Rīga

Etymology
The origin of the word is disputed. Some claim that it is borrowed from, referring to the ancient natural harbor formed by the tributary loop of the Daugava river. Others consider it a form of, the name of the , a tributary of the Daugava river. Others yet derive it from, the j becoming a g in German (note that geographer Richard Hakluyt calls the city Rie in 1589, and that  historian Dionysius Fabricius confirms in 1610 the origin of  from ).