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.


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 town and civil parish with a town council in Lewes district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4110).


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.

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

A town in Washington Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.

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

census-designated place
census-designated place

A town and census-designated place therein. in Grafton County, New Hampshire.

Several places in the United States:
A town in Ontario County, New York.

A town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, and the traditional county seat.

Several places in the United States:
A town in Addison County, Vermont.

Several places in the United States:
A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.


Garfield

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

A town in the Shire of Cardinia, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne.

A number of places in the United States:


Mecca

From Arabic مَكَّة (Makka) of uncertain etymology. In American place names, in reference to the Arabian city.

Macca (alternative)
Makka (alternative)
Makkah (alternative)
Mekka (alternative)
Makkah al-Mukarramah (alternative)

A town in Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana.


Henrietta

en-proper noun

Henrietta (countable and uncountable, plural Henriettas)

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

A town and ghost town therein, in Richland County, Wisconsin.


Clio

From the Ancient Greek Κλειώ (Kleiṓ). The award and car model were named after the goddess.


Higgins

Higgin (alternative)
O'Higgin (alternative)
Higgans (alternative)
Higgens (alternative)
O'Higgins (alternative)

An anglicised version of Irish Ó hUiginn (“descendant of a Viking”).

der

A place name, which could be of either etymology:

A town in Lipscomb County, Texas, United States, named after G. H. Higgins, Santa Fe Railway stockholder.


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.

جَبَل طَارِق

cog

Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι

A place in the United States:
A town in Door County, Wisconsin.


Iberia

From Latin Iberia, from Ancient Greek Ἰβηρία (Ibēría), after the river Ἴβηρος (Íbēros). See Iberia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

/aɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.ə/

/aɪˈbɪə̯ɹ.i.ə/


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.

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, also named after Benjamin Howard.

A rural town in Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.


Lakota

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

From Lakota Lakȟóta (“alliance of friends”).

Lakhota (alternative)
Lak'ota (alternative)


Tyrone

Tyrone (countable and uncountable, plural Tyrones)

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

der

A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:


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.


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 town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.


Inverness

Inverness
Inverness (disambiguation)
River Ness

From Inver- + Ness, from the River Ness.

Sunflower County
Sunflower County#English

A town in Sunflower County, Mississippi.


Ethan

From Biblical Hebrew אֵיתָן (ʾêṯān, literally “firmness, strong, or long-lived”).


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

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

A town in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.


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 town in Colorado; named for a family member of John Evans, 2nd Governor of the Territory of Colorado.

A town in Indiana; named for Elizabeth Lemmon Zenor, daughter-in-law of early landowner Jacob Zenor.

A town, the county seat of Wirt County, West Virginia; named for early settler Elizabeth Woodyard Beauchamp.


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 town in Greenlee County, Arizona; named for copper businessman Duncan Smith.

A locale in the United States:
A town in Bolivar County, Mississippi.

Spartanburg County
Spartanburg County#English

A town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina; named for landowner Leroy 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.

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A placename
A number of places in Canada:
A town in British Columbia.


Whitby

Whitby (countable and uncountable, plural Whitbys)

Whitbys (plural)
Whidbee (alternative)
Whidby (alternative)

From Old Norse hvítr býr (“white town”). Equivalent to white + -by.

A town, seaport, and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ8911).

A town in the Durham Region of Ontario, Canada.


Saku

A town and city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.


Wilson

Wilson (countable and uncountable, plural Wilsons)

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

affix

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

A number of places in the United States:

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

Eau Claire County
Eau Claire County#English

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.

Sheboygan County
Sheboygan County#English


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

Other places in the United States:
A town in Jackson County, Alabama.

Charleston County
Charleston County#English

A town in Charleston County, South Carolina.


Kessel

Derived from Latin castellum (“fortress”) with early Germanisation (showing the effects of umlaut and with stress shifted to the first syllable). Doublet of kasteel, Castilië, chateau, castellum, telo, and ketella.
* (Limburg): Attested with certainty as cassele in 1107.
* (Noord-Brabant): Attested with certainty as casella in 997.

doublet

a town and former municipality of 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.

A town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.


Alabama

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

From Alabama Albaamaha, the name of a people native to the area.

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

A town in New York; named for the state.


Colorado

a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

a town and municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


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.

Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state.


Iowa

From French Aiouez/Ayoés, an early transliteration of the name for the Iowa tribe, from Dakota ayúxba (“sleepy ones”).

Calcasieu Parish
Calcasieu Parish#English


Maryland

/ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/

/ˈmɛəɹɪlænd/

/ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/

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


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.

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

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


Vermont

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

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


Washington

en-proper noun

Washington (countable and uncountable, plural Washingtons)

Washington (the town in Tyne and Wear, northeast England): probably from the Old English place name Hwæssingatūn (literally “a settlement of the household of *Hwæssa”), from *Hwæssa (a Saxon chieftain's name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead, settlement”). It was attested in 1096 as Wasindone. Hwæssa is of uncertain origin, said to possibly correspond to waþ (“hunt”) + sige (“victory”), or possibly related to hwæte (“wheat”). There are other theories; more on Wikipedia.
The surname derives from the town, and most places in the United States are named for George Washington.

DC

The federal district and city are coterminous and the city government administers the district, so are jurisdictionally equivalent

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

Litchfield County
Litchfield County#English

Several other locations in the United States, most of which are named for George Washington:

A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

Berkshire County
Berkshire County#English

A small town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

A small town in McClain County, Oklahoma, named for Caddo chief "Little Boy" Washington.

Rappahannock County
Rappahannock County#English

A small town, the county seat of Rappahannock County, Virginia.

La Crosse County
La Crosse County#English

A small town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.

A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.


Wyoming

The state is named after the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania, which derives its name from Munsee xwé:wamənk (literally “at the big river flat”).
The village of Wyoming, Plympton Township, Ontario, Canada may have a different origin: "...to the Chippewas, the 'oat planters' were known as moonooming. The white settlers took this to sound like 'Wyoming.'"

der

A number of other places in the United States:

A town in Kent County, Delaware; a suburb of Dover.

A small town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.


Sidney

en-proper noun

Sidney (countable and uncountable, plural Sidneys)

Sidneys (plural)
Sydney (alternative)
Cydney (alternative)
Sydnie (alternative)
Sydne (alternative)

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

A town in British Columbia; named for nearby Sidney Island, itself for Royal Navy hydrographer Frederick W. Sidney.

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

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

A town in Maine; named for Philip Sidney.

A town and village therein, in Delaware County, New York; named for British naval officer Sidney Smith.


Berkshire

From Middle English Barrokschire, Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocsċīr; the first element is possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” (compare *barros (“hill, peak, top”)) + Old English sċīr (“shire, county”).

Berkshire
Berkshire (disambiguation)#Other places
Berkshire pig

A place in the United States:
A town in Tioga County, New York.

A place in the United States:
A town in Franklin County, Vermont.


Cornwall

From Middle English Cornwaile, Cornwayle, a modification of Cornwale (after Old French Cornuaille), from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”), from Proto-Celtic *kornu (“horn”) + Old English wealh (“stranger, foreigner”). Compare Wales/Welsh, Walloon, Gaul.

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Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

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

A town and census-designated place therein, in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

A place in the United States:
A town in Orange County, New York.

A place in the United States:
A town in Addison County, Vermont.


Cumberland

Cumberland
Cumberland (disambiguation)
Cumberland, Maryland

Providence County
Providence County#English

A town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.

Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island#English

A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.


Dorset

From the county town of Dorchester. The Old English name was Dornwaraceaster, composed of the British Latin name Durnovaria and the common suffix -ceaster; the word was eventually reduced to Dornsǣte, Dorsǣte, a reduction of the original name + the suffix -sǣte (“people, dwellers”), whence Middle English Dorsete.

A town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States, named after the English county.

Bennington County
Bennington County#English


Essex

Inherited from Old English Ēastseaxan (literally “East Saxons”), which stood for both Essex and the people of Essex.

Essex

small unincorporated community in San Bernadino County, California

Essex

coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts

A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A coastal town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts.

Chittenden County
Chittenden County#English

A large town in Chittenden County, Vermont.


Kent

Inherited from Middle English Kent, from Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic *Cantio (compare Old Irish céite (“gathering, folkmoot, hillock”)), from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim”).


Kent

a number of places in the United States
a town in Litchfield, Connecticut

a number of places in the United States
a town in Putnam County, New York


Norfolk

⇒ Translingual: norfolkensis

Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk
James Cook
Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk (disambiguation)
William Ambrosia Cowley

From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (literally “northern people”), from norþ (“north, northern”) + folc (“folk, people, race, nation”). As an Ecuadorian island, clipping of Duke of Norfolk's Island, bestowed by William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 honor of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk; his son Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, wife of the 9th duke.

der

A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.


Norfolk

Norfolk (nominative singular)
Norfolku (genitive singular)
Norfolkowi (dative singular)
Norfolk (accusative singular)
Norfolkiem (instrumental singular)
Norfolku (locative singular)
Norfolku (singular vocative)


Rutland

Unclear. Attested in Old English as Roteland and Ritelanede. Perhaps hrīþer (“cattle”) + land (“land”), or from the personal name Rota + land.

unk

Unclear


Somerset

From Old English Sumorsǣte, which is short for Sumortūnsǣte, meaning "the people living at or dependent upon Sumortūn (Somerton)". An alternative suggestion is that the name derives from *Seo-mere-sætan meaning "settlers by the sea lakes".

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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

A small town (unincorporated) in Windham County, Vermont.

St. Croix County
St. Croix County#English

A town and village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.


Sussex

en-proper noun

Sussex (countable and uncountable, plural Sussexes)

Inherited from Old English Sūþseaxan (literally “South Saxons”), which stood for both Sussex and its people.
The town in New Brunswick may have been named after Sussex, New Jersey. The civil parish is named after the town.

inh+

A placename.
A town in New Brunswick, Canada.


Avon

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

A town in Indiana; named for the river that flows into the Bristol Channel.


Wilton

en-prop

Wilton (countable and uncountable, plural Wiltons)

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

Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.

2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59:

(uncountable) A number of places in England:

A town and civil parish with a town council near Salisbury, Wiltshire, famed for the Wilton carpets (OS grid ref SU0931).

A small town in New South Wales, Australia.

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

Little River County
Little River County#English

A small town in Little River County, Arkansas.

"A lot of the information in C. L. and P.'s application is incomplete," said Monte Frank, a lawyer hired by Redding, Wilton and Weston to represent those towns' interests before the Connecticut Siting Council, which has jurisdiction on such issues.

2001 December 23, Gary Santaniello, “A Surge in Controversy for Power Proposal”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2015-05-27:

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A large town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County#English

A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

A large town in Saratoga County, New York.

A village and town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.


Albion

Albion
Albion (disambiguation)
white cliffs of Dover

From Middle English Albion, from Latin Albiōn, an Ancient Gallo-Latin name for Britain (Middle Welsh Albbu, Old Irish Albu), from Proto-Celtic *Albiū, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”), whence also Latin albus (“white”) and Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós, “whiteness, white leprosy”). The primary meaning of the Common Celtic word is "upper world" (as opposed to underworld), with semasiological development similar to e.g. Russian свет (svet, “world; light”).
It is often hypothesised that the Romans took it as connected with albus (“white”), in reference to the white cliffs of Dover.

cog

Any of several places in the United States:

A town, the county seat of Noble County, Indiana, also located in Albion Township and Jefferson Township. Named after Albion, New York.

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

A town and unincorporated community in Dane County, Wisconsin.


Cleveland

en-prop

Cleveland (countable and uncountable, plural Clevelands)

From place names in England (i.e. Cleveland, England), from Middle English Cleveland, Clyveland, from Middle English clive, cleve, cleove (“cliff”) + land, equivalent to cliff + land.

A number of other places in the United States, including:

Cleveland Township
Cleveland Township#English

A small town in Cleveland Township, Rowan County, North Carolina.

A small town in Russell County, Virginia.

A small town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.


Wrexham

From Old English personal name Wryhtel + 's + Old English hamm (“water meadow”).

A town in Wrexham borough county borough, in northeastern Wales, United Kingdom.


Camden

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

A town in Jackson Township, Carroll County, Indiana.

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

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

A town and local government area (Camden Council (New South Wales)) in Macarthur region, New South Wales; named for John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden, who arranged for the grant of land.


Croydon

From Old English Crogedene ("saffron valley"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).

A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.

(historical) A former airport in Croydon.

A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

A town and local government area (the Shire of Croydon) in northern Queensland.


Weston-super-Mare

Latin, meaning "Weston-upon-Sea". See super, mare.

A seaside town and civil parish with a town council, on the Bristol Channel coast of North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3261).


Stevenage

A new town and borough in north Hertfordshire, England, part of London’s commuter belt (OS grid ref TL2324).


Bačka Topola

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Bačka Topola.

A town and municipality of Vojvodina, Serbia.


Bačka Topola

sh-proper noun

Bȃčkā Topòla f (Cyrillic spelling Ба̑чка̄ Топо̀ла)

Bȃčkā Topòla (canonical feminine)
Ба̑чка̄ Топо̀ла (Cyrillic)

Bačka Topola (a town and municipality of Vojvodina, Serbia)


Casey

en-proper noun

Casey (countable and uncountable, plural Caseys)

Anglicisation of an Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh (“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”).

A town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.


Clara

Learned borrowing from Latin clāra, feminine of clārus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi. Doublet of Clare and Claire.

A town in Pyrénées-Orientales department, France; named Clara-Villerach since 2017.


Llangollen

A small town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2141).


Llangollen

Llangollen (a small town in Denbighshire, Wales)


Manchester

→ Finnish: Manse

From Old English Mameċeaster. The first element may be from a word related to Breton mamm (“mother; female animal; womb”), in reference to a breast-shaped hill.
The second part is known to be from Old English ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”).

der

United States of America
United States of America

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

A small incorporated town in Carroll County, Maryland.

A town in Essex County, Massachusetts, in full Manchester-by-the-Sea.

A town and village in Ontario County, New York.

A town in Vermont, United States and one of the two shire towns of Bennington County.

Green Lake County
Green Lake County#English

A town and unincorporated community in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.


Manchester

Manchester (nominative singular)
Manchesteru (genitive singular)
Manchesterowi (dative singular)
Manchester (accusative singular)
Manchesterem (instrumental singular)
Manchesterze (locative singular)
Manchesterze (singular vocative)

Unadapted borrowing from English Manchester.

ubor

Manchester (name of several towns and cities in the United States)


Addison

en-proper noun

Addison (countable and uncountable, plural Addisons)

A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam + -son.

A town in Vermont, United States, named after the poet Joseph Addison.

A town in Winston County, Alabama, United States.


Dresden

Borrowed from German Dresden (“Dresden”) in the 1730s, from Middle High German Dresden, from a Sorbian source akin to Lower Sorbian Drježdźany, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dręzga, of which the locative case is *dręzdzě.

A town, the county seat of Weakley County, Tennessee, United States.


Greenwich

/ˈɡɹinwɪt͡ʃ/

From Middle English Greenwich, from Old English Grēnawīċ, Grēnewīċ (literally “green harbour, green settlement”). Equivalent to green + -wich.
The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Greenwich near London, after Greenwich Village, or after Greenwich Street in Hampstead, New York.

A town on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east Greater London, England, through which the prime meridian passes (OS grid ref TQ3877).

A number of places in the United States:

A town and census-designated place therein, in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Washington County
Washington County#English


Gordon

The main etymology, associated with Celtic names, is from the Scots surname Gordon, from a place name, but the origin is debated:
* If the English or Scots name is from a Brythonic language (such as Old Welsh or Old Breton), then possibly from a Proto-Brythonic compound such as *gor (“spacious”) + *din (“fort”);
* If the Scots name is itself from English, then possibly from French Gourdon, derived from Gallo-Roman Latin Gordus, from Gaulish *Gordos;
* Otherwise, possibly ultimately from Old English *gor-dūn (“mud hill”) whence a habitational name.

A town in Victoria; named for early settler George Gordon.

A place name:
A locale in the United States:
A town in Houston County, Alabama.

A town in Ashland County, Wisconsin; named for fur trader Antoine Guerdon.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Douglas County, Wisconsin.


Hackney

The senses "a horse" and "(a means of transport) available for hire" derive from the fact that many horses were kept for hire in the London borough of Hackney.
The place name is from Old English Hacan ieg "Hacan's Isle" (or "Hook's Island"), referring to dry land in a marsh.

A town in eastern London, England, within this borough (OS grid ref TQ3584).


Irene

Borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”), name of a goddess of peace, of early Christian saints, and of an 8th-century Byzantine empress. Doublet of Eirini.

A city and town in South Dakota, United States.


Luke

From Latin Lūcās, from Koine Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

Luk. (alternative)
Lk (alternative)
Luc. (alternative)

כרוזותא דלוקא

Kārōzūtā’ d'Lūqā’

ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܐ

Kārōzūtā’ d'Lūqā’

Soiscéal Naofa Íosa Críost de réir Lúcáis

A town in Maryland, United States; named for papermaker William Luke.


Sophia

Holy Wisdom
Sophia
Sophia of Rome
sophia (wisdom)

Chiefly from Latin Sophia, from Ancient Greek Σοφία (Sophía), from σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”), especially in reference to holy or divine wisdom under the influence of Biblical Hebrew חוכמה (khokhmá), to the early martyr St. Sophia, and to many figures of European royalty and nobility. Also used as a calque for the many cognate forms, such as Italian Sofia, Ukrainian Софі́я (Sofíja), Russian Софи́я (Sofíja), Polish Zofia, etc. Doublet of Sofia.

Sofia (alternative)
Sofya (alternative)
Sofiya (alternative)
Sofija (alternative)

A town in West Virginia, United States; named for early resident Sophia McGinnis.


Boston

→ Abenaki: Pastonki, pastoni

→ Klamath-Modoc: basdin

→ Lushootseed: pastəd

→ Mohawk: Wáhston

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

A town and borough in Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3244).

A township and town therein, in Wayne County, Indiana; named for the city in Massachusetts.

A town in New York; named for the city in Massachusetts.


Ulster

Possibly from Old Norse Uladztir, itself from Old Irish Ulaid (“Ulstermen”). More at Ulster.

A town in Ulster County, New York, United States.


Samos

From an earlier Samãos. Attested as Samanos in local early Medieval Latin documents, it being the name of a local monastery founded under Suevic or Gothic rule in the 6th or 7th century; either from Proto-Germanic *samanai, cf. Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰 (samana, “together”) and Old High German gisemini (“congregation”), or from a Paleo-Hispanic, from a Celtic cognate of this Germanic forms.

cog

a town and municipality of Lugo, Galicia, Spain


Arthur

From the name of the legendary king, from Middle English Arthure, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, probably from Middle Welsh arth (“bear”).
Other suggestions include Old Welsh arth (“bear”) and ur (“man”), or a Latinized (Romano-British) name; compare Latin Artorius, itself possibly of Etruscan origin, or more likely Messapic-Illyrian related to Proto-Albanian *artsa (“bear”).


Carolina

en-proper noun

Carolina (countable and uncountable, plural Carolinas)

Latin: carolinianus (New Latin)

Latin: carolinensis (New Latin)

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

af

(uncountable) A placename:
A town in Alabama.

(uncountable) A placename:
A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

A town in San Miguel department, El Salvador.


Carolina

a town in San Miguel department, El Salvador


Columbia

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

Several places in the United States.
A town in Houston County, Alabama.

Several places in the United States.
A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.

A town, the parish seat of Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.

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

Several places in the United States.
A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.

Several places in the United States.
A town in Herkimer County, New York.

A town, the county seat of Tyrrell County, North Carolina.


Viking

Borrowed from Old Norse víkingr (“Viking”). Already in Old English as wīċing and Old Frisian wītsing, but assumed extinct in Middle English and borrowed anew in the 19th century; any survivals in dialect through the Middle Ages are unknown.
Old Norse víkingr itself is from Old Norse vík (“inlet, cove, fjord”) + -ingr (“one belonging to, one who frequents”) (the -r is the nominative desinence). Thus, “one from or who frequents the sea’s inlets”.
The Old English and Anglo-Frisian form, existing since at least the eighth century, could also have been derived from or influenced by Old English wīc (“camp”), on account of the temporary encampments which were often a prominent feature of the Vikings’ raids.
Others proposals were made, like e.g. deriving víkingr from the root related to the verb víkja or deriving both English and Old Norse words to *wīkingaz related to víkja or wīc.


Russell

→ Translingual: russelianus

→ French: Russell

Inherited from Middle English Russel, from Anglo-Norman Russel. Doublet of Rousseau/Roussel. Equivalent to russel.

Roussel (alternative)
Rowsell (alternative)
Russel (alternative)

A number of places in the United States:

A town and census-designated place therein, in Hampden County, Massachusetts.

St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County#English

A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.

Sheboygan County
Sheboygan County#English

A small town in Far North district, Northland, New Zealand.


Vernon

From Transalpine Gaulish uerna (“alder”) (from Proto-Celtic *wernā, from Proto-Indo-European *wern-) + -o, -onis (locative suffix, literally “place of alder trees”).

A town in Eure department, Normandy, France.

A town in Connecticut; named for George Washington's home, Mount Vernon.

A town, the county seat of Jennings County, Indiana, also located in Vernon Township.

A locale in the United States.
A town and village in New York.

A town in Utah; named for early settler Joseph Vernon.

A town in Vermont; named for Mount Vernon.

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


Scott

en-proper noun

Scott (countable and uncountable, plural Scotts)

Scotts (plural)
Scot (alternative)
Scottie (alternative)
Scotty (alternative)

A town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake, No. 380, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.

A small town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.

A small town in Crawford County, Wisconsin.

A small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.


Francis

From Medieval Latin Franciscus (“French(man)”) (from Francia (“France”), originally a nickname of Saint Francis of Assisi. Doublet of Francisco and Franz.

bor

(used only as equivalent to French François) Francés

A town in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality.

A placename
A town in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.

A town in Summit County, Utah, United States.


Marvin

From Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mer (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).

Mervin (alternative)
Mervine (alternative)
Mirfin (alternative)

A small town in Grant County, South Dakota.


Lynn

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana.


Durham

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

A city, the county town of County Durham, England.

An outback town in Queensland, Australia.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut; named for the city in England.

Androscoggin County
Androscoggin County#English

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

Strafford County
Strafford County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Strafford County, New Hampshire.

A town in Greene County, New York; named for the town in Connecticut.


Sam

A town in Bourzanga department, Bam, Burkina Faso.


Owen

A place name:
A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Owen

de-proper noun

Owen n (proper noun, genitive Owens or (optionally with an article) Owen)

Owens (genitive)
Owen (genitive with-article)

From Middle High German ouwe (“terrain, landscape by water, in water, island”). Doublet of Aue (“floodplain”); see there for more.

inh

Owen (a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany)


Jackson

en-proper noun

Jackson (countable and uncountable, plural Jacksons)

Jacksons (plural)
Jaxon (alternative)
Jaxson (alternative)
Jaxxon (alternative)

⇒ Translingual: Jacksonaster

Northampton County
Northampton County#English

A town, the county seat of Northampton County, North Carolina.

A town, the county seat of Teton County, Wyoming.

A placename:
A town in Queensland, Australia.


Frederick

From German Friedrich, Friederich and influenced by Latin Friderīcus, Frederīcus, from Old High German Fridurih, from Frankish *Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks (“peace king, peaceful ruler”).


Patrick

en-prop

Patrick (countable and uncountable, plural Patricks)

[ˈpʰæ.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪk̚]

From Middle English Patrick, from Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint. Doublet of Paddy.

A town in South Carolina, United States; named for railroad official John T. Patrick.


Daventry

A market town and civil parish of Northamptonshire, England.


Kermit

Variant of English and Manx Kermode, cognate with Irish Mac Diarmata (“son of Dermot”). Popularized in the US by the naming of Kermit Roosevelt (after a Manx ancestor). The computing sense is named after the Sesame Street character, but later provided with a backronym ("KL10 Error-Free Reciprocal Microprocessor Interchange over TTY").

A town in Mingo County, West Virginia, named after Kermit Roosevelt.


Weybridge

/ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ/

A town in Elmbridge borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0764).


Lewis

en-proper noun

Lewis (countable and uncountable, plural Lewises)

From Middle English Lewis, Lowis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French Louis, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Doublet of Louis.

A town in Essex County, New York; named for Morgan Lewis, 3rd Governor of New York.

A town in Lewis County, New York; named for its county, itself for Morgan Lewis.

A town in Essex County, Vermont; named for landowners Nathan, Sevignior and Timothy Lewis.


Williams

Williams (countable and uncountable, plural Williamses)

威廉姆斯

transliterations of the English surname "Williams"

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Colleton County, South Carolina.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A town and local government area (the Shire of Williams) in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia; named for the nearby Williams River.


Alfred

→ Danish: Alfred

Esperanto: Alfredo

Faroese: Alfred

→ Finnish: Alfred

French: Alfred

→ German: Alfred

Greek: Αλφρέδος (Alfrédos)

Italian: Alfredo

Norman: Alfred

→ Norwegian: Alfred

Portuguese: Alfredo

desctree

Spanish: Alfredo
Cebuano: Alfredo
Tagalog: Alfredo

→ Swedish: Alfred

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

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

A town in Allegany County, New York, United States.


Franklin

en-prop

Franklin (countable and uncountable, plural Franklins)

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

named-after

A town and village in Delaware County, New York.

A town, the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina.

Pendleton County
Pendleton County#English

A town, the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia.

A town and unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.

Manitowoc County
Manitowoc County#English


Taylor

Tailor (alternative)
Tayler (alternative)

A town in Geneva County and Houston County, Alabama; named for an early settler family.

A town in Navajo County, Arizona; named for John Taylor, 3rd President of the LDS Church.

Lafayette County
Lafayette County#English

A town in Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for early settler John Taylor.

A town in Cortland County, New York; named for Zachary Taylor.


Aberteifi

From aber (“estuary, mouth”) + Teifi (“(River) Teifi”); literally "mouth of the river Teifi".

compound

Cardigan (a town in Ceredigion borough county borough, Wales)


Charlotte

From French Charlotte in the 17th century, a female diminutive form of Charles, from Middle High German Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. The civil parish is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

coin

A town, the county seat of Dickson County, Tennessee, United States.


Lawrence

en-proper noun

Lawrence (countable and uncountable, plural Lawrences)

Lawrences (plural)
Lieurance (alternative)

A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.

A town in Clarence Valley council area, New South Wales, Australia.

A small town in Otago, New Zealand, named after Henry Montgomery Lawrence.


Davis

en-prop

Davis (countable and uncountable, plural Davises)

A small town in Turner County, South Dakota; named for an early settler.

A town in Tucker County, West Virginia; named for senator Henry Gassaway Davis, or his family.


Allen

en-proper noun

Allen (countable and uncountable, plural Allens)

Allens (plural)
Alan (alternative)
Allan (alternative)
Alen (alternative)

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Hughes County and Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.


Bruce

From a Norman place name, Brix, of disputed meaning.

A town and locality north of Adelaide, South Australia.


Harvey

en-prop

Harvey (countable and uncountable, plural Harveys)

From Haerviu, name of a Breton saint, from Old Breton hoiarn (“iron”) + viu (“blazing”). Cognate with modern Breton Haerviu.
In Ireland, used as an anglicisation of Irish Ó hAirmheadhaigh and Ó hEarchaidh.
The civil parish in New Brunswick is probably named in honour of British colonial administrator John Harvey (1778 - 1852).

A town in the South West region, Western Australia, named after the Harvey River.


Hamilton

en-proper noun

Hamilton (countable and uncountable, plural Hamiltons)

Translingual: ℍ

From Old English Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Alexander Hamilton featured on it.

咸美頓

name of various cities in English-speaking countries

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland; named for the Clan Hamilton (OS grid ref NS7255).

A town in Tasmania, Australia; named for early settler William Henry Hamilton.

Places in Australia:
A town in Victoria, Australia.

A town in Steuben County and DeKalb County, Indiana.

A town in Essex County, Massachusetts; named for Alexander Hamilton.

A town and village in New York; named for Alexander Hamilton.

A small town in Martin County, North Carolina.

A small town in Loudon County, Virginia; named for local businessman Charles Bennett Hamilton.

A small town in Skagit County, Washington; named for early settler William Hamilton.

La Crosse County
La Crosse County#English

A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin; named for Hamilton College in New York.


Wesley

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

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

A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.


Darlington

/ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/

-ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋtən

From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dēornōþingtūn, supposedly “the settlement of Dēornōþ's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + tūn. Compare Old English dīerling. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.

A large market town in County Durham, England.

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Indiana; named for the town in England.

A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, which surrounds the city.

A number of places in Australia:
A town in Victoria.


Jerome

From the Old French vernacular form of the saint's name Hieronymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos). Doublet of Hieronymus.


Donald

Donald (countable and uncountable, plural Donalds)

⇒ Translingual: donaldtrumpi

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall and reinforced by Medieval Latin Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos (“prince / chief of the world”). Doublet of Domhnall.

der

A town in the Shire of Buloke, western Victoria, Australia.


Stanley

From places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone + -ley (“lea”).
* The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stanisław, Stanislav and related names.
The coastal town in Hong Kong is named after Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.

named-after

Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:

A town, the capital of the Falkland Islands, also known as Port Stanley.

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English

A small town in Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.

A small town near Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.

A town in Gaston County, North Carolina.


Adrian

From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria.


Hastings

The placename in England is derived from the Old English tribal name Hæstingas (“Hæsta's people, the family/followers of Hæsta”), which was later transferred to their settlement.
The family name has two possible sources:
* from the place name
* a patronymic surname derived from the Anglo-Norman personal name Hasten(c), Hastang
The later place names in other countries are named either after people with that family name, or after the town of Hastings in England.

A town and borough in East Sussex, England.

A town in Oswego County, New York, named after Hastings Curtiss.

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A town in Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.

A town in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.

Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula#English


Alvin

From Old English Ælfwine, made up of ælf (“elf”) + wine (“friend”).

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Forest County, Wisconsin, named after Baptist minister Alvin Spencer.


Westminster

From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmestre; equivalent to west + minster.

City of Westminster
Westminster (disambiguation)

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

A town and village in Windham County, Vermont.


Richmond

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

A common place name (Richmonds on Wikipedia):

A town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales.

City of Hawkesbury
City of Hawkesbury#English

A town and locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland.

Shire of Richmond
Shire of Richmond#English

A town in south-west Greater London; in full, Richmond upon Thames (OS grid ref TQ1875).

Richmond upon Thames
Richmond upon Thames#English

A market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1701).

A market town in Saint Mary parish, Jamaica.

A town, the seat of Tasman district, in the north of the South Island, New Zealand.

A town in the Karoo region, Northern Cape, South Africa.

A number of places in the United States:

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

census-designated place
census-designated place

Sagadahoc County
Sagadahoc County#English

A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Berkshire County
Berkshire County#English

A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.

Washington County
Washington County#English

Chittenden County
Chittenden County#English

St. Croix County
St. Croix County#English

A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.


Hughes

A place in the United States:
A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.


Herbert

→? Cebuano: Herbert

From Old French Herbert, from Frankish *Hariberht.

A small town in North Otago, New Zealand.

A town in the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Cheyenne

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

Borrowed from French Cheyenne, from Dakota šahíyena, from Dakota šaia (“to speak incoherently”), from Dakota ša (“red”) and Dakota ya (“to speak”).

Roger Mills County
Roger Mills County#English

A town, the county seat of Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States.


Mehran

From Persian مهران (mehrân), from Middle Persian mtrʾn (mihrān). Related to Persian مهر (mehr) and Mithra.


Ludlow

en-proper noun

Ludlow (countable and uncountable, plural Ludlows)

Ludlow
Ludlow (disambiguation)
River Teme

From the Old English rivername Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174).

Aroostook County
Aroostook County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.


Llandovery

From Welsh Llanymddyfri (literally “church near the waters”).

bor

A market town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN7634).


Shirley

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

Sherley (alternative)
Shurley (alternative)

A suburban town in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, historically in Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1278).

Various places in the United States:
A town in Van Buren County, Arkansas.

Van Buren County
Van Buren County#English

A town in Hancock County and Henry County, Indiana.

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

Piscataquis County
Piscataquis County#English

A town and census-designated place in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English


Irving

Variant of the Scottish habitational surname Irvine, probably from a Celtic word cognate with Welsh ir, yr (“fresh”) + afon (“river”).

A number of places in the United States:


Sunderland

From sunder + -land (see Wikipedia article for further etymological information).

A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named after Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland.

Bennington County
Bennington County#English

A place in the United States:
A town in Bennington County, Vermont.


Wayne

desc

→ Chinese: 韋恩 /韦恩 (Wé'iēn) (transliteration)

→ Greek: Γουέιν (Gouéin) (transliteration)

→ Japanese: ウェイン (Wein), ウェーン (Wēn) (transliteration)

→ Korean: 웨인 (wein) (transliteration)

→ Russian: Уэйн (Uejn) (transliteration)

Translingual: ⇒ Waynea

→ Ukrainian: Вейн (Vejn) (transliteration)

An occupational surname for a cartwright, Old English wægen (“wagon”).

A town, the county seat of Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.


Lloyd

en-proper noun

Lloyd (countable and uncountable, plural Lloyds)


Kelly

en-prop

Kelly (countable and uncountable, plural Kellies)

Kellies (plural)
Kelley (alternative)
Kelli (alternative)
Kellie (alternative)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-Kelly.wav

Borrowed from Irish Ó Ceallaigh. Doublet of Kellogg and Callahan.


Gregory

en-proper noun

Gregory (countable and uncountable, plural Gregorys)

→ French: Grégory

→ Hawaiian: Kelekolio

→ Maori: Kerekori

/ˈɡɹɛɡ(ə)ɹi/

Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “awaken, arouse”).

der

A small town on the Gregory River in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A small town and port in the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia.


Napoleon

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) + leone (“lion”).


Keith

en-prop

Keith (countable and uncountable, plural Keiths)

* As a Scottish surname, from the placename in Moray, Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic Cèith, meaning "wood" or "from the battleground," which is probably borrowed from Pictish *ᚉᚓᚈ (cēt) meaning "wood", or a forest, from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd.
* As a German surname, from Middle High German kit (“sprout, offspring”) (compare kint).

der

A town in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ4250).

A town in Tatiara council area, south-east South Australia.


Pisgah

From Biblical Hebrew פסגּה (Piṣgāh), a name for the peak of Mount Nebo, meaning literally “top of a mountain; summit”.

A town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.


Arnold

From a French version of a Germanic name, from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) + *waldą (“power”). For the first part of the word doublet of erne, ornis, and ornitho-.
Compare the Latin male given name and cognomen Aquila, and female given name Aquilīna (whence Russian Акули́на (Akulína)), related to aquila (whence eagle).

A market town in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5945).

A small town in the Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia.


Dennis

From Middle English Denis, from Old French saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, "follower of (the wine god) Dionysus".

Barnstable County
Barnstable County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.


Raymond

en-proper noun

Raymond (countable and uncountable, plural Raymonds)

From Old French Raimund, from Frankish *Raginmund, from Proto-Germanic *Raginamunduz, composed of *raginą (“advice”) + *mundō (“protection”). Compare the first element in Reginald, Reynold, Ronald; the second element can be found in cognates Edmund, Sigmund, Osmond.

af

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

Rockingham County
Rockingham County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

A small town in Clark County, South Dakota.

A town in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada.


Колумбия

bg-proper noun

колумби́йски

Колу́мбия • (Kolúmbija) f (relational adjective колумби́йски)

Колу́мбия (canonical)
Kolúmbija (romanization)
колумби́йски (adjective relational)
Колу́мбия (indefinite singular)
Колу́мбийо (singular vocative)

unincorporated communities
unincorporated community

census-designated places
census-designated place

Columbia (numerous cities, towns, unincorporated communities and census-designated places in the United States)


Колумбия

head

Колумбия • (Kolumbiä)

Kazakh alphabets#Arabic script
Kazakh alphabets#Cyrillic script
Kazakh alphabets#Latin script
kk:Колумбия


Колумбия

ru-proper noun+

колумби́йский

Колу́мбия • (Kolúmbija) f inan (genitive Колу́мбии, relational adjective колумби́йский)

Колу́мбия (canonical)
Kolúmbija (romanization)
Колу́мбии (genitive)
колумби́йский (adjective relational)
Колу́мбия (nominative singular)
Колу́мбии (genitive singular)
Колу́мбии (dative singular)
Колу́мбию (accusative singular)
Колу́мбией (instrumental singular)
Колу́мбиею (instrumental singular)
Колу́мбии (prepositional singular)
Колу́мбія (alternative)

[kɐˈɫum⁽ʲ⁾bʲɪjə]

Ru-Колумбия.ogg


Katherine

/ˈkæθ(ə)ɹɪn/

Katherine
Katherine River
Katherine, Northern Territory

Kathy (alternative diminutive)
Kath (alternative diminutive)
Kate (alternative diminutive)

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

A town and local government area (the Town of Katherine) in the Northern Territory, Australia.


Stonewall

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From stone + wall. The drink is so named because its effect is likened to running into a stone wall. The riots take their name from the Stonewall Inn where they began (in the 1840s, the property was called Bonnie's Stone Wall, later renamed to Bonnie's Stonewall Inn, then the Stonewall Inn Restaurant, and then the Stonewall Inn). The Confederate general acquired his nickname after a battle in which, while other troops were in motion, fellow general Barnard E. Bee observed "there stands Jackson like a stone wall" (either resolutely, or unhelpfully). The chess setup is so named because it is a solid formation which is hard to overrun by force, like a stone wall.

Any of several places:
A town in Manitoba, Canada.

Any of several places:
A town in Louisiana.

Any of several places:
A town in Mississippi.

Any of several places:
A town in North Carolina.

Any of several places:
A town in Oklahoma.


Brooklyn

→⇒ Latin: brooklynensis

/ˈbɹʷʊk.ɫɪn/

[ˈbɹ̠ʷʊ̠kɫ̪ɪ̈n]

From Dutch Breukelen, from broek (“wetland, marsh”).

A town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States.

A small town in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.

A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.

Green Lake County
Green Lake County#English

A small town in Washburn County, Wisconsin.


Peterborough

From Peter + borough, referring to Saint Peter the Apostle. Doublet of Petersburg.

A town on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia.

Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County#English

A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.


Ajax

From Latin Aiāx, from Ancient Greek Αἴᾱς (Aíās).

In relative terms, the history of Ajax, Ontario, a town twenty-three miles east of Toronto, is short, spanning a little more than half a century. (Interestingly, to me at least, is the fact that the town is the same age as I am.).

1994, Mike Filey, Toronto Sketches 3: The Way We Were, Dundurn, →ISBN, page 135:


Aba

Aba (nominative singular)
Abák (nominative plural)
Abát (accusative singular)
Abákat (accusative plural)
Abának (dative singular)
Abáknak (dative plural)
Abával (instrumental singular)
Abákkal (instrumental plural)
Abáért (causal-final singular)
Abákért (causal-final plural)
Abává (singular translative)
Abákká (plural translative)
Abáig (singular terminative)
Abákig (plural terminative)
Abaként (essive-formal singular)
Abákként (essive-formal plural)
Abában (inessive singular)
Abákban (inessive plural)
Abán (singular superessive)
Abákon (plural superessive)
Abánál (adessive singular)
Abáknál (adessive plural)
Abába (illative singular)
Abákba (illative plural)
Abára (singular sublative)
Abákra (plural sublative)
Abához (allative singular)
Abákhoz (allative plural)
Abából (elative singular)
Abákból (elative plural)
Abáról (delative singular)
Abákról (delative plural)
Abától (ablative singular)
Abáktól (ablative plural)
Abáé (singular)
Abáké (plural)
Abáéi (singular)
Abákéi (plural)
Abám (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Abáim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
Abád (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Abáid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
Abája (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Abái (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
Abánk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Abáink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
Abátok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Abáitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
Abájuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
Abáik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)


Acton

en-proper noun

Acton (countable and uncountable, plural Actons)

From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton.

(uncountable) Any of a few places in England:.

A town and suburb in the borough of Ealing, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2080).

(uncountable) Any of a few places in the United States:.

A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.


Ada

Ada (nominative singular)
Adát (accusative singular)
Adának (dative singular)
Adával (instrumental singular)
Adáért (causal-final singular)
Adává (singular translative)
Adáig (singular terminative)
Adaként (essive-formal singular)
Adában (inessive singular)
Adán (singular superessive)
Adánál (adessive singular)
Adába (illative singular)
Adára (singular sublative)
Adához (allative singular)
Adából (elative singular)
Adáról (delative singular)
Adától (ablative singular)
Adáé (singular)
Adáéi (singular)
Adám (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Adád (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Adája (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Adánk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Adátok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Adájuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Àda /А̀да, from àda (“island, eyot”), from Ottoman Turkish آطه (ada).

Ada (a town and municipality of the North Banat District, Vojvodina, Serbia)


Alamo

Borrowed from Spanish álamo (“cottonwood tree”).

A town, the county seat of Crockett County, Tennessee, United States.


Alma

Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia.

A statutory town in Park County, Colorado.

Places in the United States:
A town in Allegany County, New York.

Places in the United States:
A town in Ellis County, Texas.

Places in the United States:
A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.

Places in the United States:
A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.


Alpha

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A placename.
A town in Queensland, Australia.


Alpine

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.


Alta

A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway.


Alta

a town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway


Anna

→ Chinese: 安娜 (Ānnà)

From Late Latin Anna both directly and via numerous other languages, chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to Anne the Prophetess, from Koine Greek Ἄννα (Ánna) in the New Testament, from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ, “Hannah”), from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As a city in Illinois, named for Anna Davie, wife of one of the initial settlers. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Ana, and Hannah.


Anus

Unknown. Cognate with Finnish Aunus. Possibly from a substrate or a lost given name.


Ape

a town in Latvia near the border with Estonia.


Ash

Ash (countable and uncountable, plural Ashes)

Ash (deity)
Ash (disambiguation)#Places
Ash (name)

A town and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, near Aldershot (OS grid ref SU8950).


Asiago

From Italian Asiago (Venetan Axiago), from Medieval Latin Axiglagum, a predial name from a name like Asellius or Acilius. The Cimbrian name is Slege and the German name is Schlägen, both also deriving from the Latin (Aselago → Selago → Slago → Slege).

A township near Vicenza in the Veneto, Italy.


Asiago

a town near Vicenza in the Veneto, Italy


Asiago

a township near Vicenza in the Veneto, Italy


Asp

Aspe (a town in the comarca of Vinalopó Mitjà, Alicante province, Valencia, Spain)


Aspen

A ski-resort town, the county seat of Pitkin County, Colorado.


Aurora

/ʔaʊ̯ˈɾo.ɾɐ/

Aurora (disambiguation)
Gérard de Lairesse
Manuel Quezon

Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.

A town in Ontario, Canada; named for the goddess.

A town in the Western Cape, South Africa; named for the goddess.

A locale in the Philippines.
A town in Isabela.

Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur#English

A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named after Aurora Quezon.

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

A locale in the United States:
A town in Erie County, New York.

A locale in the United States:
A town in North Carolina.

A town in South Dakota; named for the city in Illinois.

A locale in the United States:
A town in Florence County, Wisconsin.

A locale in the United States:
A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.

A locale in the United States:
A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.


Aurora

[ʔaʊ̯ˈɾo.ɾa]

Borrowed from Spanish Aurora, from Latin Aurōra. The placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.

a locale in the Philippines
a town in Isabela

a town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon


Aurora

[ʔɐʊ̯ˈɾ̪o.ɾ̪ɐ]


Baden

A spa town in Austria.
The surrounding district it governs.

A spa town in Aargau canton, Switzerland.

(historical) Its former county and canton.


Baden

de-proper noun

Baden n (proper noun, strong, genitive Badens)

The name comes from the Margraviate of Baden. The surname is a patronymic form of Bade, from Old High German badu (“battle, strife”), from Proto-West Germanic *badu.

Baden (various places with multiple hot springs, named using a former plural form of Bad (“bath”))


Bailey

en-prop

Bailey (countable and uncountable, plural Baileys)

Baileys (plural)
Bailie (alternative)
Baily (alternative)
Bayly (alternative)
Bayley (alternative)
Bailee (alternative)
Baylee (alternative)

(English topographic surname): See bailey (“outer castle wall”)

A number of places in the United States:


Ball

Multiple theories and origins.
* From a short form of the Middle English given name Baldwin.
* A toponymic surname for a person that lives near a knoll or rounded hill (i.e. somewhere shaped like a ball).
* From the Old Norse given name Balle.
* A habitational surname for a person from Ball, Cornwall, from Cornish Pelen.

A town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Bar

sh-proper noun

Bȃr m (Cyrillic spelling Ба̑р, relational adjective bàrskī)

Bȃr (canonical masculine)
Ба̑р (Cyrillic)
bàrskī (adjective relational)
Bȃr (nominative singular)
Bȃra (genitive singular)
Bȃru (dative singular)
Bȃr (accusative singular)
Bȃre (singular vocative)
Bȃru (locative singular)
Bȃrom (instrumental singular)

Clipping of Antivari, from Latin Antibarum.

Bar (a town and municipality of Montenegro)


Barnet

en-proper noun

Barnet (countable and uncountable, plural Barnets)

Barnets (plural)
Barnett (alternative surname)

From Old English bærnet (“place cleared by burning”).

der

A town in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.


Bass

A rural town in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia, named after George Bass.


Bath

From Middle English Bathe, from Old English Baþan, from the dative case of bæþ.

A town in New Hampshire; named for William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath.

A town and village, the county seat of Steuben County, New York.

A town and mineral spring in Saint Thomas parish, Jamaica; named for the city in England.


Battle

Capitalization of battle. Doublet of Battaglia.

A town and civil parish with a town council in Rother district, East Sussex, England; supposed site of the Battle of Hastings (OS grid ref TQ7416).


Beaver

en-proper noun

Beaver (countable and uncountable, plural Beavers)

* As an English surname, capitalization of beaver. This sense is also translated from several Native American names such as Cheyenne homa'e and Creek Echaswvlke of the same meaning. Doublet of Bieber and Bever.
* Also as an English surname, from the placename Belvoir in Leicestershire.

A town, the county seat of Beaver County, Oklahoma.

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

Marinette County
Marinette County#English

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Marinette County, Wisconsin.


Bell

Bell (countable and uncountable, plural Bells)

Gilchrist County
Gilchrist County#English

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


Bergen

From Dutch Bergen, from Middle Dutch bergen.

A municipality and town in North Holland province, Netherlands.

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

Bergen

a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA


Bergen

de-proper noun

Bergen n (proper noun, genitive Bergens or (optionally with an article) Bergen)

Bergens (genitive)
Bergen (genitive with-article)

Cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”) [cfr. etymology 2], German Berg (“mountain”), etc.

a town on the island of Rügen, in the Baltic Sea, Germany


Bergen

From Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“Bergen”), from bjarg (“rock, boulder, cliff”) + vin (“meadow, pasture”). The locations outside of Norway, are derived directly from the Norwegian city.

Bergen (a town in Genesee County, New York, United States)


Bor

Bor (nominative singular)
Borlar (nominative plural)
Bor'lar (nominative plural)
Bor'u (accusative singular)
Borları (accusative plural)
Bor'ları (accusative plural)
Bor'a (dative singular)
Borlara (dative plural)
Bor'lara (dative plural)
Bor'da (locative singular)
Borlarda (locative plural)
Bor'larda (locative plural)
Bor'dan (ablative singular)
Borlardan (ablative plural)
Bor'lardan (ablative plural)
Bor'un (genitive singular)
Borların (genitive plural)
Bor'ların (genitive plural)
Bor'um (first-person singular)
Borlarım (first-person singular)
Bor'larım (first-person singular)
Bor'un (second-person singular)
Borların (second-person singular)
Bor'ların (second-person singular)
Bor'u (singular third-person)
Borları (singular third-person)
Bor'ları (singular third-person)
Bor'umuz (first-person plural)
Borlarımız (first-person plural)
Bor'larımız (first-person plural)
Bor'unuz (plural second-person)
Borlarınız (plural second-person)
Bor'larınız (plural second-person)
Bor'u (plural third-person)
Borları (plural third-person)
Bor'ları (plural third-person)

a town and district of Niğde Province, Turkey


Bright

As an English surname, from the root of bright. As an Anglicized German surname, from Brecht and Breit.

A town in Alpine Shire, north-east Victoria, Australia.


Brook

Audio (US)

* As an English surname, from the noun brook.
* As a north German surname, from Low German Brook (“swamp, marsh”), related to the above.
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Broek, from broek, also related to the above.
* As a Jewish and German surname, Americanized from Bruck, Bruch (from Bruch (“wetland, marsh”)).

Brooke (alternative)
Brooks (alternative)

A town in Newton County, Indiana, United States.


Browning

From Old English Brūning, a patronymic for a person nicknamed Brūn (“brown”) (see Brown).
For the first half-century of their manufacturer, the majority of semi-automatic handguns in Europe were designed by John M. Browning.

A number of places in the United States:


Buffalo

*(North America): Probably from buffalo (“American bison”) (Bison bison), since both cities are in regions that had wild herds at the time the names originated. Buffalo, New York was named after the Buffalo River, which an alternative etymology says is from French beau fleuve (“beautiful river”), but the more likely explanation is that it was named for the animal.
*(South Africa): From buffalo (Syncerus caffer), subsp. Cape buffalo commonly found in the region.

A number of other places in the United States, including:

A town, the county seat of Harper County, Oklahoma.

A town, the county seat of Harding County, South Dakota.

A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, not to be confused with Buffalo City in the same county.

Marquette County
Marquette County#English


Burke

en-proper noun

Burke (countable and uncountable, plural Burkes)

Burkes (plural)
de Burgh (alternative)
Burgh (alternative)
Bourke (alternative)
Burgo (alternative)
de Burgo (alternative)
de Búrca (alternative)
Bourke (alternative)

From an Anglo-Norman pronunciation of burg.

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

Caledonia County
Caledonia County#English

A town in Caledonia County, Vermont, named after Edmund Burke.

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Dane County, Wisconsin, named after Edmund Burke.


Butler

Butler (countable and uncountable, plural Butlers)

Butler (surname)
en:Butler (disambiguation)

* (English surname): From Middle English Butler.
* (Anglicized surname): From French Boutilier, Boutillier, Bouthillier.
* (placename): From the surname

der

United States of America
United States of America

A location in the United States of America:

A town, the county seat of Choctaw County, Alabama.

A tiny town in Day County, South Dakota.

A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.


Caer

Caer
Gaer (soft)
Nghaer
Chaer
Caerlleon (alternative)
Caerlleon Gawr (alternative)

Specialized use of caer (“fortified city”).

Chester (a city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England)

codi cyn cŵn Caer

to get up at the crack of dawn; to get up before the dogs of Chester

cyn codi cŵn Caer

at the crack of dawn; before the dogs of Chester get up


Canton

The town in Oklahoma was named for a nearby cantonment.

Several places in the United States:
A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.

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

A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County#English

A town and village in St. Lawrence County, New York; the village is the county seat.

A town in Haywood County, North Carolina; named for the city in Ohio.

A small town in Blaine County, Oklahoma.

A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.


Canton

several other places in the United States:

a town and village in St. Lawrence County, New York

a town in Haywood County, North Carolina

a small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin


Cardigan

Anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”)

A town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN1846).


Castor

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County of Paintearth
County of Paintearth#English

A town in the County of Paintearth, Alberta, Canada. From French castor (“beaver”).


Chase

en-proper noun

Chase (countable and uncountable, plural Chases)

en:Chase
en:Chase (surname)
en:Chase#Places

A number of places in the United States:

A town and unincorporated community in Oconto County, Wisconsin.


Concord

A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and a site of the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A town and hamlet in Erie County, New York.

A town and census-designated place in Essex County, Vermont.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A town and unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English


Cross

* As an English surname, from the noun cross, as in crossroads. Also a calque of this word in various European languages, such as French Lacroix, German Kreutz, Serbo-Croatian Križ. Compare Crouch, Crozier, Kriz.
* As an Irish surname, shortened from McCrossen.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Kross, from Middle Low German krus (“pitcher, vessel”), which is possibly an old Germanic borrowing of Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher, pail, urn”). Also a variant of Kress.

der

A number of places with the name "Cross":

A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.


Dale

Outagamie County
Outagamie County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.


Darling

A small town in the Western Cape province, South Africa.


Day

This surname has multiple origins. Besides the ones listed below, Norman origin has also been suggested from De Haie", or "a corruption of the Normandy French D'Ossone, from the town of Ossone, in Normandy".


Deal

From Old English dael (“valley”), corresponding to modern dale.

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3752).


Delta

A town and unincorporated community in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.


Dexter

Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname.

A town in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States.


Dildo

Uncertain; see the Wikipedia article for some possible origins.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A small town on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Dingle

From Irish An Daingean, Daingean Uí Chúi (“fort of Ó Cúis”), from daingean (“fortress”).

Dingle (disambiguation)#People with the surname

A harbour town in County Kerry, Ireland, and the peninsula on which it stands.


Dodge

en-proper noun

Dodge (countable and uncountable, plural Dodges)

From a Middle English diminutive form of Roger.


Dollar

en-prop

Dollar (countable and uncountable, plural Dollars)

From Scottish Gaelic Dolair (in Scotland).

A small town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9698)


Drake

* As an English surname, from both senses of the noun drake meaning "male duck" and "dragon."
* As a German surname, from Low German drake (“dragon”), related to the above.
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized/West Flemish variant of Draak, also related to the above.


Dryden

From Old English drȳġe (“dry”) + denu (“valley”).

A town in New York, and a village within the town; named for poet John Dryden.


Eagle

* As an English surname, from the noun eagle.
* As an English surname of Norman origin, from L'Aigle in Orne, first attested in 1055 and from Latin aquila, itself meaning "eagle."
* Also translated from names in other languages meaning "eagle," such as German Adler, Polish Orzeł, Orzel, Slovene Orel, Lakota waŋbli (compare Eagleman, Redeagle, Whiteeagle).
* The name of the English village is believed to be from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah: compare with Acle.

A number of places in the United States:

A town, the county seat of Eagle County, Colorado.

A town and hamlet in Wyoming County, New York.

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


Earl

Cleveland County
Cleveland County#English

A town in Cleveland County, North Carolina.


Ed

From ed (“isthmus”), referring to the isthmus between Stora Le and Lilla Le which the town is situated on.

a town in Dals-Ed municipality, Västra Götaland county, Sweden


Elma

A 19th-century creation, usually explained as a form of Wilhelmina or Italian Guglielma. It has also been recorded as a blend of Elizabeth and Mary.


Emerald

Emerald, Queensland
Peter Fitzallan MacDonald
Queensland Government
The Courier-Mail

The Queensland town takes its name from the emerald and other precious stone deposits in the area and from the pastoral run Emerald Downs, a name chosen circa 1860 by pastoralist Peter Fitzallan MacDonald. It is unclear if emeralds were found in or around Emerald.
The given name is a modern coinage from the name of the gemstone, representing a vernacular form of Esmeralda.


Erin

Anglicisation of Irish Éirinn (dative singular and dialectal nominative singular of Éire (“Ireland”)).

bor

dative singular and dialectal nominative singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">Éire</i> (“Ireland”)

Erin (disambiguation)
Thomas Buchanan Read

A locale in North America; named in honor of Ireland.


Eye

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1473).


Faith

en-proper noun

Faith (countable and uncountable, plural Faiths)

A place in the United States:
A town in Rowan County, North Carolina.


Farmer

Farmer (countable and uncountable, plural Farmers)

فلاح

Equivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages

A small town in Hanson County, South Dakota.


Fleet

A town and civil parish with a town council in Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8054).


Fletcher

Fletcher (countable and uncountable, plural Fletchers)

English occupational surname from the noun fletcher (“arrow-maker”). Sometimes confused with Flesher.

Henderson County
Henderson County#English

A town in Henderson County, North Carolina.


Flint

A town and community with a town council in Flintshire, Wales, by the estuary of the River Dee (OS grid ref SJ2472).


Flora

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

From Latin Flōra (Roman goddess of flowers).

A town in Indiana; named for founder John Flora.

A town in Mississippi; named for early resident Flora Mann Jones.


Ford

Ford (countable and uncountable, plural Fords)

Ford (disambiguation)#People
Ford (disambiguation)#Places

A placename:
A number of places in the USA:
A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.


Foster

Foster (countable and uncountable, plural Fosters)

English surname, reduced from Forster; also from the noun foster.

Providence County
Providence County#English

A town in Providence County, Rhode Island; named for Rhode Island statesman Theodore Foster.

A number of places in the United States:

A town in South Gippsland Shire, south-east Victoria, Australia.


Fowler

From fowler. The medical term is named after Dr. George Ryerson Fowler, the German surgeon developer of the position.

A statutory town in Otero County, Colorado.

A town, the county seat of Benton County, Indiana.

A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.


Frances

From Old French Franceise, feminine form of Franceis, from Late Latin Franciscus (“Frankish”).

A town in south-east South Australia, on the border with Victoria.


Gage

Gage (countable and uncountable, plural Gages)

An occupational surname from Middle English gage, guage (“measure”) for an assayer, or gage (“pledge”) for a moneylender.

A town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, named after Lyman J. Gage.


Gap

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

A town, the capital of the department of Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.


Gap

Gap (a town, the capital of Hautes-Alpes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)


Garda

a town in Verona, Veneto, Italy, on the shore of Lake Garda


Garland

en-prop

Garland (countable and uncountable, plural Garlands)

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

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

Penobscot County
Penobscot County#English

A town in Sampson County, North Carolina.


Gill

* As an English surname, converged from variants of Giles (sometimes through Dutch), Julian, and William.
* As a northern English surname, from Middle English gil (“ravine, glen”), from Old Norse gil. The Old Norse is also a source of the Norwegian surname.
* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, variant of McGill.
* Also as an Irish surname, variant of Gall.
* As a Jewish/Israeli surname, from Hebrew גיל (“joy”).
* As a German surname, variant of Gilger.
* As an Indian/Sikh/Punjabi surname, from ਗਿੱਲ (gill, “moisture”).

A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts politician Moses Gill.


Glen

River Glen, Lincolnshire
River Glen, Northumberland

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A town in Montgomery County, New York, named after Jacob Glen.


Granada

/ɡɹəˈnɑː.də/

From Spanish Granada, from Arabic غَرْنَاطَة (ḡarnāṭa), originally the name of a medieval suburb that was incorporated into the city. Doublet of Grenada.

der

Arabic غَرْنَاطَة (ḡarnāṭa)

A statutory town in Prowers County, Colorado.


Grant

en-proper noun

Grant (countable and uncountable, plural Grants)

From Scottish Gaelic Grannd, from Anglo-Norman graunt (“big, large”), from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grand. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Ulysses S. Grant featured on it.


Gray

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

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

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

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


Griffin

A town in Bethel Township, Posey County, Indiana; named for postmaster Samuel Griffin.


Grove

* As an English surname, from the noun grove.
* As a French surname, Americanized from Le Groux, Le Greux, reduced from Gréoul, of Germanic origin, from *grēduz (“hunger”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).
* As a north German surname, from the Low German noun Graf (“ditch, grave”) (see grave). Also a Dutch and Low German form of Grub.
* As a German surname, variant of Graf.

A place in the United States:
A town in Allegany County, New York.


Hale

* As an English surname, Old English dative form of halh (“hollow, nook”).
* Also as an English surname, from Old English hæle (“hero”). Compare Hain.
* As an Irish surname, from mac céile; see McHale.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Halle.

A number of places in the United States:

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County#English

A town in Korogwe District, eastern Tanzania.


Hamlet

François de Belleforest
Hamlet
Hamlet (disambiguation)#Places
Hamlet (name)
Saxo Grammaticus

From Latin Amlethus, as written by 13th-century Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus, and borrowed into English by way of François de Belleforest's French Hamlet, originally rendered as Hamblet in English. Ultimately from Old Danish Amlethæ, corresponding to Old Norse Amlóði (“fool”), claimed to be suggestive of the way that Hamlet acts in the play, from ama (“to annoy”).

A town in Starke County, Indiana, named after John Hamlet.


Han

Han (nominative singular)
Hanlar (nominative plural)
Han'ı (accusative singular)
Hanları (accusative plural)
Han'a (dative singular)
Hanlara (dative plural)
Han'da (locative singular)
Hanlarda (locative plural)
Han'dan (ablative singular)
Hanlardan (ablative plural)
Han'ın (genitive singular)
Hanların (genitive plural)
Han'ım (first-person singular)
Hanlarım (first-person singular)
Han'larım (first-person singular)
Han'ın (second-person singular)
Hanların (second-person singular)
Han'ların (second-person singular)
Han'ı (singular third-person)
Hanları (singular third-person)
Han'ları (singular third-person)
Han'ımız (first-person plural)
Hanlarımız (first-person plural)
Han'larımız (first-person plural)
Han'ınız (plural second-person)
Hanlarınız (plural second-person)
Han'larınız (plural second-person)
Han'ı (plural third-person)
Hanları (plural third-person)
Han'ları (plural third-person)

a town and district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey


Hatvan

Hatvan (nominative singular)
Hatvant (accusative singular)
Hatvannak (dative singular)
Hatvannal (instrumental singular)
Hatvanért (causal-final singular)
Hatvanná (singular translative)
Hatvanig (singular terminative)
Hatvanként (essive-formal singular)
Hatvanban (inessive singular)
Hatvanon (singular superessive)
Hatvannál (adessive singular)
Hatvanba (illative singular)
Hatvanra (singular sublative)
Hatvanhoz (allative singular)
Hatvanból (elative singular)
Hatvanról (delative singular)
Hatvantól (ablative singular)
Hatvané (singular)
Hatvanéi (singular)
Hatvanom (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Hatvanod (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Hatvana (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Hatvanja (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Hatvanunk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Hatvanotok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Hatvanuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
Hatvanjuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)


Hazel

Hazel (countable and uncountable, plural Hazels)

Hazels (plural)
Hasell (alternative)
Hazell (alternative)

A place in the United States:
A town in Hamlin County, South Dakota.


Hector

From Latin Hectōr or Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr), from ἕκτωρ (héktōr, “holding fast”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold; to overpower”).

der

A town in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.

A town in Schuyler County, New York, named after Hector Ely.


Henry

Henrys (plural)
Henries (plural)
Henri (alternative)
Henrie (alternative)

From Middle English Henry, from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) Henri, from Frankish *Haimrik, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognate with German Heinrich, Dutch Hendrik, Estonian Hendrik, and Old Norse Heimríkr (Danish Henrik).

Codington County
Codington County#English

A small town in Codington County, South Dakota; named for early settler J. D. Henry.

A small town in Henry county, Tennessee.


Hill

* As an English surname, from the noun hill, shortened from Hilary, and from Old English hild (“battle”).
* As a German surname, shortened from Hildebrand, related to the last sense above.
* As a Finnish surname, calque of Finnish Mäki (“hill”).

A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States.

Merrimack County
Merrimack County#English

A town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States.


Holly

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Holly (disambiguation)
Holly (name)

* As an Irish surname, calque of mac cuilinn (“holly”) (see McCullen) and sometimes McQuillan.
* As an English surname, variant of Holley.
* As a Czech and Slovak surname, variant of Holý, Holy.
* Also as a locational English surname, from Old English hol leah (“wood, clearing, meadow”), compare Hollywood.
* Also as an English surname, short form of Holiday.
* Also as an English surname, after the holly tree.
* As a feminine given name popularized by Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's (especially the 1961 film adaptation starring Audrey Hepburn).

Hollie (alternative)
Hollee (alternative)
Holli (alternative)
Hollye (alternative)
Holley (alternative)

A town in Prowers County, Colorado, named after cattleman Hiram S. Holly.


Holt

en-proper noun

Holt (countable and uncountable, plural Holts)

English, Dutch, north German, Norwegian and Danish surname, all from the noun holt (“copse, woodland”).

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0738).


Hope

en-prop

Hope (usually uncountable, plural Hopes)

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

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A town and district municipality in British Columbia.

Bartholomew County
Bartholomew County#English

A town in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana.

A number of places in the United States:


Hull

en-proper noun

Hull (countable and uncountable, plural Hulls)

French: Hull, Hullois, hullois

The town in England is Inherited from Middle English Hull, Hul, Hulle, traditionally derived from Proto-Brythonic *hʉl, from Proto-Celtic *soulos, from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to press”); Breeze instead suggests derivation from hula, plural of hulu (“hut”). Chaucer's Hulle (for expected *Hul, *Hule) is presumably a hypersouthernism.
The surname is either from the English town or Middle English hulle, western variant of hylle (“hill”); many other place names are ultimately from the surname.

Any of various places in the United States:

A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.


Hunter

Hunter (countable and uncountable, plural Hunters)

A placename
A locale in the United States:
A town in Woodruff County, Arkansas.

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

A placename
A locale in the United States:
A town in Garfield County, Oklahoma.

A placename
A locale in the United States:
A town in Sawyer County, Wisconsin.


Index

Snohomish County
Snohomish County#English


Ira

From a Hebrew name עִירָא ('ira), from a word meaning "watchful".


Ire

Ire Ekiti (a Yoruba town in Ekiti, Nigeria); known for being closely associated to the deity of Ògún. Ògún is believed to have gone to Ire first when descending from the heavens, and fought for the people of Ìrè. It is also where Ògún is believed to have disappeared into the ground, and returned to the other deities. Ògún is commonly referred to as Onírè, "owner of Ìrè."


Jay

en-prop

Jay (countable and uncountable, plural Jays)

Jays (plural)
Jaye (alternative surname)

Santa Rosa County
Santa Rosa County#English

A town in Santa Rosa County, Florida; named for postmaster J. T. Nowling.

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

A town in Essex County, New York; named for John Jay.

A town on the Canadian border in Orleans County, Vermont; named for John Jay.


Jerez

Jerez de los Caballeros
Jerez de los Caballeros#English

A town in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. Official name: Jerez de los Caballeros.


Jerez

Caere
es:Jerez de la Frontera
es:Jerez de los Caballeros

Inherited from Old Spanish Xerés, from Arabic شَرِيش (šarīš), from Latin Ceret, Caeret, which has been etymologically identified with the Caere in Etruria.

Jerez, Jerez de los Caballeros (a town in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain)


Jersey

From Middle English Gersey, from Anglo-Norman Gersui, further etymology disputed. Probably from Old Norse [Term?], compound of Geirs (“Geirr's”) + ey (“island”). Also occasionally and historically connected to Latin Caesarea, a common name given to locations conquered by the Romans in honor of Caesar (compare French Césarée). The latter theory still bestows the Latin translation of the island.

unk

disputed


Johnson

en-proper noun

Johnson (countable and uncountable, plural Johnsons)

Johnsons (plural)
Jonson (alternative surname)

⇒ Translingual: johnsoni, johnsonii

A patronymic surname from John + -son, literally “son of John”.
* In the U.S. the name Johnson has been adopted by numerous European immigrant families originally named Johansson, Johnsson, Johansen, Jonsson, etc.
* Doublet of Johansson, Johansen, Jansen, and Hansen.

doublet

Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County#English

A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname:

A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.

A town and village therein, in Lamoille County, Vermont.


Kinder

Uncertain but probably of Proto-Brythonic origin. The name may be equivalent to Welsh cain (“elegant, fair”) or cant (“border, rim”) + dwfr (“water”).

Places in the United States:
A town in Allen Parish, Louisiana.


King

en-prop

King (countable and uncountable, plural Kings)

→ Japanese: キング (Kingu)

A number of places in the United States:


Knight

From Middle English knyghte, from Old English cniht (“youth; servant”).

A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.


Koko

A town and commune in Bouaké department, Gbêkê, Ivory Coast.

When his poppa failed, his momma […] took him to the mountain near Koko.

2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, pages 165–166:


Landau

de-proper noun

Landau n (proper noun, genitive Landaus or (optionally with an article) Landau)

Landaus (genitive)
Landau (genitive with-article)

From the common West Germanic element *land (“land, territory”) and *auwju (“floodplain”).

Landau in der Pfalz
Landau in der Pfalz#German

Landau (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; official name: Landau in der Pfalz)

Landau an der Isar
Landau an der Isar#German

a town in Dingolfing-Landau district, Lower Bavaria region, Bavaria; official name: Landau an der Isar


Lane

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

Williamsburg County
Williamsburg County#English

A town in Williamsburg County, South Carolina.


Lang

en-prop

Lang (countable and uncountable, plural Langs)

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

A town in Styria, Austria. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lǫka (“meadow”), or perhaps of Celtic origin.


Laurel

A town in Delaware; named for the laurel bushes growing in the area.

A town in Indiana; named for the city in Maryland.


Laus

la-proper noun

Laus f sg (genitive Laudis); third declension

Laudis (genitive)
Laus (nominative singular)
Laudis (genitive singular)
Laudī (dative singular)
Laudem (accusative singular)
Laude (ablative singular)
Laus (singular vocative)
Laudī (locative singular)
Laude (locative singular)
Laus Nova (alternative)
Laus Pompeia (alternative)


Lee

en-prop

Lee (countable and uncountable, plural Lees)

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

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

Berkshire County
Berkshire County#English

A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Strafford County
Strafford County#English

A town in Strafford County, New Hampshire.

A town and village in Oneida County, New York.


Leer

From German Leer, from Old Frisian Hleri.

A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany.


Leer

A town, the county seat of Leer County, Unity State, South Sudan.


Leer

de-proper noun

Leer n (proper noun, genitive Leers or (optionally with an article) Leer)

Leers (genitive)
Leer (genitive with-article)

Meronyms: Bingum, Heisfelde, Hohegaste, Leerort, Loga, Logabirum, Nettelburg, Nüttermoor

a town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany


Leer

Leer (a town, the county seat of Leer County, Unity State, South Sudan)