Last name meaning Ferris: This is an Anglicization of the Old Gaelic name O' Fearghusa - a compound of the Gaelic O (meaning grandson or male descendant) and the personal name Fergus, composed of the elements fear - a man and gus - vigour or force...
How is a Confluence Formed? When any 2 bodies of water meet, they form a confluence. Where Can a Confluence Be Found? In every part of the world, rivers, streams and other bodies of water meet and the waters combine. Famous Confluences Niagara River and Lake Ontario, Canada Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, USA
Definition of confluence. 1  1 : a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point a happy confluence of weather and scenery a confluence of cultures. 2a : the flowing together of two or more streamsb : the place of meeting of two streams the Mississippi River's confluence with the Missouri Riverc : the combined stream formed by conjunction.