Congo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)

Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)


Tigris

From Latin Tigris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tígris), an alternative form of Τίγρης (Tígrēs), from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (Tigrā), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(ÍD)Idiqlat), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(ÍD)Idigna, ^(ÍD)Idigina, literally “fast as an arrow”).


From Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos), probably via Arabic نِيل (nīl).


Volta

Borrowed from Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”).


Volga

Volga (A river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea)


Tet

French: Têt

Têt (a river in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France)


Níger

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

Niger (a major river in West Africa, that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria)


Eufrates

Borrowed from Latin Euphrātēs, from Ancient Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrátēs), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (u-f-r-a-tu-u /ʰUfrātuš/), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^(ÍD)Purattu), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^(ÍD)Buranun).


Loira

Borrowed from French Loire, from Latin Liger, itself borrowed from the native Gaulish name.


Mosa

From Latin Mosa, from Celtic, deriving from Proto-Celtic *mosā.


Mississipí

Mississippi (a river in the United States)


Rin

From Old High German Rīn, probably via French Rhin.


Marne

Borrowed from French Marne, from Latin Mātrona.

Marne (a right tributary of the Seine, in eastern France)


Amazones

Calque of Spanish (Río) Amazonas, whose name commemorates a tribe of fierce women warriors encountered by the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana.


Danubi

Learned borrowing from Latin Dānubius, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos, an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”).


Guadalquivir

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalquivir, derived from Arabic وَادِي الكَبِير (wādī l-kabīr, literally “the great river”).

وَادِي الكَبِير

Guadalquivir (a river in southern Spain)


Llobregat

[ʎu.βɾəˈɣat]

Inherited from Latin Rubricātus (“reddish”).


Saona

Borrowed from French Saône, from Latin Sauconna, from the Celtic/Gaulish river goddess Souconna, from a Proto-Celtic word meaning "the flowing, the suckler," from Proto-Indo-European *sewg-, *sewk-.


Jordà

Borrowed from Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”).

der

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)


Bellera

A river in Pallars Jussà, Lleida, Catalonia


Roine

Rhone (a river in Switzerland and France)


Ripoll

Likely from Latin rīvus pōpulōrum (“river of poplars”).

Vallès Occidental
Vallès Occidental#English


Segre

Inherited from Latin Sicoris, of uncertain Proto-Celtic origin.

A river in France, Spain and Andorra, an affluent of the Ebro


Iang-Tsé

Borrowed from French Yangtsé, from Mandarin 揚子／扬子 (Yángzǐ), the former local name for a stretch of the Lower Yangtze.

dofí del Iang-tsé
Yangtze dolphin; baiji


Aglí

French: Agly


Paranà

Borrowed from Spanish Paraná or Portuguese Paraná, both from Old Tupi paranã (“river”).

Paraná (a river in central and southern South America)


Flamisell

From Latin flūmicellus, diminutive of flūmen (“river”).