(nile) is greek for longest -Nikki Gallagher
Nile is from the Greek Neilos - meaning "river valley"
The Ancient Egyptian word 'neilos' meaning valley so maybe they named the river after the valley it brought life to.
The Thames is in England. The Nile runs through Egypt.
Well the word Nile is derived from not only Latin: Nīlos; Greek: Νεἱλος and derived from the Semitic: Nahal meaning river! It is probably derived from the Egyptian language Ḥ'pī or iteru...