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

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
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B

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Bacchiglione

C

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Canche

D

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Dahme

E

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Ebro

F

English nameCountriesOther name or older name

G

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Gail

I

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Ialomița

J

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Jalón

K

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Kalix

M

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Main

N

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Naab

O

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Oder

P

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Paatsjoki

R

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Rába

S

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Saale

T

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Taff

U

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Ufa

V

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Váh

W

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Waal

Y

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Yantra

Z

English nameCountriesOther name or older name
Zeta