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Thames is derived from middle English Temes which itself comes from the Celtic Temasis meaning dark. The "h" was added in the 14th century giving it a Greek look when the Celts were incorrectly believed to have come from Greece (there is a Greek river Thyamis). It is pronounced phonetically - Temz.
Thames Head, which is believed to be the source, is located near Cirencester in Gloucestershire. There is some doubt about whether this is the "true" source of the river several others having a claim (Trewsbury Mead and Severn Springs).
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What name the famous river in London?
The river Thames (pronounced temz)
What is the name of the river that runs through the capital of England?
The Thames flows through London.
What is the name of the mouth of the river thames?
Thames Estuary.
What is the name of the sea that river Thames ends?
The River Thames flows into the North Sea.
Is London situated on a river's estuary name the river?
London is on the River Thames but not quite at its estuary.
By what name is the river thames know in oxfordshire?
Gona Thames
What is the river thames nick name?
Old Father Thames.
The name of a town in north Surrey on the river Thames?
Staines-on-Thames is a town located in north Surrey on the river Thames.
What is Modern name for Thebes River?
River Thames
What is the name of the river which divides London?
river thames
Which countries does thames river go through?
The River Thames is wholly within England although there is another river by that name in Canada.
Where did the River Thames get its name from?
From its Roman name of Tamesis.
