Empress

Named in 1913 for Queen Victoria, who was Empress of India.


Mearns

en-proper noun

Mearns (countable and uncountable, plural Mearnses)

Scottish habitational surname for someone coming from The Mearns, an alternative name for Kincardineshire, which is named as An Mhaoirne in Scottish Gaelic, from maor (“bailiff, steward, beadle”).

A hamlet in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada.


Montrose

From Scottish Gaelic moine (“moor”) + rois (“peninsula”).

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

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

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

Colchester County
Colchester County#English

A community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Effingham County
Effingham County#English

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Effingham County and Cumberland County, Illinois.

census-designated place
census-designated place

Westchester County
Westchester County#English

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


Wycombe

From Old English wīċ (“village; bay”) + hām (“home; estate; village”). Doublet of Wickham.

A locality in the Maranoa Region of Queensland, Australia.


Tavistock

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

East Zorra-Tavistock
East Zorra-Tavistock#English

A community, formerly a village, in East Zorra-Tavistock township, Ontario, Canada.


Menlo

Borrowed from Irish Mionloch (“small lake”).


Kingstone

en-proper noun

Kingstone (countable and uncountable, plural Kingstones)

From Old English Cyningestun, from cyninges (“king's”) + tūn (“fort, manor, town”). Doublet of Kingstown, Kingston, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Coniston, Coniston Cold, Conisbrough, Kingsville, Kingsburg, Quainton, Queenstown, Queenston, Princetown, Princes Town, and Princeton.

doublet

(uncountable) The name of various places in England:

A village and civil parish (served by Kingstone and Thruxton Parish Council) south-west of Hereford, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4235).

Weston under Penyard
Weston under Penyard#English

A hamlet in Weston under Penyard parish, south-east Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6324).

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in South Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST3713).

East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire#English

A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0629).


Otway

A village in Scioto County, Ohio, United States, named after Thomas Otway.


Zator

A village in the Masovian Voivodeship of Poland.


Niantic

A census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut.


Concordia

58 Concordia
Concordia
Concordia (mythology)

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

A locality in Barossa council area, South Australia.


Elmira

Possibly a feminine equivalent of Elmer, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *mēraz (“famous”), as in Spanish Edelmira. Introduced through literature (Molière, Goethe).

Any of a number of places in the US and Canada.


Whitechapel

Named after a small chapel of ease dedicated to St Mary.

A hamlet in Goosnargh parish, Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5541).


Lüneburg

Borrowed from German Lüneburg, which see.

A farming community of eDumbe local municipality, Zululand district municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa


Gretna Green

"Green at the gravelly hill", from Old English greot (“grit”) and hoh (“hill”).

The Clown is a London cockney, with a prodigious eye to his own comfort and muffins,—a Lord Mayor's fool, who loved "everything that was good;" and Columbine is the boarding-school girl, ripe for running away with, and making a dance of it all the way from Chelsea to Gretna Green.

1845, Leigh Hunt, The Indicator: a Miscellany for the Fields and the Fireside, page 213:

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A village on the border between England and Scotland (in Dumfries and Galloway council area just inside Scotland), famous for easy marriages (OS grid ref NY3168).


Wedgewood

A hamlet in the County of Grande Prairie No. 1, northern Alberta, Canada.


Landis

en-proper noun

Landis (countable and uncountable, plural Landises)


Craik

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A hamlet in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3408).


Neudorf

From German Neudorf, from neu- (new) + Dorf (village).


Belcarra

From Irish baile na cora, meaning "town of the confluence".


Rives

A placename
A village in Missouri, United States.


Jonesville

A hamlet in New York; named for John Jones, the town's first debt collector.


Saint John

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


Altamont

A village located in the town of Guilderland, Albany County, New York.


Bunbury

A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5658).


Renton

West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire#English

A village in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3878).


Maple

An urban community of Vaughan, York Region, Ontario, Canada.


Dowling

Dowling (countable and uncountable, plural Dowlings)

A community of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.


Brampton

From Old English brōm (“broom”) + -tun (“enclosure”).

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2070).

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village in Long Marton parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6723).

A hamlet and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8479).

A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2224).

Brampton Bierlow
Brampton Bierlow#English

A village in Brampton Bierlow parish, Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4101).

Brampton with Stoven
Brampton with Stoven#English

A village in Brampton with Stoven parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM4382).


Funningsfjørður

A village in the Faroe Islands, at the end of the fjord of the same name.


Rockingham

Rockingham (countable and uncountable, plural Rockinghams)

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

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8691).

A placename:
A community of Nova Scotia, Canada.


Beamish

Beamish (countable and uncountable, plural Beamishes)

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Beaumais, in Normandy. The village in County Durham shares the same etymology.

A village in Urpeth parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2253).


Ashford

From Old English æscet (“a clump of ash trees”) + ford or, alternatively, from æsc (“an ash tree”) + ford. Equivalent to ash + ford.

A village in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5335).

A village in South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX6848).

A village in County Wicklow, Ireland (Irish grid ref T2797).

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


Burrill

A small village in North Yorkshire, England.


Brooker

A locality in Tumby Bay district council area, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.


Otoe

A village in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States.


Fullerton

Fullerton (countable and uncountable, plural Fullertons)

From Old English fuglere (“fowler, birdcatcher”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

A small village in Wherwell parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3739).

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


Samothraki

/ˈsæməˌθrækiː/

From Greek Σαμοθράκη (Samothráki), from Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη (Samothrā́ikē, “Samian Thrace”), from Σᾰ́μος (Sắmos, “Samos”) + Θρᾴκη (Thrā́ikē, “Thrace”), from the island's early Greek colonizers and the general ancient territory in which it lay.


Bala

In Wales, from Welsh Bala, from bala (“effluent from a lake”).

A rural community of Muskoka Lakes municipality, Ontario, Canada, named after Bala, Wales.


Philo

en-proper noun

Philo (countable and uncountable, plural Philos)

A placename
A village in Illinois, United States.

A placename
A village in Ohio, United States.


Adelphi

From Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”).


Cushing

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Howard County, Nebraska, named after pioneer James Cushing.


Wendover

Alfred and Plantagenet
Alfred and Plantagenet#English

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


Orangeville

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

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


Renfrew

en-proper noun

Renfrew (countable and uncountable, plural Renfrews)

From Scottish Gaelic Rinn Friù. from Old British rhyn frwd meaning "point at the current".

An unincorporated village in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Ratho

A village in Edinburgh council area, Scotland, west of the city (OS grid ref NT1370).

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


Kinuso

Big Lakes County
Big Lakes County#English

A former village and hamlet in Big Lakes County, in northern Alberta, Canada.


Alford

Alford (countable and uncountable, plural Alfords)

From the Old English female given name Ealdgȳþ + ford (“ford”).

A village and civil parish (served by Cary Moor parish council) in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST6032).

A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5716).

A settlement in Barunga West council area, South Australia.


Barron

* As a Scottish surname, from Scots baron, sometimes found as McBarron; see Baron.
* As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Bearáin (literally “descendant of Bearán”), a personal name from bior (“spear”). See Barnes, Barrington.
* As a Spanish surname, augmentative of Barro.
* As a French and Spanish surname, variant of Baron.

A rural locality in Cairns Region, northern Queensland, Australia.


Beach

Beach (countable and uncountable, plural Beachs or Beaches)

English surname reflecting multiple origins, including the nouns beach and beech, and Americanized from the German surname Bisch.

Beach (disambiguation)#People
Beach (disambiguation)#Places

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A hamlet in Bitton parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref ST7070).


Boyer

Boyer (countable and uncountable, plural Boyers)

A rural locality in Brighton council area and Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Bray

The town in Ireland is from Irish Bré, of uncertain origin.

Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead#English

A village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9079).

A village in Kgalagadi district, Botswana, opposite Bray, South Africa.

A village in Kagisano-Molopo local municipality, North West province, South Africa, opposite Bray, Botswana.

A locality in Robe council area and Wattle Range council area, South Australia.


Bridges

Bridges (countable and uncountable, plural Bridgeses)

A hamlet in Ratlinghope parish, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SO3996).

A rural locality in the Sunshine Coast region, Queensland, Australia.


Burnett

Burnett (countable and uncountable, plural Burnetts)

From Middle English burnet (“brown”), from Old French brunet, brunete.

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

A small village in Compton Dando parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref ST6665).


Cochran

A locality in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States.


Combs

A small village in Chapel-en-le-Frith parish, High Peak borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK0478).

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM0456).


Dunlap

A village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States.


Gaines

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

A township and village therein, in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.


Gentry

A place in the United States:
A village in Gentry County, Missouri.


Hardin

→ Crow: Chichúchi (calque)

A number of places in the United States:

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


Haynes

A hamlet in Lacombe County, central Alberta, Canada, named after Haynes Creek.

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0942).


Hinton

Hinton (countable and uncountable, plural Hintons)

From either Old English hēan, dative form of hēah (“high”), or hīwan (“household”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6803).

Dyrham and Hinton
Dyrham and Hinton#English

A village in Dyrham and Hinton parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7376).

A settlement in Bransgore parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, location of Hinton Admiral house and railway station (OS grid ref SZ2195).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Highs-Hn#Him-Hin

A hamlet in Peterchurch parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3338).

Woodford cum Membris
Woodford cum Membris#English

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

A village in Woodford cum Membris parish, West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5352).

A hamlet in Pontesbury parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4008).

A hamlet in Mudford parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5720).

A rural locality in Blythburgh civil parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4471 (approx.)).


Holloway

Holloway (countable and uncountable, plural Holloways)

From Old English holh (“hollow”) + weġ (“way”); compare the doublet Holway.

Dethick, Lea and Holloway
Dethick, Lea and Holloway#English

A village in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3256).

A hamlet in East Knoyle parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST876133).

A village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.


Horne

A small village and civil parish in Tandridge district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ3344).


Madden

Madden (countable and uncountable, plural Maddens)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Madadháin (“descendant of Madadhán”), a diminutive of madadh (“dog”).

der

A small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A hamlet in Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada.

Rocky View County
Rocky View County#English


Mayfield

Mayfield and Five Ashes
Mayfield and Five Ashes#English

A village in Mayfield and Five Ashes parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5826).

A village in Staffordshire, England, on the River Dove.


Morrow

* As an Irish surname, variant of McMorrow.
* As a French and Walloon surname, Americanized from Moreau, Morin.

St. Landry Parish
St. Landry Parish#English

An unincorporated community and locality in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.


Mullen

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


Pennington

en-proper noun

Pennington (countable and uncountable, plural Penningtons)

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD2677).


Sanford

From the placename Sandford, ultimately from Old English Sandford (literally “sand ford”).

inh

A number of places in the United States:


Stokes

A locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, north Queensland, Australia.


Sykes

en-proper noun

Sykes (countable and uncountable, plural Sykeses)

From Middle English sike (“marshy stream, gutter, ditch”).

der

Bowland Forest High
Bowland Forest High#English

A hamlet in Bowland Forest High parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6351).


Talley

en-proper noun

Talley (countable and uncountable, plural Talleys)

*Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Taithligh (“descendant of Taithleach”), a byname from taithleach (“appeasement, pacification”).
*In Wales, from Welsh Talyllychau or Tal y Llychau.

der

A village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6432).


Whitfield

en-proper noun

Whitfield (countable and uncountable, plural Whitfields)

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + feld (“field”).

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A hamlet in High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK034938).

A hamlet in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST673979).

A large village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3045).

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP6039).

Plenmeller with Whitfield
Plenmeller with Whitfield#English

A village in Plenmeller with Whitfield parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY775585).


Whitley

Whitley (countable and uncountable, plural Whitleys)

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

A village in Selby district, North Yorkshire.

A hamlet in Ecclesfield parish, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3494).

Melksham Without
Melksham Without#English

A village in Melksham Without parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8866).


Wilder

Wilder (countable and uncountable, plural Wilders)

census-designated place
census-designated place

A census-designated place and village in the town of Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont.


Lyman

Lyman (countable and uncountable, plural Lymans)

A placename.
A village in Nebraska, United States.


Gridley

A village and township in McLean County, Illinois, named after Asahel Gridley.


Amisk

From the Cree ᐊᒥᐢᐠ (amisk) (Plains Cree amisk (“beaver”)).


Acme

Acme
Acme Corporation
Looney Tunes
Warner Bros.
trademark
yellow pages

From acme (“highest, best”). As a threading, from the original 1894 manufacturer, the Acme Screw Machine Company of Hartford, Connecticut. In its use as a generic company for comedic effect or to avoid trademark issues, most popularized by the Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes cartoons but already very commonly used by 20th century American companies as a way to lead the professional listings in yellow page phone books.

A village in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.


Minburn

County of Minburn
County of Minburn#English

A hamlet in the County of Minburn, Alberta, Canada.


Morrin

* As an English surname of Norman origin, from the personal name Morin, diminutive of More, from Old French Maur, from Latin Maurus; see Moore.
* Also as an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Morwin, from Old English Mōrwine, first element uncertain, second element from wine (“friend”).
* As a Scottish surname (Dumfriesshire), variant of McMorran, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Moghráin, Mughróin (“son of Mughrón, Mughròn”), personal name from mogh (“slave”) + ròn (“slave”).
* As a French surname, variant of Morin.


Dewberry

Dewberry (countable and uncountable, plural Dewberrys)


Donnelly

From the Irish surname, from Ó Donnghaile (“descendant of Donnghal”), from donn (“brown-haired”) + gal (“valor”).


Quinton

Quinton (countable and uncountable, plural Quintons)

Variant of Quentin, merged with an Old English place name meaning "queen's town".

South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England.

A village in the Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Alderson

en-proper-noun

Alderson (countable and uncountable, plural Aldersons)

From Alder + -son, from being the son of a person named Alder.

A ghost town and locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.


Pythion

East Macedonia and Thrace
East Macedonia and Thrace#English

A railway station and village in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, on the border with Turkey.


Forgan

Monet Rural Municipality No. 257#English

An unincorporated hamlet and ghost town in Monet Rural Municipality No. 257, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Utica

From Latin Utica, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤕𐤒 (ʿtq, “old”).

A number of places in the United States:

North Utica (a village in Illinois, often called "Utica")

A village in Missouri; named for the city in New York.

A village in Nebraska; named for the city in New York.

A village in Ohio; named for the city in New York.


Hoo

Bachcroft, Thomas; son of Thomas Bachcroft, of Bexwell, Norfolk. Educated under Mr. Spight. Age 18. Admitted pensioner, March 10, 1518.
Man, John; of Hoo, Suffolk; son of Richard Man, mediocris fortunae. Admitted sizar. Tutor, Mr. Reve.

1888, C. H. Evelyn White, editor, East Anglian, Or, Notes and Queries, page 31:

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2558).


Pecos

San Miguel County
San Miguel County#English

A village in San Miguel County, New Mexico.


Elida

A village in American Township, Allen County, Ohio.


Folsom

en-proper noun

Folsom (countable and uncountable, plural Folsoms)

St. Tammany Parish
St. Tammany Parish#English

A village in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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


Candelaria

In the highlands of Guatemala there is a dirt and stone road that runs from the pueblo of San Martin Jilotepeque to the village of Candelaria.

1996, Mary Richardson Miller, The Women of Candelaria, San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks, page 9:

A village in the Chimaltenango department, Guatemala.


Houghton

Houghton (countable and uncountable, plural Houghtons)

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

Houghton and Wyton
Houghton and Wyton#English

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A village in Houghton and Wyton parish, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL281724).

A village in Stanwix Rural parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY407593).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A hamlet in Sancton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE886392).

A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU341143).

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 TF789288).

A hamlet in Heddon-on-the-Wall parish, southern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1266).

A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ017411).

A village in Burton community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9807).

A number of places in the United States:

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


Laird

A township and village in Algoma District, northern Ontario.

A village within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan, named after David Laird.


Harcourt

Haliburton County
Haliburton County#English

A village and former township in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.


Bartley

A village in Copythorne parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3013).

Red Willow County
Red Willow County#English

A village in Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States, named after the Rev. Allen Bartley.


Varney

A community of Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Audley

Audley (countable and uncountable, plural Audleys)

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

A village in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7950).

A locality in Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.


Gifford

Gifford (countable and uncountable, plural Giffords)

Two main origins:
* Habitational surname for someone from Broughton Gifford, from the Old English personal name *Gydda + -ing (“belonging to”) + ford (“ford”).
* From Old French giffard (“chubby-cheeked, bloated”), perhaps a nickname for a big eater.

der

Champaign County
Champaign County#English

A common placename in the United States, from the surname:

A village in Champaign County, Illinois.

Schenectady County
Schenectady County#English

A hamlet in Schenectady County, New York.

A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5368).


Worthington

en-proper noun

Worthington (countable and uncountable, plural Worthingtons)

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

North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire#English

A village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK4020).


Drury

A settlement in Buckley community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2964).

Berkshire County
Berkshire County#English

A village in the town of Florida, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States.


Kingsley

"The king's wood or clearing", from Old English cynges, genitive of cyng (“king”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

The name of various geographical places:

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5574).

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7838).

A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0146).

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Paradise Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.

Grand Traverse County
Grand Traverse County#English


Kenyon

A small village in Croft parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6295).

Washington County
Washington County#English

A small village in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.


Beecher

Beecher (countable and uncountable, plural Beechers)

Two possible origins:
* A variant of Beech, with the locative suffix -er.
* An Americanized form of German Bücher.

A village in Will County, Illinois, United States.


Winslow

Winslow (countable and uncountable, plural Winslows)

From Middle English Wynselowe, from Old English Wineshlauu, from Wines (“Wine's”, personal name) + hlāw (“mound”).

compound

Bromyard and Winslow
Bromyard and Winslow#English

A locality in Bromyard and Winslow parish, Herefordshire, England, including the hamlets of Lower and Upper Winslow (OS grid ref SO6153).

Stephenson County
Stephenson County#English

A village in Stephenson County, Illinois.


Fenton

en-proper noun

Fenton (countable and uncountable, plural Fentons)

From Middle English Fenton, from Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pidley cum Fenton
Pidley cum Fenton#English

A hamlet in Pidley cum Fenton parish, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL319817).

A village in Hayton parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY501560).

A village in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK880509).

A village and civil parish of West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK844767).

Sturton le Steeple
Sturton le Steeple#English

A hamlet in Sturton le Steeple parish, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK792248).

Jefferson Davis Parish
Jefferson Davis Parish#English

A village in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Carew

Carew (countable and uncountable, plural Carews)

From Welsh caer (“fort”) + rhiw (“hill; slope”).

A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN045038).


Egerton

Egerton (countable and uncountable, plural Egertons)

From the Old English personal name Ecgheard or Ecghere + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD7114).

A village in Ashford borough, Kent, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ9047).

A placename:
A community of Nova Scotia, Canada.


Markham

A village in Argoed community, Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1601).


Somers

A number of places in the United States:

A town and village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.


Walsingham

Walsingham (countable and uncountable, plural Walsinghams)

From the Old English personal name Wæls + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”). First element equivalent to Vǫlsungr.

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9336).


Bolingbroke

/ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/

/ˈbɒlɪŋbɹəʊk/

/ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/

From Old English Bolin (“River Bollin”) + brōc (“stream”).

inh

River <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Bollin</i>

A community of Tay Valley township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.


Kenton

en-proper noun

Kenton (countable and uncountable, plural Kentons)

From either the Old English personal name Cena or cyne- (“royal”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A village and civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9583).

A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1965).


Coningsby

From Old Norse *Konungsby, from konungs (“king's”) + -by (“farm, town”). Cf. Kingstown, Kingston, Coniston, Coniston Cold, Conington, &c.

A village and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2258).


Balfour

Balfour (countable and uncountable, plural Balfours)

From Scottish Gaelic baile (“village, town”) + pùir, genitive form of pór (“pasture, grass”).

A settlement in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7896).

A village in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland, on the island of Shapinsay.


Clavering

A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL4731).

A community in Georgian Bluffs township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Warburton

Warburton (countable and uncountable, plural Warburtons)

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

A village and civil parish in Trafford borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ6989).


Mowbray

Mowbray (countable and uncountable, plural Mowbrays)

English habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Montbray, in Normandy. The name of the village comes from Old French mont (“hill”) + brai (“mud, slime”).

A coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.


Pittsburg

Williamson County
Williamson County#English

A village in Williamson County, Illinois.

A village in Monroe Township, Darke County, Ohio.


McLean

McLean (countable and uncountable, plural McLeans)

MacLean

surname meaning "son of the servant of John"

A placename
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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

A village in Nebraska; named for either railroad employee Donald McLean or the community in Ohio.


Wilmington

Meaning "Wilhelm's estate", from Wilhelm + Old English ing (“belonging to”) + Old English tūn (“homestead, settlement”)

der

A village in Widworthy parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2199).

A village in Long Man parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, famous for its Long Man.

A village and civil parish in Dartford borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ5372).

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

A hamlet in Priston parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6962).

A number of places in the United States:


Herrick

* As an English surname, from Old Norse Eiríkr.
* As a Dutch surname, from an assimilated Dutch form of Henry (also see Henrick), or from the Germanic elements *harjaz (“army”) + *rīks (“ruler”).
* As an Irish surname, from Ó hEirc, "descendant of Erc," eventually meaning "speckled." Also spelled as Harkin.

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

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


Edgeworth

en-proper noun

Edgeworth (countable and uncountable, plural Edgeworths)

From Old English eċġ (“edge”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

A village and civil parish in the Cotswolds district, Gloucestershire, England.


Leith

From river-names derived from Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ (“moist”) (compare Welsh llaith).


Pendleton

'The settlement beside Pendle', from Pendle + Old English tūn (“settlement”).

A village in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7539).

A village in Missouri; named for postmaster J. W. Pendleton.


Cartier

The rural municipality is named after Canadian politician George-Étienne Cartier (1814 - 1873).

Sudbury District
Sudbury District#English

A community of the Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.


Ripley

Ripley (countable and uncountable, plural Ripleys)

From the Old English folk name for the Anglian tribe, Hrype, genitive case Hrypa + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).

A hamlet in Sopley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ1698).

A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE2860).

A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0556).


Braddock

A small village and civil parish in Cornwall, England; the parish was named Broadoak until 2021 (OS grid ref SX1662).

A tiny city and village in Emmons County, North Dakota.


Linton

Linton (countable and uncountable, plural Lintons)

From either Old English līn (“flax”) or lind (“lime tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL5646).

South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2716).

A village and civil parish near Bromyard, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6753).

A village and civil parish near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6525).

A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7550).

Ellington and Linton
Ellington and Linton#English

A village in Ellington and Linton parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ2691).

A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD9962).

A village in Collingham parish, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3847).

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A hamlet north of Morebattle, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7726).

Palmerston North
Palmerston North#English

A rural locality and military camp south of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

A hamlet in King township, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.

A hamlet in Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale region, Quebec.


Cornwallis

As with Cornwall, ultimately from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”).

inh

A coastal settlement west of Auckland, Auckland region, New Zealand.


Knoydart

A community of Nova Scotia, Canada named after the peninsula.


Martock

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4619).

A community in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Hallam

Lancaster County
Lancaster County#English

A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.


Lynbrook

A metathesis of the syllables in Brooklyn.

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


Stranraer

From Scottish Gaelic Sròn Reamhar (literally “fat promontory”).

bor

A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Wick

en-proper noun

Wick (countable and uncountable, plural Wicks)

A placename
A village in Dorset, England.

South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire#English

A village in Wick and Abson parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7072).

A placename
A village in West Sussex, England.

A placename
A village in Worcestershire, England.


Norland

Norland (countable and uncountable, plural Norlands)

From Old English norþ (“north”) + land (“land”).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE065225).

A community of the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.


Clyne

Clyne and Melincourt
Clyne and Melincourt#English

Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot#English

A village in Clyne and Melincourt community, Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SN8000).


Delph

(For the village) from Old English delf, gedelf (“quarry”)

A village in Saddleworth parish, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD9807).


Flanagan

Flanagan (countable and uncountable, plural Flanagans)

From Irish Ó Flannagáin (“descendant of Flannagán”), a personal name from a double diminutive of flann (“blood red”).

der

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

A village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States.


Milner

* As an English surname, variant of Miller, retaining the -n- of Middle English mylnere (“miller”).
* As a German surname, variant of Müller, Mueller.

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A village in the township of Langley, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada.


Welbeck

en-proper noun

Welbeck (countable and uncountable, plural Welbecks)

Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck#English

A locality and former civil parish in Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5674).

A community of West Grey township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.


Garbutt

A hamlet in Wheatland, Monroe County, New York, United States.


Gorzów

Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship#English

A village in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.


Tamworth

Tamworth
Tamworth pig
Tamworth, Staffordshire

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A hamlet in Cumberland County, Virginia, United States.

Lennox and Addington County
Lennox and Addington County#English

A community of Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.


Pugwash

The toponym is derived from Mi'kmaq pagweak (“shallow water, shoal”).


Roos

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2930).


Duffield

en-proper noun

Duffield (countable and uncountable, plural Duffields)

A hamlet in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada.

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3443).


Cooperstown

A village, the county seat of Otsego County, New York; named for American judge and founder William Cooper.


Blucher

Named after Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819), Prussian general.

A community within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.


Pill

From the common Welsh placename element Pil meaning "tidal pool, harbor," itself borrowed from English pill (“tidal creek”).

Pill and Easton-in-Gordano
Pill and Easton-in-Gordano#English

A village in Pill and Easton-in-Gordano parish, North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5275).


Wheatstone

A rural locality south of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.


Passaic

A village in Bates County, Missouri, named after the city in New Jersey.


Wier

A village in Waadhoeke municipality, Friesland province, Netherlands.


Perlin

A municipality and small village in the south of Nordwestmecklenburg district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.


Urquhart

Urquhart (countable and uncountable, plural Urquharts)

Probably from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh ar (“on”) + cardden (“enclosure”).

A village in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ285626).


Beishan

Translingual: beishanensis, Beishanlong

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 北山 (Běishān).

A village in Bo'ao, Qionghai, Hainan, China.

(historical) A village in Lingshanwei, Huangdao district, Qingdao, Shandong, China.

A village in Guoxing, Nantou County, Taiwan.


Gilman

A number of places in the United States:

Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia#English

A village and municipality in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.


Holme

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1987).

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5278).

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A hamlet in Messingham parish, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE9206).

A small village in Holme Valley parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1006).


Westcott

Westcott (countable and uncountable, plural Westcotts)

From Old English west (“west”) + cot (“cottage; shelter”).

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7117).

A hamlet in Bridford parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7886).

A village (unparished) west of Dorking, Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1448).


Ansell

Yellowhead County
Yellowhead County#English

A farming community of Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.


Boothroyd

Boothroyd (countable and uncountable, plural Boothroyds)

From Northern Middle English bothe (“booth, hut, shed”) + royd (“clearing”).

der

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE235215).


Standish

A small village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8008).


Sugar Creek

At least the Indiana and Tennessee creeks are named for the sugar maples which grow along their banks.

An unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana.

A city in Clay County and Jackson County, Missouri.

A community of the United States:
A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin.

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


Barden

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Constable Burton and Finghall Parish Council) in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1493).


Kirkpatrick

From the surname elements Kirk (from church) and Patrick (from Saint Patrick).

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A hamlet in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9090). Not to be confused with Kirkpatrick-Fleming.


Cranberry

A community and neighbourhood in the city of Powell River, British Columbia, Canada.

A hamlet in Standon parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8236).


Mountfield

A village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ7420).

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.


Baring

en-proper noun

Baring (countable and uncountable, plural Barings)

A locality near Patchewollock, Rural City of Mildura, north-west Victoria, Australia.


Coxsackie

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


Mellin

Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel#English

A village and former municipality of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.


Dutton

Dutton (countable and uncountable, plural Duttons)

The village in Cheshire is from Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the civil parish in Lancashire is from the Old English personal name Dudda + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ575767).

A community of Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.


Laycock

A small village west of Keighley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0341).


Republic

Republic (disambiguation)#Places in the United States

A village in Seneca County, Ohio, United States.


Wing

A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8822).

A village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8903).


Mountain

Mountain (countable and uncountable, plural Mountains)

A village in North Dakota, United States.

A hamlet near Queensbury, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0930).


Fountain

Fountain (countable and uncountable, plural Fountains)

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a fountain, spring or well.

A village in Mason County, Michigan, United States.


Custer

Custer (countable and uncountable, plural Custers)

A placename
A village in Michigan, United States.


Antler

Named for nearby Antler Creek, whose branches resemble deer antlers when viewed on a map.


Upham

Upham (countable and uncountable, plural Uphams)

From Old English upp (“upper”) + hām (“homestead”).
The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after Loyalist military officer and politician Joshua Upham (1741 - 1808).

A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU531202).


Interior

A town and village in South Dakota, United States.


Kennard

Kennard (countable and uncountable, plural Kennards)

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Nebraska; named for Thomas P. Kennard, Nebraska's first Secretary of State.

An unincorporated community of Virginia.


Stowe

From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“place”).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Sto-St Q#Stoo–Stoz

A hamlet in St Briavels parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5606).

A hamlet in Whitney-on-Wye parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO2847).

A small village and civil parish in south-west Shropshire, also spelt Stow (OS grid ref SO3173).


Heaton

Heaton (countable and uncountable, plural Heatons)

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

Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands#English

A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ950626).


Pickford

Pickford (countable and uncountable, plural Pickfords)

A hamlet in Allesley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP2881).


Hamlin

Hamlin (countable and uncountable, plural Hamlins)

From the Anglo-Norman personal name Hamlin, a double diminutive of Old French Haimon.

Smoky Lake County
Smoky Lake County#English

A community in Smoky Lake County, Alberta, Canada.

A village in Salem Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.


Lamar

From a placename in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare (“the pool”).


Effingham

From Old English, "Effa's farmstead," from Effa + -ing + ham (“home”). The first element is a variant of Æffa, Uffa, a king of the Angles (c. 575), attested in names such as Abridge, Uffington, and Ufford, but of uncertain origin.

A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1253).


Grafton

Grafton (countable and uncountable, plural Graftons)

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

Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:

A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO496493).

A village in Marton cum Grafton parish, Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE416633).

Marton cum Grafton
Marton cum Grafton#English

A hamlet in Grafton and Radcot parish, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2600).

Grafton and Radcot
Grafton and Radcot#English

A hamlet in Pimhill parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ430189).

A hamlet in Beckford parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO987372).

A number of places in the United States:

A village and town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.

A community of Northampton parish, Carleton County, New Brunswick.

A rural community of Kings County, Nova Scotia.

A community of Alnwick/Haldimand township, Northumberland County, Ontario.

Northumberland County
Northumberland County#English


Dalrymple

Dalrymple (countable and uncountable, plural Dalrymples)

From Scottish Gaelic dail (“field, meadow”) + an unexplained second element.

A village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3614).


Hermon

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

St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County#English

A small village in Bodorgan community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH3868).

A hamlet in Cynwyl Elfed community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN3631).

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Hen-Hh#Heo-Hey

A village in Crymych community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN2031).

A village in Vayots Dzor province, Armenia.

A village in Cape Winelands district municipality, Western Cape province, South Africa.


Villiers

A village in Val-de-Ruz municipality, Neuchâtel canton, Switzerland.

Otonabee-South Monaghan
Otonabee-South Monaghan#English

Peterborough County
Peterborough County#English

A community of Otonabee-South Monaghan, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.


Silverbridge

A small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland


Greeley

Greeley (countable and uncountable, plural Greeleys)

Nickname for someone with a pock-marked face, from Old French greslé (“pitted, scarred”).

A village, the county seat of Greeley County, Nebraska, United States. Its full name is Greeley Center.


Montcalm

A small hamlet near the commune of Vauvert, Gard department, France.


Stanbury

Stanbury (countable and uncountable, plural Stanburys)

From Old English stān (“stone”) + -bury.

Haworth and Stanbury
Haworth and Stanbury#English

A small village in Haworth and Stanbury parish, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0037).


Charing

From char (to bend), itself from Old English ċierr.

A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9549).


Denham

A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref TQ0486).

A small village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1974).

A small village and civil parish (served by Barrow cum Denham Parish Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7561).


Walden

From Old English walh (“Welshman”), genitive plural wala + denu (“valley”).

A number of places in the United States:

A village in the town of Montgomery, Orange County, New York.

Lunenburg County
Lunenburg County#English

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

A community of Greater Sudbury, Ontario.

A valley and locality in Burton-cum-Walden parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0183).


Sandford

From Old English sand (“sand”) + ford (“ford”).

Winscombe and Sandford
Winscombe and Sandford#English

A village in Winscombe and Sandford parish, North Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4259).

A hamlet in Severn Stoke parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8545).


Lydgate

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village in Saddleworth parish, Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9704).

A suburban village north-west of Todmorden, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9225).

Shelburne County
Shelburne County#English

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


Sowerby

Sowerby (countable and uncountable, plural Sowerbys)

From Old Norse saurr (“mud, dirt, sour ground”) + bý (“farmstead”).

der

A hamlet in Inskip-with-Sowerby parish, Wyre district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4738).

A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4381).

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0423).


Mather

Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries.

A community in Cartwright – Roblin Municipality, Manitoba, Canada.


Fairfield

en-proper noun

Fairfield (countable and uncountable, plural Fairfields)

From Old English fæġer (“beautiful, fair”) + feld (“field”).

A village in Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9475).

Wolverley and Cookley
Wolverley and Cookley#English

A settlement next to Wolverley, Wolverley and Cookley parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8279).


Freeland

Any of a number of places in English-speaking countries:

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4112).

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

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

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English


Wingate

Wingate (countable and uncountable, plural Wingates)

From Old English wind (“wind”) + ġeat (“gate”).

(uncountable) Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries:

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4037).


Worth

Worth (countable and uncountable, plural Worths)

A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3356).

A village in Crawley borough, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ3036).

A number of places in the United States:


Santa Maria

Jesus
Mary, mother of Jesus
Santa Maria, California

From Portuguese Santa Maria and Spanish Santa María (“Holy Mary”), various places named in honor of Mary the mother of Jesus, from Portuguese Maria and Spanish María, both from Latin Maria, q.v.

Santa Maria degli Angeli
Santa Maria degli Angeli#English

Short for Santa Maria degli Angeli, a village in Perugia, Italy.


Laguna

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

A locality in Yuma County, Arizona, United States.


Rye

* As an English surname, variant of Rea.
* Also as an English surname, from the noun rye.
* As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads whose name derive from Old Norse rjóðr (“forest clearing”); see the verb ryðja (“to clear”).
* As a Danish surname, from the town Ry in Skanderbord.
* The town in England is perhaps derived from Old English riþ (“river, stream”).

River Rye, Yorkshire
Rye (disambiguation)
Rye, East Sussex
Rye, New York

A hamlet in Odiham parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7750).


Healey

A rural estate, hamlet, and civil parish in southern Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0158).

A small village and civil parish (served by Fearby, Healey and District Parish Council) in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1880).

A village near Ossett, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, the site of Healey Mills Marshalling Yard (OS grid ref SE2719).


Rainier

Rainier (countable and uncountable, plural Rainiers)

Borrowed from French Rainier. The cherry was named after Mount Rainier.

County of Newell
County of Newell#English

A hamlet in the County of Newell, Alberta, Canada.


Poplar

Poplar (countable and uncountable, plural Poplars)

From poplar, also as a topographic surname for a person who lived by this tree.

A village in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.


Yailombo

Orientale Province
Orientale Province#English

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

A small village in Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo


Nazir

Related to nazir (“custodian, official”)?

A village in Markazi Province, Iran, also Qeshlaq-e Nazarlu.


Fayetteville

Fayetteville
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

From Fayette + -ville. Named for Lafayette, a French officer who fought under George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.

St. Clair County
St. Clair County#English

A number of places in the United States, including:

A township and village in St. Clair County, Illinois.


Biel

A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland.


Firth

Firth (countable and uncountable, plural Firths)

* As an English and Scottish surname, from Old English fyrhþe (“forest”).
* As a Scottish surname, from Firth in Orkney, itself from Old Norse fjǫrðr (“firth”).
* As a Welsh surname, from ffrith, itself borrowed from the first sense.

Lancaster County
Lancaster County#English

A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.

Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands#English

A small village in north-east Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU4473).

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

w:List of United Kingdom locations: Ff-Fn#Fir-Fix

A hamlet south-east of Lilliesleaf, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5423).


Medora

The given name was first used by Lord Byron in The Corsair (1814).


Fredonia

A place in the United States:
A village and city in New York.

A place in the United States:
A city and village in North Dakota.

A place in the United States:
A village and town in Wisconsin.


Grano

Borrowed from Spanish Grano, Italian Grano.


Goodrich

A village and civil parish (served by Goodrich and Welsh Bicknor Group Parish Council) in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5719).

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Atlas Township, Genesee County, Michigan.


Shunem

uder

Hebrew שׁוּנֵם

A small village mentioned in the Pentateuch.


Sandringham

The town in Newfoundland is named after Sandringham House to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

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 TF6928).


Litchfield

en-proper noun

Litchfield (countable and uncountable, plural Litchfields)

From Old English Lyccid, from Common Brittonic, Letocetum, a placename meaning "greywood" + feld (“field”).

Litchfield and Woodcott
Litchfield and Woodcott#English

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A village in Litchfield and Woodcott parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4653).

Annapolis County
Annapolis County#English

A community of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


South China

Helga Cotta, 57, from South China, Maine, said: “Hunting season is like my vacation. It’s so solitary, you can leave all your problems at home and just go out and watch the woods come alive around you in the morning.”

2007 January 20, Sarah Mahoney, “In U.S., women go wild for hunting”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-08-19, U.S. News:


The Bottom

→ Dutch: The Bottom

A village and capital of the Caribbean island of Saba, Netherlands.


Borthwick

Borthwick (countable and uncountable, plural Borthwicks)

From Old English bord (“board”) + wīc (“village”).

A hamlet and parish of Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3659).


Wass

Wass (countable and uncountable, plural Wasses)

Byland with Wass
Byland with Wass#English

A village in Byland with Wass parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE5579).


Shitterton

An Old English name related to shit, referring to an open sewer.


Mountain View

Mountain View, Arkansas
Mountain View, California

A place in Canada:
A hamlet in Cardston County, Alberta.

Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County#English

A community of Prince Edward County, Ontario.


San Remo

A hamlet in Smithtown, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States.


Picton

Picton (countable and uncountable, plural Pictons)

From either the Old English personal name Pīca or pīc (“point, peak, pinnacle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4107).

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A hamlet in Mickle Trafford parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4371).


Ruan

A village between Ennis and Corofin, County Clare, Ireland.

Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire#English

A village and commune in Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.


Brunton

en-prop

Brunton (countable and uncountable, plural Bruntons)

From a metathesized form of Old English burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). This surname is also common in Ireland.

A village in Newton-by-the-Sea parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2024).

Collingbourne Kingston
Collingbourne Kingston#English

A hamlet in Collingbourne Kingston parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2456).

A hamlet near Cupar, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3220).


Alves

A small village in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ1362).


Bristow

Habitational surname for someone who lived in Bristol.

A number of places in the United States:


New Glasgow

→ Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu Ùr (calque)

Named after the city of Glasgow, Scotland.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

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


Centralia

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County#English

A hamlet in the town of Stockton, Chautauqua County, New York.

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


Latimer

en-proper noun

Latimer (countable and uncountable, plural Latimers)

From latimer (“interpreter, speaker of Latin”), q.v. The village was named after a landowner with this name.

Latimer and Ley Hill
Latimer and Ley Hill#English

A village in Latimer and Ley Hill parish, Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref TQ0098).


Hare

* As an Irish surname, from ó hír (“descendant of Ír”), a personal name related to Old Irish sír (“long-lasting”).
* Also as an Irish surname, from ó Haichir (“descendant of Aichear”), from aichear (“sharp”).
* As an English surname, from the noun hare, originally as a nickname.
* Also as an English surname, from Ayre.
* Also as an English surname, from the obsolete Old English hær (“stone”).
* Also as an English surname, variant of Hair.
* As a French surname, from the verb harer (“to stir up, excite”), from Old French harier, from Frankish *hariōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to devastate, lay waste”).
* As a German surname, variant of Harr.

der

A hamlet in Broadway parish, South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2915).


Corning

A village in Holt County, Missouri, United States.

A village in Perry County, Ohio, United States.


Kirkhill

Equivalent to kirk with hill. Compare Churchhill.

A village west of Inverness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH5545).

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

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

A community in North Glengarry township, Ontario, Canada.


Evergreen

Toowoomba Region
Toowoomba Region#English

A rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

A village in Laclede County, Missouri, United States.


Novelty

Named in the 1850s after the novelty goods sold by a local merchant.


McKittrick

en-proper noun

McKittrick (countable and uncountable, plural McKittricks)

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Shitrig, a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Sigtryggr, which is composed of the elements sigr (“victory”) and tryggr (“true”).

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A city and village in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States.


Cowgill

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A small village in Dent parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD7587).


Mendon

A village and town in Illinois, United States.

A village and town in Michigan, United States.

A village and town in Ohio, United States.


MacGregor

MacGregor (countable and uncountable, plural MacGregors)

From Scottish Gaelic MacGriogair (“son of gregory”).


Torre

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

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


Narka

A city and village in Kansas, United States.


Colonie

A town and village in Albany County, New York.


Berwyn

A locality and railway station on a heritage railway in Llangollen community, Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1943).

A village in the Municipal District of Peace, No. 135, in northwestern Alberta, Canada.

A township and village therein, in Custer County, Nebraska, United States.


Westward Ho!

Chosen as an unusual name to attract tourists, after Charles Kingsley's best-selling novel Westward Ho! (1855), which was set in nearby Bideford. The phrase itself comes from westward + ho (variant of hey), the call of Thames ferrymen indicating their proffered direction.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Westward Ho!.

A seaside village in Northam parish near Bideford, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4329).

another village with an exclamation mark in its name


Langford

en-proper noun

Langford (countable and uncountable, plural Langfords)

Two main origins:
* From Old English lang (“long”) + ford (“ford”).
* The village in Nottinghamshire derives from the Old English personal name Landa + ford.

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1840).

A village and civil parish in Maldon district, Essex (OS grid ref TL838089).

A hamlet in Ickburgh parish, Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TL8396).

Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood#English

A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK8258).

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2402).

A place in the United States:
A hamlet in Erie County, New York.


Corona

All ultimately from Latin corōna (“crown”).
* (Corona, California): From Spanish corona (“crown, wreath”), chosen to play upon a unique feature of the city, the one-mile diameter drive that circled the center of the town.
* (Corona, New Mexico):
* (Corona, South Dakota): May be a transfer from Corona, Queens.
* (Corona, Queens): One theory is that it was renamed by music producer Benjamin W. Hitchcock, a developer who renamed the area in 1872 and sold off land for residential development. Another theory is that real estate developer Thomas Waite Howard, who became the first postmaster in 1872, petitioned to have the post office name changed to Corona in 1870, suggesting that it was the “crown of Queens County”. A third theory is that it is derived from the crown used as an emblem by the Crown Building Company, which is said to have developed the area. The Italian immigrants who moved into the new housing stock referred to the neighborhood by Italian corona or Spanish corona (“crown”).
* (surname): 1. From Spanish corona and Italian corona (“crown”), perhaps applied as a habitational name for someone who lived in a house with this sign, or as a nickname for someone who had a tonsure in fulfillment of a religious vow or who had influence and power. 2. From Italian Corona, a female given name, of the same derivation.
* (given name): From Late Latin Corōna, meaning “crown”.
* (beer): From Spanish corona (“crown”).
* (coronavirus): Clipping of coronavirus, from corona + virus.
* (cigar): From Spanish La Corona (literally “The Crown”), the name of a brand.

bor

We passed through the little town of Corona, New Mexico. It didn’t look any different than in previous years but I had to wonder if its name had caused it any repercussions. I could have stopped and filled up the car there but … / Next year, I promise.

2020 April 19, Bill Moor, “Sports legends and current thoughts”, in South Bend Tribune:

A village in Lincoln County, New Mexico.


Deadwood

County of Northern Lights
County of Northern Lights#English

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


Superior

A number of places in the United States:

A city, village, and civil town in Wisconsin. The city is the county seat of Douglas County.


Kilgore

en-proper noun

Kilgore (countable and uncountable, plural Kilgores)

A village in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.


Yuba

A small village in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.


Gwynne

en-prop

Gwynne (countable and uncountable, plural Gwynnes)

A hamlet in the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, central Alberta, Canada.


Oban

From Scottish Gaelic Òban, from òban (“little bay”), diminutive of òb (“bay”).

A locality in the Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan, Canada.

The main settlement on Stewart Island, New Zealand, also known as Halfmoon Bay.


Chilwell

en-proper noun

Chilwell (countable and uncountable, plural Chilwells)

A village and suburb of Nottingham in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5135).

A locality in Newtown, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.


Back

A settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4840).


Coates

Coates (countable and uncountable, plural Coates or Coateses)

A village in Whittlesey parish, Fenland district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3097).

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9700).

A hamlet in Stow parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, seemingly the same as Coates by Stow (OS grid ref SK9083).

A hamlet in North Leverton with Habblesthorpe parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK8281).

North Leverton with Habblesthorpe#English

A hamlet in Barlavington parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU9917).


Hough

A village and civil parish (served by Hough and Chorlton Parish Council) south of Crewe, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7150).

A hamlet near Alderley Edge, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8578).

A settlement on the island of Tiree, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NL9545).


Baia

Vărădia de Mureș
Vărădia de Mureș#English

A village in Vărădia de Mureș, Arad, Romania.


Watford

Watford (countable and uncountable, plural Watfords)

From either Old English wæt (“wet”) or wāþ (“hunting, chase”) + ford (“ford”).

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP6068).


Blenheim

Battle of Blenheim
Höchstädt an der Donau

The house was named to commemorate the Allied victory at the 1704 Battle of Blindheim (near Höchstädt an der Donau in Bavaria). Other places are named after the house, often with an association to the Duchy of Marlborough.

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


Mesudiye

A small village in Muğla Province, Aegean region, Turkey.


Lomax

Henderson County
Henderson County#English

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


Stockwell

Stockwell (countable and uncountable, plural Stockwells)

From Old English stocc (“tree trunk, stump”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).

A hamlet in Birdlip parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9414).


Tunstall

Tunstall (countable and uncountable, plural Tunstalls)

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

der

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A small village in Roos parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA3032).

A village and civil parish south of Sittingbourne, Swale district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8961).

A small village and civil parish in Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6073).

A small village in Halvergate parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG4108).

A hamlet in Newby parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5212).

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2195).

A hamlet in Adbaston parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7727).

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM3655).

A suburban village between Ryhope and New Silksworth, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ3953).

A locality in the Rural Municipality of Enterprise, No. 142, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Grady

From the Irish surname, from Ó Grádaigh (see O'Grady) or Mag Bhrádaigh (see McGrady).

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


Sputnik

See sputnik. The vaccine sense is an ellipsis of Sputnik V, from Russian Спутник V (Sputnik V), a trade name given after Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite.

A village in Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.


Hawkshaw

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7515).

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A tiny settlement on the Tweed, south-west of Tweedsmuir, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, at the mouth of Hawkshaw Burn (OS grid ref NT0722)

A community of York County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Elie

A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4900).

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


Cardew

en-proper noun

Cardew (countable and uncountable, plural Cardews)

From Cumbric *cair (“a fort”) + Cumbric *du (“black”).

City of Carlisle
City of Carlisle#English

A hamlet in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY340492).


Anstey

Anstey (countable and uncountable, plural Ansteys)

From Old English ān (“one; a, an”) + stig (“path”). Compare Ansty, which shares the same etymology.

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A small village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4032).

A village in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England.


Holliday

English surname from the noun holiday. Compare Christmas, and by extension the French surname Noël, Noel.

A locality in Johnson County, Kansas, United States.

A village in Monroe County, Missouri, United States.


Ventnor

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


Coniston

From Old Norse konungr (“king's”) + Old English tūn (“town, manor”), after the model of other settlements known as Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn (“king's town”). Doublet of Coniston Cold. Cf. also Conington, Conisbrough, Coningsby, Kingston, Kingstown, Kingstone, Kingsburg, and Kingsville.

A community of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; formerly in former town of Nickel Centre.

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1535).

A village and civil parish next to Coniston Water in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3097).


Liddell

Liddell (countable and uncountable, plural Liddells)

A locality in Singleton council area, New South Wales, Australia.


Caswell

A small coastal village in Bishopston community, on the Gower Peninsula in the City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS5887).


Kinloch

Of Scottish origin, from Scottish Gaelic ceann + loch (“head of the loch”).

der

A hamlet north-west of Ladybank, Fife council area (OS grid ref NO2812).

A tiny settlement by Loch More, Highland council area (OS grid ref NC3434)

A settlement on the isle of Rùm, Highland council area (OS grid ref NM4099).

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

A small village west of Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO1444).

A hamlet west of Meigle, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO2644).

A locality at the north end of Lake Wakatipu, Otago, New Zealand.


Ilomantsi

A municipality and village in North Karelia, Finland


Laporte

en-proper noun

Laporte (countable and uncountable, plural Laportes)


Duckmanton

A village and ward in Staveley parish, Chesterfield borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4472).


Bexley

From Old English byxe (“box tree”) + leah (“wood”), equivalent to box + -ley (“lea”).

A rural locality north of the Waimakariri River, Canterbury, New Zealand.


Newham

A hamlet in Ellingham parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1728).


Redbridge

Nipissing District
Nipissing District#English

A community in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.


Colgate

Colgate (countable and uncountable, plural Colgates)

→ Dutch: Colgate

→ Aukan: golugeiti (“toothpaste”)

The toothpaste brand was named after the company founder, William Colgate. The surname derives from the place name, which is probably from Old English col (“coal”) and ġeat (“gate”).
The Philippine sense is a genericized trademark from the toothpaste brand, Colgate. Compare Cebuano kulgit.

Colgate (name)
Colgate (toothpaste)
Colgate, West Sussex

A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2332).


Barras

A hamlet in Stainmore parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England, historically in Westmorland (OS grid ref NY8411).


Bole

From earlier Bolle, ultimately from either the dative singular bolde or dative plural boldum of bold (“house”); the latter is perhaps suggested by its attestation in the Domesday Book as Medieval Latin Bolun.

A village and civil parish of Nottinghamshire, England.


Abercrombie

Of Scottish Gaelic origin, said to be from the earlier Abarcrumbach.

A hamlet near St Monance, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5102).

A community of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A rural locality in Tasmania, Australia.


Saanichton

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A village in Central Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.


Freshwater

A large village and civil parish in the west of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3387).

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A settlement on Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Troon

A village in Camborne parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6638).

A village (Troon Village), country club and golf course in North Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, possibly named after Troon in Scotland, well known for its golf courses.


Lindbergh

Lindbergh (countable and uncountable, plural Lindberghs)

Any of several place, school, rail station names.

A hamlet in the Municipal District of County of St. Paul No. 19, Alberta, Canada (Lindbergh, Alberta).

County of St. Paul No. 19
w:County of St. Paul No. 19


McGregor

McGregor (countable and uncountable, plural McGregors)

A small village in the mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa.


McCallum

McCallum (countable and uncountable, plural McCallums)

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Caluim (“son of Calum”).

der

A community on the south coast of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


McIntyre

en-proper noun

McIntyre (countable and uncountable, plural McIntyres)

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an t-Saoir (“son of the craftsman”), from saor (“craftsman”).

der

A community in Loyalist township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.

Lennox and Addington County
Lennox and Addington County#English

A community in Grey Highlands municipality, Grey County, Ontario.


Brixton

(district of London): Thought to originate from Brixistane, meaning "the stone of Brixi (a Saxon lord)".

A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5552).


Rowen

From Middle English rown (“rowan tree”).

A village in Caerhun community, Conwy county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7591).


Ansley

en-proper noun

Ansley (countable and uncountable, plural Ansleys)

From Old English ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire#English

A village and civil parish in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2991).

A township and village therein, in Custer County, Nebraska, United States.


Everleigh

Everleigh (countable and uncountable, plural Everleighs)

From Old English eofor (“wild boar”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Compare the Dutch toponym Everlo.

A village and civil parish of Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU204538).


Ryland

From Old English ryge (“rye”) + land (“land”).

Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane#English

A hamlet in Bremanger municipality, Vestland, Norway, previously in Sogn og Fjordane.


Kade

A village in Jerichower Land district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.


Leland

Shortened from McLeland, McClellan, from Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin, "son of servant of (Saint) Faolán (=Little Wolf)".

A number of places in the United States:


Haven

A place in the United States:
A hamlet in Sullivan County, New York.


Paxton

Paxton (countable and uncountable, plural Paxtons)

From Old English Pæcces + tūn (literally “settlement of (a person named) Pæcc”).

A village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9353).

A village in Nebraska; named for rancher W. A. Paxton.

A village in New South Wales, Australia.


Kinsley

Kinsley (countable and uncountable, plural Kinsleys)

From Old English Cyne (“Royal (a man's name)”) + -s (“'s”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

inh

A village in the City of Wakefield district Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4114).


Easton

From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Aston.

A hamlet in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4172).

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1371)

A hamlet in Arthuret parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in City of Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY4372).

A hamlet in Bowness parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2759).

Isle of Portland
Isle of Portland#English

A village in Portland parish, Isle of Portland, Dorset (OS grid ref SY6971).

A village in Itchen Valley parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5132).

A village in Freshwater parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ3486).

A small village and civil parish (served by Stoke Rochford and Easton Parish Council) in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9226).

A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1310).

A village in St Cuthbert Out parish, Mendip district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5147)

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM2858).


Macey

* As an English surname, variant of Massey.
* As a Slavic surname, Americanized from Slovak Macej, Carpathian Rusyn [script needed] (Mačej), Polish Maciej, all variants of Matthew.

der

A village and former commune in Manche department, Normandy, France.


Rennie

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


Forsyth

A village in Hickory Point Township, Macon County, Illinois.


Stow

A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4544).

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8881).


Cerro Gordo

Most place names appear to relate to the Battle of Cerro Gordo.

A village in Piatt County, Illinois, United States.


Spath

East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire#English

A small village in Uttoxeter Rural parish, East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0835).


Rhos

Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot#English

A village in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SN7303).


Beaverton

The name of several places
A village in Alabama, United States

A hamlet in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada


Gaas

* (surname): Possibly borrowed, among other languages, from French Gaas (itself from Occitan).

A village in the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


Nye

en-proper noun

Nye (countable and uncountable, plural Nyes)

Topographic surname which derives from a misdivision of Middle English atten (“at the”) + ei (“island”) or æ (“river, waterway”).

A village in Jönköping, Småland, Sweden.


Helton

From helde ‘slope’ + tun ‘farmstead or settlement’. The Old English surname is said to have originated in Cumbria, England. The motto is Artibus et armis which means by art and arms. The name could be a derivative of Hilton or Elton.

A village in Eden district, Cumbria, England


Empire

A number of places in the United States:

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

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A village in Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio.


Cort

A frazione in Quart, Aosta Valley, Italy.


Marr

* As a Scottish surname, from the district of Mar in Aberdeenshire, itself named after the clan (see also Clan Mar).
* As an English surname, from placenames derived from Old Norse marr (“marsh, pool, fen”).
* As a Chinese surname, Romanized from 馬 /马 (mǎ), see Ma.

A small village and civil parish (without a council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5105).


Hillier

Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County#English

A community in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.


Whitefield

A hamlet in Morden parish, Dorset, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9094).

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A hamlet in Wiveliscombe parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, previously in Taunton Deane district (OS grid ref ST0729).


Chancellor

Wheatland County
Wheatland County#English

A hamlet in Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada, named after the Chancellor of Germany by settlers.


Hemsworth

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

A hamlet in Witchampton parish, east Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9605).


Wolverton

Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane#English

A small village in Baughurst parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5558).

A small village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2062).

A hamlet in Zeals parish, south-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST7830).


Ingalagi

A village in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India.

A village in Dharwad district, Karnataka, India.


Stockley

Stockley (countable and uncountable, plural Stockleys)

From Old English stocc (“log, stump, tree trunk”) + lēah (“clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stock + -ley (“lea”).

der

Okehampton Hamlets
Okehampton Hamlets#English

A hamlet in Okehampton Hamlets parish, West Devon district, Devon, England, adjacent to Stockley Hamlet (OS grid ref SX6096).

A village in Calne Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU002674).


Comrie

en-proper noun

Comrie (countable and uncountable, plural Comries)

From Scottish Gaelic comar (“confluence”) + the locative suffix -ach.

A village near Oakley, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0289).

Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross#English

A village in Strathearn, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN7722).


Dailly

A village in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2701).


Toft

South Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire#English

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3656).

A small village and civil parish (served by Plumley with Toft and Bexton Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7576).

A village in Toft with (or cum) Lound and Manthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0617).

A hamlet in Dunchurch parish, Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4770).

Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands#English

A hamlet and ferry port (Booth of Toft) on Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU4376).


Haugen

Haugen (countable and uncountable, plural Haugens)

A village in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.


Toome

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A village on Lough Neagh, western County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H9990).


Arrow

Arrow with Weethley
Arrow with Weethley#English

A village on the River Arrow in Arrow with Weethley parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0856).


Cheam

The earliest alleged form is Cegeham in 727, referencing a prior land grant from 675. From this, Eilert Ekwall proposes an origin from Old English *ceg + hām, where the first element is from a Germanic root possibly meaning "stump". While the 727 document is of dubious authenticity, the name Cegham or Ceigham is attested in various other sources, such as a will from c. 950.

A suburban village in the borough of Sutton, Greater London, on the border with Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2463).


King Edward

A hamlet in north Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ7157).


Godbout

en-proper-noun

Godbout (countable and uncountable, plural Godbouts)

From French Godbout. The river and village are named after early local settler Nicolas Godeboust. The village and river were earlier spelled as "Godebout" before migrating to the current North American standard spelling of the surname "Godbout" for this term that is still "Godebout" in Europe.

A village in Manicouagan county, Côte-Nord region, Quebec province, Canada; on the in Godbout river


Ledoux

San Miguel County
San Miguel County#English

A village in San Miguel County, New Mexico.


Moerdijk

Moerdijk (a village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)


Crescent City

A village in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States.


Ogilvie

en-proper noun

Ogilvie (countable and uncountable, plural Ogilvies)

From the toponym Ogilvie Glen in Scotland, of Celtic origin: compare Proto-Celtic *ouxselos (“high”) and Scottish Gaelic beinn (“mountain, hill”).

cog

A community of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Stymfalia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Στυμφαλία (Stumphalía).

A village and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece.


Heiligenberg

A municipality and village in Bodensee district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Flushing

A coastal village in Mylor parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8134).


Flushing

A township and village therein, in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.


Jernigan

(historical) A settlement in Florida that developed into the modern city of Orlando.


Willingham

en-proper noun

Willingham (countable and uncountable, plural Willinghams)

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

A village and civil parish of South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL408707).


Goldstone

Goldstone (countable and uncountable, plural Goldstones)

A small village in Cheswardine parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7028).


Lichfield

en-prop

Lichfield (countable and uncountable, plural Lichfields)

From Old English Lyccid, from Common Brittonic, Letocetum, a placename meaning "greywood" + feld (“field”).

A rural settlement in the Waikato, New Zealand.


Farnborough

A small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4382).

A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4349).

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


Aylesbury

A village in the Rural Municipality of Craik, No. 222, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A rural locality in Canterbury, New Zealand.


Tilbury

en-proper noun

Tilbury (countable and uncountable, plural Tilburys)

From the Old English personal name Tila + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

A community, formerly a town, in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada.


Bagshot

A large village in Windlesham parish, Surrey Heath borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9163).

A hamlet in Shalbourne parish, eastern Wiltshire, England, south-west of Hungerford, West Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3165).


Highbridge

A hamlet in Dalston parish, Carlisle district and Skelton parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3943).

A hamlet in Colden Common parish and Otterbourne parish, Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4621).

A hamlet near Spean Bridge, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN1982).


Huntingdon

Huntingdon (countable and uncountable, plural Huntingdons)

From Old English Huntandūn, equivalent to hunta (“hunter”) + dūn (“hill, mountain”).

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A community in the city of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, located on the US border and named after Collis Potter Huntington.

A rural locality south of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.


Diss

Yellowhead County
Yellowhead County#English

A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.


Westbury

Westbury (countable and uncountable, plural Westburys)

From Old English west (“west”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”), alternatively west + -bury.

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6235).

A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3509).

A village in the town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, United States.

A hamlet in the towns of Victory, Cayuga County and Butler, Wayne County, New York.


Horsham

A hamlet in Martley parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7357).


Matlock

Old English mæthel or mæðel "assembly, speech" and āc "oak."

A community of the village of Dunnottar, Manitoba, Canada.

A rural locality in the Shire of Mansfield and Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia.


Byfleet

A large village within Woking borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0661).


Windermere

"Winand's lake", from Continental Germanic personal name Wînand + Old Norse genitive singular ending -ar + Old English mere (“lake, pond”).

A rural locality in Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

A rural locality north-east of Hinds, Canterbury, New Zealand.


Farnham

Farnham (countable and uncountable, plural Farnhams)

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

A village and civil parish in Dorset, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9515).

A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4724).

A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3460).

A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM3660).

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


Petersfield

A community of the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, Manitoba, Canada.


Trimble

Trimble (countable and uncountable, plural Trimbles)

A number of places in the United States:


Tiptree

A large village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district, Essex, England, large enough to be called a town but the villagers rejected town status (OS grid ref TL8916).


Cromer

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A hamlet in Ardeley parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2928).

A village in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada.

A locality in Adelaide Hills council area and Barossa council area, South Australia.


Didcot

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


Blyth

From Old English blīþe. The surname derives partly from the place names, partly from a nickname.

A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6286).


Thetford

Recorded as Theodford late 9th century, and Tedfort in 1086 (DB), from Old English þēod + ford, "people's or public ford".

A hamlet in Baston parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF1114).


Stamford

An assimilated (labialised) variant of Stanford.

Shire of Flinders
Shire of Flinders#English

A town and locality in the Shire of Flinders, in northern Queensland, Australia.

A hamlet in Rennington parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2219)

A village in Harlan County, Nebraska, United States.

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


Stockton

Stockton (countable and uncountable, plural Stocktons)

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

der

Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County#English

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

A township and village therein, in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County#English

A town and hamlet therein, in Chautauqua County, New York, named after Richard Stockton.

A small village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM3894).

A small village and civil parish in south-east Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7299).

Chirbury with Brompton
Chirbury with Brompton#English

A hamlet in Chirbury with Brompton parish, west Shropshire, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SJ2601).

Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote
Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote#English

Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin#English

A hamlet in Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7716).

A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4363).

A village and civil parish south-east of Warminster, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9838).

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

A locality in the West Coast region, New Zealand.


Tiverton

From *Tiver (a Brythonic element also found in Welsh Teifi) + -ton.
The village in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Devon.

Tilstone Fearnall
Tilstone Fearnall#English

Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester#English

A village in Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5560).

A village in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A village in Kincardine municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.


Castleford

A community in Horton township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.


Southport

A community in Caplin Cove-Southport, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Caplin Cove-Southport
Caplin Cove-Southport#English

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A coastal village in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

A rural locality, formerly the site of a town, in Litchfield municipality, Northern Territory.

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English


Eccles

From Middle English Eccles, from Old English *Eccles, borrowed from pre-Proto-Brythonic *eglēs (“church”), whence Proto-Brythonic *egluɨs. The sound change *ē > *uɨ is regular in Proto-Brythonic, but had evidently not yet occurred when place-name instances of *eglēs in the north were being borrowed into Old English; Jackson (1953) dates this change to the late 7th century. *g > *k is regular assuming borrowing into Old English, which did not have intervocalic /g/ except after a nasal. A number of toponyms in northern Britain are composed of Eccles plus a term of English origin, e.g. Eccleston (+ -ton), Eccleshill (+ hill). Doublet of ecclesia.

Tonbridge and Malling
Tonbridge and Malling#English

A village in Aylesford parish, Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7260).

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A village north-east of Kelso, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7641).


Leyland

en-proper noun

Leyland (countable and uncountable, plural Leylands)

A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.