A number of other ideas about the origins of the name Liverpool, focus on words from different languages which relate to the water in the pool. One such theory is that it comes from the Welsh word Llyvrpwl which means ‘pool of confluence’, or a meeting or flowing of two or more streams. Other theories suggest that the name Liverpool is of Scandinavian origin. The Norwegian word ‘Liafra’ which means stream thick with water has been put forward as an explanation for the origin of the first half of the name. It has also been suggested as coming from ‘lithe’, a Danish word meaning an inlet around a marsh. The word ‘lifrig’ which means a tidal creek filled with water has also been put forward as an explanation.
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A further theory suggests that the whole of the Mersey estuary area from Runcorn to the sea was initially called Lyrpul. This name then developed through the ages in different forms from Litherpul, Litherpull, Lyvrepol, Lyverpole, Leerpool, Leverpool to Liverpool.