List of river name etymologies

• Brazos: Spanish "Los Brazos de Dios" (the arms of God), there are several different explanations for the name, all involving it being the first water to be found by desperately thirsty parties.
• Chang Jiang: Chinese "long river"
• Danube: Latin Danuvius, from Iranian (Scythian or Sarmatian) dānu- 'river', of Indo-European origin
• Huang He: Chinese "yellow river"
• Pecos: an uncertain source

See also

• Placename etymology