Lahti

Lahti (nominative singular)
Lahdet (nominative plural)
Lahti (accusative nominative singular)
Lahdet (accusative nominative plural)
Lahden (accusative genitive singular)
Lahdet (accusative genitive plural)
Lahden (genitive singular)
Lahtien (genitive plural)
Lahtea (partitive singular)
Lahtia (partitive plural)
Lahdessa (inessive singular)
Lahdissa (inessive plural)
Lahdesta (elative singular)
Lahdista (elative plural)
Lahteen (illative singular)
Lahtiin (illative plural)
Lahdella (adessive singular)
Lahdilla (adessive plural)
Lahdelta (ablative singular)
Lahdilta (ablative plural)
Lahdelle (allative singular)
Lahdille (allative plural)
Lahtena (essive singular)
Lahtina (essive plural)
Lahdeksi (singular translative)
Lahdiksi (plural translative)
Lahdetta (abessive singular)
Lahditta (abessive plural)
Lahdin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Lahteni (nominative singular)
Lahteni (nominative plural)
Lahteni (accusative nominative singular)
Lahteni (accusative nominative plural)
Lahteni (accusative genitive singular)
Lahteni (accusative genitive plural)
Lahteni (genitive singular)
Lahtieni (genitive plural)
Lahteani (partitive singular)
Lahtiani (partitive plural)
Lahdessani (inessive singular)
Lahdissani (inessive plural)
Lahdestani (elative singular)
Lahdistani (elative plural)
Lahteeni (illative singular)
Lahtiini (illative plural)
Lahdellani (adessive singular)
Lahdillani (adessive plural)
Lahdeltani (ablative singular)
Lahdiltani (ablative plural)
Lahdelleni (allative singular)
Lahdilleni (allative plural)
Lahtenani (essive singular)
Lahtinani (essive plural)
Lahdekseni (singular translative)
Lahdikseni (plural translative)
Lahdettani (abessive singular)
Lahdittani (abessive plural)
Lahtineni (comitative plural)
Lahtesi (nominative singular)
Lahtesi (nominative plural)
Lahtesi (accusative nominative singular)
Lahtesi (accusative nominative plural)
Lahtesi (accusative genitive singular)
Lahtesi (accusative genitive plural)
Lahtesi (genitive singular)
Lahtiesi (genitive plural)
Lahteasi (partitive singular)
Lahtiasi (partitive plural)
Lahdessasi (inessive singular)
Lahdissasi (inessive plural)
Lahdestasi (elative singular)
Lahdistasi (elative plural)
Lahteesi (illative singular)
Lahtiisi (illative plural)
Lahdellasi (adessive singular)
Lahdillasi (adessive plural)
Lahdeltasi (ablative singular)
Lahdiltasi (ablative plural)
Lahdellesi (allative singular)
Lahdillesi (allative plural)
Lahtenasi (essive singular)
Lahtinasi (essive plural)
Lahdeksesi (singular translative)
Lahdiksesi (plural translative)
Lahdettasi (abessive singular)
Lahdittasi (abessive plural)
Lahtinesi (comitative plural)
Lahtemme (nominative singular)
Lahtemme (nominative plural)
Lahtemme (accusative nominative singular)
Lahtemme (accusative nominative plural)
Lahtemme (accusative genitive singular)
Lahtemme (accusative genitive plural)
Lahtemme (genitive singular)
Lahtiemme (genitive plural)
Lahteamme (partitive singular)
Lahtiamme (partitive plural)
Lahdessamme (inessive singular)
Lahdissamme (inessive plural)
Lahdestamme (elative singular)
Lahdistamme (elative plural)
Lahteemme (illative singular)
Lahtiimme (illative plural)
Lahdellamme (adessive singular)
Lahdillamme (adessive plural)
Lahdeltamme (ablative singular)
Lahdiltamme (ablative plural)
Lahdellemme (allative singular)
Lahdillemme (allative plural)
Lahtenamme (essive singular)
Lahtinamme (essive plural)
Lahdeksemme (singular translative)
Lahdiksemme (plural translative)
Lahdettamme (abessive singular)
Lahdittamme (abessive plural)
Lahtinemme (comitative plural)
Lahtenne (nominative singular)
Lahtenne (nominative plural)
Lahtenne (accusative nominative singular)
Lahtenne (accusative nominative plural)
Lahtenne (accusative genitive singular)
Lahtenne (accusative genitive plural)
Lahtenne (genitive singular)
Lahtienne (genitive plural)
Lahteanne (partitive singular)
Lahtianne (partitive plural)
Lahdessanne (inessive singular)
Lahdissanne (inessive plural)
Lahdestanne (elative singular)
Lahdistanne (elative plural)
Lahteenne (illative singular)
Lahtiinne (illative plural)
Lahdellanne (adessive singular)
Lahdillanne (adessive plural)
Lahdeltanne (ablative singular)
Lahdiltanne (ablative plural)
Lahdellenne (allative singular)
Lahdillenne (allative plural)
Lahtenanne (essive singular)
Lahtinanne (essive plural)
Lahdeksenne (singular translative)
Lahdiksenne (plural translative)
Lahdettanne (abessive singular)
Lahdittanne (abessive plural)
Lahtinenne (comitative plural)
Lahtensa (nominative singular)
Lahtensa (nominative plural)
Lahtensa (accusative nominative singular)
Lahtensa (accusative nominative plural)
Lahtensa (accusative genitive singular)
Lahtensa (accusative genitive plural)
Lahtensa (genitive singular)
Lahtiensa (genitive plural)
Lahteaan (partitive singular)
Lahteansa (partitive singular)
Lahtiaan (partitive plural)
Lahtiansa (partitive plural)
Lahdessaan (inessive singular)
Lahdessansa (inessive singular)
Lahdissaan (inessive plural)
Lahdissansa (inessive plural)
Lahdestaan (elative singular)
Lahdestansa (elative singular)
Lahdistaan (elative plural)
Lahdistansa (elative plural)
Lahteensa (illative singular)
Lahtiinsa (illative plural)
Lahdellaan (adessive singular)
Lahdellansa (adessive singular)
Lahdillaan (adessive plural)
Lahdillansa (adessive plural)
Lahdeltaan (ablative singular)
Lahdeltansa (ablative singular)
Lahdiltaan (ablative plural)
Lahdiltansa (ablative plural)
Lahdelleen (allative singular)
Lahdellensa (allative singular)
Lahdilleen (allative plural)
Lahdillensa (allative plural)
Lahtenaan (essive singular)
Lahtenansa (essive singular)
Lahtinaan (essive plural)
Lahtinansa (essive plural)
Lahdekseen (singular translative)
Lahdeksensa (singular translative)
Lahdikseen (plural translative)
Lahdiksensa (plural translative)
Lahdettaan (abessive singular)
Lahdettansa (abessive singular)
Lahdittaan (abessive plural)
Lahdittansa (abessive plural)
Lahtineen (comitative plural)
Lahtinensa (comitative plural)

→ English: Lahti

→⇒ Swedish: Lahtis

Any of a number of small localities in Finland


Lane

As an English surname, from lane; as an Irish surname, from several origins, including Laighin. See Lane.

A hamlet in Colan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8260).

A hamlet near Holme, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1005).


Lang

en-prop

Lang (countable and uncountable, plural Langs)

Langs (plural)
Lange (alternative)
Laing (alternative)
Layng (alternative)

A settlement in New South Wales, Australia.

A placename
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

A village in Gilan Province, Iran. From Persian لنگ (lang).


Laurel

A number of places in the United States:


Lea

Dethick, Lea and Holloway
Dethick, Lea and Holloway#English

A village in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3257).

A village and civil parish in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4930).

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8286).

Lea and Cleverton
Lea and Cleverton#English

A village in Lea and Cleverton parish, north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9586).


Lee

Lee (countable and uncountable, plural Lees)

Lees (plural)
Lea (alternative)
Leigh (alternative)

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

A hamlet in Berrynarbor parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5546).

A small village in Ilfracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4846).

A hamlet in Romsey parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, previously in Romsey Extra parish (OS grid ref SU3617).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Lea-Lei#Lea-Lei

A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY9459).

A hamlet in Ellesmere Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4032).

A village in Buckinghamshire, commonly known as The Lee.

A small settlement on the Ross of Mull, isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM4021).

A village in DeKalb County and Lee County, Illinois.

A town and village in Oneida County, New York.


Leer

From Norwegian Bokmål Lier, a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway, from Old Norse Líðir, plural of (h)líð (“slope”).

A small hamlet in Long Rapids Township, Alpena County, Michigan.


Lent

First attested as in lente in 1196. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *linditja- (“linden grove”), from *lindu, or dialectal lent (“quay where peat is stacked for transport”). Compare Lenthe and Linde.

cog

a village and former municipality of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands


Lies

* (Friesland) First attested as Lies in 1567. Etymology uncertain. Unlikely to be derived from lies (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as bossce van lies in 1267. Derived from Middle Dutch liesch (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”).

inh

a village in Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Lima

Borrowed from Spanish Lima, in turn, borrowed from Classical Quechua Limaq (“the one who speaks”), cognate with modern Quechua rimaq, from the name of a sanctuary identified as the Huaca de Santa Ana. The variation of /r/ > /l/ is product of the former "coastal" variety of Quechua spoken around modern-day Lima. The drop of final /q/ could be attributed either to another characteristic of Coastal Quechua or to Spanish adaptation. Ultimately, a derviation from rimay (“to speak”).

bor

A number of places in the United States:

A township and village therein, in Adams County, Illinois.

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

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


Lincoln

en-proper noun

Lincoln (countable and uncountable, plural Lincolns)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Lincoln.wav

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

der

A village in Gustin township and Hawes Township, Alcona County, Michigan.

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

Gloucester County
Gloucester County#English

A hamlet and unincorporated community in South Harrison Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Athabasca County
Athabasca County#English

A community in Athabasca County, Alberta.

A suburban community and parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

Northern Midlands
Northern Midlands#English

A village in Northern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Logan

From Scottish Gaelic lag (“little hollow”).


Luna

Borrowed from Hungarian Lóna, from Old Church Slavonic ловьна (lovĭna), feminine of ловьнъ (lovĭnŭ), from ловъ (lovŭ) + -ьнъ (-ĭnŭ).

a locality in Negrești-Oaș, Satu Mare County, Romania


Lupus

A city and village in Missouri, United States.


Made

First attested as die made in 1321. Derived from Middle Dutch made (“pasture, hayfield”).

a village in Drimmelen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Magenta

Magenta (disambiguation)
Magenta, Lombardy

A coastal locality in Central Coast council area, New South Wales, Australia.


Mal

a village in Oțelu Roșu, Caraș-Severin County, Romania


Manga

From manga, definite form of mangă (“ravine”).

a village in Voinești, Dâmbovița County, Romania


Manhattan

[mn̩ˈhæʔɪ̃n̩]

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

A village in Will County, Illinois, United States.


Marathon

/ˈmæɹə(ˌ)θɔn/

/ˈmɛɹə(ˌ)θɔn/

From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn). Doublet of marathon.

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


Marcel

Borrowed from French Marcel, from Latin Marcellus, diminutive of Marcus. Doublet of Marcellus.

A village in North Goa district, Goa, India.


Mark

(given name): From Latin Marcus.
(hamlet): First attested as ab aqueductu marken nuncupato in 1316. Derived from Middle Dutch marke (“border, borderland, march”), from Old Dutch *marka, from Proto-West Germanic *marku.

inh

a hamlet in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands


Mars

A village in Semenivka urban hromada, Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Марс

village in Semenivka, Novhorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv, Ukraine


Martin

en-proper noun

Martin (countable and uncountable, plural Martins)

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

af

Red River Parish
Red River Parish#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Red River Parish, Louisiana.

A village in Saint-Jean-du-Sud commune, Sud department, Haiti.

A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU0619).

A village in Langdon parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3347).

A small village in Roughton parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF2366).

A village and civil parish (served by Martin and Martin Dales Parish Council) in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF1259).

A village in Našice municipality, Osijek-Baranja, Croatia.


Mason

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


Matt

A village in Glarus canton, Switzerland.


Mayo

Derived from Irish Maigh Eo
* (surname): Possibly instead derived from Old French, “Maiheu” from Hebrew, “Matthew”


Media

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

Henderson County
Henderson County#English

A township and village therein, in Henderson County, Illinois.


Meer

First attested as 't Meer from 1838–1857, from meer (“lake, pool, marsh”). Doublet of Mheer.

a hamlet in Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Meer

First attested as mederen in 1333. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch mede (“middle, mid-”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”).

a hamlet in Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands


Meri

From meri, plural of măr (“apple tree”).

a village in Drăgănești, Prahova County, Romania

a village in Vedea, Teleorman County, Romania


Mill

A village in North Brabant, Netherlands.


Mill

Potentially attested as millen in 1166, attested with certainty as mille in 1228. Etymology unknown. Compare Millen.

unk

unknown

a village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Monarch

en-proper noun

Monarch (countable and uncountable, plural Monarchs)

Lethbridge County
Lethbridge County#English

Locations in Canada:
A hamlet in Lethbridge County, Alberta.


Monster

First attested as masemunster in 1013. Derived from Old Dutch *munster (“large central parish church”).

inh

a village and former municipality of Westland, South Holland, Netherlands


More

en-proper noun

More (countable and uncountable, plural Mores)

non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger

* As a Scottish and English surname, variant of Moore.
* As a French surname, from Old French more (“Moor”), respelled from Latin Maurus. Compare Mauro.
* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from mór (“big”).
* As an Indian (Maharashtra) surname, from Marathi मोर (mor, “peacock”), from Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in south-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3491).


Morgan

en-prop

Morgan (countable and uncountable, plural Morgans)

An unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada.


Morris

en-proper noun

Morris (countable and uncountable, plural Morrises)

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

A number of places in the United States:

A town and village in Otsego County, New York; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory Lewis Morris.


Mosquito

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.


Moss

A village and civil parish (served by Moss and District Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5914).


Most

Derived from dialectal mos (“pool, swamp”) with collectivising suffix -t.

Horst aan de Maas
Horst aan de Maas#English

a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Mount

Mount (countable and uncountable, plural Mounts)

A hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7856).

A hamlet in Warleggan parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX1468).


Newton

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Newton.wav

Inherited from Middle English Neweton, from Old English nēowa tūn (“new town”). Compare same construction in Italian Napoli (“Naples”) and in Arabic نَابُلُس (nābulus, “Nablus”).
The unexpected Early Modern pronunciation with /ɛʊ̯/, as securely attested in Richard Hodges' 1644 English Primrose and confirmed by obsolete Welsh Newtwnn, is due to trisyllabic shortening in Old English nēowa tūn or Middle English Neweton.

Ньюто́н

Sir Isaac's surname is traditionally stressed on the last syllable

Vilanova

surnames derived from the equivalents of “new town”

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

The name of many English-speaking places, including:

A small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4349).

Dalton Town with Newton
Dalton Town with Newton#English

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village in Dalton Town with Newton parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Barrow-in-Furness borough (OS grid ref SD2371).

A village in Blackwell parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4459).

Sturminster Newton
Sturminster Newton#English

A village in Sturminster Newton parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST7813; Sturminster Newton was originally Sturminster).

A hamlet and civil parish in north Herefordshire, served by Hope under Dinmore and Newton Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5053).

Walford, Letton and Newton
Walford, Letton and Newton#English

A hamlet in Walford, Letton and Newton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3769).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Newton#Newton

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Vowchurch and District Parish Council) in south-west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3432).

A village and civil parish (served by Newton-in-Bowland Parish Council) in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6950).

Newton and Little Oakley
Newton and Little Oakley#English

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A small village in Newton and Little Oakley parish, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Kettering district (OS grid ref SP8883).

A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6841).

A village in Bywell parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0364).

A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL9140).

Newton and Biggin
Newton and Biggin#English

A village in Newton and Biggin parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP5378).

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, otherwise known as Newton Wamphray (OS grid ref NY1194).

A hamlet east of Collessie, Fife council area, also known as Newton of Collessie (OS grid ref NO2913).


Nick

Nick (nominative singular)
Nicket (accusative singular)
Nicknek (dative singular)
Nickkel (instrumental singular)
Nickért (causal-final singular)
Nickké (singular translative)
Nickig (singular terminative)
Nickként (essive-formal singular)
Nickben (inessive singular)
Nicken (singular superessive)
Nicknél (adessive singular)
Nickbe (illative singular)
Nickre (singular sublative)
Nickhez (allative singular)
Nickből (elative singular)
Nickről (delative singular)
Nicktől (ablative singular)
Nické (singular)
Nickéi (singular)
Nickem (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Nicked (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Nicke (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Nickünk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Nicketek (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Nickük (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)


Nutter

First attested as nuthere in 1297. Potentially a compound of nut (“use, benefit”) or noot (“nut”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”). Compare Notter.

a hamlet in Dinkelland, Overijssel, Netherlands


Olive

Medieval form of the Latin saint's name Oliva "olive"; revived in the 19th century when flower and plant names became fashionable. The surname is topographical, often representing an Anglicization of continental European surnames such as Spanish Oliva.

A number of places in the United States:

A community in the city of Orange, Orange County, California.


Orange

Some senses from French Orange, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish. Other senses from the common noun orange, ultimately from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”).


Organ

Borrowed from Occitan Organ.
(Village): Attested on the Cassini map (1740s).

Organ (a village in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, France)


Orient

/ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/

census-designated place
census-designated place

A census-designated place and hamlet in New York.


Page

en-prop

Page (countable and uncountable, plural Pages)

A placename in the United States:
A village in Nebraska.


Par

Tywardreath and Par
Tywardreath and Par#English

A village and beach in Tywardreath and Par parish, east of St Austell, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0753).


Paradise

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

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

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

A rural locality north of Glenorchy, Otago, New Zealand.

Askam and Ireleth
Askam and Ireleth#English

A hamlet in Askam and Ireleth parish, Barrow-in-Furness district, Cumbria (OS grid ref SD2278).

A hamlet in Painswick parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8611).


Park

⇒ Translingual: Parkia

Park (disambiguation)
Park River (Connecticut)

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.


Park

First attested as de Parck in 1713. Derived from perk (“enclosed area”).

a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Parma

Borrowed from Italian Parma, from Latin Parma, from Etruscan.

A township and village in Jackson County, Michigan.


Penny

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A place name, presumably all taken from the surname:

A small community on the Fraser River in central British Columbia, Canada.


Petra

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

A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia regional unit, Greece.

A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean region, Greece.

A modern village in Preveza regional unit, Epirus region, Greece.

A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania.


Phoenix

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

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois.

A community in Clearwater County, Alberta.

Clearwater County
Clearwater County#English


Pike

The surname is of multiple origins, including Middle English pike.

A town, hamlet, and census-designated place therein, in Wyoming County, New York.


Pluton

From plotun (“elk”), influenced by pluton.

a village in Pipirig, Neamț County, Romania


Pol

First attested as polle in 1396. Derived from pol (“overgrown sandy hill, elevated place”).

a hamlet in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands


Pool

A village in Carn Brea parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6641).


Pope

From pope; also used in Ireland/Scotland as a surname meaning "papa, father."

A village in Panola County, Mississippi.


Porto

a large number of villages and parishes throughout Galicia, Spain


Post

en-proper noun

Post (countable and uncountable, plural Posts)


Price

Price (countable and uncountable, plural Prices)

A village municipality in La Mitis regional county municipality, Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec, Canada.


Prince

Prince (countable and uncountable, plural Princes)

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Rand

From Afrikaans, from English rand; compare English rand.

A number of places, other than in South Africa:

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1078).


Raven

A community in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada, possibly named after the Raven River.

A village in Kardzhali province, Bulgaria.

A village in Gostivar municipality, North Macedonia.


Read

English and Scottish surname, variant of Reed.

A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7634).


Reed

* As an English and Scottish surname, from the adjective red.
* Also as an English surname, from Old English rēodan (“to clear out”), from Proto-West Germanic *reudan.
* Also as an English surname, from several places in England, such as Reed, Lancashire (from Old English ra (“roe deer”) or Rede, Suffolk (see Rede).
Compare Rider, Reader.

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3636).


Ren

First attested as Ren in the 16th century. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch renne (“coop”).

a hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Reserve

A village, the county seat of Catron County, New Mexico.


Ridley

Place names in England, Old English hrēad (“reeds”) or rydde (“cleared land”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Thus, equivalent to reed or rid + -ley (“lea”).

A small settlement in Bulkeley and Ridley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5554).

Bulkeley and Ridley
Bulkeley and Ridley#English

A hamlet in Ash-cum-Ridley parish, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6163).

A hamlet in Bardon Mill parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY7963).


Rock

* As an English surname, from the noun rock. Compare Roach.
* Also as an English surname, misdivision of Middle English atter oke (“at the oak”). Compare Nock.
* As an English occupational surname, from Old Norse rokkr (“distaff”). Compare Rocker.
* As an Irish surname, translated from names like Mac Conchairge (“son of the hound of the rock”), from cú + carraig, see also McHarg.
* As a German surname Röck, variant of the personal name Rocco, see Roche.
* Also as a German surname, from the noun Rock (“skirt gown”).
* As a French surname, shortened from Roquebrune, Rocquebrune (see Rocque) or Larock.
Compare Roch.

St Minver Lowlands
St Minver Lowlands#English

A coastal village in St Minver Lowlands parish, north Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9375).

A hamlet in Membury parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST2702).

A village in Rennington parish, northern Northumberland (OS grid ref NU2020).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Curry Mallet parish, South Somerset district and North Curry parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST3222).

A hamlet in Washington parish, Horsham district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ1214).

A village and civil parish in Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO7371).

A hamlet in Blackwood community, Caerphilly borough county borough (OS grid ref ST1898).

Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot#English

A hamlet north-east of Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot borough county borough (OS grid ref SS7993).

The Rock, a village south-west of Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.


Rod

a village in Tilișca, Sibiu County, Romania


Rose

* As an English, Scottish, French, Walloon, Danish, Jewish (Yiddish רויז (royz)), and German surname, all from the noun rose. Also adapted from foreign forms of the same meaning such as Hungarian Rózsa, Rozsa, Slovak Róža, Czech Roza, etc. Compare Larose. The surname may be matronymic, but more probably topographic from residence by rose bushes or the sign of a rose, or a nickname from rosy complexion.
* Also as an English surname, from a Norman name of Germanic origins, likely made up of Proto-Germanic *hrod (“fame”) and *heid (“kind, sort, type”), ultimately evolved from *hrōþiz. Introduced to England in the form Roese or Rohese.
* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Ross.
* As a Slovene surname, Americanized or Italianized from Rože, from a short form of Erazem (from Latin Erasmus), compare Rozman.

A number of places in the United States:

A town and hamlet therein, in Wayne County, New York.

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7754).


Rugby

From earlier Rokeby (rook + -by), from Middle English Rokebi, an alteration (using the Middle English bi (“village, town”), from Old Norse býr (“town, settlement”)) of Old English Rocheberie, possibly from earlier Old English *Hrōceburh (literally “rook-fort, Rookbury”).

der

A village in Hilltops council area, New South Wales, Australia.


Rum

de-proper noun

Rum n (proper noun, genitive Rums or (optionally with an article) Rum)

Rums (genitive)
Rum (genitive with-article)


Ruth

a hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands


Sa

Attested in Medieval Latin charters as Sala, from Suevic [Term?] or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *salą (“house, dwelling”).

der

a village in Senra parish, Ortigueira, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Veiga parish, Ortigueira, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Pezobre parish, Santiso, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Cordido parish, Foz, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Recaré parish, O Valadouro, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Covelas parish, Ribadeo, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Mouricios parish, Chantada, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Baltar parish, A Pastoriza, Lugo, Galicia

a village in San Xiao de Mos parish, Castro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Insua parish, Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Araúxo parish, Lobios, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Albarellos parish, Boborás, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Valongo parish, Cortegada, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Serantes parish, Leiro, Ourense, Galicia

Negueira de Ramuín
Negueira de Ramuín#English

a village in Armariz parish, Negueira de Ramuín, Ourense, Galicia

a village in O Condado parish, Padrenda, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Domés parish, Verea, Ourense, Galicia

a village in Borraxeiros parish, Agolada, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Val de Sangorza parish, Agolada, Pontevedra, Galicia

a village in Camposancos parish, A Guarda, Pontevedra, Galicia


Salina

A number of places in the United States:


Sandy

Domesday Book
Sandy (given name)
Sandy, Bedfordshire
Sandy, Carmarthenshire

* (Bedfordshire) Recorded as Sandeie in the Domesday Book, the town is named with Old English sand (“sand”) + īeġ (“island”). Doublet of Sanday.
* (Carmarthenshire) From Welsh sant + dŷ (“house of the saint”)

A settlement in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales, just west of Llanelli town (OS grid ref SN4900).


Savannah

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

Shire of Carpentaria
Shire of Carpentaria#English

A locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.

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

A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York.


Scone

Possibly of Teutonic/West Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī (“fine, beautiful”), the source of modern German schön. Or, alternatively from Scottish Gaelic sgonn (“block, lump, hunk”); in either case, it would probably be related to English scone (“small biscuit”).

ROSS: Will you to Scone?
MACDUFF: No, cousin, I'll to Fife.

c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv], line 992:

A village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651


Sela

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew סֶּלַע (Sela‛, “rock”); compare Arabic السَّلَع (as-salaʕ).

A village in modern-day Jordan near the location of historical Sela.


Shaw

en-proper noun

Shaw (countable and uncountable, plural Shaws)

→ Translingual: shawii

Shaw cum Donnington
Shaw cum Donnington#English

A village in Shaw cum Donnington parish and Newbury parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS red ref SU4868).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Sg-Sh#Sha

A hamlet in Oxenhope parish, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0234).

Melksham Without
Melksham Without#English

A village in Melksham Without parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8865).


Siren

The name was intended to be Syren, from Swedish syren (“lilac”), but this was "corrected" by the US Post Office to Siren, who thought the name applied for was a misspelling.

A village, the county seat of Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States.


Smith

Smith (countable and uncountable, plural Smiths)

Smiths (plural)
Smithe (alternative)
Smyth (alternative)
Smythe (alternative)

⇒ Translingual: smithi, smithii

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

Nallbani

surnames derived from the equivalents of “smith”

Lesser Slave River
Lesser Slave River#English

A hamlet in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River, northern Alberta, Canada.


Son

First attested sunna in 1107. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an old term cognate to zwin (“creek”). Compare Sommelsdijk and Zonnemaire and the hydronyms Zenne and Zeun.

a village in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Star

* As a German and Jewish surname, from Star (“starling”).
* Also as a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Stern (“star”).
* As a Dutch surname, from star (“stiff, rigid”).
* As a Slovene surname, from star (“old”).
* As an English given name, from star, sometimes originating as a nickname.

semantic loan

A hamlet in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.

A hamlet in Shipham civil parish, Somerset, England.

Maryovsky District
Maryovsky District#English

A village in the Maryovsky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

A small village in Fife council area, Scotland, also known as Star of Markinch.

Isle of Anglesey
Isle of Anglesey#English

A small settlement near the village of Gaerwen, Isle of Anglesey, Wales.


Stare

From Polish Stare and Ukrainian Старе́ (Staré), both neuter substantives of adjectives — Polish stary and Ukrainian стари́й (starýj) — meaning “old”, both of which ultimately descend from Proto-Slavic *stàrъ. Compare Staroye.

Stare

village in Rogoźno, Oborniki, Greater Poland

Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship#English

A village in the Gmina of Rogoźno, Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

A village in the Gmina of Wysoka, Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

A hamlet in the Gmina of Kaźmierz, Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

Stare

hamlet in Kaźmierz, Szamotuły, Greater Poland

A village in Voronkiv rural hromada, Boryspil Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1455.

Ста́рое

village in Voronkiv, Boryspil, Kyiv, Ukraine

A village in Zghurivka settlement hromada, Brovary Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1910.

Ста́рое

village in Zghurivka, Brovary, Kyiv, Ukraine

A rural settlement in Kadiivka urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1930, controlled by the Luhansk People’s Republic since 2014.

Stare

rural settlement in Kadiivka, Alchevsk, Luhansk, Ukraine


Stare

Stare (nominative singular)
Starego (genitive singular)
Staremu (dative singular)
Stare (accusative singular)
Starym (instrumental singular)
Starym (locative singular)
Stare (singular vocative)

→ English: Stare

From stary (“old”) + -e. Compare Ukrainian Старе́ (Staré) and Russian Ста́рое (Stároje).

(nominalized) Stare (a village in the Gmina of Rogoźno, Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

(nominalized) Stare (a village in the Gmina of Wysoka, Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

(nominalized) Stare (a hamlet in the Gmina of Kaźmierz, Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

(nominalized) Stare (a rural settlement in Kadiivka urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1930, controlled by the Luhansk People’s Republic since 2014)


Stein

* (Limburg) First attested as steyne in 1263. Derived from Middle Dutch stein (“stone building, castle”).
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as steene in 1317. Named after Stein in Limburg.

inh

Meronyms: Catsop, Berg aan de Maas, Elsloo, Kerensheide, Kleine Meers, Maasband, Meers, Nattenhoven, Nieuwdorp, Terhagen, Urmond, Veldschuur

a village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands


Steward

en-proper noun

Steward (countable and uncountable, plural Stewards)

A village in Lee County, Illinois, United States.


Stock

Stock (countable and uncountable, plural Stocks)

A village and civil parish in Chelmsford district, Essex, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ6998).


Stoke

A village on Hayling Island, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7102).

A village and civil parish in Medway borough, Kent, England; the parish includes Lower Stoke and Middle Stoke (OS grid ref TQ8275).


Strand

First attested as Strand (Het) in 1913. Calque of West Frisian It Strân, derived from strân (“beach”).

a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Tanner

Washington County
Washington County#English

A locality in Washington County, Georgia.


Tash

From Yiddish טאהש (Tosh), from Hebrew טאהש.

Synonym of Nyírtass (Nyírtass); A village in Hungary


Tash

Borrowed from Yiddish טאהש (Tosh), from Hebrew טאהש.

Tash (“Nyírtass”); synonym of Nyírtass (Tass). a village in Hungary


Thorn

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A hamlet in Houghton Regis parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0024).

A village in Maasgouw municipality, Limburg province, Netherlands.


Thorpe

Thorpe (usually uncountable, plural Thorpes)

Various places in England, from Old English þorp. See also thorpe.

Sockbridge and Tirril
Sockbridge and Tirril#English

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A settlement in Sockbridge and Tirril parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district. (OS grid ref NY4926).

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1550).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A hamlet in Lockington parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE9946).

Mablethorpe and Sutton
Mablethorpe and Sutton#English

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Thi-Thw#Tho

A hamlet in Mablethorpe and Sutton parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF4982).

A small village in Haddiscoe parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM4398).

A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0161).

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A small village and civil parish (served by East Stoke with Thorpe Parish Council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7649).

A village in Runnymede borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0268).


Tomahawk

A rural locality in Dorset council area, north-east Tasmania, Australia.

A hamlet in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada.


Triangle

From triangle; in North Carolina from being a triangular region.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, seemingly in Labrador.

Hewelsfield and Brockweir
Hewelsfield and Brockweir#English

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Tri-Tz#Tri

A hamlet in Hewelsfield and Brockweir parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5401).

A small village south-west of Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0422).


Turner

Turner (countable and uncountable, plural Turners)

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

A number of places in the United States:

A township and village therein, in Arenac County, Michigan.


Tyre

From Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 (ṣr /Ṣur/, “rock”) (), after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. Compare Aramaic טוּרָא / ܛܘܪܐ (ṭūrā, “mountain, high territory”), Akkadian 𒋗𒊒 (Ṣurru), Tarifit aẓru (“rock”), Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵥⵔⵓ (aẓru, “stone”), Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣Vrr- (“flint”). Cognate to Arabic صُور (ṣūr), Hebrew צוֹר (Tzor), Tiberian Hebrew צר (Ṣōr), Turkish Sur.

cog

A town and hamlet therein, in Seneca County, New York, United States, named after Tyre, Lebanon.


Union

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

A community in Central Elgin municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

A village on the south cast of the island of Siargao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.

Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Norte#English

A village and census-designated place in the town of Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire.

census-designated place
census-designated place


Val

Attested as De Val in 1838-1857. Derived from val (“depressed area of a riverbank or levee”).

a hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Valence

Borrowed from French Valence. Doublet of Valencia.

A village and commune in the department of Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France.


Valence

Valence (a village and commune in the department of Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France)


Vilnius

lt-proper noun

Vi̇̀lnius m (uncountable, relational adjective vilni̇̀škis, demonym vilniẽtis, female demonym vilniẽtė) stress pattern 1

Vi̇̀lnius (canonical masculine stress-pattern-1)
vilni̇̀škis (adjective relational)
vilniẽtis (demonym)
vilniẽtė (demonym feminine)
Vi̇̀lnius (nominative)
Vi̇̀lniaus (genitive)
Vi̇̀lniui (dative)
Vi̇̀lnių (accusative)
Vi̇̀lniumi (instrumental)
Vi̇̀lniuje (locative)
Vi̇̀lniau (vocative)

[ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs]

After the Vilnia River, from vilnis (“wave”).

Vilnius (a village in Kupiškis District Municipality, Panevėžys County, Lithuania)


Viola

A village in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois.

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

A village in Richland County and Vernon County, Wisconsin.


Violet

A 19th century flower name from violet, sometimes as an anglicisation of the earlier French Violette.

A community in Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.


Walker

en-prop

Walker (countable and uncountable, plural Walkers)

A settlement in Yavapai County, Arizona.


Wall

Wall (disambiguation)#Places
Wall (surname)

Wall (countable and uncountable, plural Walls)

Of various origins, principally from Old English wælisc etc. ("non-Germanic speaker, stranger") from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner, stranger”), the source of numerous other surnames such as Walsh and Wales and from Middle English wall, from Old English weall (“wall, dike, rampart”), from Proto-Germanic *wallaz or *wallą (“wall, rampart”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, palisade”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Also from transcribed foreign surnames such as German Wahl and Swedish Wahlberg.

der

A village in Gwinear-Gwithian parish, south-west Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6036).

A village and civil parish in south Northumberland (OS grid ref NY9169); part of Hadrian's Wall is in the parish.

A village and civil parish in the City of Lichfield district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0906).


Ware

en-proper noun

Ware (countable and uncountable, plural Wares)

A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, next to Lyme Regis in Dorset (OS grid ref SY3291)

A hamlet in Ash parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2860).


Warren

en-prop

Warren (countable and uncountable, plural Warrens)

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

der

A community in the Rural Municipality of Woodlands, Manitoba; named for railroad executive A. E. Warren.

A community in Markstay-Warren municipality, Sudbury District, Ontario.

Sudbury District
Sudbury District#English

A number of places in the United States:

A community in the city of Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona.

A village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois; named for Warren Burnett, the first white child born in the area.

Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County#English

A town and hamlet therein, in Herkimer County, New York; named for Joseph Warren.

A hamlet in Stackpole and Castlemartin community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SR9397).

Stackpole and Castlemartin
Stackpole and Castlemartin#English


Weber

A hamlet in Tararua district, Manawatū-Whanganui region, North Island, New Zealand; named for surveyor Charles H. Weber.


Western

A village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States.


Whetstone

The benchmark is named after the Whetstone compiler built at a English Electric Company division in Whetstone, Leicestershire.

A large village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5597).


Winkel

* (Noord-Holland) First attested as winckele in 1298. Derived from Middle Dutch winkel (“corner, enclosed piece of land”).
* (Noord-Brabant) Derived from winkel (“enclosed piece of land, corner”).
The surname derives from one of the senses of winkel or from one of several toponyms.

inh

a village and former municipality of Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands


Winter

en-proper noun

Winter (countable and uncountable, plural Winters)

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

Senlac Rural Municipality No. 411#English

An unincorporated community in Senlac Rural Municipality No. 411, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A small town and village in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.


Woods

Woods (countable and uncountable, plural Woodses)

A community in Carling township, Ontario, Canada.

A number of places:
A locality near Owen, South Australia.


Wool

A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY8486).


York

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

suffix

Billington and Langho
Billington and Langho#English

A hamlet in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7033).

Haldimand County
Haldimand County#English

A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Young

en-proper noun

Young (countable and uncountable, plural Youngs)

* As an English, Scottish, and northern Irish surname, from the adjective young, used to distinguish a younger brother or son. This sense is comparable to the surnames le Yunge, German Jong and Junk, Dutch Jong and de Jongh, French Lejeune and LaJeunesse, assimilated from Dion and Guyon.
* As a Chinese surname, from the following:
** Cantonese 楊 /杨 (joeng⁴). Doublet of Yeung.
** Hokkien 楊 /杨 (iông / iâng). Doublet of Yu, Yeo, Yeoh.
** Mandarin 楊 /杨 (yáng). Doublet of Yang.

A placename:
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.


Zoom

* (Gelderland) First attested as De Zoom in 1868. Derived from zoom (“edge, seam”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Zeum.
* (Flevoland) Derived from zoom (“edge, seam”).

a hamlet in Nunspeet, Gelderland, Netherlands


Å

a village in Trøndelag, Norway, between Meldal and Rennebu

a village in Nordland, Norway, in Lofoten


Sharon

Biblical place name, Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (šārōn, “the Sharon plain”).

der

Any of a number of places in the US and Canada named after the biblical place.

A town and village in Walworth County, Wisconsin.


Morse

A number of places in the United States:


Arran

Derived from Scottish Gaelic Arainn, but the name is ultimately probably of non-Indo-European (substrate) or Pictish origin, along with other uncertain names in Scotland such as Skye, Lewis, and Islay.
Possibly from a Brythonic/Pictish term ancestral or cognate to Middle Welsh aran (“"high place"”).


Dunbar

en-proper noun

Dunbar (countable and uncountable, plural Dunbars)

Historically Dynbaer. From Cumbric *din (“fort”) + *barr (“hill-crest, summit, top”).


Badminton

The place name is from Old English Badimyncgtun (“estate of (a man called) Baduhelm”), from the personal name *Bad (possibly also found in Frankish Badon) + helm + -ing + -tun.

der

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8082).


Aas

* The place in France is from Occitan Aas, from Basque/Aquitanian aitz (“ridge, rocky point”).
* As a Norwegian and Swedish surname, from the noun ås (“ridge”).

A village in southwest France, in the Ossau valley of the Pyrenees.


Clifford

"Dweller at the ford by the steep bank", from Old English clif (“cliff”) + ford (“ford”).

A village and civil parish in west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2445).

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4244).

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

A community in the town of Minto, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

A village in Burlington Township, Lapeer County, Michigan.

A rural locality in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.


Dalton

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

From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”). Equivalent to dale + town.

Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:

A hamlet in Burton-in-Kendal parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5476).

A hamlet and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England, north of Skelmersdale (OS grid ref SD4908).

A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, south of Hexham, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9158).

A hamlet in Stamfordham parish, west of Ponteland, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1172)

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4376).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1108).

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4594).

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A hamlet in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1174).

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A hamlet near Flemington, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6658).

A number of places in the United States:

A small village in Chariton County, Missouri.

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

A hamlet and census-designated place in Nunda and Portage, Livingston County, New York.

A village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

A settlement (moshav) in northern Israel.


Марс

uk-proper noun

марсіа́нський

Марс • (Mars) m inan (genitive Ма́рса, uncountable, relational adjective марсіа́нський)

Mars (romanization)
Ма́рса (genitive)
марсіа́нський (adjective relational)
Марс (nominative singular)
Ма́рса (genitive singular)
Ма́рсові (dative singular)
Ма́рсу (dative singular)
Марс (accusative singular)
Ма́рсом (instrumental singular)
Ма́рсу (locative singular)
Ма́рсі (locative singular)
Ма́рсе (singular vocative)

→ English: Mars

Mars (a village in Semenivka urban hromada, Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine)


Wills

A locality in the Shire of Boulia, western Queensland, Australia.


Britannia

Learned borrowing from Latin Britannia. Doublet of Britain and Brittany.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.

A community in Lake of Bays township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario.


Moore

The surname has converged from several different meanings; see Moore on Wikipedia.

Many toponymic place names, or parts of place names, derived from moor.

A village in Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5784).

A number of places with their names taken from the surname:

A locality in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.


Łódź

pl-proper noun

Łódź f (related adjective łódzki, demonym łodzianin, female demonym łodzianka)

łódzki (adjective)
łodzianin (demonym)
łodzianka (demonym feminine)
Łódź (nominative singular)
Łodzi (genitive singular)
Łodzi (dative singular)
Łódź (accusative singular)
Łodzią (instrumental singular)
Łodzi (locative singular)
Łodzi (singular vocative)
Łodzia (alternative Middle Polish)

Kazimierz Rymut
pl:Barbara Czopek-Kopciuch
pl:Nazwy miejscowe Polski

Inherited from Old Polish Łodzia, from łódź /łodzia with the modern form existing since the 18th century. The city is by the Łódka river.

Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship#English

Lodz (a village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Gmina Piaski district, Gostyń County, in west-central Poland)

Lodz (a village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Gmina Stęszew district, Poznań County, in west-central Poland)


Medina

Al Madinah (alternative)
Madinah (alternative)

A community in Zorra Township, Ontario, Canada.

A rural locality in Hurunui district, Canterbury, New Zealand; a short river named the Medina River is nearby.

A number of places in the United States:


Medina

Medina (nominative singular)
Medinát (accusative singular)
Medinának (dative singular)
Medinával (instrumental singular)
Medináért (causal-final singular)
Medinává (singular translative)
Medináig (singular terminative)
Medinaként (essive-formal singular)
Medinában (inessive singular)
Medinán (singular superessive)
Medinánál (adessive singular)
Medinába (illative singular)
Medinára (singular sublative)
Medinához (allative singular)
Medinából (elative singular)
Medináról (delative singular)
Medinától (ablative singular)
Medináé (singular)
Medináéi (singular)
Medinám (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Medinád (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Medinája (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Medinánk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Medinátok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Medinájuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)


Swansea

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

der

St. Clair County
St. Clair County#English

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

A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.


Berkeley

From Old English beorc (“birch”) + leah (“meadow, leigh”). Equivalent to birch + -ley (“lea”).

Barclay (alternative)
Barclift (alternative)
Barkley (alternative)

A village in Cook County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

Providence County
Providence County#English

A village in Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island.

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


Ashley

en-proper noun

Ashley (countable and uncountable, plural Ashleys)

Ashleys (plural)
Ashlee (alternative)
Ashleigh (alternative)
Ashlie (alternative)
Ashly (alternative)

From Old English *Æsċlēah, composed of æsċ (“ash tree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to Ash + -ley.

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

A number of villages and hamlets in England:

A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL6961).

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ7784).

St Leonards and St Ives
St Leonards and St Ives#English

A settlement in St Leonards and St Ives parish, east Dorset (OS grid ref SU1304).

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST9394).

A hamlet in Bentworth parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6440).

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Test Valley district, Hampshire. (OS grid ref SU3831).

A hamlet in Sutton parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3048).

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, previously in Kettering district (OS grid ref SP7990).

A village in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7636).

A village in Box parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8168).

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Elba Township, Gratiot County, Michigan.

A village in Oxford Township, Delaware County, Ohio; named for Col. L. W. Ashley.

A locality in Moree Plains Shire, New South Wales, Australia; named for one of the settlements in England.

A small settlement and river north of Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand.


Bahr

baar

First attested as de bare in 1270. Perhaps derived from bar (“barren”). Compare Baal, Barlo, Baarle-Hertog, Baarle-Nassau, Baarlo and Hoog-Baarlo.

a hamlet in Zevenaar, Gelderland, Netherlands


Aalst

* (Zaltbommel) First attested as in uilla halosta around 850. Etymology uncertain. A proposed derivation from els (“alder, Alnus”) with collectivising suffix -t does not match well with old attestations of the toponym. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *alhust (“dwelling place, shrine”). Compare Elst, Maasniel, Nieuwaal, Niel, Niel-bij-As, Nivele and Waldniel.
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as alst in 1281. Etymology uncertain. The formerly widespread hypothesis of a derivation from els (“alder, Alnus”) with collectivising suffix -t is no longer considered plausible. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *alhust (“dwelling place, shrine”). Compare Elst, Maasniel, Nieuwaal, Niel, Niel-bij-As, Nivele and Waldniel.
* (Buren) First attested as aelst around 1400. Etymology uncertain. A proposed derivation from els (“alder, Alnus”) with collectivising suffix -t does not match well with old attestations of the toponym. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *alhust (“dwelling place, shrine”). Compare Elst, Maasniel, Nieuwaal, Niel, Niel-bij-As, Nivele and Waldniel.

inh

a village and former municipality of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands

a village and former municipality of Waalre, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands


Cooper

en-prop

Cooper (countable and uncountable, plural Coopers)

A locality in West Milford township, Passaic County, New Jersey.

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.


Stuart

en-proper noun

Stuart (countable and uncountable, plural Stuarts)

Stuarts (plural)
Stewart (alternative historical)

A township and village therein, in Holt County, Nebraska.

A locality in Mid Murray council area, South Australia.


Whitehall

Whitehall (countable and uncountable, plural Whitehalls)

From Middle English whit (“white”) + halgh (“corner, nook; hall”).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: White#White

A hamlet in Hemyock parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST1214).

A hamlet in Marwood parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5337).

A hamlet in Odiham parish, Hart district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7452).

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

A hamlet in Sandon parish, North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL3331).

A hamlet in Shipley parish, Horsham district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ1321).

A village on the isle of Stronsay, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY6528).

Washington County
Washington County#English

A number of places in the United States:

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


Aust

A small village in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England, by the Severn Estuary.


Gutenberg

/ˈɡutn̩ˌbɝɡ/

/ˈɡuːtn̩ˌbɜːɡ/

A village in Germany, renamed after the castle.


Gutenberg

de-proper noun

Gutenberg n (proper noun, genitive Gutenbergs or (optionally with an article) Gutenberg)

Gutenbergs (genitive)
Gutenberg (genitive with-article)
Gutenberg (definite nominative singular)
Gutenbergs (definite genitive singular)
Gutenberg (definite genitive singular with-article)
Gutenberg (dative definite singular)
Gutenberg (accusative definite singular)

[ˈɡuːtənˌbɛʁk]

a village in Austria; former name of Gutenberg an der Raabklamm

Gutenberg an der Raabklamm
Gutenberg an der Raabklamm#German


Andrade

English: Andrade

Cebuano: Andrade

Portuguese: Andrade

Spanish: Andrade

Spanish: Andrada

Tagalog: Andrade

[an̪ˈd̪ɾa.ð̞ɪ]

From Late Latin Andreati (attested in Dalmatia, 6th century, CIL III 9561), late genitive form of Andreas (“Andrew”), from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās); so meaning "Andrew's" (place/villa/property).
During the Late Middle Ages this became the surname of a powerful noble family from Northern Galicia, later passing into Portugal, Spain, the rest of Europe, the New World and the Philippines.

Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela#English

a village in Aríns parish, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia

a village in Calde parish, Lugo, Lugo, Galicia

a village in Las parish, San Amaro, Ourense, Galicia


Bohemia

Latinized translation of French Bohême, from Late Latin Boiohaemum, compound of Boio- (“the Boii”), the Celtic tribe previously inhabiting the area and Germanic *haimaz (“home”) (more at home). The endonym is from Proto-Celtic *boyos and could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cattle”) (compare Proto-Celtic *bāus (“cattle”), genitive *bowos), a reference to cattle owners, or from *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit”), i.e. “warrior, strong hitter” (compare Proto-Celtic *binati (“to strike, hit”)).
Bohemia was abandoned by the Boii c. 60 BCE and settled by the Germanic Marcomanni shortly thereafter. Related to Bavaria.

A hamlet in Redlynch parish, south-east Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2019).

census-designated place
census-designated place

A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Islip, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.


Bagdad

A hamlet in the town of Collins, Erie County, New York.

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

A village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.


Bagdad

Bagdad (nominative singular)
Bagdadu (genitive singular)
Bagdadowi (dative singular)
Bagdad (accusative singular)
Bagdadem (instrumental singular)
Bagdadzie (locative singular)
Bagdadzie (singular vocative)

Bagdad (a village in the Gmina of Wyrzysk, Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)


Dover

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

Lafayette County
Lafayette County#English

A village in Lafayette County, Missouri.


Sonntag

Sonntag n (proper noun, genitive Sonntags or (optionally with an article) Sonntag)

Sonntags (genitive)
Sonntag (genitive with-article)

northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial

From Middle High German sunne(n)tac, sun(n)tac, from Old High German sunnūntag (9th c.), from late Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag (“day of the sun”), a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis (4th c.). Compare Low German Sünndag, Dutch zondag, West Frisian snein, English Sunday, Danish søndag.

inh

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship#English

(historical) Zyndaki (a village in Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)


Hof

de-proper noun

Hof n (proper noun, genitive Hofs or (optionally with an article) Hof)

Hofs (genitive)
Hof (genitive with-article)
Hof (definite nominative singular)
Hofs (definite genitive singular)
Hof (definite genitive singular with-article)
Hof (dative definite singular)
Hof (accusative definite singular)
Hoff (alternative)

northern and western Germany; becoming rare

From Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”). See there for cognates.

a village in Holmestrand municipality, Vestfold county, Norway


Bus

* (Bernheze) First attested as in de Bus in 1678. Derived from a dialectal variant of bos (“rising forest”).
* (Meierijstad) First attested as hoeve genaemt in de bus in 1777. Derived from a dialectal variant of bos (“rising forest”).

a hamlet in Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


Iod

Borrowed from Hungarian Jód, from jó (“good”) + -d.

a village in Răstolița, Mureș County, Romania


Halle

* (Gelderland) First attested as hall in 1263. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *halha- (“highland spur”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”). Another possibility is a derivation from Middle Dutch halle (“covered market”), from Old Dutch *halla, from Frankish *hallu.

cog

a village in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands


Halle

de-proper noun

Halle n (proper noun, genitive Halles or (optionally with an article) Halle)

Halles (genitive)
Halle (genitive with-article)

Attested in early manuscripts as Halla. Of unclear origin, traditionally linked to the river Saale, whose name ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”). Alternatively, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu (“building supported by columns”).

der

Grafschaft Bentheim
Grafschaft Bentheim#German

a village in Grafschaft Bentheim district, Lower Saxony, Germany


Ari

Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir#English


Rhineland

From the German Rheinland, equivalent to English Rhine + -land.

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A village in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States.

A hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.


Elen

a village and former municipality of Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium


Ceres

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

Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to nourish”). More at create.

A village south-east of Cupar, eastern Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4011).


Cheapside

From Old English Ċēapsīde, i.e. “district beside the market”. See ċēap and sīde.

Sunninghill and Ascot
Sunninghill and Ascot#English

Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead#English

A village mostly in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9469).

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A hamlet in Anstey parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4033).

Haldimand County
Haldimand County#English

A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.


Handel

First attested as haenle in 1326. Compound of haan (“rooster, black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)”) and lo (“light forest”).

a village in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Mackenzie

Spelling pronunciation of Scots MacKenȝie with the letter yogh confused with Z. Ultimately from Scottish Gaelic MacCoinnich, itself from mac (“son, descendant”) + Coinnich (“of Coinneach”).

compound

A community in Shuniah, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.


Wheatley

en-proper noun

Wheatley (countable and uncountable, plural Wheatleys)

From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Whatley.

A community in Chatham-Kent, south-western Ontario, Canada.

A hamlet in Binsted parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7840).

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5905).


Boer

First attested as burstera rede in 1402. Borrowed from West Frisian Boer, derived in turn from Old Frisian buer (“house, cottage”).

a village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands


Salmo

British Columbia
British Columbia#English


Quorn

Shortened from earlier Quorndon, from Old English cweorndun, from cweorn (“millstone; quern”) + dun (“hill”). The fox hunt, the meat substitute and the town in Australia are named after the village in Leicestershire.

af

A village and civil parish (formerly Quorndon) in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5616).


Atlanta

Supposedly the feminine form of Atlantic.

A community in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

South Caribbean Coast
South Caribbean Coast#English

A community in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua.

A hamlet in the town of Cohocton, Steuben County, New York.


Ethel

Short form of names of Old English origin beginning with Ethel-, æþele (“noble”). First used in the 19th century. Cognate to the Germanic Adela and Adele.

A hamlet in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.


Уэлен

ru-proper noun+

Уэле́н • (Uelén) m inan (genitive Уэле́на)

Уэле́н (canonical)
Uelén (romanization)
Уэле́на (genitive)
Уэле́н (nominative singular)
Уэле́на (genitive singular)
Уэле́ну (dative singular)
Уэле́н (accusative singular)
Уэле́ном (instrumental singular)
Уэле́не (prepositional singular)

Possibly from Chukchi увелен (“thawed patch”).

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug#English

Uelen, Whalen (coastal Yupik village in Chukotsky district, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, in eastern Siberia, and the easternmost settlement in Russia)


Adams

en-proper noun

Adams (countable and uncountable, plural Adamses)

Adamses (plural)
Addams (alternative rare)

→ Translingual: Adams

⇒ Translingual: adamsii

(fishing fly): Named after Charles Adams, who asked his friend Leonard Halladay to design the fly.

A number of places in the United States:

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

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


Providence

en:any of many places named after Divine Providence

A number of places named after Divine Providence:

A village in Apatou commune, French Guiana department.

A community in the Demerara-Mahaica region, Guyana.


Edgar

From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir.

A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

A community in Oro-Medonte, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Palestina

* Borrowed from Latin Palaestīna.
* (Nijkerk) First attested as Palestina in 1843. Named after the region in the Middle East. Originally the name of a farm.

a hamlet in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands


Leslie

From a placename in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, Scottish Gaelic lios cuileann (“garden of hollies”).

der

A hamlet in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, south-west of Insch (OS grid ref NJ5924).

A large village in Fife council area, Scotland, west of Glenrothes (OS grid ref NO2401).


Erica

First attested as Erica in 1867. Derived from New Latin Erica (“heath”).

a village in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands


Glasnevin

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Key West No. 70, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A rural locality in North Canterbury, New Zealand.


Constantine

From Latin Cōnstantīnus, the name of Roman emperors, notably that of Constantine the Great, Latin cōnstāns (“constant, steadfast”). Doublet of Konstadinos.

A village and former municipality in Vaud canton, Switzerland.

A village and civil parish south-west of Falmouth, Cornwall, England, named after Saint Constantine (OS grid ref SW7329).

St. Joseph County
St. Joseph County#English

A township and village therein, in St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States.


Zelt

Afrikaans: Selt

Attested as Zelt (De) in 1913. Etymology unknown.

unk

unknown

a hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heide

* (Venray) First attested as de Heijde in 1838-1857. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
* (Friesland) First attested as De Heyde in 1718. Calque of West Frisian De Heide, derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
* (Heumen) Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
* (Montferland) First attested as Diemsche Heyde in 1729. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
* (Echt-Susteren) First attested as Heijde in 1838-1857. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
* (Leudal, Heythuysen) First attested as Heide in 1899. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”). See also Limburgish Hei, De Heihoezer.
* (Leudal, Roggel) First attested as Heide in 1835. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
* (Roermond) First attested as Heijer huysen in the second half of the 17th century. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”). See also Limburgish De Hei.

a village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands

De Fryske Marren
De Fryske Marren#English

a hamlet in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands


Norden

A loanword from Scandinavian languages, referring to the Nordic countries or to northern Europe.

A hamlet in Corfe Castle parish, Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9483).

A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8514).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village in Nevada County, California, United States.


Hirsch

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Coalfields, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Tinte

Attested as Tente in the 16th century. Likely derived from Middle Dutch tinte (“tent, temporary shelter”). Proposed derivations from Medieval Latin tincta (“tincture, paint”) (as a reference to madder production) or Middle Dutch tinte (“notched lower section of an arrow”) (as a reference to shape of the polder the village is located in) are significantly less likely.
See also Zealandic De Tinte.

cog

a village in Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands


Clyde

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

A community in the township of North Dumfries, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

A number of places in the United States:


Hudson

en-proper noun

Hudson (countable and uncountable, plural Hudsons)

A number of settlements in the United States:

A village in McLean County, Illinois; named for the river.


Derby

From Old English Dēorby, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse Djúra-bý (“village of the deer”), from dýr (“deer”) + bǿr (“settlement”). Influenced by British Latin Derventio, the Roman site predating Derby, and possibly also the Celtic river name Derwent.

der

A locality in Langley district municipality, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.

Northumberland County
Northumberland County#English

A parish and community therein, in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Tina

a village in Livezi, Vâlcea County, Romania


Luxemburg

→ Japanese: ラクセンバーグ (Rakusenbāgu)


Nederland

First attested as t Nederland in 1830-1855. From neder (“down, low”) + land (“land”).

Neerland (alternative)
Neêrland (alternative)

a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands


Montague

en-proper noun

Montague (countable and uncountable, plural Montagues)

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English


Percy

Gallo-Roman
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland

Proper noun sense 1 (surname) and sense 3 (place names) are derived from Norman Percy (“a baronial surname”), from Percy-en-Auge (“a place in Pays d’Auge, Normandy, France”, literally “Percy in Auge”), from Old French Perci, from Late Latin Persiacum, from Latin Persius (“a Gallo-Roman nomen gentile”), from Etruscan 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (persu); further etymology uncertain, possibly from 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”).
Proper noun sense 2 (given name) is either from the above, or is a clipping of Perc(ival) + -y (suffix forming familiar names).
The common noun is derived from the proper noun. Sense 2 (“penis”) is probably from the fact that Percy and penis begin with the same letter.

der

A village in Manche department, Normandy, France.

A village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States.


Julia

From Latin Iūlia, feminine form of the Roman gens name Iūlius. Further popularized by early Christian saints. Doublet of Julie.

89 Julia
Julia
Julia (programming language)


二十

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/ɲi²² səp̚²²/

/ɦəl²² səʔ⁴⁴/

/ɦəl²⁴ səʔ³¹/

/ɦəl²³ səʔ¹¹/

/n̠ʲi²⁴ səʔ³¹/

/n̠ʲi²³ səʔ¹¹/

/əl⁵⁵ zəʔ²¹/

/ɤ̞²¹⁻¹¹ ʂʐ̩²⁴/

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(～村) Ershi (a village in Huilong, Fang, Shiyan, Hubei, China)


Париж

ru-proper noun+

Пари́ж • (Paríž) m inan (genitive Пари́жа, relational adjective пари́жский)

Пари́ж (canonical)
Paríž (romanization)
Пари́жа (genitive)
пари́жский (adjective relational)
Пари́ж (nominative singular)
Пари́жа (genitive singular)
Пари́жу (dative singular)
Пари́ж (accusative singular)
Пари́жем (instrumental singular)
Пари́же (prepositional singular)
Пари́жъ (alternative)

пари́шь (paríšʹ)

Borrowed from Polish Paryż, attested since 1696. Displaced earlier Middle Russian Парисъ (Paris).
(village): Named after the French city.

Parizh (a village in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia)


Solomon

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Соломонъ (Solomonŭ).

bor+

a village in Gârbou, Sălaj County, Romania


Gilbert

en-proper noun

Gilbert (countable and uncountable, plural Gilberts)

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

compound

A village in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.


Bruno

en-proper noun

Bruno (countable and uncountable, plural Brunos or Brunoes)

From Italian, German etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of Old High German brūn (“brown”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn. The surname is mostly borrowed from Italian Bruno. Doublet of Brown.

A placename
A village in Nebraska, United States.


Raleigh

Rawley (alternative surname)
Rayleigh (alternative surname)

From Old English rā, rāha (“roe deer”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Equivalent to roe + -ley (“lea”).

Multiple smaller locales in the United States:

A village in Illinois; named for the city in North Carolina.


Preston

en-prop

Preston (countable and uncountable, plural Prestons)

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

A hamlet in Kingsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8574).

Weymouth and Portland
Weymouth and Portland#English

A suburban village north-east of Weymouth, Dorset, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY7083).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, east of Hull (OS grid ref TA1830).

A hamlet in Dymock parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6734).

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, west of Stevenage (OS grid ref TL1824).

A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2561).

A hamlet in Ellingham parish, northern Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1825).

A village and civil parish (without a council) north of Uppingham, Rutland (OS grid ref SK8702).

A hamlet in Upton Magna parish, east of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5211).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Stogumber parish, Somerset, previously in West Somerset and Somerset West and Taunton districts (OS grid ref ST0935).

A hamlet in Aldbourne parish and Ramsbury parish, east Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2774).

Lyneham and Bradenstoke
Lyneham and Bradenstoke#English

A hamlet in Lyneham and Bradenstoke parish, north-central Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0378).

A hamlet next to East Linton, East Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT5977).

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A village north of Duns, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area (OS grid ref NT7957).

A place in Canada:
A community in Cambridge, Ontario.

A rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, north Queensland.

A rural locality in Toowoomba Region and Lockyer Valley Region, south Queensland.

A village in Central Coast council area, Tasmania.

A number of places in the United States:

Richardson County
Richardson County#English

A village in Richardson County, Nebraska.

A populated place in Henry County, Virginia.


Buda

A commune and village in Călărași district, Moldova.

Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship#English

A village in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.

A commune and village in Buzău County, Romania.

A village in Novoselytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine.

A village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States.


Buda

a village in Buda, Călărași Raion, Moldova

a village in Berzunți, Bacău County, Romania

a village in Blăgești, Bacău County, Romania

a village in Răchitoasa, Bacău County, Romania

a village in Coșula, Botoșani County, Romania

a village in Buda, Buzău County, Romania

a village in Brăești, Iași County, Romania

a village in Lespezi, Iași County, Romania

a village in Cornetu, Ilfov County, Romania

Ariceștii Rahtivani
Ariceștii Rahtivani#English

a village in Ariceștii Rahtivani, Prahova County, Romania

a village in Râfov, Prahova County, Romania

a village in Râșca, Suceava County, Romania

a village in Zvoriștea, Suceava County, Romania

a locality in Ocnele Mari, Vâlcea County, Romania

Alexandru Vlahuță
Alexandru Vlahuță#English

a village in Alexandru Vlahuță, Vaslui County, Romania

a village in Bogdănești, Vaslui County, Romania

a village in Oșești, Vaslui County, Romania

a village in Corbița, Vrancea County, Romania


Borneo

The hamlet is attested as Klein Borneo in 1984. It was named after the island, presumably for its remoteness or the perceived unpleasant disposition of its inhabitants.

a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Bellingham

en-proper noun

Bellingham (countable and uncountable, plural Bellinghams)

Two origins:
* The suburb of London is named with the Old English personal name Bera, a byname from bera (“bear”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
* The village in Northumberland is named with Old English belle (“bell”), in reference to a bell-shaped hill, + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”)

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY8383).

A coastal settlement in George Town council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Fawcett

Fawcett (countable and uncountable, plural Fawcetts)

A hamlet in Westlock County, Alberta, Canada.


Winchester

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

named-after

Any of the towns named after it, including:

A number of places in the United States:

A township and village therein, in Adams County, Ohio, named after Winchester, Virginia.

A village in North Dundas township, eastern Ontario, Canada.


Irwin

en-proper noun

Irwin (countable and uncountable, plural Irwins)

From a medieval given name Erwin, Old English eofor (“boar”) + wine (“friend”), the latter of which is from Proto-West Germanic *wini.


Fleming

From Middle English flameng, from late Old English Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (compare West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) and the patronymic suffix *-ingaz (“belonging to, descended from”). More at Flanders.

der

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

A town and locality in the Northern Territory, Australia.

A town and hamlet in Cayuga County, New York.


Nes

* (Noardeast-Fryslân) First attested as nesse in 1369. Borrowed from West Frisian Nes, derived in turn from Old Frisian nes (“headland, spit”).
* (Ameland) First attested as nes in 1485. Borrowed from West Frisian Nes, derived in turn from Old Frisian nes (“headland, spit”).
* (Heerenveen) First attested as nesse in 1243. Borrowed from West Frisian Nes, derived in turn from Old Frisian nes (“headland, spit”).
* (Noord-Holland) Attested as De Nes in 1680. Derived from nes (“headland, spit”).

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

a village in Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands

a village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands


Froland

a municipality and village in Agder, Norway, formerly part of the county of Aust-Agder


Åmli

A village and municipality in Agder county, Norway.


Karasjok

A village and municipality of Finnmark, in northern Norway.


Kvalsund

a municipality and village in Finnmark, Norway

Kvalsund
no:Kvalsund
no:Kvalsund (tettsted)


Kvalsund

Kvalsund
nn:Kvalsund i Kvalsund
nn:Kvalsund kommune


Engerdal

a village and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark


Tynset

A village and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark; located close to Trøndelag.


Tynset

Tynset (a village and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark; located close to Trøndelag)


Åmot

a small village in Trøndelag, Norway, east of Løkken Verk

a village in the municipality of Vinje, Telemark, Norway

a village in the municipality of Modum, Buskerud, Norway


Eidfjord

a village and municipality of Hardanger district, Hordaland, Norway

Eidfjord
nn:Eidfjord
nn:Eidfjord kommune


Fedje

a village and municipality of Nordhordland district, Hordaland, Norway


Etne

From Old Norse Etnir, the name of the fjord, from the river name *Atn, *Etn, whence also Etna, from etja (“to incite”).

a village and municipality of Sunnhordland district, Hordaland, Norway


Granvin

[²ɡrɐ̞ːn.ʋɪn]

From Old Norse Grǫnvin, from grǫn (“spruce”) + vin (“meadow”).


Ulvik

From Old Norse Ulfvík, from ulfr (“wolf”) + vík (“bay”).


Vaksdal

A municipality and village therein, in Vestland, Norway, previously in Hordaland.


Halsa

From Old Norse *Halsar m pl, plural of hals. Equivalent to halsar pl.

[ˈhɐ̞́ː.ʂɐ̞̌]


Sykkylven

/²sʏçːʏlviɲ/

[ˈsʏ̌ʷc͡çː.ʏ́ʷl.ʋîɲ]

/²sʏçːʏlvən/

a village and municipality of Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Volda

A village and municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.


Volda

head

Volda f (indefinite Vold, definite dative (Sunnmøre) Voldinne)

Vold (indefinite)
Voldinne (dative definite)

[ˈʋɞ̞́ʉ̯ldɐ̞̀]

From Old Norse Valdr m, a fjord name. Unknown origin.

Volda herad hev eige elektrisitetsverk i Kolfossen, 20 km. frå Hallkjelsvik.

1929, I. O. G. T., Storlosjemøtet i Volda: 27.-31. juli 1929:

Volda municipality has its own power plant in the Kolfoss, 20 km. from Hallkjelsvik.


Ørsta

Ørsta f (indefinite Ørst, definite dative (Sunnmøre) Ørstinne)

Ørst (indefinite)
Ørstinne (dative definite)

[¹œɾ̥ˠ.stɐ̞]

Definite form; from Old Norse Ǿrstr m, a fjord name. Possibly from Proto-Norse *Wōristaʀ, related to Old Norse ǿrr (“raging”).

a village and municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway


Snåsa

From Old Norse Snǫs f, from snǫs, related to nǫs.

a village and municipality in northern Trøndelag, formerly Nord-Trøndelag, Norway


Lucas

From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

A number of places in the United States:


Eden

From Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).

Any of various towns and other place names.

A small town and village in Marshall County, South Dakota.

Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac County#English

A town and village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.


Eden

* The river in Cumbria is from the Roman name, British Latin Ituna. The rivers in Scotland are also related to the root of this name.
* The river in Kent is back-formed from Edenbridge, from Old English Eadhelmsbrigge (“Eadhelm's bridge”).

der

A residential settlement in County Antrim, Ireland.


Kare

A village in Žitorađa, Toplica okrug, Serbia.


Kare

A village in Mykolaivka settlement hromada, Berezivka Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1918.

Карэ

village in Mykolaivka, Berezivka, Odesa, Ukraine


Virgil

From Middle English Vyrgyle, from Latin Virgilius, from the Roman clan name Vergilius, from Etruscan and of unknown meaning.

A settlement in the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

A township and village therein, in Kane County, Illinois.


Gibson

en-proper noun

Gibson (countable and uncountable, plural Gibsons)

A hamlet in the town of Corning, Steuben County, New York.

A community in Tiny township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Brock

Myerscough and Bilsborrow
Myerscough and Bilsborrow#English

A small village in Myerscough and Bilsborrow parish, Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5140).

A village in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States.

A village in the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Topeka

Borrowed from Kansa tó ppí kʼé ([dopĩkʼʔə], literally “good place to dig potatoes”).

bor

A village in Quiver Township, Mason County, Illinois.


Burdett

A hamlet in the County of Forty Mile, No. 8, Alberta, Canada.

A village in the town of Hector, Schuyler County, New York.


桂花

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/kʷɐi̯³³ faː⁵⁵/

/kie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁵/

/ke⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵³³/

/ke⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁴⁴/

/kui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hue³³/

/kui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hue³³/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/kʷɐi̯³³ faː⁵⁵/

/kie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁵/

/ke⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵³³/

/ke⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁴⁴/

/kui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hue³³/

/kui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hue³³/

Adaptation of 桂 (guì) to distinguish the osmanthus from the 肉桂 (ròuguì, “cassia; Chinese cinnamon”).

(～村) Guihua (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)


Armstrong

By surface analysis, arm + strong. The rural municipality in Manitoba is named after politician James William Armstrong (1860 - 1928).

A rural community and First Nation settlement in Thunder Bay District, Ontario.


Lisa

From lisa, definite form of lisă (“uncultivated field”).

a village in Lisa, Brașov County, Romania

a village in Schitu, Olt County, Romania

a village in Lisa, Teleorman County, Romania


Portland

A community in Rideau Lakes township, Ontario, Canada; named for the 3rd Duke of Portland.

A locality near Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand; named for the local Portland cement industry.


Dovre

A village and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Oppland.


Dovre

Originally a farm name; from Old Norse Dofrar f pl, from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”). Cognate with Icelandic Dofrar.

Dovre (a village and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Oppland)


Lund

en-proper noun

Lund (countable and uncountable, plural Lunds)

Dithmarschen
en:Lund
en:Lund (surname)
en:Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire

* As an English, German, and North Germanic surname, from Old Norse lundr (“grove”).
* Also as a German surname, from Lunden in Dithmarschen, itself possibly borrowed from Danish lund (“little forest”) or lunn (“survey”).

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

An unincorporated village in the Regional District of qathet, British Columbia, Canada.

A village in the municipality of Namsos, Trøndelag county, Norway.

A community in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden.

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9748).

A hamlet in Cliffe parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6532).

An unincorporated village in Iron County, Utah, United States.


Selje

Saint Sunniva
Selje
nn:Selja
nn:Selje i Nordfjord
nn:Selje kommune

Originally only an island name; from Old Norse Selja, possibly derived from sel (“pasture shed”), or less likely from salr (“room, hall”), referring to the cave where Saint Sunniva and her followers dwelled after reaching the island in the 10th century.

Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane#English

a village and former municipality of Nordfjord district, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway


Meldal

Meddarn (alternative)
Medal (alternative)
Medaldal (alternative)
Middal (alternative)

a former municipality of Trøndelag, Norway which existed until 1 january 2020), formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018). Back in the older days (around 19th century) the municipaliry has also included Rennebu (and some hillsides in Rindal).


Osen

First attested as oze in 1326. Etymology unknown.
See also Limburgish Oeazje.

unk

unknown

a hamlet in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands


Vinje

a village in Voss, Western Norway, Norway


Vinje

a village in Heim, Trøndelag, Norway (formerly in Hemne municipality)


Vennesla

From Old Norse *Vendilslá, from *vendill, possibly dinimutive of vǫndr (“soft twig, wand”), and lá f (“swamp water”).

Vennesland (alternative obsolete)
Vendesla (alternative)

Det einaste hu ønska seg va ein solskinsdag – skyfri himmel – ein problemfri time i gode Vennesla.

1996, Bjørn Eidsvåg, “Skyfri himmel”, in Landet lenger bak:

The only thing she wished for was a sunny day – a sky free of clouds – an hour with no problems in the good Vennesla.

a village and municipality of Agder, Norway

Vennesla
nn:Vennesla
nn:Vennesla kommune


Søgne

a village and former municipality of Agder, Norway, formerly part of the county of Vest-Agder


Søgne

Originally a river name; from Old Norse *Sygna, derived from súga (“to suck”).

a village and former municipality of Western Agder, Norway


Andebu

From Old Norse Andabú. The first part is uncertain; the last part is bú n (“dwelling”)

a village and former municipality of Vestfold, Norway


Clive

A village in Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada.

A village and civil parish in north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5124).


Swift Current

Swift Current (disambiguation)
Swift Current Creek

In Saskatchewan, apparently named after Swift Current Creek.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A community and designated place in eastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Guadalcanal

Guadalcanal (a village in Andalusia, Spain)


Oakley

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

A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0153).

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6312).

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole#English

A village in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0198).

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A village and civil parish (served by Oakley and Deane Parish Council) in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5750).

A hamlet in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7036).

Brome and Oakley
Brome and Oakley#English

A village in Brome and Oakley parish, Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1678).

A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0288).

A village in Brady Township, Saginaw County, Michigan.


Marshall

* As an English surname, from the noun marshal.
* As a French surname, variant of Mercier.
* As a German surname, variant of Marschall.

A number of places in the United States:


Craig

en-proper noun

Craig (countable and uncountable, plural Craigs)

Craigs (plural)
Cregg (alternative)
Craggs (alternative)

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic creag (“rock”).

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A township and village therein, in Burt County, Nebraska; named for early settler William Stewart Craig.

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A small settlement in Glen Carron, Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH0349).


Byron

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

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Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County#English

A village in Burns Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.