Mexico

→ Assamese: মেক্সিকো (meksikü)

→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܟܣܝܩܘ (mksiqw)

→ Burmese: မက္ကဆီကို (makka.hcikui)

→ Chinese: 墨西哥 (Mòxīgē)

→ Dhivehi: މެކްސިކޯ (mek̊sikō)

→ Finnish: Meksiko

→ Hebrew: מֶקְסִיקוֹ (méksiko)

→ Hindi: मेक्सिको (meksiko)

→ Irish: Meicsiceo

→ Japanese: メキシコ (Mekishiko)

→ Korean: 멕시코 (Meksiko)

→ Thai: เม็กซิโก (mék-sí-goo)

→ Yoruba: Mẹ́síkò

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

México (alternative)
Mehico (alternative humorous pronunciation-spelling)

Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · Mexico · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas

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


New Zealand

desc

نِيُوزِيلَانْدَا

نِيُوزِيلَنْدَا

نِيُوزِيلَانْدَة

نِيُوزِيلَنْدَة

→ Arabic: نِيُوزِيلَانْدَا (niyūzīlāndā), نِيُوزِيلَنْدَا (niyūzīlandā), نِيُوزِيلَانْدَة (niyūzīlānda), نِيُوزِيلَنْدَة (niyūzīlanda)

নিউজিল্যান্ড

→ Bengali: নিউজিল্যান্ড (niujilênḍ)

→ Chinese: 紐西蘭 /纽西兰 (Niǔxīlán)

→ Danish: New Zealand

→ Fijian: Niusiladi

Νέα Ζηλανδία

→ Greek: Νέα Ζηλανδία (Néa Zilandía)

→ Hawaiian: Nukilani

נְיוּ זִילַנְדּ

→ Hebrew: נְיוּ זִילַנְדּ (nyú zíland)

→ Hebrew: נְיוּ זִילַנְדּ (nyú zíland)

→ Hindi: न्यू ज़ीलंड (nyū zīlaṇḍ), न्यूज़ीलैंड (nyūzīlaiṇḍ), न्यूज़ीलैण् (nyūzīlaiṇ)

→ Japanese: ニュージーランド (Nyū Jīrando)

→ Korean: 뉴질랜드 (nyujillaendeu)

→ Maori: Niu Tireni

→ Niuean: Niu Sila

→ Norwegian Bokmål: New Zealand

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: New Zealand

→ Pashto: نيوزيلنډ (nyuzelanḍ)

→ Persian: نِیوزیلَنْد (niyuziland)

→ Rarotongan: Nū Tireni

→ Samoan: Niu Sila

→ Swahili: Nyuzilandi

→ Thai: นิวซีแลนด์ (niu-sii-lɛɛn)

→ Tokelauan: Niu Hila

→ Tongan: Nuʻusila, Nuʻu Sila

نْیُوزی لَینْڈ

نْیُوزیلَینْڈ

→ Urdu: نْیُوزی لَینْڈ (nyūzī lainḍ), نْیُوزیلَینْڈ (nyūzī-lainḍ)

→ Yiddish: ניו־זילאַנד (nyu-ziland)

Calque of Dutch Nieuw-Zeeland (“new Zeeland”), (nieuw calqued as new), Zeeland calqued as the respelling Zealand to parallel the historical exonym, after the Dutch settlement in Batavia, which in turn had been named after the Dutch province of Zeeland, from Middle Dutch Sêelant, equivalent to zee (“sea”) + land (“land”).

cal

A hamlet in Hilmarton parish, north-central Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0177).


Norway

→ Japanese: ノルウェー (Noruwē)

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

Norroway (alternative archaic)
Norwey (alternative obsolete)

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Egypt

→ Burmese: အီဂျစ် (igyac)

→ Chinese: 埃及 (Āijí)

→ Korean: 애굽 (Aegup)

→ Vietnamese: Ai Cập

→ Cornish: Ejyp

→ Gujarati: ઇજિપ્ત (ijipt)

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

→ Iban: Ejip

→ Japanese: エジプト (Ejiputo)

→ Kannada: ಈಜಿಪ್ಟ್ (ījipṭ)

→ Korean: 이집트 (Ijipteu)

→ Malayalam: ഈജിപ്റ്റ് (ījipṟṟ)

→ Maori: Īhipa

→ Marathi: इजिप्त (ijipta)

→ Navajo: Ííjip

→ Nepali: इजिप्ट (ijipṭa)

→ Odia: ଇଜିପ୍ଟ (ijipṭa)

→ Paiwan: Idjiputu

→ Thai: อียิปต์ (ii-yìp)

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

der

Ægypt (alternative archaic)
Ægipt (alternative obsolete)
Aegipt (alternative obsolete)
Egipt (alternative obsolete)
Egipte (alternative obsolete)

A tiny hamlet in Leckhampstead parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4476).

A suburban village in Farnham Royal parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref SU9685).

A hamlet in Wonston parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4640).

A hamlet near Thornton, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0933).

A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.


Poland

→ Japanese: ポーランド (Pōrando)

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

der

A number of places in the United States:

A village and township in Mahoning County, Ohio.

A village on Kiritimati, Kiribati, named after the home country of a plantation manager.


Greenland

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


Andorra

→ Japanese: アンドラ (Andora)

Andorra-Serra d'Arcs
Andorra-Serra d'Arcs

a village in Aragon, Spain, the capital of the comarca Andorra-Serra d'Arcs


Angola

→ Gujarati: અંગોલા (aṅgolā)

→ Welsh: Angola

From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola (“(kingdom of) Angola”), from Kimbundu ngola, title held by native kings at the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 15th century AD. Compare Kituba ngolo (“strength”).
The Louisiana State Penitentiary is named "Angola" after the Angola slave plantation it replaced, which was named after the country, from which many enslaved people in Louisiana had been taken.

bor

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


Canada

Probably borrowed from French Canada.
The hamlet is attested as Canada in 1954. It was named after the country. Originally the name of a farmhouse.

a hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands


China

en-prop

China (usually uncountable, plural Chinas)

Chinas (plural)
Chin (alternative obsolete)
Chyna (alternative)

→ Amharic: ቻይና (čayna)

→ Chinese: 猜拿 (Cāiná)

→ Hindi: चाइना (cāinā)

→ Maori: Haina

→ Telugu: చైనా (cainā)

→ Tigre: ቻይና (čayna)

→ Tigrinya: ቻይና (čayna)

→ Tokelauan: Haina

→ Welsh: Tsieina

→ Yoruba: Ṣáínà

[ˈt͡ʃ(ʰ)aɪ̯nə]

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

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

der

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


Cuba

→ Japanese: キューバ (Kyūba)

→ Hawaiian: Kupa

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

unk

Disputed

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

A village in Sandoval County, New Mexico.

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


Cuba

From Portuguese Cuba, possibly of Arabic origin.


Cuba

Possibly from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba, “small tower”), or from cuba (“cask”).

a village and municipality of Beja district, Portugal


Denmark

→ Japanese: デンマーク (Denmāku)

→ Korean: 덴마크 (Denmakeu)

→ Malay: Denmark

Indonesian: Denmark

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

something is rotten in the state of Denmark

A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Colchester County
Colchester County#English

A village in the town of New Denmark, Brown County, Wisconsin.


Ireland

en-proper noun

Ireland (usually uncountable, plural Irelands)

→ Japanese: アイルランド (Airurando)

From Middle English Ireland, Irelond, Irlond, Irland, from Old English Īrland. Perhaps also from Middle Irish Éire + -land. Ultimately from Old Irish Ériu (“Ireland”). See Irish.

inh

A hamlet in Southill parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1341).

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Antigonish County
Antigonish County#English


Lebanon

en-proper noun

Lebanon (usually uncountable, plural Lebanons)

→ Japanese: レバノン (Rebanon)

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

Various places in the United States of America:

A small village in Red Willow County, Nebraska.

Red Willow County
Red Willow County#English


Brasil

Borrowed from Papiamentu Brasil, likely derived from brasil (“brazilwood, Haematoxylum brasiletto”).


Wales

en-prop

Wales (countable and uncountable, plural Waleses)

wails (whales in accents with wine-whine merger)

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

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4883).

A number of places in the United States:


Georgia

From George (male given name) + -ia (place-name suffix).

af

/ˈd͡ʒɔː.d͡ʒə/

/ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/

/ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒə/

Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming

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

A hamlet in Towednack parish, Cornwall, England.


Jordan

en-proper noun

Jordan (countable and uncountable, plural Jordans)

From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). Doublet of Yarden.

der

A community in Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.


Burma

Bourma (a village in Zabré department, Boulgou, Burkina Faso)


Quebec

en-proper noun

Quebec (usually uncountable, plural Quebecs)

Quebecs (plural)
Québec (alternative)
Kebec (alternative archaic)

Canada

Quebec
Quebec (disambiguation)
en:Quebec City
en:Saint Lawrence River

From French Québec, from Algonquin kepék (“(it) narrows”). Cognate with Mi'kmaq gepe'g (“plug”), and Mi'kmaq Kepinkek; compare Proto-Algonquian *kepahikani (“obstruction”). It originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap. The name of the city preceded that of the province.

A village in the town of Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut, United States.

A small village in Esh parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1843).

A hamlet in Harting parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU7821).


Queensland

From Queen + -s- + -land, equivalent to Queen's Land and named in honour of Queen Victoria.

A community in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Victoria

Victoria (countable and uncountable, plural Victorias or Victoriae)

From Latin Victōria, from victōria (“victory”). Doublet of Vitória. The given name can also be analyzed as the male name Victor + -ia. The places were named in honour of Queen Victoria of Great Britain.

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

A hamlet in Roche parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9861).

A hamlet in Dunford parish, Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire, on the West Yorkshire boundary and probably named after the Victoria Inn (OS grid ref SE1705)


Victoria

From victoria, definite form of victorie (“victory”).

a village in Hlipiceni, Botoșani County, Romania

a village in Stăuceni, Botoșani County, Romania

a village in Victoria, Brăila County, Romania

a village in Victoria, Iași County, Romania

a village in Nufăru, Tulcea County, Romania


Ontario

/ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.əʊ/

Probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”). If so, ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-õtaɹeɁ and Proto-Iroquoian * -õːtaɹiɁ.

Օնտարիո

lake between Ontario province and New York State — see also Lake Ontario

A community in Ames, Story County, Iowa.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A number of places in the United States:

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

Washington County
Washington County#English

A populated place in North Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Charlotte County
Charlotte County#English

A populated place in Charlotte County, Virginia.


Delhi

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

A village, the county seat of Delaware County, New York, located within the town of the same name.

A community in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.


Darwin

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

Darwen (alternative)
Derwin (alternative)

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English

A settlement on the peninsula of Lafonia, East Falkland island, Falkland Islands.


Melbourne

Named after the 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire, itself deriving from the Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”).

Municipality of the District of Yarmouth#English

A community in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.


Hobart

A village in the town of Stamford, Delaware County, New York.

A village in Brown County, Wisconsin, named after John Henry Hobart.


Edmonton

From Middle English Adelmetone, from Old English Ēadhelm + tūn (“town”). The Canadian city was named after the area of London.

Edmonton, Kentucky
Edmonton, London
en:Edmonton
en:Edmonton (disambiguation)

A hamlet in St Breock civil parish, Cornwall, England.


Toronto

[tʰəˈɹɑ̈ntʰo(ʊ)]

[tʰəˈɹɑ̈ɾ̃o(ʊ)]

[t͡ʃəˈɹɑno(ʊ)]

[t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔ʷɑɾ̃ə]

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

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

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

Grenville Parish
Grenville Parish#English

An unincorporated community in the township of Lot 23, Grenville Parish, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Ottawa

→ French: Ottawa

→ Japanese: オタワ

desctree

→ Russian: Оттава (Ottava)
→ Armenian: Օտտավա (Ōttava)

[ˈɔɾ̥əwa(ː)]

From Ojibwe odaawaa/ᐅᑡᐙ (“an Ottawa; a trader”), from Proto-Algonquian *atawewa (“to trade”).

Odawa (alternative)
Odaawaa (alternative)
Ottowa (alternative)

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

A village and former commune of Ivory Coast.


安全

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (安全):
* → Japanese: 安全(あんぜん) (anzen)
* → Korean: 안전(安全) (anjeon)
* → Vietnamese: an toàn (安全)

→ Zhuang: ancienz

→ Hmong: nyab xeeb

/ˀän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/ᵘɔn³³ tʰun²²/

/ɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰiɛn¹¹/

/aŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))nœŋ¹³/

/ũã³³⁻²³ t͡sʰueŋ⁵⁵/

/ũã³³⁻²³ t͡sʰuaŋ⁵⁵/

/ˀän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/ᵘɔn³³ tʰun²²/

/ɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰiɛn¹¹/

/aŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))nœŋ¹³/

/ũã³³⁻²³ t͡sʰueŋ⁵⁵/

/ũã³³⁻²³ t͡sʰuaŋ⁵⁵/

(～村) Anquan (a village in Wulipu, Shayang, Jingmen, Hubei, China)


花園

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɥɑɻ³⁵/

/xua²⁴ yæ̃²⁴/

/faː⁵⁵ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/hua⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ⁵³/

/hua⁵³³⁻¹¹ œŋ¹³/

/hua⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ yøŋ²⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ hŋ̍²³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍²⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ hŋ̍²⁴/

/hue³³ hŋ̍²⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² huĩ¹³/

/hue³³⁻²³ hŋ⁵⁵/

/ho⁵⁵ ɦyø²¹/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɥɑɻ³⁵/

/xua²⁴ yæ̃²⁴/

/faː⁵⁵ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/hua⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ⁵³/

/hua⁵³³⁻¹¹ œŋ¹³/

/hua⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ yøŋ²⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ hŋ̍²³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍²⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ hŋ̍²⁴/

/hue³³ hŋ̍²⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² huĩ¹³/

/hue³³⁻²³ hŋ⁵⁵/

/ho⁵⁵ ɦyø²¹/

The Malaysian sense is a semantic loan from Malay taman (“park; garden; residential neighborhood”).

sl

(～村) Huayuan (a village in Wenquan, Yingshan, Huanggang, Hubei, China)


Bombay

From Portuguese Bombaim, possibly from Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”) or from bom + baim. Most likely a combination of both.

der

Bombay
Bombay cat
en:Bombay (disambiguation)

A settlement south of Auckland, New Zealand.


Lucknow

A hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland, east of Monifieth (OS grid ref NO5133).

A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

A locality in the City of Orange, New South Wales, Australia.

A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.


Georgetown

/ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/

A village in Alaska; named for traders George Hoffman, George Fredericks, and George Morgan.

Places in the United States of America:
A village in Louisiana.

A village, the county seat of Brown County, Ohio; named for the city in Kentucky.

Places in Canada:
A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A community in Ontario; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy.

A community in Prince Edward Island; named for George III.


Milton

The English place names are from Old English mylen (“mill”) or middel (“middle”) + tun (“settlement”).

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4762).

A hamlet in Brampton parish, Carlisle district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY5560).

A hamlet in Preston Richard parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref SD5383).

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

A hamlet in Repton parish, South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3226).

A village in West Markham parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7173).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4535).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4892).

A hamlet in Ash parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4621).

A hamlet in East Knoyle parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8731).

A village in Easter Ross, Highland council area (OS grid ref NH7674).

A small village in Glen Urquhart, Highland council area, historically in Inverness-shire (OS grid ref NH4930).

A hamlet west of Aberfoyle, Stirling council area (OS grid ref NN5001).

West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire#English

A village in West Dunbartonshire council area (OS grid ref NS4274).

A settlement on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Western Isles council area (OS grid ref NF7326).

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A settlement in Carew community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0303)

A village in the City of Shoalhaven, New South Wales.

A village in Queens County, Nova Scotia.

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

A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Marlborough, Ulster County, New York; named for poet John Milton.


Webster

en-proper noun

Webster (countable and uncountable, plural Websters)

A locality in the County of Grande Prairie, No. 1, north-west Alberta, Canada.

A number of places in the United States:

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


Palestine

→ Korean: 팔레스타인 (Palleseutain)

→ Malay: Palestin

Medinet Habu
Padiiset's Statue
Palestine

From Middle English Palestyne, from Old English Palestina, from Latin Palaestīna (“Roman province of Palestine”), from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē, “Philistia and the surrounding region”), from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (p'léshet, “Philistia, land of the Philistines”). The term P-l-s-t or P-r-s-t, found in five Ancient Egyptian inscriptions (beginning with one at Medinet Habu from circa 1170 BCE and ending with Padiiset's Statue inscription from circa 900-850 BCE) as the name of a people near Egypt, is traditionally taken to be cognate. Seven Assyrian inscriptions contain the word "Palas(h)tu" or "Pilistu", which is usually also taken to be cognate.

der

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A community in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

A community in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.

A village in Over Wallop parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU2640).


Amsterdam

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city:

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


Leuven

* (Flemish Brabant) From Middle Dutch Loven (Latinised: Lovanium).
* (West Betuwe) First attested as loffna in 788-789. Etymology unknown. Compare Loven.

unk

unknown

a hamlet in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands


Genoa

/ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.ə/

/d͡ʒɛnˈoʊ.ə/

From Latin Genua (influenced by Italian Genova), as the city was known by the ancient Ligurians. Probably from the Ancient Ligurian word for “knee”, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu; in this sense “angle”, from its geographical position, thus akin to Geneva.

A town and village therein, in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Former name of village: Bad Axe.


Andrew

en-prop

Andrew (countable and uncountable, plural Andrews)

[ˈeᵊnˌd̠ɹ̠˔ʷʊ̈u]

[ˈænˌd̠ɹ̠ʷ˔ʊ̈u]

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of André, Andreas, Andrei, and Andrey.

doublet

A village in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.


Watson

⇒ Translingual: Watsonia

and narrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories

Effingham County
Effingham County#English

A village in Effingham County, Illinois.


Bentley

From Old English Beonetlēah. Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word lēah or lēag meaning field in Old English. Hence, equivalent to bent (“bent-grass”) + -leigh/lea (“meadow, field”); compare Bentham.

A hamlet in Rowley parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA0135).

A hamlet north-west of Brentwood, Brentwood borough, Essex (OS grid ref TQ5696).

A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7844).

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1136).

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Bentley and Merevale Parish Council) in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2895).

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English


Athens

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

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

An unincorporated community and hamlet in Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana.

A small unincorporated village outside of Lexington, Kentucky.

Claiborne Parish
Claiborne Parish#English

A village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.

Several places in the United States:
A village in Calhoun County, Michigan.

A town and village in Greene County, New York.

A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.


Paris

Paree (alternative deliberate humorous misspelling)
Parish (alternative)
Parris (alternative)
Parrish (alternative)
Pares (alternative)

desctree

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

→ Hindi: पेरिस (peris)

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

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

der

General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger

A locale named after the French city.
A hamlet in Jutland, Denmark.

A locale named after the French city.
A hamlet in New Valley, Egypt.

A community in Ontario; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city).


Moscow

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

A large number of places in the United States:

A village in Clermont County, Ohio; said to be named by French veterans of Napoleon's siege of Moscow.

A hamlet in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland; probably named or re-named in 1812 for Napoleon's retreat from Moscow (OS grid ref NS4840).

A village in Kottayam district, Kerala, India; named due to Soviet influence in Kerala during the Cold War.


London

en-proper noun

London (countable and uncountable, plural Londons)

→ Norwegian Bokmål: London

→ Chinese: 倫敦 /伦敦 (Lúndūn)

From Middle English London, from Old English Lunden, from Proto-Celtic via Latin Londinium – see for details. Doublet of Londinium.

Londens

of, from or pertaining to London in the UK

A small agricultural village in the commune of Savigny-sur-Seille, Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France.

A village in Kiritimati atoll, Kiribati.


London

From English London, from Middle English London (“London”), from Old English Lunden (“London”), a borrowing from Latin Londinium (“London”), likely from Proto-Celtic *Londinjon (“place that ﬂoods”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“to sink; subdue”) - see the Latin entry for details.

der

London (a small agricultural village in the commune of Savigny-sur-Seille, Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France)

London (a village in Kiritimati atoll, Kiribati)


Stockholm

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

Stockholm (a village in Perstorp, Perstorp, Skåne, Sweden)

Stockholm (a village in Ronneby, Blekinge, Sweden)

Fertile Belt No. 183
Fertile Belt No. 183#English

Stockholm (a village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183, Saskatchewan, Canada)

Stockholm (a village in Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, United States)


Madrid

Several places in the United States:
A village in Perkins County, Nebraska.


Naples

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

doublet

A town and village in New York, United States.


California

en-prop

California (countable and uncountable, plural Californias)

Etymology of California
Las sergas de Esplandián

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

Several places in the United States.
A village in Maine.

A suburban village and park in Finchampstead parish, Wokingham borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7964).


Arcadia

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

Arcadia
Arcadia (ancient region)
Arcadia (utopia)

A number of places in the United States:

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

Washington County
Washington County#English

A village in the town of Richmond and town of Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island.

A community next to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A settlement in Tucumán province, Argentina.


Attica

A village in Wyoming County and Genesee County, New York.


Vulcan

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

A village in the commune of Apold, Mureș County, Romania.

A village in the commune of Ciuruleasa, Alba County, Romania.


Vulcan

Borrowed from Hungarian Volkány, from Old Church Slavonic влькъ (vlĭkŭ, “wolf”).

der

a village in Ciuruleasa, Alba County, Romania

a village in Vulcan, Brașov County, Romania

a village in Apold, Mureș County, Romania


Breton

From French Breton. Doublet of Briton and Brython.


Charles

en-proper noun

Charles (countable and uncountable, plural Charleses)

From French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Frankish and Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“free man”); compare the English word churl and the German Kerl. In reference to the Ecuadorian island, a clipping of the original name King Charles's Island, granted in honor of Charles II of England.

A hamlet in Brayford parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6832).


Daniel

Danis (alternative)
Daneau (alternative)
Danel (alternative)
Danès (alternative)
Danet (alternative)
Daniau (alternative)
Deniau (alternative)
Deniaud (alternative)
Deniel (alternative)
Dennel (alternative)
Dany (alternative)
Daniellot (alternative)
Daniélou (alternative)

From Middle English Daniel, Daniell, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél, literally “God is my judge”), name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.


Daniel

The village is named after a former plantation house.


Christmas

en-proper noun

Christmas (countable and uncountable, plural Christmases or Christmasses)

Christmases (plural)
Christmasses (plural)
Christmass (alternative)
Christmasse (alternative)
Xmas (alternative)
X-mas (alternative)
Xtmas (alternative)

→ Afrikaans: Krismis

desctree

→ Gilbertese: Kiritimati
→ English: Kiritimati

→ Golin: geresma

→ Hawaiian: Kalikimaka

desc

→ Hebrew: כריסטמס

→ Hebrew: כריסטמס

→ Hindi: क्रिसमस (krismas), क्रिस्मस (krismas)

→ Hopi: Kyesmis

→ Japanese: クリスマス (Kurisumasu)

→ Korean: 크리스마스 (Keuriseumaseu)

→ Maori: Kirihimete

→ Marshallese: Kūrijm̧ōj

→ Mon: ခရေတ်သမာတ်

→ Mon: ခရေတ်သမာတ်

→ Burmese: ခရစ္စမတ် (hka.racca.mat)

→ Russian: Кри́стмас (Krístmas)

→ Spanish: Crismes

→ Swahili: Krismasi

The proper noun is derived from Middle English Cristemasse, Criste-mas (“Christmas Day; season of Christmas; Christmas festivities”) [and other forms], from Old English Cristes mæsse (“Christmas”, literally “Christ’s mass”), from Crist (“Christ”) + -es (possessive marker) + mæsse (“a mass (celebration of the Eucharist)”). The English word is analysable as Christ + -mas (suffix denoting a holiday or sacred day). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kristmisse (“Christmas”), West Frisian Krystmis (“Christmas”), Dutch Kerstmis (“Christmas”), German Low German Karstmis (“Christmas”).
The noun, adjective, and verb are derived from the proper noun.
Adjective sense 1 (“red and green in color”) refers to these colors being traditionally associated with Christmas.

cog

An uninhabited mining community in Gila County, Arizona.


Pennsylvania

Merriam-Webster
William Penn (Royal Navy officer)
en:William Penn

From Penn (“William Penn”) + sylvan (“woods”) + -ia (“land”). On March 4, 1681, Charles II of England granted a land tract to William Penn for the area that now includes Pennsylvania. Penn then founded a colony there as a place of religious freedom for Quakers, and named it for the Latin sylva, silva (“meaning "wood"”), thus "Pennsylvania" (Penn's woods). Some propose that the "Penn" is derived from William's more respected father, also named William Penn.

af

Pensylvania (alternative)
Pensilvania (alternative)

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A hamlet in Cold Ashton parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7473).


Barcelona

/ˌbɑːsəˈləʊnə/

/ˌbɑɹsəˈloʊnə/

/ˌbɑɹsɪˈloʊnə/

Ultimately borrowed from Catalan Barcelona.

A hamlet in Pelynt parish, Cornwall, England.


Belfast

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

der

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

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

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English


Berlin

en-prop

Berlin (countable and uncountable, plural Berlins)

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A village in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

A village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.

The former name of Otoe, a village in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States.


Cairo

Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)

Caherah (alternative)
Al-Caherah (alternative)

Several places in the United States:
A village in Randolph County, Missouri.

Several places in the United States:
A village in Hall County, Nebraska.

census-designated place
census-designated place

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

Several places in the United States:
A village in Allen County, Ohio.

A community in the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.


Copenhagen

Norwegian Bokmål: Copenhagen

/ˌkəʊpənˈheɪɡən/

/ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːɡən/

From Low German Kopenhagen, a calque (perhaps modified by folk etymology) of Danish København. Compare Hague).

Copenhagen (disambiguation)
Copenhagen County
Copenhagen, Louisiana

A village in the town of Denmark, Lewis County, New York, United States.

A community in Malahide township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.


Copenhagen

From English Copenhagen, the English name of the capital of Denmark, from Danish København (“Copenhagen”), from Old Danish Køpmannæhafn (“Copenhagen”), literally meaning "merchants' port", from Old Norse Kaupmannahǫfn (“Copenhagen”), with the same meaning.

Copenhagen (a village in Denmark, Lewis County, New York, United States)

Copenhagen (a community in Malahide, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada)


Dublin

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

A community in the municipality of West Perth, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.


Florence

Florence (disambiguation)
Florence Nightingale

Borrowed from French Florence, from Latin Flōrentia (as a given name, a feminine form of Flōrentius), from flōrens (“flowering, flourishing”), from flōs (“flower”), connected with English bloom and blossom. Doublet of Firenze.
The female given name gained popularity from Florence Nightingale who was born in the Tuscan city.

A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A number of places in the United States:

Hampshire County
Hampshire County#English

A village in the city of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.


Florida

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

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

Several places in the United States:
A village in Orange County, New York.

A village in Henry County, Ohio, named for the state.


Glasgow

/ˈɡlɑːz.ɡəʊ/

/ˈɡlɐːz.ɡəʉ/

/ˈɡlɐːz.ɡɐʉ/

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

A community in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.

A community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.

A settlement in Nickerie district, Suriname.


Guernsey

From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Grani (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”). Folk etymology points to a dialectal root for green.


Jerusalem

en-proper noun

Jerusalem (countable and uncountable, plural Jerusalems)

→ Maori: Hiruharama

/d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/

/d͡ʒəˈɹuːzələm/

From Old English Hierusalem or Old French Jherusalem or Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim).

der

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:

A settlement in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand, also known as Hiruharama, the Maori name.


Lisbon

As the capital of Portugal, from French Lisbonne, from Arabic لِشْبُونَة (lišbūna), from Latin Olisīpō, the origin of which is uncertain. Older spellings include Ulixbona and Ulixbuna (in the Visigothic era); Ὀλισσιπών (Olissipṓn) or Ὀλισσιπόνα (Olissipóna) (by Greek writers), Olisippo (by Pliny the Elder), and Ulyssippo (by Pomponius Mela of Hispania), the last of which relates to the first-century Roman folk etymology that it was founded by and named after Ulysses; another common folk etymology is the Phoenician 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤑 𐤏𐤁𐤀 (ʿlyṣ ʿbʾ /ʿaliṣ-ʿuboʾ/, “safe harbour”), but there is not much evidence for such words. Another possibility, based on hydronymy of the area, derives the name from Paleo-Hispanic's appellation for the Tagus, Lisso or Lucio.
In other senses, with reference to the Portuguese city.
More at Lisbon.

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Columbiana County
Columbiana County#English

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


Liverpool

From Old English Liferpōl, from lifer (“thick water”, literally “liver”) + pōl (“pool”). Compare Old English lifrig (“thick, clotted”, literally “livery”).

A small village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.

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


Liverpool

pl-prop

Liverpool m inan (related adjective liverpoolski)

liverpoolski (adjective)
Liverpool (nominative singular)
Liverpoolu (genitive singular)
Liverpoolowi (dative singular)
Liverpool (accusative singular)
Liverpoolem (instrumental singular)
Liverpoolu (locative singular)
Liverpoolu (singular vocative)

Unadapted borrowing from English Liverpool.

ubor

Liverpool (a community in Nova Scotia, Canada)

Liverpool (a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States)

Liverpool (a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States)


Maine

Maine (disambiguation)
Maine (province)
Maine (state)
Maine (surname)

A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin; named for county sheriff Uriah E. Maine.


Milan

Inherited from Middle English Milane, Melan, etc., from Old English Mæġelan, Megelan, Mediolanaburg, etc. under influence from early forms of French Milan, from Medieval Latin Mediolāna etc., from Latin Mediolānum, q.v. As American settlements, typically after the Italian city. Doublet of Milano.

Rock Island County
Rock Island County#English

A village in Rock Island County, Illinois.

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Erie County and Huron County, Ohio.


New England

The name of the American region was coined by English explorer John Smith in 1616.

Nieu-Engeland

six states in the northeast of the United States

w:List of United Kingdom locations: New-Newl#New D-New F

A hamlet in Birdbrook parish, Braintree district, Essex (OS grid ref TL7042).

Wainfleet All Saints
Wainfleet All Saints#English

A settlement in Croft parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, next to Wainfleet All Saints (OS grid ref TF5059).

Combe St Nicholas
Combe St Nicholas#English

A hamlet in Combe St Nicholas parish, Somerset, near the town of Chard (OS grid ref ST3210).


New York

James II of England
Province of New York

From New + York. The name was chosen in honor of James, Duke of York, the original proprietor of the Province of New York.

न्यू यॉर्क

village in Wildmore, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England

In my recent strategic update, I go into great detail about how Russians want to encircle New York, which is located right between Chasiv Yar and Avdiivka.

A settlement in Toretsk urban hromada, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (co-ordinates: 48°19′55″N 37°50′11″E).

न्यू-यॉर्क

urban-type settlement in Toretsk, Bakhmut, Donetsk, Ukraine

A village in Wildmore parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF2455).

Hartwith cum Winsley
Hartwith cum Winsley#English

A settlement in Hartwith cum Winsley parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1962).

न्यू यॉर्क

settlement in Hartwith cum Winsley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England

A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ3270).

न्यू यॉर्क

suburban village in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England


Normandy

From Middle English Normandie, Normandye, from Old English Normandiġ, from Old French Normendie, from normant + -ie. Compare Old Norse Norðmanndi (“Normandy”). Normant refers to the Germanic words for 'north' and 'man', as the original Normans were of Scandinavian origin. More at Norman.

A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9251).

A small settlement on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SV9211)


Oxford

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

inh

A hamlet in Ancroft parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0046).

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

A village in Furnas County and Harlan County, Nebraska.

A town and village therein, in Chenango County, New York; named for the town in Massachusetts.

Marquette County
Marquette County#English

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

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

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

A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.


Philadelphia

[fɪɫəˈdɜɫfi.ə]

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

Attalus II Philadelphus
Kingdom of Pergamon
Philadelphia (disambiguation)
Ptolemaid Egypt
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
William Penn

From Latin Philadelphia, from Ancient Greek Φιλαδέλφεια (Philadélpheia), from φιλάδελφος (philádelphos, “brother/sibling-loving”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming placenames”), from the combining form of φῐλέειν (phĭléein, “to love”) + ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother, sibling”). In reference to the city in Turkey, named for the loyal Attalus II Philadelphus of Pergamon. In reference to the city in Jordan, named for the incestuous Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt. In reference to the American city, named for the ancient towns as well as the Quaker William Penn's aim of fostering religious tolerance. Doublet of Filadelfia.

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Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A locale in the United States; named for the city in Pennsylvania.

A town and village in Jefferson County, New York.

A village in Brandenburg, Germany; named for the city in Pennsylvania.

A village in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England; named for the city in Pennsylvania (OS grid ref NZ3352).


Rhodes

en-proper noun

Rhodes (countable and uncountable, plural Rhodeses)

Rhodeses (plural)
Rhoades (alternative)
Rhoads (alternative)
Rodes (alternative)
Roades (alternative)
Royds (alternative)
Rhode (alternative)

From rodes, the plural form of Middle English rode, from Old English rod, rodu.
The Rh- form—a 16th century spelling modification—was created by analogy with the unrelated Rhodes, Greece.

A village in northern Eastern Cape province, South Africa; named for Cecil Rhodes.

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village near Middleton, Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8505).


Rome

→ Hindi: रोम (rom)

→ Thai: โรม (room)

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

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Rom (alternative archaic)
Roome (alternative archaic)
Room (alternative archaic)
Rhoome (alternative archaic)
Romme (alternative archaic)
Rowme (alternative archaic)
Roym (alternative archaic)
Rum (alternative archaic)
Roma (alternative uncommon)

do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope

A number of places in the United States:

(the name of the post office)

A village in Green Township, Adams County, Ohio.


Rome

Afrikaans: Rome

* (capital of Italy) From Middle Dutch Rome.
* (Maasdriel) First attested as Rome in 1830-1855. Named after the Italian city, allegedly because many Roman artefacts were found there.

a hamlet in Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands


Sardinia

Nora, Italy
Sea People
Sherden
en:Sardinia

Borrowing from Latin Sardinia and Ancient Greek Σαρδώ (Sardṓ), which in turn derive from a pre-Roman substrate language, *sard, *shard. It is connected by some scholars to the name of the Sherden or Shardana, an ethnic group amongst the Sea Peoples. A Phoenician inscription found in Nora and dated to the 9th century B.C.E. identifies the island as Shardan.

A village in Washington Township, Brown County and Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio.


Seville

From (possibly through a Middle French form) Spanish Sevilla, from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /sefela/, “plain, valley”). Compare Hebrew שפלה (shfela, “lowland”), Arabic سافل (safil, “lowly”).

إِشْبِيلِيَة

Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya)

A place in the United States:
A village in Medina County, Ohio.


Syracuse

en-proper noun

Syracuse (countable and uncountable, plural Syracuses)

→ Italian: Syracuse

→ Japanese: シラキュース (Shirakyūsu)

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→ Mandarin: 錫拉丘茲 /锡拉丘兹 (Xīlāqiūzī, Xílāqiūzī)

→ Portuguese: Syracuse

From French Syracuse, from Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai) attested from 8th century BC, from a Pre-Greek name, possibly Phoenician 𐤔𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤇 (šhrʾḥ, “to feel ill”) in reference to the ancient port's proximity to a swamp. As a surname, an anglicized form of Italian Siracusa. Doublet of Siragusa. Compare Sicilian Saragusa.

A village in Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio.


Hamburg

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

A city, the county seat of Ashley County, Arkansas.

New London County
New London County#English

A community in the town of Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.

An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Indiana.

Avoyelles Parish
Avoyelles Parish#English

An unincorporated community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.

A small city in Carver County, Minnesota.

St. Charles County
St. Charles County#English

A ghost town in St. Charles County, Missouri.

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

An unincorporated community in Fairfield County, Ohio.

An unincorporated community in Preble County, Ohio.

A borough of Berks County, Pennsylvania.

A ghost town in Aiken County, South Carolina.

A small town and unincorporated community in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

A small town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.


Hanover

From German Hannover, meaning "on the higher ridge", from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) (from Old Saxon hōh) + over (“edge, shore”).

A number of places in the United States:

A community in the town of Sprague, New London County, Connecticut.

Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County#English

A township and village therein, in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

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


Turin

en-proper noun

Turin (countable and uncountable, plural Turins)

From Piedmontese Turin, from the Roman name, Latin Augusta Taurinōrum, ultimately from the name of the Taurini tribe. Connections to Latin taurus (“bull”) are folk etymology. Doublet of Torino, the Italian name.

A hamlet in Lethbridge County, Alberta, Canada.

Lethbridge County
Lethbridge County#English


Valparaiso

Borrowed from Spanish Valparaíso, from val (short for valle (“valley”)) + paraíso (“paradise”).


Verona

From the Italian Verona and the Latin Vērōna.


Virginia

en-prop

Virginia (countable and uncountable, plural Virginias)

→ Creek: wvcenv

From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.

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

A community in the town of Georgina, Ontario, Canada.

A village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.


Warsaw

en-proper noun

Warsaw (countable and uncountable, plural Warsaws)

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


Wellington

en-prop

Wellington (countable and uncountable, plural Wellingtons)

Wellingtons (plural)
wellington (alternative)

From earlier Weolingtun, from:
# For the place in Shropshire, England: Partly uncertain. The second element from Old English tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come either from *wœling (“ridge, bank”), or else from *wēoling (“device, artefact”).
# For the place in Somerset, England: Partly obscure. The last element from Old English tūn (“estate”), while the first element could come from either the personal name *Wēola + ing, or else *wēoling (“trap”).
# Many places with this name are named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.

A locality in Gosforth parish, Copeland borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0704).

A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948).

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A former name of a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now called Dover.

A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a suburb of Halifax.

A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.

A community in Queens County, Nova Scotia.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

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

Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County#English

An unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County, Ontario.

Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Palm Beach County, Florida.

A village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Florida.


Zurich

First attested as zuderinghe in 1352. Potentially derived from Old Frisian suder (“southern”) and igge (“corner”) or from suder suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name.

a village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Ancona

From Italian Ancona, from Latin Ancōna, from ancōn (“curve, elbow”).

Clearwater County
Clearwater County#English

A locality in Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada.


Como

A rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland.


Cremona

From Italian Cremona, from Latin Cremōna.


Savona

en-proper noun

Savona (countable and uncountable, plural Savonas)

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A community on Kamloops Lake, British Columbia, Canada.

A village in Bath, Steuben County, New York, United States, named after Savona, Italy.


Andalusia

/ˌændəˈluːʃə/

/ˌændəˈluːʒə/

From the Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس (al-ʔandalus), الْأَنْدُلُس (al-ʔandulus, “Iberia”), from Vulgar Latin *Vandalicia (“land of the Vandals”), or possibly from Vandalic *Wandalitia (“land of the Vandals”) (or *Vandalitia) of the same Latin source, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz. Alternatively, Halm (1989) suggests it may derive from (unattested) Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 (*landahlauts), from 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 (land, “land”) + 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 (hlauts, “allotment, inheritance”).

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الْأَنْدَلُس

*𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃

Rock Island County
Rock Island County#English

A village in Rock Island County, Illinois.


Nicholas

en-proper noun

Nicholas (countable and uncountable, plural Nicholases)

Nicholases (plural)
Nicolas (alternative)
Nickolas (alternative usually)
Nikolas (alternative usually)

From Middle English Nicholas, from Old French Nicholas, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + λαός (laós, “people”).

com

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.


Bruges

From French Bruges, from Old French, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Doublet of bridge and Brigg.

A settlement in Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget commune, Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.


Mechelen

* (Belgium) From earlier Mechgelme, Machele, from Medieval Latin Maclines, from Maslines, from Frankish *Maalinas, ultimately from Old Saxon mahal (“meeting room”), from Proto-West Germanic *maþl (“gathering, speech”). See also Limburgish Mechele.
* (Limburg) First attested as mechluns in 1133. Derived from Proto-Germanic *magal (“great, powerful”), related to *mikilaz. Compare Megchelen.

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a village in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands


Montana

en-prop

Montana (countable and uncountable, plural Montanas)

From Latin montāna
* the US state via Spanish montaña (“mountain”)
* the surname from Spanish Montaña topographic surname

A locality in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Vidin

Named after the Siege of Vidin of the Romanian War of Independence.
Borrowed from Bulgarian Видин (Vidin).

a village in Jupânești, Gorj County, Romania


Bromley

en-proper noun

Bromley (countable and uncountable, plural Bromleys)

From Old English brōm (“broom”) + lēah (“wood”). Equivalent to broom + -ley and doublet of Brimley; compare Broom.

Bromley (disambiguation)
London Borough of Bromley

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A hamlet in Standon parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL4121).

A hamlet in Wortley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3298).

Mashonaland East
Mashonaland East#English

A village in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe.


Alexander

/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/

[ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚ]

[ˌælɪɡˈzeəndə]

/ˌalɪɡˈzɑːndə/

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

doublet

A town and village therein, in Genesee County, New York; named for early settler Alexander Rea.

A community in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.


Bremen

A community in the Rural Municipality of Bayne No. 371, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A number of places in the United States:

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


New Holland

(sense 1) Coined in 1644 by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman as Nieuw Holland.
(sense 2) Uncertain, Parts of Holland was in the south of Lincolnshire.

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A village, civil parish, and port in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0823).

A settlement in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica.

A village in Fayette County and Pickaway County, Ohio.

A community in Hyde County, North Carolina.


Holland

From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land (“hollow land”), inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire).

A village in Springfield Township, Lucas County, Ohio.

A community in the Rural Municipality of Victoria, Manitoba, Canada.

A settlement on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY4851).


Orreaga

Orreaga (absolutive indefinite)
Orreaga (absolutive indefinite singular)
Orreagak (absolutive indefinite plural)
Orreagak (ergative indefinite)
Orreagak (ergative indefinite singular)
Orreagek (ergative indefinite plural)
Orreagari (dative indefinite)
Orreagari (dative indefinite singular)
Orreagei (dative indefinite plural)
Orreagaren (genitive indefinite)
Orreagaren (genitive indefinite singular)
Orreagen (genitive indefinite plural)
Orreagarekin (comitative indefinite)
Orreagarekin (comitative indefinite singular)
Orreagekin (comitative indefinite plural)
Orreagarengatik (causative indefinite)
Orreagarengatik (causative indefinite singular)
Orreagengatik (causative indefinite plural)
Orreagarentzat (benefactive indefinite)
Orreagarentzat (benefactive indefinite singular)
Orreagentzat (benefactive indefinite plural)
Orreagaz (indefinite instrumental)
Orreagaz (indefinite instrumental singular)
Orreagez (indefinite instrumental plural)
Orreagatan (indefinite inessive)
Orreagan (indefinite inessive singular)
Orreagetan (indefinite inessive plural)
Orreagatako (indefinite locative)
Orreagako (indefinite locative singular)
Orreagetako (indefinite locative plural)
Orreagatara (allative indefinite)
Orreagara (allative indefinite singular)
Orreagetara (allative indefinite plural)
Orreagataraino (indefinite terminative)
Orreagaraino (indefinite singular terminative)
Orreagetaraino (indefinite plural terminative)
Orreagatarantz (directive indefinite)
Orreagarantz (directive indefinite singular)
Orreagetarantz (directive indefinite plural)
Orreagatarako (destinative indefinite)
Orreagarako (destinative indefinite singular)
Orreagetarako (destinative indefinite plural)
Orreagatatik (ablative indefinite)
Orreagatik (ablative indefinite singular)
Orreagetatik (ablative indefinite plural)
Orreagarik (indefinite partitive)
Orreagatzat (indefinite prolative)

a village and municipality of Navarre, Spain


Alexandria

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

Алекса́ндрия

any of a number of cities bearing the same name


Corinth

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

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


Spitsbergen

Afrikaans: Spitsbergen

→ Danish: Spidsbergen

→ English: Spitsbergen

→ German: Spitzbergen

→ Russian: Шпицбе́рген (Špicbérgen)

Compound of spits + bergen, referring to the “pointed mountains” Dutch navigator and explorer Willem Barentsz sighted on the west coast of the main island. Because Barentsz was unaware of having discovered an archipelago, the name was long used to refer both to the main island and the whole archipelago.
The hamlet is attested as Spitsbergen in 1851–1855 and is named after the archipelago.
The neighbourhood is name after a piece of land named in turn after the archipelago.

a hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands


Friesland

First attested as Oost-Vriesland in the 18th century. Named after a farmhouse, which in turn is named after duchess Maria Leopoldina of Oost-Friesland-Rietberg.

a hamlet in Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands


Groningen

/ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋən/

A village and ressort in Saramacca, Suriname.


Groningen

First attested as groningi in the 10th or 11th century. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Old Dutch Grôn (a personal name) or Groni (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. A derivation from a hydronym *Gron suffixed with -ing- is less likely. Compare Groeningen.
The province was named after the city.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Grunnen.

a village and ressort in Saramacca, Suriname


South Holland

South Holland
South Holland, Illinois
South Holland, Lincolnshire

A village in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States.


Zeeland

A village in North Brabant, Netherlands.


Zeeland

Both toponyms are potentially related to Old High German selilant (“free patrimony”), itself derived from Latin terra salica (“free patrimony, possession subject to Salic law”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as zeelant in 1376.
* (Gelderland) First attested as t guet geheiten zelandt in 1406.

cog

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

a hamlet in Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands


Bengali

Equivalent to Bengal + -i. Compare Assamese বঙালী (boṅali), Bengali বাঙ্গালী (baṅgali), Hindi बंगाली (baṅgālī), Classical Persian بنگالی (bangālī).

Bangalee (alternative archaic)
Bengalee (alternative archaic)
Bangali (alternative uncommon)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands#English

A village in Nancowry tehsil, Nicobar district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.


Chickasaw

Some place names in the United States:
A village in Mercer County, Ohio.


Venus

Borrowed from French Vénus, from Latin Venus.

a locality in Mangalia, Constanța County, Romania


Backe

A hamlet in St Clears community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN2515).


Polen

nl-proper noun

Polen n (adjective Pools, demonym Pool m or Poolse f)

Pools (adjective)
Pool (demonym masculine)
Poolse (demonym feminine)

Afrikaans: Pole

From Middle Dutch Polen, related to older Polanen.
The hamlet is first attested as Polen in 1899. It is named after the country.

a hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands


Oxbridge

A hamlet in Netherbury parish, west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY4797).


Cambridge

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From Middle English Cantebrigge, Grentebrige, from Old English Grante bryċġ, Granta-briċġ, Grantanbryċġ (“Granta-bridge”). Granta is probably of Celtic origin, identified as Brythonic settlement, Cair Grauth. Doublet of Cam.
By Middle English when the name of the settlement had changed to "Cantebrigge" and eventually "Cambridge", the lower stretches of the River Granta were renamed Cam by back-formation from Cambridge.

A village in Slimbridge parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England, situated on the local River Cam (OS grid ref SO7403).

A village, the county seat of Henry County, Illinois, United States.

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


Isle of Man

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A rural locality east of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NY0075).


Douglas

en-proper noun

Douglas (countable and uncountable, plural Douglases)

Douglases (plural)
Douglass (alternative)

desc

→ Translingual: douglasi, douglasii (learned)

From a place name, Scottish Gaelic dubh (“black”) + glais (“stream”).

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A locality in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, the origin of Clan Douglas and the Lords of Douglas (OS grid ref NS8330).

A village and suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English

A settlement in East Falkland, Falkland Islands.

Toowoomba Region
Toowoomba Region#English

A locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland.

A rural locality in Taranaki, New Zealand.

A small community in South Canterbury, New Zealand.

A settlement in the Rural Municipality of Elton, Manitoba.

A suburban community in York County, New Brunswick.

A community in Admaston/Bromley, Renfrew County, Ontario.

A number of places in the United States:

A community on Douglas Island, Alaska, directly across from Juneau.


Schelm

First attested as een beemd de Schelm genaamd in 1606. Likely cognate with dialectal scheluw (“crooked, askew”).

a hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands


Alton

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

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire; Alton Towers is to the north (OS grid ref SK0742).

A hamlet in Figheldean parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1546).

A hamlet in the town of Sodus, Wayne County, New York.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A village in the town of Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island.

Colchester County
Colchester County#English

A rural community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.

A rural community in Taranaki, New Zealand.


Strasburg

Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County#English


America

First attested as Amerika in 1838-1857. Derived from New Latin America. The settlement was named for its remote location.

Horst aan de Maas
Horst aan de Maas#English

a village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Andover

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

Ashtabula County
Ashtabula County#English

Southern Midlands
Southern Midlands#English

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


Anerley

A community in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Bern

First attested as birni in 709. Derived from Proto-Germanic *birnu- (“muck, manure, mud that looks like manure”) with collectivising suffix *-ja-.

inh

a hamlet in Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands


Jura

From Jora. Compare Ukrainian Жура (Žura), Russian Жура (Žura), Polish Żura.

a village in Jura, Transnistria, Moldova


Wallis

en-proper noun

Wallis (countable and uncountable, plural Wallises)

* (surname): The surname is an Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Old French waleis (“foreign”). The Welsh hamlet may be derived from this.

A hamlet in Ambleston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0125).


Travers

From Anglo-Norman traverser (“to cross”), an occupational name for a toll collector.
In Ireland, used as an Anglicization of Irish Ó Treabhair.

A hamlet, virtually a ghost town, in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada, named after a railway surveyor.


Paul

From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Doublet of Pablo and Paolo.

St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul
St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul

A village south of Newlyn in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4627). The civil parish of Paul (abolished 2021) did not include the village in latter years, and is now included in St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul.


Devon

→ Russian: Де́вон (Dévon)

From Old English Defenas, which meant both "Devonians" and "Devon," exemplifying the common Anglo-Saxon practice of naming a place after the people who inhabit it.

A small rural community in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

New Haven County
New Haven County#English

A village and neighborhood of Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.

A settlement in Gauteng province, South Africa.


Devon

de-proper noun

Devon n (proper noun, genitive Devons or (optionally with an article) Devon)

Devons (genitive)
Devon (genitive with-article)
Devon (nominative singular)
Devons (genitive singular)
Devon (dative singular)
Devon (accusative singular)

Devon (a small rural community of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)

Devon (a village and neighborhood of Milford, Connecticut, United States)


Kentucky

Uncertain; possibly from an Iroquoian word meaning "prairie"; compare Mohawk kenhtà:ke (“the meadow”), Seneca gëdá'geh (“at the field”).

Northern Tablelands
Northern Tablelands#English

A village in Uralla Shire, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.


Abilene

After Abilene, a region mentioned in the Bible (Luke 3:1).

A locality in the County of St. Paul, No. 19, Alberta, Canada.


Abington

en-proper noun

Abington (countable and uncountable, plural Abingtons)

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

A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9323).

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

A village in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.


Odessa

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

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

Lennox and Addington County
Lennox and Addington County#English

A community in the township municipality of Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.

A village in the Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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


Texas

Borrowed from Spanish Texas (also Tejas), from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”), used to refer to the Caddo nation.

Several places in the United States:
A hamlet in Oswego County, New York.


Babylon

Partially inherited from Old English Babilōn/Babȳlōn, partially from Latin Babylōn, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλών (Babulṓn), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, literally “Gate of God”); the name of the ancient Chaldean capital and Biblical city of the Apocalypse. Doublet of Babel.

der

A town and village therein, in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States.


Hannah

en-proper noun

Hannah (countable and uncountable, plural Hannahs)

desc

⇒ Danish: Hannah

⇒ Norwegian: Hannah

→ Portuguese: Hanna

desctree

⇒ Swedish: Hannah
→ Chinese: 漢娜 /汉娜 (Hànnà) (transliteration)

→ Tagalog: Hannah

From previous romanizations of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As a Wren with the Royal Marines, after Hannah Snell (1723–1792) who disguised herself as a man to serve in the British military. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Anna, and Ana.

Hannah cum Hagnaby
Hannah cum Hagnaby#English

A hamlet in Hannah cum Hagnaby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5079).


Adam

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Адамъ (Adamŭ).

bor+

a village in Drăgușeni, Galați County, Romania


Ryan

en-prop

Ryan (countable and uncountable, plural Ryans)

Ryans (plural)
O'Ryan (alternative)
Rian (alternative)
Ryann (alternative)
Ryanne (alternative)
Ryana (alternative)

Bryan

linguistically unrelated but often confused in spoken English

A village in Lockhart Shire, New South Wales.


David

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Давꙑдъ (Davydŭ), from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), from Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”).

der

a village in Văleni, Neamț County, Romania


Romeo

Borrowed from Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”).


Saul

From Hebrew שָׁאוּל (sha'úl, “asked for”). Doublet of Silas, which derived from Aramaic.

Fretherne with Saul
Fretherne with Saul#English

A village in Fretherne with Saul parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7409).

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A village near Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.


Pipola

Since the dam (Tehri) was completed in 2006 the natural spring that once fed Pipola has dried up.

2011 August, Subhajyoti Das, “Cleaning of the Ganga”, in Journal of the Geological Society of India, volume 78, number 124:

In one instance, a natural spring that fed the nearby village of Pipola dried up, forcing residents to fetch water from wells in a neighboring village, while other villagers simply fled to other neighboring villages to live.

Nalang (0.64) in Uttarkashi and Pipola (0.64) in Tehri found low level of Social vulnerability in 1991(Figure 7A) whereas in 2001, Ghansali (0.82), Pokhri (0.76) and Langoor (0.68) found low level of social vulnerability which are situated in Tehri Garhwal region.

2014, M. Punia, “Socio-economic vulnerability and sustainable development in context of Development vs. Conservation debate: A study of Bhagirathi Basin, Uttarakhand, INDIA”, in Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences; Gottingen, volume 40, number 8:

A village in Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India that lost its source of water due to the construction of the Tehri Dam.


Kerry

* As an English surname, from a personal name derived from Old Norse Kári.
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Ciardha (“descendant of Ciardha”), from ciar (“black”).

A village and community in Powys, Wales, originally in Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SO1489). Welsh spelling: Ceri.

A rural locality in Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.


Jones

en-prop

Jones (countable and uncountable, plural Joneses or Jonesses)

瓊斯 /琼斯

transliterations of the English name "Jones"

A locality in Kenora District, north-west Ontario, Canada.


Alexandra

en-proper noun

Alexandra (countable and uncountable, plural Alexandras)

/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/

/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑn.dɹə/

/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑːn.dɹə/

54 Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra, New Zealand
Queen Alexandra

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)). Feminine form of Alexander (“the man who repels [enemies]”).
The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Alexandra (1844–1925).

af

stem of <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ἀνήρ</i> (anḗr, “man”)

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

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


Barry

Barry, Angus
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Baruc

In Wales, said to be named after Saint Baruc, who was buried on Barry Island, from Welsh Barrwg, a name of uncertain origin but possibly related to Irish barr (“hill, summit”).

A village near Carnoustie, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5334).

A small village in Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia.


Norman

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

A number of places in the United States:


Dana

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Dawnay, or else an altered form of Dan or Daniel.

A village in Illinois; named for Thomas Dana, a railroad official.


Dana

Transliterations from various languages.

A village in central-west Jordan, from South Levantine Arabic ضانا.

A village in Amhara, Ethiopia, from Amharic ዳና (dana).


Dana

Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A village in the Gmina of Puck, Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.


Dana

Dana (nominative singular)
Dany (genitive singular)
Danie (dative singular)
Danę (accusative singular)
Daną (instrumental singular)
Danie (locative singular)
Dano (singular vocative)

Dana (a village in the Gmina of Puck, Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)


Spence

A locality in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.


Orion

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

der

A locality in the Central Highlands, Queensland, Australia.

Central Highlands
Central Highlands#English

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

County of Forty Mile No. 8
County of Forty Mile No. 8#English

A village in Henry County, Illinois, United States.


Ferguson

en-prop

Ferguson (countable and uncountable, plural Fergusons)

Fergusons (plural)
Fergusson (alternative)
Furgason (alternative)
Furgerson (alternative)
Furgeson (alternative)

From Fergus + -son, translation of Gaelic MacFhearguis, "son of Fergus".

Central Kootenay
Central Kootenay#English

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A community in the Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A rural locality in the Shire of Dardanup, Western Australia.


Newcastle

[ˈnjʉˌkʰɑːsɫ̩]

From new + castle. Doublet of Neuchâtel.

A community and former village in the town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

An unincorporated community in the municipality of Clarington, Ontario, Canada.

Newcastle on Clun
Newcastle on Clun#English

A village in Newcastle on Clun parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO2482).

Several places in Ireland:
A village in County Tipperary, Ireland.

A village in County Wicklow, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 3004).

Several places in Ireland:
A village in South Dublin, Ireland.

A settlement in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica.

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English

A village on the northern coast of the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

A village and township in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States.

A small village in Whitecastle community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO4417).


Newcastle

Unadapted borrowing from English Newcastle.

ubor

Newcastle (a community and former village in the town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada)

Newcastle (an unincorporated community in the municipality of Clarington, Ontario, Canada)

Newcastle (a village in Shropshire, England)

Newcastle (a village in County Tipperary, Ireland)

Newcastle (a village in County Wicklow, Ireland)

Newcastle (a village in South Dublin, Ireland)

Newcastle (a settlement in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica)

Newcastle (a village on the northern coast of the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Newcastle (a village in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States)

Newcastle (a small village in Monmouthshire, Wales)


Arum

First attested as aeldrum in 1400. Borrowed from West Frisian Arum, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Alder (a personal name) and hēm (“home, settlement”).

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


Algonquin

From Canadian French algonquin, from earlier algoumequin, from either Maliseet elakómkwik ("these are our relatives") or Mi'kmaq algoomeaking (“at the place of spearing fish and eels”).

der

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville#English

A community in Augusta township, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.

A village in McHenry County and Kane County, Illinois.


Murray

en-proper noun

Murray (countable and uncountable, plural Murrays)

Scottish surname derived from the place name Moray in northeastern Scotland, from Medieval Latin Moravia, Morauia, from Scottish Gaelic Moireibh, Moireabh, Moreb, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *trebā (“settlement”).

A number of places in the United States:


Murray

Unadapted borrowing from English Murray.

a village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States


Oregon

Oregon, Washington, California, in casual speech

Columbia River
Oregon (disambiguation)
Oregon (toponym)

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

أُورِيغُون

northwestern state of the United States of America

Several other locations in the United States:

A town and village in Dane County, Wisconsin.

A community in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Lewes

en-proper noun

Lewes (countable and uncountable, plural Leweses)

From Middle English Lewes, from late Old English Lewes, a variant of earlier Lǣwe, of uncertain origin. Traditionally derived from Old English hlǣw (“hill”), referring to the several mounts in Lewes. Alternatively, perhaps derived from Old English lǣw (“cut, incision, gash”), referring to the narrow, steep-sided 'gash' where the River Ouse cuts through the line of the South Downs.

unc

uncertain

A community in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Bristol

→⇒ Latin: bristoliensis

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

inh

Bristole (alternative obsolete)
Brigstow (alternative obsolete)
Bristou (alternative obsolete)
Bristow (alternative obsolete)
Brizzle (alternative informal)

Region of Queens
Region of Queens#English

A community in Region of Queens municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A populated place in Limón Province, Costa Rica.

A populated place in Cornwall County, Jamaica.

A populated place in Loreto department, Peru.

A community in the city of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.

Several places in the United States:
A village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.


Baal

First attested as barla around 850. Compound of bar (“barren, bare”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Baarle-Hertog, Baarle-Nassau, Baarlo, Bahr, Barlo and Hoog-Baarlo.

a hamlet in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands


Blackadder

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

PIE word
 *wasdʰos
From black + a second element, possibly derived from one of the following:
* From Irish fad (“length”), fada (“long”, adjective) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wasdʰos (“long; wide”)) + dobhar (“moisture; sea; water”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”)), referring to a long river.
* From Old English ǣdre (“channel for liquids; river; (anatomy) artery or vein; sinew”), from Proto-Germanic *ēþrǭ (“rivulet; (anatomy) vein”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-r̥ ~ *h₁h₁t-éns (“lung; internal organ”), from *h₁eh₁t- (“breath; to breathe”) + *-r̥ (suffix forming nouns). However, this etymology has been doubted as it has been suggested that the long initial vowel in Old English would have been preserved in English and Scots.
* From Proto-Brythonic *ador or *edir (“(possibly) name of a river”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *hₐet- (“to go”) + *-r̥.
The surname is from the river and the adjacent Blackadder House.

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Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A rural locality in the Scottish Borders council area, south of the river (OS grid reference NT8452).


Garfield

Also Garfeld, from Old English gār (“spear”) + feld (“field”).

Mountain View County
Mountain View County#English

A community in Mountain View County, Alberta, Canada, named after US president James A. Garfield.


Henrietta

en-proper noun

Henrietta (countable and uncountable, plural Henriettas)

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

A locality in the town of Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius.

A rural locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Gibraltar

/d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)/

/d͡ʒɪˈbɹɒltə(ɹ)/

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

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

der

جَبَل طَارِق

cog

Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Ge-Gl#Gi

A hamlet in Kempston Rural parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0046).

Dinton with Ford and Upton
Dinton with Ford and Upton#English

A hamlet mostly in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7510).

Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone and Hythe#English

A hamlet in Hawkinge parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2039).

A locality in Bletchingdon parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4818).

A rural community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Howard

en-prop

Howard (countable and uncountable, plural Howards)

Medieval personal name from Middle English Howard, Howarde, from Old Norse Hávarðr, from hár (“high”) + varðr (“guard”). In some cases a variant of Heward, from Old French Huard.

Outagamie County
Outagamie County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Brown County and Outagamie County, Wisconsin, named after Benjamin Howard.


Tyrone

Tyrone (countable and uncountable, plural Tyrones)

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

der

A community in Clarington, Ontario, Canada.


Vessem

First attested as veseme in 1245. Etymology unknown. Not a compound derivation with heem (“home, settlement”) as a second element.

unk

unknown

Véésem (alternative)
Vassem (alternative)

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


Cecil

From Latin Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from caecus (“blind”). The surname has absorbed the Old Welsh Seisyllt, from Latin Sextilius, from Sextus.

A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.


Aberdeen

Aberdeen
Aberdeen (disambiguation)
Old Aberdeen

The first element is either Scottish Gaelic aber (“river mouth”) or Pictish aber (“confluence”), both from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”). The second element is Don (“river in Scotland”) (the site of Old Aberdeen). Written Aberdon circa 1187 and Aberden circa 1214.
The area and town in Hong Kong is named after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen.

named-after

A populated place in Monroe County, Arkansas.

A village in Huntington Township, Brown County, Ohio.

A settlement in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.


Inverness

Inverness
Inverness (disambiguation)
River Ness

From Inver- + Ness, from the River Ness.

A rural locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.

Inverness County
Inverness County#English

A rural community of Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A community in the suburb of Stocksund near Stockholm, Sweden.

A suburban village in Cook County, Illinois.


Rijnsburg

A village in South Holland, Netherlands.


Rijnsburg

First attested as rinasburg in 918-948. Equivalent to Rijn + -s- + burg.

Rijnsburg (a village and former municipality of Katwijk, South Holland, Netherlands)


Tara

Borrowed from Irish Teamhrach, genitive of Teamhair, from Old Irish Temair (literally “high place”). The female given name is derived from the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind, named for the place in Ireland.

der

An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.

A small settlement in County Meath, Ireland, near the Hill of Tara (Irish grid ref N 9458)

Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill:

A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.


Arizona

zh-l

亞利桑那／亚利桑那 (Yàlìsāngnà)

亞里桑那 (Yàlǐsāngnà)

Chinese: 亞利桑那／亚利桑那 (Yàlìsāngnà), 亞里桑那 (Yàlǐsāngnà)

→ Kurtöp: ཨ་རི་ཟོ་ན ('Arizona)

/ˌæɹɪˈzoʊnə/

/ˌɛɹɪˈzoʊnə/

/ˌæɹɪˈzəʊnə/

Uncertain. Possibly from O'odham alĭ ṣonak (literally “small spring”) (traditionally through the Spanish intermediary form Arizonac; compare modern Arizona), a name initially applied to an area around a silver-mining camp in Sonora.
Alternatively, perhaps from Basque haritz ona (literally “good oak”), as the area had many Basque herders, and a descendant of them established the ranchería of Arizona (circa 1735) in Sonora.
Suggestions of derivation from *arizuma, supposedly a Nahuatl word meaning “silver-bearing”, are considered implausible, and derivation from árida zona (literally “dry zone”) is considered a folk etymology.

der

Several places named for the state or territory.


Elizabeth

en-proper noun

Elizabeth (countable and uncountable, plural Elizabeths)

Elizabeths (plural)
Elisabeth (alternative)

From Middle English Elizabeth, from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Old Testament Biblical Hebrew אלישבע (Elisheva, “my God is an oath”). See El and שבועה. Doublet of Elisheba and Isabel.

der

A village in Illinois; said to be named for three early settlers all named Elizabeth.

A locale in the United States.
A village in Allen Parish, Louisiana.


Duncan

en-prop

Duncan (countable and uncountable, plural Duncans)

Duncans (plural)
Donkin (alternative)
Dunkin (alternative)

* As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from Donnchadh, a name composed of donn (“brown”) + cath (“battle”). Also spelled as Donagh and Donaghue, Donahue.
* Also as an Irish surname, Anglicized from ó Duinnchinn, from donn (“brown”) + ceann (“head”).

A locality in Kangaroo Island council area, South Australia; named for politician John Duncan.

A village in Platte County, Nebraska; named for early resident Wood B. Duncan.


Oliver

en-proper noun

Oliver (countable and uncountable, plural Olivers)

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

Colchester County
Colchester County#English

A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.

A placename
A number of places in Canada:
A community in Essex County, Ontario.

A number of places in the United States:


Cheddar

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

A large village and civil parish, previously in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England, famous for its cheese, and also for its gorge, caves and remains of early man found in them (OS grid ref ST4553).


Wilson

Wilson (countable and uncountable, plural Wilsons)

From Will (short form of William) + -son.

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short form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">William</i>

East Feliciana Parish
East Feliciana Parish#English

A village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.

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

A village in Belmont County and Monroe County, Ohio.

St. Croix County
St. Croix County#English

A village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.

Breedon on the Hill
Breedon on the Hill#English

North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire#English

A small village in Breedon on the Hill parish, North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4024).


Hollywood

en-prop

Hollywood (countable and uncountable, plural Hollywoods)

The name of the neighbourhood in Los Angeles (sense 1) was coined by real estate developer H. J. Whitley, from holly + wood. By metonymy, it became the name of the industry, and eventually also a name for decadence.

coin

A village in west County Wicklow, Ireland.

A village in Wythall parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0877).


Kessel

a village and former municipality of Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Errol

Transferred from a rare Scottish surname derived from a place name, of unknown meaning. Later interpreted as a variant of Earl in the U.S.

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2522).


Neville

en-proper noun

Neville (countable and uncountable, plural Nevilles)

Nevilles (plural)
Nevil (alternative)
Nevile (alternative)
Nevill (alternative)
Nevils (alternative)
Newill (alternative)

* A Norman baronial surname, de Neville, from place names in Normandy, Néville, from Old French Neville (“Néel's estate”) or Neuville (“new settlement”), equivalent to nuef + ville.
* Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Niadh (see Nee) or Ó Cnaimhín (see Nevin).

A small village in Blayney Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

Ellipsis of Néville-sur-Mer: a settlement and former commune of Manche department, Normandy, France.

Néville-sur-Mer

A village in the Rural Municipality of Whiska Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States.


Trevor

Llangollen Rural
Llangollen Rural#English

A village in Llangollen Rural community, Wrexham borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2642).

A community in the village of Salem Lakes, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.


Colorado

/kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/

/kɑləˈɹædoʊ/

/kɒləˈɹɑːdəʊ/

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

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Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English

Places in South America:
A village in the Dominican Republic.


Delaware

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


Maryland

/ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/

/ˈmɛəɹɪlænd/

/ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/

From Mary + -land. Named after Henrietta Maria of France, the wife of Charles I of England.

A deserted village on Brownsea Island in Dorset, England; named for the wife of the founder (OS grid ref SZ0188).


Nevada

Several other locations in the United States:

A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.


Nevada

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

a village in Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina


Ohio

From Seneca Ohi:yoʼ, a proper name derived from ohi:yo:h (“good river”). The name of the Allegheny river, which the Lenape and Iroquois considered to be part of the same single river as the Ohio, means the same thing in Unami.

A locale in the United States; named for the state:

Antigonish County
Antigonish County#English

A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.

A community in Digby County, Nova Scotia.

A community in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.


Tennessee

From Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean “winding river”.

McDonough County
McDonough County#English

A village in McDonough County, Illinois.


Utah

Borrowed from Spanish yuta, from Ute entaw or yuta (“diggers of the mountain tops”).

A remote rural locality and civil parish in northwestern New South Wales, Australia.


Vermont

From French ver(t) (“green”) + mont (“mountain”). In the case of the US state, the reference is to the Green Mountains.