Could Coventry be named after water goddess?

[icymist]

COVENTRY could be named after a water goddess, according to ex-pat David Fletcher, now living in Australia.

Coventry kid David, aged 64, has been researching the link between the city’s name and the Celtic water goddess Coventina.

While it’s not a new idea that the name may come from Coventina, David believes Lady Godiva’s famous ride was connected to the goddess and also influenced the name of the city.

David, who grew up in Coventry but now lives in Clarinda South, Victoria, said: “Is it possible that Lady Godiva’s ride owes much to the real source of the name Coventry?
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