Snyder

en-proper noun

Snyder (countable and uncountable, plural Snyders)

From the Dutch surname for a tailor, from the verb snijden (“to cut”). Also Americanized from the German surname Schneider.

A hamlet in the town of Amherst, Erie County, New York.


Sewell

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A hamlet in Houghton Regis parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9922).


Sheen

From Old English Sceon (“shelter, shed”), from Proto-Germanic *skūrō.

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England, on the border with Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1161).


Shipley

From Old English scēap (“sheep”) + lēah (“meadow, field, pasture”), thus a field for grazing sheep; equivalent to sheep + -ley. Compare Gateley (literally “goat lea”).

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4444).

A hamlet in Eglingham parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1416).

A hamlet in Claverley parish, south-east Shropshire (OS grid ref SO8095).

A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ1421).

A hamlet near Blackheath, City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.


Shelton

From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Skelton.

Dean and Shelton
Dean and Shelton#English

A village in Dean and Shelton parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0368).

Shelton and Hardwick
Shelton and Hardwick#English

A small village in Shelton and Hardwick parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM2291).

A small village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7844).

A village in Buffalo County and Hall County, Nebraska.


Strange

A community of King township, Ontario, Canada, named after Frederick William Strange.


Street

Street (countable and uncountable, plural Streets)

Street, County Westmeath
Street, Somerset
en:Street (disambiguation)

A small village in Branscombe parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY1888).

A large village and civil parish in Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4836).

A hamlet in Holcombe parish, Mendip district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6750).

A placename:
A village in County Westmeath, Ireland.


Stroud

A village and civil parish west of Petersfield, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7223).

A community of the town of Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Strong

A township and community therein, in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.


Stubbs

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English

A village in Saint George parish, Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.


Taft

Taft (countable and uncountable, plural Tafts)

A number of places in the United States:

A community of Lincoln City, Lincoln County, Oregon.


Tosh

From Yiddish טאהש (Tosh), from Hebrew טאהש (Tash).

Synonym of Nyírtass (Nyírtass); A village in Hungary


Tuttle

A locality in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada.


Gore

From any of various places named Gore, from gore (“a triangular piece of land where roads meet”).

A rural community of Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada, named after Charles Stephen Gore.


Barr

As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from barr (“height, hill, tip”). As an English surname, from bar.

A village in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX2794).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Bar#Barn-Barz

A locality in Bishop's Hull parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST1925).


Barrow

English surname, from placenames derived from Old English bearu (“grove”).
The place in Furness is of Celtic origin, from *barros (“promontory, peak”) + Old Norse ey (“island”).

A village and civil parish (served by Barrow cum Denham Parish Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7663).


Bagley

A village in Hordley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4027).

A hamlet in Wedmore parish, Sedgemoor district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4546).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2235).


Beal

Named after several places in England, from Old English beo (“bee”) + hyll (“hill”).

A small village in Kyloe parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0642).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5325).


Beeson

A village in Stokenham parish, South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8140).


Belcher

A village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Bracken

* As an Irish surname, from Ó Breacáin (“descendant of Breacán”), from Breacán, a name diminutive of breac (“spotted”)
* As an English surname, from Middle English bracken (“fern”)
* As an English habitational surname, from Bracon Ash in Norfolk, Bracken in Yorkshire
* As a German surname, from Middle Low German braak (“fallow”)
Also compare Brackeen.

A village in the Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Burr

A village in Otoe County, Nebraska, named after burr oak trees.

A community in Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340, central Saskatchewan, Canada.


Carmichael

Carmichael (countable and uncountable, plural Carmichaels)

→ Translingual: Carmichaelia

From Scottish Gaelic caer (“fort, stronghold”) + the personal name Michael.

der

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9238).


Castle

en-proper noun

Castle (countable and uncountable, plural Castles)

en:Castle (disambiguation)
en:Castle (surname)

A hamlet in Bowerchalke parish, south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0122).


Cargill

en-prop

Cargill (countable and uncountable, plural Cargills)

Probably from Pictish. The first element is equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort, ramparts”).

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

A hamlet in Perthshire, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1536).

A community of Brockton municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.


Cave

A village in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.

A settlement in Timaru district, Canterbury, New Zealand.


Cobb

en-proper noun

Cobb (countable and uncountable, plural Cobbs)

A number of places in the United States:


Cranston

Cranston (countable and uncountable, plural Cranstons)

From the genitive form of Old English cran (“crane”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

A locality and parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland.


Farley

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farnley.

A village in New South Wales, Australia.

A hamlet north of Pontesbury, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3807).

A hamlet north of Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6302).

A hamlet and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0744).

A village in Platte County, Missouri, United States.


Fairchild

Eau Claire County
Eau Claire County#English

A town and village therein, in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States.


Foreman

Fraser-Fort George
Fraser-Fort George#English

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A community near Prince George, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada.


Harmon

* As an English surname, by way of Norman/Anglo-Norman/Middle English/Old French from Proto-West Germanic *hari (“army”) + *mann (“man”), similar to Herman. Also Americanized from German variants such as Harmann, Hermann. Compare Harman.
* As an Irish surname, variant of Hargadon, from Ó hArgadáin (literally “descendant of Argadán”), from a diminutive of airgead (“silver”).


Hartley

Hartley (countable and uncountable, plural Hartleys)

From Old English heorot (“hart, stag”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hart + -ley (“lea”).

A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7808).

A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ605675).

A village in Tunbridge Wells district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ757563).


Hurst

St Nicholas Hurst
St Nicholas Hurst#English

A village in St Nicholas Hurst parish, Wokingham borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7973).

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A hamlet in Skelton parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4141).

A hamlet in Moreton parish, Dorset, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY7990).

A hamlet in Marrick parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ0402).

A hamlet in Clun parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO3180).


Heath

Heath (disambiguation)#Places
Heath (name)

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A village in Heath and Holmewood parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4466).

Heath and Holmewood
Heath and Holmewood#English

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

A hamlet in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3876).

A hamlet in Abdon and Heath parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5585).

A small village in Warmfield cum Heath parish, City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3520).

Warmfield cum Heath
Warmfield cum Heath#English


Hilton

From many placenames in England and Scotland, including:
* Old English hyll (“hill”) + tun (“settlement”); sometimes the first element is interpreted as Old English hield (“slope”) or helde (“tansy”)
* From Norman Hildun, from Old English hild (“battle”) + húnn (“bear cub”)

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2966).

A small village in Murton parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7320).

A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2430).

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

A village and civil parish in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST7803).

A small village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1621).

A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4611).

A village in Worfield parish, south-east Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7795).

A hamlet in Wall parish, Lichfield district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0805).

A hamlet near Tain, Highland council area (OS grid ref NH7980).

A hamlet in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT8850).

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

Atlantic Highlands
Atlantic Highlands#English

A number of places in the United States:

A community of Atlantic Highlands borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

A village in Parma, Monroe County, New York.


Holbrook

Holbrook (countable and uncountable, plural Holbrooks)

From Old English hol (“hole; hollow, sunken”) + brōc (“stream, brook”).

der

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3645).

Charlton Musgrove
Charlton Musgrove#English

A hamlet in Charlton Musgrove parish, South Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6828).

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1636).


Horton

en-proper noun

Horton (countable and uncountable, plural Hortons)

The majority of the English toponyms derive from Old English horh (“mud, slime”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). The village in Gloucestershire derives from Old English heorot (“stag, hart”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”)

Bundaberg Region
Bundaberg Region#English

A town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead#English

A village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0175).

A hamlet in Ivinghoe civil parish, Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP9219).

A village and civil parish in East Dorset district, Dorset (OS grid ref SU0307).

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7584).

A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8550).

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A village in Hackleton parish, South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP8254).

A village and former civil parish in the former borough of Blyth Valley borough, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ285815).

Two settlements, East Horton and West Horton, in Chatton parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0230).

A hamlet and manor in Wem Rural civil parish, Shropshire.

A village and civil parish in South Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST3214).

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A small village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9457).

Bishops Cannings
Bishops Cannings#English

A hamlet in Bishops Cannings civil parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0463).

A small village in Penrice community, southern Gower peninsula, Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS4785).


Hurley

From Old English hyrne (“corner”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner, hirn”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).

A village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU8283).

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

A village in Kingsbury parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2495).


Golden

Golden (countable and uncountable, plural Goldens)

* As an English surname, from the adjective golden.
* As an Irish surname, from mag Ualghairg; see McGoldrick.

Tishomingo County
Tishomingo County#English

A village in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.


Guthrie

Guthrie (countable and uncountable, plural Guthries)

Of various origins, including:
*An anglicization of Irish gaothair;
*An anglicization of Scottish Gaelic mag Uchtre; or
*An anglicization of Irish Ó Fhlaithimh.

A community of Oro-Medonte township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

A small village in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5650).


Inman

A small village in Holt County, Nebraska.


Lockwood

Lockwood (countable and uncountable, plural Lockwoods)

From Old English loc (“lock; enclosure, fold”) + wudu (“wood”); analysable as lock + wood.

der

A number of places in the United States:

A hamlet in the town of Barton, Tioga County, New York.


Chadwick

en-proper noun

Chadwick (countable and uncountable, plural Chadwicks)

Derived from Old English Ċeadda (“Chad”) + Old Norse vík.

com

A village in Carroll County, Illinois, United States.

A village in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SO8369).


Newtown

A hamlet in Germoe parish and Breage parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW5729).

Holme St Cuthbert
Holme St Cuthbert#English

A hamlet in Holme St Cuthbert parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0948).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: New T-Ney#New Totley – Newtyle

A settlement in Beaminster parish, west Dorset (OS grid ref ST4802).

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A small village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4763).

Sherfield English
Sherfield English#English

A small village in Lockerley parish and Sherfield English parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3023).

A small village in Yarkhill parish, Herefordshire, north-east of Hereford (OS grid ref SO6144).

A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4757).

Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield#English

A hamlet in Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ4290).

A settlement in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4831).

South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire#English

A village in Essington parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9904).

A hamlet in Fawfieldhead parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0663).

A locale in Ireland.
A village in County Laois.

A village in Owney and Arra, County Tipperary.

A community in the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3273).

A locality in Golden Plains Shire, Victoria.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A community of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

A locale in the United States.
A village in Hamilton County, Ohio.


Mamaroneck

/məˈmɑɹənɛk/

From an Algonquian name. Nora Thompson Dean suggested Unami mehëmalunèk (“place to dance”); Whritenour suggested the more plausible Munsee maamaalahneek (“striped stream”), from maamaaleew (“to be striped”).

Westchester County
Westchester County#English

A village in Westchester County, New York, located partially in this town and in the town of Rye.


Massey

en-proper noun

Massey (countable and uncountable, plural Masseys)

* As an English surname, from the personal name Massy, a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace.
* Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from several places in Normandy such as Macey in Manche, Massy in Seine-Maritime, Macé-sur-Orne in Orne, La Ferté Macé in Orne.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Marsay (see Marcey).
* As a French surname, variant of Massé (see Masse).
* As a southern French surname of Italian origin, from several places named Massa in Italy.

Sables-Spanish Rivers
Sables-Spanish Rivers#English

Sudbury District
Sudbury District#English

A community of Sables-Spanish Rivers township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.


Malone

A number of places in the United States:

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


Maynard

Maynard (countable and uncountable, plural Maynards)

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville#English

A village in Augusta Township, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.


Mead

Two main origins:
* A topographic surname for someone who lived by a meadow, from Old English mǣd (“meadow”).
* A metonymic occupational surname for a brewer or seller of mead, from Old English medu (“mead”).

A rural community in Cochrane District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.

Cochrane District
Cochrane District#English

A place name:
In the United States:
A village in Saunders County, Nebraska.


Merrick

census-designated place
census-designated place

A hamlet and census-designated place in Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, United States.


Shiloh

From Biblical Hebrew שִׁילֹה \ שִׁלֹה (shiló).

bor

שִׁילֹה \ שִׁלֹה

Shiloh
Shiloh (biblical city)
Shiloh (given name)

St. Clair County
St. Clair County#English

A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.


Hubbard

Ituna Bon Accord No. 246
Ituna Bon Accord No. 246#English

A village in the Rural Municipality of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Henley

en-proper noun

Henley (countable and uncountable, plural Henleys)

From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Compare Hanley, which shares the same etymology.

A hamlet in Bitterley parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5476).

A village in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1551).

A place name, including:
A hamlet in Somerset, England.

A settlement in Otago, New Zealand, on the Taieri River.


Reeves

* A patronymic form of the occupational name Reeve.

A village in Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Odell

Odell (countable and uncountable, plural Odells)

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

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


Odell

The village was known as Wadehelle in the Domesday Book, from Old English wād (“woad”) + hyll (“hill”).

A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9657).


Ballard

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


Benton

Benton (countable and uncountable, plural Bentons)

From either Old English bēan (“bean”) or *beonet (“bentgrass”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536).


Bradbury

Bradbury (countable and uncountable, plural Bradburys)

From Old English brād (“broad”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Bradbury and the Isle
Bradbury and the Isle#English

A village in Bradbury and the Isle parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3128).


Burt

A hamlet in the town of Newfane, Niagara County, New York.


Foyers

A village on the east side of Loch Ness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH4920).


Chisholm

Chisholm (countable and uncountable, plural Chisholms)

Scottish habitational surname, from Old English ċīese (“cheese”) + holm (“piece of dry land in a fen”) or helm (“shed, barn”).


Cummings

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Cuimeinich, presumably from Anglo-Norman de Comyn, which was a surname of toponymic origin, either from Commin near Rouen or Comines near Lille. Variant of Cumings, Cumming.

bor+

A community in the Rural Municipality of Maple Creek No. 111, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Ewing

en-proper noun

Ewing (countable and uncountable, plural Ewings)

A number of places in the United States:

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

A village and township in Holt County, Nebraska.


Hutton

Hutton (countable and uncountable, plural Huttons)

From Old English hōh (“ridge, spur”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A hamlet and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4326).

Hutton Cranswick
Hutton Cranswick#English

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A suburban village in Hutton Cranswick parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0253).

A village and civil parish in North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3558).


Patton

A hamlet in Stanton Long parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5895).


Penn

* As an English surname, named after various places such as Penn in Buckinghamshire or Staffordshire, of Brythonic origin, from Proto-Brythonic *penn (“(hill) top, head”).
* Also as an English surname, from the noun pen (“enclosure”).
* Also as an English surname, spelling variant of Parnell.
* As a German surname, from Sorbian pien (“tree stump”), from Proto-Slavic *pьňь.

der

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref SP9094).

Wootton Fitzpaine
Wootton Fitzpaine#English

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Pe-Pen#Penn

A hamlet in Wootton Fitzpaine parish, west Dorset (OS grid ref SY3495).


Phelps

en-proper noun

Phelps (countable and uncountable, plural Phelpses)

From Philip + genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix -s.

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


Putnam

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A community in Thames Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.


Temple

A village in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3158).

A small village in Bisham parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8484).

Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead#English

A small village in Blisland parish, on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1473).


Lake

Lake (countable and uncountable, plural Lakes)

A large village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5983).

Wilsford cum Lake
Wilsford cum Lake#English

A settlement in Wilsford cum Lake parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1339).


Keramik

From Ukrainian Кера́мік (Kerámik) and Russian Кера́мик (Kerámik).

A rural settlement in Ocheretyne settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Կերամիկ

rural settlement in Ocheretyne, Pokrovsk, Donetsk, Ukraine


Keramik

A settlement in Trubnikov Bor rural settlement, Tosnensky Raion, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Կերամիկ

settlement in Trubnikov Bor, Tosnensky, Leningrad, Russia


Valley

Valley (countable and uncountable, plural Valleys)

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

A community of Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A village and community in Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH2979).


Lucan

A large village in County Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0334).


Pomona

A number of places in various countries:

A village in the town of Ramapo and town of Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York.

A village in Avellaneda department, Río Negro province, Argentina.


Hallstatt

A village in Salzkammergut, Austria, known historically for the production of salt.


Vigo

A village (Vigo Village) and civil parish in Gravesham borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6461).

A hamlet in Tutnall and Cobley parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9971).

Tutnall and Cobley
Tutnall and Cobley#English


Sitanagaram

From Sanskrit, सीता (Sītā) + नगर (nágara).


Ramasamudram

From Sanskrit राम (Rāma) + समुद्र (samudra).


Anantagiri

From Sanskrit अनन्त (ananta) + गिरि (giri).


Bridgend

A small village on Loch Indaal, Islay, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR3362).

A small settlement near Carradale, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute council area (OS grid ref NR7937).

Alternative form: Bridge End

A village in County Donegal, Ireland, across the border from Derry, Co. Londonderry.


Draper

en-prop

Draper (countable and uncountable, plural Drapers)

English occupational surname, from the noun draper.

A community of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada; named for businessman Thomas Draper.

A residential locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.


Goss

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Gosse.
* As a German surname, from a personal name related to the adjective gut (“good”) or Gott (“god”).

A village in Monroe County, Missouri, United States.


Kouvola

Any of a number of smaller localities in Finland.


Beer

From Old English bearu (“grove”), from Proto-West Germanic *baru, from Proto-Germanic *barwaz (“grove”).

A village in East Devon district, Devon, England.


Nork

Reigate and Banstead
Reigate and Banstead#English

A suburban village in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England.


Muji

A village in Muji, Akto, Kizilsu, Xinjiang, China


Pierson

en-proper noun

Pierson (countable and uncountable, plural Piersons)

A placename
A village in Michigan, United States

A placename
A village in Manitoba, Canada


Philpott

From Middle English Philipot, a diminutive of Philip.

A rural locality in North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.


Luckett

From Middle English [Term?], a diminutive of the given name Luke.

A hamlet in Stoke Climsland parish, east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX3873).


Holley

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Holly.
* Also as an English surname, from Old English hol (“hollow”) leah (“wood, clearing, meadow”) or Old English hol ēage (“eye”), perhaps a nickname for someone with a missing eye.
* Also as an English surname, singular variant of Hollis.

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Murray, Orleans County, New York.


Caton

en-prop

Caton (countable and uncountable, plural Catons)

A hamlet in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SX7871).

A village in Caton-with-Littledale parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD5364).


Almond

A village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.


Arden

Derived from the Brythonic ardu meaning "high"

Central Frontenac
Central Frontenac#English

Frontenac County
Frontenac County#English

A community of Central Frontenac, Frontenac County, Ontario.

New Castle County
New Castle County#English

A village and art colony in New Castle County, Delaware.

A village in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.


Attenborough

Translingual: Attenborosaurus, attenboroughi, attenboroughianus, attenboroughii

From Middle English Addyngborough, with the d changed to t by dissimilation, from earlier Adinburks, Adigburc, Hadinbur, meaning “The burh of the Eādings” or possibly “the burh of Eadda”.

A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.


Bain

* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic bàn (“white, fair”), also found in McBain.
* As an English surname, from Old English ban (“bone”). Also from bayn (“hospitable”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight”).
* As a French surname, from Old French bain (“bath”), from Latin balneum.
* As a German surname, spelling variant of Behn.

A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.


Basford

Weston and Crewe Green
Weston and Crewe Green#English

A village and former civil parish, now in Weston and Crewe Green parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, south of Crewe (OS grid ref SJ7152).

A hamlet in Hopesay parish and Edgton parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO3885).


Bayfield

A rural community of New Brunswick, Canada.


Beaton

en-proper noun

Beaton (countable and uncountable, plural Beatons)

Several origins:
* Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the town of Béthune in northern France
* Patronymic surname and pet name from a short form of Bartholomew or Beatrice
* Variant of McBeth

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A locality and former settlement (now flooded) in West Kootenay region, British Columbia, Canada.


Beresford

Beresford (countable and uncountable, plural Beresfords)

→ French: Beresford

Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, from Old English befer (“beaver”) + ford (“ford”).
The town in New Brunswick is named after military officer and politician William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768 - 1854).

A settlement in British Columbia, Canada.


Bingham

en-prop

Bingham (countable and uncountable, plural Binghams)

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old English Bynna (given name) + -ing + hām (“home, property”), or from Old Norse bingr (“stall, bed”) + hām.

A village in Fayette County, Illinois; named for Judge Horatio Bingham.


Bloomfield

en-proper noun

Bloomfield (countable and uncountable, plural Bloomfields)

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

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A locality in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A placename
A number of places in Canada
A community of Prince Edward Island.


Bowers

A village in Standon parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8135).


Bowes

North Riding of Yorkshire
North Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England, historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref NY9913).


Braithwaite

From Old Norse breiðr (“broad”) + þveit (“clearing”).

A village in Above Derwent parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2323).

A small village in Kirk Bramwith parish, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6112).

A suburban village near Keighley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0441).


Brayton

A village and civil parish next to the town of Selby, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6030).

A locality in Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.


Breckenridge

/ˈbɹɛkənɹɪd͡ʒ/

A village and town in Gratiot County, Michigan, United States.


Bromfield

A small village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY3548). An alternative spelling is Broomfield, as shown on a 1986 OS map.

A village and civil parish near Ludlow, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO4877).


Broom

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A village in Southill parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1743).

A hamlet in Long Marton parish, Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY6623).

A locality in Thorncombe parish, west Dorset, on the boundary with Devon and close to Somerset (OS grid ref ST3202).

A village in Bidford-on-Avon parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP0853).

A hamlet in Kilgetty/Begelly community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN1108).


Broomfield

Broomfield (countable and uncountable, plural Broomfields)

From Old English brōm (“broom, gorse”) + feld (“field”).

A village in Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7010).

A village near Herne Bay, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1966).

A village in Maidstone district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8352).

A village in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2231).

A hamlet north-west of Chippenham, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8778).

A settlement near Ellon, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9632).


Broughton

Broughton (countable and uncountable, plural Broughtons)

From Old English beorg (“mountain, hill”) or brōc (“brook, stream, torrent”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5235).

A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4238).

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A village in Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1136).

Broughton and Bretton
Broughton and Bretton#English

A large village in Broughton and Bretton community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3363).


Burnham

Burnham (countable and uncountable, plural Burnhams)

From Old English burna (“stream”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district, and partly in Slough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9382).

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A hamlet in Thornton Curtis parish, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0517).

A community in the Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Cook County, Illinois, just south of Chicago.

A settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, the location of an army camp.


Carrington

Carrington (countable and uncountable, plural Carringtons)

Two main origins:
* The village in Greater Manchester is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Cāra + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Scotland is named with the Old English personal name Cērihere + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7492).

A village and civil parish (served by Carrngton and New Bolingbroke Parish Council) in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3155).

A village in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3160).

A village in Saint Philip parish, Barbados.


Clapton

Clapton (countable and uncountable, plural Claptons)

From Middle English Clopton, from Old English *clopp (“rock, hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A hamlet in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3870).

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1617).

A village in Ston Easton parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6453).

A village in Wayford parish, South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4106).


Cleland

North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire#English

A village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7958).


Cliburn

A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5824).


Clopton

Clopton (countable and uncountable, plural Cloptons)

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref TL0680).

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM224815).


Cobham

A village and civil parish in Gravesham borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6768).

A large village in Elmbridge borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1060).


Cockfield

Cockfield (countable and uncountable, plural Cockfields)

From the Old English personal name Cocca or Cohha + feld (“field”).

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ126242).

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL905546).


Collingwood

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A community of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.


Cowley

Cowley (countable and uncountable, plural Cowleys)

Various origins:
* The village in Gloucestershire is from Old English cū (“cow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to cow + -ley (“lea”).
* The hamlet in Derbyshire is from Old English col (“coal”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to coal + -ley (“lea”).
* The other places in England are from the Old English personal name Cufa + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

A hamlet in Holmesfield parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK338770).

A hamlet in Upton Pyne parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9095).

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9614).

A village in the Municipal District of Pincher Creek, No. 9, Alberta, Canada.

A rural locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.


Currie

A suburban village in Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1868).


Dalby

A village and civil parish (served by Partney and Dalby Parish Council) in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4070).

A hamlet on the west coast of the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC2178). From Old Norse dal + býr.


Eaton

Eaton (countable and uncountable, plural Eatons)

From Old English ea (“river”) + tun (“homestead”). As a surname, it is given to someone living near a river or on an island, or any of the various places in England called "Eaton". See also Eton, which is a doublet.

A village in Cheshire East district, Cheshire.

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village in Rushton parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5763).

A village and civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK7929).

A village in Norfolk, a suburb of Norwich, England.

A village and civil parish (served by Gamston with West Drayton and Eaton Parish Council) in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7178).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A hamlet in Appleton-with-Eaton parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4403).

A small village in Eaton-under-Heywood parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO4990).

Former name of Eatonia. A town in Chesterfield, Saskatchewan; named in honour of Timothy Eaton, founder of the Eaton's department store chain and mail-order catalogue service.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A town in Indiana.

A town in New Hampshire; named for Theophilus Eaton, the first governor of New Haven Colony.

A town in New York; named for William Eaton.

A city, the county seat of Preble County, Ohio; named for William Eaton, a commander in the First Barbary War.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A statutory town in Oklahoma.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A town in Brown County, Wisconsin.

Manitowoc County
Manitowoc County#English

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.


Entwistle

Entwistle (countable and uncountable, plural Entwistles)

From either Old English henn (“hen”) or ened (“duck”) + twisel (“fork; bifurcation”).

A hamlet in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada.

Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen#English

A village in North Turton parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7217).


Falconer

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County#English

A village in Ellicott, Chautauqua County, New York, United States.


Farlow

Farlow (countable and uncountable, plural Farlows)

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + hlǣw (“hill, mountain”).

A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO640806).


Fitzroy

Fitzroy (countable and uncountable, plural Fitzroys)

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman fitz (du) roy (“son [of the] king”). Equivalent to Fitz- + roy.

der

A settlement in East Falkland, Falkland Islands, named after Robert FitzRoy.

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English


Frampton

en-proper noun

Frampton (countable and uncountable, plural Framptons)

From the name of the River Frome + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

A village and civil parish in west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6295).

A village and civil parish in Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3239).

Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan#English

A hamlet in Llantwit Major community, Vale of Glamorgan county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9769).


Frobisher

A village in the Rural Municipality of Coalfields, No. 4, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Geddes

A village in Nairnshire, Highland council area, Scotland.


Goring

en-proper noun

Goring (countable and uncountable, plural Gorings)

From Old English Garingas (“people of Gara”), a short form of the various compound names with the first element gār (“spear, arrow, dart”).

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A village in Goring-on-Thames parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, on the River Thames (OS grid ref SU6080).


Grainger

A locality in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.


Greenwood

Greenwood (countable and uncountable, plural Greenwoods)

* The village in Nova Scotia was named for the heavily forested location of the settlement.

A placename
A number of places in Canada
A village in Nova Scotia.

A number of places in the United States:


Hadley

From Old English hæð (“heath”) + Old English leah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to heath (compare Heath) + -ley.

suf

compare <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Heath</i>

Hadley and Leegomery
Hadley and Leegomery#English

Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin#English

A suburban village in Hadley and Leegomery parish, Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6711).

A hamlet in Ombersley parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8663).


Hatfield

en-proper noun

Hatfield (countable and uncountable, plural Hatfields)

A locality in New South Wales, Australia.

Hatfield and Newhampton
Hatfield and Newhampton#English

A small village in Hatfield and Newhampton parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5959).

A settlement in Norton-juxta-Kempsey parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8750).


Hatton

Hatton (countable and uncountable, plural Hattons)

A community of the Rural Municipality of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A civil parish and hamlet in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6082).

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2130).

A small settlement and locality in the historic County of Middlesex; now in the borough of Hounslow, Greater London; the neighbouring location of Hatton Cross is in Hillingdon borough (OS grid ref TQ0975).

A small village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF1776).

A hamlet in Eaton-under-Heywood parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO4690).

A village and civil parish in Warwick district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2467).

A village in north-east Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NK0537).

A hamlet next to Newtyle, Angus council area, the location of Hatton Castle (OS grid ref NO3040).


Hayton

Hayton and Mealo
Hayton and Mealo#English

A village in Hayton and Mealo parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1041).

A village and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in the City of Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY5057).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish (served by Hayton and Burnby Parish Council) in the East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE8245).

A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7284).


Haywood

Haywood (countable and uncountable, plural Haywoods)

From Old English ġehæg (“fence, enclosure”) + wudu (“wood”).

A civil parish and hamlet south-west of Hereford, Herefordshire, England, served by Callow and Haywood Group Parish Council (OS grid ref SO4834).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Has-Hd#Hay

A hamlet in Owston parish and Moss parish, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5812).

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A hamlet in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9754).

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


Hazelwood

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3246).


Headley

Headley (countable and uncountable, plural Headleys)

Ashford Hill with Headley
Ashford Hill with Headley#English

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A village in Ashford Hill with Headley parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5162).

A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU8236).


Hershey

A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States, named for J. H. Hershey, a pioneer settler.

Any of the company towns named for and operated by the Hershey Company.

A village in Mayabeque, Cuba, also known as Camilo Cienfuegos.


Heywood

A small village and civil parish north of Westbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8753).


Higham

Higham (countable and uncountable, plural Highams)

From Old English hēah (“high”) + hām (“homestead”).

Shirland and Higham
Shirland and Higham#English

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

A village in Shirland and Higham parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3959).

A village and civil parish in Gravesham district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ715715).

A village in Pendle borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD805365).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE311071).

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM034357).

A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL744646).


Horner

Horner (countable and uncountable, plural Horners)

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Luccombe parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England, previously in West Somerset district (OS grid ref SS8945).


Ince

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4576).


Kane

* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from Ó Catháin, Mac Catháin (“descendant of Cathán”), a name meaning "warrior," from cath (“battle”). Compare O'Kane and Keane.
* As an English surname, variant of Cane.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Kahane and Kanne.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Köhn, Kohn.
* As a Finnish surname, Americanized from Nykänen.

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


Kington

Kington (countable and uncountable, plural Kingtons)

From Old English cyning (“king”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish (served by Kington and Dormston Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9856).


Langton

A small village and civil parish (served by Gainford and Langton Parish Council) in County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1619).

A small village and civil parish near Horncastle, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF2368).

Langton by Spilsby
Langton by Spilsby#English

A small village in Langton by Spilsby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF3970).

A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7967).


Laughton

Laughton (countable and uncountable, plural Laughtons)

From Old English lēac (“leek”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ501131).

A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP660891).

Aslackby and Laughton
Aslackby and Laughton#English

A hamlet in Aslackby and Laughton parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF081073).

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK849972).


Lawton

Lawton (countable and uncountable, plural Lawtons)

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English [Term?], from hlāw (“hill, ound”) + tūn (“homestead”) (-ton).

gloss

<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">-ton</i>

w:List of United Kingdom locations: La-Laz#Lap–Laz

A hamlet in Kingsland parish, west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4459).

A hamlet in Diddlebury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5183).

A community in the County of Barrhead No. 11, Alberta, Canada.

Van Buren County
Van Buren County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Van Buren County, Michigan.


Leavitt

A hamlet in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.


Linwood

From Old English lind (“linden tree”) + Old English wudu (“woods, forest”).

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 SU1910).

A small village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1186).

Antigonish County
Antigonish County#English

A community of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A community of Wellesley, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

A settlement in the Mid North region of South Australia.

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

A village and historic district in the towns of Northbridge and Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

A village in Platte Township, Butler County, Nebraska.

A locality in Fort Lee borough, Bergen County, New Jersey.


Lister

English occupational surname from the archaic noun litster (“dyer”).

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A small community in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada, originally named Camp Lister.


Lynwood

From Old English hlynn (“roaring stream, waterfall”) + Old English wudu (“woods, forest”).


Marsden

en-proper noun

Marsden (countable and uncountable, plural Marsdens)

From Old English mearc (“mark, sign; boundary”) + -s- + denu (“valley”).

der

A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0411).


Melton

en-proper noun

Melton (countable and uncountable, plural Meltons)

From Old English middel (“middle”) + tūn (“enclosure”). Compare Middleton and Milton.

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2850).


Mercer

English and Catalan surname, variant of Mercier.

A village on the Waikato River, Waikato Region, New Zealand.


Merriman

A village in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.

A village in the Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa.


Newbold

A suburban village in Chesterfield borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3773).

Owston and Newbold
Owston and Newbold#English

A hamlet in Owston and Newbold parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7609).

North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire#English

A large hamlet in Worthington parish, North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK4019).


Oxley

Oxley (countable and uncountable, plural Oxleys)

From Old English oxa (“ox”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to ox + -ley (“lea”).

A community of the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

A number of places in Australia, most of which are named after John Oxley:

A community of Balranald Shire, Riverina district, New South Wales.


Pemberton

Pemberton (countable and uncountable, plural Pembertons)

A placename:
A village in British Columbia, Canada.


Pilton

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire#English

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe Parish Council) in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0284).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Rutland (OS grid ref SP9102).

A village and civil parish in Mendip district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5940).


Rawdon

Rawdon (countable and uncountable, plural Rawdons)

From Old Norse rauðr (“red”) + Old English dūn (“hill”).

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2139).


Redding

A village in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9278).


Renishaw

A village in Eckington parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4477).


Rutter

* As an English surname, from rote (musical instrument), as well as from Old French routier (“robber”)
* As a Dutch surname, from Middle Dutch ruter (“freebooter”), itself cognate with the Old French term. Also see Reuter.

Sudbury District
Sudbury District#English

A community of French River municipality, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.


Scruton

Scruton (countable and uncountable, plural Scrutons)

From the Old Norse personal name Skurfa + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2992).


Sedgwick

From Sicges (genitive singular of Old English personal name Sicg) + wīċ (“dairy farm”).

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5187).

A locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, named after Adam Sedgwick.


Sibley

A number of places in the United States:


Staunton

en-proper noun

Staunton (countable and uncountable, plural Stauntons)

From Old English stān (“stone”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”). Compare Stanton, which shares the same etymology.

A village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829).

Staunton Coleford
Staunton Coleford#English

A village in Staunton Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5412).


Stoughton

Stoughton (countable and uncountable, plural Stoughtons)

From Old English stoc (“house, dwelling”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Stockton.

A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK638490).

A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU802114).


Swinton

Swinton (countable and uncountable, plural Swintons)

From Old English swīn (“pig, swine, wild boar”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

Swinton with Warthermarske
Swinton with Warthermarske#English

A village in Swinton with Warthermarske parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE2179).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7673).

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT8347).


Waddington

A large village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9764).

A small village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7343).

A small village in Canterbury, New Zealand.

St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County#English

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


Wadsworth

en-proper noun

Wadsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Wadsworths)

From the Old English personal name Wæddi + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

A village in Lake County, Illinois, United States.


Warden

A village and civil parish in south Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9166).


Warton

From Old English weard (“guard, lookout”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

A village and civil parish in the city of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5072).

A village in Bryning-with-Warton parish, Fylde borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4128).

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

A village in Polesworth parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SK2803).


Waterhouse

A rural locality in Dorset local government area, north-east Tasmania, Australia.


Waterston

A village and oil refinery in Llanstadwell community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9305).


Willingdon

Willingdon and Jevington
Willingdon and Jevington#English

A village in Willingdon and Jevington parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5802).


Woolley

Woolley (countable and uncountable, plural Woolleys)

From Old English wulf (“wolf”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wolf + -ley (“lea”).

Barham and Woolley
Barham and Woolley#English

A hamlet in Barham and Woolley parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1574).

A hamlet in Morwenstow parish, north Cornwall (OS grid ref SS2516).

Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset#English

A small village in Charlcombe parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST7468).

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3213).


Worrall

Worrall (countable and uncountable, plural Worralls)

From Old English wīr (“bog myrtle”) + healh (“nook, corner of land”).

A village in Bradfield parish, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3092).


Wrigley

A community in the Dehcho Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, named after Joseph Wrigley of the Hudson's Bay Company.

Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories#English


Tully

A village in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

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


Holden

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Ho-Hoo#Hol

A hamlet in Bolton-by-Bowland parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7749).


Pawling

A variant of Paulin.
In New York State, the name originated as a misprint of Pauling, which was never corrected.

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


Clough

* As an English surname, from the noun clough.
* As a Welsh surname, from cloff (“lame”), from Late Latin cloppus, perhaps ultimately imitative of a limping person.
* As an Irish place name, from Irish an Chloch, "the stone".

onomatopoeic

imitative

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.


Overton

en-proper noun

Overton (countable and uncountable, plural Overtons)

From Old English ōfer (“riverbank”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A hamlet in Ashover parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3462).

A hamlet in Arlingham parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7210).

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5149).

A village and civil parish in City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4358).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5555).

Richard's Castle
Richard's Castle#English

A small village in Richard's Castle parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5072).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in West Monkton parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2628).

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A hamlet in Checkley parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0438).

A village next to Middlestown, City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2516).

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A hamlet near New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9864).

A hamlet near Lybster, Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2836).

A hamlet near Port Eynon, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS4685).

A village and community in Wrexham county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3741).

A number of places in the United States:

A community of Moapa Valley, Clark County, Nevada.


McBride

McBride (countable and uncountable, plural McBrides)

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Brighde (“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”). Compare Kilbride, Bredin.

der

A village in the Robson Valley region of British Columbia, Canada.

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A place name:
In the United States:
A village in Montcalm County, Michigan.


Crichton

en-proper noun

Crichton (countable and uncountable, plural Crichtons)

From Welsh carreg (“rock”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), analysable as the modern -ton.

A village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT384619).


Tipton

A locality in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.


Procter

A community in the West Kootenay region of south-east British Columbia, Canada.


Worthing

Worthing (countable and uncountable, plural Worthings)

* The name of the village in Norfolk derives from Old English worþig (“enclosure”).
* The name of the town in West Sussex derives from the unattested Old English personal name *Weorþ + -ing (“belonging to”).

Hoe and Worthing
Hoe and Worthing#English

A village in Hoe and Worthing parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9919).


Rosebud

Wheatland County
Wheatland County#English

A hamlet in Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada.


Aby

From Old Norse á (“river”) + býr (“town”). Literally "Town on a River" or "River Town". Cognate with Swedish Åby and Danish Aaby, both other towns.

Aby with Greenfield
Aby with Greenfield#English

A village in Aby with Greenfield parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TL4178).


Borden

A village and civil parish near Sittingbourne, Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8862).

A hamlet in Milland parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8224).

A village in the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Zichyújfalu

From Hungarian Zichyújfalu, from Zichy (“surname”) + új (“new”) + falu (“village”).


Kumielsk

From Polish (cognate to German Kumilsko), from an Old Prussian name denoting it as a place where horses were raised (compare Lithuanian kumelė (“horse”)).

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship#English

A village in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, formerly known as Kumilsko in East Prussia.


St. Vincent

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

A hamlet in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States.


Sadakhlo

Borrowed from Georgian სადახლო (sadaxlo), from დახლი (daxli, “counter”).

A village in Georgia, near the border of Armenia.


Moody

A locality on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.


Montauk

Borrowing from Mohegan-Pequot Montaukett, the name of the tribe, which roughly translates to "the fort country".

census-designated place
census-designated place

A hamlet and census-designated place in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.


Chappaqua

Westchester County
Westchester County#English

A hamlet in Westchester County, New York.


Khaghkhagh

A town in Utik province, ancient Armenia; today Yanıqlı, a village in Tovuz district, Azerbaijan.


Jinsha

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 津沙 (Jīnshā).

These establishments charge a premium due to their proximity to the port, but with the exception of the Holiday Hotel (see p.485) none are worth the price, and you'll do much better heading to one of the atmospheric homestays at either Jinsha or Nioujiao village.

2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), Penguin, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 487:

Jinsha One of the archipelago’s most attractive villages, Jinsha has benefited from local government subsidies to preserve and restore traditional one- and two-storey granite houses.

2014, Steven Crook, Taiwan (Bradt Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 330:

Homestays are springing up in the villages of Fuxing, Jinsha and Qingshui, which have restored their traditional houses to make the towns a better match to the lovely surroundings.

2014, Robert Kelly, Chung Wah Chow, “Taiwan's Islands”, in Taiwan, 9th edition (Travel), Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 293, column 2:

Continuing along the coast past pretty Jinsha village (津沙), there’s a succession of lovely views over the ocean all the way to Magang (馬港), once the main gateway to Matsu for ships from Taiwan.

2017 September 15, Richard Saunders, “Off the Beaten Track: Nangan island: Gateway to stunning Matsu”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-09-14, Features, page 2:

A village in Nangan, Lienchiang County, Taiwan.


Walcott

Walcott (countable and uncountable, plural Walcotts)

From Old English wealh (“foreigner, Briton, Welshman”) + cot (“cottage”); compare the doublet Walcot.

inh

Any of a number of places in England and the USA:

A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1356).

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3632).


Cheltenham

A community of the town of Caledon, Peel municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English

A community of Port Elizabeth, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

A rural locality in North Burnett Region, Queensland.

A rural settlement in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, New Zealand.


Gillingham

en-proper noun

Gillingham (countable and uncountable, plural Gillinghams)

/ˈɡɪ.lɪŋ.əm/

From the Old English personal name Gylla + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM411920).


Hatt

A village in Botusfleming civil parish, east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX3962).


Boileau

en-proper-noun

Boileau (countable and uncountable, plural Boileaus)

Former name: Ponsonby (for the municipality until 1993)

A village and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada.


Marino

en-prop

Marino (countable and uncountable, plural Marinos)

A settlement in Ilinden municipality, North Macedonia.


Tatum

From Tatham, from Old English Tāta, a personal name of unknown meaning + hām.


Sandon

A village and civil parish in city of Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7404).

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3234).

Sandon and Burston
Sandon and Burston#English

A village in Sandon and Burston parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9429).

A locality in central Victoria, Australia.


Botha

en-proper noun

Botha (countable and uncountable, plural Bothas)

From Afrikaans Botha. Doublet of Both.
* (Botha, Alberta): Named after Louis Botha.

(uncountable) A village in Alberta, Canada.


River

River (countable and uncountable, plural Rivers)

A suburban village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2943).

A hamlet in Tillington parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9322).


Prairie

A locality in the Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia.


Glenelg

A placename given to towns, rivers, etc., in several countries, and a location on Mars.

A village in Highland council area, Scotland, opposite the Isle of Skye (OS grid ref NG8119).

Guysborough County
Guysborough County#English

A community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A community (Glenelg Centre) and former township in West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Gaugamela

/ˌɡɔɡəˈmilə/

From Latin Gaugamēla, from Ancient Greek Γαυγάμηλα (Gaugámēla).

(historical) a village in Assyria, where in 331 BC Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III


Issus

Translingual: Issus

From Latin Issus, from Ancient Greek Ἰσσός (Issós).

(historical) An ancient settlement in Cilicia, modern Hatay Province, Turkey, where in 333 BCE Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III


Cannae

(historical) A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans


Theodosia

Borrowed from Latin Theodosia, from Ancient Greek Θεοδοσία (Theodosía). Feminine form of Theodosius. Doublet of Feodosiya.


Tai Long

Yu Yuk-chun, 85, moved to Tai Long on Lantau Island some 40 years ago to live with her husband, an indigenous resident of the village.

2014 March 17, Fanny W. Y. Fung, “Residents of remote Lantau village reveal their plight”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2014-03-20, Hong Kong:

A village of South Lantao Rural Committee in Chi Ma Wan, Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

A village of Sai Kung Rural Committee, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.


Hoyle

Hoyle (countable and uncountable, plural Hoyles)

A hamlet in Heyshott parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SU9018).


Chippenham

From Old English Ċippanham, from the personal name Cippa, genitive singular, Cippan + hamm (“promontory”).

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6669).


Kenilworth

From Old English feminine personal name Cynehild (“royal battle”), genitive singular Cynehilde + worþ (“enclosure”).

Wellington North
Wellington North#English

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

A community of Wellington North township, Wellington County, Ontario.

A village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois.


Rode

In place names, from Old English *rodu (“clearing”).

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST8053).


Demchok

A village in Zhaxigang, Gar, Ngari, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.


Queenstown

From queen's + town, after various monarchs and consorts of the British Empire. Doublet of Quainton and Queenston. Cf. Queensville, Kingstown, Kingston, Kingstone, Coniston, Princetown, Princes Town, and Princeton. Cobh was one of many places in Ireland that changed their names in the 1920s following the Irish Revolution.

A hamlet in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.

A village in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region, Guyana.


Enfield

From Old English Ēana (given name) or ēan (“lamb”) + feld (“field”).

A rural locality in Victoria, Australia.

A suburban community of Nova Scotia, Canada; named for the town in Connecticut.

A locale in the United States.
A village in White County, Illinois.

A town, village, and census-designated place in Grafton County, New Hampshire; named for the town in Connecticut.


Denton

Denton (countable and uncountable, plural Dentons)

From Old English denu (“valley, den”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Denton and Caldecote
Denton and Caldecote#English

(uncountable) A number of places in England:

A hamlet in Denton and Caldecote parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1587).

A village and civil parish in Darlington borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2118).

A village in Newhaven parish, Lewes district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ4502).

Denton with Wootton
Denton with Wootton#English

A village in Denton with Wootton parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2147).

A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8632).

A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM2788).

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP8357).

A hamlet and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1448).

Cuddesdon and Denton
Cuddesdon and Denton#English

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A hamlet in Cuddesdon and Denton parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5902).

Lancaster County
Lancaster County#English

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

A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska.


Hesperia

From Latin Hesperia, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία (Hespería).

A village in Newaygo County and Oceana County, Michigan, United States.


Bolivar

Bolivar, Missouri
Bolivar, Ohio
Bolivar, Tennessee
Simón Bolívar

Most places named Bolivar are named after Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), a South American leader—even those whose naturalized English name does not use the Spanish-language orthography or pronunciation.


Galena

A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.


Canning

* The civil parish in New Brunswick is likely named after British prime minister George Canning (1770 - 1827).
* The village in Nova Scotia is named after British prime minister George Canning (1770 - 1827).


Killeen

Killeen (countable and uncountable, plural Killeens)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cillín.


Rolla

Rolla (countable and uncountable, plural Rollas)

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A community of British Columbia, Canada.


Peck

* As an English surname, variant of Speake with loss of the initial letter.
* Also as an English (and sometimes Irish) surname, variant of Peak, Petch, Peach.
* As a south German surname, variant of Beck. Compare Pek, also found in Poland.
* As a Dutch and north German surname, from pek (“pitch, tar, resin”).
* As a Hungarian, Czech, Polish, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene surname, Americanized and Germanized from Pek, Pék meaning "baker," itself ultimately from the German verb backen.

A place in the United States:
A village in Michigan.


Eureka

Bundaberg Region
Bundaberg Region#English

A rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

A community of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A settlement in Waikato district, New Zealand.


Bode

* As a Dutch and German surname, from bode (“messenger”).
* As a German and Danish surname, from the name Bodo, derived from Old Saxon bodo (“messenger”), related to above.
* As a Dutch and German surname, from Bude (“booth, small house”).


Fonda

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

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


Oirschot

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.


Aldrich

/ˈɔːldɹɪt͡ʃ/

A village in Polk County, Missouri, named after a railroad employee.


Center

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


Medford

census-designated place
census-designated place

A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York.


Tann

From the German surname, from a rare literary word meaning "forest" (see below).


Burlington

-ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋtən

From Burling + -ton.
The town in Newfoundland derives from a variant of the name Bridlington in Yorkshire and may have been informed by the name of Burlington, Ontario.


Strichen

A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9455).


Trouty

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador


Morden

A community in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Morell

* As an English surname, from the personal name Morel, a diminutive of Middle English and Old French more (“dark”), from Latin Maurus. Compare Moore.
* As a French surname, Americanized from Morel. Also compare Morell.
* The placename is named after Jean Francois Morel, a French settler from Saint-Malo who arrived near the current settlement around 1720.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

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


Minto

Refers to the Minto Hills near the Scottish village. A pleonastic compound of Old Welsh minid (“mountain”), from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”), and Old English hōh (“hill spur, promontory”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-, *kemǝk- (“joint, legbone”). The latter element was added after the meaning of the former had become obscure. Recorded as Munethov in 1166 and Mynetowe in 1296.

der

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, where the seat of the Earl of Minto is located.

Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including:


Huron

From French Huron; Uncertain; possibly from French hure (“boar’s head”) or from a Wyandot word containing the Iroquoian root ronon (“nation”), from Proto-North Iroquoian *ɹonõɁ.

A town and hamlet in Wayne County, New York.


Briarcliff Manor

briar + cliff (ancestral home of early settler)

Plans were approved on February 21, 1920, for proposed extensions io the temporary sewage disposal plant serving the village of Briarcliff Manor.

1921, Annual Report of the State Department of Health of New York:

Westchester County
Westchester County#English

A village in Westchester County, New York, on the Hudson River.


Cove

en-proper noun

Cove (countable and uncountable, plural Coves)

From Old English cofa (“cave, cove, hollow, cavern”).

der

A small village in Tiverton parish, Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS9519).

A coastal village on the Rosneath peninsula, Argyll and Bute council area (OS grid ref NS2282).

A hamlet on Loch Ewe, Highland council area (OS grid ref NG8090).

A coastal village near Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders council area (OS grid ref NT7871).


Emmet

From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.


Ust-Abakanskoye

From Russian Усть-Абаканское (Ustʹ-Abakanskoje).

bor

Усть-Абаканское

(historical) Former name of Abakan. (1823–1931)


Barrington

en-proper noun

Barrington (countable and uncountable, plural Barringtons)

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

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3949).

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3818).

Barrington River
Barrington River#English

A small village on the Barrington River, New South Wales, Australia.

A locality in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.

Shelburne County
Shelburne County#English

A rural community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A hamlet in the township of Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada.

A number of places in the United States:

A suburban village in Cook County and Lake County, Illinois.


Ord

* As an English surname, from the dialectal noun ord (“point, place”). Compare Ort.
* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, habitational name from Ord in Peeblesshire or Banffshire, from òrd (“hammer”).
* The city in Nebraska is named after Edward O. C. Ord.
* The river in Australia is named after Harry Ord.

A civil parish and village in Northumberland, England

A hamlet near Tarskavaig, Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG6113). From Scottish Gaelic An t-Òrd.


Fillmore

From Old English full (“filled, fertile”) + mere (“lake”).

A village in the Regional Municipality of Fillmore No. 96, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A village in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States.

A hamlet and census-designated place in Allegany County, New York, United States.


Kossuth

A village in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States.


Ruston

A village in Wykeham parish, Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9583).


Justice

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


Marston

From Old English mersc (“marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

A hamlet in Pembridge parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3657).

A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8943).

A village in Lea Marston parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2094).

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

A hamlet near Wolston, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4176).


Jansen

Through immigration from Dutch Jansen. Doublet of Johnson.


Sauris

First attested 1280, the name is said to be of Illyrian origin, from *savira (“current”) (compare Sanskrit सरित् (sarit)). Known in German as Zahre.

To the N. w. of Ampezzo, in the upper part of the Val Lumies, lie the sequestered villages of Sauris or Zahre (Sauris di Sotto, 3955'; Sauris di Sopra, 4440'), which, like Sappada (p. 421), are inhabited by Germans.

1899, Karl Baedeker (Firm), The Eastern Alps: Including the Bavarian Highlands, Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria, Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola, page 526

Lest it be assumed that the use in Sauris of Friulian and Italian is of very recent date, it is interesting to note that 120 years ago Joseph Bergmann (1849) gave German no chance of surviving there: […]

2004, Edwin Ardener, Social Anthropology and Language, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 164:

The municipality of Sauris, or “Zahre” in the local “zahrar sproche” idiom, is located in the Province of Udine, in northeastern Italy.

2019, Maurizio Droli, The Albergo Diffuso Model: Community-based hospitality for a sustained competitive advantage, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, →ISBN:

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia#English

A village in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, one of the Germanic language islands in Italy, where Sauris Bavarian is spoken.


Timau

A village in northern Italy; a commune of Paluzza.


Bronte

From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) or Βρόντης (Bróntēs, “Thunderer, name of one of the cyclops”).

der

A community of the town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.

A coastal locality in Tasman district, New Zealand, named after the Duke of Bronte.


Eastriggs

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY2466).


Zennor

A village and civil parish in south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4538).


Cardrona

A village east of Peebles, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3038).

A small settlement in Central Otago, New Zealand, between Queenstown and Wanaka


Kirkburn

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9855).

A hamlet south-east of Peebles, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2938).


Morebattle

A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire (OS grid ref NT7724).


Lilliesleaf

A village south-east of Selkirk, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire (OS grid ref NT5325).


Dryburgh

A hamlet beside the River Tweed, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Berwickshire (OS grid ref NT5932).


Reston

en-proper noun

Reston (countable and uncountable, plural Restons)

A community of the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, southwestern Manitoba, Canada.

A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT8862).


Nisbet

A hamlet in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6725).


Cochrane

The surname has multiple origins:
# From the placename "Lowlands of Cochrane", in Paisley, Renfrewshire.
# An anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Maceachrain.
# An anglicization of Irish Ó Corcráin (“descendant of Corcrán”).

der

A village in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.


Midway

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

A village in Madison County, Ohio, also called Sedalia.

Washington County
Washington County#English

An unincorporated rural community of Washington County, Oregon.


Nove

From Ukrainian Нове́ (Nové, literally “New”). Contrast Stare.

The name of numerous settlements in the Ukraine, including:

A village in Mykolaivka rural hromada, Dnipro Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the Ukraine

Но́вое

village in Mykolaivka, Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine

A rural settlement in Kropyvnytskyi urban hromada, Kropyvnytskyi Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast, the Ukraine, founded in the 1970s

Но́вое

rural settlement in Kropyvnytskyi, Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Ukraine


Midland

From Middle English mydlonde, equivalent to mid- + land.

A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Brant

English, German, Jewish and Dutch surname, variant of Brand.
The municipality in Ontario is named after Mohawk political leader Joseph Brant (1743 - 1807).

A hamlet in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.


Brantville

A rural community of New Brunswick, Canada


Belles

Named after British colonial administrator and author Henry Hesketh Bell (1864–1952).


Hampstead

From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hempstead.


South River

/ˈsʌʊθ ˈɹɪv.ɚ/

The town in Newfoundland is named after a nearby river.

Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District#English

A village in the Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.


Clarington

In Ontario, a blend of Clarke + Darlington, introduced in 1994 as a portmanteau of the names of two former townships.

A village in Monroe County, Ohio, United States.


Belleville

en-proper noun

Belleville (countable and uncountable, plural Bellevilles)

From Belle + -ville.
* (French commune): From French Belleville, derived from belle vue (“beautiful view”).
* (neighbourhood of Paris): From French Belleville, literally “beautiful town”.
* (city in Ontario): Renamed in honour of Lady Annabella Gore after an 1816 visit with her husband, Francis Gore.

A number of places in the United States:

A hamlet and census-designated place in New York.


Ryley

A village in Alberta, Canada, which is the headquarters of Beaver County.


Longview

Champaign County
Champaign County#English

A village in Champaign County, Illinois.


Hays

Spelling variant of Hayes, which has multiple origins.


Abee

Abee (countable and uncountable, plural Abees)


Deloraine

A community, formerly a town, in Deloraine-Winchester municipality, Manitoba, Canada, named after a remote place in the Scottish Borders.


Erickson

en-prop

Erickson (countable and uncountable, plural Ericksons)

A community and former town in the Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson, Manitoba, Canada; named for postmaster E. Albert Erickson.


Hubbards

A rural community of Nova Scotia, Canada


Duff

en-proper noun

Duff (countable and uncountable, plural Duffs)

From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from dubh (“dark”).

A placename
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.


Roxbury

From Old English hrōc (“rook”), in the genitive singular case hrōces + byriġ, from burg (“fortified place”).

A community of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Knutsford

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


Kuroki

Borrowed from Japanese 黒木(くろき) (Kuroki).
The hamlet is named for general Kuroki Tamemoto, and was founded during the Russo-Japanese war.


Avondale

The town in Newfoundland is named after Avondale in County Wicklow, Ireland.

A village in New South Wales, Australia.

One of two communities in Nova Scotia, Canada.


Sherbrooke

French: Sherbrooke

From the English surname Shirebrook, from the Manor of Shirebrook
* (surname): Corruption of the surname Shirebrook.
* (Nova Scotian municipality): From the surname of the governor general.
* (Prince Edward Island municipality):
* (Quebec municipality): From the surname of the governor general.

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


Stanstead

From Old English stan (“stone”) + stede (“place”), meaning "stony place".

A village and civil parish of Suffolk, England


Chisasibi

From Cree ᒋᓴᓯᐱ (cisasipi, “great river”).

an Indian reserve and village municipality in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada


Salluit

From Inuktitut ᓴᓪᓗᐃᑦ (salloit, “the thin ones”).


Nemaska

From Cree ᓀᒥᔅᑳ (nemiskaa, “where the fish abound”).


Waswanipi

From Cree ᐙᔂᓂᐲ (waaswaanipii, “light over the water”), a traditional night-time fishing method.


Waskaganish

From Cree ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ (waaskaahiikanish, “little house”).


New Denmark

A rural community of Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Annan

A community of Meaford municipality, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Lansdowne

en-proper noun

Lansdowne (countable and uncountable, plural Lansdownes)


Deline

Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories#English

A charter community in the Northwest Territories, Canada.


Fort Liard

A hamlet in the Dehcho Region, Northwest Territories, Canada.


Tulita

A hamlet in the Sahtu Region, Northwest Territories, Canada.


Alert

Qikiqtaaluk Region
Qikiqtaaluk Region#English

A community of the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada; the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world.

An alternative name for Alharod, a village in Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan, Iran.


Arviat

From Inuktitut ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (arfiat) / Arviat, from ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ / arviat (“place of the bowhead whale”), from ᐊᕐᕕᒃ / arvik (“bowhead whale”).

A hamlet in Kivalliq, Nunavut, Canada, on the west coast of Hudson Bay; the third largest community in Nunavut, the largest community near the geographic centre of Canada


Kimmirut

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ (kimmirot, literally “heel”).


Macfarlane

A rural locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region of Queensland, Australia.


Fruitvale

Kootenay Boundary
Kootenay Boundary#English

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A village in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia, Canada


Warfield

en-proper noun

Warfield (countable and uncountable, plural Warfields)

From Old English wer (“weir”) + feld (“field”).

Bracknell Forest
Bracknell Forest#English

A village and civil parish in Bracknell Forest district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8772).


Hazelton

Haslingden, Lancashire
Hazleton, Gloucestershire
Hesleden, County Durham

From multiple placenames in England: Hesleden, County Durham, Haselden, Sussex, Haslingden, Lancashire, Hazeldon, Wiltshire, and Hazleton, Gloucestershire. From Old English hæsl (“hazel”) + denu (“valley”).

An unincorporated community of California; named for Hazelton Blodget, son of a local oilman.

An unincorporated community of New Jersey.

An unincorporated community of West Virginia.


Ashcroft

Ashcroft (countable and uncountable, plural Ashcrofts)

Habitational surname from two minor places in England, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A village in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.


Eastville

A village and civil parish (served by Eastville, Midville and New Leake Parish Council) in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4056).


Whalley

Whalley (countable and uncountable, plural Whalleys)

A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7336).


Garrison

Garrison (countable and uncountable, plural Garrisons)

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.


Questa

A misspelling of Spanish cuesta (“ridge, slope”).

A village in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.


Loving

Loving (countable and uncountable, plural Lovings)

A village in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States


Lovington

From the Old English phrase for Lufa's settlement.

A village and civil parish (served by Cary Moor parish council) in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5930).


Norwood

From north + wood. Doublet of Northwood.

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

Peterborough County
Peterborough County#English

A village in Asphodel-Norwood township, Peterborough County, Ontario.

A number of places in the United States:

East Feliciana Parish
East Feliciana Parish#English

A village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.

St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County#English

A village in St. Lawrence County, New York.

Central Province
Central Province#English

A village in Central Province, Sri Lanka.


Hampden

Hampden (countable and uncountable, plural Hampdens)

From Old English hām (“homestead”) + denu (“valley”).

A locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.

A rural locality in the Mid North, South Australia.


Eustis

Eustis (countable and uncountable, plural Eustises)

A village Frontier County Nebraska, United States.


Trout River

/ˈtɹʌʊt ˈɹɪv.ɚ/

The town in Newfoundland is named after a nearby river.


Issime

A village in Aosta Valley, in northwestern Italy.


Harappa

Borrowed from Punjabi ہَڑَپَّہ (haṛappah) / ਹੜਪ੍ਪਾ (haṛppā).

bor+

A village in Punjab, in eastern Pakistan.


Craven

A village in the Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219, Saskatchewan, Canada.


New Edinburgh

Named for Edinburgh, both then and now the capital city of Scotland.

A community founded in 1783, currently located in Clare district municipality, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A settlement in Ontario, Canada, established in 1829, incorporated as a village of that name in 1867, and annexed by the City of Ottawa in 1887, of which it now forms a neighbourhood in its Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward. (The affluent neighbourhood is notable as the location of the official residences of both the Governor General and the Prime Minister of Canada.)


Evansville

Burpee and Mills
Burpee and Mills#English

Manitoulin District
Manitoulin District#English

A community of Burpee and Mills, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada.

Nipissing District
Nipissing District#English

A community of West Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.


Yolla

A rural community of Tasmania, Australia


Hemmingford

A village and township in Quebec, Canada


Beloit

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


Adamstown

From Adam + -s- + town or Adams + town. The place on Pitcairn is named after John Adams, one of the mutineers who originally settled there. The place in Ireland is named for Adam Devereux, the one in Maryland for Adam Kohlenburg, and the one in Pennsylvania for William Addams.


Springbrook

City of Gold Coast
City of Gold Coast#English

A mountain, plateau, town, and locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

A community in the township of Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario, Canada.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A community in the township of Lot 21, Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Hati

A village in Semenivka urban hromada, Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine

Гаці

village in Semenivka, Novhorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv, Ukraine


Galatea

74 Galatea
Acis and Galatea (mythology)
Galatea
Galatea, New Zealand
Leucippus (daughter of Galatea)

/ˌɡæləˈtiːə/

A settlement in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, named after HMS Galatea.


Rockville

A number of places in the United States:


Børselv

From Norwegian Børselv, from the informal noun børse (“long gun, rifle”) (see Swedish bössa) + elv (“river”), a calque of the Finnish/Kven name, Pyssyjoki, from pyssy + joki. In Northern Sami the name is Bissojohka.


Danvers

From Middle English [Term?], from Old French d'Anvers (“from Antwerp”).

A village in McLean County, Illinois, United States.

A community of Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Ruda

The name of numerous villages in the Ukraine, including:

A village in Zhvanets rural hromada, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, the Ukraine, first mentioned in 1422

Руда́

village in Zhvanets, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine

A village in Mykolaivka settlement hromada, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast, the Ukraine

Руда́

village in Mykolaivka, Sumy, Sumy, Ukraine


Twin Falls

A locality in Apache County, Arizona, United States.


Sers

A hamlet and village in Vayots Dzor, Armenia


Springton

A community of Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Aetna

From the Latin Aetna, from either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aith-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *ai-dh, from *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”). Doublet of Etna.

A number of other places in Canada and in the United States:

A hamlet in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.


Burley

From Old English burh (“burg”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU2103).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8810).


Cherry Valley

A village in Illinois; named for the town in New York.

A town in New York, and a village within that town.


Greenville

From green + -ville or Green + -ville (from the surname), depending on the place.

The name of many cities and towns in the United States and Canada, including:

A community of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

A town and hamlet in Greene County, New York, United States.

A village and unincorporated community therein, in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.

Outagamie County
Outagamie County#English


Harmony

Rocky View County
Rocky View County#English

A community of Rocky View County, Alberta.

Colchester County
Colchester County#English

A community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia.

A hamlet in Perth South, Perth County, Ontario.

United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry#English

A community of North Dundas, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario.

census-designated place
census-designated place

Providence County
Providence County#English

A number of places in the United States:

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


Coronation

A settlement in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.


Galahad

From Old French Galahad, of obscure origin and meaning. Suggestions include Old Welsh, or biblical Gilead.

Flagstaff County
Flagstaff County#English

A hamlet in Flagstaff County, in east-central Alberta.


Hussar

From hussar, in honour of a group of German soldiers who had established a large farm near the village.