The River-Names of Europe

by Robert Ferguson

Thrace.

Pydaras ant.

P. [84].

To the Ir. biol, buol, water, place the following names.

England.	The Beaulieu, also called the Exe, in Hampshire.
Scotland.	The Beauly. Inverness.
Italy.	Paulo ant., now the Paglione.

P. [85].

I apprehend that in the opinion of Celtic scholars of the present day the Ancient British deity Cocidis is not considered to have any connection with the river Coquet.

P. [91].

It seems probable that the word asp in river-names is formed by metathesis from the word aps, p. [27], form 5.

P. [97].

The Gryffe and the Girvan may perhaps be better derived from the Gael. grib, swift.