Dur is an element occurring in many European river names:

• the Dore,
• the Doron,
• the Dordogne < Durānius,
• the Dronne,
• the Dropt < Drotius,
• the Drave and probabilly the Drac,
• the Durance,
• the Durenque, tributary of the Agout…

Doron, or Dorio, as it is said to be written in some manuscripts is a city mentioned only by Pliny and located in Cilicia Tracheia, Some scholars have The Dordogne ( Occitan: Dordonha) is a River in south-central and southwest France. The Dronne is a 201 km long River in south-western France, right tributary of the Isle River. Drava or Drave ( German: Drau; Italian, Croatian, and Slovene: Drava; Hungarian: Dráva The Durance ( Occitan: Durença in classical norm or Durènço in Mistralian norm is a 324 km long River in south-eastern France, The Agout (Agot is a 195 km long River in south-western France, left tributary of the Tarn River.

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