Lebanon

en-proper noun

Lebanon (usually uncountable, plural Lebanons)

→ Japanese: レバノン (Rebanon)

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

Various places in the United States of America:

A borough of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County#English


Hamburg

Baden-Württemberg · Bavaria · Brandenburg · Hesse · Lower Saxony · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · North Rhine-Westphalia · Rhineland-Palatinate · Saarland · Saxony · Saxony-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thuringia

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


Berlin

Berlin (countable and uncountable, plural Berlins)

A borough of Camden County, New Jersey, United States.


Andover

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

A number of places in the United States:

A borough and township in Sussex County, New Jersey.


Jersey girl

(derogatory) A woman, usually from New Jersey, characterized as loud and wearing bright clothing, excessive make-up, big hair and oversized gaudy earrings.


New Jersey

From Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands near the coast of Normandy.

United States of America
United States of America

A northeast state of the United States of America. Capital: Trenton.

نْيُو جِيرْسِي

a northeast state of the United States of America

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Sussex

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 borough of New Jersey, United States.


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

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


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).


Butler

en-proper noun

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

A location in the United States of America:


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


Hawthorne

A borough in Passaic County, New Jersey.


Stratford

From Old English strǽt (“road”) + ford (“ford”). Doublet of Stretford.

The name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list.


Madison

en-proper noun

Madison (countable and uncountable, plural Madisons)

From Middle English Madde (“Maud”) + -son.

A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.


Newark

Probably from Old English nīewe (“new”) + weorc (“work”). In this case, a perhaps more accurate sense of "work" would be that of a building, as an example of a work of labor. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Newerche.

A small city in Independence County, Arkansas.

Independence County
Independence County#English

New Castle County
New Castle County#English

A city, the county seat of Essex County, New Jersey, the largest city in the US with this name.

A city, the county seat of Licking County, Ohio.

A small city in Tarrant County and Wise County, Texas.


Ringwood

Ringwood (countable and uncountable, plural Ringwoods)

Probably from Old English rimuc (“boundary”) + wudu (“wood”).

A borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.


Shrewsbury

/ˈʃɹoʊzbəɹi/

From Old English Sċrobbesburh (literally “fort in the scrubland region”), from *sċrob (“shrub, scrub”) + burh. Compare Shropshire from Sċrobbesċīr, short form of Sċrobbesbyriġ sċīr (literally “shire of Shrewsbury”).

der

A borough in eastern Monmouth County, New Jersey, formed in 1926 from the township.


Elmer

Medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, from Old English Æþelmǣr, from æþel (“noble”) + mǣre (“famous”).


Roosevelt

From Dutch roos (“rose”) + veld (“field”).

A borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, formerly named Jersey Homesteads and renamed in honour of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945.


Hampton

Variously from:
* Old English hāmtūn, from hām and tūn (equivalent to home + town);
* Old English hēantūn, from hēah and tūn (equivalent to high + town).
The town in New Brunswick may have been named after one of several towns in New England. The civil parish is named after the town.

A number of places in the United States:


Clayton

en-proper noun

Clayton (countable and uncountable, plural Claytons)

Translingual: Claytonia

From Middle English Claytone, Cleyton, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure, settlement; town”). Analyzable as clay + -ton.

der

A large number of places in the United States:


Ramsey

From Old English hramsa (“wild garlic”) + īeġ (“island”).


Wharton

en-proper noun

Wharton (countable and uncountable, plural Whartons)

/ˈʍɔː(ɹ)tən/

Various possible origins:
* The villages in Cheshire and Herefordshire are named after the River Weaver, whose name derives from Old English wæfre (“wavering, winding”), + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Lincolnshire is named with either Old English weard (“ward, guard”) or waroþ (“shore, warth”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Cumbria is named with Old English hwearf (“wharf, embankment”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

A borough of Morris County, New Jersey, United States.


Rutherford

From Old English hryþer (“cattle”) + ford (“ford”). The first element is from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz.


Magnolia

A several places in the United States
A borough of New Jersey, United States


Milford

en-proper noun

Milford (countable and uncountable, plural Milfords)

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

A borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.


Stanhope

The British placenames are from Old English stan (“stone”) + hōp (“valley”).

A locale in the United States.
A borough of New Jersey.


Caldwell

Caldwell (countable and uncountable, plural Caldwells)

From Old English cald (“cold”) + wielle (“well, spring”).


Somerville

A borough, the county seat of Somerset County, New Jersey.


Garden State

United States of America
United States of America#English

The official nickname for the state of New Jersey in the United States of America.


Shiloh

From Biblical Hebrew שִׁילֹה \ שִׁלֹה (shiló).

bor

שִׁילֹה \ שִׁלֹה

Shiloh
Shiloh (biblical city)
Shiloh (given name)

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A borough in Cumberland County, New Jersey.


Pemberton

en-proper noun

Pemberton (countable and uncountable, plural Pembertons)

Burlington County
Burlington County#English

A borough and township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, both named after landowner James Pemberton.


Kenilworth

A place in the United States:
A borough in Union County, New Jersey.


Barrington

Barrington (countable and uncountable, plural Barringtons)

* As an English surname, from several placenames, such as the one in Gloucestershire, from the Old English personal name Beorn + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). There is also the placename in Somerset of Norman origin, probably named after Barentin in Seine-Maritime, from Medieval Latin Barentinum, Barentini, of pre-Latin origin, perhaps of Celtic/Gaulish origin and identical with Barenton, both names from a Gaulish word related to water.
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Bearáin (literally “descendant of Bearán”), see Barnes, Barron.

A number of places in the United States:


South River

/ˈsʌʊθ ˈɹɪv.ɚ/

The town in Newfoundland is named after a nearby river.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A borough of Middlesex County, New Jersey.


Riverton

A borough of Burlington County, New Jersey.


Norwood

From north + wood. Doublet of Northwood.


Tavistock

From its location on the River Tavy + Old English stoc; recorded as Tauistoce in 981 and Tavestoc in 1086 (DB).

A minor borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.


Pennington

Pennington (countable and uncountable, plural Penningtons)


Folsom

Folsom (countable and uncountable, plural Folsoms)

A borough of Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.


Trentonian

A native or inhabitant of Trenton, New Jersey, United States.


Carteret

A borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, named after George Carteret and formerly named Roosevelt.


Dumont

A number of places in the United States:


New Jerseyan

A native or resident of the state of New Jersey in the United States of America.


Stockton

Stockton (countable and uncountable, plural Stocktons)

From Old English stocc (“log; stump, tree trunk”) or stoc (“house, dwelling”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). By surface analysis, stock + -ton. Doublet of Stoughton.

der

A number of places in Australia, New Zealand, England and United States.

A borough of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.


Pitman

en-proper noun

Pitman (countable and uncountable, plural Pitmans)

Gloucester County
Gloucester County#English

A borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, named after the Rev. Charles Pitman.


Haworth

Haworth (countable and uncountable, plural Haworths)

From Old English haga (“enclosure, yard; hedge”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

der

A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.


Garwood

en-proper noun

Garwood (countable and uncountable, plural Garwoods)


Freehold Borough

A borough, the county seat of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.


Freehold

Freehold Borough
Freehold Borough#English

A borough in New Jersey, United States; properly, Freehold Borough.


Hopewell

Hopewell (countable and uncountable, plural Hopewells)

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

A large number of places in the United States:

A borough and township in Mercer County, New Jersey.


Point Pleasant

A borough of Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.


Flemington

A borough, the county seat of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.


Jersey Devil

A legendary creature said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey, United States, and most often described as a flying biped with hooves that emits a piercing scream. Often described as having an equine or goat-like head and a kangaroo- or wyvern-like shape or aspects.


Bernardsville

From Bernards + -ville; named after Bernards Township.

A borough of Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.


Allentown

A borough of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.


Audubon

A borough of Camden County, New Jersey, United States.


Fairview

The name of many places around the world.

A large number in the United States, including:


Hillsdale

A borough of Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.


Bellmawr

A borough of Camden, New Jersey, United States.


Wallington

Wallington (countable and uncountable, plural Wallingtons)

From Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton, Welshman”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Sayreville

A borough of Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.


Millstone

A borough of Somerset County, New Jersey.


Longport

A borough on Absecon Island, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. Derived from the surname Long.


Roseland

en-proper noun

Roseland (countable and uncountable, plural Roselands)

Americanized form of Norwegian Røysland.

A number of places in the United States:


National Park

A borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.


Riverdale

A borough of Morris County, New Jersey, United States.


Westville

desc

→ Scottish Gaelic: Baile An Iar (calque)

The name of the town in Nova Scotia is derived from west + -ville. The town is named for its location to the west of Stellarton.

A borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey.


Mendham

A borough and township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.


Milltown

A borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey.


Haddonfield

From Haddon + field, named after Elizabeth Haddon.

A borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.


Garbage State

Modeled after New Jersey's official nickname, Garden State, the implication being that the state is extremely unclean.

(informal, humorous, derogatory) New Jersey (U.S. state).


Highland Park

A borough of Middlesex County, New Jersey.


Metuchen

A borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.


Demarest

en-proper noun

Demarest (countable and uncountable, plural Demarests)


Fort Lee

A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.


Atlantic Highlands

A borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.


Jerseyite

A person from New Jersey, United States.


Jerseyan

en-adj

Jerseyan (comparative more Jerseyan, superlative most Jerseyan)

more Jerseyan (comparative)
most Jerseyan (superlative)

Of or relating to New Jersey, United States.


boroughitis

(US, historical) prolific formation of new boroughs in the state of New Jersey in the 1890s


Eatontown

From Eaton + town. Named after Thomas Eaton, an early settler who built a mill around 1670.

A borough of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.


Somerdale

A borough in Camden County, New Jersey, USA.


Spring Lake

A number of communities in the United States:

A borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey.


Frenchtown

From French + town, often referring to French settlers.

A number of places in the United States:

A borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.


Wrightstown

A borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.


Bound Brook

The brook was mentioned as a boundary in a Native American deed.

A borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.


Paramus

Thought to be from the Unami language, but see Latin paramus.


Raritan

A borough in Somerset County, New Jersey.


Lincoln Park

Most named after U.S. president Abraham Lincoln.