Talk:The Isis

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It would be good to explain why an English river is named after an Egyptian goddess. Apparently it's linked to Tamesis, but this doesn't exactly explain it.--Jack Upland 22:47, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

I read somewhere that it's not to do with Egypt at all. It's simply that the river "Tamesis" of celtic naming became the Thames downstream and the Isis upstream. Oxford is a large enough settlement/body of culture for its use of a different name to survive; it's the largest place on the upper Thames. 161.73.37.81 15:02, 4 March 2007 (UTC)