Meaning: River
The story
River is an English nature name taken directly from the word for a flowing body of water. The word’s older history passes through French to Latin ripa, riverbank.
Nicknames
- Riv
Spellings & variants
- Rivers
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Style
Origins
River comes from English.
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