leprosarium

en-noun

leprosarium (plural leprosariums or leprosaria)

leprosariums (plural)
leprosaria (plural)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin leprōsārium, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -ārium (“-ary: building related to”). Doublet of leprosery.

bor+

In the middle of the twelfth century, France had more than 2,000 leprosariums

1971, José Barchilon, introduction to Madness & Civilization

"I don't understand it. We've been playing real well up to now." "We've been playing leprosariums and barber's colleges."

An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.


Bellingham

en-proper noun

Bellingham (countable and uncountable, plural Bellinghams)

Two origins:
* The suburb of London is named with the Old English personal name Bera, a byname from bera (“bear”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
* The village in Northumberland is named with Old English belle (“bell”), in reference to a bell-shaped hill, + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”)

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY8383).

A coastal settlement in George Town council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Fawcett

Fawcett (countable and uncountable, plural Fawcetts)


Winchester

From Middle English Wynchester, Winchestre, from Old English Wintanċeaster, from Latin Venta Belgārum (literally “Venta of the Belgae”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Celtic *wentā (“town, place”), Proto-Indo-European *h₁wen- (“place (?)”) + Old English ċeaster, from Latin castra (“camp”).
The bottle is named for the former customary units of the English city. The rifle is named named after American businessman Oliver Winchester (1810–1880). The computer disk is named for the rifle.

named-after

Any of the towns named after it, including:

A number of places in the United States:

A township and village therein, in Adams County, Ohio, named after Winchester, Virginia.

A village in North Dundas township, eastern Ontario, Canada.


Irwin

en-proper noun

Irwin (countable and uncountable, plural Irwins)

From a medieval given name Erwin, Old English eofor (“boar”) + wine (“friend”), the latter of which is from Proto-West Germanic *wini.


Fleming

From Middle English flameng, from late Old English Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (compare West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) and the patronymic suffix *-ingaz (“belonging to, descended from”). More at Flanders.

der

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

A town and locality in the Northern Territory, Australia.

A town and hamlet in Cayuga County, New York.


Karasjok

A village and municipality of Finnmark, in northern Norway.


Tynset

A village and municipality in Innlandet, Norway, previously in Hedmark.


Vaksdal

A municipality and village therein, in Vestland, Norway, previously in Hordaland.


Volda

A village and municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.


Lucas

From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.


Eden

From Hebrew עֵדֶן (eden), perhaps from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin, “steppe, garden”).

Any of various towns and other place names.

A small town and village in Marshall County, South Dakota.

Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac County#English

A town and village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.


Eden

* The river in Cumbria is from the Roman name, British Latin Ituna. The rivers in Scotland are also related to the root of this name.
* The river in Kent is back-formed from Edenbridge, from Old English Eadhelmsbrigge (“Eadhelm's bridge”).

A residential settlement in County Antrim, Ireland.


Kare

A village in Žitorađa, Toplica okrug, Serbia


Kare

A village in Mykolaivka settlement hromada, Berezivka Raion, Odesa Oblast, the Ukraine, founded in 1918

Карэ

village in Mykolaivka, Berezivka, Odesa, Ukraine


Virgil

From Middle English Vyrgyle, from Latin Virgilius, from the Roman clan name Vergilius, from Etruscan and of unknown meaning.

A settlement in the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

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


Gibson

en-proper noun

Gibson (countable and uncountable, plural Gibsons)

A number of places in the United States:

A hamlet in the town of Corning, Steuben County, New York.

A community of Tiny township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Brock

Myerscough and Bilsborrow
Myerscough and Bilsborrow#English

A small village in Myerscough and Bilsborrow parish, Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5140).

A village in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States.

A village in the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Topeka

Borrowed from Kansa tó ppí kʼé ([dopĩkʼʔə], literally “good place to dig potatoes”).

bor

A village in Quiver Township, Mason County, Illinois.


Burdett

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

A village in the town of Hector, Schuyler County, New York.


Armstrong

The rural municipality in Manitoba is named after politician James William Armstrong (1860 - 1928).

A rural community and First Nation settlement in Thunder Bay District, Ontario.


Portland

A community of Ontario, Canada; named for the 3rd Duke of Portland.

A locality near Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand; named for the local Portland cement industry.


Lund

en-proper noun

Lund (countable and uncountable, plural Lunds)

Dithmarschen
en:Lund
en:Lund (surname)
en:Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire

* As an English, German, and North Germanic surname, from Old Norse lundr (“grove”).
* Also as a German surname, from Lunden in Dithmarschen, itself possibly borrowed from Danish lund (“little forest”) or lunn (“survey”).

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

An unincorporated village in the Regional District of qathet, British Columbia, Canada.

A village in the municipality of Namsos, Trøndelag county, Norway.

A community of Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden.

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

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

A hamlet near the village of Cliffe, Selby district, North Yorkshire, England.

An unincorporated village in Iron County, Utah, United States.


Clive

A village and civil parish in north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5124).


Swift Current

Swift Current (disambiguation)
Swift Current Creek

In Saskatchewan, apparently named after Swift Current Creek.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A community and designated place in eastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Oakley

From Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Akeley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.

A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0153).

A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP6312).

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole#English

A village in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0198).

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A village and civil parish (served by Oakley and Deane Parish Council) in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5750).

A hamlet in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7036).

Brome and Oakley
Brome and Oakley#English

A village in Brome and Oakley parish, Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1678).

A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0288).

A village in Brady Township, Saginaw County, Michigan.


Marshall

* As an English surname, from the noun marshal.
* As a French surname, variant of Mercier.
* As a German surname, variant of Marschall.

A number of places in the United States:


Craig

Craig (countable and uncountable, plural Craigs)

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic creag (“rock”).

bor+

A township and village therein, in Burt County, Nebraska; named for early settler William Stewart Craig.

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Cra#Cra

A small settlement in Glen Carron, Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH0349).


Byron

Habitational surname from Old English byrum (“at the byre or cattleshed”).

inh

Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County#English

A village in Burns Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.


Ellingham

en-proper noun

Ellingham (countable and uncountable, plural Ellinghams)

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

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

A small village in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1408).

A village and civil parish (served by Kirby Cane and Ellingham Parish Council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3792).

A village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1725).


Rutledge

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


Julian

A village in Nebraska; named for early French settler Julian Bahuaud.


Winston

From Old English personal name Wine, in the genitive singular case Wines + tūn (“farm, village”).


Delia

From the Ancient Greek Δήλῐᾰ (Dḗlĭă), epithet of the goddess Artemis, referring to her birth on the island of Delos.


Burrows

A community in the Rural Municipality of Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Butte

Butte (countable and uncountable, plural Buttes)

A village, the county seat of Boyd County, Nebraska, United States.

A city and village in McLean County, North Dakota, United States.


Columbus

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

From Latin columbus (“a dove”). Doublet of Colombo. The verb is a reference to the Italian explorer.

Any of various cities, towns and villages in the United States:


Blackpool

A hamlet in Brixton parish, South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5654).

A hamlet in Ilsington parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8174)

A hamlet in Martletwy community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0614).

A settlement on Waiheke Island, Auckland region, New Zealand.


Bradford

* Various place names in England, from Old English brād (“broad”) + ford (“ford”).
* (shaken martini)

A number of places in England:
A hamlet in Cornwall.

A number of places in England:
A locality in Derbyshire.

A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4207).

Adderstone with Lucker
Adderstone with Lucker#English

A small village in Adderstone with Lucker parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1532).

A large number of places in the United States:

A village and former town in Essex County, Massachusetts.

A village in Darke County and Miami County, Ohio.


Brighton

(place): From Old English Beorthelmstone (“Beorthelm's farm”)
: (surname): From Breighton in Yorkshire.

der

A hamlet in St Enoder parish and Ladock parish, south-east of Newquay, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9054).

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

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

Shelburne County
Shelburne County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village mostly in Macoupin County, Illinois, named after Brighton, Mass.


Cody

A village in Nebraska; named for railroad foreman Thomas Cody.


Holton

en-proper noun

Holton (countable and uncountable, plural Holtons)

The first element has a wide variety of possible origins, among which Old English hōh (“promontory, hill-spur”), healh (“corner, nook”), holh (“hollow, depression”) or holt (“small wood”). The second element is tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

der

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP6006).

A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST686268).

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4077).


Belvoir

The name is of Old French origin, from bel (“beautiful”) + voir (“view”).

A village and civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England, 13 kilometres west of Grantham, famous for the Belvoir Hunt (OS grid ref SK8233).


Robin Hood

/ˌɹɒbɪn ˈhʊd/

From Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of Robert.

Baslow and Bubnell
Baslow and Bubnell#English

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Ri-Ror#Roa-Ror

A hamlet in Baslow and Bubnell parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2772).

A settlement in Wrightington parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire (OS grif ref SD5211).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3227).

A locality near Drouin, Victoria, Australia.


Caledonia

/kælɪˈdəʊnɪə/

A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.

A community of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

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

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

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


Weymouth

In England, from Wey + mouth, referring to that river's mouth. The village in Nova Scotia is named after the city in Massachusetts.


Portsmouth

Portuguese: Portsmouth

From Middle English Portesmuða, from Old English Portesmuða.

A village in Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England, on the border with Lancashire (OS grid ref SD9026).

[…] not exceeding six Persons for Newport foure Persons for each of the respective Townes of Providence Portsmouth and Warwicke and two Persons for each other Place Towne or Citty […]

1663, John Clarke, Charles II of England (signatory), Rhode Island Royal Charter, archived from the original on 2022-07-10, second of three blocks of text, lines 5–6:

A number of places in the United States:


Exeter

From Old English Ex (“the river Exe”) + ċeaster (“town”), 'the Roman city of Isca'.

A village in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

A community of Huron County, Ontario, Canada.

A village in the town of Lebanon, Connecticut.


Southampton

A rural community and parish of York County, New Brunswick.

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A community of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

A place in Canada:
A community of Bruce County, Ontario.

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


Dorchester

Dorchester
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester

Ultimately from Celtic *Durno-wārjā (Latin Durnovāria) + Old English ċeaster (“fort, Roman town”).
The civil parish in New Brunswick and Ontario town are named in honour of colonial administrator Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724 - 1808).

A village and civil parish (served by Dorchester-on-Thames Parish Council) in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, on the River Thames (OS grid ref SU5794).

A village mostly in Clark County, Wisconsin.


Poole

en-proper noun

Poole (countable and uncountable, plural Pooles)


Chichester

/ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃɪstə/

Chichester
Chichester (disambiguation)
Cissa of Sussex

Reputedly from Old English personal name Cissa + ceaster (“fort, manor, town”). Otherwise the first element could come from Old English *ċisse (“a gravelly place”).

A township municipality and village in Pontiac regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada.

A hamlet in the town of Shandaken, Ulster County, New York, United States.


Wareham

Wareham (countable and uncountable, plural Warehams)

From Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

A community in the town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

A community of Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Thompson

en-prop

Thompson (countable and uncountable, plural Thompsons)

Variant of Thomson, from Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas".
* Calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“McTavish”); also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas".

calque

A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9296).


Thomson

en-proper noun

Thomson (countable and uncountable, plural Thomsons)

From Tom + -son, originally meaning "son of Thomas". Being derived from Thomas ultimately gives this surname an Aramaic derivation - teoma 'twin'.
* Calque of Scottish Gaelic MacTamhais (“MacTavish”); Also an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacTamhais, meaning "son of Thomas". Many with the name MacTavish changed their name to Thomson and Thompson after Culloden.

calque

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

Washington County
Washington County#English

A hamlet in the town of Greenwich, Washington County, New York.


Garrett

A medieval English and Irish form of the Germanic given names Gerard and Gerald. Of Old High German origin.

A number of places in the United States:


Ingram

From a Middle English given name, from Proto-Germanic *Ingwaz (“a Germanic god”) + *hrabnaz (“raven”). The places are named after persons with the surname.

der

A place in the United States:
A village in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

A small village and large civil parish west of Alnwick, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0116).


Sherman

/ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/

Sense 1: From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.

United States of America
United States of America

Any of a number of places in the United States of America:

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County#English

A town and village in Chautauqua County, New York.


Roberts

en-proper noun

Roberts (countable and uncountable, plural Robertses)

St. Croix County
St. Croix County#English

A village in the town of Warren, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.


Harris

Harris (countable and uncountable, plural Harrises)

From Harry + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Harry, a male given name derived from a Middle English pronunciation of Old French Henri.

A village in the Rural Municipality of Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada

A hamlet in Thompson, Sullivan County, New York.


Harrison

Harrison (countable and uncountable, plural Harrisons)

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

Westchester County
Westchester County#English

A coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York.

Outagamie County
Outagamie County#English

A village in Calumet County and Outagamie County, Wisconsin.


Phillips

en-prop

Phillips (countable and uncountable, plural Phillipses)


Bennett

en-proper noun

Bennett (countable and uncountable, plural Bennetts)


Cartwright

Cartwright (countable and uncountable, plural Cartwrights)

English surname, from the nouns cart + wright (“maker, crafter”). As a Dutch surname, variant of Courtwright.
The settlement in Labrador was named by British military officer, entrepreneur and author George Cartwright (1739/1740 – 1819), who established a fish and fur trading business at the location of the settlement.

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A placename, from the surname:
A village in Manitoba, Canada.


Wheelwright

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

A village in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.


Ravenscar

Recorded as Rauenesere 1312, from Old Norse hrafn + sker, so Peak must have been a later renaming.
The computing term was derived from the name of the village, the location of the 8th International Real-Time Ada Workshop (IRTAW 8).

A coastal village in Staintondale parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district, renamed from Peak in the early 20th century (OS grid ref NZ9801).


Mitchell

Mitchell (countable and uncountable, plural Mitchells)

Translingual: markmitchelli

From a Middle English vernacular form of the Old French given name Michel (“Michael”), or in some cases from a Middle English nickname muchel (“big”).

A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:


Collins

Collins (countable and uncountable, plural Collinses)

* As an English surname, variant of Colin.
* As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Coileáin, see Cullen, McQuillan, and McCallion.
* As a French surname, Americanized from Collin and Colette.
* As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kolenc, from koleno (“knee”) and the obsolete kolenc (“nipplewort”).

A village in Missouri; named for the local judge William Collins.


Richards

A village in Vernon County, Missouri, United States.


Calgary

From Scottish Gaelic cala (“harbor”) + ghearraidh, genitive of gearraidh (“pasture”) (compare Old Norse garðr (“courtyard, enclosed space”)). The Canadian city was named after the village on Mull, Scotland.

cog

A village on the island of Mull, Scotland, the eponym of the Canadian city.


Miller

en-prop

Miller (countable and uncountable, plural Millers)

French: Miller

Translingual: Mill.

English surname, capitalization of miller. Doublet of Muller. Also compare Milner, Millward, Müller, Mueller, Mulder, Molenaar, Muenier, Molinaro, Molinero, Molnár, Mlinar, Mlynarczyk.

A number of places in the United States:


Simpson

en-proper noun

Simpson (countable and uncountable, plural Simpsons)

From Middle English Sympson, equivalent to Sim, the short form of Simon, + -son.

Simpson and Ashland
Simpson and Ashland#English

A suburban village in Simpson and Ashland parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8836).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Si-Sm#Si

A hamlet in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8818).

A village in the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek, No. 281, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

A locality in the south of the Northern Territory, Australia.

A village in Pitt County, North Carolina.


Anderson

en-prop

Anderson (countable and uncountable, plural Andersons)

From Middle English Ander (“Andrew”) + -son, after Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization of Danish and Norwegian Andersen or Swedish Andersson.

A locality in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia; named for early settlers Samuel, Hugh and Thomas Anderson.


Anderson

From earlier Anderston, from Middle English Andreuston, equivalent to Andrew + -s- + -ton.

A small village and civil parish (served by Lower Winterborne Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY8797).


Chapman

From Middle English chapman, chepman, equivalent to cheap (noun) + man. Doublet of Kaufman and Koopman.

A number of places in the United States.

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


Webb

A village in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality.


Rogers

en-proper noun

Rogers (countable and uncountable, plural Rogerses)

From Roger + -'s, equivalent to Rogerson. Doublet of Rutgers.

A village in Colfax County, Nebraska, named after a railroad official.

Columbiana County
Columbiana County#English


Machen

From Welsh ma (“place (of)”) + the personal name Cein.

Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen#English

A village in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen community, Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2189).


Stanford

Various place names from Old English stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”).
The university is named after the son of railroad magnate Leland Stanford.

Stanford (disambiguation)
Stanford University

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A hamlet in Southill parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1641).

Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone and Hythe#English

A village and civil parish in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1238).

A deserted village and civil parish (without a council) in Breckland district, Norfolk (now in a military area) (OS grid ref TL8594).

Alberbury with Cardeston
Alberbury with Cardeston#English

A hamlet in Alberbury with Cardeston parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ3312).

A number of places in the United States:

A small village in Western Cape province, South Africa.


Clare

Medieval English vernacular form of Clara, from the Latin clara, feminine of clarus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara of Assisi.
In Oxfordshire, from Clarora, a clay slope.

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A hamlet in Pyrton parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6798).


St Helens

A village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight in England (OS grid ref SZ6289).


Clydesdale

Antigonish County
Antigonish County#English

A community of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A rural locality in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia.


Hodge

Hodge (countable and uncountable, plural Hodges)

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

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger. The substitution of H for R is common in English words derived from Norman French.

A place name in the United States:
A village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.


Huntington

The name of many places around the world:

A small settlement in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4874).

A village and civil parish near Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4264).

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village in Herefordshire, on the Welsh border.

A hamlet in Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5371).

A village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9713).

South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire#English

A village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire (OS grid SE6156).

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

United States of America
United States of America

census-designated place
census-designated place


Bryn

From Welsh bryn (“hill, mound”) or, in the Greater Manchester place-name, Cumbric brinn (“hill”).

Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot#English

A village and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS8192).


Connel

Connel (countable and uncountable, plural Connels)

A village in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM9134).


Chandler

/ˈt͡ʃændləɹ/

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A village in the Shire of Nungarin, Western Australia; named for a local farmer.


Spaulding

Spaulding (countable and uncountable, plural Spauldings)

A village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.


Spalding

A rural municipality and village therein, in Saskatchewan, Canada.

A number of places in the United States:


Bolton

From Middle English Bodeltone (in the Domesday Book) etc., ultimately from Old English bolt, bold, botl, etc. (“home, hall, manor”) + -tun (“-ton: enclosure, town”).

A small village in Fangfoss parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7752).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English


Succoth

A village near Arrochar in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN2905).


Titusville

A community in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada, settled by the Titus family.


Southern Cross

Crux
Southern Cross (disambiguation)#Places

/ˌsʌðə(ɹ)n ˈkɹɒs/

A rural locality in Charters Towers Region, northern Queensland.

A locality in the Shire of Moyne, south-west Victoria.


Matthews

Matthews (countable and uncountable, plural Matthewses)

A locality in Howell Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.


Palmer

Palmer (countable and uncountable, plural Palmers)

From Middle English palmer (“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”), from Old French.

der

Christian County
Christian County#English

A village in Christian County, Illinois.

A hamlet in Rural Municipality of Sutton No. 103, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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


Braxton

en-proper noun

Braxton (countable and uncountable, plural Braxtons)

Perhaps a habitational surname from the village of Branxton, in Northumberland.

A village in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States.


Holmes

A hamlet in Tarleton parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4319).

A hamlet in Pawling, Dutchess County, New York.


Charlton

From Old English ċeorl (“freeman”) and tūn (“town”). Doublet of Carlton.

Any of many place names in England, Australia and the United States, including:

A village and civil parish north-west of Andover, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3547).

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A village in Newbottle parish, South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP5236).

A hamlet in Kilmersdon parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6852).

A village between Shepperton and Ashford, Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0869).

A village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9688).

A small village in Donhead St Mary parish, south Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9021).


Maxwell

From an earlier form Mackeswell, meaning "Mack's well or spring", from Old English welle (“well”).

A number of places in the United States:

A hamlet in Grey Highlands municipality, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Cameron

Cameron (countable and uncountable, plural Camerons)

From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).

An unincorporated village in Ontario; named for either early settler Duncan Cameron or politician Matthew Crooks Cameron.


Cardiff

From Middle Welsh Caerdyf, equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”) = fortified city on the River Taff. Compare Welsh Caerdydd.

Haliburton County
Haliburton County#English

A community of the township of Highlands East, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.

A hamlet in Sturgeon County, in central Alberta, Canada.

A small rural settlement in the region of Taranaki, New Zealand.

A small hamlet in Onondaga County, New York.


Brandon

From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of English Branton.

Brandon and Byshottles
Brandon and Byshottles#English

Any of some towns and villages in England:

A village in Brandon and Byshottles parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2339).

A small village in Hough-on-the-Hill parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9048).

A hamlet in Ingram parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0417).

Brandon and Bretford
Brandon and Bretford#English

A small village in Brandon and Bretford parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4076).

A village in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

A coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland.

Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac County#English

A village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.


Elliott

Elliott (countable and uncountable, plural Elliotts)

French: Éliot, Éliott, Élliot, Élliott

Swedish: Elliot

English surname derived from a Middle English diminutive of Elie, Old French form of Elias or Elijah, meaning "my God is Yahweh". As a Scottish surname it may also represent Gaelic Elloch from a word meaning a dam or bank.

A placename
A village in Illinois, United States


Clifton

Clifton (countable and uncountable, plural Cliftons)

*Literally meaning "town by a cliff." From Old English clif (“cliff”) + tūn (“town”). Analyzable as cliff + -ton.
*In Oregon County, Missouri, from Cliff + -ton. From being named after a Cliff, or which may be clipped to Clif.

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1638).

A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY5326).

Clifton and Compton
Clifton and Compton#English

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village in Clifton and Compton parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1644).

A village in Newton-with-Clifton parish, Fylde district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4630).

Newall with Clifton
Newall with Clifton#English

A small village in Newall with Clifton parish, Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1948).

A hamlet in Stannington parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ2082).

A hamlet in Deddington parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4831).

Conisbrough Parks
Conisbrough Parks#English

A village in Conisbrough Parks parish, Doncaster borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK5196).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1522).

A small village in Severn Stoke parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8446).

A placename
A locale in New Zealand:
A village in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

A village in Illinois; named for Clifton Hotel in Chicago.

A placename
A locale in the United States:
A village in Massachusetts.

A village in Clark County and Greene County, Ohio; named for nearby cliffs.

(historical) Former name of Belfair.; a locality in Mason, Washington


Law

Law (countable and uncountable, plural Laws)

From Old English hlaw (“a hill or burial mound”).

der

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom (OS grid ref NS8252).


Crawford

en-proper noun

Crawford (countable and uncountable, plural Crawfords)

From Old English crāwe (“crow”) + ford (“ford”).

A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9520).


Barney

Barney (countable and uncountable, plural Barneys)

From either the Old English personal name Bera (genitive singular Beran) or from Old English beren (“growing with barley”) + īeġ (“island”).

inh

A village in Fulmodeston parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9932).


Roland

From Old French, from Frankish *Hrōþiland (literally “fame-land”). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance. Doublet of Orlando.

der

Chanson de Roland
Roland (disambiguation)

A rural municipality and village therein, in southern Manitoba, Canada.

A rural community of Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia, named for a Captain Rolland.


Lancaster

From Middle English Lancaster, Loncastre, the name of the Roman fort on the River Lune, from Lune + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames.

Greater Shepparton
Greater Shepparton#English

A locality in the Shire of Campaspe and City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.

A community of the township of South Glengarry, in eastern Ontario, Canada.

A small community of the city of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

Several places in the United States:
A locality in Yavapai County, Arizona.

A town and village in Erie County, New York; suburb of Buffalo.


Campbell

* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”).
* As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell.
* As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above.
* (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell.

A number of places in the United States:

census-designated place
census-designated place

A town with hamlet and census-designated place therein, in Steuben County, New York.


Pablo

Borrowed from Spanish Pablo from Latin Paulus. Doublet of Paul.

Primero de Enero
Primero de Enero#English

A village in Primero de Enero, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba.


Chester

en-proper noun

Chester (countable and uncountable, plural Chesters)

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ceaster, a borrowing from Latin castra (“camp”).
The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.

Lunenburg County
Lunenburg County#English

A district municipality and village therein, in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A small community of Choctaw County, Mississippi.

A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.

A town and village in Orange County, New York.


Cassidy

From the Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Caiside (“descendant of Caiside”), from cas (“curly-haired”).

Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island#English

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A community in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.


Dixon

Dixon (countable and uncountable, plural Dixons)

A community of South Stormont township, Ontario, Canada.

A village in Dixon County, Nebraska, named after the county.


Fisher

Fisher (countable and uncountable, plural Fishers)

From fisher (“fisherman”). Doublet of Fisker.

Fisker

Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages

A location:
A locality in South Australia.

A locality in Humboldt County, California.

A village in Champaign County, Illinois.

Champaign County
Champaign County#English


Gotham

Salmagundi (periodical)
Washington Irving

When originally used in England, the meaning of the place name Gotham was literally “homestead where goats are kept”, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + hām (“home”).
As nickname for New York City, first used 1807 by Washington Irving in his Salmagundi Papers.

A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England, associated in folklore with insanity (OS grid ref SK5330).


Jefferson

Jefferson (countable and uncountable, plural Jeffersons)

/ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/

From Jeffrey + -son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson.

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

A village in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Ashtabula County
Ashtabula County#English

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

A community of Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.


Kimberly

Kimberly (countable and uncountable, plural Kimberlys)

Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:

A village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.

Outagamie County
Outagamie County#English


Kingston

In the case of settlements outside England, from king's + -ton (“town”), in reference to monarchs of the British Empire. In the case of settlements within England, a development from earlier Old English Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn (“king's town or manor”), in reference to various monarchs. Sometimes derived from other places already named Kingston or, particularly in America, from people with the surname King. Doublet of Kingstown, Kingstone, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Kingsville, Kingsburg, Conisbrough, Coniston, Coniston Cold, Queenstown, Queenston, Princeton, Princetown, and Princes Town.
In particular, the community founded in New Brunswick in 1783 in the aftermath of the American Revolution may have been named as a sign of loyalty to George III; its parish was named for the community. The village in Nova Scotia was named for its district (Kings County) and the unrealized hope that it would become a town. The surname is derived from the various locations named Kingston.

doublet

A community of Kings County, New Brunswick.

(historical)

Places in Canada:
A village in Nova Scotia.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

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

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3455).

A civil parish and small village in South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX6347).

A hamlet in Hazelbury Bryan parish, Dorset, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST7509).

A small village in Corfe Castle parish, on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset (OS grid ref SY9579).

A small settlement in Shorwell parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ4781).

A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1951).

A hamlet in East Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT5482).

A coastal village in Moray council area (OS grid ref NJ3365).

Places in the United States:
A village in DeKalb County, Illinois.

Places in the United States:
A village in Tuscola County, Michigan.

Places in the United States:
A village in Ross County, Ohio.

South Kingstown
w:South Kingstown, Rhode Island

Washington County
Washington County#English

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


Baltic

From Latin Balticus, from Latin Balthae (“dwellers near the Baltic sea”), equivalent to Balt + -ic. The ultimate origin is uncertain, but possibilities could include:
* From North Germanic *baltaz (“strait”), in reference to the narrow entranceway of the sea
* Related to Lithuanian baltas (“white”) and Proto-Slavic *bolto (“swamp, bog, mud”), which is from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“white”)
* Related to Latin balteus (“belt”) (compare Proto-Germanic *baltijaz), referring to the Danish straits, "the Belts". This is suggested by Adam of Bremen, who in the 11th century first recorded the name (Balticus, eo quod in modum baltei longo tractu per Scithicas regiones tendatur usque in Greciam).

der

A village and census-designated place in the center of the town of Sprague, Connecticut.

Coshocton County
Coshocton County#English

Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County#English

A village in Coshocton County, Holmes County and Tuscarawas County, Ohio.


Bridgetown

/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒˌtaʊn/

en:Bridgetown (disambiguation)
en:Tobias Bridge

From bridge + town or Bridge + town
* (Barbados): From being named after Tobias Bridge, and a former name, Indian Bridge, which in turn was named for a native bridge over the river Careenage in Bridgetown.

A hamlet in Werrington parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3489).

A hamlet in Exton parish, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9233).


Pape

A village in Bijelo Polje municipality, Montenegro.


Perry

en-prop

Perry (countable and uncountable, plural Perrys or Perries)

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1467).

A hamlet in Preston parish and Wingham parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2559).

A number of places in the United States:

A village in the town of Perry and town of Castile, Wyoming County, New York.


Thal

A village and municipality in St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.


Leeds

* The large city in West Yorkshire is from Old English Loidis, from Latin *Lādenses, most likely based on an early river-name derived from Proto-Celtic *lāto (“rut, heat”) (cf. Welsh llawd (“heat, ardour”)).
* The village in Kent is from Old English Hledes, probably from a stream-name.

City of Leeds
Leeds
Leeds (disambiguation)
Leeds, Kent

A village and civil parish of Maidstone borough, Kent, England, the site of Leeds Castle.

Hampshire County
Hampshire County#English

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

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


Jameson

A village in Daviess County, Missouri, United States.


Cary

A village in Algonquin Township, McHenry County and Cuba Township, Lake County, Illinois.


kampung

Borrowed from Indonesian kampung, and/or its etymon Malay kampung (“enclosure; quarter of a town occupied by a certain nationality; village”). Doublet of kampang.
Cognates
* Dutch kampoeng

bor

They came from solitary huts in the wilderness, from populous campongs, from villages by the sea. At the call of an idea they had left their forests, their clearings, the protection of their rulers, their prosperity, their poverty, the surroundings of their youth and the graves of their fathers.

1899 September – 1900 July, Joseph Conrad, chapter II, in Lord Jim: A Tale, Edinburgh, London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1900, →OCLC, page 14:

Margio seldom saw his mother happy, and often thought of doing things to cheer her up. He would go back to their kampong and look for gifts for her.

2015, Eka Kurniawan, chapter 4, in Labodalih Sembiring, transl., Man Tiger […], London, New York, N.Y.: Verso, →ISBN, page 107:

(Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) A traditional village.


Abbott

An occupational surname for someone employed by an abbot. In the U.S., sometimes an anglicization of Italian Abate, Spanish Abad or German Abt. Doublet of Abad.

Abat

surnames derived from the equivalents of “abbot”

A locality in Monte Partido, Buenos Aires province, Argentina.


Marion

en-prop

Marion (countable and uncountable, plural Marions)

From Middle English Marion, from Old French Marion, a diminutive of Marie, used in England since the Middle Ages.

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


Sawyer

en-proper noun

Sawyer (countable and uncountable, plural Sawyers)

* As an English occupational surname, from sawyer (“one who saws”). Senses loaned from various languages include Jewish/German Seger and Sager, Slovene Žagar.
* As a French surname, variant of Seguin.

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


Underwood

The name is from England or Scotland, and from Middle English.
The surname is sometimes habitational, used by someone who lived in any of several places of the same name. Otherwise it is topographic, referring to someone who lived near a wood.
The common noun comes from the name of the manufacturer, after John T. Underwood, one of its founders.

A village in Selston parish, Ashfield district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK4750).

A settlement in Bishton community, City of Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST3889).

A hamlet in Hook community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9812).

A community in the city of Markham, Rural Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada.

A village in Kincardine municipality, Bruce County, Ontario.

A hamlet in the town of North Hudson, Essex County, New York.

A rural locality in the City of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.


Newport

Newport (countable and uncountable, plural Newports)

Port-Neuf

the equivalent of Newport (new port: a new transport hub)

Porte-Neuve

the equivalent of Newport (new port: a new portal)

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE8530).

A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL5234).

A village in Alkington parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6997).

A village in Caithness, Highland council area (OS grid ref ND1224).

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A community of Newfoundland and Labrador.

A community in Madison, Madison County, Illinois.

A placename
A locale in the United States:
A village in Rock County, Nebraska.

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


Piccadilly

Audio (US)

From Pickadilly Hall, a house belonging to a tailor who specialized in a type of lace collar called a piccadill, possibly from conjectured Spanish *picadillo, from picado (“punctured, pierced”); compare 17th century Spanish picadura (“a similar lace collar”).
Piccadilly attested from 1743; previously the area was called Portugal, and the street Portugal Street (1692), after Catherine of Braganza.

A village in Kingsbury parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England, named after Piccadilly in London (OS grid ref SP2298).

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

A hamlet in Beechingstoke parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0959).

A community of Central Frontenac, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.

Central Frontenac
Central Frontenac#English

Frontenac County
Frontenac County#English

A community of Piccadilly Slant-Abraham's Cove, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Piccadilly Slant-Abraham's Cove
Piccadilly Slant-Abraham's Cove#English


West End

Waltham St Lawrence
Waltham St Lawrence#English

Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead#English

A small village in Waltham St Lawrence parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8275).

A village and civil parish in Eastleigh borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4714).

A small settlement in Benington parish, Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3846).


Ambrose

From Latin saints' name Ambrosius, from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος (ambrósios, “immortal, divine”). Compare Athanasius.


Augusta

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

From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty.

A number of places in the United States:


Midlothian

A village in Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois.


Gerald

en-proper noun

Gerald (countable and uncountable, plural Geralds)

From Old French, ultimately from Frankish *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *wald (“might, power”). The name was brought to England by the Normans. It survived in Ireland, and was revived in the 19th century.

Spy Hill No. 152
Spy Hill No. 152#English

A village in the Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Helena

A Latinate form of Helen, from Latin Helena.


Leicester

Leicester
Leicester (disambiguation)
Leicester, Massachusetts
River Soar

From Middle English Ledecestre, from Old English Ligoraċeaster, from Old English Ligore (“the name of a people living by the River Soar”) + ċeaster (“settlement”). The river name is thought to be of Brythonic/Celtic origin and possibly from the same source as the river Loire.

der

Big Lakes County
Big Lakes County#English

A locality in Big Lakes County, Alberta, Canada.

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

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


Ashton

From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).

A village in Breage parish, south-west Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6028).

A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3868).

A settlement in Bishop's Waltham parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5419).

Bishop's Waltham
Bishop's Waltham#English

A village in Eye, Moreton and Ashton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5164).

Eye, Moreton and Ashton
Eye, Moreton and Ashton#English

A small village and civil parish near Oundle, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0588).

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire#English

A small village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7649).

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A hamlet in Chapel Allerton parish, Somerset, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4149).

A rural locality in South Canterbury, New Zealand.


Broadway

From broad + way. The Old English words "brad weg" have been used to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a thousand years. Documented examples include Broadway, Somerset and Broadway, Worcestershire, England, which are listed in the Domesday Book census of 1086AD as "Bradewie" and "Bradeweia" respectively.
Sense of “government of Manitoba” is from the address of the Manitoba Legislative Building, on Broadway in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0937).

A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3215).

A hamlet in The Havens community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8713).

A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A neighbourhood of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.

census-designated place
census-designated place

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Warren County, New Jersey.

A settlement in the United States:
A town in Lee County, North Carolina.

An unincorporated community in Taylor Township, Union County, Ohio.

Rockingham County
Rockingham County#English

A settlement in the United States:
A town in Rockingham County, Virginia.


Kennedy

Borrowed from Irish Ó Cinnéidigh (ceann (“head”) + éidigh (“ugly”)) or Scottish Gaelic Ceannaideach (ceann (“head”) + aideach (“ugly”). Compare Kenneth and Irish eitigh (“refuse, reject”).

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County#English

A number of places in the United States:

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

A village in the Rural Municipality of Wawken No. 93, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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


Allan

A rural locality in Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.


Bena

Various place names, etymology shown individually if known.

A village in Kebbi state, north-west Nigeria.


Beverly

en-proper noun

Beverly (countable and uncountable, plural Beverlys)

Washington County
Washington County#English

(uncountable) A common place name from the surname or the given name:

A village in Washington County, Ohio, United States.


Bethlehem

Inherited from Middle English Bethleem, from Old French Bethleem, from Latin Bēthlehēmum, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bēṯ lɛ́ḥɛm, literally “house of bread”). Doublet of bedlam and Belém.

der

A number of other places around the world:

A hamlet near Rottum, Groningen province, Netherlands.

A settlement just west of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

A small village in Llangadog community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6825).

A hamlet in Rudbaxton community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9820).

A village in Ohio County, West Virginia.


Ross

* As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Roose in Cumbria or Roos in Yorkshire, both from Scottish Gaelic ros (“promontory”) or a Brythonic parallel of its source such as Welsh rhos (“moor, heath”). There were also several Norman families in Scotland who took their name from Rots in Calvados. Compare Rose, Rhodes.
* As an English surname, from Wrose in Shipley, with loss of initial w.
* As an English and German surname, from derivatives of the old Germanic root common in names *hrōþi (“fame”). Compare Rossell.
* As a Cornish surname, from several places in Cornwall deriving from ros (“heathland”), related to the above Celtic word meaning "heath" or "promontory." See Rouse.
* As a Jewish and German occupational surname for a breeder of horses, from the regional/poetic noun Ross (“horse”).
* Also as a Jewish surname, Americanized from Rose.


Burton

Usually from Old English burhtun (fortified farmstead, farmstead near or belonging to a stronghold or manor), from burh + tun.

Keya Paha County
Keya Paha County#English

A tiny village in Keya Paha County, Nebraska.

A village and township in Geauga County, Ohio.

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A settlement in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.

A rural community and parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A settlement in western Prince Edward Island.

Duddon and Burton
Duddon and Burton#English

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A number of places in England and Wales:

A small village in Duddon and Burton parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5163).

A village on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3174).

Burton and Winkton
Burton and Winkton#English

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole#English

A village in Burton and Winkton parish, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1694).

A hamlet in Bamburgh parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1733).

A village in Nettleton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8179).

A hamlet in Mere parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8232).

A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9805).

A village in Rossett community, Wrexham county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3557).

A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland.


Woodstock

en-proper noun

Woodstock (countable and uncountable, plural Woodstocks)

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + stoc (“dwelling”).

A village in Cowra Shire, New South Wales.

A rural community in the City of Townsville, Queensland.

A rural locality in Huon Valley council area, Tasmania.

A locality in the City of Whittlesea, Victoria.

A small settlement south of Motueka, Tasman district, New Zealand.

A small settlement near Kaniere and Hokitika, West Coast region, New Zealand.

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

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Wir-Wood#Woodi – Woody

A settlement in Tunstall parish, Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9060).

A small village in Ambleston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0225).

Champaign County
Champaign County#English

A village in Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio.


Antony

A civil parish in east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4054).

A village in the civil parish, east Cornwall, England


Spencer

Spencer (countable and uncountable, plural Spencers)

An occupational surname from Middle English Spenser, Spencer, Spensier, from the common noun spenser (“spencer”), denoting someone who works in a spense (“spence”), or as a butler or steward.

Speiser

surnames derived from the equivalent of “spencer”

A town in Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts governor Spencer Phips.

A city, the county seat of Clay County, Iowa.

A placename
A locality in the United States
A city in Oklahoma.

A town in North Carolina; named for railroad executive Samuel Spencer.

A town and village in New York; named for New York statesman Ambrose Spencer.

A city, the county seat of Roane County, West Virginia.

A town, the county seat of Owen County, Indiana; named for Indiana militia officer Spier Spencer.

A town and village in Wisconsin; named for the town in Massachusetts.

Van Buren County
Van Buren County#English

A town, the county seat of Van Buren County, Tennessee; named for longhunter Thomas Sharp Spencer.

A placename
A locality in the United States
A village in Ohio.

A village in Nebraska; perhaps named for Alabama statesman George E. Spencer.

A city in South Dakota; named for railroad official H. Spencer.

A placename
A locality in the United States
A hamlet in Idaho.

An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for a local merchant.

An unincorporated community in Virginia; named for first settler James Spencer Jr.

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Spencer Township.


Rio

A village in Knox County, Illinois, United States.

A village in Columbia County, Wisconsin (pronounced /ˈɹaɪoʊ/).


Clarence

Originally a ducal title of the English and British royal family, from Clārensis (“from the town of Clare”), (the town of Clare, Suffolk), although it has also been associated with Italian Chiarenza, Clarentza, &c., a former fortress and settlement in the medieval Frankish Principality of Achaea in Greece.

A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.

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

A settlement in north Canterbury, New Zealand, near the mouth of the Clarence River.

Annapolis County
Annapolis County#English

A community of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.

A community and former township in the city of Clarence-Rockland, eastern Ontario.

Natchitoches Parish
Natchitoches Parish#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.


Canterbury

/ˈkæntəbəɹɪ/

From Middle English Caunterbury, Canterburi, from Old English Cantwara burg.

A small settlement in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia.

A village and parish of York County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Norwich

From Old English norþ (“north”) + wīċ (“hamlet”).

Hampshire County
Hampshire County#English

A village in the town of Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.


Milton Keynes

From an earlier "Middleton Caynes" when the village was in the manor of the "de Cahaines" family.

A Milton Keynes is up against a long-term cost disadvantage.

Now a Milton Keynes resident knows a concrete cow when he sees one but . . .

1990, Nick Meers, Sue Seddon, Enigmatic England:

They are now displayed in a Milton Keynes park near the railway line.

1998, Ruth H. Finnegan, Tales of the city: a study of narrative and urban life:

Without official recognition Gatwick has become the Milton Keynes of the south side of London, and Stansted looks set to be the same for the north-east.

2005, Brian Edwards, The modern airport terminal: new approaches to airport architecture:

Nearby was the tidier town of Tychy, a faceless Milton Keynes type of place without the roundabouts.

2008, Dave Spencer, A smudge on my lens:

Originally a village in Buckinghamshire, now a purpose-built city in central England, United Kingdom, containing the towns of Bletchley, Wolverton, Stony Stratford, and many smaller villages.


Plymouth

From Plym + mouth, referring to the river's mouth.

A small rural community of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A small rural community of Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A village in Hancock County and McDonough County, Illinois.

McDonough County
McDonough County#English

A village in Jefferson County, Nebraska.

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A village in Huron County and Richland County, Ohio.


Salisbury

Salisbury (countable and uncountable, plural Salisburys)

From Middle English Saresbury, from Old English Searesbyriġ, Searobyriġ, Searoburh, from searu (“armor”) via folk etymology + byriġ, burh (“stronghold”), partial translation of British Latin Sorviodūnum, Sorbiodōnum, from *sorwjo-, *sorbjo- of unknown Celtic origin, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”) (compare Proto-Celtic *srutom (“a stream”)) + Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).
Dissimilation of -r- to -l- is the result of influence from Salesbury in Lancashire, from sealh (“willow”) + burh (“stronghold”).
The naming of the village in New Brunswick is not entirely certain. It may be named after explorer John Salusbury (1707 - 1762) or after Salisbury in England.
The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after the village.
The former capital of Rhodesia was named after Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830–1903) who served three times as Prime Minister of Great Britain.

A placename:
A place in Australia:
A village in New South Wales.

Westmorland County
Westmorland County#English

A village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.

census-designated place
census-designated place

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


Messing

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

A village in Messing-cum-Inworth parish, Colchester district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8918).


Strang

Strang (countable and uncountable, plural Strangs)

A village in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States.

A settlement in Braddan parish, near Douglas, Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3678).


thorp

From Middle English thorp, throp, from Old English þorp, þrop (“farm, village”), from Proto-West Germanic *þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą, *þrepą (“village, farmstead, troop”), from Proto-Indo-European *trab-, *treb- (“dwelling, room”). Doublet of dorf and dorp, and possibly also of troop and troupe.

Within a little thorp I staid.

1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[saac] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, →OCLC:

A plague upon the people fell, / A famine after laid them low, / Then thorpe and byre arose in fire, / For on them brake the sudden foe; […]

1870, Alfred Tennyson, “The Victim”, in The Holy Grail and Other Poems, London: Strahan and Co., […], →OCLC, stanza I, page 193:

(archaic, now chiefly in placenames) A group of houses standing together in the country; a hamlet; a village.


Cromwell

From Old English crump (“crooked, bent”) + wella (“spring”), equivalent to crump + well.

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Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7961).


Noah's Ark

A hamlet in Kemsing parish, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5557).


Madison

en-proper noun

Madison (countable and uncountable, plural Madisons)

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

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

A village in Ohio; named for either James Madison or Madison, Connecticut.


Stratford

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

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

A rural locality in MidCoast council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Str-Stt#Str

A hamlet in Sandy parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1847).

A hamlet in Ripple parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, on the border with Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8838).

A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.


Warwick

From Middle English Warwyk, from Old English Wǣringwīċ (literally “dwelling by the weir”), from wer (“weir”) + -ing (“of the”, used with masculine nouns) + wīċ (“dwelling place, village”).

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Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.

A community in the County of Minburn, Alberta.

County of Minburn
County of Minburn#English

A number of places in the United States:

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


Morton

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.

A hamlet in Hesket parish and Skelton parish, near Calthwaite, Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY4539).

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4160).

A hamlet in Swinderby parish, near Morton Hall, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8863).

Morton and Hanthorpe
Morton and Hanthorpe#English

A village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0924).

A village and civil parish by Gainsborough, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (not actually named "Morton by Gainsborough"; OS grid ref SK8091).

Morton on the Hill
Morton on the Hill#English

A hamlet in Morton on the Hill parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1217).

A hamlet in Babworth parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6780).

Fiskerton cum Morton
Fiskerton cum Morton#English

A village in Fiskerton cum Morton parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7251).

A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ2924).

A community of Rideau Lakes, Ontario, Canada.

A hamlet in Kendall, Orleans County, New York.


Chelsea

From Old English Celchyth, from cealc (“chalk”) + hȳþ (“landing place”).

Any of several places (mostly in the US):

A village and census-designated place within the town in Vermont.


Bedford

Bedford (disambiguation)
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

From Middle English Bedforde, Bedeford, from Old English Bedaford, Bedanford, equivalent to Bede's + ford.
The civil parish is named after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710 - 1771). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

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Place names:
A community of Nova Scotia, Canada.


Cincinnati

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

Named after the Society of the Cincinnati, which is named after Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus; see Latin Cincinnāti and Cincinnātus.

El Dorado County
El Dorado County#English

(historical) A settlement in El Dorado County, California.


Baldwin

en-proper noun

Baldwin (countable and uncountable, plural Baldwins)

From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (“bold friend”).

der

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A town in Duval County, Florida.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A city in Georgia.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A village in Illinois.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A city in Iowa.

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

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

Baltimore County
Baltimore County#English

An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.

A village, the county seat of Lake County, Michigan.

An unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A town and hamlet in New York.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A borough of Pennsylvania.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A town and village in Wisconsin.


Olympia

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).

Olympia
Olympia, Greece
Olympia, Washington

An ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games.


Valvettithurai

A small coastal village on the northeast coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lanka's north.


Carlisle

From Middle English Carlele, from Old English Carleol, Carleul, from Cumbric [Term?] (compare Caer Ligualid in the Historia Brittonum, Middle Welsh Caer Liwelydd, Welsh Caerliwelydd, all suffixed with -ydd), composed of Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“fort”) + Proto-Brythonic [Term?] (> Latin Luguvalium), from Proto-Celtic *Luguwalos (personal name, literally “strength of Lugus”), from *Lugus + *walos (“strength”).
The absence of a suffix comparable to Welsh -ydd in the underlying Cumbric form is unexplained; see w:Cumbric/Absence of -ydd.

A community of Flamborough, Hamilton, Ontario.

A community of North Middlesex municipality, Ontario.

A number of places in the United States:

A community of Carlisle-Rockledge, Etowah County, Alabama.

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English

A village in Saint George parish, Antigua and Barbuda.


Norris

An Anglo-Norman surname, from Old French norreis (“a northerner, a migrant from the north”). More at French norois.


Wallace

en-proper noun

Wallace (countable and uncountable, plural Wallaces)

An Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Anglo-Norman waleis (“foreign”); see wielisc.

A community of Nova Scotia; named for William Wallace.

A placename:
A locale in Canada.
A community of Ontario.

A placename:
A locale in the United States.
A village in Nebraska.


Malcolm

Royal name in Scotland, anglicised from various historical Goidelic names equivalent to Scottish Gaelic Maol Chaluim or Calum, Irish Maol Colm, Middle Irish Máel Coluim, Old Irish Máel Columb (literally “devotee of [Saint] Columba”); proper nouns derived from máel (“tonsured”) from Proto-Celtic *mailos, and columb (“dove”) from Latin columbus.

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Lancaster County
Lancaster County#English

A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.


Shelley

From Old English, meaning "clearing on a bank".

A village in Ongar parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL5404).

A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0338).

A village in Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2011).

A community north-east of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A locality and former town in the Shire of Towong, north-east Victoria, Australia.


Brooke

Audio (US)

A topographic surname for someone who lived near a brook.

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8405).


Blackwood

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A hamlet north-east of Loch Carron, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG9543).

A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7943).

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A village in the Shire of Moorabool, north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


Pembroke

Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Penn-broɣ (literally “land's head, land's end”), whence Welsh Penfro.

A community in West Hants Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.

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

A rural settlement near Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.


Leonard

From Old French Leonard, name of a 6th century Frankish saint, from Old High German leo (“lion”) or Old High German liut (“person”) and hart (“hard”). As a surname, also used as an anglicisation of Irish Ó Leannáin (Lennon).

A number of places in the United States:


Boyd

From Scottish Gaelic, either buidhe (“blond, yellow, fair”), or a habitational surname from the Isle of Bute in Scotland.

A village in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.


Dundee

From Scottish Gaelic Dùn Dè (“good fort”).

A rural locality in New South Wales, Australia.

Restigouche County
Restigouche County#English

A community of Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

A small community of Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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


Berwick

→ Welsh: Berwig

For places in England and Scotland (e.g North Berwick), from Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English wīc (“settlement”). For the Scottish name, there is the possibility that the second element instead derives from a different word, for which see -wick.
Places outside England and Scotland are generally named, possibly indirectly, after places in England, including Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Maine. The name was chosen by a local resident who had travelled through the community in Maine and was impressed by its neatness.

A locality in McHenry County, North Dakota.

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

A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5105).

A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5580).

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A farming community of Clutha district, Otago, New Zealand.


Rankin

Vermilion County
Vermilion County#English

A village in Vermilion County, Illinois.


Mansfield

From Old English Mammesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”).

A small village north of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6214).

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A community of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

A community of Mulmur township, Dufferin County, Ontario.

A community of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec.


Sheffield

en-proper noun

Sheffield (countable and uncountable, plural Sheffields)

From the name of the River Sheaf, which is from Old English scēaþ (“boundary”), + Old English feld (“field, open land”).

A hamlet in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4526).

A small village in Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

A common placename in the United States:


Hanna

Hanna (countable and uncountable, plural Hannas)

Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the initial settlers. As a Polish village, named for the queen Anna Jagiellon.


Gladstone

A community of Thames Centre, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A locality in Carterton district, North Island, New Zealand.

A village south of Greymouth, New Zealand.

A community and former town in the city of Azusa, Los Angeles County, California.

Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County#English

A village in Henderson County, Illinois.

Henderson County
Henderson County#English


Dunkirk

From Dutch Duinkerke, from duin (“dune”) + kerk (“church”).

A hamlet in Hawkesbury parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7886).

A village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States.


Dartmouth

English port: from Dart + mouth, since it lies at the mouth of the River Dart.

An urban community on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Arundel

From Old English hārhūne (“horehound”) + dell (“small valley”).

A small settlement by the Rangitata River, south Canterbury, New Zealand.


Houston

Houston (countable and uncountable, plural Houstons)

Originally from a place near Glasgow, from the Middle English equivalent of "Hugh's town". Analyzable as Hugh + -s- + -ton

A village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland.


Dallas

Dallas
Dallas (disambiguation)
George M. Dallas

# The Texas city was named after George M. Dallas, vice president to Polk; family name is evolved from dalhous (13th c.), meaning "dweller at the house in the dale," from dale + house.
# The Scottish place-name is from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh dôl (“meadow, haugh”) + gwas (“abode”).

A number of places in the United States:

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

A small village in northwestern Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ1252).


Northampton

From Old English Norþhāmtūn. The earliest reference to Northampton in writing occurred in 914 under the name Ham tune. The Domesday Book (1086) records the town as Northantone: the prefix “North” was added later to distinguish it from other towns called “Hampton”, most prominently Southampton.

census-designated place
census-designated place

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

A parish and community of Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Felix

From Latin Fēlīx (literally “happy, lucky”).

Sudbury District
Sudbury District#English

A community and railway point in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.


Dupont

Dupont (countable and uncountable, plural Duponts)

A village in Putnam County, Ohio, named after Samuel Francis Du Pont.

A rural community within Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee, said to be derived from dew point.


Waterloo

/ˌwɔːtəˈluː/

From Middle Dutch, composed of water (“water”) + loo (“sacred wood, forest”). More at water, lea. cf. German Loh. Most places in English-speaking countries are named for the battle.

compound

A village in Walloon Brabant, Belgium; the site of a major military battle in 1815.

Lunenburg County
Lunenburg County#English

The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.

A rural community of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

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

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A hamlet in Blisland parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1072).

A small village in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2219).

A small village in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM1479).

A hamlet in Whixall parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4933).

A hamlet in Rudry community, Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1988).

A rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland.

Clare and Gilbert Valleys
Clare and Gilbert Valleys#English

A settlement in Clare and Gilbert Valleys council area, South Australia.


Elton

From a number of sources, including:
# For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from Old English personal name Ella + tūn.
# For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“estate”).
# For the place in Gloucestershire, England: from Middle English Elwinton, from Old English personal name Ælfwine, feminine genitive singular Ælfwynne + tūn (“estate”).
# For the place in Herefordshire, England: from Middle English Elintona, from Old English *æling (“eel fishery”) + tūn (“estate”), in reference to nearby Wigmore Lake.
# For the place in Nottinghamshire, England, see Elton on the Hill.

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, on the boundary with Northamptonshire (OS grid ref TL0893).

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4575).

A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4017).

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2260).

A village and civil parish in north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4570).


Merthyr

Newchurch and Merthyr
Newchurch and Merthyr#English

A small settlement in Newchurch and Merthyr community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN3520).


Hereford

en-proper noun

Hereford (countable and uncountable, plural Herefords)

From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.

A number of places in the United States:

A locality in Cochise County, Arizona, named after Frank Hereford.


Roswell

Roswell (countable and uncountable, plural Roswells)

Metathesized from Middle English Roweshill, from a contraction of either the Old English personal name Hrōþwulf or its Norman cognate Rolf, Rouf, Rou (in the genitive case, adding -es) + Old English hyll (“hill”).

Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County#English

A place in the United States:
A village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.


Trenton

⇒ Translingual: trentonensis

Originally named "Trent's town" in the 17th century, after a Quaker, William Trent.
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the capital of New Jersey.

Hitchcock County
Hitchcock County#English

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

A community of Quinte West, Ontario, Canada.


Newark

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


Hoffman

en-prop

Hoffman (countable and uncountable, plural Hoffmans)

Anglicised from German Hoffmann, an occupational surname referring to the owner or manager of a piece of land.

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.


Reynolds

en-proper noun

Reynolds (countable and uncountable, plural Reynoldses)

Rock Island County
Rock Island County#English

A village in Rock Island County and Mercer County, Illinois.

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A village in Jefferson County, Nebraska.


Galilee

Inherited from Middle English Galilee, from Old French Galilee, from Medieval Latin Galilea, from Ancient Greek Γᾰλῑλαίᾱ (Gălīlaíā), from Hebrew גָּלִיל (galíl).

A village in Narragansett, Rhode Island.


Winnebago

From Ojibwe Wiinibiigoo (“Winnebago person”), from wiinibiig (“murky water”) (of Lake Winnipeg), from wiini’ (“to make someone dirty”), wiinad (“it is dirty”), plus nibi (“water”), plural nibig (“waters”).

A village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Winnebago County
Winnebago County#English

A village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States.


Bangor

From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”) (sense 1), and from Irish Beannchar (sense 2).

Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.

A village in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, partially within the town above.

La Crosse County
La Crosse County#English

A community of Clare, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A village in the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A rural locality in the Launceston region of Tasmania, Australia.


Humber

From Middle English Humber, from Old English Humbre.

A hamlet in Bishopsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9075).

Ford and Stoke Prior
Ford and Stoke Prior

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Humber, Ford and Stoke Prior Parish Council) south-east of Leominster, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5356).


Randolph

From Old Norse rǫnd (“shield”) + úlfr (“wolf”).


Mortimer

A habitational surname from Mortemer in France, from Old Northern French, literally meaning “dead pond”.

Stratfield Mortimer
Stratfield Mortimer#English

A village in Stratfield Mortimer parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England, otherwise known as Mortimer Common (OS grid ref SU6564).

A community in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Carthage

From Middle French Carthage, from Latin Carthāgō, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt), possibly via Etruscan *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀 (*carθaza), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) + 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (ḥdšt, “new”) as distinguished from the colonists' mother city of Tyre. More at Carthāgō.

A community of the Township of Perth East, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

A village in the town of Wilna, Jefferson County, New York.


Montgomery

From a Norman surname, from a place in Normandy (Old French for "Gomeric's hill"). Gumaric was a Germanic personal name composed of *gumô (“man”) and *rīks (“ruler”) (whence the modern French surnames Gomery, Gommery and Gumery or the Galician placename Gomariz).

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Kane County and Kendall County, Illinois.

Hillsdale County
Hillsdale County#English

A village in Camden Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan.

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


Wickham

Wickham (countable and uncountable, plural Wickhams)

From Middle English Wicham, Wikham, from Old English wīċ (“village”) + hām (“homestead”). Doublet of Wycombe.

A village in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3971).

A village and civil parish (served by Wickham and Knowle Parish Council) in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5711).


Telford

Telford (countable and uncountable, plural Telfords)

Telford
Telford (disambiguation)
en:Thomas Telford

From Old French taille fer, meaning "(he who) cuts iron" or "iron-cleaver"; used as a nickname for a man who could cleave clean through the armour of his foe. The second syllable was eventually reanalysed as native English 'ford'.
* (road): Named after Thomas Telford, a famous civil engineer.

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


Memphis

From Latin Memphis, from Ancient Greek Μέμφις (Mémphis), from Egyptian mn-nfr.

The name of several towns or cities in the US.

A hamlet in the town of Van Buren, Onondaga County, New York.


Bradley

Bradley (countable and uncountable, plural Bradleys)

Ultimately from Old English brād (“broad”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to broad + -ley.

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2245).

A hamlet in Wotton-under-Edge parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7493).

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6341).

North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire#English

A village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TA2406).

A village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8818).

A village in Gwersyllt community, Wrexham county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3253).

A village in Kankakee County, Illinois; named for plowman David Bradley.


Falmouth

In Cornwall, from Fal + mouth, at the mouth of the River Fal.

A village in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A rural community of Break O'Day council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Penzance

From Cornish Pennsans, meaning "holy headland".

A locality in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.


Colchester

From Old English Colneċeaster, equivalent to Colne (a Celtic-named river) + Old English ceaster (“a Roman town”).

City of Colchester
Colchester
Colchester (disambiguation)

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


Birkenhead

From Birkheued 1260, Bircheveth c1200; headland where birch trees grow; from Old English birce + heafod.

A settlement in Western Cape province, South Africa.


Gosport

Possibly from goose or gorse, or from God's port.

Northumberland County
Northumberland County#English

A community of the town of Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.


Guildford

The root of the first part may be gold rather than guild: the only known 10th-century (Saxon) record uses Guldeford and in the 11th century Geldeford, both equivalent to gold ford. Local historians suggest that this might refer to golden-coloured flowers or sand.

A small settlement in Victoria, Australia.


Luton

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

der

A hamlet in Broadhembury parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST0802).

A small village in Bishopsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9076).


Margate

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A community of Prince Edward Island, Canada.


Shrewsbury

/ˈʃɹoʊzbəɹi/

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

A small hamlet in Chatham-Kent municipality, south-western Ontario, Canada.


Swindon

From Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + denu (“valley”), similar to the name Swinden. The first element could instead be from the Old Norse personal name Sveinn, or its Old English equivalent swān.

A suburban village and civil parish in Cheltenham borough, Gloucestershire, England, also known as Swindon Village (OS grid ref SO9325).

South Staffordshire
South Staffordshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SO8690).

Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District#English

A community of Perry township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.


Taunton

en-prop

Taunton (countable and uncountable, plural Tauntons)

From (River) Tone + Old English tūn (“settlement”).

A hamlet in the town of Onondaga, Onondaga County, New York.

A rural locality in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.

A locality in Barossa council area, South Australia.


Torbay

In Devon, recorded as Torrebay in 1401, from Torre + bay "the bay near Torre", which later became Tor Bay.
The town in Newfoundland is named after the borough in Devon.


Warrington

From Middle English Wardintone, from personal name, Wearda, from Old English weard (“guard”) + ing + tūn, meaning either "Wearda's estate" or "the lookout place".

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8954).

A coastal settlement north of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.


Newhaven

Hartington Nether Quarter
Hartington Nether Quarter#English

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A hamlet in Hartington Nether Quarter parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1660).

A hamlet in Parkham parish, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS3922).


Hythe

A hamlet in the County of Grande Prairie No. 1, Alberta, Canada, named after Hythe , Kent.


Eastleigh

Borough of Eastleigh
Eastleigh (disambiguation)

A hamlet in Westleigh parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4827).


Ringwood

en-proper noun

Ringwood (countable and uncountable, plural Ringwoods)

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

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

A village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.


Swanwick

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4053).

A village in Fareham borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5109).


Bursledon

A village and civil parish in Eastleigh borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4809).


Andrews

Northern Areas Council
w:Northern Areas Council

A rural locality in the Northern Areas Council, South Australia, Australia.


Henderson

Henderson (countable and uncountable, plural Hendersons)

A number of places in the United States:


Dawson

Dawson (countable and uncountable, plural Dawsons)

desc

Translingual: dawsoni, dawsonii, Dawsonia

From Daw, a Middle English pet form of David + -son.

A rural locality in South Australia, Australia.

A village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States.

Richardson County
Richardson County#English

A village in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States.


Springfield

A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3411).

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

A village in the United States Virgin Islands.

Annapolis County
Annapolis County#English

A community of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.

A locality in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria.


Abdon

en-proper noun

Abdon (countable and uncountable, plural Abdons)

The placename is from the Old English personal name Abba + tūn (“settlement”). The surname is habitational from the village in Shropshire, but it is also borrowed from Spanish Abdón. The surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

A village in Abdon and Heath parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO576863).


Abram

Abram (countable and uncountable, plural Abrams)

From Old English Eadburh's (a woman's name) hām.

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD6001).


Lowell

A Middle English diminutive of Old French lou + -el (diminutive suffix), meaning "little wolf". Akin to Wolfie.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A village in Washington County, Ohio; named for the city in Massachusetts.


Windsor

Inherited from Middle English Wyndelsore, from Old English Windlesōra (“Windsor”, literally “bank with a windlass, winch by the riverside”), from *windel ("reel, winch"; > Middle English windel (“reel, spool”)) + ōra (“bank, shore”). See windlass.

gloss

"reel, winch"; > Middle English <i class="Latn mention" lang="enm">windel</i> (“reel, spool”)

Other places in England, besides the famous Windsor in Berkshire:

A hamlet in Polperro parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX1851).

Several places in Australia:
A locality in South Australia.

A community of Hants County, Nova Scotia.

A village in Rivoli Township, Mercer County, Illinois.

A town and village in Broome County, New York.

A village and former town in Dane County, Wisconsin.


Pitt

en-proper noun

Pitt (countable and uncountable, plural Pitts)

A hamlet in Hursley parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4528).


Riverside

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A community of Middlesex County, Ontario.

A community in the township of Tay, Simcoe County, Ontario.

Places in the United States:
A locality in Pinal County, Arizona.

A suburban village in Cook County, Illinois; suburb of Chicago.

Places in the United States:
A village in Steuben County, New York.

census-designated place
census-designated place

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

A hamlet in the town of Unadilla, Otsego County, New York.


Waterford

From water + ford. In the case of the city in Ireland, this is a modification through folk etymology of Old Norse Veðrafjǫrðr (literally “wether ford”).
The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Waterford, Ireland.

der

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A village in Stapleford parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3114).

A community of Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A community in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.

The name of several places in the United States:

A town and village in Saratoga County, New York.

A village split between Providence County, Rhode Island, and Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Providence County
Providence County#English

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

An unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia.

A town and village in Racine County, Wisconsin.


Będzin

West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A village in Gmina Lipiany, Pyrzyce, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

Louisenhöhe

the village Będzin in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gmina Twardogóra
Gmina Twardogóra#English

A village in Gmina Twardogóra, Oleśnica, Lower Silesian, Poland.

Będzin

the village Będzin in the Lower Silesian


Krisa

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English

A village in Sandaun province, Papua New Guinea.


Hungerford

en-proper noun

Hungerford (countable and uncountable, plural Hungerfords)

From Old English hungor (“hunger, famine”) + ford (“ford”), a name which probably denoted an unproductive or barren land.

Waltham St Lawrence
Waltham St Lawrence#English

Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead#English

A hamlet in Waltham St Lawrence parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU8274).

A hamlet in Hyde parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU1612).

A hamlet in Munslow parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5389).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Old Cleeve parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0440).

A settlement in Tweed municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.


Harley

From Old English hær (“rock”) or hara (“hare”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hare + -ley (“lea”).

A village and civil parish (served by Cressage, Harley and Sheinton Parish Council) in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5901).

A settlement in Wentworth parish, Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3698).

A community in Burford, Brant County, Ontario.


Barnsley

Barnsley (countable and uncountable, plural Barnsleys)

From the Old English personal name Beorn + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

A village and civil parish (without a council) in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0705).

A hamlet in Worfield parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7592).

A locality in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada.


Santa Cruz

From Spanish and Portuguese Santa Cruz (“Holy Cross”), various places named in honor of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. Doublet of Holy Cross and Saint Croix.

A village and municipality of Catamarca province, Argentina.

A village and municipality of La Rioja province, Argentina.

A municipality and settlement on Santiago island, Cape Verde.

A village in the Orange Walk District, Belize.

A village in the Stann Creek District, Belize.

A village in the Toledo District, Belize.

A village and suburb of the town of Panaji, Goa, India.

A small village on the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua, Rivas department, Nicaragua.

A village in the municipality of El Castillo, Río San Juan department, Nicaragua.

A village and beach resort in Silveira parish, Torres Vedras, Lisbon district, Portugal.

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English

A village on São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe.

A locality in Pima County, Arizona, United States.