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Show Tl:e Thames River The Tliames river in England is pronounced as if it were spelled i i"tumz." This pronunciation is a survival of a time when the name 'was spelled "Temze" and "Temse." ,The name was written "Tamesis" or "Tamesa" by the Romans. The !"h" does not appear in the word. until 1377 and was not regularly : ;used until after the year 1500. The original significance of "Thames" is ;lost in obscurity. According to one theory the Latin name of the river : was "Thamesis," which meant; "broad isis," "isis" being a variant! of "esk," "ouse," "usig," etc., I meaning water. ! |