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Quotes for
Auda Abu Tayi (Character)
from Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
"I AM A RIVER TO MY PEOPLE."
Rivers Called River
River Avon-This Uk river has a name that means river river. Avon used to mean river.
Rio Grande River-Rio Grande means big river. Therefore the addition of the river yields the etymologically redundant
Big river.
Paraguay River-This is a triple redundancy. Both para and guay derive from terms meaning river.
So to say Paraguay River is essentially to say river river!
Yenisei River-The same is true of the name. Yene means big river and ses also means river.
Thus we have an explanation that literally translates as big river.