Good River Names
Good River Namesを徹底追究! 知っておきたい トピックの裏側を凝縮して配信します。
River names often have indigenous roots, reflecting the language and culture of the people who first lived along their banks. The Guadalquivir River in Spain, for instance, got its name from the Arabic word "al-wadi al-kabir", meaning great river. And in Australia, the Murray River is named after Sir George Murray, a British statesman who never even visited the place!
Some river names are just plain cool, like the Snake River in the US, which got its name from the Shoshone people who living along its banks. And then there's the Yellow River in China, which is also known as the Huang He - or "yellow river" in Mandarin. But let's be real, some river names are just plain boring, like the River Thames in England, which is just named after the place it flows through.
デジタルガジェットとスマート家電の検証記事を多数執筆。失敗しないモノ選びを提案します。
