Re: [tied] sabrina river

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 46339
Date: 2006-10-10

On 2006-10-10 18:44, ehlsmith wrote:

> It would be odd only if the original meaning of the name were still
> understandable. But there are many cases of hydronyms and toponyms
> being redundancies because of etymological origins becoming obscure
> over the centuries and the roots becoming proper nouns only.

There are several Rivers Avon and Pen Hills, for example.

Piotr