English 'London' comes from Latin Londinium, itself from a Celtic or pre-Celtic name of disputed meaning — possibly 'wild place' or a reference to the Thames as 'the flowing river'.
The capital city of England and the United Kingdom, situated on the River Thames in southeast England.
English 'London' derives from Latin 'Londinium', the Roman name for the settlement founded around 43 CE. The Latin name almost certainly reflects a pre-existing Celtic or pre-Celtic name. The most widely discussed etymology connects it to a Celtic *Londinion, possibly from *lond- meaning 'wild' or 'bold' (compare Welsh 'llwdn' meaning 'wild animal'). Another proposal derives it from *plowonida meaning 'swimming river' or 'river too wide to ford'. Kenneth Jackson (1953) argued the name was pre-Celtic. Richard Coates (1998) proposed
The Romans called it Londinium, but after the city was sacked by Boudica in 60 CE, it was rebuilt on a slightly different plan. The name survived the destruction, the Roman withdrawal, the Anglo-Saxon settlement, the Viking invasions, and the Norman Conquest — making it one of the most durable place names in European history.