Mexico

→ Assamese: মেক্সিকো (meksikü)

→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܟܣܝܩܘ (mksiqw)

→ Burmese: မက္ကဆီကို (makka.hcikui)

→ Chinese: 墨西哥 (Mòxīgē)

→ Dhivehi: މެކްސިކޯ (mek̊sikō)

→ Finnish: Meksiko

→ Hebrew: מֶקְסִיקוֹ (méksiko)

→ Hindi: मेक्सिको (meksiko)

→ Irish: Meicsiceo

→ Japanese: メキシコ (Mekishiko)

→ Korean: 멕시코 (Meksiko)

→ Thai: เม็กซิโก (mék-sí-goo)

→ Yoruba: Mẹ́síkò

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

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

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


New Zealand

desc

نِيُوزِيلَانْدَا

نِيُوزِيلَنْدَا

نِيُوزِيلَانْدَة

نِيُوزِيلَنْدَة

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

নিউজিল্যান্ড

→ Bengali: নিউজিল্যান্ড (niujilênḍ)

→ Chinese: 紐西蘭 /纽西兰 (Niǔxīlán)

→ Danish: New Zealand

→ Fijian: Niusiladi

→ Hawaiian: Nukilani

נְיוּ זִילַנְדּ

→ Hebrew: נְיוּ זִילַנְדּ (nyú zíland)

→ Hebrew: נְיוּ זִילַנְדּ (nyú zíland)

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

→ Japanese: ニュージーランド (Nyū Jīrando)

→ Korean: 뉴질랜드 (nyujillaendeu)

→ Maori: Niu Tireni

→ Niuean: Niu Sila

→ Norwegian Bokmål: New Zealand

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: New Zealand

→ Pashto: نيوزيلنډ (nyuzelanḍ)

→ Persian: نِیوزیلَنْد (niyuziland)

→ Rarotongan: Nū Tireni

→ Samoan: Niu Sila

→ Swahili: Nyuzilandi

→ Thai: นิวซีแลนด์ (niu-sii-lɛɛn)

→ Tokelauan: Niu Hila

→ Tongan: Nuʻusila, Nuʻu Sila

نْیُوزی لَینْڈ

نْیُوزیلَینْڈ

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

→ Yiddish: ניו־זילאַנד (nyu-ziland)

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

cal

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


Norway

→ Japanese: ノルウェー (Noruwē)

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

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Egypt

→ Burmese: အီဂျစ် (igyac)

→ Chinese: 埃及 (Āijí)

→ Korean: 애굽 (Aegup)

→ Vietnamese: Ai Cập

→ Cornish: Ejyp

→ Gujarati: ઇજિપ્ત (ijipt)

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

→ Iban: Ejip

→ Japanese: エジプト (Ejiputo)

→ Kannada: ಈಜಿಪ್ಟ್ (ījipṭ)

→ Korean: 이집트 (Ijipteu)

→ Malayalam: ഈജിപ്റ്റ് (ījipṟṟ)

→ Maori: Īhipa

→ Marathi: इजिप्त (ijipta)

→ Navajo: Ííjip

→ Nepali: इजिप्ट (ijipṭa)

→ Odia: ଇଜିପ୍ଟ (ijipṭa)

→ Paiwan: Idjiputu

→ Thai: อียิปต์ (ii-yìp)

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

der

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

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

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

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

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


Poland

→ Japanese: ポーランド (Pōrando)

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

der

A number of places in the United States:

A village and township in Mahoning County, Ohio.

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


Greenland

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


Angola

→ Gujarati: અંગોલા (aṅgolā)

→ Welsh: Angola

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

bor

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


China

en-proper noun

China (usually uncountable, plural Chinas)

→ Amharic: ቻይና (čayna)

→ Chinese: 猜拿 (Cāiná)

→ Hindi: चाइना (cāinā)

→ Maori: Haina

→ Telugu: చైనా (cainā)

→ Tigre: ቻይና (čayna)

→ Tigrinya: ቻይና (čayna)

→ Tokelauan: Haina

→ Welsh: Tsieina

→ Yoruba: Ṣáínà

[ˈt͡ʃ(ʰ)aɪ̯nə]

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

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

der

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


Cuba

→ Japanese: キューバ (Kyūba)

→ Hawaiian: Kupa

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

unk

Disputed

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

A village in Sandoval County, New Mexico.

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


Cuba

From Portuguese Cuba, possibly of Arabic origin.


Denmark

→ Japanese: デンマーク (Denmāku)

→ Korean: 덴마크 (Denmakeu)

→ Malay: Denmark

Indonesian: Denmark

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

something is rotten in the state of Denmark

A community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Colchester County
Colchester County#English

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


Ireland

en-proper noun

Ireland (usually uncountable, plural Irelands)

→ Japanese: アイルランド (Airurando)

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

inh

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

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A community of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Antigonish County
Antigonish County#English


Lebanon

en-proper noun

Lebanon (usually uncountable, plural Lebanons)

→ Japanese: レバノン (Rebanon)

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

Various places in the United States of America:

A small village in Red Willow County, Nebraska.

Red Willow County
Red Willow County#English


Wales

en-prop

Wales (countable and uncountable, plural Waleses)

wails (whales in accents with wine-whine merger)

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

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


Georgia

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

af

/ˈd͡ʒɔː.d͡ʒə/

/ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/

/ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒə/

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

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

A hamlet in Towednack parish, Cornwall, England.


Jordan

en-proper noun

Jordan (countable and uncountable, plural Jordans)

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

der

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


Victoria

en-proper noun

Victoria (countable and uncountable, plural Victorias or Victoriae)

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

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

Royal Marines, officers and men from the British cruisers Swiftsure and Euryalus have landed in the naval dockyard area at Victoria, Hong Kong, and raised the white ensign.

1945 September 2 [1945 September 1], “BRITISH UNITS TAKE PART OF HONG KONG; But Admiral Is Unable to Find Japanese Commander for the Surrender Ceremony”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-09, page 12:

I eased into the cut-rate canyon by taxiing around Hong Kong -- both the island and the Kowloon peninsula -- to orient myself. The major shopping district is as difficult to grasp initially as its tongue-tripping name, Tsimshatsui. This is in Kowloon, across the harbor from Victoria, Hong Kong's major business section, which also is chocked with shopping opportunities. The Star Ferry tootles between the two cities.

1988 April 17, Marsha Dubrow, “HONG KONG”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-12-30:

He was forty-two years old when he died and has no known grave, but his name can be seen on the Hong Kong Memorial at the entrance to the Botanic Gardens in Victoria, Hong Kong.

2009, Robyn Walker, “Gander Gets His Medal”, in Sergeant Gander: A Canadian Hero, Toronto: Natural Heritage Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 72:

City of Victoria
City of Victoria#English

The City of Victoria, a settlement in Hong Kong often referred to as its capital.

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

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


Ontario

/ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.əʊ/

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

bor

A number of places in the United States:

A community of Ames, Story County, Iowa.

census-designated place
census-designated place

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

Washington County
Washington County#English

A locality in North Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Charlotte County
Charlotte County#English

A locality in Charlotte County, Virginia.


Delhi

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

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

A community of Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.


Darwin

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

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English

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


Melbourne

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

Municipality of the District of Yarmouth#English

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

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

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


Edmonton

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

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

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


Toronto

[tʰəˈɹɑɾ̃o(ʊ)]

[t͡ʃəˈɹɑno(ʊ)]

[t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔ʷɑɾ̃ə]

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

From Mohawk tkaronto (“where trees stand in water”), originally referring to the strait between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching.

Grenville Parish
Grenville Parish#English

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


Ottawa

→ French: Ottawa

→ Japanese: オタワ

desctree

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

[ˈɔɾ̥əwa(ː)]

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

Ottowa

of the Native American people or their language

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

A village, formerly a commune in the Ivory Coast.


Bombay

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

der

Bombay
Bombay cat
en:Bombay (disambiguation)

A settlement south of Auckland, New Zealand.


Lucknow

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

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

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

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


Georgetown

/ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/

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

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

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

Places in Canada:
A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

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

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


Milton

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

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

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

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

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

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

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

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

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

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

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

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

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

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

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

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

West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire#English

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

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Miln-Mix#Miln-Milz

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

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

A village in Queens County, Nova Scotia.

A former logging village in Newfoundland and Labrador; named for poet John Milton.

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

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


Webster

en-proper noun

Webster (countable and uncountable, plural Websters)

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

A number of places in the United States:

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


Palestine

→ Korean: 팔레스타인 (Palleseutain)

→ Malay: Palestin

Medinet Habu
Padiiset's Statue
Palestine

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

der

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A community of Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

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

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


Amsterdam

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

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

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


Genoa

/ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.ə/

/d͡ʒɛnˈoʊ.ə/

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

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


Andrew

en-proper noun

Andrew (countable and uncountable, plural Andrews)

[ˈeᵊnˌd̠ɹ̠˔ʷʊ̈u]

[ˈænˌd̠ɹ̠ʷ˔ʊ̈u]

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

doublet

A village in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.


Watson

and narrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories

Effingham County
Effingham County#English

A village in Effingham County, Illinois.


Bentley

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English


Athens

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

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

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

A small unincorporated village outside of Lexington, Kentucky.

Claiborne Parish
Claiborne Parish#English

A village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.

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

A former mining settlement and ghost town in Nye County, Nevada.

A town and village in Greene County, New York.

A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.


Paris

desctree

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

→ Hindi: पेरिस (peris)

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

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

der

General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger

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

A hamlet in El Wadi El Gedid governorate, Egypt.

El Wadi El Gedid governorate
El Wadi El Gedid governorate#English

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


Moscow

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

A large number of places in the United States:

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

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

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


London

en-proper noun

London (countable and uncountable, plural Londons)

→ Norwegian Bokmål: London

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

Londens

of, from or pertaining to London in the UK

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

A village in Kiritimati atoll, Kiribati.


Madrid

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


Naples

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

doublet

A town and village in New York, United States.


California

en-proper noun

California (countable and uncountable, plural Californias)

Etymology of California
Las sergas de Esplandián

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

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

Several places in England:
A village in Berkshire.

Several places in England:
A hamlet in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.


Arcadia

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

Arcadia
Arcadia (ancient region)
Arcadia (utopia)

A number of places in the United States:

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

Washington County
Washington County#English

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

A community next to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A settlement in Tucumán province, Argentina.


Attica

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


Vulcan

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

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

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


Breton

From French Breton. Doublet of Briton and Brython.


Charles

Charles (countable and uncountable, plural Charleses)

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

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


Daniel

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


Pennsylvania

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

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

af

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

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


Barcelona

/ˌbɑːsəˈləʊnə/

/ˌbɑɹsəˈloʊnə/

/ˌbɑɹsɪˈloʊnə/

A hamlet in Pelynt parish, Cornwall, England.


Belfast

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

der

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

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

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English


Berlin

en-proper noun

Berlin (countable and uncountable, plural Berlins)

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

A village in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

A village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.

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


Cairo

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

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

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

census-designated place
census-designated place

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

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

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


Copenhagen

Norwegian Bokmål: Copenhagen

/ˌkəʊpənˈheɪɡən/

/ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːɡən/

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

Copenhagen
Copenhagen (disambiguation)
Copenhagen County
Copenhagen, Louisiana

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

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


Dublin

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

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


Florence

Florence (disambiguation)
Florence Nightingale

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

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

A number of places in the United States:

Hampshire County
Hampshire County#English

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


Florida

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

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

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

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


Glasgow

/ˈɡlɑːz.ɡəʊ/

/ˈɡlɐːz.ɡəʉ/

/ˈɡlɐːz.ɡɐʉ/

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

der

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

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

A settlement in Nickerie district, Suriname.


Guernsey

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


Jerusalem

en-proper noun

Jerusalem (countable and uncountable, plural Jerusalems)

/d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/

/d͡ʒəˈɹuːzələm/

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

der

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

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

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


Lisbon

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

noncog

Columbiana County
Columbiana County#English

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


Liverpool

From Middle English Liverpul, from Old English lifer, læfer (“reed, rush”) + pōl (“pool”). Equivalent to laver + pool.

A village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States

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


Maine

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

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


Milan

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

Rock Island County
Rock Island County#English

A village in Rock Island County, Illinois.

A village in Erie County and Huron County, Ohio.


New England

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

coinage

Wainfleet All Saints
Wainfleet All Saints#English

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


New York

→ Arabic: نِيُويُورْك (niyūyork)

→ Greek: Νιου Γιορκ (Niou Giork)

→ Persian: نیویورک (nyuyork)

Charles II of England
James II of England
Province of New York

From New + York. While sharing a name with the city in northern England, the American placename originated with the English colonial Province of New York (previously Dutch colony New Amsterdam), named in 1664 by King Charles II for his younger brother James, Duke of York, to whom the land was granted; New York's eponymous Duke of York himself was later crowned King James II.

न्यू यॉर्क

village in Wildmore, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England

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

Hartwith cum Winsley
Hartwith cum Winsley#English

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

न्यू यॉर्क

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

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

न्यू यॉर्क

suburban village in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England


Normandy

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

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

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


Oxford

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

inh

A number of other places in the United Kingdom:

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Furnas County and Harlan County, Nebraska.

A town and village in New York; named for the town in Massachusetts.

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

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


Philadelphia

[fɪɫəˈdɜɫfi.ə]

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

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

der

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

A town and village in Jefferson County, New York.

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

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


Rhodes

en-proper noun

Rhodes (countable and uncountable, plural Rhodeses)

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

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

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

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


Rome

→ Hindi: रोम (rom)

→ Thai: โรม (room)

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

der

do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope

(the name of the post office)

A village in Green Township, Adams County, Ohio.


Sardinia

Nora, Italy
Sea People
Sherden
en:Sardinia

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

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


Syracuse

en-proper noun

Syracuse (countable and uncountable, plural Syracuses)

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


Hamburg

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

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

New London County
New London County#English

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

An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.

An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Indiana.

Avoyelles Parish
Avoyelles Parish#English

An unincorporated community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.

A small city in Carver County, Minnesota.

St. Charles County
St. Charles County#English

A ghost town in St. Charles County, Missouri.

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

An unincorporated community in Fairfield County, Ohio.

An unincorporated community in Preble County, Ohio.

A borough of Berks County, Pennsylvania.

A ghost town in Aiken County, South Carolina.

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

A small town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.


Turin

Turin (countable and uncountable, plural Turins)

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

A hamlet in Lethbridge County, Alberta, Canada.

Lethbridge County
Lethbridge County#English


Valparaiso

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


Verona

From the Italian Verona and the Latin Vērōna.

Verona

province in the Veneto region of northern Italy


Virginia

Virginia (countable and uncountable, plural Virginias)

→ Creek: wvcenv

50 Virginia
Elizabeth I
Virginia
Virginia (disambiguation)

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

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

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

A village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.


Warsaw

Warsaw (countable and uncountable, plural Warsaws)

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


Wellington

Wellington (countable and uncountable, plural Wellingtons)

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

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

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

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

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

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

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

A community of Queens County, Nova Scotia.

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

Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County#English

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

Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Palm Beach County, Florida.

A village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Florida.


hamlet

From Middle English hamlet, hamelet, a borrowing from Old French hamelet, diminutive of Old French hamel, in turn diminutive of Old French ham, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *haim, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (whence English home). Equivalent to Middle English ham (“home, village”) + -let (“small”).

Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae.


Ancona

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

Clearwater County
Clearwater County#English

A locality in Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada.


Como

A rural locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland.


Cremona

From Italian Cremona, from Latin Cremōna.


Savona

Savona (countable and uncountable, plural Savonas)

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A community on Kamloops Lake, British Columbia, Canada.

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


Andalusia

/ˌændəˈluːʃə/

/ˌændəˈluːʒə/

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

der

الْأَنْدَلُس

*𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃

A village in Rock Island County, Illinois.


Nicholas

en-proper noun

Nicholas (countable and uncountable, plural Nicholases)

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

com

A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.


Bruges

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

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


Montana

en-prop

Montana (countable and uncountable, plural Montanas)

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

A locality in northern Tasmania, Australia.


Bromley

en-proper noun

Bromley (countable and uncountable, plural Bromleys)

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

Bromley (disambiguation)
London Borough of Bromley

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

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

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

Mashonaland East
Mashonaland East#English

A village in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe.


Alexander

/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ/

[ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚ]

[ˌælɪɡˈzeəndə]

/ˌalɪɡˈzɑːndə/

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

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

A community of Manitoba, Canada; named for early settler Alexander Speers.


Bremen

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

A number of places in the United States:

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


New Holland

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

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

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

A settlement in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica.

A village in Fayette County and Pickaway County, Ohio.

A community of Hyde County, North Carolina.


Holland

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

A village in Springfield Township, Lucas County, Ohio.

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

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


Alexandria

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

亞歷山卓 /亚历山卓

any of a number of cities bearing the same name


Corinth

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

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


South Holland

South Holland
South Holland, Illinois
South Holland, Lincolnshire

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


Zeeland

A village in North Brabant, Netherlands.


Bengali

en-noun

Bengali (countable and uncountable, plural Bengalis)

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

Nicobar district
Nicobar district#English

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands#English

(uncountable) A village in Nancowry, Nicobar district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.


Chickasaw

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


Backe

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


Oxbridge

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


Cambridge

LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-Cambridge.wav

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

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

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

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


Isle of Man

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

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


Douglas

en-proper noun

Douglas (countable and uncountable, plural Douglases)

desc

→ Translingual: douglasi, douglasii (learned)

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

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

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

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A locality in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

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

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

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English

A settlement in East Falkland, Falkland Islands.

Toowoomba Region
Toowoomba Region#English

A locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland.

A rural locality in Taranaki, New Zealand.

A small community in South Canterbury, New Zealand.

A settlement in the Rural Municipality of Elton, Manitoba.

A suburban community of York County, New Brunswick.

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

A number of places in the United States:

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


Alton

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

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

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

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

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

Washington County
Washington County#English

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

Colchester County
Colchester County#English

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

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

A rural community in Taranaki, New Zealand.


Strasburg

Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County#English


Andover

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

Ashtabula County
Ashtabula County#English

Southern Midlands
Southern Midlands#English

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


Anerley

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


Wallis

en-proper noun

Wallis (countable and uncountable, plural Wallises)

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

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


Travers

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

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


Paul

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

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

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


Devon

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

Any of a number of places in US and Canada.

A small rural community of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A village and neighborhood of Milford, Connecticut, United States.


Kentucky

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

Northern Tablelands
Northern Tablelands#English

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


Abilene

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

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


Abington

Abington (countable and uncountable, plural Abingtons)

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

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

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

A village in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.


Odessa

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

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

Lennox and Addington County
Lennox and Addington County#English

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

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

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


Texas

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

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


Babylon

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

der

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


Hannah

en-proper noun

Hannah (countable and uncountable, plural Hannahs)

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

Hannah cum Hagnaby
Hannah cum Hagnaby#English

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


Ryan

en-prop

Ryan (countable and uncountable, plural Ryans)

Bryan

linguistically unrelated but often confused in spoken English

A village in Lockhart Shire, New South Wales.


Saul

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

Fretherne with Saul
Fretherne with Saul#English

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

A village near Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.


Pipola

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

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

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

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

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

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


Kerry

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

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

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


Jones

Jones (countable and uncountable, plural Joneses or Jonesses)

瓊斯 /琼斯

transliterations of the English name "Jones"

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


Alexandra

en-proper noun

Alexandra (countable and uncountable, plural Alexandras)

/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/

/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑn.dɹə/

/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑːn.dɹə/

54 Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra, New Zealand
Queen Alexandra

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

af

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

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

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


Barry

Barry, Angus
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Baruc

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

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

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


Norman

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

A number of places in the United States:


Dana

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

A village in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.


Spence

A locality in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.


Orion

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

der

A locality in the Central Highlands, Queensland, Australia.

Central Highlands
Central Highlands#English

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

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

A village in Henry County, Illinois, United States.


Newcastle

[ˈnjʉˌkʰɑːsɫ̩]

From new + castle. Doublet of Neuchâtel.

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

Newcastle on Clun
Newcastle on Clun#English

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

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

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

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

A settlement in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica.

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English

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

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

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


Algonquin

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

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville#English

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

A village in McHenry County and Kane County, Illinois.


Murray

en-proper noun

Murray (countable and uncountable, plural Murrays)

Scottish surname derived from the place name Moray in NE Scotland, probably from old Celtic "sea + settlement".

A number of places in the United States:


Oregon

Oregon, Washington, California, in casual speech

Columbia River
Oregon
Oregon (disambiguation)

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

أُورِيغُون

northwestern state of the United States of America

Several other locations in the United States:

A town and village in Dane County, Wisconsin.

A community of Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Lewes

en-proper noun

Lewes (countable and uncountable, plural Leweses)

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

unc

uncertain

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


Bristol

Latin bristoliensis

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

inh

Region of Queens
Region of Queens#English

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

A locality in Limón Province, Costa Rica.

A locality in the Loreto department, Peru.

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

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


Blackadder

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

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


Garfield

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

A former rural locality in Barcaldine Region, central Queensland, Australia.

Mountain View County
Mountain View County#English

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


Henrietta

en-proper noun

Henrietta (countable and uncountable, plural Henriettas)

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

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

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


Gibraltar

/d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)/

/d͡ʒɪˈbɹɒltə(ɹ)/

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

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

der

جَبَل طَارِق

cog

Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι

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

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

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

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

Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone and Hythe#English

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

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

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


Howard

en-proper noun

Howard (countable and uncountable, plural Howards)

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

Outagamie County
Outagamie County#English

A number of places in the United States, including:

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


Tyrone

en-prop

Tyrone (countable and uncountable, plural Tyrones)

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

der

A community of Clarington, Ontario, Canada.


Cecil

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

A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.

A number of places in the United States:


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 village in Huntington Township, Brown County, Ohio.

A settlement in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.


Inverness

Inverness
Inverness (disambiguation)
River Ness

From Inver- + Ness, from the River Ness.

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

Inverness County
Inverness County#English

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

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

A suburban village in Cook County, Illinois.


Rijnsburg

A village in South Holland, Netherlands.


Tara

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

der

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

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

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

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


Arizona

zh-l

亞利桑那／亚利桑那 (Yàlìsāngnà)

亞里桑那 (Yàlǐsāngnà)

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

/ˌæɹɪˈzoʊnə/

/ˌɛɹɪˈzoʊnə/

/ˌæɹɪˈzəʊnə/

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

cog

Several places named for the state or territory.


Elizabeth

en-proper noun

Elizabeth (countable and uncountable, plural Elizabeths)

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.

der

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

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


Duncan

en-prop

Duncan (countable and uncountable, plural Duncans)

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

A locality in South Australia, Australia; named for politician John Duncan.

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


Oliver

en-proper noun

Oliver (countable and uncountable, plural Olivers)

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

Colchester County
Colchester County#English

A community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia.

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

A number of places in the United States:


Cheddar

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

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


Wilson

Wilson (countable and uncountable, plural Wilsons)

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

affix

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

East Feliciana Parish
East Feliciana Parish#English

A village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.

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

A village in Belmont County and Monroe County, Ohio.

St. Croix County
St. Croix County#English

A village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.

Breedon on the Hill
Breedon on the Hill#English

North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire#English

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


Hollywood

en-proper noun

Hollywood (countable and uncountable, plural Hollywoods)

(Hollywood, L.A., CA, USA): Coined by real estate developer H. J. Whitley, from holly + wood. The name of the place became the name of the industry, and eventually also a name for decadence, by metonymy.

Bollywood

for more similarly formed names, see Category:en:Film industries

A village in west County Wicklow, Ireland.

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


Errol

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

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

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


Neville

en-proper noun

Neville (countable and uncountable, plural Nevilles)

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

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

A settlement and former commune in Manche department, Normandy, France. Ellipsis of Néville-sur-Mer, the correct French spelling.

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

A village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States.


Trevor

Llangollen Rural
Llangollen Rural#English

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

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


Colorado

/kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/

/kɑləˈɹædoʊ/

/kɒləˈɹɑːdəʊ/

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

der

Colorado (disambiguation)
Colorado River

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English

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


Delaware

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


Maryland

/ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/

/ˈmɛəɹɪlænd/

/ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/

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

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


Nevada

Several other locations in the United States:

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


Ohio

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

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

Antigonish County
Antigonish County#English

A community of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.

A community of Digby County, Nova Scotia.

A community of Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.


Tennessee

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

McDonough County
McDonough County#English

A village in McDonough County, Illinois.


Utah

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

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


Vermont

From French verts monts (green mountains: Green Mountains); for more, see Wikipedia at Vermont § Toponymy.


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 village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1212).

St. Landry Parish
St. Landry Parish#English

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

A village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A village in Washington County, Nebraska.

A community of Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

A placename:
A community of Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana.


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:

census-designated place
census-designated place

A village and census-designated place in Washington County, Rhode Island.


Sidney

en-proper noun

Sidney (countable and uncountable, plural Sidneys)

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

A community of North Norfolk municipality, Manitoba.

A locale in the United States:
A village in Illinois.

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 Bearrocscire, Berrocscire, Bearrucscire, taken from the Bearroc woods, 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

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A community of Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.


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 community of Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.

Haliburton County
Haliburton 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 number of places in the United States:

A locality in Humboldt County, California.

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


Hampshire

en-proper noun

Hampshire (countable and uncountable, plural Hampshires)

Inherited from Middle English Hampteschire, from Old English Hāmtūnsċīr. For the development of epenthetic /p/, compare Thompson.
The community in Prince Edward Island is named after the county in England. The name was inspired by nearby Wiltshire.

inh+

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

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


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”).

cog

Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley
Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley#English

A hamlet in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1310).

Western Area Rural District
Western Area Rural District#English

A coastal fishing village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.


Rutland

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

unk

Unclear

A village in Illinois; named for the city in Vermont.


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".

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

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 village in Wisconsin, United States.


Avon

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

A hamlet in Sopley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, by the Hampshire/Dorset River Avon (OS grid ref SZ1498).

A hamlet in Bremhill parish, Wiltshire, by the Bristol River Avon (OS grid ref ST9576).

Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County#English

An unincorporated community of Contra Costa County, California.

An unincorporated community of Mississippi.

Lafayette County
Lafayette County#English

An unincorporated community of Lafayette County, Wisconsin.

An unincorporated community of Rock County, Wisconsin.

A former settlement in Butte County, California.


Stilton

en-proper noun

Stilton (countable and uncountable, plural Stiltons)

Recorded as Stichiltone in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English stigel (“stile”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The cheese was named after the village where it was originally sold.

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1689).


Wilton

Wilton (countable and uncountable, plural Wiltons)

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

(uncountable) A number of places in England:

A hamlet in Haile parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Copeland district (OS grid ref NY0311).

A village in Bridstow parish, near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5824).

A village and civil parish (served by Allerston and Wilton Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE8682).

Redcar and Cleveland
Redcar and Cleveland#English

A small village (and castle) in Redcar and Cleveland borough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ5819).

A village in Grafton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2661).

Mashonaland East
Mashonaland East#English

A village in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe.

A village and town in Monroe County, Wisconsin

A number of places in the United States:


Albion

Albion
Albion (disambiguation)
white cliffs of Dover

Ancient Gallo-Latin name for Britain, Albiōn (Middle Welsh Albbu, Old Irish Albu), is 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.

Any of several places in the United States:

A village, the county seat of Orleans County, New York.


Camden

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

A village and township in Schuyler County, Illinois.

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

Hillsdale County
Hillsdale County#English

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

A community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Colchester County
Colchester County#English


Croydon

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

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149).

Lennox and Addington County
Lennox and Addington County#English

A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.


Birmingham

/ˈbɜː.mɪŋˌhæm/

Beorma
Birmingham
Birmingham (disambiguation)

From Middle English, 1086, from Old English Beormingahām, from Beorma + ing + hām, "home of Beorma;" first element of uncertain origin but possibly from beorma (“yeast”). More at Beorma.

Birminghamian

native or resident of Birmingham, Alabama

New Haven County
New Haven County#English

A community of the city of Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut.

A community in the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Borrowed from Welsh Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. This longer form of the name was invented for promotional purposes in the 1860s.

bor+

Some time ago, during a tour in Wales, I was much struck by the name of a little village in Anglesea. The village is insignificant enough, but it is surely as well described as the most ambitious place could desire. The name runs: "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch."

1905–1906, Reverend M. A. Bayfield, “Discussion of Mme. X.'s Greek Script”, in Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, volume 12, Society for Psychical Research, page 241:

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" in northern Wales was one the U.K.'s warmest locations on Tuesday at 21 C.

2015 September 9, Lauren O'Neil, “Weatherman pronounces 'Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch' flawlessly on live TV”, in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:

A village in Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, known for having the longest place name in Europe, and the longest English-language settlement name in the world.


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

A small community of Nova Scotia, Canada.

United States of America
United States of America

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

Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County#English

A village in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

A town and village in Ontario County, New York.

A community in southeastern Houston, Texas.


Vincent

en-proper noun

Vincent (countable and uncountable, plural Vincents)

→ Arabic: فينسنت (fīnsint)

→ Greek: Βίνσεντ (Vínsent)

desc

→ Japanese: ビンセント (Binsento), ヴィンセント (Vinsento)

Borrowed from French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō.

A settlement in Aquin commune, Sud department, Haiti.


Eid

From Scots Eid, from Old Norse Eið, from eið (“isthmus”).

Synonym of Aith; A village in Mainland, Shetland, Northern Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom


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 village in Kent County, Ontario, Canada.


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.

Fonthill Gifford
Fonthill Gifford#English

A hamlet in Fonthill Gifford parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9232).

Washington County
Washington County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Washington County, New York, mostly within the town.

A village and township in Huron County, Ohio.


Mandel

en-proper-noun

Mandel (countable and uncountable, plural Mandels)

* Germanic surname (Dutch Mandel, German Mandel, Yiddish [Term?] (Mandel), all meaning "almond"). Also found in Slovenian as Mandelj.
* As a south German and Austrian surname, variant of Mandl, from Mann + -l.
* As a Dutch surname, from mandel (“sheaf of wheat”) (see Mandel below).
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Mendel.

A village in Rüdesheim, Bad Kreuznach district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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.

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6443).

A village in Ohio; named for an early settler.


Luke

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

כרוזותא דלוקא

Kārōzūtā’ d'Lūqā’

ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܐ

Kārōzūtā’ d'Lūqā’

Soiscéal Naofa Íosa Críost de réir Lúcáis

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

A village in Čajniče, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A village in Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A village in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A village in Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia.


Sophie

A village in the Ouest department, Haiti.


Shakespeare

→ Vietnamese: Sếch-xpia

A common Middle English surname meaning spearman, corresponding to shake (“to brandish a weapon”) + spear.

A village in Perth East township, Ontario, Canada, named after the playwright.

en:village in Perth East township, Ontario, Canada


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.


Noel

* (names): From Noel in the sense of Christmas; given since Middle Ages to children born at Christmastide.
* (city in Missouri): Named for brothers Clark Wallace and William Jasper Noel, stockmen and owners of a sawmill.
* (community of Nova Scotia, Canada): Named after its most prominent resident, Noël Doiron.


Godfrey

en-proper noun

Godfrey (countable and uncountable, plural Godfreys)

From Old French Godefrei, from Old High German Godafrid (“peace of God”), from Proto-Germanic *Gudafriþuz. Equivalent to god + frith. Doublet of Gottfried and Geoffrey.

der

A community north of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.


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”).

A village in Douglas County and Moultrie County, Illinois.

A village, the county seat of Arthur County, Nebraska.

Wellington North
Wellington North#English

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

A community of Wellington North township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.


Columbia

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

A rural locality in northeast Queensland, Australia.


Russell

→ Translingual: russelianus

→ French: Russell

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

United Counties of Prescott and Russell#English

A township and village therein, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, eastern Ontario, Canada.

An urban community in the Municipality of Russell – Binscarth, Manitoba, Canada.


Jodrell Bank

Lower Withington
Lower Withington#English

A hamlet in Goostrey parish and Lower Withington parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England; the observatory and radio telescope are located nearby (OS grid ref SJ7970).


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 village in the Ardèche department, Languedoc, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

A village in Illinois; named for railroad official William Vernon.

A village in Michigan; named for its township, itself for Mount Vernon.

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


Scott

en-proper noun

Scott (countable and uncountable, plural Scotts)

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Paulding County and Van Wert County, Ohio.


Janet

→ Welsh: Sioned

From Jane + -et, q.v. Chiefly Scottish until the 19th century.
Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.


Marvin

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

A village in Union County, North Carolina.


Lynn

A community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Austin

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman Aostin, Austin, a contraction of Old French Agustin, from Latin Augustīnus, from Augustus (literally “majestic”). Doublet of Augustine.

A locale in Canada.
A community of Manitoba.


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 community of New Brunswick; named for Lord Durham, Governor General of Canada.

A community of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario.


Castlegregory

/ˌkæsəlˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/

A village in Dingle, in northwest County Kerry, Ireland.


Ventry

A village on the Dingle peninsula in northwest County Kerry, Ireland.

A community of Southgate, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Sam

A village in the Kongoussi department, Bam, Burkina Faso.


Owen

A rural community in Wakefield council area, South Australia.


Jackson

en-proper noun

Jackson (countable and uncountable, plural Jacksons)

⇒ Translingual: Jacksonaster

A village in Washington County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the town.


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 village in Queensland, Australia; named for Patrick Creek, itself for Patrick, an Aboriginal assistant to Frederick Walker, Commandant of the Native Police.


Cathay

From Latin Cathaya, variant of Cataya, from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 (Qïtań), and ultimately from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún); the Khitan people who conquered northern China as the Liao dynasty in the 10th century and ruled the central Asian Qara Khitai Khanate in the 12th, just prior to the overland European missions to China occasioned by the Pax Mongolica. Most likely cognate with Mongolian хутга (xutga, “knife”) from Proto-Mongolic *kïtuga.
Doublet of Khitan. Cognate with Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”). See Names of China.


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).

Alfred and Plantagenet
Alfred and Plantagenet#English

A community of Alfred and Plantagenet township, Ontario, Canada.


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.


Taylor

A village, the county seat of Loup County, Nebraska; named for early settler Ed Taylor.

A locale in the United States:
A village in Jackson County, Wisconsin.


Lawrence

en-proper noun

Lawrence (countable and uncountable, plural Lawrences)

Van Buren County
Van Buren County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A township and village therein, in Van Buren County, Michigan.

A village in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.


Davis

en-prop

Davis (countable and uncountable, plural Davises)

A community of the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis.

Stephenson County
Stephenson County#English

A village in Rock Run Township, Stephenson County, Illinois; named for founder S. J. Davis.


Allen

en-proper noun

Allen (countable and uncountable, plural Allens)

Hillsdale County
Hillsdale County#English

A village in Hillsdale County, Michigan.


Bruce

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

A town and locality north of Adelaide, South Australia.

A hamlet in Beaver County, Alberta, Canada.