Gayton

Gayton (countable and uncountable, plural Gaytons)

A village and suburb of Heswall, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ2780).

A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF7219).

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7054).

A village and civil parish (served by Weston with Gayton Parish Council) in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9828).


Creswell

en-proper noun

Creswell (countable and uncountable, plural Creswells)

Creswells (plural)
Chriswell (alternative)
Cresswell (alternative)
Crisell (alternative)
Criswell (alternative)

From Old English cærse (“watercress”) + welle (“well, spring”).

A village in Elmton parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5274).

A suburban village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9025).


Greenhalgh

Greenhalgh (countable and uncountable, plural Greenhalghs)

Greenhalghs (plural)
Greenhaw (alternative)

From Old English grēne (“green”) + holh (“hollow”).

A village in Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton parish, Fylde district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD399733).


Makin

Makin (countable and uncountable, plural Makins)

Makins (plural)
Maken (alternative)
Meakin (alternative)

A locality in south-east South Australia, named after the Hundred of Makin, which was named after pastoralist James Bain Makin.


Windom

A hamlet in Erie County, New York, United States.


Chappel

Chappel (countable and uncountable, plural Chappels)

A village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8928).


Pixley

Pixley (countable and uncountable, plural Pixleys)

A small village and civil parish (served by Pixley and District Parish Council) in eastern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO6638).

A small hamlet in Hinstock parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6826).


Godley

Godley (countable and uncountable, plural Godleys)

Godleys (plural)
Godlee (alternative)
Goodleigh (alternative)

From the Old English byname Gōda + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A village in Grundy County and Will County, Illinois, United States.


Belford

Belford (countable and uncountable, plural Belfords)

From Old English belle (“bell; bell-shaped hill”) + ford (“ford”).

der

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1033).


Brindley

en-proper noun

Brindley (countable and uncountable, plural Brindleys)

Brindleys (plural)
Brinley (alternative)

From Old English berned (“burnt”) + lēah (“woodland, glade, clearing”). Equivalent to burnt + -ley (“lea”).

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ592534).


Wittenberg

North German surname, from the place in Germany (see below).

A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.


Wittenberg

de-proper noun

Wittenberg n (proper noun, genitive Wittenbergs or (optionally with an article) Wittenberg)

Wittenbergs (genitive)
Wittenberg (genitive with-article)
Wittenberg (definite nominative singular)
Wittenbergs (definite genitive singular)
Wittenberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Wittenberg (dative definite singular)
Wittenberg (accusative definite singular)

First attested as Middle Low German Wittburc in 1174. Second element corresponding to Berg but the first is uncertain: compare Middle Low German wit (“white”) (from Old Saxon hwīt).

Wittenberg (a village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States)


Sebring

A village in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States.


Millwood

en-proper noun

Millwood (countable and uncountable, plural Millwoods)

census-designated place
census-designated place

Westchester County
Westchester County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of New Castle, Westchester County, New York.

A rural community of the City of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.

A rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia; a portmanteau of Millmerran and Inglewood.


Victory

Victory (countable and uncountable, plural Victorys or Victories)

Victorys (plural)
Victories (plural)
victory (alternative)


Blandford

Blandford (countable and uncountable, plural Blandfords)

A community in Chester district municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A community and former township in Blandford-Blenheim township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

A village in Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales, Australia.


Borger

Borger (countable and uncountable, plural Borgers)

A village in Borger-Odoorn municipality, Drenthe province, Netherlands.


Borger

First attested as in borghere in 1327. Etymology uncertain. The likeliest proposed derivation is that of a compound of Old Dutch burg (“fortified settlement, castle”) and heri (“sandy ridge”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Börger.
The surname derives from an ablauted form of burger or from the toponym.

inh

a village and former municipality of Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands


Rushville

A village in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.

A village in Ontario County and Yates County, New York, United States.

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States.


Watkins Glen

A village, the county seat of Schuyler County, New York, United States. Named after Dr. Samuel Watkins.


Puthenchira

A village in Thrissur district in Kerala, India.


Bangert

Attested as Bogert in 1680. Derived from a dialectal variant of bongerd (“orchard”).

a hamlet in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands


Wayland

en-proper noun

Wayland (countable and uncountable, plural Waylands)

From Old English Wēland, related to Old Norse Vǫlundr, Old High German Wiolant (German Wieland). Cf. English wile.

A village in Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa.

A town and village therein, in Steuben County, New York.


Cayton

Cayton (countable and uncountable, plural Caytons)

From the Old English personal name *Cǣga + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref TA0583).


Neer

First attested as nere in 1204. Derived from the hydronym Neer, which in turn is derived from Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“penetrate, dive under, hollow”). Compare the hydronyms Norwegian Nera, Latvian Nerra and Graeco-Roman Latin Nereus (name of a sea deity).
See also Limburgish Naer.

inh

a village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands


Belin

a village in Belin, Covasna County, Romania


Arnott

en-proper noun

Arnott (countable and uncountable, plural Arnotts)

Scottish habitational surname, from a place called Arnot, near Kinross.

A community in Chatsworth municipality, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Marden

Marden (countable and uncountable, plural Mardens)

A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5147).

A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7444).

A village and civil parish in mid Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0857).


Kilbourne

Kilbourne (countable and uncountable, plural Kilbournes)

A village in Mason County, Illinois, United States.

West Carroll Parish
West Carroll Parish#English

A village in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Lipton

Lipton (countable and uncountable, plural Liptons)

A village within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.


Torrance

Torrance (countable and uncountable, plural Torrances)

A community in Muskoka Lakes township, District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.

East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire#English

A village in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6174).


Grunwald

Grunwald (nominative singular)
Grunwaldu (genitive singular)
Grunwaldowi (dative singular)
Grunwald (accusative singular)
Grunwaldem (instrumental singular)
Grunwaldzie (locative singular)
Grunwaldzie (singular vocative)

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship#English

Grunwald (a village in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)


Brindle

Brindle (countable and uncountable, plural Brindles)

From Old English burna (“stream, brook”) + hyll (“hill”). The surname could either derive from the village in England or be an Americanized spelling of South German Brindl and Bründl.

A small village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5924).


Spink

Spink (countable and uncountable, plural Spinks)

Originally a nickname from Middle English spink (“chaffinch”).

A small village in County Laois, Ireland (From Irish An Spinc. the pointed rock).


Blomberg

de-proper noun

Blomberg n (proper noun, genitive Blombergs or (optionally with an article) Blomberg)

Blombergs (genitive)
Blomberg (genitive with-article)


Henton

en-proper noun

Henton (countable and uncountable, plural Hentons)

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A small village in Chinnor parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP7602).

A small village in Wookey parish, Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST4945).


Yelverton

Yelverton (countable and uncountable, plural Yelvertons)

Probably from the Old English personal name Geldfriþ + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Buckland Monachorum
Buckland Monachorum#English

A village in Buckland Monachorum parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5267).

A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2902).

A community in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A locality in the City of Busselton, Western Australia.


Marbury

Marbury (countable and uncountable, plural Marburys)

Marburys (plural)
Marberry (alternative)

From Old English mere (“pool, lake”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Marbury and District
Marbury and District#English

Marbury cum Quoisley
w:Marbury cum Quoisley

A village in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, previously in Marbury cum Quoisley parish (OS grid ref SJ560457).


Mance

a village in Val de Briey, Pays de Briey canton, Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, France


Norby

Norby (countable and uncountable, plural Norbys)

From Old Norse norðr (“north”) + býr (“farmstead”). The surname could also be a variant of some Scandinavian surnames, such as Nordby or Norrby.

A hamlet in Thirsk parish, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4282).


Lawley

Lawley (countable and uncountable, plural Lawleys)

A locality in Longnor parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5098).


Trumbull

Trumbull (countable and uncountable, plural Trumbulls)

A village in Adams County and Clay County, Nebraska, United States.


Bothwell

Bothwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bothwells)

From Middle English bothe (“booth”) + welle (“well, spring”).

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A large village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7058).

A community in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada.


Fitzmaurice

Fitzmaurices (plural)
FitzMaurice (alternative)

A community in the Rural Municipality of Garry No. 245, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Laxton

Laxton (countable and uncountable, plural Laxtons)

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7925).

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP9596).

Laxton and Moorhouse
Laxton and Moorhouse#English

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A village in Laxton and Moorhouse parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7267).


Cortland

A village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.


Panola

From a Cherokee word meaning "cotton". Also, a variant of
the Chickasaw word for "thread".

A village in Woodford County, Illinois, United States.


Crystal City

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

An unincorporated community in Louise, Manitoba, Canada.


Austerlitz

First attested as Austerlitz in 1806. Borrowed from German Austerlitz, the German name of Slavkov u Brna. Louis Napoleon gave the village this name after Napoleon won a victory there against Austria and Russia.

a village in Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands


Centerville

California Pines
California Pines#English

A community in the census-designated place of California Pines, Modoc County, California.

Barnstable County
Barnstable County#English

A village in the Town of Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.


Chatsworth

A township and village in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

A settlement in the Western Cape, South Africa.

A small settlement in Masvingo, Zimbabwe.


Eastham

Eastham (countable and uncountable, plural Easthams)

From Old English ēast (“east”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“river meadow”).

At Ellesmere Port the railway ends, but the canal continues a little farther to Eastham, giving shipping an outlet to the River Mersey.

1959 October, Norman Jones, “The Manchester Ship Canal Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 488:

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ358805).

A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6568).


Northington

Northington (countable and uncountable, plural Northingtons)

Topographic surname for someone who lived to the north of a settlement, from Old English norþ (“north”) + in + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Compare Norrington, which shares the same etymology.

A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU568733).


Carron

Carron (countable and uncountable, plural Carrons)

A village in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8882).


Walthall

Walthall (countable and uncountable, plural Walthalls)

* As an English surname, from obsolete English given name Waltheof, from Old English weald (“power”) + þēof (“thief”), as in "one who snatched victory from battle." Comparable to, or ultimately Anglicized from, the Old Norse equivalent Valthiófr, from vald + *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ).
* As a Scottish surname, variant of Waldie.

A village, the county seat of Webster County, Mississippi, United States.


Threlkeld

Threlkeld (countable and uncountable, plural Threlkelds)

The place name is from Old Norse þræll (“serf, slave”) + kelda (“spring, well”).

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY3125).


Cleghorn

Cleghorn (countable and uncountable, plural Cleghorns)

Cleghorns (plural)
Claghorn (alternative)
Gleghorn (alternative)

Habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

A small village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8946).


Mitcham

Mitcham (countable and uncountable, plural Mitchams)

A rural locality west of Rakaia, Ashburton district, Canterbury, New Zealand.


Brownlow

Brownlow (countable and uncountable, plural Brownlows)

From Old English brūn (“brown”) + hlāw (“mound, hill”).

A hamlet in Newbold Astbury parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ828436).


Louisbourg

Borrowed from French Louisbourg, named after Louis XIV of France.

Cape Breton Regional Municipality#English

An unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Louisbourg

From Louis (“King Louis XIV of France”) + -bourg.

af

Louisbourg (an unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Wootton

en-proper noun

Wootton (countable and uncountable, plural Woottons)

Woottons (plural)
Whotton (alternative)
Wootan (alternative)
Wooten (alternative)
Wooton (alternative)

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

(uncountable) Any of numerous villages in England:

A village and civil parish in Bedford district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0045).

A hamlet in New Milton parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ2398).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Woof-Wy#Woon-Woot

A hamlet in Almeley parish, Herefordshire, divided into Lower Wootton and Upper Wootton (OS grid ref SO3252).

A hamlet in Dormington parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5939).

A village in Wootton Bridge parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5392).

Denton with Wootton
Denton with Wootton#English

A village in Denton with Wootton parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2246).

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TA0816).

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Northampton borough (OS grid ref SP7656).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4701).

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4319).

A hamlet in Onibury parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO4578).

A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ3427).

East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire#English

A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1045).

A hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8227).


Wilmer

From Old English willa (“mind, will, determination, purpose, desire, wish”) + mǣre (“famous”), from Proto-Germanic *Wiljamērijaz, from *wiljô + *mērijaz.

inh

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A small settlement near Invermere, British Columbia, Canada, named after Wilmer Cleveland Wells.


Tarvin

en-proper noun

Tarvin (countable and uncountable, plural Tarvins)

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4866).


Rathbone

Rathbone (countable and uncountable, plural Rathbones)

Rathbones (plural)
Rathbun (alternative)

A town and hamlet therein, in Steuben County, New York, United States, named after General Ransom Rathbone.


Kirkley

Kirkley (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkleys)

From Old Norse kirkja (“church”) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to church + -ley (“lea”).

der

A village in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1676).


Longworth

en-proper noun

Longworth (countable and uncountable, plural Longworths)

From Old English lang (“long”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

A village in Oxfordshire, England (historically Berkshire).


Waterbury

Waterbury (countable and uncountable, plural Waterburys)

A village in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A town and village in Washington County, Vermont, United States.


Dulas

A locality and civil parish (served by Ewyas Harold Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3729).

A hamlet in Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH4789).


Coca

a village in Călinești-Oaș, Satu Mare County, Romania


Grimshaw

Grimshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Grimshaws)

From Old Norse Grímr and Old English sċeaga (“shaw”), equivalent of Grim + 's + shaw.

Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen#English

A hamlet in Eccleshill civil parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7024).


Worsley

Worsley (countable and uncountable, plural Worsleys)

From either Old English personal name *Weorc, in the genitive case *Weorces + Proto-Brythonic *cę̃d (“a wood”) + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”), or else from the feminine personal name *Worcgȳth, genitive singular *Weorcgȳthe + lēah. Also suggested is derivation from Proto-Brythonic *gwor- (“over-, above”) + celli (“grove”), with late Cumbric devoicing being evident in early forms.

Clear Hills County
Clear Hills County#English

A hamlet in Clear Hills County, northern Alberta, Canada.


Mun

First attested as mollen in 1253. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of an unclear first element and lo (“light forest”).

unk

unknown

a hamlet in Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands


Popham

en-proper noun

Popham (countable and uncountable, plural Pophams)

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A hamlet and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5543),


Mazon

Mazon (countable and uncountable, plural Mazons)

In Illinois, from mzan, a Potawatomi word for nettles. The surname may be from Spanish Mazón.

A township and village therein, in Grundy County, Illinois, United States.


Westley

Westley (countable and uncountable, plural Westleys)

From Old English west + lēah (“westerly wood or clearing”); in Suffolk recorded as Westlea in 1086 (DB).

der

A hamlet in Sparsholt parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4231).

A hamlet in Westbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3606).

A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, west of Bury St Edmunds, and previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8264).


Renwick

en-proper noun

Renwick (countable and uncountable, plural Renwicks)

From Old English hræfn (“raven”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”).

A village in Kirkoswald parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY596435).

A locality in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.


Pusey

Pusey (countable and uncountable, plural Puseys)

From Old English pisa (“pea”) + īeġ (“island”).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3596).


Riel

* (Goirle) First attested as riele in 1310. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a compound of riet (“reed, Phragmites communis”) and lo (“light forest”), Proto-Celtic *rigodulum (“royal forest”), Latin rigola (“watercourse”), a term cognate to Old High German rigil (“ridge, bannister”) or Old High German *rîdel (“small stream”), none of which match the oldest attestations neither morphologically nor semantically. Compare Riehl.
* (Eindhoven) First attested as riele in 1302. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a compound of riet (“reed, Phragmites communis”) and lo (“light forest”), Proto-Celtic *rigodulum (“royal forest”), Latin rigola (“watercourse”), a term cognate to Old High German rigil (“ridge, bannister”) or Old High German *rîdel (“small stream”), none of which match the oldest attestations neither morphologically nor semantically. Compare Riehl.

unk

unknown

cog

a village in Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Renick

en-proper noun

Renick (countable and uncountable, plural Renicks)

A village in Randolph County, Missouri, United States.


Crompton

Crompton (countable and uncountable, plural Cromptons)

Cromptons (plural)
Crumpton (alternative)

Habitational surname from a settlement in Greater Manchester, from Old English crumbe (“river bend”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A community in the town of West Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States.


Alloway

Alloway (countable and uncountable, plural Alloways)

A village and suburb of Ayr, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3318).

A hamlet in Lyons, Wayne County, New York, United States.


Lusby

Lusby (countable and uncountable, plural Lusbys)

From the Old Norse personal name Lutr + -s- + býr (“farmstead”).

Lusby with Winceby
Lusby with Winceby#English

A small village in Lusby with Winceby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF339678).


Kettle

The Scottish place-name was historically Cattell (1160). Probably from Scottish Gaelic cat (“cat”) or Pictish cat (“cat”) with a locational suffix.

A village in Fife council area, near Cupar in Scotland.


Tulloch

Tulloch (countable and uncountable, plural Tullochs)

From Scots, from a Scottish Gaelic word for "hillock" akin to Irish tulach, also found in the first element of French Toulon.

A small settlement in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN3280), and a separate railway station (grid ref NN3580).


Nettleton

Nettleton (countable and uncountable, plural Nettletons)

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

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA1000).

A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8278).


Penn Yan

An abbreviation of "Pennsylvania Yankee"

An incorporated village, the county seat of Yates County, New York, United States.


Haydon

Haydon (countable and uncountable, plural Haydons)

From either Old English hīeġ (“hay”) or ġehæġ (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Dorset (OS grid ref ST6715).

Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset#English

A village in Radstock parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6853).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Has-Hd#Hay

A hamlet in Stoke St Mary parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2523).


Taboada

From Late Latin (ponte) tabulata, "wooden (bridge)".

San Mamede de Ferreiros
San Mamede de Ferreiros#English

a village in San Mamede de Ferreiros parish, O Pino, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Entrecruces parish, Carballo, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Paderne parish, Oza-Cesuras, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Mandiá parish, Ferrol, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Bembibre parish, Val do Dubra, A Coruña, Galicia


Walmsley

Walmsley (countable and uncountable, plural Walmsleys)

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A locality in the City of Albany, Western Australia.


Hulme

Hulme (countable and uncountable, plural Hulmes)

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A hamlet in Werrington parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England, on the border of Stoke-on-Trent (OS grid ref SJ9345).


Ip

From Ipolit, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἱππόλυτος (Hippólutos).


Tynan

Tynan (countable and uncountable, plural Tynans)

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.


Drysdale

Drysdale (countable and uncountable, plural Drysdales)

A community in Stanley Township, Bluewater municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.


Lipson

Lipson (countable and uncountable, plural Lipsons)

A locality and former town on the Eyre Peninsula in Tumby Bay council area, South Australia, named after Thomas Lipson.


Harford

Harford (countable and uncountable, plural Harfords)

A rural community of Latrobe council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

A hamlet in Landkey parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6031).

A hamlet and civil parish north of Ivybridge, South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX6359).


Kelty

Kelty (countable and uncountable, plural Keltys)

A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1494).


Westby

Westby (countable and uncountable, plural Westbys)

A village in Westby-with-Plumptons parish, Fylde district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3831).

Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe
Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe#English

A hamlet in Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9728).

A rural community in the City of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.


Greenhill

Greenhill (countable and uncountable, plural Greenhills)

A suburban village near Herne Bay, Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1666).

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A hamlet south-west of Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway council area (OS grid ref NY1079).

A village in Falkirk council area (OS grid ref NS8278).

A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Holdsworth

Holdsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Holdsworths)

Holdsworths (plural)
Holsworth (alternative)
Houldsworth (alternative)

From the Old English personal name Halda + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0828).


Bate

Bate (countable and uncountable, plural Bates)

A village in Nova Gorica municipality, Slovenia.


Crystal Falls

A community in West Nipissing, Ontario, Canada.


Wilburton

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

A village in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4875).


Garden City

A village in Flintshire, Wales, north of the River Dee (OS grid ref SJ3269).

A number of places in the United States:

A village, the county seat of Nassau County, Long Island, New York.

A community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.


Anoka

Borrowed from Dakota anoka, meaning "on/from both sides," referring to its location on both banks of the Rum River.

A tiny village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States.


Freehold

A hamlet in the town of Greenville, Greene County, New York, United States.


東河

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ho¹³/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ho²⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɤ²³/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ho¹³/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ho²⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɤ²³/

(～村) Donghe (a village in Wudian, Guangshui, Suizhou, Hubei, China)


高嶺

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

For the fourth sense, borrowed from Malay Kodiang, from Thai เขาแดง (kǎo-dɛɛng, literally “Red Mount”).

der

(～村) Gaoling (a village in Xinshi, Jingshan, Jingmen, Hubei, China)


Gallipolis

A chartered village, the county seat of Gallia County, Ohio, United States.


Farmington

Peace River Country
Peace River Country#English

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

An unincorporated settlement in the Peace River Country, British Columbia, Canada.

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Lunenburg County
Lunenburg County#English

A community in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A small village in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1315).


Accomac

* (Virginia): From the Accawmack, an Amerind tribe originally resident in Accomac Shire, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America, British North America.

A community in York County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Waynesville

From Wayne + -ville, most places are named after Anthony Wayne.

A village in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States.

A village in Warren County, Ohio, United States.


Brownsville

United States of America
United States of America

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

A community in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.


Duma

a village in Dereneu, Călărași Raion, Moldova


Statham

en-proper noun

Statham (countable and uncountable, plural Stathams)

Habitational surname from a place in Cheshire, from Old English staþum, dative plural of stæþ (“landing stage”).

A settlement in Lymm parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6787).


Radley

Radley (countable and uncountable, plural Radleys)

From Old English rēad (“red”) + lēah (“wood, woodland clearing”).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish on the Thames in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, originally in Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5299).


Netherton

Netherton (countable and uncountable, plural Nethertons)

"The lower settlement", from Old English niþera (“lower”) + tūn (“settlement”).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Na-Nev#Net

A hamlet in Linkinhorne parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2872).

Haccombe with Combe
Haccombe with Combe#English

A settlement in Haccombe with Combe parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8971).

A hamlet in Hatherop parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST1504).

A hamlet in Faccombe parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3757).

A hamlet in Pencoyd parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5226).

A small village and civil parish (served by Netherton and Biddlestone Parish Council) in Northumberland (OS grid ref NT9807).

Fyfield and Tubney
Fyfield and Tubney#English

A hamlet in Fyfield and Tubney parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4299).

A hamlet in Highley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7382).

A village near Armitage Bridge, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1213)

A locality near Farnley Tyas, Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1712)

A village in Sitlington parish, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2716).

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Elmley Castle, Bricklehampton and Netherton Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9941).

A hamlet in Strathmore, Angus council area (OS grid ref NO5457).

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

A hamlet near Bridge of Cally, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO1452).

A rural community in Hauraki district, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand.


Fischbach

de-proper noun

Fischbach n (proper noun, genitive Fischbachs or (optionally with an article) Fischbach)

Fischbachs (genitive)
Fischbach (genitive with-article)
Fischbach (definite nominative singular)
Fischbachs (definite genitive singular)
Fischbach (definite genitive singular with-article)
Fischbach (dative definite singular)
Fischbach (accusative definite singular)

From Fisch + Bach: "fish creek" or "fishing stream".

Gmina Mysłakowice
Gmina Mysłakowice#English

Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship#English

(historical) Karpniki (a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mysłakowice, Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)


Thedford

A village in Lambton Shores, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.

A village, the county seat of Thomas County, Nebraska, United States.


Hepworth

en-proper noun

Hepworth (countable and uncountable, plural Hepworths)

Probably from the Old English personal name *Heppa + worþ (“enclosure”).

A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9874).

A village in Holme Valley parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1606).


Longstreet

Longstreet (countable and uncountable, plural Longstreets)

A village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States, named after James Longstreet.

A hamlet in Enford parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1451).


Wix

Wix (countable and uncountable, plural Wixes)

A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM1628)


Wishart

Wishart (countable and uncountable, plural Wisharts)

Scottish surname derived from Anglo-Norman Wischard, from the Old French personal name Guiscard. Compare Modern French Guiscard.

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Emerald No. 277, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Bamford

Bamford (countable and uncountable, plural Bamfords)

From Old English bēam (“tree, beam”) + ford (“ford”).

A village and civil parish in High Peak borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2083).


Largo

Largo (countable and uncountable, plural Largos)

Mendocino County
Mendocino County#English

A locality in Mendocino County, California, United States, from Spanish largo (“long”) for settler Lemuel Long.


Bourn

Bourn (countable and uncountable, plural Bourns)

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3256).


Westgate

Westgate (countable and uncountable, plural Westgates)

A village in Stanhope parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NY9038).

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A hamlet in Belton parish, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE7707).

A hamlet in Binham parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF9740).

A community in the Hilltop neighbourhood, Columbus, Ohio.

A place in Canada:
A community in northern Manitoba.

A locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland.


Holte

First attested as Holte in 1899. Derived from the dative singular form of hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

a hamlet in Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands


Fishburn

Fishburn (countable and uncountable, plural Fishburns)

Fishburns (plural)
Fishbourn (alternative)
Fishbourne (alternative)
Fishburne (alternative)

From Old English fisċ (“fish”) + burna (“stream”).

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ364321).


Darley

Darley (countable and uncountable, plural Darleys)

Darley and Menwith
Darley and Menwith#English

A village in Darley and Menwith parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2059).


Dargan

Dargan (countable and uncountable, plural Dargans)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deargáin (“descendant of Deargán”), a byname from dearg (“red”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

der

A village in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia.


Eccleston

en-proper noun

Eccleston (countable and uncountable, plural Ecclestons)

Eaton and Eccleston
Eaton and Eccleston#English

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village and former civil parish, now in Eaton and Eccleston civil parish, Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4162).

A village in St Helens borough, Merseyside, England.


Gatton

Gatton (countable and uncountable, plural Gattons)

Habitational surname for someone from Gatton, Surrey, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Reigate and Banstead
Reigate and Banstead#English

A small village in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2753).


Bellevue

Bellevue (countable and uncountable, plural Bellevues)

Bellevues (plural)
Belle Vue (alternative)
Belle-Vue (alternative)
Belle-vue (alternative)
Belleview (alternative)
Bellvue (alternative)
Bellview (alternative)

Borrowed from French Bellevue and belle (“nice, fair”) + vue (“view”).

A placename
A place in Australia.
A locality in northern Queensland.

An urban community in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A community on Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.

A placename
A place in Canada.
A community in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.

A placename
A village in French Guiana department.

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

A number of places in the United States Virgin Islands.

A settlement in Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

A settlement in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

A placename
A place in the United States.
A village in Peoria County, Illinois.

A placename
A place in the United States.
A village in Eaton County, Michigan.

A placename
A place in the United States.
A village in Brown County, Wisconsin.


Elkhart

A village in Logan County, Illinois, United States.


Roanoke

Borrowed from Powhatan rawrenock (“roanoke”, literally “things rubbed smooth by hand”).

bor+

A village in Woodford County, Illinois, United States.


Pittsboro

A village, the county seat of Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.


Westwood

en-proper noun

Westwood (countable and uncountable, plural Westwoods)

A village and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8059).


Croxton

Croxton (countable and uncountable, plural Croxtons)

From either the Old Norse personal name Krókr or Old English crōc (“nook”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2459).

Kirmington and Croxton
Kirmington and Croxton#English

A hamlet in Kirmington and Croxton parish, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0912).

A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL8786).

A hamlet in Fulmodeston parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF9831).

A village in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7832).


Bowley

Bowley (countable and uncountable, plural Bowleys)

From Old English boga (“bow; riverbend”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bow + -ley (“lea”).

A hamlet in Blakemere parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5452).


Kemble

Kemble (countable and uncountable, plural Kembles)

A village in Kemble and Ewen parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST9897).

A community in Georgian Bluffs township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Sandridge

Sandridge (countable and uncountable, plural Sandridges)

From Old English sand (“sand”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).

A village and civil parish in the city of St Albans district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1710).

Melksham Without
Melksham Without#English

A village in Melksham Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9364).


Kirkbride

Kirkbride (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkbrides)

A village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY2356).


Tagle

a locality and municipality Cantabria, Spain


Harton

Harton (countable and uncountable, plural Hartons)

From either Old English heorot (“hart, stag”) or hær (“rock”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7062).

A hamlet in Eaton-under-Heywood parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO4888).


Chute

Chute (countable and uncountable, plural Chutes)

A locality in the Shire of Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia.


Calderwood

Calderwood (countable and uncountable, plural Calderwoods)

Calderwoods (plural)
Catherwood (alternative)

From the river name Calder + Old English wudu (“wood”).

A village in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Gerner

First attested as de gernere around 1310. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch geer (“wedge-shaped, piece of land which tapers”) and haar (“sandy ridge”). Compare Gaanderen.

inh

a hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands


里士滿

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ män²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ män²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Richmond (a town and locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland)

Shire of Richmond
Shire of Richmond#English

Richmond (a village in McHenry County, Illinois)

Richmond (a village in Madison Parish, Louisiana)

Richmond (a village in Jefferson County, Ohio)

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English


Watlington

en-proper noun

Watlington (countable and uncountable, plural Watlingtons)

Watlingtons (plural)
Wadlington (alternative)

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

King's Lynn and West Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk#English

A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6110).


三笠

(historical) Mikasa (a village in Ogasa district, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan)


新庄

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

For pronunciation and definitions of 新庄 – see 新莊.
(This term is the simplified form of 新莊).
 Notes:
Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

zh-see

an urban village in Sanzhi district, New Taipei City, Taiwan


入間

Iruma (a village in Iruma district, Saitama Prefecture, Japan)

Iruma (a village in Gujō district, Gifu Prefecture, Japan)


北本

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


Paw Paw

A village in Lee County, Illinois, United States.

Van Buren County
Van Buren County#English

A village, the county seat of Van Buren County, Michigan, United States. Named after the pawpaw trees which grew along the Paw Paw River.


新城

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² siã²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² siã¹³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ siã²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ siã²³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² siã²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² siã¹³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ siã²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ siã²³/

(～社區) Xincheng (a residential community in Ruoqiang, Ruoqiang, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)


大東

/tä⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

; "Daitō"
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大東 (Daitō).

obor

(～村) Dadong (a village in Zhashan, Caidian district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)


Almon

en-proper noun

Almon (countable and uncountable, plural Almons)


Lisle

Lisle (countable and uncountable, plural Lisles)

Lisles (plural)
Isle (alternative)
LIsle (alternative)
L'Isle (alternative)
l'Isle (alternative)

A village in Lisle Township and Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States.

A town and village therein, in Broome County, New York, United States.

A rural locality in Dorset council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Mook

First attested as moldeka in 1206. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from an unknown root suffixed with the Gallo-Roman suffix -acum. An opposing hypothesis proposes a derivation from an unknown root suffixed with Proto-Germanic *-ikja. A derivation from a contraction of molde (“earth, fine sand, dust”) and wijk (“village, settlement”) is impossible. Compare Blerick, Bunnik, Cuijk, Geverik, Lopik, Maurik, Niftrik, Odijk, Varik, Woezik and Fellerich.

Mook en Middelaar
Mook en Middelaar#English

a village in Mook en Middelaar, Limburg, Netherlands


Mook

Borrowed from Dutch mook (see there for more).

Meronym: Bieselt


Dolphin

Dolphin (countable and uncountable, plural Dolphins)

From Middle English Dolfin, from Old Norse Dólgfinnr (given name), from dólgr (“enemy”) + Finnr (“Sami”).

A hamlet in Brynford community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1973).


Kirton

Kirton (countable and uncountable, plural Kirtons)

From Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Cheriton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

A village and civil parish in Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3038).

A village near Felixstowe in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2739).


Holyfield

Holyfield (countable and uncountable, plural Holyfields)

Holyfields (plural)
Hollifield (alternative)
Hollyfield (alternative)

From Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + feld (“field”); equivalent to holy + field.

A hamlet in Waltham Abbey parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL3803).


Hallum

First attested as hallem in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Hallum, in turn derived from a compound of either a term cognate to Old English halh (“corner, bend”) or Old Frisian Halle (a personal name) and hēm (“home, settlement”). Compare Hall, Hellum and Hollum.

a village and former municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Dysart

Dysart (countable and uncountable, plural Dysarts)

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic dìseart (“hermit's cell, hermitage”), itself from Latin desertum (“desert, waste, solitary spot”).

der

A place name:
A village in County Roscommon, Ireland.

A village and civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland.

A village in the Rural Municipality of Lipton No. 217, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A town and locality in Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.

Southern Midlands
Southern Midlands#English

A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Hild

First attested as hilt in 1391. Derived from Middle Dutch hilt (“hill”).

a hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Marysville

Frontenac County
Frontenac County#English

A village on Wolfe Island, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.

A community in Tyendinaga, Hastings County, Ontario.


Atienza

a locality and municipality in Guadalajara, Spain


Haddon

en-proper noun

Haddon (countable and uncountable, plural Haddons)

# For the place in Cambridgeshire: 'Hædda's Hill', from Middle English Haddedune, from Old English personal name Headda + dūn (“hill”).
# For all other places in England (including derivative compounds): 'Heath Hill', from Old English hæþ (“heath”) + dūn (“hill”).

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1392).


Rake

Rake (countable and uncountable, plural Rakes)

A village in Rogate parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8027).


Rochford

Rochford (countable and uncountable, plural Rochfords)

From Middle English Rochford, from two sources in Old English, both of which eventually converged into the modern form:
# 'The rook ford' or 'Rook's ford', from Old English hrōc (“rook”), genitive plural hrōca + ford, or else from Old English personal name Hrōc, genitive singular Hrōces + ford (respectively).
# 'Ford of the hunting dogs', from Old English ræċċ (“hunting dog”), genitive singular ræċċes (the vowel later assimilated to that of Old French roche (“rock, cliff”)) + ford.

A civil parish and two hamlets, Lower Rochford and Upper Rochford, in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid refs SO6368/6367).

A small settlement and locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia.


Cambra

From Latin Calambriga. Compare Portuguese Cambra.

a village in Palmeira parish, Ribeira, A Coruña, Galicia

San Xoán do Campo
San Xoán do Campo#English

a village in San Xoán do Campo parish, Lugo, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Frades parish, Mondariz, Pontevedra, Galicia


Greenough

Greenough (countable and uncountable, plural Greenoughs)

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A historical settlement 400 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia.


Hooley

Hooley (countable and uncountable, plural Hooleys)

A small village in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England, just outside Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2856).


Dunsmore

Dunsmore (countable and uncountable, plural Dunsmores)

From either:
# Old English personal name Dunna + mōr (“moor”).
# Old English dūn (“hill”), genitive singular dūnes + mōr (“moor”).

A hamlet in Ellesborough parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP861110).


Cresswell

Cresswell (countable and uncountable, plural Cresswells)

A coastal village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2993).

Draycott in the Moors
Draycott in the Moors#English

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A village in Draycott in the Moors parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9739).

A community in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.


Kennington

Kennington (countable and uncountable, plural Kenningtons)

# For the place in Kent: 'Royal manor', from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + -ing + tūn (“manor”).
# For the places in Oxfordshire & London: 'The estate of Cena', from Old English personal name Cēna + -ing + tūn (“estate”).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5202).


Lattimer

Lattimer (countable and uncountable, plural Lattimers)

A village in Pennsylvania, United States.


Thornley

Thornley (countable and uncountable, plural Thornleys)

Thornleys (plural)
Thorneloe (alternative)

From Old English þorn (“thorn, thorny bush”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to thorn + -ley (“lea”).

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3639).

A village in Wolsingham parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1137).


Lemmer

First attested as in de lemmer in 1309. Borrowed from West Frisian De Lemmer, derived in turn from a potentially pre-Germanic hydronym.

De Fryske Marren
De Fryske Marren#English

a village and former municipality of De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands


Blaker

a hamlet in Westland, South Holland, Netherlands


Venne

* (Limburg) First attested as Venne in 1803-1820. Derived from ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”). See also Limburgish In 't Vin.
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Achterste Venne, Voorste Venne in 1868. Derived from ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”).

a hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands


Martinsburg

From Martin + -s- + -burg.
* (Indiana): Founded in 1818 by Dr. Abner Martin.

United States of America
United States of America

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

A small village in Dixon County, Nebraska.


Basse

First attested as bassinghe around 1425. Etymology unknown. The oldest attestation of the toponym is a derivation from Old Dutch Basse (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-, but the loss of the collectivising suffix in later attestations is strange.

unk

unknown

a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands


Gewande

From Middle Dutch ghewande (“land held in leasehold by a farmer, farmstead”) (first attested in 1308).

inh

a hamlet in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands


Halse

Greatworth and Halse
Greatworth and Halse#English

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A small village in Greatworth and Halse parish, West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP5640).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district and Taunton Deane district before that (OS grid ref ST1428).


Waverly

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

A village, the county seat of Pike County, Ohio.


Orangeburg

census-designated place
census-designated place

A hamlet and census-designated place in Rockland County, New York, United States.


鴻福

/xʊŋ³⁵ fu³⁵/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔk̚³²/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔk̚⁵/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔk̚³²/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔk̚³²/

/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔk̚³²/

/xʊŋ³⁵ fu³⁵/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔk̚³²/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔk̚⁵/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɔk̚³²/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔk̚³²/

/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hɔk̚³²/

For pronunciation and definitions of 鴻福 – see 洪福 (“great blessing; good fortune”).
(This term is a variant form of 洪福).

zh-see

(～里) an urban village in Nangang district, Taipei, Taiwan


Barnesville

A village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.


Van Buren

A number of places in the United States:


DeWitt

A village in Illinois; named for DeWitt Clinton.


Calaveras

A community in Wilson County, Texas, United States.


Elsey

en-proper noun

Elsey (countable and uncountable, plural Elseys)

From the Old English personal name Ælfsiġe, which is composed of the elements ælf (“elf”) and siġe (“victory”).

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

A locality and national park in Roper Gulf Region, Northern Territory, Australia, named after Elsey Creek and Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey.


Studley

Studley (countable and uncountable, plural Studleys)

From Old English stōd (“enclosure for keeping horses; stud”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stud + -ley (“lea”).

der

A large village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0763).

A small village between Calne and Chippenham in Calne Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9671).


Gillan

en-proper noun

Gillan (countable and uncountable, plural Gillans)

St Anthony-in-Meneage
St Anthony-in-Meneage#English

A hamlet in St Anthony-in-Meneage parish, Cornwall, England, south of the tidal Gillan Creek (OS grid ref SW7825).


Wolbert

First attested as op de Wolbert in 1889. Originally a family name, used here in a figurative sense to refer to the possessions of the family or individual(s) bearing the name.

a hamlet in Heerde, Gelderland, Netherlands


Tilford

Tilford (countable and uncountable, plural Tilfords)

A village and civil parish south-east of Farnham, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU8743).


Bracewell

Bracewell (countable and uncountable, plural Bracewells)

A rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.

A small village in Barnoldswick parish, Pendle borough, Lancashire, England, previously in Bracewell and Brogden parish, abolished 1 April 2023 (OS grid ref SD8648).


Bran

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic брань (branĭ, “battle”).

bor+

a village in Bran, Brașov County, Romania

a village in Golăiești, Iași County, Romania


Grand Marais

A community in the Rural Municipality of St. Clements, Manitoba, Canada.


Charlesworth

en-proper noun

Charlesworth (countable and uncountable, plural Charlesworths)

A village and civil parish in High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0093).


Bax

Meronym: Bentefarine

a village in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania, France


Girton

Girton (countable and uncountable, plural Girtons)

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

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4262).

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8266).


Spier

First attested as in spehoerne in 1212. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch spieden (“spy, observe”) and horn (“corner”). The toponym might thus refer to a lookout point.

a village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands


Forward

Forward (countable and uncountable, plural Forwards)

A hamlet and former village in the Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Pigeon

Pigeon (countable and uncountable, plural Pigeons)

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Winsor Township, Huron County, Michigan.


Capel

Capel (countable and uncountable, plural Capels)

A hamlet and civil parish in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6344).

A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1740).


Mallow

Mallow (countable and uncountable, plural Mallows)

County of Newell
County of Newell#English

A locality in the County of Newell, Alberta, Canada.


Hambleton

Hambleton (countable and uncountable, plural Hambletons)

From Old English hamel (“crooked (hill)”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Wyre district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD3742).

A hamlet in Bolton Abbey parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0553).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5530).

Kilburn High and Low
Kilburn High and Low#English

A hamlet in Cold Kirby parish, previously in Ryedale district and Kilburn High and Low parish, previously in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5283).

A village and civil parish on a peninsula in Rutland Water, Rutland (OS grid ref SK9007). The village is also known as Upper Hambleton, the name used on OS maps.


Villeneuve

Villeneuve (countable and uncountable, plural Villeneuves)

Borrowed from French Villeneuve (literally “Newtown, new town”).

bor

A placename:
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

A frazione in Quart, Aosta Valley autonomous region, Italy.


Capron

en-proper noun

Capron (countable and uncountable, plural Caprons)

A place in the United States:
A village in Boone County, Illinois.


Tarleton

Tarleton (countable and uncountable, plural Tarletons)

Tarletons (plural)
Tarlton (alternative)

From the Old Norse personal name Þóraldr + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

A large village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4520).


Highley

en-proper noun

Highley (countable and uncountable, plural Highleys)

Recorded as Hugelei in the Domesday Book, the village is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Hugga + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7483).


Dymond

Dymond (countable and uncountable, plural Dymonds)

Temiskaming Shores
Temiskaming Shores#English

A community and former township in the City of Temiskaming Shores, Timiskaming district, Ontario, Canada.


Witman

First attested as De Witman in 1830-1855. Derived from witman (“widower”).

a hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands


Negri

a village in Negri, Bacău County, Romania


Spang

Attested as Spang in 1616. Possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *spanga (“beam”) or from dialectal spange (“elongated strip of land”). Compare Spanbroek, Spanga, Spangen and Spannum.

a hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands


Shuttleworth

Shuttleworth (countable and uncountable, plural Shuttleworths)

Shuttleworths (plural)
Shuttlesworth (alternative)

From Old English sċyttel (“bar, bolt”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD805175).


Bramwell

Bramwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bramwells)

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Bra#Brae-Bram

A hamlet in High Ham parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4329).


Highfield

Highfield (countable and uncountable, plural Highfields)

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Hi-Highr#High F – High R

A hamlet in Bubwith parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE7236).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ1558).

A hamlet near Dalry, North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3050).


Seddon

Seddon (countable and uncountable, plural Seddons)

Perhaps a habitational surname from an unidentified place in England.

A locality on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.


Ellwood

Ellwood (countable and uncountable, plural Ellwoods)

A hamlet in West Dean parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO5808).


Achenbach

de-proper noun

Achenbach n (proper noun, genitive Achenbachs or (optionally with an article) Achenbach)

Achenbachs (genitive)
Achenbach (genitive with-article)
Achenbach (definite nominative singular)
Achenbachs (definite genitive singular)
Achenbach (definite genitive singular with-article)
Achenbach (dative definite singular)
Achenbach (accusative definite singular)

a village in Breidenbach, Marburg-Biedenkopf district, Hesse


Cantley

en-proper noun

Cantley (countable and uncountable, plural Cantleys)

Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood#English

A village in Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood parish, Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3803).

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6202).


Vanscoy

Vanscoy (countable and uncountable, plural Vanscoys)

Vanscoys (plural)
Van Scoy (alternative)
van Scoy (alternative)
vanScoy (alternative)
VanScoy (alternative)
Scoy (alternative)

A village in Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Albury

Albury (countable and uncountable, plural Alburys)

From eald (“old”) + burg (“fort”). Compare other placenames, such as Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh and Aldeby, and German Oldenburg.

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4324).

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A village in Tiddington-with-Albury parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6505).

A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0547).

A small village in Mackenzie district, Canterbury, New Zealand.


Moorhouse

Moorhouse (countable and uncountable, plural Moorhouses)

Moorhouses (plural)
Moorehouse (alternative)
Morehouse (alternative)

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + hūs (“house”).

A small village in Burgh by Sands parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3356).

Laxton and Moorhouse
Laxton and Moorhouse#English

A hamlet in Laxton and Moorhouse parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7566).


Besalú

a small village in Garrotxa, Girona, Catalonia, Spain


Boí

a small village in Alta Ribagorça, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain


New City

census-designated place
census-designated place

A hamlet and census-designated place, the county seat of Rockland County, Clarkstown, New York, United States.


Elyria

A small village in Valley County, Nebraska, United States.


Burbage

Burbage (countable and uncountable, plural Burbages)

Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth#English

A suburban village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP4392).

A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2361).


Carrollton

A number of places in the United States:

A village, the county seat of Carroll County, Ohio.


Wyllie

Wyllie (countable and uncountable, plural Wyllies)

A village in Ynysddu community, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1794).


Halton

Halton (countable and uncountable, plural Haltons)

* (Halton, Ontario, Canada): Named after William Mathew Halton, a British colonial bureaucrat in Upper Canada.

A village in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, which gave its name to the above borough (OS grid ref SJ5381).

A village in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8710).

A village in Halton-with-Aughton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5064).

A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9967).


Swaby

Swaby (countable and uncountable, plural Swabys)

From the Old Norse ethnic byname Sváfi (“Swabian”) + býr (“farm, settlement”).

A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF387775).


Artigas

Artigues (a village and commune of Ariège department, Occitania, France)

Artigues (a village and commune of Aude department, Occitania, France)

Artigues (a village and commune of Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, France)


Newburn

Newburn (countable and uncountable, plural Newburns)

The Fife place-name was historically Nithbren (1150). Possibly from Pictish, perhaps from *Nith, an ethonym, with a cognate of Welsh bryn (“hill”) or Welsh pren (“tree”).

Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne#English

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, west of the city and on the north bank of the Tyne (OS grid ref NZ1665).


Poulton

Poulton (countable and uncountable, plural Poultons)

Poulton and Pulford
Poulton and Pulford#English

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A small village in Poulton and Pulford parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3958).

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP1001).


Hurn

Hurn (countable and uncountable, plural Hurns)

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole#English

A village and civil parish in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ1297).


Newhall

Newhall (countable and uncountable, plural Newhalls)

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6045).


Sublette

A locality in Weld County, Colorado, United States.

A village in Lee County, Illinois, United States.


Pinedale

Yellowhead County
Yellowhead County#English

A hamlet in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.


St. Johns

Borrowed from English St. Johns. Named after Saint John.


Joppe

First attested as Jobstede in 1608. Compound of Job (a personal name) and Middle Dutch stede (“place, city”).

a village in Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands


Los Lunas

A village, the county seat of Valencia County, New Mexico, United States.


Mosquero

San Miguel County
San Miguel County#English

A village, the county seat of Harding County, New Mexico, United States. Also partly in San Miguel County.


Fort Sumner

A village, the county seat of De Baca County, New Mexico, United States, named after the historic fort.


La Grange

La Grange (countable and uncountable, plural La Granges)

La Granges (plural)
LaGrange (alternative)
laGrange (alternative)
Lagrange (alternative)
la Grange (alternative)
Grange (alternative)
Delagrange (alternative)
DeLaGrange (alternative)
deLaGrange (alternative)
deLagrange (alternative)
DeLagrange (alternative)
De Lagrange (alternative)
de Lagrange (alternative)
de la Grange (alternative)
de La Grange (alternative)
De La Grange (alternative)

A suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

A settlement on the island of Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands, United States.


Mason City

A village in Custer County, Nebraska, United States.


Central City

An urban village in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.

A village in Marion County, Illinois, United States.


Steamboat Springs

Named after the chugging noise produced by the springs, which sounded like a steamboat.

A locality in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.


Red Lodge

A village in Forest Heath district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL6970).


Greeley Center

A village, the county seat of Greeley County, Nebraska, United States, usually known as Greeley.


Tribune

A small community in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.


Johnson City

Andrew Johnson
Endicott Johnson Corporation
George F. Johnson
Johnson City

The Kansas city is named in honor of railroad official A.S. Johnson; the Missouri unincorporated community after then-incumbent president Andrew Johnson; the New York village after George F. Johnson, who led Endicott Johnson Corporation; the Oregon city after founder Delbert Johnson, the Tennessee city after founder Henry Johnson, and the Texas city came from the founder James P. Johnson.

A village in Broome County, New York, United States.


Semington

A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8960).


Lyneham

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A small village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2720).

Lyneham and Bradenstoke
Lyneham and Bradenstoke#English

A large village and former RAF base in Lyneham and Bradenstoke parish, north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0278).


Ossa

Ossa (countable and uncountable, plural Ossas)

Surname borrowed from Spanish Ossa, itself from Basque otsoa (“wolf”).

A village in Larissa regional unit, Greece.

A village in Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece.


Nairn

A small community in southern Ontario, Canada.


Kinross

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Ettrick

A locality in Kyogle Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Rural City of Murray Bridge
Rural City of Murray Bridge#English

A locality in the Rural City of Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia.

Middlesex Centre
Middlesex Centre#English

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A community in the municipality of Middlesex Centre, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A small village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, 17 miles south-west of Selkirk (OS grid ref NT2714).

Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County#English

A town and village in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States.


Genesee

/ˌd͡ʒɛnɪˈsiː/

From Seneca Gen-nis'-hee-yo (“pleasant valley, beautiful valley”).

der

The name of various places in North America:

A community in Leduc County, Alberta, Canada.


Stonehaven

A small settlement west of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Gloucester County
Gloucester County#English

A rural community of Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Kincardine

From Scottish Gaelic Cinn Chàrdainn, possibly adapted from an earlier Pictish *Pencarden, equivalent to Welsh pen (“head, top”) + cardden (“enclosure”).

A hamlet near Ardgay, Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6089).

A municipality and community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.


Dunfermline

From Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phàrlain, the first element being from dùn (“fortification”), and the rest of uncertain origin, possibly from an alteration of the river Lyne Burn, from linne (“waterfall, pool”) + bùrn (“water”).

A village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States, first settled by people from Dunfermline, Fife.


Kirkcaldy

From Scottish Gaelic Cair Chaladain (“place of Caled's fort”), from Pictish caer (“fort”) + caled (“hard, harsh, rough”), possibly referring to a tough ruler.

A hamlet in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.


Leven

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1045).


Topham

en-proper noun

Topham (countable and uncountable, plural Tophams)

A hamlet in Sykehouse parish, Doncaster borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6217).


Horsey

From Old English hors (“horse”) + īeġ (“island”).

A village in Norfolk, England, in the Broads.


Salva

Borrowed from Hungarian Szálva, from Old Church Slavonic салова (salova), from сало (salo) + -ова (-ova).

a village in Salva, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania


Hopewell

Hopewell (countable and uncountable, plural Hopewells)

Ultimately from hope + well.
The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Hopewell, Pennsylvania.

Christ Church Parish
Christ Church Parish#English

A settlement in Christ Church Parish, Barbados.

Saint Thomas Parish
Saint Thomas Parish#English

A settlement in Saint Thomas Parish, Barbados.

A village in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A settlement in Clarendon parish, Jamaica.

A settlement in Hanover parish, Jamaica.

A settlement in Manchester parish, Jamaica.

A settlement in St. Andrew parish, Jamaica.

A settlement in St. Ann parish, Jamaica.

A settlement in St. Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.

A settlement in Westmoreland parish, Jamaica.

Two villages in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

A village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A large number of places in the United States:

A community in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

A community in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.


Dunmore

Dunmore (countable and uncountable, plural Dunmores)

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic dùn (“fortress, fort, stronghold”) + mòr (“big, large, great”).

der

A village in Airth parish, Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS891893).

A hamlet in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.


Cardon

Borrowed from Russian Кордон (Kordon), from кордон (kordon, “pickets, outposts”).

a village in C. A. Rosetti, Tulcea County, Romania


Quin

en-prop

Quin (countable and uncountable, plural Quins)

* Irish: variant of Quinn, from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”).
* English (of Norman origin): nickname from Old French quin (“monkey”).
* French: from a short form of Jaquin, pet form of Jacques, from Latin Iācōbus (English Jacob).

A village in County Clare, Ireland, south-east of Ennis (Irish grid ref R 4174).


Eastburn

en-proper noun

Eastburn (countable and uncountable, plural Eastburns)

A hamlet in Kirkburn parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England; a stream named Eastburn Beck is nearby (OS grid ref SE9955).

Steeton with Eastburn
Steeton with Eastburn#English

A village in Steeton with Eastburn parish, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England; another Eastburn Beck is nearby (OS grid ref SE0244).


Castelo

the name of a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia


Kowalik

Kowalik (nominative singular)
Kowalika (genitive singular)
Kowalikowi (dative singular)
Kowalik (accusative singular)
Kowalikiem (instrumental singular)
Kowaliku (locative singular)
Kowaliku (singular vocative)

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship#English

Kowalik (a village in the Gmina of Rozogi, Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)


Ell

First attested as elle in 1244. Etymology unknown. Not derived from Middle Dutch *erle (“alder, Alnus sp.”) or helle (“lowland, swampland”). Compare Luxembourgish Ell.
See also Limburgish Èl.

unk

unknown

a village in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands


Bold

a village in Manoleasa, Botoșani County, Romania


Croston

en-proper noun

Croston (countable and uncountable, plural Crostons)

In Lancashire, from Old Norse kross or Old English cros + tūn.

A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4818).


Dummer

Dummer (countable and uncountable, plural Dummers)

In Hampshire, recorded as Dunmere in 1086 (DB), from Old English dūn + mere (pond on a hill). The surname possibly originates from Hampshire.

A community in the Rural Municipality of Caledonia No. 99, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A village and civil parish south-west of Basingstoke, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5846).


Harewood

Harewood (countable and uncountable, plural Harewoods)

From Old English hāra, definite form of hār (“grey”) + wudu (“wood, forest”).

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2245).


Midgley

Midgley (countable and uncountable, plural Midgleys)

From Old English myċġ (“midge, gnat, mosquito”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to midge + -ley (“lea”).

der

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0326).


Hooton

en-proper noun

Hooton (countable and uncountable, plural Hootons)

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3678).


Kinnaird

Kinnaird (countable and uncountable, plural Kinnairds)

A Scottish habitational surname, from Scottish Gaelic ceann (“head”) + aird (“summit, peak”).

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

A hamlet near Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN9559).

A village and castle in eastern Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO2428).


Murrow

Murrow (countable and uncountable, plural Murrows)

From Old English mōr, from Proto-West Germanic *mōr (“moor”) + Middle English rewe, rowe, rawe, from Old English rǣw, rāw, probably from Proto-Germanic *raiwō, *raigwō, *raih- (“row, streak, line”), from Proto-Indo-European *reyk- (“to carve, scratch, etch”).

der

A village in Wisbech St Mary parish, Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF3707).


Boxley

en-proper noun

Boxley (countable and uncountable, plural Boxleys)

From Old English box (“box-tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to box + -ley (“lea”).

A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7758).


Goldsborough

Goldsborough (countable and uncountable, plural Goldsboroughs)

From the Old English personal name Godel or Golda + -s- + burg (“fortress, stronghold”).

A village and civil parish (served by Goldsborough and Flaxby Parish Council) in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3856).

A hamlet in Lythe parish, Scarborough district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ8314).

A locality in the Cairns Region of Queensland, Australia.


Lanark

From Cumbric *lanerc (“a glade”), compare Welsh llannerch (“glade, clearing”).

An unincorporated village in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

Lanark Highlands
Lanark Highlands#English

A community and former village in Lanark Highlands township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.


Wishaw

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

A small village and civil parish (served by Wishaw and Moxhull Parish Council) in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP1794).


Mells

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST7249).

Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet
Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet#English

A hamlet in Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, formerly in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM4076).


Nida

Holy Cross Voivodeship
Holy Cross Voivodeship#English

Nida (a village in the Gmina of Morawica, Kielce County, Holy Cross Voivodeship, Poland)


Lichtenberg

* (Overijssel) Attested as den Ligtenberg in 1865. Compound of licht (“light”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Leggenbarg.
* (Limburg) First attested as Lichtemig in 1699. Compound of licht (“light”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

a hamlet in Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands


Mattoon

Mattoon (countable and uncountable, plural Mattoons)

A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.


Kopacz

Kopacz (nominative singular)
Kopacza (genitive singular)
Kopaczowi (dative singular)
Kopacz (accusative singular)
Kopaczem (instrumental singular)
Kopaczu (locative singular)
Kopaczu (singular vocative)

Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship#English

Kopacz (a village in the Gmina of Złotoryja, Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)

Lodz Voivodeship
Lodz Voivodeship#English

Kopacz (a village in the Gmina of Błaszki, Sieradz County, Lodz Voivodeship, Poland)


Casco

Casco (countable and uncountable, plural Cascos)

A town and village therein, in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.


Borek

pl-prop

Borek m inan (related adjective borecki, demonym borczanin, female demonym borczanka)

borecki (adjective)
borczanin (demonym)
borczanka (demonym feminine)
Borek (nominative singular)
Borku (genitive singular)
Borkowi (dative singular)
Borek (accusative singular)
Borkiem (instrumental singular)
Borku (locative singular)
Borku (singular vocative)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Głogów, Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Żmigród, Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)

Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Górzno, Brodnica County, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

Kowalewo Pomorskie
Kowalewo Pomorskie#English

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Kowalewo Pomorskie, Golub-Dobrzyń County, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Lipno, Lipno County, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Topólka, Radziejów County, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Zławieś Wielka, Toruń County, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Lubraniec, Włocławek County, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

Lubusz Voivodeship
Lubusz Voivodeship#English

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Deszczno, Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Trzebiechów, Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Łęczyca, Łęczyca County, Lodz Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Wartkowice, Poddębice County, Lodz Voivodeship, Poland)

Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship#English

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Rzezawa, Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Borzęcin, Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Olesno, Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Klucze, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship#English

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Gniewoszów, Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Czerwin, Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)

Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship#English

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Lubsza, Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Byczyna, Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Krapkowice, Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Namysłów, Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Korfantów, Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Rudniki, Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Turawa, Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland)

Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship#English

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Bojanów, Stalowa Wola County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Grębów, Tarnobrzeg County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland)

Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship#English

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Hajnówka, Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Korycin, Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland)

Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Sulęczyno, Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship#English

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Koniecpol, Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Żarnowiec, Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Stopnica, Busko County, Holy Cross Voivodeship, Poland)

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship#English

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Banie Mazurskie, Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Iława, Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Ruciane-Nida, Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)

Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Grodzisk Wielkopolski#English

Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship#English

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Wielichowo, Grodzisk Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Godziesze Wielkie
Godziesze Wielkie#English

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Godziesze Wielkie, Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Szczytniki, Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Trzcinica, Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Wronki, Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Borek (a village in the Gmina of Przemęt, Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)


Ratley

en-proper noun

Ratley (countable and uncountable, plural Ratleys)

Ratley and Upton
Ratley and Upton#English

A village in Ratley and Upton parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP3847).


美斯樂

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/mei̯¹³ siː⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/mei̯¹³ siː⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/

Phono-semantic matching of Thai แม่สลอง.

Mae Salong, Santikhiri (a village in Mae Fa Luang district, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand)


Pilling

Pilling (countable and uncountable, plural Pillings)

A village and civil parish in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4048).


Gilford

Gilford (countable and uncountable, plural Gilfords)

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A village in County Down, Northern Ireland.


Twining

Twining (countable and uncountable, plural Twinings)

A village in Mason Township and Turner Township, Arenac County, Michigan.


Mangham

Mangham (countable and uncountable, plural Manghams)

A village in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Lorton

Lorton (countable and uncountable, plural Lortons)

A village in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States.


Hempstead

Hempstead (countable and uncountable, plural Hempsteads)

From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hampstead.

A village in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6338).

A settlement in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7864).

A village in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1037).

A town and village in Nassau County, New York, United States.


Beswick

Beswick (countable and uncountable, plural Beswicks)

Beswicks (plural)
Bestwick (alternative)

Partly from Middle English Bexwic, from Old English *Bēaceswīc (literally “Beac's farm”); and partly the Old Norse personal name Bø̄si or Besi + Old English wīc (“village”).

inh

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA012481).


Stackpole

en-proper noun

Stackpole (countable and uncountable, plural Stackpoles)

Stackpoles (plural)
Stackpoole (alternative)
Stacpoole (alternative)

Apparently from Old Norse stakkr (“stack”) + pollr (“pool”).

Stackpole and Castlemartin
Stackpole and Castlemartin#English

A village in Stackpole and Castlemartin community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SR9896).


Heatley

Heatley (countable and uncountable, plural Heatleys)

A village in Lymm parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7088).

East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire#English

A settlement in Abbots Bromley parish, East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0627).


Winford

Winford (countable and uncountable, plural Winfords)

Perhaps from Old English winn (“meadow”) + ford (“ford”).

A village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5465).

A hamlet in Newchurch parish, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ5684).


Tremaine

Tremaine (countable and uncountable, plural Tremaines)

Tremaines (plural)
Tremayne (alternative)

From Cornish tre (“farmstead; town”) + men (“stone”).


Satterthwaite

Satterthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Satterthwaites)

From Old Norse sætr (“pasture”) + þveit (“clearing”).

A village and civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD338923).


Hannaford

Hannaford (countable and uncountable, plural Hannafords)

A rural locality in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia, named after pastoralist Samuel Hannaford.

A hamlet in Swimbridge parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6029).


Rott

First attested as Rodt in 1665. Derived from rode (“land cleared of trees”).
See also Central Franconian G'n Root.


沿江

/jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

As a Zhejiang village and port area, in reference to its position on the south bank of the Ao (鰲江/鳌江).

(～村) Yanjiang (a village in Zhicheng, Yidu, Yichang, Hubei, China)


Bartlow

Bartlow (countable and uncountable, plural Bartlows)

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, on the Essex border (OS grid ref TL5845).


Burn

Burn (countable and uncountable, plural Burns)

* The surname is of English origin, variant of Bourne.
* The placename in Yorkshire is likely related to the suffix -burn, found in placenames such as Woodburn, Glusburn, etc., from burn (“stream”).

A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5928).


Plowden

Plowden (countable and uncountable, plural Plowdens)

From Old English plaga + denu, recorded as Plaueden in 1252.

A hamlet in Lydbury North parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3787), probably the origin of the surname.


Maskell

Maskell (countable and uncountable, plural Maskells)

A village in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States.


Ardrossan

Strathcona County
Strathcona County#English

A hamlet in Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, named for the town in Scotland.


Montford

Montford (countable and uncountable, plural Montfords)

Montfords (plural)
Mountford (alternative)

Recorded as Maneford in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English ġemǣne (“common, general, communal”) + ford (“ford”). The surname could also be a variant of Mundford.

der

A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4114).


Bonsall

en-proper noun

Bonsall (countable and uncountable, plural Bonsalls)

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2758).


Belgrave

Belgrave (countable and uncountable, plural Belgraves)

Eaton and Eccleston
Eaton and Eccleston#English

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A small village in Eaton and Eccleston parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3861).

A community in North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.


West Kilbride

A village in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2048).


Dalry

St John was the patron saint of the Knights Hospitallers - the medieval religious order - who once owned the land on which Dalry lies. Because of this, the full name of the village is St John's Town of Dalry.

1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 142:

St John's Town of Dalry
St John's Town of Dalry#English

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

Ellipsis of St John's Town of Dalry: a village north-west of New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX6281).


Haddington

A hamlet in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9163).


Bevington

Bevington (countable and uncountable, plural Bevingtons)

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

A hamlet in Ham and Stone parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST657949).


Sarratt

Sarratt (countable and uncountable, plural Sarratts)

A village and civil parish in Three Rivers district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ0499).


Trowell

Trowell (countable and uncountable, plural Trowells)

A village and civil parish in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England, on the border with Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4839).


Holford

Holford (countable and uncountable, plural Holfords)

From Old English holh (“hole; hollow, sunken”) + ford (“ford”).

der

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A village and civil parish in Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST1541).

A community in Chatsworth, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Byford

en-proper noun

Byford (countable and uncountable, plural Byfords)

From Old English byġe (“curve, bend”) + ford (“ford”), "ford at the river bend".

A village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref S03942).


Roughton

Roughton (countable and uncountable, plural Roughtons)

From either Old Norse rugr (“rye”) or Old English rūh (“rough”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); compare the doublet Rowton.

A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2464).

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2137).

A hamlet in south Shropshire, England, east of Bridgnorth (OS grid ref SO7594).


Lytton

Lytton (countable and uncountable, plural Lyttons)

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A village in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.


Wormley

Wormley (countable and uncountable, plural Wormleys)

Wormleys (plural)
Wormeley (alternative)
Wormely (alternative)

From Old English wyrm (“snake”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to worm or wyrm + -ley (“lea”).

A village in Broxbourne district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL322054).

A village in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9438).


Byfield

Byfield (countable and uncountable, plural Byfields)

From Old English bi (“by, near, next to”) + feld (“field”).

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5153).

A rural locality in Byfield National Park, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.

A village in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.


Somoza

Attested as Submoncia in 569 and as Somoça in Medieval Galician; from Latin sub- (“under; before”) and *montia, an accusative plural (compare Zanfoga) of a neuter form of mōns (“mountain”), so meaning "beneath the mountains".

a village in Asados parish, Rianxo, A Coruña, Galicia

A Rúa de Valdeorras
A Rúa de Valdeorras#English

a village in A Rúa de Valdeorras parish, A Rúa, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Asadur parish, Maceda, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Botos parish, Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia


Rockhill

Rockhill (countable and uncountable, plural Rockhills)

A hamlet in Clun parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2879).


Corle

First attested as curlo in the 14th century. Compound derived from an unknown first component and lo (“light forest”).

a hamlet in Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands


Pine City

A hamlet in Chemung County, New York, United States.


Martinsville

A number of places in the United States:


Elberton

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A village in South Gloucestershire district, England (OS grid ref ST6088).


Fairplay

A populated place in Adams County, Pennsylvania.


Whitelaw

Whitelaw (countable and uncountable, plural Whitelaws)

Whitelaws (plural)
Whitelow (alternative)

Habitational surname from Old English hwīt (“white”) + hlǣw (“hill, mound”).

Manitowoc County
Manitowoc County#English

A village in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States.

A hamlet in the Municipal District of Fairview, No. 136, northern Alberta, Canada.


Cartledge

Cartledge (countable and uncountable, plural Cartledges)

Cartledges (plural)
Cartlidge (alternative)
Catledge (alternative)

From Old Norse kartr (“rocky ground”) + Old English læcc (“boggy stream”).

A hamlet in Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3277).


Hout

* (Limburg) Derived from hout (“rising deciduous forest”).
* (Noord-Brabant) Derived from hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands


Fawley

Fawley (countable and uncountable, plural Fawleys)

From either Old English fealu (“yellow, fallow, dun”) or fealh (“fallow land”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to fallow + -ley (“lea”).

der

A small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3981).

A small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU7586).

A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4503).


Bagnall

en-proper noun

Bagnall (countable and uncountable, plural Bagnalls)

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9250).

A community in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.


Yeaton

Yeaton (countable and uncountable, plural Yeatons)

From Old English ēa (“river, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village in Baschurch parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ432194).


Mayville

Mayville (countable and uncountable, plural Mayvilles)

A village in Tuscola County, Michigan, United States.

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County#English

A village, the county seat of Chautauqua County, New York, United States.


Revere

Revere (countable and uncountable, plural Reveres)