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Devena
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The Romans called it this .What is its name nowadays..Its a city that got its charter in 1179
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It is believed that the road running through Cambridge, through and crossing Ermine Street at Godmanchester and onwards towards Thrapston was called the Via Devena
The origin of the name Aberdeen is far from clear, some Gaelic scholars believe it to come from 'Aber' and 'da-aevin' meaning "the mouth of two rivers". Adding weight to this is the Roman name Devana, which could clearly have come from 'da-aevin'. Others say Aberdeen comes from the mouth of the Don, or from the Norse 'Apardion'.
The origin of the name Aberdeen is far from clear, some Gaelic scholars believe it to come from 'Aber' and 'da-aevin' meaning "the mouth of two rivers". Adding weight to this is the Roman name Devana, which could clearly have come from 'da-aevin'. Others say Aberdeen comes from the mouth of the Don, or from the Norse 'Apardion'.
Definitely Devena and not Devana? Only the Via Devana runs through Leicester en route from Colchester to Chester (aka Deva):
http://www.leicesterchronicler.com/viadevana.h tm
http://www.leicesterchronicler.com/viadevana.h tm
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