Potamus is an anglicization of the Ancient Greek potamos (ποταμός) meaning river or stream; it appears in the name Mesopotamia ("between the rivers").

Potamus may also refer to: the title character of The Peter Potamus Show, an animated television series

Potamos may refer to: Potamos (Corfu), a Greek town on the island of Corfu the most populated village on the Ionian island of Kythira a small village on the South Aegean island of Therasia an archeological site near Akrotiri, on the Greek island of Santorini a character in the Wedding Peach franchise

Potamus may refer to: Potamus (Attica), demoi of ancient Attica, Greece Potamus Deiradiotes, a deme of ancient Attica, Greece Potamus Hypenerthen, a deme of ancient Attica, Greece Potamus Kathyperthen, a deme of ancient Attica, Greece