Yellow River (Huang He): Chinese "yellow river" (黄河), from he 河 (Old Chinese: ɡˁaj), "river" Australia Barwon River (New South Wales): Ngiyampaa paawan, meaning "river" Burnett River: named by James Burnett, explorer Campaspe River: named for Campaspe, a mistress of Alexander the Great Cooper Creek: named for Charles Cooper, Chief Justice of South Australia 1856–1861 Daintree River: named for Richard Daintree, geologist Daly River: named for Sir Dominick Daly, Governor of South Australia 1862–1868 Darling River: named for Sir Ralph Darling, Governor of New South Wales 1825–1831 Diamantina River: named for Lady Diamantina Bowen, wife of the first Governor of Queensland Flinders River: named for Captain Matthew Flinders, explorer Franklin River: named for Sir John Franklin, Governor of Tasmania 1836–1843 Gascoyne River: named for Captain J. Gascoyne, friend of explorer Lieutenant George Grey Goulburn River (New South Wales): named for Henry Goulburn, English statesman Hawkesbury River: named for Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (titled Baron Hawkesbury in 1789) Lachlan River: named for Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales 1810–1821 Macquarie River: named for Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales 1810–1821 Murray River: named for Sir George Murray, then British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Murrumbidgee River: from Wiradjuri, meaning "big water" Ord River: named for Harry Ord, Governor of Western Australia 1877–1880 River Torrens: named for Colonel Robert Torrens, chairman of South Australia's colonising commission Rufus River: named by explorer Charles Sturt for the nickname of his travelling companion (Rufus), the red-haired George Macleay Todd River: named for Charles Todd, Postmaster-General of South Australia 1870–1901 Waikato River: from Māori, meaning "flowing water" Yarra River: mistranslation from Wurundjeri term yarra yarra Europe Aboño. From Celtic *abon- 'river': OIr. ab, aub, MW afon, MBret auon, (PIE: *h2ep-h3on- 'river'). Argeş: from Greek or maybe Thracian arges = "bright" Avon. From Celtic *abon- 'river': OIr. ab, aub, MW afon, MBret auon, (PIE: *h2ep-h3on- 'river'). Avonbeg: Irish meaning "small river" Avonmore: Irish meaning "big river" Awbeg: Irish meaning "small river" Bistriţa: Slavic "bistra" = "fast, quick" Bosna: likely from the Illyrian Bosona = "flowing water". Eponymous of Bosnia. Boyne: Irish river goddess Boann, "white cow" Cam: from Celtic kambo 'bend, coocked', Brythonic cam "crooked" Caraş: Turkish "kara" = "black", "dark" Clanrye: Irish meaning "harbour of the king" Clwyd: Welsh meaning "hurdle" Danube: Latin Danuvius, Dacian: Donaris, from Iranian (Scythian or Sarmatian) dānu- 'river', of Indo-European origin Dnieper: