River

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Origin and Meaning of River

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• A user from Nevada, United States says the name River is of English origin and means "Really calm and good".
• A user from Illinois, United States says the name River means "Flowing".
• A user from United Kingdom says the name River is of English origin and means "Water, grace, calm".
• A submission from Canada says the name River means "Gift of god" and is of English origin.
• According to a user from Oklahoma, United States, the name River means "A creature of extraordinary grace".

Other origins: French

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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

noun Riv"er

One who rives or splits.

noun Riv"er

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1. A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream; a stream larger than a rivulet or brook."Transparent and sparkling rivers, from which it is delightful to drink as they flow." [Macaulay.]
2. Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.

Etymology: F. rivère a river, LL. riparia river, bank of a river, fr. L. riparius belonging to a bank or shore, fr. ripa a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. Cf. Arrive Riparian

verb Riv"er

To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.

Other Dictionary Sources

1. A large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) ("the river was navigable for 50 miles")

Wiktionary

From river.

1. A male given name.
2. A female given name.
3. (rare) A surname​.

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Fun Facts about the name River

• What name lists does River rank for?

  #86	Modern Boy Names

  #24	Unique Girl Names

  #196	Unisex Names

• How Popular is the name River? River is the 1,577^th most popular name of all time. As a last name River was the 26,313^th most popular name in 2010.
• How many people with the first name River have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 23,001 babies born with the first name River in the United States. That's more than enough people named River to occupy the territory of Caribbean Netherlands (the Netherlands) with an estimated population of 21,133 (as of January 1, 2011).
• What year were 5 or more babies first named River? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1971 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
• When was River first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name River is Monday, October 1st, 1894.
• What year had the most people named River born? The highest recorded use of the first name River was in 2017 with a total of 1,948 babies. That's a lot of babies named River!
• Random River Factoid: According to the 2017 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name River ranks 101^st in popularity as a baby boy's name in Arkansas. Imagine that, 38 babies in Arkansas have the same name as you in 2017.
• Weird things about the name River: Your name in reverse order is Revir. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Iverr. How do you pronounce that?
• How many people have the last name River? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 928 people with the last name River.
• How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of River? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with River as their last name since less than 1 person in 323k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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