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River Tame, West Midlands
The River Tame is the main river of the West Midlands of England, and the most important tributary of the River Trent.〔(Environment Agency, River Tame flood risk management scoping report ) - 2: The Tame Catchment, 2004, p. 3,〕 The Tame is about 95 km from the source at Oldbury to its confluence with the Trent near Alrewas,〔 but the main river length of the entire catchment, i.e. the Tame and its main tributaries, is about 285 km.
== Etymology ==
The name derives from the Celtic language, although it may have even earlier roots. It is usually thought to mean "dark",〔Kenneth Cameron, ''English Place Names'', Batsford, London, 1996, p.37, ISBN 0-7134-7378-9.〕 by analogy with the Sanskrit word ''tamas'', meaning darkness. Other possibilities are "slow moving", or "flowing"〔John Ayto and Ian Crofton, ''Brewer's Britain and Ireland'', Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 2005, p.1085〕 although the precise meaning is uncertain. The name is shared with the River Tame, Greater Manchester, and it is likely that the River Thame, the River Thames, the River Teme, the River Team, and the River Tamar all share the derivation.
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