Mexico

→ Assamese: মেক্সিকো (meksikü)

→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܟܣܝܩܘ (mksiqw)

→ Burmese: မက္ကဆီကို (makka.hcikui)

→ Chinese: 墨西哥 (Mòxīgē)

→ Dhivehi: މެކްސިކޯ (mek̊sikō)

→ Finnish: Meksiko

→ Hebrew: מֶקְסִיקוֹ (méksiko)

→ Hindi: मेक्सिको (meksiko)

→ Irish: Meicsiceo

→ Japanese: メキシコ (Mekishiko)

→ Korean: 멕시코 (Meksiko)

→ Thai: เม็กซิโก (mék-sí-goo)

→ Yoruba: Mẹ́síkò

Borrowed from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco, a place-name referring to the Mēxihcah (Mexica/Aztecs).

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A town in Oxford County, Maine, United States.


Norway

→ Japanese: ノルウェー (Noruwē)

From Middle English Norwey, Norweye, Northwey, Norweȝe, Norewæiȝ, Norwæge, from Old English Norþweġ, a calque of Old Norse Norðvegr (“north way”), from norðr (“north”) + vegr (“way”), contrasted with suðrvegr (“south way”), i.e. Germany, and austrvegr (“east way”), the Baltic lands. Norwegian (1607) is from Medieval Latin Norvegia, with the -w- from Norway. Equivalent to North + way.


Poland

→ Japanese: ポーランド (Pōrando)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der.
Proto-Slavic *poľe
Proto-Slavic *-janъ
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Slavic *-inъ
Proto-Slavic *-janinъ
Proto-Slavic *poľaninъder.
German Polebor.
English Pole
Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Germanic *landą
Proto-West Germanic *land
Old English land
Middle English lond
English land
English Poland
1560s. From Pole + land, a phono-semantic matching of German Polen (“Poland”), from Old Polish Polanie (“Poles”, literally “field dwellers”), from Proto-Slavic *poľane, plural of *poľaninъ (“field dweller”), from *poľe (“field”) + *-ěninъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, wide”).

der

Androscoggin County
Androscoggin County#English

A number of places in the United States:


China

en-proper noun

China (usually uncountable, plural Chinas)

→ Amharic: ቻይና (čayna)

→ Chinese: 猜拿 (Cāiná)

→ Hindi: चाइना (cāinā)

→ Maori: Haina

→ Telugu: చైనా (cainā)

→ Tigre: ቻይና (čayna)

→ Tigrinya: ቻይና (čayna)

→ Tokelauan: Haina

→ Welsh: Tsieina

→ Yoruba: Ṣáínà

[ˈt͡ʃ(ʰ)aɪ̯nə]

China (disambiguation)
Colóquios dos simples e drogas da India
Duarte Barbosa
Garcia de Orta
Marco Polo
The Travels of Marco Polo
states of ancient China

From Portuguese China, probably under influence from Old French Chin, from Classical Persian چین (čīn), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (Čīn, “China”), from Sanskrit चीन (cīna, “the Chinese; China”) of uncertain etymology. It is usually thought to be derived from Chinese 秦 (Qín) (sm Qín, mc d͡ziɪn, oc *zin, "Qin"), the westernmost ancient Chinese state, but other theories have been proposed, including derivation from 晉 /晋 (jìn) (sm Jìn, mc t͡siɪn, oc *ʔsins, "Jin"), another important ancient state; 荊 /荆 (jīng) (sm Jīng, mc kˠiæŋ, oc *keŋ, "Chu"), the southernmost ancient Chinese state; or Zina, the endonym of the people of the Yelang kingdom. See "Names of China" and "Chinas" at Wikipedia. As a female name, usually derived via china (“porcelain”) and china doll, ultimately from the same source.

Sjina

region corresponding to the People's Republic of China and Taiwan

A town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States.


Denmark

→ Japanese: デンマーク (Denmāku)

→ Korean: 덴마크 (Denmakeu)

→ Malay: Denmark

Indonesian: Denmark

From Middle English Denmark, from Danish Danmark, from dansk (“Danish”) + Old Norse merki (“boundary”) or mǫrk (“borderland”). Cognate with (and perhaps influenced by) Old English Denemearc.

something is rotten in the state of Denmark

A number of places in other countries:
A place in the United States:
A town in Oxford County, Maine.


Lebanon

en-proper noun

Lebanon (usually uncountable, plural Lebanons)

→ Japanese: レバノン (Rebanon)

The country's name comes from the name of the mountain range, which in turn comes from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn), from Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”) (compare Hebrew לָבָן (lāḇān, “white”), Arabic لَبَن (laban, “milk”)).

Various places in the United States of America:


Peru

→ Japanese: ペルー (Perū)

From Spanish Perú, possibly from the personal name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (“river”).

Places in the United States:
A town in Maine.


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.


Georgetown

/ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/

Places in the United States of America:
A town in Maine.


Cornish

From Corn(wall) + -ish, from Cornish Kernewek, Kernowek.


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 town in Somerset County, Maine.


Paris

desctree

→ Arabic: بارِيس (bārīs), بَارِيز (bārīz) — dated, پَارِيس (pārīs) — rare
→ Afar: Baaríis
→ Somali: Baaríis

→ Hindi: पेरिस (peris)

→ Urdu: پَیرِس (pairis)
→ Punjabi: پَیرَس (pairas)

From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (“cauldron”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Doublet of Parizh.

der

General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger

A town, the county seat of Oxford County, Maine.


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”).

A large number of places in the United States:


Stockholm

From Swedish Stockholm (“Stockholm”), compound of stock (“log”) (due to the logs which were put outside of the Stockholm shores to prevent ships from invading), from Old Swedish stokker (“tree trunk, log”), from Old Norse stokkr, from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz (“stick, beam, stump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (“to push; hit”), from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”) + holme (“holm, islet”) (thought to refer to the islet Helgeandsholmen in central Stockholm), from Old Swedish holmber, Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz (“small island, hill, mound”), from Pre-Germanic *kl̥Hmos, likely from an original mn-stem; from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to rise, be tall, hill”).
The place names in the Americas are named after English Stockholm, which then again are all named after the Swedish capital with the same origin. The other place names are likely named directly after Swedish Stockholm (“Stockholm”), or have the same etymology as Stockholm.

Stockholm (a town in Aroostook, Maine, United States)


Naples

From French Naples, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polĭs), from νέᾱ (néā, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city”) after the relocation of the original Greek settlement in the area. Doublet of Nabeul, Nablus, Neapoli, and Neapolis. Compare Newton.


Oxford

From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.

inh

A town in Maine; named for the city in England.


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.

der

do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope


Vienna

From Italian and Medieval Latin Vienna, from German Wien, Middle High German Wienne, and Old High German Wienna, probably from Proto-Celtic *widus (“wood”) or *weidus (“wild”) via unattested Vulgar Latin *Vedunia. Doublet of Wien.

A locale in the United States.
A town in Maine.


Alexander

/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/

[ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚ]

[ˌælɪɡˈzeəndə]

/ˌalɪɡˈzɑːndə/

Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alastair and Alejandro.

A town in Maine; named for British politician and financier Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton.


Bremen

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

A town and village therein, in Lincoln County, Maine.


Corinth

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

Penobscot County
Penobscot County#English


Alton

From Old English ǣwell (“river source”) + tūn (“settlement, town”).


Andover

From Middle English Andever, Andeafara, from Old English Andefera (“Andover”); possibly from Old English Ande + ēa + fara (literally “farer over the river Ande”) or from Old English Ande + ōfer (literally “[town situated on the] bank of the river Ande”).


Newcastle

[ˈnjʉˌkʰɑːsɫ̩]

From new + castle. Doublet of Neuchâtel.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A town and census-designated place therein, in Lincoln County, Maine, United States.


Newcastle

Unadapted borrowing from English Newcastle.

ubor

Newcastle (a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States)


Weld

A town in Franklin County, Maine, United States, named after Benjamin Weld.


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 town in Lincoln County, Maine.


Washington

en-proper noun

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:


Sidney

en-proper noun

Sidney (countable and uncountable, plural Sidneys)

English surname, from several placenames in England, from Old English sīdan, dative of sīd (“spacious, wide”) + īeġ (“island”).

A town in Maine; named for Philip Sidney.


Avon

From Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Compare with Welsh afon.

A number of places in the United States:


Wilton

Wilton (countable and uncountable, plural Wiltons)

From either Old English welig (“willow”) or wella (“spring, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

(uncountable) A number of places in the United States:


Camden

From Old English campas (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).

A town and census-designated place therein, in Knox County, Maine.


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

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


Columbia

From Columbus + -ia, the Latinized name of the European explorer, Christopher Columbus. Piecewise doublet of Colombia.

Washington County
Washington County#English

Several places in the United States.
A town in Washington County, Maine.


Durham

From Old English Dunholm, meaning "hill islet". In order to get from Dunholm to Durham, two major processes had to take place. Firstly, the n at the coda of the first syllable, dun, underwent dissimilation. Specifically, by influence of the m in the coda of the following syllable (holm), said n denasalised and lenited to the oral r, thus dur. Secondly, after a weakening of the vowel quality in the more weakly-stressed syllable holm, this ending was misanalysed as the similar-sounding toponymic suffix, -ham, meaning home or farm.
Doublet of Duresm and Dunelm.

A town in Androscoggin County, Maine; named for County Durham, England.


Jackson

en-proper noun

Jackson (countable and uncountable, plural Jacksons)

⇒ Translingual: Jacksonaster


Alfred

→ Danish: Alfred

Esperanto: Alfredo

Faroese: Alfred

→ Finnish: Alfred

French: Alfred

→ German: Alfred

Greek: Αλφρέδος (Alfrédos)

Italian: Alfredo

Norman: Alfred

→ Norwegian: Alfred

Portuguese: Alfredo

desctree

Spanish: Alfredo
Cebuano: Alfredo
Tagalog: Alfredo

→ Swedish: Alfred

From Middle English Alfred, from Old English Ælfrǣd, from ælf (“elf”) + rǣd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfredo and Avery.
The modern pronunciation with /f/ is a spelling pronunciation; the name in Old English was pronounced with [v], as shown in its Middle English descendant Alured (in which u stands for modern v).

A town, the county seat of York County, Maine, United States.


Franklin

en-prop

Franklin (countable and uncountable, plural Franklins)

From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), see franklin. The place names are mostly named after American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790).


Wesley

Several places in England, from Old English west (“west”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to west + -ley (“lea”).

A town in Washington County, Maine, named after John Wesley.


Richmond

From Middle English Rychemund, from a name cognate to French Richemont (“town in Normandy”). Equivalent to rich + mound.

A common place name (Richmonds on Wikipedia):

A town and census-designated place in Sagadahoc County, Maine.

Sagadahoc County
Sagadahoc County#English


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”).

Aroostook County
Aroostook County#English

A number of places in the United States:


Shirley

English place name from Old English sċīr (“county”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to shire + -ley (“lea”). More at shire, leigh.

Various places in the United States:
A town in Piscataquis County, Maine.

Piscataquis County
Piscataquis County#English


Raymond

Raymond (countable and uncountable, plural Raymonds)

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

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English


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:


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 locale in the United States:
A town in Maine; named for the goddess.


Canton

The town in Oklahoma was named for a nearby cantonment.

A small town in Oxford County, Maine; named for the town in Massachusetts.


Canton

several other places in the United States:


Garland

en-prop

Garland (countable and uncountable, plural Garlands)

English surname, from the noun garland. Also derived from Garland in Devon, from an ancestor of the noun gore (“triangular piece of land”) + land.

A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname:


Gray

Gray (surname)
Gray, Haute-Saône
Graye-sur-Mer
Grey (disambiguation)

* As an English, Irish, Scottish, and Norman surname, from the placename Graye-sur-Mer in Calvados, from Late Latin Graecus (“Greek”).
* Also as an English surname, from the adjective gray. Compare the Irish calque McGreevy.
* As a French surname, from Gray, Haute-Saône in France, from the personal name Gradus, a Gallo-Roman/Celtic pronunciation of Gratus, from the name Gratius.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.


Hope

en-proper noun

Hope (usually uncountable, plural Hopes)

Nadine f (from Nadia (pet form from Надежда) + -ine)


Jay

en-prop

Jay (countable and uncountable, plural Jays)

A town in Franklin County, Maine; named for American statesman and Founding Father John Jay.


Lee

en-proper noun

Lee (countable and uncountable, plural Lees)

From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”), originally to denote someone who lived near a meadow.

A number of places in the United States:


Lincoln

Lincoln (countable and uncountable, plural Lincolns)

Inherited from Middle English Lincolne, from Old English Lindcoln, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colōnia (“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”), from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford. In the United States, many of the places established since 1865 are named after Abraham Lincoln.

der

A town and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine.


Orient

/ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/


Turner

en-proper noun

Turner (countable and uncountable, plural Turners)

From Middle English Turner, Turnur, Turnure, Turnour, from Middle English turner, turnare, tornere, an occupational surname for a turner or tumbler.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Androscoggin County, Maine.


Union

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


Warren

en-prop

Warren (countable and uncountable, plural Warrens)

From the Anglo-Norman surname (de) Warenne, a reference to a place called Varenne, a hamlet near Arques-la-Bataille, along the river Varenne in Normandy, from Medieval Latin Warinna, a hydronym of Celtic/Gaulish origin, from *var-, *ver- (“river, water”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“water, rain, flow”); see also the Latin river Avara. Phonetic Germanic influence is shown by the [v] > [w].

der

A town in Maine; named for Joseph Warren.


York

Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *eburos
Proto-Brythonic *eβur
Proto-Celtic *-ākos
Proto-Brythonic *-ọg
Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọgbor.
Latin Eborācumder.
Old English Eoforwīċder.
Old Norse Jórvíkbor.
Middle English Ȝork
English York
From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (“yew”) (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) + *-ākom (positive suffix). Doublet of Évora.


Cooper

en-prop

Cooper (countable and uncountable, plural Coopers)

A small town in Washington County, Maine.


Hudson

en-proper noun

Hudson (countable and uncountable, plural Hudsons)

A town in Maine, United States; named for the town in Massachusetts.


Wells

A town in York County, Maine; named for the city in England.


Scarborough

Scarborough (countable and uncountable, plural Scarboroughs)

/ˈskɑɹbəɹoʊ/

From the Old Norse personal name Skarði + borg (“fortress”).

A town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.


Knox

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cnoc (“round hill”).


Byron

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


Bradford

* Various place names in England, from Old English brād (“broad”) + ford (“ford”).
* (shaken martini)

A large number of places in the United States:


Exeter

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


Sherman

/ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/

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

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


Harrison

en-proper noun

Harrison (countable and uncountable, plural Harrisons)


Phillips

en-prop

Phillips (countable and uncountable, plural Phillipses)


Chapman

From Middle English chapman, chepman, equivalent to cheap (noun) + man. Doublet of Kaufman and Koopman.

A number of places in the United States.


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 town in Maine.


Crawford

Crawford (countable and uncountable, plural Crawfords)

From Old English crāwe (“crow”) + ford (“ford”).


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 placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Penobscot County, Maine.


Jefferson

Jefferson (countable and uncountable, plural Jeffersons)

/ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/

From Jeffrey + -son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson.

A place in the United States:
A town in Lincoln County, Maine.


Perry

en-prop

Perry (countable and uncountable, plural Perrys or Perries)


Leeds

* The large city in West Yorkshire is from Old English Loidis, from Latin *Lādenses, most likely based on an early river-name derived from Proto-Celtic *lāto (“rut, heat”) (cf. Welsh llawd (“heat, ardour”)).
* The village in Kent is from Old English Hledes, probably from a stream-name.

City of Leeds
Leeds
Leeds (disambiguation)
Leeds, Kent


Newport

en-proper noun

Newport (countable and uncountable, plural Newports)

Port-Neuf

the equivalent of Newport (new port: a new transport hub)

Porte-Neuve

the equivalent of Newport (new port: a new portal)


Woodstock

Woodstock (countable and uncountable, plural Woodstocks)

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + stoc (“dwelling”).

A placename:
A place in the United States:
A town in Oxford County, Maine.


Plymouth

From Plym + mouth, referring to the river's mouth.


Madison

Madison (countable and uncountable, plural Madisons)

From Middle English Madde (“Maud”) + -son.

A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.


Monmouth

From Monnow + mouth, Monnow coming from Welsh Mynwy.


Baldwin

Baldwin (countable and uncountable, plural Baldwins)

From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (“bold friend”).

der

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A town in Maine.


Pembroke

Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Penn-broɣ (literally “land's head, land's end”), whence Welsh Penfro.

A number of places in the United States:


Berwick

→ Welsh: Berwig

For places in England and Scotland (e.g North Berwick), from Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English wīc (“settlement”). For the Scottish name, there is the possibility that the second element instead derives from a different word, for which see -wick.
Places outside England and Scotland are generally named, possibly indirectly, after places in England, including Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Maine. The name was chosen by a local resident who had travelled through the community in Maine and was impressed by its neatness.

A town and census-designated place in York County, Maine.


Arundel

From Old English hārhūne (“horehound”) + dell (“small valley”).

A town in York County, Maine, United States.


Trenton

⇒ Translingual: trentonensis

Originally named "Trent's town" in the 17th century, after a Quaker, William Trent.
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the capital of New Jersey.


Randolph

From Old Norse rǫnd (“shield”) + úlfr (“wolf”).


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.

Several places in the United States:
A small town in Franklin County, Maine.


Yarmouth

en-proper noun

Yarmouth (countable and uncountable, plural Yarmouths)

* From the name of the River Yare + Old English mūþ (“mouth”).
* On the Isle of Wight, from the River Yar + mouth.
* The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Massachusetts.

A town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.


Bradley

Bradley (countable and uncountable, plural Bradleys)

Ultimately from Old English brād (“broad”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to broad + -ley.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine; named for early settler Bradley Blackman.


Falmouth

In Cornwall, from Fal + mouth, at the mouth of the River Fal.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.


Lowell

A Middle English diminutive of Old French lou + -el (diminutive suffix), meaning "little wolf". Akin to Wolfie.

A town in Maine; named for Lowell Hayden, the first white child born in the area.


Lovell

Originally a nickname, from Anglo-Norman lou (“wolf”) + -el (diminutive suffix).

A place name in the United States:
A town in Oxford County, Maine.


Windsor

Inherited from Middle English Wyndelsore, from Old English Windlesōra (“Windsor”, literally “bank with a windlass, winch by the riverside”), from *windel ("reel, winch"; > Middle English windel (“reel, spool”)) + ōra (“bank, shore”). See windlass.

gloss

"reel, winch"; > Middle English <i class="Latn mention" lang="enm">windel</i> (“reel, spool”)

Several places in the United States:
A town in Kennebec County, Maine.


Waterford

From water + ford. In the case of the city in Ireland, this is a modification through folk etymology of Old Norse Veðrafjǫrðr (literally “wether ford”).
The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Waterford, Ireland.

der

The name of several places in the United States:


Charleston

From Charles + -ton. The places are named after various men named "Charles"; see definitions below.

A town in Maine; after Charles Vaughan, an early settler.


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.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Kennebec County, Maine.


Hammond

en-proper noun

Hammond (countable and uncountable, plural Hammonds)

A patronymic surname from the Anglo-Norman given name Hamo, Hamon, from Germanic names beginning with a derivative of Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home”), such as descendants of *Haimarīks (“Henry”).
The river in New Brunswick is named after British politician and colonial governor Sir Andrew Hamond, 1st Baronet (1738 - 1828). The civil parish is named after a settlement, named in turn after the river.

A locale in the United States:
A town in Maine.


Monroe

From Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”) + Roe, a river in Northern Ireland, meaning "man from the River Roe".

inh

Any of a number of places in the United States, including:


Weston

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


Hartford

# For the village in Cambridgeshire: from Old English Herepæþ-ford (“highway ford”), from here (“army”) + pæþ (“path”) + ford.
# For remaining places: from Old English heorot (“hart”) + ford.


Brunswick

From the Germanic personal name Bruno, in the genitive case, something akin to *Brunos + Middle Low German wîk (“village, settlement”).


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.


Upton

en-proper noun

Upton (countable and uncountable, plural Uptons)

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


Winthrop

From wines (“friend's”) + þorp (“village”).

Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.


Cutler

Cutler (countable and uncountable, plural Cutlers)

(uncountable) A placename in the United States, from the surname:


Bethel

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

bor

Any of several places in the United States:


Appleton

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

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:


Carmel

From Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (karmél, “vineyard of El/God”).

Other places in the United States:
A town in Penobscot County, Maine.


メキシコ

From English Mexico, from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco.

Mexico (a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States)


Searsport

From Sears + port, after David Sears of Boston, who granted a large sum of money towards the town's founding.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Waldo County, Maine, United States.


Etna

From the Latin Aetna, perhaps via the Italian Etna. From either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aið-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”). Doublet of Aetna.

der

A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.


Buxton

en-proper noun

Buxton (countable and uncountable, plural Buxtons)

Two main origins:
* The town in Derbyshire derives from Old English būgan (“to bend, bow”) + stān (“stone”).
* The village in Norfolk derives from the Old English personal name Bucc + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A town in York County, Maine, United States.


Fayette

Fayette
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

After Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette


Dayton

Dayton (countable and uncountable, plural Daytons)

A variant spelling of Deighton.
* Most of the placenames are derived from the surname; or another place named Dayton, that in turn is derived from the surname.

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A town in Maine; named for Thomas Day, who submitted the petition for the area to become a town.


Smyrna

From Ancient Greek Σμύρνα (Smúrna), a variant spelling of Σμύρνη (Smúrnē), the Ionic Greek form of the original Aeolic Greek name Μύρρᾱ (Múrrhā, “Smyrna”). Doublet of Izmir.

A small town in Aroostook County, Maine.


Milford

Milford (countable and uncountable, plural Milfords)

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

A town and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine.


Hebron

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


Amherst

Amherst
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

From either Old English elm or Old Norse almr (“elm”) + Old English hyrst (“wood”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717–1797).


Unity

A town and census-designated place in Waldo County, Maine.


Hancock

en-proper noun

Hancock (countable and uncountable, plural Hancocks)

From Hann + cock (a medieval diminutive suffix).


Penobscot

A town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.


Bancroft

Bancroft (countable and uncountable, plural Bancrofts)

From Old English bēan (“bean”) + croft (“enclosed field”).


Eddington

Eddington (countable and uncountable, plural Eddingtons)

From the Old English personal name Ēada + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Porter

Porter (countable and uncountable, plural Porters)

French: Porter

From Middle English Porter, from porter (“porter”),
* From Old French portier (“doorman”), from porte (“door”)
* From Old French portour (“bearer”), from porter (“to carry”)

der

<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">doorman</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">bearer</i>

A town and village in Oxford County, Maine.


Temple

Places in the United States:
A town in Franklin County, Maine.


Abbot

en-proper noun

Abbot (countable and uncountable, plural Abbots)

A town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States, named after a John Abbot.


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.

A town in Somerset County, Maine; named for Pennsylvania statesman William Bingham.


Burnham

en-proper noun

Burnham (countable and uncountable, plural Burnhams)

From Old English burna (“stream”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).


Greenwood

Greenwood (countable and uncountable, plural Greenwoods)

* The village in Nova Scotia was named for the heavily forested location of the settlement.


Mercer

English and Catalan surname, variant of Mercier.


Sedgwick

From Sicges (genitive singular of Old English personal name Sicg) + wīċ (“dairy farm”).


マンチェスター

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

Manchester (a town in Kennebec County, Maine)


Enfield

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

A locale in the United States.
A town in Penobscot County, Maine.


Medford

A number of places in the United States:


Burlington

-ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋtən

From Burling + -ton.
The town in Newfoundland derives from a variant of the name Bridlington in Yorkshire and may have been informed by the name of Burlington, Ontario.


Roxbury

From Old English hrōc (“rook”), in the genitive singular case hrōces + byriġ, from burg (“fortified place”).


Hampden

Hampden (countable and uncountable, plural Hampdens)

From Old English hām (“homestead”) + denu (“valley”).


Eustis

Eustis (countable and uncountable, plural Eustises)

A town in Franklin County, Maine, United States.


Guilford

Guilford (countable and uncountable, plural Guilfords)


Cushing

A town in Knox County, Maine, named after Thomas Cushing.


Lyman

Lyman (countable and uncountable, plural Lymans)

A placename.
A town in Maine, United States.


Winn

English and Welsh surname, spelling variant of Wynn and Gwynn.

A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.


Winslow

Winslow (countable and uncountable, plural Winslows)

From Middle English Wynselowe, from Old English Wineshlauu, from Wines (“Wine's”, personal name) + hlāw (“mound”).


Ripley

en-proper noun

Ripley (countable and uncountable, plural Ripleys)

From the Old English folk name for the Anglian tribe, Hrype, genitive case Hrypa + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).


Standish

A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.


Hamlin

Hamlin (countable and uncountable, plural Hamlins)

From the Anglo-Norman personal name Hamlin, a double diminutive of Old French Haimon.


Fairfield

Fairfield (countable and uncountable, plural Fairfields)

From Old English fæġer (“beautiful, fair”) + feld (“field”).


Litchfield

Litchfield (countable and uncountable, plural Litchfields)

From Old English Lyccid, from Common Brittonic, Letocetum, a placename meaning "greywood" + feld (“field”).


Stow

A small town in Oxford County, Maine, United States.


Whitefield

A town in Lincoln County, Maine, named after George Whitefield.


パリス

ja:パリス (曖昧さ回避)


ヴィエンナ

From English Vienna. Doublet of ヴィエンヌ (Viennu, “Vienne”) and ウィーン (Wīn).


アセンズ

Athens (a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States).


Waltham

en-proper noun

Waltham (countable and uncountable, plural Walthams)

From Old English weald (“forest”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“enclosed land”).

A small town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.


Monson

Monson (countable and uncountable, plural Monsons)

A town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States.


Surry

A spelling variant of Surrey found in some place names.

A town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.


Westfield

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 small town in Aroostook County, Maine.


Steuben

At least in Maine and New York, named after Prussian army officer Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730–1794), who participated in the American Revolution. The name is also of German origin.

named-after

A place in the United States:
A town in Washington County, Maine.


Ashland

From Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + land. Many places in the United States are named after Ashland, Henry Clay's estate.

A town and census-designated place in Aroostook County, Maine.


Hollis

English topographical surname from the noun holly. Compare Hollen, Holley.


Washburn

en-proper noun

Washburn (countable and uncountable, plural Washburns)

A town and census-designated place therein, in Aroostook County, Maine.


Waite

Waite (countable and uncountable, plural Waites)

English surname for a watchman of Norman origin, from the verb wait. Sometimes confused with White or Wheat.

A town in Washington County, Maine, United States, named after a lumberman.


Whiting

Whiting (countable and uncountable, plural Whitings)

A number of places in the United States:


Patten

Patten (countable and uncountable, plural Pattens)

A town, village, and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.


Windham

Windham (countable and uncountable, plural Windhams)

From Wymondham, from personal name Wigmund's + hām (“home”).

A town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.


Littleton

Littleton (countable and uncountable, plural Littletons)

From Old English lȳtel (“small, little”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Places in the United States of America:
A town in Aroostook County, Maine.


Jackman

Jackman (countable and uncountable, plural Jackmans)

A town in Somerset County, Maine, United States.


St. George

A town in Knox County, Maine, United States.


Brownfield

A town in Oxford County, Maine, United States.


Bridgewater

From bridge + water.
The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location next to a bridge over the LaHave River.

/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.wɑ.təɹ/

A town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.


Rockland

en-prop

Rockland (countable and uncountable, plural Rocklands)

A town, the county seat of Knox County, Maine.


Mount Vernon

The name of many places in the United States of America:


Monticello

/ˌmɑntɨˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/

Originally borrowed from Italian monticello (“little mount”). Many places in the United States are named after Thomas Jefferson's estate. Cognate to French monceau (“heap, pile”) and Spanish montecillo (“hill”).

The name of many places in the United States:


Talmadge

en-proper noun

Talmadge (countable and uncountable, plural Talmadges)

Metonymic occupational surname for an itinerant merchant, from Old French talemasche (“knapsack”). Compare Tollemache.

A town in Washington County, Maine, United States.


Farmington

A town and census-designated place, the county seat of Franklin County, Maine.


Casco

Casco (countable and uncountable, plural Cascos)

A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.


North Berwick

/nɔːθ ˈbɛɹɪk/

A town in York County, Maine, United States, near Berwick, Maine, which was named after Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, not the Scottish town.


Edgecomb

Edgecomb (countable and uncountable, plural Edgecombs)

Topographic surname, from Old English eċġ (“edge”) + cumb (“narrow valley”).

A town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States.


St. Francis

A town on the Canadian border in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.


Woodville

Various places in the United States of America:

A small town in Penobscot County, Maine.


Wiscasset

A town, the county seat of Lincoln County, Maine, United States.


Skowhegan

A town, the county seat of Somerset County, Maine, United States.


Edinburg

After Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland.


Houlton

Houlton (countable and uncountable, plural Houltons)

A town and census-designated place, the county seat of Aroostook County, Maine, United States.


Dedham

A town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.


Smithfield

A number of places in the United States:


Dover-Foxcroft

Originally two towns, Dover and Foxcroft, separated by the Piscataquis River; they were merged in 1922.

A town, the county seat of Piscataquis County, Maine, United States.


Brooksville

Most are from the surname Brooks + -ville.


Freeport

From free + port.
The village in Nova Scotia was likely named after the town in Maine.

A town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.


Thomaston

A town and census-designated place in Knox County, Maine, United States.


Rockport

A town in Knox County, Maine, United States.


モスコー

From English Moscow. Doublet of モスクワ (Mosukuwa).


Topsham

A town and census-designated place in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States.


Sebec

A town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States


Willimantic

From Eastern Algonquian, likely Mohegan-Pequot or Narragansett, meaning "land of swift-moving waters", referring to the steep drop of the Willimantic River, or "place near the cedar swamp".

A town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States, named after the former city in Connecticut.


Hartland

Hartland (countable and uncountable, plural Hartlands)

From Old English heorot (“hart”) + land (“land”), because the village in Devon is situated on a peninsula whose form resembles a hart.
The town in New Brunswick is named after surveyor James R. Hartley (1833 - 1868).


Machias

From Malecite-Passamaquoddy word for bad little falls, for a location on the Machias River.

A town, the county seat of Washington County, Maine, United States.


Moose River

A number of rivers and a town in the United States:


Newburgh

From Old English nĭwe burh, equivalent to new + burgh. Doublet of Newbury.

A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.


Bridgton

A town and census-designated place in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.


Linneus

Both places in the United States were named after Carl Linnaeus.

A town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.


Montville

Montville (countable and uncountable, plural Montvilles)

A town in Waldo County, Maine, United States.


Beddington

en-proper-noun

Beddington (countable and uncountable, plural Beddingtons)

From the Old English personal name Beadda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A town in Washington County, Maine, United States.


Madawaska

Derived from Mi'kmaq matues (“porcupine”) + kak (“place”).


ウォーターフォード

ja-pos

ウォーターフォード • (Wōtāfōdo)

The name of several places in the United States:


Sabattus

The name of a Native American chief, original spelling Sabattis, first given to the river.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States, formerly named Webster.


Thorndike

en-proper noun

Thorndike (countable and uncountable, plural Thorndikes)

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a sort of palisade made with thornbushes, from Old English þorn (“thornbush”) + dīc (“ditch; dike”).
The town was named after Israel Thorndike, a landowner.


Kennebunk

From Penobscot or Abenaki kini-banek (“long cut bank”).

A town in York County, Maine, United States.


St. Albans

Ultimately named after Saint Alban, some via St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

A number of places in the United States:


Rangeley

A town in Franklin County, Maine, United States.


Readfield

A town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States.


Limestone

A town and census-designated place therein, in Aroostook County, Maine.