Hjerkinn

A town in Dovre municipality, Innlandet, Norway, on the border with the county of Trøndelag; formerly part of the county of Oppland.


Wołomin

Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship#English

A town and county of the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.


Westmore

A town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States


Jarnac

A town in Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


Boylston

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

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


Quiévrechain

A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.


Lidzbark

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship#English

A town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.


Laascaanood

A town, the administrative center of Sood, Somaliland, Somalia


Peacehaven

From peace + haven, a 20th century naming around the end of the First World War.

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Lewes district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4101).


Česká Třebová

A town in Ústí nad Orlicí District, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic.


Břeclav

There were two further unscheduled stops, one at a small station, Skalice, where a small party of tourists entrained, and at Břeclav, a junction and customs post on the Austrian frontier.

1947 January and February, Gerald Druce (Jun.), “A Journey on the "Slovak Arrow"”, in Railway Magazine, page 17:

A town and district in South Moravian Region, Czech Republic.


Roscoff

Borrowed from French Roscoff, with the pronunciation influenced by Breton Rosko.

A small town and commune in Finistère department, Brittany, France.


Longonot

Great Rift Valley
Great Rift Valley#English

A town and mountain nearby (an inactive volcano) in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya.


Salses-le-Château

A town and commune of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia.


Kelmentsi

A town, the administrative center of Dnistrovskyi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine


Bad Schandau

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge#German

A spa town on the Elbe in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany.


Radebeul

A town west of Dresden in Meissen district, Saxony, Germany.


Dunoon

A town on the Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS1776).


Lismore

From Irish lios mór and Scottish Gaelic Lios Mòr.

A town in the Shire of Corangamite, Victoria, Australia.


New Windsor

A town with historic district in Carroll County, Maryland, United States.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Orange County, New York, United States.

census-designated place
census-designated place


Bytów

Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A town in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.


Chojnice

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Chojnice.


Człuchów

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Człuchów.


Kartuzy

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Kartuzy.


Kościerzyna

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Kościerzyna.


Choszczno

West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.


Tsing Yi

A town in Kwai Tsing district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Gryfino

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Gryfino.


Viramgam

A town in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, India.


Szczecinek

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Szczecinek.


Kharaghoda

A town in Surendranagar district, Gujarat, India.


Bayana

A town in Bharatpur district, Rajasthan, India.


Achhnera

A town in Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Krosno Odrzańskie

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Krosno Odrzańskie.

Lubusz Voivodeship
Lubusz Voivodeship#English

A town and county of the Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland.


Nagda

A town in Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh, India.


Mhow

A town in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, India.


Powelltown

A small town in Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia.


Trzebiatów

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Trzebiatów

Treptow an der Rega

town in Trzebiatów, Gryfice, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Treptow

village in Stargard, Stargard, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

A town in the gmina of the same name in Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, established in the ninth century

A gmina in Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland


Yarra Junction

A town in Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia


Kathgodam

A town in Nainital district, Uttarakhand, India.


Detmold

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

A town, the administrative seat of Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Herford

A town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Nieheim

A town in Höxter district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Nowa Sól

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Nowa Sól.

A town in the Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland.


Tirschenreuth

Upper Palatinate
Upper Palatinate#English

A town and rural district of Upper Palatinate region, Bavaria, Germany.


Hrubieszów

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Hrubieszów.

Lublin Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship#English

A town and county of the Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.


Biłgoraj

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Biłgoraj.

A town in the Lublin Voivodeship, Poland


Kraśnik

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Kraśnik.

A town in the Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.


Kerang

A town in the Shire of Gannawarra, northern Victoria, Australia.


Koondrook

A town on the Murray River, in the Shire of Gannawarra, northern Victoria, Australia.


Königstein im Taunus

A spa town in Hochtaunuskreis district, Hesse, Germany.


Thundersley

From Old English divinity Þunor, genitive case Þunres + lēah (“wood, grove”).

A town in Castle Point borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ7888).


Piaseczno

The name of a number of locations in Poland:

A town in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.


Sochaczew

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Sochaczew.


Grójec

A town, gmina, and county of the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.


Morawa

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A town and local government area (the Shire of Morawa) in the Mid West region, Western Australia, Australia.


Alegría

A town in Usulután department, El Salvador


Perinton

Apparently from the surname Perrin + -ton, and originally spelt Perrinton.

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


Cloncurry

A town in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, named after the river, on which it is situated.


Glanmire

A suburban town within the City of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.


Fort Gay

A log fort was built here in 1789, who Gay was is unknown. Chartered as Cassville in 1875, and officially renamed Fort Gay in 1932.

A town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, adjacent to Louisa, Kentucky.


Campbellsburg

Washington County
Washington County#English

A town in Brown Township, Washington County, Indiana, United States, named after Robert Campbell.


Petworth

They have driven into the very centre of Petworth, with no parking spaces yet evident. The town is very beautiful – cobbled streets, flowers in the windows, antiques shops every five yards – but he is unable to enjoy it.

2023, Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die, Viking, page 156:

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9721).


Tsuen Wan

Tsun Wan (alternative)
Tsin Wan (alternative)
Ts'ün Wán (alternative)

An area and town in Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Tuen Mun

Last weekend, thousands of protesters rallied in the Hong Kong neighborhood of Tuen Mun against a group of middle-aged mainland women who they accused of causing a disturbance in the local park with loud singing and provocative dancing.

2019 July 13, Amy Qin, Ezra Cheung, “Hong Kong Protest Against Mainland Chinese Traders Turns Violent”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-07-13, ASIA PACIFIC:

Hong Kong police said they had detained two foreign men during what police there call a "dispersal operation" against a group of demonstrators gathered in Tuen Mun, Reuters reported.

2019 November 15, Melissa Van Brunnersum, “Two German citizens detained in Hong Kong”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2019-11-15, News:

Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has alerted police after two men filmed themselves on top of a moving train in Tuen Mun, a stunt known as train surfing.

2023 January 10, Hillary Leung, “Hong Kong police alerted over video of two men ‘surfing’ roof of moving MTR train”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 2024-10-01, Hong Kong:

An area and town in Tuen Mun district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Yuen Long

From Cantonese 元朗 (jyun⁴ long⁵) or an earlier variant.

Un Long (alternative)
Ün Long (alternative)
Ünlong (alternative)

On Sunday in Yuen Long, a part of the city near the overland border with China, a pro-Beijing group of a few hundred men dressed in white shirts entered the subway station and pummeled people with sticks and bats, targeting anti-government protesters returning from the march as well as journalists.

2019 July 21, Shibani Mahtani, “Police dramatically increase security in Hong Kong as protests continue unabated”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-07-21, Asia & Pacific:

More than 100 men, wearing white T-shirts and wielding sticks and clubs, stormed the station in Yuen Long, on Hong Kong’s northwestern outskirts, and assaulted people, including passengers on a subway car.

2021 July 23, Vivian Wang, Joy Dong, Tiffany May, “Men Who Beat Hong Kong Protesters in Mob Attack Are Sentenced to Prison”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-07-23, Asia Pacific:

An area and town in Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Tin Shui Wai

From Cantonese 天水圍 /天水围 (tin¹ seoi² wai⁴).

The sole commercial site is in the town of Tin Shui Wai, in the northwestern New Territories, where the government hopes to boost the economy. The suburban high-rise town has been dubbed the "City of Tears" in local media because of its high rate of social problems.

2011 December 21, Joy Leung, Twinnie Siu, Alex Frew McMillan, “Hong Kong to build on land sales after meeting target”, in Chris Lewis, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2024-01-07, Markets:

These changes are strikingly visible in Tin Shui Wai, a suburb of high-rise housing a stone’s throw from the border with mainland China.

2019 September 27, Max Fisher, “‘One Country, Two Nationalisms’: The Crisis Behind Hong Kong’s Turmoil”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-09-27, Asia Pacific:

A fire that broke out on Tuesday at a Tin Shui Wai construction site has raged on for more than 24 hours, as firefighters continued battling the blaze on Wednesday evening.

2024 April 10, James Lee, “Firefighters battle blaze at Hong Kong construction site for more than 24 hours”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 2024-10-06, Hong Kong:


Sheung Shui

Although a slowing economy and campaigns against extravagant consumption by government officials have hurt most luxury shopping hubs in Hong Kong, business has been booming in the New Territories. This is especially true along the East Rail Line, which links China with Hong Kong and runs through Sheung Shui and the towns of Fanling, Tai Po and Sha Tin, all of which offer walking access to large malls.[…]
One major initiative, the Northeast New Territories New Development Areas, involves building more than 60,000 apartments for about 175,000 people by 2022 and merging the towns of Sheung Shui and Fanling into a town of 500,000. It is projected to cost $15.5 billion.

2014 June 10, Chris Horton, “Chinese Shoppers Change Hong Kong Border Area”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2014-06-11, Commercial Real Estate:

Sheung Shui, an area that borders mainland China, has been roiled by several large protests in recent weeks, with calls from local residents to “reclaim” the area from Chinese tourists and merchants. It was not immediately clear whether the raw chicken was the result of a genuine kitchen mistake or linked to the unrest in Sheung Shui.

2019 September 7, Rebecca Tan, “Amid protests, Hong Kong police receive a peculiar delivery: 100 meal boxes with raw chicken”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-09-08, Asia:

Last summer, pro-democracy protesters harassed Chinese traders in Sheung Shui and smashed storefronts that catered to them in the Hong Kong border town, angry at what they saw as a de facto invasion.

2020 May 25, Sarah Wu, “Hong Kong border town slumps as mainland traders vanish”, in Marius Zaharia, Bill Rigby, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 2024-11-06:

An area and town in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Fanling

Fan Ling (alternative)
Fan Leng (alternative)

The crash in the New Territories of Hong Kong that border mainland China tore away much of the left side of the bus and ripped a jagged hole in its roof.[…]
Police said the bus was traveling on a highway from the town of Fanling.

2019 December 18, “Hong Kong bus crash kills 6, injures more than 30 others”, in AP News, archived from the original on 2024-06-02:

A Reuters witness saw several masked protesters, clad in black, rush into the public housing block in the Fanling district near to the border with China, and set alight a Molotov cocktail.[…]
Hong Kong authorities had said they would convert “Fai Ming Estate, an unoccupied public estate in Fanling, into temporary flats for quarantine and observation of close contact persons without symptoms if needed.”

2020 January 26, Jessie Pang, Felix Tam, Tyrone Siu, Aleksander Solum, Ben Blanchard, James Pomfret, “Hong Kong bars Hubei residents from entering city as coronavirus fears intensify”, in Toby Chopra, Louise Heavens, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 2020-01-26, EMERGING MARKETS:


Tai Po

On Friday, police found body parts in an apartment near Tai Po, in Hong Kong’s outlying New Territories.

2023 February 26, Joyce Lau, “Ex-husband’s relatives charged in Hong Kong model’s slaying”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-02-26, Asia:

An area and town in Tai Po district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Sha Tin

The demonstration in the Sha Tin area of the New Territories, a region of Hong Kong not far from the border with mainland China, came one day after clashes broke out between police officers and protesters in a Hong Kong border town.

2019 July 14, Amy Qin, “Hong Kong Protesters Try to Keep Momentum With Weekend Protests”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-07-14, Asia Pacific:

Hundreds of protesters gathered at New Town Plaza, a multistory shopping mall in the Sha Tin district.

2019 September 22, Timothy McLaughlin, Casey Quackenbush, “Hong Kong protesters target Beijing-friendly businesses in latest demonstrations”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Sepember 2019, Asia & Pacific:

In the New Territories town of Sha Tin, police fired tear gas canisters directly at high-rise windows, though it was not clear why, as the Chinese-ruled city was gripped by the most widespread violence in nearly four months of unrest.

2019 October 1, Jessie Pang, Donny Kwok, Sharon Tam, Poppy McPherson, Anne Marie Roantree, Farah Master, James Pomfret, Twinnie Siu, Alun John, David Kirton, Jennifer Hughes, Keith Zhai, Clara Ferreira Marques, Bill Rigby, Nick Macfie, “Hong Kong police fire water cannon, tear gas as protests spread”, in Lincoln Feast, Robert Birsel, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 2024-11-08, World:

An area and town in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Sai Kung

In Hong Kong, Dickson Fu left work early to watch the eclipse from a seaside promenade in the Sai Kung neighborhood.

2021 May 26, Nick Perry, “Earth’s shadow creeps across moon ahead of super blood moon”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2021-05-26:

A town in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Tseung Kwan O

Next Media said two entryways to its headquarters in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O neighborhood were hit with firebombs around 1 a.m. Monday. At about the same time, a masked man got out of a car outside Mr. Lai’s home in the Ho Man Tin neighborhood and threw a firebomb at the sidewalk outside the gate. Two cars suspected of being those used in the attacks were later found burning in nearby areas of Kowloon.

2015 January 12, Austin Ramzy, “Firebombs Thrown at Jimmy Lai’s Home and Company in Hong Kong”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-15, Sinosphere:

On Sunday, thousands of demonstrators had dressed in black and marched peacefully in the town of Tseung Kwan O.

2019 August 5, “Hong Kong leader warns city in a 'very dangerous situation'”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2019-08-05, News:

Suzette Foo, a senior superintendent of the Hong Kong Police Force, said earlier this week that police officers had fired 44 rounds of tear gas, 11 rubber bullets, three beanbag rounds and one sponge grenade during operations in the Tseung Kwan O district near where Mr. Chow fell.

2019 November 7, Austin Ramzy, Ezra Cheung, Elaine Yu, “Hong Kong Student Dies From Fall After Police Clash With Protesters”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-11-08, Asia Pacific:

Participants chanted slogans against the reclamation project as they marched in the rain with banners in the eastern district of Tseung Kwan O, where the project is slated to be built.

2023 March 26, Jessie Pang, Xie Yu, James Pomfret, “Hong Kong police keep tight tabs on first authorised protest in years”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2023-03-26, Asia Pacific:

At Sunday’s rally, local environmentalists and residents in the Tseung Kwan O neighborhood in the New Territories demonstrated against the construction of six facilities that they say could be intrusive and bring nuisance to the community. They held signs that read, “No to constructing a cement factory and refuse collection point!”

2023 March 27, Theodora Yu, “Hong Kong sees first protest in three years — under strict controls”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-27:

An area and town in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Nawalapitiya

Central Province
Central Province#English

A town in Kandy district, Central Province, Sri Lanka.


Wainuiomata

A town in the City of Lower Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand.


Lachin

From Azerbaijani laçın (“falcon”), or possibly a Turkish or Ottoman Turkish cognate.

A town and district of Azerbaijan, under Armenian control between the two Nagorno-Karabakh wars.


Cainscross

A suburban town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8305).


Ballybay

A town and civil parish in County Monaghan, Ireland.


Cootehill

From the surnames Coote + Hill, Thomas Coote and his future wife Frances Hill, in the 17th century.

A market town and townland in County Cavan, Ireland.


Morez

A town in Hauts de Bienne commune, Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.


Divonne-les-Bains

A spa town and commune of Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.


Lamballe

A town in Lamballe-Armor commune, Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.


Luga

Luga (a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia). The town is placed on the river.


Oredezh

Transliteration of Russian Оредеж (Oredež) or Оредежь (Oredežʹ).

translit

A town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The town is placed on the river, 10 miles east from its mouth.


Česká Lípa

/ˈt͡ʃɛskɑːˈliːpə/

A town, the district capital of the district of the same name, Liberec Region, Czech Republic, first mentioned in 1263, now the most populous of all Czech towns.

A district of the Liberec Region, Czech Republic, subdivided into the two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence of Česká Lípa and Nový Bor.


Théza

A small town and commune of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia.


Arles-sur-Tech

A town and commune of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia.


Monschau

A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Tumby Bay

The bay was originally named by Matthew Flinders after Tumby in Lincolnshire. The town of Tumby Bay was named Tumby until 1984.

A bay and town on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.


Sławków

"It's a big freight move, across five countries, to a transhipment area at Slawkow, arriving a couple of days before New Year. That's where we did the big handover from EU gauge railway. It had to be lifted off onto broad gauge to get into Ukraine."

2023 May 17, Paul Clifton, “Building bridges to Ukraine...”, in RAIL, number 983, pages 32–33:

Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship#English

A town in Silesian Voivodeship, near Katowice, Poland.


Dunkwa-on-Offin

A town in the Central Region, in south Ghana.


Pittsford

A number of places in the United States:

A town and village therein, in Monroe County, New York, named after Pittsford, Vermont.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont, named after William Pitt.


New Milford

Litchfield County
Litchfield County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Litchfield County, Connecticut.


Wrightstown

A town in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States.


Latrobe

A town in Latrobe Council Area, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Achimota

A town in Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana.


Punta Cana

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English

A resort town in La Altagracia, Dominican Republic.


Ossun

Borrowed from French Ossun, itself from Occitan Ossun.

A town in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, France


Shandaken

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


Kinistino

A town in north-central Saskatchewan, Canada.


Ma On Shan

The poster below, on a wall in the Ma On Shan district in northeastern Hong Kong, seems to liken front line protesters to the protagonists of a battle scene in a Renaissance oil painting.

2019 October 11, Mike Ives, “At Hong Kong Protests, Art That Imitates Life”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-10-11, Asia Pacific:

An area and town in Sha Tin district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Sha Tau Kok

From Cantonese 沙頭角 /沙头角 (saa¹ tau⁴ gok³).

Eight British soldiers inadvertently drove across the Chinese frontier yesterday, were held for several hours and released early today, a Government spokesman said.
The incident occurred at the village of Sha Tau Kok, which straddles the border between Hong Kong's mainland New Territories and China.

1971 May 19, Reuters, “8 BRITISH SOLDIERS WANDER INTO CHINA”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-01, page 11:

Far East Consortium International Ltd has beat four other bidders including Sino Land and Wang On Group and won a tender for a piece of land in a restricted border area in Sha Tau Kok for HK$143 million ($18.44 million) or HK$1,104 per square feet.

2013 October 18, “PRESS DIGEST -Hong Kong - Oct 18”, in Reuters, sourced from Hong Kong, Ming Pao Daily News, archived from the original on 2024-11-08, Business:

A town in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Cheung Chau

A market town of Cheung Chau Rural Committee, Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.

長洲鄉事委員會 /长洲乡事委员会

coeng⁴ zau¹ hoeng¹ si⁶ wai² jyun⁴ wui⁶⁻²


Tai O

A short ride down the hill by bus is the fishing village of Tai O, once the source of most of the colony's salt, now surrounded by abandoned salt pans through which white herons carefully pick their way. With its houses on stilts over the numerous narrow creeks running through the town, Tai O seems untouched by Hong Kong's frenzied commercialism.

1991 October 13, Simon Elegant, “Hong Kong's Other Islands”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-10, Travel:

Villagers of flood-prone Tai O have begun preparations for what could be one of the strongest storms to hit Hong Kong since records began.

2018 September 15, Jennifer Creery, “Residents of flood-prone Tai O brace for Super Typhoon Mangkhut as some choose to stay put”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 2024-10-12, Hong Kong:

A fishing town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Mui Wo

At the top of the fourth ridge the whole of Silvermine Bay (Mui Wo) opened up with its arc of white sand and wooden sampans bobbing near the shore.

1988 April 16, David Yeadon, “HONG KONG MEMORIES IN A MIST THE SERENE PLEASURES OF THE OUT ISLANDS”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-18:

'After waiting for the government for the past several years, we've decided to take charge and help the area ourselves by organising more events to highlight the beauty of Mui Wo,' Wong says.
Wan Tung-yat, who heads the South Lantao Rural Committee, says: 'We've got to do this ourselves.'

2009 November 6, Ben Sin, “Village voices”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-15:

The winter of poor air had also forced my partner, Zamira, and me to relocate from our apartment in Sai Ying Pun, an aging urban district in Western Hong Kong where we had been living since arriving in the city, to a flat in a village house in Mui Wo, a rural town on the coast of Lantau Island.

2012, Timothy Choy, “Air's Substantiations”, in Kaushik Sunder Rajan, editor, Lively Capital: Biotechnologies, Ethics, and Governance in Global Markets, Duke University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 123:

Residents of Mui Wo on Lantau Island took to Silvermine Bay Beach on Sunday to protest land reclamation plans, saying that the project will damage the environment and line the pockets of developers.[…]
At 6am on Sunday, 17 Mui Wo residents gathered on the beach and held up a banner reading: “Oppose the East Lantau Metropolis plan.” A joint demonstration was also held the same day on Lamma Island and Sai Wan, in support of Mui Wo residents.

2018 October 22, Jennifer Creery, “In Pictures: Mui Wo residents take to the beach in protest of Lantau reclamation plan”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 2024-02-26, Hong Kong:

To reach Mui Wo, a small town on Lantau Island, you take a ferry from central Hong Kong, and after a 30-minute ride arrive at a small square with a car park and bus stops blackened by fumes.

2019 November 22, Ilaria Maria Sala, “After the Protests: How Will Hong Kong Vote?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-11-22, Opinion:

A town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Tung Chung

Mainland Chinese tourists visited Tung Chung in large numbers on Sunday via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, sparking complaints from residents.
Shops and restaurants in Tung Chung, the area closest to the bridge’s pier, were filled with tourists, as residents raised concerns about overcrowding. According to government figures, 102,919 people entered or left Hong Kong via the bridge on Sunday.

2018 November 5, Kris Cheng, “Sunday tourist influx via new mega bridge sparks complaints from Tung Chung residents”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 2024-02-04, Hong Kong:

But for the residents of the quiet Hong Kong suburb of Tung Chung, the initial fanfare following the opening of the world’s longest sea bridge last month has quickly given way to frustration.

2018 November 23, Amy Qin, Tiffany May, “For Some in Hong Kong, New Bridge Has a Downside: ‘That Kind of Tourist’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-07-14, ASIA PACIFIC:

As a young boy, Cheung remembers, he looked up to the police officers in his neighborhood of Tung Chung. But on Friday, he joined thousands of demonstrators at the police headquarters in downtown Hong Kong to call for a formal investigation into their use of tear gas and rubber bullets days earlier.

2019 June 21, Rebecca Tan, “He watched the Hong Kong protests from his Virginia apartment and decided he had to join”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-06-21, Local:

An area and town in Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Peng Chau

A market town of Peng Chau Rural Committee, Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong region.


Caneadea

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


Abersychan

A town and community in Torfaen county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2603).


Bayside

A number of places in the United States:


Mukwa

A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States.


Black Mountain

A town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.


Knightdale

A town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States.


Betafo

Betafo (a town in Vakinankaratra, Madagascar)


Lavrio

Lavrion (alternative)
Laurium (alternative)


Aabenraa

/ˈɔːbənˌɹɔː/

Borrowed from Danish Aabenraa, Åbenrå, from Old Danish Obenroe.

A town and municipality in Denmark; the capital of the former county of South Jutland.


Zayzun

Alternative form: Zeizoun

A town in Daraa governorate, southern Syria.


Berthierville

From Berthier + -ville, renamed from Berthier in 1942.

A town in D'Autray regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada.


Lanoraie

A town and municipality in D'Autray regional county municipality, Lanaudière region, Quebec, Canada.


Hagenow

A town in Ludwigslust-Parchim district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.


Falkensee

A town in Havelland district, Brandenburg, Germany, just outside Berlin.


Neustadt (Dosse)

Neustadt (canonical)
Dosse (alternative)

The affix (Dosse) refers to a river passing by the town.

A town in Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, Brandenburg, Germany.


Blaxland

A town in the City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.


Macarthur

A town in the Shire of Moyne, south-west Victoria.


Bad Wilsnack

A town in Prignitz district, Brandenburg, Germany.


French Lick

Originally a French trading post near a salt lick. The township was named after French Lick Creek.

A township and town therein, in Orange County, Indiana, United States.


Ballinasloe

A town in eastern County Galway, Ireland.


Azkoitia

A town and municipality of the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.


Getaria

A small town and municipality of the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.

Getaria

town and municipality in the Basque Country


Amorebieta-Etxano

Unadapted borrowing from Basque Amorebieta-Etxano.

ubor

A town and municipality of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain.


Argelès-sur-Mer

A town and commune of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia.


Varadero

Borrowed from Spanish Varadero, from varadero.

Matanzas Province
Matanzas Province#English

A city, a resort town in Matanzas Province, in central Cuba


Elgoibar

An industrial town and municipality of the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.


Bonnyville

A town in east Northern Alberta, Canada.


St James

A small town in the Shire of Moira, northern Victoria, Australia.


Bad Dürkheim

A spa town and rural district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.


Ammanford

From Amman + ford, a calque of Welsh Rhydaman.

A town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6212).


Ostrów Mazowiecka

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Ostrów Mazowiecka.

Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship#English

A town in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.


Gostynin

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Gostynin.

A town and county of the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.


Garwolin

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Garwolin.


Przasnysz

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Przasnysz.


Kozienice

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Kozienice.


Białobrzegi

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Białobrzegi.


Rangeley

A town in Franklin County, Maine, United States.


Igatpuri

A town north-east of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.


Kasara

A town in Thane district, Maharashtra, India.


Brzeziny

Łódź Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship#English

A town and county of the Łódź Voivodeship, Poland.


Łęczyca

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Łęczyca.

Łęczyca (a town in the Łódź Voivodeship, Poland)


Pajęczno

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Pajęczno.


Poddębice

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Poddębice.


Wieruszów

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Wieruszów.


Kamieńsk

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Kamieńsk.


Helmstedt

A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany.


Rendsburg

There is one feature of interest: at Rendsburg after a not too-easily graded ascent from the plain by means of an embankment, the train crosses the Kiel Canal by a double-track steel bridge 138 ft. above water-level, with, on a clear day, magnificent views over the countryside, and then loops round right, descending to canal level and, parallel with the canal, crossing under the bridge over which it passed a few minutes previously.

1949 September and October, “The "Nord Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 337:

A town, the administrative seat of Rendsburg-Eckernförde district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.


Brzesko

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Brzesko.

Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship#English

A town and county of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.


Września

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Września.

Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship#English

A town and county of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.


Dunfanaghy

A small town on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland.


Falcarragh

A small town in north-west County Donegal, Ireland.


Trzebnica

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Trzebnica.

Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship#English

A town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.


Oborniki

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Oborniki.


Tampines

Named after Sungei Tampines, a river in the east of Singapore, recorded as R. Tampenus in Lieutenant Philip Jackson's 1828 map of the country. The name of the river is derived from Malay tempinis (“Riau ironwood tree, Streblus elongatus”).

der

A planning area, new town and regional centre in the eastern part of Singapore.

Jackson Plan
Philip Jackson (surveyor)
Sungei Tampines


Aleksandrów Kujawski

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Aleksandrów Kujawski.

ubor

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.


Biecz

A town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

Lubusz Voivodeship
Lubusz Voivodeship#English

A town in the Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland.


Kontagora

In fact, Kontagora is over 70 per cent Muslim, like most of the North.

2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 13:


Nefyn

A small coastal town and community with a town council on the Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH3040).


Culoz

A town in Culoz-Bėon commune, Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.


Bardonecchia

A town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.


Ososo

But Ososo is much cooler, the sun less vile, because of the hills and rocks on which the town stands.

2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 273:


Northleach

Northleach with Eastington
Northleach with Eastington#English

A market town in Northleach with Eastington parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1114).


Bedok

Possibly derived from the traditional Malay word for a kind of large ceremonial drum used in mosques in the past.

A planning area and new town in the eastern part of Singapore.


Levanto

A coastal town and comune in La Spezia province, Liguria, Italy.


Cortlandt

Probably from the surname Van Cortlandt.

Westchester County
Westchester County#English

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


Bischofswerda

/bɪʃɔfsˈvɛɹdə/

/ˈbɪʃɔfsˌvɛɹdə/


Löbau

A town in Görlitz district, Saxony, Germany.


Wegberg

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

A town and municipality in Heinsberg district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Askeaton

A town in County Limerick, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3350).


Bochnia

A town in Bochnia, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.


Choa Chu Kang

[ˈt͡ʃʰu̯a˧ ˈt͡ʃʰu˧ ˈkaŋ˦]

Named after a riverside village that once stood in the area, from Hokkien 蔡厝港 (Chhòa-chhù-káng). Following the naming conventions of early Chinese settlers, the village was named after a family or clan leader bearing the surname Chua (蔡).

The village atmosphere is markedly showcased in Sekisui House’s Hillsta development in Choa Chu Kang.

2017 August 9, “Sekisui House develops spaces that harmonise people, lifestyles and nature”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-08-13, Business:

A planning area and new town in the north-west of Singapore.

ഛോആ ഛൂ കാങ്

chōā chū kāṅŭ


Douglas Park

A town in Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, Australia, named after Henry Douglass.


Moss Vale

A town in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.


Irondequoit

Borrowed from Seneca [Term?] (“a turning aside from the lake”).

bor+

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


Sodus

In New York, from a native word, Assorodus, for the bay there (Sodus Bay). Both townships were named after the New York town.

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


Toa Payoh

/ˌtɔː ˈpɑːjəʊ/

From Hokkien 大巴窯 /大巴窑 (Tōa Pa-iô, “large swamp”). Pa-iô has its origins in Malay paya (“swamp”).

der

A planning area and new town in the Central Region of Singapore.


Sidi El Aidi

A town and rural commune in Settat province, Casablanca-Settat region, Morocco.


Great Torrington

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4919).


Namasagali

A town in Kamuli District, Eastern Region, Uganda.


Tororo

A town in Tororo District, Eastern Region, Uganda.


New Quay

A coastal town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN3860).


Sandgate

Bennington County
Bennington County#English

A town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States.


Blessington

A town in County Wicklow, Ireland (Irish grid ref N9714).


Ennerdale

A town in the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa.


New Berlin

A number of places in the United States:

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


Ujiji

A historic town in Kigoma Region, western Tanzania, the place where Henry Morton Stanley found Dr. David Livingstone.


Mikindani

A historic coastal town in Mtwara Region, southern Tanzania.


Bukama

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

A town in Haut-Lomami province, in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


Kabalo

A town in Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.


Wadi Halfa

A town in the Northern State of Sudan, near the border with Egypt.


Masindi Port

A town and ferry port (formerly a river port) in the Western Region of Uganda.


Butiaba

A town on Lake Albert, in the Western Region of Uganda.


Pakwach

A town in the Northern Region of Uganda.


Alness

Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty#English

A town in Highland council area, Scotland, historically in Ross and Cromarty (OS grid ref NH6569).


Tumut

Apparently from an Wiradjuri word meaning "quiet resting place by the river".


La Flèche

Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire#English

A town and commune in Sarthe department, Pays de la Loire, France.


Baugé

A small town and former commune in Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France, now in Baugé-en-Anjou commune.


Ninilchik

Borrowed from Russian Нини́льчик (Ninílʹčik), likely from Dena'ina niqnilchint (“place where a lodge is built”).


Kiambu

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


Machakos

A town, the capital of Machakos County, Kenya.


Swan River

A town in the Swan River Valley, Manitoba.


Gnesta

A town and municipality of Södermanland County, Sweden


Spring Grove

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Wayne Township, Wayne County, Indiana.


Nowa Sarzyna

Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship#English

A town in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-east Poland.


Dromore

/dɹəˈmɔː(ɹ)/

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A small market town in County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J2053).

A small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H3563).


Ferriday

Concordia Parish
Concordia Parish#English

A town in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Ulukışla

Unadapted borrowing from Turkish Ulukışla, from Turkish ulu (“supreme, great, holy”) + Turkish kışla (“barracks”).


Palam

Transliteration of Hindustani پَالَم / पालम (pālam).

A town and tehsil in Parbhani district, Maharashtra, India.


Nanyuki

A market town in Laikipia County, Kenya.


Whittlesea

A town south of Queenstown, Eastern Cape province, South Africa.


Te Kuiti

A town in the King Country, Waikato Region, New Zealand


Anbu

Along with the new hospital, dispensaries were opened at Ampow (菴埠) and Tat-hau-pow (達濠埠), 9 miles distant from the city; each one was visited every alternate week. They were kept open until 1872; the dispensary at Tat-hau-pow was again started in 1875.

[1936, K. Chimin Wong [王吉民], Wu Lien-teh [伍連德], “Period 1866-1879. Adoption of new methods for medical work”, in History of Chinese Medicine: Being a Chronicle of Medical Happenings in China from Ancient Times to the Present Period, 2nd edition, Shanghai: National Quarantine Service, published 1973, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 423:

Chen Bo'er, originally named Chen Shunhua, was born to a wealthy merchant’s family in Anbu, a small town in Chaoan County, Guangdong, in 1907.

2017, Wang Zheng, “Chen Bo'er and the Feminist Paradigm of Socialist Film”, in Finding Women in the State: A Socialist Feminist Revolution in the People’s Republic of China, 1949-1964, University of California Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 144:

A town in Chao'an district, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China.


Tirebolu

From Turkish Tirebolu and Ottoman Turkish تیرهبولی (Tirebolu), from Byzantine Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis), from Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, “tri-: three”) + πολις (polis, “city, city-state”). Doublet of Tripoli and Tripolis.


Cox's Bazar

Named in honor of Captain Hiram Cox, an officer of the British East India Company.

Cox's Bazar District
Cox's Bazar District#English

Chittagong Division
Chittagong Division#English

A town in the Cox's Bazar District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.


Orderville

From Order + -ville, after the United Order, the Mormon communal arrangement that initially governed the town.

A town in Kane County, Utah, United States.


Ramanathapuram

/ɹəˌmɑnəˈθɑpʊɹɑm/

Borrowed from Tamil இராமநாதபுரம் (irāmanātapuram).

bor+

இராமநாதபுரம்


Tindivanam

Borrowed from Tamil திண்டிவனம் (tiṇṭivaṉam).


Tampin

A town and district in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.


Bestari Jaya

A town in Kuala Selangor district, Selangor, Malaysia.


Kuala Selangor

From Malay kuala + Selangor (“the river”).

A town and district in Selangor, Malaysia.


Virudhachalam

Borrowed from Tamil விருத்தாச்சலம் (viruttāccalam).

விருத்தாச்சலம்

A town in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India.


Bahau

A town in Jempol district, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.


Kajang

A town in Hulu Langat district, Selangor, Malaysia.


Tanjong Malim

A town in Muallim district, Perak, Malaysia.


Tapah Road

A town in Batang Padang district, Perak, Malaysia.


Rawang

A town in Gombak district, Selangor, Malaysia.


Laksar

An earlier spelling may have been Lhaksar.


Ilanz

A town and former municipality, now in Ilanz/Glion municipality, Graubünden canton, Switzerland.


Wörgl

A town in Kufstein district, Tyrol, Austria.


Mudgee

A town in Mid-Western regional council area, New South Wales, Australia, 270 km north-west of Sydney.


Randalstown

From Randal + -s- + town, after Randal MacDonnell.

A town west of Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J0890).

Randal MacDonnell, 1st Marquess of Antrim (1645 creation)


Jurong East

/ˈd͡ʒuːɹɒŋ iːst/

Named after the river Sungei Jurong. From Malay jurang (“gap, ravine”), jerung (“shark”) or penjuru (“corner”).

A planning area, new town and regional centre in the West Region of Singapore.


Machov

Borrowed from Czech Machov. Compare Machów.

A market town and municipality in Náchod District, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic, lying entirely within the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area.

Machov

market town in Náchod, Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia


Mill Creek

A number of communities in the United States:

A small town in Tehama County, California, named after a nearby creek.

A town in Randolph County, West Virginia, named after a nearby creek.


Castel Gandolfo

A town in Lazio region, Italy, south-east of Rome.


Eslöv

A town and municipality in Skåne county, Sweden.


Codogno

A town and comune in Lodi province, Lombardy, Italy.


Mapusa

Borrowed from Portuguese Mapuçá, from Konkani म्हापशें (mhāpśẽ).


Międzychód

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Międzychód.

ubor

A town in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.


Aigun

North: Heilungkiang, 140,000 square miles. Population, 2,000,000. Capital, Tsitsihar, or, in Chinese, Pukwei; chief mart, Aigun, on the Amur, forty miles below Blagoveschensk (destroyed by the Russians in 1900).

1905, Archibald Little, “The Dependencies: Part I. Manchuria”, in The Far East, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 158:

Foreign trade goes not to Aigun, but to the Chinese town of Taheiho, which is situated about 30 miles distant from Aigun and is directly opposite the Siberian city of Blagovestchensk, on the other side of the Amur River.

1915 August 24, Charles K. Moser, “Harbin”, in Supplement to Commerce Reports, number 52h, →OCLC, page 1:

Tsitsihar, or Pukwei, is the capital of Heilungkiang, its chief mart being Aigun, on the Amur.

1917, “The Provinces and Dependencies”, in W. Feldwick, editor, Present Day Impressions of the Far East and Prominent & Progressive Chinese at Home and Abroad, →OCLC, page 164, column 3:


Portumna

A market town in south-east County Galway, Ireland, on the border with County Tipperary.


Inverell

A town in northern New South Wales, Australia.


Tonawanda

census-designated place
census-designated place

A town and census-designated place therein, in Erie County, New York, located next to and south of the city.


Greater Napanee

Lennox and Addington County
Lennox and Addington County#English

A town, the county seat of Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1999 and including the old town of Napanee.


Dardanup

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A small town in south-west Western Australia.


Ersekë

A town and former municipality in southeastern Albania.


North Hempstead

A town in Nassau County, Long Island, New York, United States.


Meander

Meander River (Tasmania)
Meander, Tasmania

A town in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Punggol

From Malay, supposedly from a word that means the act of hurling sticks at trees bearing fruits.

A planning area and new town in the northeast of Singapore.


Sengkang

Named after an old road, Lorong Sengkang, from Hokkien 盛港 (Sêng-káng, “grand river”) or Malay sengkang (“crossbar, wedge”).


Serangoon

/səˈɹæŋɡuːn/

From Malay se- (“one”) + ranggung (“stork, small marsh bird”).

A planning area and new town in the North-East Region of Singapore.


Police nad Metují

A town in the district of Náchod, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic


Mahabaleshwar

Borrowed from Marathi महाबळेश्वर (mahābḷeśvar).


Wingville

A town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.


Innisfil

A town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Markstay-Warren

Sudbury District
Sudbury District#English

A town and municipality in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1999.


Hazelhurst

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


Orangetown

From Orange + town, originally being in Orange County, New York.

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


Medary

La Crosse County
La Crosse County#English

A town and unincorporated community therein, in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States, also named after Samuel Medary.


Deep River

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A number of other places in the United States:

A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.

A town in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.


Goderich

A town, the county seat of Huron County, Ontario, Canada, located on Lake Huron and named after F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich.


Arcola

A town in the Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64, south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Washington County, Mississippi.


West Milford

A town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, named for a mill at a ford on the West Fork River.


Manjimup

A town in the south-west of Western Australia.


Ceduna

Great Australian Bight
Great Australian Bight#English

A town on Murat Bay, Great Australian Bight, South Australia.


Penong

A town and locality on the Nullarbor Plain, South Australia.


Yeelanna

From an Aboriginal word meaning "local spring".

Lower Eyre Peninsula
Lower Eyre Peninsula#English

A town in Lower Eyre Peninsula district council area, South Australia.


Cobar

A town in central-west New South Wales, Australia.


Minnipa

A small town in Wudinna district council area, South Australia.


Wudinna

A town on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, the seat of the district council.


Ungarra

A small town in Tumby Bay district council area, South Australia.


Darke Peak

Named after explorer John Charles Darke.

A small town in Cleve district council area, South Australia.


Cleve

A small town on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, named after Cleve House in Devon, England.


Nannup

A town in the South West region of Western Australia.


Northcliffe

A town in the Shire of Manjimup, South West region, Western Australia.


Donnybrook

A coastal town in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.

A town in the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup, Western Australia.


Chittaranjan

Paschim Bardhaman
Paschim Bardhaman#English

A town in Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India.


Sonoyta

Borrowed from Spanish Sonoyta, itself from O'odham Ṣon Oidag.

Holonym: Sonora


Nungarin

A town in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.


Lwówek Śląski

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Lwówek Śląski.

ubor

Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship#English

A town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.


Halton Hills

A town in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.


Edendale

A small town in eastern Southland, New Zealand.


Ekbatan

bor

Persian اکباتان


Barmera

A town in Berri Barmera council area, Riverland region, South Australia.


Góra Kalwaria

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Góra Kalwaria.

ubor

Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship#English

A town in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.


Kayenta

A town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.


Brome Lake

A town and lake therein, in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada.


Agde

A town and commune of Hérault department, Occitania, France.


Kuznetsk

Borrowed from Russian Кузне́цк (Kuznéck).


Bartonville

A town in Denton County, Texas, United States.


South Molton

A town and civil parish with a town council in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7125).


Laugharne

Laugharne Township
Laugharne Township#English

A small coastal town in Laugharne Township community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN3010).


Guazapa

Guazapa (a town in San Salvador department, El Salvador)


Suchitoto

A town in Cuscatlán department, El Salvador


San Pablo Tacachico

A town in La Libertad department, El Salvador


Ayutuxtepeque

A town in San Salvador department, El Salvador


Panchimalco

A town in San Salvador department, El Salvador.


Bridel

A town in Kopstal commune, Luxembourg (French spelling).


Kopstal

A commune and town in Capellen canton, Luxembourg.


Sallis

A small town in Attala County, Mississippi, United States.


Loddon

A town and civil parish with a town council in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3698).


Tenterfield

Named after Tenterfield House in Haddington, Scotland.

A town in the New England region, northern New South Wales, Australia.


Uralla

Northern Tablelands
Northern Tablelands#English

A town on the Northern Tablelands in New South Wales, Australia.


Argenta

A town and comune in Ferrara province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.


Chernyakhovsk

From Russian Черняхо́вск (Černjaxóvsk). Named after Ivan Chernyakhovsky.


Kilmany

A small rural town in the Shire of Wellington, eastern Victoria, Australia.


Bernburg

A town, the administrative seat of Salzlandkreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.


Schwalmstadt

A town in Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district, Hesse, Germany.


Castellar de la Frontera

A town and municipality in Cádiz province, Andalusia, Spain.


Stellenbosch

A town and local municipality in Western Cape province, South Africa.


Kharp

Borrowed from Russian Харп (Xarp), itself from Tundra Nenets.

Priuralsky District
Priuralsky District#English

Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug#English

An urban-type settlement in the Priuralsky District, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia


Djenné

Djénné (alternative)
Jenné (alternative)
Jenne (alternative)

A Songhai town and urban commune in the Inland Niger Delta region of central Mali.


Tanjung Selor

North Kalimantan
North Kalimantan#English

The capital and town in North Kalimantan, Indonesia


Hambantota

Southern Province
Southern Province#English

A town, the provincial capital of Southern Province, Sri Lanka


Lilydale

A small town in the City of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

A town and eastern suburb of Melbourne, in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia.


Bungendore

A town in Queanbeyan-Palerang regional council area, New South Wales, Australia.


Yampa

A town in Routt County, Colorado, United States.


Carentan

A town near the northeastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Manche department, Normandy, in north-western France.


Rochechouart

A small town in Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine


Puchong

From Malay Puchong, from pucung (“heron”).

A town in the Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia


Slim River

Named after a nearby river, Sungai (“river” in Malay) Slim, itself named in the 19th century after the English captain William Slim, who accidentally went up the river instead of the Perak River which was the main waterway back then.

A town in the Mualim District, Perak, Malaysia.


Sankt Veit an der Glan

St. Veit an der Glan (alternative)
St. Veit a.d. Glan (alternative)

A town and district in Carinthia, Austria.


Sankt Veit im Pongau

A town in St. Johann im Pongau District, in the state of Salzburg, Austria.


Blacksburg

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A town in Cherokee County, South Carolina.


Dachau

A town and rural district of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.


Izalco

A town in Sonsonate department, El Salvador


Bacchus Marsh

Named after William Henry Bacchus (father and son).

A town in the Shire of Moorabool, north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.


Gawler

A town and local government area (the Town of Gawler) north of Adelaide, South Australia, named after George Gawler.


Cidra

A town and municipality in central Puerto Rico.


Craigavon

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A town in northern County Armagh, Northern Ireland, named after James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon.


Tanintharyi

From Burmese တနင်္သာရီ (ta.nangsari), from Malay Tanah Sari.


Pouligny-Saint-Pierre

A town and commune of the overseas department of Indre, France.


Vega Baja

A town and municipality on the coast of north central Puerto Rico.


Torre del Greco

Borrowed from Italian Torre del Greco (literally “Tower of the Greek [man]”).

A town and comune in the metropolitan city of Naples, in the region of Campania, Italy.


Torre Annunziata

Borrowed from Italian Torre Annunziata (literally “Tower [of] Our Lady of the Annunciation”).


Orthez

Borrowed from French Orthez, itself from Occitan.

Holonym: Béarn

A town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


Martins Creek

A small town in Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia.


Mareeba

A rural town and local government area (the Shire of Mareeba) in northern Queensland, Australia.


Beetown

From bee + town, named for a block of lead found under a bee tree.

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.


Mount Barker

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A town in the Shire of Plantagenet, Western Australia, named after a nearby hill, also named after Collet Barker.


Boyup Brook

Originally named Boyup in 1900, and renamed in 1909 to avoid confusion with Boyanup.

A town and local government area (the Shire of Boyup Brook) in the South West region, Western Australia.


Wool Bay

The bay was named for the old practice of rolling bales of wool down the cliffs to ships moored at the jetty. The town was originally named Pickering, but was renamed after the bay by 1940.

A town and bay in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.


Port Nolloth

Named after the town's surveyor, Captain M. S. Nolloth.

A town and small port in Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa.


Okiep

Originally spelt O'okiep, from Khoekhoe U-gieb.

A town, known for its copper mines, in Northern Cape province, South Africa.


Nababeep

From Khoekhoe; an earlier spelling may have been Nabobeeb, a recent alternative is Nababeeb.

A town in Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa.


Mimoň

A town in the district of Česká Lípa, Liberec Region, Czech Republic

Mimoň

town in Česká Lípa District, Liberec Region, Czechia


Nabi Saleh

bor

Arabic النبي صالح

A town in the city of Ramallah, Cisjordan, Palestine.


Třeboň

Jindřichův Hradec
Jindřichův Hradec#English

A spa town in the district of Jindřichův Hradec, South Bohemia, Czech Republic

Třeboň

spa town in Jindřichův Hradec District, South Bohemia, Czechia


Chukai

A town, the capital of the Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia


Yankalilla

A town on the Fleurieu Peninsula, south of Adelaide, South Australia.


Pincher Creek

Named for a pair of pincers lost and found in a local creek.


Pirna

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge#German

A town, the administrative seat of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany


Spilsby

A market town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4066).


Gene Autry

Renamed after Gene Autry, the singing cowboy, in 1941. The town's previous name was Berwyn.

A town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States.


Dinan

A town and commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.


Bramming

A town in Esbjerg municipality, south-west Denmark.


Ribe

A town in Esbjerg municipality, south-west Jutland, Denmark.


Tønder

A town and municipality in southern Jutland, Denmark, just north of Germany.


Brørup

A town in Vejen municipality, southern Jutland, Denmark.


Vejen

A town and municipality in southern Jutland, Denmark.


Lunderskov

A town in Kolding municipality, southern Jutland, Denmark.


Strib

A town on the Little Belt in Middelfart municipality, Funen, Denmark.


Langeskov

A town in Kerteminde municipality, Funen, Denmark.


Kerteminde

A town and municipality in Funen, Denmark.


Ullerslev

A town in Nyborg municipality, Funen, Denmark.


Sorø

A town and municipality in western Zealand, Denmark.


Zell am See

German See refers to the Zeller See (Lake Zell).

A town and district in the state of Salzburg, Austria.


Tiantai

A town in the county-level city of Chishui, prefecture-level city of Zunyi, Guizhou, China.

A town in the Yuanzhou District, prefecture-level city of Yichun, Jiangxi, China.

A town in the county-level city of Dehui, prefecture-level city of Changchun, Jilin, China.


Berrigan

A town and local government area (Berrigan Shire) in southern New South Wales, Australia, on the border with Victoria.


Wethersfield

A town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, named after the Essex village.

A town in Wyoming County, New York, United States, named after Wethersfield, Connecticut.


Dolton

A small town in Turner County, South Dakota, United States.


Bellingen

A town and local government area (Bellingen Shire) in the Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia. From an Aboriginal word.


Lodève

Borrowed from French Lodève, from Latin Luteva.

A town and commune of Hérault department, Occitania, France.


Waikanae

From Maori Waikanae (literally “waters of the grey mullet”).

A town in Kapiti Coast district, Wellington region, New Zealand.


Rosario de Mora

A town in San Salvador department, El Salvador


Santiago Texacuangos

Borrowed from Spanish Santiago Texacuangos.


Haverstraw

From Dutch haver + stro, or Haverstroo, "oat straw".

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


Charters Towers

Named after W. S. E. M. Charters, the Gold Commissioner. Towers refers to conical hills in the area.

A gold mining town and larger local government area (Charters Towers Region) in northern Queensland, Australia.


Anah

From Arabic عَانَة (ʕāna), from Classical Syriac ܐܢܐ, ultimately from Akkadian Anat under Assurnasirpal II and ⁽ᵈ⁾Ha-na-atᴷᴵ in the Old Babylonian Period, sometimes connected to worship of the war goddess Anat, whose name is probably Semitic.

Ana (alternative)
'Ana (alternative)
Anna (alternative)

Two Iraqi men drove through the city streets of Anah, Iraq, when their suspicions were aroused.

2007 Dec. 18, Billy Hall, "Brothers in Arms", Marines.mil

A town in Anbar, Iraq, originally on an island in the middle Euphrates River.

Anah
Assurnasirpal II
Old Babylonian Period


South West Rocks

A town in Kempsey Shire, on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia.


Kempsey

A town and local government area (Kempsey Shire) on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia.


Egg Harbor

A town and village in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.


Grand Lake

A town and lake in Grand County, Colorado, United States.


West Boylston

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.


Iznik

From Ottoman Turkish ازنیق (İznik) and Turkish İznik, from Byzantine Greek Νῑ́καια (Nī́kaia), named for Nicaea wife of Lysimachus, from Ancient Greek νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + -ῐᾰ (-ĭă, “-ia: forming feminine names”). Doublet of Nice and Nicaea.


Nauvoo

Apparently from Biblical Hebrew נָאווּ (nɔʔwu, “were beautiful”), taken from Isaiah 52:7.

m+

A town in Walker County and Winston County, Alabama, named after Nauvoo, Illinois.


Wakarusa

A town in Harrison Township and Olive Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.


Wellsville

A number of places in the United States:

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


Strong City

Roger Mills County
Roger Mills County#English

A small town in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Clint Strong.


Coal Creek

A number of settlements in the United States:

A small town in South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia.


Rocky Ford

A town in Screven County, Georgia, named for a rocky ford across the Ogeechee River.


Macksville

A town in Nambucca Valley council area, New South Wales, Australia, named after Angus Mackay and Hugh McNally.


Sart

From Turkish Sart and Ottoman Turkish صارت (Sart), from Byzantine Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis), ultimately from Lydian 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 (Sfard). Doublet of Sardis.

A town in Manisa, Turkey, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Lydia.


Selcuk

From Turkish Selçuk, from Ottoman Turkish سلچوق (Selçuk, “Seljuk”). See Seljuk.

der

A town in Izmir, Turkey near the ruins of ancient Ephesus.

Σελτσούκ

city in Turkey — see also Ephesus, Agios Theologos, Ayasoluk


Agios Theologos

From the modern Greek transcription of Byzantine Greek Ἅγιος Θεολόγος (Hágios Theológos, “the Holy Theologian”), from its 6th-century basilica dedicated to St John the Theologian, supposed author of the Book of Revelation. Doublet of Ayasoluk.

Ἅγιος Θεολόγος

(historical) Former name of Selcuk, a town in Turkey near the ruins of ancient Ephesus.

Hagios Théologos

Selcuk under the Byzantine Empire — see also Ephesus, Ayasoluk, Selcuk


Ayasoluk

Variant spelling of Turkish Ayasuluk and Ottoman Turkish ایاصـولق (Ayasuluk), from Byzantine Greek Ἅγιος Θεολόγος (Hágios Theológos, “the Holy Theologian”), from its 6th-century basilica dedicated to St John the Theologian, supposed author of the Book of Revelation. Doublet of Agios Theologos.

Ἅγιος Θεολόγος


St. Croix Falls

Named after the falls which previously existed on the St. Croix River.

A city and town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.


Watrous

A town in the Rural Municipality of Morris, No. 312, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Frank Watrous Morse.


El Porvenir

A town in Santa Ana department, El Salvador


Belle Plaine

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


Mooreland

A town in Blue River Township, Henry County, Indiana, United States, from the surname Moore + land.

A town in Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States, a misspelling of Moreland, the intended name.


White Deer

A town in Carson County, Texas, United States, named after a local creek.


Skellytown

From Skelly + town, being named after William Grove Skelly.

A town in Carson County, Texas, United States.


Mountainair

From mountain + air, for the town's high altitude.

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


Hackberry

A place in the United States:
A town in Denton County, Texas.


Caney

A town in Atoka County, Oklahoma, named after one Caney Creek, that name referring to canebrakes along the creek.


Dewey-Humboldt

The town was incorporated in 2004 from the previously unincorporated communities of Dewey and Humboldt.

A town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.


East Bend

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


Laketown

A town in Rich County, Utah, named after Bear Lake (Idaho-Utah).

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


Santa Anna

A place in the United States:
A town in Coleman County, Texas.


Manzanola

A town in Otero County, Colorado, United States.


Palmer Lake

A town and lake in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, named after William Jackson Palmer.


Clarkdale

A town in Yavapai County, Arizona, founded by William A. Clark.


Wickenburg

A town in Maricopa County and Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, named after Henry Wickenburg.


Amnicon

From an Ojibwe word, aminikan, a spawning ground.

A town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.


Apple River

A town in Polk County, north-west Wisconsin.


Knox City

A town in Knox County, Texas, United States.


Lone Wolf

A town in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States.


Concepción de Ataco

Borrowed from Spanish Concepción de Ataco.

bor+

A town in San Salvador department, El Salvador


El Refugio

A town in Ahuachapán department, El Salvador


San Francisco Menéndez

Borrowed from Spanish San Francisco Menéndez.


Cinquera

A town in Cabañas department, El Salvador


San Isidro

A town in Morazán department, El Salvador


Pittstown

From Pitt + -s- + town, named after William Pitt the Elder in New Jersey at least.

Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County#English

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


Lost Creek

A town in Harrison County, West Virginia.


Colony

A place in the United States:
A town in Cullman County, Arkansas.

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


Niagara-on-the-Lake

Previously named Niagara, the present name was adopted in 1880 to distinguish it from the town of Niagara Falls. The lake referred to in the name is Lake Ontario.

A town in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.


Agua Caliente

A town in Chalatenango department, El Salvador


Concepción Quetzaltepeque

Borrowed from Spanish Concepción Quetzaltepeque.


Dulce Nombre de María

Borrowed from Spanish Dulce Nombre de María.


San Antonio de la Cruz

Borrowed from Spanish San Antonio de la Cruz.


San Antonio Los Ranchos

Borrowed from Spanish San Antonio Los Ranchos.


San Francisco Lempa

Borrowed from Spanish San Francisco Lempa.


San Francisco Morazán

Borrowed from Spanish San Francisco Morazán.


San Isidro Labrador

Borrowed from Spanish San Isidro Labrador.


San José Cancasque

Borrowed from Spanish San José Cancasque.


San Luis del Carmen

Borrowed from Spanish San Luis del Carmen.


San Miguel de Mercedes

Borrowed from Spanish San Miguel de Mercedes.


Cojutepeque

A town in Cuscatlán department, El Salvador


El Rosario

A town in La Paz department, El Salvador


Oratorio de Concepción

Borrowed from Spanish Oratorio de Concepción.


San Bartolomé Perulapía

Borrowed from Spanish San Bartolomé Perulapía.


San José Guayabal

Borrowed from Spanish San José Guayabal.


San Pedro Perulapán

Borrowed from Spanish San Pedro Perulapán.


San Rafael Cedros

Borrowed from Spanish San Rafael Cedros.


Santa Cruz Analquito

Borrowed from Spanish Santa Cruz Analquito.


Santa Cruz Michapa

Borrowed from Spanish Santa Cruz Michapa.


Antiguo Cuscatlán

Borrowed from Spanish Antiguo Cuscatlán.

A town in La Libertad department, El Salvador


San José Villanueva

Borrowed from Spanish San José Villanueva.


Mercedes La Ceiba

Borrowed from Spanish Mercedes La Ceiba.


Paraíso de Osorio

Borrowed from Spanish Paraíso de Osorio.


San Antonio Masahuat

Borrowed from Spanish San Antonio Masahuat.


San Francisco Chinameca

Borrowed from Spanish San Francisco Chinameca.


San Juan Nonualco

Borrowed from Spanish San Juan Nonualco.


San Juan Tepezontes

Borrowed from Spanish San Juan Tepezontes.


San Luis La Herradura

Borrowed from Spanish San Luis La Herradura.


San Miguel Tepezontes

Borrowed from Spanish San Miguel Tepezontes.


San Pedro Masahuat

Borrowed from Spanish San Pedro Masahuat.


San Pedro Nonualco

Borrowed from Spanish San Pedro Nonualco.


San Rafael Obrajuelo

Borrowed from Spanish San Rafael Obrajuelo.


Santa María Ostuma

Borrowed from Spanish Santa María Ostuma.


Santiago Nonualco

Borrowed from Spanish Santiago Nonualco.


Anamorós

A town in La Unión department, El Salvador


Concepción de Oriente

Borrowed from Spanish Concepción de Oriente.


Meanguera del Golfo

Borrowed from Spanish Meanguera del Golfo.

A town and island in La Unión department, El Salvador


Cacaopera

Borrowed from Spanish Cacaopera, cacaopera.


Delicias de Concepción

Borrowed from Spanish Delicias de Concepción.


San Francisco Gotera

Borrowed from Spanish San Francisco Gotera.


Chapeltique

A town in San Miguel department, El Salvador


Nuevo Edén de San Juan

Borrowed from Spanish Nuevo Edén de San Juan.


San Luis de la Reina

Borrowed from Spanish San Luis de la Reina.


San Rafael Oriente

Borrowed from Spanish San Rafael Oriente.


Apastepeque

A town in San Vicente department, El Salvador


San Cayetano Istepeque

Borrowed from Spanish San Cayetano Istepeque.


San Esteban Catarina

Borrowed from Spanish San Esteban Catarina.


Candelaria de la Frontera

Borrowed from Spanish Candelaria de la Frontera.

A town in Santa Ana department, El Salvador


San Antonio Pajonal

Borrowed from Spanish San Antonio Pajonal.


San Sebastián Salitrillo

Borrowed from Spanish San Sebastián Salitrillo.


Santa Rosa Guachipilín

Borrowed from Spanish Santa Rosa Guachipilín.


Santiago de la Frontera

Borrowed from Spanish Santiago de la Frontera.


Acajutla

A town in Sonsonate department, El Salvador


San Antonio del Monte

Borrowed from Spanish San Antonio del Monte.


Santa Catarina Masahuat

Borrowed from Spanish Santa Catarina Masahuat.


Santa Isabel Ishuatán

Borrowed from Spanish Santa Isabel Ishuatán.


Concepción Batres

Borrowed from Spanish Concepción Batres.

A town in Usulután department, El Salvador


Puerto El Triunfo

Borrowed from Spanish Puerto El Triunfo.


San Francisco Javier

Borrowed from Spanish San Francisco Javier.


Santiago de María

Borrowed from Spanish Santiago de María.


Megion

A town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia


Crescent

A number of places in the United States:


Halfmoon

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


Ochelata

Washington County
Washington County#English

A town in Washington County, Oklahoma, United States.


Maramec

A small town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States.


Wanette

Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County#English

A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.


Ringling

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States, also named after John Ringling.


Ladonia

A place in the United States:
A town in Fannin County, Texas.


Buffalo Gap

A town in Custer County, South Dakota, United States.

A town in Taylor County, Texas, United States.


Richland Springs

A town in San Saba County, Texas, United States.


Walgett

A town and local government area (Walgett Shire) in northern New South Wales, Australia.


Komensky

A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Jan Amos Komenský.


Silsbee

A town in Hardin County, Texas, United States, named after investor Nathaniel Devereux Silsbee.


Tenaha

A town in Shelby County, Texas, United States.


Gary City

A town in Panola County, Texas, United States.


Merryville

Beauregard Parish
Beauregard Parish#English

A town in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Thomastown

A town in County Kilkenny, Ireland, founded by Thomas Fitzanthony in the 13th century (Irish grid ref S 5842).


Chandauli

A town, nagar panchayat, and district of Uttar Pradesh, India.


Münsingen

A town in Reutlingen district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Epworth

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A town and civil parish with a town council in the Isle of Axholme, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE7803).

A dormitory town in Harare province, Zimbabwe, named after a Methodist mission.


Kendujhar

Borrowed from Odia କେନ୍ଦୁଝର (kendujhara).


West Hartford

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


Baveno

A town and comune in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province, Piedmont, Italy.


Desenzano del Garda

A town and comune on Lake Garda, Brescia province, Lombardy, Italy.


Platamon

At Platamon, the train stops by a silver sandy beach, beneath a medieval castle.

1951 November, 'Pausanias', “To Greece by the "Simplon-Orient Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 731:

Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia#English

A town and seaside resort in Central Macedonia, Greece.


Komisarivka

Borrowed from Ukrainian Коміса́рівка (Komisárivka).

bor

Коміса́рівка

An urban-type settlement in Krasnodon Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine


Jarrahdale

A small historic town in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, south of Perth, Western Australia.


Whately

A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.


Penrice

A small town in Barossa council area, South Australia.


Belozersk

Borrowed from Russian Белозерск (Belozersk).


Chinguetti

A small town in the Adrar Region, Mauritania


Tubusuctu

Mauretania Caesariensis
Mauretania Caesariensis#English

A town in Mauretania Caesariensis, Roman Empire, situated near Saldae


Kasaragod

Borrowed from Malayalam കാസർഗോഡ് (kāsaṟgōḍŭ).


Pathanamthitta

Borrowed from Malayalam പത്തനംതിട്ട (pattanantiṭṭa).


Black Creek

A town in Wilson County, North Carolina.

Outagamie County
Outagamie County#English

A town and village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.


New Hudson

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


Moret-sur-Loing

A town in Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne commune, Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.


Mellerud

A town and municipality in Västra Götaland county, Sweden.


Bernsdorf

A town in Bautzen district, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany.


New Durham

Strafford County
Strafford County#English

A town in Strafford County, New Hampshire.


Maple Creek

A town within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.

A town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States.


Kraskino

Borrowed from Russian Кра́скино (Kráskino).

The main railway line is the Trans-Siberian, which here runs south along the Ussuri River to its terminus at Vladivostok. A number of short branch lines serve mining areas (Kraskino and Suchan) or lead to the USSR—Chinese border towns (Grodekovo and Turiy Rog).

1951, Theodore Shabad, “Soviet Far East”, in Geography of the USSR; A Regional Survey, New York: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 328:

Uncoordinated expansion by competitive riparian countries would have caused waste or misallocation of scarce capital through overlapping projects, For example, the DPRK is trying to build Sonbong Airport, while China and Russia are holding out for their own international airports, in Jingxin and Khraskino.

2002, Jaeho Hwang, “Economic and Institutional Constraints on the TRADP”, in The Significance of Regionalism as an Element of China's Security and Foreign Policy: The Case of the Tumen River Area Development Project (TRADP) (Thesis), London School of Economics and Political Science, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-05-30, page 259:

An urban-type settlement in Khasansky district, Primorsky Krai, Russia.


Royal Wootton Bassett

A market town and civil parish with a town council in north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0682).


Svilengrad

A town and municipality in Haskovo Province, Bulgaria, near the border with both Greece and Turkey.


Ba Chúc

A town in Tịnh Biên district, An Giang, Vietnam.


West Mersea

A town and civil parish with a town council on Mersea Island, Colchester district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0112).


Wainfleet All Saints

A small town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4959).


Geylang

[ˈɡeː˧.laŋ˦]

From Malay, see Wikipedia for more information.

A planning area and new town in the Central Region of Singapore.


Newstead

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

A town in Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria.


Imsouane

Borrowed from French Imsouane, from Arabic إمسوان, from Moroccan Arabic إيمسوان.

bor

Arabic إمسوان

A town and rural commune of Souss-Massa, Morocco.


Charlottenberg

A town in Eda municipality, Värmland County, Sweden, close to the border with Norway.


Scarsdale

Westchester County
Westchester County#English

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

A town in Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia.


Otavi

A town in Otjozondjupa Region, northern Namibia.


Outjo

A town in Kunene Region, northern Namibia.


Insein

Borrowed from Burmese အင်းစိန် (ang:cin).

bor+

Insein Prison, which was located in the town and known for holding political prisoners


New Norfolk

Named for convicts and settlers moved from Norfolk Island.

A town in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Ulverstone

A town in Central Coast council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.


Smithton

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


Mole Creek

Named after a stream which disappears underground several times, like the animal.

A town in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.


St Marys

A town in Break O'Day council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.


Parattah

Southern Midlands
Southern Midlands#English

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


Walkaway

A corruption of an Aborigine term, wagga wah.

Greater Geraldton
Greater Geraldton#English

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A small town in the City of Greater Geraldton, Western Australia.


Readfield

A town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States.


Coutances

A town and commune in Manche department, Normandy, France.


Coín

A town and municipality in Malaga province, Andalusia, Spain


Great Dunmow

A town and civil parish with a town council in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6221).


Kokstad

A town in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.


Bladensburg

Compound of Bladen + -s- + -burg. The town in Maryland is named after Thomas Bladen (1698–1780), governor of Maryland.

Prince George's County
Prince George's County#English

A town in Prince George's County, Maryland.


Ballyragget

A small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland (Irish grid ref S 4570).


Kharga

A town, the seat of New Valley governorate in Kharga Oasis, southern Egypt.


North Hudson

A town in Essex County, New York, near the north end of the Hudson River.


Sendenhorst

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

A town in Warendorf district, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Żmigród

Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship#English

A town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-west Poland.


Falsterbo

A town on a peninsula south of Malmö in Skåne county, south-west Sweden.


Vaggeryd

A town and municipality in Jönköping county, Sweden.


Walkerville

Silver Bow County
Silver Bow County#English

A town in Silver Bow County, Montana, United States, named after the Walker brothers, investors from Salt Lake City.


Catterick Garrison

A large garrison and military town in Scotton parish and Hipswell parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE1897).


Lochmaben

Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway#English

A small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NY0882).


Greenmount

A rural town in Toowoomba Region, Queensland.


Selenginsk

Transliteration of Russian Селенгинск (Selenginsk), from Селенга (Selenga, “Selenga River”).

translit

A town in Buryatia, Russia, between the lake of Baikal and the city of Ulan-Ude


Carrigtohill

From Middle English Karrectochell, from a Middle Irish form corresponding to modern Carraig Tuathail.

A small town in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 8273).


Fordwich

In mediaeval times the river was much bigger, and the small village of Fordwich, beyond Sturry, (its church seen clearly from the train) was the port to which was shipped the Caen stone used in building Canterbury Cathedral.

1952 July, A. W. V. Mace, “The Ashford, Canterbury, and Ramsgate Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 439:

A small market town and civil parish with a town council in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1859).


Jamalpur

A town in Bahawalpur district, Punjab province, Pakistan.


Ghardimaou

A town in Jendouba governorate, north-west Tunisia.


Kellyville

A town in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States, named after James E. Kelly.


Kiama

A coastal town in New South Wales, Australia


Mount Macedon

A town in Victoria, Australia, near the mountain.


Lincoln Park

Most named after U.S. president Abraham Lincoln.


Brookside

Places in the United States:
A town in Jefferson County, Alabama.

Places in the United States:
A town in Fremont County, Colorado.


Las Piedras

A town and municipality in eastern Puerto Rico.

A town and port in Punto Fijo metropolitan area, north-west Venezuela.


Pensaukee

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


Carrigaline

From Irish Carraig Uí Leighin (literally “Ó Leighin's Rock”).

bor

A town south-east of Cork, County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 7362).


Nucla

From nucleus, as the intent of the town was to serve as a hub for the nearby farms. Later associated with uranium mining in the region.

A town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States.


Humansdorp

From Human + -s- + dorp, named after Johannes Jurie Human and Matthys Gerhardus Human.


Boppard

A town and municipality in the Rhine Gorge, in Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.


Sankt Goar

A town in the Rhine Gorge, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.


Andernach

A town on the Rhine in Mayen-Koblenz district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.


Müllheim

A town in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Tayga

Borrowed from Russian Тайга́ (Tajgá). Doublet of taiga.


New Chester

A town and ghost town therein, in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States.


Český Brod

A town in Kolin district, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic


Westford

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

census-designated place
census-designated place

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

Chittenden County
Chittenden County#English

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

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

A town in Richland County, Wisconsin, named after Westford, New York.


Kuryk

A port town on the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan.


Bad Driburg

A town in Höxter district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Bedwas

Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen#English

A town in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen community, Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1789).


Mullewa

A town in the City of Greater Geraldton, Mid West region, Western Australia.


Meekatharra

A town and local government area (the Shire of Meekatharra) in the Mid West region, Western Australia.


Mount Magnet

A name given by Robert Austin (explorer) to two hills with an extremely high iron content, which affected the readings of his compass.

A town and local government area (the Shire of Mount Magnet) in the Mid West region, Western Australia.


Sandstone

A small town and local government area (the Shire of Sandstone) in the Mid West region, Western Australia.


Wiluna

A small town and local government area (the Shire of Wiluna) in the Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia, previously in Mid West region, until 2021.


Hopetoun

Both places in Australia were named after John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, the 1st Governor-General of Australia.

A town in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north-west Victoria, Australia.

A coastal town in the Shire of Ravensthorpe, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.


Port Hedland

Named after Swedish-born mariner Peter Hedland.

A town, port, and local government area (the Town of Port Hedland) in the Pilbara region, Western Australia.


Marble Bar

Named for a bar of what was thought to be marble across the bed of the Coongan River, which turned out to be jasper.

A town in the Shire of East Pilbara, Pilbara region, Western Australia.


Kojonup

A town and local government area (the Shire of Kojonup), in the Great Southern region, Western Australia.


Katanning

A town and local government area (the Shire of Katanning) in the Great Southern region, Western Australia.


Brunswick Junction

Possibly named after the Brunswick River (Western Australia). The junction is a railway junction.

A town in the Shire of Harvey, South West region, Western Australia.


Pinjarra

A town in the Shire of Murray, Peel region, Western Australia.


Narrogin

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


La Huerta

Borrowed from Spanish La Huerta f (literally “The Garden; The Orchard”), from Spanish huerta f (“garden, orchard”).

A town and municipality of Jalisco, Mexico.


Tarapoto

A large town in San Martín, San Martín, Peru


Tarapith

A town in Birbhum district, West Bengal, India.


Saint Joseph

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

A place name:
A town in Trinidad and Tobago.


Montargis

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

A town and commune in Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.


Montbard

A town and commune in Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.


Bad Honnef

A spa town in Rhein-Sieg district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, south-east of Bonn.


Mount Olive

A town in Duplin County and Wayne County, North Carolina, United States

Covington County
Covington County#English

A town in Covington County, Mississippi, United States


Coeburn

A town in Wise County, Virginia, United States


Broughton in Furness

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A small market town in Broughton West parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD2187).


The Pas

A town next to the Rural Municipality of Kelsey, western Manitoba, Canada.


Lynn Lake

A town in north-west Manitoba, Canada, named after mining engineer Lynn Smith.


Elne

Borrowed from French Elne, itself from Catalan Elna.

Holonym: Roussillon

A town of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France


Helmsley

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6183).


Neustrelitz

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte#English

A town in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.


Wheatfield

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

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


Smoky Lake

Smoky Lake County
Smoky Lake County#English

A town in Smoky Lake County, Alberta, Canada.


Sarlat

A town in Sarlat-la-Canéda commune, Dordogne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.


Corato

A town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, Italy.


Athboy

A town in County Meath, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 7164).


Pangkham

Borrowed from Burmese ပန်ခမ်း (panhkam:).

bor+

A town in Shan State, Myanmar; de facto capital of Wa State


Jericoacoara

A coastal town and resort in Ceará, Brazil.


Lorne

en-proper-noun

Lorne (countable and uncountable, plural Lornes)

A placename
A number of places in Australia
A town in Victoria, Australia


Kawakawa

A small town in Far North district, Northland, New Zealand.


Arakkonam

A town and suburb of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India.


Pandua

A town in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.


Kushalgarh

A town in Banswara district, Rajasthan, India.


Kalabagh

A town in Mianwali district, Punjab, Pakistan.


Ksar es-Seghir

Borrowed from French Ksar es-Seghir, from Moroccan Arabic القصر الصغير (le-qṣar le-ṣḡīr, le-qṣar eṣ-ṣḡīr), from Arabic القَصْر الصَّغِير (al-qaṣr aṣ-ṣaḡīr).

der

القصر الصغير

القَصْر الصَّغِير

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

A town in Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco


Saugerties

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


Sorell

A town north-east of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, named after William Sorell.


Kathu

A town in Kathu district, Phuket Province, Thailand


Bhuragaon

Of unclear origin, but it has an etymological connection to the Assamese word Bhuri, which means rice husk.


Kodungallur

From Malayalam കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർ (koṭuṅṅallūṟ).

bor

കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർ

Malayalam കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർ (koṭuṅṅallūṟ)

A historically significant town in Thrissur district, Kerala, in southwestern India


Hua Hin

Prachuap Khiri Khan
Prachuap Khiri Khan#English

A coastal town, resort, and district in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand.


Binyamina-Giv'at Ada

From Hebrew בִּנְיָמִינָה־גִּבְעַת עָדָה. Binyamina + Giv'at Ada. Created in 2003 by the merger of the local councils of Binyamina (בִּנְיָמִינָה) and Giv'at Ada (גִּבְעַת עָדָה).

בִּנְיָמִינָה-גִּבְעַת עָדָה

Hebrew בִּנְיָמִינָה־גִּבְעַת עָדָה

A town, a local council of Haifa district, Israel.


Friendsville

From Friend (a surname) + -s- + -ville or Friends (Religious Society of Friends) + -ville.

af

A town in Garrett County, Maryland, named after John Friend.


Bazley

A beach town on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, named after a John Bazley.


Santiago Juxtlahuaca

A town and municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico.


Weathersfield

A town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States, also named after Wethersfield, Connecticut.


Clanwilliam

A town in Cederberg municipality, Western Cape province, South Africa.


Bukit Merah

From Malay Bukit Merah (literally “Red Hill”).

bor

A planning area and town in the Central Region of Singapore.


Rantoul

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


Boulia

A town in the outback of western Queensland, Australia.


Crowland

A market town and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2410).


Årjäng

Unadapted borrowing from Swedish Årjäng.

Meronym: Bastnäs

A town and municipality of Värmland, Sweden


Cameron Highlands

A hill station and district of Pahang, Malaysia.


Occoquan

Derived from a Doeg Algonquian word translated as "at the end of the water".

Prince William County
Prince William County#English

A town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States


St Columb Major

A town and civil parish with a town council in mid Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9163).


Juno Beach

Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County#English

A town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.


Stanwell

A rural town in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.


Ovens

A town on the Ovens River in Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia. The river was named after John Ovens.


Bannang Sata

From Thai บันนังสตา (ban-nang-sà-dtaa), from Malay Bendang Setar (literally “Rice Field of Gandaria”).

der

Bannang Sata (town)
Bannang Sata district

A town and subdistrict of Bannang Sata district, Yala Province, Thailand.


Homestead

A number of places in the United States:

A rural town and locality in Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.


Xico

A town and municipality of Veracruz, Mexico.


Ecatzingo

Ecatzingo de Hidalgo
Ecatzingo de Hidalgo#English

Ellipsis of Ecatzingo de Hidalgo: A town, the administrative seat of Ecatzingo, State of Mexico, Mexico.


Darband

From Persian دربند (darband, literally “bar of a door, bolt; a barrier”), from در (dar, “door, gate, passage”) + بند (band, “band, tie, fastening”).


Whitchurch-Stouffville

Formed in 1971 from the township of Whitchurch and village of Stouffville.

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


Ponteilla

A town and commune of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia.


Les Angles

A town and commune of Gard department, Occitania, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia.


Port Ellen

Apparently previously named Port Ellinor, after Eleanor, wife of the town's founder.

A small town on the south coast of Islay, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR3645).


Ingleside

United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry#English

A town, the county seat of United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.


Taneatua

A small town in the eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.


Knokke

A coastal town in Knokke-Heist municipality, West Flanders, Belgium.


Boscobel

A city and town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.


Crowle

Crowle and Ealand
Crowle and Ealand#English

North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire#English

A market town in Crowle and Ealand parish, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE7712).


Exmore

Likely a heterographic variant of Exmoor.

Northampton County
Northampton County#English

A town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.


Exford

From Old English Ex (“Exe river”) + ford, 'the ford across the river Exe".


Limestone

census-designated place
census-designated place

Aroostook County
Aroostook County#English

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


Boketu

Pokotu (alternative)
Pok'ot'u (alternative)

A town in Yakeshi, Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.


Falconara Marittima

A coastal resort town and comune in Ancona province, Marche region, Italy.


Fossano

A town and comune in Cuneo province, Piedmont region, Italy.


Fatehabad

A number of places in India:
A town and district in Haryana.

A town and village in Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh.

A number of places in India:
A town in Tarn Taran district, Punjab.

A number of places in India:
A town in Agra district, Uttar Pradesh.


Howick

A town in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, named after Lord Howick.


Namsang

bor+

ဝဵင်းၼမ်ႉၸၢင်

The feuds between Namsang and Borduria continued. In 1875-76 the dispute between the Namsang and Borduria arose about the buffaloes which were carried off by Borduria people from Namsang areas.

2015, “Arunachal Pradesh”, in H. M. Bareh, editor, Encyclopaedia Of North-East India, 1st edition, Mittal Publications, →ISBN, archived from the original on 2022-11-11, page 72:


Hinesburg

Chittenden County
Chittenden County#English

A town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States.


La Prairie

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


Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol

Borrowed from French Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol.

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

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


Zossen

A town in Teltow-Fläming district, Brandenburg, Germany.


Nyeri

A large town and county of the same name in central Kenya.


Cowra

A town and local government area (Cowra Shire) in the Central West region, New South Wales, Australia.


Motueka

A coastal town in Tasman district, New Zealand.


Moyhu

A town in the Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia.


Broadford

A town in the Shire of Mitchell, Victoria, Australia.


Ferbane

A town in County Offaly, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 1124).


Lipno

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A town and county of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.


Xinning

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新寧 /新宁 (Xīnníng).

A town in Fusui, Guangxi autonomous region, China.


Wauchope

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

A town in the Northern Territory, Australia

Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders#English

A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland


Karuah

From Worimi [Term?] (“native plum tree”).


Ohakune

A small town in Ruapehu district, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.


Enville

A town in Chester County and McNairy County, Tennessee, United States.


Chotětov

Meronym: Hřivno

Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region#English

A market town in Mladá Boleslav District, Central Bohemian Region, the Czech Republic, first mentioned in 1057.

Chotětov

market town in Mladá Boleslav, Central Bohemia, Czechia


Rosthern

Possibly named after Rostherne in England.

A town within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada.