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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Heliodromus, post: 8200076, member: 120820&quot;]I just came across this interesting article on the origin of the common Roman name prefix Vindo-, that overturns the conventional wisdom of meaning &quot;white&quot;, and by geographic analysis finds it more likely to mean &quot;river plain&quot; and/or meandering/winding river (the two go hand in hand).</p><p><br /></p><p>The summary article is here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/62075734/Vindo_in_Early_Place_Names" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/62075734/Vindo_in_Early_Place_Names" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/62075734/Vindo_in_Early_Place_Names</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And there&#039;s a much more comprehensive analysis of many such names here.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.romaneranames.uk/v/vindo.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.romaneranames.uk/v/vindo.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.romaneranames.uk/v/vindo.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The summary article is written in a non-academic style that will no doubt annoy some, but the thesis seems well researched and convincing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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