Orne

From Latin olinas, an homonym of Fluvius Olne, of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow”).

Orne (a river in Normandy, in northwestern France)


Maine

From earlier Maienne, from Latin Meduāna, of uncertain origin. Doublet of Mayenne.


Rhin

From Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn.

Rhine (a major river in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, France, Germany and the Netherlands)


Cher

Named after the Cher River, from the pre-Indo-European substrate hydronym *kʰar- (“stone”) (compare Ancient Greek κάρκαρος (kárkaros, “rough, jagged”)).

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Cher (a left tributary of the Loire, in central France)


Gard

Gardon, Gard (a right tributary of the Rhône, in southern France)


Pique

A left tributary of the Garonne, Occitanie, France.


Lot

Inherited from Late Latin Oltis (Gallo-Roman).

Lot (a right tributary of the Garonne, in southern France)


Tarn

Tarn (a right tributary of the Garonne, Occitanie, France)


Seine

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Inherited from Latin Sequana, from a Celtic deity who descended from the Proto-Indo-European pantheon.

Seine (a major river in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est, Île-de-France and Normandy regions, France)


Vienne

→ Persian: وین (viyan)

Of disputed origin. Perhaps from the Roman name, Latin Vindobona, or possibly from a Celtic word *Veduna (“forest stream”), which would justify the phonetic evolution into the modern french form. Compare Proto-Celtic *widus (“woodland”).

Vienne (a left tributary of the Loire, in southwest France)


Ain

Named after the River Ain, from Medieval Latin Hinnis, from earlier Igneus, of pre-Roman, probably Celtic, origin; perhaps Proto-Celtic *inn, itself likely related to the river River Inn (Latin Aenus), both related to *enios (“water”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”), found in many placenames such as the settlement Aenona.


Meuse

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Meuse, Maas (major river in northeastern France, Belgium and the Netherlands)


Mayenne

The place is named after the River Mayenne, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *madyeti (“to burst, spread”); alternatively, from Latin madeo (“to be wet”). Both are ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to be wet, moist”).

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Mayenne (a right tributary of the Loire, in northwestern France)


Vendée

→ Persian: وانده (vânde)

Vendée (a right tributary of the Sèvre Niortaise, in western France)


Moselle

Moselle (a left tributary of Rhine, in northeastern France, and southwestern Germany)


Loire

→ Catalan: Loira

→ English: Loire

→ Polish: Loara

→ Spanish: Loira

Inherited from Latin Liger, itself borrowed from the native Gaulish name of the river, from *liga (“silt, sediment, deposit, alluvium”) (see also French lie, English lees), from Proto-Celtic *legyā, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie, lay”), the same source as many words in English such as lie, ledge, etc.

Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire#English

Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire#English

Loire (a major river in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire regions, France)


Yvette

Yvette (a tributary of the Orge, Île-de-France, France)


Salat

→ English: Salat

Borrowed from Occitan Salat, from salat (“salty”).

Holonym: Occitanie

Salat (a right tributary of the Garonne in Occitanie, France)


Ardèche

Ardèche (a right tributary of the Rhône in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitanie, France)


Rhône

Rhone (a major river in France and Switzerland)


Saône

→ English: Saône

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Saône (a right tributary of the Rhône, in eastern France)


Ille

Inherited from Middle French Yle, from Old French Ysla, from Isla, from Latin īnsula (“island”).


Garonne

Inherited from Latin Garumna, Garonna, probably from Gaulish *garunda (“shallows, riverbank”).

Garonne (a long river in southwestern France)


Dordogne

Named after the river Dordogne, from Latin Duranius (named by Ausonius).
Folk etymology derives it from two mountain streams, Dor (shortened from mont d’ or (“mountain of gold”) and dogne, from dord (“babbling, muttering”) (imitative) + aven (“river”), though this may have influenced the spelling.

Dordogne (a long river in south-central and southwestern France)


Sarthe

Sarthe (a right tributary of the Loire, in northwestern France)


Isère

Isère (a left tributary of the Rhône, in southeastern France)


Doubs

From Gaulish Dubis, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”). Compare Latin Dūbis, Breton du (“black”).

Doubs (a river in France and Switzerland)


Corrèze

Corrèze (a left tributary of the Vézère, in southwestern France)


Charente

Charente (a river in southwestern France)


Essonne

Named after the river, from the Gallo-Roman water goddess, Gaulish and Latin Acionna, Acionnae, of Celtic origin, probably sharing the same Proto-Indo-European source as the river Axona.

Essonne (a left tributary of the Seine, in northern France)


Aube

Aube (a right tributary of the Seine, in northeastern France)


Aveyron

Named after the Arve River, of uncertain origin, possibly a Celtic name from Proto-Celtic *garwos (“violent, rough, bumpy”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to bristle”). Compare Welsh garw (“rough, bumpy”) and Irish garbh.

Aude (a right tributary of the Tarn, in southern France)


Gers

Gers (a left tributary of the Garonne, in southern France)


Indre

Indre (a left tributary of the Loire, in central France)


Hérault

Found in Latin as Arauris (or Araura by Strabo), the name of a river. The name is sometimes considered Pre-Celtic although the element Ara- suggests a Celtic root.


Allier

Allier (a left tributary of the Loire, in central France)


Ariège

The department is named after the river; said to be from Latin aurigera (“bearing gold”), referring to the Gauls' practice of panning gold.

Ariège (a right tributary of the Garonne in Occitanie, France)


Drôme

Drôme (a left tributary of the Rhône, in southeastern France)


Creuse

Creuse (a right tributary of the Vienne, in southwestern France)


Aisne

From the Roman name, Latin Acinum, Latinized from the Gaulish river Axona.

Aisne (a left tributary of the Oise, in northeastern France)


Eure

Inherited from Middle French Evreux, from Latin Autricum. The department is named for the river.

Eure (a left tributary of the Seine, in northwestern France)


Loiret

Loiret (a left tributary of the Loire, in central France)


Nièvre

Nièvre (a right tributary of the Loire, in central France)


Oise

Named after the River Oise, itself from or related to the Roman river name Latin Isara, thus also related to the river Isère.

Oise (a right tributary of the Seine, in northeastern France and Belgium)


Marne

From Latin Mātrona (“Marne”), from Gaulish *Mātronā, from Proto-Celtic *Mātronā, a derivative of Proto-Celtic *mātīr (“mother”).

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


Mignon

Holonym: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The Mignon (a left tributary of the Sèvre Niortaise in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)


Loir

The Loir (a left tributary of the Sarthe in Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire, France)


Isle

A right tributary of the Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.


Viau

English: Viau

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→ Chinese: → 維奧 /维奥 (Wéi'ào) (transliteration)

(masculine) Viau (a river in the Tarn department, Occitania, France, a tributary of the Tarn river)


Verdon

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

A left tributary of the Durance, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.


Yèvre

A right tributary of the Cher, in the department of Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France

A right tributary of the Auve, in the department of Marne, Grand Est, France


Luy

A left tributary of the Adour, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.


Oriège

Holonym: Ariège

Oriège (a right tributary of the Ariège in Occitanie, France)


Erdre

From Latin Erda, Proto-Celtic *ered, in Breton Erzh.


Thérouanne

A river in the Seine-et-Marne department


Asco

Asco (a left tributary of the Golo, Corsica, France)


Ciron

→ English: Ciron

Holonym: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The Ciron (a left tributary of the Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)


Leysse

A river in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.


Ognon

A left tributary of the Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.


Dronne

A right tributary of the Isle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.


Agout

A left tributary of the Tarn, Occitanie, France.


Baïse

A left tributary of the Garonne, France.


Talouch

A left tributary of the Gers, Occitanie, France.


Serein

A right tributary of the Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.


Sauldre

A right tributary of the Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France.


Auloue

A left tributary of the Baïse, Occitanie, France.


Viaur

A left tributary of the Aveyron, Occitanie, France.


Durance

A left tributary of the Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.


Ubaye

A left tributary of the Durance, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.


Sioule

A left tributary of the Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.


Lèze

A left tributary of the Ariège, Occitanie, France.


Meurthe

A right tributary of the Moselle, Grand Est, France.


Arize

Arize (a river in Ariège, Occitanie, France)


Touloubre

Touloubre (a river in Bouches-du-rhône, France)


Volp

Volp (a right tributary of the Garonne, Occitanie, France).


Artillac

Artillac (a river in Ariège, Occitanie, France)


Baup

Holonym: Couserans

The Baup (a right tributary of the Salat, Ariège, Occitanie, France)


Mirepech

Mirepech (a tributary of the Rucan in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France)


Rucan

Rucan (a tributary of the Arbas in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France)


Arbas

* (surname): From Spanish Arbas/Arbás.
* (village in Haute-Garonne): Borrowed from Occitan Arbast.

Arbas (a left tributary of the Salat in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France)


Tech

Borrowed from Catalan Tec. Attested on the Cassini map (1740s).

Tech (a river of Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France)


Têt

Têt (a river of Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France)


Agly

Borrowed from Catalan Aglí. Lagly attested on the Cassini map (1740s).


Trieux

→ English: Trieux

English: Truex, Truax, Truaxe

→ Dutch: Trieux

→ English: Trieux

English: Truex, Truax, Truaxe

From trieux, from Walloon try (trixhe < triche), from Dutch driesch.


Sucy

(Town): Attested on the Cassini map (1740s).

Sucy (a small river in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France)


Gardon

Borrowed from Occitan Gardon, from the Roman name, Latin Vardo, possibly of pre-Roman origin, but compare the river Varus. Attested on the Cassini map (1740s).

Holonyms: Gard, Lozère

Gardon (a right tributary of the Rhône in Occitanie, France)


Moselotte

Holonym: Vosges

Moselotte (a right tributary of the Moselle in Grand Est, France)


Dadou

→ English: Dadou

Holonym: Tarn

A right tributary of the Agout in Occitanie, France


Risle

From Middle French Risla, from Medieval Latin *Risilina, by metathesis from fluvius Lirizinus (Saint Germer), Latinized from a hydronym *Lericina, *Liricina, a form derived from the primitive name of the *Lera, also found in the of the village *Lira (compare La Vieille-Lyre) and ultimately related to the source of Liger.

Holonym: Normandie

The Risle (a left tributary of the Seine in Normandy, France)


Chanteraine

→ English: Chanteraine

Holonym: Cher

A right tributary of the Vauvise in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France.


Orge

→ English: Orge

Holonym: Île-de-France

A left tributary of the Seine, Île-de-France, France.


Cruou

English: Cruou

Holonym: causse Comtal

The Cruou (a right tributary of the Créneau in Aveyron, Occitanie, France)


Créneau

English: Créneau

Dourdou de Conques
Dourdou de Conques#English

The Créneau (a left tributary of the Dourdou de Conques in Aveyron, Occitanie, France)


Luynes

* (Bouches-du-Rhône): Borrowed from Occitan Loina.
* (Indre-et-Loire): 1619. Previously named Maillé.

The Luynes (a left tributary of the Arc in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)


Restonica

Restonica (a right tributary of the Tavignano, Corsica, France)


Egvonne

English: Egvonne

The Egvonne (a right tributary of the Loir in Centre-Val de Loire, France)


Vègre

From Middle French Veigre, Vaigre, Vaygre, from Old French Vesgre, Vegrie, Vegre, Veigrie.

Vègre (a river, a right tributary of the Sarthe, having its source near Rouessé-Vassé, its generally southward course in the Sarthe department, France, and its mouth near Avoise)


Marcazeau

English: Marcazeau

Holonym: Couserans

The Marcazeau (a left tributary of the Salat, Ariège, Occitanie, France)


Merdançon

English: Merdançon

Holonym: Couserans

The Merdançon (a left tributary of the Salat, Ariège, Occitanie, France)

The Merdançon (a tributary of the Tave, Gard, Occitanie, France)