Ogre (river)

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The Ogre is a river in Latvia. The 188 kilometers long Orge is a right tributary of the river Daugava. In the 13th century, the Ogre was called Wogen or Woga.

Etymology

There are three main versions of the etymology of Ogre's name (both town and river). According to the first, the name of the river from which this city derives its name is of

A third etymology gives a reconstructed form *Vingrē, related to Lithuanian vingrùs, "meandering, curly" or Latvian vingrs, "nimble;" thus meaning "the meandering river"; the village of Engure has the same root.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Latvia

References

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