Wilkinson

Wilkinson (countable and uncountable, plural Wilkinsons)

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Cass County, Minnesota.


Miller

en-proper noun

Miller (countable and uncountable, plural Millers)

French: Miller

Translingual: Mill.

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

A number of places in the United States:

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


Anderson

Anderson (countable and uncountable, plural Andersons)

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

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


Stanford

Various place names from Old English stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”).

Stanford (disambiguation)
Stanford University


Huntington

The name of many places around the world:

A number of townships in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Huntington Township.

United States of America
United States of America


Spalding

Menominee County
Menominee County#English

A township in Menominee County, Michigan.


Chandler

/ˈt͡ʃændləɹ/

Charlevoix County
Charlevoix County#English

A township in Charlevoix County, Michigan.

A locale in the United States.
A township in Huron County, Michigan.

A township in Adams County, North Dakota.


Maxwell

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

A township in Sangamon County, Illinois.

Lac qui Parle County
Lac qui Parle County#English

A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.


Cameron

Cameron (countable and uncountable, plural Camerons)

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

Three townships in the United States, in Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, listed under Cameron Township.


Brandon

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

A charter township in Oakland County, Michigan.

A minor city and township in Douglas County, Minnesota.

Minnehaha County
Minnehaha County#English

A city and township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.


Morrison

From the given name Maurice or Morris + -son.


Riley

Riley (countable and uncountable, plural Rileys)

* From Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge (“rye”) + leah (“clearing, meadow”). Equivalent to rye + -ley (“lea”).
* Variant of Reilly, from Irish Ó Raghallaigh (see O'Reilly).

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


Locke

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Elkhart County, Indiana.

A number of places in the United States:


Campbell

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

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


Lancaster

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

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


Kimberly

Kimberly (countable and uncountable, plural Kimberlys)

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

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Aitkin County, Minnesota.


Jefferson

Jefferson (countable and uncountable, plural Jeffersons)

/ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/

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

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


Kingston

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

doublet

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


Lyon

From Middle English lyon (“lion”), as a nickname, or from a sign often used outside of roadside inns and adopted as a family name by those who lived there (compare Bush). Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and lion.

An unincorporated community and township in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.

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


Clement

en-proper noun

Clement (countable and uncountable, plural Clements)

From Late Latin Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), name of early saints and popes, from clēmens (“merciful”). Doublet of Clemens and San Clemente.

A township in Gladwin County, Michigan, United States.


Perry

Perry (countable and uncountable, plural Perrys or Perries)

Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District#English

A township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada

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


Santiago

/sæntiˈɑːɡəʊ/

Chinese Filipino
Guan Yu
James, brother of Jesus
Jose Rizal
Santiago
Santiago (disambiguation)

From Spanish Santiago, ellision of earlier Sant'Iago and Sant Iago, from Latin Sanctus Iācōbus (“Saint James or holy James”), the latter word deriving from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel”) and the Biblical account of the patriarch Jacob's birth in Genesis 25:26. Piecewise doublet of Saint James.
The Guan Yu sense among Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines is due to a syncretic association of the deified Chinese general with St. James, who are both known for their assertiveness and heroism, which non-Chinese and people in the Philippines like Jose Rizal during the 19th century first associated with and/or surmised the Chinese folk deities venerated by Chinese Filipinos on Chinese altars and prints with popular Christian or Muslim figures.

der

Sherburne County
Sherburne County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States.


Leeds

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

City of Leeds
Leeds
Leeds (disambiguation)
Leeds, Kent

A minor city and township in Benson County, North Dakota.


Stephenson

en-proper noun

Stephenson (countable and uncountable, plural Stephensons)

A township and city therein, in Menominee County, Michigan, United States.


Abbott

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

Abat

surnames derived from the equivalents of “abbot”

A township in Potter County, Pennsylvania.


Underwood

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

A township in Redwood County, Minnesota.


Marion

en-prop

Marion (countable and uncountable, plural Marions)

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

A number of places in the United States:

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Shelby County, Indiana.

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


Newport

en-proper noun

Newport (countable and uncountable, plural Newports)

Port-Neuf

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

Porte-Neuve

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

A number of townships in the United States, including in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Newport Township.


Augusta

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

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

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

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville#English

A township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, eastern Ontario, Canada.


Kennedy

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

Allegheny County
Allegheny County#English

A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.


Fairbanks

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Sullivan County, Indiana.

A placename
Several places in the United States.
A township in Delta County, Michigan.

Saint Louis County
Saint Louis County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.


Ross

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

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


Burton

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

census-designated place
census-designated place

An unincorporated community, census-designated place, and township in Adams County, Illinois.

Yellow Medicine County
Yellow Medicine County#English

A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.

A village and township in Geauga County, Ohio.


Bethlehem

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

der

A number of other places around the world:

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Clark County, Indiana.

A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Bethlehem Township


Spencer

en-proper noun

Spencer (countable and uncountable, plural Spencers)

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

Speiser

surnames derived from the equivalent of “spencer”

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


Clarence

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

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

A number of places in the United States:


Dudley

Translingual: Dudleya

From Old English, literally "wood or clearing of Dudda (a personal name of unknown meaning)".

Four townships in the United States, in Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota and Ohio, listed under Dudley Township.

Haliburton County
Haliburton County#English

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


Norwich

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

Some townships in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Norwich Township.


Plymouth

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

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


Salisbury

Salisbury (countable and uncountable, plural Salisburys)

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

A number of townships, listed under Salisbury Township.


Albany

Albany (disambiguation)
Albany, Georgia
Albany, South Africa

Named in honor of Albany, the capital city of New York state

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


Salem

From Biblical Hebrew שָׁלֵם (šālēm) (Genesis 14:18).

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

A number of townships, listed under Salem Township.


Stratford

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

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

A township municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.


Madison

Madison (countable and uncountable, plural Madisons)

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

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

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


Monmouth

From Monnow + mouth, Monnow coming from Welsh Mynwy.

A township in Warren County, Illinois, named after the Battle of Monmouth.

A minor city and township in Jackson County, Iowa, named after the Battle of Monmouth.


Jocelyn

/ˈd͡ʒɒsəlɪn/

From the Middle English male given name from Old French Joscelin, German Gautzelin, diminutive of names beginning with the tribal name Gaut (“a Geat, a Goth”), the root form of which probably comes from Proto-Germanic *Gautalinþiz (from *gautaz + *linþaz); also used as a diminutive form of the Breton name Josse (= Joyce). It survived as a surname and was revived as a given name in the nineteenth century.
* Jocelyn is currently popular among U.S. Hispanics, and in the Philippines, by folk etymology explained as a feminine diminutive form of José (Joseph).


Morton

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

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

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


Bedford

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

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

coin

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

Place names:
A city and township in Quebec, Canada.


Warwick

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

affix

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

A rural township in Lambton County, Ontario.

A number of places in the United States:

Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County#English

A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Lancaster County
Lancaster County#English


Baldwin

en-proper noun

Baldwin (countable and uncountable, plural Baldwins)

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

der

A placename
A township in Ontario, Canada.


Seymour

From a Norman surname from a place in Normandy, from Old French Saint-Maur, from Late Latin Sanctus Maurus (“Saint Maurus”). The name is cognate to Murry and Maurice.

A township north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.


Carlisle

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

Otter Tail County
Otter Tail County#English

An unincorporated community and township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.


Pembroke

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

A township in Kankakee County, Illinois.


Dundee

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

A township municipality of Quebec, Canada.

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

A township in Walsh County, North Dakota.


Mansfield

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

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Freeborn County, Minnesota.

Burlington County
Burlington County#English

A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.

A township in Warren County, New Jersey.


Arundel

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

A township municipality in Les Laurentides regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada.


Northampton

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

A township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.


Houston

en-proper noun

Houston (countable and uncountable, plural Houstons)

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

A placename:
Other places in the United States:
A township in Adams County, Illinois.

A small city and township in Houston County, Minnesota.


Dallas

Dallas
Dallas (disambiguation)
George M. Dallas

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

A number of places in the United States:

A borough and township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

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


Felix

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

A township in Grundy County, Illinois, United States, named after Felix Grundy.

A township in Grundy County, Iowa, United States, also named after Felix Grundy.


Waterloo

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

compound

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

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Fayette County, Indiana.

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


Hereford

en-proper noun

Hereford (countable and uncountable, plural Herefords)

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

A township and census-designated place therein, in Berks County, Pennsylvania.


Reynolds

Reynolds (countable and uncountable, plural Reynoldses)

A township in Montcalm County, Michigan.


Randolph

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

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


Curtis

From Old French corteis and curteis (Modern French courtois (“polite, courteous”). Doublet of courteous.


Bangor

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

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

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

Van Buren County
Van Buren County#English

Other townships in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.


Montgomery

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

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


Warrington

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

A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

A township in York County, Pennsylvania.


Torbay

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

Western Australia
Western Australia#English


Truro

Perhaps from Cornish try ("three" or "very") + berow ("a boiling"), meaning "(a place of) great water turbulence", where the two fast rivers of Allen and Kenwyn meet to form the Truro. Alternatively, from the Gaulish tribal name Treveri, from Celtic trē ("through") + uer ("water, wet"), meaning "water crossing", in reference to "the people of the river crossing".
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the city in England.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Knox County, Illinois.

A place in the United States:
A township in Franklin County, Ohio.


Dawson

Dawson (countable and uncountable, plural Dawsons)

desc

Translingual: dawsoni, dawsonii, Dawsonia

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

Rainy River District
Rainy River District#English

A township in the Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada.


Bradley

en-proper noun

Bradley (countable and uncountable, plural Bradleys)

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

A placename:
A locale in the United States:
A township in Jackson County, Illinois.


Colchester

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

City of Colchester
Colchester
Colchester (disambiguation)

McDonough County
McDonough County#English

A city and township in McDonough County, Illinois.


Henderson

Henderson (countable and uncountable, plural Hendersons)

A number of places in the United States:

A number of townships, listed under Henderson Township.


Shrewsbury

/ˈʃɹoʊzbəɹi/

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

der

A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, which has shrunk in size since 1693.

Three townships in Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County, Sullivan County and York County.


Newman

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


Worcester

Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogornaċeaster (“fort of the Weogoran”).

inh

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.


Springfield

A township in Burlington County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.

A township in Union County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.

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


Windsor

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

gloss

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

A township in North Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.

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


Malaga

en-proper noun

Malaga (countable and uncountable, plural Malagas)

From Spanish Málaga, from Arabic مَالَقَة (Mālaqa), from Latin Malaca, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (Málaka or Malake) of uncertain origin but possibly derived from Proto-West Semitic *milḥ- (“salt”). The American places are from the Spanish city. The surname is also sometimes derived via Polish Malaga.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Ohio.


Johns

Appanoose County
Appanoose County#English

A township in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States, named for the many early settlers named John.


Hungerford

Hungerford (countable and uncountable, plural Hungerfords)

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

A township in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States.


Harley

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

A township in Timiskaming District, north-east Ontario, Canada.


Davidson

Տաւիտյան

surname meaning "son of David" in other languages

A non-functioning township in Iredell County, North Carolina.

A township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania.


Barnsley

Barnsley (countable and uncountable, plural Barnsleys)

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

A township west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.


Kilkenny

Other places named after Kilkenny, Ireland:

A minor city and township in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States.


Newbury

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

A place in the United States:
A township in LaGrange County, Indiana.

A place in the United States:
A township in Geauga County, Ohio.


Lansing

Allamakee County
Allamakee County#English

A minor city and township in Allamakee County, Iowa.

A charter township in Ingham County, Michigan.

A township and census-designated place therein, in Mower County, Minnesota.


Jasper

A name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more.

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


Sparta

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

A number of places in the United States:

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Dearborn County, Indiana.

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

A township in Sussex County, New Jersey.


Ayr

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

A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Lafayette

Lafayette (countable and uncountable, plural Lafayettes)

/ˌlɑːfiːˈɛt/

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

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

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


Canaan

Canaan
Canaan (disambiguation)
Great Vowel Shift
Wycliffe's Bible

Taken (at least as early as Wycliffe's Bible, 1382-1395, which has Chanaan) from Ecclesiastical Latin Chanaān, from Ancient Greek Χαναάν (Khanaán), expanded from Χνᾶ (Khnâ), from Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an). The first vowel shifted from /aː/ to /eɪ/ in the Great Vowel Shift; at least as early as Milton (1660s), the word could already be pronounced with two syllables, though at least as late as the 1880s it could also be pronounced with three, /ˈkeɪ.nə.æn/.

The name of multiple places in North America named after the historic region, including:

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


Hubble

en-proper-noun

Hubble (countable and uncountable, plural Hubbles)

From Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French Hubald, from Old High German Hucbalt, Hugbald, from Proto-West Germanic *Hugibald.

Cape Girardeau County
Cape Girardeau County#English

A township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States.


Lambert

en-proper noun

Lambert (countable and uncountable, plural Lamberts)

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

A township in Red Lake County, Minnesota.


Clinton

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

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

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

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


Hammond

Hammond (countable and uncountable, plural Hammonds)

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

Two townships, in Indiana and Minnesota, listed under Hammond Township.


Edison

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, renamed after Thomas Edison, who had his main laboratory here, in 1955.


North Star

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

Sterenn

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

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


Greene

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


Rowland

A number of places in the United States:

A township and town therein, in Robeson County, North Carolina.


Rochester

/ˈɹɒt͡ʃɪstə/

/ˈɹɑt͡ʃɛstɚ/

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

inh

A township and census-designated place therein, in Cedar County, Iowa.


Osborne

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

Pipestone County
Pipestone County#English

A township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States.

Nipissing District
Nipissing District#English

A township in Nipissing District, Ontario.


Harding

Originally a patronymic from Hardy or from compound given names with the Germanic element *hard (“hard”).

A township in Morris County, New Jersey.


Champlain

en-proper noun

Champlain (countable and uncountable, plural Champlains)

United Counties of Prescott and Russell#English

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


Howe

Howe (countable and uncountable, plural Howes)

Three townships, in Pennsylvania (2), and North Dakota, listed under Howe Township.


Carroll

A number of townships, in Illinois, Iowa (2), Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania (3).


Baxter

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

Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula#English

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

Lac qui Parle County
Lac qui Parle County#English

A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.


Perkins

Perkins (countable and uncountable, plural Perkinses)


Prescott

Prescott (countable and uncountable, plural Prescotts)

Faribault County
Faribault County#English

A township in Faribault County, Minnesota.


Cato

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

A township in Montcalm County, Michigan.


Comanche

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

A place in the United States:
A township in Barton County, Kansas.


Stanton

A number of townships, listed under Stanton Township.


Hopkins

Hopkins (countable and uncountable, plural Hopkinses)

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

Whiteside County
Whiteside County#English

A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.

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


Roosevelt

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

A number of places in the United States:

Crow Wing County
Crow Wing County#English

Two townships, in Beltrami County and Crow Wing County, Minnesota, both named after Theodore Roosevelt.


Hampton

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

A township and minor city therein, in Dakota County, Minnesota.

A number of other townships, listed under Hampton Township.


Thornton

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

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


Monroe

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

inh

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

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


Clayton

en-proper noun

Clayton (countable and uncountable, plural Claytons)

Translingual: Claytonia

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

der

A large number of places in the United States:

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


Weston

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

A village and township in Wood County, Ohio.


Ovid

From Latin Ovidius, name of a Roman gens.

A township in Clinton County, Michigan, adjacent to the city.


Leopold

From Old French Leopold, from Old High German liut (“people”) + bald (“bold”). The first part is sometimes associated by folk etymology with Latin leo (“lion”), as in Leo and Leonard. More at lede, bold.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Perry County, Indiana, United States.


Antioch

Alexander the Great
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes
Seleucid Empire
Seleucus I Nicator

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

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

A number of places in the United States
A township in Wexford County, Michigan.


Sinclair

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

Clearwater County
Clearwater County#English

A township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States.


Wentworth

en-proper noun

Wentworth (countable and uncountable, plural Wentworths)

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

Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.

A township municipality in the Laurentides, Quebec.


Cunningham

Cunningham (countable and uncountable, plural Cunninghams)

desc

Translingual: Cunninghamia, Araucaria cunninghamii

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

der

Champaign County
Champaign County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Champaign County, Illinois.


Sherwood

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

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


Carlton

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

United States of America
United States of America

Various places in the United States of America:


Conway

en-prop

Conway (countable and uncountable, plural Conways)

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

A township in Livingston County, Michigan.


Steele

From Middle English stele (“steel”); either a metal worker or a person considered to be as hard as steel.

A township in Rowan County, North Carolina.


Brunswick

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

inh

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Kanabec County, Minnesota.

A minor city and township in Chariton County, Missouri.


Frazer

en-proper noun

Frazer (countable and uncountable, plural Frazers)

Allegheny County
Allegheny County#English

A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Fraser

Fraser (countable and uncountable, plural Frasers)

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


Finley

A place in the United States:
A township in Scott County, Indiana.


Ramsey

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

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


Derry

Derry (countable and uncountable, plural Derrys)

From Irish Doire, from doire (“oak grove”), from Old Irish daire (“oak forest”), from Proto-Celtic *daru.

Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County#English

A borough and township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

A number of townships in Illinois (1) and Pennsylvania (4), United States, listed under Derry Township.


Princeton

Battle of Princeton
Thomas Prince
William Prince (politician)

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

A minor city and township in Scott County, Iowa.

Mille Lacs County
Mille Lacs County#English

A township in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota.


Chatham

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

since Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard

when Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard

Any of several other places of the same name:

A township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States


Sheldon

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

A number of places in the United States:

A village and township in Iroquois County, Illinois.


Harrington

A township municipality in the Laurentides region, Quebec, Canada.


Sterling

A number of townships, listed under Sterling Township.


Cambria

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

lbor

census-designated place
census-designated place

Hillsdale County
Hillsdale County#English

A township and census-designated place therein, in Hillsdale County, Michigan.

Blue Earth County
Blue Earth County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Blue Earth County, Minnesota.

A township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.


Drummond

A township and unincorporated community therein, on Drummond Island, Chippewa County, Michigan.


Nixon

From Nick + -son, an alteration of Nickson, originally a patronymic meaning "son of Nicholas".

A township in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States, named after early settlers George, William and Morris Nixon.


Plains

A township and census-designated place therein, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.


Wakefield

A city and township in Gogebic County, Michigan.

A township in Stearns County, Minnesota.


Cooke

en-proper noun

Cooke (countable and uncountable, plural Cookes)

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Wexford

From Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (literally “inlet of the mudflats”), from veisa (“pool, pond”) and fjǫrðr (“ford”).

der

A township in Wexford County, Michigan, United States.


Pickering

en-proper noun

Pickering (countable and uncountable, plural Pickerings)

Bottineau County
Bottineau County#English

A township in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States


Cutler

Cutler (countable and uncountable, plural Cutlers)

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


Bethel

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

bor

Any of several places in the United States:

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


Appleton

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

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

A number of places in the United States:

A city and township in Swift County, Minnesota.


Compton

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

Otter Tail County
Otter Tail County#English

Any of several placenames in England and the United States.

A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.


Shelby

From a medieval name, of obscure origin, yet likely an alteration of Middle English Selby, Salibi (“dweller of the willow place”), from salwe (“willow, sallow”) + -by (“settlement, farm”).

unk

obscure

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


Osage

en-noun

Osage (countable and uncountable, plural Osages or Osage)

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

Four townships, in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri, United States, listed under Osage.


Avery

From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.

Montmorency County
Montmorency County#English

A township in Montmorency County, Michigan.


Brady

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

A number of townships in Michigan (2), Ohio (1) and Pennsylvania (5).


LeRoy

A place in the United States:
A township in Lake County, Ohio.


Lester

en-proper noun

Lester (countable and uncountable, plural Lesters)

* As an English surname, from the placename Leicester.
* Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Lestre in Normandy, from Old French Lestra, from Medieval Latin Laxtra, perhaps from extera (“exterior (part of a property)”).
* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Lister.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Laster.
* As a Scottish and Irish surname, shortened from McLester.

Black Hawk County
Black Hawk County#English


Eveline

Charlevoix County
Charlevoix County#English

A township and historic settlement in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States.


Lacey

A township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.


Flynn

Anglicized from Irish Ó Floinn, "descendant of Flann (red)".

A township in Sanilac County, Michigan, United States.


Kendall

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

An unincorporated community and township in Hamilton County, Kansas.


Yuli

Sunday's quakes damaged the east coast railroad at seven places in the 75-mile stretch between Hualien and Taitung.
Hualien, hard hit by quakes that killed about 100 persons Oct. 22 and 23, suffered no casualties Sunday.
The rail towns of Yuli and Fuli 50 and 60 miles south, bore the bunt of the Sunday tremors.

1951 November 26, “15 Killed, Over 200 Hurt In Latest Formosa Quakes”, in Victoria Daily Times, volume 118, number 279, Victoria, B.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6, columns 6, 7:

Construction will begin in July 1978 from Hsinyi in Nantou county on the west side and in 1979 from Yuli in Hualien county on the east side.

1976 August 22, “New highway across island to be built in '78”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly], volume XVII, number 33, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 1:

During the 14-year period, the clinic treated 140,000 patients. They extended the clinics to two nearby towns, Yuli and Taitung.

2010, Mark O'Neill, “Beginnings”, in Tzu Chi: Serving with Compassion, John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte. Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22:

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan killed at least one person and collapsed at least one building in the town of Yuli in Hualien County.[…]
A worker at a cement factory in the town of Yuli died after equipment collapsed on him during the earthquake, Taiwan’s state-run Central News Agency said. Emergency crews were able to rescue four people who had been trapped in a building that collapsed in Yuli.

2022 September 18, Austin Ramzy, “Powerful Earthquake Strikes Taiwan, Killing at Least 1”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-09-19:

An urban township in Hualien County, Taiwan.


Marlboro

Marlboro (cigarette)
Marlboro (disambiguation)

A place in the United States, including:

A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey.


Saline

Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County#English

A city and township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

A number of places in the United States:

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


Letterkenny

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

uder

A township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Rayne

A township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Peoria

From Miami peewaareewa (“comes carrying a pack on his back”).

bor

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Franklin County, Kansas.


Sims

A township and census-designated place therein, in Grant County, Indiana.


Peters

en-proper noun

Peters (countable and uncountable, plural Peterses)

A township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.


Granger

en-prop

Granger (countable and uncountable, plural Grangers)

/ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

A township and unincorporated community in Medina County, Ohio; named for American politician and Postmaster General Gideon Granger, son of Francis Granger.


Norwalk

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

Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie County#English

A township in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.


Ames

en-proper noun

Ames (countable and uncountable, plural Ameses)

Translingual: Ames


Akron

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

der

Big Stone County
Big Stone County#English

A township in Big Stone County, Minnesota.


Selwyn

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

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

A township in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada, renamed from Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield in 2013.

Peterborough County
Peterborough County#English


Dickson

A township in Manistee County, Michigan.


Patterson

en-proper noun

Patterson (countable and uncountable, plural Pattersons)

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

Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District#English

A township (unincorporated) in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.


Atkinson

Atkinson (countable and uncountable, plural Atkinsons)

A town and township in Henry County, Illinois.

Piscataquis County
Piscataquis County#English

An unincorporated township in Piscataquis County, Maine.

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Carlton County, Minnesota.

A city and township in Holt County, Nebraska.


Gregg

A place name in the United States:
A township in Morgan County, Indiana.

A township in Centre County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Union County, Pennsylvania.


Arna

A township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.


Bennington

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

A township in Marshall County, Illinois.

Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Shiawassee County, Michigan.

Two townships in Ohio, in Licking County and Morrow County.


Leighton

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

Leighton Township, a township in Allegan County, Michigan.


Grand Rapids

A village and township in Wood County, Ohio.


Galloway

From Scottish Gaelic (eadar na) Gall-Ghàidhealaibh (literally “(among the) foreign Gaels”), a term used for Gaelic-speaking Norse settlers.

bor

A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey.


Freeman

en-proper noun

Freeman (countable and uncountable, plural Freemans)

* Proprialisation of freeman. From originating as a freeman (instead of a serf, indentured, or some other status)
* free + man. A surname taken up by freed slaves.

A township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.


Douglass

A city and township in Butler County, Kansas, named after founder Joseph W. Douglass.

Four townships in the United States, listed under Douglass Township.


West Point

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


Irvine

en-prop

Irvine (countable and uncountable, plural Irvines)

Probably from Celtic words cognate with Welsh ir, yr (“green, fresh”) + afon (“water”).

A township in Benson County, North Dakota.


Barlow

From Old English bere (“barley”) + hlǣw (“hill”) or lēah (“wood, clearing”).

The name of several places in the United States, either named after one of the English villages or a person bearing the surname.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Washington County, Ohio.


Montezuma

From Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma (literally “he frowns like a lord”).

der

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city and township in Gray County, Kansas.


Bryant

en-prop

Bryant (countable and uncountable, plural Bryants)

A township in Fillmore County, Nebraska.

A former township in Logan County, North Dakota.


Buckeye

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


Fulton

From Foulden, a village in Norfolk, from Old English fuġol (“bird”) + tūn (“dwelling”).

Other townships in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania.


Wilkins

en-proper noun

Wilkins (countable and uncountable, plural Wilkins or Wilkinses)

In most cases, the surname derives from the Middle English Wilkin, from Will, diminutive of William, + -kin (“small”). However, in the case of a formidable number of those that bear the surname 'Wilkins', the name derives from an earlier form Welsh Wilkyn, itself from Middle English Wylcolyna or Witcoline, from Latin Wintona, compare Winton.

Allegheny County
Allegheny County#English

A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. named after William Wilkins.


Sumner

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Gratiot County, Michigan.

A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, named after Charles Sumner.


Elba

A few townships in the United States, listed under Elba Township.


Stillwater

A township in Washington County, Minnesota.

A township in Sussex County, New Jersey.

A township in Bowman County, North Dakota.


Toledo

Borrowed from Spanish Toledo, from Latin Tolētum.

An unincorporated community and township in Chase County, Kansas.


Cass

* As an English surname, from a pet form of Cassandra.
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Cais (“descendant of the curly-haired one”), from cas (“curly”).

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States.

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


Fayette

Fayette
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

After Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

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


Sanders

Sanders (countable and uncountable, plural Sanderses)

From the Middle English Sander, a shortened form of Alexander + suffix -s.

Pennington County
Pennington County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Pennington County, Minnesota.


St. John

A locale in the United States.
A township in Lake County, Indiana.

New Madrid County
New Madrid County#English

An inactive township in New Madrid County, Missouri.


Changsha

/(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈʃɑ/

A township in Zongyang, Tongling, Anhui, China.


Salt River

In US poltics, after the Salt River in Kentucky. Various explanations exist.

A number of rivers and settlements in various countries:

Two townships in Missouri, in Adair County and Audrain County.


Highland

Specific application of highland, equivalent to high + land.

Highland (council area)
Highland (disambiguation)

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


Haines

A township in Centre County, Pennsylvania.


Fox

Fox (countable and uncountable, plural Foxes or Foxs)

* (surname): From fox (“vulpine animal”)

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


Blythe

Blythe (countable and uncountable, plural Blythes)

English surname, from Old English blīþe (“merry”). Many senses are derived from placenames, such as the River Blythe, all from the Old English adjective.

布萊斯

transliterations of place in England and U.S.A.

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

A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after Calvin Blythe.

Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County#English


Milford

Milford (countable and uncountable, plural Milfords)

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

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

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

A number of other townships, listed under Milford Township.


Hayes

Hayes (countable and uncountable, plural Hayeses)

*As an English locational surname, from Old English hæs (“brushwood”) (see hris) and Middle English hay (“enclosure”), heye.
*As an Irish surname, from Ó hAodha (“descendant of Aodh”).

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


Black

Black (countable and uncountable, plural Blacks)

From Middle English blak (“black”). Also a variant of Blake, from Old English blāc (“pale”) and Blanc, from Old French blanc (“white”).

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Posey County, Indiana; from the surname.

A township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania; from the surname.


Chaozhou

/ˈt͡ʃaʊˈd͡ʒoʊ/

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 潮州 (Cháozhōu).

Prosecutors said Chou, a Kuomintang (KMT) member, paid a first installment of NT$1.5 million at his home on Sept. 1 to Chaozhou Township Mayor Chou Pin-chuan (周品全), per CNA. A couple of weeks later, he gave the mayor and his secretary, surnamed Chen (陳), an additional NT$3.5 million.

2024 February 22, Matthew Strong, “Prosecutors charge Taiwan council speaker with buying signatures for Foxconn founder”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2024-03-17, Politics:

An urban township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.


Datong

Translingual: Datonglong

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大同 (Dàtóng).

Up north in Yilan, only the county's Sih-Ji Elementary School in Datong Township is suspended, for both the school's main and satellite campuses.

2023 September 4, James Lo, “Offices, schools closed in parts of Taiwan due to lingering effects of storm”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2023-09-04, Society:

A mountain indigenous township in Yilan County, Taiwan.


Wise

A township in Isabella County, Michigan, United States.


Marsh

A township in Surry County, North Carolina, United States.

A township in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.


Greenleaf

A township in Meeker County, Minnesota, named after a pioneer settler.

Two other townships in the United States, listed under Greenleaf Township.


Greenfield

Greenfield (countable and uncountable, plural Greenfields)

A number of townships, listed under Greenfield Township.


Gower

A township in Cedar County, Iowa, United States, named after Robert Gower.


Darby

Darby (countable and uncountable, plural Darbys)

From the English place name Derby, from Old Norse djúr (“deer”) + býr (“settlement”).

Three townships in Ohio, in Madison County, Pickaway County and Union County.

A township (with two halves separated by other areas) in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.


Aston

Aston (countable and uncountable, plural Astons)

From Old English ēast (“east”) and ton (“town, village”). Doublet of Easton.

A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after Aston, Oxfordshire.


Potter

Potter (countable and uncountable, plural Potters)

From Middle English Potter, English, Dutch, and north German surname, from the noun pot.
The usage for someone from Stoke-on-Trent refers to it being the home of the pottery industry in England, where it is also known as The Potteries.

An unincorporated community and township in Polk County, Arkansas.

A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.

A number of places in the United States:

Two townships in Pennsylvania, in Beaver County and Centre County.


Watts

Patronymic surname from the Middle English given name Wat, derived from Walter.

A township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Batavia

Ultimately from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō. Doublet of Betawi and Passau.

A township in Clermont County, Ohio, which surrounds the village.


Morley

en-prop

Morley (countable and uncountable, plural Morleys)

From Old English mor (“moor”) + leah (“wood”). Equivalent to moor + -ley (“lea”).

Rainy River District
Rainy River District#English

A township in the Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada.


Buchanan

A city and township in Berrien County, Michigan.


Carpenter

en-proper noun

Carpenter (countable and uncountable, plural Carpenters)

From carpenter, from Latin carpentarius.

A township in Steele County, North Dakota.


Sutton

Sutton (countable and uncountable, plural Suttons)

From Old English suþ (“south”) + tun (“town”).

A city and township in Clay County, Nebraska.


Chesterfield

A village and township in Macoupin County, Illinois.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Macomb County, Michigan.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Burlington County
Burlington County#English


Palmyra

From Ancient Greek Παλμύρα (Palmúra). For more see Palmyra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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


Bacon

* As an English and French surname, from the noun bacon.
* Also as an English, French, and Norman surname, from the Germanic personal name *Bahho, from Proto-Germanic *bēganą (“to fight”).


Arena

Lac qui Parle County
Lac qui Parle County#English

A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States.


Whitehead

Whitehead (countable and uncountable, plural Whiteheads)

Alleghany County
Alleghany County#English

A township in Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States.


Chambers

Chambers (countable and uncountable, plural Chamberses)

Nipissing District
Nipissing District#English

A township in Temagami municipality, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.

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


Clay

Clay (countable and uncountable, plural Clays)

From a Middle English occupational name for a clay worker, or a habitational name, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”).

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


Burgess

From Anglo-Norman burgeis (“town-dweller”), of Germanic origin; either from Late Latin burgus or directly from its source Frankish *burg.

A number of places in the United States:


Shitlington

A former township in Yorkshire, England, later renamed Sitlington.


Hepburn

# Placename: From Old English hēa, definite form of hēah (“high”) + byrġen (“tumulus”).
# The romanization system is named after its inventor, James Curtis Hepburn.

A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania.


Eyre

Eyre (countable and uncountable, plural Eyres)

Haliburton County
Haliburton County#English

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


Banks

Banks (countable and uncountable, plural Bankses)

A township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.


Blair

Blair (countable and uncountable, plural Blairs)

From Scottish Gaelic blàr (“field, plain”).

Grand Traverse County
Grand Traverse County#English

A township in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.

A township in Blair County, Pennsylvania.


Button

A township in Ford County, Illinois, United States.


Cavendish

Cavendish (countable and uncountable, plural Cavendishes)

* (English village): Enclosure of a man named Cāfna + Old English edisc; recorded as Kauanadisc in 1086 (DB).
* (in Vermont): Likely named after William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire.
* (banana): Named after William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire.

named-after

Southern Grampians
Southern Grampians#English

A township in the Shire of Southern Grampians, Victoria, Australia.


Crosby

From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + býr (“settlement”).

A locale in the United States:
A township in Hamilton County, Ohio.


Bates

A patronymic surname that is derived from Batte, a medieval form of the male given name Bartholomew + -s (denoting "son of") hence meaning "son of Bartholomew".


Emmett

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

St. Clair County
St. Clair County#English

A township and village therein, in St. Clair County, Michigan.


Layton

en-proper noun

Layton (countable and uncountable, plural Laytons)

* (perseonal names): Derived from various place names in England.

Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie County#English

A township in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.


Somerville

A township in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne.


Tecumseh

A city and township in Lenawee County, Michigan, United States.


Livingston

A township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.


Nur

When was approaching the last mountain pass to Nur Township, due to the climb and bumps of the road, our media car at finally went on strike, lying on the road 500 meters away from the mountain pass and stopped working.

2019 December 28, “Kunlun Tianlu, the most attractive destination for self-driving travel in 2020 The Ninth Line to Tibet”, in DayDayNews, archived from the original on 2021-05-10:

A township in Qira, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang, China.

奴爾

township in Qira, Hotan, Xinjiang, China


Tay

A township in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Woodward

Clearfield County
Clearfield County#English

Three townships, in Clearfield County, Clinton County and Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.


Elgin

Elgin (countable and uncountable, plural Elgins)

US, Houston avenue; other places outside Texas

The village in New Brunswick is probably named in honour of colonial administrator James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811 - 1863). The civil parish is named after the village.

A number of places in the United States:

A small city and township in Wabasha County, Minnesota.

A minor city and township in Antelope County, Nebraska.


Howell

Howell (countable and uncountable, plural Howells)

From Welsh Hywel. Doublet of Huell and Powell.

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


O'Connor

Anglicisation of Irish Ó Conchúir, meaning "descendant of Conor".

A township in Thunder Bay district, Ontario, Canada.


Hutchinson

Hutchinson (countable and uncountable, plural Hutchinsons)

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + -son.

A city and township in McLeod County, Minnesota.


Nicholson

From Nicholas + -son. Doublet of Nielsen.

A borough and township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.


Lynch

Lynch (countable and uncountable, plural Lynchs or Lynches)

* As an Irish surname, from Ó Loingsigh (“descendant of Loingseach”), from long (“ship”).
* Also as an Irish surname of Anglo-Norman origin, from De Línse, Gaelicized from Norman/French de Lench, from Lench in Worchestershire, from Old English hlinc (“hill”).

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


Davison

A city and township in Genesee County, Michigan, United States.


Dennison

A township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.


Kirkland

Kirkland (countable and uncountable, plural Kirklands)


Nickerson

From a diminutive of the given name Nicholas + -son.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Pine County, Minnesota, named after John Quincy Adams Nickerson.

A township and village therein, in Dodge County, Nebraska, named after Reynolds K. Nickerson.


Ellison

Ellison (countable and uncountable, plural Ellisons)

A township in Warren County, Illinois, United States.


Wilcox

From Wilcock + -s (“the patronymic suffix”).

A place name:
In the United States:
A township in Newaygo County, Michigan.


Wilmot

Wilmot (countable and uncountable, plural Wilmots)

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name William.

A township in Waterloo regional municipality, south-western Ontario.

Three townships in the United States, listed under Wilmot Township.


Hancock

Hancock (countable and uncountable, plural Hancocks)

From Hann + cock (a medieval diminutive suffix).

A number of places in the United States:

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


Robeson

From Middle English; equivalent to Rob + -son.

A township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Robb

From Middle English Robb.
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

A township in Posey County, Indiana, United States.


Alberton

From Albert + -ton.
The town in Prince Edward Island is named after then-prince Edward VII (1841 - 1910).


Dickinson

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.


Townsend

Townsend (countable and uncountable, plural Townsends)

From town + -s- + end. From Middle English toun (“hamlet, village”) + ende (“end”).

A former township in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada

Two townships in Ohio, in Huron County and Sandusky County.


Hendricks

Hendricks (countable and uncountable, plural Hendrickses)

From Hendrick + the patronymic suffix -s.

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


Ruggles

From Rudge as a diminutive of the given name Roger + patronymic suffix -s.

A township and unincorporated community in Ashland County, Ohio, United States, both apparently named after surveyor Almon Ruggles.


Hodges

Hodges (countable and uncountable, plural Hodgeses)

From Hodge, from the given name Roger + patronymic suffix -s.

A township in Stevens County, Minnesota.


Hawes

Hawes (countable and uncountable, plural Haweses)

From Hawe (“as a personal name”) + patronymic suffix -s.

A township in Alcona County, Michigan, United States.


Tabor

From German Tabor, from Czech tábor (“camp”).

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Polk County, Minnesota, derived from Tábor.


Glendale

From glen (“narrow valley”) + dale (“valley”).

af

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Saline County, Kansas.

A township in Logan County, North Dakota.


Rudyard

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States, apparently named after Rudyard Kipling.


Bancroft

en-proper noun

Bancroft (countable and uncountable, plural Bancrofts)

From Old English bēan (“bean”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.

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


Villard

A township in Todd County, Minnesota, named after railroad official Henry Villard.


Dol

Journey across desert. Two Langars at 5th and 8th mile. Enter on cultivation at 14th mile, close to the village of Dol. Road excellent.

1893, Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), “Journey of Carey and Dalgleish in Chinese Turkistan and Northern Tibet in 1885–7”, in Supplementary Papers, volume 3, J. Murray, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 22, part 1:

Obul Kasem Imin, a Uighur from Dol village in Lop county, near Khotan, was reportedly taken into custody by public security officers from Lop County in September 1996 for "speaking out against the government".

1999, People's Republic of China: Gross Violations of Human Rights in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, Amnesty International USA, →OCLC, page 50:

Memtimin Abla, deputy chief of police of the Lop county police department, told RFA that the three attackers were all from Dol township in Lop county and between the ages of 18 and 20.

2015 May 13, Roseanne Gerin, Shohret Hoshur, “Six Dead, Four Injured in Two Successive Suicide Attacks in China’s Xinjiang”, in Shohret Hoshur, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2015-05-18:

“Head out boldly and bring back the cash,” a village official in Dol Township in southern Xinjiang told dozens of farmers, according a local government report last year. The village officials urged team leaders to take special care of three villagers in their 60s who had signed up to pick cotton, the report said.

2019 December 30, Chris Buckley, Austin Ramzy, “To China, Muslim Workers Are Eager Recruits. Others See Forced Labor.”, in New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-12-30:

A township in Lop, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang, China.


Gallagher

Gallagher (countable and uncountable, plural Gallaghers)

From Irish Ó Gallachóir, from Old Irish Ó Gallchobhair, Ó Gallchobhoir, a surname meaning "descendants of Gallchobair".

A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Connelly

Anglicised form of the Irish surnames Ó Conghalaigh and Ó Conghaile, patronyms of the given name Conghalach.

A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States.


Orwell

From Middle English Orewelle (attested in Chaucer).

Otter Tail County
Otter Tail County#English

A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

A township and unincorporated community in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.


Strong

A number of places in the United States:

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


Lowe

* As an English and Scottish surname, spelling variant of Low.
* As a German surname, spelling variant of Löwe, Loewe.
* As a Jewish surname/Yiddish surname, from German Löwe (“lion”).
* Also as a Jewish surname, Germanized from Levy.

A township in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States.


Barber

Faribault County
Faribault County#English

A township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States.


Stroud

A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Kerr

Kerr (countable and uncountable, plural Kerrs)

* As an English and Scottish topographic surname for someone who lived by a patch of wet ground overgrown with brushwood, from Middle English kerr (“brushwood”), possibly related to Irish Gaelic ceàrr (“left-handed”) and/or Old Norse kjarr.
* As an Irish surname, variant of Carr.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Kehr.
* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from mac gille chéir (“son of the dusky laid”), from ciar (“black”).

Champaign County
Champaign County#English

A township in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.


Yates

From the Old English surname, from yate, obsolete form of gate.


Barr

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

A township in Daviess County, Indiana, United States.

A township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Slater

From Middle English Slatere, Slatare, Sclatere, from Middle English sclater (“slater”).


Snyder

Snyder (countable and uncountable, plural Snyders)

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

A township in Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.


Burns

Burns (countable and uncountable, plural Burnses or Burns)

A place in the United States:
A township in Henry County, Illinois.

Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County#English

A township in Shiawassee County, Michigan.


Boone

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


Gore

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

A township municipality in Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, named after Francis Gore.


Buck

* For both the English surname and given name, originally a nickname for someone who resembled a buck.
* Also as an English topographic surname, from Middle English buk (modern beech).
* As a German and Dutch surname, shortened from Burkhard, compare Burkhart.
* As a north German and Danish surname, from Middle Low German bûk (“belly”), from Old Saxon būk, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz. Compare Bauch.
* Also as a German and Dutch surname, variant of Bock.
* Also as a German surname, variant of Puck.
* As a Germanized Lower Sorbian surname, from buk (“beech”).

A township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Hardin County, Ohio, United States.


Barrett

Barrett (countable and uncountable, plural Barretts)

From the Irish surname converged from several origins, including Barόid, Bairéid, Middle English Baraud (“quarrelsome”) from Old English, and Norman Baraud, from Old French barat (“trickery, deception”).

der

A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.


Porter

en-proper noun

Porter (countable and uncountable, plural Porters)

French: Porter

From Middle English Porter, from porter (“porter”),
* From Old French portier (“doorman”), from porte (“door”)
* From Old French portour (“bearer”), from porter (“to carry”)

der

<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">doorman</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">bearer</i>

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


Huff

en-proper noun

Huff (countable and uncountable, plural Huffs)

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Spencer County, Indiana, named after Aquilia Huff.


Guthrie

Guthrie (countable and uncountable, plural Guthries)

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

A township in Hubbard County, Minnesota.


Heath

Heath (disambiguation)#Places
Heath (name)


Horton

Horton (countable and uncountable, plural Hortons)

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

A township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.


Hilton

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

A township on St. Joseph Island, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.


Newtown

A borough and township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania


Meade

Meade (countable and uncountable, plural Meades)

Two main origins:
* A variant of Mead, a topographic or occupational surname.
* Anglicized form of Irish Midheach, superseded spelling of Míoch (“Meathman, a native of Meath”).

A place in the United States:
A township in Huron County, Michigan.

A township in Mason County, Michigan, named after George Meade.


Mead

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

A place name:
In the United States:
A township in Merrick County, Nebraska.

A place name:
In the United States:
A township in Belmont County, Ohio.

A township in Warren County, Pennsylvania.


Noble

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Jay County, Indiana.

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


Shiloh

From Biblical Hebrew שִׁילֹה \ שִׁלֹה (shiló).

bor

שִׁילֹה \ שִׁלֹה

Shiloh
Shiloh (biblical city)
Shiloh (given name)

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


Hines

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Beltrami County, Minnesota.


Hooker

Two townships in Nebraska, in Dixon County and Gage County.


Barnett

en-proper noun

Barnett (countable and uncountable, plural Barnetts)

Barnett Township
Barnett Township#English

Ellipsis of Barnett Township.: Some townships in the United States, listed under Barnett Township.


Burt

A place in the United States:
A township in Alger County, Michigan.

Cheboygan County
Cheboygan County#English

A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.


Odell

Odell (countable and uncountable, plural Odells)

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

A number of places in the United States:

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

A township in Coos County, New Hampshire.


Bradbury

Bradbury (countable and uncountable, plural Bradburys)

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

Mille Lacs County
Mille Lacs County#English

A township in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States.


Sands

Marquette County
Marquette County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Marquette County, Michigan, United States.


Blanchard

Blanchard (countable and uncountable, plural Blanchards)

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Hardin County, Ohio.


Cummings

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

bor+

A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Gould

en-proper noun

Gould (countable and uncountable, plural Goulds)

Translingual: Gouldia


Ewing

Ewing (countable and uncountable, plural Ewings)

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

A township in Marquette County, Michigan.

A village and township in Holt County, Nebraska.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Mercer County, New Jersey.


Patton

A township in Centre County, Pennsylvania.


Putnam

A township in Livingston County, Michigan.

A small township in Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.


Lake

Lake (countable and uncountable, plural Lakes)

A number of townships, listed under Lake Township.


Valley

Valley (countable and uncountable, plural Valleys)

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

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


Pomona

A number of places in various countries:

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Jackson County, Illinois.

A minor city and township in Franklin County, Kansas.


Vigo

A township in Knox County, Indiana, named after Col. François Vigo.


Nomuka

Ellipsis of Nomuka Township.: A township in Nomuka, Nomuka, Tonga, Polynesia, Oceania, Pacific


Muji

The corridor north-west to Muji and south to the Pakistan border is a pamir valley, the Sarykol Valley.

1998, John S. King, Bradley Mayhew, Karakoram Highway (Lonely Planet), 3rd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 126:

A damaged house is seen in Muji village, Akto County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 26, 2016. About 130 herdsmen from Akto County, hit by a 6.7-magnitude earthquake Friday night, have been evacuated to a safer place, said local sources on Saturday.[...]
As of 6:50 am, another 100 tents, 300 quilts, 300 coats, 200 bags of flour, 200 tonnes of coal, small generators and flashlights reached Muji, where a villager was killed by a collapsed house.

2016 November 27, “Rescue work goes smoothly in quake-hit Xinjiang county”, in Yao Lan, editor, China News Service, archived from the original on 2020-01-31:

Authorities are promoting the letter mainly in villages in border areas, such as Muji and Bulungkol in Akto (in Chinese, Aketao) county, he said.

2017 April 12, Eset Sulaiman, Roseanne Gerin, “Authorities Urge Kyrgyz Herdsmen to Spy on Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang”, in Mamatjan Juma, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2017-04-17:

A township in Akto, Kizilsu, Xinjiang, China


Havelock

The parish in New Brunswick is named after British military officer Henry Havelock (1795 – 1857).

Haliburton County
Haliburton County#English

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


Luce

A township in Spencer County, Indiana, United States.


Leavitt

A township in Oceana County, Michigan, United States.


Currie

The largest township on, and the administrative centre of, King Island, Tasmania, Australia.


Peacock

Peacock (countable and uncountable, plural Peacocks)

From peacock, a nickname for a vain and conceited person.

A township in Lake County, Michigan, United States.


Kane

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

A place in the United States:
A township in Benton County, Iowa.


Bingham

en-prop

Bingham (countable and uncountable, plural Binghams)

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

A township in Clinton County, Michigan, named after Kinsley S. Bingham, as are the other two Michigan townships.

A locale in the United States:
A township in Huron County, Michigan.

A township in Leelanau County, Michigan.

A township in Potter County, Pennsylvania.


Woodcock

en-proper noun

Woodcock (countable and uncountable, plural Woodcocks)

From Old English wuducoc (“woodcock”), a nickname for a stupid or gullible person.

A borough and neighbouring township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Weller

A township in Henry County, Illinois, United States.

A township in Richland County, Ohio, United States.


Auburn

Any of several towns or cities in the United States.

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


Webber

Webber (countable and uncountable, plural Webbers)

A township in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States


Pemberton

Pemberton (countable and uncountable, plural Pembertons)

Burlington County
Burlington County#English

A borough and township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, both named after landowner James Pemberton.


Bloomfield

Bloomfield (countable and uncountable, plural Bloomfields)

A number of places in the United States:

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


Hadley

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

suf

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


Hatfield

en-proper noun

Hatfield (countable and uncountable, plural Hatfields)

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A township and borough therein, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.


Greenwood

Greenwood (countable and uncountable, plural Greenwoods)

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

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


Linwood

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


Sedgwick

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


Tully

Two townships in Ohio, United States, in Marion County and Van Wert County.


Holden

A township in Goodhue County, Minnesota.


Overton

Overton (countable and uncountable, plural Overtons)

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

A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.


St. Vincent

A township in Kittson County, Minnesota, named after Vincent de Paul.


Jinsha

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金沙 (Jīnshā, literally “golden sand”).

Jinsha, located in the northeast of Kinmen Island, is subjected to powerful northeastern winds every monsoon season.

2005, 台灣鄉鎮之美 [Taiwan Town and Country], 遠流出版事業股份有現公司, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 184:

The two elementary-school students graduating this year, Yang Hao-lung (楊昊龍) and Chang Wei-shih (張煒世), started out from the school at 8:30am yesterday and jogged to Jinsha Township (金沙) Office before riding a tandem bicycle to the entrance of the ancient trail into Taiwu Mountain (太武山), bordered by the Tsai (蔡) family’s ancestral house.

2015 June 23, Jake Chung, “Students graduate on Taiwu Mountain”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-21, Taiwan News:

The Supreme Court sentenced former KMT Mayor of Jinsha Township (金沙鎮) in Kinmen County (金門縣) to 11 years in prison on bribery and abuse of public office charges.

2018 June 8, Scott Morgan, “Former Mayor in Kinmen County, Taiwan sentenced to 11 years on bribery charges”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2018-06-14, Society:

The pig carcass was discovered on New Year’s Eve on a beach in the township of Jinsha. Kinmen lies just off the Chinese coast and authorities say the pig floated the short distance from the mainland.

2019 January 4, Charlie Storrar, “VIDEO: Pig infected with ASF washes up on Kinmen”, in Radio Taiwan International, archived from the original on 2022-10-21:

At Jindong cinema in Kinmen's Jinsha Township, two 184cm tall Wind Lion God statues and eight smaller ones were displayed with other cinema related and Kinmen-themed items built by Lego certified professional Rack Huang (黃智彥).

2020 September 28, Huei-min Huang, Kay Liu, “Kinmen holds Lego-themed event in restored cinema”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2020-10-01:

The shortest distance between Jinsha Township and the mainland China is from Mashan to Jiaoyu, which is only 1,800 meters at low tide.

(Can we date this quote?), “Jinsha Township”, in Kinmen County Government, archived from the original on 2022-08-10:

An urban township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.


Cheltenham

census-designated place
census-designated place

A township and census-designated place therein, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.


Voorhees

Voorhees (countable and uncountable, plural Voorheeses)

Anglicization of Dutch (van) voor Hees (“(from) before Hees”).

bor

A township in Camden County, New Jersey.


River

en-proper noun

River (countable and uncountable, plural Rivers)

A township in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States.


Prairie

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


Jincheng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金城 (Jīnchéng).

/d͡ʒɪnˈt͡ʃɛŋ/

/d͡ʒinˈt͡ʃʌŋ/

Kinmen is the main island, and Jincheng is Kinmen’s main town, offering most of the accommodation and other services. Here you'll also find Jyuguanglou, one of a number of monuments, buildings, and museums glorifying and memorializing the feats of Taiwan’s military against mainland China.

2007, Phil Macdonald, “Strait Islands”, in Taiwan, 2nd edition (Travel), National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 200, column 1:

THE MAN, WHO was calling himself George Chow, took Olivia into Jincheng: a fishing town at the island’s western end.

2011, Neal Stephenson, Reamde (Fiction), London: Atlantic Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 511:

At a bohemian restaurant inside the island's biggest town, Jincheng, ukulele instructor Xu Yi Teng, 26, wants to keep the mainland at more than an arm's length.

2016 September 11, Rob Schmitz, “On A Rural Taiwanese Island, Modern China Beckons”, in NPR, archived from the original on 2016-09-11, Asia:

In Kinmen County, the sunset would be visible at 5:29pm at Jiangong Islet (建功嶼) at the mouth of the Wujiang River (浯江溪) in Jincheng Township (金城) and at Cih Lake (慈湖).

2021 December 28, “Orchid Island to catch first sunrise of new year: CWB”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2014-12-27:

An urban township, the county seat of Kinmen County, Taiwan.


Xingjiang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 興江／兴江 (Xīngjiāng).

/ʃɪŋˈd͡ʒ(i)æŋ/

A township in Xingguo, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China


Rayburn

Rayburn (countable and uncountable, plural Rayburns)

Scottish habitational surname, from Raeburn, a place in the Scottish Borders name from Scots rae (“roebuck”) + burn (“stream”).

Armstrong County
Armstrong County#English

A township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.


Colley

A township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Eureka

A number of places in the United States:

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


Aldrich

/ˈɔːldɹɪt͡ʃ/

A township in Wadena County, Minnesota, named after the city.


Case

Presque Isle County
Presque Isle County#English

A township in Presque Isle County, Michigan, United States.


Medford

A city and township in Steele County, Minnesota.

A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.

A township in Walsh County, North Dakota.


Center

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


Burlington

-ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋtən

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

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


Huron

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

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

A former township, now part of Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, since 1999.


Ord

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

Two townships in Nebraska, in Antelope County and Valley County.


Keyser

From the Dutch surname, from keizer (“emperor”). Compare German Kaiser.

A township in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States.


Marston

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

A township municipality in Le Granit regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada, named after Long Marston, North Yorkshire.


Ingersoll

A township in Midland County, Michigan, United States.


Oshawa

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Nicollet County, Minnesota, named after Oshawa, Ontario.


Ensign

A township in Delta County, Michigan, United States.


Belleville

Belleville (countable and uncountable, plural Bellevilles)

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

A number of places in the United States:


Potton

Potton (countable and uncountable, plural Pottons)

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

A township municipality in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.


Mikado

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Alcona County, Michigan, United States.


Hampden

Hampden (countable and uncountable, plural Hampdens)

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

Le Haut-Saint-François
Le Haut-Saint-François#English

A township municipality of Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.


Norwood

From north + wood. Doublet of Northwood.

Charlevoix County
Charlevoix County#English

A township and census-designated place in Charlevoix County, Michigan.


Hemmingford

A village and township in Quebec, Canada


Aetna

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

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

An unincorporated community and township in Barber County, Kansas.

Missaukee County
Missaukee County#English

A township in Missaukee County, Michigan.

Pipestone County
Pipestone County#English

A township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, named after Aetna Johnson.


Harmony

A township and census-designated place therein, in Warren County, New Jersey.

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


Guilford

Guilford (countable and uncountable, plural Guilfords)

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


Lumberton

A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.


Root

A township in Adams County, Indiana, United States.


Dowling

Dowling (countable and uncountable, plural Dowlings)


Joliet

The city in Illinois was probably named after 17th-century explorer Louis Jolliet.

A place in the United States:
A township in Will County, Illinois.

A place in the United States:
A township in Platte County, Nebraska.


Brampton

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

An unincorporated community and township in Delta County, Michigan, United States.

A township in Sargent County, North Dakota, United States.


Fullerton

Fullerton (countable and uncountable, plural Fullertons)

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

der

A place in the United States:
A township in Nance County, Nebraska.


Cushing

A number of places in the United States:

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Morrison County, Minnesota.


Boggs

Three townships in Pennsylvania, United States.


Hogan

An anglicised form of Irish Ó hÓgáin or Ó hEochagáin.

A township in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States.


Hooper

A township and minor city therein, in Dodge County, Nebraska.