Silicon Valley

Don Hoefler
Electronic News
Santa Clara Valley

From Silicon Valley USA, the title of a series of articles appearing in 1971 in Electronic News by the journalist Don Hoefler, from silicon, an important element in semiconductor manufacturing + valley from Santa Clara Valley, the area where many of these industries are located.

The community of radio amateurs—trespassing fiddlers on the cutting edge of technological possibilities—prefigured the geek community that was to inhabit Silicon Valley 50 years later.

2012, Fiorenza Belussi, Udo Hermann Staber, Managing Networks of Creativity, page 92:

Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.

2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:

San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area

(informal) Originally, the region of the San Francisco Bay Area in which there were a high number of industries producing silicon chips; later extended to mean the entire concentration of high-tech businesses in this area.


Clydesdale

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

The valley of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS91).


vale of tears

Douay–Rheims Bible
Mary, mother of Jesus
Psalm 84
Salve Regina

Calque of Latin lacrimārum vallis from the “Salve Regina” (a hymn to the Virgin Mary), based on Hebrew עמק הבכא (ʿēmeq habbāḵāʾ) from Psalm 84:6 of the Bible. The Hebrew term may mean “valley of the baka tree”, a tree of uncertain species (compare 2 Samuel 5:23–24 where baka is used to refer to a tree, and is often translated into English as “balsam tree”, “mulberry tree”, or “poplar tree”), but ancient Greek translations assumed the word intended was בָּכָה (bakhá, “to cry, weep”) and so rendered the term as “valley of weeping”, which was then used in Latin and English translations. See, for example, the Douay–Rheims Bible (1610) where the verse is numbered as Psalm 83:6.

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He [Vitus Theodorus] was called to be a Paſtor at Norinberg, his own country, [...] till it pleaſed God to put an end to his labors, by tranſlating him out of this vale of tears into his Everlaſting Kingdom, Anno Chriſti 1549.

1654, Samuel Clark[e], “The Life of Vitus Theodorus, who Dyed Anno Christi 1549”, in The Marrow of Ecclesiastical History, Contained in the Lives of One Hundred Forty Eight Fathers, Schoolmen, First Reformers, and Modern Divines which Have Flourished in the Church since Christ’s Time to this Present Age: […], 2nd enlarged edition, London: Printed for T. V. and are to be sold by William Roybould […], →OCLC, page 323:

While we ſojourn in this vale of Tears and Sorrow, we are detain'd from the bleſſ'd Sight and Enjoyment of God; and kept from the Happineſs of juſt Men made perfect.

1708 June 4, [Urith Bunchley], A Funeral Sermon upon the Death of Mrs. Urith Bunchley, Daughter to Sir Austin Palgrave, Bart. who Departed this Life May the 21st. Preached at Clavering in Essex, May the 24th, 1708 [Julian calendar]. […] By a Presbyter of the Church of England, London: Printed for S. Bunchley, and are to be sold by J[ohn] Morphew, […], →OCLC, page 10:

But let us recommend all to god, who alone know what ſhall befal in this vale of tears, this evil world we have here, in which there is ſcarce any thing to be found without ſome mixture of iniquity, impoſture, or knavery.

1749, Miguel Cervantes de Saavedra, “Of the Strange Adventure, which Befel the Valorous Don Quixote with the Wain or Cart of the Parliament of Death”, in Charles Jarvis, transl., The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha. Translated from the Original Spanish […], 2nd edition, volume II, London: Printed for J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson and S. Draper […], and R[obert] Dodsley […], →OCLC, page 57:

Body o' me, it makes a man sick of his kind, ashamed to belong to the race of men, to see the envy that abounds in this here sublunary wale^([sic – meaning vale]) of tears!

1832, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter XI, in Eugene Aram. A Tale. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, book I, page 192:

We must not call earth a vale of tears. It is neither pious to do so, nor in any respect proper. We might as well, nay, with far greater propriety, call it a field of laughter.

1853, Leigh Hunt, “[Exercises of the Heart in Its Duties and Aspirations.] XXI. Of Tears and Laughter.”, in The Religion of the Heart. A Manual of Faith and Duty. […], London: John Chapman, […], →OCLC, page 61:

I excused myself and dropped to the rear of the procession, sad at heart, willing to go hence from this troubled life, this vale of tears, this brief day of broken rest, of cloud and storm, of weary struggle and monotonous defeat; and yet shrinking from the change, as remembering how long eternity is, and how many have wended thither who know that anecdote.

1889, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “The Pilgrims”, in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, New York, N.Y.: Charles L. Webster & Company, →OCLC, page 260:

Driven by such a hope, as if refusing to recognize this world as a vale of tears where (as they taught me) even injustice is foreordained by Providence to maintain the balance of things, whose design often eludes us, Salvatore journeyed through various lands, from his native Montferrat toward Liguria, then up through Provence into the lands of the King of France.

1983, Umberto Eco, “In which Adso Receives the Confidences of Salvatore, which Cannot be Summarized in a Few Words, but which Cause Him Long and Concerned Meditation”, in William Weaver, transl., The Name of the Rose: Translated from the Italian, London: Secker & Warburg, →ISBN; republished London: Vintage Books, 2004, →ISBN, page 180:

So it was steady as she goes as Sally was hustled into bed, and on the stroke of twelve a fourth Aintree child entered this vale of tears.

1999, Dwain Campbell, “Prologue”, in Tales from the Frozen Ocean, St. John’s, Nfld.: Jesperson Publishing, →ISBN, page 10:

As we devour the Earth's resources and despoil the environment, we are driving ourselves into a metaphoric vale of tears.

2005, Daniel Hillel, “Epilogue: The Lasting Relevance of Early Ecological Influences”, in The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures, New York, N.Y., Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 227:

(in the singular) The world, a place where difficulties and the sorrows of life are felt, especially (Christianity) as a place to be left behind when one dies and goes to heaven.

وادِي دُمُوعٍ

the world as the place where difficulties and the sorrows of life are felt


Chinta Valley

A valley carved by the Chenab River, located in the Doda district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.


Central Valley

In California, the large valley in the center of the state between the Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada.


Carmel

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

bor

A city, valley, and river in Monterey County, California, United States. The full name of the city is Carmel-by-the-Sea.


Moab

From Ancient Greek Μωάβ (Mōáb), from Biblical Hebrew מוֹאָב (môʾāḇ). Attested to as Moabite 𐤌𐤀𐤁 (mʾb) and Ancient Egyptian mwjbw N35A-M17-D58-G43-N25

Moab Grand Canyon
Moab Grand Canyon#English

Ellipsis of Moab Valley.; A valley in Moab Grand Canyon, Utah, United States


Death Valley

Commonly connected to the Death Valley '49ers, a group of prospectors on the way to Gold Country, see quotations.

Just as we were ready to leave and return to camp we took off our hats, and then overlooking the scene of so much trial, suffering and death spoke the thought uppermost saying:—“Good bye Death Valley!” then faced away and made our steps toward camp. Even after this in speaking of this long and narrow valley over which we had crossed into its nearly central part, and on the edge of which the lone camp was made, for so many days, it was called Death Valley.

[1894, William Lewis Manly, chapter X, in Death Valley in '49 […] , San Jose: The Pacific Tree and Vine Co., pages 216–217:

A valley in eastern California, remarkable for being the lowest-elevated place in North America, and the hottest place on Earth during summer.


Airedale

The valley of the River Aire in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England.


Borrowdale

A valley and civil parish in Allerdale borough, in the Lake District of Cumbria, England.


Sonoma

Translingual: sonomensis

Native American, variously thought to mean "valley of the moon", "many moons", or to derive from tso (the earth) and noma (village).

A valley in northern California, United States.


Hutt

Named after Sir William Hutt, chairman of the New Zealand Company.

The following passages describe the banks of the Hutt, to which allusion has already been made as the largest river of Western Australia yet known.

1841, “Australind”, in The Monthly Chronicle, volume VII, page 402:

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A river and valley in Western Australia.

Having forded the Hutt, I proceeded up the course of the Akatarewa.

1869, J. C. Crawford, Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, page 344:

A river and valley in the Wellington region, North Island, New Zealand.


Schrödinger

en-proper noun

Schrödinger (countable and uncountable, plural Schrödingers)

From German Schrödinger
* The places are named for physicist Erwin Schrödinger

Vallis Schrödinger
Vallis Schrödinger#Translingual

Schrödinger Valley
Schrödinger Valley#English

Earth-Moon System
Earth-Moon System#English

Vallis Schrödinger; Ellipsis of Schrödinger Valley.; A valley in LQ30, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System


Elgin

Elgin (countable and uncountable, plural Elgins)

US, Houston avenue; other places outside Texas

The village in New Brunswick is probably named in honour of colonial administrator James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811 - 1863). The civil parish is named after the village.

A large valley southeast of Cape Town, South Africa.


Valley of the Kings

The tomb chapel has no burial shaft below it, and it has been suggested that Rekhmira was buried in a shaft tomb in the Valley of the Kings, although the location of this burial-place remains unknown.

1995, Ian Shaw, Paul Nicholson, “Rekhmira”, in The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt, The British Museum Press, published 2002, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 244, column 1:

(Egyptology) A valley in Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile, known for the tombs constructed there for the pharaohs.


Po valley

A large plain that occupies most of northern Italy south of the Alps, surrounding the river Po.


Valley

San Fernando Valley
Valley, Anglesey
en:Valley (disambiguation)

The Valley is getting downright cosmopolitan, but it’s unlikely the region will ever completely morph into a hip haven.

2006 July 16, Marc Weingarten, “The San Fernando Valley? Hip? Like, Totally!”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

She's in school paying for tuition / Doing porn in the Valley

2011, “Novacane”, in nostalgia,ULTRA, performed by Frank Ocean:

San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley#English

Ellipsis of San Fernando Valley; a valley of southern California, United States.


Wensleydale

From Wensley (“a village”) + dale (“valley”).

The valley of the River Ure in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England.


Peace Vallis

Named on September 26, 2012 by the International Astronomical Union as a valley in the Aeolis quadrangle on the planet Mars Aeolis (“Aeolis quadrangle”).

(planetology) A valley within Gale Crater near the landing site (Bradbury Landing) of the Curiosity rover on the planet Mars.


Kashmir Valley

A valley around 135 km long and 32 km wide, formed by the Jhelum river, located between the Karakoram and the Pir Panjal Range, within the central Indian-controlled part of the disputed region of Kashmir.


Rhondda

A former coal-mining valley in South Wales.


Kodori Gorge

a river valley in Abkhazia, Georgia, through which the Kodori river flows.


Roya

A river and associated valley on the border of France and Italy


Orkhon

From French Orkhon, from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠬᠣᠨ (orqon), a valley and river in central Mongolia where Old Turkic inscriptions were discovered.

A valley in Mongolia surrounding the river of the same name


Ararat plain

Vahag lives on the Ararat plain, where it is very hot in summers and cold in winters.

It is of note that the largest Urartian fortresses in the Ararat plain–Argishtihinili, Aramus, and Artashat—were located on the three primary routes into, and out of the plain, suggesting an abiding concern for the exchange of resources with other regions of empire.

2003, Adam T Smith, The Political Landscape: Constellations of Authority in Early Complex Polities:

A fertile plain of the Armenian Highland in the middle valley of the Araks river.


Strathspey

An adaptation of Scottish Gaelic Srath Spè.

The area encompassing the upper part of the strath (valley) of Scotland’s River Spey in Highland council area, from its source in Loch Spey to the strath’s capital, Grantown-on-Spey.

Srath Spé

the strath of Spey from Loch Spey to Grantown-on-Spey


Walden

From Old English walh (“Welshman”), genitive plural wala + denu (“valley”).

A valley and locality in Burton-cum-Walden parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0183).


Dead Negro Draw

Intended to honor the victims in the Buffalo Soldier tragedy.


Lauderdale

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A valley in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.


Martindale

Martindale (countable and uncountable, plural Martindales)

A valley and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England.


Coverdale

Coverdale (countable and uncountable, plural Coverdales)

*The valley in North Yorkshire is named from the River Cover + dale.
*The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after a former name of the Little River.

A valley (dale) in the Yorkshire Dales, Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0683).


Rosedale

From either Old Norse personal name Rossi, genitive case Rossa, or from Old Norse hross (“horse”), genitive plural hrossa + dalr (“valley, dale”).

The valley of the River Seven in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7196)


Nithsdale

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

The valley of the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.


Swaledale

A valley (dale) in North Yorkshire, England, through which flows the river Swale.


Uvalde

From Spanish Ugalde, from Basque Ugalde. Named after Juan de Ugalde.

A valley in Uvalde County, Texas, United States


Fincastle

Most place names appear to come, either directly or indirectly, from the Viscount of Fincastle (Earl of Dunmore).


Fort Valley

Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County#English

A valley in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States.


Great Rift Valley

(geology) The continuous system of rift valleys in the East African Rift.


Glendalough

From Irish Gleann Dá Loch or Middle or Old Irish predecessor.

A glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for an early medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin.


Birkdale

A valley and hamlet in Muker parish, Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NY8301). The valley is also spelt as Birk Dale on maps.


Ebbw Vale

The valley of the Ebbw River, Wales, which runs south from the above town.


Ribblesdale

The dale or upper valley of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid refs SD85, SD86, SD87).


Rio Grande Valley

A region located in a floodplain draining into the Rio Grande River near its mouth in South Texas and northern Tamaulipas.


Great Glen

A glen in Highland council area, Scotland, which runs from coast to coast, from Fort William to Inverness.


Garsdale

A dale (valley) and civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England.


San Fernando Valley

Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County#English

Santa Monica Mountains
Santa Monica Mountains

A valley and region of Los Angeles County, California north of the Santa Monica Mountains, including the northern part of the city of Los Angeles and the cities of Calabasas, Burbank, Glendale, Hidden Hills, and San Fernando.


Golden Valley

The valley of the River Frome in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England.

The valley of the River Dore in western Herefordshire, England.


Silverdale

A minor valley (dale) in Craven district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD8369).


Weardale

The valley of the River Wear in County Durham, England.


Miller's Dale

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A valley and hamlet in Tideswell parish (for the hamlet), in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1473).


Squaw Valley

Yokuts Valley

census-designated place in Fresno County

(proscribed) A valley in the Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California, United States.

Siskiyou Mountains
Siskiyou Mountains#English

(proscribed) A valley in the Siskiyou Mountains, Curry County, Oregon, United States.

(proscribed) A valley in Lassen County, California, United States.

(proscribed) A valley in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Pend Oreille County
Pend Oreille County#English

(proscribed) A valley in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States.

(proscribed) A valley in Plumas County, California, United States.


Strathmore

Of Scottish origin; strath is derived from Scottish Gaelic srath.

So, despite the obvious difficulties of crossing the intervening Sidlaws, correspondents to the Dundee newspapers in 1817 were advocating a "terraqueous undertaking" in the form of a canal from the town into Strathmore.

1951 August, S. G. E. Lythe, “The Dundee & Newtyle Railway: I—Promotion and Management, 1825-1846”, in Railway Magazine, pages 546-547:

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

A large valley in Angus council area, and partly in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.

A valley and river therein, in Sutherland, Highland council area, in the far north of Scotland (the valley is spelt Strath More on an Ordnance Survey map).


Dry Valley

census-designated place
census-designated place

A census-designated place and valley in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.


Monsal Dale

A valley in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1771).


Annandale

A valley or strath in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.


Valley of the Queens

From valley + queen. From being a valley that was the burial place for the wives of pharaohs, ie. queens.

(Egyptology) A valley in Egypt, that contains many tombs of Queens of Pharaohs.


Llynfi Valley

The valley of the River Llynfi in Bridgend county borough, Wales.


Ogmore Valley

The valley of the River Ogmore (Cwm Ogwr in Welsh) in Bridgend county borough, Wales.


Garw Valley

The valley of the River Garw (Cwm Garw in Welsh) in Bridgend county borough, Wales.


Mallerstang

A valley and civil parish (without a council) in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7801).


Wharfedale

The valley of the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England.


Vale of Neath

Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot#English

The valley of the River Neath in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.


Teesdale

Teesdale (countable and uncountable, plural Teesdales)

The valley of the River Tees in County Durham, with the upper part in Eden district, Cumbria, England.


Beasdale

A valley, Glen Beasdale, in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM7285).


Glen Douglas

A valley in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, which extends from near Loch Long to Loch Lomond (OS grid ref NS3198).


Deepdale

A valley in Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3913).

A valley in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, a side valley of Dentdale (OS grid ref SD7284).

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A valley in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TA0418).

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A valley in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0853).

Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands#English

A valley in south Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU3825).


Howden Clough

A short valley in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK1793).


Eskdale

A valley and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough.

A valley in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district. Alternative form: Esk Dale.

A valley in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.


Devil's Dyke

A deep V-shaped valley and area of the South Downs in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2611).


Blackmore Vale

A broad valley, mainly in north Dorset, England.


Newton Dale

A small valley in south Ryedale district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE9172).


Glaisdale

A village, civil parish, and valley in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ7705).


Culm Valley

The valley of the River Culm in its upper reaches, in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST0913).


Punchbowl

→ Korean: 펀치볼 (Peonchibol)

From punch bowl. From being a bowl-shaped valley.
* (New South Wales): From being a circular valley in Belfield. The suburb of Punchbowl is named after the valley of Punch Bowl in neighbouring Belfield.
* (Korea): Coined by United Nations forces during the Korean War, when they fought a battle there.

South West Sydney
South West Sydney#English

A valley in Belfield, Canterbury-Bankstown, South West Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Hill 930 here, about 100 miles northeast of Seoul, just above the village of Wontong, towers over a region still called the Punchbowl because that is what it looked like to G.I.'s during the Korean War.[…]
"The Korean War is to all accounts and purposes ignored," said Rudy Basurto of Lompoc, Calif., who was a medic with the 45th Division 33 years ago in the Punchbowl.

1985 October 27, Clyde H. Farnsworth, “KOREA WAR VETERANS RETURN FOR ANOTHER LOOK”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-05-24, Section 1, page 16:

Naimo ran to their aid, exposing himself to withering enemy mortar, artillery and machine gun fire sweeping his company’s position: Hill 1052, near what would be called “The Punchbowl,” north of the 38th Parallel.

2017 July 16, Lee Williams, “Korean War veteran’s Navy Cross is 66 years overdue”, in AP News, archived from the original on 2024-02-12:

Our drive north brings us to Haean-myeon valley, a highland basin in the far northeast of South Korea, and which was nicknamed “the punchbowl” by American-led United Nations forces during the Korean war. Jung, KFS biologist Bak Gippeum and I stroll through the 375-acre National DMZ Botanical Garden, which opened four years ago.

2018 September 11, Johan Augustin, “North Korea’s ravaged forests and the South Koreans ready to replant them”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-09-12, Korean Peninsula:

A valley in Yanggu, Gangwon Province, South Korea


Glen Ogle

A valley (glen) in Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN5726).


Emmental

From Alemannic German, literally "Emme's valley," from Emme (from the Emme river, from Gaulish/Gallo-Latin ambis (“river”), a variant of amnis (“stream, rapid water”)) + Tall (“valley”).


Glen Falloch

In Scotland, the valley of the River Falloch.

A valley (glen) in Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN3320).


Panjshir Valley

Calque of Dari درهٔ پنجشير (dare-ye panjšêr, literally “valley of the five lions”).

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Panjshir Province
Panjshir Province#English

A valley in Panjshir Province, Afghanistan


The Valley

en:San Fernando Valley
en:The Valley (disambiguation)
en:The Valley, Anguilla

San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley#English

Short for San Fernando Valley; A valley in southern California, United States


Littledale

en-proper noun

Littledale (countable and uncountable, plural Littledales)

From Old English lȳtel (“small, little”) + dæl (“dale, valley”).

A minor valley, along with Littledale Beck (a stream), in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6732)

A valley and hamlet (?) in Caton-with-Littledale parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5561).


Apedale

A valley in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0194).


Glen Fiddich

The valley or glen of the River Fiddich in Moray council area, Scotland.


Calder Valley

The valley of the River Calder in West Yorkshire, England.


Strathcarron

The valley of the River Carron in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (approx grid ref NH5192).


Hackney Bottom

Hampstead Norreys
Hampstead Norreys#English

A valley and locality in Hampstead Norreys parish, West Berkshire, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU5377).


Spokane Valley

A valley and city in Spokane County, Washington, United States.


Dras

From South Asian languages
* (Dras Islands): From basaltic rocks found near the hill station, which were identified as indication of a former volcanic island chain that was accreted by plate tectonics.

A valley in Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; containing the Dras River


Olympic Valley

From Olympic + valley, referring to Olympia, in the valley of the Alfeiós River in Greece, where the Ancient Olympic Games were held.

A valley formed by the river Alpheus, Ilia, Greece, site of Olympia.


Olympic Valley

1960 Winter Olympics
United States Board on Geographic Names

From Olympic + valley, referring to the 1960 Winter Olympics which were held there. The term was coined by the United States congressman from California Bernice Frederic Sisk (1910–1995) in 1958, to distinguish up-and-coming Squaw Valley in Placer County from the more established community of Squaw Valley in Fresno County, which he represented in Congress. Based on this recommendation, the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) decided on August 28, 1958, that Squaw Valley would only refer to the community in Fresno County. This name later gained popularity as an alternative to Fresno's Squaw Valley as the pejorative sense of squaw became more widely recognized. In September 2022, the BGN officially renamed the valley.

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Алімпік-Вэлі

unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States

Olympic Valley

To go to Squaw Valley, instead of taking Route 267 continue on around the lake a bit to Tahoe City and pick up Highway 89, which will enter the Olympic Valley.

1994, Corey Sandler, “Four Fabulous Day Trips from Reno”, in Econoguide to Las Vegas, Stamford, Conn.: Longmeadow Press, →ISBN, part III (Reno, Virginia City, and Lake Tahoe), page 223:

Just about everyone knows the mountains, lifts, snow and sunshine combine above the Olympic Valley to create ideal conditions for skiing and snowboarding.

2002 December 1, Ryan Randazzo, “Resort’s president exemplifies what’s right with Squaw”, in Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, Nev.: Reno Newspapers, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7E, column 2:

Opponents say the development will double the population of Olympic Valley. They say 40% of the new traffic generated will travel into the basin, increasing the amount of sediment transported to the lake and raising nitrate emissions—two major threats to Tahoe's world-renowned clarity.

2021 July 24, Scott Sonner, “Critics bid to overturn approval of expansion”, in The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, Calif.: McClatchy Newspapers, sourced from Associated Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3A, column 2:

(optionally with the) A valley in the Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California, United States, named after this community.


Neamdale

Adapted borrowing of Old Norse Naumudalr.

North of Throwend-ham or Thrond-heim lies Neam-dale with its coast station, Hrafnista, and, north of that, Haloga-land’s barren five degrees of latitude stretch along by the sea, north-east, ending in West-firth and the great islands that head the Skerry, islands only visited by Finnish fowlers, fishers or huntsmen in those far-off days.

1908, W. G. Collingwood, Scandinavian Britain (Early Britain), London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, →OCLC, page 18:

(rare, historical) Namdalen (a valley and district of Trøndelag, Norway)


Reamsdale

Adapted borrowing of Old Norse Raumsdalr.

North of the Sogn firth come the Feles (Fialar) and Firths, but past Cape Start, where the land turns and runs north-east, we come to the northern land of the Reams, North and South Mere and Reamsdale, stretching up over two degrees of latitude.

(rare, historical) the Romsdal (a valley in North Western Norway, now in Møre og Romsdal county)


Lockyer Valley

A valley and fertile farming area in south-east Queensland.


Lithium Valley

(informal) A region of California, around the Salton Sea area, where there are large lithium deposits.


Strathbogie

A valley and district in north-west Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland; the valley is also spelt Strath Bogie.


Tanat Valley

The valley of the River/Afon Tanat in northern Powys, Wales.


Cuckmere Valley

A valley and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England.


Kennar

en-proper-noun

Kennar (countable and uncountable, plural Kennars)

Ellipsis of Kennar Valley.; A valley in Antarctica


Cwm Gwyn

A number of Welsh valleys, in Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire, Powys and Bridgend county borough, Wales.


Strathallan

From strath + Allan, the valley of the Allan Water.

A valley in Stirling council area and Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN80).


Chimayo

Borrowed from Spanish Chimayó, itself from Tewa Tsi Mayoh, one of four hills above the valley that the Tewa consider sacred. https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/american_latino_heritage/El_Santuario_de_Chimayo.html Compare Spanish chimayó.

Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Sangre de Cristo Mountains#English

A valley in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico, United States.


Pass of Brander

For nearly four miles, between Loch Awe and Taynuilt, the Callander and Oban section of the L.M.S.R. runs through the Pass of Brander, on the lower slopes of Ben Cruachan, beside the swift-flowing River Awe.

1947 May and June, “Notes and News: Derailment in the Pass of Brander, L.M.S.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 181:

A water-level pass between mountains at the narrow outlet of Loch Awe into the River Awe, in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.


Nidderdale

The upper valley of the River Nidd in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England.


Jackson Hole

Named after American trapper, fur trader, and explorer David Edward Jackson (1788–1837). "Hole" was a mountain man's term for a large mountain valley.

named-after

At the same time, Mr. Powell and his fellow policymakers have little reason to signal clearly what comes next. No policy meeting is held in August, though Mr. Powell often speaks at a closely watched Fed conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo., late in the month.

2023 July 26, Jeanna Smialek, “Fed Raises Rates After a Pause and Leaves Door Open to More”, in The New York Times:

A valley between the Gros Ventre Range and the Teton Range in Teton County, Wyoming, United States.


Ennerdale

A valley in Copeland borough, Cumbria, England.


Forge Valley

The valley of the River Derwent in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref SE9885).


Glenalmond

A valley and locality in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN9528).


Derwent Valley

The valley of the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England (and of other rivers named Derwent).


Wadi Gaza

Britain's foreign office on Friday updated its travel guidance to tell its citizens in Gaza to follow Israeli advice and relocate to southern Gaza within the next 24 hours.
"The Israeli military announced on the morning of 13 October that the entire population of Gaza north of Wadi Gaza should relocate to southern Gaza within the next 24 hours," the update posted on the government website said.

2023 October 13, William James, “UK travel guidance says to follow Israeli advice on Gaza relocation”, in Kate Holton, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2023-10-15:

A wadi, a valley in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, Levant, between Egypt and Israel; dividing Northern Gaza from the rest of the Gaza Strip, and marking the southern boundary of Gaza City; containing the Besor Stream (Besor River).


Liddesdale

Recorded as Lidelesdale in 1179, valley of the Liddel. See more at Liddel Water.

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

The valley of Liddel Water, a river in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire.


Barossa Valley

Named after the Barossa Range, which was named after the Battle of Barrosa.

A valley north-east of Adelaide, South Australia, internationally famous for its wines.


Teviotdale

The valley of the River Teviot in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, in which the town of Hawick is located.


Campsie Glen

East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire#English

A small valley in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6180)


Huon Valley

A valley in southern Tasmania, Australia, named after Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec.


Skull Valley

An unincorporated community and valley in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.

A valley and Indian reservation in Tooele County, Utah, United States.


Big Bear Valley

San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County#English

A valley in San Bernardino County, California, United States.


Hunza

A valley in northern Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.


San Gabriel Valley

Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County#English

A valley and region of Los Angeles County, California between the San Gabriel Mountains and Puente Hills, corresponding to the northern reaches of the San Gabriel River watershed and including the cities of San Gabriel, El Monte, West Covina and La Puente.


Wasdale

A valley and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough.


Dentdale

As a watery sun caught a patch of green fields amid a cleft in the hills, far away deep to our left, he made his second remark since we left Hellifield. "Dentdale, best o' lot"—that was his opinion.

1953 June, Geoffrey G. Hoare, “Pennine Railroad”, in Railway Magazine, page 410:

The valley of the River Dee in Cumbria, England.


Gürbetal

A valley between Bern and Thun, Switzerland, named after the River Gürbe.


Vale of Pewsey

A broad valley in the Pewsey area of Wiltshire, England, drained by the headwaters of the Salisbury/Hampshire River Avon.


Glen Lyon

A glen and valley of the River Lyon in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.