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
1 (specialist) the place where two rivers flow together and become one the confluence of the Blue Nile and the White Nile; 2 (formal) the fact of two or more things becoming one a confluence of social factors; Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin confluentia, from Latin confluere âflow togetherâ, from con-âtogetherâ + fluere âto flowâ. See confluence in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary