Niger

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)


Senegal

Senegal (a river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa)


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 region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the 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)


Paraná

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

Paraná (a river in central and southern South America)


mare

From Latin mare, from Proto-Italic *mari, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Latin language
Proto-Indo-European language
Proto-Italic language
it:mare


Lao

From Latin Laus, from Ancient Greek Λαός (Laós), likely ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”), common in hydronyms. The first vowel may have derived from an O-grade or from the zero-grade, depending on the language it was borrowed through.


lago

From Old Italian laco, from Latin lacus (“lake”), from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”).


Ticino

Ticino (a left tributary of the Po in Switzerland and Italy)


mar

Apocopic form of mare (“sea”) (used in poetry and in names of some seas)


Murray

Unadapted borrowing from English Murray.

a placename:
A major river in southeastern Australia

A minor river in Stewart Island, New Zealand


laguna

desctree

→ French: lagune
→ Danish: lagune
→ Dutch: lagune
→ English: lagoon

→ Portuguese: laguna

→ Romanian: lagună

From earlier *lacuna, from Latin lacūna.


fiume

Questo fiume di luce, di vita, di pace e di amore per la Madre di Dio, ha generato gruppi di preghiera ovunque.

This river of light, peace and love for the Mother of God has generated prayer groups everywhere.


Mississippi

Mississippi (a river in the United States)


stretto

it-adj

stretto (feminine stretta, masculine plural stretti, feminine plural strette, superlative strettissimo)

stretta (feminine)
stretti (masculine plural)
strette (feminine plural)
strettissimo (superlative)

From Latin strictus, perfect passive participle of stringō.


Don

Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia)


Orange

From French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish.


Parma

From Latin Parma, from Etruscan 𐌐𐌀𐌓𐌌𐌄 (parme).


Po

Ultimately from Latin Padus, perhaps borrowed in this form from some Gallo-Italic variety to judge by the loss of /-d-/. On the other hand, should one assume that said loss occurred (irregularly) in Tuscany, the sound-changes from that point onward would be fairly straightforward: /ˈpa.o/ > /ˈpaw/ > /ˈpɔ/.


Stella

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia#English


Nilo

From Latin Nīlus, from Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos).


Severn

From Latin Sabrina, from Proto-Celtic *Sabrinā.


Volga

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


Adige

From Latin Athesem, presumably borrowed via Gallo-Italic.


oceano

Borrowed from Latin ōceanus, from the name of the deity Ōceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεᾰνός (Ōkeănós).


Tevere

Quanto sei bella Roma / Quanto sei bella Roma a prima sera / Er Tevere te serve / Er Tevere te serve da cintura

1934, C. A. Bixio, E. Bonagura, F. A. De Torres (lyrics and music), “Quanto sei bella Roma”:


Chandler

Unadapted borrowing from English Chandler.

ubor

A river
A river in Alaska, United States

A river
A river in New South Wales, Australia


piscina

→ Greek: πισίνα (pisína)

plunge pool (plunge basin or waterfall lake or deep depression at the base of a waterfall)


rio

it-adj

rio (feminine ria, masculine plural rii, feminine plural rie)

ria (feminine)
rii (masculine plural)
rie (feminine plural)

From Latin reus. Compare Romanian rău (“bad”), Dalmatian ri (“bad”). Doublet of the borrowed Italian reo.


canale

→ German: Kanal

desctree

→ Polish: kanał
→ Russian: канава (kanava)
→ Azerbaijani: qanov
→ Bezhta: канав (kanav)
→ Finnish: kanava
→ Komi-Zyrian: канава (kanava)
→ Votic: kanavõ
→ Ukrainian: канава (kanava)


Danubio

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”).


Senna

From the placenames Senna Comasco and Senna Lodigiana in Lombardy, possibly from the Etruscan personal name 𐌔𐌄𐌌𐌍𐌀 (semna). Also from the noun senna (“cassia tree”).


Indo

From Latin Indus, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós).


golfo

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin colfus, colphus, culfus, alteration of colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos). Doublet of colpo.


baia

Borrowed from French baie, of uncertain origin.


Morava

Borrowed from Czech Morava, from Latin Marus.


Giordano

Borrowed from Latin Iordanus, from Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén).

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)


Eufrate

From Ancient Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrátēs), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (ʰUfrātuš), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (purattu), itself from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^(ÍD)Buranun). Related is Elamite 𒌑𒅁𒊏𒌅𒅖 (ú-ip-ra-tu-iš) (cf. Classical Syriac ܦܪܬ (P(ə)rāṯ)).


Odra

the Oder, a river of central Europe that flows from the Czech Republic through Poland and Germany to the Baltic Sea


fiordo

From Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr.


Acheronte

From Latin Acherōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn).

(Greek mythology) Acheron (the river of the Underworld)


estuario

From Latin aestuārium, from aestus "tide".


Egeo

Borrowed from Latin aegaeus, from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos).

Ellipsis of il mare Egeo (“the Aegean Sea”)


fiumara

→ English: fiumara

(archaic) Synonym of fiumana (“torrent; flood; crowd”)


Elba

From Old High German Elba, descending from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”).


Caraibi

From Spanish Caribe, from a Taíno or Kalinago term corresponding to karifuna (“Kalinago person”) in modern Kalinago, a borrowing from a Cariban language, ultimately from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Compare Kari'na karìna (“Carib person”).
The word came through French Caraïbes (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /kaʁaˈib/) and English Caribe (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /kæɹˈaɪbiː/).

IPA

IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /kæɹˈaɪbiː/


fiumano

it-noun

fiumano m (plural fiumani, feminine fiumana)

Fiume (Italian name of Rijeka) + -ano (“-an”, relational adjective suffix)

suffix

Rijekan (native or inhabitant of Rijeka (in Croatia)) (male or of unspecified gender)


lago Erie

Lake Erie (a lake in Canada and United States)


Tirreno

Short for Mar Tirreno (“Tyrrhenian Sea”).


Mediterraneo

From Mar Mediterraneo, from mediterraneo, from Latin mediterraneus.


Ardo

a small river that crosses Belluno in Veneto


Flegetonte

From Latin Phlegethōn, from Ancient Greek Φλεγέθων (Phlegéthōn).


Gange

Borrowed from Latin Gangēs, from Ancient Greek Γάγγης (Gángēs).


Mosa

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


Eritreo

From eritreo, from Latin erythraeus (“reddish”), as it was used in Erythraeum mare (“the Erythraean Sea”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).

Dall' Atlantico Mare all' Eritreo

1823, Divino Inno di Mosè dopo passato l'Eritreo:

1832, Il Cantico di Mosè dopo il passaggio dell'Eritreo:

Ellipsis of il mare Eritreo (“the Erythraean Sea”)


Meandro

From Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros).


Piramo

From Latin Pyrămus, from Ancient Greek Πύραμος (Púramos).


Scamandro

From Latin Scamander, from Ancient Greek Σκάμανδρος (Skámandros).


Valle dei Re

Valley of the Kings (Egyptian valley known for its tombs)


Tigri

From Latin Tigris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tígris).


Cocito

From Latin Cōcȳtus, from Ancient Greek Κωκυτός (Kōkutós, “lamentation”).


Acquacheta

Acquacheta (a river that flows through Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, Italy)


Lamone

A small town in Lugano district, Ticino canton, Switzerland


Savena

a river that flows through Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna


Piave

A river in Veneto that was the scene of heavy fighting in World War I


Venoge

A river in Switzerland that flows into Lake Geneva


Lonza

A river in Switzerland that is a tributary of the Rhone


Ossola

A valley in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy


Verzasca

a river, and associated valley, in Ticino


Mar Morto

Dead Sea (a highly saline lake in Israel, Palestine and Jordan)


Adda

a tributary of the river Po in northern Italy


Guadiana

Borrowed from Spanish Guadiana, from Old Spanish Aguadiana, derived from Arabic وَادِي (wādī, “river, valley”) + Latin Anās (ancient name of the river), related to anas (“duck”).

Guadiana (a river in Spain and Portugal)


Sturla

the name of two rivers that flow in Liguria


Isarco

Trentino-Alto Adige
Trentino-Alto Adige#English


Agogna

a river that flows in Piedmont and Lombardy


Enza

Borrowed from Emilian, from Latin Incia.
The given name is Enzo + -a, ultimately of Germanic origin.


Chiese

From Latin Clesis, variation of Clūsius.


Dora Riparia

From Latin Duria. "Riparia" comes from Ripa, the name of an affluent, and it's used to distinguish this river from the Dora Baltea.


Dora Baltea

a river that flows in Valle d'Aosta and Piedmont


Magra

a river that flows in Tuscany and Liguria


Simeto

From Latin Symaethus, from Ancient Greek Σύμαιθος (Súmaithos).


Alcantara

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara, “the bridge”).

bor+

اَلْقَنْطَرَة


Anapo

From Latin Anapus, from Ancient Greek Ἄναπος (Ánapos).


Ciane

From Latin Cyane, from Ancient Greek Κυάνη (Kuánē).


Ippari

From Latin Hipparis, from Ancient Greek Ἵππαρις (Hípparis).


Naro

Disputed. Theorized origins include:
* Ancient Greek ναρόν (narón, “current”)
* Ancient Greek νηρόν (nērón) / νερόν (nerón), both meaning "water"
* Arabic نَهَر (nahar, “river”)


Imera

From Latin Himera, from Ancient Greek Ἱμέρα (Himéra).


Tirso

From Latin Thyrsus, from Ancient Greek Θύρσος (Thúrsos).


Mannu

the name of two rivers that flow in Sardinia


Zermagna

The river Zrmanja that flows in Croatia.


Rio delle Amazzoni

rio delle Amazzoni (canonical masculine)


Lemene

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia

a river that flows in Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia


Peneo

From Latin Peneus, from Ancient Greek Πηνειός (Pēneiós).


Oronte

From Latin Orontes, from Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης (Oróntēs).


Stura

name of various rivers that flow in Piedmont


Mera

a river that flows in Switzerland and Lombardy


Boiana

the river Bojana that flows between Albania and Montenegro


Fiume Azzurro

From fiume (“river”) + azzurro (“azure”).


Tammaro

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þankaz (“thought, mind”) + *mēraz (“great, excellent”).


Zeglia

From Slovene Zilja (the Slovene name for the river).

the old Italian name of the river Gail, that flows in Austria


Soligo

A river in Veneto, from the name of the village it crosses


Cidno

From Latin Cydnus, from Ancient Greek Κύδνος (Kúdnos).


Granico

From Latin Granicus, from Ancient Greek Γρανικός (Granikós).


Miscano

From the earlier form Misclanu (attested since 10th century). Further etymology unknown.


Corno

From corno, because of the shape of its course.


Clitunno

A small river in Umbria, famous for its springs


Strona

name of various rivers, which flow in Piedmont


Dittaino

From Arabic وَادِي التِين (wādī t-tīn, literally “clay river”).

uder

وَادِي التِين


Gornalunga

Italianized after Sicilian Gurnalonga, from gurna (small body of water) + longa (long).


Farfa

From Latin Farfarus, another name of the river Fabaris.


Mazaro

From Latin Mazarus, alternative form of Mazara.


Saccione

a river that flows in Molise and delimits the boundary with Apulia


Limentra

the name of two rivers that flow in Emilia-Romagna


Mar del Giappone

il Mar del Giappone (canonical masculine)

Sea of Japan (the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia)


mare Eritreo

From Latin Erythraeum mare, itself a partial calque of Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα (Eruthrà thálassa).

der

Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα


fiumale

fiume (“river”) + -ale (“-al”, relational adjective suffix)

af

(literary, rare) riverine, fluvial, river (attributive)


fiumaia

Archaic form of fiumara, synonym of fiumana (“torrent; flood; crowd”)


fiumarolo

(transferred sense) one who frequents the Tiber river area


Lenne

A toponym for rivers and settlements in Germany