Appleton

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

A city and township in Swift County, Minnesota.

Outagamie County
Outagamie County#English

A city, the county seat of Outagamie County, Wisconsin.


Viborg

From Swedish Viborg from vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh. Doublet of Vyborg.

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A city in Jutland, Denmark, pop. 91.405 (as of 2007)


Vyborg

From Russian Выборг (Vyborg) from Swedish Viborg, from vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh. Doublet of Viborg.

A city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. In earlier times was part of Finland and Sweden, pop. 79,224 (as of 2002).


Samsun

From Turkish Samsun, from Ottoman Turkish صامسون (Samsun).

A city, the capital of Samsun Province, Turkey.


Selma

en-prop

Selma (countable and uncountable, plural Selmas)

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

So when King – who had been in Atlanta for “Bloody Sunday” – telegrammed Parks about returning to Alabama to take part in a third mass march from Selma to Montgomery, her immediate answer was “Why, of course.”

2015 March 5, Douglas Brinkley, “Selma’s historic bridge deserves a better name”, in CNN:

A city, the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama; named for James Macpherson's Ossianic poem The Songs of Selma.

A city in Fresno County, California; named for early resident Selma Michelson.

A placename
A place in the United States.
A city in Texas.


Soledad

A city in Monterey County, California, United States.


Santa Clara

The Spanish named a California Mission Santa Clara de Asís after Saint Clare of Assisi in the late 18th century. Eventually the name was extended by linguists to mean the native Tamyen people gathered at the mission and their primary language.

Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County#English

A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.


Palikir

Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia#English

The capital city of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Palikir

The capital of the Federated States of Micronesia


Nouakchott

/nuːɑːkˈʃɒt/

From French Nouakchott, from Arabic نُوَاكْشُوط (nuwākšūṭ).

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Arabic نُوَاكْشُوط (nuwākšūṭ)

De facto slavery remains widespread in Mauritania, according to a European human rights official who works for a major international organization in the capital, Nouakchott.

2015 August 14, Nils Zimmermann, “Mauritanian flees slavery in Africa for life in Germany”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2015-08-15, Refugees:


Kigali

The importance of cows in Kigali is on show at the King’s Palace Museum, which is home to a herd of long horned Inyambo cattle.

2021 April 13, Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, “The gleaming city that emerged from turmoil in the heart of Africa”, in CNN:

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) warned there was a risk some migrants sent to Rwanda could be returned to countries from which they had fled. Kigali denied the allegations and accused UNHCR of lying.

2025 May 5, “Rwanda in talks to receive migrants deported from US, foreign minister says”, in Reuters:


Harare

From Shona Harare, supposedly from haarari (“it doesn't sleep”), in reference to a waterfall.

Outside, the city meandered on more fluidly, like a river of precious things and possibilities. For Harare was wealthy in those days.

2006, Tsitsi Dangarembga, The Book of Not, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), pages 252–253:

The capital city of Zimbabwe, previously named Salisbury.


Monrovia

From Monroe + -v- + -ia, in the case of the capital of Liberia after U.S. President James Monroe.

San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley#English

Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County#English

A city in San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, California.


São Tomé

From Portuguese São Tomé, named after Saint Thomas, for its discovery on St. Thomas Day (21 December) in 1470 or 1471.

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English

The capital city of São Tomé and Príncipe.


Sanaa

bor

Arabic صَنْعَاء (ṣanʕāʔ)

San'a' (alternative)
Ṣanʻāʼ (alternative)
Sana (alternative)
Sana'a (alternative)


Nuku'alofa

From Tongan Nukuʻalofa, from nuku (“abode”) + alofa (“love”). Literally, “abode of love”.

努庫阿洛法 /努库阿洛法

nou⁵ fu³ aa³ lok⁶ faat³, nou⁵ fu³ aa³ lok³ faat³


San Juan Bautista

The Spanish named a California mission San Juan Bautista meaning Saint John the Baptist, when they founded it in the late 18th century. The name was expanded by linguists to mean the natives of the region gathered at the mission, and their primary language.

San Benito County
San Benito County#English

A city in San Benito County, California, United States, named after the eponymous mission.


San Carlos

Borrowed from Spanish San Carlos (“Saint Charles”).

bor+

Places in Chile:
A commune and city in Chile.

San Mateo County
San Mateo County#English

San Carlos, California
w:San Carlos, California

A city in San Mateo County, California, United States.

San Carlos, Pangasinan
w:San Carlos, Pangasinan

Places in the Philippines:
A city in Pangasinan, Philippines.

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English

San Carlos, Negros Occidental
w:San Carlos, Negros Occidental

A city in Negros Occidental, Philippines.


Carmel

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

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A city, valley, and river in Monterey County, California, United States. The full name of the city is Carmel-by-the-Sea.

Other places in the United States:
A city in Hamilton County, Indiana.


San Juan

A city, the capital of San Juan province, Argentina.

An independent city part of Metro Manila, Philippines


Almyros

A city in Greece located in the Magnesia prefecture.

阿爾米羅斯 /阿尔米罗斯

a city in Greece located in the Magnesia prefecture


Osaka

From Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”) — the slope up to the Uemachi Plateau, where Osaka Castle sits.

ja-r

The capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan.


Branson

en-proper noun

Branson (countable and uncountable, plural Bransons)

A city mostly in Taney County, Missouri, United States.


Hailey

Haileys (plural)
Hayley (alternative)
Haley (alternative)
Hailie (alternative)
Halie (alternative)
Haylie (alternative)
Haileigh (alternative)
Hayleigh (alternative)
Haylee (alternative)
Hailee (alternative)

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

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

A city, the county seat of Blaine County, Idaho, United States.


Carey

Carey (countable and uncountable, plural Careys)

* As a German surname, Americanized from Gehrig, Gehring.
* As a Welsh surname, variant of Carew.
* As an English surname, from placenames derived from Proto-Brythonic *karɨd (“to love”).
* As an Irish surname, from mac Fhiachra (“descendant of Fiachra”), from préachán (“crow”).
* Also as an Irish surname, from the root of the name Kerry.

A place in the United States, including:


Compton

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

Any of several placenames in England and the United States.

A city in Los Angeles County, California.


Coimbatore

bor

கோயம்புத்தூர்

A large city and district of Tamil Nadu, India.


Reims

A city in Champagne, Marne department, Grand Est, France.


Shiraz

A city in Iran, the seat of Shiraz County's Central District, and the capital of Fars Province, near the remains of Persepolis.


Umeå

From Swedish Umeå from úm’ (sound made by the river) + Swedish å (“river”).

A city on the east coast of northern Sweden.


Shelby

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

unk

obscure

A city, the county seat of Toole County, Montana, United States.

Cleveland County
Cleveland County#English

A city, the county seat of Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States.


Tracy

en-proper noun

Tracy (countable and uncountable, plural Tracys or Tracies)

Tracys (plural)
Tracies (plural)
Tracey (alternative)
Traci (alternative)
Tracie (alternative)

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

San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A sizable city in San Joaquin County, California.


Gardena

A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

A city and village in North Dakota, United States.


Osage

en-noun

Osage (countable and uncountable, plural Osages or Osage)

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

A city, the county seat of Mitchell County, Iowa, United States.


Melvin

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


Le Mans

LeMans (alternative)
leMans (alternative)
le Mans (alternative)
Lemans (alternative)
Mans (alternative)

Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire#English

A city, the capital of Sarthe department, Pays de la Loire, France.


Madera

A city, the county seat of Madera County, California, United States.


Elsinore

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

A city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.


Dillon

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

Beaverhead County
Beaverhead County#English

A city, the county seat of Beaverhead County, Montana, United States.

A city, the county seat of Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.


Dwight

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


Jalalabad

A city in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan.


Sylvester

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

A city, the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States.


Beulah

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


Khorramshahr

From Persian خرمشهر (xorramšahr) itself from خرم (xorram, “happy, green”) + شهر (šahr, “city”).

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A port city in Khuzestan Province, located in southwestern Iran.


Inez

Anglicised form of Spanish Inés and Portuguese Inês, both from Latin Agnes, from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ). First used in 18th century English poetry and plays referring to Inês de Castro. Doublet of Agnes.

A small city, the county seat of Martin County, Kentucky, United States.


Dewey

Possibly from a place name in Northern France, Douai. Welsh origin from Dewi (David) has also been suggested.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A city in Washington County, Oklahoma, named after George Dewey.


Hayden

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

A place in the United States:
A city in Kootenai County, Idaho.


Brady

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

McCulloch County
McCulloch County#English

A city, the county seat of McCulloch County, Texas.


Bryson

A minor city in Jack County, Texas, United States.


Jefferson City

Named for Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.

The capital city of Missouri, United States, and the county seat of Cole County.


Leroy

Transferred from the common French surname Leroy since the nineteenth century, for no apparent reason except its transparent meaning, le roi "the king".

LeRoy (alternative)
Le Roy (alternative)
Leroi (alternative)
LeRoi (alternative)
Le Roi (alternative)
Leeroy (alternative)
LeeRoy (alternative)
Lee Roy (alternative)


Lester

en-proper noun

Lester (countable and uncountable, plural Lesters)

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

A number of places in the United States:


Kalevala

Kalevalsky District
Kalevalsky District#English

Republic of Karelia
Republic of Karelia#English

An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.


Atwood

Atwood (countable and uncountable, plural Atwoods)

A small city, the county seat of Rawlins County, Kansas, United States.


Nürnberg

Alternative form of Nuremberg, a major city in Bavaria, Germany.


Solingen

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Wuppertal

An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany.


Ingolstadt

A city on the River Danube in Bavaria, in southern Germany


Regensburg

Upper Palatinate
Upper Palatinate#English

An independent city, the administrative seat of the Upper Palatinate region, on the River Danube in Bavaria, Germany; also called Ratisbon.


Lacey

Lacy (alternative)
Laci (alternative)
Lacie (alternative)

A city in Thurston County, Washington, United States, formerly named Woodland.


Reubens

Reubens (countable and uncountable, plural Reubenses)

A city and village in Idaho, United States.


Prizren

The second largest city in Kosovo, and the seat of Prizren District and Prizren Municipality, Kosovo; the historical capital of Kosovo.


Schuyler

Dutch surname "scholar, student", from German Schüler; brought to America by seventeenth-century Dutch immigrants.

Skylar (alternative)
Skyler (alternative)

A city, the county seat of Colfax County, Nebraska, United States.


Dumas

A place in the United States:
A city in Desha County, Arkansas.

A city, the county seat of Moore County, Texas.


Guadalupe

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalupe; see there for more. Doublet of Guadeloupe.

Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County#English

Any of several places in Iberia and the Americas, chiefly an island off Baja California.

A city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.


Granville

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

A number of places in various countries:

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Sioux County, Iowa; named for English explorer Richard Grenville.

A minor city in McHenry County, North Dakota; named for railroad worker Granville M. Dodge.


Colby

Colby (countable and uncountable, plural Colbys)

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

A city, the county seat of Thomas County, Kansas, United States.

A city in Clark County and Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.


Grayson

Grayson (countable and uncountable, plural Graysons)

From Middle English greyve (“steward”) + -son.

A home rule city, the county seat of Carter County, Kentucky, United States.


Dubai

Three Philippine women working in Dubai died in their car, trapped by waters gushing down the street.

2024 April 25, Angela Dewan, “Scientists find the fingerprints of climate change on Dubai’s deadly floods”, in CNN:

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English

A city in the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Dubai emirate.


Nelson

Nelson (countable and uncountable, plural Nelsons)

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

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A placename
A city in British Columbia, Canada.

A city and region of New Zealand, named after Horatio Nelson.

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805)

A small city in Pickens County and Cherokee County, Georgia.

A tiny city in Douglas County, Minnesota.

A placename
A place in the United States:
A tiny city in Saline County, Missouri.

A small city, the county seat of Nuckolls County, Nebraska.


Regan

A minor city in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States.


Blackburn

Blackburn (countable and uncountable, plural Blackburns)

Blackburns (plural)
Blackbourn (alternative)
Blackburne (alternative)

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

Lafayette County
Lafayette County#English

A small city in Lafayette County and Saline County, Missouri, United States.


Tiraspol

A city and municipality of Transnistria, Moldova.


Ryder

Ryder (countable and uncountable, plural Ryders)

A minor city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States.


Willard

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

Wabaunsee County
Wabaunsee County#English

A tiny city in Shawnee County and Wabaunsee County, Kansas.

A place in the United States
A city in Greene County, Missouri.

A place in the United States
A city in Huron County, Ohio.

Box Elder County
Box Elder County#English

A place in the United States
A small city in Box Elder County, Utah.


Wyatt

Ultimately from the Old English personal name Wigheard, from wīg (“war”) + heard (“hard, brave”), later also used as a Middle English diminutive of the names Guy and William.

Mississippi County
Mississippi County#English

A minor city in Mississippi County, Missouri.


Laredo

A large city, the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States.


Iona

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

Skye

other given names derived from Scottish islands

Bonneville County
Bonneville County#English


Guelph

Elder House of Welf
Guelph
Guelph (disambiguation)
House of Este
Investiture Controversy
Kunigunde of Altdorf
Matilda of Tuscany
Welf II, Duke of Bavaria
Welf, Duke of Carinthia

From Italian guelfo, from Middle High German Welf, a Bavarian dynasty.
Welf II, Duke of Bavaria, inherited from his Italian wife, the Countess Matilda of Tuscany, possessions including Tuscany, Ferrara, Modena, Mantua and Reggio, which played a role in the Investiture Controversy. The Welf dynasty sided with the Pope in this controversy, so partisans of the Pope became known in Italy as Guelfi.

Guelf (alternative)
Gwelph (alternative)
Gwelf (alternative)

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

A city, the county seat of Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.


Braintree

From the Old English personal name Branca + trēow (“tree”).

‘I love that name, Braintree. I’ve been there. Pure irony.’

2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 205:


Bottrop

A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Braunschweig

Braunschweig (countable and uncountable, plural Braunschweigs)

A city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick


Manassas

Μανασσας

city in the northeastern part of the state of Virginia in the United States

Prince William County
Prince William County#English

An independent city, the county seat of Prince William County, in northeastern Virginia, United States, known as Manassas Junction in the 19th century.

A minor city in Tattnall County, Georgia, United States.


Amaliada

A city in Greece located in the northern Elis prefecture

Αμαλιάδα

a city in Greece located in the northern Elis prefecture


Augsburg

From German, from Latin Augusta Vindelicorum.

An independent city, the administrative seat of the Swabia region, Bavaria, in southern Germany

Vindelicus

As a substantive adjective: Of or related to Augsburg


Potsdam

A city, the state capital of Brandenburg, Germany, located near Berlin.


Gelsenkirchen

A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Kelso

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

A city, the county seat of Cowlitz County, Washington, United States.


Montpelier

A number of places in the United States:

The capital city of Vermont, and the county seat of Washington County.

Bear Lake County
Bear Lake County#English

Blackford County
Blackford County#English

A minor city in Stutsman County, North Dakota.


Leesburg

A city, the county seat of Lee County, Georgia, United States.


Yuma

A city, the county seat of Yuma County, in southwestern Arizona, United States.

A city in Yuma County, Colorado, United States.


Ferris

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


Moab

From Ancient Greek Μωάβ (Mōáb), from Biblical Hebrew מוֹאָב (môʾāḇ). Attested to as Moabite 𐤌𐤀𐤁 (mʾb) and Ancient Egyptian mwjbw N35A-M17-D58-G43-N25

A city, the county seat of Grand County, Utah, United States.


Gütersloh

A city, the administrative center of Gütersloh district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Kazan

The capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.


Cayenne

From French Cayenne, a form of Guyana. But said by the French to be from French cayenne (“naval barracks, shore kitchen”).

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The capital city of French Guiana department.


Arlington

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

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

A city in Calhoun County and Early County, Georgia.

A small home rule city in Carlisle County, Kentucky.

Brookings County
Brookings County#English

Kingsbury County
Kingsbury County#English

A small city in Brookings County and Kingsbury County, South Dakota.

Snohomish County
Snohomish County#English


Korat

In March 1897, King Chulalongkorn opened the section from Bangkok to Ayuthya, and the railway reached Nakorn Ratsima (Korat) in 1900.

1953 July, “State Railways of Thailand”, in Railway Magazine, page 448:

A province of Thailand.

The capital of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.

Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima#English


Laurens

Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County#English

A city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States.

A city, the county seat of Laurens County, South Carolina, United States.


Saline

Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County#English

A city and township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.


Anand

en-proper noun

Anand (countable and uncountable, plural Anands)

Anands (plural)
Ananda (alternative)
Nanda (alternative)

From Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “joy, delight, pleasure”).


Hermann

From the German and Jewish surname, from Hermann. Compare Harman, Herman.

Gasconade County
Gasconade County#English

A city, the county seat of Gasconade County, Missouri, United States.


Las Vegas

From Spanish las vegas (“the fertile meadows”).

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what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas

It is projected that the ride from Los Angeles to Las Vegas on such a supertrain would take 75 minutes.

2018, Michael G. Zey, Seizing the Future: Dawn of the Macroindustrial Era:

A desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States, known for its large hotels, extravagant entertainment and dining, and gambling.

San Miguel County
San Miguel County#English

A city, the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.


Tijuana

Borrowed from Spanish Tijuana, possibly from Kumeyaay Tiwan (literally “by-the-sea”).

You're a drug addict lying on your back / In a Tijuana hotel room

2016, “Jesus Alone”, in Skeleton Tree, performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds:

The largest city in Baja California, Mexico, by the American border with San Diego.


El Paso

A city, the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States.


Jennings

en-proper noun

Jennings (countable and uncountable, plural Jenningses or Jennings)

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city and township in Decatur County, Kansas.

A city, the parish seat of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.

Jefferson Davis Parish
Jefferson Davis Parish#English

St. Louis County
St. Louis County#English


Zinacantán

From Spanish Zinacantán, from Nahuatl Tzinacantlan "place of bats", from tzinacan "bat" + -tlan. Compare Tzotzil (the local language of Zinacantán) sots'leb with the same meaning.

A municipality (municipio) in Chiapas, Mexico, more fully San Lorenzo Zinacantán.


Florina

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Republic of North Macedonia
Republic of North Macedonia

A city in northern Greece near the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia / Republic of North Macedonia.


Tuskegee

From Spanish Tasquiqui, which itself came from Creek Taskeke (“warriors”), the name of a Creek settlement.

A city, the county seat of Macon County, in southwestern Alabama, United States.


Molina

Molina (countable and uncountable, plural Molinas)

From Spanish and Italian, both from Latin Molina "of a mill", from mola "mill" + -ina. Compare Miller.


Timișoara

From Romanian Timișoara, from Hungarian Temesvár.

Timisoara (alternative)
Timişoara (alternative)

The capital and largest city of Timiș County, Romania


Fredericksburg

An independent city in Virginia; named for Frederick, Prince of Wales.

Gillespie County
Gillespie County#English

A city, the county seat of Gillespie County, Texas; named for Prince Frederick of Prussia.

A city in Iowa; named for Frederick Padden, who platted the town.


Lindsay

Lindsay (countable and uncountable, plural Lindsays)

Lindsays (plural)
Lindsey (alternative)
Lyndsey (alternative)

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


Rayne

A city in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States


Oaxaca

/wɑːˈhɑː.kɑː/

Borrowed from Spanish Oaxaca, from Classical Nahuatl Huāxyacac, from Huāxacatzin (“name of a hill”), from huāxin (huaje) (Leucaena leucocephala) + yacatl (“nose”) + -tzin (“honorific suffix”).


Ionia

A place in the United States
A city in Iowa.

A city, the county seat of Ionia County, Michigan.


Kievan

From Kiev + -an, from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev).

Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).


Gouda

A city and municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands.


Sion

From French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe.

A municipality and town, the capital of Valais canton, Switzerland.


Lakeland

A city in Polk County, Florida, United States.

A city, the county seat of Lanier County, Georgia, United States.


Limoges

Borrowed from French Limoges, from Latin Lemovices (adjective Lemovicinus), name of a Gaulish tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears; of same ultimate origin as elm.

A city, the capital of Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly the capital of the old Limousin region.


Magnolia

A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Arkansas, United States.

A several places in the United States
A city in Iowa, United States

A city, the county seat of Pike County, Mississippi, United States.

A several places in the United States
A city in Texas, United States


Casper

Alternative spelling of Caspar. The slur denoting a white person is an allusion to Casper the Friendly Ghost. The skateboarding term is named after Bobby Boyden, a professional skateboarder who was given the nickname "Casper" as a child because of his pale skin (again in allusion to the friendly ghost).

A city, the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States


Peoria

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

bor

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Maricopa County and Yavapai County, Arizona, named after Peoria, Illinois.

A city, the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois.


Galatia

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


Visby

A city on the west coast of Gotland, Sweden.


Kozani

A city in northern Greece, capital of the region of West Macedonia.


Hsinchu

From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 新竹 (Hsin¹-chu²).

Hsin-chu (alternative also)
Sinchu (alternative)
Sinjhu (alternative)
Xinzhu (alternative Hanyu-Pinyin)

A railway has been constructed from Kelung to Hsinchu near the W. ct., in 24° 50'N., and its continuation to Tainan is projected.

1895, George G. Chisholm, editor, Formosa (Longmans' Gazetteer of the World), Longmans, Green, and Co., page 538:

Now that the Imperial Body Guard was to be principally engaged to the south of Teckcham (Hsinchu) H.I.H. Prince Kitashirakawa removed his headquarters from Taipeh to Teckcham on the 31st of July. The arrival of His Highness was quite an event for the Teckham Chinese, and they turned out in large numbers at the station to welcome him.

1903, James W. Davidson, editor, The Island of Formosa Past and Present, page 331:

The removal of the capital of the island of Formosa from Tainanfu, on the coast, to Taipeh, gave Governor Liu Ming Chuan an excuse to construct a railway between the capital and the coast in spite of the opposition in Peking. In 1889 a twelve-mile line connecting Tuatutia and Saitingka was opened to traffic. The work was continued until 1893, at which time 62 miles were opened to traffic between Hsinchu and the northern port of Keelung. At this period the Peking government issued an order to suspend further construction work. All the collieries were closed, and, with the exception of passenger traffic there was little activity in transportation.

1912 January 19, “Imperial Taiwan Railways”, in Railway Age Gazette, volume 52, number 3, New York, page 94:

On the night of March 2, word reached Taipei that the Governor actually had attempted to get troops to the city. Citizens near Hsinchu city, however, were reported to have halted the troop carriers by removing rails from the main line.

1947 April 18, John Leighton Stuart, Memorandum on the Situation in Taiwan (United States Relations with China With Special Reference to the Period 1944-1949), number 169, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 929:

Because the new language school of Fu Jen University in the nearby city of Hsinchu was not yet completed, we were bused with other aspiring students of Chinese language to a farming village called Kuanhsi (Guanxi: West Pass), nestled against the tea growing hills of Hsinchu county.

1999, Michael Saso, Velvet Bonds: The Chinese Family, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page ix:

The city of Hsinchu, the capital of Hsinchu County, is known for two things: its wet and windy weather and the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park, the center of Taiwan's huge computer and electronics industry (see pp. 124-125).

2004, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 123:

President Tsai Ing-wen traveled to Hsinchu City to take part in send-off activities for the Formosat-7 satellite on the morning of April 14. In addition to commending the hard work and accomplishments of the entire research and development team over the years, President Tsai also hailed Formosat-7 as a milestone in promoting Taiwan's technological diplomacy, noting that she expects it will display the brilliance of Taiwan's aerospace technology on the international stage.

2019 April 14, “President Tsai attends Formosat-7 send-off ceremony”, in Office of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan):

The girl, who was identified by news outlets only by her last name, Lin, landed mostly unscathed at the Hsinchu International Kite Festival. She suffered abrasions around her neck and face, the mayor of Hsinchu, Lin Chih-chien, wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. She was admitted to a hospital for a medical examination, he said.

2020 August 31, Tiffany May, “Girl in Taiwan Is Swept High by a Kite”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-08-31, ASIA PACIFIC:

A city in northern Taiwan, sixth largest city in Taiwan, southwest of Taipei.


Liberec

A city in the north-central Czech Republic, capital of the Liberec Region


Alva

A city, the county seat of Woods County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Alva Adams (governor).


Granger

en-prop

Granger (countable and uncountable, plural Grangers)

Grangers (plural)
Grainger (alternative)

/ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

A city in Dallas County and Polk County, Iowa; named for railroad official C. T. Granger.

A city in Yakima County, Washington; named for Washington Irrigation Company superintendent Walter Granger.


Granger

National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry

From Grange + -er, related to etymology 1.

/ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

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


Würzburg

An independent city, the administrative seat of the Lower Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany.


Sullivan

Sullivans (plural)
Sullivant (alternative)

Clipping of O'Sullivan. From Irish Ó Súilleabháin.

A city, the county seat of Moultrie County, Illinois, United States.

A city, the county seat of Sullivan County, Indiana, United States.


Gideon

Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior").

bor+

A city in Missouri, United States; named for lumber businessman Frank Gideon.


Alhambra

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Alhambra (city in California).wav

From Spanish Alhambra, from Arabic الْحَمْرَاء (al-ḥamrāʔ, “the red (fortress)”).

der

Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County#English

A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.


San Marcos

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

The capital city of Tarrazú canton, San José, Costa Rica, also known as San Marcos de Tarrazú.

A city and municipality, the capital of San Marcos department, Guatemala.

A town, the capital of the province of San Marcos, Cajamarca department, Peru.

San Diego County
San Diego County#English

A city in San Diego County, California, United States: San Marcos, California.

A city, the county seat of Hays County, Texas, United States: San Marcos, Texas.


Wels

A city in Wels-Land District, Upper Austria, Austria, south-west of Linz.


Bielefeld

en-proper noun

Bielefeld (countable and uncountable, plural Bielefelds)

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Duisburg

A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Krefeld

A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, north-west of Düsseldorf.


Bremerhaven

A black car […] ferried them north under low grey skies, through the pretty red-brick districts of Bremerhaven proper to the place that everyone in the shipping industry was actually talking about when they said the name of that city: a massive terminal between the city and the sea, not quite in Germany but not quite anywhere else, one of those liminal spaces that have proliferated on this earth.

2020, Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel, Picador (2021), page 254:


Bamberg

A city, the county seat of Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States


Coburg

A city in Lane County, Oregon, United States.


Fürth

Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia#English

An independent city in the Middle Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany


Cottbus

An independent city in Brandenburg, Germany


Frankfurt an der Oder

An independent city in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany, on the Oder River.


Darmstadt

An independent city in Hesse, Germany; the administrative seat of Darmstadt-Dieburg district.


Kassel

An independent city in northern Hesse, central Germany


Frankfurt am Main

From German Frankfurt am Main (literally “Frankfurt on the Main”).

bor

The largest city in Hesse, Germany, situated on the Main River.

Մայնի Ֆրանկֆուրտ

city in Hesse, Germany — see also Frankfurt


Bayonne

From French Bayonne. The first element of the name is variously said to be Basque or Latin; the second element is Basque on (“good”). More at Bayonne. Also compare Latin baia.

A city and commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

A city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.


Emden

An independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany


Göttingen

An independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany.


Oldenburg

From German Oldenburg. Related to Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldeburgh and Oldbury.


Osnabrück

From German Osnabrück, from Old Saxon Osnabrugga (literally “bridge of the Osna”), an old name for the river Hase. Doublet of osnaburg.


Trier

en-proper noun

Trier (countable and uncountable, plural Triers)

From German Trier, from Latin Treverorum. Ultimately from the Roman name of the settlement, Augusta Trēverōrum, taken from the Gaulish name of a local tribe of Gauls. Compare also the French name for the city, Trèves.

A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river.


Koblenz

An independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle Rivers.


Flensburg

From Danish Flensborg, from Old Norse flói (“gulf, marsh”) + Old Norse nes (“point”) + borg. See Flensborg.

An independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.


Schwerin

An independent city, the state capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.


Stralsund

A city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany


Gera

An independent city in Thuringia, Germany.


Auschwitz

Borrowed from German Auschwitz, the German name for the town known in Polish as Oświęcim, which the concentration camp was near.


Leiden

Borrowed from Dutch Leiden (see there). Leiden has historically been associated with the Roman outpost Lugdūnum Batāvōrum and so it was thought the name Leiden had to be derived from this Latin name. This particular castellum was however closer to the town of Katwijk, whereas the Roman settlement near modern-day Leiden was called Matilo.

A city in South Holland, Netherlands, on the Old Rhine, seat of a famous Dutch university.


Bohuslav

From Ukrainian Богусла́в (Bohusláv), equivalent to бо́гу (bóhu, “to God”) + -слав (-slav, “glory”), literally “glory to God”.

af

A city in Kyiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine.


Niagara Falls

Niagara + Falls (waterfall)
* The cities are named after the waterfalls they are located next to.

A city in Niagara county, New York, United States; near the Falls.

A city in Niagara regional municipality, Ontario, Canada; near the Falls.


Suez

From Arabic اَلسُّوَيْس (as-suways), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + سويس, of uncertain origin but sometimes connected to South Levantine Arabic forms of سُوس (sūs, “licorice”). A folk etymology sometimes relates it to a supposed Egyptian suan (“beginning”), but this appears to be a ghost word or misinterpretation as no such word exists.


Keene

A city, the county seat of Cheshire County, New Hampshire; named for British diplomat Benjamin Keene.

A city in Kentucky; named for the city in New Hampshire.


Connell

From Irish Ó Conaill (literally “descendant of Conall”), from Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos (literally “dog chief”).

bor

descendant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">Conall</i>

der

A city in Franklin County, Washington, United States, originally Palouse Junction and renamed after Jacob Cornelius Connell.


Rowley

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


Ithaca

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

A city, the county seat of Gratiot County, Michigan.

A city, the county seat of Tompkins County, New York.


BCN

Abbreviation of Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, Spain.


Durango

Named after the city of Durango, in northern Spain, of uncertain origin, probably from Basque Duranco, but possibly from Basque Urazango, Basque Padurango, or a Roman fundus, Late Latin Turanicus. More at Durango on Wikipedia.

A city, the county seat of La Plata County, Colorado, United States.

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Veracruz

en-proper noun

Veracruz (countable and uncountable, plural Veracruzes)

From Spanish Veracruz, from vera (“true”) + cruz (“cross”).


Sonora

Sonora (countable and uncountable, plural Sonoras)

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Tuolumne County, California.

A minor city in Hardin County, Kentucky.

A city, the county seat of Sutton County, Texas.


Bengkulu

Benkulen (alternative)
Bencoolen (alternative)

A city, the capital of Bengkulu province, Indonesia.


Jambi

The capital and largest city of Jambi, Indonesia


Gorontalo

The capital and largest city of Gorontalo, Indonesia


Yogyakarta

From Indonesian Yogyakarta, from Javanese ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ (Ngayogyakarta).

Special Region of Yogyakarta
Special Region of Yogyakarta#English

A city, the provincial capital of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Norwalk

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

A city in Los Angeles County, California.

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A city in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

A city, the county seat of Huron County, Ohio.


Gold Coast

A city and local government area in southeastern Queensland, Australia


Königsberg

kœ′nĭᴋʜs-bĕrk′

/ˈkøːnɪçsˌbɛɹk/

/ˈkøːnɪçsˌbɜːk/

/ˈkɜː.nɪɡzˌbɜːɡ/

/ˈkɜ.nɪɡzˌbɝɡ/

Borrowed from German Königsberg, from König (“king”) + Berg (“mountain”), named in honour of Ottokar II, king of Bohemia.

(historical) The former capital of East Prussia, Germany, now Kaliningrad, Russia.

Koningsberg

the former capital of East Prussia — see also Kaliningrad


Ames

Ames (countable and uncountable, plural Ameses)

Translingual: Ames


Athina

From Greek Αθήνα (Athína), from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι (Athênai). Doublet of Athens.

Hazel nuts constitute the great riches of the coast districts, extending from Athina to a little to the west of Kerassund, and particularly of the latter place, Tireboli, Ordoo, Keureli, Yomurah, and Surmeneh.

1880 March 26, “Population, Industries, and Agriculture of the Province of Trebizond”, in The Journal of the Society of Arts, volume XXVIII, number 1,427, London: […] George Bell and Sons, […], page 396, column 2:

I was a boy from Athina. A city boy.

2011, Meaghan Delahunt, chapter 7, in To the Island, London: Granta Books, published 2012, →ISBN, page 169:

A Siemens-MAN DMU is seen between Monastiraki and Thission stations on the first Metro line in Athina, with the Acropolis in the background.

2016, David Cable, “Greece”, in Rails Across Europe: Eastern and Southern Europe, Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Transport, →ISBN:

Hmm, it says here too that senior police officers from Athina are coming to take over the enquiry. They don't have the staff here on Rhodes for such a crime.

2017, John Manuel, “Adrian”, in Two in the Bush, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 35:

Maybe some of the daring new twists to old favourites that you served at Athina. Greek dishes interpreted in an Australian way, which would be a point of difference.

2017, Kandy Shepherd, Conveniently Wed to the Greek, London: Mills & Boon, →ISBN, page 97:

Synonym of Athens (“the capital city of Greece”).


Linn

A city and town in Kansas, United States

A small city, the county seat of Osage County, Missouri, United States.


Pilsen

A city in western Bohemia, Czech Republic.


Montego Bay

A city, the parish capital of Saint James parish, Jamaica.


Louvain

The capital city of the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium.


Cluj-Napoca

From Romanian Cluj-Napoca, from Cluj, with the name of the Roman settlement Napoca added in 1974.

(formal) Cluj (a city in Cluj County, Romania).


Glenwood

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

A city, the county seat of Mills County, Iowa; named for Presbyterian minister Glenn Wood.

A city, the county seat of Pope County, Minnesota.


Reno

Reno (countable and uncountable, plural Renos)

Named after U.S. officer Jesse L. Reno, whose surname's spelling was changed from Renault.

A large city, the county seat of Washoe County, in northwestern Nevada, United States.


Etna

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

der

A city in Siskiyou County, California, United States.


Akron

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

Betty graduated from college and married a Morehouse man from Ohio whom I never met. For a couple of years I received the occasional, uninformative postcard from Akron, usually depicting something called the Soap Box Derby.

2009, Percival Everett, I Am Not Sidney Poitier, Influx Press, page 48:

A city, the county seat of Summit County, Ohio.


Eljas

A city and municipality of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.


Kotte

From Sinhalese කෝට්ටේ (kōṭṭē) or Tamil கோட்டே (kōṭṭē).

bor

Tamil கோட்டே (kōṭṭē)

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte#English

Abbreviation of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.


Pristina

Prishtina (alternative)
Priština (alternative)


Modon

From Venetan Modon, q.v. Doublet of Methone and Methoni.

(historical) Former name of Methoni, a city in Peloponnese, Greece.


Poznań

A city in Poland, alternative spelling of Poznan


Wrocław

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Wrocław. Doublet of Breslau.

A city, located in Silesia in what is now southwestern Poland. (At different points in history, the city has been part of Bohemia, Prussia, Germany, and Poland.)


Szczecin

A city in what is now Poland; the capital of West Pomeranian Voivodeship; Stettin.


Pekin

A city, the county seat of Tazewell County, Illinois.


Białystok

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Białystok (“white slope”).

ubor

Bialystok (alternative)
Belostok (alternative)
Biełastok (alternative)

A city, the capital of Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland; largest city in northeastern Poland.


Basra

From Ottoman Turkish بصره (Basra) and Arabic البَصْرَة (al-Baṣra), from ال (al-, “the, land of the”) + بَصْرَة (baṣra, “overseer”).

Balsara (alternative)
Balsora (alternative)
Bassora (alternative)
Bussero (alternative)
Bussora (alternative)


Ayn

From French Ayn, recorded earlier as Latin Ainum, presumably from an uncertain Gaulish or Ancient Ligurian etymon, *aginn (“height, high place”), possibly from pre-Celtic *Agannus (“rock”), perhaps from the same ultimate origin as the place Aginnum.

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Ayn.wav


Becker

en-proper noun

Becker (countable and uncountable, plural Beckers)

Beckers (plural)
Baecker (alternative)
Beck (alternative)
Becke (alternative)
Beckert (alternative)

A city in Minnesota; named for politician George Loomis Becker.


Everton

Everton (countable and uncountable, plural Evertons)

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

A city in Dade County, Missouri, United States.


Bigelow

en-prop

Bigelow (countable and uncountable, plural Bigelows)

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

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A city in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States.


Celina

Variant of Celine, from French Céline, ultimately from Latin.

A city, the county seat of Mercer County, Ohio.

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


Clovis

Borrowed from French Clovis, from Frankish *Hlōdowig, the same Germanic source as French Louis, Dutch Lodewijk and German Ludwig, see there for further information. Doublet of Louis and Ludwig.
The New Mexican city was named after a Frankish king; the Native American site and culture were named after this city.

A city, the county seat of Curry County, in central northeastern New Mexico, United States.

A city in Fresno County, California, United States.


Fukui

Borrowed from Japanese 福(ふく)井(い) (Fukui).


Kanazawa

/ˌkɑnəˈzɑwə/

From Japanese 金沢(かなざわ) (Kanazawa, literally “golden marsh”).

ja-r

The capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan.


Abbottabad

/ˈæbətəbɑːd/

After James Abbott; literally Abbott's town, Abbott + -abad.

A city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and capital of the district by that name.


Rawalpindi

Joint Staff Headquarters (Pakistan)
Pakistan Armed Forces
Rawalpindi

Borrowed from Urdu راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from Western Panjabi راولپنڈی (rāvalpinḍī), from راول (rāval) and پنڈی (pinḍī), diminutive of پنڈ (pinḍ, “village”). The metonymical sense is from the Joint Staff Headquarters, the headquarters of the Pakistan Armed Forces located in that city.

bor+

A city in Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district of the same name and the headquarters of the Pakistani military.


Haripur

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#English

A city, the district headquarters of Haripur district, Hazara region, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.


Quetta

A city, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan.


Marinette

Marinette County
Marinette County#English

A city, the county seat of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Named after Marie Antoinette Chevalier, an Indian woman.


Aomori

Borrowed from Japanese 青(あお)森(もり) (Aomori).

A city in Aomori Prefecture; the capital city.


Roma

From Latin and Italian Roma (“Rome”). Doublet of Rome and Rum.

A major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire


Roslyn

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


Methone

From Latin Methōnē, from Ancient Greek Μεθώνη (Methṓnē). Doublet of Methoni and Modon.

(historical) Former name of Methana, a city in Attica, Greece.


Dickson

Dixion (alternative)
Dixon (alternative)

A number of places in the United States:


Atkinson

en-proper noun

Atkinson (countable and uncountable, plural Atkinsons)

A city and township in Holt County, Nebraska.


Patterson

Patterson (countable and uncountable, plural Pattersons)

Pattersons (plural)
Paterson (alternative)
Patteson (alternative)
Pattison (alternative)

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

A minor city in Woodruff County, Arkansas.

Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County#English

A city in Stanislaus County, California; named for an early landowning and business family.

A minor city in Pierce County, Georgia; named for William Patterson, the proprietor of a local sawmill.

A minor city in Madison County, Iowa; named for early landowner Alexander Pattison.

A city in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana; named for early settler and trader John Patterson.


Cydonia

From Latin Cydonia, from Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía), q.v.

Kydonia (alternative)
Cydonea (alternative)

(historical) Former name of Chania, a city on the island of Crete, Greece.

(historical) A former state on the island of Crete around the city.


Naruto

From Japanese なると and ナルト (“Naruto”)
* (Naruto, Tokushima): From 鳴門市 (鳴門)

en:Naruto (disambiguation)
en:Naruto, Tokushima

A city in Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan.


Luang Prabang

Louangphrabang (alternative)
Luang Phabang (alternative)

A city in Luang Prabang Province, Laos; the former royal capital.


Avalon

From Latin Avallōnia and īnsula Avallōnis, from Proto-Brythonic *aβaln (“apple tree”), from Proto-Celtic *abalnā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.

A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the island of Catalina.


Bowie

From Irish Ó Buadhaigh and Scottish Gaelic Mac 'Ille Bhuidh.


Britton

A city, the county seat of Marshall County, South Dakota, United States.


Vantaa

From Finnish Vantaa river, from Swedish Vanda å. Considered to have been named by Tavastians as Vanantaka, referring to the lake Vanaja (Vanan + taka, "behind Vanaja").

A city and municipality of Uusimaa, Finland, just north of Helsinki.


Nusantara

From Indonesian Nusantara, from Javanese Nusantara (ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ, “the islands, Indonesia”), from Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”).

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The de jure capital city of Indonesia is Nusantara, located in the eastern coast of Kalimantan island.

The planned capital city of Indonesia in East Kalimantan, on Borneo


Buckland

en-proper noun

Buckland (countable and uncountable, plural Bucklands)

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

Northwest Arctic Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough#English

A minor city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska.


Ainsworth

Ainsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Ainsworths)

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

A city, the county seat of Brown County, Nebraska, United States.


Allerton

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

A minor city in Wayne County, Iowa, United States.


Nanjing

Hongwu Emperor
Ming Dynasty
Nanjing
Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
Yongle Emperor

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 南京 (Nánjīng), composed of 南 (“south, southern”) and 京 (jīng, “capital”), distinguishing it from Beijing to the north, and first applied informally during the reign of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who preferred to rule from Beijing but was obliged to treat Nanjing as a secondary capital by the dynastic injunctions of his father the Hongwu Emperor. The name continued a practice of several preceding dynasties—especially those of nomadic conquerers from the north such as the Jin and Liao—of maintaining a number of separate capitals designated by their cardinal directions.

Nanking (alternative dated historical)
Nankin (alternative obsolete)
Nanquin (alternative obsolete)
Nan-ching (alternative obsolete)
Nanching (alternative obsolete)

That Riuer of Nanquin which I called (Yamſu or) Ianſu, the ſonne of the Sea, goeth Northward to Nanquin, and then returning ſomewhat Southward, runneth into the Sea with great force; fortie myles from which it paſſeth by Nanquin. And that from hence to Pequin there might bee paſſage by Riuers, the Kings of China haue deriued a large Channell from this to another Riuer, called the Yellow Riuer, ſuch being the colour of that troubled water. This is the other famous Riuer of that Kingdome, in greatneſſe and note, which ariſesth without the Kingdome to the Weſt, out of the Hill Cunlun, conjectured to bee the ſame whence Ganges ariſeth, or one neere to it.

[1625, Samuel Purchas, Pvrchas His Pilgrimes, volume III, London, →OCLC, page 340:

For the first time on Saturday, China held a national day of remembrance on the 77th anniversary of Japanese atrocities committed in the city of Nanjing in the run-up to World War II. President Xi Jinping led the commemorations in front of a crowd of some 10,000 people, among whom were survivors or relatives of victims of the "Rape of Nanking," a six-week reign of terror during which the Imperial Japanese Army carried out mass killings and rapes.

2014 December 13, “China's Xi: Nanjing massacre undeniable”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2016-04-25, Asia:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman Morris Chang will sign a contract with the government of the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing to carry out the largest Taiwanese investment in China, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) reported today.

2016 March 28, “Taiwanese semiconductor company announces large investment in China”, in EFE, archived from the original on 2022-09-08:

A major city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China, on the lower Yangtze; a former capital of China.


Nukus

Borrowed from Russian Нуку́с m (Nukús), from Uzbek Nukus.

The capital city of the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan, within the Republic of Uzbekistan.


Bennington

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

A number of places in the United States:


Leighton

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

A place in the United States:
A minor city in Mahaska County, Iowa.


Marianna

A city, the county seat of Lee County, Arkansas, United States.

A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Florida, United States.


Kyiv

→ Russian: Ку́ев (Kújev)

Transliteration of Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv), from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ), traditionally said to derive from the name of city's legendary founder, Kyi. Other proposals derive it from Proto-Slavic *kyjь (“stick, club, hammer”) (compare to Ukrainian кий (kyj)). See also at the article about Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ).

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Kiev (alternative)
Kyïv (alternative)
Kyjiv (alternative)
Kyyiv (alternative)
Kiou (alternative)
Kiov (alternative)
Kiow (alternative)
Kiew (alternative)
Kiof (alternative)
Kioff (alternative)
Kief (alternative)
Kieff (alternative)
Kiovia (alternative)
Kiowia (alternative)

The Ukrainian government says Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and other cities have suffered a barrage of drone attacks, and pleaded with Western countries to step up their assistance in the face of the new challenge.

2022 October 17, Ivana Kottasová, “‘Kamikaze’ drones are the latest threat for Ukraine. Here’s what we know”, in CNN:

The capital city of Ukraine and regional administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast.


Kyivan

From Kyiv + -an, from Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv).

Kyïvan (alternative)
Kyjivan (alternative)
Kyyivan (alternative)
Kievan (alternative)
Kievian (alternative)

Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).


Anson

From Ann + -son (the former word is a diminutive).

A city, the county seat of Jones County, Texas, United States.


Sarasota

A city, the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida.


Antofagasta

Antofagasta
Antofagasta Province
Antofagasta Region


Grand Rapids

A city, the county seat of Kent County, Michigan.

A city, the county seat of Itasca County, Minnesota.


Sapporo

Borrowed from Japanese 札幌 (Sapporo), from Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ (sat poro pet, literally “dry, great river”).

The capital and largest city of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.


Vaughan

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

Faughn (alternative)
Vaughn (alternative)
Vaughns (alternative)


Donetsk

From Ukrainian Доне́цьк (Donécʹk), from Доне́ць (Donécʹ, “the Donets”), diminutive of Дон (Don, “the Don”), from Proto-Scythian *Dānu (“river”). Compare Russian Доне́цк (Donéck), Доне́ц (Donéc), Дон (Don).

Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Raion
en:Donetsk
en:Donetsk (disambiguation)

Donets'k (alternative)
Doneck (alternative)
Donec'k (alternative)

(city and raion) A city, a municipal and regional administrative centre, an as well as, a raion of Donetsk Oblast, in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, on the Kalmius river.


Kharkiv

Kharkiv
Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Raion
Kharkiv River
en:Kharkiv (disambiguation)

From Ukrainian Ха́рків (Xárkiv), from Old Ruthenian Ха́рьковъ (Xárʹkov) (compare Russian Ха́рьков (Xárʹkov), whence English Kharkov). The city is named after the Kharkiv River. A folk etymology says the city and river are named after a Cossack called Харко́ (Xarkó), from Харько́ (Xarʹkó), from Greek Χαρίτων (Charíton), but there is no hard evidence supporting this.

Khar'kov (alternative)
Kharkov (alternative)
Char'kov (alternative)
Charkov (alternative)
Har'kov (alternative)
Harkov (alternative)

As a schoolboy in the Soviet Ukraine’s second largest city of Kharkiv, (it was then spelled Kharkov in line with the all-permeating ‘Russification’), I was a railway buff.

2024 September 4th, Vitali Vitaliev, “A salute to Ukraine’s ‘Second Army’”, in RAIL, number 1017, page 46:

(city) An industrial city, the administrative centre of Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.


Lviv

Lev I of Galicia
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Raion
en:Lviv
en:Lviv (disambiguation)

From Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv), from Old East Slavic Лвовъ (Lvovŭ) or Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ), originally named after the founder's son, Левъ (Levŭ), Lev I of Galicia (ca. 1228 – ca. 1301).
Compare Belarusian Львоў (Lʹvoŭ), Polish Lwów, Russian Львов (Lʹvov), Slovak Ľvov, Middle Armenian Իլով (Ilov), Armeno-Kipchak Իլօվ (Ilōv). Also compare Old East Slavic Льва городъ (Lĭva gorodŭ, literally “Lev's city”), Greek Λεόπολις (Leópolis) or Λεοντόπολις (Leontópolis), Latin Leopolis and German Lemberg.

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L'viv (alternative)
L'vov (alternative)
Lvov (alternative)

A city and raion, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.


Mykolaiv

From Ukrainian Микола́їв (Mykolájiv), from Микола́й (Mykoláj, “Nicholas”). The city near the Dniester was founded under the Polish name Mikołajów, named for its founder and first owner, Mikołaj Tarło. The city on the Southern Buh was founded under the Russian name Никола́ев (Nikolájev), named by the city’s founder, H.S.H. Prince Grigory Potemkin, for Никола́й Чудотво́рец (Nikoláj Čudotvórec, St Nicholas the Wonderworker), on whose feast day (the 6th of December) in 1788 (reckoned according to the Julian calendar) the Russian siege of Özi concluded with the capture of the Ottoman fortress-city (now Ochakiv, the Ukraine) by Russian forces under the Prince’s command. Both Polish Mikołajów and Russian Никола́ев (Nikolájev) are cognate with the Ukrainian name, being derived respectively from Mikołaj and Никола́й (Nikoláj), themselves cognate with Ukrainian Микола́й (Mykoláj) by common descent from Ancient Greek Νῑκόλᾱος (Nīkólāos). Compare Nikolayev.

Mykolaiiv (alternative)
Mykolayiv (alternative)

Նիկոլաև

city in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine

historical: military governorate of the Russian Empire (1864–1900)

Микола́ївське військо́ве губерна́торство

Микола́ївське градонача́льництво

historical: gradonachalstvo of the Russian Empire (1900–1917)

Микола́ївська губе́рнія

historical: governorate of the Ukrainian SSR (1919–1922)

Микола́ївський пові́т

historical: povit of Mykolaiv Governorate, Ukrainian SSR (1920–1922)

Микола́ївський райо́н

historical: raion of Mykolaiv Okruha, Ukrainian SSR (1923–1930)

Генера́льна окру́га Микола́їв

historical: Ukrainian name of Nikolajew Generalbezirk, Reichskommissariat Ukraine (1941–1944)

A city, the administrative centre of Mykolaiv hromada, Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1570 near the River Dniester.

(historical) A former raion of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, established in January 1940 and disestablished in July 2020.

Микола́ївський райо́н

historical: former raion of Lviv, Ukraine (1940–2020)

An urban hromada of Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, established in July 2020.

A city, the administrative centre of Mykolaiv urban hromada, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1789 at the confluence of the Inhul and the Southern Buh.

(historical) The former Ukrainian name, from the 8th (O.S.) or 20th (N.S.) of October 1802 until the 15th (O.S.) or 27th (N.S.) of May 1803, of the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire.

Микола́ївська губе́рнія

historical: former Ukrainian name of Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (1802–1803)

Coordinate term: Mykolaiv and Sevastopol Military Governorate (predecessor administrative division [1805–1864])

(historical) A former military governorate of the Russian Empire, established in 1864 and disestablished in 1900.

(historical) A former gradonachalstvo of the Russian Empire, established in 1900 and abolished in 1917.

Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic#English

(historical) A former governorate of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in May 1919 and disestablished in October 1922.

(historical) A fomer povit of the governorate of the same name of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in December 1920 and abolished in October 1922.

(historical) A former okruha of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in March 1923, subordinate to the intermediate Odesa Governorate until July 1925, part of the Steppe pidraion in 1926, and disestablished in January 1930.

Микола́ївська окру́га

historical: okruha (of Odesa Governorate) of the Ukrainian SSR (1923–1930)

(historical) A former raion of the okruha of the same name of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in March 1923 and disestablished in January 1930.

An oblast of the Ukraine, established in September 1937 by its separation from the formerly larger Odesa Oblast.

(historical) The former name, from December 1938 to September 1944, of the Zhovtneve Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Микола́ївський райо́н

historical: former name of Zhovtneve Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR (1938–1944)

Reichskommissariat Ukraine
Reichskommissariat Ukraine#English

(historical) The Ukrainian name of the Nikolajew Generalbezirk of Reichskommissariat Ukraine.

(historical) The Ukrainian name of Kreisgebiet Nikolajew, Nikolajew Generalbezirk, Reichskommissariat Ukraine.

Микола́ївський ґебі́т

historical: Ukrainian name of Kreisgebiet Nikolajew, Nikolajew Generalbezirk, Reichskommissariat Ukraine (1941–1944)

A raion of Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, established in December 1962 and considerably enlarged in July 2020.

An urban hromada of Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020.

Микола́ївська міська́ грома́да

urban hromada of Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine

He is worried for his parents, who live in Mykolaiv, a port city on the Black Sea where Abramenko was raised. It sits between the occupied city of Kherson and Odessa, expected to be a key target of the Russians.

2022 March 4, John Branch, “He Won an Olympic Silver for Ukraine. Now He’s Hiding in a Kyiv Garage.”, in The New York Times, Russia–Ukraine War:


Sevastopol

Late 18th century. From Ukrainian Севасто́поль (Sevastópolʹ) and Russian Севасто́поль (Sevastópolʹ), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστόπολις (Sebastópolis) from σεβαστός (sebastós, “august”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), probably after Empress (=Augusta) Catherine II of Russia.

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Севасто́поль

Севасто́поль

der

Σεβαστόπολις

A port city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia. It is the base of the Black Sea Fleet.


Zaporizhia

/ˌzɑːpəˈɹiːʒi.ə/

/ˌzɑːpəˈɹiːʒə/

/ˌzæpəˈɹiːʒə/

From the historical region of the same name, Ukrainian Запорі́жжя (Zaporížžja, “place beyond the rapids”), from за (za, “beyond”) + поро́ги (poróhy, “rapids”), plural of порі́г (poríh, “river rapid, threshold”). Compare Russian Запоро́жье (Zaporóžʹje).

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Zaporizhia Oblast
Zaporizhia Raion
en:Zaporizhia
en:Zaporizhia (disambiguation)

Zaporizhzhya (alternative)
Zaporizhzhia (alternative)
Zaporizhya (alternative)
Zaporozhe (alternative)
Zaporozhye (alternative)
Zaporozhie (alternative)

An industrial city on the Dnieper/Dnipro River in Zaporizhia, Zaporizhia Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, in south-central Ukraine.

扎波里日亞

Zhɑ̄bōlǐrìyà


Zaporizhzhia

/ˌzɑp.əˈɹiːʒi.ə/


Clarion

A city, the county seat of Wright County, Iowa, United States.


Ramona

Ramona (disambiguation)#Places
Ramona (name)

A place in the United States:
A minor city in Marion County, Kansas.


Erivan

Obsolete form of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia.


Sachse

A city in Collin County and Dallas County, Texas, United States, founded by William Sachse.


Buxton

en-proper noun

Buxton (countable and uncountable, plural Buxtons)

Buxtons (plural)
Buckstone (alternative)

Two main origins:
* The town in Derbyshire derives from Old English būgan (“to bend, bow”) + stān (“stone”).
* The village in Norfolk derives from an unattested Old English personal name *Bucc + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States.


Napier

A city in Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand.


Jewell

Medieval/Middle English form of a Breton saint's name, from Old Breton Judicaël "lord" + "generous." The second element is from hael (“generous, bountiful”) and identical to Welsh hael (“generous”) (see that entry for details).


Freeman

en-prop

Freeman (countable and uncountable, plural Freemans)

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

Hutchinson County
Hutchinson County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Hutchinson County, South Dakota.


Nibley

en-proper noun

Nibley (countable and uncountable, plural Nibleys)

From Old English hnybbe (“peak, top, summit”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

der

A city in Cache County, Utah, United States.


Darien

A city, the county seat of McIntosh County, Georgia, United States.


Elvira

en-proper noun

Elvira (countable and uncountable, plural Elviras)

A medieval Spanish royal name, of probably Gothic origin, and debated meaning, possibly 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gailjan) + *𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 (*wērei), thus "joyful sincerity". It became famous outside Spain after its appearance in Mozart's Don Giovanni (1787).
The place name Elvira is a contraction of the older Illiberi, new city.

Former name of Granada.; A city in Spain; An ancient name for the city.


Douglass

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


Cherkasy

A port city, administrative centre, and raion of Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, on the Dnipro/Dnieper.


Chernihiv

/ˈt͡ʃəɹnəˌhiv/

Transliteration of Ukrainian Черні́гів (Černíhiv).

translit

Chernihiv Oblast
Chernihiv Raion
en:Chernihiv
en:Chernihiv (disambiguation)

Chernigiv (alternative)
Chernihov (alternative)
Chernigov (alternative)
Czernihów (alternative)
Czernihow (alternative)

A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River.


Chernivtsi

From Ukrainian Чернівці́ (Černivcí), from the legendary name Чернь (Černʹ). Compare чорний (čornyj, “black”).

Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Raion
en:Chernivtsi
en:Chernivtsi (disambiguation)

Chernovtsy (alternative)
Cernăuţi (alternative historical)
Csernovic (alternative historical)
Czernowitz (alternative historical)

A city, administrative centre, and raion of Chernivtsi Oblast, in the Bukovyna region, Ukraine, on the Prut river.


Ivano-Frankivsk

Ivan Franko
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk Raion

From Ukrainian Іва́но-Франкі́вськ (Iváno-Frankívsʹk), after the Ukrainian writer Ivan Franko, Іва́н Франко́ (Iván Frankó).

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Іва́но-Франкі́вськ

A city, a municipal and regional administrative center, as well as, a raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine


Kherson

From Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón), named in memory of the Ancient Greek colony of Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos). Compare Russian Херсоне́с (Xersonɛ́s, “the city of Chersonesos”), Old East Slavic Корсу́нь (Korsúnĭ, “Chersonesos”), Russian Херсо́н (Xersón, “Kherson”).

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Kherson Oblast
Kherson Raion
en:Kherson
en:Kherson (disambiguation)

A port city, a municipal and regional administrative centre of Kherson raion, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, located on the Dnieper/Dnipro.


Khmelnytskyi

Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Khmelnytskyi
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Khmelnytskyi Raion

From Ukrainian Хмельни́цький (Xmelʹnýcʹkyj), after the Ukrainian Cossack Bohdan Khmelnytsky. Derived from хміль (xmilʹ, “hops, humulus”).

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Хмельни́цький

Khmelnytsky (alternative)
Khmel’nyts’ky (alternative)
Khmelnytskyy (alternative)
Khmel’nyts’kyy (alternative)
Khmelnitskiy (alternative)
Khmel’nitskiy (alternative)
Khmelnitsky (alternative)
Khmel’nitsky (alternative)
Chmelnitzki (alternative)
Chmielnicki (alternative)
Chmielnitsky (alternative)
Chmielnitzky (alternative)


Kirovohrad

Kirovohrad
Kirovohrad Oblast
Sergey Kirov

From Ukrainian Кіровогра́д (Kirovohrád), after Bolshevik leader Sergey Kirov + град (hrad, “walled city”). Compare Russian Кировогра́д (Kirovográd).

Kirovohrad (oblast), in central Ukraine. Seat: Kropyvnytskyi


Luhansk

From Ukrainian Луга́нськ (Luhánsʹk), a hydronym.

Luhans’k (alternative)
Luhans'k (alternative)
Luhanske (alternative)
Lugansk (alternative)
Lugans’k (alternative)
Lugans'k (alternative)

(city) A city, the administrative capital of Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, former administrative capital of the eponymous provonce.


Rivne

A city in Ukraine, administrative centre of Rivne province.


Simferopol

From Ukrainian Сімферо́поль (Simferópolʹ) and Russian Симферо́поль (Simferópolʹ), from Ancient Greek Συμφερούπολις (Sumpheroúpolis), from συμφέρων (sumphérōn, “to be useful”) + πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”).

Сімферо́поль

Симферо́поль

der

Συμφερούπολις

Simferopil (alternative)
Simferopil’ (alternative)

... the Scythians came and on the site of present-day Simferopol stood their capital, Neapolis, repeatedly mentioned by ancient writers. Neapolis reached its apogee in the 2nd century BC during the reign of King Skilur.

1987, Victor E. Louis et al., Louis Motorist's Guide to the Soviet Union..., page 348:

The capital city and raion of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine and capital city of the Republic of Crimea, Russia.


Ternopil

A city, administrative center, and raion of Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine


Lutsk

A city and raion of Volyn Oblast, Ukraine


Uzhhorod

From Ukrainian У́жгород (Úžhorod), from Уг (Uh), Уж (Už, “Uzh River”) + го́род (hórod, “walled town, garden”).

Carpathian Mountains
Carpathian Mountains#English

A city in the Carpathian Mountains, municipal and regional administrative centre of Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine.


Mississauga

/ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɔː.ɡə/

/ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɑ.ɡə/

From French Mississague, from Ojibwe misizaagii (“inhabitant of large river mouth”) (with reference to the area where the Mississauga River drains into Lake Huron). Doublet of massasauga.

A city in southern Ontario; a suburb of Toronto.


Burbank

"The bur-covered riverbank", from bur + bank.

San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley#English

A city in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California.


Westbrook

From the Old English words for "west brook".

“When a snot-nosed little guy from Westbrook calls me a racist, now I’d like him to come up here because, tell you right now, I wish it were 1825,” LePage said, according to the Press Herald.

2016 August 26, Tal Kopan and Theodore Schleifer, “Target of explicit LePage voicemail denies calling him a racist”, in CNN:

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A number of places in the United States:

Cottonwood County
Cottonwood County#English

A minor city in Cottonwood County, Minnesota.


Saskatoon

South Saskatchewan River
South Saskatchewan River

The largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada (2016 census: 246,376 (city); 295,095 (metro)), located on the South Saskatchewan River.

ሰስካቱን

the largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada


Novosibirsk

From Russian Новосиби́рск (Novosibírsk), from но́вый (nóvyj, “new”) and Сиби́рь (Sibírʹ, “Siberia”).

bor

Новосиби́рск

A city, the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.


Novgorod

/ˈnɔːv.ɡə.ɹət/

From Russian Но́вгород (Nóvgorod, “Newtown”). Doublet of Novigrad.

A city, the administrative center of Novgorod Oblast, Russia.


Volgograd

Borrowed from Russian Волгогра́д (Volgográd).

A city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia.


Yaroslavl

Borrowed from Russian Яросла́вль (Jaroslávlʹ).

A city, the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia.


Scanlon

en-proper noun

Scanlon (countable and uncountable, plural Scanlons)

Scanlons (plural)
Scanlan (alternative)
Scantlin (alternative)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scannláin (“descendant of Scannlán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of Scannal. Compare Scannell.

der

A city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.


Liege

Alternative form of Liège, a city in Belgium.


Perm

Borrowed from Russian Пермь (Permʹ), probably from a Proto-Finno-Permic (Uralic) stem; compared to Estonian põrand, dialectal põrmand (“floor, ground”) by P. Alvre in Keel ja Kirjandus No 7, 1981, pp. 407-413. Compare Bjarmaland.
Appears on western maps as latinized Permia in the late 16th century (Mercator (1595)). The Russian city of Perm is a modern foundation, established under Peter I in 1723.

A city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia.


Jammu

From Dogri जम्मू (jammū) via Hindustani جَمُّوں (jammū̃) / जम्मू (jammū), ultimately from Sanskrit जम्बू (jambū). Traditionally considered to be named after Raja Jambulochan.

Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir#English

A major city in Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, located on the banks of Tawi river, and which serves as the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.


Sandoval

en-proper noun

Sandoval (countable and uncountable, plural Sandovals)

From Spanish, named after the city in Burgos Province, Spain, from Old Spanish Sannoval, from Latin saltus (“grove”) + novālis (“newly cleared land”).


Almaty

Transliteration from Kazakh Алматы (Almaty), which is an adjective form of алма (alma, “apple”).

The largest city in and former (until 1998) capital of Kazakhstan, formerly known as Alma-Ata.


Obama

A city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. See Wikipedia:Obama, Fukui.


Grozny

Transliteration of Russian Гро́зный (Gróznyj), from гро́зный (gróznyj, “menacing, formidable, severe, cruel”).

translit

The regional capital and largest city in Chechnya, Russia.


Maykop

Transliteration of Russian Майко́п (Majkóp).

The capital and largest city of Adygea, Russia.


Ufa

The capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia.


Ulan-Ude

Borrowed from Russian Ула̀н-Удэ́ (Ulàn-Udɛ́), from Buryat Ulaan-Yde (created in 1934; later since 1939 in Cyrillic as Улаан-Үдэ).

der

created in 1934; later since 1939 in Cyrillic as <i class="Cyrl mention" lang="bua">Улаан-Үдэ</i>

The capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia.

Buryat language#Writing systems
Ulan-Ude


Makhachkala

The capital and largest city of Daghestan, Russia.


Magas

A city, the regional capital of Ingushetia, Russia.


Elista

Transliteration of Russian Элиста́ f inan (Elistá), which is from Written Oirat ᡄᠯᡄᠰᡉᡐᡉ (elesütü, “sandy; Elista”, ornative adjective and proper noun).


Yakutsk

Borrowed from Russian Яку́тск (Jakútsk).

The capital city of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia


Kyzyl

The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake was some 90 kilometers (60 miles) east of the Russian city of Kyzyl in the Tuva region of Siberia. It struck around 0617 GMT at an estimated depth of 11.7 km.
It was the second strong quake to rock the region in two months. In December, coal mining operations in Russia's largest coal producing region, the Kuzbass, were suspended when a 6.9 magnitude quake hit near Kyzyl.
Residents in Kyzyl's city centre gathered outside as the local emergencies ministry warned of potential aftershocks, the state RIA news agency reported.

2012 February 26, Alissa de Carbonnel, “Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Siberia near Mongolia border”, in Rosalind Russell, editor, Reuters, Environment:


Izhevsk

A city, the capital of Udmurtia, Russia.


Cheboksary

/ˌt͡ʃɛbɒkˈsæɹiː/

The capital and largest city of Chuvashia, Russia.


Biloxi

Biloxi language
Biloxi people
Biloxi, Mississippi

A city in and one of the two county seats of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States.


Taos

From Spanish Taos (“Taos”), from Taos tə̂o (“village”), as in tə̂otho (“in the village”) or tə̂obo (“to the village”).


Winona

From Dakota winúŋna (“firstborn daughter”). While not originally used as a personal name by the Dakota, it has been adopted as such by English speakers.
John Koontz suggested that the name was a compound of wi- (“female”) + no (“first”) + -na (a diminutive suffix) and thus a reflex of Proto-Siouan *rǫ/*nǫ (“one”). That root is otherwise unattested in the Sioux languages, which use reflexes of *wį(y)ą (“one”) instead, and a more prosaic analysis identifies the first elements of the name with winyan (“woman”).

Wenona (alternative)
Wenonah (alternative)
Wynona (alternative)

A city, the county seat of Winona County, Minnesota.

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Mississippi.


Orly

Borrowed from French Orly, from Latin Aureliacum.

A city and commune of the department of Val-de-Marne, region of Île-de-France, France.


Hagerstown

Washington County
Washington County#English

A city, the county seat of Washington County, Maryland; named for founder Jonathan Hager.


West Point

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

A small city in Troup County and Harris County, Georgia, United States.

A small city in Lee County, Iowa, United States.

A small home rule city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States.

A city, the county seat of Clay County, Mississippi, United States.

A city, the county seat of Cuming County, Nebraska, United States.

A city in Davis County, Utah, United States.


Leander

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Williamson County
Williamson County#English


Portmore

A city in the parish of Saint Catherine, Jamaica.


Rovereto

Trentino-Alto Adige
Trentino-Alto Adige#English

A city in Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy


Kiowa

A place in the United States:
A minor city in Barber County, Kansas.


Oviedo

Cantabrian Mountains
Cantabrian Mountains

The capital city of Asturias, in northwestern Spain, near the Cantabrian Mountains, founded circa 760.


Irvine

en-prop

Irvine (countable and uncountable, plural Irvines)

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

The relocation is part of Yum’s broader plans to have just two US headquarters for its restaurants, which also includes Irvine, California-based Taco Bell and Habit Burger. Combining KFC’s offices with Pizza Hut in Plano will “foster greater collaboration among brands and employees,” the company said in a press release.

2025 February 19, Jordan Valinsky, “KFC is leaving Kentucky”, in CNN Business:

A place in the United States:
A city in Orange County, California.

A city, the county seat of Estill County, Kentucky.


Arad

A city, the county seat of Arad County, Transylvania, Romania


Barlow

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

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

A minor city in Ballard County, Kentucky.

Clackamas County
Clackamas County#English

A minor city in Clackamas County, Oregon.


Santiago de Chile

From Spanish Santiago de Chile (“Santiago of Chile”), distinguishing the intended city.

bor

Synonym of Santiago, the capital city of Chile.


Basse-Terre

The capital city of the overseas department of Guadeloupe, France, located in the Lesser Antilles.


Viangchan

Dated form of Vientiane, the capital city of Laos.


Elche

From Spanish Elche, from Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη (Helíkē, “A nymph who took care of Zeus in his infancy on Crete”). The Spanish city was named after Helike by Greek colonists.


Erode

The capital city of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India


Katowice

Any English traveller approaching Katowice will be strongly reminded of Lancashire.

1848, The New Central European Observer, volume 2, page 117:

Trains from Warsaw to Vienna now go by the shorter route from Warsaw to Katowice instead of via Cracow.

1922, United States Department of Commerce, Commerce Reports, volume 3, page 47:

On visiting Katowice in southwest Poland, Jeremy Melvin met up with Archistudio, the architects of a substantial new judicial precinct that is due for completion in 2008.

2006, Valentina Croci, The New Europe, volume 76, page 104:

Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship#English

A city in southern Poland; the capital of Silesian Voivodeship.


Częstochowa

/ˌt͡ʃɛnstəˈkəʊvə/

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Częstochowa.

unadapted borrowing

A city in southern Poland, on the Warta river, with 240,027 inhabitants as of June 2009.


Toruń

From Polish Toruń, from Medieval Latin Thorun.

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A city in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.


Kielce

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship#English

A city, the capital of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in central Poland


Olsztyn

Borrowed from Polish Olsztyn, from German Allenstein.

A city in northeastern Poland, the capital city of the Warmian-Masurian voivodeship.


Emery

From medieval Germanic personal names, either a variant of Amory, from Amalric, Proto-Germanic *amal (“vigor, bravery”) (compare *ammōną) + Old High German rīhhi (“ruler”), or of Henry, from Old High German Heimrich, from heim (“home”) + rīhhi (“ruler”).

Amery (alternative)
Amory (alternative)
Emory (alternative)


Emory

A city, the county seat of Rains County, Texas, United States.


Zgierz

Lodz Voivodeship
Lodz Voivodeship#English

A city and county of Lodz Voivodeship, Poland.


Rybnik

A city in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.


Płock

Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship#English


Elbląg

Elblag (alternative)
Elbing (alternative)


Gorzów Wielkopolski

Borrowed from Polish Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Lubusz Voivodeship
Lubusz Voivodeship#English

One of two capitals of Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland.


Wałbrzych

Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship#English

A city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.


Lodz

The capital city of Lodz Voivodeship, Poland, also spelled Łódź.


Fresno

A city, the county seat of Fresno County, in central California, United States.


Yekaterinburg

Borrowed from Russian Екатеринбу́рг (Jekaterinbúrg), referring to Catherine I of Russia.

bor

Екатеринбу́рг

Ekaterinburg (alternative)
Yekaterinbourg (alternative)

A city, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, the fifth-largest in the country by population.


Chorzów

A southern Polish city near Katowice in Silesia on the River Rawa.


Kalisz

Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship#English

A city and county of Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.


Koszalin

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Koszalin.

ubor

West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A city and county of West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.


Grudziądz

A city in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.


Jaworzno

A city in Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.


Ogden

Places in England, from Old English āc (“oak”) + denu (“valley”).

Little River County
Little River County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A small city in Little River County, Arkansas.

A city, the county seat of Weber County, Utah.


San Pablo

The capital city of San Pablo canton, Heredia Province, Costa Rica.

A city in the province of Laguna, Philippines.

Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County#English

A city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.


Montezuma

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

der

Poweshiek County
Poweshiek County#English

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

A minor city and township in Gray County, Kansas.


Aigaleo

A city in Greece, in west Athens in the Attica prefecture


Nea Smyrni

Literally means 'New Smyrna'. Named for the large numbers of immigrants from Smyrna/Izmir, Turkey that settled in the area in the 1920s and 1930s.

A city southwest of Athens in the Attica prefecture Greece


Papagou

A city northeast of Athens in the Attica prefecture, Greece


Chaidari

Haidari (alternative)
Chaidario (alternative)
Chaidarion (alternative)
Haidario (alternative)
Haidarion (alternative)

A city 10 km northwest of Athens in Attica, Greece.


Wroclaw

Alternative (anglicized) spelling of Wrocław


Menominee

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

Borrowed from Ojibwe manoominii (literally “wild-rice people”); from Ojibwe manoomin.

bor

Menominee County
Menominee County#English

A city, the county seat of Menominee County, Michigan, United States.


Bryant

en-prop

Bryant (countable and uncountable, plural Bryants)

A minor city in Hamlin County, South Dakota.


Girard

Various places in the United States of America, including:

A city, the county seat of Crawford County, Kansas.


Buckeye

A number of places in the United States:


Kelley

en-proper noun

Kelley (countable and uncountable, plural Kelleys)

A minor city in Story County, Iowa, United States.


Earle

Crittenden County
Crittenden County#English

A city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States.


Fulton

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

A city in Illinois; named for Robert Fulton.

A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.

A city in Fulton County, Kentucky; named for its county, itself named for Robert Fulton.

A city, the county seat of Itawamba County, Mississippi; named for Robert Fulton.

A city, the county seat of Callaway County, Missouri; named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.

A city in Oswego County, New York; named for Robert Fulton.


Memel

(chiefly historical) A city, historically part of East Prussia, now called Klaipėda and part of Lithuania.


Hirado

A city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, on its own island.


Hirakata

A city in northeastern Osaka Prefecture, founded in 1947.


Hiratsuka

A city in Kanagawa Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.


Abadan

A port city in Khuzestan, southwestern Iran.


Meissen

A city in Meissen district, Saxony, Germany.


Yalta

From Crimean Tatar Yalta, from Byzantine Greek Γιαλίτα (Gialíta), a derivative of γιαλός (gialós, “beach, seashore”), from Ancient Greek αἰγιαλός (aigialós).


Tiflis

From Russian Тифли́с (Tiflís) and Ottoman Turkish تفليس (Tiflis), from Persian تفلیس (Teflis).

(chiefly historical) Former name of Tbilisi, the capital city of the country of Georgia.


Samarkand

From Russian Самарка́нд (Samarkánd), from Persian سمرقند (samarqand), from Sogdian.

Samarcand (alternative)
Samarqand (alternative)

Look ’round thee now on Samarcand! —
Is she not queen of Earth? her pride
Above all cities? in her hand
Their destinies?

1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:

In the quaver of his voice was a remembering of long muletrains jingling through the gate, queens in litters hung with patchwork curtains from Samarcand, […]

1922, John Dos Passos, “Antonio Machado: Poet of Castile”, in Rosinante to the Road Again, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, →OCLC:

When the tsarist government crumbled with the abdication of Nicholas II in March 1917 a dual administration was established in Samarkand, as it was throughout the entire country.

1977, Eugenie and Jeffrey Gross, The Soviet Union, page 393:

Formerly Samarkand, the city, after the 1991 independence of Uzbekistan, adopted the Uzbek form, Samarqand.

2001, “Samarqand”, in Encyclopedia Americana, page 177:

Originating in the ancient city of Afrasiab, Samarqand is one of the centers of Tajik culture and history. At the time of the Soviet delimitation of Central Asia in 1924, Samarqand was included in Uzbekistan, where it is a provincial center.

2010, Kamoludin Abdullaev, Shahram Akbarzadeh, Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan, page 316:

A city in eastern Uzbekistan. Official name: Samarqand.


Sumner

A number of places in the United States:

A small city in Lawrence County, Illinois.

A small city in Chariton County, Missouri.


Republic of Singapore

Official name of Singapore, a city-state in Southeast Asia.


Lewiston

A city, the county seat of Nez Perce County, Idaho.

Nez Perce County
Nez Perce County#English

Place names:
A city in Androscoggin County, Maine.

Androscoggin County
Androscoggin County#English

Place names:
A small city in Cache County, Utah.


Thunder Bay

Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario#English

Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario#English

A city in Thunder Bay district, Northwestern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada.


Elmo

From an Italian contraction of Erasmo, cognate with Erasmus. Also a German short form of Elmar.
* By folk etymology seen as a short form of Elmer.


Kirby

Kirby (countable and uncountable, plural Kirbys)

Originally Kirkby, from kirk (“church”) + -by (“habitation”), "village with a church".


Tempe

Named for the Vale of Tempe in northern Thessaly, Greece

A city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.


Basle

From Early Modern French Basle (now spelt Bâle).

Alternative form of Basel (A city in Switzerland)


Elba

A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Alabama, United States.


Stillwater

Washington County
Washington County#English

A city, the county seat of Washington County, Minnesota.

A city, the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma.


Pesaro

Pesaro and Urbino
Pesaro and Urbino#English

A city and comune, the capital city of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, Marche region, Italy.


Toledo

Borrowed from Spanish Toledo, from Latin Tolētum.

Castilla-La Mancha
Castilla-La Mancha#English

Places in the Philippines:
A city in Cebu, Philippines.

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

A large city, the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio.

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Lewis County, Washington.


Papeete

From Tahitian pape (“water”) + Tahitian ʻete (“basket”) (cognate with Maori kete, Niuean kato, 'Are'are kato, Hawaiian ʻeke (“sack”). This probably refers to the mountains condensing and collecting rain in the Papeete basin.

Things did not turn out as he hoped. Having reached Tahiti in June 1891, he soon fled the island's Europeanized capital, Papeete, for the village of Mataiea, where he met Teha'amana, 14, who became his mistress and model.

2003 October 14, Alan Riding, “The Colors of Paradise As Imagined by Gauguin”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

French Polynesia
French Polynesia#English


Nea Filadelfeia

A city in Attica, Greece north of Athens.


Megara

A city west of Athens in the Attica prefecture, Greece.


Glyfada

A city and municipality, a suburb 13 km south of Athens city centre in Attica, Greece.


Palaio Faliro

Palaio Faliron (alternative)
Paleo Faliro (alternative)
Paleo Faliron (alternative)
Old Faliro (alternative)
Old Faliron (alternative)

A suburb in south Athens in the Attica prefecture Greece.


Kaisariani

Kaissariani (alternative)
Kesariani (alternative)
Kessariani (alternative)

A city 5 km east-southeast of Athens in the Attica prefecture of Greece.


Dafni

Dafnio (alternative)
Dafnion (alternative)

A city 10 km south of downtown Athens in Attica, Greece.


Tanagra

A city in southeastern Viotia prefecture Greece.


Schimatari

Shimatari (alternative)
Schimatario (alternative)
Schimatarion (alternative)
Shimatario (alternative)
Shimatarion (alternative)

A city in the southeast of the Viotia prefecture in Greece, 75 km northwest of Athens.


Orchomenos

Orhomenos (alternative)
Orchomenus (alternative)


Tangier

Mentioned in Ancient Greek sources as Τίγισις (Tígisis), possibly from Numidian, since it was a Numidian city. Compare Punic 𐤕𐤍𐤂 (tng).

Tangiers (alternative)
Tanger (alternative)

Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima#English

A port city, the capital of the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.


Bennet

From Benedict. See French Benoît, Norman Beneît. Doublet of Benoit and Benito.

Lancaster County
Lancaster County#English

A city in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.


Baghdad by the Bay

Coined by American columnist Herb Caen in the late 1940s, likely reflecting the multiculturalism and exotic character of the city, while also identifying the city with a great historical cultural and intellectual center, as well as possibly implying a moral association with Babylon.

coin

(informal, dated) San Francisco (a city in California).


Mangalore

Borrowed from Kannada ಮಂಗಳೂರು (maṅgaḷūru). Named after Hinduism deity Mangaladevi.

A city in Karnataka, south-western India.


Udupi

A city in Karnataka, in southwestern India.


Pressburg

Pressborough (alternative)
Pressburgh (alternative)

(dated) Bratislava, the capital city of Slovakia.


Tilden

A small city in Antelope County and Madison County, Nebraska, United States.


Krasnodar

Borrowed from Russian Краснода́р (Krasnodár).

A city, the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, called Yekaterinodar before December 1920.


Belgorod

/ˈbɛl.ɡəˌɹɑd/

/ˈbɛl.ɡəˌɹɒd/

From Russian Бе́лгород (Bélgorod, literally “white city”), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white, light”) + го́род (górod, “town, city”). Doublet of Belgrade, Beograd, and Berat.

bor

A city, the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia.


Nizhny Novgorod

Borrowed from Russian Ни́жний Но́вгород (Nížnij Nóvgorod, literally “lower Newtown”).

Ни́жний Но́вгород

England can now move on to face Panama in Nizhny Novgorod with confidence and momentum.

2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2019-04-21:

The capital city of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia; the fourth-largest in the country by population.


Reggio Calabria

From Italian Reggio Calabria, Old Italian Reggio from Late Latin Rēgium, Latin Rhēgium, from Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον (Rhḗgion).

Reggio Calabria (a city and commune, the provincial capital of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy).


Reggio Emilia

A city, the capital of Reggio Emilia province, Emilia-Romagna.


Forlì

Alternative form of Forli, the capital city of the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.


Samara

A city, the administrative center of Samara Oblast, Russia, the sixth-largest in the country by population.


Omsk

A city, the administrative center of Omsk Oblast, Russia, the seventh-largest in the country by population.


Zamość

Lublin Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship#English


Euclid

From Ancient Greek Εὐκλείδης (Eukleídēs).