List of alternative names for European rivers
All or almost all rivers in Europe have alternative names in different languages. Some rivers have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article provides known alternative names for all major European rivers. It also includes alternative names of some lesser rivers that are important because of their location or history.
This article does not offer any opinion about what the "original", "official", "real", or "correct" name of any river is or was. Rivers are listed alphabetically by their current best-known name in English . The English version is followed by variants in other languages, in alphabetical order by name, and then by any historical variants and former names.
Foreign names that are the same as their English equivalents may be listed, to provide an answer to the question "What is that name in...?".
A
Aare at Bern
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Aa
51°00′21″N 2°06′16″E / 51.005833°N 2.104444°E / 51.005833; 2.104444 (Aa )
Aa (Dutch, French, West Flemish), Abbe (Picard), Agnio (Latin)
Aare
47°36′21″N 8°13′24″E / 47.6057°N 8.2234°E / 47.6057; 8.2234 (Aare )
Aar (French, Italian), Aara (Romansh, Czech), Aare (Alemannish, German), Abrinca , Arola or Arula (Latin)
Achelous
38°19′53″N 21°06′05″E / 38.331389°N 21.101389°E / 38.331389; 21.101389 (Achelous )
Achelôios - Ἀχελῷος (ancient Greek), Achelóos - Αχελώος (modern Greek), Acheloos (German, alternative English), Acheloös (Dutch), Achéloos or Achéloüs (French), Achelous (Latin), Aheloos (Romanian), Aqueloo (Spanish form in mythology), Aspropotamo (Italian), Aspropotamos - Ασπροπόταμος (medieval Greek), Aspropótamos (Spanish), Axenus , Thestiu , and Thoas (possible earlier ancient Greek names)
Acheron
39°14′10″N 20°28′34″E / 39.236111°N 20.476111°E / 39.236111; 20.476111 (Acheron )
Acheron (Latin, German, Turkish), Acherōn - Ἀχέρων or Acherousios - Ἀχερούσιος (Ancient Greek), Achéron (French), Acherontas - Αχέροντας (modern Greek), Acheronte (Italian), Aheron (Romanian), Aheront (Croatian), Aqueront (Catalan), Aqueronte or Aquerón (Spanish), Gliqi or Frar (Albanian)
Adda
45°08′04″N 9°52′54″E / 45.134444°N 9.881667°E / 45.134444; 9.881667 (Adda )
Abdua and Abadua (Latin variants), Ada (Lombard, Venetian), Adda (Italian), Addua (Latin)
Adige
45°08′59″N 12°19′13″E / 45.149722°N 12.320278°E / 45.149722; 12.320278 (Adige )
Ades (Dolomitic Ladin), Àdexe (Venetian), Adige (Italian, French), Adigio (Spanish), Adis (Lombard), Adiža (Slovene), Adiže (Czech), Adyga (Polish), Athesis (Latin), Athyses - Αθυσης (Ancient Greek), Égg’ (Emiliano-Romagnolo), Etsch (German)
Adour
43°31′46″N 1°31′25″E / 43.529444°N 1.523611°E / 43.529444; 1.523611 (Adour )
Ador (Occitan), Adour (French, German, Italian), Adur (Spanish), Aturri (Basque)
Ain
45°47′45″N 5°10′10″E / 45.795833°N 5.169444°E / 45.795833; 5.169444 (Ain )
Addua , Danus , Idanus , Indus or Igneus (Neo-Latin), Ain (French), Hinnis (Old French)
Aire
53°43′38″N 0°54′24″W / 53.7272°N 0.9067°W / 53.7272; -0.9067 (Aire )
Arus (Neo-Latin; 17th-century), Eyr and Eir (Middle English; 12th century), ðarcy and Yr (Anglo-Saxon; 10th century)
Aisne
49°26′01″N 2°50′49″E / 49.433611°N 2.846944°E / 49.433611; 2.846944 (Aisne )
Ainne (Picard), Aisne (French), Axona (Latin)
Akhurian
40°07′53″N 43°38′54″E / 40.1315°N 43.6484°E / 40.1315; 43.6484 (Akhurian )
Achurjan (German), Akhourian (French), Akhurean - Ախուրեան (Classical Armenian), Akhuryan - Ախուրյան (Armenian), Akhuryan - Ахурян or Arpachay Арпачай (Russian), Arpaçay (Turkish), ارپه چاى (Ottoman Turkish)
Alatyr
54°47′31″N 45°06′50″E / 54.792°N 45.114°E / 54.792; 45.114 (Alatyr )
Alatyr - Алатырь (Russian), Rator - Ратор (Erzya and Mocksha Mordvin), Ulatăr - Улатӑр (Chuvash)
Alazani
Alaz - Алаз (Chechen), Alazan - Ալազան (Armenian), Alazan - Алазан (Avaric), Alazani - ალაზანი (Georgian), Alazani - Алаза́ни (Russian), Dur - Дур (Tsakhur), Qanıx (Azerbaijani)
Albula
Albula (German), Alvra (Romansh)
Alfeios
Alfeo (Italian, Spanish), Alfios (German), Alphée (French), Alpheiós - Ἀλφειός (ancient Greek), Alpheus (Latin), Alphiós - Αλφειός (modern Greek), Rouphiás - Ρουφιάς (alternative Greek name)
Aller
Alera , Elera and Alara (Old Saxon/Neo-Latin; 8th-11th century), Aller (German)
Allier
Aleî (Auvergnat dialect of Occitan), Alèir (Occitan), Alier (Catalan), Allier (French), Elaver (Latin)
Altaelva
Alattionjoki (Finnish, Kven), Altaälven (Swedish), Altaelv (German), Altaelva (Norwegian), Álttáeatnu (Northern Sami)
Altmühl
Alcmona and Alcmana (8th-9th century), Altmühl (German)
Alzette
Alisontia (Latin), Alzette (French), Alzig and Elze (German, old), Uelzecht (Luxembourgish)
Amblève
Ambleve (Walloon), Amblève (French), Amel (German)
Amper
Amber (Latin), Ammer (German; upstream river), Amper (German; downstream river)
Amstel
Aem or Aeme (Old Frisian), Aemstel (Middle Dutch; 12th-13th century), Amstel (Dutch)
Angrapa
Angerapp (German), Angrapa - Анграпа (Russian), Angrapė (Lithuanian), Węgorapa (Polish)
Aniene
Anien , Anio or Tibero (Latin), Aniene or Teverone (Italian)
Aoös
Aias/Aoös - Αίας/Αώος (modern Greek), Aōos - Αώος (Ancient Greek), Aous (Latin), Băiasa (Aromanian), Vjosa or Vjosë (Albanian), Vjosa (French, German), Voiussa (Italian), Vojuša - Војуша (Macedonian, Serbian), Vovousa - Βοβούσα (modern Greek alternative)
Arachthos
Arachthos (French, German, Italian, Spanish), Árakhthos - Άραχθος (Greek), Narta (Albanian)
Aragón
Aragó (Catalan), Aragoi (Basque), Aragon (French, Occitan), Aragón (Aragonese, Spanish), Aragonius (Latin)
Aras
Arakhsi - არაქსი (Georgian), Araks - Արաքս (Armenian), Araks - Аракс (Russian), Aras (Turkish, German, Italian, Spanish), Aras - ارس (Persian), Araxe (French), Araxes (Latin, English variant), Araxes - Αράξης (ancient Greek), Araz (Azerbaijani), Erez (Kurdish), Rakhsi - რახსი (Old Georgian), Yeraskh - Երասխ (Classical Armenian)
Arda
Arda - Арда (Bulgarian), Arda (Turkish), Árdas - Άρδας (Modern Greek), Arpisos - Άρπησσος (Ancient Greek), Artiscus (Latin)
Ardèche
Ardecha (Occitan), Ardèche (French), Hentica ? (AD 950)
Argens
Argenç (Occitan), Argens (French), Argenteus (Latin)
Argeș
Ardzhesh - Арджеш (Bulgarian), Argeș (Romanian), Argisch (German), Argyas (Hungarian), Ordessos and Argessus (Latin)
Ariège
Arièja (Occitan), Arieja (Catalan), Ariège (French), Aurigera (Latin)
Arieș
Aranyos (Hungarian), Arieș (Romanian), Goldfluss (German, rare)
Arno
Arno (Italian), Arnu (Sicilian), Arnus (Latin)
Arroux
Arotius , Isrus , Hesrus or Adrus (Latin), Arroux (French)
Aterno
Aterno (Italian; upstream part), Aternos - Άτερνος (Ancient Greek), Aternus and Piscarius (Latin), Pescara (Italian; downstream part)
Arve
Arva (Latin), Arve (French)
Aube
Alba and Albis (Latin; 8th-9th century), Aube (French)
Aude
Atax (Latin), Aude (French, Catalan, Occitan),
Aulne
Alaunus (Latin), Aon (Breton, Welsh), Aulne (French)
Authie
Alteia (Latin), Authie (French), Eutie (Picard), Otie (Dutch)
Aveyron
Avairon (Occitan), Avario and Veronius (Latin), Aveyron (French)
Avon
Auvona (Latin), Bristol Avon (English variant)
B
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Bacchiglione
Bacajon (Venetian), Bacchiglione (Italian), Medoacus Minor (Latin)
Baïse
Baïsa (Occitan), Baïse (French), Banisia (Neo-Latin; 13th century), Vanesia (Latin; 4th century)
Bann
Bann Wattèr (Ulster-Scots), Bhanna (Irish)
Barrow
Berua or Birgus (Latin), Bhearú (Irish)
Basento
Basento (Italian), Casuentus (Latin)
Bega
Bega (Romanian, German), Béga (Hungarian), Begej - Бегеј (Serbian, Bosnian)
Belaya (Kama)
Ağídel - Агыйдел (Tatar), Ağiźel - Ағиҙел (Bashkir), Aqedil - Ақеділ (Kazakh), Asho - Ашо (Erzya), Belaïa or Aguidel (French), Belaja (Dutch, German, Italian), Belaya - Бе́лая (Russian), Bélaya or Aghidhel (Spanish), Bila - Біла (Ukrainian), Osh Viche - Ош Виче (Mari), Töd’y Kam - Тӧдьы Кам (Udmur), Šur Atăl - Шур Атӑл (Chuvash)
Berezina
Berezina - Березина (Russian, Ukrainian), Berezina (Czech, Lithuanian), Berezyna (Polish), Bjaresina (German), Byarezina - Бярэ́зіна (Belarusian)
Berkel
Bekke (Achterhooks ), Bercle , Bercla and Berclo (14th century), Berkel (Dutch, German, Low Saxon)
Berounka [ 1]
Beraun (German), Berounka (Czech), Mies (German; upstream, formerly entire river), Mže (Czech; upstream, formerly entire river), Plzenská reka , Radbuza , Watta (former Czech names)
Bîc
Bîc or Bâc (Romanian), Bik or Bic (German), Byk - Бик (Ukrainian), Byk - Бык (Russian)
Biebrza
Bebras (Lithuanian), Biebrza (Polish), Bober (German variant), Бобра - Bobra (former? Belarusian, Ukrainian), Byebzha - Бебжа (Belarusian)
Biferno
Biferno (Italian), Tifernus or Phiternus (Latin)
Birs
Birs (Alemannisch, German), Birsa (Italian, Latin), Birse (French)
Bistrica [fr ; sr ]
Bistrica (Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian), Clear water (English)
Bistrița
Beszterce (Hungarian), Bistrița (Romanian), Bistritz (German), Nösen (archaic German)
Blackwater (Munster)
An Abha Mhór (Irish), Auenmorus (Latin)
Blavet
Blabia , later Blavetum or Blavitta (Latin), Blavet (French), Blavezh (Breton, Welsh),
Bóbr
Bober (German), Bobr (Czech, Sorbian), Bóbr (Polish), Bobrawa (Lower Sorbian variant), Bubr - Бубр (Ukrainian)
Bodrog
Bodrog (Slovak, Hungarian), Bodrok (former Slovak variant)
Buna
Barbana (Latin), Boiana (Italian), Bojana - Бојана (Montenegrin, Macedonian, Serbian), Boyana (Turkish), Boyna - Μπούνα (Greek), Buna (Albanian, Czech, French, German), Bunë (Albanian)
Bosna
Basana / Bathinus (Latin), Bosna (Bosnian, Croatian), Bosna - Босна (Serbian), Bośnia (Polish)
Boyne
Bhóinn or Abhainn na Bóinne (Irish), Boandus (Neo-Latin (13th-century), Bououinda - Βουουινδα (Greek, 2nd century)
Brda
Brahe (German), Brda (Polish, Czech)
Brenta
Brandau (German), Brenta (Italian, Venetian), Medeiochos - Μηδειοχος (ancient Greek), Medoacus Maior (Latin)
Bug, Southern
Aksu (Ottoman Turkish), Boh (Czech, Polish, Slovak), Boug méridional (French), Bug or Bugul de Sud (Romanian), Etelä-Bug (Finnish), Hypanis - Ύπανις (ancient Greek, Latin), Lõuna-Bug (Estonian), Pivdennyi Buh - Південний Буг (Ukrainian), Südlicher Bug (German), Yuzhnyi Bug - Южный Буг (Russian), Zuidelijke Boeg (Dutch)
Bug, Western
Boug (French), Bug (Polish, English, German, Hungarian), Bug / Länsi-Bug (Finnish), Bug / Lääne-Bug (Estonian), Bug - בוג (Yiddish), Buga (Latin, Latvian), Bugas (Lithuanian), Zakhidyi Buh - Західний Буг (Ukrainian), Zakhodni Bug - Заходні Буг (Belarusian), Zapadnyi Bug - Западный Буг (Russian)
Buzău
Bodza (Hungarian), Buzau (German), Buzău (Romanian)
C
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Canche
Canche (French, Picard), Kwinte (Old Dutch), Quantia or Cancia (Latin)
Cetina
Cetina (Croatian, Bosnian), Cetina - Цетина (Serbian), Cettina (Italian), Zetina (German (archaic))
Cehotina
Ćehotina (Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian)
Charente
Carantonus (Latin; 4th century),[ 2] Charanta (Occitan), Charente (French), Kanentelos - Κανεντελος (Ancient Greek; 140 AD).[ 3]
Cheptsa
Čepca (Italian), Cheptsa - Чепца (Russian), Chupchi - Чупчи (Udmurt), Çüpçe - Чүпче (Tatar), Tcheptsa (French), Tschepza (German)
Cher
Caris , Carus , Chares , Charus (Latin),[ 2] Char (Occitan), Cher (French)
Chiers
Chiers (French), Korn (German), Kuer (or Kar ,Kor or Korn ) (Luxembourgish)
Chusovaya
Chusovaya - Чусовая (Russian, Chuvash ), Čusovaja (Italian), Tchoussovaïa (French), Tschussowaja (German), Tsjoesovaja (Dutch)
Cinca
Cinca (Aragonese, Catalan, Spanish), Cinga (Latin, 1st century BC),[ 4] Nahr al-Zaytun (Arabic, 9th-century),[ 5] Zinca (Aragonese; old spelling?)
Clyde
Chluaidh (Scottish Gaelic, Breton, Irish), Cluda or Glota (Latin),[ 2] Clud (Welsh), Clud or Clut (medieval Cumbric), Clyde (Scots)
Cogâlnic
Cogâlnic , Cunduc or Cogîlnic (Romanian), Kogelnik (German), Kogylnik - Когильник (Russian), Kohylnyk - Когильник or Kunduk - Кундук (Ukrainian)
Corrib
Abhainn na Coiribe (English name translated in Irish), Galway River (Irish name translated into English), Ghaillimh (Irish)
Çoruh
Acampsis , Acampseon , Acapsis (Latin),[ 6] Akampsis - Άκαμψις (Greek), Boas - Βωας (6th-century Greek),[ 7] Boas , Chorokh and Churuk (former English),[ 8] [ 9] Ch'orokhi - ჭოროხი (Georgian, Mingrelian), Čorox - Ճորոխ (Armenian), Çorox (Azerbaijani), Çoroxi (Zazaki ), Çoruh (Turkish), Tchorokhi (French)
Couesnon
Coetnum or Cossonis (Latin),[ 2] Couesnon (French), Kouenon or C'houenon (Breton)
Crasna
Crasna (Romanian), Kraszna (Hungarian)
Creuse
Creuse (French), Crosa , Chrosa and Croza (8th-13th century neo-Latin)[ 10] Cruesa (Occitan)
Crişul Alb
Bílý Kriš (Czech, Slovak), Crişul Alb (Romanian), Fehér-Körös (Hungarian), Weiße Kreisch (German)
Crişul Negru
Černý Kriš (Czech), Čierny Kriš (Slovak), Crişul Negru (Romanian), Fekete-Körös (Hungarian), Schwarze Kreisch (German)
Crişul Repede
Bystrý Kriš (Slovak, Czech), Crişul Repede (Romanian), Schnelle Kreisch (German), Sebes-Körös (Hungarian)
Crna
Cherna - Черна (Bulgarian), Cerna (Romanian, former English), Crna - Црна (Macedonian, Serbian), Erigon (Thracian ),[ 11] Erigonas - Εριγώνας (Greek), Erigonus (Latin)
D
Douro at Porto
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Dahme
Dahme (German), Dubja or Damna (Upper Sorbian)
Dalälven
Dal River or Dalecarlia River (English), Dalälven (Swedish)
Dâmbovița
Dâmbovița or Dîmbovița (Romanian), Dymbowica (Polish), Izvoru Oticului and Oticu (Romanian; alternative for upper reaches)
Danube
Danav (Breton), Danóib (Irish), Danube (French), Danubi (Albanian, Catalan, Lombard, Occitan), Danubio (Italian, Spanish), Danúbio (Portuguese), Danuvius / Danubius (Latin; upper river),[ 12] Doana (Bavarian), Dóná (Icelandic), Donaris (Dacian , upper river),[ 13] Donau (Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, German, Indonesian, Norwegian, Swedish), Donava (Latvian, Slovene), Donaw /Donwy (Welsh), Donnä (Alemannic ), Donua (Old English), Dounavis - Δούναβης (Greek), Duna (Aromanian, Hungarian), Dunaj (Czech, Polish, Slovak), Dunaja (Romani), Dunărea (Romanian), Dunav - Дунав (Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian), Dunay - Дунай (Russian, Ukrainian), Dunojus (Lithuanian), Hister or Ister (Latin; lower river),[ 12] Istros - Ιστρος (Ancient Greek; lower river), Matoas (Thracian ),[ 14] Tonava (Finnish), Tuna (Turkish)
Daugava or Western Dvina
Daugava (Latvian, Estonian, French, Italian), Daugava or Västra Dvina (Swedish), Daugava or Westelijke Dwina (Dutch), Daugova (Latgalian, Samogitian), Dauguva (Lithuanian), Duina (Spanish), Duina Occidentalis (Latin), Duína Ocidental (Portuguese), Düna (German), Dvina Thiar (Irish), Dz'vina - Дзьвіна (Belarusian), Dźwina (Polish), Ntaounkava - Νταουγκάβα or Dytikos Ntbina - Δυτικός Ντβίνα (Greek), Väina (Estonian), Väinäjoki (Finnish), Vēna (Livonian), Western Dvina (alternative English name), Zakhidna Dvina - Західна Двіна (Ukrainian), Zapadnaya Dvina - Западная Двина (Russian), Západní Dvina (Czech, Slovak)
Dee , Aberdeenshire
Abredea and Diona (Latin), Dee (Scots, Welsh), Dhè (Scottish Gaelic), Dhé (Irish)
Dee , Wales
Dea/Deia/Deva/Deya (Latin), Dyfrdwy (Welsh, Breton, Scottish Gaelic)
Dender
Dender (Dutch, West Flemish), Dendre (French), Tinre (Walloon)
Desna
Desna - Десна (Russian, Ukrainian), Deyasna - Дзясна (Belarusian), Gyeszna (Hungarian)
Dinkel
Deenkel (Low Saxon), Dinkel (Dutch, German)
Dnieper
Borysthenes (early Latin), Borysthenes - Βορυσθενης (early Ancient Greek), Dānu apara or Dānu apr (Sarmatian), Danaper (late Latin), Danapres - Δαναπρης (late Ancient Greek), Danápris (Portuguese), Dinyeper (Turkish), Dneiperos - Δνείπερος (modern Greek), Dneper (Slovene), Dnepr (Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish), Dnepr - Днепр (Russian), Dněpr (Czech), Dnieper (Italian), Dniéper (Spanish), Dnièper (Catalan), Dniepr (Polish), an Dnípir (Irish), Dnipro - Дніпро or Dniper - Дніпер (Ukrainian), Dnjepar (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian), Dnjepr (Dutch), Dnyapro - Дняпро or Dnyepr - Днепр (Belarusian), Dnyeper (Hungarian), Exi (Tatar), Nipru (Romanian), Özü (Crimean Tatar), Slavuta or Slavutych (Old East Slavic), Var (Hunnic), *Varu-stāna (Scythian)
Dniester
Dānu nazdya (Sarmatian), Dinyester (Turkish), Dnesteros - Δνειστερος (modern Greek), Dnester (Slovene), Dnestr - Днестр (Russian), Dnestr (Estonian, Finnish, Swedish), Dněstr (Czech), Dniester (Italian), Dnièster (Catalan), Dniestr (Polish), Dnister (English variant), Dnister - Дністер (Ukrainian), an Dnístir (Irish), Dnjestar (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian), Dnjestr (Dutch, Swedish), Dnyeszter (Hungarian), Ister (Thracian), Nester (Yiddish), Nistro (Italian, Portuguese), Nistru (Romanian), Thyras - Θυρας (Ancient Greek), tūra (Scythian), Turla (Turkish), Tyras (Latin), Danastro (Portuguese)
Dollart
Doalert (Western Frisian), Dollard (Dutch, French), Dollart (German), Dollert (Low Saxon), Dullert (Low German, Saterland Frisian)
Dommel
Dommel (Dutch; Limburgish), Duthmala (Latin; 8th century)
Don
Don - Дон (Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian), Don (French, German, Spanish, etc.), Silys (Scythian ),[ 15] Tăn - Тэн (Kabardian ), Tanais (Latin),[ 16] Tanaïs - Τάναϊς (Ancient Greek), Tyn - Тын (Tatar)
Don, Aberdeenshire
Deathan (Irish), Devona (Latin), Dheathain (Scottish Gaelic), Don (Scots)
Donets
Danets Данец (Belarusian), Donec (Italian), Donets (Dutch, French, Spanish), (Sívers'kyj) Donets Донець (Ukrainian), (Séverskij) Donets - Донец (Russian), Donez (German), Doniec (Polish), Donyec (Hungarian), Tanais Minor or Severiensis (Latin)
Dora Baltea
Deura Bàotia (Piedmontese), Djouiye (Valdôtain ),[ 17] Doire baltée (French), Dora Baltea (Italian, Lombard), Duère Baltèa or Duère (Arpitan ), Duria Bautica or Duria Maior (Latin),[ 2] Dzouëre (Valdôtain),[ 18] Jouère Baltèa or Jouère (Arpitan)
Dora Riparia
Dòira Rivaria (Piedmontese), Doire Ripaire (French), Dora Riparia (Italian), Duria minor or Duria Ripuaria (Latin)
Dordogne
Dordogna (Breton, Italian), Dordogne (French), Dordoina (Basque), Dordoña (Spanish), Dordonha (Occitan, Portuguese), Dordonya (Catalan), Ḏornton - Ντορντόν (modern Greek), Duranius (Latin)[ 19]
Dospat
Despatis /Despotis - Δεσπάτης /Δεσπότης (Greek), Dospat /Dospat dere - Доспат /Доспат дере (Bulgarian), Rata - Рата (alternative Bulgarian), Sura (Thracian)
Doubs
Doubes - Δουβης (Ancient Greek), Doubs (Alemannisch, French), Dub (German), Dubis (Latin),[ 20] Dubs (Franco-Provençal )
Douro
Douro (Galician, Mirandese, Portuguese, French), Duero (Aragonese, Asturian, Spanish, German, Italian), Durius (Latin)[ 21]
Drac
Drac (French, Occitan), Dracum and Dravus (Neo-Latin, 11th-13th century), Drau (Occitan, 16th-18th century)
Drammenselva
Drammen River (English variant), Drammenselva (Norwegian), Drammenselven (Danish
Drava or Drave
Drau (German), Draus (Latin),[ 22] Drava (Bosnian, Croatian, Italian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovene), Dráva (Czech, Hungarian), Drave (German; rarely), Dravus (Latin),[ 23] Drawa (Polish)
Drin
Drilon (Latin),[ 24] Drim - Дрим (Macedonian, Serbian), Drin (French, German, Italian, Turkish), Drini (Albanian)
Drina
Dreinos - Δρεινος (Ancient Greek), Drina (Bosnian, Albanian, Hungarian, Italian, etc.), Drina - Дрина (Serbian, Macedonian), Drinos - Δρινος (Greek), Drinus (Latin),
Drôme
Droma (Occitan, Breton, Catalan, Early Modern Spanish), Drôme (French)
Drut
Drout (French), Druc (Czech), Drut’ - Друть (Russian, Ukrainian), Druts or Druć - Друць (Belarusian)
Drwęca
Drewenz (German), Druvinčia (Lithuanian), Drvenca (Latvian), Drventsa - Дрвенца (Ukrainian), Drwęca (Polish)
Dunajec
Dohnst (German; archaic), Dunajec (Polish, Slovak), Dunajez or Dunajetz (German)
Durance
Drouentia - Δrουεντια (Ancient Greek),[ 25] Druentia (Latin),[ 26] Druenza (Italian, former), Durance (French, Piedmontese), Duranza (Spanish variant), Durença (Occitan)
Dvina, Northern
(Northern) Dvina (French, Norwegian, etc.), (Northern) Dwina (German, Polish), Paŭnočnaia Dzvina - Паўночная Дзвіна (Belarusian), Pivnichna Dvina - Північна Двіна (Ukrainian), Severnaya Dvina - Северная Двина (Russian), Vienanjoki (Finnish), Výnva - Вынва (Komi)
Dyle
Dijle (Dutch, German, Luxembourgish), Dyle (French), Tîle (Walloon)
Dyoma
Dim - Дим (Bashkir, Tatar), Dioma (French, Italian), Djoma (German), Dyoma - Дёма (Russian), Kugiz̦el - Күгиҙел (Baskir alternative)
Dysna
Disna - Дисна (Russian), Dysna (Lithuanian), Dzisna - Дзісна (Belarusian)
E
Ebro at Zaragoza
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Ebro
Eabró (Irish), Ebre (Catalan), Èbre (French), Ebro (Spanish, Basque, Finnish, Galician, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish), Ebru (Romanian), Evros - Έβρος (modern Greek), Hiber - Ἴβηρ (Ancient Greek), Hiberus , Iberus or Oleum Flumen (Latin)
Eder
Adarna , Aderna or Adrina (Neo-Latin), Adrana (Latin), Edder (Hessian ), Eder (German)
Eider
Aider (Low Saxon), Egdor or Egdore (Latin), Egða (Icelandic), Eider (German, Dutch, Northern Frisian), Ejderen (Danish)
Eisack
Eisack (German), Eisock (Tyrolean/Bavarian), Isarcho (Ladin), Isarchos - Ισαρχος (Ancient Greek), Isarci (Rhaetian), Isarco (Italian), Isarcus , Hisarcus or Isarus (Latin)
Elbe
Albis (Latin), Ælf (Old English), an Eilbe (Irish), Elba (Catalan, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish), El'ba - Эльба (Russian), Elbas - Έλβας (Greek), Elbe (German, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Turkish), Elben (Danish, Norwegian), Elv (Low German), Elve (Low Saxon), Ialew (Northern Frisian), Laba (Croatian, Serbian, Slovene), Łaba (Polish, Silesian), Labe (Czech, Slovak), Łobjo (Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian)
Elde
Elde (German), Łada (historic Polish), Reecke (German; middle region)
Emajõgi
Emajegi (Latvian), Emajegis (Lithuanian), Emajõgi (English, Estonian, Swedish), Emajõgi - Эмайыги (Russian), Emajoki (Finnish), Embach (German), Imäjõgi (Võro), Mētra (Latvian), Omovzha - Омовжа (Russian), Suur Emajõgi (Estonian)
Ems
Amisia or Amisus (Latin), Amisos - Αμισος (Greek and Ancient Greek), Eems (Dutch, Low German, Low Saxon), Ems (German), Emže (Czech), Iems (Western Frisian), Oamse (Saterland Frisian)
Emscher
Amsara (Latin), Emscher (German), Iämscher (Low German)
Enguri
Egry - Егры (Abkhaz), Enguri - ენგური (Georgian), Ēnguri - Էնգուրի (Armenian), Ingirc̣q̇ari - ინგირწყარი or Ingiri - ინგირი (Mingrelian), Ingouri (French), Inguri - Ингури (Russian), İnquri (Azerbaijani)
Enns
Anisus (Greek and Latin), Aniža (Slovene), Enns (Austro-Bavarian, German, Hungarian), Enža (Slovak), Enže (Czech)
Erne
Éirne (Irish, Manx), Erne (English, Welsh)
Esla
Aisela or Astura (Latin), Esla (Asturian, Galician, Spanish)
Eure
Autura or Ebura (Latin), Eure (French)
Eurotas
Basilipotamόs - Βασιλιποταμός (medieval name), Bomycas (earlier ancient Greek), Eurota (Italian), Eurotas (French, Latin, Spanish), Eurṓtas - Εὐρώτας (Greek), Evrotas (alternative English, German), Ewrotas (Polish), Himeras (earlier ancient Greek), Iri or Iris - Ίρις (medieval name for lower course),
Exe
Esk (Cornish), Isca (Latin), Wysg (Welsh)
F
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Fella [de ; it ]
Bela (Slovene), Bělá (Czech), Fela (Venetian), Fele (Friulian), Fella (German, Hungarian, Italian)
Fiora
Armenta , Armine or Armino (Latin, old Italian until 13th century), Fiora (Italian)
Foglia
Foglia (Italian), Isaurus or Pisaurus (Latin)
Forth
Abhainn Dubh , Abhainn Foirthe (Scottish Gaelic), Bodotria (Latin; Firth of Forth), Afon Gweryd (Welsh), Uisge For (lower part; Irish, Scottish Gaelic)
Foyle
Feabhal (Irish), Foyle (English)
Fulda
Fulda (German), Fuldaha (Latin), Gersfelder Wasser (German; upper regions)
Fyris River
Sala River (Swedish)
G
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Gail
Cellia (medieval Latin (800 AD)) Gail (German, French, Italian), Geile (alternative German), Gila (medieval Latin (1090 AD)), Lica(s) or Licus (ancient Latin), Zeglia (former Italian), Zeie (Friulian), Zilja (Slovene)
Gardon
Gard or Gardon (French, Occitan), Vardo (Latin)
Garigliano
Gari-Lirano (historic Italian), Garigliano (Italian), Gariglianu (Sicilian), Liris , Caris lirianus and Clanis (Latin)
Garonne
Garona (Aranese, Basque, Occitan, Breton, Catalan, Croatian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish), Garonna (Italian, Polish), Garonne (French, Dutch, Finnish, German), Garounas - Γαρούνας (Greek), Garumna or Garunna (Latin)
Gauja
Gauja (Latvian, Finnish, French, Lithuanian), Gauya - Гауя (Russian), Koiva (Estonian, Võro), Livländische Aa (German)
Gave de Pau
Gave de Pau (French, Occitan), Paueko uhaitza (Basque)
Genil
Genil (Spanish), Guad al-Xenil (later Arabic), Singilis (Latin), Sinyil / Sannil (early Arabic)
Gers
Ægirtius , Egircius , Gircius (Latin, 6th century), Gers (French, Occitan), Gersio (Latin; 817), Iercius (Latin, 13th century)
Geul
Geul (Dutch, Limburgish), Göhl (German), Gueule (French)
Gironde
Gironda (Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish), Gironde (French, Finnish), Zhironda - Жиронда (Russian), Zhyronda - Жыронда , Жиронда (Belarusian, Ukrainian), Žironda (Serbian), Żyronda (Polish)
Glâne
Glâne (French), Glane (German)
Glomma
Glåma (Norwegian local), Glaumr (Old Norse), Glomma (Norwegian, Swedish)
Göta älv
Gautelfr (Old Norse), Gautelfur (Icelandic), Gøtelv (Norwegian variant), Göta älv (Swedish, Norwegian)
Guadalete
Kriso - Κρισω and subsequently Lethe - Λήθη (Ancient Greek), Guadalete (Spanish), Guadaletho (Andalusian), Wādi Lakkah وادي لكة (Arabic)
Guadalquivir
Baetis (Latin), Guadalquivir (Spanish, Catalan, Extremaduran, Finnish, Italian), Gwadalkiwir (Polish), Wādi l-Kabīr الوادي الكبير (Arabic)
Guadiana
Flumen Anas (Latin), Guadiana (Catalan, French, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish), Gwadiana (Polish), Oudiana or Odiana (Medieval Spanish), Wadi Ana (Arabic)
Gudenå
River Guden (alternative English), Gudenå or Gudenåen (Danish)
Gurk
Gurk (German, French, Hungarian, Italian, Serbo-Croatian), Krka (Slovenian)
Gwda
Gwda (Polish, Czech), Küdde (German, Swedish)
H
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Haine
Haine (French), Hene (Dutch), Henne (German)
Haliacmon
Aliacmone (Italian), Aliakmon (French), Aliakmonas (German), Aliákmonas - Αλιάκμονας (modern Greek), Astraeus (possible Latin for upper river), Bistrica - Бистрица (Bulgarian, Macedonian), Haliacmon (Latin), Haliacmón (Spanish), Haliákmōn - Ἁλιάκμων (ancient Greek), Ince-Karasu or Inje-Kara (Ottoman Turkish), Vistritsa , Vistritza or Vistriza (former English, German)
Hase
Chasu (Latin), Haase (former German spelling), Hase (German, Low Saxon)
Havel
Habala / Habola / Havila (Latin), Habola (Sorbian), Hafelis (Lithuanian), Havel (German, French, Italian, Spanish), Havola (Czech), Hawela (Polish)
Hérault
Arauris or Araura (Latin), Erau or Eraur (Occitan, Catalan), Erauus (Neo-Latin), Ero - Эро (Cyrillic transliteration), Hérault (French)
Hornád
Gornad - Горнад (Russian, Ukrainian), Hernach (German), Hernád (Hungarian), Hornad (Polish), Hornád (Slovak, Czech, Romanian), Kundert (rare German variant)
Horyn
Goryn’ - Горынь (Russian), Haryn’ - Гарынь (Belarusian), Horin (Yiddish), Horyn’ - Горинь (Ukrainian), Horyń (Polish), Horyň (Czech)
Hron
Garam (Hungarian), Gran (German), Gron - Грон (Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian), Hron (Slovak, Czech)
I
Inn at Innsbruck
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Ialomița
Helibacia (Latin), Ialomița (Romanian), Jalomica or Ilonca (Hungarian), Jałomica (Polish), Naparis (Latin)
Ibar
Ibar - Ибар (Serbian), Angrus (Latin), Ibar (Croatian), Ibër or Ibri (Albanian), İbre (Turkish)
Idrijca
Fetschenbach (German), Idria (Italian), Idrijca (Slovenian, Croatian)
Iijoki
Iijoki (Finnish), Ijo älv (Swedish)
IJssel
Iessel (Low Saxon), IJssel (Dutch), Isala (Latin), Isel (West Frisian), Issel or Ijssel (German), Yssel (French)
Ik
Ik - Ик (Russian), Iq - Ык (Tatar), Yq - Ыҡ (Bashkir)
Ilek
Elek /Елік - Елек /Елік (Kazakh), Ilek - Илек (Russian)
Ill
Helella (Latin), Ill (Alemannic, French, German)
Iller
Hilara , Hilaria , and Ilargus (Latin), Iller (German)
Indalsälven
Indalinjoki (Finnish), Indalsälven , Jämtlandsälven , Litsälven , and Storsjöälven (alternative Swedish names)
Indre
Andra , Anger , Endria or Inger (Latin), Endre (Occitan), Indre (French)
Inhul
Ingul - Ингул (Russian), Inhul - Інгул (Ukrainian), Panticapes - Παντικάπης (Ancient Greek)?
Inhulets
Ingulec (Polish), Ingulets - Ингуле́ц (Russian), Inhulets’ - Інгулець (Ukrainian), Inhulez (German), Hypakyris (Ancient Greek)?
Inn
Aenus (Latin), Ainos - Αινος (Ancient Greek), En (Romansh), Eno (Italian), Enus or Oenus (Medieval Latin), Inn (Austro-Bavarian, German)
Iori
Ioræ - Иорæ (Ossetic), Iori - იორი (Georgian), Iori - Иори (Russian), Kamyech - Կամբեճ (Armenian), Qabırlı (Azerbaijani), Qarbi - Къарби (Tsakhur )
Ipel/Ipoly
Eipel (German), Ipeľ (Slovak, Czech), Ipola (Polish), Ipoly (Hungarian), Jupol (archaic Slovak)
Isar
Isar (German), Isara (Latin), Izar - Изар (Russian), Izara (Polish)
Isère
Isara (Latin), Isèra (Occitan, Catalan), Isère (French), Izera (Polish)
Iskar
Iskar - Искър (Bulgarian), Iskăr (Romanian), İskar (Turkish), Oescus /Escus (Latin), Oiskos - Οἶσκος or Skios - Σκίος (Ancient Greek)
Isle
Eila (Occitan), Ella (Latin), Isle (French)
Isonzo
Aesontius / Sontius (Latin), Aipsōntios - Αιψωντιος (Ancient Greek), Isonz (Lombard), Isonzo (Italian, French, German, Spanish), Isonzó (Hungarian), Lisonz (Venetian), Lusinç or Lisunç (Friulian), Soča (Slovene, Croatian, Czech), Sontig (historic German)
Izhma
Ijma (French), Ischma (German), Izhma - И́жма (Russian), Ižma (alternative transliteration), Iźva - Изьва (Komi, Komi-Permyak)
J
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Jalón
Jalón (Spanish), Salo (Latin), Xalón or Exalón (Aragonese)
Jarama
Jarama (Spanish), Xarama (Latin)
Jeker
Geer (French), Jeker (Dutch, German, Limburgish), Neker or Eker (Maastricht dialect of Limburgish)
Jiu
Jiu (Romanian), Rabon (Latin), Schil or Schiel (German), Zsil (Hungarian)
Jizera
Iser (German), Izera (Polish, Jizera (Czech, Slovak, Upper Sorbian)
Júcar
Júcar (Spanish), Sucro (Latin), Xúcar (Aragonese, Galician), Xúquer (Catalan, Valencian)
K
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Kalix
Gáláseatnu (Northern Sami), Kaalasväylä and Kaihnuunväylä (Meänkieli), Kalix älv or Kalixälven (Swedish, Norwegian), Kalixjoki (Finnish), Kölisälva (Kalix dialect)
Kama
Cama or Kama (Latin), Čolman - Чолман (Mari), Çulman - Чулман (Chuvash, Tatar), Kam - Кам (Udmurt), Kama - Кама (Komi, Russian), Şolman - Шолман (Kazakh)
Kamchiya
Kamchiya or Kamčija - Камчия (Bulgarian), Kamcia or Camcia (Romanian), Panisos - Πανισος (Ancient Greek), Ticha (Old Slavic)
Kem
Kem - Кемь (Russian), Kemijogi (Karelian), Kemijoki (Finnish)
Kemijoki
Giemajohka (Northern Sami), Kemi älv (Swedish), Kemijoki (Finnish)
Khopyor
Chopër (Italian), Chopjor (German), Jopior (Spanish), Khoper / Khopior (French), Khopra - Хопра (Mocksha), Khopyor / Khoper - Хопёр (Russian)
Klarälven
Clarus (Latin), Klara /Klaraelva (former Norwegian), Klarälven (Swedish), Trysilelva (Norwegian)
Klyazma
Clesma (Latin), Klaźma (Polish), Kliazma (French, Spanish), Kljasma (German), Kljazma (Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Italian), Klyaz'ma - Клязьма (Russian), Kľazma (Slovak), Malye Podbortsy - Малые Подборцы (Bashkir)
Kodori
Kodor - Кодор (Russian), Kodori - კოდორი (Georgian), Kwydry - Кәыдры (Abkhaz)
Kokemäenjoki
Kokemäenjoki (Finnish), Kumo älv (Swedish)
Körös
Criş (Romanian), Crisius (or Grisia , Gerasus ) (Latin), Keresz (Polish), Körös (Hungarian), Kreisch (German), Kriš (Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Serbian, Slovak),
Kostroma
Kastrama - Кастрама (Belarusian), Kostrom (Veps), Kostroma - Кострома́ (Russian),
Kovda
Koundaälven (Swedish), Koutajoki (Finnish, Karelian), Kovda - Ковда (Russian)
Krka
Corcoras (Latin), Korka - Κόρκα (modern Greek), Korkoras - Κορκόρας (ancient Greek), Krainer Gurk (German), Krka (Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, French, Serbian, Slovene)
Krka
Cherca (Italian), Corcoras or Titius (Latin), Katarbates - Καταρβάτης (ancient Greek; perhaps), Kerka (Hungarian), Krka (Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Serbian, Slovene), Korkoras - Κορκορας (Ancient Greek),
Kuban
Hypanis (Latin), Hypanis - Ύπανις (ancient Greek), Kouban or Koubane (French), Kuban - Куба́нь (Russian), Psyzh" - Псыжъ (Circassian), Qoban - Кобан (Karachay–Balkar, Nogai), Q̇vbina - Къвбина (Abaza),
Kupa
Colapis or Calapius (Latin), Kolpa (Slovene), Kulpa (German, Hungarian), Kupa (Croatian, Bosnian), Kupa - Купа (Serbian)
Kura
Cyrus , Cyrrhus or Corius (ancient Latin), Gur - Կուր (Armenian), Khuar - Къуар (Ossetic), Koera (Dutch), Kor - Кор (Avar), Koura (French), Kür (Azerbaijani), Kura (Turkish, Italian, Spanish), Kura - Кура (Russian), Kyros - Κῦρος (ancient Greek), Mt'k'vari - მტკვარი (Georgian, Mingrelian), Mtkvari (alternative name in Western European languages))
Kymi
Kymi or Kymijoki (Finnish), Kymmene (Swedish)
L
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Laba
Laba - Лаба (Russian), Labæ - Лабæ (Ossetian ), Labez̄ - Лабэжъ (Adyghe , Kabardian )
Laborec
Laborc (Hungarian), Laborec (Slovak), Laborets - Лаборець (Ukrainian), Labortz or Laborz (German; less common variants)
Laga
Lafuan (17th-century Neo-Latin),[ 27] Lagan (Swedish)
Lahn
Lahn (German), Laugana or Loganus (Latin)
Lambro
Lamber or Lambar (Lombard), Lambro (Italian), Lambrus or Labarus (Latin)[ 2]
Latorica
Latorca (Hungarian), Latorica (Slovak), Latoritsa - Латорица (Russian), Latorytsia - Латориця (Ukrainian)
Lech
Lech (German, Bavarian), Lica , Licca , or Licus (Latin; between 500 and 1100),[ 2] Likios or Likias - Λικιας (Greek; 2nd century)[ 28]
Lee
An Laoi (Irish)
Leine
Laginga , Lainegha and Lagina (Old Saxon or Neo-Latin; 10th-11th century),[ 29] Leine (German)
Leitha
Lajta (Hungarian), Leita (Italian, Spanish), Leitha (German, French, Slovenian), Lîtaha (Old High German),[ 30] Litava (Croatian, Czech, Slovak), Litawa (Polish), Sárviz or Sár (former Hungarian)
Lek
Lek (Dutch), Lokkia , Lokkiam and Loccham (Old Dutch and/or Neo-Latin; 8th-10th century)[ 31]
Lielupe
Kurländische Aa (German), Lėilopė (Samogitian ), Lelupa (Polish), Lielupe (Latvian, French, Russian, Swedish), Lielupė (Lithuanian)
Liffey
Anna Liffey (anglicisation of Irish Abhainn na Life), Libnius or Modanus (Latin),[ 32] Life (Irish, Breton, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh), Ruirthech (Irish; pre-19th century)[ 33]
Lim
Limnos (Greek), Limus (Latin), Lim (Montenegrin, Serbian)
Limmat
Limet (Alemannic ), Limig (German; archaic), Limmat (German, Romansh), Limmig (Aargau dialect), Lindimacus and Lindimagus (Latin; 8th-9th century), Lindmagt /Lindmat (German; 15th-16th century),[ 34] Linth (German; upper course)
Lippe
Lippe (German), Lupia , Lippa , Libia (Latin)[ 2]
Livenza
Lighintha (local Friulian),[ 35] Liquentia , Liguencia or Liquetia (Latin),[ 2] Livence (Friulian), Łivensa (Venetian), Livenza (Italian)
Ljubljanica
Laibach (German), Ljubljanica (Slovene, Croatian), Ľubľanica (Slovak), Lublaňka or Lublanice (Czech), Lunghezza or Lubianizza (Italian), Nauportus - Ναύπορτος (Latin/Ancient Greek; 1st-century)
Ljungan
Jångna or Aoa (Jamtlandic ),[ 36] Ljungan (Swedish), Ognar (Old Swedish; 15th century)[ 37]
Ljusnan
Ljusnan (Swedish), Lusn (Old Swedish; 14th century)[ 37]
Loir
Ledus (Latin; 616 AD),[ 38] Lez (Breton), Lidericus or Lœdus (Neo-Latin), Loir (French)
Loire
Léger , Leir or Leire (Occitan), Leira (Icelandic), Lêre (Arpitan ), Liger (Breton, German (archaic)), Liger (Latin), Ligiras - Λίγηρας (Greek), Ligore (Old English), Loara (Bosnian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovene), Loira (Basque, Catalan, Czech, Italian, Slovak, Spanish), Lòira (Piedmontese), Loire (French, Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Spanish), Luara (Lithuanian), Luara - Луара (Russian, Ukrainian)
Lot
Lot (French), Olt (former French), Òlt (Occitan, Catalan), Oltis (Latin; Roman time),[ 39] Out (Occitan; variant and 13th century), Ulda and Ulta (Latin; 6th-7th century)[ 39]
Lovat
Lovać - Ловаць (Belarusian), Lovat' - Ловать (Russian), Lovot - Ловоть (Old East Slavic )[ 40]
Luga
Lauga jõgi (Estonian), Laugaz or Laukaa (Votic ), Laukaa or Laukaanjoki (Finnish), Loukka (Ingrian ), Luga - Луга (Russian)
Lule
Julevädno or Lulejuädno (Lule Sami),[ 41] [ 40] Lule älv or Luleälven (Swedish, Norwegian), Luulajanjoki (Finnish)
Luza
Luz - Луз (Komi), Luza - Луза (Russian)
Lužnice
Lainsitz (German), Luschnitz (German, pre-1918 for Bohemian part), Lužnice (Czech)
Łyna
Alle (German, French), Alna (Lithuanian, Old Prussian (13th century)), Lava - Лава (Russian), Lina (Latvian), Łyna (Polish)
Lys
Legia (Latin; 7th-century),[ 42] Leie (Dutch, West Flemish, German), Lys (French)
M
Meuse/Maas at Maastricht
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Main
Main (German, Bavarian, Dutch, French), Maina (Latvian),[ 43] Mainas (Lithuanian),[ 43] Majna (Hungarian, Serbian), Mayn - Майн (Russian, Ukrainian), Mein (alternative spelling in French), Men (Polish, Piedmontese), Mèn (Lombard ), Meno (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish), Moa (Bavarian variant), Moenis [ 44] or Moenus (Latin, 1st century), Mohan (Czech, Slovak, Sorbian )
Malka
Bałqyps - Балъкъыпс (Kabardian ), Balyksu - Балыксу (Russian, from Karachay-Balkar), Balyq - Балыкъ (Karachay-Balkar ), Malka - მალკა (Georgian), Malka - Малка (Russian), Malq - (Ossetian)
Maritsa
Ebros (Thracian ),[ 45] Euros - Εύρος (Ancient Greek, used by Alcman c. 600 BC),[ 45] Hebros or Evros - Έβρος (Ancient and Modern Greek), Hebrus (Latin), Marica or Evros (Italian), Marica (Croatian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish), Marița (Romanian), Maritsa - Марица (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian), Mariza (German), Meriç (Turkish)
Marne
Marna (Czech, Italian, Occitan, Polish, Romanian), Marne (Dutch, French, German, Spanish), Matrona (Latin)
Medveditsa (Don)
Medveditsa - Медведица (Russian), Medwediza (German), Miadzviedzitsa - Мядзведзіца (Belarusian), Miedwiedica (Polish), Vedmeditsa - Ведмедиця (Ukrainian)
Mersey
Mærse (Old English; 1002 AD),[ 46] Mersey (Irish), Merswy or Mersi (Welsh), Seteia (Latin; estuary)
Mezha
Meja (French), Mescha (German), Meža (Estonian, Lithuanian), Mezha - Межа (Russian), Mieża (Polish)
Meuse
Helinius or Helinium (Latin; delta),[ 47] Maas (Dutch, Danish, Frisian, German, Hungarian, Low Saxon, Swedish), Maas - Маас (Russian), Maes (Zeelandic), Maos (Limburgish), Mása (Slovak), Máza (Czech), Mesa - Меза (Macedonian), Meuse (French, Picard, Romanian), Moas (West Flemish), Mosa (Latin, Italian, Occitan, Portuguese, Spanish), Mouze (Walloon), Moza (Polish)
Mezen
Mesen (German), Mezen (French), Mezen' - Мезень (Russian), Mozyn - Мозын (Komi)
Midouze
Midosa (Catalan, Occitan), Midouze (Basque, French)
Mincio
Mens (Lombard), Menzo (Venetian), Minchios - Μίγχιος (Ancient Greek), Mincio (Italian), Mincius (Latin)
Minho
Minho (Portuguese, French, Mirandese), Minius (Latin),[ 48] Miño (Galician, Spanish, Catalan, German, Italian)
Moksha
Ĭov - Йов (locally in Moksha ), Măkshǎ - Мӑкшӑ (Chuvash ), Moksha - Мокша (Moksha, Russian), Moksho - Мокшо (Mari ), Mükşı - Мукшы (Tatar)
Moldova
Moldau (German), Moldavia (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish), Mołdawa (Polish), Moldova (Romanian, French), Mulduha and Mulduva (16th-century Romanian)[ 49]
Molochna
Gerros - Γέρρος (Ancient Greek),[ 50] Gerrus (Latin), Molochna - Молочна (Ukrainian), Molochnaya - Молочная (Russian), Molotchna (French), Molotschna (German), Tokmachka - Токмачка (Ukrainian; upper part)
Mondego
Mondego (Portuguese, Asturian, Galician, Spanish), Mundas (Latin),[ 48] Mundego (Mirandese )
Morača
Morača - Морача (Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian), Moraça (Albanian), Oriundus? (Latin)[ 51]
Morava (Moravia)
Maraha (Latin, 9th-11th century),[ 52] [ 53] March (German), Marus (Latin), Morava (Czech, Slovak, French, Italian, Latin, Romanian, Slovene), Morawa (Polish), Morva (Hungarian)
(Great) Morava (Serbia)
Brongos - Βρόγγος (Ancient Greek),[ 54] Margus (Latin),[ 54] (Velika) Morava - (Велика) Морава (Serbian, Bulgarian), (Golema) Morava - (Голема) Морава (Macedonian), Morava (Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovene), Morawa (Polish)
South Morava
Brongos - Βρόγγος (Ancient Greek),[ 55] Balgarska Morava - Българска Морава (former Bulgarian), Bulgarian Morava (former English), Južna Morava - Јужна Морава (Macedonian, Serbian)
West Morava
Angros - Ανγρος (Ancient Greek),[ 55] Zapadna Morava - Западна Морава (Serbian, Bosnian)
Moselle
Moezel (Dutch), Mosel (Alsatian, German, Hungarian, Ripuarian , Romanian, Swedish), Mosela (Czech, Portuguese, Spanish), Mosella (Italian, Latin), Mosel·la (Catalan), Moselle (French), Mosl (Bavarian), Mozel’ - Мозель (Russian), Mozela (Polish), Musalla (Latin),[ 56] Musel (Luxembourgish)
Moskva
Mäskäü - Мәскәү (Tatar), Maskva - Масква (Belarusian), Moscou (Portuguese), Moscova (Spanish), Moscus or Moscua (Neo-Latin), Moskau (German alternate), Mosko - Моско (Mari), Moskova (French, Turkish), Moskuba - Москуба (Yakut ), Moskva - Москва (Russian, Ukrainian), Moskva (Dutch, Finnish), Moskwa (German, Polish), Muskav - Мускав (Chuvash)
Msta
Msta - Мста (Russian), Mstanjogi (Veps ), Mustajoki (historically Finnish & Estonian)
Mulde
Milda (Latin, 10th century),[ 57] [ 58] Módła (Lower Sorbian ), Modłej (Upper Sorbian ), Mulda (Czech, Polish)
Mur
Muora (Latin, 10th century),[ 57] Mur (German, Dutch, French, Romanian), Mura (Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Serbian, Slovene), Müra or Möra (Prekmurje Slovene )[ 59]
Mureş
Marisos - Μαρισος (Ancient Greek),[ 60] Marisus (Latin), Maros (Hungarian), Marosh - Марош (Russian), Maroš or Maruše (Czech), Marusza (Polish), Mieresch or Marosch (German), Moriš (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian), Mureş (Romanian), Mureš (Slovak)
N
Neman near Alytus
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Naab
Naab (German, French, Polish), Nába (Czech)
Namsen
Nååmesje (Southern Sami), Namsen (Norwegian, Swedish)
Narew
Narau - Нараў (Belarusian), Nare (former German), Narev (Czech), Narevas (Lithuanian), Narew (German, Polish)
Narva
Narv (Veps), Narva (Estonian, Latvian), Narva - Нарва (Russian, Belarusian), Narvajoki (Finnish), Narwa (Polish)
Neckar
Neccarus (Latin variant), Neckar (German), Nicer (Latin)
(Lusatian) Neisse
Lausitzer Neiße (German), Lužická Nisa (Czech), Łužiska Nysa (Sorbian), Neisse (Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish), Nissa Lusatianus (Latin), Nysa Łużycka (Polish)
Eastern Neisse
Glatzer Neiße (German), Kladská Nisa (Czech), Nysa Kłodzka (Polish)
Raging Neisse
Nysa Szalona (Polish), Šílená Nisa (Czech), Wütende Neiße or Jauersche Neiße (German)
Neman
Memel (German, Dutch), Mīmeli (Old Prussian), Neman - Неман (Russian), Němen (Czech), Nemons (Samogitian), Nemuna (Latvian), Nemunas (Lithuanian, Estonian, Norwegian), Niemen (Finnish, Polish, Spanish), Niémen (French), Njemen (Swedish), Nyoman - Нёман (Belarusian)
Nemunėlis
Memele - Мемеле (Russian), Mēmele (Latvian, Estonian), Nemunėlis (Lithuanian), Nemonielis (Samogitian), Niemenek (Polish)
Neretva
Narenta (Italian), Naro (Latin), Narōn - Νάρων (ancient Greek), Neretva (Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Slovene), Neretva - Неретва (Serbian), Neretwa (Polish)
Neris
Nere (Latvian), Neris (Lithuanian, Estonian, German), Néris (French), Viliya - Ві́лія (Belarusian), Viliya - Ви́лия (Russian), Wilia (Polish)
Nestos
Mesta - Места (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian), Mesta (French, Italian), Mesta Karasu (Ottoman Turkish), Nessus or Nestus (Latin), Nestos - Νέστος (Greek)
Neva
Neeva (Estonian), Neva (Croatian, Dutch, Finnish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Swedish, Veps), Neva - Нева (Russian), Něva (Czech), Néva (Hungarian), Nevan (Swedish variant), Newa (German, Polish), Nieva (Latin variant), Njewa (Upper Sorbian), Nyava - Нява (Belarusian)
Nitra
Neutra (German), Nitra (Czech, Slovak), Nyitra (Hungarian)
Nore
Eoyrus (Latin), An Fheoir (Irish)
Noteć
Natissis (Latin), Netze (German), Notec or Niéc (Kashubian), Noteć (Polish, Czech)
O
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Oder
Biadros - Βιαδρος (Ancient Greek), Oder (German, Danish, Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish), Òder (Catalan), Odera (Hungarian), Odera or Oddera (medieval Latin), Odra (Lower Sorbian, Polish, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene), Òdra (Kashubian), Onter - Όντερ (modern Greek), Suebus (Latin), Syebos - Συήβος (ancient Greek), Uder (Silesian German), Uodra (Silesian), Viadrus (Renaissance Latin), Vjodr (Old Church Slavonic), Wódra (Upper Sorbian)
Odet
Oded (Breton, Manx, Welsh), Odera (Latin), Odet (French)
Oglio
Oglio (Italian), Òi (Lombard ), Ollius (Latin)
Ohře/Eger
Agara / Agira (9th-century),[ 61] Eger (German), Ohře , Ohara , and Oharka (Czech), Ohrza (Polish)
Oise
Esia (Neo-Latin), Isara (Latin), Oése (Picard), Oise (French)
Oka
Aka - Ака (Belarusian), Hura - Хура (Chuvash), Joka - Йока (Erzya ), Occa or Aucensis (Latin), Oka - Ока (Russian, Mari, Mocksha)
Oker
Ovacra (Neo-Latin (AD 747)), Ocker (Early New High German)
Olt
Alt (German), Aluta (Latin, Polish), Alytos - Αλυτος (Greek), Olt (Hungarian, Romanian), Olt - Олт (Bulgarian), Oltu (Turkish)
Olza
Olsa (German), Olša (Slovak), Olše (Czech), Olza (Polish)
Onega
Äänisjoki (Finnish), Änine or Änižjogi (Veps), Onega - Оне́га (Russian)
Orava
Arva (Latin), Árva (Hungarian), Arwa (German), Orava (Czech, Slovak), Orawa (Polish)
Osam
Assamus/Asamus (Latin), Osam - Осъм (Bulgarian), Ossam (German), Oszam (Hungarian),
Oskol
Askol - Аскол (Belarusian), Oskil - Оскіл (Ukrainian), Oskol - Оскол (Russian)
Osobloga
Hotzenplotz (German, for Prussian/Polish part), Osoblaha (Czech), Osobłoga (Polish), Ossa (German, for Austrian/Czechoslovak part)
Oulujoki
Oulujoki (Finnish), Ule älv (Norwegian, Swedish)
Ounasjoki
Ounasjoki (Finnish), Ovnnesjohka (Northern Sami )
Ourthe
Ourthe (French, Luxembourgish), Oûte (Walloon), Urt (German), Urta (Latin, 870 AD)[ 62]
Ouse -Ure
Ear (English; 1025 AD, upper river),[ 63] *Isura (Britonic , Latin), Jor , Yore (English; 12th-century, upper river), Ouse (lower river), Ure (upper river), Usa (Old English; 780 AD, lower river)
Oust
Austa , Hulda , Ousta or Ultum (Latin), Oud (Breton), Oust (French), Out (Gallo)
P
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Paatsjoki
Báhčaveaijohka (Northern Sami), Paaččjokk (Skolt Sami), Paatsjoki (Finnish), Pasvik älv (Swedish), Pasvikelva (Norwegian), Paz - Паз or Patsojoki - Патсойоки (Russian)
Pechora
Pechora - Печо́ра (Russian), Pechora -Печӧра (Komi), Petchora (French), Petschora (German), Sanjero Jaha - Санэроˮ яха (Nenets)
Peene
Peene (German), Pěna (Czech), Piana (Polish)
Piave
Piav (Lombard), Piava (Slovenian), Piave (Italian, Croatian, French, Hungarian, Venetian), Piawa (Polish), Plavá (Czech), Plavis (Latin), Ploden (German)
Pineios
Pénée (French), Peneiós - Πηνειός (ancient Greek), Penej - Пеней , (Bulgarian, Croatian), Peneo (Spanish), Peneu (Catalan), Peneus (Latin), Pinios (Dutch, alternative English, German), Piniós - Πηνειός (modern Greek), Salabrias or Salambrias (medieval Latin)
Pisuerga
Pisorga or Pisorica (Latin), Pisuerga (Spanish, Aragonese, Basque, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese)
Pite
Bidumiedno or Bisumiedno (Pite Sami), Bihtámädno (Lule Sami), Piitimenjoki (Finnish), Pite älv or Piteälven (Swedish, Norwegian)
Piva
Simacus (Latin, Greek), Piva (Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian)
Po
Bodincus or Bodencus (Ligurian), Eridano (old Italian), Eridanos - Ηριδανος (Ancient Greek), Pad (Polish, Slovene), Pád (Czech), Pàdos - Παδος (modern Greek), Padus or Eridanus (Latin), Pfad (German), Phó (Irish), Po (Catalan, Dutch, Italian, Maltese, Romanian, Spanish, Turkish, Venetian), Pò (Lombard, Piedmontese), Pó (Hungarian, Portuguese), Pô (Arpitan)
Pregolya
Pregel (German, Hungarian), Pregoła (Polish), Pregola (Czech, variant in English), Pregolja (Finnish), Pregolya - Преголя (Russian), Prieglius (Lithuanian), Vatrulia (Latin)
Prut
Proet (Dutch), Prout (French), Prut (Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Turkish), Prut - פּרוט (Yiddish), Pruth (German, English variant), Pyretòs - Πυρετος (Greek and Ancient Greek), Pyretus (Latin)
Prypiat
Pripeat (Romanian), Pripet (Finnish), Pripete (Latvian, Lithuanian), Pripetius (Latin), Pripiat (French, Spanish), Pripiať (Slovak), Pripjat (Dutch), Pripjať , Prypjať or Pripěť (Czech), Pripyat (English variant), Pripyat' - Припять (Russian), Pripjaty (Hungarian), Prõpjats (Estonian), Prypeć (Polish), Prypjat (German), Pryp'yat' - Прип'ять (Ukrainian), Prypyats' - Прыпяць (Belarusian)
R
Anterior Rhine in a canyon called Ruinaulta , Surselva , Switzerland
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Rába
Arabo or Raba (Latin), Arabos - Αραβος (Ancient Greek), Raab (German), Rába (Hungarian, Czech), Raba (Romanian, Slovene)
Rance
Rance (French), Rancz (Gallo), Renk (Breton, Welsh), Rinctius (Latin)
Råne
Radnejokk (Northern Sami), Råneälven (Swedish, Norwegian), Rávnaädno (Lule Sami, Northern Sami), Raunajoki (Finnish)
Rhine
Rain (Romansh), Rajna (Bosnian, Croatian, Hungarian, Serbian), Rayn - רײַן (Yiddish), Rein (Estonian, Finnish), an Réin (Irish), Reina (Latvian), Reinas (Lithuanian), Ren (Occitan, Polish, Slovene, Turkish), Reno (Italian, Portuguese), Renu (Corsican, Maltese), Reyn - Рейн (Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian), Reyn - Рэйн (Belarusian), Rhäin (Luxembourgish), Rhein (German, Bavarian, Welsh), Rhen (Swedish), Rhenos - Ρηνος (ancient Greek), Rhenus (Latin), Rhien (Low Saxon), Rhin (French, Basque), Rhinen (Danish, Norwegian), Rhing (Colognian), Rhoi (Palatine German), Rhy (Alemannic German), Rien (Limburgish, Low Saxon), Rijn (Dutch), Rin (Catalan, Romanian, Spanish, Walloon), Roen (Breton), Ryn (Afrikaans, Western Frisian), Rýn (Czech, Slovak)
Rhône
Rhodanòs - Ροδανος (Greek and Ancient Greek), Rhodanus (Latin), Rhôna (Czech, Slovak), Rhône (French, Dutch, Estonian), Rhone (German, Hungarian), Rodan (Romansh, Polish), Rodano (Basque, Italian), Ródano (Portuguese, Spanish), Ròden (Lombard), *Rodonos (Gaulic), Róin (Irish), Roine (Catalan), Ron (Breton, Romanian), Rón (Icelandic), Rona - Рона (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian), Rona (Croatian, Slovene), Róna (Czech), Rône (Western Frisian), Rôno (Arpitan), Ròno (Piedmontese), Ròse (Occitan), Rotten (Walliser German, former German), Rottu (Alemannisch), Roûno (Franco-Provençal)
Rienz
Byrrha (Latin), Rienz (German), Rienza (Italian)
Rioni
Phasis - Φᾶσις (ancient and modern Greek), Rion (English variant), Rion - Ռիոն (Armenian), Rioni - რიონი (Georgian), Rioni - Риони (Russian)
Rubicon
Rubicão (Portuguese), Rubico or Rubicon (Latin), Rubicó (Catalan), Rubicon (Danish, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish), Rubicón (Spanish), Rubicone (Italian), Rubikon (Czech, Finnish, German, Polish, Slovene), Rubikon - Рубикон (Bulgarian, Russian)
Ruhr
Ruhr (German, Dutch, French, Low German), Ruhra (Polish), Rúr (Czech), Rura or Rurinna (Latin)
Rur
Roer (Dutch, French, Italian, Limburgish), Roër (Italian variant), Roûle (Walloon), Rur (German, Colognian, Romanian, Spanish)
S
Saane/Sarine at Fribourg
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Saale
Saale (German), Sala (Latin), Sála (Czech, Slovak), Solawa (Sorbian), Soława (Polish)
Saane/Sarine
Charnà (Fribourg patois), Saane (German), Sanona (Latin), Sarina (Italian), Sarine (French)
Saar
Saar (Danish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Romanian), Saar - Саар (Russian), Saara (Polish), Saravus (Latin), Sarre (French, Portuguese, Spanish), an tSáir (Irish)
Sado
Calipus (Latin), Sádão (archaic Portuguese), Sado (Portuguese)
Sajó
Sajo (Romanian), Sajó (Hungarian), Šajo (Croatian), Salz , Salza or Salzbach , (German), Slaná (Slovak, Czech)
Sakmara
Haqmar - Һаҡмар (Bashkir ), Sakmar - Сакмар (Tatar), Sakmara - Сакмара (Russian)
Salzach
Isonta (Latin, upper part), Iuvarus / Ivarus (Latin), Salzach (German), Salzaha (Neo-Latin), Soizach (Austro-Bavarian)
Samara
Samar - Самар (Chuvash, Tatar), Samara - Самара (Russian)
Sambre
Sabes - Σαβης (Ancient Greek), Sabis (Latin), Sambe (Walloon), Samber (Dutch), Sambra (Polish), Sambre (French, German, Luxembourgish)
Samur
Kʼulan - Кьулан or Chhvegʼan - ЧӀвегьер (Lezgian ), Samur - Самур (Russian), Samurçay (Azerbaijani, Turkish), Samyr - Самыр (Rutul )
San
Saan (German), San (Polish, Slovak), Sian - Сян (Ukrainian)
Sangro
Isagros - Ισαγρος or Sagros - Σαγρος (Ancient Greek), Sagrus (Latin), Sangro (Latin)
Saône
Arar (pre-Roman), Brigoulus , Sagonna or Souconna (Latin), Saona (Catalan, Czech, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish), Saône (Estonian, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian), Sona (Arpitan), Sòna (Occitan)
Sauer
Sauer (German, Luxembourgish), Seure (Walloon), Sura (Latin), Sûre (French)
Sava
Sabos - Σαβος (Ancient Greek), Sau (German), Sava (Bosnian, Croatian, Italian, Romanian, Slovene, Turkish), Sava - Сава (Serbian, Russian, Ukrainian), Sáva (Czech, Slovak), Save (French, German, variant in English), Savus (Latin), Sawa (Polish), Sawe (German variant), Száva (Hungarian)
Schaale
Chalousos (Ancient Greek)
Scheldt
Escalda (Spanish), Escaut (French, Picard), Escô (Walloon), Scaldis (Latin), Schelda (Italian), Schelde (Dutch, German, Hungarian, Swedish, West Flemish, Zeelandic), Šelda (Czech), Sjelde (Limburgish), Skalda (Polish), Skelde (West Frisian)
Segre
Segre (Catalan, Occitan, Spanish), Sègre (French), Sicoris (Latin), Nahr az-Zaytūn نهر الزيتون (Arabic)
Segura
Segura (Spanish), Tader or Thader (Latin), Wadi al-Abyad or War-Alabiat - وادي الأبيض or شقورة, (Arabic)
Seine
Saena (Breton), Seina (Czech), Sèina (Occitan), Seine (Dutch, French, German, Swedish variant, Welsh), Seinen (Danish, Swedish), Sekwana (Polish), Sen (Turkish), Sena (Catalan, Croatian, Galician, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Slovene), Sena - Сена (Serbian, Russian, Ukrainian), Senna (Italian), Sequana or Sequanna (Celtic), Sequana or Sequanus (Latin), Sigen (Old English), Signa (Icelandic), Sikouànas - Σηκουάνας (Greek), Sinne (Walloon), Szajna (Hungarian), an tSéin (Irish)
Sele
Sele (Italian), Sélé (French), Silarus , Siler , Silerus or Sylar (Latin)
Semois
Semois (French [Belgium]), Semoy (French [France]), Sesbach (German), Sesomires or Sesmara (Latin), Setzbaach (Arlon Luxembourgish), Simwès or Smwès (Walloon)
Sense
Chindzena (Fribourg patois), Sense (German), Singine (French)
Sesia
Sesia (Italian, Piedmontese), Sesites , Sessites or Sicia (Latin), Tseschra (Walser German)
Šešupė
Ostfluss (briefly former German), Scheschup(p)e (German), Šešopė (Samogitian), Šešupė (Lithuanian), Sheshupe - Шешупе (Russian), Szeszupa (Polish)
Severn
(Afon) Hafren (Welsh), Sabhrainn (Irish), Sabrina (Latin), Sæfern (Old English)
Seym
Seim , Sejm or Seym - Сейм (Russian, Ukrainian), Sejm (Czech, Polish)
Shannon
Abhainn na Sionainne (variant in Irish), y Çhannon (Manx), Scene (Old English), Senus (Latin), Shanon - Շանոն (Armenian), Shanon - Шанон (Macedonian), Shannon - Шаннон (Russian), Shanǎn - Шанън (Bulgarian), an tSionainn (Irish), an tSionna (variant in Irish)
Shkumbin
Genessus or Genusus (Latin), Genoúsos - Γενούσος (Ancient Greek), Shkumbin or Shkëmbi (Albanian), Shkumba - Шкумба or Shkumbin - Шкумбин (Macedonian, Serbian), Skoumpin - Σκούμπιν (Modern Greek)
Sieg
Segaha (Latin), Sie (Colognian dialect), Sieg (German)
Siret
Ararus or Hierasus (Latin), Hierasòs - Ιερασος (Ancient Greek), Seret (Polish), Seret / Siret - Серет / Сірет (Ukrainian), Sereth (German), Siret (Romanian), Siret - Сирет (Russian), Sireth (traditional English), Szeret (Hungarian)
Skellefte
Skellefteälven (Swedish, Norwegian), Syöldateiednuo (Ume Sami)
Soča
Aesontius / Sontius (Latin), Aipsōntios - Αιψωντιος (Ancient Greek), Isonz (Lombard), Isonzo (Italian, French, German, Spanish), Isonzó (Hungarian), Lisonz (Venetian), Lusinç or Lisunç (Friulian), Soča (Slovene, Croatian, Czech), Sontig (historic German)
Someş
Samosch (German), Samosius / Samus (Latin), Samosz (Polish), Someş (Romanian), Somesch (German), Somesh - Сомеш (Ukrainian), Szamos (Hungarian)
Someşul Mare
Großer Somesch (German), Nagy-Szamos (Hungarian), Someşul Mare (Romanian)
Someşul Mic
Kis-Szamos (Hungarian), Kleiner Somesch (German), Someşul Mic (Romanian)
Somme
Samara (Gaulish, Latin), Somena/Somona (Latin variants), Somma (Polish), Somme (French, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Swedish), Sonme (Picard), Zomme (Middle Dutch), Zoom (West Flemish)
Sozh
Soj (French), Sosch (German), Soż (Polish), Sožas (Lithuanian), Sozh - Сож (Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian)
Spey
Spè (Scottish Gaelic), Uisge Spé (Irish), Spea (Latin)
Spree
Spree (German, Swedish), Spréva (Czech), Spreva (Latin), Sprewa / Szprewa (Polish), Sprjewja (Lower Sorbian), Sprowja / Sprewja / Šprewa (Sorbian)
Struma
Estrimón (Spanish), Karasu (Turkish), Strimónas - Στρυμώνας (Greek), Strouma (French, variant in English), Struma - Струма (Bulgarian, Serbian), Struma (Czech), Strymon (ancient Greek, Latin, variant in English), Sztruma (Hungarian)
Suir
Siúr or Abhainn na Siúire (Irish), Suirus (Latin)
Sukhona
Soukhona (French), Suchona (Latin, German, Italian), Suhona (Finnish), Sújona (Spanish), Sukhona - Су́хона (Russian)
Sulak
Ġoy-su - ГIой-хи (Chechen), Kʼas - Кьас (Dargin ), Qoj su - Къой су (Kumyk ), Sulak - Сулак (Lezgian, Russian), Sulak (Azerbaijani), Sulapi - სულაკი (Georgian), Sulaq - Сула́хъ (Avaric )
Sunzha
Sholʒə - Шолжа (Ingush ), Sölƶa - Соьлжа (Chechen), Sunja - სუნჯა (Georgian), Sunžæ - Сунжæ (Ossetian ), Sunzha - Су́нжа (Russian), Səndž - Сындж (Kabardian )
Sura
Săr - Сӑр (Chuvash), Sırı - Сыры (Tatar), Soera (Dutch), Soura (French), Šur - Шур (Mari), Sura - Сура́ (Moksha, Russian), Sura Lej - Сура лей (Erzya)
Svir
Süvär (Veps), Svir - Свирь (Russian), Syväri (Finnish, Karelian)
Świna
Svina (Czech), Swina (Pomeranian), Świna (Polish), Swine (German)
T
Tiber in Rome
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Taff
Taf (Welsh, Breton)
Tagliamento
Dülmende (medieval German), Tagliamento (Italian), Tajamento (Venetian), Tiliaventum (Latin), Tiliment or Taiament (Friulian), Tilment (Croatian)
Tagus
Taach (Frisian), Taag (Dutch), Tachas (Lithuanian), Tacho (Aragonese), Tag (Polish), Tage (Old Catalan, French, Occitan), Tago (Italian), Tagos - Ταγος (Ancient Greek), Tagus (Latin), Taho - Тахо (Russian), Tajo (Spanish, Basque, Catalan, German), Teijo (Mirandese), Tejo (Portuguese), Teju (Extremaduran), Texo (Galician),
Tana
Deatnu (Northern Sami), Tana or Tanaelva (Norwegian), Tana älv (Swedish), Tana - Тана (Russian), Teno or Tenojoki (Finnish)
Tara
Autarius , Tarus (Greek, Latin), Tara (Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian)
Tarn
Tarn (French, Occitan), Tarnis (Latin)
Tay
Tatha (Scottish Gaelic, Breton, Irish), Tava or Taus (Latin), Tay (Scots, Welsh)
Terek
Tergi - თერგი (Georgian), Terek - Терек (Avar, Azerbaijani, Lezgian, Russian), Terk - Терк (Karachay-Balkar, Ossetian), Terka - Теркa (Chechen)
Thames
Riviéthe dé Londres (Norman), Tafwys (Welsh), Tamais (Irish), Tamesa (Latin variant), Tàmesi (Catalan), Tamesis (Latin), Tàmesis - Ταμεσης (Greek), Támesis (Spanish), Tamigi (Italian), Tamisa (Portuguese, Romanian), Tamise (French), Tamiza (Polish), Tavoez (Breton), Teems (Afrikaans, Western Frisian), Temes (Old English), Temese (middle English), Temza (Croatian, Latvian, Slovene), Temza - Темза (Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian), Temze (Hungarian), Temže (Czech), Thaimish (Manx), Theems (Dutch), Thems (Low German, West Flemish), Themse (German), Themsen (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish)
Thaya
Dyja (Polish), Dyje (Czech, Slovak), Thaya (German, French, Hungarian, Italian)
Thielle
Thièle or Thielle (French), Zihl (German)
Thyamis
Glykys - Γλυκύς (alternative Greek name), Kalamai (Albanian), Kalamas - Καλαμάς (alternative Greek, German), Thiamis (French), Thyamis - Θύαμις (Greek), Tíamis (Spanish), Tijamis (Serbian)
Tiber
Albula and Rumon (former Latin names), Téivie (Ligurian), Tever (Lombard), Tevere (Italian, Corsican, Hungarian, Maltese), Tèviri (Sicilian), Tibar (Friulian, Serbian), Tiber (Latin, Afrikaans, Dutch, German, Spanish, Turkish), Tíber (Catalan), Tibera (Czech, Slovene), Tiberen (Danish), Tiberis - Τιβερης (Greek), Tibern (Swedish), Tibir (Irish), Tibr - Тибр (Russian), Tibr - Тібр (Ukrainian), Tibra (Latvian), Tibre (French, Portuguese), Tibru (Romanian), Tyber (Polish), Tyberis (Latin variant)
Ticino
Tesin (Piedmontese, alternative Lombard), Tesino (Spanish), Tessin (Alemannish, French, German), Ticino (Italian, Romansh), Ticinus (Latin), Tisin (Lombard, Venetian), Tzich or Tisen (Ticino dialect of Lombard)
Timiș
Tamiš - Тамиш (Serbian), Temes (Hungarian), Temeš (Czech), Temesch (German), Temesz (Polish), Teyss (archaic English) Thibisis / Thympiscos - Θίβισις / Θυμπισκος (Ancient Greek), Tibiscus / Tibisis (Latin), Timiș (Romanian),
Tisza
Cisa (Polish), Pathissos - Πάθισσος (ancient Greek), Theiß (German), Theiss (older English texts), Tibisco (Italian), Tibisque (older French texts), Tisa (Croatian, Czech, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Turkish), Tisa - Тиса (Serbian, Russian), Tisia , Tissus or Pathissus (Latin), Tisza (Hungarian, Dutch, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish), Tysa - Тиса (Ukrainian)
Torne
Duortneseatnu (Northern Sami), Torne älv (Swedish), Tornionjoki (Finnish), Tornionväylä (Meänkieli)
Trent
Trisantona (Latin), Terentus or Trehenta (Neolatin)
Trieux
Titus or Tetus (Latin), Trev or Treñv (Breton, Gallo), Trieux (French)
Tuloma
Doallánjohka (Northern Sami), Tuållâmjokk (Skolt Sami), Tuloma (Norwegian), Tuloma - Тулома (Russian), Tuulomajoki (Finnish)
Tundzha
Taenarus / Tonzus (Latin), Tonzos - Τόνζος (Greek), Toundja (French), Tunca (Turkish), Tundja (Romanian), Tundscha (German), Tundzha / Tundža - Тунджа (Bulgarian)
Tweed
Thuaid (Irish), Tuaidh (Scottish Gaelic), Tueda (Latin), Tweed (Welsh), Tweid (Scots)
U
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Ufa
Ӗphü - Ӗпхӳ (Chuvash), Oefa (Dutch), Oufa (French), Karaidel - Караидел (Tatar), Karaizel (Turkish), Qaridhel - Ҡариҙел (Bashkir), Šem Viče - Шем Виче (Mari), Ufa (German, Italian, Spanish), Ufa - Уфа (Russian)
Ume
Ubmejeiednuo (Ume Sami), Ume älv or Umeälven (Swedish, Norwegian), Uumajanjoki (Finnish)
Ural
Âjyǩ - Яйыҡ (Bashkir), Daïkos - Δάϊκος (Ancient Greek), Ğaek - Җаек (Tatar), Jayıq - Жайық (Kazakh), Jayıq (Kara-Kalpak), Oeral (Dutch), Oural (French), Ouralis - Ουράλης (modern Greek), Rhymnus or Iaick (Latin), an Úrail (Irish), Ural (Czech, German, Italian, Spanish), Ural - Урал (Russian), Wral (Welsh), Yaik - Яик (former Russian),
Usa
Oussa (French), Usa - Уса́ (Russian), Ussa (German), Usva - Усва (Komi)
Usk
Isca (Latin), Wysg (Welsh, Breton)
Uzh
Uh (Slovak), Uh - Уг (Ruthenian), Ung (Hungarian), Uzh - Уж (Russian, Ukrainian), Uż (Polish)
V
Volga at Yaroslavl
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Váh
Cusus (Latin variant), Vág (Hungarian), Vaghus (Latin), Vah - Ваг (Ukrainian), Váh (Slovak, Czech, Romanian), Waag (German), Wag (Polish)
Vardar
Axiós - Αξιος (Greek), Axius (Latin), Vardar (Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Romanian, Turkish), Vardar or Wardar (German), Vardari (Albanian), Wardar (Polish)
Vechte
(Oeriselske) Fecht (Western Frisian), (Overijsselse) Vecht (Dutch), Vechte (German, Low Saxon)
Vefsna
Vaapstenjeanoe (Southern Sami), Vapstälven (Swedish), Vefsna (Norwegian),
Venta
Vǟnta (Livonian), Venta (Latvian, Lithuanian), Venta - Вента (Russian), Vėnta (Samogitian), Windau (German), Windawa (Polish)
Vetluga
Vetlouga (French), Vetluga - Ветлу́га (Russian), Vütla - Вӱтла (Eastern Mari), Və̈tlä - Вӹтлӓ (Western Mari), Wetluga (German), Wietługa (Polish)
Vienne
Viena (Catalan), Vienne (French), Vigenna or Vingenna (Latin), Vinhana or Viena (Occitan)
Vilaine
Gwilen or Gwilun (Breton, Welsh), Vicinonia , Vicenonia or Visnonia (Latin), Vilaèyn (Gallo), Vilaine (French)
Vindel
Vidduolienuo (Ume Sami), Vindelälven (Swedish, Norwegian),
Vistula
Vaysl - װײַסל (Yiddish), Veiksel (Finnish), an Viostúile (Irish), Visla (Czech, Latvian, Slovak, Slovene), Visla - Вісла (Belarusian, Ukrainian), Visla - Висла (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian), Vistola (Italian), Vistül (Turkish), Vistula (Latin, Romanian, Swedish variant), Vístula (Catalan, Portuguese, Spanish), Vistule (French), Visztula (Hungarian), Vysla (Lithuanian), Weichsel (German, Swedish variant), Wießel (Low German), Wijsel or Wijssel (Dutch), Wisła (Polish, Swedish variant), Wisła or Visla (Estonian)
Vltava
Fuldaha (medieval Latin (872 AD)), Moldau (Dutch, German, Swedish), Moldva (Hungarian), Moldava (Italian, Spanish), Moldawa (Silesian), Multavia , Moldava or Multa (Latin), Vltava (Czech, Finnish, French, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish), Vltava - Влтава (Serbian, Russian, Ukrainian), Wełtawa (Polish), Wlitaua (Old Czech), Wołtawa (Sorbian), Wultha (medieval Latin (1125 AD))
Volga
Atăl - Атӑл (Chuvash), Edil (Kazakh), İdel - Идел (Tatar), Idhel (Bashkir), İdil (Turkish), Indɨl (Adyghe), Ijil mörön (Oirat), İtil (Karachay-Balkar), Izhil - Ижил (Mongolian), Jezhel Muren - Эжэл мүрэн (Buryat), Jul - Юл (Mari), Rā (Scythian), Rav - Рав (Erzya, Mordvin), Rava - Рава (Mocksha), Rha (Latin), Vl'ga (Church Slavic), Volg (Veps), Volga (Croatian, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Maltese, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish), Volga - Волга (Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian), Volgan (Swedish variant), Vòlgas - Βολγας (Greek), Volha (Czech), Vollga (Albanian), Wolga (Afrikaans, Dutch, Frisian, German, Turkmen), Wołga (Polish, Silesian)
Volkhov
Olhav (Veps), Olhava (Ingrian), Olhavanjoki (Finnish), Volhova (Latvian), Volhovi jõgi (Estonian), Vóljov (Spanish), Volkhov - Во́лхов (Russian), Wolchow (German), Wołchow (Polish)
Vuoksi
Vuoksa (Norwegian), Vuoksa - Вуокса (Russian), Vuoksen (Swedish), Vuoksi (Finnish, French, German)
Vyatka
Noqrat - Нократ (Tatar), Nuhrat Atăl - Нухрат Атӑл (Chuvash), Vatka - Ватка (Mari, Udmurt), Viatca (Latin), Viatka (French, Spanish), Viče - Виче (Mari), Vjatka (Dutch, Italian), Vyatka - Вя́тка (Russian), Wiatka (Polish), Wjatka (German)
Vychegda
Ežva - Эжва (Komi), Vychegda - Вычегда (Russian), Vytchegda (French), Wytschegda (German)
W
Warta at Poznań
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Waal
Vacalis / Vahalis / Valis (Latin), Valas (Lithuanian), Waal (Dutch, German, Low Saxon, West Frisian), Wahal or Vahal (alternative French), Wål (Walloon), Woal (West Flemish)
Warnow
Chalousos - Χαλοῦσος (Ancient Greek)?, Chalusus (Latin)?, Varnava (Czech), Warnow (German, Polish)
Warta
Varta (Czech, Latin), Warta (Polish), Warthe (German, Swedish)
Werra
Weraha (Neo-Latin), Werra (German)
Weser
Vesdre (French), Vezera (Czech), Vēzere (Latvian), Vėzeris (Lithuanian), Visurgis (Latin), Weeser (Northern Frisian), Werser (Low German), Weser (German, Danish, Western Frisian), Wezer (Dutch), Wezera (Polish)
Wieprz
Vepr - Вепр (Ukrainian, Taraškievica Belarusian), Vepsh (Belarusian, Russian), Vepšas (Lithuanian), Wieprz (Polish)
Wisłok
Vislok - Віслок (Ukrainian), Vyslokas (Lithuanian), Weisslok or Weisslog (German), Wisłok (Polish)
Wkra
Vkra (Lithuanian), Wkra (Polish)
Wupper
Wipper (upper part of river), Wippera (Latin), Wupper (German)
Wye
Gwy (Welsh, Breton), Vaga / Waia (Latin)
Y
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Yantra
Etar (older Bulgarian), Iantra (Romanian), Iatus (Latin), Jantra (German), Yantra - Я̀нтра (Bulgarian), Oszam (Hungarian),
Ybbs
Íbosa (Portuguese), Jivice (Croatian), Ois , Weiße Ois (upper regions), Ybbs (Austro-Bavarian, German)
Yonne
Icaunus (Latin), Yonne (French)
Yser
IJzer (Dutch), Isera (Latin), Izer (Walloon), Yser (French), Yzer (West Flemish)
Yug
Ioug (French), Jug (German, Italian), Yug - Юг (Komi, Russian)
Z
English Name
Countries
Other name(s) or older name(s)
Zeta
Zenta (Greek), Senta (Latin) Zeta (Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Albanian)
Zbruch
Sbrutch (German), Zbroutch (French), Zbruč (Czech, Italian), Zbruch - Збруч (Ukrainian), Zbrucz (Polish)
Zenne
Sainna (Latin), Senne (French, German), Sena (Lithuanian), Zenne (Dutch)
Zêzere
Zêzere (Portugues), Zézere (Galician, Mirandese)
Zrmanja
Tedanius (Latin), Zermagna (Italian), Zrmanja (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian)
Zwarte Water
Swarte Wetter (Western Frisian), Zwarte Water (Dutch), Zwärte Wäter (Low Saxon)
See also
References
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^ Julius Casear, Civil Wars
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^ Explanation at Legia Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine , an Iron Age study group named after the river
^ a b Baltic languages add declensions to and change the spelling of foreign proper nouns to suit grammatical and phonetic requirements and therefore nearly always appear to name rivers differently.
^ Pomponius Mela , 3,30: De Chorographia 3,30 amnium in alias gentes exeuntium Danuvius et Rhodanus, in Rhenum Moenis et Lupia, in oceanum Amissis, Visurgis et Albis clarissimi
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^ The only mention appears by Livius , who gave this name to the river formed by the confluence of the Barbana (=Bojana ) and Clausula (the arm of the Drin joining Bojana). See, for example, Barbana in William Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.
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