Calcutta

Anglicization of Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata), which is now rendered Kolkata.


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

A settlement in Nickerie district, Suriname.


Manchester

Manchester
Manchester (disambiguation)
Manchester Ship Canal

→ 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”).


Boston

→ Abenaki: Pastonki, pastoni

→ Klamath-Modoc: basdin

→ Lushootseed: pastəd

→ Mohawk: Wáhston

The US city is named after the English town (from which several prominent colonists had come), which itself is sometimes said to be named as a contraction of Botolph's town or Botolph's stone (the name Botolph itself coming from Old English Botwulf, from boda + wulf). However, this is uncertain.


Carolina

en-proper noun

Carolina (countable and uncountable, plural Carolinas)

Latin: carolinianus (New Latin)

Latin: carolinensis (New Latin)

From Latin Carolus (“Charles”) + -ina (feminine diminutive suffix).
The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England.

af

A municipality of Para district, Suriname.


Flora

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

From Latin Flōra (Roman goddess of flowers).


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.


Paradise

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


Paramaribo

/pɑɹəˈmɑːɹɪbəʊ/

/ˌpɑɹəˈmɑɹəˌboʊ/


Paramaribo

cs-proper noun

Paramaribo n (related adjective paramaribský)

paramaribský (adjective)
Paramaribo (nominative singular)
Paramariba (genitive singular)
Paramaribu (dative singular)
Paramaribo (accusative singular)
Paramaribo (singular vocative)
Paramaribu (locative singular)
Paramaribem (instrumental singular)

Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)


Paramaribo

The initial element is from a Tupi-Guarani word related to Old Tupi pará (“sea, wide river”) and refers to the Suriname River; the settlement was founded on its western (left) bank.


Berlijn

Perhaps borrowed from German Berlin. Insofar as the name has undergone diphthongisation it must be of some age; hence possibly inherited from Middle Dutch [Term?], from Middle Low German [Term?]. The city was of relevance since circa 1250.

A settlement and former plantation in Para, Suriname


Парамарибо

ru-proper noun

Парамари́бо • (Paramaríbo) n inan (indeclinable)

Парамари́бо (canonical)
Paramaríbo (romanization)

ru:Парамарибо


Парамарибо

uk-proper noun

Парама́рибо • (Paramárybo) n inan (indeclinable)

Парама́рибо (canonical)
Paramárybo (romanization)

Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname, South America)


帕拉馬里博

ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄚ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄛˊ

/pʰä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pʰä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/


Amazonia

pl-prop

Amazonia f (related adjective amazoński)

amazoński (adjective)
Amazonia (nominative singular)
Amazonii (genitive singular)
Amazonii (dative singular)
Amazonię (accusative singular)
Amazonią (instrumental singular)
Amazonii (locative singular)
Amazonio (singular vocative)


Alliance

A town in Suriname, on the banks of the Suriname River.


Berg en Dal

Sranan Tongo: Bergi

A settlement and former plantation in Brokopondo, Suriname


Smithfield

A settlement in the Saramacca District, Suriname.


Alkmaar

A town and resort in Commewijne District, Suriname.


Zanderij

Derived from zand (“sand”) suffixed with -erij, referring here to a place where sand was extracted or with a sandy soil.


Ephrata

A former village in Commewijne District, Suriname.


باراماريبو

ar-proper noun

بَارَامَارِيبُو

بَارَامَارِيبُو • (bārāmārībū) f

بَارَامَارِيبُو (canonical)
bārāmārībū (romanization)


Sneisikondre

Compound of Sneisi (“Chinese”) + kondre (“village”), so named because the village sprang up around a shop run by a Chinese immigrant.

[snɪ̞i̯siˈkʊ̞̃ndɾɪ̞]