Tyne

Meaning

Proper Noun

• river in the counties of Northumberland (county) and Tyne and Wear (county) in north east England (county). The city of Newcastle upon Tyne is found upon its northern bank and Gateshead is found upon its southern bank.
• A coastal sea area that includes the mouth of this river
• river council area, East Lothian in southern Scotland (constituent country)

Origin

• From Old English Tīna or Tīne , attested as Tinanmuðe, probably ultimately of Celtic origin; see British Latin Tina.