Teme

A river which rises in Powys, Wales, before entering England, flowing through Shropshire, Herefordshire, for a short distance, and Worcestershire, and joining the River Severn south of Worcester.

Proper noun

  1. A river which rises in Powys, Wales, before entering England, flowing through Shropshire, Herefordshire, for a short distance, and Worcestershire, and joining the River Severn south of Worcester.
  2. A minor river in Marlborough, New Zealand, which flows into the (Marlborough) Avon River.

Origin

From the same base of many other rivers in England; see the cognates listed at Thames.

Derived

Clifton upon Teme Knighton on Teme Stanford on Teme