Newbury

From Old English niwe (“new”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Newburgh.

A hamlet in the south of Tonge parish, Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9259).

A village in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

A town and village therein, in Orange County, Vermont.

Palmerston North
Palmerston North#English

A small rural settlement near Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui region, New Zealand.

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


Clint

Diminutive of Clinton.
The Yorkshire place name is from Old Danish klint.

Clint cum Hamlets
Clint cum Hamlets#English

A village in Clint cum Hamlets parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2659).


Courtney

en-proper noun

Courtney (countable and uncountable, plural Courtneys)

Variant of Courtenay, an aristocratic Norman surname derived from place names in Normandy, from Latin Curtenus, a personal name from curtus (“short”).

Washington County
Washington County#English

A village in Union Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.


Boyle

* As an Irish surname, Anglicised from Irish Ó Baoithghill, possibly a compound of baoth (“vain, foolish”) and geall (“pledge”).
* As a Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Biéville in Normandy, which could be from the Germanic personal name Boia + the common placename suffix -ville.

Athabasca County
Athabasca County#English

A village in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada, named after John Robert Boyle.


Newby

Newby (countable and uncountable, plural Newbys)

From new + -by. Meaning "new settlement".

Clapham cum Newby
Clapham cum Newby#English

A small village in Clapham cum Newby parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7270).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5012).

Newby and Scalby
Newby and Scalby#English

A village in Newby and Scalby parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref TA0189).


Denver

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

Named after James W. Denver. The surname Denver ultimately derives from Old English Dene-fær ("crossing or passing of the Danes"), from Dene + fær; or alternatively from den-ōfer ("valley-bank"), from denu + ofer.

King's Lynn and West Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk#English

A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6101).


Lansing

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

A town and village in Tompkins County, New York.


Kingstown

From king's + town, in reference to monarchs of the British Empire. Doublet of Kingston, Kingstone, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Coniston, Coniston Cold, Conisbrough, Kingsville, Kingsburg, Queenstown, Queenston, Princetown, Princes Town, and Princeton.

doublet

A rural village in Uralla Shire, New England region, New South Wales, Australia.


Ammon

From Hebrew עַמּוֹן (ammon), from the root ע־מ־ם.

A community of Moncton Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.


Charleston

From Charles + -ton. The places are named after various men named "Charles"; see definitions below.

A village in Angus council area, Scotland; after Charles Henderson, proprietor of the village's land before its formation.

A coastal village south of Westport, West Coast, New Zealand.


Sparta

From Latin Sparta, from Doric Greek Σπάρτᾱ (Spártā) (Attic Greek Σπᾰ́ρτη (Spắrtē)).

A community in Central Elgin municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

A number of places in the United States:

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

South Bloomfield
South Bloomfield#English

A village in South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio.


Davenport

* As an English surname, from Old English Devennport, named after the River Dane + port. The first element is from Welsh dafn (“trickle, drop”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“mist, haze”).
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Donndubhartaigh (“descendant of Donndubhartach”), which is from donn (“brown”) + dubh (“black”) + artach (“nobleman”); see airigh.

der

Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:

A hamlet in Brereton parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8065).

A locality in the Barkly Region, Northern Territory.

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English


Ayr

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

A community of North Dumfries township, Waterloo Regional County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.


Lafayette

en-proper noun

Lafayette (countable and uncountable, plural Lafayettes)

/ˌlɑːfiːˈɛt/

French surname from Occitan, "the little beech tree".

A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:


Lambert

Lambert (countable and uncountable, plural Lamberts)

From Old French, from Old High German lant (“land”) + beraht (“bright”) (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz), a saint's name (of a Bishop of Maastricht) brought to England by the Normans. Cognate with Old English Landbeorht.

An inactive village in Scott County, Missouri.

A settlement in Richland County, Montana.


Maud

From Old French Mahaut. Doublet of Matilda.

A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9247).


Clinton

Clinton
Clinton (disambiguation)
en:DeWitt Clinton
en:Glinton, Cambridgeshire
en:Glympton

* (English habitational surname): A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from Old English [Term?] + tun (“enclosure, homestead, town”), equivalent to the modern -ton.
* (given name): Derived from the surnames.
* (DeWitt County): Named after DeWitt Clinton.

A town and locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.

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

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A community of Central Huron municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.

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

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


Castile

From (possibly through a Middle French form) Spanish Castilla from Old Spanish Castiella from Medieval Latin Castella from the plural of Latin castellum (“castle, fort, citadel”), diminutive of castrum (“fortress”); supposedly derived from the many castles constructed in the region.

der

A town and village therein, in Wyoming County, New York, United States, named after Castile in Spain.


Robertson

en-proper noun

Robertson (countable and uncountable, plural Robertsons)

A placename
A village in New South Wales, Australia


Dixie

1859. Unknown, but may come from the Mason-Dixon line, the boundary between the northern states and the southern states, or from the slang term dixie for a Louisiana $10 bill that had the French word dix printed on it.

A number of places in the United States:

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


Beaumont

Inherited from Middle English [Term?], borrowed from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from beau (“beautiful”) + mont (“mountain”). Cognate with French Beaumont. Doublet of Belmont.

An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname.

A village and civil parish in City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3459).

A village in Beaumont-cum-Moze parish, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM1725).

A settlement in south-central Otago, New Zealand.


Williamson

en-prop

Williamson (countable and uncountable, plural Williamsons)

A village in Madison County, Illinois; named for landowners John and Matthew Williamson.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York; named for landowner Charles Williamson.


Ophir

From Hebrew אוֹפִיר. Mentioned as a place in the Bible; modern scholars have been unable to determine where it was located.

bor

Hebrew אוֹפִיר

A locality in Cabonne Council, New South Wales, Australia.

A sparsely populated farming community in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.

A small settlement in Central Otago, New Zealand.


Peer Panja

A village in the Bhatiore region of Punjab, Pakistan.


Hammond

en-proper noun

Hammond (countable and uncountable, plural Hammonds)

A patronymic surname from the Anglo-Norman given name Hamo, Hamon, from Germanic names beginning with a derivative of Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home”), such as descendants of *Haimarīks (“Henry”).
The river in New Brunswick is named after British politician and colonial governor Sir Andrew Hamond, 1st Baronet (1738 - 1828). The civil parish is named after a settlement, named in turn after the river.

A village in Illinois; named for railroad official Charles Goodrich Hammond.

A town in New York, and a village within the town; named for landowner Abijah Hammond.


Johnston

Johnston (countable and uncountable, plural Johnstons)

A village in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9310)


Warner

Warner (countable and uncountable, plural Warners)

* English, Norman, and German surname, all corresponding to German Werner. Also see Warrener.
* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Murnáin; see Murnane.

A village in Alberta, within the above county.


Edison

A village in Furnas County, Nebraska, United States.

A village in Morrow County, Ohio, United States.


Des Moines

From the French name of the nearby Rivière des Moines, which superficially means "river of the monks" and has traditionally been interpreted as a reference to the Trappist monks who settled along it. "It is more likely, however, to be a name of Native American origin, recorded in a 1673 text as moinguena", a Miami designation of the Moingona. The precise interpretation is uncertain; see Moingona.


North Star

From Middle English north sterre, norþ sterre, equivalent to north + star.

Sterenn

star near the northern celestial pole — see also Polaris, Thuban

A village in New South Wales, Australia.

County of Northern Lights
County of Northern Lights#English

A hamlet in the County of Northern Lights, Alberta, Canada.

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

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


Westphalia

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Westphalia, from Middle Low German Westvâlen, ultimately from the root of German Westfalen, which see. Related to Low German Westfaolen.


Bramley

From Old English brom (“broom”) + leah (“wood clearing, meadow”), like Bromley. Equivalent to broom + -ley (“lea”).

North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire#English

A village in Eckington parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4079).

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6559).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4892).

A village and civil parish in Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0144).


Comanche

Probably from Spanish comanche, a corruption of Old Ute kɨmantsi *[kɨˈman.tʃi] (“enemy”, “foreigner”) (compare Modern Southern Ute [kɨˈmaːtʃi̥] (“enemy”, “stranger”)). The Comanches’ autonym is Nʉmʉnʉʉ (“the people”).

A locality and municipality in Pacajes province, La Paz department, Bolivia.


Rochester

/ˈɹɒt͡ʃɪstə/

/ˈɹɑt͡ʃɛstɚ/

From Middle English Rovescester, from Old English Hrofesċeaster (literally “Hrofi's fortified camp”).

inh

A small village and civil parish (served by Rochester with Byrness Parish Council) in Northumberland, England.The north of the parish borders onto Scotland (OS grid ref NY8398).

A number of places in the United States:


Cato

From Latin Cato. A cognomen made particularly famous by Cato the Elder and Younger, members of the gens Porcia.

A town and village in Cayuga County, New York.


Baxter

From Middle English bakster, bakestre, from Old English bæcestre (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -ster.

Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula#English

A township and rural locality in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.

A community in Essa, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Prescott

en-proper noun

Prescott (countable and uncountable, plural Prescotts)

A village in Richland Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan.

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Pr-Pz#Pr

A hamlet in Culmstock parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST0814).

A settlement and civil parish (without a council) in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9829).

A hamlet in Stottesdon parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO6681).


Monroe

From Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”) + Roe, a river in Northern Ireland, meaning "man from the River Roe".

inh

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Any of a number of places in the United States, including:

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


Hampton

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

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Ha-Ham#Ham

Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:

A hamlet in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2696).

A hamlet on the west bank of the Severn in Chelmarsh parish, Shropshire, opposite Hampton Loade (OS grid ref SO7486).

A hamlet in Highworth parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1892).

Places in Canada:
A community of Nova Scotia.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

Places in Canada:
A community of Prince Edward Island.


Osborne

From a medieval given name influenced by, or possibly derived from, Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, from áss (“god”) + bjǫrn (“bear”). See English bear.

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

A rural community in St. Clair township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.

A community in Lockhart Shire, New South Wales, Australia.


Roosevelt

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

A number of places in the United States:

A hamlet and census-designated place in Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, named after Theodore Roosevelt.

A village in Rivadavia Partido, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.


Rowland

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2172).


Sutherland

The name of the county is from Old Norse Suðrland, from suðr (“south”) + land (“land”), named from the point of view of Orkney and Shetland.
In some cases the surname may represent the equivalent formation in Old English.


Stafford

From Old English stæþ (“landing place”) + ford.

en:Stafford
en:Stafford (disambiguation)
en:Stafford (surname)

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


Clayton

en-proper noun

Clayton (countable and uncountable, plural Claytons)

Translingual: Claytonia

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

der

A large number of places in the United States:

A village in Illinois; named for Henry Clay.

A town and village in New York; named for lawyer and politician John M. Clayton.

A town and village in Polk County, Wisconsin; named for Clayton Rogers, the foreman of the town's sawmill.

Clayton with Frickley
Clayton with Frickley#English

A village in Clayton with Frickley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4507).

A village in Hassocks parish, Mid Sussex district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ2914).

A suburban village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1231).


Howe

en-proper noun

Howe (countable and uncountable, plural Howes)

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM2799).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3580).

A scattered settlement in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3061).


Carroll

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A village in Gunnedah Shire, northern New South Wales, Australia.


Weston

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

A village in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3973).

Weston and Crewe Green
Weston and Crewe Green#English

A village and former civil parish, now in Weston and Crewe Green parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ7352).

A settlement in Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5080).

A hamlet in Branscombe parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY1688).

Isle of Portland
Isle of Portland#English

A village in Portland parish, Isle of Portland, Dorset (OS grid ref SY6871).

A hamlet in Buriton parish, near Petersfield, East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7221).

A hamlet in Pembridge parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3656).

North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2630).

A village and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF2924).

Weston and Weedon
Weston and Weedon#English

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A village in Weston and Weedon parish, West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP5846).

A village and civil parish (served by Mid Wharfdale Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE1747).

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7767).

A locality in Oswestry Rural parish, south of Oswestry, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ2927).

A village in Weston-under-Redcastle parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5628).

A village and civil parish (served by Weston with Gayton Parish Council) in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9727).

A village and civil parish (served by Ringsfield and Weston Parish Council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4287).

A number of places in the United States:

A village and township in Wood County, Ohio.

A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

A community of Kings County, Nova Scotia.


Fitzgerald

A community in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, northern Alberta, Canada.


Hyde

Hyde (countable and uncountable, plural Hydes)

* As an English surname, from the root of hide (“measure of land”).
* Also as an English surname, spelling variant of Ide.
* As a Jewish surname, Americanized from Haid.

A hamlet in Minchinhampton parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8801).

A small village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU1612).

A hamlet in Swindon borough, Wiltshire, probably in Blunsdon parish (OS grid ref SU1589).

A rural locality in Otago, New Zealand, between Middlemarch and Ranfurly.


Stanton

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

Any of several placenames in England from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.

A small village in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, west of Swadlincote (OS grid ref SK2620).

A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0634).

A hamlet in Netherwitton parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1389).

East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire#English

A small village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1246).

A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL9673).


Champlain

Champlain (countable and uncountable, plural Champlains)

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


Brooks

A hamlet in Boconnoc parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1560).

A locality in Berriew community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO1499).


Churchill

/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃɪl/

/ˈt͡ʃɜːɹt͡ʃɪl/

Any of several placenames, derived from church and hill.

A community in the township of Lot 65, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

A community in the town of Erin, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

A hamlet in All Saints parish, East Devon district, Devon, England.

A hamlet near the village of East Down, North Devon district, Devon, England.

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2824).

A village and civil parish in North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4459).

Churchill and Blakedown
Churchill and Blakedown#English

A village in Churchill and Blakedown parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8879).

A village in the hundred of Oswaldslow, Wychavon district, Worcestershire; in full, Churchill-in-Oswaldslow (OS grid ref SO9253).

A village in County Donegal, Ireland, also known as Church Hill or Churchhill.


Hopkins

Hopkins (countable and uncountable, plural Hopkinses)

From Hob + -kin + the patronymic suffix -s.

A number of places in the United States:

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

A placename
A coastal village in eastern Belize.


Norton

Norton (countable and uncountable, plural Nortons)

From Old English norþ (“north”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
The parish in New Brunswick is named after Norton, Massachusetts.

Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck#English

Norton and Cuckney
Norton and Cuckney#English

Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.

A village in Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, previously in Norton and Cuckney parish (OS grid ref SK5772).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in north-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8884).

A village in Norton-juxta-Kempsey parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire, the location of Norton Barracks (OS grid ref SO8751).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: North H-Nz#Norton – Norwood

A hamlet in Skenfrith community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO4420).

A village in Presteigne community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO3067).


Beaufort

/ˈbəʊfɔː(ɹ)/

Borrowed from French Beaufort, from beau (“beautiful”) + fort (“fort”).

A suburban village in Blaenau Gwent county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1711).


Hartford

# For the village in Cambridgeshire: from Old English Herepæþ-ford (“highway ford”), from here (“army”) + pæþ (“path”) + ford.
# For remaining places: from Old English heorot (“hart”) + ford.

inh

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

Any of a number of placenames in England, variants of Hertford:

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6372).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9529).

A town and village in Windsor County, Vermont.


Buckingham

From Old English Buccingahām, from the personal name Bucca (see bucca (“he-goat”)) + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“home”).

A place name:
A village in Illinois, United States.


Merton

en-prop

Merton (countable and uncountable, plural Mertons)

Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement.

A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5212).

A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5717).


Barton

From Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure”).

Barton and Pooley Bridge
Barton and Pooley Bridge#English

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A hamlet in Barton and Pooley Bridge parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4826).

A hamlet in Temple Guiting parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP1025).

A village in Preston, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD5137).

Any of many places named after the English places, or after persons with the surname, including:

A ghost town and community of Fresno County, California.


Thackeray

An English habitational surname from a place in Yorkshire, of Old Norse origin, from þak (“thatch, roof”) + rá (“nook”), therefore referring to a "place with thatching".

A community in western Saskatchewan, Canada.


Thornton

From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Any of several places in England and Scotland:

A large village in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, part of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation (OS grid ref SD3442).

Bagworth and Thornton
Bagworth and Thornton#English

Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth#English

A village in Bagworth and Thornton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4607).

Stainton and Thornton
Stainton and Thornton#English

A village in Stainton and Thornton parish, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4713).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1032).

A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2997).

A number of places in the United States:

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

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

A settlement in Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand.

A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland.


Antioch

Alexander the Great
Seleucid Empire
Seleucus I Nicator

Inherited from Middle English Antioche, from Old French Antioche, from Latin Antiochīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια (Antiókheia), from Ἀντίοχος (Antíokhos) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), originally from the father of Seleucus I Nicator, the general of Alexander the Great who founded the Seleucid Empire. The name was then borne by other Seleucid emperors, who named various cities after themselves. Later cities in the United States, etc., were subsequently named for the earlier ones, particularly the Syrian Antioch which was an important center of early Christianity. Compare Alexandria, Laodicea, Apamea, Ptolemais, and Seleucia.

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

A number of places in the United States
A village in Monroe County, Ohio.


Huxley

en-proper noun

Huxley (countable and uncountable, plural Huxleys)

From the Old English personal name Hucc + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). The first element could also be husċ (“insult, scorn, mockery”).

Hargrave and Huxley
Hargrave and Huxley#English

A village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ510614).

A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada, named after Thomas Henry Huxley.


Benson

A hamlet within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.

South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6191).


Calhoun

Common anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Colquhoun.


Argyle

A rural locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood, Manitoba.

Guysborough County
Guysborough County#English

A community of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia

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

A community in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.

A village in Maries County and Osage County, Missouri.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A number of places in the United States:

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

Lafayette County
Lafayette County#English

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


Niagara

/naɪˈæɡ(ə)ɹə/

From an Iroquoian language; compare Mohawk ohnyá:kara' (“neck of land”). The name of the tribe which resided in the area was recorded on early maps as Onguiarahronon or Niagagarega.


Boswell

Scottish surname, from Norman, named after Beuzeville, from Beuze + -ville ("Bosi's farm"); first element from Old Norse Bosi, from Proto-Germanic *bausuz.

A hamlet in Elkington parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2790).

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A community on Kootenay Lake in the Kootenays, south-east British Columbia, Canada.


Middleton

Middleton (countable and uncountable, plural Middletons)

From middle + -ton.
The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location midway between Annapolis Royal and Kentville.

Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:

A number of places in England, including:

A rural locality and civil parish (without a council) in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district, the locality also known as Middleton in Lonsdale or Middleton-on-Lune (OS grid ref SD6286).

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, otherwise known as Middleton-by-Wirksworth, the name of the parish council (OS grid ref SK2756).

Middleton and Smerrill
Middleton and Smerrill#English

A village in Middleton and Smerrill parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, otherwise known as Middleton-by-Youlgreave (OS grid ref SK1963).

A village and civil parish (served by Hennys', Middleton and Twinstead Parish Council) in Braintree district, Essex (OS grid ref TL8739).

A settlement in Longparish civil parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4244).

A village and civil parish near Heysham, Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4258).

King's Lynn and West Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk#English

A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TF6616).

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, formerly in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8389).

Wallington Demesne
Wallington Demesne#English

A village in Wallington Demesne parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0685).

A small village in Bitterley parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5477).

A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, north-west Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ3129).

Middleton cum Fordley
Middleton cum Fordley#English

A village in Middleton cum Fordley parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4367).


Ovid

From Latin Ovidius, name of a Roman gens.

A number of places in the United States:

A town and village in Seneca County, New York; the village is one of the two county seats of the county.


Hume

A village in Shiloh Township and Young America Township, Edgar County, Illinois.

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A hamlet in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7041).


Strontian

Place name is from Scottish Gaelic Sròn an t-Sìthein, "nose of the fairy hill", said to be inhabited by the mythological sìdhe.

A small village in Scotland that gives its name to the element strontium and the mineral strontianite which was discovered there


Lawson

Lawson (countable and uncountable, plural Lawsons)

* As a Scottish and northern English surname meaning "son of Lawrence," from Lawrence + -son. Compare Law, Laws.
* As a Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and north German surname, Americanized from Larsen, Larsson.

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Maple Bush No. 224, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Sherwood

From Old English scīr + wudu (“forest”). The first element is either the ancestor of the modern noun shire, or an adjective meaning "bright" (ancestor to the modern word sheer), depending on the specific placename (listed below).

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

A community of Huron Shores, Algoma District, Ontario.

A number of places in Canada:
A community of Maple, Vaughan, Ontario.

A community in the Municipality of the District of Chester, Nova Scotia.

A locality south-east of Adelaide, South Australia.


Sinclair

Derived from Saint Clare, to whom the clan's churches were dedicated.

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


Cunningham

Cunningham (countable and uncountable, plural Cunninghams)

desc

Translingual: Cunninghamia, Araucaria cunninghamii

From Scottish Gaelic Coineagan, a district of Ayrshire, either from Old English cyning (“king”) or Scottish Gaelic coineanach (“rabbit”) + Old English hām (“home, estate; hamlet, village”).

der

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

A locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.


Conway

en-prop

Conway (countable and uncountable, plural Conways)

A locality in Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.


Wentworth

en-proper noun

Wentworth (countable and uncountable, plural Wentworths)

From either the Old English byname Wintra, or Old English winter (“winter”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.

A community in south-west Calgary, Alberta.

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A rural community of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire#English

A small village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4878).

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3898).


Hawkins

Hawkins (countable and uncountable, plural Hawkinses)

From the Middle English personal name Hawkin, diminutive of Hal (Henry), or from a byname "hawk" (Hawk), with -s.

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

A placename
A locality in Alberta, Canada.


Carleton

St Cuthbert Without
St Cuthbert Without#English

A hamlet in St Cuthbert Without parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY4252).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Car-Cd#Car

A hamlet in Haile parish, Cumberland, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0109).

A village near Poulton-le-Fylde, Wyre borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD3339).

A village south of Pontefract, Wakefield borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4620).

A village in Ash Township, Monroe County, Michigan, United States.

A village in Thayer County, Nebraska, United States.

A rural locality in Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand.


Carlton

From Old English ċeorl (“freeman”) and tūn (“town”). Doublet of Charlton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

Carlton and Chellington
Carlton and Chellington#English

A village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref SP9555).

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL6453).

A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ3921).

Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth#English

A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth borough, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK3905).

Kelsale cum Carlton
Kelsale cum Carlton#English

A village in Kelsale cum Carlton parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3864).

A village in Carlton Town parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0684).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6424).

A village in Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3610).

A village south-west of Rothwell, City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3327).

A hamlet in Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada.

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.


Francois

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador


Harrisburg

/ˈhæ.ɹɪsˌbɝɡ/

From Harris + -burg. The capital of Pennsylvania was named for John Harris Sr..


Metcalfe

Metcalfe (countable and uncountable, plural Metcalfes)

A village in Thomas County, Georgia, United States.

A locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, Victoria, Australia.


Kensington

From the Old English personal name Cynesige + -ing- + -ton (“Estate associated with Cynesige”).
The town in Prince Edward Island is named after the borough in London.

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Nassau County, Long Island, New York.


Willoughby

Willoughby (countable and uncountable, plural Willoughbys)

From Old English weliġ (“willow”) and Old Norse byr (“settlement”).

Willoughby with Sloothby
Willoughby with Sloothby#English

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:

A village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771).

A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP5167).


Colton

Colton (countable and uncountable, plural Coltons)

From Old English cola (“coal”) + tun (“settlement”).

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A civil parish and small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3186).

Marlingford and Colton
Marlingford and Colton#English

A village in Marlingford and Colton parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1009).

A village and civil parish (served by Bolton Percy, Colton and Steeton parish council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5444).

A village and civil parish in Lichfield district, north of Rugeley, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0520).

A locality in Great Barton parish, West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8766).

A locality in Elliston district council area, South Australia, named after John Colton (politician).


Brewster

A small village, the county seat of Blaine County, Nebraska.


Eastoft

From (village) Danish eski (“ash tree”) (from Old Norse aska) + toft (“homestead, hillock”).

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE8016).


Dodoni

A village and municipality of Ioannina, Epirus, Greece


Brunswick

From the Germanic personal name Bruno, in the genitive case, something akin to *Brunos + Middle Low German wîk (“village, settlement”).


Fraser

en-proper noun

Fraser (countable and uncountable, plural Frasers)

Scottish surname thought to be from Norman, but not corresponding to any obvious places in France; perhaps a corrupted transcription of a Middle Irish name. More at Fraser.

A hamlet in Delhi, Delaware County, New York.

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

A hamlet in York, Livingston County, New York.


Muir

From Scots muir (“moor”). A derivation from Scottish Gaelic muir (“ocean”) has also been suggested.

A village in Ionia County, Michigan, United States.

A community in Norwich township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.


Muirhead

A village in Angus council area, north-west of Dundee (OS grid ref NO3434).

A hamlet north of Glenrothes, Fife council area (OS grid ref NO2805).

North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire#English

A village east of Stepps, North Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS6869).

A village east of Troon, South Ayrshire council area (OS grid ref NS3331).


Gunn

Lac Ste. Anne County
Lac Ste. Anne County#English

A hamlet in Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta, Canada.


Ramsgate

A village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.


Tyndall

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead, Manitoba, Canada.


Rowena

Common Brittonic
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Hengist
Historia regum Britanniae
Ivanhoe
Vortigern
Walter Scott

From the name of the daughter of Hengist and wife of Vortigern in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th century pseudohistorical Latin work Historia regum Britanniae. There have been attempts to connect it to some unattested Old English or Common Brittonic name, but without any real evidence. It was revived after Walter Scott used it in his novel Ivanhoe (1819).
Some places are named after Lady Rowena in the novel.


Ramsey

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

A village in Ramsey and Parkeston parish, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2130).

Ramsey and Parkeston
Ramsey and Parkeston#English

A number of places in the United States:

A township and village therein, in Fayette County, Illinois, named after Alexander Ramsey.


Thotlavalluru

From Telugu తోట్లవల్లూరు (tōṭlavallūru).

bor

తోట్లవల్లూరు

A village and tehsil in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India.


Princeton

Battle of Princeton
Thomas Prince
William Prince (politician)

From prince + -ton (“town”), originally in honor of crown princes or princes of the British Empire but later chiefly in honor of others with the name Prince or locations named Princeton. Doublet of Princetown. Cf. Princes Town, Princeville, Kingston, Kingstone, Coniston, Kingstown, Queenston, and Queenstown.
In particular, the British Columbian town is named for Edward VII, who was known as Albert, Prince of Wales, during the reign of his mother Queen Victoria. The New Jersey borough is named for William III—who became king of England through marriage to Mary II—in honor of his own separate Dutch title of Prince of Orange. The North Carolina town and Nebraska and Ontario communities are named for the New Jersey borough; the Missouri city is named for the Battle of Princeton which occurred there in the American Revolution; and the Illinois city and Florida CDP are named for the university named for its location in the borough. The given name derives from the prestigious university.
The Massachusetts town is named for clergyman Thomas Prince, and the Wisconsin city and town are named for the Massachusetts town. The Minnesota city is named for its founder John S. Prince, and the Idaho CDP is named after the Minnosota city. The Indiana city is named for politician William Prince, and the Kansas city is named for the Indiana city. The Texas city is named for landowner Prince Dowlin. The Kentucky city is named for landowner William Prince.

A settlement in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.

A community of Blandford-Blenheim township, Oxford County, Ontario.


Stepford

en-proper noun

Stepford (countable and uncountable, plural Stepfords)

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A locality in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX8681).


Albertville

A village in the Rural Municipality of Garden River No. 490, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Anton

Anton (countable and uncountable, plural Antons)

Borrowed from German Anton and from other northern European languages. Doublet of Anthony.

A village and municipality in Sofia province, Bulgaria.


Waverley

From Old English wǣfre (“restless, wavering”) + lēah (“meadow”), thus "the woodland clearing with swaying trees".

cog

Any of several placenames in several countries:

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

A community and civil parish with a community council in Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4187).


Randall

A Middle English variant of Randolph, preserved as a surname and revived in the twentieth century.

A community of New Tecumseth, Simcoe County, Canada.


Upton

en-proper noun

Upton (countable and uncountable, plural Uptons)

From Old English upp (“up”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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

A hamlet in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7711).

Hurstbourne Tarrant
Hurstbourne Tarrant#English

A hamlet in Hurstbourne Tarrant parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3655).

Nursling and Rownhams
Nursling and Rownhams#English

A settlement in Nursling and Rownhams parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3717).

Upton with Fishley
Upton with Fishley#English

A village in Upton with Fishley parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG3912).

Headon cum Upton
Headon cum Upton#English

A village in Headon cum Upton parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7476).

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7354).

A village and civil parish (served by Upton and North Elmsall Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4713).

A locality in Cosheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales, including Upton Castle (OS grid ref SN0204).

A village between Cork and Bandon, County Cork, Ireland.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A number of places in the United States:

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


Gresham

Gresham (countable and uncountable, plural Greshams)

From Old English græs (“grass”) + hām (“homestead”).

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG167385).

A village in York County, Nebraska, United States.

A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.


Chatham

From an Old Welsh word cēd, meaning "wood" + hām (“home”).

since Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard

when Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard

Any of several other places of the same name:

A community in Chatham-Kent, Southwestern Ontario, Canada.

A village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States


Sheldon

From Old English scylf (“shelf”) + dūn (“hill”) or denu (“valley”).

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England, famous for the legend of the Sheldon duck (OS grid ref SK1768).

Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales#English

A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST1208).

A village and township in Iroquois County, Illinois.


Wharton

Wharton (countable and uncountable, plural Whartons)

/ˈʍɔː(ɹ)tən/

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

der

A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5055).

A hamlet in Blyton parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8493).

A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States.


Jacksonville

Andrew Jackson
en:Jacksonville (disambiguation)

From Jackson + -ville; most are named for a person with the surname of Jackson, including many named for former United States President Andrew Jackson.

Place names:
A village in Randolph County, Missouri.

Place names:
A hamlet in Tompkins County, New York.

Place names:
A village in Athens County, Ohio.

A village in the town of Whitingham, Windham County, Vermont.


Potomac

European spelling of an Algonquian name, variously claimed to mean "river of swans", "place where people trade" or "place to which tribute is brought". The natives called the river above the falls Cohongorooton, "river of geese", and that area was renowned in early years for an abundance of both geese and swans. The spelling of the name has been simplified over the years from Patawomeke to Patowmack in the 18th century and now Potomac. The river's name was determined officially as Potomac by the US government's Board on Geographic Names during 1931.

Vermilion County
Vermilion County#English

A village in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.


Bartlett

The pear was named by Enoch Bartlett of Dorchester, Massachusetts, after himself.

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


Harrington

A fishing village located at the mouth of the Manning River, New South Wales, Australia.

A community in the township of Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

A village and ward in Workington civil parish, Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NX9925).

A hamlet and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3671).

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A hamlet and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP7780).


Payne

en-proper noun

Payne (countable and uncountable, plural Paynes)

A village in Paulding County, Ohio, United States.


Sterling

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Deep River Township, Arenac County, Michigan.


Stirling

Likely from Scottish Gaelic srib (“stream”) + Scottish Gaelic linn (“pool, lake”).

A placename:
A village in Alberta, Canada.

A settlement near Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand.


Sealand

From sea + -land.
In sense 3, calqued from Old Babylonian Akkadian 𒆳 𒀀𒀊𒁀 (Sumerogram KUR A.AB.BA, Akkadian: māt tâmti).

A hamlet and community in Flintshire, Wales, close to Chester in England (OS grid ref SJ3568). It is on land reclaimed from the sea on the Chester side of the River Dee.


Cambria

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Cambria, from Middle Welsh Kymry, from Proto-Brythonic *kömrüɣ, plural of *kömroɣ. Doublet of Cumbria and Cumberland. Cognate with Welsh Cymru.

lbor

Williamson County
Williamson County#English

A village in Williamson County, Illinois.

A village in Columbia County, Wisconsin.

A community of the town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.


Hell

A village in Stjørdal, Trøndelag, Norway; was the administrative center of Lånke municipality, which existed until 1962.


Stonehenge

London
Pewsey
Stonehenge
Stonehenge (disambiguation)

Inherited from Middle English Stonhenge, from ston (“stone”) + henge (“hinge”) or hengen ("hanging", but only attested as "imprisonment"). More at Stonehenge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
The failure of /hɛnd͡ʒ/ to regularly raise to /ɪnd͡ʒ/, as in hinge, singe < Middle English henge, sengen, is probably due to the influence of the local dialect; compare the forms /ɛnd͡ʒ/, /sɛnd͡ʒ/ "hinge, singe" attested for the early 20th-century dialect of Pewsey, Wiltshire, approximately 18.5 kilometres (11.5 miles) from Stonehenge.

A rural locality on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales.

Northern Tablelands
Northern Tablelands#English

An outback town in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland.

A rural locality in Toowoomba Region, Queensland.

A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania.

Southern Midlands
Southern Midlands#English


Drummond

A hamlet near Evanton, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6065).

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A village in Montgomery County, Maryland.

A village and parish of New Brunswick, Canada

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


Nanchang

c. 1600s, from the Mandarin 南昌 (Nánchāng, “Southern Prosperity”).

bor

A village in Wanquan, Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.


Laval

en-proper noun

Laval (countable and uncountable, plural Lavals)

A village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.


Walpole

From Old English words for "wall" and "pool".

A village and civil parish (served by Cookley and Walpole Parish Council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM3674).


Winthrop

From wines (“friend's”) + þorp (“village”).

Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.

A community of Nottinghamshire, England.


Floyd

en-prop

Floyd (countable and uncountable, plural Floyds)

Anglicisation of the Welsh name Lloyd, from Welsh llwyd (“grey, grey-haired”).

Roosevelt County
Roosevelt County#English

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


Plains

North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire#English

A village in North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7966).


Maitland

en-proper noun

Maitland (countable and uncountable, plural Maitlands)

Uncertain, possibly a nickname for an ungracious individual, from Anglo-Norman maltalent (“bad temper”). However, it could also derive from the French village of Mautalant, in Normandy.

A village in East Hants municipality, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada, named after Peregrine Maitland.


Bunyan

A locality in the Snowy Monaro Region of New South Wales, Australia; the name is from an Aboriginal language.


Louisville

Louisville, KY area

US outside Louisville, KY area

Named after King Louis XVI of France, equivalent to Louis + -ville.

A village, the county seat of Clay County, Illinois.


Howie

From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.

A locality in Special Area No. 2, southern Alberta, Canada, named by postmaster James Howie.


Kimberley

English place name "wood or clearing of Kyneburga (a seventh century female saint)", from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + burh (“fortress”) + lēah (“leigh, clearing”).

A locality in Meander Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.

A small village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0704).


Wakefield

Washington County
Washington County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island.

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

A parish and community therein, in New Brunswick, Canada.

A village in La Pêche municipality, Quebec, Canada.

A number of places elsewhere:
A settlement in Jamaica.

A settlement in Tasman district, South Island, New Zealand.


McIntosh

McIntosh (countable and uncountable, plural McIntoshes)

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche.

A community of the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.


Nash

Nash (countable and uncountable, plural Nashes)

A locale in the United Kingdom: the names are derived from Middle English atten ash (“at the ash tree”).

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7834).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Na-Nev#Na

A hamlet near Keston, borough of Bromley, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4063).

Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton
Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton#English

A hamlet in Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3062).

A hamlet in Ash parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2659).

A village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6071).

A hamlet in East Coker parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5313).

A village and community in Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST3483).


Marietta

Any of a number of places in the USA:
A village in Fulton County, Illinois.

Any of a number of places in the USA:
A hamlet in Onondaga County, New York.


Quitman

Places with said name, are likely to be named after American politician John A. Quitman.


Fairmont

A number of places in the United States:


Gibbs

A village in Adair County, Missouri, United States.


Cadillac

From French Cadillac, from Occitan Cadilhac.
Most places or objects named Cadillac are named for Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, a French explorer who founded the eponymous city in Maine and later the city of Detroit, Michigan.

A placename
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada


Longford

From Old English lang (“long”), definite form langa + ford.

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2137).

A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, next to Gloucester, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8320).

A small village in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, formerly in Middlesex, on the north side of Heathrow Airport (OS grid ref TQ0576).


Leitrim

A village on the River Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland.

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A village north-west of Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J3039).


Rusio

Borrowed from French Rusio, itself from Corsican Rusiu.

A village in the Haute-Corse department, Corsica, France.


Cutler

Cutler (countable and uncountable, plural Cutlers)

(uncountable) A placename in the United States, from the surname:


Seven Sisters

Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot#English

A village and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SN8208).


Kirkjubøur

The southernmost village on the island of Streymoy, Faroe Islands.


Bethel

From Hebrew בֵּיתְאֵל (betél, “Bethel”, literally “house of Ēl/God”).

bor

Any of several places in the United States:

A small village in Bodorgan community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH3970).


Gjógv

A village at the northeast tip of the Eysturoy island, Faroe Islands.


Appleton

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

From Old English æppel and -tun; alternatively, apple + -ton.
The town in Newfoundland is named for sawmill owner Appleton Cleaves.

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure.

A village in Appleton-with-Eaton parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire; originally in Berkshire (OS grid ref SP4401).

Mississippi Mills
Mississippi Mills#English

A community of Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

A number of places in the United States:

A hamlet in Newfane, Niagara County, New York.


Selma

en-proper noun

Selma (countable and uncountable, plural Selmas)

Taken to use in the 19th century when similar-sounding names, Elma, Thelma, Alma, Wilma, etc. were in vogue. Perhaps a shortening of Anselma, or from the name of a place in the James Macpherson's Ossian cycle of epic poems, itself from Scottish Gaelic sealladh + math (“good vision”). In some cases perhaps borrowed from Turkish Selma, from Arabic سَلْمَى (salmā).

A placename
A community of Nova Scotia, Canada.

A village in Graubünden canton, Switzerland.


Neale

A small village in County Mayo, Ireland.


Hestur

the only village on the island of Hestur, Faroe Islands.


Mykines

The Faroese island and village is borrowed from Faroese Mykines, from Old Irish Muc Innis. The Greek village is borrowed from Greek Μυκήνες (Mykínes). Doublet of Mycenae.

The only village on Mykines island, Faroe Islands.

A village and former municipality of Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece.


Carmel

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

bor

census-designated place
census-designated place

A hamlet and census-designated place, the county seat of Putnam County, New York.

A hamlet in Llannerch-y-medd community, Anglesey (OS grid ref SH3882).

Llanfihangel Aberbythych
Llanfihangel Aberbythych#English

A small village in Llanfihangel Aberbythych community, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN5816).

A village in Whitford community, Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ1676).

A small village in Llandwrog community, Gwynedd (OS grid ref SH4955).


Bøur

A village in the Sørvágur Municipality, on the island of Vágar, Faroe Islands.


Connor

The first name is from Irish Conchúr, Conchobhar, from Old Irish Conchobar (“lover of hounds”). The surname is from Irish Ó Conchúir (“descendant of Conchúr”).

der

A village near Kells, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.


Hailey

From Old English hīeġ (“hay”) + lēah (“clearing”).

en:Hailey (given name)
en:Hailey (surname)

Synonym of Haileybury; A village in Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom


Atterton

en-proper noun

Atterton (countable and uncountable, plural Attertons)

Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth#English

A hamlet in Witherley parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP3598).


Compton

From Old English Cumbtūn. Equivalent to combe (“valley”) + -ton (“town”).

Any of several placenames in England and the United States.

A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5279).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Com-Cor#Com

A hamlet in Marldon parish, South Hams district, Devon, the location of Compton Castle (OS grid ref SX8664).

Compton and Shawford
Compton and Shawford#English

A village in Compton and Shawford parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4625).

A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU9547).

A village in Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois.


Kelsey

Kelsey (countable and uncountable, plural Kelseys)

From Old English cēol (“ship”) + siġe (“victory”).

A hamlet in Camrose County, Alberta, Canada.

A locality south of Split Lake, Manitoba.


Laurie

Laurie (countable and uncountable, plural Lauries)

A village in Morgan County and Camden County, Missouri, United States.


Lindsey

Lindsey (countable and uncountable, plural Lindseys)

From Old English Lindesege, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”) (as in Lincoln) + Old English ēġ (“island (of land)”).

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9845).


Gøta

A village on the island of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, also consisting of the subvillages Gøtueiði, Gøtugjógv and Syðrugøta. Full name Norðragøta.


Tracy

Tracy (countable and uncountable, plural Tracys or Tracies)

A Norman baronial surname from places in France, derived from a Gallo-Roman given name Thracius which referred to Thrace + the Celtic suffix *-āko (place, property). As a female given name, it is also known as a diminutive of Theresa.

A village in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Gardena

A city and village in North Dakota, United States.


Osage

en-noun

Osage (countable and uncountable, plural Osages or Osage)

Evolved from a borrowing from French variations of Osage 𐓏𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟 (wažáže), the name of a division of the tribe.


Melvin

Variant of the Scottish surname Melville, from a place name Malleville in Normandy, from Latin mala (“bad”) + Old French ville (“settlement”).
* Used to Anglicize Mac Gille Beathain in Scotland and Ó Maoil Mhín in Ireland.

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Speaker Township, Sanilac County, Michigan.


Corinne

From the French equivalent of Corinna, from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden, daughter”).

der

A community in the Rural Municipality of Bratt's Lake No. 129, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Madera

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

Łódź Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship#English

A settlement in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland.

Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A settlement in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland


Brice

A placename
A village in Ohio, United States.


Elsinore

From Danish Helsingør, perhaps a derivation of hals (“narrow strait”, literally “throat; neck”), from Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos. Compare also Helsinki and Helsingborg.

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


Collin

en-proper noun

Collin (countable and uncountable, plural Collins)

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A village in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NY0276).


Dillon

From the Irish surname, from Breton Leon and Norman Léon, named after Sir Henry de Leon of the Viscounty of Léon. Related to the surname Lyon. Unrelated to the name Dylan, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.

A placename
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada


Dwight

Probably from a Middle English female name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius.


Huaxi

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 華西 /华西.

In Jiangsu, local government-run businesses expanded faster than anywhere, at one point employing almost a third of the population. Huaxi kept ahead of the pack thanks to Wu's knack of reading the political tea leaves. In 1992, he watched a TV broadcast of Deng Xiaoping's famous pro-entrepreneurial speech during a tour of southern China. Immediately, according to his biographers, he foresaw a surge of economic activity and ordered village officials to borrow every yuan they could lay their hands on to buy up aluminum and other raw materials.

2010, Jonathan Watts, “Gross Domestic Pollution”, in When a Billion Chinese Jump: How China Will Save Mankind- or Destroy It, Scribner, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 103:

That this half-billion-dollar edifice is a good 40-minute drive from a city of any size is part of the plan. For though not many foreigners have heard of Huaxi, Chinese far and wide know it as the socialist collective that works — the village where public ownership of the means of production has not just made everyone equal, but rich, too.

2011 July 11, Michael Wines, “Sharing the Wealth and Living Large in a Tiny Chinese Village”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2011-07-12, Asia Pacific:

The newly inaugurated skyscraper tower of Huaxi village is seen in Huaxi village, Jiangsu province, October 7, 2011. Huaxi, also known as China's richest village, celebrates its 50th anniversary with the inauguration of a massive 328-meters (1,076 feet) high skyscraper that screams for attention from its lowly skyline.

2011 October 10, Carlos Barria, “China's richest village”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2023-03-11, Pictures, page 1/30:

In March 1994, Wu Renbao, Party branch secretary of Huaxi Village of Jiangyin County, Jiangsu, national model laborer, excellent Party member, and a representative of the National People's Congress, responded to the call for "mutual hekp between the east and the west as well as common well-bing" and implemented the "87 Poverty Relief Crucial Program."

2015, Xiang Wu, Contemporary Chinese Rural Reform, Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 189:

"The village of Huaxi, Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province was once a small village, but now it has become a well-off village of the civilized nation, Fuyu Village. Every family has a villa, and they drive a car- - a small village, and a big change!

2020, Dong RiNuanYang, “Keeping the Bottom Line”, in Story of a Pretty Teacher, volume 16, →OCLC, page https://books.google.com/books?id=TW77DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT368:

A village in Huashi, Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.


Sylvester

Borrowed from Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on December 31.

A community of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Beulah

A biblical name applied to the land of Israel in Isaiah 62:4, from Biblical Hebrew בְּעוּלָה (bəʿûlâ, “married (woman)”), taken up as a given name by Puritans and used figuratively for the New Earth.

bor

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

A small village in Treflys community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SN9251).


Irma

From German Irma in the nineteenth century. Short form of Germanic names beginning with irm(en)-, erm(en) "whole, entire", from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Cognate with English Emma.


Beverley

en-proper noun

Beverley (countable and uncountable, plural Beverleys)

From Old English befer (“beaver”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to Beaver + -ley (“lea”).

A community in the Rural Municipality of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Hayden

Originally a place name, from Old English heg (“hay”) + denu (“valley”). Alternatively, from Middle Dutch heiden (“heathen”).

A hamlet in Boddington parish and Staverton parish, Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9023).


Brady

From Old English brād (“broad”) + ēage (“eye”) and brād (“broad”) + ēġ (“island”); or from Irish Ó Brádaigh.


Brodie

Scottish habitational surname of uncertain meaning. Probably of Pictish or Gaelic origin. Some of the suggestions that have been advanced as to the meaning of the name Brodie are:
* "ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word broth;
* "muddy place", from the Gaelic word brothach;
* "a point", "a spot", or "level piece of land", from the Gaelic word Brodha;
* or originated from the Pict name Brude, Bruid or Bridei from King Bridei of the Picts.

A hamlet in Moray council area, Scotland, the location of Brodie Castle (OS grid ref NH9757).


Bryson

A village and municipality on the Ottawa River in Quebec, Canada.


Marsaxlokk

A village and local council of the Southern Region, Malta


Donovan

From Irish Ó Donndubháin (“descendant of (a person named) brown & black”), from donn (“brown”) and dubh (“black”).

bor

A village in Beaver Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States.


Elliot

en-proper noun

Elliot (countable and uncountable, plural Elliots)

A coastal hamlet near Arbroath, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6139).


High Street

From Middle English Highestrete. More at high street.

St Stephen-in-Brannel
St Stephen-in-Brannel#English

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Highs-Hn#High S-High W

A hamlet in St Stephen-in-Brannel parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9653).

A hamlet in Hawkhurst parish, Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England, on a road of the same name (OS grid ref TQ7430).


Boxford

A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4271).

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9640).


Davey

Lancaster County
Lancaster County#English

A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.


Reubens

Reubens (countable and uncountable, plural Reubenses)

A city and village in Idaho, United States.


Haight

Haight (countable and uncountable, plural Haights)

From Old English hēahþu (“height”), a topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill. Compare Hight.

A locality in Beaver County, Alberta, Canada.


Moenkopi

Holonym: Hopi Reservation

Meronyms: Lower Moenkopi, Upper Moenkopi

A census-designated place and Hopi community located in Coconino County, Arizona.


Granville

The commune of France is from Old French Granville, Grandvilla, Grande Villa, Grandivilla, from grant (“grand”) + ville (“settlement”). The surname is of Norman baronial origin, from Grainville, a former commune in Normandy, from the given name Guarin + ville, meaning “Guarin's town”. Guarin ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *warduz (“guard”).

A number of places in various countries:

A village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; named for Granville Henry John Knox, son of Thomas Knox, 2nd Earl of Ranfurly.

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A village in Saint James parish, Jamaica; named for English abolitionist Granville Sharp.

A number of places in the United States:

A village and township in Putnam County, Illinois; named for the town in Massachusetts.

A town and village in Washington County, New York; named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A village and township in Licking County, Ohio; named for the town in Massachusetts.


Colby

Colby (countable and uncountable, plural Colbys)

From either the Old Norse personal name Koli or kol (“charcoal”) + býr (“settlement”).

A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6620).

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2231).

A village in Arbory parish, Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC233702).


Kendall

From the placename Kendal in Cumbria, "valley of the river Kent", and Kendale in Humberside, from Old Norse kelda (“spring”) + dalr (“valley”).


Leigh

From the nominative case of Old English lēah (“wood, meadow”), 'dweller by the wood or clearing'.

A village and civil parish in Dorset (OS grid ref ST6108).

The Leigh, a hamlet and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8626).

A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ5446). Former spelling: Lyghe.

A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2246).

A village and civil parish in north Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0692).

A small village and civil parish (served by Leigh and Bransford Parish Council) in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO7853).


Nelson

Nelson (countable and uncountable, plural Nelsons)

From Middle English Neil + -son and Nell + -son.
* In the United States, also an Anglicisation of North Germanic (Scandinavian) surnames such as Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson, equivalent to "son of Nicholas".

A village and community in Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1195).

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

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


Hillsborough

From hills and borough. The village in New Brunswick was probably named in honour of British politician Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718 - 1793). The civil parish is named after the village.

A number of places in English-speaking countries:

A village in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.

A locality near New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.

A village, townland, and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland.


Blackburn

Blackburn (countable and uncountable, plural Blackburns)

From Old English blæc (“dark”) + burna (“stream”).

A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8212).


Willard

From Old English wil (“will”) + heard (“brave, strong”).

A village in Torrance County, New Mexico, named after Willard Hopewell, builder of Santa Fe Central Railway.

A hamlet primarily in the town of Romulus, Seneca County, New York.


Lennon

From Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó Lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”).

der

descendant of Lover (<i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">Leannán</i>)

Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County#English

A village in Venice Township, Shiawassee County and Clayton Township, Genesee County, Michigan, United States.


Iona

Probably a misreading of Latin Ioua, an attempt to Latinize Old Irish Í.

Skye

other given names derived from Scottish islands

A small community of Nova Scotia, Canada.


Fron

Lenited from Welsh bron (“hill, breast”)

A small village in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0965).


Mosel

en-proper noun

Mosel (countable and uncountable, plural Mosels)

A village in Zwickau municipality, Saxony, Germany.


Fitz

Fitz (countable and uncountable, plural Fitzs or Fitzes)


Hopedale

The name of the settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador was calqued from Hoffental, a compound derived in turn from German hoffen (“hope”) and Tal (“dale, valley”). The name was given by Moravian missionaries in 1782 and replaced native Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Agvituk. Compare Hebron, Nain, Ramah and Zoar.

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A hamlet in Alstonefield parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1255).


Marlboro

Marlboro (cigarette)
Marlboro (disambiguation)

census-designated place
census-designated place

A place in the United States, including:

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


Potsdam

St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County#English

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

A village in Miami County, Ohio, United States.


Belleek

Alternative form: Balleek

A village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, famous for its pottery.

Alternative form: Belleeks

A small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.


Kelso

From earlier Calchow, from Middle Welsh Calchvynyd (Modern Welsh Calchfynydd (“lime mountain”)).

A small village in northern Tasmania, Australia.

A village in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.

A coastal village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

A village in Scott County, Missouri, United States.


Ebenezer

From Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר (éven ha`ézer, “stone of help”).

der

אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר


Greta

Two places in Australia thought to be named after the Cumbrian river:

A locality in the Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria.


Wilberforce

From Old English Wilburg + foss (“ditch”); Wilburg was a female given name from wil (“will”) + burg (“fortress”).

Haliburton County
Haliburton County#English

A community of Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.


Ferris

English surname, from Norman Ferrers, from the toponymic Ferrières, from French fer (“iron”).


Kapelle

A village and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.


Magdalena

/mæɡdəˈlɛnə/

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


Arlington

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

From the Old English personal name Ælfrēd + Old English ing (“called after”) + Old English tūn (“estate”), "estate named after Alfred". Many of the place names in the United States derive from Arlington House, formerly the plantation of Robert E. Lee.

A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6140).

A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5407).

A village in Bibury parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP1006).

Riverside County
Riverside County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A community in the city of Riverside, Riverside County, California.

A village in Washington County, Nebraska.

A community and census-designated place in Dutchess County, New York.

A town and village in Columbia County, Wisconsin.

A number of places in Canada:
A community of Nova Scotia.

A number of places in Canada:
A community of Yukon.


Laurens

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


Saline

Bienville Parish
Bienville Parish#English

A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

A village in the west of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0292).


Bradshaw

From Old English brād + sceaga (“thicket”), equivalent to broad + shaw.

The name of some places in Northern England.

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7312).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0830).

A hamlet in Longsdon parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9455).

A hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0514)


Letterkenny

From Irish Leitir Ceanainn (“Hillside of the O'Cannons”).

uder

A community in Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan township, Ontario, Canada.

Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan
Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan#English


Snape

First attested in the late 18th century. Derived from various villages in England and southern Scotland sharing this name.

Snape with Thorp
Snape with Thorp#English

A village in Snape with Thorp parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2684).

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3958).


Jennings

en-proper noun

Jennings (countable and uncountable, plural Jenningses or Jennings)

A settlement in Saint Mary parish, on Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English


Barrow Bay

A hamlet on the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada, on the western shore of Georgian Bay.


Arne

Arne (countable and uncountable, plural Arnes)

For the given name, a short form of Old Norse compound names beginning with arn- (“eagle”).

A hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9788).


Fredericksburg

A village in Ohio; named for Jacob Frederick, who platted the village.


Lindsay

Lindsay (countable and uncountable, plural Lindsays)

From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Old English Lindesēġe, Lindesīġe (“Isle of Lind”), the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the Common Brittonic form of the name of Lincoln and "isle" refers to Lincoln being surrounded by fenland; from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford + Old English ēġ (“island”); cf. modern Welsh llyn and Dublin.

A number of places in the United States:

A large community, formerly a town, in the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.


Rayne

A village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7222).


Ionia

A place in the United States
A village in Missouri.


Thurston

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9165).

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English


Jewett

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A village in Cumberland County, Illinois.


Magnolia

A several places in the United States
A village in Illinois, United States

A several places in the United States
A village in Ohio, United States


Iver

A large village and civil parish (served by The Ivers Parish Council) in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref TQ0381).


Sander

Sander (countable and uncountable, plural Sanders)


Baskin

Baskin (countable and uncountable, plural Baskins)

A village in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Keld

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A hamlet in Shap parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5514).

A hamlet in Muker parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NY8901).


Galatia

Learned borrowing from Latin Galatia, from Ancient Greek Γαλατία (Galatía).


Herschel

(Uranus): after its discoverer, William Herschel.

A settlement in Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after Sir John Herschel.


Alva

A village on the island of Gotland, Sweden.


Granger

National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry

From Grange + -er, related to etymology 1.

/ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

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


Granger

/ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

A settlement in the Grand'Anse department, Haiti.


San Marcos

From Spanish San Marcos (“Saint Mark”), various places usually named in honor of Mark the Evangelist.

A village and rural municipality of Salta Province, Argentina.


Leck

A village and civil parish (served by Ireby with Leck Parish Council) in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6476).


Rowley

From Old English components ruh (rough, overgrown) + leah (wood, clearing)

A hamlet in Starland County, Alberta, Canada.

A hamlet in Healeyfield parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0847).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9732).

Worthen with Shelve
Worthen with Shelve#English

A hamlet in Worthen with Shelve parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3006).


Ithaca

From Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα (Itháka), Doric form of Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).


Sonora

Sonora (countable and uncountable, plural Sonoras)

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Guysborough County
Guysborough County#English

A community of St. Mary's district municipality, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Norwalk

(For noun) Named after Norwalk, Ohio, where an outbreak of gastroenteritis in 1968 led to the isolation of the virus.

A number of places in the United States:


Gatwick

From Old English gāt (“goat”) and wīċ (“-wick”).

A hamlet in Westbury-on-Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7313).

A hamlet in Shackleford parish, Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9145).


Rhodesia

Named after G. Preston Rhodes, chairman of a colliery company.

A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5680).


Ames

Ames (countable and uncountable, plural Ameses)

Translingual: Ames

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A village in Montgomery County, New York.


Glenwood

From glen + wood. The town in Newfoundland is named after the Glenwood Lumber Company, which is named in turn after the community in Nova Scotia.

A village in Alberta; named for early settler Glen Edward Wood.


Camembert

From Medieval Latin Campus Maimberti ("field of Maimbert"), a West Germanic personal name derived from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“strength, power, might”) and Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”).

der

A village in Normandy, France, famous for being the place where camembert cheese was invented.


Akron

From Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “extremity, peak”).

A village in Akron Township and Fairgrove Township, Tuscola County, Michigan.


Barker

From Middle English barker (“shepherd; tanner”).

inh

A village in the Colonia department, Uruguay.


Methoni

From Greek Μεθώνη (Methóni), from Ancient Greek Μεθώνη (Methṓnē). Doublet of Methone and Modon.

A village in Messinia Regional Unit, Peloponnese, Greece.

Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia#English

A village in Pieria Regional Unit, Central Macedonia, Greece.

ميثوني

town in Peloponnese, Greece — see also Methone

Methoni

town in Central Macedonia, Greece — see also Methone


Selwyn

From the Middle English form of Latin Silvanus. Also from the Old English given name Selewine, from sel (“hall”) + wine (“friend”). The places are named after bearers of the surname.

Any of a number of places in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and US.

A small settlement on the south side of the river in Canterbury, New Zealand.

A locality, formerly a mining town in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia, named after the Selwyn Range.


Everton

en-proper noun

Everton (countable and uncountable, plural Evertons)

From Old English eofor (“wild boar”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2051).

A village in Hordle parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2994).

A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6991).

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

A community of Guelph/Eramosa, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.


Falkland

From either Scottish Gaelic falaichte (“hidden”), failc (“bathe, wash”), or falc (“heavy rain”) + Old English land.

A village and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2507).


Bigelow

en-prop

Bigelow (countable and uncountable, plural Bigelows)

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Middle English big (“big”) + low (“mound, hill”).

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A village in Holt County, Missouri, United States.


Haripur

A village in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India, also known as Haripuram.

A village in Chanditala I community development block, Srirampore, Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.

A village in Berasia tehsil, Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh, India.

A village in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Marinette

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


Roslyn

A variant of Rosaline inspired by the Scottish place name Roslin or Rosslyn.


Dickson

A hamlet in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada.


Atkinson

en-proper noun

Atkinson (countable and uncountable, plural Atkinsons)

A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A village in Saint Andrew parish, Dominica.


Patterson

Patterson (countable and uncountable, plural Pattersons)

From Middle English Pate, short form of Patrick, + -son.

A village in Hardin County, Ohio; named for railroad official Robert Patterson.


Chalcis

The former Byzantine name of İnecik, a village in Thrace in modern Turkey.


Buckland

Buckland (countable and uncountable, plural Bucklands)

From Old English bōc (“book”) + land (“land”).

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district: the parish is unusually long and narrow (OS grid ref SP8812).

A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0836).

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A village and civil parish (served by Buckland and Chipping Parish Council) in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL3533).

Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse#English

A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU3497).

A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2250).

A number of places in the United States:

Central Highlands
Central Highlands#English

A rural locality in Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.

Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Glamorgan-Spring Bay#English

A rural locality in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.

A village near Pukekohe, Auckland region, New Zealand.


Bullock

Bullock (countable and uncountable, plural Bullocks)

Lanark Highlands
Lanark Highlands#English

A community of Lanark Highlands township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.


Abbeystead

From the Old French abeie or abbeie, meaning abbey, and the Old English stede, meaning place or site. Combined to mean "the site of the abbey" or "estate owned by the abbey".

City of Lancaster
City of Lancaster#English

A village in the City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5654).


Addington

Addington (countable and uncountable, plural Addingtons)

Probably from the Old English personal names Eadda or Æddi + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP742286).

A village in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3764).

Tonbridge and Malling
Tonbridge and Malling#English

A village in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ639535).

A hamlet in Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD5268).


Adlington

Adlington (countable and uncountable, plural Adlingtons)

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

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9180).


Aighton

From Old English āc and -tun, meaning "oak-tree town".


Goosnargh

From Old Irish Gosan or Gusan (“a given name”) and Old Norse erg (“hill-pasture”).

A village and civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England; most of the village is in Whittingham parish (OS grid ref SD5536).


Myerscough

From Old Norse mýrr and skógr, meaning "boggy wood".

Myerscough and Bilsborrow
Myerscough and Bilsborrow#English

A hamlet in Myerscough and Bilsborrow parish, Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4939).


Catterall

Catterall (countable and uncountable, plural Catteralls)

Unknown. Possibly from Old English halh (“water meadow”) with given name Cater. Possibly from Old Norse kattarhali (“cat's tail”).

A village and civil parish in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4942).


Ainsworth

Ainsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Ainsworths)

From Old English Ægen + -es and worþ or worð, meaning "Aegen's enclosure".

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village in Greater Manchester, England.

British Columbia
British Columbia#English


Aintree

From Old Norse einn and tré, meaning "a single tree".

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England; the home of the Grand National. (OS grid ref SJ3798).


Aldcliffe

Probably from Old English eald (“old”) and clif (“cliff”), meaning "the high land long occupied". Possibly from the Old English personal name Alda, but this is unlikely.

a hamlet near Lancaster in Lancashire, England.


Aldingham

From Old English Alda + ham (“home”), probably translating as "home of Alda's people."

A coastal village and civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD2871).


Allerton

The name of the English location is possibly from Old English alor (“alder”) + -tun, or possibly it was named for Alfred the Great. It is in the Domesday Book as Alvertune.


Allithwaite

From Old Norse Eilífr and þveit, meaning "Eilif's clearing".

Allithwaite and Cartmel
Allithwaite and Cartmel#English

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village in Allithwaite and Cartmel parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Formerly in Lancashire and then South Lakeland district until 2023 (OS grid ref SD3876).


Alston

From Old English Ælfes (given name with possessive) tun, translating as "Ælf's town".

A hamlet in All Saints parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST3002).

A village in Lancashire (no longer recorded as a place).


Altham

From Old English ælfet + hamm, meaning "water meadow where swans are found".

A village in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England.


Anderton

From Old English Eanred + tun, meaning "Eanred's town".

Anderton with Marbury
Anderton with Marbury#English

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village in Anderton with Marbury parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6475).

A settlement in Millbrook parish, eastern Cornwall (OS grid ref SX4252).

A suburban village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6013).


Angerton

From Old English angr (“bay”) + tun (“town”). The first element is related to Proto-Germanic *angijō (“meadow, lowland”).

der

A small settlement in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England.


Appley

en-proper noun

Appley (countable and uncountable, plural Appleys)

From Old English æppel and leah, meaning "apple-tree clearing". Equivalent to apple + -ley (“lea”).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Stawley parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST0721).


Arnside

From Old Norse Arni (given name) and sætr (mountain pasture).

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4578).


Aspull

From Old English æspe + hyll, meaning "aspen hill".

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6108).


Astley

Astley (countable and uncountable, plural Astleys)

From Old English ēast + lēah, meaning “east meadow” or “east clearing”. Equivalent to east + -ley (“lea”).

A village in Wigan borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7000).

A village, known as Astley Village, in Chorley, Lancashire.

A small village and civil parish north of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5218).

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

A small village and civil parish in North Warwickshire borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP3189).

Astley and Dunley
Astley and Dunley#English

A small village in Astley and Dunley parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO7867).


Aughton

Aughton (countable and uncountable, plural Aughtons)

From Old English ac (“oak”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”); compare the doublet Acton.

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village in Ellerton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7038).

A village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3905).

A hamlet in Halton-with-Aughton parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD5567).

Aston cum Aughton
Aston cum Aughton#English

A village in Aston cum Aughton parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4586).

Collingbourne Kingston
Collingbourne Kingston#English

A hamlet in Collingbourne Kingston parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2356).


Ayside

Unknown. May be from Old Norse á (“river”) and Old English headfod (“headland”) or sætr (“summer pasture”). Also appears to have been influenced by Old English sīde.

A hamlet in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England.


Dykehead

A small village in Angus council area, Scotland.


Arna

A village in Sparta municipality, Laconia, Greece.


Bennington

From Bennington, Vermont, headquarters of the Bennington Marble Company.

A community of Zorra township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.


Calder

A hamlet in Ponsonby parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref SY0303).

A village in Saskatchewan, Canada, within the rural municipality below.

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


Leighton

Various place names in England, Old English leac (“leek”) + tun (“settlement”), also in the sense of a herb garden.

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A hamlet in Healey parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE1679).

Leighton and Eaton Constantine
Leighton and Eaton Constantine#English

A village in Leighton and Eaton Constantine parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6105).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Lea-Lei#Lea-Lei

A hamlet in Wanstrow parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7043).

Forden with Leighton and Trelystan#English

A small village in Forden with Leighton and Trelystan community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2405).


Grand Rapids

A village and township in Wood County, Ohio.

A place in Canada:
A community of British Columbia.


Roch

From Middle English Rechedham, from Old English Rachetham, of Brythonic origin, from the intensive Proto-Brythonic prefix *ar- + *koɨd (“wood”), meaning "river opposite of the wood." More at Roch.

A village in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8721).


Vaughan

Borrowed from Welsh Vychan, from bychan, diminutive of bach (“little”).

A community of West Hants, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A village in Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia.