Editing River Neath (section)

==Etymology==
The modern English name ultimately derives from "''Nedd''" the original Welsh name for the river. In common with most [[hydronymy]] in Western Europe, the name is known to be [[Proto-Celtic language|Celtic]] or [[Pre-Celtic]], however its etymology remains uncertain. A meaning of ''shining'' or ''brilliant'' has been suggested, as has a link to the older [[Indo-European root]] ''*-nedi'', simply meaning 'river'.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wyn Owen|first=Hywel|author2=Richard Morgan|title=Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales|publisher=Gomer Press|location=Llandysul|year=2008|page=342}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales|editor1=John Davies |editor2=Nigel Jenkins |editor3=Menna Baines |editor4=Peredur I. Lynch |publisher=University of Wales Press|location=Cardiff|year=2008|page=603}}</ref>

The name probably shares its etymology with the town of [[Stratton, Cornwall|Stratton]] in Cornwall (originally named Strat-Neth) and the [[River Nidd]] in Northern England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshire-england.co.uk/Harrogate.html|title=Etymology|access-date=27 August 2011}}</ref><ref>[[Weatherhill, Craig]] (2009) ''A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-names''. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype; p. 65</ref> This river is now known as the River Strat (by back formation from Stratton).