• Skua@kbin.earth
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      3 days ago

      Yes and no. Both of the major rivers at Aberdeen — the Don and the Dee — are derived from the name of Devona. The original settlement of Aberdeen was around the Don rather than the Dee. The bit around the Dee is “New Aberdeen” (or at least, it was “new” in the 12th century). While the Dee > Deen connection is an intuitive one, Don > Deen also keeps the consonants consistent

      But also, it felt worthwhile to dig into what the names within each name meant too, which is why I gave “mouth of the roaring river” instead of “mouth of the Ness”