Rhine

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A river in western Europe, that flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea.

Origin

• , Old Norse Rín, Dutch Rijn.
• Related also to Latin rivus ("river"), in Celtic with an -n- suffix as in Old Irish rían ("run") (more at run).
• The spelling with Rh- is due to the influence of Ancient Greek Ῥῆνος (via French Rhin).