Wells

From Old English wella, genitive plural of well (“spring”), in reference to a residence near a group of springs. The original use of the genitive case here would've indicated origin. The -s ending of the modern form would be added later on upon reanalysis after the breakdown of the case system (outside of pronouns) that occurred in the development of English.

A small town in Norfolk, England, officially Wells-next-the-Sea.

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A town in the Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

A town in York County, Maine; named for the city in England.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Hamilton County, New York; named for land agent Joshua Wells.

A town in Cherokee County, Texas; named for railroad engineer Maj. E. H. Wells.

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

A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin; named for early settler James Wells.


Isabel

From Spanish Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”). Doublet of Elizabeth.

der

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


Gilbert

en-proper noun

Gilbert (countable and uncountable, plural Gilberts)

From Old French Gislebert, from Proto-Germanic *Gīslaberhtaz, from *gīslaz (“pledge”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), from Proto-Celtic *Gēstloberxtos.

compound

A number of places in the United States:

A small town in Searcy County, Arkansas.

Lexington County
Lexington County#English

A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.


Hugo

From Old French Hugo, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *hugi (“thought, mind, spirit”).

der

A statutory town, the county seat of Lincoln County, Colorado, United States.


Bruno

en-proper noun

Bruno (countable and uncountable, plural Brunos or Brunoes)

From Italian, German etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of Old High German brūn (“brown”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn. The surname is mostly borrowed from Italian Bruno. Doublet of Brown.

A placename
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada


Raleigh

Rawley (alternative)
Rayleigh (alternative)

From Old English rā, rāha (“roe deer”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Equivalent to roe + -ley (“lea”).

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.

Multiple smaller locales in the United States:

A town, the county seat of Smith County, Mississippi; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.


Chautauqua

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County#English

A town and lake resort community in Chautauqua County, New York.


Preston

Preston (countable and uncountable, plural Prestons)

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

New London County
New London County#English

A town in New London County, Connecticut.

Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County#English

A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.


leprosarium

en-noun

leprosarium (plural leprosariums or leprosaria)

leprosariums (plural)
leprosaria (plural)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin leprōsārium, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -ārium (“-ary: building related to”). Doublet of leprosery.

bor+

In the middle of the twelfth century, France had more than 2,000 leprosariums

1971, José Barchilon, introduction to Madness & Civilization

"I don't understand it. We've been playing real well up to now." "We've been playing leprosariums and barber's colleges."

An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.


Bellingham

en-proper noun

Bellingham (countable and uncountable, plural Bellinghams)

Two origins:
* The suburb of London is named with the Old English personal name Bera, a byname from bera (“bear”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
* The village in Northumberland is named with Old English belle (“bell”), in reference to a bell-shaped hill, + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”)

A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.


Winchester

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

named-after

Any of the towns named after it, including:

A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A small town in Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand.


Fleming

From Middle English flameng, from late Old English Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (compare West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) and the patronymic suffix *-ingaz (“belonging to, descended from”). More at Flanders.

der

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

A town and locality in the Northern Territory, Australia.

A number of places in the United States:

A statutory town in Logan County, Colorado.

A town and hamlet in Cayuga County, New York.


Drammen

From Norwegian Drammen, from Old Norse Drafn, from drǫfn (“wave”).

Eau Claire County
Eau Claire County#English

A town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Drammen in Norway.


Hammerfest

A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway


Elverum

A town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark.


Hamar

Borrowed from Norwegian Hamar, from Old Norse Hamarr, identical to hamarr (“rocky hill”).


Kongsvinger

A town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark; bordering on Sweden.


Ålesund

Aalesund (alternative)
Alesund (alternative)

A town (with bystatus) and municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

أوليسوند

Norwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal


Namsos

A coastal town and municipality in Trøndelag, Norway.


Fauske

A town and municipality in Nordland, Norway.


Lucas

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


Eden

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

Any of various towns and other place names.

A coastal town in New South Wales, Australia.

A city and town in Jerome County, Idaho.

A small town and village in Marshall County, South Dakota.

Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac County#English

A town and village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.


Cicero

en-proper noun

Cicero (usually uncountable, plural Ciceros or Cicerones)

Borrowed from Latin Cicerō, a cognomen in reference to warts (cicer (“chickpea”)). The Latinate form, based on the nominative, displaced Middle English Ciceroun, based on the oblique stem.

Former name: Hawthorne

Outagamie County
Outagamie County#English

A town and unincorporated community in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.


Loughborough

A town in Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5319).


Virgil

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

census-designated place
census-designated place

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

A small town in Beadle County, South Dakota.


Gibson

Gibson (countable and uncountable, plural Gibsons)

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Scotland County, North Carolina.

Manitowoc County
Manitowoc County#English

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A small town in the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia.


Scarborough

Scarborough (countable and uncountable, plural Scarboroughs)

Scarboroughs (plural)
Scarboro (alternative)
Scarbro (alternative)
Scarbrough (alternative)

/ˈskɑɹbəɹoʊ/

From the Old Norse personal name Skarði + borg (“fortress”).

A coastal town in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA040880).

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.


Macassar

A town in Ancuabe district, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.


Llanelli

A coastal town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN5000).


Brock

A town in Parker County, Texas, United States.


Topeka

Borrowed from Kansa tó ppí kʼé ([dopĩkʼʔə], literally “good place to dig potatoes”).

bor

A town in Clearspring Township and Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.


Knox

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


Seneca

Seneca
Seneca language
Seneca people
Seneca the Younger

From Dutch Sennecaas, from Algonquian (probably Mahican [Term?]).

A number of places in the United States, including:

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

Green Lake County
Green Lake County#English


Armstrong

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

A small town in the Rural City of Ararat, Victoria, Australia.


Portland

Multiple smaller locales in the United States:

A town in Ashley County, Arkansas; named for its steamboat port.

A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut; named for the Isle of Portland.

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

A town in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales; named for the local Portland cement industry.


Narvik

In the early spring the war took on a new aspect with the German invasions of Denmark and Norway on April 9, hinging largely on the export of iron ore from the Norwegian Atlantic port of Narvik, at the western end of the Swedish Lapland iron ore railway.

1940 December, “Railways and the War—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 629:

A town and municipality in Ofoten district, Nordland, Norway.


Gjøvik

A town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, by the western shore of the lake Mjøsa; formerly part of the county of Oppland.


Lund

en-proper noun

Lund (countable and uncountable, plural Lunds)

Dithmarschen
en:Lund
en:Lund (surname)
en:Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire

* As an English, German, and North Germanic surname, from Old Norse lundr (“grove”).
* Also as a German surname, from Lunden in Dithmarschen, itself possibly borrowed from Danish lund (“little forest”) or lunn (“survey”).

White Pine County
White Pine County#English

A small town and census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.


Flekkefjord

A town with bystatus and municipality in Agder county, Norway, formerly part of the county of Vest-Agder.


Larvik

A town with bystatus and municipality of Vestfold, Norway.


Clive

A town on the Clive River in Hawke's Bay region, New Zealand.


Homer

Homer (countable and uncountable, plural Homers)

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

A town, the county seat of Banks County, Georgia, United States.

Claiborne Parish
Claiborne Parish#English

A town, the parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States.


Guadalcanal

From Spanish. The Pacific island was named in 1568 by Álvaro de Mendaña, after his hometown of Guadalcanal, Spain. From Arabic وَادِي الْخَانَات (wādī l-ḵānāt, “Valley of the Stalls”).

der

وَادِي الْخَانَات


Barclay

en-proper noun

Barclay (countable and uncountable, plural Barclays)

Queen Anne's County
Queen Anne's County#English

A town in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States.

A town in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.


Marshall

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

A number of places in the United States:

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


Byron

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

inh

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.


Welch

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

Welsh (alternative)
Walsh (alternative)
Walshe (alternative)
Walch (alternative)

A town in Craig County, Oklahoma; named for railroad official K. A. Welch.


Hartlepool

A town and seaport in County Durham, in northeastern England.


Mâcon

Borrowed from French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) (from Proto-Celtic *matus, commonly understood as a euphemistic derivation from *matis (“good”)), and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).

It was not until after the waiter came with the bill that Scott decided that we have the hotel make us a picnic lunch. I tried to argue him out of this as I was sure we could get a bottle of Mâcon in Mâcon and we could buy something to make sandwiches in a charcuterie.

1964, Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 153:

A town and commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.


Rutledge

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

A town, the county seat of Grainger County, Tennessee.


Columbus

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

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

Stillwater County
Stillwater County#English

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

A town, the county seat of Stillwater County, Montana.

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


Berwick-upon-Tweed

→ Welsh: Berwig ar Dwid

From Old English bere (“barley”) + wīc (“settlement”) + name of river.

A town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, and the northernmost town in England (OS grid ref NT9953).


Blackpool

A town, seaside resort, borough and unitary authority in Lancashire, England.


Bournemouth

From Bourne (“name of a local stream”) + mouth. Doublet of Burnmouth.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole#English

A large town, part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England.


Bradford

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

Penobscot County
Penobscot County#English

A large number of places in the United States:

Merrimack County
Merrimack County#English

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


Brighton

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

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

der

(historical)

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.

Northumberland County
Northumberland County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Franklin County, New York, named after the English town.

A small town and ski resort in Salt Lake County, Utah.

Salt Lake County
Salt Lake County#English

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

A placename:
A number of places in Australia:
A town and suburb of Hobart, Tasmania.

A small coastal town near Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.


Holton

en-proper noun

Holton (countable and uncountable, plural Holtons)

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

der

A place in the United States:
A town in Ripley County, Indiana.

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


Jena

A town, the parish seat of LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, United States, which was named after the German city.


Gloucester

Domesday Book
Gloucester
Gloucester (disambiguation)

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

inh+

Gloster (alternative)
Glos'ter (alternative)


Caledonia

/kælɪˈdəʊnɪə/

A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.

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

A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.

Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County#English


Weymouth

In England, from Wey + mouth, referring to that river's mouth. The village in Nova Scotia is named after the city in Massachusetts.

Weymouth and Portland
Weymouth and Portland#English

A town and civil parish (with a town council) in Dorset, England, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY6779).


Portsmouth

Portuguese: Portsmouth

From Middle English Portesmuða, from Old English Portesmuða.

[…] not exceeding six Persons for Newport foure Persons for each of the respective Townes of Providence Portsmouth and Warwicke and two Persons for each other Place Towne or Citty […]

1663, John Clarke, Charles II of England (signatory), Rhode Island Royal Charter, archived from the original on 2022-07-10, second of three blocks of text, lines 5–6:


Exeter

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

A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England.

Rockingham County
Rockingham County#English

A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

Washington County
Washington County#English

A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.

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

A number of places in the United States:

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


Southampton

Hampshire County
Hampshire County#English

A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

A town and village in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.


Dorchester

Dorchester
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester

Ultimately from Celtic *Durno-wāriā (Latin Durnovāria) + Old English ċeaster (“fort, Roman town”).
The civil parish in New Brunswick and Ontario town are named in honour of colonial administrator Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724 - 1808).

der

A town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, southern England, which is the county town (OS grid ref SY6990).

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A town in Thames Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.


Swanage

From Middle English Swanwiche, from Old English swan (“swan”) or swān (“herdsman, swain”) + wīċ (“village”).

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0378).


Yeovil

A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5516).


Poole

en-proper noun

Poole (countable and uncountable, plural Pooles)

A town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England.


Chichester

/ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃɪstə/

Chichester
Chichester (disambiguation)
Cissa of Sussex

Reputedly from Old English personal name Cissa + ceaster (“fort, manor, town”). Otherwise the first element could come from Old English *ċisse (“a gravelly place”).

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


Bognor Regis

From Old English. In a document of 680 AD, it is referred to as Bucgan ora, "Bucge's shore". The Regis (from Latin rex (“king”)) was added after King George V stayed there to convalesce.
Bucgan can be derived from 'Bucca' which means a 'male goat' hence the 'goat shore', as most Saxon village names describe what the place did or produced.

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ9399).


Newquay

From new + quay, for a quay built here in the 15th century.

A town and civil parish with a town council, on the north coast of Cornwall, south west England (OS grid ref SW8161).


Wareham

Wareham (countable and uncountable, plural Warehams)

From Old English Werhām, from Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

A market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287).

A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.


Tabo

Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh#English

A small town in Himachal Pradesh, India, the site of an ancient monastery.


Tiberias

From Latin Tiberias, from Ancient Greek Τιβεριάς (Tiberiás), after the Emperor Tiberius.

Northern District
Northern District#English

A town in the Northern District, on the Sea of Galilee in Israel.


Forbes

Fawbush (alternative)
Fobbs (alternative)
Forbus (alternative)
Forbush (alternative)
Furbush (alternative)


Thompson

en-prop

Thompson (countable and uncountable, plural Thompsons)

Thompsons (plural)
Tompson (alternative)
Tomson (alternative)
Thomson (alternative)
Thomason (alternative)
Thomasson (alternative)

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

calque

A number of places in the United States:


Garrett

A medieval English and Irish form of the Germanic given names Gerard and Gerald. Of Old High German origin.


Jacobs

A town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, named after William H. Jacobs.


Evans

en-proper noun

Evans (countable and uncountable, plural Evanses or Evans)

Evanses (plural)
Evans (plural)
Avans (alternative)


Sherman

/ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/

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

United States of America
United States of America

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

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

A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Aroostook County
Aroostook County#English

A town in Lee County, Pontotoc County and Union County, Mississippi.

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County#English

A town and village in Chautauqua County, New York.

Minnehaha County
Minnehaha County#English

A minor town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.

Sheboygan County
Sheboygan County#English


Edwards

en-prop

Edwards (countable and uncountable, plural Edwardses)

Edwardses (plural)
Edward (alternative)
Edwardes (alternative)

St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County#English

A town and hamlet therein, in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for Edward McCormack, brother of the founder.

A town in Hinds County, Mississippi; named for landowner Dick Edwards.


Harris

en-proper noun

Harris (countable and uncountable, plural Harrises)

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

Marquette County
Marquette County#English


Harrison

Harrison (countable and uncountable, plural Harrisons)

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

Westchester County
Westchester County#English

A coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York.


Phillips

en-prop

Phillips (countable and uncountable, plural Phillipses)

Phillipses (plural)
Philips (alternative)
Philipps (alternative)


Parker

en-proper noun

Parker (countable and uncountable, plural Parkers)

A town, the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona.


Bennett

Bennett (countable and uncountable, plural Bennetts)

Bennetts (plural)
Benett (alternative)
Bennet (alternative)

A statutory town in Adams County and Arapahoe County, Colorado.

A town in Chatham County, North Carolina.

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


Griffith

Griffith (countable and uncountable, plural Griffiths)

A town in Calumet Township and St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States.


Wainwright

From Old English wægnwyrhta, equivalent to wain (“large wagon for farm use”) + wright (“worker; maker”).
The Canadian town is named after William Wainwright, the second vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway along which the town was built.

A municipal district (Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61) and town therein, in Alberta, Canada.


Cartwright

Cartwright (countable and uncountable, plural Cartwrights)

Cartwrights (plural)
Catrett (alternative)

English surname, from the nouns cart + wright (“maker, crafter”). As a Dutch surname, variant of Courtwright.
The settlement in Labrador was named by British military officer, entrepreneur and author George Cartwright (1739/1740 – 1819), who established a fish and fur trading business at the location of the settlement.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

(uncountable) A placename, from the surname:

A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Mitchell

en-prop

Mitchell (countable and uncountable, plural Mitchells)

Mitchells (plural)
Mitchel (alternative)
Matsell (alternative)

Translingual: markmitchelli

From a Middle English vernacular form of the Old French given name Michel (“Michael”), or in some cases from a Middle English nickname muchel (“big”).

A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:


Carter

Carter (countable and uncountable, plural Carters)

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

der

A number of places in the United States:


Collins

en-proper noun

Collins (countable and uncountable, plural Collinses)

Collinses (plural)
Collin (alternative)
Colin (alternative)
Collings (alternative)
Colling (alternative)
Collis (alternative)
Colins (alternative)
Collen (alternative)
Cullan (alternative)

* As an English surname, variant of Colin.
* As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Coileáin, see Cullen, McQuillan, and McCallion.
* As a French surname, Americanized from Collin and Colette.
* As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kolenc, from koleno (“knee”) and the obsolete kolenc (“nipplewort”).

A town in New York; named for a local dairy farming family.


Murphy

From Irish Ó Murchadha (“descendant of Murrough”), Mac Murchaidh (“Son of Murrough”), etc. See Muircath.

der

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

A town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.


Simpson

en-proper noun

Simpson (countable and uncountable, plural Simpsons)

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

A town mostly in Corangamite Shire, in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.


Anderson

en-prop

Anderson (countable and uncountable, plural Andersons)

Andersons (plural)
Andison (alternative)

From Middle English Ander (“Andrew”) + -son, after Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization of Danish and Norwegian Andersen or Swedish Andersson.

Lauderdale County
Lauderdale County#English

A town in Lauderdale County, Alabama; named for local gristmill operator Samuel Anderson.

A town, the county seat of Grimes County, Texas; named for Kenneth Lewis Anderson, 4th Vice President of the Republic of Texas.

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

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


Wilkinson

en-proper noun

Wilkinson (countable and uncountable, plural Wilkinsons)

A town in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana.


Forster

* As an English surname, from the noun forester.
* Also as an English surname, borrowed from French fustrier (“blockmaker”), from fustre (“baulk of timber”).
* As a French and Norman surname, from Old French forcetier (“cutter”), from forcettes (“scissors”).
* As a German surname, spelling variant of Förster and Först (both related to Forst (“forest”)).

A coastal town in MidCoast council area, Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.


Powell

Powell (countable and uncountable, plural Powells)

The anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel (“son of Hywel”). Related to Howell and Huell. Sometimes also associated with Paul by folk etymology.


Chapman

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

A number of places in the United States.


Webb

Tallahatchie County
Tallahatchie County#English

A town in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.


Rogers

Rogers (countable and uncountable, plural Rogerses)

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


Spello

A town and comune in the province of Perugia, Umbria, Italy


Stanford

Various place names from Old English stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”).
The university is named after the son of railroad magnate Leland Stanford.

Stanford (disambiguation)
Stanford University

Judith Basin County
Judith Basin County#English

A town, the county seat of Judith Basin County, Montana.


Paola

Paola (countable and uncountable, plural Paolas)

A town in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.

A town in the South Eastern Region of Malta.


Clare

The anglicized spelling of Irish Clár, from Old Irish clár (“plank, board”), from Proto-Celtic *klāros, *klārom (“table”).

A number of places in the United States, likely to be named after County Clare:

A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.

A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

Clare and Gilbert Valleys
Clare and Gilbert Valleys#English

A town in Clare and Gilbert Valleys council area, Mid North region, South Australia.


Clare

Medieval English vernacular form of Clara, from the Latin clara, feminine of clarus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara of Assisi.
In Oxfordshire, from Clarora, a clay slope.

A small town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7745).


St Helens

metropolitan borough
metropolitan borough

A town and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, in northwestern England.


Clydesdale

A town in Harry Gwala District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.


Huntington

The name of many places around the world:

A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

Hampshire County
Hampshire County#English

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

United States of America
United States of America

census-designated place
census-designated place

Chittenden County
Chittenden County#English


Chandler

Candler (alternative)
Chander (alternative)

/ˈt͡ʃændləɹ/

A town in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, Quebec.

A town in Ohio Township and Boon Township, Warrick County, Indiana; named for railroad official O. E. Chandler.

A town in Murray County, Minnesota; named for railroad official John Alonzo Chandler.


Spaulding

Spaulding (countable and uncountable, plural Spauldings)

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


Spalding

A market town in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2422).

A town north of the Clare Valley in South Australia.


Macedon

From Middle English Macedone, from Middle French Macédoine.

A town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia.

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


Bolton

From Middle English Bodeltone (in the Domesday Book) etc., ultimately from Old English bolt, bold, botl, etc. (“home, hall, manor”) + -tun (“-ton: enclosure, town”).

But Bolton deserve real credit, seeking to take advantage of their jitters at every opportunity in typically determined fashion.

2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.

A number of places in the United States:

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

A town in Columbus County, North Carolina.

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


Glis

A town in Brig-Glis municipality, Valais canton, Switzerland.


Aarau

A municipality and town, the capital of Aargau canton, in northern Switzerland; capital of the Helvetic Republic between 1798 and 1803.


Southern Cross

Crux
Southern Cross (disambiguation)#Places

/ˌsʌðə(ɹ)n ˈkɹɒs/

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A town in the Shire of Yilgarn, Western Australia.


Matthews

Matthews (countable and uncountable, plural Matthewses)

A town in Jefferson Township, Grant County, Indiana.

Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County#English

A town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.


Palmer

Palmer (countable and uncountable, plural Palmers)

From Middle English palmer (“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”), from Old French.

der

A town east of the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia.


Cameron

en-proper noun

Cameron (countable and uncountable, plural Camerons)

Camerons (plural)
Kameron (alternative)
Camron (alternative)
Camryn (alternative)
Kamryn (alternative)

From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).

A town in New York; named for early settler Dugald Cameron.

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

A town in Oklahoma; named for either mine inspector William Cameron or railroad official James Cameron.

A town in South Carolina; named for the Scottish Highland Clan Cameron.

A town in Wood County, Wisconsin; named for lumber businessman James W. Cameron.

A town in Barron County, Wisconsin; named for lawyer, banker and politician Angus Cameron.


Amos

From Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”).

der

A town in Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.


Cardiff

From Middle Welsh Caerdyf, equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”) = fortified city on the River Taff. Compare Welsh Caerdydd.

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A tiny town in Jefferson County, Alabama.


Brandon

From Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Doublet of English Branton.

Any of some towns and villages in England:

A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, on the border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TL7886).

A number of places in the United States:

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

A rural town in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.


Clifton

en-proper noun

Clifton (countable and uncountable, plural Cliftons)

Cliftons (plural)
Cliffton (alternative)

*Literally meaning "town by a cliff." From Old English clif (“cliff”) + tūn (“town”). Analyzable as cliff + -ton.
*In Oregon County, Missouri, from Cliff + -ton. From being named after a Cliff, or which may be clipped to Clif.

A small town in Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7802).

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English

A town on Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

A town, the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona.

A placename
A locale in the United States:
A town in Maine.

St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County#English

A town in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for nearby Clifton Iron Mine.

A placename
A locale in the United States:
A town in Virginia.

A town in Grant County, Wisconsin; named for early resident and benefactor Bosman Clifton.

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

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


Riley

en-prop

Riley (countable and uncountable, plural Rileys)

* From Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge (“rye”) + leah (“clearing, meadow”). Equivalent to rye + -ley (“lea”).
* Variant of Reilly, from Irish Ó Raghallaigh (see O'Reilly).

A town in Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States

A town in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States.


Morrison

From the given name Maurice or Morris + -son.

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


Locke

A town in Cayuga County, New York, named after John Locke.


Crawford

en-proper noun

Crawford (countable and uncountable, plural Crawfords)

Crawfords (plural)
Craufurd (alternative)

From Old English crāwe (“crow”) + ford (“ford”).

Washington County
Washington County#English


Vauxhall

→ Dutch: vauxhall

desctree

→ Russian: вокза́л (vokzál, “(transport) station, terminal”), вокза́лъ (vokzál) — Pre-reform orthography (1918), фокса́л (foksál), вокса́л (voksál), воксга́л (voksgál) — obsolete
→ Armenian: վոկզալ (vokzal), վակզալ (vakzal)
→ Azerbaijani: vağzal
→ Belarusian: вакза́л (vakzál)
→ Georgian: ვაგზალი (vagzali)
→ Ingrian: vokzala
→ Kazakh: вокзал (vokzal)
→ Kyrgyz: вокзал (vokzal)
→ Lithuanian: agzolas
→ Mongolian:
Cyrillic script: вокзал (vokzal)
Mongolian script: ᠸᠣᠻᠽᠠᠯ (wokzal)
→ Polish: woksal, wogzał
→ Tajik: вокзал (vokzal)
→ Tatar: вокзал (woqzal)
→ Turkmen: wokzal
→ Udmurt: вокзал (vokzal)
→ Ukrainian: вокза́л (vokzál)
→ Uyghur: ۋوگزال (wogzal)
→ Uzbek: vokzal

→ Polish: Foksal

Falkes de Breauté
Vauxhall (disambiguation)

Generally thought to have originated in the late 13th century, from the name of Falkes de Breauté, the head of King John's mercenaries, who owned a large house in the area, known as Faulke's Hall, later Foxhall, and eventually Vauxhall.


Roland

From Old French, from Frankish *Hrōþiland (literally “fame-land”). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance. Doublet of Orlando.

der

Chanson de Roland
Roland (disambiguation)


Lancaster

From Middle English Lancaster, Loncastre, the name of the Roman fort on the River Lune, from Lune + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames.

A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

A town, the county seat of Coos County, New Hampshire.

A town and village in Erie County, New York; a suburb of Buffalo.


Campbell

* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”).
* As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell.
* As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above.
* (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell.

A number of places in the United States:

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

La Crosse County
La Crosse County#English

A town on a Mississippi island in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.

A town in Northern Cape province, South Africa.


Barnes

en-proper noun

Barnes (countable and uncountable, plural Barneses)

* As an English surname, from the place on the bank of the Thames, derived from the root of the noun barn.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Barne, from both a Middle English personal name from Old Norse Bjǫrn and Old English Beorn, and from the noun barn (“child”). Semantically compare Child.
* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Bearáin (literally “descendant of Bearán”), a byname from bior (“spear”).
* As a French surname, variant of Bernes, from a short form of a Germanic name derived from Frankish *berō (“bear”), similar to Bernhard.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Parnes, from Yiddish פּרנס (prns), from Hebrew פַּרְנָס (“leader of a Jewish community, provider”).

der

A small town in the far south of the Riverina, New South Wales, Australia.


Chester

en-proper noun

Chester (countable and uncountable, plural Chesters)

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ceaster, a borrowing from Latin castra (“camp”).
The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.

A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.

A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Crawford County, Arkansas.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.

A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Dodge County, Georgia.

Penobscot County
Penobscot County#English

A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Penobscot County, Maine.

A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.

A town, the county seat of Liberty County, Montana.

Rockingham County
Rockingham County#English

A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

A town and village in Orange County, New York.

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

A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Tyler County, Texas.

A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Windsor County, Vermont.

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


Wyandotte

Wendat (alternative)
Wyandot (alternative)
Wyandott (alternative)
Guyandotte (alternative)

A town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States


Bacharach

A town in the Rhine Gorge, Mainz-Bingen Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.


Quinn

Quinn (countable and uncountable, plural Quinns)

The surname is borrowed from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”).

bor+

Pennington County
Pennington County#English

A tiny town in Pennington County, South Dakota.


Dixon

en-proper noun

Dixon (countable and uncountable, plural Dixons)

A number of places in the United States:


Fisher

Fisher (countable and uncountable, plural Fishers)

From fisher (“fisherman”). Doublet of Fisker.

漁 /渔

Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages


Jefferson

Jefferson (countable and uncountable, plural Jeffersons)

/ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/

From Jeffrey + -son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson.

A place in the United States:
A town in Lincoln County, Maine.

A place in the United States:
A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.

Schoharie County
Schoharie County#English

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

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

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

Chesterfield County
Chesterfield County#English

A town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

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

A town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, the city is partially within it.

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

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


Kimberly

Kimberly (countable and uncountable, plural Kimberlys)

Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname:

A sparsely populated incorporated town in Pike County, Arkansas.


Ignacio

Ignacio (countable and uncountable, plural Ignacios)

Borrowed from Spanish Ignacio. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

A town in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.


Santiago

/sæntiˈɑːɡəʊ/

Chinese Filipino
Guan Yu
James, brother of Jesus
Jose Rizal
Santiago
Santiago (disambiguation)

From Spanish Santiago, ellision of earlier Sant'Iago and Sant Iago, from Latin Sanctus Iācōbus (“Saint James or holy James”), the latter word deriving from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel”) and the Biblical account of the patriarch Jacob's birth in Genesis 25:26. Piecewise doublet of Saint James.
The Guan Yu sense among Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines is due to a syncretic association of the deified Chinese general with St. James, who are both known for their assertiveness and heroism, which non-Chinese and people in the Philippines like Jose Rizal during the 19th century first associated with and/or surmised the Chinese folk deities venerated by Chinese Filipinos on Chinese altars and prints with popular Christian or Muslim figures.

der

Norte de Santander
Norte de Santander#English

A municipality and town in Norte de Santander department, Colombia.

A municipality and town in Putumayo department, Colombia.

Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur#English

A small town in Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico.


Kingston

In the case of settlements outside England, from king's + -ton (“town”), in reference to monarchs of the British Empire. In the case of settlements within England, a development from earlier Old English Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn (“king's town or manor”), in reference to various monarchs. Sometimes derived from other places already named Kingston or, particularly in America, from people with the surname King. Doublet of Kingstown, Kingstone, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Kingsville, Kingsburg, Conisbrough, Coniston, Coniston Cold, Queenstown, Queenston, Princeton, Princetown, and Princes Town.
In particular, the community founded in New Brunswick in 1783 in the aftermath of the American Revolution may have been named as a sign of loyalty to George III; its parish was named for the community. The village in Nova Scotia was named for its district (Kings County) and the unrealized hope that it would become a town. The surname is derived from the various locations named Kingston.

doublet

The former name of a town in South Australia, now Kingston SE.

A town and suburb in Kingborough council area, near Hobart, Tasmania.

Shire of Hepburn
Shire of Hepburn#English

A small town in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria.

Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames#English

A town in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, formally Kingston upon Thames.

A small town at the south end of Lake Wakatipu, Otago, in the South Island, New Zealand.

census-designated place
census-designated place

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

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

A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

A town in Ulster County, New York, north of the city.

Places in the United States:
A town in Marshall County, Oklahoma.

Places in the United States:
A town in Piute County, Utah.

Green Lake County
Green Lake County#English

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

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


Santo Domingo

A town in San Vicente department, El Salvador


San José

A town in La Unión department, El Salvador


Livonia

From Latin Livonia, from Estonian liiv (“sand”).

Pointe Coupee Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish#English

Any of various towns that share this name in the USA:

A town in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.


Georgina

/dʒɔː(ɹ)ˈdʒiːnə/


Lyons

From Old French Lyons (nominative of Lyon), from the Roman name, Latin Lugdūnum (“fort of Lug”), named after Lugus, a Celtic deity, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

bor

nominative of <i class="Latn mention" lang="fro">Lyon</i>

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


Lyon

From French Lyon (supplanting earlier Lyons, derived from the Old French nominative form), from the Roman name, Latin Lugdūnum (“fort of Lug”), named after Lugus, a Celtic deity, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

A town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States, named after the French city.


county town

Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.

2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59:

The administrative town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom.


Bridgetown

/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒˌtaʊn/

en:Bridgetown (disambiguation)
en:Tobias Bridge

From bridge + town or Bridge + town
* (Barbados): From being named after Tobias Bridge, and a former name, Indian Bridge, which in turn was named for a native bridge over the river Careenage in Bridgetown.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A town in the South West region, Western Australia.


St. George's

The town in Newfoundland is named for its close proximity to Cape St. George and St. George's Bay.
The civil parish of Prince Edward Island is named after Saint George (died 303). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

coin

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Feucht

A market town and municipality of Bavaria, Germany.


Perry

en-prop

Perry (countable and uncountable, plural Perrys or Perries)

A number of places in the United States:

Washington County
Washington County#English


Boggabri

From Gamilaraay bagaaybaraay, "having creeks", from bagaay "creek" + -baraay "having".


Leeds

* The large city in West Yorkshire is from Old English Loidis, from Latin *Lādenses, most likely based on an early river-name derived from Proto-Celtic *lāto (“rut, heat”) (cf. Welsh llawd (“heat, ardour”)).
* The village in Kent is from Old English Hledes, probably from a stream-name.

City of Leeds
Leeds
Leeds (disambiguation)
Leeds, Kent

Androscoggin County
Androscoggin County#English

A small town in Washington County, Utah.

A small town and unincorporated community therein, in Columbia County, Wisconsin.


Cary

A town in Wake County, Chatham County and Durham County, North Carolina.


Stephenson

en-proper noun

Stephenson (countable and uncountable, plural Stephensons)

Marinette County
Marinette County#English

A town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.


Marion

en-prop

Marion (countable and uncountable, plural Marions)

From Middle English Marion, from Old French Marion, a diminutive of Marie, used in England since the Middle Ages.

A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Lauderdale County
Lauderdale County#English

A town in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.

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

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


Sawyer

en-proper noun

Sawyer (countable and uncountable, plural Sawyers)

* As an English occupational surname, from sawyer (“one who saws”). Senses loaned from various languages include Jewish/German Seger and Sager, Slovene Žagar.
* As a French surname, variant of Seguin.


Underwood

The name is from England or Scotland, and from Middle English.
The surname is sometimes habitational, used by someone who lived in any of several places of the same name. Otherwise it is topographic, referring to someone who lived near a wood.
The common noun comes from the name of the manufacturer, after John T. Underwood, one of its founders.

Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie County#English

A town in Norwalk Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.


Newport

Newport (countable and uncountable, plural Newports)

Port-Neuf

the equivalent of Newport (new port: a new transport hub)

Porte-Neuve

the equivalent of Newport (new port: a new portal)

A town and civil parish (served by Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council) in the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5089).

Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin#English

A town and civil parish in Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7419).

A town and community in north Pembrokeshire (OS grid ref SN0539).

A town in County Mayo (Irish grid ref L 9894).

A placename
A locale in Ireland.
A town in County Tipperary.

New Castle County
New Castle County#English

A placename
A locale in the United States:
A town in New Castle County, Delaware.

Vermillion County
Vermillion County#English

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

Penobscot County
Penobscot County#English

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

A town, the county seat of Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

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

A town in Carteret County, North Carolina.

A town in Orleans County, Vermont, next to the city.

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


Piccadilly

Audio (US)

From Pickadilly Hall, a house belonging to a tailor who specialized in a type of lace collar called a piccadill, possibly from conjectured Spanish *picadillo, from picado (“punctured, pierced”); compare 17th century Spanish picadura (“a similar lace collar”).
Piccadilly attested from 1743; previously the area was called Portugal, and the street Portugal Street (1692), after Catherine of Braganza.

A small town in Adelaide Hills council area, South Australia.


Ambrose

From Latin saints' name Ambrosius, from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος (ambrósios, “immortal, divine”). Compare Athanasius.


Augusta

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

From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty.

A number of places in the United States:


Gerald

en-proper noun

Gerald (countable and uncountable, plural Geralds)

From Old French, ultimately from Frankish *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *wald (“might, power”). The name was brought to England by the Normans. It survived in Ireland, and was revived in the 19th century.

The former name of Ponder, a town in Texas.


Helena

A Latinate form of Helen, from Latin Helena.


Leicester

Leicester
Leicester (disambiguation)
Leicester, Massachusetts
River Soar

From Middle English Ledecestre, from Old English Ligoraċeaster, from Old English Ligore (“the name of a people living by the River Soar”) + ċeaster (“settlement”). The river name is thought to be of Brythonic/Celtic origin and possibly from the same source as the river Loire.

der

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

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

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

A coastal town in Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.


Ashton

From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).


Broadway

From broad + way. The Old English words "brad weg" have been used to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a thousand years. Documented examples include Broadway, Somerset and Broadway, Worcestershire, England, which are listed in the Domesday Book census of 1086AD as "Bradewie" and "Bradeweia" respectively.
Sense of “government of Manitoba” is from the address of the Manitoba Legislative Building, on Broadway in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

A settlement in the United States:
A town in Lee County, North Carolina.

Rockingham County
Rockingham County#English

A settlement in the United States:
A town in Rockingham County, Virginia.


Kennedy

Kennedys (plural)
Kennedies (plural)
Cannedy (alternative)
Kennady (alternative)

Borrowed from Irish Ó Cinnéidigh (ceann (“head”) + éidigh (“ugly”)) or Scottish Gaelic Ceannaideach (ceann (“head”) + aideach (“ugly”). Compare Kenneth and Irish eitigh (“refuse, reject”).


Allan

Alan (alternative)
Allen (alternative)
Alen (alternative)

A town in the Rural Municipality of Blucher No.343, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Bena

Various place names, etymology shown individually if known.

A small town in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia; from an Aboriginal name for the lyrebird.


Brecon

From Welsh Brychan, name of a legendary king of Brycheiniog.

Brecon or Aberhonddu, a typical Welsh town of 5,350 inhabitants, stands in a grand amphitheatre of hills and mountains at the confluence of the rivers Usk, Honddu, and Tarell.

1939 September, A. F. N. Barnsdale, “The Neath & Brecon Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 188:

A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0428).


Beverly

en-proper noun

Beverly (countable and uncountable, plural Beverlys)

(uncountable) A common place name from the surname or the given name:

A town in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.


Bethlehem

Inherited from Middle English Bethleem, from Old French Bethleem, from Latin Bēthlehēmum, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bēṯ lɛ́ḥɛm, literally “house of bread”). Doublet of bedlam and Belém.

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A number of other places around the world:

A town in Free State province, South Africa.

A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

Litchfield County
Litchfield County#English

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

census-designated place
census-designated place

A number of places in the United States:


Ross

* As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Roose in Cumbria or Roos in Yorkshire, both from Scottish Gaelic ros (“promontory”) or a Brythonic parallel of its source such as Welsh rhos (“moor, heath”). There were also several Norman families in Scotland who took their name from Rots in Calvados. Compare Rose, Rhodes.
* As an English surname, from Wrose in Shipley, with loss of initial w.
* As an English and German surname, from derivatives of the old Germanic root common in names *hrōþi (“fame”). Compare Rossell.
* As a Cornish surname, from several places in Cornwall deriving from ros (“heathland”), related to the above Celtic word meaning "heath" or "promontory." See Rouse.
* As a Jewish and German occupational surname for a breeder of horses, from the regional/poetic noun Ross (“horse”).
* Also as a Jewish surname, Americanized from Rose.

A small town in the West Coast region, South Island, New Zealand.


Woodstock

en-proper noun

Woodstock (countable and uncountable, plural Woodstocks)

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + stoc (“dwelling”).

A town and parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.

West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire#English

A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4416).

Tuscaloosa County
Tuscaloosa County#English

A town in Bibb County and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

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

A placename:
A place in the United States:
A town in Oxford County, Maine.

A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.

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

A town, the shire town of Windsor County, Vermont.

Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County#English

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


Glastonbury

From Middle English Glastingaburghe, from Old English Glæstingaburg, "the fortified place of the Glæstingas", from *Glæstinga (the people of Glastonia) + Old English byrg (“fort”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5039).

A town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.

A rural town in Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.


Spencer

Spencer (countable and uncountable, plural Spencers)

An occupational surname from Middle English Spenser, Spencer, Spensier, from the common noun spenser (“spencer”), denoting someone who works in a spense (“spence”), or as a butler or steward.

Speiser

surnames derived from the equivalent of “spencer”

A town in Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts governor Spencer Phips.

A town in North Carolina; named for railroad executive Samuel Spencer.

A town and village in New York; named for New York statesman Ambrose Spencer.

A town, the county seat of Owen County, Indiana; named for Indiana militia officer Spier Spencer.

A town and village in Wisconsin; named for the town in Massachusetts.

Van Buren County
Van Buren County#English

A town, the county seat of Van Buren County, Tennessee; named for longhunter Thomas Sharp Spencer.


Canute

Inherited from Middle English Canut, from Anglo-Norman *Canut, Kenut (compare Medieval Latin Canūtus), from Old Norse Knútr, possibly originally a byname meaning "knot".


Rio

A town and former municipality of Achaea, West Greece region, Greece.


Clarence

Originally a ducal title of the English and British royal family, from Clārensis (“from the town of Clare”), (the town of Clare, Suffolk), although it has also been associated with Italian Chiarenza, Clarentza, &c., a former fortress and settlement in the medieval Frankish Principality of Achaea in Greece.

A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.

A number of places in the United States:

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


St Andrews

A town in Fife council area, Scotland, named after St. Andrew the Apostle. It is the home of golf.


Ipswich

From the Old English personal name Gip, genitive case Gipes + Old English wīċ (“port, bay”).

A port town and borough in and the county town of Suffolk, England.

A coastal town and census-designated place therein, in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.


Canterbury

From Middle English Caunterbury, Canterburi, from Old English Cantwara burg.

A town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States.

Merrimack County
Merrimack County#English

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


Norwich

From Old English norþ (“north”) + wīċ (“hamlet”).

A town in New York which surrounds the city of Norwich.

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


Bude

A coastal town in Bude-Stratton parish, north Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SS2106).


Dudley

Translingual: Dudleya

From Old English, literally "wood or clearing of Dudda (a personal name of unknown meaning)".

metropolitan borough
metropolitan borough

A market town and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, England.


Plymouth

From Plym + mouth, referring to the river's mouth.

A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.

A large town in Massachusetts, and one of the two county seats of Plymouth County.

A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.

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

Washington County
Washington County#English

Box Elder County
Box Elder County#English

A small town in Windsor County, Vermont.

A town and city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

Sheboygan County
Sheboygan County#English


Forst

A town and administrative seat of Spree-Neiße district, Brandenburg, Germany. Official name: Forst (Lausitz)


Salisbury

Salisbury (countable and uncountable, plural Salisburys)

From Middle English Saresbury, from Old English *Searesbyriġ, Searobyriġ, Searoburh, from searu (“armor”) via folk etymology + byriġ, burh (“stronghold”), partial translation of British Latin Sorviodūnum, Sorbiodōnum, from *sorwjo-, *sorbjo- of unknown Celtic origin, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”) (compare Proto-Celtic *srutom (“a stream”)) + Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).
Dissimilation of -r- to -l- is the result of influence from Salesbury in Lancashire, from sealh (“willow”) + burh (“stronghold”).
The naming of the village in New Brunswick is not entirely certain. It may be named after explorer John Salusbury (1707 - 1762) or after Salisbury in England.
The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after the village.
The former capital of Rhodesia was named after Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830–1903) who served three times as Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Westmorland County
Westmorland County#English

A town and civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick.

A placename:
A town on the west coast of Dominica.

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

A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.

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

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


Versailles

A town and county seat of Ripley County, Indiana, United States.


Vichy

From French Vichy, from Occitan Vichèi, phonetically evolved from the Latin place name Vippiacus, itself named after an agricultural field belonging to a farmer named Vippius. An alternate theory attributes the name to the Latin vicus calidus, meaning "warm settlement."

A town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II.

(historical, figurative, metonymically) Vichy France; the Vichy French government.


Louisa

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


Hawthorne

A number of places in the United States:

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


Strang

Strang (countable and uncountable, plural Strangs)

A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States.


Wimbledon

From an Old English name (probably Wynnmann, or alternatively Wynebeald) + dūn (“hill”).

A suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London.


Salem

From Biblical Hebrew שָׁלֵם (šālēm) (Genesis 14:18).

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A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

A town in Montserrat, which was evacuated and later resettled.


Thatcher

/ˈθat͡ʃə(ɹ)/


Cromwell

From Old English crump (“crooked, bent”) + wella (“spring”), equivalent to crump + well.

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Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

A town in Noble County, Indiana, United States.

A town in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States.


Wausau

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Wausau (town), Wisconsin
Wausau, Wisconsin

A town in Marathon County, in north-central Wisconsin


Madison

en-proper noun

Madison (countable and uncountable, plural Madisons)

Madisons (plural)
Maddison (alternative)
Maddison (alternative)
Madisyn (alternative)
Madyson (alternative)

From Middle English Madde (“Maud”) + -son.

A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.

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

A town, the county seat of Madison County, Virginia; named for the landowning Madison family, of which James Madison is a descendant.

A town in Wisconsin, adjacent to the city of Madison (listed above).


Stratford

From Old English strǽt (“road”) + ford (“ford”). Doublet of Stretford.

The name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list.

A town on the Avon in Victoria, Australia.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

A town in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

A town in the borough of Newham, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3884).

A market town in Stratford-upon-Avon parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, properly Stratford-upon-Avon.

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

A small town in Coos County, New Hampshire.

A small town in Fulton County, New York.

A tiny town in Brown County, South Dakota.


Petersburg

From Peter + -s- or Peters (surname) + -burg. Doublet of Peterborough.

Various other towns and cities, including:

A town in Lincoln County and Marshall County, Tennessee.


Carlyle

A town in Saskatchewan, Canada; named for a niece of Thomas Carlyle who lived in the area.


Dougherty

Dougherty (countable and uncountable, plural Doughertys)

A town in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States.


Warwick

From Middle English Warwyk, from Old English Wǣringwīċ (literally “dwelling by the weir”), from wer (“weir”) + -ing (“of the”, used with masculine nouns) + wīċ (“dwelling place, village”).

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A town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, and the county town of Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2865).

Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.

A town in Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec.

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts.

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

A town and locality in Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia, south-west of Brisbane.


Frankfort

/ˈfɹæŋkfɔːɹt/

A number of places in the United States, including:


Chelsea

From Old English Celchyth, from cealc (“chalk”) + hȳþ (“landing place”).

Any of several places (mostly in the US):

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


Gateshead

Bede
Gateshead
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead

From Middle English Gatesheved (c. 1190), from Old English *Gāteshēafod, first mentioned by Bede in Latin in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People as ad caput caprae (at the goat's head), meaning a headland or hill frequented by (wild) goats. Both Latin and English names may be calques of a Brythonic predecessor formed from Proto-Brythonic *gaβr, from Proto-Celtic *gabros, and might have been the Romano-British fort of Gabrosentum.

Of this number, 64 belonged to the above district, including Newcastle, with the addition of Gateshead, which lies on the opposite bank of the Tyne, in the county of Durham; and these afforded 2.13 cases per annum, which, as the population was 213,000, gave one case for every 100,000 inhabitants.

1830, John Yelloly, Sequel to a Paper on the Tendency to Calculous Diseases, and on the Concretions to Which Such Diseases Give Rise, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 120

A town in Tyne and Wear, in north-east England, found upon the southern bank of the Tyne (OS grid ref NZ2562).


Monmouth

From Monnow + mouth, Monnow coming from Welsh Mynwy.

A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5012).


Nashville

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


Herman

en-proper noun

Herman (countable and uncountable, plural Hermans)

From Old English here (“army”) + man (“man”) It was revived in the 19th century, partly due to American immigrants from continental Europe where the name has been more popular. Compare the German equivalent Hermann.


Bedford

Bedford (disambiguation)
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

From Middle English Bedforde, Bedeford, from Old English Bedaford, Bedanford, equivalent to Bede's + ford.
The civil parish is named after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710 - 1771). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

coin

A market town, the county town of Bedfordshire, England.

A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Westchester County
Westchester County#English

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

A town in Eastern Cape province, South Africa.


Crewe

en-proper noun

Crewe (countable and uncountable, plural Crewes)

Recorded as Creu in the Domesday Book, the town's name derive from Welsh criu (“weir; crossing”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7055).

A town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States.


Baldwin

Baldwin (countable and uncountable, plural Baldwins)

From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (“bold friend”).

der

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A town in Duval County, Florida.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A town in Louisiana.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A town in Maine.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A town and hamlet in New York.

A placename
A locality in the United States:
A town and village in Wisconsin.


Homberg

A town, the administrative seat of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis district, Hesse. Official name: Homberg (Efze)

A town in Vogelsbergkreis district, Hesse. Official name: Homberg (Ohm)


North Shields

/ˌnɔːθ ˈʃiːldz/

A town in Tyne and Wear, England, on the north bank of the Tyne.


Carlisle

From Middle English Carlele, from Old English Carleol, Carleul, from Cumbric [Term?] (compare Caer Ligualid in the Historia Brittonum, Middle Welsh Caer Liwelydd, Welsh Caerliwelydd, all suffixed with -ydd), composed of Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“fort”) + Proto-Brythonic [Term?] (> Latin Luguvalium), from Proto-Celtic *Luguwalos (personal name, literally “strength of Lugus”), from *Lugus + *walos (“strength”).
The absence of a suffix comparable to Welsh -ydd in the underlying Cumbric form is unexplained; see w:Cumbric/Absence of -ydd.

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Haddon Township, Sullivan County, Indiana.

Schoharie County
Schoharie County#English


Norris

An Anglo-Norman surname, from Old French norreis (“a northerner, a migrant from the north”). More at French norois.

A town in Pickens County, South Carolina.


Wallace

en-proper noun

Wallace (countable and uncountable, plural Wallaces)

An Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Anglo-Norman waleis (“foreign”); see wielisc.

A placename:
A town in Victoria, Australia.

A town in Indiana; named for Indiana governor David Wallace.

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

A town in South Dakota; named for the original owner of the town site.


Eton

Eton (countable and uncountable, plural Etons)

From Old English Eatun, from ea (“river”) + tun (“town”). See also the doublet Eaton.

Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead#English

A town and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU965775).

A town in Murray County, Georgia, United States.


Blackwood

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A town and community in Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1797).


Highlands

Specific application of highlands, equivalent to high + lands.

Highland (disambiguation)
Scottish Highlands

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


Bassett

Mississippi County
Mississippi County#English


Pembroke

Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Penn-broɣ (literally “land's head, land's end”), whence Welsh Penfro.

der

A town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9801).

A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.

A town in Robeson County, North Carolina.


Penelope

From Ancient Greek Πηνελόπη (Pēnelópē), possibly from πηνέλοψ (pēnélops, “duck”).


Lexington

Boston, MA
Lexington
Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton
William Henry Whitmore

From personal name Leaxa + -ing (“belonging to”) + tun (“settlement”). The town in Massachusetts may have been named after the town of Laxton (formerly spelled Lexington) in Nottinghamshire, or after Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton (whose title refers to the same place). The other US towns are named after the town in Massachusetts, the site of an important Revolutionary War battle.

A town, the county seat of Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Lexington County
Lexington County#English

A town, the county seat of Lexington County, South Carolina.


Boyd

From Scottish Gaelic, either buidhe (“blond, yellow, fair”), or a habitational surname from the Isle of Bute in Scotland.

A number of places in the United States:


Vance

en-prop

Vance (countable and uncountable, plural Vances)

From a Southern English dialectal form of Old English fenn (“marsh, bog”).

Tuscaloosa County
Tuscaloosa County#English

A town in Tuscaloosa County and Bibb County, Alabama.

Orangeburg County
Orangeburg County#English

A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.


Monterey

/ˌmɒntəˈɹeɪ/

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

various cities and counties
w:Monterey (disambiguation)

The place name of various cities and counties

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


Dundee

From Scottish Gaelic Dùn Dè (“good fort”).

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

A town in the Northern Territory, Australia.

A coal mining town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.


Middlesbrough

/ˈmɪdəlzˌbʌɹə/

From Old English middel (“middle”) + Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Middleburg and Middlebury. Cf. also Middelburg.

A town, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England, situated on the River Tees.


Lille

From French Lille (see there for more), from Old French l'Isle (“the Island”), ultimately from Latin īnsula (“island”). Compare also isle and Lyle.

A town and municipality of the province of Antwerp, Belgium.


Berwick

→ Welsh: Berwig

For places in England and Scotland (e.g. North Berwick), from Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English wīc (“settlement”). For the Scottish name, there is the possibility that the second element instead derives from a different word, for which see -wick.
Places outside England and Scotland are generally named, possibly indirectly, after places in England, including Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Maine. The name was chosen by a local resident who had travelled through the community in Maine and was impressed by its neatness.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Berwick.

Short for Berwick-upon-Tweed, a town in Northumberland, England.

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

census-designated place
census-designated place

(historical), Curries Corner (historical), Davisons Corner (historical)

Any of various places, including:
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.


Munster

Borrowed from French Munster or German Münster, ultimately from Alemannic German.

A town in Haut-Rhin department, Grand Est, France.


Kikuyu

A large town in Kiambu County, Kenya, named after the Kikuyu people.


South Shields

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, in the Northeast of England (OS grid ref NZ3667).


Teesside

A conurbation in North East England encompassing the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar and surrounding settlements.


Mansfield

From Old English Mammesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”).

A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus County#English

A number of places in the United States:


Sheffield

en-proper noun

Sheffield (countable and uncountable, plural Sheffields)

Sheffields (plural)
Sheff. (alternative)

From the name of the River Sheaf, which is from Old English scēaþ (“boundary”), + Old English feld (“field, open land”).

A town in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.

Berkshire County
Berkshire County#English

A common placename in the United States:

A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Caledonia County
Caledonia County#English


Hanna

Hanna (countable and uncountable, plural Hannas)

Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the initial settlers. As a Polish village, named for the queen Anna Jagiellon.

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

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


Gladstone

Any of places of the same name.
A small rural town in South Australia.


Dunkirk

From Dutch Duinkerke, from duin (“dune”) + kerk (“church”).

Dunkerque, a town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County#English

A city and town in Chautauqua County, New York.

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


Kendal

From Old English Cent + dæl = "valley of the river Kent".

Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness#English

A town and civil parish with a town council in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5192).


Dartmouth

English port: from Dart + mouth, since it lies at the mouth of the River Dart.

A town, civil parish, and port in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8751).


Arundel

From Old English hārhūne (“horehound”) + dell (“small valley”).

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0107).

A town in York County, Maine, United States.


Houston

Houston (countable and uncountable, plural Houstons)

Houstons (plural)
Hoston (alternative)
Houstoun (alternative)
Hughesdon (alternative)

Originally from a place near Glasgow, from the Middle English equivalent of "Hugh's town". Analyzable as Hugh + -s- + -ton

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A town in the Bulkley Valley, British Columbia, Canada.

A placename:
Other places in the United States:
A small town in Perry County, Arkansas.

A placename:
Other places in the United States:
A small town in Kent County, Delaware.


Dallas

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Dallas
Dallas (disambiguation)
George M. Dallas

# The Texas city was named after George M. Dallas, vice president to Polk; family name is evolved from dalhous (13th c.), meaning "dweller at the house in the dale," from dale + house.
# The Scottish place-name is from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh dôl (“meadow, haugh”) + gwas (“abode”).

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Gaston County, North Carolina.

A small town in Gregory County, South Dakota, named after Dallas, Texas.

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


Northampton

From Old English Norþhāmtūn. The earliest reference to Northampton in writing occurred in 914 under the name Ham tune. The Domesday Book (1086) records the town as Northantone: the prefix “North” was added later to distinguish it from other towns called “Hampton”, most prominently Southampton.

West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire#English

A large town, the county town of Northamptonshire, now in West Northamptonshire, England.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A town, the seat of the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia, named after John Hampton.


Dupont

Dupont (countable and uncountable, plural Duponts)

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

A town in Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, named after the Du Pont family.


Waterloo

/ˌwɔːtəˈluː/

From Middle Dutch, composed of water (“water”) + loo (“sacred wood, forest”). More at water, lea. cf. German Loh. Most places in English-speaking countries are named for the battle.

compound

The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.

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

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

A town and city therein, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.

A small town in the Shire of Dardanup, Western Australia.


Elton

From a number of sources, including:
# For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from Old English personal name Ella + tūn.
# For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“estate”).
# For the place in Gloucestershire, England: from Middle English Elwinton, from Old English personal name Ælfwine, feminine genitive singular Ælfwynne + tūn (“estate”).
# For the place in Herefordshire, England: from Middle English Elintona, from Old English *æling (“eel fishery”) + tūn (“estate”), in reference to nearby Wigmore Lake.
# For the place in Nottinghamshire, England, see Elton on the Hill.

A town in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.

Jefferson Davis Parish
Jefferson Davis Parish#English


Merthyr Tydfil

/ˌmɜːθə ˈtɪdvɪl/

A large town in Merthyr Tydfil county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO0506).


Trenton

⇒ Translingual: trentonensis

Originally named "Trent's town" in the 17th century, after a Quaker, William Trent.
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the capital of New Jersey.

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

A town in Williams County, North Dakota.

Washington County
Washington County#English


Dieppe

Inherited from Middle English Depe, from Middle French Diepe; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Dieppe.
The city in New Brunswick was named in memory of the Canadian soldiers who fell during the Dieppe Raid in 1942.

A coastal town in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France.


Newark

Probably from Old English nīewe (“new”) + weorc (“work”). In this case, a perhaps more accurate sense of "work" would be that of a building, as an example of a work of labor. It appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Newerche.

A civil parish and town with a town council in Nottinghamshire, England.

A number of places in the United States:

A small town in Caledonia County, Vermont.


Scottsdale

A town and suburb of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.

A town in northeastern Tasmania, Australia.


Hoffman

en-prop

Hoffman (countable and uncountable, plural Hoffmans)

Anglicised from German Hoffmann, an occupational surname referring to the owner or manager of a piece of land.

A town in Richmond County, North Carolina.


Caerphilly

From Welsh Caerffili (literally “Ffili’s fort”).

der

A town in Caerphilly county borough, in the old county of Glamorgan, South Wales.


Reynolds

en-prop

Reynolds (countable and uncountable, plural Reynoldses)


Vaughn

en-proper noun

Vaughn (countable and uncountable, plural Vaughns)

A variant of Vaughan, from Welsh bychan (“small”).

Guadalupe County
Guadalupe County#English

A town in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, named after civil engineer George W. Vaughn.


Aberystwyth

/ˌæb.əˈɹɪst.wɪθ/

From the Welsh aber (“mouth”) + Ystwyth (“Ystwyth”).

A coastal town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN5881).


Ulm

A town in Prairie County, Arkansas, United States


Bangor

From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”) (sense 1), and from Irish Beannchar (sense 2).

Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.

La Crosse County
La Crosse County#English


Grimsby

From Old Norse Grim (“male given name”) (Grimr, Grimnir, Grim; masked one, mask; Odin) + -s + býr (“village”). Equivalent of Grim + 's + -by.

gloss

<i class="Latn mention" lang="non">Grimr, Grimnir, Grim; masked one, mask; Odin</i>

North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire#English

A large town and seaport on the Humber in North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England.

A town on Lake Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada, named after the town in England.


Rupert

A German name, brought to England by Prince Rupert of the Rhine in the seventeenth century. Doublet of Robert.


Randolph

From Old Norse rǫnd (“shield”) + úlfr (“wolf”).

A town, the county seat of Rich County, Utah.


Carthage

From Middle French Carthage, from Latin Carthāgō, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt), possibly via Etruscan *𐌂𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌀𐌆𐌀 (*carθaza), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) + 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (ḥdšt, “new”) as distinguished from the colonists' mother city of Tyre. More at Carthāgō.

A small town in Dallas County, Arkansas.

A small town in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.

Several places in the United States:
A small town in Franklin County, Maine.

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

A town, the county seat of Smith County, Tennessee.


Montgomery

From a Norman surname, from a place in Normandy (Old French for "Gomeric's hill"). Gumaric was a Germanic personal name composed of *gumô (“man”) and *rīks (“ruler”) (whence the modern French surnames Gomery, Gommery and Gumery or the Galician placename Gomariz).

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana.

A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, named after Richard Montgomery.

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

A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales, formerly the county town of Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SO2296).


Crawley

From Old English crāwe (“crow”), genitive plural, crāwan + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

A large town and borough of West Sussex, England.


Yarmouth

en-proper noun

Yarmouth (countable and uncountable, plural Yarmouths)

* From the name of the River Yare + Old English mūþ (“mouth”).
* On the Isle of Wight, from the River Yar + mouth.
* The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Massachusetts.

A town and civil parish with a town council on the northwest coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3589).

A town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.

Barnstable County
Barnstable County#English

A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.


Telford

Telford (countable and uncountable, plural Telfords)

Telfords (plural)
Talford (alternative)
Telfort (alternative)

Telford
Telford (disambiguation)
en:Thomas Telford

From Old French taille fer, meaning "(he who) cuts iron" or "iron-cleaver"; used as a nickname for a man who could cleave clean through the armour of his foe. The second syllable was eventually reanalysed as native English 'ford'.
* (road): Named after Thomas Telford, a famous civil engineer.

Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin#English

A new town in Telford and Wrekin borough and the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, named after Thomas Telford (OS grid ref SJ7008).


new town

(UK) A town built to address housing shortages after World War II.


Frannie

From Fran + -ie. The town was named after Frannie Morris, daughter of the town's first postmaster.


Memphis

From Latin Memphis, from Ancient Greek Μέμφις (Mémphis), from Egyptian mn-nfr.

The name of several towns or cities in the US.


Bradley

Bradley (countable and uncountable, plural Bradleys)

Bradleys (plural)
Bradly (alternative)
Bradeley (alternative)
Bradly (alternative)
Bradlee (alternative)
Bradleigh (alternative)
Bradlie (alternative)
Bradly (alternative)
Broadley (alternative)

Ultimately from Old English brād (“broad”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to broad + -ley.

census-designated place
census-designated place

Penobscot County
Penobscot County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine; named for early settler Bradley Blackman.

A placename:
A locale in the United States:
A small town in Grady County, Oklahoma.

A small town in Clark County, South Dakota; named for townsperson E. R. Bradley.

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


Worcester

Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogornaċeaster (“fort of the Weogoran”).

inh

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

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

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

A town in Limpopo province, South Africa.

A town in Western Cape province, South Africa.


Huddersfield

A large town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.


Great Yarmouth

desc

→ Japanese: グレート・ヤーマス

→ Japanese: グレート・ヤーマス

A coastal town and borough of Norfolk, England.

Borough of Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth


Harwich

In the reverse direction, creature comforts were not closely studied, and the vessel left Antwerp at 1 p.m., to arrive in Harwich at the awkward hour of 2 a.m. The boat train was waiting for the weary stream of passengers, who straggled up George Street, encumbered with luggage, or following burdened porters in the darkness.

1951 November, K. Westcott Jones, “Parkeston Quay and the Antwerp Continental Service”, in Railway Magazine, page 760:

The port of Harwich is where England bares her rump to the continent.

2021, A. K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches, Granta Books:

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2632).

A town on Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.


Folkestone

Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone and Hythe#English

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2235).


Falmouth

In Cornwall, from Fal + mouth, at the mouth of the River Fal.

A town, port, and civil parish with a town council in south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8132).

A number of places in the United States:

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

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

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English

A port town in Saint Paul parish, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.

My son says that this telephone can even allow you to chat with someone in another district—that you may be in Falmouth, yet your talk may be raising the eyebrows of someone in Kingston.

2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 102:

A town, the parish capital of Trelawny parish, Jamaica; named for the harbour town in Cornwall, England.


Eastbourne

A coastal town and local government district with borough status of East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TV6098).


Penzance

From Cornish Pennsans, meaning "holy headland".

A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4730).


Truro

Perhaps from Cornish try (“three, very”) + berow (“a boiling”), meaning "(a place of) great water turbulence", where the two fast rivers of Allen and Kenwyn meet to form the Truro. Alternatively, from the Gaulish tribal name Treveri, from Celtic trē ("through") + uer ("water, wet"), meaning "water crossing", in reference to "the people of the river crossing".
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the city in England.

A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

Colchester County
Colchester County#English

A town in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A town in Mid Murray council area, South Australia.


Colchester

From Old English Colneċeaster, equivalent to Colne (a Celtic-named river) + Old English ceaster (“a Roman town”).

City of Colchester
Colchester
Colchester (disambiguation)

New London County
New London County#English

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

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

Chittenden County
Chittenden County#English

A town in Chittenden County, Vermont, named after the Earl of Colchester.

A town in Eastern Cape province, South Africa.


Chelmsford

Ultimately from Old English Ċēolmǣres (“Ceolmær's”) + ford, after an early landowner.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.


Barnstaple

Formerly Barnstable; the name is first recorded in the 10th century and is believed to derive from the Old English bearde (“battle-axe”) and stapol (“pillar”). Not related to staple in the sense of a market, which arose later.

A town and civil parish with a town council in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5633).


Basildon

Basildon (disambiguation)
Borough of Basildon

A new town in Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ7088).


Birkenhead

From Birkheued 1260, Bircheveth c1200; headland where birch trees grow; from Old English birce + heafod.

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3288).


Bridlington

Either of the personal names Bretel, Bridla, or Berhtel + -ing (“belonging to”) + tun (“settlement”).

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire#English

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1866).


Gosport

Possibly from goose or gorse, or from God's port.

A town and borough in Hampshire, England, next to Portsmouth (OS grid ref SZ6199).

A town in Wayne Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States.


Guildford

The root of the first part may be gold rather than guild: the only known 10th-century (Saxon) record uses Guldeford and in the 11th century Geldeford, both equivalent to gold ford. Local historians suggest that this might refer to golden-coloured flowers or sand.

A large town, the county town of Surrey, England.


Harrogate

/ˈ(h)æɹəɡət/

She was from Harrogate, a beautiful town in North Yorkshire with quaint shops, spas and tea rooms aplenty. Itʼs where you go when you want to show people the nice parts of Yorkshire – the kind of place you would take your mother for Motherʼs Day.

2020, Dr Amir Khan, The Doctor Will See You Now, Ebury Press (2021), page 117:


Lowestoft

From Old Norse Hloðvér (“a personal name”) + toft (“homestead”).

A town and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM5493).


Luton

From the name of the River Lea + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Leyton.

der

A town, unitary authority, and borough of Bedfordshire, England.


Maidstone

From Old English medestan, meddestane from earlier mægdan stane (“the maidens' stone, the people's stone”). Ultimately from Old English mægden + stan or mæġþ + stan which are equivalent to maid(en) + stone. Compare Folkestone and Chiddingstone.

A town in and the county town of Kent, England; located on the River Medway.


Margate

Alderman Johnson condemns the Reform Act, and is for going backward, in all things, to the good times. Punch humbly suggests that every man who votes for the Crab Alderman should be punished as follows:— The said voter never to be permitted to travel by rail, but to journey to York or elsewhere by the very slowest coach. Never to go to Margate by steamboat, but to take three days to the voyage, per hoy. Never to send a letter by penny-post, but to pay 10d. or 13d., as the case may be—the good old price of the good old times.

1847, “Vote for Alderman Johnson”, in Punch, volume XIII, page 40:

A coastal town in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3570).

A town mostly in Kingborough council area, Tasmania, Australia.


Morecambe

A resort town and civil parish with a town council in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4364).


Shrewsbury

/ˈʃɹoʊzbəɹi/

From Old English Sċrobbesburh (literally “fort in the scrubland region”), from *sċrob (“shrub, scrub”) + burh. Compare Shropshire from Sċrobbesċīr, short form of Sċrobbesbyriġ sċīr (literally “shire of Shrewsbury”).

A large market town, the county town of Shropshire, England.

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A sizable town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.


Swindon

From Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + denu (“valley”), similar to the name Swinden. The first element could instead be from the Old Norse personal name Sveinn, or its Old English equivalent swān.

A town, unitary authority, and borough in Wiltshire, England


Taunton

en-prop

Taunton (countable and uncountable, plural Tauntons)

From Old English Tantūn, from the name of the river Tone.

Somerset West and Taunton
Somerset West and Taunton#English

A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2225).

A place in the United States:
A town in Adams County, Washington.


Torbay

In Devon, recorded as Torrebay in 1401, from Torre + bay "the bay near Torre", which later became Tor Bay.
The town in Newfoundland is named after the borough in Devon.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A small town, bay, and suburb of Albany, Western Australia.


Warrington

From Middle English Wardintone, from personal name, Wearda, from Old English weard (“guard”) + ing + tūn, meaning either "Wearda's estate" or "the lookout place".

A town, borough, and unitary authority in Cheshire, England.