Mouth

[kopend]

What does the suffix mouth mean in towns / citys like plymouth and great yarmouth ??

[sandyRoe]

where a river joins the sea

[bookbinder]

It usually means that the town is at the mouth of a river.

[Mamyalynne]

'Mouth'of a river.

[atalanta]

The "mouth" of a river is a common geographical term

[Baldric]

Estuary

[RATTER15]

Mouth of a river but not necessarily an estuary.

[Prudie]

And not necessarily a big river either, Bournemouth is at the mouth of a trickle called the Bourne!

[jno]

Great Yarmouth's on the Yare.

[kopend]

thank you


i always thought it they were named after the river / stream / estuary than ran out sea i.e avonmouth and bournmouth as has already been mentioned
but i had never heard of a river ply , hence my question

[mccfluff]

try the river plym

[bhg481]

It's the River Plym.