Poland

→ Japanese: ポーランド (Pōrando)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der.
Proto-Slavic *poľe
Proto-Slavic *-janinъ
Proto-Slavic *poľaninъder.
German Polebor.
English Pole
English land
English Poland
1560s. From Pole + land, a phono-semantic matching of German Polen (“Poland”), from Old Polish Polanie (“Poles”, literally “field dwellers”), from Proto-Slavic *poľane, plural of *poľaninъ (“field dweller”), from *poľe (“field”) + *-ěninъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, wide”).

der

A number of places in the United States:

A village and township in Mahoning County, Ohio.


Lebanon

en-proper noun

Lebanon (usually uncountable, plural Lebanons)

→ Japanese: レバノン (Rebanon)

The country's name comes from the name of the mountain range, which in turn comes from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn), from Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”) (compare Hebrew לָבָן (lāḇān, “white”), Arabic لَبَن (laban, “milk”)).

Various places in the United States of America:

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


Germany

Germany (countable and uncountable, plural Germanys or Germanies)

1 BC
1000
1914
1944
750 BC
Germany
Julius Caesar
Strabo
The German Question

From Middle English Germanie, from Old English Germanie & Germania, from Latin Germānia (“land of the Germans”), from Germānī, a people living around and east of the Rhine first attested in the 1st century B.C.E. works of Julius Caesar and of uncertain etymology. The exonym was said by Strabo to derive from germānus (“close kin; genuine”), making it cognate with germane and german, but this seems unsupported. Attempts to derive it from Germanic or Celtic roots since the 18th century are all problematic, although it is perhaps cognate with the Old Irish gair (“neighbour”). Doublet of Germania.
In reference to a medieval kingdom, English Germany is usually an anachronism using the Roman name to describe the area or calquing various Latin terms like rex Teutonicorum ("king of the Teutons"), which were often derogatory exonyms rather than formal titles.

nowrap

1st century <small class='ce-date'>B.C.E.</small>

A township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Denmark

→ Japanese: デンマーク (Denmāku)

→ Korean: 덴마크 (Denmakeu)

→ Malay: Denmark

Indonesian: Denmark

From Middle English Denmark, from Danish Danmark, from dansk (“Danish”) + Old Norse merki (“boundary”) or mǫrk (“borderland”). Cognate with (and perhaps influenced by) Old English Denemearc.

something is rotten in the state of Denmark

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

census-designated place
census-designated place

A number of places in other countries:
A place in the United States:
A township in Tuscola County, Michigan.

A township in Washington County, Minnesota.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A number of places in other countries:
A place in the United States:
A township in Ashtabula County, Ohio.

Ashtabula County
Ashtabula County#English


Cuba

→ Japanese: キューバ (Kyūba)

Disputed; likely from Taíno cubao (“abundant fertile land”) or coabana (“great place”).

unk

Disputed

A locale in the United States; named for the island country.

A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.


Peru

→ Japanese: ペルー (Perū)

From Spanish Perú, possibly from the personal name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (“river”).


Jordan

en-proper noun

Jordan (countable and uncountable, plural Jordans)

From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). Doublet of Yarden.

der

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


Jupiter

From Latin Iūpiter (“father Jove”), from Proto-Italic *djous patēr (literally “sky father”) (cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter, “father Zeus”)), from *djous (“day, sky”) + *patēr (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (literally “the bright one”), from *dyew- (“to be bright, day sky”), and *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Doublet of Dyaus Pita.

der

A township in Kittson County, Minnesota, named after the planet.


German

/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/

From Latin Germānus, Germānī (“the peoples of Germānia”), as distinct from Gauls (in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus), and of uncertain ultimate origin (possibly Celtic/Gaulish).
Not related to german (“closely related”) or germane (from the Latin adjective germānus, through Old French).
Attested since at least 1520. Replaced the older terms Almain and Dutch (from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz) in English. Besides cognates of German, Almain, and Dutch, two other categories of words for the Germans in other languages are cognates of Saxon and descendants of Proto-Slavic *němьcь; see those entries for more.
The surname is generally from the noun, though sometimes confused with Herman, Hermann under Russian influence. As a German surname, Americanized from Germann. Compare Germán, Germain, Jerman.

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


Victoria

en-proper noun

Victoria (countable and uncountable, plural Victorias or Victoriae)

From Latin Victōria, from victōria (“victory”). Doublet of Vitória. The given name can also be analyzed as the male name Victor + -ia. The places were named in honour of Queen Victoria of Great Britain.

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


Ontario

/ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.əʊ/

Probably from Wyandot ontari꞉io (literally “great lake”). If so, ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-õtaɹeɁ and Proto-Iroquoian * -õːtaɹiɁ.

bor

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


Perth

From Scottish Gaelic Peairt, from Pictish *ᚚᚓᚏᚈ (pert) meaning “wood, copse, thicket”, related to Welsh perth and perhaps Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (from Proto-Indo-European *pérkʷus (“oak”).

A township in Walsh County, North Dakota.


Melbourne

Named after the 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire, itself deriving from the Old English place name Mileburne (Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”)).

Le Val-Saint-François
Le Val-Saint-François#English

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


Darwin

From Middle English Darwin, Derwin, from Old English Dēorwine (“a given name”), composed of dēore (“dear”) + wine (“friend”).
The city in Australia is named after Charles Darwin.

A number of places in the United States:

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

A township and minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.


Georgetown

/ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/

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


Ottawa

From Ojibwe odaawaa (“traders”)/ᐅᑡᐙ, from Proto-Algonquian *atawewa (“to trade”).

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.

Some other townships, listed under Ottawa Township.


Milton

The English place names are from Old English mylen (“mill”) or middel (“middle”) + tun (“settlement”).

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


Webster

en-proper noun

Webster (countable and uncountable, plural Websters)

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

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


American

American
American Township, Ohio
Americans

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *amalaz
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor.
Proto-Germanic *rīks
Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos
Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos
Proto-Germanic *haimaz
Proto-Germanic *rīks
Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.?
Italian Amerigoder.
New Latin Americalbor.
English America
Middle English -n
English -n
English American
From America + -n. compare Latin americānus.

etymon

A township in Allen County, Ohio, United States.


Palestine

→ Korean: 팔레스타인 (Palleseutain)

→ Malay: Palestin

Medinet Habu
Padiiset's Statue
Palestine

From Middle English Palestyne, from Old English Palestina, from Latin Palaestīna (“Roman province of Palestine”), from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē, “Philistia and the surrounding region”), from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (p'léshet, “Philistia, land of the Philistines”). The term P-l-s-t or P-r-s-t, found in five Ancient Egyptian inscriptions (beginning with one at Medinet Habu from circa 1170 BCE and ending with Padiiset's Statue inscription from circa 900-850 BCE) as the name of a people near Egypt, is traditionally taken to be cognate. Seven Assyrian inscriptions contain the word "Palas(h)tu" or "Pilistu", which is usually also taken to be cognate.

der

A township in Woodford County, Illinois.


Genoa

/ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.ə/

/d͡ʒɛnˈoʊ.ə/

From Latin Genua (influenced by Italian Genova), as the city was known by the ancient Ligurians. Probably from the Ancient Ligurian word for “knee”, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu; in this sense “angle”, from its geographical position, thus akin to Geneva.

Four townships, in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Genoa Township.


Bentley

From Old English Beonetlēah. Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word leah or leag meaning field in Old English. Hence, equivalent to bent (“bent-grass”) + -leigh/lea (“meadow, field”); compare Bentham.


Athens

From Middle English Athens, from Old French Athenes, Atenes, from Latin Athēnae pl (acc. Athēnās), from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι pl (Athênai), the plural form of Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”) (q.v.), the goddess. More at Athena.


Paris

desctree

→ Arabic: بارِيس (bārīs), بَارِيز (bārīz) — dated, پَارِيس (pārīs) — rare
→ Afar: Baaríis
→ Somali: Baaríis

→ Hindi: पेरिस (peris)

→ Urdu: پَیرِس (pairis)
→ Punjabi: پَیرَس (pairas)

From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (“cauldron”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Doublet of Parizh.

der

-æɹɪs (Received Pronunciation, New York City, without the Mary–marry–merry merger)

-ɛɹɪs (General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger)

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

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


Attica

An unincorporated community, census-designated place, and township in Lapeer County, Michigan.


Arcadia

From Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).

Arcadia
Arcadia (ancient region)
Arcadia (utopia)

A minor city and township in Carroll County, Iowa.

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

A number of places in the United States:

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


Belfast

From Irish Béal Feirste (literally “mouth of the River Farset”).

A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.

A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.


Glasgow

/ˈɡlɑːz.ɡəʊ/

/ˈɡlɐːz.ɡəʉ/

/ˈɡlɐːz.ɡɐʉ/

From Proto-Brythonic *glas cu (“green hollow”), from *glas (“green”) + *cöü (“hollow”) (for this element see Irish cuas (“hollow”), Welsh cau (“hollow”)); usually romantically translated as "the dear green place." Compare modern Scottish Gaelic Glaschu.

A township in Wabasha County, Minnesota.


Hanover

From German Hanover, meaning "on the higher ridge", from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) (from Old Saxon hōh) + over (“edge, shore”).

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


Verona

From the Italian Verona and the Latin Vērōna.

Verona

province in the Veneto region of northern Italy


Milan

Inherited from Middle English Milane, Melan, etc., from Old English Mæġelan, Megelan, Mediolanaburg, etc. under influence from early forms of French Milan, from Medieval Latin Mediolāna etc., from Latin Mediolānum, q.v. As American settlements, typically after the Italian city.


Dublin

From Middle Irish Dublind, from dub (“black”) + lind (“pond”).

Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County#English

A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.


Venice

en-proper noun

Venice (countable and uncountable, plural Venices)

→ Japanese: ベニス (Benisu), ヴェニス (Venisu)

→ Korean: 베니스 (Beniseu)

→ Mandarin: 威尼斯 (Wēinísī)

→ Cantonese: 威尼斯 (wai1 nei4 si1)

→ Welsh: Fenis

→ Malay: Venis

Adriatic Veneti
Trojan War
Venice
Venice (disambiguation)

From Middle English Venyse, from Old French Venise or Old Italian, from Medieval Latin Venetia, from Latin Venetī + -ia (suffix forming place names), a local tribe in antiquity whose own little-attested language is now known as Venetic. Initial scholarly agreement that they were Illyrian was based on arguments since refuted. They worshipped Belenus and were possibly Celtic or heavily influenced by Celtic culture, despite repeatedly supporting the Romans against the Gauls. Compare the identical ethnonym Venetī used for Celts of Armorica (ancient Britanny) from Gaulish Uenetoi (“friendly ones, kinsmen”), from Proto-Celtic *wenet, a modified form of *wenyā (“kindred”). Widely but mistakenly derived by the ancient Greeks and Romans from the Eneti of Pamphylia, supposed to have fled to the Adriatic and become the Veneti after supporting the losing side of the Trojan War. As American places, named after the Italian city. Doublet of Venetia and Venezia.


Wellington

Wellington (countable and uncountable, plural Wellingtons)

From Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
From Old English Weolingtun, meaning "wealthy estate".

A number of places in Australia:
A tiny township in South Australia.


Florence

Florence (disambiguation)
Florence Nightingale

Borrowed from French Florence, from Latin Flōrentia (as a given name, a feminine form of Flōrentius), from flōrens (“flowering, flourishing”), from flōs (“flower”), connected with English bloom and blossom. Doublet of Firenze.
The female given name gained popularity from Florence Nightingale who was born in the Tuscan city.

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


Florida

New York City, Philadelphia, traditional Eastern New England (except for Boston), Ireland

From Spanish florida (“flowery”), often referring to a place's abundance of flowers.
The state's name specifically is a shortening of la Florida (“the flowery one”) or Pascua Florida (“flowery Easter”). It is the oldest surviving European-given place-name in the US.
The village in Orange County, New York was named in the 1760s from Latin flōrida (“flowery”).

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A township in Parke County, Indiana, named after a place in New York.

Yellow Medicine County
Yellow Medicine County#English

A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, named after Florida Creek.


Jerusalem

Jerusalem (countable and uncountable, plural Jerusalems)

/d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/

/d͡ʒəˈɹuːzələm/

From Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim), from a Western Semitic form attested in Ancient Egyptian as Aw-w-SA-A-m-m-N25 (ꜣwšꜣmm), a compound of Semitic *uru (“house, town”) and *salim, which meant either "peace" or "Shalim", Canaanite god of twilight.

der

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:


Como

A township in Marshall County, Minnesota.


Oxford

From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.

inh

A number of townships, listed under Oxford Township.


Pavia

A township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States, previously named Union Township.


Coventry

From Old English Cofentrēo, Cofantrēo, of obscure origin. Believed to be derived from an Anglo-Saxon named Cofa, hence Cofantrēo (literally “Cofa's tree”).

unc

obscure

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


Rome

→ Hindi: रोम (rom)

→ Thai: โรม (room)

From Middle English Rome, from Old English Rōm, Rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu, from Proto-Germanic *Rūmō and influenced by Late Latin Rōma (“Rome, Constantinople”), from Classical Latin Rōma (“Rome”). In Roman mythology, the name was said to derive from Romulus, one of the founders of the city and its first king.
The name appears in a wide range of forms in Middle English, including Rom, Room, Roome, and Rombe as well as Rome; by early modern English, it appeared as Rome, Room, and Roome, with the spelling Rome occurring in Shakespeare and common from the early 18th century on. The final spelling was influenced by Norman, Middle French, Anglo-Norman, and Old French Rome. Doublet of Rum.

der

do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope

A number of townships, including in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio (3) and Pennsylvania (2), listed under Rome Township.


Bremen

Baden-Württemberg · Bavaria · Brandenburg · Hesse · Lower Saxony · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · North Rhine-Westphalia · Rhineland-Palatinate · Saarland · Saxony · Saxony-Anhalt · Schleswig-Holstein · Thuringia

A number of places in the United States:


Corinth

From Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos). Doublet of currant.


Holland

From Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land (“hollow land”), inspired by the low-lying geography of both the Dutch and the English region (Holland, Lincolnshire).

Missaukee County
Missaukee County#English

A township in Missaukee County, Michigan.

Kandiyohi County
Kandiyohi County#English

A township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.

Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County#English

A township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.


Alexandria

From Middle English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially chiefly places founded by Alexander the Great of Macedonia and subsequently usually with reference to Alexandria in Egypt, a major Hellenistic cultural center, center of early Christianity, and continuing major international port. Compare Antioch, Seleucia, and Ptolemais. Doublet of Kandahar, Iskenderun, Scandaroon, and Alexandretta.

亞歷山卓

any of a number of cities bearing the same name

A township in Douglas County, Minnesota.


Douglas

en-proper noun

Douglas (countable and uncountable, plural Douglases)

desc

→ Translingual: douglasi, douglasii (learned)

From a place name, Scottish Gaelic dubh (“black”) + glais (“stream”).

A place name or the name of a geographical feature, often given after a person, notably held by:

A number of townships in the United States, mostly in Iowa, listed under Douglas Township.


Alton

From Old English ǣwell (“river source”) + tūn (“settlement, town”).


Strasburg

Lancaster County
Lancaster County#English

A borough and township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, named after Strasbourg, France.


Andover

From Middle English Andever, Andeafara, from Old English Andefera (“Andover”); possibly from Old English Ande + ēa + fara (literally “farer over the river Ande”) or from Old English Ande + ōfer (literally “[town situated on the] bank of the river Ande”).

A borough and township in Sussex County, New Jersey.


Neptune

From Middle English Neptune, Neptunus, a borrowing from Latin Neptūnus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰ-tu-s (“damp, cloudy”) (source of Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos), Sanskrit नभस् (nábhas), etc.), with the sense of "wet, moist."
Puhvel, however, connects it with Proto-Italic *nepōts from Proto-Indo-European *népōts by analogy to Portūnus, cognate with Vedic Apām Napāt and Avestan Apąm Napāt, Child (cf: neve, nephew) of the Water as part of an Indo-European 'Fire in the Water' myth.

der

Neptune
Neptune (disambiguation)#Places
Neptune (god)

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


Thomas

en-proper noun

Thomas (countable and uncountable, plural Thomases)

→ Hawaiian: Kamaki

→ Maori: Tāmati

→ Scottish Gaelic: Tòmas

Thomas of Bayeux
Thomas the Presbyter
Thomas the Slav

Inherited from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās m (as in the Vulgate), from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא or תאמא (“twin”), the nickname of one of the Twelve Apostles.
In the gospel of John (11:16, 20:24), the Aramaic nickname is also translated into Greek, as δίδυμος m (dídumos). Used as a given name since the Middle Ages, e.g. Thomas the Presbyter (7th century), Thomas the Slav (8th century), Thomas of Bayeux (died 1100).
(infidel or doubter): In reference to the doubting Apostle.

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


Abington

Abington (countable and uncountable, plural Abingtons)

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

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

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

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.


Nottingham

Inherited from Old English Snotingahām. The Normans found the consonant cluster /sn/ difficult to pronounce, so the initial S was dropped.

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

A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.


Ryan

en-prop

Ryan (countable and uncountable, plural Ryans)

Bryan

linguistically unrelated but often confused in spoken English

Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County#English

A township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.


James

en-proper noun

James (countable and uncountable, plural Jameses)

⇒ English: Jim (diminutive)

⇒ English: Jimmy, Jimmie, Jimmi, Jimi (diminutive)

⇒ English: Jimbo (diminutive)

→ Hindi: जिम्बो (jimbo)

→ Hawaiian: Kimo

⇒ English: Jem (diminutive)

⇒ English: Jemmy (diminutive)

⇒ English: Jamie, Jamey (diminutive)

⇒ English: Jay (diminutive)

desc

→ Chinese: → 詹姆斯 (Zhānmǔsī) (transliteration)

→ Cornish: Jammes, Jamma

→ Danish: James

→ Fijian: Semesa

→ Icelandic: James

desctree

→ Irish: Séamas, Séamus, Seumas
→ English: Seamus, Shamus

→ Manx: Jayms

→ Maori: Hemi

→ Samoan: Semisi

→ Scottish Gaelic: Seumas
→ English: Hamish

→ Swedish: James

→ Welsh: Siâms

The English New Testament form of Jacob, from Middle English James, from Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iacomus, spoken and altered pronunciation of Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). Doublet of Jacques, Jacob, Iago, Jago, Yago, Hamish, Seamus, and Santiago. In reference to the Ecuadorian island, a modification of the earlier name Duke of York's Island after its eponymous duke's coronation as James II of England.
See Occitan Jacme for an intermediary between Old French James and Catalan Jaume.

der

Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ)

doublet

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


Jones

en-proper noun

Jones (countable and uncountable, plural Joneses or Jonesses)

瓊斯

transliterations of the English name "Jones"

A number of places in the United States:

Two townships, in Elk County, Pennsylvania and Beltrami County, Minnesota, listed under Jones Township.


Barry

Barry, Angus
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Baruc

In Wales, said to be named after Saint Baruc, who was buried on Barry Island, from Welsh Barrwg, a name of uncertain origin but possibly related to Irish barr (“hill, summit”).

A city and township in Pike County, Illinois.

Any of a number of places:
A place in the United States:
A township in Barry County, Michigan.

Any of a number of places:
A place in the United States:
A township in Pine County, Minnesota.


Norman

From Middle English Norman, from Old English Norman (a variant of Norþman) and Old French Normant.
It is certain that the word is derived from the base of the Germanic words for north and the Germanic base of the words for man. However, given the frequent movement of Germanic groups especially into and out of Britain in the post-classical world, it is unclear in what tongue it came to be used first. In addition, the generally accepted meaning, a person from Normandy or one of the many French-speaking invaders to Britain, was used chiefly by Anglo-Norman and Old French, though it originally referred to any Scandinavian of the time. See also Northman.

A township in Manistee County, Michigan.

Two townships in Minnesota, in Pine County and Yellow Medicine County.


Walter

A Germanic name, from Middle English Walter, from Old Northern French Waltier, from Frankish *Waltheri (compare Old High German Waltheri, which see for more details), from Proto-Germanic *Waldaharjaz, from *waldą (“ruler”) + *harjaz (“army, host”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”) + *ker- (“army”). Related to Old English Waldhere. Compare herald and Harold, in which these elements are reversed.

der

Lac qui Parle County
Lac qui Parle County#English

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


Newcastle

[ˈnjʉˌkʰɑːsɫ̩]

From new + castle. Doublet of Neuchâtel.

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

Coshocton County
Coshocton County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.


Algonquin

From Canadian French algonquin, from earlier algoumequin, from either Maliseet elakómkwik ("these are our relatives") or Mi'kmaq algoomeaking (“at the place of spearing fish and eels”).

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


Bristol

Latin bristoliensis

From Middle English Brigstow, from Old English Bryċġstōw (literally “the place by the bridge”), from bryċġ + -stōw, with additional final /l/ due to hypercorrection from l-vocalizing accents. See bridge and stow for more.
The tiddlywinks sense is associated with players from Bristol University.

inh

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

A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.

Several places in the United States:
A township in Morgan County, Ohio.

A borough and township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.


Garfield

Also Garfeld, from Old English gār (“spear”) + feld (“field”).

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

Grand Traverse County
Grand Traverse County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.

A number of places in the United States:

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


Henrietta

en-proper noun

Henrietta (countable and uncountable, plural Henriettas)

Latinate form of French Henriette, derived from the male given name Henry.

A township in Hubbard County, Minnesota.


Higgins

An anglicised version of Irish Ó hUiginn (“descendant of a Viking”).

der

Roscommon County
Roscommon County#English

A place name, which could be of either etymology:

A township in Roscommon County, Michigan, United States.


Mecca

From Arabic مَكَّة (Makka) of uncertain etymology. In American place names, in reference to the Arabian city.

A township and unincorporated community in Trumbull County, Ohio.


Howard

en-proper noun

Howard (countable and uncountable, plural Howards)

Medieval personal name from Middle English Howard, Howarde, from Old Norse Hávarðr, from hár (“high”) + varðr (“guard”). In some cases a variant of Heward, from Old French Huard.

A number of places in the United States, including:

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


Cecil

From Latin Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from caecus (“blind”). The surname has absorbed the Old Welsh Seisyllt, from Latin Sextilius, from Sextus.

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

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


Inverness

Inverness
Inverness (disambiguation)
River Ness

From Inver- + Ness, from the River Ness.

Cheboygan County
Cheboygan County#English

A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.


Aberdeen

Aberdeen
Aberdeen (disambiguation)
Old Aberdeen

The first element is either Scottish Gaelic aber (“river mouth”) or Pictish aber (“confluence”), both from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”). The second element is Don (“river in Scotland”) (the site of Old Aberdeen). Written Aberdon circa 1187 and Aberden circa 1214.
The area and town in Hong Kong is named after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen.

named-after

A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey.


Zion

Zion
Zion (Latter Day Saints)
Zion (disambiguation)#Places

Inherited from Old English, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון (tsiyón).

A city and township in Lake County, Illinois, United States.


Duncan

en-proper noun

Duncan (countable and uncountable, plural Duncans)

* As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from Donnchadh, a name composed of donn (“brown”) + cath (“battle”). Also spelled as Donagh and Donaghue, Donahue.
* Also as an Irish surname, Anglicized from ó Duinnchinn, from donn (“brown”) + ceann (“head”).

Four townships, in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and Pennsylvania, listed under Duncan Township.


Alaska

From Russian Аля́ска (Aljáska, “Alaska”), in turn from Aleut alaxsxaq (“mainland”, literally “that toward which the action of the sea is directed”), composed of alag (“pertaining to the sea”) + -sxa (nominalizing suffix, yields 'the objective of action expressed by the root') + -q (nominalizing suffix).
Commonly misattributed to Russian ала (ala) + -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix).

der

Several places in the United States, named for the state or territory.

A township in Beltrami County, Minnesota.


Neville

en-proper noun

Neville (countable and uncountable, plural Nevilles)

* A Norman baronial surname, de Neville, from place names in Normandy, Néville, from Old French Neville (“Néel's estate”) or Neuville (“new settlement”), equivalent to nuef + ville.
* Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Niadh (see Nee) or Ó Cnaimhín (see Nevin).

Allegheny County
Allegheny County#English

A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Dorset

From the county town of Dorchester. The Old English name was Dornwaraceaster, composed of the British Latin name Durnovaria and the common suffix -ceaster; the word was eventually reduced to Dornsæte, a reduction of the original name + the suffix -sǣte (“people, dwellers”).

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, named after Dorset, Vermont.


Nebraska

Probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge, pronounced [ˌɲĩˈbɾaskɛ] (contemporary Chiwere Ñí Bráhge), or the Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska, pronounced [ˌnĩˈbˡðaska], both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:

A township in Livingston County, Illinois.


Somerset

From Old English Sumorsǣte, which is short for Sumortūnsǣte, meaning "the people living at or dependent upon Sumortūn (Somerton)". An alternative suggestion is that the name derives from *Seo-mere-sætan meaning "settlers by the sea lakes".

Hillsdale County
Hillsdale County#English

A number of places in the United States:

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

A township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.


Essex

Inherited from Old English Ēastseaxan (literally “East Saxons”), which stood for both Essex and the people of Essex.

Essex

small unincorporated community in San Bernadino County, California

Essex

coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts

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


Hollywood

en-proper noun

Hollywood (countable and uncountable, plural Hollywoods)

(Hollywood, L.A., CA, USA): Coined by real estate developer H. J. Whitley, from holly + wood.

Bollywood

for more similarly formed names, see Category:en:Film industries

An unincorporated community and township in Carver County, Minnesota.


Berkshire

From Middle English Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocscire, Berrocscire, Bearrucscire, taken from the Bearroc woods, possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” (compare *barros (“hill, peak, top”)) + Old English sċīr (“shire, county”).

Berkshire
Berkshire (disambiguation)#Other places
Berkshire pig

An unincorporated community and township in Delaware County, Ohio.


Ohio

From Seneca Ohi:yoʼ, a proper name derived from ohi:yo:h (“good river”). The name of the Allegheny river, which the Lenape and Iroquois considered to be part of the same single river as the Ohio, means the same thing in Unami.

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

A number of townships, listed under Ohio Township.


Albion

Albion
Albion (disambiguation)
white cliffs of Dover

Ancient Gallo-Latin name for Britain, Albiōn (Middle Welsh Albbu, Old Irish Albu), is from Proto-Celtic *Albiū, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”), whence also Latin albus (“white”) and Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós, “whiteness, white leprosy”). The primary meaning of the Common Celtic word is "upper world" (as opposed to underworld), with semasiological development similar to e.g. Russian свет (svet, “world; light”).
It is often hypothesised that the Romans took it as connected with albus (“white”), in reference to the white cliffs of Dover.

Any of several places in the United States:

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


Camden

From Old English campas (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).

A village and township in Schuyler County, Illinois.

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


Illinois

From a French adaptation of an Algonquian (perhaps Ojibwe) name derived from Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”).

der

Some townships in the United States, listed under Illinois Township.


Michigan

Borrowed from Ojibwe mishi-gami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“giant lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.

Other places in the United States:
A township in Clinton County, Indiana.

A township in LaPorte County, Indiana, next to Lake Michigan.

Other places in the United States:
A township in Scott County, Kansas.

Other places in the United States:
A township in Valley County, Nebraska.


Delaware

The river in the northeastern United States was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). The people and the state were named for the river.

Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state.

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


Casey

en-proper noun

Casey (countable and uncountable, plural Caseys)

Anglicisation of an Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh (“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”).

Timiskaming District
Timiskaming District#English

A township in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada, named after George Elliott Casey.


Nile

Aman dawū

ⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲇⲁⳣⲟ̅ⲩ̅, امان داوو

Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio, a township in Ohio, United States, named after the river.

Bucolic

Phatnitic, Phatnic, Phatmetic, Athribitic


Addison

Addison (countable and uncountable, plural Addisons)

A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam + -son.

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


Birmingham

/ˈbɜː.mɪŋˌhæm/

Beorma
Birmingham
Birmingham (disambiguation)

From Middle English, 1086, from Old English Beormingahām, from Beorma + ing + hām, "home of Beorma;" first element of uncertain origin but possibly from beorma (“yeast”). More at Beorma.

Birminghamian

native or resident of Birmingham, Alabama

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.

A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.


Washington

Washington (countable and uncountable, plural Washingtons)

Washington (the town in Tyne and Wear, northeast England): probably from the Old English place name Hwæssingatūn (literally “a settlement of the household of Hwæssa”), from Hwæssa (a Saxon chieftain's name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead, settlement”). It was attested in 1096 as Wasindone. Hwæssa is of uncertain origin, said to possibly correspond to waþ (“hunt”) + sige (“victory”), or possibly related to hwæte (“wheat”). There are other theories; more on Wikipedia.
The surname derives from the town, and most places in the United States are named for George Washington.

DC

The federal district and city are coterminous and the city government administers the district, so are jurisdictionally equivalent

Several other locations in the United States, most of which are named for George Washington:

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


Manchester

Manchester
Manchester (disambiguation)
Manchester Ship Canal

→ Finnish: Manse

From Old English Mameċeaster. The first element may be from a word related to Breton mamm (“mother; female animal; womb”), in reference to a breast-shaped hill.
The second part is known to be from Old English ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”).

der

United States of America
United States of America

Any of several towns and cities in the United States of America:

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


Greenwich

/ˈɡɹinwɪt͡ʃ/

From Middle English Greenwich, from Old English Grēnawīċ, Grēnewīċ (literally “green harbour, green settlement”). Equivalent to green + -wich.
The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Greenwich near London, after Greenwich Village, or after Greenwich Street in Hampstead, New York.

census-designated place
census-designated place

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

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

Gloucester County
Gloucester County#English

A township in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

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

A village and township in Huron County, Ohio.

A township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.


Ulster

/ɔ̈ls.t̪͆əɹ/

Possibly from Old Norse Uladztir, itself from Old Irish Ulaid (“Ulstermen”). More at Ulster.

A township in Floyd County, Iowa, United States.

A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Boston

→ Abenaki: Pastonki, pastoni

→ Klamath-Modoc: basdin

→ Lushootseed: pastəd

→ Mohawk: Wáhston

The US city is named after the English town (from which several prominent colonists had come), which itself is sometimes said to be named as a contraction of Botolph's town or Botolph's stone (the name Botolph itself coming from Old English Botwulf, from boda + wulf). However, this is uncertain.

A township in Washington County, Arkansas.

A township and town therein, in Wayne County, Indiana; named for the city in Massachusetts.

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Summit County, Ohio; named for the city in Massachusetts.


Columbia

From Columbus + -ia, the Latinized name of the European explorer, Christopher Columbus. Piecewise doublet of Colombia.

A number of townships, listed under Columbia Township.


Russell

→ Translingual: russelianus

→ French: Russell

Inherited from Middle English Russel, from Anglo-Norman Russel. Doublet of Rousseau/Roussel. Equivalent to russel.

A number of places in the United States:

United Counties of Prescott and Russell#English

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


Vernon

From Transalpine Gaulish uerna (“alder”) (from Proto-Celtic *wernā, from Proto-Indo-European *wern-) + -o, -onis (locative suffix, literally “place of alder trees”).

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


Scott

en-proper noun

Scott (countable and uncountable, plural Scotts)

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


Francis

From Medieval Latin Franciscus (“French(man)”) (from Francia (“France”), originally a nickname of Saint Francis of Assisi. Doublet of Francisco and Franz.

bor

(used only as equivalent to French François) Francés

A placename
A township in Holt County, Nebraska.


Lynn

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


Durham

From Old English Dunholm, meaning "hill islet". In order to get from Dunholm to Durham, two major processes had to take place. Firstly, the n at the coda of the first syllable, dun, underwent dissimilation. Specifically, by influence of the m in the coda of the following syllable (holm), said n denasalised and lenited to the oral r, thus dur. Secondly, after a weakening of the vowel quality in the more weakly-stressed syllable holm, this ending was misanalysed as the similar-sounding toponymic suffix, -ham, meaning home or farm.
Doublet of Duresm and Dunelm.

A township and unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas.

A locale in the United States.
A township in Hancock County, Illinois.

A township in Durham County, North Carolina, most of which is in the city.

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


Owen

A number of townships in the United States, including one in Illinois, four in Indiana and one in Iowa, listed under Owen Township.


Jackson

en-proper noun

Jackson (countable and uncountable, plural Jacksons)

Susquehanna County
Susquehanna County#English

An unincorporated community and township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

Many townships in the United States, listed under Jackson Township.


Lewis

Lewis (countable and uncountable, plural Lewises)

From Middle English Lewis, Lowis, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French Louis, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Doublet of Louis.

A number of townships, listed under Lewis Township.


Franklin

en-prop

Franklin (countable and uncountable, plural Franklins)

From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), see franklin. The place names are mostly named after American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790).

named-after

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


Williams

en-proper noun

Williams (countable and uncountable, plural Williamses)

威廉姆斯

transliterations of the English surname "Williams"

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

A placename.
A place in the United States:
A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.

A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

Northampton County
Northampton County#English

A township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.


Taylor

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


Clark

From Old English clerc (“clergyman; learned man”), whence also clerk.

der

A township in Union County, New Jersey; named for Declaration of Independence signatory Abraham Clark.

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


Lawrence

en-proper noun

Lawrence (countable and uncountable, plural Lawrences)

Van Buren County
Van Buren County#English

A number of places in the United States:

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

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


Davis

en-prop

Davis (countable and uncountable, plural Davises)

A number of townships, listed under Davis Township.


Bruce

From a Norman place name, Brix, of disputed meaning.

Some townships, in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan (2), Minnesota, and North Carolina (2), listed under Bruce Township.


Allen

en-proper noun

Allen (countable and uncountable, plural Allens)

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


Miami

Miami
Miami (disambiguation)
en:Lake Okeechobee
en:Mayaimi
en:Miami River (Florida)

From Mayaimi, one of only ten words recorded from the language of the now-extinct Mayaimi people, meaning "big water", referring to the large lake on whose shores they lived, alternately called Lake Miami, Lake Mayimi, Lake Maymi, Lake Maimi; now called Lake Okeechobee. The Florida city is named for the Miami River. The river is named for its source, Lake Miami.

A number of townships in the United States, including five in Ohio, listed under Miami Township.


Wesley

Several places in England, from Old English west (“west”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to west + -ley (“lea”).

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

A minor city and township in Kossuth County, Iowa.

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


Hamilton

Hamilton (countable and uncountable, plural Hamiltons)

Translingual: ℍ

From Old English Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire.

咸美頓

name of various cities in English-speaking countries

Places in Australia:
A township in South Australia.

A rural township in Ontario, Canada; named for Henry Hamilton, a government official of the British Empire in North America.

Places in the United States:
A township in Lonoke County, Arkansas.

Places in the United States:
A township in Lee County, Illinois.

Places in the United States:
A township in Delaware County, Indiana.

A township in Jackson County, Indiana; named for local politician James Hamilton.

Places in the United States:
A township in Sullivan County, Indiana.

A township in Decatur County, Iowa; named for county commissioner William Hamilton.

A township in Franklin County, Iowa; named for early settler Andrew Hamilton.

Places in the United States:
A township in Hamilton County, Iowa.

Places in the United States:
A township in Clare County, Michigan.

Places in the United States:
A township in Gratiot County, Michigan.

A township in Van Buren County, Michigan.

A township in Caldwell County, Missouri.

A township in Harrison County, Missouri.

A township in Fillmore County, Nebraska.

A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey; named for Alexander Hamilton.

A township in Mercer County, New Jersey; named for Hamilton Square, a community within the township, itself named for American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

A township in Martin County, North Carolina.

A township in Pembina County, North Dakota.

A township in Franklin County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.

A township in Jackson County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.

A township in Lawrence County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.

A township in Warren County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.

A township in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania; named for lawyer and politician James Hamilton.

A township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

Charles Mix County
Charles Mix County#English

A township in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.

A township in Marshall County, South Dakota.


Stewart

Stewart (countable and uncountable, plural Stewarts)

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.

A township in Kidder County, North Dakota.

A township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Tripp County, South Dakota.

A township in Unorganized North Nipissing District, in north-eastern Ontario, Canada.


Richmond

From Middle English Rychemund, from a name cognate to French Richemont (“town in Normandy”). Equivalent to rich + mound.

A common place name (Richmonds on Wikipedia):

A number of townships, listed under Richmond Township.


Irving

Variant of the Scottish habitational surname Irvine, probably from a Celtic word cognate with Welsh ir, yr (“fresh”) + afon (“river”).

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A township and village in Montgomery County, Illinois.

Kandiyohi County
Kandiyohi County#English

A township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.


Robinson

Robinson (countable and uncountable, plural Robinsons)

A placename given to several towns in the United States.

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


Wayne

An occupational surname for a cartwright, Old English wægen (“wagon”).

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


Beckwith

From Old English bēċe ("beech") + Old Norse viðr (“wood”) 'Beechwood'

A township in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.


Kelly

Kelly (countable and uncountable, plural Kellies)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-Kelly.wav

A township in Union County, Pennsylvania.


Downe

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


Raymond

Raymond (countable and uncountable, plural Raymonds)

From Old French, from Frankish, from Proto-Germanic *raginą (“advice”) + *mundō (“protection”).

A village and township in Montgomery County, Illinois.

A number of places in the United States:

A number of other townships, listed under Raymond Township.


Dennis

From Middle English Denis, from Old French saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, "follower of (the wine god) Dionysus".

A township in Cape May County, New Jersey.


Allison

en-prop

Allison (countable and uncountable, plural Allisons)

From a Middle English diminutive form of Alan, Alexander or Alice + -son.

A township in Lawrence County, Illinois.

A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Brown County, South Dakota.


Napoleon

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) + leone (“lion”).

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


Brooklyn

→⇒ Latin: brooklynensis

/ˈbɹʷʊk.ɫɪn/

[ˈbɹ̠ʷʊ̠kɫ̪ɪ̈n]

From Dutch Breukelen, from broek (“wetland, marsh”).

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


Ash

en-proper noun

Ash (countable and uncountable, plural Ashes)

Ash (deity)
Ash (disambiguation)#Places
Ash (name)

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

A place name:
A place in the United States:
A township in Barry County, Missouri.


Bliss

A township in Emmet County, Michigan, named after Aaron T. Bliss.


Bell

Bell (countable and uncountable, plural Bells)


Carr

en-prop

Carr (countable and uncountable, plural Carrs)

* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Kerr.
* As an Irish surname, from the root of the surname Keary, from ciar (“black”); compare Carey.
* Also as an Irish surname, named after a priest Cathair (compare cathair (“fort”))
* Also as an Irish surname, from a personal name derived from corr (“pointed, projected point”).

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

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

A township in Durham County, North Carolina.


Collier

Derived from the name of occupation - collier (“charcoal burner”).

A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Cedar

From cedar, because of the abundant local trees.

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


Butler

en-proper noun

Butler (countable and uncountable, plural Butlers)

Butler (surname)
en:Butler (disambiguation)

* (English surname): From Middle English Butler.
* (Anglicized surname): From French Boutilier, Boutillier, Bouthillier.
* (placename): From the surname

der

A location in the United States of America:

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


Chase

en-proper noun

Chase (countable and uncountable, plural Chases)

en:Chase
en:Chase (surname)
en:Chase#Places

A number of places in the United States:


Cherry

Saint Louis County
Saint Louis County#English

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

Two townships in Pennsylvania, in Butler County and Sullivan County.


Buffalo

Probably from buffalo (Bison bison), since both cities are in regions that had wild herds at the time the names originated. Buffalo, New York was named after the Buffalo River, which an alternative etymology says is from French beau fleuve (“beautiful river”), but the more likely explanation is that it was named for the animal.

A number of places in the United States, including:

A number of townships, including in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Buffalo Township.


Beaver

Beaver (countable and uncountable, plural Beavers)

* As an English surname, capitalization of beaver. This sense is also translated from several Native American names such as Cheyenne homa'e and Creek Echaswvlke of the same meaning. Doublet of Bieber and Bever.
* Also as an English surname, from the placename Belvoir in Leicestershire.

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


Concord

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

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


Diamond

Diamond (disambiguation)#Places
Diamond (surname)


Day

This surname has multiple origins. Besides the ones listed below, Norman origin has also been suggested from De Haie", or "a corruption of the Normandy French D'Ossone, from the town of Ossone, in Normandy".

A township in Montcalm County, Michigan.


Dean

Dean (countable and uncountable, plural Deans)

The surname or given name is of multiple origins, depending on context:
* As an English surname, from Middle English dene (“valley”).
* Also as an English surname, from the noun dean. Cognate to Deacon.
* Also as an English surname, from the personal name Deyne, a rhyming form of Reynald (see Reginald).
* As an Irish surname, variant of Deane.
* As a Scottish surname, from Dean Castle in Kilmarnock, itself from the noun meaning valley.
* Old English Dene (“Dane, Norseman”)
* Hebrew דין (“law, judgment”) and Arabic دين (“way of life, creed”)

A small township in the Shire of Hepburn, central Victoria, Australia.

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


Doll

* As a south German surname, from toll (“mad, foolish”).
* Also as a German surname, spelling variant of Thiel.
* As an English surname, from the adjective dull, cognate with the first German derivation. Also compare Dill.

A township and rural village in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland.


Duke

Duke (countable and uncountable, plural Dukes)

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


Foster

Foster (countable and uncountable, plural Fosters)

English surname, reduced from Forster; also from the noun foster.

Big Stone County
Big Stone County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Big Stone County, Minnesota.


Frost

Frost (countable and uncountable, plural Frosts)


Farmer

Farmer (countable and uncountable, plural Farmers)

فلاح

Equivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages

A placename in the United States:
A township in Rice County, Kansas.

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


Grove

* As an English surname, from the noun grove.
* As a French surname, Americanized from Le Groux, Le Greux, reduced from Gréoul, of Germanic origin, from *grēduz (“hunger”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).
* As a north German surname, from the Low German noun Graf (“ditch, grave”) (see grave). Also a Dutch and Low German form of Grub.
* As a German surname, variant of Graf.

A number of townships, in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, listed under Grove Township.


Griffin

A place name:
A place in the United States:
A township in Pope County, Arkansas.


Holly

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Holly (disambiguation)
Holly (name)

* As an Irish surname, calque of mac cuilinn (“holly”) (see McCullen) and sometimes McQuillan.
* As an English surname, variant of Holley.
* As a Czech and Slovak surname, variant of Holý, Holy.
* Also as a locational English surname, from Old English hol leah (“wood, clearing, meadow”), compare Hollywood.
* Also as an English surname, short form of Holiday.
* Also as an English surname, after the holly tree.
* As a feminine given name popularized by Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's (especially the 1961 film adaptation starring Audrey Hepburn).

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

A township in Murray County, Minnesota, named after settler John Z. Holly.


Hart

* As an English and north/Low German surname, from the noun hart (“stag”).
* As a German surname, variant of Hardt.
* As a Jewish/Yiddish and Dutch surname, from derivatives of *hertā (“heart”), *hard(ī) (“hard”), or *herut (“stag”), or converged senses of them. These senses are also translated from other languages such as French Francoeur, Jolicoeur, Vadeboncoeur, and Native American (Cheyenne) Homa'ehesta, from homa'e (“beaver”) + hesta (“heart”).
* As an Irish surname, from Ó hairt (“descendant of Art”), from the noun art (“bear”). Compare Hartin.

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


Brown

en-prop

Brown (countable and uncountable, plural Browns)

From Middle English Broun, originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization and translation of German Braun. Doublet of Bruno and Braun.

بْرَاوْن

transliterations of the English name "Brown"

de Bruyn

surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion

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


Hardy

* As an English, Scottish, and French surname, from Middle English hardy, hardi, from Old French hardi (“hardy, daring, stout, bold”).
* As an Irish surname, via mac giolla deacair (“son of the hard lad”) as a calque of the above.
* Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Hardie.

der

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.


Hill

* As an English surname, from the noun hill, shortened from Hilary, and from Old English hild (“battle”).
* As a German surname, shortened from Hildebrand, related to the last sense above.
* As a Finnish surname, calque of Finnish Mäki (“hill”).

A former township in Halesowen, West Midlands, which later became Hill and Cakemore.


Green

en-proper noun

Green (countable and uncountable, plural Greens)

English surname, a topographic name for someone who either lived near a village green, or was just fond of the colour. This name is also translated from other surnames, such as German Grün and Gruen, Dutch Groen, Irish Ó huainí (from uaine, see Honan), etc. The Irish surname was also erroneously translated from Ó Fathaidh, Ó Fathaigh, from faithche (“lawn”).

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


Grant

Grant (countable and uncountable, plural Grants)

From Scottish Gaelic Grannd, from Anglo-Norman graunt (“big, large”), from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grand.

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


Holt

Holt (countable and uncountable, plural Holts)

English, Dutch, north German, Norwegian and Danish surname, all from the noun holt (“copse, woodland”).

A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.

A township in Marshall County, Minnesota.

A former township in Adams County, North Dakota, now part of Central Adams, North Dakota.


Hope

Hope (usually uncountable, plural Hopes)

Nadine f (from Nadia (pet form from Надежда) + -ine)

A township municipality in Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Quebec.

Dickinson County
Dickinson County#English

A township and minor city therein, in Dickinson County, Kansas.

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

A township in Lincoln County, Minnesota.

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


Jay

en-prop

Jay (countable and uncountable, plural Jays)

A placename
A locale in the United States.
A township in Martin County, Minnesota.

A placename
A locale in the United States.
A township in Elk County, Pennsylvania.


King

en-proper noun

King (countable and uncountable, plural Kings)

→ Japanese: キング (Kingu)

A township in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada.


Logan

From Scottish Gaelic lag (“little hollow”).

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


Miles

Miles (countable and uncountable, plural Miles or Mileses)

From Old French given name Milo, of problematic origin, possibly from an unknown Germanic element, or a short form of Slavic names beginning with mil- "grace, favor". The English form is associated by folk etymology with Latin mīles (“soldier”).
As a surname, it is also derived from a Middle English [Term?] form of Michael.

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Centre County, Pennsylvania.


Hector

From Latin Hectōr or Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr), from ἕκτωρ (héktōr, “holding fast”), from ἔχειν (ékhein), present active infinitive of ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, own, possess; to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold; to overpower”).

der

A township in Potter County, Pennsylvania.


Mason

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


Morris

en-proper noun

Morris (countable and uncountable, plural Morrises)

* The surname has converged from several origins; see Morris.

A township in Stevens County, Minnesota.

A township in Morris County, New Jersey.

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

Clearfield County
Clearfield County#English

Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County#English

Washington County
Washington County#English

Four other townships in Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, Greene County, Huntingdon County and Washington County.


Canton

The town in Oklahoma was named for a nearby cantonment.

Several places in the United States:
A township in Wayne County, Michigan.


Ocean

From ocean (“sea”), inspired by the fashionable French female name Océane.

A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, which originally extended to the ocean.


Moral

A township in Shelby County, Indiana, United States.


Argentine

From Old French argentin (“silvery”), from Latin argentum (“silver”).

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

Fall River County
Fall River County#English

A township in Fall River County, South Dakota.


North

North (countable and uncountable, plural Norths)

English surname, from the adjective north. This is also translated from other surnames of the same meaning, such as Irish Mac an Ultaigh (“son of the Ulsterman”), Ulster being the northern part of Ireland.

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


Marathon

/ˈmæɹə(ˌ)θɔn/

/ˈmɛɹə(ˌ)θɔn/

From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn). Doublet of marathon.


Media

From Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία (Mēdía), from Μῆδος (Mêdos), from *Mada (vocalization uncertain), the Old Median language self-designator signifying speakers of the Median language. Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”) i.e. central kingdom, cognate with Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya).

Henderson County
Henderson County#English

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


Lincoln

Lincoln (countable and uncountable, plural Lincolns)

From Old English Lindcoln, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colonia, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford. In the United States, many of the places established since 1865 are named after Abraham Lincoln.

A number of townships, listed under Lincoln Township.


Olive

Medieval form of the Latin saint's name Oliva "olive"; revived in the 19th century when flower and plant names became fashionable. The surname is topographical, often representing an Anglicization of continental European surnames such as Spanish Oliva.

St. Joseph County
St. Joseph County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in St. Joseph County, Indiana.

A number of places in the United States:

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


Morgan

en-prop

Morgan (countable and uncountable, plural Morgans)

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


Henry

From Middle English Henry, from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) Henri, from Frankish *Haimrik, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognate with German Heinrich, Dutch Hendrik, Estonian Hendrik, and Old Norse Heimríkr (Danish Henrik).

A number of townships, listed under Henry Township.


Johnson

en-proper noun

Johnson (countable and uncountable, plural Johnsons)

⇒ Translingual: johnsoni, johnsonii

A patronymic surname from John + -son, literally “son of John”.
* In the U.S. the name Johnson has been adopted by numerous European immigrant families originally named Johansson, Johnsson, Johansen, Jonsson, etc.
* Doublet of Johansson, Johansen, Jansen, and Hansen.

doublet

A township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.

A number of places in the United States founded by people with the surname:

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


Price

en-proper noun

Price (countable and uncountable, plural Prices)

A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.


Page

Page (countable and uncountable, plural Pages)

Mille Lacs County
Mille Lacs County#English

A township in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota.


Atlas

Atlas (countable and uncountable, plural Atlases)

From Latin Ā̆tlās, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas), either from ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) + Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bear, undergo, endure”) or of Pre-Greek origin.

der

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


Read

English and Scottish surname, variant of Reed.

A township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States.

A township in Butler County, Nebraska, United States.


Reed

* As an English and Scottish surname, from the adjective red.
* Also as an English surname, from Old English rēodan (“to clear out”), from Proto-West Germanic *reudan.
* Also as an English surname, from several places in England, such as Reed, Lancashire (from Old English ra (“roe deer”) or Rede, Suffolk (see Rede).
Compare Rider, Reader.

A number of places in the United States.

A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.


Pope

From pope; also used in Ireland/Scotland as a surname meaning "papa, father."


Pike

The surname is of multiple origins, including Middle English pike.

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


Lee

en-proper noun

Lee (countable and uncountable, plural Lees)

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


Rich

From Richard. The surname also derives from rich as a nickname.

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

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

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


Ridley

Place names in England, Old English hrēad (“reeds”) or rydde (“cleared land”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Thus, equivalent to reed or rid + -ley (“lea”).

A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Range

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


Parma

Borrowed from Italian Parma, from Latin Parma, from Etruscan.

A number of places in the United States:

A township and village in Jackson County, Michigan.


Paradise

From paradise.
The town in Newfoundland is named after Houmet Paradis near Guernsey.

census-designated place
census-designated place

Lancaster County
Lancaster County#English

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

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


Rice

Rice (countable and uncountable, plural Rices)

* As a Welsh surname, borrowed from Welsh Rhys, an Anglicization. Compare Reese, Price, and Preece.
* As an English surname, from Old English hris (“brushwood, shrubbery”).
* Also as an English surname, from a nickname through Middle English and Anglo-Norman from French ris (“smile, laughter”).
* Also as an occupational English surname, from the noun rice.
* As as German surname, Americanized from Reis (“shoot, twig”), related to the Old English word above. Compare Ries.

der

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


Rush

en-proper noun

Rush (countable and uncountable, plural Rushs or Rushes)

* As an English surname, from the noun rush (“waterside plant, plant in marshes”).
* Also as an English surname, from the archaic noun rush (“beehive”), from French ruche.
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Ruis (“descendant of Ros”), a name from ros (“wood”). Sometimes also translated from Ó Luachra due to confusion with luachair (“rushes”), see Loughrey.
* Also as an Irish surname, translated/Anglicized from Ó Fuada (“descendant of Fuada”), compare Foody, from the noun fuad (“haste”).
* As a German surname, Americanized from Rüsch, Ruesch, Rusch.

A number of townships, in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, United States, listed under Rush Township.


Reading

From Old English Rēadingas, the name of a tribe or clan of early Anglo-Saxon England whose capital was at Reading.

A number of townships, listed under Reading Township.


Lima

Borrowed from Spanish Lima, in turn, borrowed from Classical Quechua Limaq (“the one who speaks”), cognate with modern Quechua rimaq, from the name of a sanctuary identified as the Huaca de Santa Ana. The variation of /r/ > /l/ is product of the former "coastal" variety of Quechua spoken around modern-day Lima. The drop of final /q/ could be attributed either to another characteristic of Coastal Quechua or to Spanish adaptation. Ultimately, a derviation from rimay (“to speak”).

bor

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

Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County#English

A township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

A former township in Licking County, Ohio, merged into Pataskala in 1996.


Orange

Some senses from French Orange, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish. Other senses from the common noun orange, ultimately from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”).

der

A township and unincorporated community in Fayette County, Indiana; named for its township, itself named for Orange County, North Carolina.

A number of other townships, listed under Orange Township.


Spruce

For Prussia, an alteration of Pruce; see that entry and spruce for more.

A township in Roseau County, Minnesota, named for spruce trees there.


Ray

* As an English surname, from pet forms derived from the root of Raymond.
* Also as an English surname, from Old French rei (“king”). Compare Roy, King.
* Also as an English surname, from Old English rā (“roe deer”). Compare Roe.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Wray and Rye.
* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from McRae.
* As a French surname, from the verb raier (“to gush out, flow, radiate”). Compare Leray.
* As a Polish and Slovene surname, Americanized from Raj, from raj (“paradise”).
* As an Indian surname, variant of Rai.


Rock

* As an English surname, from the noun rock. Compare Roach.
* Also as an English surname, misdivision of Middle English atter oke (“at the oak”). Compare Nock.
* As an English occupational surname, from Old Norse rokkr (“distaff”). Compare Rocker.
* As an Irish surname, translated from names like Mac Conchairge (“son of the hound of the rock”), from cú + carraig, see also McHarg.
* As a German surname Röck, variant of the personal name Rocco, see Roche.
* Also as a German surname, from the noun Rock (“skirt gown”).
* As a French surname, shortened from Roquebrune, Rocquebrune (see Rocque) or Larock.
Compare Roch.

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


Manhattan

[mn̩ˈhæʔɪ̃n̩]

From the earlier form Manna-hata recorded by Dutch travelers and settlers, from its name in Unami, the local Algonquian language. That name is usually taken to be a compound of Unami mënatay (“island”) or Munsee munahan (compare Abenaki manahan) and another element.
Based on a report by Anthony Heckewelder that the name Manhattan derives from the wooded area whose trees were suitable for making bows, Goddard explains the early forms Manna-hatta(n) and Mannahachtink as spellings of manaháhtaan "place for gathering the wood to make bows" and a related locative form manaháhteenk. compound of Munsee manah- (gather) + -aht (bow) + -aan (place).

A township in Will County, Illinois, United States.


Prince

en-proper noun

Prince (countable and uncountable, plural Princes)

A township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.


Tanner

A township in Kidder County, North Dakota.


Swan

Swan (countable and uncountable, plural Swans)

From swan, the bird.
* (surname): An English nickname from the swan bird.

A number of places in the United States:

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

An unincorporated community and township in Taney County, Missouri, named after Swan Creek.

Other townships, in Illinois, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Swan Township.


Martin

Martin (countable and uncountable, plural Martins)

From Middle English Martin, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix). See Mārs for further etymology.

af

A number of townships, including in Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and North Dakota, listed under Martin Township.


Wade

Two townships in Illinois, in Clinton County and Jasper County.


Ward

en-proper noun

Ward (countable and uncountable, plural Wards)

* As an English surname, from the noun ward and related cognates such as warden, guard etc.
* As an Irish surname, reduced from McWard, from mac an bard (“son of the poet”).
* As a Jewish surname, adapted from Warshawski, named after Warsaw. Comparable to Warszawski.
* As a French surname, Americanized from Guerin.

A placename
A locale in the United States:
A township in Todd County, Minnesota.

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

A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.


Wright

Wright (countable and uncountable, plural Wrights)

Translingual: Wright Mons

English and Scottish occupational surname, from the archaic noun wright (“builder, maker”). Found as the second element of compounds such as Wainwright, Cartwright, etc.

A number of townships, in Indiana, Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.


Turner

Turner (countable and uncountable, plural Turners)

From Middle English Turner, Turnur, Turnure, Turnour, from Middle English turner, turnare, tornere, an occupational surname for a turner or tumbler.

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

Other townships in Minnesota, Oklahoma (2) and South Dakota.


Wood

Wood (countable and uncountable, plural Woods)

A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.


Walker

Walker (countable and uncountable, plural Walkers)

A number of townships, in Arkansas (3), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Missouri (3), Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania (4).


Warren

en-prop

Warren (countable and uncountable, plural Warrens)

From the Anglo-Norman surname (de) Warenne, a reference to a place called Varenne, a hamlet near Arques-la-Bataille, along the river Varenne in Normandy, from Medieval Latin Warinna, a hydronym of Celtic/Gaulish origin, from *var-, *ver- (“river, water”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“water, rain, flow”); see also the Latin river Avara. Phonetic Germanic influence is shown by the [v] > [w].

der

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


Smith

en-proper noun

Smith (countable and uncountable, plural Smiths)

⇒ Translingual: smithi, smithii

From smith or Middle English Smith (“a surname”), alternative form of Smyth, itself from smyth (“smith”). Doublet of Schmidt, Smid, and Smit.

Nallbani

surnames derived from the equivalents of “smith”

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


Rose

* As an English, Scottish, French, Walloon, Danish, Jewish (Yiddish רויז (royz)), and German surname, all from the noun rose. Also adapted from foreign forms of the same meaning such as Hungarian Rózsa, Rozsa, Slovak Róža, Czech Roza, etc. Compare Larose. The surname may be matronymic, but more probably topographic from residence by rose bushes or the sign of a rose, or a nickname from rosy complexion.
* Also as an English surname, from a Norman name of Germanic origins, likely made up of Proto-Germanic *hrod (“fame”) and *heid (“kind, sort, type”), ultimately evolved from *hrōþiz. Introduced to England in the form Roese or Rohese.
* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Ross.
* As a Slovene surname, Americanized or Italianized from Rože, from a short form of Erazem (from Latin Erasmus), compare Rozman.

A number of townships, including in Illinois, Michigan (2), Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Rose Township.


Wall

Wall (disambiguation)#Places
Wall (surname)

Wall (countable and uncountable, plural Walls)

Of various origins, principally from Old English wælisc etc. ("non-Germanic speaker, stranger") from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner, stranger”), the source of numerous other surnames such as Walsh and Wales and from Middle English wall, from Old English weall (“wall, dike, rampart”), from Proto-Germanic *wallaz or *wallą (“wall, rampart”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, palisade”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Also from transcribed foreign surnames such as German Wahl and Swedish Wahlberg.

der

A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey.


Union

(locomotive): Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration.

A number of places in the United States:

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


Viola

A minor city and township in Sedgwick County, Kansas.

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

Other townships in Illinois and Iowa, listed under Viola Township.


West

en-proper noun

West (countable and uncountable, plural Wests)

* In most senses and as an English surname, from west, the direction.
* As a Finnish surname, Americanized from Vesterinen.

A number of townships in the United States, in Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under West Township.


Moon

* A variant of Mohan, from Irish.
* A habitational name of Norman origin from Moyon in La Manche. Compare Mounce.
* Americanized form of German Mohn or a similar surname.
* A variant of Mun, from Korean.
* A variant Romanization of Chinese 文 (Wén), 萬／万 (Wàn), and 滿／满 (Mǎn).
* Possibly from Cantonese 滿／满 (mun⁵, “full; complete”).

Allegheny County
Allegheny County#English

A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.


York

Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *eburos
Proto-Brythonic *eβur
Proto-Celtic *-ākos
Proto-Brythonic *-ọg
Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọgbor.
Latin Eborācumder.
Old English Eoforwīċder.
Old Norse Jórvíkbor.
Middle English Ȝork
English York
From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) + *-ākom (positive suffix). Doublet of Évora.

suffix

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


May

en-proper noun

May (countable and uncountable, plural Mays)

Bislama: mei

Pitcairn-Norfolk: Mieh

Tok Pisin: Mei

→ Bengali: মে (me)

→ Burmese: မေ (me)

→ Chichewa: Meyi

→ Dari: می (mey)

→ Hausa: Mayu

→ Hawaiian: Mei

→ Hindi: मई (maī)

→ Marshallese: Māe

→ Maori: Mei

→ Swahili: Mei

→ Tokelauan: Me

→ Tongan: Mē, Me

From Middle English May, Mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Maius (“Maia's month”), from Maia, a Roman earth goddess.

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


Clifford

From Old English clif (“cliff”) + ford (“ford”).

Susquehanna County
Susquehanna County#English

A township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.


Dalton

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

From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”). Equivalent to dale + town.

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

A township in Muskegon County, Michigan.

A township within Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.


Wills

A township in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.

A township in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States.


Falk

en-prop

Falk (countable and uncountable, plural Falks)

* As a German, Jewish and Scandinavian/North Germanic surname, from the nouns Falke, Yiddish פֿאַלקאַן (falkan), falk (“falcon”). Compare Valk.
* As an English surname, variant of Faulks.

Clearwater County
Clearwater County#English

A township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States.


Oma

Reach Wuma (Öma) in 3-4 hr (90 km) from Gerze.

[1994, Victor Chan, Tibet Handbook, Moon Publications, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 948:

About 33 genus 47 species corals were discovered in the so-called "Xiala Formation(Ft)" in north of Oma Village, Gêrzê County, Tibet.

2011 March, Zhansheng Ji, J.-X. Yao, Guichun Wu, “Discovery of the Late Jurassic coral fauna in the Tukari Formation at northern Oma Village, Gêrzê County, Tibet, China and its geological significances”, in Research Gate, archived from the original on 2021-02-12:

Around Oma-chu, a small village huddled beneath a small rocky splinter, 54km from Gertse, keep your eyes open for the round, tomblike buildings that are actually tsampa (roasted-barley flour) storage bins.

[2019, Tibet (Lonely Planet), →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://books.google.com/books?id=K0qVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT308:

A township in Gêrzê County, Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.


Moore

UK, non-rhotic, without the pour–poor merger

The surname has converged from several different meanings; see Moore on Wikipedia.

A number of places with their names taken from the surname:

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Northampton County
Northampton County#English


Berkeley

From Old English beorc (“birch”) + leah (“meadow, leigh”). Equivalent to birch + -ley (“lea”).


Cooper

Cooper (countable and uncountable, plural Coopers)

A number of townships, listed under Cooper Township.


Whitehall

en-proper noun

Whitehall (countable and uncountable, plural Whitehalls)

From Middle English whit (“white”) + halgh (“corner, nook; hall”).

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

A township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States.


Stuart

Stuart (countable and uncountable, plural Stuarts)

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


Bohemia

Latinized translation of French Bohême, from Late Latin Boiohaemum, compound of Boio- (“the Boii”), the Celtic tribe previously inhabiting the area and Germanic *haimaz (“home”) (more at home). The endonym is from Proto-Celtic *boyos and could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cattle”) (compare Proto-Celtic *bāus (“cattle”), genitive *bowos), a reference to cattle owners, or from *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit”), i.e. “warrior, strong hitter” (compare Proto-Celtic *binati (“to strike, hit”)).
Bohemia was abandoned by the Boii c. 60 BCE and settled by the Germanic Marcomanni shortly thereafter. Related to Bavaria.

Ontonagon County
Ontonagon County#English

A township in Ontonagon County, Michigan.

A place name elsewhere:
A place in the United States:
A township in Knox County, Nebraska.

A township in Saunders County, Nebraska.


Dover

From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber.
The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England.

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


Prussia

From New Latin Prūssia, a Latinization used by Peter of Dusburg of a Baltic (Old Prussian, or perhaps Lithuanian or Latvian) autonym. The Proto-Indo-European source of the name is unclear; more at Prussia. Compare the Proto-Balto-Slavic *prus-sk-, whose cognates include Proto-Slavic *prъskati (“to splutter, to splash”), Sanskrit प्रुष्णोति (pruṣṇóti, “to sprinkle”), and thus signifying "watery land".
The Middle English designation for the region, Pruce, derives from the same Latinization and is the source of the terms pruce and spruce.

cog

A township in Adair County, Iowa, United States.


Troy

From Latin Troia, from Ancient Greek Τροία (Troía).

A township and town therein, in Perry County, Indiana.

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


Adams

en-proper noun

Adams (countable and uncountable, plural Adamses)

→ Translingual: Adams

⇒ Translingual: adamsii

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


Providence

en:any of many places named after Divine Providence

A number of places named after Divine Providence:

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.

Lac qui Parle County
Lac qui Parle County#English

A township and ghost town in Lucas County, Ohio.


Edgar

From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir.

A number of places in the United States:

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

A minor city and township in Clay County, Nebraska.


Verulam

Latin Verulamia, being the name of the Roman settlement on the same site.

County of Victoria
County of Victoria#English

A township in County of Victoria, Ontario, Canada.


Leslie

From a placename in Aberdeenshire, originally Lesslyn, Scottish Gaelic lios cuileann (“garden of hollies”).

der

A township and city therein, in Ingham County, Michigan.


Constantine

From Latin Cōnstantīnus, the name of Roman emperors, Latin cōnstāns (“constant, steadfast”). Doublet of Konstadinos.

A township and village therein, in St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States.


Norden

A loanword from Scandinavian languages, referring to the Nordic countries or to northern Europe.

A township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States.

Pennington County
Pennington County#English


Clyde

The name of a river in Scotland, from the Gaelic name Cluaidh, of uncertain origin. Possibly influenced by clut (“the cleansing one”).

Haliburton County
Haliburton County#English

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


Severn

From Middle English Severne, from Old English Sæfern, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *Sabrinā (compare Welsh Hafren), perhaps from *samaros (“summer fallow”). Doublet of Sabrina.

A township in Ontario, Canada, created in 1994 on the amalgamation of several smaller communities.


Hudson

en-proper noun

Hudson (countable and uncountable, plural Hudsons)

A placename
A township in Ontario, Canada.


Montague

Montague (countable and uncountable, plural Montagues)


Percy

From the Norman baronial surname from a place in Normandy (Percy-en-Auge), Old French Perci, Late Latin Persiacum, from the Gallo-Roman personal name Persius.

A township in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States.


Meredith

Meredith (countable and uncountable, plural Merediths)

A township in Wake County, North Carolina, mostly occupied by portions of Raleigh.


Wells

A number of townships, including in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Wells Township.


Preston

Preston (countable and uncountable, plural Prestons)

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Prestatyn.

A township in Richland County, Illinois.

A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.

A township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.


Irwin

Irwin (countable and uncountable, plural Irwins)

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

A township in Venango County, Pennsylvania.


Winchester

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

named-after

Any of the towns named after it, including:

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Norman County, Minnesota, named after Winchester, Iowa.

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


Lucas

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

Effingham County
Effingham County#English

A township in Effingham County, Illinois.


Gibson

en-proper noun

Gibson (countable and uncountable, plural Gibsons)

Washington County
Washington County#English

A township in Washington County, Indiana.

A township in Cameron County, Pennsylvania.

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


Virgil

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

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


Eden

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

Any of various towns and other place names.

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


Brock

A township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.


Knox

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cnoc (“round hill”).

bor+

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


Armstrong

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

A township in Timiskaming District, Ontario.

Vanderburgh County
Vanderburgh County#English

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

A township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.


Portland

Whiteside County
Whiteside County#English

Multiple smaller locales in the United States:

A township in Whiteside County, Illinois.

Cerro Gordo County
Cerro Gordo County#English

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

A city and township in Ionia County, Michigan.

Some other townships, listed under Portland Township.


Homer

en-proper noun

Homer (countable and uncountable, plural Homers)

From Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).

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


Oakley

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

Several places in the United States:
A township in Macon County, Illinois.


Marshall

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

A number of places in the United States:

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


Craig

Craig (countable and uncountable, plural Craigs)

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic creag (“rock”).

bor+

Switzerland County
Switzerland County#English

A township in Switzerland County, Indiana.

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


Welch

Inherited from Middle English Welich, variant of Walsch, from Old English welisc, wīelisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz.

A township in Goodhue County, Minnesota.

Cape Girardeau County
Cape Girardeau County#English

A township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.


Byron

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

inh

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


Burrows

A township in Platte County, Nebraska, United States.


Brighton

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

der

A number of townships, listed under Brighton Township.


Bradford

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

A large number of places in the United States:

Clearfield County
Clearfield County#English

A township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.

A city and township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.


Holton

en-proper noun

Holton (countable and uncountable, plural Holtons)

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

der

A township in Muskegon County, Michigan.


Columbus

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

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

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

A number of townships, in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (2), Nebraska and Pennsylvania, listed under Columbus Township.


Gloucester

Domesday Book
Gloucester
Gloucester (disambiguation)

Inherited from Middle English Glowchestre, from Old English Glēawċeaster, Glēaweċeaster, Glēawan ċeaster, from Latin Glēvum + Old English ċeaster. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Glowecestre.

inh+

A township in Camden County, New Jersey.


Caledonia

/kælɪˈdəʊnɪə/

A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.

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

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

Two other townships, in Alcona County and Shiawassee County, Michigan.

Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County#English

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


Chichester

/ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃɪstə/

Chichester
Chichester (disambiguation)
Cissa of Sussex

Reputedly from Old English Cissa + ceaster (“fort, manor, town”).

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


Exeter

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

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

A borough and township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania


Southampton

Burlington County
Burlington County#English

A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

Four townships, in Bedford County, Cumberland County, Franklin County and Somerset County, Pennsylvania.


Thompson

en-proper noun

Thompson (countable and uncountable, plural Thompsons)

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

calque

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

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


Ivanhoe

/ˈaɪvənˌhəʊ/

/ˈɑɪvənˌhəʉ/

A name invented by Scott, possibly inspired by the village Ivinghoe.

A township in Central Darling Shire, western New South Wales, Australia.


Sherman

/ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/

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

United States of America
United States of America

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

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


Phillips

en-proper noun

Phillips (countable and uncountable, plural Phillipses)


Bennett

Bennett (countable and uncountable, plural Bennetts)

A township in Fillmore County, Nebraska.


Harrison

Harrison (countable and uncountable, plural Harrisons)

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


Harris

Harris (countable and uncountable, plural Harrises)

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

Lake Timiskaming
Lake Timiskaming#English

Northeastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario#English

Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario#English

A township in Lake Timiskaming, Timiskaming district, Northeastern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada


Parker

Parker (countable and uncountable, plural Parkers)

A township in Marshall County, Minnesota.

A township in Morrison County, Minnesota.

A township in Butler County, Pennsylvania.


Carter

As an English name, from the occupation carter. As an Irish name, from Irish Mac Artúir (literally “son of Arthur”).

der

A number of places in the United States:


Ellis

en-proper noun

Ellis (countable and uncountable, plural Ellises)

* As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Elis, an Old French form of Elias. Compare Elijah, Lias, Ely. Also sometimes from the Elice, a pet form of Elizabeth.
* As a Welsh surname, shortened from the personal name Elisse, Elisedd, from the archaic elus (“benevolent, kind”).

Cheboygan County
Cheboygan County#English

A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.


Simpson

Simpson (countable and uncountable, plural Simpsons)

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

Four townships, in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma (2).


Chapman

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

A number of places in the United States.

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

A township in Saunders County, Nebraska.

A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.

A township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.


Rogers

Rogers (countable and uncountable, plural Rogerses)

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

Presque Isle County
Presque Isle County#English

A township in Presque Isle County, Michigan.

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