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Proper name of a body of water
hydronym (from Greek: ὕδρω, hydrō, "water" and ὄνομα, onoma, "name") is a type of toponym that designates a proper name of a body of water. Hydronyms
Hydronym
Oldest reconstructed stratum of European hydronymy
The tables "Comparison of old European hydronyms" show that, in contradiction to Krahe's opinion, hydronyms (and toponyms) can in some cases very well
Old_European_hydronymy
River in Spain
The Manzanares (Spanish pronunciation: [manθaˈnaɾes]) is a river in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. It flows from the Sierra de Guadarrama, passes
Manzanares_(river)
River in Canada and the United States forming part of the Maine–New Brunswick border
The Saint John River (fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: Wolastoq, meaning “beautiful river”) is a 673-kilometre-long (418 mi) river flowing from
Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
Saint_John_River_(Bay_of_Fundy)
River in Sicily, Italy
The Dittaino (Greek: Χρύσας; Latin: Chrysas) is a river of central Sicily which rises in the Heraean Mountains, not far from the modern towns of Gangi
Dittaino
River in Russia
The Sudzha (Russian: Суджа) is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Psel, which flows through the Bolshesoldatsky and Sudzhansky districts (raions)
Sudzha_(river)
River in Azerbaijan
The Qarqarçay (Gargarchay), Qarqar, or Karkar (Armenian: Կարկառ) is a river located in Azerbaijan, in the drainage basin of the Kura. Parts of the river
Qarqarçay
Municipality in Styria, Austria
'red'). The place name was recorded in 1048 as Cirminah, derived from the hydronym *Čьrmьna 'red (river)'. ‹ The template Historical populations is being
Rottenmann
One or more words used to refer to something
Name of a... Name of name Any geographical object Toponym Body of water Hydronym Mountain or hill Oronym Region or country Choronym Any inhabited locality
Name
City in France
Lužice; it could then also be compared to Luze in Franche-Comté and various hydronyms such as Louge. Further down, in the current Saint-Vincent district, was
Lyon
Topics referred to by the same term
Clear Creek may refer to: Clear Creek (Alaska), a tributary of the Nenana River Clear Creek (Colorado), a tributary of the South Platte River and the cradle
Clear_Creek
Extinct Baltic language group
element in the Dnieper basin. Oksky - The Oka basin, several hundred Baltic hydronyms + abundant borrowings in the Finno-Volgaic languages. However, along the
Dnieper-Oka_language
Rural locality in Ingushetia
Koki (Ingush: Коки) is a medieval village (aul) in the Dzheyrakhsky District of Ingushetia. It is part of the rural settlement (administrative center)
Koki_(aul)
Widespread Upper German hydronym
Aach (variants Ach, Ache; Aa) is a widespread Upper German hydronym, from an Old High German aha (Proto-Germanic *ahwō) 'running water' (ultimately from
Aach_(toponymy)
The Maly Chaunsky Strait (Russian: Малый Чаунский пролив) is a shallow strait connecting the Chaunskaya Bay and the East Siberian Sea. It separates Ayon
Maly_Chaunsky_Strait
Branch of the Indo-European language family
in these regions is found in hydronyms (names of bodies of water) that are characteristically Baltic. The use of hydronyms is generally accepted to determine
Baltic_languages
One of the ethnonyms of the Ingush and Chechens
Kists or Kistins is an old exonym of all Nakh peoples (Ingush, Chechens and Batsbi), under which local societies later were designated, and conditionally
Kists_(ethnonym)
River in Slovenia
in 980 as Sovuina) is derived from *Savьn′a, in turn derived from the hydronym Sava, of which it is a tributary. The German name Sann was attested later
Savinja
Early history of the Albanians
Ulcinj (Ulqin). The majority of scholars consider it a directly inherited hydronym from Illyrian Barbanna. A less accepted proposition by Eqrem Çabej considers
Origin_of_the_Albanians
Glacial lake in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Formed by glacial damming, it is in an advanced state of infilling The hydronym Moo or Mu, sometimes rendered as Mou and also transcribed as Mone by Antonio
Lake_Moo
Historical, cultural and geographical region of Croatia and Slovenia
Drava river basin in northern Croatia and Slovenia. Both names combine the hydronym with the South Slavic prefix "po-", meaning "alongside" or "after". Between
Podravina
Lake in Leningrad, Russia
Norse Aldeigja or Aldoga. Since the beginning of the 14th century this hydronym was commonly known as Ladoga. According to T. N. Jackson, it can be taken
Lake_Ladoga
Major river in central Italy
'(He) from the Tiber' < *Tiferis 'Tiber') and Teperie (via the Latin hydronym Tiber). Legendary king Tiberinus, ninth in the king-list of Alba Longa
Tiber
Dacians were among the inhabitants of Eastern Europe before and during the Roman Empire. Many hundreds of personal names and placenames are known from
List_of_Dacian_names
Study of proper names
society or culture. Ancient Greek personal names Extinction of surnames Hydronym Mononymous persons Naming convention -onym, listing the technical kinds
Onomastics
Regional unit in Greece
is derived from the river Evros, which appears to have been a Thracian hydronym. Evros is the northernmost regional unit. It borders Turkey to the east
Evros_(regional_unit)
God of death in Wendish mythology
claiming that Flins was a phonetic German distortion of an ancient Slavic hydronym or geographic term, such as *Wełna (meaning a wet or marshy area), attempting
Flins_(mythology)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Willoughby in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Willoughby (/ˈwɪləbi/ WIL-ə-bee) may refer to: Willoughby Bay (Antigua), on the southeast coast
Willoughby
Family name of Celtic origin
Meduna is a toponymic surname of Celtic origin derived from the hydronym Meduna via the related toponym Meduna (di Livenza). It is first attested as the
Meduna
Index of articles associated with the same name
Servach (Belarusian: Сэрвач, romanized: Servač; Russian: Сервеч, romanized: Servech) may refer to the following places in Belarus: Servach (Neman) [be]
Servach
River in Bosnia and Herzegovina
name Bathinus flumen. Another basic source that is associated with the hydronym Bathinus is the Salonitan inscription of the governor of Dalmatia, Publius
Bosna_(river)
Italian river in Tuscany
Proto-Indo-European root *er-, "flow, move". The hydronym is closely akin to another nearby hydronym, Reno. The Arno river has been strongly affected
Arno
Branch of Baltic languages
understood as they are practically unattested. However, from the analysis of hydronyms and retained loanwords, it is known that Selonian and Old Curonian languages
East_Baltic_languages
River in Switzerland
via Lake Zurich, the Sihl in Zurich, and the Reppisch in Dietikon. The hydronym is first attested in the 8th century, as Lindimacus. It is of Gaulish origin
Limmat
Categories in etymology
respectively. There are also typonyms of specific features, for example hydronyms for bodies of water. In the case of endonyms and exonyms of language names
Endonym_and_exonym
Cliff in Allamakee County, Iowa
paintings have been badly damaged by the elements and vandalism. As a hydronym, it gives its name to Paint Creek. The nearest town is Waukon Junction
Paint_Rock_Bluff
Longest river on the Iberian Peninsula
the etymology is unclear, the most probable etymological origin for the hydronym Tagus is Indo-European *(s)tag- ('to drip'). The Tagus River originates
Tagus
East Baltic language
down about three thousand years earlier in c. 1450 BC). According to hydronyms of Baltic origin, the Baltic languages were spoken in a large area east
Lithuanian_language
Romanian and Albanian exonym for Bulgarians
14th century by Bulgarians, in toponyms (Dealu Schiaului near Rășinari), hydronyms (Schiau River, tributary to the Argeş River), surnames (Schiau, Șchiau)
Șchei
River in Croatia
45.106777; 17.724656. There are several etymologies suggested for the hydronym. One is that it comes from the Croatian word "oriti", meaning "echo". The
Orljava
Subfamily of Indo-European languages
dialectic continuum (purple) with proposed material cultures correlating to speakers Balto-Slavic in Bronze Age (white). Red dots = archaic Slavic hydronyms.
Slavic_languages
Extinct Yeniseian language of Russia
Xiongnu, as well as that of the Jie ruling class of the Later Zhao dynasty. Hydronyms associated with Arin have the suffixes -set, -igai, -lat, -zat, -zet and
Arin_language
River in Scotland
Cluaidh. W. J. Watson, Alan G. James, and Ranko Matasović connect the hydronym with a Common Brittonic or Proto-Celtic root Cloutā / Clōtā associated
River_Clyde
River in Switzerland
sets the border between Savoy and Valais in La Morge. The "Morge" is a hydronym derived from a Celtic root *morg, itself a metathesis of *mrog, from the
Morge_(Lake_Geneva)
Indigenous person of Brazil (c. 1960s–2022)
Portuguese: Índio Tanaru Named after the nearby Tanaru River, itself a hydronym from the Kanoê or Kwazá language isolates Buschschlüter, Vanessa (29 August
Man_of_the_Hole
cannot", in the Fulfulde language. Nakambé Centre-Est Tenkodogo 14,710 Hydronym taken from one of the country's main rivers that irrigates the region.
Regions_of_Burkina_Faso
City in Sakha Republic, Russia
or the Yakutsk fortress. The first version of the toponym came from the hydronym "Lena"; the second, from "Yakutia", a synonym for Sakha, eventually became
Yakutsk
Indigenous territory in Rondônia, Brazil
November 2012). The region is named after the nearby Tanaru River, which is a hydronym from the Kanoê or Kwaza language isolates. The National Indigenous People
Tanaru_Indigenous_Territory
River in Russia; longest river in Europe
refer to it as Волга-матушка Volga-Matushka (Mother Volga). The Russian hydronym Volga (Волга) derives from Proto-Slavic *vòlga 'wetness, moisture', which
Volga
Legendary Polish prince, king, and founder of Kraków
Area of Balto-Slavic dialectic continuum (purple) with proposed Bronze Age material cultures in white. Red dots indicate archaic Slavic hydronyms.
Lech,_Czech,_and_Rus
Topics referred to by the same term
Lubianka (Ukrainian: Луб'янка), rural localities and hydronyms in Poland and Ukraine, may refer to: Lubianka, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (north Poland)
Lubianka
City in Aukštaitija, Lithuania
settlements of Lithuania. The name of the city is most probably derived from a hydronym. The name of the settlement has been known since 1261. Utena is an industrial
Utena,_Lithuania
Russian-occupied city in Ukraine
developed around the plant was named Lugansk, deriving its name from the hydronym Lugan, which itself originates from the Russian word lug (meadow). The
Luhansk
River in Italy
Asines, Asinius, Onobala, Onobalas, and Acesines. Cantera was another hydronym for it, adopted by Normans. The river is mentioned by Thucydides on occasion
Alcantara_(river)
Indo-European language
organisation, while those pertaining to trade are all loaned or innovated. Hydronyms present a complicated picture; the term for "sea" (det) is native and
Albanian_language
City in Omsk Oblast, Russia
is Sergey Shelest. The city of Omsk is named after the Om river. This hydronym in the dialect of Baraba Tatars means "the quiet one". Timeline of Omsk
Omsk
River through Montenegro, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina
According to Loma, the hydronym likely entered South Slavic sometime before the 10th or 12th centuries CE, depending on if the hydronym was adopted into Slavic
Lim_(river)
Name for the Caspian and, earlier, the Black Sea
northwestern coast of the Caspian Sea between the 7th and 10th centuries. The hydronym first appeared in Arabic geographical works of the 9th century (by Ibn
Sea_of_the_Khazars
Derivation of the place-name London
*Lōondonjon would however lie in pre-Celtic Old European hydronymy, from a hydronym *Plowonida, which would have been applied to the Thames where it becomes
Etymology_of_London
Rivers mentioned in the Hindu Rig Veda
subcontinent, from Gandhara to Kurukshetra. Identification of Rigvedic hydronyms has engaged multiple historians; it is the single most important way of
Rigvedic_rivers
Extinct language of the East Galindians
basin region suspected to be of Baltic origin: It is believed that the hydronyms "Lama", "Yauza", "Nudol" and "Churilikha" have Baltic origins. Specifically
Golyad_language
Freshwater lake in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Urvantsev and his colleague Bazanov during an expedition in 1921. The hydronym Lama comes from Tungusic word laamu where it mean sea, ocean, big water
Lake_Lama
Capital of Khazaria from 750 CE
Hungarians. Although the word does not survive in modern Hungarian, comparable hydronyms are attested elsewhere, such as the name of the White River (Ak Adil)
Atil
and building plots. Kroni (indefinite form: kron), krua, or kroi, is a hydronym widespread in Albanian inhabited territories. It is an ancient Albanian
Albanian_paganism
ISBN 1-884964-98-2 Balode-Anelauskaitė, Laimutė. "Baltic names of deities in the hydronyms of Latvia and Lithuania". In: Perspectives of Baltic philology. 1 / ed
Baltic_mythology
Overview of Slavic migrations to Southeast Europe
among others based on the distribution and concentration of Old Slavic hydronyms (apelatives and names), since the 1970s concluded that the beginning point
Slavic migrations to the Balkans
Slavic_migrations_to_the_Balkans
River in Kaunas County, Lithuania
passes through Paaluonys, Šaravai, Skaistgiriai, Bajėnai I villages. The hydronym Aluona is derived from the Lithuanian root al- as in the verb alėti ('to
Aluona
Slavic tribe
Tadeusz Lehr-Spławiński and many others, relating them to Cherven Cities and hydronym *Czerwia. However, based on the location of other tribes and phenomenological
Zeriuani
Village in Estonia
Koosa'). However, it may also be a secondary designation transferred from a hydronym: Lake Koosa (Estonian: Koosa järv) lies 11.5 kilometers (7.1 mi) south-southeast
Koosa
Ancient Finnic-speaking people of the Upper Volga region
was documented. The Meryans mostly lived around rivers, and many river hydronyms are still of Meryan origin. Based on toponyms, onomastics and words in
Meryans
River in Croatia
for the river name "Karašica". Traditionally, two etymologies for the hydronym "Karašica" have gained significant traction among linguists. One is that
Karašica_(Drava)
River in Croatia, Serbia
Indo-European root *bhogj, meaning "to flow". The same root is seen in hydronym "Bosna". Since the construction of the Sava river embankment between Štitar
Bosut
Lake in the state of Minnesota, United States
latifolia (Broad-leaved cat-tail). The Lake is also known for its unusual hydronym. List of lakes in Minnesota Unusual place names U.S. Geological Survey
Big_Dick_Lake
Prefecture of Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
pre-Latin theme ab-ên with the suffix -i-ōn(e). This theme would be a hydronym—i.e. a name linked to the river (Rhône), but perhaps also an oronym of
Avignon
Historical Baltic people
According to Vytautas Mažiulis, the name Sūduva derives from a local hydronym *Sūd(a)vā, derived from a Baltic verbal root, *sū-: to flow, pour. Numerous
Yotvingians
Three countries east of the Baltic Sea
transportation. The term Baltic stems from the name of the Baltic Sea – a hydronym dating back to at least 3rd century B.C. (when Eratosthenes mentioned Baltia
Baltic_states
Geographical region in Serbia
a combined population of 197,815. The Serbian name is derived from the hydronym Timok and krajina ("frontier, march"), named such due to its location and
Timok_Valley
Old Slavic term for Finnic peoples
upstream of the two rivers, the language, as based on the evidence of hydronyms in the area, has represented other Finno-Ugric languages than Finnic.
Chud
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
for a site in Alise-Sainte-Reine that has cliffs. The explanation of a hydronym was mentioned early - in 1901 Camille Jullian said that the name of Alise
Alise-Sainte-Reine
Study of place names
including: astionyms: names of towns and cities comonyms: names of villages hydronyms: names of various bodies of water, including: helonyms: names of swamps
Toponymy
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Toponyms_of_Turkey
South Slavic ethnic group
derived from the eponymous river Bosna; widely believed to be a pre-Slavic hydronym in origin and possibly mentioned for the first time during the 1st century
Bosniaks
Major river in Western Europe
Pytheas' account of remote nations cannot be trusted. Krahe (1964) claims the hydronym as "Old European", i.e. belonging to the oldest Indo-European layer of
Rhine
Religion practised by ancient Celtic people
Myesyats; and Irish Danu with Hindu Danu and the namesake of multiple hydronyms such as the Danube, Don, and Dnieper. After the Roman Empire's conquest
Ancient_Celtic_religion
Municipality in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain
population of 3138 inhabitants. The placename is either suggested to be a hydronym of Vasconic origin (from Erraka, 'creek') or derived from Arabic Rakab
Recas
River in Quebec, Canada
kilometres (91.0 mi) Northeast of downtown Matagami. Of Cree origin, this hydronym means the river where I ate only part of the dinner. The toponym "Omo River"
Omo_River_(Quebec)
River in Kosovo
Middle Ages, but has been preserved in the New Age. Many scholars take the hydronym Lab as ancient and derive it from an alb-, from which lab-, alp- could
Llapi_River
River in Slovakia
from Germanic -ahwa (water), but it is typical also for older Slovak hydronyms. The earliest records are fl. Arua (1287) and Oravia (1314). Plán manažmentu
Orava_(river)
Lake in eastern Lithuania
hidronimų etimologinis žodynas [Etymological Dictionary of Lithuanian Hydronyms] (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas. p. 165.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher
Lake_Kretuonas
Branch of Baltic languages
Old Curonian shared the suffix -ng-, which can be observed in various hydronyms and oeconyms (e.g. Apsingė, Nedzingė, Pilvingis, Suvingis, Palanga, Alsunga)
West_Baltic_languages
Major Central European river
slightly under a quarter in Ukraine. According to Zbigniew Gołąb, the Slavic hydronym Bug as *bugъ/*buga derives from the Proto-Indo-European verbal root *bheug-
Bug_(river)
Geographical grouping of Indo-European languages
and numerous examples of Illyrian anthroponyms, ethnonyms, toponyms and hydronyms. Messapian was spoken on the Italian peninsula, but is generally regarded
Paleo-Balkan_languages
Branch of the Indo-European language family
Ein Beitrag zur Frage nach der Urheimat der Slaven [Studies on Slavic Hydronyms and Water Designations. A Contribution to The Question of the Original
Balto-Slavic_languages
Measures to increase the influence of Russian culture and language
27. Retrieved 10 August 2014. Rahkonen, Pauli (2011). "Finno-Ugrian hydronyms of the river Volkhov and Luga catchment areas" (PDF). Suomalais-Ugrilaisen
Russification
Subprefecture of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
of its meaning. The termination -onne in Bayonne can come from many in hydronyms -onne or toponyms derived from that. In certain cases the element -onne
Bayonne
Historical Baltic ethnicity that existed from millennia B.C. until the Early Middle Ages
evidenced by numerous archaeological finds, as well as hydronyms. For example, the hydronyms Yauza, Khimka [ru] and Moskva, are of Baltic origin according
Dnieper_Balts
River in Moray, Scotland
almost imperceptible with a total fall of less than 5 metres (16 ft). The hydronym Lossie was recorded either as Loscyn or Lostyn in 1189, and may be of Pictish
River_Lossie
Historic Slavs near Gdańsk bay
the Middle Dnieper and the Bug rivers, where the most archaic Slavic hydronyms have been established. The vocabulary of Proto-Slavic had a heterogenous
Vistula_Veneti
City in Penza Oblast, Russia
populations is being considered for merging. › The city's name derives from a hydronym in the Moksha language, пенза penza, meaning 'end of a swampy river'. Penza
Penza
River in Vologda Oblast, Russia
гидронима Ошта – Šušt [It is possible that the last hydronym reflects the Veps form of the hydronym Oshta – Šušt] "Река Ошта". Государственный водный реестр
Oshta_(river)
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English
English : unexplained.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Schum.Chinese : (Pinyin Cen) this surname was derived from an area so named during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Wife of Lord shiva., Close to God, Name of Goddess Durga, Goddess Parvati
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Elmore in Gloucestershire, named from Old English elm ‘elm’ + Åfer ‘river bank’ or ofer ‘ridge’.
Boy/Male
Indian
High, Excellent, Surplus, Abundance
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Conquering the Three Worlds
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Gautamn
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Generous
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Enlightened One; Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kundini | கà¯à®‚திநீ
An assemblage of jasmines
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish
God is Gracious; Gift from God
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