Most of these answers misconstrue the question, which is a good one. When you capitalize the element in your name, it happens, if at all, for whatever reason. It makes sense – that convention should be clear as well. Why does not one capitalize when the generic element comes before I.e. if the resulting unit is not an organic name, like the Game Half-Life? The question is about the gray area between, when you have the somewhat poetic inversion of river names, as in the River Thames, or the River Ganges, or the river Jordan. The Red River was once considered a major source of sediment but was eventually replaced by a large river. There are even rivers which are more acidic than others. The River Mississippi is the source of sediment for this purpose. But there are few iconic examples where the “river” part appended beforehand does function in the way of an organic part of the name. Chicago manual (in ) 8 pp. 53. In the 16th edition, which comes with the issue of ’23, these words are very narrow and very low. Isn’t it obvious the adjective is descriptive? Is being a part of a name tantamount to

it?