Latin and English Names of Rivers in Great Britain

MODERN NAME AND LOCATION

ROMAN NAME

Aln, Northumberland	Alauna; Alaunus
Annan, Dumfries and Galloway	Anava
Avon, Gloucestershire	Abona
Clyde, Scotland	Clota
Coquet, Northumberland	Coccuveda
Dee, Aberdeenshire	Deva
Dee, Dumfries and Galloway	Deva
Derwent, Cumberland	Derventio
Dour, Kent	Dubris
Eden, Cumbria and Fife	Ituna
Erme, Devon	Armis
Ewenny, Vale of Glamorgan	Aventius
Exe, Devon	Isca
Forth, Scotland	Bodotria
Helmsdale, Highland	Ila
Lossie, Moray	Loxa
Loughor, south Wales	Leuca
Meon, Hampshire	Moina
Mersey, England	Seteia
Naver, Highland	Nabarus
Ness, Scotland	Nassa
Ouse with the Humber, Yorkshire	Abus
Ribble, Lancashire	Belisama
Rother, East Sussex	Lemana
Severn, England and Wales	Sabrina
Spey, Moray	Tuesis
Taff, Vale of Glamorgan	Ratostabius
Tamar, Devon/Cornwall border	Tamarus
Tame, England	Tamus
Taw, Devon	Tavus
Tay, Scotland	Tava; Tavus
Teifi, Ceredigion	Tuerobis
Thames, England	Tamesa; Tamesis
Towy, Carmarthenshire	Tovius
Trent, England	Trisantona
Tyne, Northumberland	Tinea
Usk, Monmouthshire	Isca
Wear, Durham	Vedra
Wharfe, North Yorkshire	Verbeia
Yare, Norfolk	Gariennus
Ystwyth, Ceredigion	Stuctia

ROMAN NAME

MODERN NAME AND LOCATION

Abona	Avon, Gloucestershire
Abus	Ouse with the Humber, Yorkshire
Alauna; Alaunus	Aln, Northumberland
Anava	Annan, Dumfries and Galloway
Armis	Erme, Devon
Aventius	Ewenny, Vale of Glamorgan
Belisama	Ribble, Lancashire
Bodotria	Forth, Scotland
Clota	Clyde, Scotland
Coccuveda	Coquet, Northumberland
Derventio	Derwent, Cumbria
Deva	Dee, Aberdeenshire
Deva	Dee, Dumfries and Galloway
Dubris	Dour, Kent
Gariennus	Yare, Norfolk
Ila	Helmsdale, Highland
Isca	Exe, Devon
Isca	Usk, Monmouthshire
Ituna	Eden, Cumbria and Fife
Lemana	Rother, East Sussex
Leuca	Loughor, south Wales
Loxa	Lossie, Moray
Moina	Meon, Hampshire
Nabarus	Naver, Highland
Nassa	Ness, Scotland
Ratostabius	Taff, Vale of Glamorgan
Sabrina	Severn, England and Wales
Seteia	Mersey, England
Stuctia	Ystwyth, Ceredigion
Tamarus	Tamar, Devon/Cornwall border
Tamesa; Tamesis	Thames, England
Tamus	Tame, England
Tava, Tavus	Tay, Scotland
Tavus	Taw, Devon
Tinea	Tyne, Northumberland
Tovius	Towy, Carmarthenshire
Trisantona	Trent, England
Tuerobis	Teifi, Ceredigion
Tuesis	Spey, Moray
Vedra	Wear, Durham
Verbeia	Wharfe, North Yorkshire

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