Hackney

The senses "a horse" and "(a means of transport) available for hire" derive from the fact that many horses were kept for hire in the London borough of Hackney.
The place name is from Old English Hacan ieg "Hacan's Isle" (or "Hook's Island"), referring to dry land in a marsh.

A town in eastern London, England, within this borough (OS grid ref TQ3584).


Irene

Borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”), name of a goddess of peace, of early Christian saints, and of an 8th-century Byzantine empress. Doublet of Eirini.

A city and town in South Dakota, United States.


Luke

From Latin Lūcās, from Koine Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

Luk. (alternative)
Lk (alternative)
Luc. (alternative)

כרוזותא דלוקא

Kārōzūtā’ d'Lūqā’

ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܐ

Kārōzūtā’ d'Lūqā’

Soiscéal Naofa Íosa Críost de réir Lúcáis

A town in Maryland, United States; named for papermaker William Luke.


Sophia

Holy Wisdom
Sophia
Sophia of Rome
sophia (wisdom)

Chiefly from Latin Sophia, from Ancient Greek Σοφία (Sophía), from σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”), especially in reference to holy or divine wisdom under the influence of Biblical Hebrew חוכמה (khokhmá), to the early martyr St. Sophia, and to many figures of European royalty and nobility. Also used as a calque for the many cognate forms, such as Italian Sofia, Ukrainian Софі́я (Sofíja), Russian Софи́я (Sofíja), Polish Zofia, etc. Doublet of Sofia.

Sofia (alternative)
Sofya (alternative)
Sofiya (alternative)
Sofija (alternative)

A town in West Virginia, United States; named for early resident Sophia McGinnis.


Boston

→ Abenaki: Pastonki, pastoni

→ Klamath-Modoc: basdin

→ Lushootseed: pastəd

→ Mohawk: Wáhston

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

A town and borough in Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3244).

A number of places in the United States:

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

A town in New York; named for the city in Massachusetts.


Ulster

/ɔ̈ls.t̪͆əɹ/

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

A town in Ulster County, New York, United States.


Arthur

From the name of the legendary king, from Middle English Arthure, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, probably from Middle Welsh arth (“bear”).
Other suggestions include Old Welsh arth (“bear”) and ur (“man”), or a Latinized (Romano-British) name; compare Latin Artorius, itself possibly of Etruscan origin, or more likely Messapic-Illyrian related to Proto-Albanian *artsa (“bear”).


Carolina

en-proper noun

Carolina (countable and uncountable, plural Carolinas)

Latin: carolinianus (New Latin)

Latin: carolinensis (New Latin)

From Latin Carolus (“Charles”) + -ina (feminine diminutive suffix).
The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England.

af

(uncountable) A placename:
A town in Alabama.

(uncountable) A placename:
A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

A town in San Miguel department, El Salvador


Columbia

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

Several places in the United States.
A town in Houston County, Alabama.

Several places in the United States.
A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.

A town, the parish seat of Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.

Washington County
Washington County#English

Several places in the United States.
A town in Washington County, Maine.

Several places in the United States.
A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.

Several places in the United States.
A town in Herkimer County, New York.

A town, the county seat of Tyrrell County, North Carolina.


Viking

Borrowed from Old Norse víkingr (“Viking”). Already in Old English as wīċing and Old Frisian wītsing, but assumed extinct in Middle English and borrowed anew in the 19th century; any survivals in dialect through the Middle Ages are unknown.
Old Norse víkingr itself is from Old Norse vík (“inlet, cove, fjord”) + -ingr (“one belonging to, one who frequents”) (the -r is the nominative desinence). Thus, “one from or who frequents the sea’s inlets”.
The Old English and Anglo-Frisian form, existing since at least the eighth century, could also have been derived from or influenced by Old English wīc (“camp”), on account of the temporary encampments which were often a prominent feature of the Vikings’ raids.
Others proposals were made, like e.g. deriving víkingr from the root related to the verb víkja or deriving both English and Old Norse words to *wīkingaz related to víkja or wīc.


Russell

→ Translingual: russelianus

→ French: Russell

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

Roussel (alternative)
Rowsell (alternative)
Russel (alternative)

census-designated place
census-designated place

A town and census-designated place therein, in Hampden County, Massachusetts.

St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County#English

A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.

Sheboygan County
Sheboygan County#English

A small town in the Far North District of Northland, New Zealand.


Vernon

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

A town in Eure department, Normandy, France.

A town in Connecticut; named for George Washington's home, Mount Vernon.

A town, the county seat of Jennings County, Indiana, also located in Vernon Township.

A locale in the United States.
A town and village in New York.

A town in Utah; named for early settler Joseph Vernon.

A town in Vermont; named for Mount Vernon.

A locale in the United States.
A town in Wisconsin.


Scott

en-proper noun

Scott (countable and uncountable, plural Scotts)

Scotts (plural)
Scot (alternative)
Scottie (alternative)
Scotty (alternative)

Tramping Lake No. 380
Tramping Lake No. 380#English

A town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A number of places in the United States:

A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.

A small town in Columbia County, Wisconsin.

A small town in Crawford County, Wisconsin.

A small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.


Francis

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

bor

(used only as equivalent to French François) Francés

A town in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality.

A placename
A town in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.

A town in Summit County, Utah, United States.


Marvin

From Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mer (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).

Mervin (alternative)
Mervine (alternative)
Mirfin (alternative)

A small town in Grant County, South Dakota.


Lynn

A town in Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana.


Durham

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

An outback town in Queensland, Australia.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut; named for the city in England.

Androscoggin County
Androscoggin County#English

A town in Androscoggin County, Maine; named for County Durham, England.

Strafford County
Strafford County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Strafford County, New Hampshire.

A town in Greene County, New York; named for the town in Connecticut.


Sam

A town in Bourzanga department, Bam, Burkina Faso.


Owen

A place name:
A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Jackson

en-proper noun

Jackson (countable and uncountable, plural Jacksons)

Jacksons (plural)
Jaxon (alternative)
Jaxson (alternative)
Jaxxon (alternative)
Jaxon (alternative)
Jaxson (alternative)
Jaxxon (alternative)

⇒ Translingual: Jacksonaster

A number of places in the United States:

Northampton County
Northampton County#English

A town, the county seat of Northampton County, North Carolina.

A town, the county seat of Teton County, Wyoming.

A placename:
A town in Queensland, Australia.


Frederick

From German Friedrich, Friederich and influenced by Latin Friderīcus, Frederīcus, from Old High German Fridurih, from Frankish *Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks (“peace king, peaceful ruler”).


Patrick

en-prop

Patrick (countable and uncountable, plural Patricks)

[ˈpʰæ.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪk̚]

From Middle English Patrick, from Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint. Doublet of Paddy.

A town in South Carolina, United States; named for railroad official John T. Patrick.


Daventry

A market town and civil parish of Northamptonshire, England.


Kermit

Variant of English and Manx Kermode, cognate with Irish Mac Diarmata (“son of Dermot”). Popularized in the US by the naming of Kermit Roosevelt (after a Manx ancestor). The computing sense is named after the Sesame Street character, but later provided with a backronym ("KL10 Error-Free Reciprocal Microprocessor Interchange over TTY").

A town in West Virginia, named after Kermit Roosevelt.


Weybridge

/ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ/

A town in Elmbridge borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0764).


Lewis

en-proper noun

Lewis (countable and uncountable, plural Lewises)

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

A town in Essex County, New York; named for Morgan Lewis, 3rd Governor of New York.

A town in Lewis County, New York; named for its county, itself for Morgan Lewis.

A town in Essex County, Vermont; named for landowners Nathan, Sevignior and Timothy Lewis.


Williams

Williams (countable and uncountable, plural Williamses)

威廉姆斯

transliterations of the English surname "Williams"

A placename.
A place in the United States:
A town in South Carolina.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A town in Western Australia; named for the nearby Williams River.


Alfred

→ Danish: Alfred

Esperanto: Alfredo

Faroese: Alfred

→ Finnish: Alfred

French: Alfred

→ German: Alfred

Greek: Αλφρέδος (Alfrédos)

Italian: Alfredo

Norman: Alfred

→ Norwegian: Alfred

Portuguese: Alfredo

desctree

Spanish: Alfredo
Cebuano: Alfredo
Tagalog: Alfredo

→ Swedish: Alfred

From Middle English Alfred, from Old English Ælfrǣd, from ælf (“elf”) + rǣd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfredo and Avery.
The modern pronunciation with /f/ is a spelling pronunciation; the name in Old English was pronounced with [v], as shown in its Middle English descendant Alured (in which u stands for modern v).

A town, the county seat of York County, Maine, United States.

A town in Allegany County, New York, United States.


Franklin

en-prop

Franklin (countable and uncountable, plural Franklins)

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

named-after

A town and village in Delaware County, New York.

A town, the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina.

A number of places in the United States:

Pendleton County
Pendleton County#English

A town, the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia.

A town and unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.

Manitowoc County
Manitowoc County#English


Taylor

Tailor (alternative)
Tayler (alternative)

A town in Geneva County and Houston County, Alabama; named for an early settler family.

A town in Navajo County, Arizona; named for John Taylor, 3rd President of the LDS Church.

Lafayette County
Lafayette County#English

A town in Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for early settler John Taylor.

A town in Cortland County, New York; named for Zachary Taylor.


Charlotte

From French Charlotte in the 17th century, a female diminutive form of Charles, from Middle High German Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. The civil parish is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

coin

A town, the county seat of Dickson County, Tennessee, United States.


Lawrence

en-proper noun

Lawrence (countable and uncountable, plural Lawrences)

Lawrences (plural)
Lieurance (alternative)

A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.

A town in Clarence Valley council area, New South Wales, Australia.

A small town in Otago, New Zealand, named after Henry Montgomery Lawrence.


Davis

en-prop

Davis (countable and uncountable, plural Davises)

A small town in Turner County, South Dakota; named for an early settler.

A town in Tucker County, West Virginia; named for senator Henry Gassaway Davis, or his family.


Allen

en-proper noun

Allen (countable and uncountable, plural Allens)

Allens (plural)
Alan (alternative)
Allan (alternative)
Alen (alternative)

A town in Hughes County and Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.


Bruce

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

A town and locality north of Adelaide, South Australia.


Harvey

en-prop

Harvey (countable and uncountable, plural Harveys)

From Haerviu, name of a Breton saint, from Old Breton hoiarn (“iron”) + viu (“blazing”). Cognate with modern Breton Haerviu.
In Ireland, used as an anglicisation of Irish Ó hAirmheadhaigh and Ó hEarchaidh.
The civil parish in New Brunswick is probably named in honour of British colonial administrator John Harvey (1778 - 1852).

A town in the South West region, Western Australia, named after the Harvey River.


Hamilton

en-proper noun

Hamilton (countable and uncountable, plural Hamiltons)

Translingual: ℍ

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

咸美頓

name of various cities in English-speaking countries

South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire#English

A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland; named for the Clan Hamilton.

A town in Tasmania, Australia; named for early settler William Henry Hamilton.

Places in Australia:
A town in Victoria, Australia.

A town in Steuben County and DeKalb County, Indiana.

A town in Essex County, Massachusetts; named for Alexander Hamilton.

A town and village in New York; named for Alexander Hamilton.

A small town in Martin County, North Carolina.

A small town in Loudon County, Virginia; named for local businessman Charles Bennett Hamilton.

A small town in Skagit County, Washington; named for early settler William Hamilton.

La Crosse County
La Crosse County#English

A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin; named for Hamilton College in New York.


Wesley

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

A town in Washington County, Maine, named after John Wesley.

A town in Eastern Cape province, South Africa.


Darlington

/ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/

-ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋtən

From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dearthingtun, supposedly “the settlement of Deornoth’s people”, from an unclear root + -ing + tūn. Compare Old English dīerling. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.

A large market town in County Durham, England.

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Indiana; named for the town in England.

A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, which surrounds the city.

A number of places in Australia:
A town in Victoria.


Jerome

From the Old French vernacular form of the saint's name Hieronymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos). Doublet of Hieronymus.


Donald

Donald (countable and uncountable, plural Donalds)

⇒ Translingual: donaldtrumpi

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall and reinforced by Medieval Latin Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos (“prince / chief of the world”). Doublet of Domhnall.

der

A town in the Shire of Buloke, western Victoria, Australia.


Stanley

From places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone + -ley (“lea”).
* The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stanisław, Stanislav and related names.
The coastal town in Hong Kong is named after Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.

named-after

Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:

A town, the capital of the Falkland Islands, also known as Port Stanley.

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English

A small town in Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.

A small town near Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.

From Central, hop on a double-decker bus (No. 6, 6X or 66) to the former fishing village of Stanley (about 8 Hong Kong dollars one way). The ride will take you from the commercial district, over the hills (or through a tunnel), to the South Side, a residential area with splendid beaches, Riviera-style corniches and wide-open views of the South China Sea.

2007 April 8, Ann M. Morrison, “36 Hours in Hong Kong”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2012-04-22, Travel:

As you stroll through the streets of Stanley, you’ll be mesmerised by its rich history. This charming small town holds a significant place in Hong Kong’s past, as it was the earliest administrative centre for the British government before the bustling Central District, formerly known as Victoria City, was established.

2024 January 11, “Stanley: where timeless elegance meets modern luxury”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-11, Lifestyle:

A coastal town and area of Southern district, Hong Kong region

A town in Gaston County, North Carolina.


Adrian

From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria.


Hastings

The placename in England is derived from the Old English tribal name Hæstingas (“Hæsta's people, the family/followers of Hæsta”), which was later transferred to their settlement.
The family name has two possible sources:
* from the place name
* a patronymic surname derived from the Anglo-Norman personal name Hasten(c), Hastang
The later place names in other countries are named either after people with that family name, or after the town of Hastings in England.

A town and borough in East Sussex, England.

A town in Oswego County, New York, named after Hastings Curtiss.

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A town in Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.

A town in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.

Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula#English


Alvin

From Old English Ælfwine, made up of ælf (“elf”) + wine (“friend”).

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Forest County, Wisconsin, named after Baptist minister Alvin Spencer.


Westminster

From the abbey of Westminster; from Middle English Westmestre; equivalent to west + minster.

City of Westminster
Westminster (disambiguation)

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

A number of places in the United States:

A town and village in Windham County, Vermont.


Richmond

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

A common place name (Richmonds on Wikipedia):

A town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales.

City of Hawkesbury
City of Hawkesbury#English

A town and locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland.

Shire of Richmond
Shire of Richmond#English

A town in south-west Greater London (properly Richmond upon Thames) (OS grid ref TQ1875).

Richmond upon Thames
Richmond upon Thames#English

A market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1701).

A market town in Saint Mary parish, Jamaica.

A town in the north of the South Island, New Zealand, headquarters of Tasman district.

A town in the Karoo region, Northern Cape, South Africa.

A town and census-designated place in Sagadahoc County, Maine.

census-designated place
census-designated place

Sagadahoc County
Sagadahoc County#English

A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Berkshire County
Berkshire County#English

A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.

Washington County
Washington County#English

Chittenden County
Chittenden County#English

St. Croix County
St. Croix County#English

A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.


Hughes

A place in the United States:
A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.


Herbert

→? Cebuano: Herbert

From Old French Herbert, from Frankish *Hari-bercht, from a Proto-Germanic source *Harjaberhtaz, from *harjaz (“army”) + *berhtaz (“bright”).

A small town in North Otago, New Zealand.

A town in the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Cheyenne

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Borrowed from French Cheyenne, from Dakota šahíyena, from Dakota šaia (“to speak incoherently”), from Dakota ša (“red”) and Dakota ya (“to speak”).

Roger Mills County
Roger Mills County#English

A town, the county seat of Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States.


Mehran

From Persian مهران (mehrân), from Middle Persian mtrʾn (mihrān). Related to Persian مهر (mehr) and Mithra.


Ludlow

en-proper noun

Ludlow (countable and uncountable, plural Ludlows)

Ludlow
Ludlow (disambiguation)
River Teme

From the Old English rivername Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174).

Aroostook County
Aroostook County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.


Llandovery

From Welsh Llanymddyfri (literally “church near the waters”).

bor

A market town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN7634).


Shirley

English place name from Old English sċīr (“county”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to shire + -ley (“lea”). More at shire, leigh.

Sherley (alternative)
Shurley (alternative)

A town in Warwickshire, and a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP1278).

Various places in the United States:
A town in Van Buren County, Arkansas.

Van Buren County
Van Buren County#English

A town in Hancock County and Henry County, Indiana.

Various places in the United States:
A town in Piscataquis County, Maine.

Piscataquis County
Piscataquis County#English

A town and census-designated place in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English


Irving

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


Sunderland

From sunder + -land (see Wikipedia article for further etymological information).

A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, named after Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland.

Bennington County
Bennington County#English

A place in the United States:
A town in Bennington County, Vermont.


Wayne

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

A town, the county seat of Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.


Lloyd

en-proper noun

Lloyd (countable and uncountable, plural Lloyds)


Kelly

en-prop

Kelly (countable and uncountable, plural Kellies)

Kellies (plural)
Kelley (alternative)
Kelli (alternative)
Kellie (alternative)

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Gregory

en-proper noun

Gregory (countable and uncountable, plural Gregorys)

→ French: Grégory

→ Hawaiian: Kelekolio

→ Maori: Kerekori

/ˈɡɹɛɡ(ə)ɹi/

Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “awaken, arouse”).

der

A small town on the Gregory River in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A small town and port in the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia.


Napoleon

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


Keith

en-proper noun

Keith (countable and uncountable, plural Keiths)

* As a Scottish surname, from the placename in Moray, Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic Cèith, meaning "wood" or "from the battleground," which is probably borrowed from Pictish *ᚉᚓᚈ (cēt) meaning "wood", or a forest, from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd.
* As a German surname, from Middle High German kit (“sprout, offspring”) (compare kint).

der

A town in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ4250).

A placename.
A town in south-east South Australia.


Pisgah

From Biblical Hebrew פסגּה (Piṣgāh), a name for the peak of Mount Nebo, meaning literally “top of a mountain; summit”.

A town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.


Arnold

From a French version of a Germanic name, from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) + *waldą (“power”). For the first part of the word doublet of erne, -ornis, and ornitho-.
Compare the Latin male given name and cognomen Aquila, and female given name Aquilīna (whence Russian Акули́на (Akulína)), related to aquila (whence eagle).

A market town in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5945).

A small town in the Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia.


Dennis

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

Barnstable County
Barnstable County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A town and census-designated place therein, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.


Raymond

en-proper noun

Raymond (countable and uncountable, plural Raymonds)

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

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

Rockingham County
Rockingham County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

A small town in Clark County, South Dakota.

A town in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada.


Katherine

Katherine
Katherine River
Katherine, Northern Territory

/ˈkæθ(ə)ɹɪn/

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

A town and local government area (the Town of Katherine) in the Northern Territory, Australia.


Stonewall

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From stone + wall. The drink is so named because its effect is likened to running into a stone wall. The riots take their name from the Stonewall Inn where they began (in the 1840s, the property was called Bonnie's Stone Wall, later renamed to Bonnie's Stonewall Inn, then the Stonewall Inn Restaurant, and then the Stonewall Inn). The Confederate general acquired his nickname after a battle in which, while other troops were in motion, fellow general Barnard E. Bee observed "there stands Jackson like a stone wall" (either resolutely, or unhelpfully). The chess setup is so named because it is a solid formation which is hard to overrun by force, like a stone wall.

Any of several places:
A town in Manitoba, Canada.

Any of several places:
A town in Louisiana.

Any of several places:
A town in Mississippi.

Any of several places:
A town in North Carolina.

Any of several places:
A town in Oklahoma.


Brooklyn

→⇒ Latin: brooklynensis

/ˈbɹʷʊk.ɫɪn/

[ˈbɹ̠ʷʊ̠kɫ̪ɪ̈n]

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

A town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States.

A small town in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.

A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.

Green Lake County
Green Lake County#English

A small town in Washburn County, Wisconsin.


Peterborough

From Peter + borough, referring to Saint Peter the Apostle. Doublet of Petersburg.

A town on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia.

Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County#English

A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.


Ajax

From Latin Aiāx, from Ancient Greek Αἴας (Aías).

In relative terms, the history of Ajax, Ontario, a town twenty-three miles east of Toronto, is short, spanning a little more than half a century. (Interestingly, to me at least, is the fact that the town is the same age as I am.).

1994, Mike Filey, Toronto Sketches 3: The Way We Were, Dundurn, →ISBN, page 135:


Acton

Acton (countable and uncountable, plural Actons)

From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton.

(uncountable) Any of a few places in England:

A town and suburb in the borough of Ealing, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2080).

(uncountable) Any of a few places in the United States:

A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.


Alamo

Borrowed from Spanish álamo (“cottonwood tree”).

A town, the county seat of Crockett County, Tennessee, United States.


Alma

Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia.

A statutory town in Park County, Colorado.

Places in the United States:
A town in Allegany County, New York.

Places in the United States:
A town in Ellis County, Texas.

Places in the United States:
A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.

Places in the United States:
A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.


Alpha

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A placename.
A town in Queensland, Australia.


Alpine

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.


Alta

A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway.


Anna

From Late Latin Anna both directly and via numerous other languages, chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to Anne the Prophetess, from Koine Greek Ἄννα (Ánna) in the New Testament, from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ, “Hannah”), from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As a city in Illinois, named for Anna Davie, wife of one of the initial settlers. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Ana, and Hannah.


Ash

Ash (countable and uncountable, plural Ashes)

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

A town and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, near Aldershot (OS grid ref SU8950).


Asiago

From Italian Asiago (Venetan Axiago), from Medieval Latin Axiglagum, a predial name from a name like Asellius or Acilius. The Cimbrian name is Slege and the German name is Schlägen, both also deriving from the Latin (Aselago → Selago → Slago → Slege).

A township near Vicenza in the Veneto, Italy.


Aspen

A ski-resort town, the county seat of Pitkin County, Colorado.


Aurora

/ʔaʊ̯ˈɾo.ɾɐ/

Aurora (disambiguation)
Gérard de Lairesse
Manuel Quezon

Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.

A town in Ontario, Canada; named for the goddess.

A town in Western Cape, South Africa; named for the goddess.

A locale in the Philippines.
A town in Isabela.

Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur#English

A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named after Aurora Quezon.

A locale in the United States:
A town in Maine; named for the goddess.

A locale in the United States:
A town in Erie County, New York.

A locale in the United States:
A town in North Carolina.

A town in South Dakota; named for the city in Illinois.

A locale in the United States:
A town in Florence County, Wisconsin.

A locale in the United States:
A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.

A locale in the United States:
A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.


Baden

A spa town in Austria.
The surrounding district it governs.

A spa town in Aargau canton, Switzerland.

(historical) Its former county and canton.


Ball

Multiple theories and origins.
* From a short form of the Middle English given name Baldwin.
* A toponymic surname for a person that lives near a knoll or rounded hill (i.e. somewhere shaped like a ball).
* From the Old Norse given name Balle.
* A habitational surname for a person from Ball, Cornwall, from Cornish Pelen.

A town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Barnet

Barnet (countable and uncountable, plural Barnets)

From Old English bærnet (“place cleared by burning”).

der

A town in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.


Bass

A rural town in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia, named after George Bass.


Bath

From Middle English Bathe, from Old English Baþan, from the dative case of bæþ.

A number of places in the United States:

A town in New Hampshire; named for William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath.

A town and village, the county seat of Steuben County, New York.

A town and mineral spring in Saint Thomas parish, Jamaica; named for the city in England.


Battle

Capitalization of battle. Doublet of Battaglia.

A town and civil parish with a town council in Rother district, East Sussex, England; supposed site of the Battle of Hastings (OS grid ref TQ7416).


Beaver

en-proper noun

Beaver (countable and uncountable, plural Beavers)

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

A town, the county seat of Beaver County, Oklahoma.

Marinette County
Marinette County#English

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Marinette County, Wisconsin.


Bell

Bell (countable and uncountable, plural Bells)

Gilchrist County
Gilchrist County#English

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


Bergen

From Dutch Bergen, from Middle Dutch bergen.

A municipality and town in North Holland province, Netherlands.

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

Bergen

a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA


Bright

As an English surname, from the root of bright. As an Anglicized German surname, from Brecht and Breit.

A town in Alpine Shire, north-east Victoria, Australia.


Brook

Audio (US)

* As an English surname, from the noun brook.
* As a north German surname, from Low German Brook (“swamp, marsh”), related to the above.
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Broek, from broek, also related to the above.
* As a Jewish and German surname, Americanized from Bruck, Bruch (from Bruch (“wetland, marsh”)).

Brooke (alternative)
Brooks (alternative)

A town in Newton County, Indiana, United States.


Browning

From Old English Brūning, a patronymic for a person nicknamed Brūn (“brown”) (see Brown).
For the first half-century of their manufacturer, the majority of semi-automatic handguns in Europe were designed by John M. Browning.


Buffalo

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

A number of other places in the United States, including:

A town, the county seat of Harper County, Oklahoma.

A town, the county seat of Harding County, South Dakota.

A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, not to be confused with Buffalo City in the same county.

Marquette County
Marquette County#English


Burke

Burke (countable and uncountable, plural Burkes)

Burkes (plural)
de Burgh (alternative)
Burgh (alternative)
Bourke (alternative)
Burgo (alternative)
de Burgo (alternative)
de Búrca (alternative)
Bourke (alternative)

From an Anglo-Norman pronunciation of burg.

A town and village therein, in Franklin County, New York.

Caledonia County
Caledonia County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Caledonia County, Vermont, named after Edmund Burke.

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Dane County, Wisconsin, named after Edmund Burke.


Butler

Butler (countable and uncountable, plural Butlers)

Butler (surname)
en:Butler (disambiguation)

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

der

United States of America
United States of America

A location in the United States of America:

A town, the county seat of Choctaw County, Alabama.

A tiny town in Day County, South Dakota.

A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.


Canton

The town in Oklahoma was named for a nearby cantonment.

Several places in the United States:
A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.

A small town in Oxford County, Maine; named for the town in Massachusetts.

A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County#English

A town and village in St. Lawrence County, New York; the village is the county seat.

A town in Haywood County, North Carolina; named for the city in Ohio.

A small town in Blaine County, Oklahoma.

A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.


Cardigan

Anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”)

A town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN1846).


Castor

A town in Alberta, Canada. From French castor (“beaver”).


Chase

en-proper noun

Chase (countable and uncountable, plural Chases)

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

A town and unincorporated community in Oconto County, Wisconsin.


Concord

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and a site of the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

A town and hamlet in Erie County, New York.

A town and census-designated place in Essex County, Vermont.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A town and unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English


Cross

* As an English surname, from the noun cross, as in crossroads. Also a calque of this word in various European languages, such as French Lacroix, German Kreutz, Serbo-Croatian Križ. Compare Crouch, Crozier, Kriz.
* As an Irish surname, shortened from McCrossen.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Kross, from Middle Low German krus (“pitcher, vessel”), which is possibly an old Germanic borrowing of Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher, pail, urn”). Also a variant of Kress.

der

A number of places with the name "Cross":

A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.


Dale

Outagamie County
Outagamie County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.


Darling

A small town in Western Cape province, South Africa.


Day

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


Deal

From Old English dael (“valley”), corresponding to modern dale.

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3752).


Delta

A town and unincorporated community in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.


Dexter

Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname.

A town in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States.


Dildo

Uncertain; see the Wikipedia article for some possible origins.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A small town on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Dingle

From Irish An Daingean, Daingean Uí Chúi (“fort of Ó Cúis”), from daingean (“fortress”).

A harbour town in County Kerry, Ireland, and the peninsula on which it stands.


Dodge

en-proper noun

Dodge (countable and uncountable, plural Dodges)

From a Middle English diminutive form of Roger.


Dollar

From Scottish Gaelic Dolair (in Scotland).

A small town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9698)


Drake

* As an English surname, from both senses of the noun drake meaning "male duck" and "dragon."
* As a German surname, from Low German drake (“dragon”), related to the above.
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized/West Flemish variant of Draak, also related to the above.


Dryden

From Old English drȳġe (“dry”) + denu (“valley”).

A town in New York, and a village within the town; named for poet John Dryden.


Eagle

* As an English surname, from the noun eagle.
* As an English surname of Norman origin, from L'Aigle in Orne, first attested in 1055 and from Latin aquila, itself meaning "eagle."
* Also translated from names in other languages meaning "eagle," such as German Adler, Polish Orzeł, Orzel, Slovene Orel, Lakota waŋbli (compare Eagleman, Redeagle, Whiteeagle).
* The name of the English village is believed to be from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah: compare with Acle.

A number of places in the United States:

A town, the county seat of Eagle County, Colorado.

A town and hamlet in Wyoming County, New York.

A town and village therein, in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.


Earl

Cleveland County
Cleveland County#English

A town in Cleveland County, North Carolina.


Elma

A 19th-century creation, usually explained as a form of Wilhelmina or Italian Guglielma. It has also been recorded as a blend of Elizabeth and Mary.


Emerald

Emerald, Queensland
Peter Fitzallan MacDonald
Queensland Government
The Courier-Mail

The Queensland town takes its name from the emerald and other precious stone deposits in the area and from the pastoral run Emerald Downs, a name chosen circa 1860 by pastoralist Peter Fitzallan MacDonald. It is unclear if emeralds were found in or around Emerald.
The given name is a modern coinage from the name of the gemstone, representing a vernacular form of Esmeralda.


Erin

Anglicisation of Irish Éirinn (dative singular and dialectal nominative singular of Éire (“Ireland”)).

bor

dative singular and dialectal nominative singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">Éire</i> (“Ireland”)

Erin (disambiguation)
Thomas Buchanan Read

A locale in North America; named in honor of Ireland.


Eye

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1473).


Farmer

en-proper noun

Farmer (countable and uncountable, plural Farmers)

فلاح

Equivalent surnames of "farmer" in other languages

A small town in Hanson County, South Dakota.


Fleet

A town and civil parish with a town council in Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8054).


Fletcher

Fletcher (countable and uncountable, plural Fletchers)

English occupational surname from the noun fletcher (“arrow-maker”). Sometimes confused with Flesher.

Henderson County
Henderson County#English

A town in Henderson County, North Carolina.


Flint

A town in Flintshire, Wales, by the estuary of the River Dee (OS grid ref SJ2472).


Flora

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From Latin Flōra (Roman goddess of flowers).

A town in Indiana; named for founder John Flora.

A town in Mississippi; named for early resident Flora Mann Jones.


Ford

Ford (countable and uncountable, plural Fords)

Ford (disambiguation)#People
Ford (disambiguation)#Places

A placename:
A number of places in the USA:
A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.


Foster

Foster (countable and uncountable, plural Fosters)

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

Providence County
Providence County#English

A town in Providence County, Rhode Island; named for Rhode Island statesman Theodore Foster.

A town in South Gippsland Shire, south-east Victoria, Australia.


Fowler

From fowler. The medical term is named after Dr. George Ryerson Fowler, the German surgeon developer of the position.

A statutory town in Otero County, Colorado.

A number of places in the United States:

A town, the county seat of Benton County, Indiana.

A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.


Frances

From Old French Franceise, feminine form of Franceis, from Late Latin Franciscus (“Frankish”).

A town in south-east South Australia, on the border with Victoria.


Gage

Gage (countable and uncountable, plural Gages)

An occupational surname from Middle English gage, guage (“measure”) for an assayer, or gage (“pledge”) for a moneylender.

A town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, named after Lyman J. Gage.


Gap

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

A town, the capital of the department of Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.


Garland

en-prop

Garland (countable and uncountable, plural Garlands)

English surname, from the noun garland. Also derived from Garland in Devon, from an ancestor of the noun gore (“triangular piece of land”) + land.

A number of places in the United States, named for persons with the surname:

Penobscot County
Penobscot County#English

A town in Sampson County, North Carolina.


Gill

* As an English surname, converged from variants of Giles (sometimes through Dutch), Julian, and William.
* As a northern English surname, from Middle English gil (“ravine, glen”), from Old Norse gil. The Old Norse is also a source of the Norwegian surname.
* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, variant of McGill.
* Also as an Irish surname, variant of Gall.
* As a Jewish/Israeli surname, from Hebrew גיל (“joy”).
* As a German surname, variant of Gilger.
* As an Indian/Sikh/Punjabi surname, from ਗਿੱਲ (gill, “moisture”).

A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts politician Moses Gill.


Glen

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A town in Montgomery County, New York, named after Jacob Glen.


Granada

/ɡɹəˈnɑː.də/

From Spanish Granada, from Arabic غَرْنَاطَة (ḡarnāṭa), originally the name of a medieval suburb that was incorporated into the city. Doublet of Grenada.

der

Arabic غَرْنَاطَة (ḡarnāṭa)

A statutory town in Prowers County, Colorado.


Grant

en-proper noun

Grant (countable and uncountable, plural Grants)

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


Gray

Gray (surname)
Gray, Haute-Saône
Graye-sur-Mer
Grey (disambiguation)

* As an English, Irish, Scottish, and Norman surname, from the placename Graye-sur-Mer in Calvados, from Late Latin Graecus (“Greek”).
* Also as an English surname, from the adjective gray. Compare the Irish calque McGreevy.
* As a French surname, from Gray, Haute-Saône in France, from the personal name Gradus, a Gallo-Roman/Celtic pronunciation of Gratus, from the name Gratius.

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.


Griffin

A town in Bethel Township, Posey County, Indiana; named for postmaster Samuel Griffin.


Grove

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

A place in the United States:
A town in Allegany County, New York.


Hale

* As an English surname, Old English dative form of halh (“hollow, nook”).
* Also as an English surname, from Old English hæle (“hero”). Compare Hain.
* As an Irish surname, from mac céile; see McHale.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Halle.

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.

Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County#English

A town in Korogwe District, eastern Tanzania.


Hamlet

François de Belleforest
Hamlet
Hamlet (disambiguation)#Places
Hamlet (name)
Saxo Grammaticus

From Latin Amlethus, as written by 13th-century Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus, and borrowed into English by way of François de Belleforest's French Hamlet, originally rendered as Hamblet in English. Ultimately from Old Danish Amlethæ, corresponding to Old Norse Amlóði (“fool”), claimed to be suggestive of the way that Hamlet acts in the play, from ama (“to annoy”).

A town in Starke County, Indiana, named after John Hamlet.


Hazel

Hazel (countable and uncountable, plural Hazels)

Hazels (plural)
Hasell (alternative)
Hazell (alternative)

A place in the United States:
A town in Hamlin County, South Dakota.


Hector

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

der

A town in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Schuyler County, New York, named after Hector Ely.


Henry

Henrys (plural)
Henries (plural)
Henri (alternative)
Henrie (alternative)

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

Codington County
Codington County#English

A small town in Codington County, South Dakota; named for early settler J. D. Henry.

A small town in Henry county, Tennessee.


Hill

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

A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States.

Merrimack County
Merrimack County#English

A town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States.


Holly

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

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

Hollie (alternative)
Hollee (alternative)
Holli (alternative)
Hollye (alternative)
Holley (alternative)

A town in Prowers County, Colorado, named after cattleman Hiram S. Holly.


Holt

en-proper noun

Holt (countable and uncountable, plural Holts)

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

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0738).


Hope

en-prop

Hope (usually uncountable, plural Hopes)

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

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A town and district municipality in British Columbia.

Bartholomew County
Bartholomew County#English

A town in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana.


Hull

en-proper noun

Hull (countable and uncountable, plural Hulls)

French: Hull, Hullois, hullois

The town in England is Inherited from Middle English Hull, Hul, Hulle, traditionally derived from Proto-Brythonic *hʉl, from Proto-Celtic *soulos, from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to press”); Breeze instead suggests derivation from hula, plural of hulu (“hut”). Chaucer's Hulle (for expected *Hul, *Hule) is presumably a hypersouthernism.
The surname is either from the English town or Middle English hulle, western variant of hylle (“hill”); many other place names are ultimately from the surname.

Any of various places in the United States:

A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.


Hunter

Hunter (countable and uncountable, plural Hunters)

A placename
A locale in the United States.
A town in Arkansas.

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

A placename
A locale in the United States.
A town in Oklahoma.

A placename
A locale in the United States.
A town in Wisconsin.


Index

Snohomish County
Snohomish County#English


Ira

From a Hebrew name עִירָא ('ira), from a word meaning "watchful".


Jay

en-prop

Jay (countable and uncountable, plural Jays)

Santa Rosa County
Santa Rosa County#English

A town in Santa Rosa County, Florida; named for postmaster J. T. Nowling.

A town in Franklin County, Maine; named for American statesman and Founding Father John Jay.

A town in Essex County, New York; named for John Jay.

A town on the Canadian border in Orleans County, Vermont; named for John Jay.


Jerez

Jerez de los Caballeros
Jerez de los Caballeros#English

A town in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. Official name: Jerez de los Caballeros.


Jersey

From Middle English Gersey, from Anglo-Norman Gersui, further etymology disputed. Probably from Old Norse [Term?], compound of Geirs (“Geirr's”) + ey (“island”). Also occasionally and historically connected to Latin Caesarea, a common name given to locations conquered by the Romans in honor of Caesar (compare French Césarée). The latter theory still bestows the Latin translation of the island.

unk

disputed


Johnson

en-proper noun

Johnson (countable and uncountable, plural Johnsons)

⇒ Translingual: johnsoni, johnsonii

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

doublet

Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County#English

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

A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.

A town and village therein, in Lamoille County, Vermont.


Kinder

Places in the United States:
A town in Allen Parish, Louisiana.


King

en-proper noun

King (countable and uncountable, plural Kings)

→ Japanese: キング (Kingu)

A number of places in the United States:


Knight

From Middle English knyghte, from Old English cniht (“youth; servant”).

A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.


Koko

A town and commune in Bouaké department, Gbêkê, Ivory Coast.

When his poppa failed, his momma […] took him to the mountain near Koko.

2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, pages 165–166:


Lane

As an English surname, from lane; as an Irish surname, from several origins, including Laighin. See Lane.

Williamsburg County
Williamsburg County#English

A town in Williamsburg County, South Carolina.


Lang

en-prop

Lang (countable and uncountable, plural Langs)

Langs (plural)
Lange (alternative)
Laing (alternative)
Layng (alternative)

A town in Styria, Austria. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lǫka (“meadow”), or perhaps of Celtic origin.


Laurel

A town in Delaware; named for the laurel bushes growing in the area.

A town in Indiana; named for the city in Maryland.


Lee

en-proper noun

Lee (countable and uncountable, plural Lees)

Lees (plural)
Lea (alternative)
Leigh (alternative)

From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”), originally to denote someone who lived near a meadow.

Berkshire County
Berkshire County#English

A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Strafford County
Strafford County#English

A town in Strafford County, New Hampshire.

A town and village in Oneida County, New York.


Leer

From German Leer, from Old Frisian Hleri.

A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany


Leer

A town, the county seat of Leer County, Unity State, South Sudan


Lima

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

bor

Beaverhead County
Beaverhead County#English

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

A town and village therein, in Livingston County, New York.

A town and unincorporated community in Pepin County, Wisconsin.

Sheboygan County
Sheboygan County#English


Lincoln

en-proper noun

Lincoln (countable and uncountable, plural Lincolns)

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

der

census-designated place
census-designated place

Penobscot County
Penobscot County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Grafton County, New Hampshire.

A number of places in the United States:

Providence County
Providence County#English

A town in Providence County, Rhode Island.

Eau Claire County
Eau Claire County#English

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin;

Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County#English

A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.

A town on Lake Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario.

A town in Canterbury, New Zealand, named after the Earl of Lincoln.


Logan

From Scottish Gaelic lag (“little hollow”).

A town in Ayrshire, Scotland, from lagan (“dell”).


Magenta

Magenta (disambiguation)
Magenta, Lombardy

A town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, Italy, site of the Battle of Magenta after which the color magenta was named.


Maidenhead

A short time since, some friends drinking tea one summer evening at their residence near Maidenhead, with all the windows of the drawing-room open, there suddenly burst in a host of small flies, which covered the table and the furniture […]

1836, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction:

Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead#English

A town in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8881).


Manhattan

[mn̩ˈhæʔɪ̃n̩]

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

A town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.

An unincorporated town in Nye County, Nevada, United States.


Marathon

/ˈmæɹə(ˌ)θɔn/

/ˈmɛɹə(ˌ)θɔn/

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

A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.

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

Thunder Bay District
Thunder Bay District#English

A town in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.

A town and village therein, in Cortland County, New York.


March

en-proper noun

March (usually uncountable, plural Marches)

Bislama: maj

→ Bengali: মার্চ (marco)

→ Burmese: မတ် (mat)

→ Chichewa: Malichi

→ Dari: مارچ (mârč)

→ Hausa: Maris

→ Hawaiian: Malaki

→ Hindi: मार्च (mārc)

→ Malay: Mac

→ Maori: Māehe

→ Marshallese: M̧aaj

→ Tokelauan: Māti

→ Tongan: Maʻasi

From Middle English March, Marche, borrowed from Anglo-Norman marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mensis Mārtius (“the Martian month”), from earlier Mavors.

der

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4196).


Martin

en-proper noun

Martin (countable and uncountable, plural Martins)

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

af

A town in Stephens County and Franklin County, Georgia.


Mason

Effingham County
Effingham County#English

A number of places in the United States:

Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County#English

A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

A town and village therein, in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.


Matador

A town, the county seat of Motley County, Texas, United States.


May

en-proper noun

May (countable and uncountable, plural Mays)

Mays (plural)
Ma (alternative)
Mae (alternative)

Bislama: mei

Pitcairn-Norfolk: Mieh

Tok Pisin: Mei

→ Bengali: মে (me)

→ Burmese: မေ (me)

→ Chichewa: Meyi

→ Dari: می (mey)

→ Hausa: Mayu

→ Hawaiian: Mei

→ Hindi: मई (maī)

→ Marshallese: Māe

→ Maori: Mei

→ Swahili: Mei

→ Tokelauan: Me

→ Tongan: Mē, Me

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

A small town in Harper County, Oklahoma.


Mayo

Derived from Irish Maigh Eo
* (surname): Possibly instead derived from Old French, “Maiheu” from Hebrew, “Matthew”

Lafayette County
Lafayette County#English

A town, the county seat of Lafayette County, Florida, United States.


Miles

Miles (countable and uncountable, plural Miles or Mileses)

Miles (plural)
Mileses (plural)
Myles (alternative)

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

A town in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.


Mills

From mills, in reference to mill owners and mill workers.

A locale in the United States.
A town in Wyoming.


Mina

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County#English


Monument

A place in the United States:
A town in El Paso County, Colorado.


Morgan

en-prop

Morgan (countable and uncountable, plural Morgans)

A town in South Australia, Australia; named for William Morgan, 14th Premier of South Australia.

A town in Vermont; named for landowner John Morgan.

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin.


Morris

en-proper noun

Morris (countable and uncountable, plural Morrises)

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

A town in Manitoba, Canada; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris.

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A town in Jefferson County, Alabama; named for early pioneer Mae Morris.

Litchfield County
Litchfield County#English

A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III.

A town and village in Otsego County, New York; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory Lewis Morris.


Moss

A coastal town and municipality in Viken county, Norway.


Neath

Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot#English

A town and community with a town council in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS7597).


Newton

Inherited from Middle English Neweton, from Old English nēowa tūn (“new town”). Compare same construction in Italian Napoli (“Naples”) and in Arabic نَابُلُس (nābulus, “Nablus”).
The unexpected Early Modern pronunciation with /ɛʊ̯/, as securely attested in Richard Hodges' 1644 English Primrose and confirmed by obsolete Welsh Newtwnn, is due to trisyllabic shortening in Old English nēowa tūn or Middle English Neweton.

Vilanova

surnames derived from the equivalents of “new town”

Rockingham County
Rockingham County#English

The name of many English-speaking places, including:

A number of other places in the United States:

A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

A town, the county seat of Sussex County, New Jersey.

Manitowoc County
Manitowoc County#English

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Marquette County
Marquette County#English


North

North (countable and uncountable, plural Norths)

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

Orangeburg County
Orangeburg County#English

A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States, named after John North.


Olive

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

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Ulster County, New York, from the bible story of dove and olive branch.


Orange

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

der

New Haven County
New Haven County#English

A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for William III of England.

A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for William III of England.

A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire; named for the orange ochre found in the area.

A town, the county seat of Orange County, Virginia.


Orient

/ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/


Otto

en-prop

Otto (countable and uncountable, plural Ottos or Ottoes)

Translingual: Ottoia, Ottoiidae

From German Otto, from Old High German, short form of compound names beginning with Proto-West Germanic *aud, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) (cognate of English Ed- in Edgar, Edmund, Edward, Edith, etc.).

der

Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus County#English

A place in the United States
A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.


Paradise

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

census-designated place
census-designated place

An unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Parma

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


Petra

From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”).

A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri.

An ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece.

An ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece.

Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands#English

A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain.


Phoenix

From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

A port town of ancient Lycia; a today Finike in Antalya

A town of ancient Caria; a near modern-day Taşlıca in Marmaris district, Muğla

A port town of ancient Crete; a today Loutro in Sfakia, Chania

A port town of ancient Crete; a today Foinikas in Agios Vasileios, Rethymno

A town north-west of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.


Pike

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

A number of places in the United States:

A town, hamlet, and census-designated place therein, in Wyoming County, New York.


Portal

A place in the United States:
A town in Bulloch County, Georgia.


Price

en-proper noun

Price (countable and uncountable, plural Prices)

A placename:
A place in the United States:
A town in Langlade County, Wisconsin.

A town in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.


Proctor

The soil test was originally developed by Ralph R. Proctor.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.


Pullman

Ellipsis of Pullman car, after the Pullman Palace Car Company, named after American engineer and industrialist George Pullman (1831–1897).

named-after

A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.


Rand

From Afrikaans, from English rand; compare English rand.

A number of places, other than in South Africa:

A small town in Federation council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.


Reading

From Old English Rēadingas, the name of a tribe or clan of early Anglo-Saxon England whose capital was at Reading. Not related to reading.

A unitary authority and borough (Reading Borough Council) in Berkshire.

A small town in Saint James parish, Jamaica.


Reed

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

A number of places in the United States.


Rho

A town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, Italy.


Ring

Winnebago County
Winnebago County#English

An unincorporated community in the town of Nekimi, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.


Rock

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


Rocky

en-proper noun

Rocky (countable and uncountable, plural Rockys)

A placename
A town in Oklahoma, United States.


Roe

Roe (countable and uncountable, plural Roes)

From a Middle English nickname meaning a roe.

A town in Monroe County, Arkansas, United States.


Rose

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

A town and hamlet therein, in Wayne County, New York.


Ruby

The female name derives from ruby in the 19th century.


Rugby

From earlier Rokeby (rook + -by), from Middle English Rokebi, an alteration (using the Middle English bi (“village, town”), from Old Norse býr (“town, settlement”)) of Old English Rocheberie, possibly from earlier Old English *Hrōceburh (literally “rook-fort, Rookbury”).

der

A town in Warwickshire, England, where the sport of rugby is thought to have originated.


Rush

en-proper noun

Rush (countable and uncountable, plural Rushs or Rushes)

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

A coastal town in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland.

A town in Monroe County, New York, United States.


Sale

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English


Salina

A number of places in the United States:


Samba

Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir#English

A town and district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.


Sandwich

The family name is from Old English Sandwiċæ, from sand + wīċ (“wick, settlement, harbour, hamlet”), equivalent to sand + -wich.

A town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, southeastern England, one of the historic Cinque Ports (OS grid ref TR3258).

One of several younger towns named after the town in Kent or after a person bearing the surname:

A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.

Barnstable County
Barnstable County#English

A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States.


Sandy

Domesday Book
Sandy (given name)
Sandy, Bedfordshire
Sandy, Carmarthenshire

* (Bedfordshire) Recorded as Sandeie in the Domesday Book, the town is named with Old English sand (“sand”) + īeġ (“island”).
* (Carmarthenshire) From Welsh sant + dŷ (“house of the saint”)

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649).


Savannah

The cities are named after the Savannah River, possibly derived from Shawnee or Algonquian.

The name of a river and several cities in the United States:

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


Serpentine

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A town in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Western Australia.


Shaw

Shaw (countable and uncountable, plural Shaws)

→ Translingual: shawii

Shaw and Crompton
Shaw and Crompton#English

A town in Shaw and Crompton parish, Oldham borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD9308).


Siren

The name was intended to be Syren, from Swedish syren (“lilac”), but this was "corrected" by the US Post Office to Siren, who thought the name applied for was a misspelling.

A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States, surrounding the village of the same name.


Slough

From Middle English Slo, perhaps related to the noun slough (“marsh”) (referring to the land) or to sloe (referring to bushes).

A town in east Berkshire, England (formerly Buckinghamshire), close to Heathrow Airport.


Spa

The town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”).

A town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, famous for its springs.


Spruce

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

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin.


Star

* As a German and Jewish surname, from Star (“starling”).
* Also as a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Stern (“star”).
* As a Dutch surname, from star (“stiff, rigid”).
* As a Slovene surname, from star (“old”).
* As an English given name, from star, sometimes originating as a nickname.

semantic loan

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A small town in Montgomery County, North Carolina.


Sylva

An incorporated town, the county seat of Jackson County, North Carolina, United States.


Tequila

From Spanish Tequila. Doublet of tequila.


Terry

Tarry (alternative)
Torry (alternative)
Teri (alternative)
Terri (alternative)
Terrie (alternative)

A number of places in the United States:

A small town, the county seat of Prairie County, Montana.


Tomahawk

A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.


Trend

A town in Vesthimmerland Municipality, North Jutland, Denmark.


Trinity

A small coastal town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Tulle

Unadapted borrowing from French Tulle, itself borrowed from Occitan Tula, named after Latin Tūtēla, from Latin tūtēla, from Latin tueor.

A town, the capital of Corrèze department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.


Turner

en-proper noun

Turner (countable and uncountable, plural Turners)

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

Androscoggin County
Androscoggin County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Androscoggin County, Maine.


Union

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

A small town in Tolland County, Connecticut.

A town in Neshoba County and Newton County, Mississippi.

A large town in Broome County, New York.

A small town, the county seat of Monroe County, West Virginia.

A small town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.

A town and unincorporated community in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.

Eau Claire County
Eau Claire County#English

A small town in Pierce County, Wisconsin.

A town and unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.

A small town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.

A small town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.


Uran

A town in New Bombay, Raigad district, Konkan, Maharashtra, India


Valence

Borrowed from French Valence. Doublet of Valencia.

A town and commune in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitania region, southern France.


Valentine

Valentine (countable and uncountable, plural Valentines)

From Latin Valentinus, from valeō (“I am strong, healthy”).

Jeff Davis County
Jeff Davis County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A small town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, named for its founding date, Valentine's Day.


Victor

From a Late Latin personal name Victor, borne by several saints, from victor (“conqueror”). Doublet of victor.


Virgin

From virgin, q.v. The sense of Mary, mother of Jesus, comes from the Christian belief in Jesus's virgin birth and Mary's freedom from sin. The river sense derives from the name of Thomas Virgin, a member of the first American party to see the river, led by Jedediah Smith in 1826. The town sense derives from the name of the river, along which it is located.

Washington County
Washington County#English


Wade

Aroostook County
Aroostook County#English

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A town in Cumberland County, North Carolina.


Wall

Wall (disambiguation)#Places
Wall (surname)

Wall (countable and uncountable, plural Walls)

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

der

Pennington County
Pennington County#English

A town in Pennington County, South Dakota.


Ward

en-proper noun

Ward (countable and uncountable, plural Wards)

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

A small town in Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, named after Joseph Ward.

A placename
A locale in the United States:
A town in Boulder County, Colorado.

A placename
A locale in the United States:
A town in Allegany County, New York.

A town in Saluda County, South Carolina.

A placename
A locale in the United States:
A town in Moody County, South Dakota.


Ware

Ware (countable and uncountable, plural Wares)

East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire#English

A town and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL3614).

census-designated place
census-designated place

Hampshire County
Hampshire County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.


Warren

en-prop

Warren (countable and uncountable, plural Warrens)

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

der

A placename:
A location in Australia
A town in New South Wales.

A town in Connecticut; named for Joseph Warren.

A town in Maine; named for Joseph Warren.

A town in Massachusetts; named for Joseph Warren.

A town in New Hampshire; named for Peter Warren.

A town in Herkimer County, New York; named for Joseph Warren.

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Rhode Island; named for British naval officer Peter Warren.

A town in Vermont; named for Joseph Warren.

St. Croix County
St. Croix County#English


West

en-proper noun

West (countable and uncountable, plural Wests)

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

A town in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.


Western

A town in Oneida County, New York, United States.


Winter

Winter (countable and uncountable, plural Winters)

A small town and village in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.


Wood

Wood (countable and uncountable, plural Woods)

A small town in Mellette County, South Dakota.


Woomera

A town in South Australia, Australia located on the Nullarbor Plain about 150 miles north of Adelaide.


Worms

From German Worms, from Old High German Wormazia, Warmazia, etc., from Latin Vormatia, from a Gaulish name attested in Latin as Borbetomagus and Bormitomagus with influence from Latin -ātus (adjective-forming suffix) and -ia (toponym-forming suffix), of uncertain origin but usually conjectured to refer to the Celtic god Borvo or a river, spring, or other waters named for him + Proto-Celtic *magos (“field, plain”). Has no relation to worm.

Diet of Worms... Edict of Worms...

An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.


Wright

Wright (countable and uncountable, plural Wrights)

desc

Translingual: Wright Mons, wrightii, wrighti

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

Schoharie County
Schoharie County#English


York

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

suffix

A town and local government area (the Shire of York), in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.

A placename:
A coastal town in Sierra Leone.

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.

A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.


Young

en-proper noun

Young (countable and uncountable, plural Youngs)

* As an English, Scottish, and northern Irish surname, from the adjective young, used to distinguish a younger brother or son. This sense is comparable to the surnames le Yunge, German Jong and Junk, Dutch Jong and de Jongh, French Lejeune and LaJeunesse, assimilated from Dion and Guyon.
* As a Chinese surname, from the following:
** Cantonese 楊 /杨 (joeng⁴). Doublet of Yeung.
** Hokkien 楊 /杨 (iông / iâng). Doublet of Yu, Yeo, Yeoh.
** Mandarin 楊 /杨 (yáng). Doublet of Yang.

South West Slopes
South West Slopes#English

A town in Hilltops council area, South West Slopes Region, New South Wales, Australia.


Nokia

A town and municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland, near Tampere.


Sharon

Biblical place name, Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (šārōn, “the Sharon plain”).

der

Any of a number of places in the US and Canada named after the biblical place.

A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

A town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.

A town and village in Walworth County, Wisconsin.


Morse

A town in Saskatchewan, Canada, named after inventor Samuel Morse.

A number of places in the United States:


Bison

A town, the county seat of Perkins County, South Dakota.


Dunbar

en-proper noun

Dunbar (countable and uncountable, plural Dunbars)

Historically Dynbaer. From Cumbric *din (“fort”) + *barr (“hill-crest, summit, top”).

1965 — In reply he sent Wilfrid to his town of Dunbar under the supervision of a sheriff called Tydlin whom he knew to be more cruel. — Eddius Stephanus, Life of Wilfrid, Page 107, 12ᵗʰ century. Translated from Latin by J. F. Webb.

A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6778).

Marinette County
Marinette County#English

A town and census-designated place in Marinette County, Wisconsin.


Clifford

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

Bartholomew County
Bartholomew County#English

A town in Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana.


Dalton

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

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

Berkshire County
Berkshire County#English

A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Southern Tablelands
Southern Tablelands#English

A small town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.


Yokohama

/ˌjəʊkəˈhɑːmə/

Borrowed from Japanese 横浜(よこはま) (Yokohama).


Christine

Borrowed from French Christine. Doublet of Christina.

A town in Texas; named for the first white baby girl born there.


Ystad

A town and municipality in Skåne County, southern Sweden.


Oma

To invest in Wisconsin's transportation system, Governor Evers signed a $1.39 million contract with prime contractor Northwoods Paving of Ashland to improve US 51 in Iron County between County C in the town of Oma to Iron Street in Hurley. Work began on Monday, June 20.

2022 June 24, “Governor Evers approves US 51 improvement project in Iron County”, in Wisconsin Department of Transportation, archived from the original on 2022-09-07:

A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.


Moore

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

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

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

A rural town and locality in Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.


Geraldine

From Gerald + -ine. c. 1540 by the Earl of Surrey as a poetic name for Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald, "one of the Fitzgeralds". Taken up as a given name in the 19th century, and used as a feminine form of Gerald.

A town in South Canterbury, New Zealand, named after the FitzGerald family.

A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.

A small town in Chouteau County, Montana, United States.


Leamington

A town in Millard County, Utah, United States.


Medina

Al Madinah (alternative)
Madinah (alternative)

A municipality and town in Cundinamarca department, Colombia.

A number of places in the United States:


Swansea

From Middle English Sweynesse (c. 1165), Sueinesea (1190), Swanesey (1322), from Old Norse Sveins ey (literally “Sveinn’s island”).

der

Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia:

A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Lexington County
Lexington County#English

A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.

Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Glamorgan-Spring Bay#English

A town in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, Tasmania.


Berkeley

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

Barclay (alternative)
Barclift (alternative)
Barkley (alternative)

A town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP6899).


Ashley

en-proper noun

Ashley (countable and uncountable, plural Ashleys)

Ashleys (plural)
Ashlee (alternative)
Ashleigh (alternative)
Ashlie (alternative)
Ashly (alternative)

From Old English *Æsċlēah, composed of æsċ (“ash tree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to Ash + -ley.

A town in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County and Steuben Township, Steuben County, Indiana.


Cooper

en-prop

Cooper (countable and uncountable, plural Coopers)

Washington County
Washington County#English

A small town in Washington County, Maine.


Stuart

en-proper noun

Stuart (countable and uncountable, plural Stuarts)

A placename:
A place in the United States:
A town in Hughes County, Oklahoma.

A town, the county seat of Patrick County, Virginia.


Disney

English surname of Norman origin, from Old French de (“of, from”) + Isigny (a place in Calvados). For the placename, see Isigny-sur-Mer. In modern use, it is also derived from the name of Walt Disney, whose surname has the aforementioned origin.

A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Wesley E. Disney.


Bagdad

Southern Midlands
Southern Midlands#English

A town in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Kiruna

A town and municipality of Lapland, in northern Sweden.


Dover

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

A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

A small town in Craven County, North Carolina.

Kingfisher County
Kingfisher County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A small town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.

A small town, the county seat of Stewart County, Tennessee.

A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.


Hof

An independent town in Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany


Kyle

Kyle (countable and uncountable, plural Kyles)

From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”).

A placename
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada


Wheatley

Wheatley (countable and uncountable, plural Wheatleys)

From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Whatley.

St. Francis County
St. Francis County#English

A town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States.


Hague

A town in Warren County, New York, named after The Hague.

A town in the Rural Municipality of Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Ava

From Portuguese, from the Upper Burmese pronunciation of အင်းဝ (ang:wa. /ăwá/).

Awa (alternative)
Inwa (alternative)
Innwa (alternative)

A town in New York, United States; named for the Kingdom of Ava.


Burin

Likely derived from Basque buru (“head”), referring here to a headland or promontory.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Troy

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

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

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A town, the county seat of Montgomery County, North Carolina.

A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.


Quorn

Shortened from earlier Quorndon, from Old English cweorndun, from cweorn (“millstone; quern”) + dun (“hill”). The fox hunt, the meat substitute and the town in Australia are named after the village in Leicestershire.

af

A town in Flinders Ranges council area, South Australia.


Atlanta

Supposedly the feminine form of Atlantic.

A small town in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.


Ethel

Short form of names of Old English [Term?] origin beginning with Ethel-, æþele (“noble”). First used in the 19th century. Cognate to the Germanic Adela and Adele.


Adams

en-proper noun

Adams (countable and uncountable, plural Adamses)

→ Translingual: Adams

⇒ Translingual: adamsii

(fishing fly): Named after Charles Adams, who asked his friend Leonard Halladay to design the fly.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A town and village therein, in Jefferson County, New York.

A city and town in Adams County, Wisconsin.


Providence

en:any of many places named after Divine Providence

A number of places named after Divine Providence:


Thames

From Middle English Temese, from Old English Temes, Temese (compare Welsh Tafwys), from Latin Tamesis, Tamesas. Variant spellings with h arose in Middle English due to the mistaken assumption of a Greek etymology.
The Latin name is from Proto-Brythonic *Tamesis, from Proto-Celtic *tamesās (“river, waters”, literally “darkness”), a masculine ā-stem of *tames, Proto-Indo-European *tm̥Hes-, zero-grade of *témHes-, *témHos- (“darkness”), an s-stem from the root *temH- (“dark”). Related to Proto-Celtic *temeslos (“darkness”), *temos (“dark”). A parallel in Proto-Celtic of "dark, darkness" taking on the figurative meaning of "water" can also be found in Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water, dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), yielding Welsh dŵr (“water”), Irish dobhar (“water, sea, dark, gloomy”). Hydronyms with their origin in this term also occur elsewhere in Europe, for example Portugal's Douro.
Alternatively from Proto-Celtic *tā-, *tāyo- (“to melt, flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt”), or from unknown non-Indo-European root.
Possible cognates include the names of rivers and tributaries such as:
* Taff, Tamar (from Latin Tamarus), Tame, Tavy, Team, Teifi (from Welsh Teifi, from Old Welsh Tebi, Teibi), Teme, and Teviot (Latin Tefius, Teifius) in Great Britain
* Tambre (from Latin Tamaris), Támega (in Galician, Portuguese Tâmega, Latin Tamice), Támoga or Támboga (Latin Tamega), and Tamuxe, all of them flowing through Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal
* Tamaran in France
* Tammaro (from Latin Tamarus) in Italy
* Demer in Belgium
* Tamyras in Phoenicia
* Tiberis (Tiber)
* Tons, Tamasa (from Sanskrit तमसा (tamasā)) in India
More at Thames.

cog

A town in the North Island of New Zealand, situated on the Firth of Thames (a large bay) and the Coromandel Peninsula.


Verulam

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

(British) Synonym of Verulamium (“ancient Roman town”). A town in Britannia, Roman Empire; near the modern city of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Verulamium

a placename
A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.


Leslie

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

der

A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.


Verulamium

From Latin Verulamium, the name of the Roman settlement on the same site.

The first Christian martyr in Britain was called Alban. He lived in the town called Verulamium.

1905, Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, Our Island Story, page 26:

(historical) A town in Britannia, Roman Empire. An ancient town in Roman Britain, sited in the southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England, UK.


Norden

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

A town in Aurich district, Lower Saxony, Germany.


Clyde

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

A small town in Central Otago, New Zealand.

A town in Haywood County, North Carolina.

A small town and unincorporated community in Iowa County, Wisconsin.


Severn

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

Northampton County
Northampton County#English

A small town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States.


Shannon

A town in County Clare, Ireland, at the mouth of that river, and its nearby international airport.

A small town in Horowhenua District, North Island, New Zealand.


Hudson

en-proper noun

Hudson (countable and uncountable, plural Hudsons)

A town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina; named for Argentine-English author William Henry Hudson.

A placename:
A town in New Hampshire, United States.

A town in Massachusetts, United States; named for Massachusetts statesman Charles Hudson.

A town in Colorado, United States; named for its town company, Hudson City Land and Improvement Co.

A town in North Carolina, United States; named for early settlers Monroe and Johnny Hudson.

A town in Maine, United States; named for the town in Massachusetts.

A placename:
A town in Indiana, United States.

A town in Wyoming, United States; named for landowner John T. Hudson.

A town in South Dakota, United States; named for the city in Iowa.


Derby

From Old English Dēorby, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse Djúra-bý (“village of the deer”), from dýr (“deer”) + bǿr (“settlement”). Influenced by British Latin Derventio, the Roman site predating Derby, and possibly also the Celtic river name Derwent.

der

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A small town in North West province, South Africa.

Various places in the United States:
A town in Orleans County, Vermont.

An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia.


Luxemburg

→ Japanese: ラクセンバーグ (Rakusenbāgu)


Montague

en-proper noun

Montague (countable and uncountable, plural Montagues)


Meredith

Meredith (countable and uncountable, plural Merediths)

Merediths (plural)
Merrihew (alternative)

A number of places in the United States:

A town and census-designated place therein, in Belknap County, New Hampshire.

A town in Delaware County, New York, named after Samuel Meredith.

A town in the City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia.