Rising Sun

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Ohio County, Indiana, also located in Randolph Township.


Blackwell

en-proper noun

Blackwell (countable and uncountable, plural Blackwells)

A place in the United States:
A city in Kay County, Oklahoma.

A small city in Coke County and Nolan County, Texas.


Chico

A city in Butte County, California, United States.


Fisk

Occupational surname for a fisherman, from Old English fisc or Old Norse fiskr, all from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz.

A minor city in Butler County, Missouri.


Stanhope

The British placenames are from Old English stan (“stone”) + hōp (“valley”).

A city in Iowa; named for British adventurer and writer Lady Hester Stanhope.


Fiume

Borrowed from Italian Fiume, from Latin Flūmen, from flūmen (“river”).

Christmas 1920 was not what locals had come to anticipate in Fiume, the industrial port town in the northeast corner of the Adriatic Sea.

2020, Dominique Kirchner Reill, The Fiume Crisis: Life in the Wake of the Habsburg Empire, Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 1:

(chiefly historical, potentially offensive) Synonym of Rijeka, a city in Croatia.

(historical) A former polity in Europe, between 1920–1924.


Rijeka

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Rijéka/Рије́ка (literally “river”), calqued from Latin Flūmen, from flūmen.


Arica

Uncertain. Rómulo Cúneo Vidal said that the word comes from Aymara ari (crag) + iqui (place to sleep). Manuel A. Quiroga said that the word comes from ari (phylum) + aka (tip). Carlos Auza Arce said that it comes from ari (hill) + acca (neighboring).

A commune and port city, the capital of the province of Arica, Chile.


Buin

A city and commune in Maipo province, Santiago metropolitan region, Chile.


Ajaccio

/əˈdʒæksɪəʊ/

/əˈd͡ʒæksɪoʊ/

The capital and largest city of Corsica, France.


Sopot

Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A city in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland,


Rostov-on-Don

Calque of Russian Росто́в-на-Дону́ (Rostóv-na-Donú).

cal

Росто́в-на-Дону́

A large city, the administrative center of Rostov Oblast, in southern Russia.


Rostov-na-Donu

Transliteration of Russian Росто́в-на-Дону́ (Rostóv-na-Donú).

translit

Росто́в-на-Дону́


Noonan

en-proper noun

Noonan (countable and uncountable, plural Noonans)

Anglicization of Irish Ó hIonmhaineáin, from Ionmhaineán, a given name derived from the diminutive of Ionmhain (“beloved, dear”).

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


Mudanjiang

/muːdɑːnd͡ʒiˈɑːŋ/

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 牡丹江 (Mǔdānjiāng).

Mu-tan-chiang (alternative)
Mutankiang (alternative)

A railway and a road to Harbin ran through this area. Fortifications, machine gun nests and artillery units protected the approaches to the city of Mutanchiang. The Soviets started two simultaneous assaults — against Mutanchiang, executed by the 1st and 5th Armies, and on nearby Linkou, carried out by the 59th Rifle Corps of the 1st Army along with the tanks of 75th Tank Brigade.

[2006, Andrzej M. Tomczyk, Japońska Broń Pancerna [Japanese Armor], volume 5, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 124, column 2:

Workers set up surveillance cameras at a residential compound following cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang province, China April 14, 2022.

2022 April 20, Xie Yu, Samuel Shen, “For China investors, COVID lockdowns are the clear and present danger”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-04-20, China:


Chelm

Borrowed from Polish Chełm. Doublet of holm.

The fool I am, the fool. A citizen of Chelm, an idiot, one of those characters my grandfather's legends are made of.

1999, Martha Blum, The Walnut Tree, Coteau, →ISBN, page 100:

You are the quintessential Chelmsman, Art -- indeed, you are the prince of the Sages of Chelm.

2010 January 27, "nordicskiv2" <David.L.Webb@Dartmouth.edu>, "Re: HELMsman", message-ID <6dd30c30-f7a7-4c45-b737-bf2cf44c9e49@l19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, humanities.lit.authors.shakespeare, Usenet http://google.com/group/humanities.lit.authors.shakespeare/msg/929cd7405c1a35a3

A city in Poland, known for the Jewish stories about its (mythical) stupid residents.


Manzhouli

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 滿洲里 (Mǎnzhōulǐ).

Man-chou-li (alternative)
Manchouli (alternative)
Manchuli (alternative)

The city of Manzhouli in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, a small border town near Russia, said from Wednesday it would suspend taking some non-containerised rail cargo arriving from abroad that requires manual loading and unloading, including coal and fertiliser.
The measure comes as Inner Mongolia reported a total of 41 domestically transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms on Sunday and Monday. More than half of the cases were found in Manzhouli.

2021 November 30, Roxanne Liu, Gabriel Crossley, “UPDATE 2-Chinese border cities limit rail imports amid COVID outbreak in the north”, in Christopher Cushing, Edwina Gibbs, Nick Macfie, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-05-10, Commodities News:

A city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China, on the border with Russia and Mongolia.


Abovyan

Abovian (alternative)
Apovian (alternative)
Apovyan (alternative)
Abovian (alternative)


Niš

A city, the administrative centre of Nišava district, southern Serbia.


Herndon

Herndon (countable and uncountable, plural Herndons)

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place.

A city in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States.


Turkistan

Turkistan Region
Turkistan Region#English

A city, the regional capital of the Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan.


Baikonur

From Kazakh Байқоңыр (Baiqoñyr, literally “wealthy brown”), i.e. "fertile land with many plants".

bor

A city in Kazakhstan, rented and administered by Russia, constructed to service Baikonur Cosmodrome, since 1995 also called Baikonur.


Leh

A city, the co-capital of Ladakh, India.


Amherst

Amherst
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

From either Old English elm or Old Norse almr (“elm”) + Old English hyrst (“wood”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717–1797).


Oakland

We climb up and up into the Oakland hills, high enough we can see them spreading below, strung with roads, crusted with houses, fringed with trees.

2022, Namwali Serpell, The Furrows, Hogarth, page 178:

The eighth-largest city in California, United States, and the county seat of Alameda County.

أُوكْلَانْد

the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of California

A city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.


Marchigüe

Marchihue (alternative)
Marchigue (alternative)


McDonald

A common spelling variant of MacDonald, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhòmhnaill, equivalent to "son of Donald".

A number of places in the United States:


Blaine

en-proper noun

Blaine (countable and uncountable, plural Blaines)

A city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States.


Denpasar

Borrowed from Balinese ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ (denpasar).

A city, the provincial capital of Bali, Indonesia.


Singaraja

A city, the regency seat of Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia.


Zamboanga

From Spanish Zamboanga, from Central Sama Samboangan (“mooring place”) from samboang (“mooring pole” - cognate with Malay sembuang) + place marker suffix -an, as attested in the Velarde Map (1734). A popular folk etymology may also attribute it to either Malay jambangan (“flower garden”) or Tausug jambangan (“flower garden”) from jambang (“flower pot”) + -an (“place marker suffix”), but this name has never been attested in any historical records prior to the 1960s with the place being attested usually instead as "Samboangan".

suffix

Bangsamoro Zamboanga Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Zamboanga BARMM

Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga Peninsula#English

Zamboanga City (a city in Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines)


Babbitt

en-proper noun

Babbitt (countable and uncountable, plural Babbitts)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-babbitt.wav

Saint Louis County
Saint Louis County#English

A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.


Totonicapán

Borrowed from Spanish Totonicapán, from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Pipil tutūnik (“hot”) + āpan (“river”)); calqued from K'iche' Chuwiʼ Meqʼinaʼ (“above the hot water”) or Kaqchikel Chimekʼenyaʼ (“place of hot water”).


Saidpur

From Bengali সৈয়দপুর (śōiẏdopur), Punjabi ਸੈਦਪੁਰ (saidpur), Hindi सैदपुर (saidpur) and Urdu سیدپور (saidpūr). All are ultimately bilingual compounds of Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid, “master”, specifically referring to the descendants of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad) + Sanskrit पुर (pura, “city”), named in honor of various Sayyids who settled or preached there.

der

Rangpur Division
Rangpur Division#English


Agrabad

The main commercial area of the city of Chittagong in Bangladesh


Selkirk

From Old English sǣl (“hall”) + cirice (“church”).


Caldera

A city, port, and commune in Copiapó province, Atacama region, northern Chile.


Shelbyville

From Shelby + -ville, after Isaac Shelby.

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

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

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

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

A city, the county seat of Bedford County, Tennessee, United States.


Butterworth

en-proper noun

Butterworth (countable and uncountable, plural Butterworths)

/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/

Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English butere (“butter”) + worþ (“enclosure”).
The city in Malaysia is named after William John Butterworth, Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1843 to 1855.


Syktyvkar

Borrowed from Russian Сыктывкар (Syktyvkar), from Komi-Zyrian Сыктывкар (Syktyvkar).

The capital city of the Komi Republic, Russia.


Akureyri

Norðurland eystra
Norðurland eystra#English


Norilsk

In the area of the far north, to the east of the Urals, there seem to have been a number of camps of particularly rigorous regime, which are described as of ‘complete isolation’. Only a few rumours about them have emerged, as no one seems in any circumstances to have been released. The death rate is said to have been very high. Norilsk was the centre of a group of camps more deadly than Kolyma.

1968, Robert Conquest, The Great Terror: Stalin's Purge of the Thirties, Macmillan Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 363:

A city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, second largest city north of the Arctic Circle.


Gelendzhik

Navalny's team releases investigation into Putin's 100-billion ruble ‘palace’ in Gelendzhik.

2021 January 19, Alexey Navalny, Meduza.io, retrieved 2021-01-20:

A city in southern Russia, on the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai, famous for its resorts.


Cathedral City

Riverside County
Riverside County#English

A city in Riverside County, California, United States.


Ede

A city in Gelderland province, Netherlands.


Komotini

Borrowed from Greek Κομοτηνή (Komotiní).


Kavala

Borrowed from Greek Καβάλα (Kavála), from Byzantine Greek Καβάλα (Kabála) of uncertain origin.


Alexandroupoli

From Greek Αλεξανδρούπολη (Alexandroúpoli).

bor

Αλεξανδρούπολη

A city in Greece and the capital of the Evros Prefecture in Thrace.


Poitiers

Directly borrowed from French Poitiers, Middle French Poictiers, from Old French Peitiers, from Latin Pictāva, Pictāvium, Pictāvis, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.

A city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.


Lobamba

The traditional and legislative capital of Eswatini.


Málaga

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Málaga, q.v.

Alternative form of Malaga, a port city and province of Andalusia, Spain.


Badajoz

From Spanish Badajoz, of uncertain origin but possibly from Arabic forms of Latin Pax Augusta.


Marks

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


Neustadt

en-proper noun

Neustadt (countable and uncountable, plural Neustadts)

Any of various cities and towns in Germany.

A town in Titisee-Neustadt, Baden-Württemberg.


Melitene

From Latin Melitene, from Ancient Greek Μελιτηνή (Melitēnḗ). Doublet of Malatya.

(historical) Former name of Malatya, a city in Turkey.


Clay

Clay (countable and uncountable, plural Clays)

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

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A home rule city in Webster County, Kentucky, named after Henry Clay.


Jamestown

Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:

A large number of places in the United States:

A small home rule city, the county seat of Russell County, Kentucky.

A city in Chautauqua County, New York; the largest city in the United States with this name; named after early settler James Prendergast.

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County#English

A city, the county seat of Stutsman County, North Dakota; the second-largest city in the United States with this name.

A small city, the county seat of Fentress County, Tennessee.


Goddard

* As an English surname of Norman origin, name of a 10th-11th-century German saint, from Old High German got (“God”) + harti,herti (“hard, strong”). Brought to England by Normans. Compare Gothard, Godard.
* As a French surname, variant of Gaudet.

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


Peabody

From Middle English Pebody, equivalent to pea (“peacock”) + body (“body, person”).

A minor city in Marion County, Kansas, named after F. H. Peabody, a director of the Santa Fe.

A city in Essex County, Massachusetts, named after George Peabody.


Lost Wages

From Las Vegas. The city is famously the home of many casinos, where people may lose their wages: see lost, wages.


Victoria Falls

David Livingstone
Queen Victoria
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Named by David Livingstone after Queen Victoria of England + falls.

Matabeleland North
Matabeleland North#English

A city in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe, close to the falls. Formerly a town, granted city status in 2020.


Kalmar

A small city and municipality in Kalmar County, Sweden.


Borås

A city in Västergötland, western Sweden.


Eskilstuna

A city in central Sweden, west of Stockholm.


Växjö

A city and municipality in Kronoberg County, Småland, Sweden.


Trollhättan

A city and municipality in Västergötland, western Sweden.


Skövde

A city and municipality in Västra Götaland county, Västergötland, Sweden.


Motala

A city and municipality in Östergötland County, Östergötland, Sweden.

A city in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India.


Karlskrona

Borrowed from Swedish Karlskrona, after King Charles XI of Sweden and krona (“crown”).


Skellefteå

A city and municipality in Västerbotten county, northern Sweden.


Filadelfia

The capital city of Boquerón department, Paraguay.

A district and city in Carrillo canton, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.


Caldwell

en-prop

Caldwell (countable and uncountable, plural Caldwells)

Caldwells (plural)
Caudwell (alternative)
Cauldwell (alternative)

From Old English cald (“cold”) + wielle (“well, spring”).

St. Francis County
St. Francis County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho.

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


Hitchcock

en-proper noun

Hitchcock (countable and uncountable, plural Hitchcocks)

Hitchcocks (plural)
Hiscock (alternative)

From Hitch + -cock as a medieval male diminutive suffix.

Galveston County
Galveston County#English


Nîmes

A city in Occitania, southern France, the capital of the department of Gard, formerly in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon.


Arles

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

A city in Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.


Yakima

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


Christchurch

Christ Church, Oxford
Christchurch
University of Oxford

From Christ + church.
* (English town): The English town's name is from the name of a priory established in 1094.
* (New Zealand city): The New Zealand city's name is from Christ Church, Oxford, an Oxford University college, chosen by an alumnus of the University.

A city in Canterbury, New Zealand, which is the largest in the South Island.


Perpignan

Borrowed from French Perpignan, from Latin Perpenniānum, from the given name Perpenna.

A city, the capital of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France, formerly in Languedoc-Roussillon.


Đà Nẵng

Da Nang (alternative)
Danang (alternative)


Saint-Denis

Saint-Denis, Réunion
Saint-Denis, Île-de-France

The administrative capital of Réunion region, an overseas territory of France.


Œniadæ

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οἰνιάδαι (Oiniádai).

The ſtream deſcended from the north and mount Pindus into the plain of Acarnania, and, dividing that country from Ætolia, entered the ſea by the city Œniadæ, creating continually new land.

1776, Richard Chandler, chapter LXXII, in Travels in Greece, page 280:


Œnoë

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οἰνόη (Oinóē).

Ægeus became alarmed at his success, especially as he had contracted a friendship with the Pallantidæ, who were his rivals, and he therefore caused Androgeus to be murdered at Œnoë, in Attica, as he was on his way to a sacred festival at Thebes.

1873, Thomas Henry Dyer, chapter II, in Ancient Athens: its history, topography, and remains, William Clowes and Sons, page 58:


Natchez

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


Gijón

From Spanish Gijón, from Asturian Xixón; found in medieval documents as Medieval Latin Gigia and as Old Leonese Pobla de Gigión, but further origins are unclear.

A city on the coast of Asturias, in northwestern Spain.


San Antonio

Borrowed from Spanish San Antonio, named after St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), Franciscan friar.

Places in Argentina:
A city in Misiones Province, Argentina.

Places in Chile:
A major port city in Chile.

Central Department
Central Department#English

A city in the Central Department, Paraguay.

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

Places in the United States:
A city in Pasco County, Florida.


Baleswar

Borrowed from Hindi बालेश्वर (bāleśvar).

A city in Odisha, India, on the Bay of Bengal.


Golan

Golan (countable and uncountable, plural Golans)

(historical) A city in the Middle East, generally identified with modern-day Sahm el-Jaulān in Daraa governorate, Syria.


Lae

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English


Santander

Possibly from the name of Saint Andrew (through a form Sanct Ander) or from Saint Emeterio (through forms Santemter > Santenter > Santander), a martyr whose head was brought there in the third century.

autonomous community
autonomous community

A city and port, the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain.


Segovia

Borrowed from Spanish Segovia, from Latin Segovia, from Celtiberian Segouia, from a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *segos (“victory”). Related city names include Segeda and Segontia.

Castile and León
Castile and León#English


Hepburn

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

A number of places in the United States:


Banks

Banks (countable and uncountable, plural Bankses)

Washington County
Washington County#English


Radcliffe

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


Blair

Blair (countable and uncountable, plural Blairs)

Blairs (plural)
Blaire (alternative)
Blayre (alternative)

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

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

Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County#English

A city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.


Palma

Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands#English

Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca#English

A city and port, the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain, on the island of Mallorca; in full, Palma de Mallorca.


Mendoza

A city, the capital of the province of Mendoza, Argentina.


Ávila

A city in Ávila province, Castile and León.


Alvarado

A minor city in Marshall County, Minnesota.

A city in Johnson County, Texas, named after Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico.

A city and municipality in Tolima department, Colombia.

A city and municipality in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.


Blanco

A small city in Blanco County, Texas, United States.


Linares

Linareses (plural)
Linarez (alternative)

From Spanish Linares, from linares (“flax fields”). For places outside Spain, derived from Spanish cities or from Spanish nobles bearing the name in their primary titles. As a surname mostly found in Venezuela, variously derived from all these sources.


Manson

Manson (countable and uncountable, plural Mansons)

An Anglicised version of the North Germanic (Scandinavian) name Magnuson "son of Magnus" (Swedish Magnusson, Danish Magnussen, Norwegian Magnusen, Icelandic Magnússon), using + -son.


Mashhad

Borrowed from Persian مشهد (mašhad), from Arabic مشهد (mašhad).

A city in Iran, the seat of Mashhad County's Central District, and the capital of Razavi Khorasan Province.


Liepāja

A city and port in the Kurzeme region, on the west coast of Latvia.


Rochelle

French: Nouvelle-Rochelle

Habitational or topographic name from places in France, La Rochelle, from Old French rochelle diminutive form of roche (“rock”).

A place in the United States:
A city in Wilcox County, Georgia.

A place in the United States:
A city in Ogle County, Illinois.


Langley

Langley (countable and uncountable, plural Langleys)

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

A city on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington.

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A district municipality and city therein, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.


Bam

The capital city of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran.


Dunn

Dunn (countable and uncountable, plural Dunns)

Dunns (plural)
Doyne (alternative)
Dunne (alternative)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duinn (“descendant of Donn”), a byname from donn (“brown, brown-haired”).

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Harnett County, North Carolina.


Moorhead

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


Ngerulmud

The capital city of Palau in which the government offices are located.


Lankaran

From Persian لنکران (lankarân), from Old Median *Lan(a)karan- (“the land of the Lan”). The Lan is probably a name of a Caspian tribe. See also Old Armenian Փայտակարան (Pʻaytakaran).

der

In Persia, the Russians continued their operations with so much success that they gained a large portion of the shores of the Caspian Sea, and united them to the Czar's dominion, as far as Lankaran.

1863, Edward Cust, Annals of the Wars of the Nineteenth Century, volume III:

The triumphant Persians also managed to recover the great fortress of Lenkoran, on the Caspian shore.

1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 99:


Hagåtña

The capital of Guam, a United States island territory.


Weldon

A minor city in Clarke County and Decatur County, Iowa.


Incheon

Inchon (alternative dated)
Inchŏn (alternative dated)

The South Korean Coast Guard has confirmed that on Aug. 16 it found a man stranded with a Jet Ski-type vehicle on a mud flat off the country’s west coast, near the city of Incheon. In a statement, it said the man, whom it did not identify, had been detained Sunday on suspicion of entering South Korea illegally by sea from China.

2023 August 24, John Yoon, “Escape China by Jet Ski? A Dissident Is Said to Have Planned It for Years”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-24, Asia Pacific:

South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island is situated in the Yellow Sea. It is located approximately 80 kilometres west of Incheon and 12 kilometres south of the coastline of Hwanghae Province, North Korea.

2024 January 5, “S. Korea issues evacuation orders for two of its islands as N. Korea fires more than 200 shells”, in France 24, sourced from AFP, archived from the original on 2024-01-05, Asia/Pacific:

At 8am local time, Seoul recorded about 440 micrograms per cubic meter of dust, while the nearby city of Incheon reported 349 micrograms, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration (KMA).
Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds the capital and Incheon, recorded 424 micrograms, and Gangwon Province, east of the capital region, recorded 329 micrograms.

2024 March 29, “Asian dust covers Korean peninsula, triggers air quality alert”, in EFE, archived from the original on 2024-03-30:


Gwangju

From Korean 광주(光州) (gwangju). Doublet of Kwangju.

Defense Minister Song Young-moo has been charged with a re-examination of the military's brutal repression of what is known as the Gwangju uprising, which broke out in the city of Gwangju on May 18, 1980.[…]
Events in Gwangju, 300 kilometers southwest of Seoul, were part of broader civil unrest, including protests against the presence of the US military in South Korea and student demands for democracy, minimum wages and a free press.

2017 August 24, Julian Ryall, “Can South Korea heal Gwangju uprising wounds?”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2017-08-25, Asia:

In the history of South Korea’s fight for democracy, the 1980 uprising in Gwangju stands out as one of the proudest moments. Thousands of ordinary citizens took to the streets to protest a military dictatorship, and hundreds were shot down by security forces. The bloody incident has been sanctified in textbooks as the “Gwangju Democratization Movement.”

2021 July 18, Choe Sang-Hun, “‘Historical Distortions’ Test South Korea’s Commitment to Free Speech”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-07-18:


Seongnam

Your new suit's a Mark VI, just came up from Seongnam this morning.

2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: The Armory:

An attack in the town of Seongnam near the South Korean capital of Seoul on Thursday left 13 people injured, local police said.

2023 August 3, “South Korea: Man goes on stabbing rampage near Seoul”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2024-02-01, South Korea:

Despite criticism, thousands of people have signed up for this year's blind-dating events arranged by the Seongnam city.
Seongnam Mayor Shin Sang-jin said spreading positive views on marriage would eventually help raise the birth rates, stressing that the blind-dating events are just one of many policies his city has rolled out to reverse the plunging rates.

2023 November 27, Soo-Hyang Choi, Minwoo Park, Daewoung Kim, “South Korean city turns to matchmaking to boost low birth rates”, in Josh Smith, Stephen Coates, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 2023-11-27, Asia Pacific:

A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.


Ulsan

At least 80 people were being treated for smoke inhalation from the blaze, at a 33-story building in the city of Ulsan, according to the Yonhap news agency. No deaths were immediately reported.

2020 October 8, “Fire Engulfs South Korea High-Rise, Forcing Hundreds to Evacuate”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-10-08, Asia Pacific:


Boca

Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County#English

Ellipsis of Boca Raton (“A city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States”).


Corydon

From Ancient Greek κόρυδος (kórudos, “crested lark”).

A place name used for several towns in the United States.

A small city, the county seat of Wayne County, Iowa.


Kakamega

A large town, the capital of Kakamega County, Kenya.


Klaipėda

The capital city of Klaipėda County, Lithuania.


Jūrmala

A resort city in the Vidzeme region, Latvia.


Bawku

A city, town, and municipality in northern Ghana.


Kumasi

The pastor of the largest Pentecostal church in Kumasi was stomping back and forth onstage, using his feet as exclamation marks.

2020, Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom, Viking (2021), page 190:


Crosby

Crosbie (alternative)
Crossby (alternative)
Corsby (alternative)

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

Crow Wing County
Crow Wing County#English

A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; named for mine operator George H. Crosby.

A city, the county seat of Divide County, North Dakota; named for businessman S. A. Crosby.


Creighton

en-proper noun

Creighton (countable and uncountable, plural Creightons)

A placename
A city in Missouri, United States

A placename
A city in Nebraska, United States


Crockett

A number of places in the United States:

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


Coolidge

A city in Pinal County, Arizona, named after Calvin Coolidge.

A minor city in Thomas County, Georgia, named after a railroad official.

A minor city in Hamilton County, Kansas, named after Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, president of the Santa Fe.


Cadiz

From Spanish Cádiz, from Arabic قَادِس (qādis), from Latin Gādēs, from Ancient Greek Γάδειρα (Gádeira), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤃𐤓 (gdr /gādēr, gādīr/).

Cádiz (alternative archaic)
Cadis (alternative archaic)

Meronyms: Andres Bonifacio, Banquerohan, Barangay 1 Pob., Barangay 2 Pob., Barangay 3 Pob., Barangay 4 Pob., Barangay 5 Pob., Barangay 6 Pob., Burgos, Cabahug, Cadiz Viejo, Caduha-an, Celestino Villacin, Daga, Jerusalem, Luna, Mabini, Magsaysay, Sicaba, Tiglawigan, Tinampa-an, V. F. Gustilo — barangays of Cadiz

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English

Cadiz, Negros Occidental
w:Cadiz, Negros Occidental

A city in Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Places in Spain:
A port city in Andalusia, Spain.

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


Tivoli

An ancient city in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy.


Salo

Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland#English

A city and municipality of Southwest Finland.


Schleswig

Borrowed from German Schleswig, from the Schlei, a narrow inlet of the Baltic.


Emmett

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

A city, the county seat of Gem County, Idaho.

Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County#English

A minor city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas.


Kitchener

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

A city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.


Győr

The capital city of Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary.


Szeged

A city, the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád County, Hungary.


Miskolc

A city in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary.


Salford

Salford (countable and uncountable, plural Salfords)

Salfords (plural)
Sawford (alternative surname)

From Old English sealh (“willow, sallow”) + ford (“ford”).

City of Salford
Salford (disambiguation)

metropolitan borough
metropolitan borough

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8098).


Oldham

Oldham (countable and uncountable, plural Oldhams)

Domesday Book
Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
Oldham (disambiguation)#Other meanings

Recorded as Aldehulme in the Domesday Book, the English toponym is named with Old English eald (“old”) + Old Norse holmr (“holm, islet”). Or else, the first element may be Old English Alda, a male given name, or the Cumbric/Proto-Brythonic equivalent of Welsh allt (“cliff”).

Kingsbury County
Kingsbury County#English

A minor city in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States.


Stockport

Stockport (countable and uncountable, plural Stockports)

From Old English stoc (“house, dwelling; place”) + port (“port; market town”).

der

Van Buren County
Van Buren County#English


Layton

en-proper noun

Layton (countable and uncountable, plural Laytons)

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

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city on Long Key, Monroe County, Florida.


Kimball

Kimball (countable and uncountable, plural Kimballs)

From Old Welsh Cynbel, from cyn (“chief”) + bel (“war”). Possibly also from Old English Cynebeald.

A placename
A place in the United States
A city in Minnesota

A city, the county seat of Kimball County, Nebraska.


Somerville

While at school, he worked in […] the disgusting slush of Boston’s outer suburbs. He got accustomed to driving all day to a job site, working, and then driving the winding roads and blind curves to Somerville, only to wake up and do it again the next morning.

2023, Brandon Taylor, The Late Americans, Jonathan Cape, page 98:

A small city in Burleson County, Texas, named after railroad president Albert Somerville.


Ambala

A city and district of the state of Haryana, India.


La Rochelle

/ˌla ɹɒˈʃɛl/

/ˌlɑ ɹoʊˈʃɛl/

Unadapted borrowing from French La Rochelle, from Old French rochelle (literally “little rock”).

der

A port city, the capital of Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, on the Bay of Biscay, formerly in Poitou-Charentes.


Millen

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


Hamhung

From McCune-Reischauer romanization Hamhŭng of Korean 함흥(咸興) (Hamheung).

Hamheung (alternative)
Ham-heng (alternative)

Author, editor, memoirist, Hyun isn't exactly searching for his roots. Rather, at 70, he's trying to make sense of a life that began in the industrial city of Hamhung, near the east coast of what is now North Korea, and has somehow deposited him in New York and France.

1998 July 8, Don Kirk, “A Literary Wanderer, Far From North Korea”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-05-20, Style:

Hamhung is North Korea’s second city. The birthplace of the founder of Korea’s Ri dynasty and the site of a famous battle during the Korean War, Hamhung has since developed into a spacious industrial city of around 750,000 inhabitants.

2008, Robert Willoughby, “East Coast to Tanchon”, in North Korea (Bradt Travel Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 175:

It was unusual for a North Korean woman of her status to get a higher education. But my mother was such a good scholar that she was accepted at a college in the nearby city of Hamhung. If given a choice, she would have liked to have become a doctor. But only students from better families are allowed a say in what they will study.

2015, Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom (Non-fiction), Penguin Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 33:

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had detected the launch of what it presumed were two ballistic missiles at about 8 a.m. (2300 GMT) from near Hamhung, on the east coast of North Korea.

2022 January 26, “North Korea fires two missiles as U.S. condemns flurry of tests”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2022-01-28, China:

The provincial capital of South Hamgyong Province, North Korea; the country's 2nd-largest city and 3rd-largest port.


Chongjin

There were times and places in North Korea in the mid-1990s, as a great famine wiped out perhaps 10 percent of the population, that children feared to sleep in the open. Some of them had wandered in from the countryside to places like Chongjin, an industrial town on the coast, where they lived on streets and in railroad stations.

2013 February 5, Max Fisher, “The Cannibals of North Korea”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-02-24, WorldViews:

"The North Hamgyong Provincial E-Library has 301 computers," translates Suh Byung Kim, the wiry 34-year-old guide, as the head librarian speaks Korean. "It is open every day at 10 a.m. Every person in the provincial capital Chongjin can use them," he says to a group of Westerners visiting the location.

2013 July 26, Benjamin Mack, “Behind the curtain”, in DW News, archived from the original on 2015-09-13:

Mr Fowle said he left the Bible with his name in it in a bathroom under a bin at a nightclub in the northern port city of Chongjin and hoped a Christian would find it.

2014 November 1, Tony Bonnici, “US tourist held in North Korea felt ‘compelled to leave Bible’”, in The Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-27:

“When I lived in North Korea, I never had the freedom to wear what I wanted, but I never questioned it because I didn’t know this freedom existed,” said Jihyun Kang, 31, who grew up in Chongjin, the third-largest city in North Korea.

2021 August 4, Hahna Yoon, “Tracing Freedom to a Pair of Jeans”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-08-04:

A city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, the third largest city in North Korea.


Tecumseh

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

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

A city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.


Nizhny Tagil

From Russian ни́жний (nížnij, “lower”) Таги́л (Tagíl).


Valparaíso

Borrowed from Chilean Spanish Valparaíso.

bor+

A city and port, the capital of the Valparaíso region, Chile, known for its steep cliffs, home of the national congress, and its funicular railways traveling up these cliffs.


Milwaukee

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

Perhaps from Potawatomi minwaking, or Ojibwe ominowakiing (“gathering place (by the water)”), or an Algonquin word meaning for “the good land”.

der

During the Toronto Raptors' championship run, a fan-made sign referred to the opposing Milwaukee Bucks as the "Milwaukee Bucktees," bucktee being an insult deriving from a similar word in Somali.

2019 October 13, “Toronto slang on the rise thanks to city's growing pop culture relevance”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 2022-07-06:

There was no location, really — most of the convention took place in a Milwaukee of the mind. […] Instead, the teleconvention kept a few standards (like the Bruce Springsteen–soundtracked montage) and borrowed from a grab bag of other TV formats, from talk show to cable news to reality-TV reunion special.

2020 August 18, James Poniewozik, “A D.N.C. Opening Night for the New Abnormal”, in The New York Times:

Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County#English

The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County.


Rea

A minor city in Andrew County, Missouri, United States.


Simbirsk

(historical) Former name of Ulyanovsk (till 1924), the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born Vladimir Ulyanov).


Rialto

San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County#English

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


Kollam

From Malayalam കൊല്ലം (kollaṁ), from കോ (kō, “king”) + ഇല്ലം (illaṁ, “house”).

com

A city in Kollam district, Kerala, India.


Jeddah

Jiddah (alternative)
Jidda (alternative)
Jedda (alternative)

A port city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia


Rasŏn

Borrowed from Korean 라선(羅先) (Raseon), from 라진(羅津) (Rajin) + 선봉(先鋒) (Seonbong), the two districts that form the city.

Rason (alternative)
Raseon (alternative)
Naseon (alternative)

North Korea also opened a free-trade zone in Rason, at its northeastern corner, in the 1990s.

2012 August 13, Choe Sang-hun, “North Korea Reported to Be Pursuing Industrial Project With China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2012-08-14, Asia Pacific:

The most recent surge of reform is generally dated to January 2010. In rapid succession, North Korea announced the Strategic 10 Year Plan (2011-2020) for National Economic Development, created the Taepung International Investment Group and the National Development Bank, and elevated the Rason Economic and Trade Zone (luoxian jingji maoyi qu 罗先经济贸易区) to the new status of “special city” (tebie shi 特别市).

2012, Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, “Prospects for Economic Reform in North Korea”, in China Perspectives, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-06-16:

Reuters: I just wanted to follow up on my question earlier about the transport of cargo between China and North Korea. The report talked about the transport of cargo from the Chinese city of Hunchun to the North Korean city of Rason or Luoxian. So I just want to ask whether the foreign ministry can confirm that this particular crossing is indeed open as this report describes.
Wang Wenbin: I just stated China’s position and have nothing further to share.

2023 May 25, Adam Cathcart, “Bridges, Anti-Corruption, and Minerals: Sino-North Korean Borderland News”, in Sino-NK, archived from the original on 2023-05-25, Borderlands:


Livingston

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

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

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

A city in Merced County, California, United States.


Hami

From Mandarin 哈密 (Hāmì) Wade–Giles romanization: Ha¹-mi⁴, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.

Tulufan or Turfan and Fayuan or Kucheng lie to the east of the capital. Hami, an oasis in the desert, is yet nearer the eastern boundary of the province and is an important post on the chief road into China proper.

1913, Thomas Cochrane, “Chapter XXI.”, in Survey of the Missionary Occupation of China, Shanghai: Christian Literature Society for China, →OCLC, page 332:

THE decision having been reached to send me to Sinkiang, the question arose as to how I was to get there. Urumchi can be reached from three directions ; from Kashmir in India across the Himalaya, Karakoram and Pamir to Kashgar, and thence a further journey of near a thousand miles through Eastern Turkistan to Urumchi ; from China across the Gobi desert to Hami and thence on across the T'ien Shan range to Urumchi ; and via the Trans-Siberian and Turkistan-Siberian railways through Russian Central Asia to the Chinese frontier town of Chuguchak (Ta-ch'eng) and thence by cart or motor truck across the Dzungarian steppe to Urumchi.

1937, Sir Eric Teichman, Journey to Turkistan, Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC, page 27:

The Hami melon, native to the Hami Region of Sinjiang Province, has found a new home here in Jhuangwei, Yilan. The soil downstream of the Lanyang River is great for the cultivation of hami melon because of the plentiful sunshine, excellent water system, and the local mild weather. The Hami melon was introduced to Jhuangwei in 1982.

(Can we date this quote?), “Food”, in Yilan County Government, archived from the original on 2018-03-29:

Sulaiman’s older brother Ehet, the 57-year-old director of the Tengritagh Township Teaching District in Kumul (in Chinese, Hami) prefecture, and his younger brother Ehmet, the 39-year-old head of Kumul’s Tengritagh township, have both been detained since 2018, RFA recently learned after interviewing several local officials.

2021 March 3, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “RFA Uyghur Service Editor’s Brothers Confirmed Detained by Xinjiang Authorities”, in Uyghur Service, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2021-03-04:

The new silos are clearly being built to be discovered. The most recent silo field, on which construction began in March, is in the eastern part of the Xinjiang region, not far from one of China’s notorious “re-education” camps in the city of Hami.

2021 July 26, William J. Broad, David E. Sanger, “A 2nd New Nuclear Missile Base for China, and Many Questions About Strategy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-07-26, Politics:

A city in eastern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.


Aydın

A city, the capital of Aydın Province, Turkey.


Genk

Genk (a city and municipality of Belgium).


Hyde Park

(Vermont town): Named after Jedediah Hyde, a landowner.

The name of various parks, neighborhoods, and municipalities.

A number of places in the United States:


Woodward

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

A city, the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States.


Mineralnye Vody

Borrowed from Russian Минеральные Воды (Mineralʹnyje Vody, “mineral waters”).

bor+

Минеральные Воды


Yola

The largest city and state capital of Adamawa State, Nigeria.


Sirte

From Italian Sirte under influence from French Syrte, from Arabic سِرْت (Sirt) and Latin Syrtis, from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis, “Sirte, Gulf of Sidra, Gulf of Gabes”), of uncertain origin but possibly derived from συρτός (surtós, “swept, dragged along”) from σῡ́ρειν (sū́rein, “to drag along”) in reference to the proverbially treacherous effect of the wind and waves on the area's quicksand. Doublet of syrtis.

der

Sirt (alternative)
Surt (alternative)
Sert (alternative)
Syrte (alternative)


Marne

From French Marne; in the sense of the German town and the place in Iowa named after it, from German Marne.


Costa Mesa

A city in Orange County, California, United States.


Swisher

en-proper noun

Swisher (countable and uncountable, plural Swishers)

A city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States.


Mayer

* As an English surname, variant of Mear, from the noun mere (both senses).
* Also as an English surname, from Middle English mire, a borrowing from archaic French mire (“physician”). Compare Myer.
* Also as an English name, from the noun mayor. Compare Mayor, Mair.
* As a German and Dutch surname, variant of Meyer, Myers.
* Also as a Dutch surname, variant of Maijer, from the noun maaier (“mower, reaper”).
* As a French Canadian surname, variant of Maille, itself of Breton origin, from the adjective maget (“nourished”), from Proto-Celtic *maketi (“to raise”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- (“long, to raise”).

der

A city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States.


Adak

Andreanof Islands
Andreanof Islands#English

Aleutians West Census
Aleutians West Census#English

Aleutian Islands
Aleutian Islands#English

Ellipsis of Adak Station.; A city and community in Adak, Andreanof Islands, Aleutians West Census, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States; the westernmost community with a city charter in the United States; the southernmost city in Alaska; situated next to the military base.


Elgin

en-proper noun

Elgin (countable and uncountable, plural Elgins)

US, Houston avenue; other places outside Texas

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

A city in Cook County and Kane County, Illinois.

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County#English

A tiny city in Chautauqua County, Kansas.

A small city and township in Wabasha County, Minnesota.

A minor city and township in Antelope County, Nebraska.

A tiny city in Grant County, North Dakota.

A small city in Comanche County, Oklahoma.

A city in Bastrop County and Travis County, Texas.


Cartagena

From Spanish Cartagena, ultimately from Latin Carthāgō Nova (“New Carthage”), of Punic origin, cognate to
Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “Carthage”, literally “New City”).


Monterrey

/ˌmɒntəˈɹeɪ/

/ˌmɑntəˈɹeɪ/

Borrowed from Spanish Monterrey, from Galician Monterrei, from monte (“mountain”) + rei (“king”).

A city, the capital of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico.


Medellín

A city and departmental capital of Antioquia department, Colombia; the second-largest city in Colombia


Ibadan

A city, the state capital of Oyo State, Nigeria


Kano

The largest city and state capital of Kano State, Nigeria.


Saint Louis

From French Saint-Louis, usually after King Louis IX of France (sometimes with oblique reference to later French kings named Louis). Sometimes after other places named for him. In the case of the Alsace commune, originally from German Sankt Ludwig bei Basel. In the case of the Minnesota river, thought to reference its French discoverer's recent Cross of Saint Louis, named for the French king. Doublet of São Luís.

St Louis (alternative)
St. Louis (alternative)
Saint-Louis (alternative)

...that Saint Louis smarty that thinks he dresses so fine...

1876, “Mark Twain”, in Tom Sawyer, page 156:

A city in eastern Missouri, United States, near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and formerly important in the United States' westward expansion.


Guayaquil

The capital of the state of Guayas, Ecuador, and the largest city in Ecuador.


Douala

The largest city of Cameroon, situated on the west coast.


's-Hertogenbosch

/ˌsɜɹtoʊɡənˈbɔs/

/ˌsɜːtəʊɡənˈbɒs/

A city, capital, and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.


Howell

en-proper noun

Howell (countable and uncountable, plural Howells)

From Welsh Hywel. Doublet of Huell and Powell.

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

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


Pearson

Pearson (countable and uncountable, plural Pearsons)

Pearsons (plural)
Pierson (alternative)
Peirson (alternative)

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


Nicholson

From Nicholas + -son. Doublet of Nielsen.

A number of places in the United States:


Hutchinson

Hutchinson (countable and uncountable, plural Hutchinsons)

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

A city, the county seat of Reno County, Kansas, named after founder C. C. Hutchinson.

A city and township in McLeod County, Minnesota.


Nichols

Nichols (countable and uncountable, plural Nicholses)

Nicholses (plural)
Nicholds (alternative)
Nicholls (alternative)
Nickalls (alternative)
Nickells (alternative)
Nickels (alternative)
Nickolds (alternative)
Nickolls (alternative)
Nickols (alternative)
Nicolls (alternative)

From Nichol, medieval vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the patronymic suffix -s.

Muscatine County
Muscatine County#English


Nicholls

From a medieval vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the patronymic suffix -s.

A city in Coffee County, Georgia, United States.


Walters

Faribault County
Faribault County#English

A small city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States.

A city, the county seat of Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States.


Stephens

From the given name Stephen + the patronymic suffix -s.

A minor city in Ouachita County, Arkansas.


Watkins

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Walter + the patronymic suffix -s.

A minor city in Meeker County, Minnesota.


O'Brien

desc

उपरैनगंज<alt:उपरैन(गंज)>

⇒ Hindi: उपरैन(गंज) (uprain(gañj))

Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Briain, meaning “descendant of Brian”.


O'Neill

Anglicisation of an Irish surname meaning "descendant of Niall".

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


Lynch

en-proper noun

Lynch (countable and uncountable, plural Lynchs or Lynches)

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

A home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky.


Kendrick

Kindrick (alternative)
MacKendrick (alternative)
McKendrick (alternative)
MacHendrie (alternative)

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


Chișinău

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Chișinău.

ubor

Chisinau (alternative)
Kishinyov (alternative)
Kishinev (alternative)

A municipality, the capital city of Moldova.

Kisjinau

capital city and a municipality of Moldova


Donaldson

A minor city in Kittson County, Minnesota.


Dennison

A minor city mostly in Goodhue County, Minnesota, named after landowner Morris P. Dennison.


Davison

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


Kirkland

en-proper noun

Kirkland (countable and uncountable, plural Kirklands)


Kirkwood

Kirkwood (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkwoods)

Kirkwoods (plural)
Kerwood (alternative)

From Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + wudu (“wood”).

St. Louis County
St. Louis County#English


Nickerson

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

A city in Reno County, Kansas, named after Thomas Nickerson (ATSF).


Pattison

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Patrick + -son.

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


Rawson

From a Middle English variant of the given name Ralph + -son.

A city, the capital of Chubut province, Patagonia, Argentina.


Oneida

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

Derived from Oneida Onyota'a꞉ka (“men of upright stones”).


Berry

Variant of Bury and (in dialects with Mary-marry-merry merger) Barry. The given name is also a pet form of names beginning with Ber-.

A minor city in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States.


Gates

en-prop

Gates (countable and uncountable, plural Gateses)

From gate. A topographic name for someone who lived by the gates of a medieval walled town.

A minor city in Marion County and Linn County, Oregon, United States.


Hutchins

en-proper noun

Hutchins (countable and uncountable, plural Hutchinses)

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + patronymic suffix -s.

A number of places in the United States:


Hughson

Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County#English

A city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.


Hewitt

From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.


Parthenope

From Latin Parthenopē, from Ancient Greek Παρθενόπη (Parthenópē, from παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin, virginal”) + ὄψ (óps, “voice”)).

der

Neapolis, Naples, was situated on the W. slope of Mt. Vesuvius and on the banks of the small stream Sebethus. It was founded by the Greeks of Cumae, and was named Neapolis, "New City," in contradistinction to Palaepolis, "Old City," which had been previously established, probably on the hill of Pausilypus. The name of Parthenope appears to have originally belonged to Palaepolis, but was subsequently transferred to Neapolis.

1867, William Latham Bevan, The Student's Manual of Ancient Geography..., page 567:

(historical) Former name of Naples, a port city in southwestern Italy.


Chantilly

From French Chantilly, from Medieval Latin Chantileium, ultimately from Gallo-Roman personal name in Latin Cantilius.

A city in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France, formerly in Picardy.


Fortuna

A city in Humboldt County, California, United States.


Wilmot

en-proper noun

Wilmot (countable and uncountable, plural Wilmots)

Wilmots (plural)
Wilmarth (alternative)
Wilmeth (alternative)
Wilmoth (alternative)
Wilmott (alternative)

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name William.

A minor city in Ashley County, Arkansas.

A minor city in Roberts County, South Dakota.


Gillett

From Gill + -et.
From a medieval diminutive of the given name Gill.

Gillet (alternative)
Gillette (alternative)

Guillot

equivalent surnames, from forms of William

A placename
A city in Arkansas, United States

A placename
A city in Wisconsin, United States


Bastia

A town and port, the capital of the department of Upper Corsica, Corsica, France.


Hancock

Hancock (countable and uncountable, plural Hancocks)

From Hann + cock (a medieval diminutive suffix).

Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie County#English

A minor city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

A minor city in Stevens County, Minnesota.


Hankinson

Hankinson (countable and uncountable, plural Hankinsons)

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


Hanson

Hanson (countable and uncountable, plural Hansons)

A minor city in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.


Roby

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.

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


Hobbs

Hobbs (countable and uncountable, plural Hobbses)

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.


Hobson

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

Judith Basin County
Judith Basin County#English

A minor city in Judith Basin County, Montana.


Robins

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


Alghero

Borrowed from Italian Alghero, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or Sardinian S'Alighèra, from aliga (“seaweed; rubbish”) + -era, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

der

A city and port town in the province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy.


Dickinson

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Stark County, North Dakota.

Galveston County
Galveston County#English


Drayton

en-proper noun

Drayton (countable and uncountable, plural Draytons)

From Middle English Drayton, from Old English Drægtūn (literally “town where logs are dragged”), from draġan (“to draw, drag”) + tūn (“enclosure, town”). Alternatively from Proto-Brythonic *treβ (“town, settlement”) + Old English tūn.

der

Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:

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


Townsend

en-proper noun

Townsend (countable and uncountable, plural Townsends)

Townsends (plural)
Townshend (alternative)
Townhend (alternative)
Townend (alternative)

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

Broadwater County
Broadwater County#English

A city, the county seat of Broadwater County, Montana.

A minor city in Blount County, Tennessee.


McHenry

McHenry (countable and uncountable, plural McHenrys)

McHenrys (plural)
McEndree (alternative)
McHenery (alternative)
McKendree (alternative)
McKendry (alternative)

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Éinrí, a patronymic from a Gaelicized form of the personal name Henry.

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.

A city and town in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States.

A city and village in Foster County, North Dakota, United States.


Prosser

Anglicised from Welsh ap + Rhosier, "son of Roger".

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


Aiken

Aiken (countable and uncountable, plural Aikens)

From a mostly Irish variant of Adkin and Atkin, diminutives of the given name Adam.

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


Aitkin

From a mostly Scottish variant of Adkin and Atkin, diminutives of the given name Adam.

A city, the county seat of Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.


Tonkin

Tonquin (alternative)
Tong-King (alternative)

From French Tonkin, from Vietnamese Đông Kinh (“Hanoi; its former kingdom”), from đông (“east, eastern”) + kinh (“capital”), from Middle Chinese 東京 (tuwng kjaeng), q.v.

der

(archaic) Synonym of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.


Syrte

From French Syrte, from Latin Syrtis, from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), q.v.

Alternative form of Sirte, a city in Libya.


Paphos

A city in Cyprus, known in antiquity as the birthplace of Aphrodite.


Nicopolis

From Latin Nīcopolis, from Ancient Greek Νικόπολις (Nikópolis), from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”) in honor of the Battle of Actium.

(historical) Former name of Preveza, a city in northwestern Greece that served as the provincial capital of Epirus Vetus in the Roman Empire.


Frobisher Bay

The bay is named after Martin Frobisher, and the city is named after the bay.

The former name of Iqaluit, the capital city of Nunavut, Canada.


McComb

Anglicisation of a Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname derived from a Gaelic diminutive of Thomas.


Quebec City

The capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada.

Québec

official in federal and provincial government usage


Higginson

A minor city in White County, Arkansas, United States.


Vitoria

A city in Álava, Basque Country, Spain; the capital city of the Basque Country.


Teruel

en-proper noun

Teruel (countable and uncountable, plural Teruels)

A city, the provincial capital of Teruel, Spain.


Gerona

A city in northeastern Catalonia, Spain.


Zlín

A city in southeastern Moravia, Czech Republic, on the Dřevnice River.


Karlovy Vary

administrative region
administrative region

A spa city, district, and administrative region located in western Bohemia, Czech Republic; formerly known as Karlsbad.


Děčín

A city in the northern Czech Republic, on the River Elbe.


Přerov

A city and district in Olomouc Region, Czech Republic.


Girona

/d͡ʒɪˈɹoʊnə/


Logroño

/lɒˈɡɹɒnjəʊ/

Borrowed from Spanish Logroño, of unknown origin, but most likely from Old Spanish lo (definite article) + Celtiberian gronio (“ford”).

The capital city of La Rioja, in northern Spain, on the river Ebro.


La Rioja

The capital of La Rioja province, Argentina.


Teague

From the Irish first name Tadhg. Cognate with English taig (“A Catholic”). Compare Mick and Paddy.

Freestone County
Freestone County#English

A city in Freestone County, Texas, United States.


Cartago

A city in Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.

A city and canton, the capital of Cartago province, Costa Rica.


Brissie

Brissy (alternative)
Brizzie (alternative)

(informal, Australia) Brisbane (a large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia)


Camagüey

From Spanish Camagüey, renamed after Chief Camagüebax in 1898. Both names probably derive from Taino camagua (Wallenia laurifolia).

A city in eastern central Cuba of over 300,000 people.


Cayuga

Borrowing from Cayuga gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (“they live in the big swamp”)


České Budějovice

A statutory city in the south of the Czech Republic located in the center of a valley of the Vltava River, at the confluence with the Malše.


Hradec Králové

A city in the Czech Republic, located at the west Bohemia at the confluence of the Elbe and the Orlice river.


Tabor

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

A place name:
Tábor (a city in the Czech Republic)

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Fremont County and Mills County, Iowa.


Homs

From a variant romanization of North Levantine Arabic حمص (Ḥumṣ), from Arabic حِمْص (Ḥims), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”). Doublet of Emesa.

der

Hems (alternative dated)
Hums (alternative dated)


Chartres

From French Chartres, from Latin Carnūtēs, name of a Gaulish tribe, from a Celtic root for “rock, stone”.

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

A town, the capital of Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.


Pasadena

The place name in California is claimed to be from an Ojibwe word meaning “crown of the valley”.
The town in Newfoundland is named after a farm which was named in turn for the city in California.

Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County#English

A city in Los Angeles County, California.

A place in the United States:
A city in Harris County, Texas.


West Hollywood

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


Valmiera

The largest city in the Vidzeme region, in north-central Latvia.


Toowoomba

History of Toowoomba, Queensland
Toowoomba

Uncertain; see History of Toowoomba, Queensland.

A mid-sized inland city in Queensland, Australia.


Ashby

From Old English æsċ (“ashtree”) + Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).

Ashbee (alternative)
Ashbey (alternative)

A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.


Santee

San Diego County
San Diego County#English

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


New-York

1834, The New-York Christian Messenger, and Philadelphia Universalist, volume 3, New York:

The largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey


Ségou

Loan from French Ségou, which is transcription of Bambara Segu.

A city in south-central Mali, lying 235 kilometres (146 mi) northeast of Bamako on the River Niger.


Garnett

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


Emerald City

The Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau held a contest in 1981 to find a new nickname for Seattle. The winning entry, "Emerald City", came from Sarah Sterling-Franklin of Carmel, California, whose submission described the city as "the jewel of the Northwest, the Queen of the Evergreen State, the many-faced city of space, elegance, magic and beauty." "Emerald City" is also a reference to the fictional capital of the Land of Oz in the book series by L. Frank Baum.

The Emerald City, both famous and notorious for its clouds and rain, has been forced to institute a mandatory water conservation program for the first time "in memorable history."

1987 August 4, “Seattle curbs watering”, in Deseret News:

(informal) Seattle (a city in Washington, United States)


Coatzacoalcos

From Spanish, from Classical Nahuatl; see below.

A major port city in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Formerly named Puerto México.


Melk

A city in Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria, known as the site of a massive baroque Benedictine monastery.


Bhilai

A city in Chhattisgarh, in eastern India.


Gujranwala

Borrowed from Urdu گوجْران٘وَالَہ (gujrānvālā), from Punjabi گوجرانوالہ (gujranvālā).

bor+

گوجْران٘وَالَہ

A city in Punjab, in northeastern Pakistan.


Dammam

ad-Dammam (alternative)
Ad Dammam (alternative)

Eastern Province
Eastern Province#English

The capital city of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.


Taoyuan

From Mandarin 桃園 (Táoyuán) Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻao²-yüan².

Taoyüan (alternative)
T'ao-yuan (alternative)
T'ao-yüan (alternative)

One of the first 4-H members receives an official club banner during the inaugural meeting in Taoyuan.

1953 June, Cooperative Extension Service, “4-H Clubs Thrive in Formosa”, in Extension Service Review, volume 24, number 6, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 112:

An international seminar entitled "Land Consolidation: Its Potential for New Urbanization at the Rural Fringe" began June 7 at Taoyuan in northern Taiwan.

1979 June 10, “10 nations in talks on efficient use of land”, in Free China Weekly, volume XX, number 22, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1:

Chen Shui-bian has been transferred from a detention center, in which he was held for over 700 days, to a prison in Taoyuan, right outside of Taipei.

2010 December 3, Sarah Berning, “Taiwan's ex-president formally begins 19-year jail term”, in Anne Thomas, editor, Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2023-07-16:

Unlike many influential politicians in Taiwan and elsewhere, Lu Hsiu-lien does not come from an elite family. Her father, Lu Shi-sheng, ran a medium-size shop in the city of Taoyuan in northern Taiwan, and her mother Lu Huang-chin, had more children than she could financially support.

2014, Jerome A. Cohen, Lu Hsiu-lien, Ashley Esarey, My Fight for a New Taiwan, University of Washington Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 4:

Taiwan carried out an unprecedented military drill Tuesday, a day ahead of its National Day celebrations, in Taoyuan in northern parts of the country.
The drill was attended by Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen, and President of Paraguay Mario Abdo Benitez, who is on a state visit to Taiwan until Thursday.

2018 October 9, “Taiwan conducts massive military drills ahead of National Day”, in EFE, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:

After Yu Hsin-Hsien was elected to the City Council that year in Taoyuan, a city near Taipei, mysterious strangers began inquiring about buying his Facebook page, which had around 280,000 followers. Mr. Yu, 30, immediately suspected China.

2020 January 6, Raymond Zhong, “Awash in Disinformation Before Vote, Taiwan Points Finger at China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-01-06, Technology:

A city in northwestern Taiwan, formerly a county.


Barranquilla

A city in northern Colombia; the capital of Atlántico department.


Kuwait City

Richard now briefed me on the developing situation, and suggested that I phone Saddam Hussein to try to convince him not to attack. As we spoke, Brent took a call from Bob Kimmit of the State Department and learned that our embassy was reporting shooting in downtown Kuwait City. “So much for calling Saddam,” I said, shaking my head. Brent and Richard left to find out more about what was happening.

1998, George H. W. Bush, Brent Scowcroft, A World Transformed, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 302:


Palembang

A city, the provincial capital of South Sumatra, Indonesia


Toluca

A city, the capital of the State of Mexico, in central Mexico.

A city in Marshall County, Illinois, United States.


Cochin

Former name of Kochi, a city in Kerala, India


Semarang

The capital and largest city of Central Java, Indonesia.


Asansol

A city in West Bengal, in eastern India.


Kaduna

It was out of nowhere — we’d been talking about her fishponds and catfish in Kaduna.

2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 137:

The largest city and state capital of Kaduna State, Nigeria.


Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach actually had a large landfill before it was turned into a public park.

An independent city in Virginia, in the eastern United States.


Bursa

From Turkish Bursa, from Ottoman Turkish بورسه (Bursa), from Byzantine Greek Προῦσα (Proûsa), from Ancient Greek Προυσίας (Prousías, “Prusias”) + -α (-a). Doublet of Prusa.

der

A city, the capital of Bursa Province, Turkey.


Kitakyushu

A large city in Fukuoka Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu, Japan.


Kolhapur

Borrowed from Marathi कोल्हापूर (kolhāpūr).

bor+

A city in Maharashtra, in western India.


Mbuji-Mayi

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

A city in the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo; capital of Kasai-Oriental province.


Benares

(dated) Alternative form of Varanasi, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India


Mosul

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish موصل (mosul) , from Arabic الْمَوْصِل (al-mawṣil).

The capital city of the Nineveh governorate, Iraq


Khulna

A city, the administrative center of the Khulna District, Khulna Division, in western Bangladesh.


Ciudad Juárez

Borrowed from Spanish Ciudad Juárez, named after Benito Juárez.

A city in Chihuahua, in northern Mexico.


Kozhikode

From Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ). The name probably corresponds to Ancient Greek Καλαικαρίας (Kalaikarías), mentioned by Ptolemy, of uncertain meaning. The second element is likely Sanskrit कोट (koṭa, “fortress, palace”). The first element could be from Kali, wife of Shiva, meaning "palace of Kali," or it could instead be a Dravidian name கல்லியை (kalliyai).
The anglicized variant of the name is Calicut.

der

Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ)


Calicut

From Portuguese Calicut, from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ), perhaps through Arabic قليقوط (“qālīqūṭ”).

bor

Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ)

der

Arabic قليقوط (“qālīqūṭ”)

Former name of Kozhikode., a city in Kerala, India


Mandalay

Borrowed from Burmese မန္တလေး (manta.le:).


Paisley

en-proper noun

Paisley (countable and uncountable, plural Paisleys)

From Scottish Gaelic Pàislig (“pasture”).

A small city in Lake County, Oregon, United States.


Glendale

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

af

A number of places in the United States:

A city and suburb of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.

San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley#English

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

A city, an exclave of Arapahoe County and an enclave in the City and County of Denver, Colorado.

Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County#English


Bourbon

The French Bourbon dynasty is named for the lordship of Bourbon l'Archambault. The town's name derives from Gaulish Borvo, a local Celtic deity associated with hot springs, from Proto-Celtic *borvo (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to be hot, boil”). Compare brew and fervent.
The subsidiary senses derive from the dynasty's name.


Paducah

From Spanish Padoucas, from Dhegihan Pádoka or Pádoⁿka (“Comanche”).

Padouca (alternative)
Paduca (alternative)

McCracken County
McCracken County#English

A city, the county seat of McCracken County, in western Kentucky, named for the Comanches.


Philippi

From Latin Philippī, from Ancient Greek Φίλιπποι (Phílippoi). Doublet of Filippi.

A city, the county seat of Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.


Ust-Luga

One of Russia's major ports, near Saint Petersburg.


Bushehr

Booshehr (alternative)
Bushire (alternative)

A city in Iran, the seat of Bushehr County's Central District, and the capital of Bushehr Province


Herat

From Classical Persian هَرَات (harāt), from Arabic هَرَاة (harāh), from Middle Persian [Term?] (/harēw/).

He [...] told her that Herat, the city where Mariam was born, in 1959, had once been the cradle of Persian culture, the home of writers, painters, and Sufis.

2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 5:

A city, the capital of Herat province, Afghanistan, dating back to Avestan times.


La Verne

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


La Vergne

From the French surname Lavergne. Variant of Laverne.


Romney

From a name of a village in Kent (see Old Romney), from a compound of Latin rumen (“gullet”) and Old English ēa (“river”).

Hampshire County
Hampshire County#English

A city, the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, named after Romney in Kent.


Justin

Name of early saints, Latin Iūstīnus, from Iūstus + -īnus, from iūstus (“just”).

A city in Denton County, Texas, United States, named after Justin Sherman of the Santa Fe Railway.


Gillespie

Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Gilleasbuig and Irish Giolla Easpaig, both meaning "servant of the bishop", with the second element of the names being derived from Latin episcopus.

Archibald (alternative)
Clasby (alternative)
Gillespey (alternative)
Gillaspy (alternative)

A city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.


Chittoor

Borrowed from Telugu చిత్తూరు (cittūru).

A city and district of Andhra Pradesh, India.


Nellore

Borrowed from Telugu నెల్లూరు (nellūru).


Kadapa

Borrowed from Telugu గడప (gaḍapa, “gateway”).

bor+

Cuddapah (alternative)
Cuddappah (alternative)


Ayodhya

Borrowed from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā).

A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India, on the bank of the Sarayu river.


Evanthia

From Greek Ευανθία (Evanthía) and Latin Evanthia, from Ancient Greek Εὐανθία (Euanthía, from εὐ- (eu-, “good-, well-”) + άνθος (ánthos, “blossom”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia: forming feminine abstract nouns”)). Cognate with Euanthe.

bor

(historical) Former name of Aydin, a city in southwestern Turkey.


Wiggins

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


Roubaix

Roubaix, Hauts-de-France
Roubaix, South Dakota


Marsa

Clipping of Marsa Matruh, a port city in northwestern Egypt.


Alor Star

(historical) Alor Setar (a city, the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia)


Jesselton

Named after British businessman Charles Jessel, who was vice-chairman of the British North Borneo Company (1903-1909).

named-after

The former name of Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah, Malaysia.


Kunduz

The capital city of Kunduz Province, Afghanistan.


Canfield

en-proper noun

Canfield (countable and uncountable, plural Canfields)

Canfields (plural)
Camfield (alternative)
Campfield (alternative)
Cansfield (alternative)

Two main origins:
* Habitational surname from the villages of Great and Little Canfield, in Essex, from the Old English personal name Cana + feld (“field”).
* Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Canville-les-Deux-Églises, in Normandy.

A city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States.


Bintulu

The capital city of Bintulu district, Sarawak, Malaysia


Packwood

Packwood (countable and uncountable, plural Packwoods)

From the Old English personal name Paca + wudu (“wood”).

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A city in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States.


Cahors

A town, the capital of Lot department, Occitania, France.


Seleucia

Alexander the Great
Seleucid Empire
Seleucus I

From Latin Seleucia, from Ancient Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia), from Σέλευκος (Séleukos, “Seleucus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), usually in honor of Seleucus I, founder of the Seleucid Empire which succeeded to Alexander the Great’s conquests in Syria and Central Asia. Equivalent to Seleucus + -ia. Compare Alexandria, Antioch, Ptolemais, Laodicea, Apamea. Doublet of Silifke.

Southwestern Asia
Southwestern Asia#English

(historical) Various other former cities in Southwestern Asia founded by the Seleucids, including:

Former name of Aydin, a city in southwestern Turkey.

Former name of Silifke, a city in southern Turkey.


Bakersfield

From Baker + -s- + field, after Thomas Baker, originally known as Baker's Field.

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


Bancroft

Bancroft (countable and uncountable, plural Bancrofts)

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

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.


Safed

Tsfat (alternative)
Tzfat (alternative)
Sfat (alternative)
Tsfas (alternative)
Sfas (alternative)


Waller

Translingual: Walleria

Possibly from de valler (of the valley).

A city in Waller County and Harris County, Texas, United States.


Villard

A minor city in Pope County, Minnesota, United States.


Dnepropetrovsk

Alternative form of Dnipropetrovsk, a city, the administrative center of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine (historical)


Zhytomyr

Borrowed from Ukrainian Жито́мир (Žytómyr), after a legendary Slavic prince.

A city and raion of Ukraine, municipal and regional administrative centre of Zhytomyr Oblast.


Elvas

Borrowed from Portuguese Elvas, from Old Galician-Portuguese Elvas.

A city and municipality of Portalegre district, Alentejo region, Portugal.


Estremoz

A city and municipality of Évora district, Alentejo region, Portugal.


Évora

Borrowed from Portuguese Évora, from Latin Ebora, a feminine noun derived from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew”).

A city and municipality of Évora district, Portugal.


Leiria

A city and municipality of Leiria district, Portugal.


Santarém

A city and municipality, the district capital of the district of Santarém, Portugal.

A city and municipality of Pará, Brazil.


Silves

From Portuguese Silves, from Old Galician-Portuguese Silve, from Latin Cilpe.

A city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal.


Amarante

A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal.


Angra do Heroísmo

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Angra do Heroísmo (“Bay of Heroism”).

ubor

A municipality and city on the island Terceira, Azores autonomous region, Portugal.


Kryvyi Rih

From Ukrainian Криви́й Рі́г (Kryvýj Ríh), from криви́й (kryvýj, “crooked”) + ріг (rih, “horn”).

bor

Криви́й Рі́г

affix

Krivoy Rog (alternative)
Kryvyy Rih (alternative)

A city and raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.


Cash

en-proper noun

Cash (countable and uncountable, plural Cashes)

Variant of Case. In the US adopted by German immigrants named Kirch and Kirsch.

Craighead County
Craighead County#English

A minor city in Craighead County, Arkansas; a corruption of Cache River.


Morganfield

Morganfield (countable and uncountable, plural Morganfields)

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


Aveiro

A city and municipality in Aveiro district, Portugal.


Barreiro

Barreiro (countable and uncountable, plural Barreiros)

Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Barreiro.

A city and municipality in Setúbal district, Portugal, on the south side of the Tagus opposite Lisbon.


Braga

en-proper-noun

Braga (countable and uncountable, plural Bragas)

From Portuguese Braga, Old Galician-Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari, whose name is thought to be from Proto-Celtic *Bracara.

A city in Braga district, Minho, Norte, Portugal


Bragança

Borrowed from Portuguese Bragança, from Latin Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”), from the root *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”) + *-onts (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of Brigantia.

بْرَاغَانْزَا

city in the homonymous district of Portugal

A city and municipality of Bragança district, Portugal.


Mannheim

From German Mannheim, from Old High German Mannenheim.

An independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Alabaster

A city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States.


Lefkosia

From Greek Λευκωσία (Lefkosía), from a variant of Byzantine Greek Λευκουσία (Leukousía), equivalent to λευκός (leukós, “white”) or λεύκη (leúkē, “poplar”) + οὐσία (ousía, “property, estate”), but deriving from various Ancient Greek forms including Λευτεῶν (Leuteôn), Λευκοθέον (Leukothéon), and Λευκούπολις (Leukoúpolis) adapting an early or pre-Greek name variously recorded as Λέδραι (Lédrai), Λῆδρον (Lêdron), Λεδρῶν (Ledrôn), Λήδρα (Lḗdra), etc. Doublet of Nicosia.

(sometimes offensive or proscribed) Synonym of Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.


Castelo Branco

A city and municipality of Castelo Branco district, Portugal.


Chesapeake

From Chesepiook, from Algonquin chesepiooc.
It was widely believed for a long time that "Chesapeake" means something like "Great Shellfish Bay." However, according to Blair Rudes, linguist at the University of North Carolina, the name might actually mean something like "Great Water," or it might have been simply the name of a village at the bay's mouth.

A number of places in the United States:

An independent city in south-east Virginia.


Almería

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Almería, q.v.

unadapted borrowing

Alternative form of Almeria, a city and province in Andalusia, Spain.


Abeokuta

The largest city and state capital of Ogun State, Nigeria.


Saïda

From French Saïda, from Arabic صَيْدَا (ṣaydā), from Classical Arabic صَيْدُون (ṣaydūn), from Classical Syriac ܨܰܝܕ݁ܳܢ (ṣaydon), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn /ṣīdūn/).

A port city in Lebanon, the ancient Sidon, a former city-state in Phoenicia.


Byblos

Borrowed from Latin Byblos, from Ancient Greek Βύβλος (Búblos), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl /Gebal/). Doublet of Jubail.

Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate#English

A port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon


Abingdon

A city in Knox County, Illinois, named after Abingdon, Maryland.


Chaves

From Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish Chaves, a city and castle in Portugal. Doublet of Chavez.


Coimbra

Borrowed from Portuguese Coimbra, from Old Galician-Portuguese Coimbra.

A city and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal.

قلمرية

city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal


Entroncamento

From Portuguese entroncamento, via Entroncamento.

A city and municipality in Santarém district, Portugal.


Gondomar

A city and municipality of Porto district, Portugal.


Guarda

A city and municipality of the district of Guarda, Portugal.


Horta

A municipality and city on Faial island, Azores autonomous region, Portugal.


Matosinhos

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese Matosinhos.

ubor

A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal.


Mealhada

A city and municipality in Aveiro district, Portugal.


Palencia

A city, the provincial capital of Palencia, Spain.


Tulare

From Spanish tule, itself from Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“sedge, reed”).

der

A city in Tulare County, California, United States.


Inglewood

From Old English Engla, genitive plural of Engle (“the English, the Angles”) + wudu (“woods, forest”).

But today they’re Darrell and Devante Caldwell, co-defendants in royal blue prison garb. Along with six others, the Caldwells are alleged to have botched a hit on the rapper RJ, leaving one alleged Inglewood Family Bloods member, Davion Gregory, dead and two other people injured.

2019 February 5, Torii MacAdams, “The New Generation of LA Rap Is Changing Everything”, in VICE:

A city in Los Angeles County, California.


Zamora

A city, the provincial capital of Zamora, Spain.


Burgos

Uncertain, possibly borrowed from Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐍃 (baurgs, “walled city”).

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

A city in Burgos province, Castile and León.


Albacete

/ˌɑːlbɑːˈseɪteɪ/

From Spanish Albacete, from Andalusian Arabic البسيط, from Arabic ال (al, “the”) + بسيط (basīṭ, “expanse, plain”).

Castilla-La Mancha
Castilla-La Mancha#English


Cáceres

From Spanish Cáceres, from Extremaduran Caçris.

A city, the provincial capital of Cáceres, Spain.


Mazar-i-Sharif

From Classical Persian مَزَارِ شَرِیف (mazār-i šarīf, “noble shrine”).

bor

مَزَارِ شَرِیف

A city, the provincial capital of Balkh Province, Afghanistan


Suwon

A group of anti-Park farmers who tried to drive into the capital on tractors and trucks had skirmishes with police overnight in Suwon, just south of the capital, Seoul.

2016 December 9, “South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Park”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2016-12-09, Asia:

Park Jeong-jae, a district court judge in Suwon, south of Seoul, said on Thursday in his ruling on Mr. Yoon’s case, “It was a wrong verdict based on faulty investigations.”

2020 December 17, Choe Sang-Hun, “He Spent 20 Years in Prison, Until a Serial Killer Confessed to the Crime”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-12-17, Asia Pacific:

The capital city of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.


Changwon

Borrowed from Korean 창원(昌原) (Chang'won).

Members of the group, who have not been named, also greeted North Korean athletes when the city of Changwon hosted the ISSF World Shooting Championships in 2018, according to Yonhap News, and were seen waving flags promoting the unification of the peninsula.

2023 February 13, Julian Ryall, “South Korea steps up efforts to root out the North's agents”, in DW News, archived from the original on 2023-02-13, Politics:


Faisalabad

/fɑːɪsɑːlˌbɑːd/

From Urdu فیصل آباد (faisal ābād), named after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. Romanized form Faisal + -abad.


Rajshahi

Rajshahi District
Rajshahi District#English

Rajshahi Division
Rajshahi Division#English

A large city in the Rajshahi District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh; the capital of the Rajshahi District; the capital of Rajshahi Division.


Huesca

A city, the provincial capital of Huesca, Spain.


Neapolis

From Latin Neapolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from νέα (néa, “new”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”). Equivalent to neo- + -polis. Doublet of Nabeul, Nablus, Naples, Napoli, and Neapoli.

doublet

Neapolis, Naples, was situated on the W. slope of Mt. Vesuvius and on the banks of the small stream Sebethus. It was founded by the Greeks of Cumae, and was named Neapolis, "New City," in contradistinction to Palaepolis, "Old City," which had been previously established, probably on the hill of Pausilypus... Neapolis was conquered by the Samnites in b.c. 327, and passed into the hands of the Romans in 290; it retained its Greek character under them, and hence became a favourite resort of the Romans before the end of the Republic.

At Neapolis there was chaos as those who could flee Roma came to this port seeking escape.

1987 October, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, chapter 1, in A Flame in Byzantium, New York, N.Y.: Tor, →ISBN, part I (Belisarius), page 4:

(historical) Former name of Naples, a port city in southwestern Italy.

Although we have no written evidence to confirm that Neapolis was a Thrasian colony, there can be no doubt that it was. It was so named by the colonists in order, probably, to denote that it was for them a 'new city', as opposed to their 'old' one on Thrasos... Neapolis seems to have severed all dependence on Thrasos very quickly.

2008, Michalis Twerios, "Greek Colonization of the Northern Aegean", Greek Colonisation: An Account of Greek Colonies and Other Settlements Oversees, Vol. II, p. 81

(historical) Former name of Kavala, a port city in northern Greece.

... 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:

(historical) Former name of Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, generally recognized as part of the Ukraine, but currently controlled by Russia.

(historical) Former name of Nabeul, a port city on the Cap Bon Peninsula in Tunisia.


Brașov

A city, the county seat of Brașov County in Transylvania, in central Romania.


Constanța

A city, the county seat of Constanța County, Romania.


Huelva

Borrowed from Spanish, from Latin Onuba or Onoba, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤍𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ʿnʿ bʿl, “Baal's fortress”), through Arabic وَلْبَة (walba).


Târgu Mureș

/ˌtɜːrɡuː ˈmʊərɛʃ/


Shusha

From Azerbaijani Şuşa and Russian Шуша́ (Šušá), ultimately from Armenian Շոշ (Šoš), the name of a nearby Armenian village whose inhabitants were resettled in Shusha upon founding.

Shushi (alternative)
Shoushi (alternative)


Makassar

From Dutch Makassar, from Portuguese Macáçar, from Malay Mengkasar, from Makasar Mangkasaraʼ.

The capital and largest city of South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia.


Burns

en-proper noun

Burns (countable and uncountable, plural Burnses or Burns)

⇒ Translingual: Burnsius

* As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Burnis, Burnes, Burnhouse, containing the noun burn (“stream”).
* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Burn or Barnes.
* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Broin, see Byrne.
* As a Jewish surname, Americanized and shortened from Bernstein.

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

A city, the county seat of Harney County, Oregon.


Porter

en-prop

Porter (countable and uncountable, plural Porters)

French: Porter

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

der

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

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

Yellow Medicine County
Yellow Medicine County#English

A minor city in Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County, Minnesota.


Bishop

en-prop

Bishop (countable and uncountable, plural Bishops)

en:Bishop (artillery)
en:Bishop (disambiguation)
en:Bishop (surname)

A city in Inyo County, California; named for nearby Bishop Creek, itself named for early settler Samuel Addison Bishop.

A city in Nueces County, Texas; named for landowner F. Z. Bishop.


Slater

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

Slator (alternative)
Slatter (alternative)

A number of places in the United States:


Shepherd

en-proper noun

Shepherd (countable and uncountable, plural Shepherds)

Shepherds (plural)
Shepard (alternative)
Shephard (alternative)
Sheppard (alternative)
Shepperd (alternative)

San Jacinto County
San Jacinto County#English


Walton

Variously from Old English weall (“wall”) or wealh (“Celt, Welshman”) + tūn (“settlement”)

Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.

A city in Boone County and Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.


Barrett

en-prop

Barrett (countable and uncountable, plural Barretts)

Barretts (plural)
Barret (alternative)
Barritt (alternative)

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

der

A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.


Snyder

en-proper noun

Snyder (countable and uncountable, plural Snyders)

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


Shelton

From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Skelton.

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A city in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

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


Stroud

A city in Creek County and Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States.


Stark

Stark (countable and uncountable, plural Starks)

* As a Scottish and English surname, from the adjective stark.
* As a Jewish, German, and Swedish surname, from stark (“strong”), related to the above. This surname also appears in Czech and Slovak as Štark.


Taft

Taft (countable and uncountable, plural Tafts)

A city in Kern County, California, named after William Howard Taft, as are some other places.

San Patricio County
San Patricio County#English


Truman

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

A place in the United States:
A city in Martin County, Minnesota.


Tuttle

A minor city in Kidder County, North Dakota.


Bagley

Clearwater County
Clearwater County#English

A small city, the county seat of Clearwater County, Minnesota.


Baird

Baird (countable and uncountable, plural Bairds)

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


Biggs

Biggs (countable and uncountable, plural Biggses)

A city in Butte County, California, United States.


Bosworth

Bosworth (countable and uncountable, plural Bosworths)

From Old English boswurþ (“cattle enclosure”), from *bōs (attested in derivative bōsih, bōsiġ, bōsg (“cattle-stall”)) + wurþ, weorþ, worþ (“an enclosed place”). See also boose.

der

A city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States.


Boone

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


Burleson

A city in Johnson County and Tarrant County, Texas, United States, named after Rufus Columbus Burleson.


Carver

From Middle English Carver, Kerver, Kervor, Kervour, Kervoure, Kervere, from Middle English carver, kervere (“carver, wood-cutter, sculptor”). More at carver.

A city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States.


Crane

en-proper noun

Crane (countable and uncountable, plural Cranes)

* As an English surname, from the noun crane.
* As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Krane.
* As a German surname, adaptation of Krahn and Krahnich.

Crane (surname)
Crane#Places
River Crane

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


Cranston

Cranston (countable and uncountable, plural Cranstons)

From the genitive form of Old English cran (“crane”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Providence County
Providence County#English

A city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.


Erskine

Erskine (countable and uncountable, plural Erskines)

Erskine (disambiguation)
Erskine (surname)

A city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States.


Farley

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farnley.

A city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States.


Foley

Foley (countable and uncountable, plural Foleys)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Foghladha (“descendant of Foghlaidh”), a byname from foghlaí (“plunderer, pillager, marauder, robber”).

der

A city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.

A city, the county seat of Benton County, Minnesota, United States.

A city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.


Foreman

Forman (alternative)
Fourman (alternative)

Little River County
Little River County#English

A small city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States.


Hartley

en-proper noun

Hartley (countable and uncountable, plural Hartleys)

From Old English heorot (“hart, stag”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hart + -ley (“lea”).

A city in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States.


Hurst

Williamson County
Williamson County#English

A minor city in Williamson County, Illinois.

A place in the United States:
A city in Tarrant County, Texas.


Heath

Heath (disambiguation)#Places
Heath (name)

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Rockwall County and Kaufman County, Texas.


Holbrook

Holbrook (countable and uncountable, plural Holbrooks)

Holbrooks (plural)
Halbrook (alternative)
Halbrooks (alternative)

From Old English hol (“hole; hollow, sunken”) + brōc (“stream, brook”).

der

A city, the county seat of Navajo County, Arizona.


Horton

en-proper noun

Horton (countable and uncountable, plural Hortons)

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


Hurley

From Old English hyrne (“corner”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

A locale in the United States:
A minor city in Stone County, Missouri.

A minor city in Turner County, South Dakota; named for railroad engineer R. E. Hurley.

A city, the county seat of Iron County, Wisconsin; named for attorney M. A. Hurley.


Goodman

A place in the United States:
A city in McDonald County, Missouri.


Guthrie

Guthrie (countable and uncountable, plural Guthries)

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

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


Inman

McPherson County
McPherson County#English

A small city in McPherson County, Kansas.

Spartanburg County
Spartanburg County#English

A small city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.


Lockwood

Lockwood (countable and uncountable, plural Lockwoods)

From Old English loc (“lock; enclosure, fold”) + wudu (“wood”); analysable as lock + wood.


Newtown

A locale in the United States.
A city in Missouri.


Hargeisa

A large city in Somalia, capital of the unrecognised state of Somaliland.


Lubumbashi

Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo

A large city in the Democratic Republic of Congo.


Port Harcourt

The Floodes’ house was one of the many colonial-style buildings on the Port Harcourt waterfront, where most of the wealthy expatriate oil workers lived.

2010, Helon Habila, Oil on Water, AudioGO (2011), page 120:

Tamunowari Tetenta, a 20-year-old mechanical engineering student, says he has attempted to register for his NIN on nine different occasions in Port Harcourt, a city southeast of Lagos.

2021 February 10, Eoin McSweeney, “As Covid-19 cases rise in Nigeria, a government policy is creating crowds and chaos”, in CNN:

The largest city and state capital of Rivers State, Nigeria.


Maiduguri

– They said she transferred to another university in the north, Zaria or Maiduguri, and completed her studies.

2010, Helon Habila, Oil on Water, AudioGO (2011), page 66:

The largest city and state capital of Borno State, Nigeria.


Port

Archaic form of Porto (A city in Portugal)


Maynard

en-proper noun

Maynard (countable and uncountable, plural Maynards)

From a given name, Norman Mainard, borrowed from Old Dutch meginhard from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“might”) + *harduz (“hard, strong”)

af

A minor city in Chippewa County, Minnesota.


Meade

en-proper noun

Meade (countable and uncountable, plural Meades)

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

A city, the county seat of Meade County, Kansas; named for army officer George Meade.


Shiloh

From Biblical Hebrew שִׁילֹה \ שִׁלֹה (shiló).

bor

שִׁילֹה \ שִׁלֹה

Shiloh
Shiloh (biblical city)
Shiloh (given name)

A number of places in the United States:


Noble

Cleveland County
Cleveland County#English


Mullins

en-proper noun

Mullins (countable and uncountable, plural Mullinses)

A city in Marion County, South Carolina, United States.


Orr

St. Louis County
St. Louis County#English

A minor city in St. Louis County, Minnesota.