northwards, passing the towns of Sonthofen, Immenstadt, and Kempten... |
Iria | Staffora Staffora The Staffora is a river of the Oltrepò Pavese in the Province of Pavia, north-west Italy and a right-side tributary of the Po. It is probably the river known to the Romans as the Iria.-Course:... |
Isala, Sala | IJssel IJssel River IJssel , sometimes called Gelderse IJssel to avoid confusion with its Hollandse IJssel namesake in the west of the Netherlands, is a branch of the Rhine in the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel... |
Isara, Aesia, Oesia | Oise Oise River The River Oise is a right tributary of the River Seine, flowing for 302 km in Belgium and France. Its source is in the Belgian province Hainaut, south of the town Chimay. It crosses the border with France after about 20 km. It flows into the Seine in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, near Paris... |
Isara, Isarus, Isargus | Isar Isar The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald, and flows through Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf. At 295 km in length, it is the fourth largest river... |
Isara | Isère Isère River The Isère is a 286 km long river in southeastern France, in the Rhône-Alpes région. Its source is in the Alps on the border with Italy, near the ski resort Val d'Isère. It flows into the Rhône River in Pont-de-l'Isère, a few km north of Valence... |
Isarus, Isarcus | Eisack Eisack The Eisack is a river in Northern Italy, the second largest river in South Tyrol. Its source is near the Brenner Pass, at an altitude of about 1990 m above sea level. The river draws water from an area of about 4,200 km². After about 96 km, it joins the Adige river south of Bolzano. At first the... (Isarco) |
Isaurus | Foglia Foglia River The Foglia is the northernmost river of the Marche, Italy.In ancient times it was known as Pisaurus, as it debouched into the Adriatic Sea at Pisaurum .The Foglia originates from the Sasso Aguzzo, near Sestino, in the Tuscan Apennines.... |
Ister | Lower Danube (Donau, Duna, Dunaj, Dunav, Dunărea) |
Julia | Gail Gail River Gail is the name of a river in the Southern Limestone Alps of southern Austria, a right tributary of the Drava River.Originating in the Tyrolean municipality of Obertilliach, it flows from west to east, reaching Carinthia in Lesachtal, running through the Gail Valley parallel to the borders with... |
Juvavus, Isonta | Salzach Salzach The Salzach is a river in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Inn and is 225 kilometres in length.The river's name is derived from the German word Salz, meaning "salt". Until the 19th century shipping of salt down the river was an important part of the local economy... |
Lametus | Amato |
Laus | Lao Lao River The Lao is a river of southern Italy. It is a considerable stream, rising in the Lucanian Apennines in the province of Potenza, Basilicata region and falling into the Gulf of Policastro near Santa Maria del Cedro, province of Cosenza, Calabria region... |
Leontes | Litani River Litani River The Litani River is an important water resource in southern Lebanon. The river rises in the fertile Beqaa Valley valley, west of Baalbek, and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of Tyre. Exceeding 140 km in length, the Litani River is the longest river in Lebanon and provides an average... (Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among... ) |
Licus, Lica, Licca | Lech Lech River The Lech is a river in Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube in length with a drainage basin of .Its source is located in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, where the river rises from lake Formarinsee in the Alps at an altitude of... |
Limia | Lima |
Liquentia | Livenza |
Liris, Clanis | Garigliano Garigliano River The Garigliano is a river in central Italy.It forms at the confluence of the rivers Gari and Liri. Garigliano is actually a deformation of "Gari-Lirano"... (Liri Liri The Liri is one of the principal rivers of central Italy, flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea a little below Minturno under the name Garigliano.... ) |
Lupia, Luppia | Lippe Lippe River The Lippe is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhine and in length.The source is located at the edge of the Teutoburg Forest in Bad Lippspringe close to the city of Paderborn. It runs westward through Paderborn, Lippstadt and then along the northern edge... |
Lycus | Nahr al-Kalb Nahr al-Kalb The Nahr al-Kalb is a river in Lebanon. It runs for from a spring in Jeita near the Jeita Grotto to the Mediterranean Sea.-Historical significance:... (Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among... ) |
Macra | Maira Maira The Maira is an Italian river, a right tributary of the Po River, which runs through the province of Cuneo in eastern Piedmont. Its source is in the Cottian Alps near the Col de Mary on the French border... |
Macra | Magra Magra The Magra is a 62 km river of Northern Italy, which runs through Pontremoli, Villafranca in Lunigiana and Aulla in the province of Massa-Carrara ; Santo Stefano di Magra, Vezzano Ligure, Arcola, Sarzana and Ameglia in the province of La Spezia .In Roman times it was known as the Macra and marked... |
Margus | Velika Morava Velika Morava The Great Morava is the final section of the Morava , a major river system in Serbia.- Length :... (Serbia) |
Marisus, Marisia | Mureş Mures River The Mureș is an approximately 761 km long river in Eastern Europe. It originates in the Hășmașu Mare Range in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Romania, and joins the Tisza river at Szeged in southeastern Hungary.... (Maros, Marusza) |
Mataurus, Metaurus | Metauro |
Metaurus | Petrace |
Matrona | Marne Marne River The Marne is a river in France, a right tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is long. The river gave its name to the départements of Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne.... |
Medoacus maior, Brinta | Brenta Brenta Brenta may refer to:* Brenta , Italy* Brenta Valley* Brenta Group* Brenta, Lombardy... |
Medoacus minor | Bacchiglione Bacchiglione The Bacchiglione is a river that flows through northern Italy. It rises in the Alps and empties into the Gulf of Venice, on the Adriatic Sea, near Chioggia... |
Moënus | Main |
Minius | Minho Minho River The Minho or Miño is the longest river in Galicia, Spain, with an extension of 340 km.Both names come from Latin Minius... (Miño) |
Misco | Musone Musone The Musone is a river in the Marche region of Italy. The source of the river is east of Matelica and south of Monte San Vicino in the province of Macerata. The river flows northeast before crossing into the province of Ancona. The river then flows southeast and is joined by a tributary south of... |
Moldavia, Multavia | Vltava Vltava The Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague, merging with the Elbe at Mělník... (Moldau) |
Monda | Mondego River |
Moravia | Morava (Central Europe) (March) |
Mosa | Meuse Meuse River The Maas or Meuse is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea... |
Mosella | Moselle Moselle River The Moselle is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg, and Germany. It is a left tributary of the Rhine, joining the Rhine at Koblenz. A small part of Belgium is also drained by the Mosel through the Our.... |
Murus | Mur (Mura) |
Naparis | Ialomiţa Ialomita River The Ialomiţa is a river of Southern Romania that rises from the Bucegi Mountains in the Carpathians and flows into the Danube.The upper reach of the river is sometimes known as Valea Obârşiei or Obârşia Ialomiţei.-Localities:... |
Naro | Neretva Neretva Neretva is the largest river of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. It has been harnessed and controlled to a large extent by four HE power-plants with large dams and their storage lakes, but it is still recognized for its natural beauty, diversity of its landscape and visual... |
Natiso | Natisone Natisone The Natisone is a river that flows for some time as a border river between Slovenia and Italy, continues in Slovenia and then crosses the border and continues in Eastern Friuli, in north-eastern Italy... |
Natissis | Noteć Notec Noteć is a river in central Poland with a length of 388 km and a basin area of 17,330 km². It is a tributary of the Warta river and lies completely within Poland.... (Netze) |
Nicer | Neckar Neckar The Neckar is a long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, but also a short section through Hesse, in Germany. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the River Rhine... |
Nura | Nure Nure The Nure is a small river in northern Italy . It has its source on the northern slopes of Mt. Nero The Nure (Latin Nura) is a small river in northern Italy (province of Piacenza). It has its source on the northern slopes of Mt. Nero The Nure (Latin Nura) is a small river in northern Italy... |
Oenus | Inn Inn River The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres.- Geography :... |
Ollius, Olius | Oglio Oglio The Oglio is a left-side tributary of the Po River in Lombardy, Italy. It is 280 km long.... |
Oltis | Lot Lot River The Lot, , originally the Olt , is a river in France, right tributary of the Garonne. It rises in the Cévennes, flowing west through Quercy, where it flows into the Garonne near Aiguillon, a total distance of... |
Orbis | Orbe |
Ordessos | Argeş Arges River Argeș is a river of Southern Romania. It starts at the junction of headwaters Buda and Capra in the Făgăraș Mountains, in the Southern Carpathians and flows into the Danube at Oltenița.The main city on the Argeş is Piteşti... |
Orontes | Orontes River Orontes River The Orontes or ‘Āṣī is a river of Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.It was anciently the chief river of the Levant, also called Draco, Typhon and Axius... (Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among... ) |
Orgus | Orco Orco The Orco is an Italian river. It originates in the glaciers of the Piedmontese slopes of Gran Paradiso, and after about 90 km reaches the Po River near Chivasso... |
Panticapes | Inhul Inhul Inhul is a left tributary of the Southern Bug river of Ukraine. It rises North of Kirovohrad, flowing South into the Southern Bug at Mykolayiv, at the place where the Southern Bug empties into the Black Sea. It is about 300 km long.... |
Peneus¹ (Elea) | Peneus Pineios River (Peloponnese) The Pineiós is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. It is probably not named after the god Peneus. It flows from the mountain Erymanthus , and empties into a bay SW of Gastouni connecting the Ionian Sea. The river flows through the southern half of the Ilia plain... (Ilia), (Pineiós/Peneiós) |
Peneus¹ (Tempe) | Peneus Pineios River (Thessaly) The Pineiós is a river in Thessaly, Greece.The river is named after the god Peneus and was known for most of the 11th century as the Salambria. It flows from the Pindus mountains and empties into the Aegean Sea, northeast of Vale of Tempe, near Stomio. It creates a large delta, well-known for its... (Tempe), (Pineiós/Peneiós, Salambria) |
Padus, Eridanus¹ | Po Po River The Po |Ligurian]]: Bodincus or Bodencus) is a river that flows either or – considering the length of the Maira, a right bank tributary – eastward across northern Italy, from a spring seeping from a stony hillside at Pian del Re, a flat place at the head of the Val Po under the northwest face... |
Phrudis | Bresle |
Pisaurus | Foglia Foglia River The Foglia is the northernmost river of the Marche, Italy.In ancient times it was known as Pisaurus, as it debouched into the Adriatic Sea at Pisaurum .The Foglia originates from the Sasso Aguzzo, near Sestino, in the Tuscan Apennines.... |
Plavis | Piave Piave River Piave is a river in north Italy. It begins in the Alps and flows southeast for into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Venice.... |
Potentia | Potenza |
Pyretus | Prut Prut The Prut is a long river in Eastern Europe. In part of its course it forms the border between Romania and Moldova.-Overview:... |
Rhenus | Rhine (Rijn, Rhin, Rhein, Reno, Rein) |
Rabon | Jiu Jiu River Jiu is a river of southern Romania. It is formed near Petroşani by the junction of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est.It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Gorj and Dolj before flowing into the Danube a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo, 331... (Zsil) |
Rha¹ | Volga Volga River The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage... |
Rhodanus | Rhône Rhône River The Rhone is one of the major rivers of Europe, rising in Switzerland and running from there through southeastern France. At Arles, near its mouth on the Mediterranean Sea, the river divides into two branches, known as the Great Rhone and the Little Rhone... |
Rubico | Rubicon Rubicon The Rubicon is a shallow river in northeastern Italy, about 80 kilometres long, running from the Apennine Mountains to the Adriatic Sea through the southern Emilia-Romagna region, between the towns of Rimini and Cesena. The Latin word rubico comes from the adjective "rubeus", meaning "red"... (Pisciatello, Fiumicino, Rubicone) |
Rura | Ruhr |
Sabatus | Sabbato |
Sabatus | Savuto Savuto River The Savuto is a river and valley in Calabria, Italy which lies at the intersection of the provinces of Cosenza and Catanzaro. It is also the name of a DOC wine produced in the region.... |
Sabis | Sambre Sambre The Sambre is a river in northern France and Wallonia, southern Belgium, left tributary of the Meuse River. The ancient Romans called the river Sabis.-Course:... |
Sabis | Selle Selle For the composer, see Thomas SelleThe Selle is a river of Picardie, France. Rising at Catheux, just north of Crèvecœur-le-Grand, Oise, it flows past Conty, Saleux, Salouël and Pont-de-Metz before joining the Somme River at Amiens.In many places along its course, the river widens to form or fill... |
Sabrina | Severn |
Sagrus | Sangro Sangro River The Sangro is a river in eastern central Italy, known in ancient times as Sagrus from the Greek Sagros or Isagros, Ισαγρος.... |
Sala | Franconian Saale |
Sala | Saxon Saale Saale The Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale and Thuringian Saale , is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.-Course:The Saale... |
Samara | Somme Somme River The Somme is a river in Picardy, northern France. The name Somme comes from a Celtic word meaning tranquility. The department Somme was named after this river.... |
Samus | Someş Someş River The river Someş flows through Romania and Hungary.It rises from two headstreams, the Someşul Mare, in the Rodna Mountains in Bistriţa-Năsăud County and the Someşul Mic in the Apuseni Mountains of Cluj County... (Szamos) |
Saravus | Saar Saar River The Saar is a river in northeastern France and western Germany, and a right tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Vosges mountains on the border of Alsace and Lorraine and flows northwards into the Moselle near Trier. It has two headstreams , that both start near Mont Donon, the highest peak... |
Sargetia | Strei |
Savus | Sava (Száva) |
Scultenna | Panaro Panaro The Panaro is an Italian river and the final right-hand tributary to the Po, discounting the Cavo Napoleonico canal. It runs right across Emilia-Romagna in a north-easterly direction: from its source close to the Apennine watershed, where Emilia-Romagna meets Tuscany, to its outlet where the Po... (Scoltenna) |
Secia | Secchia |
Sena | Misa Misa River -References:... |
Silarus | Sillaro |
Silarus, Silerus, Siler | Sele Sele River The Sele is a river in southwestern Italy. Originating from the Monti Picentini in Caposele , it flows through the region of Campania, in the provinces of Salerno and Avellino... |
Sequana | Seine Seine The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels... |
Sesites, Sessites | Sesia Sesia River The Sesia is a river in north-western Italy, tributary to the Po. Its sources are the glaciers of Monte Rosa at the border with Switzerland. It flows through the Alpine valley Valsesia and the towns Varallo Sesia, Quarona, Borgosesia and Vercelli... |
Siris | Sinni Sinni River The Sinni is a 94 km long river in southern Italy. It flows through the region of Basilicata and into the Ionian Sea near Policoro; in antiquity, the city of Siris lay at its mouth.... |
Spreva | Spree Spree The Spree is a river that flows through the Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin states of Germany, and in the Ústí nad Labem region of the Czech Republic... |
Strymon¹ | Struma Struma The Struma was a ship chartered to carry Jewish refugees from Axis-allied Romania to British-controlled Palestine during World War II. On February 23, 1942, with its engine inoperable and its refugee passengers aboard, Turkish authorities towed the ship from Istanbul harbor through the Bosphorus... (Karasu, Strimónis) |
Stura | Stura di Demonte Stura di Demonte Stura di Demonte is a 111 km long river in northwestern Italy . It is a tributary to the river Tanaro, which is a tributary of the river Po. Its source is in the Alps, near the border with France. It flows through Demonte and Cuneo before joining the Tanaro just east of Cherasco.... |
Suasanus | Cesano Cesano River The Cesano is a river forming the border between the provinces of Pesaro e Urbino and Ancona in the Marche region of Italy. Rising from the Monte Catria, it flows for 62 km until reaching the Adriatic Sea near Senigallia.... |
Sybaris | Coscile |
Tagus | Tajo (Tejo, Tagus) |
Tamaca | Tâmega Tâmega The Tâmega or Támega is an international river belonging to Spain and Portugal. The river begins its course near Verín, Galicia flowing south to Portugal, in the historical provinces of Trás-os-Montes and Douro Litoral.... |
Tamarus | Tammaro Tammaro The Tammaro is a river in southwestern Italy, with a length of 78 kilometres and catchment area of 673 square kilometres. It rises in the Sella del Vinchiaturo in the Apennine Mountains and is a tributary of the Calore Irpino river. In ancient times it was known by the Latin name... |
Tamesis, Tamesa | Thames River Thames The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,... |
Tanager | Tanagro Tanagro The Tanagro or Negro is a river in southwestern Italy. It rises in the Vallo di Diano and is a tributary of the Sele River. In ancient times it was known as Tanager.... (Negro) |
Tanais | Don |
Tanarus | Tanaro Tanaro River The Tanaro , known as Tanarus in ancient times, is a 276 km-long river in northwestern Italy. It rises in the Ligurian Alps, close to the border with France and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of drainage basin and discharge.-Source:The Tanaro proper... |
Tarus | Taro Taro River The Taro is a 126 km-long river in northern Italy, tributary to the Po River. It flows almost entirely in the province of Parma, west of the city Parma. The Taro flows into the Po River north of Parma.... |
Tedanius | Zrmanja Zrmanja Zrmanja is a river in southern Lika and northern Dalmatia, Croatia. It is long and its basin covers an area of .It was known to the ancient Romans as Tedanius. The spring of Zrmanja is located in southern part of Lika under Postak - the southern peak of Pljesevica mountain, and close to south end... (Zermagna) |
Tessuinus | Tesino |
Thader | Segura Segura Segura is a medium-sized river in southeastern Spain.It starts at Santiago Pontones , passes Calasparra, Cieza, Murcia, Beniaján, Orihuela, Rojales and ends in the Mediterranean Sea near Guardamar del Segura in the province of Alicante... |
Tiber | Tiber Tiber The Tiber is the third-longest river in Italy, rising in the Apennine Mountains in Emilia-Romagna and flowing through Umbria and Lazio to the Tyrrhenian Sea. It drains a basin estimated at... (Tevere) |
Tibiscus, Tibisis | Timiş Timis River The Timiş or Tamiš is a 359 km long river originating from Țarcu Mountains , southern Carpathian Mountains, Caraş-Severin County, Romania. It flows through the Banat region and flows into the Danube near Pančevo, in northern Serbia.... (Temes, Tamiš) |
Ticinus | Ticino Ticino River The river Ticino is a left-bank tributary of the Po River. It has given its name to the Swiss canton through which its upper portion flows.-The course:... (Tessin) |
Timacus | Timok Timok River The Timok is a river in eastern Serbia and for the last 15 km of its run a border between eastern Serbia and western Bulgaria.It derives the names in all these from the name it had in antiquity, Latin: Timacus.... |
Tinna | Tenna |
Tifernus | Biferno |
Tirinus | Tirino |
Tisia | Tisza Tisza The Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine, and is formed near Rakhiv by the junction of headwaters White Tisa, whose source is in the Chornohora mountains and Black Tisa, which springs in the Gorgany range... (Tissa, Theiss) |
Titius, Corcoras, Korkoras¹ | Krka Krka (Croatia) Krka is a river in Croatia's Dalmatia region, famous for its numerous waterfalls. It is long and its basin covers an area of .Possibly the river called Catarbates by the ancient Greeks, it was known to the ancient Romans as Titius, Corcoras, or Korkoras.The river has its source near the border... (Cherca) |
Tolerus, Trerus | Sacco Sacco River The Sacco is a river of central Italy, a right tributary of the Liri.The river is formed by the confluence of two streams of the Monti Simbruini in the Apennines of Abruzzo. It flows towards south-east for a total of 87 km, crossing Ciociaria between the mountain ranges of the Ernici to the... |
Trebia | Trebbia |
Trinius | Trigno |
Truentus | Tronto |
Tyras | Dniester Dniester The Dniester is a river in Eastern Europe. It runs through Ukraine and Moldova and separates most of Moldova's territory from the breakaway de facto state of Transnistria.-Names:... (Dniestr, Nistru) |
Umbro | Ombrone Ombrone The Ombrone is a 160 km long river in Tuscany, central Italy.The Ombrone's source is located near Castelnuovo Berardenga, on the south-eastern side of the Monti del Chianti... |
Vacua | Vouga |
Varta | Warta Warta River The Warta is a river in western-central Poland, a tributary of the Oder river. With a length of approximately it is the country's third longest river. The Warta has a basin area of 54,529 square kilometers... (Warthe) |
Varus | Stura di Lanzo Stura di Lanzo Stura di Lanzo is a 65 km long river in north-western Italy . It is formed from several tributaries near Lanzo Torinese. It flows into the river Po in Turin.The name Stura has Celtic origin: stur, which means "to fall".-External links:... |
Varus | Var Var River The Var is a river located in the southeast of France. The name Var originates from the Ligurian word for waterway.The Var flows through the Alpes-Maritimes département for most of its length, with a short stretch in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département... |
Viadua, Viadrua, Odera | Oder Oder The Oder is a river in Central Europe. It rises in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line... (Odra) |
Visurgis | Weser Weser River The Weser is a river in north-western Germany. Formed at Hann. Münden by the Fulda and Werra, it flows through Lower Saxony, then reaching the historic port city of Bremen before emptying into the North Sea 50 km further north at Bremerhaven, which is also a seaport... |
Vistula | Vistula Vistula The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland .... (Wisła, Weichsel) |
Volturnus | Volturno Volturno The Volturno is a river in south-central Italy.-Geography:It rises in the Abruzzese central Apennines of Samnium near Rocchetta a Volturno and flows southeast as far as its junction with the Calore River near Caiazzo and runs south as far as Venafro, and then turns southwest, past Capua, to... |
Vomanus | Vomano |
¹ - Latinized spelling of a Greek name.
See also
- List of European rivers with alternative names
- Latin names of Portuguese rivers
- List of Roman place names in Britain
- Roman sites in the United KingdomRoman sites in the United KingdomThere are many Roman sites in the United Kingdom that are open to the public. There are many sites that do not require special access, including Roman roads, and sites that have not been uncovered.-England:*Ambleside Roman Fort , Cumbria...
- Romano-BritishRomano-BritishRomano-British culture describes the culture that arose in Britain under the Roman Empire following the Roman conquest of AD 43 and the creation of the province of Britannia. It arose as a fusion of the imported Roman culture with that of the indigenous Britons, a people of Celtic language and...