Egypt

→ Burmese: အီဂျစ် (igyac)

→ Chinese: 埃及 (Āijí)

→ Korean: 애굽 (Aegup)

→ Vietnamese: Ai Cập

→ Cornish: Ejyp

→ Gujarati: ઇજિપ્ત (ijipt)

→ Hindi: इजिप्ट (ijipṭ), इजिप्त (ijipt)

→ Iban: Ejip

→ Japanese: エジプト (Ejiputo)

→ Kannada: ಈಜಿಪ್ಟ್ (ījipṭ)

→ Korean: 이집트 (Ijipteu)

→ Malayalam: ഈജിപ്റ്റ് (ījipṟṟ)

→ Maori: Īhipa

→ Marathi: इजिप्त (ijipta)

→ Navajo: Ííjip

→ Nepali: इजिप्ट (ijipṭa)

→ Odia: ଇଜିପ୍ଟ (ijipṭa)

→ Paiwan: Idjiputu

→ Thai: อียิปต์ (ii-yìp)

From Middle English Egipt, from Middle French Egypte, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (see also the Mycenaean Greek ethnonym 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (a3-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (“Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis”, literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”), whose Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫikuptaḫ).

der

A number of places in the United States:


Greenland

From green + land, calque of Old Norse Grǿnland, from grǿnn (“green”) + land (“land”).


Cuba

→ Japanese: キューバ (Kyūba)

→ Hawaiian: Kupa

Disputed; likely from Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) or coabana (“great place”).

unk

Disputed

A locale in the United States; named for the island country.

A ghost town in Becker County, Minnesota.

Lafayette County
Lafayette County#English

A ghost town in Lafayette County, Missouri.


Wales

en-prop

Wales (countable and uncountable, plural Waleses)

wails (whales in accents with wine-whine merger)

From Middle English Wales, from Old English Wēalas, plural of wealh (“Celt, Welsh person”), from Proto-West Germanic *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“Celt, Roman”). Compare the second element in Cornwall, and also Gaul.

A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.


Delhi

A locale in North America; named for the city in India.


Darwin

From Middle English Darwin, Derwin, from Old English Dēorwine (“a given name”), composed of dēore (“dear”) + wine (“friend”).
The city in Australia is named after Charles Darwin.

A ghost town in Fresno County, California.


Toronto

[tʰəˈɹɑɾ̃o(ʊ)]

[t͡ʃəˈɹɑno(ʊ)]

[t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔ʷɑɾ̃ə]

Lake Couchiching
Lake Simcoe
The Globe and Mail
Toronto
Toronto (disambiguation)

From Mohawk tkaronto (“where trees stand in water”), originally referring to the strait between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. Compare karón:ta (“tree”) from Proto-North Iroquoian *-ɹõt-.

bor

Vermillion County
Vermillion County#English

A ghost town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.


Georgetown

/ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/

Places in Canada:
A ghost town in Alberta.


Webster

en-proper noun

Webster (countable and uncountable, plural Websters)


Athens

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Athens.wav

From Middle English Athens, from Old French Athenes, Atenes, from Latin Athēnae pl (acc. Athēnās), from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι pl (Athênai), the plural form of Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”) (q.v.), the goddess. More at Athena. Doublet of Athina.

Several places in the United States:
A ghost town in Clark County, Missouri.

A former mining settlement and ghost town in Nye County, Nevada.


Moscow

Ultimately from Old East Slavic Москов- (Moskov-), originally referring to the Moskva River, probably from Proto-Slavic *mosky (“swamp, dampness, moisture”). Perhaps related to Czech moskva (“raw bread”), Slovak mozga (“puddle”), Polish Mozgawa, and more distantly Latvian mazgāt (“to wash, rinse”), Sanskrit मज्जति (májjati, “to sink”), Latin mergō (“to dive”), all from Proto-Indo-European *mesg- (“to plunge, dip”). Cognate with Russian промозглый (promozglyj, “dank”).

der

A large number of places in the United States:


Madrid

Las Animas County
Las Animas County#English

A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado.


California

en-proper noun

California (countable and uncountable, plural Californias)

Etymology of California
Las sergas de Esplandián

Probably Spanish after California, a Utopian island of the Amazons described in Las sergas de Esplandián, a 16th-century Spanish novel. The name comes from the fictional island's Muslim-allied queen, Calafia, whose name is a play on Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”). For more information see: Etymology of California.

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Several places in the United States.
A ghost town in West Virginia.


Arcadia

From Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).

Arcadia
Arcadia (ancient region)
Arcadia (utopia)

Issaquena County
Issaquena County#English

A ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi.


Albert

en-prop

Albert (countable and uncountable, plural Alberts)

From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from Old French Albert, from Latin Albertus, itself from the Germanic name. Regardless of the exact route, it is a doublet of Ethelbert. It became popular in 19th-century England due to Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.


Vulcan

From Latin Vulcānus, probably from Etruscan although very unclear, but unknown meaning and further origin (see more in Latin entry). Doublet of bolcane and volcano.

A ghost town in Gunnison County, Colorado.


Belfast

From Irish Béal Feirste (literally “mouth of the River Farset”).

der

A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.


Berlin

en-proper noun

Berlin (countable and uncountable, plural Berlins)

Baden-Württemberg · Bavaria · Brandenburg · Hesse · Lower Saxony · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · North Rhine-Westphalia · Rhineland-Palatinate · Saarland · Saxony · Saxony-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thuringia

A ghost town in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States.

A ghost town in Nye County, Nevada, United States.


Dublin

From Middle Irish Dublind, from dub (“black”) + lind (“pond”).

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Barton County, Missouri.


Edinburgh

Edinburgh
Edinburgh (disambiguation)
Etymology of Edinburgh

From Middle English Edynburgh, from Old Welsh Eidyn, a Celtic/Brythonic region of uncertain origin (possibly a personal name; compare Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”)) + Old English burg (“castle, stronghold”). More at Eidyn and Etymology of Edinburgh.

A ghost town in Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States.


Florida

New York City, Philadelphia, traditional Eastern New England (except for Boston), Ireland

From Spanish florida (“flowery”), often referring to a place's abundance of flowers. The state's name specifically is a shortening of la Florida (“the flowery one”) or Pascua Florida (“flowery Easter”). It is the oldest surviving European-given place-name in the US. The village in Orange County, New York was named in the 1760s from Latin flōrida (“flowery”).

American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

A ghost town and former village in Monroe County, Missouri, named for the state.


Glasgow

/ˈɡlɑːz.ɡəʊ/

/ˈɡlɐːz.ɡəʉ/

/ˈɡlɐːz.ɡɐʉ/

From Proto-Brythonic *glas cu (“green hollow”), from *glas (“green”) + *cöü (“hollow”) (for this element see Irish cuas (“hollow”), Welsh cau (“hollow”)); usually romantically translated as "the dear green place." Compare modern Scottish Gaelic Glaschu.

der

San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County#English

A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.

Black Hawk County
Black Hawk County#English

A ghost town in Black Hawk County, Iowa.


La Paz

A ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.


Louisiana

From French Louisiane, named for King Louis XIV of France.


Rome

→ Hindi: रोम (rom)

→ Thai: โรม (room)

From Middle English Rome, from Old English Rōm, Rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu, from Proto-Germanic *Rūmō and influenced by Late Latin Rōma (“Rome, Constantinople”), from Classical Latin Rōma (“Rome”). In Roman mythology, the name was said to derive from Romulus, one of the founders of the city and its first king.
The name appears in a wide range of forms in Middle English, including Rom, Room, Roome, and Rombe as well as Rome; by early modern English, it appeared as Rome, Room, and Roome, with the spelling Rome occurring in Shakespeare and common from the early 18th century on. The final spelling was influenced by Norman, Middle French, Anglo-Norman, and Old French Rome. Doublet of Roma and Rum.

do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope


Hamburg

St. Charles County
St. Charles County#English

Any of various communities in the United States; named for the German city:

A ghost town in St. Charles County, Missouri.

A ghost town in Aiken County, South Carolina.


Trinidad

Borrowed from Spanish trinidad (“trinity”), named after the Holy Trinity by Columbus to fulfill a religious vow.

bor+

An unincorporated community and ghost town in Grant County, Washington.


Alexandria

From Middle English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially chiefly places founded by Alexander the Great of Macedonia and subsequently usually with reference to Alexandria in Egypt, a major Hellenistic cultural center, center of early Christianity, and continuing major international port. Compare Antioch, Seleucia, and Ptolemais. Doublet of Kandahar, Iskenderun, Scandaroon, and Alexandretta.

亞歷山卓 /亚历山卓

any of a number of cities bearing the same name

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.


Corinth

From Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos). Doublet of currant.

A ghost town in Winston County, Alabama.

An unincorporated community and ghost town in Big Horn County, Montana.

A ghost town in Saluda County, South Carolina.

Henderson County
Henderson County#English

A ghost town in Henderson County, Texas.

Van Zandt County
Van Zandt County#English

A ghost town in Van Zandt County, Texas.


Lombard

en-proper noun

Lombard (countable and uncountable, plural Lombards)

From Middle English Lombard, Lumbard, borrowed from Old French Lombard, Lombart (“a Lombard”), from Late Latin langobardus, longobardus (“a Lombard”), from Germanic, derived from the Proto-Germanic elements *langaz + *bardaz; equivalent to long + beard. Some sources derive the second element instead from Proto-Germanic *bardǭ, *barduz (“axe”), related to German Barte (“axe”). Doublet of Langobard. Compare longbeard. Compare with Old English Langbeardas (“Lombards”).

Broadwater County
Broadwater County#English

A ghost town in Broadwater County, Montana, United States, named after A. G. Lombard.


George

→ Arabic: جورج (jorj)

→ Cebuano: George

→ Cantonese: 佐治 (zo2 zi6)

→ Chinese: 喬治 /乔治 (Qiáozhì)

→ Hawaiian: Keoki

→ Japanese: ジョージ (Jōji)

→ Korean: 조지 (Joji)

→ Maori: Hōri
→ English: hori

→ Persian: جورج (jorj)

→ Swedish: George

Name of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω- (geō-)) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”) Doublet of Jorge and Geevarghese.
The aircraft autopilot sense is probably from George DeBeeson, who patented an early (1931) autopilot system, and/or a reference to the expression let George do it. The Pullman porter sense derives from George Pullman, who hired Black people to staff his sleeping cars, and the patrons of the service seeing the Black people as servants of George Porter, much like how an enslaved person was named after the enslaver.

A ghost town in Franklin County, Missouri; named for postmaster Stephen H. George.


Thomas

Thomas (countable and uncountable, plural Thomases)

→ Hawaiian: Kamaki

→ Maori: Tāmati

→ Scottish Gaelic: Tòmas

Thomas of Bayeux
Thomas the Presbyter
Thomas the Slav

Inherited from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās m (as in the Vulgate), from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא or תאמא (“twin”), the nickname of one of the Twelve Apostles.
In the gospel of John (11:16, 20:24), the Aramaic nickname is also translated into Greek, as δίδυμος m (dídumos). Used as a given name since the Middle Ages, e.g. Thomas the Presbyter (7th century), Thomas the Slav (8th century), Thomas of Bayeux (died 1100).
(infidel or doubter): In reference to the doubting Apostle.

A number of places in the United States:


Joseph

Joseph (countable and uncountable, plural Josephs)

→ Maori: Hohepa

From Middle English Ioseph, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”); a son of Jacob.

der

A ghost town in Idaho; named for Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph).


Odessa

Borrowed from Russian Оде́сса (Odéssa), named after an Ancient Greek settlement thought to have been located nearby. Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós). Compare Ukrainian Оде́са (Odésa). The city was on the former Turkish territory of Yedisan, which may have influenced the choice of name. Yedisan means "seven titles" i.e. tribes, from yedi + san.

Odessa Oblast
Odessa Raion
en:Odessa
en:Odessa (disambiguation)

A ghost town in Kings County, California, United States.


Ryan

en-prop

Ryan (countable and uncountable, plural Ryans)

Bryan

linguistically unrelated but often confused in spoken English

A ghost town in Stevens County, Washington; named for early settler Henry Ryan.


Norman

From Middle English Norman, from Old English Norman (a variant of Norþman) and Old French Normant.
It is certain that the word is derived from the base of the Germanic words for north and the Germanic base of the words for man. However, given the frequent movement of Germanic groups especially into and out of Britain in the post-classical world, it is unclear in what tongue it came to be used first. In addition, the generally accepted meaning, a person from Normandy or one of the many French-speaking invaders to Britain, was used chiefly by Anglo-Norman and Old French, though it originally referred to any Scandinavian of the time. See also Northman.

A ghost town in Phelps County, Missouri.


Spence

Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District#English

A ghost town in Magnetawan township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.


Orion

From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), speculatively from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”), though without any firm evidence.


Santa Claus

Borrowed from Dutch Sinterklaas (“Saint Nicholas”).


Todd

A ghost town in Missouri, United States; named for postmaster Jonathan Todd.


Oregon

Oregon, Washington, California, in casual speech

Columbia River
Oregon
Oregon (disambiguation)

From earlier Ouragon, likely corruption of Spanish orejón (“big ears”), probably describing the banks of the Columbia River, although this remains uncertain. Multiple theories of further origins persist, usually an ultimate derivation from a Native American language:
* A clipping of French Ouariconsint, itself a corruption of Ouisconsin(k), allegedly from Algonquin meskousing (“it lies in red, Wisconsin”).
* Corruption of French ouragan (“hurricane”)
* Borrowing from Abenaki wligen (“good”), cf. Algonquin wauregan (“beautiful”)
* Borrowing from Shoshone ogoe (“river”) + paanangkwa (“west”)
* Borrowing from Chinook Jargon ulakan (“candlefish”)
See Wikipedia article on the toponym Oregon for more information.

أُورِيغُون

northwestern state of the United States of America

Several other locations in the United States:

A ghost town in Wilson County, Tennessee.


Bristol

Latin bristoliensis

From Middle English Brigstow, from Old English Bryċġstōw (literally “the place by the bridge”), from bryċġ + -stōw, with additional final /l/ due to hypercorrection from l-vocalizing accents. See bridge and stow for more.
The tiddlywinks sense is associated with players from Bristol University.

inh

Several places in the United States:
A ghost town in Lake County, Michigan.


Henrietta

en-proper noun

Henrietta (countable and uncountable, plural Henriettas)

Latinate form of French Henriette, derived from the male given name Henry.

A town and ghost town therein, in Richland County, Wisconsin.


Gibraltar

/d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)/

/d͡ʒɪˈbɹɒltə(ɹ)/

Pillars of Hercules
Rock of Gibraltar
Tariq ibn Ziyad
Umayyad conquest of Hispania

From Spanish Gibraltar, from Arabic جَبَل طَارِق (jabal ṭāriq, “Mount Tariq”), named after Tariq ibn Ziyad, who led the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, starting in 711. Replaced earlier Latin Mons Calpe (“Mount Calpe”) for the land, and Columnae Herculis, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι (Hērákleiai stêlai, “Pillars of Hercules”), for the strait.
The barangay in Baguio, Philippines is named by a German national "Jonathan Speth" after the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe. He lived and died in the barangay.

der

جَبَل طَارِق

cog

Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι

A ghost town in Union County, North Carolina.


Tyrone

en-prop

Tyrone (countable and uncountable, plural Tyrones)

From Irish Tír Eoghain (literally “land of Eoghan”).

der

census-designated place
census-designated place

A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:

A census-designated place and ghost town in Grant County, New Mexico.


Oliver

en-proper noun

Oliver (countable and uncountable, plural Olivers)

From Middle English Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology derived from the Latin name Olīvārius, but probably representing an Old High German form of Old Norse Óleifr (“ancestral + relic”) (modern Danish Olaf and Swedish Olof), or Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all”) + *wēraz (“true”) (modern Swedish allvar). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance.

A ghost town in Yuba County, California.


Cheddar

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (“cavity, pouch; ravine”), as there is a gorge near the town.

Haliburton County
Haliburton County#English

A ghost town in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.


Colorado

/kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/

/kɑləˈɹædoʊ/

/kɒləˈɹɑːdəʊ/

From Spanish colorado (“red, ruddy, colored”), usually from the reddish appearance of some silt-laden rivers, or from Portuguese colorado in the case of Brazilian locations.

der

Colorado (disambiguation)
Colorado River

(historical) A ghost town in California, United States.


Delaware

The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). The people and the state were named for the river.

Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state.

A ghost town in Keweenaw County, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula.


Indiana

en-proper noun

Indiana (countable and uncountable, plural Indianas)

From indian + -a. From “Indiana Territory” dating from 1800, noting the territory's large Native American Indian population. From indian territory.

Haldimand County
Haldimand County#English

A ghost town in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.


Michigan

Borrowed from Ojibwe mishi-gami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“giant lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.

A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.


Nebraska

Probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge, pronounced [ˌɲĩˈbɾaskɛ] (contemporary Chiwere Ñí Bráhge), or the Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska, pronounced [ˌnĩˈbˡðaska], both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.

Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:


Washington

Washington (countable and uncountable, plural Washingtons)

Washington (the town in Tyne and Wear, northeast England): probably from the Old English place name Hwæssingatūn (literally “a settlement of the household of Hwæssa”), from Hwæssa (a Saxon chieftain's name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead, settlement”). It was attested in 1096 as Wasindone. Hwæssa is of uncertain origin, said to possibly correspond to waþ (“hunt”) + sige (“victory”), or possibly related to hwæte (“wheat”). There are other theories; more on Wikipedia.
The surname derives from the town, and most places in the United States are named for George Washington.

DC

The federal district and city are coterminous and the city government administers the district, so are jurisdictionally equivalent

Several other locations in the United States, most of which are named for George Washington:

A ghost town in Autauga County, Alabama.


Wyoming

The state is named after the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania, which derives its name from Munsee xwé:wamənk (literally “at the big river flat”).
The village of Wyoming, Plympton Township, Ontario, Canada may have a different origin: "...to the Chippewas, the 'oat planters' were known as moonooming. The white settlers took this to sound like 'Wyoming.'"

der

A number of other places in the United States:


Kent

Inherited from Middle English Kent, from Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic *Cantio (compare Old Irish céite (“gathering, folkmoot, hillock”)), from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim”).

cog

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Colusa County, California.


Kent

A ghost town in Colusa County, California


Rutland

Unclear. Attested in Old English as Roteland and Ritelanede. Perhaps hrīþer (“cattle”) + land (“land”), or from the personal name Rota + land.

unk

Unclear


Birmingham

/ˈbɜː.mɪŋˌhæm/

Beorma
Birmingham
Birmingham (disambiguation)

From Middle English, 1086, from Old English Beormingahām, from Beorma + ing + hām, "home of Beorma;" first element of uncertain origin but possibly from beorma (“yeast”). More at Beorma.

Birminghamian

native or resident of Birmingham, Alabama

A submerged ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky.

Coshocton County
Coshocton County#English

A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio.


Birmingham

Birmingham (canonical neuter)
Birmingham (canonical inanimate masculine)
Birmingham (nominative singular)
Birminghamy (nominative plural)
Birminghamu (genitive singular)
Birminghamów (genitive plural)
Birminghamowi (dative singular)
Birminghamom (dative plural)
Birmingham (accusative singular)
Birminghamy (accusative plural)
Birminghamem (instrumental singular)
Birminghamami (instrumental plural)
Birminghamie (locative singular)
Birminghamach (locative plural)
Birminghamie (singular vocative)
Birminghamy (plural vocative)

Unadapted borrowing from English Birmingham, from Middle English, from Old English Beormingahām, from Beorma + ing + hām.

ubor

Birmingham (a submerged ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States)

Birmingham (a ghost town in Lafayette, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States)


Birmingham

Birmingham (a ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States)


Manchester

→ Finnish: Manse

From Old English Mameċeaster. The first element may be from a word related to Breton mamm (“mother; female animal; womb”), in reference to a breast-shaped hill.
The second part is known to be from Old English ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”).

der

United States of America
United States of America

Kingsbury County
Kingsbury County#English

Any of several towns and cities in the United States of America:

A ghost town and former unincorporated community in Kingsbury County, South Dakota.


Vincent

en-proper noun

Vincent (countable and uncountable, plural Vincents)

→ Arabic: فينسنت (fīnsint)

→ Greek: Βίνσεντ (Vínsent)

desc

→ Japanese: ビンセント (Binsento), ヴィンセント (Vinsento)

Borrowed from French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō.


Shakespeare

→ Vietnamese: Sếch-xpia

A common Middle English surname meaning spearman, corresponding to shake (“to brandish a weapon”) + spear.

A ghost town in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States.

en:ghost town in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA


Arthur

From the name of the legendary king, from Middle English Arthure, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, probably from Middle Welsh arth (“bear”).
Other suggestions include Old Welsh arth (“bear”) and ur (“man”), or a Latinized (Romano-British) name; compare Latin Artorius, itself possibly of Etruscan origin, or more likely Messapic-Illyrian related to Proto-Albanian *artsa (“bear”).

A ghost town in Stephens County, Oklahoma.


Francis

From Medieval Latin Franciscus (“French(man)”) (from Francia (“France”), originally a nickname of Saint Francis of Assisi. Doublet of Francisco and Franz.

bor

(used only as equivalent to French François) Francés

A ghost town in Wheeler County, Nebraska, United States.


Austin

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman Aostin, Austin, a contraction of Old French Agustin, from Latin Augustīnus, from Augustus (literally “majestic”). Doublet of Augustine.

A ghost town in Oregon; named for early settlers Minot and Linda Austin.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A ghost town in Western Australia; named for Australian explorer Robert Austin.


Owen

A ghost town in Lincoln County, Missouri; named for local merchant James W. Owen.


Frederick

From German Friedrich, Friederich and influenced by Latin Friderīcus, Frederīcus, from Old High German Fridurih, from Frankish *Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks (“peace king, peaceful ruler”).

der

A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan.


Lewis

en-proper noun

Lewis (countable and uncountable, plural Lewises)

From Middle English Lewis, Lowis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French Louis, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Doublet of Louis.

A locale in the United States:
A ghost town in California.


Williams

Williams (countable and uncountable, plural Williamses)

威廉姆斯

transliterations of the English surname "Williams"

A ghost town in Nebraska; named for the founders' son, William.


Taylor

A ghost town in King County, Washington.


Allen

Allen (countable and uncountable, plural Allens)

A number of places in the United States:


Hamilton

Hamilton (countable and uncountable, plural Hamiltons)

Translingual: ℍ

From Old English Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire.

咸美頓

name of various cities in English-speaking countries

A ghost town in Butte County, California; the former county seat of Butte County; named for the founder, a nephew of Alexander Hamilton.

White Pine County
White Pine County#English

A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada; named for mine promoter W. H. Hamilton.


Jerome

From the Old French vernacular form of the saint's name Hieronymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos). Doublet of Hieronymus.

A ghost town in Morgan County, West Virginia.


Stanley

From places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone + -ley (“lea”).
* The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stanisław, Stanislav and related names.
The coastal town in Hong Kong is named after Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.

named-after

Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:

A ghost town in the Cariboo region, British Columbia.


Westminster

From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmestre; equivalent to west + minster.

City of Westminster
Westminster (disambiguation)

Grand Traverse County
Grand Traverse County#English

A ghost town in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.


Hughes

A place in the United States:
A ghost town in Hardin County, Iowa.


Ludlow

en-proper noun

Ludlow (countable and uncountable, plural Ludlows)

Ludlow
Ludlow (disambiguation)
River Teme

From the Old English rivername Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

Las Animas County
Las Animas County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado.


Neal

A ghost town in Long Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.


Napoleon

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) + leone (“lion”).


Keith

Keith (countable and uncountable, plural Keiths)

* As a Scottish surname, from the placename in Moray, Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic Cèith, meaning "wood" or "from the battleground," which is probably borrowed from Pictish *ᚉᚓᚈ (cēt) meaning "wood", or a forest, from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd.
* As a German surname, from Middle High German kit (“sprout, offspring”) (compare kint).

der

A ghost town in Lincoln, Forest County, Wisconsin, United States.


Pisgah

From Biblical Hebrew פסגּה (Piṣgāh), a name for the peak of Mount Nebo, meaning literally “top of a mountain; summit”.


Raymond

en-proper noun

Raymond (countable and uncountable, plural Raymonds)

From Old French, from Frankish, from Proto-Germanic *raginą (“advice”) + *mundō (“protection”).

Charlevoix County
Charlevoix County#English

A ghost town in Eveline Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan.


Ajax

Seldom was the missionary more agreeably surprised than when the mail stage which had picked him up from the train at Ajax, Utah, drew up at an old ranch.


Acton

Acton (countable and uncountable, plural Actons)

From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton.

(uncountable) Any of a few places in the United States:


Alma

Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia.

Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County#English

A ghost town in Santa Clara County, California.

Pointe Coupee Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish#English

A ghost town in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.


Alpha

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A ghost town in California, United States (USA).


Alpine

A ghost town in Skagit County, Washington, United States.


Aurora

/ʔaʊ̯ˈɾo.ɾɐ/

Aurora (disambiguation)
Gérard de Lairesse
Manuel Quezon

Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.

A ghost town in Nevada; named for the goddess.

A ghost town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.


Bailey

A number of places in the United States:


Bliss

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A place in the United States:
A ghost town in California.


Brown

en-prop

Brown (countable and uncountable, plural Browns)

From Middle English Broun, originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization and translation of German Braun. Doublet of Bruno and Braun.

بْرَاوْن

transliterations of the English name "Brown"

de Bruyn

surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion

A locale in the United States.
A ghost town in Nevada.


Burke

en-proper noun

Burke (countable and uncountable, plural Burkes)

From an Anglo-Norman pronunciation of burg.


Butler

Butler (countable and uncountable, plural Butlers)

Butler (surname)
en:Butler (disambiguation)

* (English surname): From Middle English Butler.
* (Anglicized surname): From French Boutilier, Boutillier, Bouthillier.
* (placename): From the surname

der

A location in the United States of America:

A ghost town in Fresno County, California.


Canton

The town in Oklahoma was named for a nearby cantonment.

A submerged ghost town in Broadwater County, Montana.


Canton

several other places in the United States:

A submerged ghost town in Broadwater County, Montana


Canyon

El Dorado County
El Dorado County#English

A ghost town and former gold mining town in El Dorado County, California, United States.

A ghost town in Whitman County, Washington, United States.


Cedar

From cedar, because of the abundant local trees.

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Cherry

A ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona.


Cook

en-proper noun

Cook (countable and uncountable, plural Cooks)

Audio (US)

Audio (AU)

some speakers from Northern England and Ireland

cuck (most accents without the foot-strut split)

A ghost town in South Australia, Australia; named for Joseph Cook, 6th Prime Minister of Australia.


Dale

A ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska.


Dean

Dean (countable and uncountable, plural Deans)

The surname or given name is of multiple origins, depending on context:
* As an English surname, from Middle English dene (“valley”).
* Also as an English surname, from the noun dean. Cognate to Deacon.
* Also as an English surname, from the personal name Deyne, a rhyming form of Reynald (see Reginald).
* As an Irish surname, variant of Deane.
* As a Scottish surname, from Dean Castle in Kilmarnock, itself from the noun meaning valley.
* Old English Dene (“Dane, Norseman”)
* Hebrew דין (“law, judgment”) and Arabic دين (“way of life, creed”)


Dryden

A ghost town in Missouri; named for state official Nathaniel Dryden.


Euro

Named after the euro (macropod species).


Fletcher

Fletcher (countable and uncountable, plural Fletchers)

English occupational surname from the noun fletcher (“arrow-maker”). Sometimes confused with Flesher.


Friend

English surname, from the noun friend, or adaptations of it in other languages such as German Freund, Dutch Vriend, Slovene Prijatelj.

A ghost town in Wasco County, Oregon, named after George J. Friend.


Gage

Gage (countable and uncountable, plural Gages)

An occupational surname from Middle English gage, guage (“measure”) for an assayer, or gage (“pledge”) for a moneylender.

A ghost town in Luna County, New Mexico.


Gill

* As an English surname, converged from variants of Giles (sometimes through Dutch), Julian, and William.
* As a northern English surname, from Middle English gil (“ravine, glen”), from Old Norse gil. The Old Norse is also a source of the Norwegian surname.
* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, variant of McGill.
* Also as an Irish surname, variant of Gall.
* As a Jewish/Israeli surname, from Hebrew גיל (“joy”).
* As a German surname, variant of Gilger.
* As an Indian/Sikh/Punjabi surname, from ਗਿੱਲ (gill, “moisture”).

A ghost town in Harding County, South Dakota; named for early postmaster Carl M. Gilberg.


Hale

* As an English surname, Old English dative form of halh (“hollow, nook”).
* Also as an English surname, from Old English hæle (“hero”). Compare Hain.
* As an Irish surname, from mac céile; see McHale.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Halle.

A number of places in the United States:


Hunter

Hunter (countable and uncountable, plural Hunters)

A placename
A locale in the United States.
A ghost town in Nevada.


Johnson

Johnson (countable and uncountable, plural Johnsons)

⇒ Translingual: johnsoni, johnsonii

A patronymic surname from John + -son, literally “son of John”.
* In the U.S. the name Johnson has been adopted by numerous European immigrant families originally named Johansson, Johnsson, Johansen, Jonsson, etc.
* Doublet of Johansson, Johansen, Jansen, and Hansen.

doublet

A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname:


Lang

en-prop

Lang (countable and uncountable, plural Langs)

A ghost town in Georgia, United States; named after postmaster Benjamin F. Lang.


Laurel

Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County#English

A ghost town in Santa Cruz County, California.


Leo

From Latin leō (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Doublet of Leon, leu, lev, lion, and Lyon.

doublet

A ghost town in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.


Manhattan

[mn̩ˈhæʔɪ̃n̩]

From the earlier form Manna-hata recorded by Dutch travelers and settlers, from its name in Unami, the local Algonquian language. That name is usually taken to be a compound of Unami mënatay (“island”) or Munsee munahan (compare Abenaki manahan) and another element.
Based on a report by Anthony Heckewelder that the name Manhattan derives from the wooded area whose trees were suitable for making bows, Goddard explains the early forms Manna-hatta(n) and Mannahachtink as spellings of manaháhtaan "place for gathering the wood to make bows" and a related locative form manaháhteenk. compound of Munsee manah- (gather) + -aht (bow) + -aan (place).

A ghost town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.


Martin

en-proper noun

Martin (countable and uncountable, plural Martins)

From Middle English Martin, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix). See Mārs for further etymology.

af

A ghost town and skiing area in Kittitas County, Washington.


Mason

A ghost town in Butte County, South Dakota.


Media

From Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία (Mēdía), from Μῆδος (Mêdos), from *Mada (vocalization uncertain), the Old Median language self-designator signifying speakers of the Median language. Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”) i.e. central kingdom, cognate with Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya).

A place in the United States:
A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas.


Meridian

A ghost town in Humboldt County, California.

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A ghost town in Jefferson County, Nebraska.


Moon

* A variant of Mohan, from Irish.
* A habitational name of Norman origin from Moyon in La Manche. Compare Mounce.
* Americanized form of German Mohn or a similar surname.
* A variant of Mun, from Korean.
* A variant Romanization of Chinese 文 (Wén), 萬 /万 (Wàn), and 滿 /满 (Mǎn).
* Possibly from Cantonese 滿 /满 (mun⁵, “full; complete”).

Pennington County
Pennington County#English

A ghost town in Pennington County, South Dakota.


Morgan

en-prop

Morgan (countable and uncountable, plural Morgans)

A ghost town in California; named for early settler Charles Morgan.


Morris

en-proper noun

Morris (countable and uncountable, plural Morrises)

* The surname has converged from several origins; see Morris.

A ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.


Page

Page (countable and uncountable, plural Pages)

A ghost town in King County, Washington.


Paradise

From paradise.
The town in Newfoundland is named after Houmet Paradis near Guernsey.

A ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona.


Petra

From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”).

A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed.


Phoenix

From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

A ghost town in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia.

Kootenay Boundary
Kootenay Boundary#English

British Columbia
British Columbia#English


Portal

A place in the United States:
A ghost town in California.


Ray

* As an English surname, from pet forms derived from the root of Raymond.
* Also as an English surname, from Old French rei (“king”). Compare Roy, King.
* Also as an English surname, from Old English rā (“roe deer”). Compare Roe.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Wray and Rye.
* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from McRae.
* As a French surname, from the verb raier (“to gush out, flow, radiate”). Compare Leray.
* As a Polish and Slovene surname, Americanized from Raj, from raj (“paradise”).
* As an Indian surname, variant of Rai.

A number of places in the United States:


Rector

Rector (countable and uncountable, plural Rectors)

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A ghost town in Shannon County, Missouri, United States.


Ruby

The female name derives from ruby in the 19th century.


Sage

en-proper-noun

Sage (countable and uncountable, plural Sages)

* As an English and French surname, from sage, a nickname for a wise person. The given name, in general use since the 1990s, is also associated with the sage plant. Compare Desage, Lesage.
* As an Irish surname, variant of Savage.
* As a German surname, from a placename derived from the noun sege (“sedge”) (see sedge).

A ghost town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.


Savannah

The cities are named after the Savannah River, possibly derived from Shawnee or Algonquian.

Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County#English

The name of a river and several cities in the United States:

A ghost town in Los Angeles County, California.

A ghost town in Butler County, Nebraska.


Smith

en-proper noun

Smith (countable and uncountable, plural Smiths)

⇒ Translingual: smithi, smithii

From smith or Middle English Smith (“a surname”), alternative form of Smyth, itself from smyth (“smith”). Doublet of Schmidt, Smid, and Smit.

Nallbani

surnames derived from the equivalents of “smith”


Terry

A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.


Tucker

en-prop

Tucker (countable and uncountable, plural Tuckers)


Union

(locomotive): Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration.

A ghost town in Merced County, California.


Watt

A ghost town in California, United States.


White

en-proper noun

White (countable and uncountable, plural Whites)

* As an English surname, from Middle English White, as a nickname for someone with white hair or pale complexion; in some cases from a personal name of the same meaning. See the modern adjective white.
* Also as an English surname, from Old English *wiht (“bend”), found only in placenames, a derivative of the verb wican (“to yield, bend”); compare Wight.
* As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, used as a translation of several Gaelic names containing the element bán and geal, including Mac Giolla bháin (McElwain, Kilbane), Ó Gealagáin (Galligan), Bán (Bane), and Ó Banáin (Bannon).
* Also as a Scottish and Irish surname, an Anglicization of Irish de Faoite, itself from Anglo-Norman le White, le Whyte, from the same source as the English surname.

White (disambiguation)#Places in the United States

A ghost town in Missouri; named for a local mining official.


Crystal

A ghost town in Gunnison County, Colorado.


Falk

en-prop

Falk (countable and uncountable, plural Falks)

* As a German, Jewish and Scandinavian/North Germanic surname, from the nouns Falke, Yiddish פֿאַלקאַן (falkan), falk (“falcon”). Compare Valk.
* As an English surname, variant of Faulks.

A ghost town and former logging settlement in Humboldt County, California, United States.


Swansea

From Middle English Sweynesse (c. 1165), Sueinesea (1190), Swanesey (1322), from Old Norse Sveins ey (literally “Sveinn’s island”).

der

Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia:

A ghost town in Inyo County, California.

A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada.


Bagdad

San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County#English

A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.

A ghost town in Forest County, Wisconsin.


Dover

From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber.
The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England.

A number of places in the United States:


Cheapside

From Middle English cheap (“market”). Cheapside, Chipping, and cheap all reflect ancestry from Old English ceapian, concerning trading in markets.

A ghost town in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.


Providence

en:any of many places named after Divine Providence

A number of places named after Divine Providence:

A township and ghost town in Lucas County, Ohio.


Clyde

The name of a river in Scotland, from the Gaelic name Cluaidh, of uncertain origin. Possibly influenced by clut (“the cleansing one”).

An unincorporated community and ghost town in Cavalier County, North Dakota.


Gilbert

en-proper noun

Gilbert (countable and uncountable, plural Gilberts)

From Old French Gislebert, from Proto-Germanic *Gīslaberhtaz, from *gīslaz (“pledge”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), from Proto-Celtic *Gēstloberxtos.

compound

Esmeralda County
Esmeralda County#English

A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.


Preston

en-proper noun

Preston (countable and uncountable, plural Prestons)

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Prestatyn.

A ghost town in Summit County, Colorado.


Winchester

From Middle English Wynchester, Winchestre, from Old English Wintanċeaster, from Latin Venta Belgārum (literally “Venta of the Belgae”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Celtic *wentā (“town, place”), Proto-Indo-European *h₁wen- (“place (?)”) + Old English ċeaster, from Latin castra (“camp”).
The bottle is named for the former customary units of the English city. The rifle is named named after American businessman Oliver Winchester (1810–1880). The computer disk is named for the rifle.

named-after

Any of the towns named after it, including:

A ghost town in Worthington Township, Richland County, Ohio.


Oakley

From Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Akeley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.

A ghost town in Reynolds County, Missouri.


Craig

en-proper noun

Craig (countable and uncountable, plural Craigs)

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic creag (“rock”).

bor+

A ghost town in Modoc County, California; named for postmaster Robert A. Craig.


Byron

Habitational surname from Old English byrum (“at the byre or cattleshed”).


Cody

A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.


Caledonia

/kælɪˈdəʊnɪə/

A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.


Exeter

From Old English Ex (“the river Exe”) + ċeaster (“town”), 'the Roman city of Isca'.


Dorchester

Dorchester
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester

Ultimately from Celtic *Durno-wāriā (Latin Durnovāria) + Old English ċeaster (“fort, Roman town”).
The civil parish in New Brunswick and Ontario town are named in honour of colonial administrator Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724 - 1808).

der

Dorchester County
Dorchester County#English

A ghost town in what is now Dorchester County, South Carolina.


Wareham

en-proper noun

Wareham (countable and uncountable, plural Warehams)

From Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

A ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.


Sherman

/ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/

Sense 1: From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.

United States of America
United States of America

Any of a number of places in the United States of America:

A ghost town in Lincoln County, Washington.


Phillips

en-prop

Phillips (countable and uncountable, plural Phillipses)

Hutchinson County
Hutchinson County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Hutchinson County, Texas.


Powell

en-proper noun

Powell (countable and uncountable, plural Powells)

The anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel (“son of Hywel”). Related to Howell and Huell. Sometimes also associated with Paul by folk etymology.

A ghost town in Haakon County, South Dakota.


Huntington

The name of many places around the world:


Chandler

/ˈt͡ʃændləɹ/

A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36, Saskatchewan.


Chandler

Unadapted borrowing from English Chandler.

ubor

A locale in Canada
A ghost town in Saskatchewan


Cardiff

From Middle Welsh Caerdyf, equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”) = fortified city on the River Taff. Compare Welsh Caerdydd.

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

A ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois.

A ghost town in Roane County, Tennessee.


Kathleen

Anglicization of Caitlín, an Irish equivalent of the English Catherine.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A ghost town in Western Australia, Australia.


Clifton

en-proper noun

Clifton (countable and uncountable, plural Cliftons)

*Literally meaning "town by a cliff." From Old English clif (“cliff”) + tūn (“town”). Analyzable as cliff + -ton.
*In Oregon County, Missouri, from Cliff + -ton. From being named after a Cliff, or which may be clipped to Clif.

A placename
A locale in the United States:
A ghost town in Michigan.

A ghost town in Nevada; named for nearby cliffs.


Lancaster

From Middle English Lancaster, Loncastre, the name of the Roman fort on the River Lune, from Lune + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A ghost town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

A ghost town in Crawford County, Arkansas.


Chester

Chester (countable and uncountable, plural Chesters)

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ceaster, a borrowing from Latin castra (“camp”).
The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.

A ghost town in Merced County, California.


Quinn

Quinn (countable and uncountable, plural Quinns)

The surname is borrowed from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”).

bor+

A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan.


Fisher

en-proper noun

Fisher (countable and uncountable, plural Fishers)

From fisher (“fisherman”). Doublet of Fisker.

Fisker

Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages

A ghost town in Carroll County, Missouri.


Kimberly

Kimberly (countable and uncountable, plural Kimberlys)

Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:

A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada.

White Pine County
White Pine County#English


Kingston

In the case of settlements outside England, from king's + -ton (“town”), in reference to monarchs of the British Empire. In the case of settlements within England, a development from earlier Old English Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn (“king's town or manor”), in reference to various monarchs. Sometimes derived from other places already named Kingston or, particularly in America, from people with the surname King. Doublet of Kingstown, Kingstone, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Kingsville, Kingsburg, Conisbrough, Coniston, Coniston Cold, Queenstown, Queenston, Princeton, Princetown, and Princes Town.
In particular, the community founded in New Brunswick in 1783 in the aftermath of the American Revolution may have been named as a sign of loyalty to George III; its parish was named for the community. The village in Nova Scotia was named for its district (Kings County) and the unrealized hope that it would become a town. The surname is derived from the various locations named Kingston.

doublet

A ghost town in Kings County, California, formerly in Fresno County.


Cary

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Harrison Township, Miami County, Indiana.


Sawyer

en-proper noun

Sawyer (countable and uncountable, plural Sawyers)

* As an English occupational surname, from sawyer (“one who saws”). Senses loaned from various languages include Jewish/German Seger and Sager, Slovene Žagar.
* As a French surname, variant of Seguin.

A ghost town in Fillmore County, Nebraska.


Helena

A Latinate form of Helen, from Latin Helena.


Ashton

From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).


Tyler

Tyler (countable and uncountable, plural Tylers)

From Middle English Tyler, Tylere, Tygler, Tygheler, Tyghelere, Tyghelare, Tygelere, from Middle English tiler, tylere, tylare, tylier (“tiler”).

A locale in the United States.
A ghost town in California.


Bethlehem

Inherited from Middle English Bethleem, from Old French Bethleem, from Latin Bēthlehēmum, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bēṯ lɛ́ḥɛm, literally “house of bread”). Doublet of bedlam and Belém.

der

A number of other places around the world:


Clarence

Originally a ducal title of the English and British royal family, from Clārensis (“from the town of Clare”), (the town of Clare, Suffolk), although it has also been associated with Italian Chiarenza, Clarentza, &c., a former fortress and settlement in the medieval Frankish Principality of Achaea in Greece.

A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.

A ghost town in the town of Spring Grove, Green County, Wisconsin.


Giles

Medieval English form of Old French saints' name Giles, modern Gilles, an altered form of Latin Aegīdius, from Ancient Greek Αἰγίδιος (Aigídios), derivative of αἰγίδιον (aigídion, “kid, young goat”).

A ghost town in Wayne County, Utah, United States.


Carlyle

A locale in the United States.
A ghost town in Montana.


Cuthbert

Name of early English saints, from Old English Cūþbeorht (“brightly known, famous”).

inh

A ghost town in Mitchell County, Texas, United States, originally named after Thomas Cuthbertson.


Olympia

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).

Olympia
Olympia, Greece
Olympia, Washington

A ghost town in Lowndes County, Georgia.


Hanna

From anglicization of Irish Ó hAnnaigh (“descendant of Annadh”) under influence from Hanna and Hannah. As a ghost town in Missouri and unincorporated community in South Dakota, named for Ohio senator Mark Hanna. As an unincorporated community on Ute land in Utah, named for postmaster William P. Hanna.

der

A locale in the United States:
A ghost town in Missouri.


Dallas

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Dallas
Dallas (disambiguation)
George M. Dallas

# The Texas city was named after George M. Dallas, vice president to Polk; family name is evolved from dalhous (13th c.), meaning "dweller at the house in the dale," from dale + house.
# The Scottish place-name is from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh dôl (“meadow, haugh”) + gwas (“abode”).


Elton

From a number of sources, including:
# For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from Old English personal name Ella + tūn.
# For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“estate”).
# For the place in Gloucestershire, England: from Middle English Elwinton, from Old English personal name Ælfwine, feminine genitive singular Ælfwynne + tūn (“estate”).
# For the place in Herefordshire, England: from Middle English Elintona, from Old English *æling (“eel fishery”) + tūn (“estate”), in reference to nearby Wigmore Lake.
# For the place in Nottinghamshire, England, see Elton on the Hill.

A ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska.


Mortimer

A habitational surname from Mortemer in France, from Old Northern French, literally meaning “dead pond”.

A ghost town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States.


Carthage

From Middle French Carthage, from Latin Carthāgō, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt), possibly via Etruscan *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀 (*carθaza), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) + 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (ḥdšt, “new”) as distinguished from the colonists' mother city of Tyre. More at Carthāgō.

A ghost town in Inyo County, California.


Shrewsbury

/ˈʃɹoʊzbəɹi/

From Old English Sċrobbesburh (literally “fort in the scrubland region”), from *sċrob (“shrub, scrub”) + burh. Compare Shropshire from Sċrobbesċīr, short form of Sċrobbesbyriġ sċīr (literally “shire of Shrewsbury”).

A ghost town in Gore township, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.


Andrews

A ghost town in Fresno County, California, within the modern city limits of the city of Fresno.

A number of places in the United States:


Dawson

en-proper noun

Dawson (countable and uncountable, plural Dawsons)

desc

Translingual: dawsoni, dawsonii, Dawsonia

From Daw, a Middle English pet form of David + -son.

A ghost town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.


Riverside

A ghost town in Forrest County, Mississippi; also known as Lakeview.

Lafayette County
Lafayette County#English

A ghost town in Lafayette County, Mississippi.

A ghost town in Reynolds County, Missouri.

Places in the United States:
A ghost town in Burt County, Nebraska.


Santa Cruz

From Spanish and Portuguese Santa Cruz (“Holy Cross”), various places named in honor of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. Doublet of Holy Cross and Saint Croix.

A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.


Boise

From French la rivière boisée (“the wooded river”).


Carson

Could originate from the Gaelic name "Carr" or "Carra", meaning "rock" or "fort," combined with "son", thus "son of Carr.".

A ghost town in Missouri; named for local businessman Jack Carson.


Clinton

Clinton
Clinton (disambiguation)
en:DeWitt Clinton
en:Glinton, Cambridgeshire
en:Glympton

* (English habitational surname): A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from Old English [Term?] + tun (“enclosure, homestead, town”), equivalent to the modern -ton.
* (given name): Derived from the surnames.
* (DeWitt County): Named after DeWitt Clinton.


Ophir

From Hebrew אוֹפִיר. Mentioned as a place in the Bible; modern scholars have been unable to determine where it was located.

bor

Hebrew אוֹפִיר

A ghost town in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.


Rochester

/ˈɹɒt͡ʃɪstə/

/ˈɹɑt͡ʃɛstɚ/

From Middle English Rovescester, from Old English Hrofesċeaster (literally “Hrofi's fortified camp”).

inh

A ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada.


Roosevelt

From Dutch roos (“rose”) + veld (“field”).


Weston

From Old English west (“west”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A ghost town in King County, Washington.


Oswald

Inherited from Old English Osweald, from ōs (“god, deity”) + weald (“power”). Cognate with German Answald, Faroese and Icelandic Ásvaldur, and Norwegian Nynorsk Åsvald.

A ghost town in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.


Barton

From Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure”).

Any of many places named after the English places, or after persons with the surname, including:

A ghost town and community of Fresno County, California.


Antioch

Alexander the Great
Seleucid Empire
Seleucus I Nicator

Inherited from Middle English Antioche, from Old French Antioche, from Latin Antiochīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια (Antiókheia), from Ἀντίοχος (Antíokhos) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), originally from the father of Seleucus I Nicator, the general of Alexander the Great who founded the Seleucid Empire. The name was then borne by other Seleucid emperors, who named various cities after themselves. Later cities in the United States, etc., were subsequently named for the earlier ones, particularly the Syrian Antioch which was an important center of early Christianity. Compare Alexandria, Laodicea, Apamea, Ptolemais, and Seleucia.

A ghost town in Sheridan County, Nebraska.

A number of places in Texas, United States


Calhoun

Common anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Colquhoun.

A ghost town in Cheyenne County, Kansas.


Argyle

A number of places in the United States:


Niagara

/naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/

From an Iroquoian language; compare Mohawk ohnyá:kara' (“neck of land”). The name of the tribe which resided in the area was recorded on early maps as Onguiarahronon or Niagagarega.

A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.

A ghost town in the Shire of Menzies, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.


Ovid

From Latin Ovidius, name of a Roman gens.


Saunders

A ghost town in Rush County, Kansas, United States.


Colton

en-proper noun

Colton (countable and uncountable, plural Coltons)

From Old English cola (“coal”) + tun (“settlement”).


Ramsey

From Old English hramsa (“wild garlic”) + īeġ (“island”).

A ghost town in unorganised north Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.

Sudbury District
Sudbury District#English


Princeton

Battle of Princeton
Thomas Prince
William Prince (politician)

From prince + -ton (“town”), originally in honor of crown princes or princes of the British Empire but later chiefly in honor of others with the name Prince or locations named Princeton. Doublet of Princetown. Cf. Princes Town, Princeville, Kingston, Kingstone, Coniston, Kingstown, Queenston, and Queenstown.
In particular, the British Columbian town is named for Edward VII, who was known as Albert, Prince of Wales, during the reign of his mother Queen Victoria. The New Jersey borough is named for William III—who became king of England through marriage to Mary II—in honor of his own separate Dutch title of Prince of Orange. The North Carolina town and Nebraska and Ontario communities are named for the New Jersey borough; the Missouri city is named for the Battle of Princeton which occurred there in the American Revolution; and the Illinois city and Florida CDP are named for the university named for its location in the borough. The given name derives from the prestigious university.
The Massachusetts town is named for clergyman Thomas Prince, and the Wisconsin city and town are named for the Massachusetts town. The Minnesota city is named for its founder John S. Prince, and the Idaho CDP is named after the Minnosota city. The Indiana city is named for politician William Prince, and the Kansas city is named for the Indiana city. The Texas city is named for landowner Prince Dowlin. The Kentucky city is named for landowner William Prince.


Waverley

From Old English wǣfre (“restless, wavering”) + lēah (“meadow”), thus "the woodland clearing with swaying trees".

cog

Any of several placenames in several countries:

A ghost town in the Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.


Gresham

en-proper noun

Gresham (countable and uncountable, plural Greshams)

From Old English græs (“grass”) + hām (“homestead”).

A ghost town in Polk County, Missouri, United States.


Cambria

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Cambria, from Middle Welsh Kymry, from Proto-Brythonic *kömrüɣ, plural of *kömroɣ. Doublet of Cumberland, Cumbria, and Cymru. Cognate with Welsh Cymru.

doublet

A ghost town, a former coal town in Weston County, Wyoming.


Floyd

en-prop

Floyd (countable and uncountable, plural Floyds)

Anglicisation of the Welsh name Lloyd, from Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).

A ghost town in Glenn County, California, United States.


Maitland

en-proper noun

Maitland (countable and uncountable, plural Maitlands)

Uncertain, possibly a nickname for an ungracious individual, from Anglo-Norman maltalent (“bad temper”). However, it could also derive from the French village of Mautalant, in Normandy.

A ghost town in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.


Wakefield

Washington County
Washington County#English

A ghost town in Washington County, Alabama.

Outagamie County
Outagamie County#English

A ghost town in the village of Greenville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.


Marietta

Any of a number of places in the USA:
A ghost town in Mineral County, Nevada.


Bethel

From Hebrew בֵּיתְאֵל (betél, “Bethel”, literally “house of Ēl/God”).

bor

Any of several places in the United States:

A ghost town in Madera County, California.

A ghost town in York County, South Carolina.


Appleton

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From Old English æppel and -tun; alternatively, apple + -ton.
The town in Newfoundland is named for sawmill owner Appleton Cleaves.

A number of places in the United States:


Koltur

A former village and ghost town on the island of Koltur, Faroe Islands.


Koltur

Koltur (indefinite nominative)
Koltur (accusative indefinite)
Koltri (dative indefinite)
Kolturs (genitive indefinite)

Literally, "colt," from Old Norse *kultr, from Proto-Germanic *kultaz.

Koltur (a former village and ghost town on the island of Koltur, Faroe Islands)


Kelsey

en-proper noun

Kelsey (countable and uncountable, plural Kelseys)

From Old English cēol (“ship”) + siġe (“victory”).

A ghost town in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.


Tracy

Tracy (countable and uncountable, plural Tracys or Tracies)

A Norman baronial surname from places in France, derived from a Gallo-Roman given name Thracius which referred to Thrace + the Celtic suffix *-āko (place, property). As a female given name, it is also known as a diminutive of Theresa.

A ghost town in Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois.


Melvin

Variant of the Scottish surname Melville, from a place name Malleville in Normandy, from Latin mala (“bad”) + Old French ville (“settlement”).
* Used to Anglicize Mac Gille Beathain in Scotland and Ó Maoil Mhín in Ireland.

A ghost town in Custer County, South Dakota.


Chernobyl

/tʃɜːˈnɒbəl/

/tʃɜːˈnəʊbəl/

Borrowed from Russian Черно́быль (Černóbylʹ).

bor+

A couple of oil shocks, a Chernobyl meltdown, and a Gulf War later, his basic message - the need to emphasize efficiency and renewable resources over oil and nuclear power - is still a minority view,[…]

1991 July 26, Brad Knickerbocker, “Think Tank on the Efficient Energy Trail”, in Christian Science Monitor:

A partially abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear disaster.


Avery

From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.

A ghost town in Crawford County, Missouri.

A ghost town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.


Dewey

Possibly from a place name in Northern France, Douai. Welsh origin from Dewi (David) has also been suggested.

A ghost town in Polk County, Missouri, named after George Dewey.


Lester

en-proper noun

Lester (countable and uncountable, plural Lesters)

* As an English surname, from the placename Leicester.
* Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Lestre in Normandy, from Old French Lestra, from Medieval Latin Laxtra, perhaps from extera (“exterior (part of a property)”).
* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Lister.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Laster.
* As a Scottish and Irish surname, shortened from McLester.

A ghost town in King County, Washington.


Александрия

ru-proper noun+

Алекса́ндрия

Алекса́ндрия • (Aleksándrija) f inan (genitive Алекса́ндрии, nominative plural Алекса́ндрии, genitive plural Алекса́ндрий)

Алекса́ндрия (canonical)
Aleksándrija (romanization)
Алекса́ндрии (genitive)
Алекса́ндрии (nominative plural)
Алекса́ндрий (genitive plural)
Алекса́ндрия (nominative singular)
Алекса́ндрии (nominative plural)
Алекса́ндрии (genitive singular)
Алекса́ндрий (genitive plural)
Алекса́ндрии (dative singular)
Алекса́ндриям (dative plural)
Алекса́ндрию (accusative singular)
Алекса́ндрии (accusative plural)
Алекса́ндрией (instrumental singular)
Алекса́ндриею (instrumental singular)
Алекса́ндриями (instrumental plural)
Алекса́ндрии (prepositional singular)
Алекса́ндриях (plural prepositional)

ru:Александрия

Alexandria (a ghost town in British Columbia, Canada)


Granville

The commune of France is from Old French Granville, Grandvilla, Grande Villa, Grandivilla, from grant (“grand”) + ville (“settlement”). The surname is of Norman baronial origin, from Grainville, a former commune in Normandy, from the given name Guarin + ville, meaning “Guarin's town”. Guarin ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *warduz (“guard”).

A number of places in various countries:

A ghost town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

Tippecanoe County
Tippecanoe County#English


Iona

Probably a misreading of Latin Ioua, an attempt to Latinize Old Irish Í.

Skye

other given names derived from Scottish islands

A ghost town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Kelso

From earlier Calchow, from Middle Welsh Calchvynyd (Modern Welsh Calchfynydd (“lime mountain”)).

A ghost town in western Otago, New Zealand, which was abandoned in the 1980s after frequent flooding.

A ghost town in Fresno County, California, United States.

A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States.


Ebenezer

From Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר (éven ha`ézer, “stone of help”).

der

אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר


Saline

Box Elder County
Box Elder County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, close to the Great Salt Lake.


Lindsay

en-proper noun

Lindsay (countable and uncountable, plural Lindsays)

From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Old English Lindesēġe, Lindesīġe (“Isle of Lind”), the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the Common Brittonic form of the name of Lincoln and "isle" refers to Lincoln being surrounded by fenland; from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford + Old English ēġ (“island”); cf. modern Welsh llyn and Dublin.

A ghost town in Stanley County, South Dakota.


Ellinor

A rare spelling variant of Elinor or Eleanor.

A ghost town in Toledo Township, Chase County, Kansas, United States.


Sonora

Sonora (countable and uncountable, plural Sonoras)

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A ghost town in Atchison County, Missouri.


Lancelot

Lancelot (countable and uncountable, plural Lancelots)

From Middle English Launcelot, from Old French Lancelot, from Frankish *Lanzo, hypocoristic form of names beginning in *Land-, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), and diminutive Old French endings -el and -ot.
Related to Old English Landbeorht (modern English Lambert).

A ghost town in the Mid North region, South Australia, Australia.


Bigelow

en-prop

Bigelow (countable and uncountable, plural Bigelows)

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Middle English big (“big”) + low (“mound, hill”).

A ghost town in Marshall County, Kansas, United States.


Marinette

A former ghost town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, named after Marinette, Wisconsin; Sun City now occupies its old site.


Dickson

A ghost town in Nome Census Area, Alaska.


Patterson

en-proper noun

Patterson (countable and uncountable, plural Pattersons)

From Middle English Pate, short form of Patrick, + -son.

A ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico; named for early settler Richard Chase Patterson.


Bullock

Bullock (countable and uncountable, plural Bullocks)

A ghost town in Harding County, South Dakota.


Alston

From Old English Ælfes (given name with possessive) tun, translating as "Ælf's town".

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A ghost town in Fairfield County, South Carolina.


Clarion

A ghost town in Sanpete County, Utah, United States.


Napier

A ghost town in Holt County, Missouri, United States.


Westbrook

From the Old English words for "west brook".

A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.


West Point

Any of several other places in the United States and elsewhere:

A ghost town in Lynn County, Texas, United States.


Kiowa

A ghost town in Thayer County, Nebraska.


Ogden

Places in England, from Old English āc (“oak”) + denu (“valley”).

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.


Lewiston

A ghost town in Dakota County, Minnesota.


Stillwater

Churchill County
Churchill County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada.


Harper

A ghost town in Carbon County and Duchesne County, Utah.


Curry

A locale in the United States.
A ghost town in Alaska.


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Vermillion County
Vermillion County#English

Toronto (a ghost town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana)


Royston

From a place name in Hertfordshire, from the medieval given name Royce + Old English tūn (“settlement”).

A ghost town in Fisher County, Texas, United States.


Helvetia

Helvetia
Helvetia (disambiguation)
Helvetii

A ghost town in Pima County, Arizona, United States.


Hebron

Borrowed from Latin Hebrōn, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew חֶבְרוֹן (Ḥeḇrōn), possibly via Ancient Greek Χεβρών (Khebrṓn).

A ghost town in Shelby County, Missouri; named for the city in Palestine.

A ghost town in Washington County, Utah; named for the city in Palestine.

A Moravian ghost town in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Linden

* As a Dutch, German and Jewish surname, plural form of Linde.
* As a Dutch and West Flemish surname, from several placenames called Linden or Lienden. Also shortened from Vanderlinden.
* As a Swedish surname, from lind (“lime tree”). Compare Lindeen.
* As an English surname, variant of Lindon.
* As an Irish surname, shortened from McLinden, itself a variant of McClinton.

A ghost town in Western Australia; named for nearby Mount Linden, itself named for a prospector in the area.


Bathsheba

From Hebrew בַּת שֶׁבַע (bat shéva', “daughter of an oath”), from בַּת (bát, “daughter”) + שֶׁבַע (shéva, “oath”).

af

A ghost town in Oklahoma, United States, a short-lived female colony.


Торонто

ru-proper noun

Торо́нто • (Torónto) m inan (indeclinable)

Торо́нто (canonical)
Torónto (romanization)


Greenfield

en-proper noun

Greenfield (countable and uncountable, plural Greenfields)

Mississippi County
Mississippi County#English

A ghost town in Mississippi County, Missouri.


Pawnee

Borrowing from French Pani, from Algonquin pani, either from Winnebago pa꞉ní or Chiwere pányi.

A ghost town in Geary County, Kansas, United States.


Sanger

Audio (US)

An occupational surname from Middle English, from Old English sangere (“singer”).

A ghost town in Oliver County, North Dakota.


Wheeler

Wheeler (countable and uncountable, plural Wheelers)

A ghost town in Wheeler County, Nebraska.


Carpenter

Carpenter (countable and uncountable, plural Carpenters)

From carpenter, from Latin carpentarius.


Chesterfield

A ghost town and historic district in Caribou County, Idaho.


Sardis

From Latin Sardīs, from Ancient Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis), ultimately from Lydian 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 (šfard). As Welsh, American, and Canadian towns, named for the ancient Lydian city chiefly in honor of its role in early Christianity. Doublet of Sart.

Pushmataha County
Pushmataha County#English

A ghost town in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.


Londonderry

From London + Derry, its name until the early 17th century when by decree of a charter granted by James I to a group of London merchants the current name was imposed.

County Londonderry
Londonderry (disambiguation)

A ghost town near Coolgardie, Western Australia.


Gerrard

A ghost town in the Kootenay region of south-east British Columbia, Canada.


Trump

Trump (countable and uncountable, plural Trumps)

⇒ Translingual: donaldtrumpi

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The surname has two sources.
* English (Devon): an occupational name for a trumpeter, from Middle English trumpe (“trumpet”).
* German (Bavaria): from German Trump, possibly an occupational name for a drummer, from Middle High German trumbe (“drum”), although the alternative forms Trumpf, Drumpf cannot be derived from this (except by postulating them to be hypercorrections)
* The place in Baltimore county was named after settler Simeon Van Trump.

A ghost town in Park County, Colorado, United States.


Noonan

Noonan (countable and uncountable, plural Noonans)

Anglicization of Irish Ó hIonmhaineáin, from Ionmhaineán, a given name derived from the diminutive of Ionmhain (“beloved, dear”).

A ghost town in Ralls County, Missouri, United States.


Copeland

A number of places in the United States:


Carnegie

Carnegie (countable and uncountable, plural Carnegies)

San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County#English

A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie:

A ghost town in San Joaquin County, California; the area is now part of Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area.


Selkirk

From Old English sǣl (“hall”) + cirice (“church”).

New Madrid County
New Madrid County#English

A ghost town in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States.


Butterworth

Butterworth (countable and uncountable, plural Butterworths)

/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/

Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English butere (“butter”) + worþ (“enclosure”).
The city in Malaysia is named after William John Butterworth, Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1843 to 1855.

A ghost town in Warren County, Ohio, United States.


Daniels

Baltimore County
Baltimore County#English

A ghost town in Baltimore County and Howard County, Maryland, United States, named by the Daniels Company.


Clay

Clay (countable and uncountable, plural Clays)

From a Middle English occupational name for a clay worker, or a habitational name, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”).

A ghost town in the town of Komensky, Jackson County, Wisconsin.


Jamestown

Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:

A large number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Chattahoochee County, Georgia.

Chattahoochee County
Chattahoochee County#English


Caldwell

Caldwell (countable and uncountable, plural Caldwells)

From Old English cald (“cold”) + wielle (“well, spring”).

A ghost town in Fresno County, California.


Blair

Blair (countable and uncountable, plural Blairs)

From Scottish Gaelic blàr (“field, plain”).

Esmeralda County
Esmeralda County#English

A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.


Manson

Manson (countable and uncountable, plural Mansons)

An Anglicised version of the North Germanic (Scandinavian) name Magnuson "son of Magnus" (Swedish Magnusson, Danish Magnussen, Norwegian Magnusen, Icelandic Magnússon), using + -son.

A ghost town in Woodboro, Oneida County, Wisconsin.


Newmarket

The cloak and card game are named after the English town.

A ghost town in Marion County, Missouri, United States.


Dunn

Dunn (countable and uncountable, plural Dunns)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duinn (“descendant of Donn”), a byname from donn (“brown, brown-haired”).


Coolidge

A ghost town in Price County, Wisconsin.


Bates

A patronymic surname that is derived from Batte, a medieval form of the male given name Bartholomew + -s (denoting "son of") hence meaning "son of Bartholomew".

Grand Traverse County
Grand Traverse County#English

A ghost town in Acme Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.


Cooney

Cooney (countable and uncountable, plural Cooneys)

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuana (“descendant of Cuana”), a personal name either derived from cú (“hound”) or cuanna (“elegant, comely”).

A ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico, United States.


Elgin

Elgin (countable and uncountable, plural Elgins)

US, Houston avenue; other places outside Texas

The village in New Brunswick is probably named in honour of colonial administrator James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811 - 1863). The civil parish is named after the village.

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Merced County, California.


Pearce

From Piers, the medieval vernacular form of Peter.

An unincorporated community and ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The Pearce post office is still in existence (2023).


Pearson

Pearson (countable and uncountable, plural Pearsons)

A ghost town in south-east Victoria, Australia.


Kirkland

Kirkland (countable and uncountable, plural Kirklands)

Childress County
Childress County#English

A ghost town in Childress County, Texas.


Coulson

Yellowstone County
Yellowstone County#English

A ghost town near Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, United States.


Henson

A ghost town in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States, named after Henson Creek.


Wilcox

From Wilcock + -s (“the patronymic suffix”).

A ghost town in Somervell County, Texas.

Somervell County
Somervell County#English


Dobson

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + -son.

A ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.


Robbins

A ghost town in Virginia; named for early settler Charles Robbins.


Dickinson

A ghost town in Wright County, Minnesota.


Weaver

A ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona.


Packwood

Packwood (countable and uncountable, plural Packwoods)

From the Old English personal name Paca + wudu (“wood”).

A ghost town in Kern County, California, United States.


Waterman

en-prop

Waterman (countable and uncountable, plural Watermans)

From the occupation of waterman, from water + man.

A place in the United States:
A ghost town in Wheeler County, Oregon.


Eastwood

A ghost town in San Diego County, California.

San Diego County
San Diego County#English


Fordham

From Old English ford + either hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“promontory”).

A ghost town in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States.


Bishop

Bishop (countable and uncountable, plural Bishops)

en:Bishop (artillery)
en:Bishop (disambiguation)
en:Bishop (surname)

A ghost town in Washington; named for two early settlers.


Sneed

en-proper noun

Sneed (countable and uncountable, plural Sneeds)

From Old English snǣd (“something cut off, morsel”), a topographic surname for someone who lived by a detached piece of land.

der

A ghost town in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States.


Tuttle

Kit Carson County
Kit Carson County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Kit Carson County, Colorado.


Baird

en-proper noun

Baird (countable and uncountable, plural Bairds)

A ghost town in Douglas County, Washington.


Harmon

* As an English surname, by way of Norman/Anglo-Norman/Middle English/Old French from Proto-West Germanic *hari (“army”) + *mann (“man”), similar to Herman. Also Americanized from German variants such as Harmann, Hermann. Compare Harman.
* As an Irish surname, variant of Hargadon, from Ó hArgadáin (literally “descendant of Argadán”), from a diminutive of airgead (“silver”).

A ghost town in Stinnett, Washburn County, Wisconsin.


Hurst

A place in the United States:
A ghost town in Texas County, Missouri.


Horton

Horton (countable and uncountable, plural Hortons)

The majority of the English toponyms derive from Old English horh (“mud, slime”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). The village in Gloucestershire derives from Old English heorot (“stag, hart”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”)

A ghost town in Inyo County, California.


Huff

Huff (countable and uncountable, plural Huffs)

A ghost town in Archer County, Texas, named after Charles C. Huff.


Goode

Goode (countable and uncountable, plural Goodes)

A ghost town in Phillips County, Kansas, United States.


Golden

Golden (countable and uncountable, plural Goldens)

* As an English surname, from the adjective golden.
* As an Irish surname, from mag Ualghairg; see McGoldrick.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A ghost town and census-designated place in New Mexico.

Josephine County
Josephine County#English

A ghost town in Josephine County, Oregon.

Box Elder County
Box Elder County#English


Guthrie

Guthrie (countable and uncountable, plural Guthries)

Of various origins, including:
*An anglicization of Irish gaothair;
*An anglicization of Scottish Gaelic mag Uchtre; or
*An anglicization of Irish Ó Fhlaithimh.

A ghost town in Greenlee County, Arizona.


Shiloh

From Biblical Hebrew שִׁילֹה \ שִׁלֹה (shiló).

bor

שִׁילֹה \ שִׁלֹה

Shiloh
Shiloh (biblical city)
Shiloh (given name)

Issaquena County
Issaquena County#English

A ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi.


Bowen

Washington County
Washington County#English

A ghost town in Washington County, Nebraska.


Hooker

A ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri.


Clarkson

From Middle English clerc (“cleric”) + -son, equivalent to Clark + -son.


Bragg

A ghost town in Hardin County, Texas, United States.


Ewing

en-proper noun

Ewing (countable and uncountable, plural Ewings)


Potts

A ghost town in Nye County, Nevada, United States.


Temple

A ghost town in Williams County, North Dakota.


Pomona

A number of places in various countries:


Metropolis

A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.


Duluth

After French soldier and explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut

A number of places in the United States:


Auburn

Any of several towns or cities in the United States.


Bingham

en-prop

Bingham (countable and uncountable, plural Binghams)

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old English Bynna (given name) + -ing + hām (“home, property”), or from Old Norse bingr (“stall, bed”) + hām.

Jeff Davis County
Jeff Davis County#English

A ghost town in Jeff Davis County, Georgia.

A ghost town in Dillon County, South Carolina.


Collingwood

A ghost town in the Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia.


Hatton

en-proper noun

Hatton (countable and uncountable, plural Hattons)

A ghost town within the town of Lind, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.


Linwood

From Old English lind (“linden tree”) + Old English wudu (“woods, forest”).

A ghost town, now flooded, in Daggett County, Utah.


Marsden

Marsden (countable and uncountable, plural Marsdens)

From Old English mearc (“mark, sign; boundary”) + -s- + denu (“valley”).

der

A ghost town and former gold mining settlement in Grey district, West Coast region, South Island, New Zealand.


Crichton

en-proper noun

Crichton (countable and uncountable, plural Crichtons)

From Welsh carreg (“rock”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), analysable as the modern -ton.

der

A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Wise Creek, No. 77, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after James Crichton.


マンチェスター

United States of America
United States of America

Any of several towns and cities in the United States of America:

Manchester (a ghost town and former unincorporated community in Kingsbury, South Dakota)


Grand

en-proper noun

Grand (countable and uncountable, plural Grands)

A ghost town (historic place) in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States.


Sandon

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A ghost town in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada.


Enfield

From Old English Ēana (given name) or ēan (“lamb”) + feld (“field”).

Hampshire County
Hampshire County#English

A submerged ghost town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts; named for early settler Robert Field.


Galena

A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.

A ghost town in Snohomish County, Washington.

Snohomish County
Snohomish County#English


Eureka

A ghost town in Nevada County, California.

A number of places in the United States:

A mining ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado.


Date

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Marathi दाते (dāte), from Sanskrit दाता (dātā), nominative singular of दातृ (dātṛ, “giver, donor”).
* Borrowed from Japanese 伊達 (Date, “a city in Hokkaido Prefecture”), a habitational surname.

bor

A ghost town in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States.


Terrace

A ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.


Emmet

From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.

A ghost town in Union County, South Dakota.


Sparks

A ghost town in Nicholas County, West Virginia.


Midway

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Midway.wav

A ghost town in Howard County, Arkansas.

A ghost town in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.

A ghost town in Johnson County, Iowa, United States.

Tallahatchie County
Tallahatchie County#English

A ghost town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States.


Midland

From Middle English mydlonde, equivalent to mid- + land.

Riverside County
Riverside County#English

A ghost town in Riverside County, California.


Belleville

en-proper noun

Belleville (countable and uncountable, plural Bellevilles)

From Belle + -ville.
* (French commune): From French Belleville, derived from belle vue (“beautiful view”).
* (neighbourhood of Paris): From French Belleville, literally “beautiful town”.
* (city in Ontario): Renamed in honour of Lady Annabella Gore after an 1816 visit with her husband, Francis Gore.


Longview

A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.


Riverton

A ghost town in Oregon County, Missouri.


Warrenton

A ghost town in Indiana, and the former county seat of Warren County.


Fernley

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“wood clearing”).

A ghost town in Nevada County, California, United States.


Weaverville

A ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Also known as Weaver.


Ashcroft

Ashcroft (countable and uncountable, plural Ashcrofts)

Habitational surname from two minor places in England, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

A ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.


Tioga

The former name of a former settlement and ghost town in Mono County, California, now Bennettville.

A ghost town in Huerfano County, Colorado.


Norwood

From north + wood. Doublet of Northwood.

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Franklin County, Kansas.


Gillette

Gillette (countable and uncountable, plural Gillettes)

→ Czech: žiletka

→ Ewe: žilett

→ Indonesian: silet

→ Ternate: silet

→ Polish: żyletka

→ Portuguese: gilete

→ Turkish: jilet

Gillette
Gillette (surname)
Gillette, Wyoming
King C. Gillette

Alternative form of Gillett
* Razor brand: invented by American businessman King C. Gillette.

A ghost town in Teller County, Colorado, United States.


Mott

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Motte.
* Also as an English surname, from a medieval pet form of Matilda. Also see Mould.
* As a German surname, from the root of the noun Moder (“swamp, decomposing mass”).


Evansville

A ghost town in Butte County, California.


Pripyat

Transliteration of Russian При́пять (Prípjatʹ) or transliteration of Ukrainian При́п'ять (Prýpʺjatʹ).

translit

An abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus.


Pripyat

Pripyat (an abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine)


Hibbard

en-prop

Hibbard (countable and uncountable, plural Hibbards)

A ghost town in Rosebud County, Montana, United States.


Cottonwood

A ghost town in Yolo County, California.


Farrell

en-proper noun

Farrell (countable and uncountable, plural Farrells)

General American, Mary–marry–merry merger

A ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.


Coffeeville

From coffee + -ville. From the surname Coffee in Mississippi.


Concordia

58 Concordia
Concordia
Concordia (mythology)

A ghost town in Bolivar County, Mississippi.


Alazon

A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.


Dowling

Dowling (countable and uncountable, plural Dowlings)

A ghost town in Haakon County, South Dakota.


Ashford

From Old English æscet (“a clump of ash trees”) + ford or, alternatively, from æsc (“an ash tree”) + ford. Equivalent to ash + ford.

A ghost town in the town of Dayton, Richland County, Wisconsin.


Wicker

A ghost town in Brazos County, Texas, United States, recorded by the USGS as a populated place.


Renfrew

Renfrew (countable and uncountable, plural Renfrews)

From Scottish Gaelic Rinn Friù. from Old British rhyn frwd meaning "point at the current".

A ghost town in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Boyer

Boyer (countable and uncountable, plural Boyers)

Churchill County
Churchill County#English

A ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada.


Holman

A ghost town in Webster County, Missouri.


Roach

Roach (countable and uncountable, plural Roachs or Roaches)

* As an English surname, of Norman origin, from Old French roche (“rock”). Compare Roch.
* Also as an English surname, from the River Roch; see Roch.
* Also as an English surname, shortened from Rochdale.

A places and rivers in the United States


Wilder

Wilder (countable and uncountable, plural Wilders)

A number of places in the United States:


Lyman

Lyman (countable and uncountable, plural Lymans)

A ghost town in California, United States.


Acme

Acme
Acme Corporation
Looney Tunes
Warner Bros.
trademark
yellow pages

From acme (“highest, best”). As a threading, from the original 1894 manufacturer, the Acme Screw Machine Company of Hartford, Connecticut. In its use as a generic company for comedic effect or to avoid trademark issues, most popularized by the Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes cartoons but already very commonly used by 20th century American companies as a way to lead the professional listings in yellow page phone books.


Success

A ghost town in Jasper County, Mississippi.


Alderson

en-proper-noun

Alderson (countable and uncountable, plural Aldersons)

From Alder + -son, from being the son of a person named Alder.

A ghost town and locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.


Gate

A ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas, United States.


Forgan

Monet Rural Municipality No. 257#English

An unincorporated hamlet and ghost town in Monet Rural Municipality No. 257, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Utica

From Latin Utica, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤕𐤒 (ʿtq, “old”).


Loring

A ghost town in Wright County, Missouri.


Pittsburg

A ghost town in Gunnison County, Colorado.

A ghost town in Seward County, Nebraska.


Herrick

* As an English surname, from Old Norse Eiríkr.
* As a Dutch surname, from an assimilated Dutch form of Henry (also see Henrick), or from the Germanic elements *harjaz (“army”) + *rīks (“ruler”).
* As an Irish surname, from Ó hEirc, "descendant of Erc," eventually meaning "speckled." Also spelled as Harkin.

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A ghost town and former mining community in Jefferson County, Ohio.


Vinton

A ghost town in Valley County, Nebraska.

A ghost town in Nicholas County, West Virginia.


Steiner

en-prop

Steiner (countable and uncountable, plural Steiners)

A ghost town in Monroe County, Michigan, United States.


Westcott

en-proper noun

Westcott (countable and uncountable, plural Westcotts)

From Old English west (“west”) + cot (“cottage; shelter”).

A ghost town in Phelps County, Missouri, United States.


Sentinel

A ghost town in Fresno County, California.


Dutton

Dutton (countable and uncountable, plural Duttons)

The village in Cheshire is from Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the civil parish in Lancashire is from the Old English personal name Dudda + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A ghost town in Pike County, Illinois, United States.

A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.


Fountain

Fountain (countable and uncountable, plural Fountains)

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a fountain, spring or well.

Mendocino County
Mendocino County#English

A ghost town in Mendocino County, California, United States.


Custer

Custer (countable and uncountable, plural Custers)

A placename
A ghost town in Idaho, United States.


Palliser

A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.


Grafton

Grafton (countable and uncountable, plural Graftons)

From Old English grāf (“grove”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Washington County, Utah.


Wingate

Wingate (countable and uncountable, plural Wingates)

From Old English wind (“wind”) + ġeat (“gate”).

(uncountable) Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries:


Rye

* As an English surname, variant of Rea.
* Also as an English surname, from the noun rye.
* As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads whose name derive from Old Norse rjóðr (“forest clearing”); see the verb ryðja (“to clear”).
* As a Danish surname, from the town Ry in Skanderbord.
* The town in England is perhaps derived from Old English riþ (“river, stream”).

River Rye, Yorkshire
Rye (disambiguation)
Rye, East Sussex
Rye, New York


Fredonia

A place in the United States:
A ghost town in California.


Story

St. Clair County
St. Clair County#English

A ghost town in St. Clair County, Missouri.


Evergreen

Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County#English

A ghost town in Los Angeles County, California, United States.


Independence

A ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado.

A ghost town in Custer County, Oklahoma.


Deadwood

A ghost town in Placer County, California, United States.

A ghost town in Siskiyou County, California, United States.

A ghost town in Trinity County, California, United States.


Egan

Egan (countable and uncountable, plural Egans)

From Irish Ó hAodhagáin, literally, “descendant of Aodhagán”, from Old Irish Áedacán, from Áed + -acán, from áed (“fire”).

A ghost town in California, United States.


Lomax

A ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska.


マドリッド

Borrowed from English Madrid, from Spanish Madrid.

Las Animas County
Las Animas County#English

Madrid (a ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States).


Gee

Northern English surname of debated meaning.

Pushmataha County
Pushmataha County#English

A ghost town in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States.


カーディフ

ja-pos

カーディフ • (Kādifu)

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

Cardiff (a ghost town in Livingston County, Illinois, United States)

Cardiff (a ghost town in Roane County, Tennessee, United States)


Gagnon

en-proper noun

Gagnon (countable and uncountable, plural Gagnons)


Gagnon

→ English: Gagnon


Mauldin

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A ghost town in Montgomery County, Arkansas.


Bodie

* As a Scottish surname, variant of Body, Boddy, Boddie.
* As a French surname, variant of Bodi, see Beaudin.

A ghost town in Mono County, California, United States.


Haven

A ghost town in Grant County, Washington.


アセンズ

Athens (a ghost town in Clark County, Missouri, United States).

Athens (a former mining settlement and ghost town in Nye County, Nevada, United States).


Idiotville

From idiot + -ville. Approximately 0.5 miles up Idiot Creek was a site known as Ryan's Camp, a logging operation in the Tillamook Burn. It is said that only ‘an idiot’ would labor there due to its far-flung location, hence the name. The toponym was eventually applied to the stream.

Tillamook County
Tillamook County#English

A ghost town in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.


Goldstone

Goldstone (countable and uncountable, plural Goldstones)


Southport

A placename:
A place in the United States:
A ghost town in Coos County, Oregon.


Nevada City

A ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada, United States.


Camborne

From Cornish Kammbronn, meaning "crooked hill".

A ghost town and locality in British Columbia, Canada.


Donnan

Donnan (countable and uncountable, plural Donnans)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnáin (“descendant of Donnán”), a personal name which derives from donn (“brown, brown-haired”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

der

A ghost town in Fayette County, Iowa, United States.


Westfield

en-proper noun

Westfield (countable and uncountable, plural Westfields)

From Old English west (“west”) + feld (“field”). Doublet of Westerveld.
The former village in New Brunswick may be named after Westfield, Massachusetts. The civil parish is named after the village.

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Jefferson County, Alabama.


Bayne

A ghost town in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States.

A place name:
A ghost town in Russell County, Kansas.

A ghost town in King County, Washington, United States.


Ingalls

A ghost town in Polk County, Missouri, named after the Inglis family.


Winton

Winton (usually uncountable, plural Wintons)

From either the Old English personal name Wine, which is a byname from wine (“friend”), or winn (“pasture”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Sweetwater County
Sweetwater County#English

A ghost town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.


Colfax

From coal + fox, describing a fox with black marks.

A ghost town in Custer County, Colorado; named for Schuyler Colfax.