River

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A unisex given name.

proper noun

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A unisex given name.
Wash: Little River gets more colorful by the moment. What'll she do next? Zoe: Either blow us all up or rub soup in our hair. It's a toss-up. Wash: I hope she does the soup thing, it's always a hoot and we don't all die from it.
The Doctor: Oh, this is my friend River. Nice hair, clever, and has her own gun. And unlike me, she really doesn't mind shooting people. I shouldn't like that. Kinda do, a bit.
Apparently, early in the day, a journalist had decided to bring up his brother River Phoenix's death in his interview, which threw him off and trainwrecked the day for everyone, including me.
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rareA surname.
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A place name: A suburban village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2943).
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A place name: A hamlet in Tillington parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9322).
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A place name: A township in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States.

Etymology

From river.

Forms

plural: Rivers

rival · A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal…rivalry · An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who…river · A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass,…

River · A unisex given name.

Rivera · A surname from Spanish.Rivers · A surname.riverside · A bank or side of a river.

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