Mount Royal

A suburban town in Montreal, Quebec, named after the hill.


Ancenis

Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire#English

A town, part of Ancenis-Saint-Géréon, Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, France.


Varades

A town in Loireauxence, Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, France.


Villa San Giovanni

A town, a comune and port in Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy.


Königswinter

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

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


Rolesville

From Roles + -ville, named after William H. Roles.

A town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States, and a suburb of Raleigh.


Giffnock

East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire#English

A suburban town, the administrative centre of East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5659).


Glumsø

A town in Zealand, Denmark, between Ringsted and Næstved.


Næstved

A town and municipality in southern Zealand, Denmark.


Frederikssund

From Danish Frederik + -s- + sund, after Frederik III of Denmark.

A town and municipality in northern Zealand, Denmark.


Ballerup

A town and municipality in Zealand, Denmark, west of Copenhagen.


Cootamundra

South West Slopes
South West Slopes#English

A town in the South West Slopes region, New South Wales, Australia.


Amity

Aroostook County
Aroostook County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Redland City, Queensland, Australia, located on North Stradbroke Island.


Hvalsø

A town in central Zealand, Denmark, west of Roskilde.


Slangerup

A town in the municipality of Frederikssund, north Zealand, Denmark.


Ugu

A town in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.


Skibby

A town in the municipality of Frederikssund, Zealand, Denmark.


Køge

A town, a municipality and port on the east coast of Zealand, Denmark.


Jystrup

A small town to the north of Ringsted, central Zealand, Denmark.


Sassnitz

A town, seaside resort and port on the island of Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.


McKenney

en-proper noun

McKenney (countable and uncountable, plural McKenneys)

Dinwiddie County
Dinwiddie County#English

A town in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States.


Frederiksværk

From Danish Frederik + -s- + værk; apparently Frederick V of Denmark named it after himself.

A town in Halsnæs Municipality, north Zealand, Denmark.


Hundested

First mentioned as Hundersted in 1682, so it could be from the plural hunde + sted.

A town and port in Halsnæs Municipality, north Zealand, Denmark.


Arosa

A town and municipality in Grisons canton, Switzerland.


Dasi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大寺.

The rain, which started on Wednesday evening, hit the northern part of the city the hardest. Dasi township in the suburban Xiqing district was the worst-affected area, receiving 34.5 centimeters of rain, according to the Tianjin Meteorological Bureau.

2012 July 27, “Tianjin hit with heavy rainfall”, in China Internet Information Center, archived from the original on 2012-07-28:

A town in Xiqing district, Tianjin, China.


Byars

A town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States, named after land donors Katie and Nathan Byars.


Whiteway

Whiteway (countable and uncountable, plural Whiteways)

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + weġ (“way, road”).

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English

A small town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, named after former PM William Whiteway.


Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath, which for a couple of hundred years made sixty-pound chain links for the world’s ship anchors (and much smaller ones to bind slaves).

2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), page 332:

A suburban town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9486).


Xibaipo

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西柏坡 (Xībǎipō).

On April 22, 1948, P'eng Teh-huai's troops recovered Yenan. In May, Mao Tse-tung and the headquarters of the CCP Central Committee moved from northern Shensi to Hsipaipo Village, Pingshan Hsien, Hopei Province in anticipation of an early nationwide victory.

[1967, Franklin W. Houn, “The Final Conquest of Power: 1945-1949”, in A Short History of Chinese Communism, Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice-Hall, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 71:

On the eighteenth of April, Chou En-lai, who had been away on another mission, arrived at Hsi-pai-p’o, a small community a few miles northwest of the city of Shih-chia-chuang in Hopeh province. The Chairman did not join him there until the twenty-seventh of May, whereupon they settled into Hsi-pai-p’o for what turned out to be ten months. Then the Chairman moved on to their final destination, the ancient capital of Peking, less than two hundred miles to the northeast. At Hsi-pai-p’o the Chairman continued to write prolifically (on land reform, Party discipline, military strategy, and the KMT).

[1977, Roxane Witke, “On the Road to Peking”, in Comrade Chiang Ch’ing, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 217–218:

In a square in front of a Communist Party memorial hall at Xibaipo in northern China, row upon row of party members stood, raised their fists and chanted the party oath in unison.[...]
Xibaipo was an important Communist Party base during China's civil war, which ended in 1949 with the victorious communists sweeping to power.[...]
Party researchers and officials told Reuters the large numbers of visitors at Xibaipo reflects a national push to get people, especially party members and cadres, to get involved with the upcoming anniversary.
Schools are also taking part. At Xibaipo, in Hebei province, a large group of students was lined up, given small national flags and told to recite their Communist Youth League oaths, just as the senior party members were doing.

2021 May 25, Martin Pollard, “Chinese visit 'red' sites ahead of 100th Communist Party anniversary”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 2021-05-25:

A town in Pingshan, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, in northeastern China.


Treuchtlingen

A town in Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, Bavaria, Germany.


Thalwil

A town and municipality in Zurich canton, Switzerland.


Aarburg

A town and municipality in Aargau canton, Switzerland.


Langenthal

A town and municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.


Sviatohirsk

Borrowed from Ukrainian Святогі́рськ (Svjatohírsʹk).

bor

Святогі́рськ


Chalabre

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


Avdiivka

Transliteration of Ukrainian Авді́ївка (Avdíjivka).

translit

Avdeyevka (alternative)
Avdeevka (alternative)
Avdiyivka (alternative)


Stony Stratford

Recorded as Stani Stratford in 1202; from Old English stānig (“stony”)

A suburban town and civil parish with a town council in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7940).


Saint Aubin

St Aubin (alternative)
St. Aubin (alternative)

A town on Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom.


Pine Lake

A number of other places in the United States:


Sylvan

en-proper noun

Sylvan (countable and uncountable, plural Sylvans)

An altered form of French Sylvain, or borrowed from Swedish Sylvan.

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


Chimney Rock

Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County#English

A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States.


Sabattus

The name of a Native American chief, original spelling Sabattis, first given to the river.

census-designated place
census-designated place

Androscoggin County
Androscoggin County#English

A town and census-designated place therein, in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States, formerly named Webster.


Chenonceaux

Borrowed from French Chenonceaux, from Chenonceau (from Latin Cenoncellum) + the patronymic suffix -x.

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

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


Cuxhaven

A town, port, and rural district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany.


Cranmoor

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


Honey Creek

A number of places and streams in the United States:


Spring Prairie

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


Seriqbuya

Borrowed from Uyghur سېرىقبۇيا (sëriqbuya).

Details of the assault were sparse, but the news agency said the attackers in Selibuya had been armed with knives and axes. Calls to the authorities in Kashgar, about 100 miles from the police station, and in the nearby town of Bachu were not answered.[…]
The deputy chief of the police station at Selibuya, Hesen Ablet, told Radio Free Asia that when he got to the station after being summoned to assist, “there were already four or five bodies lying on the ground.”

[2013 November 17, Jane Perlez, “9 Attackers and 2 Officers Reported Killed in Tense Western China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-11-18, Asia Pacific:

As with the Baren incident, there are official and alternative accounts of the events reported in Seriqbuya Town, Maralbeshi (Ch. Bachu) County, Kashgar Prefecture, on 23 April 23 2013.

2019, Pablo A. Rodríguez-Merino, “Old ‘counter-revolution’, new ‘terrorism’: historicizing the framing of violence in Xinjiang by the Chinese state”, in Central Asian Survey, volume 38, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 35:

Prison authorities transferred the prisoners’ bodies to police stations in various Maralbeshi townships, including Seriqbuya, about one week prior to Eid, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, said a source in Maralbeshi.
The residential committee employee contacted by RFA said she visited Metniyaz’s family about 40 days ago to monitor his funeral.
The delivery of the body created a stir in Seriqbuya town, witnesses said.

2023 May 24, Shohret Hoshur, “Uyghur motorcycle repairman’s corpse released by prison in Kashgar prefecture”, in Roseanne Gerin, Malcom Foster, editors, Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2024-02-01, RFA Uyghur:

A town in Maralbexi, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.


Loanhead

Borrowed from Middle Scots Loneheid, from lone (“lane”) + heid (“head, top”), literally “top of the lane”.

af

A town in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2765).


Thorndike

en-proper noun

Thorndike (countable and uncountable, plural Thorndikes)

Thorndikes (plural)
Thorndyke (alternative)

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a sort of palisade made with thornbushes, from Old English þorn (“thornbush”) + dīc (“ditch; dike”).
The town was named after Israel Thorndike, a landowner.

A town in Waldo County, Maine, United States.


Oakey

Oakey (countable and uncountable, plural Oakeys)

Two possible origins:
* From the Old Norse personal name Áki.
* English topographic surname composed of the Middle English elements ook (“oak”) and hegge (“hedge, bush, shrub”).

A rural town in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.


Daly River

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

A town by this river, in Victoria Daly regional council area, Northern Territory.


Traben-Trarbach

A town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; the two halves of the town, Traben and Trarbach, are separated by the River Moselle.


Bad Bentheim

Grafschaft Bentheim
Grafschaft Bentheim#German

A town in Grafschaft Bentheim district, Lower Saxony, Germany, near the Dutch border.


Ellicott

Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County#English

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


Nunda

Livingston County
Livingston County#English

A number of places in the United States:

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


West Haven

A town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States.


Clam Falls

Apparently named after falls on the Clam River (Wisconsin).

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


Rush River

Unclear for the rivers. The places are probably named after the rivers.

St. Croix County
St. Croix County#English

A number of rivers and places in the United States:


Wabeno

A town and census-designated place therein, in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States.


Celbridge

/ˈsɛlbɹɪd͡ʒ/

Partial calque of Irish Cill Droichid (literally “church of (the) bridge”)

pcal

A town on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland.


Mississippi Mills

Mississippi River
Mississippi River#English

A town in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, named after the local Mississippi River.


Lomira

A town and village therein, in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.


Bobigny

A town, commune, and the prefecture of Seine-Saint-Denis department, Île-de-France, France.


Hay River

Presumably all from the Hay surname, information is generally lacking.

A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States.

Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories#English

A town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, at the mouth of the Hay River.


Springfontein

A rural town in Free State, South Africa.


Port-en-Bessin

A coastal town in Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, Calvados department, Normandy, France.


Hall in Tirol

A town east of Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.


Tickhill

A market town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK5993).


Stavely

en-proper noun

Stavely (countable and uncountable, plural Stavelys)

A town in Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada.


Nässjö

A town and municipality in the county of Jönköping, Sweden.


Springside

A town in the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Bad Gastein

A spa town in the state of Salzburg, Austria.


Schwarzach im Pongau

A market town in the state of Salzburg, Austria.


Spittal an der Drau

A town and district in Carinthia, Austria.


Tranemo

A town and municipality in Västra Götaland, Sweden.


Grängesberg

A town in Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden.


Oxelösund

A harbour town and municipality in Södermanland County, Sweden.


Achern

A town and municipality in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Ötigheim

A town in Rastatt District, western Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Rheinstetten

A town in Karlsruhe District, western Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Emmendingen

A town and rural district in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Herbolzheim

A town in Emmendingen District, western Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Hohberg

A town in Ortenaukreis District, western Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Peschici

A coastal town and municipality in the province of Foggia, Apulia, Italy.


Cortina d'Ampezzo

A resort town and municipality of the province of Belluno, Veneto region, Italy. Short form: Cortina.


East Gwillimbury

Gwillimbury is formed from Gwillim, the maiden name of Elizabeth Simcoe.

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


Pense

Pense (countable and uncountable, plural Penses)

A town and rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160) in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada.


Wingham

Wingham (countable and uncountable, plural Winghams)

From the Old English personal name Wīga, a byname from wīġ (“war”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

A town in the Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.


Smithsburg

Washington County
Washington County#English

A town in Washington County, Maryland, United States.


Ingleby Barwick

A town and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees district, North Yorkshire, England, originally formed by the settlements of Ingleby and Barwick (OS grid ref NZ4414).


Shefford

en-proper-noun

Shefford (countable and uncountable, plural Sheffords)

From Old English sċēap (“sheep”) + ford (“ford”).

Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire#English

A town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1439).


Scheibenberg

Unadapted borrowing from German Scheibenberg.

ubor

A town in Erzgebirgskreis district, Saxony, Germany


Zeehan

The name comes from Mount Zeehan, first sighted by Abel Tasman and later named after one of his ships, the Zeehaen.

A town in West Coast council area, on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia.


Dunwich

From Old English dūn (“hill”) + wīċ (“village”).

A town on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia.


Vilankulo

Inhambane Province
Inhambane Province#English

A town in Inhambane Province, Mozambique.


Shifnal

A market town and civil parish with a town council, east of Telford, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7407).


Rigolet

/ˈɹɪɡ.ə.lət/

Derived from French rigolet (“channel”). The settlement was founded by French-Canadian trader Louis Fornel at the mouth of the channel leading to Lake Melville.

A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Postville

From post + -ville. The toponym refers to the settlement's origins as a Hudson Bay Company trading post.


Nain

Named after Nein, a village near Nazareth in Israel. The settlement originated as a Moravian religious foundation.
Compare Hebron, Hopedale, Ramah and Zoar.

A town, Inuit community government, and capital of Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Makkovik

Borrowed from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Maggovik, derived in turn from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut maxok (“two”) suffixed with the locative suffix -vik. The toponym appears to refer to a bay split into two sections. The settlement is named after nearby Cape Makkovik.


Wabush

Derived from Naskapi waban (“rabbit ground”).

A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Labrador City

The town is named after the territory of Labrador.


Pinware

The toponym apparently derives from a corruption of French pied (“foot”) and noir (“black”), referring here to a black, foot-shaped boulder located near the mouth of nearby Black Rock Brook.


Port Hope Simpson

The town is named after British politician John Hope Simpson (1868 - 1961) in recognition of his support for the economic undertaking which would give rise to the current settlement.


Red Bay

The Labrador town is named for a nearby bay, which is named in turn for the reddish coloration of the cliffs surrounding it.


Kayes

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

A town and district in Bouenza department, Republic of the Congo.


St. Lewis

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from a corruption of French Baie-St Louis, an older French name for Hamilton Inlet.


North West River

/ˈnɔɹθ ˈwɛst ˈɹɪv.əɹ/

The settlement is named for its location near Little Lake, which appears to be a north-western river when viewed from Lake Melville.


West St. Modeste

From a Basque source. The current toponym appears to refer to Saint Modesta (died c. 680), but it is unclear how the Basque toponym changed into the name of the saint.
The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from East St. Modeste.

A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Oyster Bay

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


Happy Valley-Goose Bay

→ Eastern Canadian Inuktitut: Vâli

The town is named after the two settlements which were amalgamated to form it, Happy Valley and Goose Bay.


L'Anse-au-Loup

From French L’Anse-au-Loup, derived in turn from anse (“cove, small bay”) and loup (“wolf, Canis lupus”).


L'Anse-au-Clair

From French L’Anse Eau Claire, derived in turn from anse (“cove, small bay”), eau (“water”) and clair (“clear”). The current form of the toponym is the result of a reinterpretation of eau and clair into au and clair.


Kerzaz

A town and commune in Kerzaz district, Algeria.


Kaura

A town and local government area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria.


Salies-du-Salat

A town in Haute-Garonne department, France.


Anchor Point

/ˈæŋ.kɚ ˈpɔɪnt/

The town is possibly named for its role as a strategic anchorage.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Bellburns

Derived from a variant of the surname Belben. The town is likely named after one of its earliest inhabitants.


Conche

Possibly named after the abbey of the village of Conches-en-Ouche in Normandy.
An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from an otherwise unknown French term equivalent to English bight or roadstead.


Cook's Harbour

The settlement was named by captain James Cook (1728 - 1779) during his survey of Newfoundland.


Cow Head

The town is named after a nearby peninsula, which is named in turn for a boulder vaguely shaped like a cow's head once located at the southern end of the headland.


Daniel's Harbour

Etymology uncertain. It is unclear who the toponym is named after. Possibilities include captain Charles Daniel (d. 1661) or a local inhabitant named Daniel Regan.


Flower's Cove

The name of the settlement is derived from a corruption of the word flour (“scum caused by the action of breakers on a shoreline”). The element flour was gradually reinterpreted to flower.


Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook

The town is named after the communities of Glenburnie, Birchy Head and Shoal Brook.


Norris Point

The element Norris is a corruption of north.


Parson's Pond

The settlement is named after an individual with the surname Parson or Parsons.


Port au Choix

/ˈpɔːɹt.ə.tʃwɑː/

-ɔː(ɹ)tətʃwɑː

From French Port au Choix, a corruption of Basque portu (“port, harbour”) suffixed with the diminutive suffix -txoa. The Basque toponym was reinterpreted to French port (“port”) and choix (“choice”).


Port Saunders

The town is named after British admiral Charles Saunders (c. 1715 - 1775), commander-in-chief of the Newfoundland station in 1752.


River of Ponds

The town is named after a nearby river, which received its name in turn for linking multiple ponds and lakes.


Rocky Harbour

/ˈɹɒk.i ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/

The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn for its rocky shoreline.


Roddickton-Bide Arm

The town is named after the communities of Roddickton and Bide Arm.


St. Anthony

In Newfoundland, derived from French Saint Antoine. The toponym was created in honor of the feast day of Saint Anthony the Great by explorer Jacques Cartier (1491 - 1557). The name originally referred to a location on the Québec coastline before migrating to Newfoundland.


Sally's Cove

Etymology uncertain. The element sally may refer to a willow-like tree species, a projection of land, or to an early settler.


St. Lunaire-Griquet

/ˈseɪnt lʊˈnɛɹ ˈɡɹɪk.ət/

The town is named after the communities of St. Lunaire and Griquet.


Baie Verte

Derived from French Baie Verte, derived in turn from baie (“bay”) and vert (“green”). The town is named after a nearby bay.


Chełmno

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.


Baytona

Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador#English


Birchy Bay

The town is named after a nearby bay, which is named in turn for the abundance of birch trees on its shore.


Brent's Cove

The town is named after a cove, the name of which derives in turn from dialectal brent (“burnt hill”).


Campbellton

→ French: Campbellton

From Campbell (a surname) + -ton.
The city in New Brunswick is named after colonial administrator Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet (1769–1843).
The town in Newfoundland is named after John Campbell, a local sawmill manager.


Carmanville

From Carman (“a surname”) + -ville. The town is named for Methodist reverend Albert Carman (1833 - 1917).


Change Islands

The town is named after the small island group on which it is located, the name of which derives from the location's use as a summer fishing station; in winter, the inhabitants migrated or "changed" to other locations.


Comfort Cove-Newstead

The town is named after the communities of Comfort Cove and Newstead.


Cottlesville

Likely from cottle (“notched metal bar hung in a fireplace”) + -ville.
Compare Cottrell's Cove and Cottles Island.


Fleur de Lys

Derived from French fleur de lis (“lily flower”). The town is named after a nearby rock formation shaped like a fleur de lis.


Fogo Island

The name of the island derives from Portuguese fogo (“fire”), possibly referring to a forest fire or its aftermath.
The town is named after the island.


LaScie

Derived from French scie (“saw”), referring here to a nearby set of jagged hills.


Lewisporte

Compound of Lewis (“a surname”) + port. The town is named after Lewis Miller (1819 - 1909), who operated a lumber company near the settlement.


Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North

/ˈlʌʃ.əz ˈbaɪt ˈboʊ.mɒnt ˈboʊ.mɒnt ˈnɔɹθ/

The town is named after the communities of Lushes Bight, Beaumont and Beaumont North.


Ming's Bight

Likely derived from a corruption of the name of the French village of Saint-Méen. Less likely etymologies include a derivation from French Baie des Pins (derived in turn from baie (“bay”) and pin (“pine tree”)) or from the archaic verb ming (“mix”).
See also Harbour Main.


Musgrave Harbour

/ˈmʌz.ɡɹeɪv ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/

The town is named after colonial administrator and governor of Newfoundland Sir Anthony Musgrave (1828 - 1888).
See also Mount Musgrave and Musgravetown.


Nipper's Harbour

/ˈnɪp.əɹz ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/

The town is named after a nearby inlet, named in turn for the presence of large mosquitoes locally called nippers.


Pilley's Island

The town is named after the island it is located on, which is named in turn is named after one of its first settlers.


Point Leamington

The town is named after Leamington in the United Kingdom.


Roberts Arm

/ˈɹɒb.ɚts ˈɑɹm/

The first element of the toponym is a corruption of the plural form of rabbit. The land near the town was a popular location for trapping.


South Brook

/ˈsʌʊθ ˈbɹʊk/


Springdale

The name of the Newfoundland town was apparently coined as a description of its immediate surroundings.

Lexington County
Lexington County#English

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.


Tilt Cove

The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn for the presence of a tilt (“shelter, lean-to”).
See also Tilting and Tilton.


Twillingate

The town is named after the island on which it is located, the name of which derives in turn from French Toulinguett. The French toponym derives from the name of the Pointe du Toulinguet peninsula in Brittany.


Bonavista

The town is named after the Bonavista Peninsula, the name of which may be of Spanish, French or Portuguese origin. It is possible that the peninsula was named after the island of Boa Vista in the Cape Verde islands.


Centreville-Wareham-Trinity

The town is named after the communities of Centreville, Wareham and Trinity.


Clarenville

From Clarence (“a personal name”) + -ville. The settlement is named after Clarence Whiteway, the son of Newfoundland politician Sir William Whiteway (1828 - 1908).


Duntara

/dʌnˈtɑːɹ.ə/


Eastport

From a compound of east + port. The town is named for its location on the eastern side of Salvage Bay.


Gambo

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from Portuguese Baía de las Gamas, derived in turn from baía (“bay”) and the plural form of gamo (“fallow deer, Dama dama”).


Glovertown

Compound of Glover (“a surname”) + town. The town is named after Sir John Hawley Glover (1829 - 1885), governor of Newfoundland between 1875-1881 and 1883-1885.
See also Glover Island.


Northbridge

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.


Greenspond

The town is named after Greenspond Island, the name of which is a compound of the surnames of the first two families which settled there, Green (“a surname”) + Pond (“a surname”).


Happy Adventure

The name may have been given by Captain George Holbrooke after avoiding a storm by hiding in the cove next to the village.


Hare Bay

The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn for the abundance of Arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) near it.


King's Cove

The element King may be a corruption of the surname Canning.


Musgravetown

The town is named after colonial administrator and governor of Newfoundland Sir Anthony Musgrave (1828 - 1888).
See also Mount Musgrave and Musgrave Harbour.


New-Wes-Valley

Blend of Newtown + Wesleyville + Valleyfield. The town is named after its three chief communities.


Port Blandford

The town is named after prominent sealer Darius Blandford (1843 - 1917).


St. Brendan's

The town is named after Saint Brendan of Clonfert (484 - 577), an Irish saint famous for his sea voyages.


Salvage

Derived from Spanish salvaje (“savage, uncivilised”). The name likely derives from an encounter between the Spanish and the local indigenous population.


Traytown

Derived from the dialectal term Troy Town (“labyrinth, maze”). The town's harbour is located behind what appears to be a maze of islands.


Trinity Bay North

The town is named for its location at the northern end of Trinity Bay.


Botwood

The town is named after archdeacon Edward E. Botwood (1828 - 1901).


Buchans

The town is named after naval officer and colonial administrator David Buchan (1780 - 1838).


Grand Falls-Windsor

The town is named after the two communities which merged to form it, i.e. Grand Falls and Windsor.


Millertown

Derived from a compound of Miller + town. The Newfoundland town is named after the Lewis Miller and Company lumber firm.


Norris Arm

/ˈnɔ.ɹɪs ˈɑɹm/

The town is named after one James Norris.


Northern Arm

/ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn ˈɑɹm/


Cox's Cove

The town is named after settlers George, John and William Cox.


Deer Lake

The town is named after a nearby lake, which is named in turn for the herds of caribou which crossed it during their annual migration.


Humber Arm South

/ˈhʌm.bɚ ˈɑɹm ˈsaʊθ/


Irishtown-Summerside

The town is named after the communities of Irishtown and Summerside.


Jackson's Arm

The town is named after a nearby inlet, which is named in turn after an early settler.


Lark Harbour

/ˈlɑɹk ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/

The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn by James Cook (1728 - 1779) after HMS Lark, one of the ships used during his survey of the Newfoundland coast.


Massey Drive

The town is named after its largest road, which is named in turn for former Governor General of Canada Vincent Massey (1887 - 1967).


Mount Moriah

The town is named after the Biblical Moriah.


York Harbour

/ˈjɔɹk ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/


Knysna

A coastal town in Western Cape province, South Africa.


Cape St. George

Calque of Spanish Cabo de San Jorge, derived in turn from cabo (“cape”) and the name of Saint George. The town is named after the cape.


Port au Port East

The town is named for its location on the eastern edge of the Port au Port Peninsula.


Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove

/ˈpɔɹt oʊ ˈpɔɹt ˈwɛst ɑːɡwəˈθuː.nə ˈfiː.lɪks ˈkoʊv/

The town is named after the communities of Port au Port West, Aguathuna and Felix Cove.


Stephenville Crossing

The town was named after a railway crossing located close to Stephenville.


Belleoram

Derived from a corruption of French Bande l’Arier.


Burnt Islands

The town is named after the islands it is located on.

Burnt Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador


Channel-Port aux Basques

From Channel + Port aux Basques. The town is named after the communities of Channel and Port aux Basques.


Gaultois

Derived from Norman galtas (“pinnacle, dormer”).


Daingean

From Irish An Daingean (literally “the fortress”).


Harbour Breton

/ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ ˈbɹɛ.tən/

The town was named by fishermen from Brittany.


Hermitage-Sandyville

The town is named after the communities of Hermitage and Sandyville.


Isle aux Morts

/aɪl ə ˈmɔːɹt/

Derived from French Isle aux Morts, derived in turn from isle (“island”) and the plural form of mort (“dead man”). The town is named after a nearby island, which is named in turn for the numerous shipwrecks which have occurred there.


Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir

The town is named after the communities of Milltown and Head of Bay d'Espoir.


Rencontre East

The town is named for its location on the eastern side of Rencontre Bay.


Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou

/ˈɹoʊz ˈblɑnʃ ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ lə ˈkuː/

The town is named after the communities of Rose Blanche and Harbour le Cou.


St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove

The town is named after the communities of St. Jacques and Coomb's Cove.


Baine Harbour

Derived from French bain (“bath, bathtub”). The harbour the settlement is named after is shaped roughly like a basin.


Bay L'Argent

Derived from French baie (“bay”) and argent (“silver”). The cliffs surrounding the village have a silver color when hit by sunlight.
See also Toslow.


English Harbour East

/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ ˈiːst/


Fox Cove-Mortier

-ɔː(ɹ)tɪə(ɹ)

The town is named after the communities of Fox Cove and Mortier.


Garnish

unk

unknown


Grand Bank

/ˈɡɹænd ˈbæŋk/

The town is named after a large hill located on the western side of the town harbour.


Grand le Pierre

/ˈɡɹænd lə piˈɛɹ/


Lamaline

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from a corruption of a Portuguese term or a corruption of French maligne (“malicious, pernicious”).


Lewin's Cove

Derived from a corruption of Loon's Cove.


Point au Gaul

/ˈpɔɪnt ə ˈɡɒl/


Prowseton

From Prowse (“a surname”) + -ton. The town is named after Newfoundland judge and politician Daniel Woodley Prowse (1834 - 1914).


Red Harbour

/ˈɹɛd ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/


St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine

The town is named after the settlements of St. Bernard's and Jacques Fontaine.


St. Lawrence

(Newfoundland) Derived from the Portuguese hydronym Baía de São Lourenço. The town is thus indirectly named after Saint Lawrence (225 - 258).

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

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


Terrenceville

From Terrence (“a personal name”) + -ville. The town is named after Newfoundland governor Sir Terence O'Brien (1830 - 1903).


Admirals Beach

The name of the town refers to the position of fishing admiral, i.e. the first fisherman to reach a certain harbor in Newfoundland. The fishing admiral had authority over all other visiting fishermen.


Bauline

Derived from French baleine (“whale”). The name may first have been applied to a rock which looks like a breaching whale.


Bay Bulls

The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn for the presence of little auks (Alle alle).


Bay de Verde

Derived from Portuguese Bay de Verde, calqued in turn from the older English hydronym Green Bay.


Bay Roberts

The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn for a visitor or settler from the Channel Islands.


Cape Broyle

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from broil (“brawl, disturbance, confusion”) or from a corruption of Portuguese abrolho (“reef”).


Surul

Transliteration of Bengali সুরুল (śurul).

translit

A census town in Birbhum district, West Bengal, in eastern India.


Plympton-Wyoming

A town in Lambton County, south-west Ontario, Canada, formed in 2001 from these two places.


Fouka

Borrowed from French Fouka, from Arabic فوكة.


Buckhurst Hill

A suburban town and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ4193).


Carbonear

/ˌkɑɹ.bəˈniəɹ/

Etymology uncertain. The toponym may be a corruption of Norman charbonnier (“charcoal pit”); the area around the town hosted a large charcoal production industry in the past.
See also Colliers.


Chapel Arm

/ˈt͡ʃæ.pəl ˈɑɹm/

The town is named after a nearby cove, named in turn after an individual with the surname Chappell or Chappelle.


Colinet

Etymology uncertain. The name of the town may derive from French Colenet (“a surname”) or from a corruption of the Guernsey toponym La Collinette.


Conception Harbour

The town is named after nearby Conception Bay.


Fermeuse

Likely derived from Portuguese formoso (“beautiful”). The Portuguese referred to a river near the town as Rio Formoso.


Flatrock

From a compound of flat + rock. The town is named for a sloping rock formation located nearby.


Gaskiers-Point La Haye

The town is named after the communities of Gaskiers and Point La Haye.


Hant's Harbour

Derived from a corruption of French L’Ance Arbre, derived in turn from anse (“cove, small bay”) and arbre (“tree”).


Harbour Grace

/ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ ˈɡɹeɪs/

Calque of French Havre-de-Grace, an older name for Le Havre.


Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview

/ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ ˈmeɪn ˈtʃæp.əlz ˈkoʊv ˈleɪk.vjuː/

The town is named after the communities of Harbour Main, Chapel's Cove and Lakeview.


Heart's Content

The town may have been named after a ship.


Heart's Desire

The name of the town was likely inspired by nearby Heart's Content.


Green Grove

A town in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States


Heart's Delight-Islington

The town is named after the communities of Heart's Delight and Islington.


Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove

/ˈloʊ.ɡi ˈbeɪ ˈmɪd.əl ˈkoʊv ˈaʊt.ɚ ˈkoʊv/

The town is named for the communities of Logy Bay, Middle Cove and Outer Cove.


Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights

/ˈlɑŋ ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ ˈmaʊnt ˈɑɹ.lɪŋ.tən ˈhaɪts/

The town is named after the communities of Long Harbour and Mount Arlington Heights.


en-proper noun

Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherines

/ˈmaʊnt ˈkɑɹ.mɛl ˈmɪtʃ.əlz ˈbɹʊk ˈseɪnt ˈkæθ.əɹ.ɪnz/

The town is named after the communities of Mount Carmel, Mitchells Brook and St. Catherines.


New Perlican

Likely derived from a corruption of pelican. The settlement may have been named after a ship.
The element new was added to distinguish the town from Old Perlican.


Old Perlican

Likely derived from a corruption of pelican. The settlement may have been named after a ship.
The element old was added to distinguish the town from New Perlican.


Norman's Cove-Long Cove

The town is named after the communities of Norman's Cove and Long Cove.


North River

/ˈnɔɹθ ˈɹɪv.ɚ/


Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove

The town is named after the communities of Petty Harbour and Maddox Cove.


Port Kirwan

/ˈpɔɹt ˈkɪəɹ.wən/


Portugal Cove-St. Philip's

The town is named after the communities of Portugal Cove and St. Philip's.


Brookfield

Brookfield (countable and uncountable, plural Brookfields)

From Old English brōc (“brook”) + feld (“field”).

Fairfield County
Fairfield County#English

A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

census-designated place
census-designated place

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

A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.

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

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


Portugal Cove South

/ˈpɔɹ.t͡ʃə.ɡəl ˈkoʊv ˈsaʊθ/

The town is named after a nearby inlet, named in turn for the presence of Portuguese fishermen. The element south was added to distinguish the settlement from Portugal Cove.

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.


Pouch Cove

Etymology unknown. The first element may be a corruption of French Pouche (“a surname”).

unk

unknown


Renews-Cappahayden

The town is named after the communities of Renews and Cappahayden.


St. Bride's

The town is named after Saint Brigid of Kildare (c. 451 - 525), the patron saint of the town church.


St. Mary's

The town is named after nearby Cape Saint Mary, named in turn after Saint Mary.


St. Shott's

The toponym derives from a corruption of French cince.


en-proper noun

St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River

/ˈseɪnt ˈvɪn.sənts ˈseɪnt ˈstiːvəns ˈpi.tɚz ˈɹɪv.ɚ/

The town is named after the communities of St. Vincent's, St. Stephen's and Peter's River.


Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove

/ˈsmɑl ˈpɔɪnt ˈæd.əmz ˈkoʊv ˈblæk.hɛd ˈbɹɑd ˈkoʊv/

The town is named after the communities of Small Point, Adam's Cove, Blackhead and Broad Cove.


Southern Harbour

/ˈsʌð.ɚn ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/


Spaniard's Bay

The town is named after a nearby bay, which is named in turn for the presence of Spanish, Basque and Portuguese fishermen around it.


Trepassey

The town is named after nearby Trepassey Bay, which is named after the French Baie des Trépassés.


Whitbourne

The town is named after Whitbourne, an estate once owned by Newfoundland politician Sir Edward Morris (1859 - 1935).


Witless Bay

The town is named after a nearby bay, likely named in turn for the unpredictable and powerful water in it.


Borden-Carleton

The town is named after the communities of Borden and Carleton.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

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


Mount Hope

In Rhode Island, often said to be from Massachusett Montaup, but there is little to back up this claim. That word has been compared to Montauk, but may not be identical. Alternatively, named after the Puritan virtue of Hope, or from Old Norse hóp (“narrow bay”).

Lower Eyre Peninsula
Lower Eyre Peninsula#English

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


Seekonk

Gregory Dexter
Norman, OK
Providence, RI
Roger Williams
University of Oklahoma Press
William O. Bright

Possibly from an Algonquian term for skunk; compare Abenaki segôgw. Alternatively, from Algonquian for "black goose"; Roger Williams gives "Súcki" for "black" and "Hònck" for "goose".
The name is attested in various spellings since the 1600s, but for over a century the town was officially part of Rehoboth. The current town of Seekonk was only incorporated in 1812.

[…] diverce tounships established and setled in severall quarters of yᵉ govermente, as Plimoth, Duxberie, Sityate, Tanton, Sandwich, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Marchfeeld, and not longe after, Seacunke (called afterward, at yᵉ desire of yᵉ inhabitants, Rehoboth) and Nawsett […]

1639–1640, William Bradford, “Of Plimoth Plantation, Book II”, in MHS Collections, series 4, volume 3, Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, published 1856, →OCLC, page 372:

I first pitch't and begun to build and plant at Secunk, now Rehoboth, but I received a letter from my antient friend Mr. Winslow, then Governour of Plymmouth, professing his oune and others love and respect to me, yet lovingly advising me, since I was fallen into the edge of their bounds and they were loth to displease the Bay, to remove but to the other side of the water, and then he said I had the country free before me, and might be as free as themselves, and wee should be loving neighbour's togeather.

1670, Roger Williams, “A Letter from Roger Williams to Major Mason”, in MHS Collections, series 1, volume 1, Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, published 1792, →OCLC, page 276:

In that the lands are indubitably within the limits and bounds of his majesty's colony of New-Plymouth, contained within the express limits of his royal charter, and therein granted, and are within the bounds of an English town of that colony, planted by them near seventy years since, called Secunke and Swansey.

1679, “Letter of the Commissioners of the United Colonies of New-England respecting Mount Hope”, in MHS Collections, series 1, volume 5, Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, published 1798, →OCLC, page 227:

Without any guide but heaven they wandered southward, and came to a place called Seaconk; and thinking they were now far enough removed from their offended brethren, designed to sit down there; But it seems, the fame of their heretical opinions had reached to Plymouth, and thereupon an officer was sent from thence to order them to depart out of that colony also.

1765, Stephen Hopkins (ascribed), “Account of Providence, R.I.”, in MHS Collections, series 2, volume 9, Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, published 1822, →OCLC, page 169:

Be it enacted […] That the westerly part of Rehoboth in the county of Bristol, as described within the following bounds, with the inhabitants thereon, be, and they are hereby incorporated into a separate town, by the name of Seekonk […]

1812, “An Act to establish the Town of Seekonk”, in The Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, volume 5, Boston: Adams, Rhoades, & Co., →OCLC, page 568:

A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.


Mattapoisett

A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.


Wellfleet

Barnstable County
Barnstable County#English

A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.


Gay Head

A reference to the headland cliffs, which were considered pleasant or lively.


Kennebunk

From Penobscot or Abenaki kini-banek (“long cut bank”).

A town in York County, Maine, United States.


Gaotian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 高田 (Gāotián).

Compared With the scenery of Xingping that of Gaotian is more colourful. Gaotian lies In the south of the town of Yangshuo. Along both sides of the rivers, rice fields and villages form into a pastoral scene, which changes its colour in different seasons.

2004 March, Li River: A Photographic Collection of Teng Bin, Jieli Publishing House, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 61:

Gaotian is located in the Yueliang (Moon) Hill scenic area in Gaotian Township, Yangshuo County. The Jinbao River, Yulong River, both branches of the Lijiang River, merge here as the Tianjia River and flow back into the Lijiang River.

2006 May/June, Teng Bin, “10 Best Views in Yangshuo”, in China Tourism, number 303, H.K. China Tourism Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 28, column 1:

Gaotian Town[…]高田镇[…]
The attached Yangshuo Village Inn has delectable rooms too, if you need somewhere to kip after your fill. It’s not easy to find, in a village called Li Village (历村 Lì Cūn), before you reach Gāotián Town.
Minibuses (¥2) run from Yángshuò to Gāotián. Before Gāotián, disembark at Li Village and it’s a five-minute walk to the restaurant.

2017, Damian Harper et al., “Guǎngxī”, in China (Lonely Planet), 15th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 626, column 1:

A town in Yangshuo, Guilin, Guangxi autonomous region, China.


Brickaville

A town and commune in Atsinanana region, Madagascar.


North Rustico

/ˈnɔɹθ ˈɹʌs.tɪ.kəʊ/

The town is named for its location to the north of Rustico.

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

Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico


Waitsfield

From Wait + -s- + field, named after General Benjamin Wait.

That each proprietor of the Township of Waitsfield aforesaid his heirs or assigns shall plant and cultivate five Acres of Land & build a house at least Eighteen feet square on the floor or have one family settled on each respective right or share of Land in said Township agreeable to the time allotted by the Legislature of this State, […]

1782, Thomas Chittenden, Joseph Fay, “The Charter of Waitsfield”, in Charters Granted by the State of Vermont, volume 2, Bellows Falls: P. H. Gobie Press, published 1922, →OCLC, page 201:

that said roads, exclusive of a number of other private roads, are much wanted, to facilitate public travel from Burlington, through said towns and gores, to Waitsfield, in a direct way to Windsor, as also from Waitsfield, through Huntington and the Gores to Starksborough, Bristol and Middlebury, […]

1801, A Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, Bennington: Anthony Haswell, →OCLC, page 216:

It is hereby enacted by the general assembly of the state of Vermont, That there be, and hereby is laid a tax of four cents per acre on all the lands in the township of Waitsfield, in the county of Chittenden

1809, “Chapter CXII”, in Acts and Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Vermont, Randolph: Sereno Wright, →OCLC, page 103:

A town in Washington County, Vermont, United States.


Clark's Harbour

The town is named after early settler Jonathan Clark.


Lockeport

Compound of Locke (“a surname”) + port. The town is named after settler Jonathan Locke.


Mulgrave

The town is named after colonial administrator George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby (1819–1890).


Port Hawkesbury

The town is named after British statesman Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1729 - 1808), who was also known as Lord Hawkesbury.


Wolfville

From DeWolf (“a surname”) + -ville. The town is named after the DeWolf family; one Elisha DeWolf was the town's postmaster.


Jisr al-Shughur

Transliteration of Arabic جِسْر الشُغُور (jisr aš-šuḡūr).

transliteration

جِسْر الشُغُور

Jisr al-Shughūr (alternative)
Djisser Shogger (alternative)
Gisr-el-Shughal (alternative)
Jisr-Shogl (alternative)
Shogger (alternative)
Shoggle (alternative)
Shogle (alternative)


Bouctouche

Borrowed from French Bouctouche, derived in turn from the Mi'kmaq toponym Chebuktoosk, which translates to "large bay".

A town in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Caraquet

Borrowed from French Caraquet, further etymology uncertain. The name may derive from the Mi'kmaq toponym Kalague, translated as "where two rivers meet".

Gloucester County
Gloucester County#English

A town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Florenceville-Bristol

The town is named after the communities of Florenceville and Bristol.

A town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Grand Bay-Westfield

The town is named after the communities of Grand Bay and Westfield.

A town in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Jarocin

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Jarocin.

Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship#English

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


Vance Creek

A town in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.


Cardston

From Card + -s- + -ton, after Charles Ora Card.

A town in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.


Oak Ridge

A number of settlements in the United States:

A town in Guilford County, North Carolina.


Smithtown

A town with hamlet and census-designated place therein, in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States.

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


Troisvierges

A commune and town in Clervaux canton, northern Luxembourg.


Bad Schwartau

A town in Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.


Harburg

A town in Donau-Ries district, Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany.


Elmshorn

A town in Pinneberg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.


Pinneberg

A town and rural district of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, just outside Hamburg.


Szob

A town in Pest County, Hungary, on the border with Slovakia.


Záhony

A town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Hungary.


Kanyakumari

Borrowed from Tamil கன்னியாகுமரி (kaṉṉiyākumari).

bor+

கன்னியாகுமரி

A coastal town in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India.


Peace River

A reference to the truce by the Cree and the Dane-zaa (Beaver) peoples that made the river (then named Unchagah) the boundary between the conflicting First Nations.
The town is originally named Peace River Crossing, after the river.


Hawkesbury

United Counties of Prescott and Russell#English

A town in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada, named after Lord Hawkesbury.


Toungo

A town in Tansila department, Banwa, Burkina Faso


camptown

Compound of camp + town, calque of Korean 기지촌(基地村) (gijichon).

A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.


Lannemezan

A town in Hautes-Pyrénées department, France.


Pont-Saint-Martin

A town in Loire-Atlantique department, France.


Glenorchy

A small town in the Shire of Northern Grampians, western Victoria, Australia.


Maddur

A town in Mandya district, Karnataka, India.


Kuranda

A town on the Atherton Tableland in the Shire of Mareeba, northern Queensland, Australia.


Seysses

A town and commune of Haute-Garonne department, Occitania, France.


Muret

Borrowed from French Muret, itself from Occitan Murèth.

A town in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania, France.


Újszász

A town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, Hungary.


Glynneath

From Welsh glyn + Neath, the River Neath.

Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot#English

A small town and community with a town council in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SN8806).


Kingswinford

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO8888).


Lenghu

At Niubiziliang we returned to the embrace of the Altun Mountains, then turning eastward we soon reached Lenghu, an oil city in Qinghai Province.
The city of Lenghu was originally a salt lake. Located at a high altitude and in a frigid zone, it has no vegetation. The discovery of oil, however, has brought both people and vitality to this barren area. Today there are shopping arcades, cinemas, a TV station and hotels, but still one sees neither animals nor plants anywhere.
Departing from Lenghu our car climbed up Dangjin Pass, the main passage leading to Gansu Province.

1993 August, Miao Wang, Shi Bao Xiu, “Buried Cities and Shifting Sands — Onward to Dunhuang”, in Tu Nai Hsien, editor, From the Pamirs to Beijing: Tracing Marco Polo's Northern Route, Hong Kong: HK China Tourism Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 63:

A number of oil fields are in operation, notably in the Mangnai area in the western part of the basin. A large oil refinery has been constructed at Lenghu, southwest of Dangjin Pass, and another has been built at Mangnai.

2011, “Major and Other Notable Deserts of the World”, in John P. Rafferty, editor, Deserts and Steppes, 1st edition, Encyclopedia Britannica, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 143:

Spanning 32 hectares (80 acres), the base is situated 60km (37 miles) from the town of Lenghu near the upper reaches of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, an arid desert region dubbed “the place on Earth that is most unlike being on Earth”, according to camp manager Gao Junling.[…]
But the “Mars village” was originally proposed by the local government in 2017 as a cultural and educational centre for science, popular science and science fiction, according to Ma Wenwu, a member of the Mangnai city committee, which oversees Lenghu.

2019 March 4, Laurie Chen, “China opens ‘Mars camp’ for researchers, tourists and plans to send rover to red planet”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 2019-03-03, Science:

A town in Mangnai, Haixi prefecture, Qinghai, China.


Vevey

A town on Lake Geneva, Vaud canton, Switzerland.


Cherryville

A small town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia.


Dras

From South Asian languages
* (Dras Islands): From basaltic rocks found near the hill station, which were identified as indication of a former volcanic island chain that was accreted by plate tectonics.

A town, a hill station in Dras subdivision, Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; in the Dras Valley on the Dras River


Woodboro

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


Saint Andrews

Possibly derived from French. Local tradition holds that a French missionary erected a cross near the town and named the area after Saint Andrew.

Charlotte County
Charlotte County#English

A town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.


Oundle

North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire#English

East Northamptonshire
East Northamptonshire#English

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0488).


McColl

en-proper noun

McColl (countable and uncountable, plural McColls)

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Colla, a personal name of uncertain origin.

A town in Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States.


Holway

Holway (countable and uncountable, plural Holways)

From Old English holh (“hollow”) + weġ (“way”); compare the doublet Holloway.

A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States.


Kempston

Kempston (countable and uncountable, plural Kempstons)

Probably from Proto-Brythonic *kam (“crooked, bent”) (from Proto-Celtic *kambos), in reference to a sharp bend of the River Ouse, + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

der

A suburban town and civil parish with a town council in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0347).


Wooler

A small town and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9928).


Fredericia

A town and municipality in south-east Jutland, Denmark.


Calumet

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

A number of places in the United States:

Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac County#English

A town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, adjacent to Calumet County.


Middleham

Middleham resists definition: it is a village because it covers a single parish; but local people prefer to think of it as a town, and its parish council has the status of a town council.

1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 282:

A small town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE1287).


Morgan City

A town in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States.


Buhovo

From Bulgarian Бухово (Buhovo) and Serbo-Croatian Buhovo.

A town in Stolichna Municipality, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria


Bredstedt

From Low German Bredstedt, from an unknown term Danish stedt.

A town in Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.


Kiryat Tiv'on

From Hebrew קִרְיַת טִבְעוֹ (Kiryat Tiv'on), from קִרְיָה (kiryá, “town”) + טִבְעוֹן (Tiv'on, ancient name of the town).

bor

קִרְיַת טִבְעוֹ


Roxborough

en-proper noun

Roxborough (countable and uncountable, plural Roxboroughs)

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

(uncountable) A placename:
A town on Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.


Hamden

Hamden (countable and uncountable, plural Hamdens)

New Haven County
New Haven County#English

(uncountable) A number of places in the United States:

A town in New Haven County, Connecticut.


Robertstown

A town in the Regional Council of Goyder area, South Australia.


Tunbridge

en-proper-noun

Tunbridge (countable and uncountable, plural Tunbridges)

Habitational surname from any of various places called Tunbridge or Tonbridge, from Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) + bryċġ (“bridge”).

A town in the Central LGA Region of Tasmania, Australia.

A town in Orange County, Vermont, United States.


Linstead

en-proper noun

Linstead (countable and uncountable, plural Linsteads)

Habitational surname from the villages of Linstead Magna and Linstead Parva, in Suffolk, from Old English līn (“flax”) or hlin (“maple tree”) + stede (“place”).

A town in Saint Catherine parish, Jamaica.


Nekimi

Winnebago County
Winnebago County#English

A town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.


Avoca

A small town in County Wicklow, Ireland, situated on the river.

A small town in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales.

A number of places in Australia:
A town in Pyrenees Shire, Victoria.

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


Stutensee

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


Waghäusel

A town (Große Kreisstadt) in Karlsruhe district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Neulussheim

A town in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Rheinau

A town in Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg.


Diamniadio

A town in Rufisque department, Dakar, Senegal.


Kumtich

A town in Tienen municipality, Flemish Brabant province, Belgium.


Nossegem

A town in Zaventem municipality, Flemish Brabant province, Belgium.


Saint-Nicolas

A town and comune in the Aosta Valley, north-west Italy.


Bierbeek

A town and municipality in Flemish Brabant province, Belgium.


Viersen

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

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


Hässleholm

A town and municipality in Skåne County, Sweden.


Sežana

A town and municipality in south-west Slovenia, near the border with Italy.


Jesenice

A town and municipality in north-west Slovenia, near the border with Austria.


Pivka

A town and municipality in south-west Slovenia.


New Hampton

A number of places in the United States:

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


Wawayanda

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


Gainesboro

From the surname Gaines + -boro, in Tennessee at least.

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


Chatom

Washington County
Washington County#English

A town, the county seat of Washington County, Alabama, United States.


Pine Mountain

Meriwether County
Meriwether County#English

A town in Harris County and Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. Former name: Chipley.


Sandersville

A town in Jones County, Mississippi, United States, named after the Sanders pioneer family.


Fort Edward

A town, the county seat of Washington County, New York, United States, named after Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany.


Jonesborough

A town, the county seat of Washington County, Tennessee, United States, named after Willie Jones.


West Bend

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


Franklinton

Washington Parish
Washington Parish#English

A town, the parish seat of Washington Parish, Louisiana, originally named Franklin.

A town in Franklin County, North Carolina, originally named Franklin Depot.


Brookville

A town, the county seat of Franklin County, Indiana, located in Brookville Township.


Meadville

A town, the county seat of Franklin County, Mississippi, named after Cowles Mead.


Louisburg

A town, the county seat of Franklin County, North Carolina, named after King Louis XVI of France.


St. Albans

Ultimately named after Saint Alban, some via St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.


Amvrosiivka

A town in Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.


Barvinkove

From Ukrainian Барві́нкове (Barvínkove).

A town in Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.


Apostolove

From Ukrainian Апо́столове (Apóstolove).

A town in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.


Billerica

Named after Billericay in Essex, England, from which some of the early families in the Massachusetts town originated.

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.


Nenagh

A town, the county town of County Tipperary, Ireland.


Werris Creek

Werris is apparently from an Aboriginal word.

A town in Liverpool Plains Shire, near Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.


Blayney

A rural town, seat of Blayney Shire, in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.


Smiths Falls

A town in Lanark County, eastern Ontario, Canada, named after Thomas Smyth.


Cambo

The Scottish place-name, historically Camboc (1171), is from Pictish cam (“bent, crooked”) + -oc, a noun-forming suffix.

CAMBO. Few people spend a day at Biarritz without visiting the pretty Basque town of Cambo, and the Pas de Roland, close to it.

1873, Henry Russell, Biarritz and Basque Countries, page 75:

Cambo-les-Bains, a town in the Basque area of France.


Red Hill

Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula#English

A town in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, near Melbourne, Victoria.


Ome

A town and commune Brescia, Lombardy, Italy


Glazov

Trans-Siberian Railway
Trans-Siberian Railway

A town in Udmurtia, Russia, located along the Trans-Siberian Railway.


Votkinsk

Borrowed from Russian Во́ткинск (Vótkinsk).

bor+

Sokolov grew up in Votkinsk, an industrial city in the Udmurt Republic, 800 miles east of Moscow. […] His life changed, he said, one day in 2016 when he was summoned to a police station in Votkinsk, where an FSB agent told him he was facing prison for dodging compulsory military service.

2022 August 26, Pjotr Sauer, “‘There were hundreds of us’: Navalny ex-staffer tells of being FSB informer”, in The Guardian:


Rokeby

en-proper-noun

Rokeby (countable and uncountable, plural Rokebys)

From the Old Norse personal name Hroca, a byname from hrókr (“rook”), + bý (“farmstead”).

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


Lyuban

Borrowed from Russian Люба́нь (Ljubánʹ).

A few times every day, the high-speed train between St. Petersburg and Moscow barrels through the threadbare town of Lyuban.

2013 October 13, Ellen Barry, “The Russia Left Behind: A journey through a heartland on the slow road to ruin”, in The New York Times:


Lyuban

Borrowed from Belarusian Любань (Ljubanʹ).

bor+

According to the EU sanctions, Mr Gutseriev's potash plant is "the largest investment in Belarus, worth $2 billion". The plant is being built near Lyuban, the town that the EU alleges was mooted to be named in his honour.

2021 June 27, Robert Mendick, “Russian oligarch with UK property empire escapes sanctions despite links to Belarus dictator”, in The Telegraph:


Torzhok

Just ask Gen. Yevgeny I. Ignatov, a former mayor of Torzhok, who stepped down two years ago after a dressing-down from the regional governor.


Rzhev

A town in Tver Oblast, Russia, situated on the Volga river.


Wildenrath

A town in Wegberg municipality, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Deer Creek

A number of other places in the United States:

Outagamie County
Outagamie County#English


Whiteland

A town in Johnson County, Indiana, United States.


Fort Myers Beach

From Fort Myers + beach. From being located on a sandy barrier island seaward of Fort Myers.

A town in Lee County, Florida, United States, on the west coast of the Florida peninsula, in the Gulf of Mexico, on Estero Island


Altona

Many places, if not all, are named after Altona in Hamburg.

A town within Rhineland municipality, Manitoba, Canada.

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana.

census-designated place
census-designated place

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


New Holstein

A town and independent city therein, in Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States. Former name (of city): Altona.


Groß-Gerau

A town and rural district of Hesse, Germany


Nienburg

A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany. Official name: Nienburg/Weser.

A town in Salzlandkreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.


Road Town

/ˈɹəʊd ˈtaʊn/

The settlement is named for the roadsteads located nearby.

British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands#English

A town and capital of the British Virgin Islands.


Cummington

From Cumings + -ton. Named after Colonel John Cumings, the original landholder.

Hampshire County
Hampshire County#English

A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States


Diego Martin

The town is named after Spanish explorer Don Diego Martín.
The region is named after the town.


Princes Town

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale

From princes' + town, for the 1880 visit of British princes Albert Victor (1864—1892) and George (1865—1936), later King George V, during which they planted two trees. The area is named for the town. Cf. Princetown, Princeton, and Princeville.


Sangre Grande

Derived from Spanish sangre (“blood”) and grande (“great”). The name is a reference to a pair of tributaries of the Oropouche River with red-coloured water.
The region is named after the town.


Plainfield

A town and village therein, in Windham County, Connecticut.

Hendricks County
Hendricks County#English

A town in Hendricks County, Indiana, with parts in three separate townships.

A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

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

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

A town and village mostly therein, in Waushara County, Wisconsin.


Arima

The name of the town is derived from a Native American term meaning "water". The town is built around a river.

A town and borough of Trinidad and Tobago.


Chaguanas

The name of the town derives from the name of a Native American people.


Point Fortin

Derived from French. Further etymology unknown.

unk

unknown


Unadilla

From an Iroquois word for meeting place.

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


Tangambalanga

/tæŋəmbəlæŋə/


Bremervörde

A town in Rotenburg district, Lower Saxony, Germany.


Burghausen

A town in Altötting district, Bavaria, Germany.


Monon

Named after two creeks, Big Monon and Little Monon, originally Monong, a Potawatomi word.

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


Harrisonville

A number of places in the United States:

A town, the county seat of Cass County, Missouri.


Warrensburg

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


Elderon

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


Goldsboro

A contraction of Goldsborough in some cases.

A town in Caroline County, Maryland, previously Oldtown and renamed after the Goldsborough family.


Hayesville

From the surname Hayes + -ville in North Carolina at least.

A town, the county seat of Clay County, North Carolina, named after politician George Hayes.


Snow Hill

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

A town, the county seat of Worcester County, Maryland, founded in 1686.

A town, the county seat of Greene County, North Carolina, also the location of Snow Hill Historic District.


Williamston

A town, the county seat of Martin County, North Carolina, United States.

A town in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States.


Belvidere

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

A small town in Jackson County, South Dakota, named after Belvidere, Illinois.

A small town in Alexandrina Council area, South Australia.


Mount Ida

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


Wedowee

From the Creek language, meaning "old water".

A town, the county seat of Randolph County, Alabama, United States.


Decaturville

From Decatur + -ville, after Stephen Decatur.

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


Crossville

From either cross (“crossroads”) or the surname Cross + -ville.

A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States; after many crossroads.


Smithville

A number of places in the United States:

A small town in Lawrence County, Arkansas.

McCurtain County
McCurtain County#English


Greeneville

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


Mountain City

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


Tiptonville

From Tipton + -ville, named after early settler William Tipton.

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


Wartburg

Wartburg is a castle in Eisenach, Germany, where Martin Luther worked on his translation of the Bible.

A small town north-east of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.


Balsam Lake

A town in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.


Friendship

Hot Spring County
Hot Spring County#English

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

A small town in Jackson County, Oklahoma.

Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac County#English

A town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.


Coaticook

From French Coaticook, from Abenaki koatikeku.

A town on the Coaticook, Estrie, Quebec, Canada


Scottsville

Albemarle County
Albemarle County#English

Buckingham County
Buckingham County#English

A town in Albemarle County, Buckingham County and Fluvanna County, Virginia.


Williamstown

* From Williams + town.
** (Kansas): Founded in 1865 by local property owners Mapes, Williams & Moore.
** (New Jersey): Renamed after John Williams, grandson of prominent landowner Richard Penn who left him the land.
** (New York): Renamed in honor of Judge Henry Williams shortly after he relocated there in 1802.
** (Ohio): Named after John W. Williams who laid out it in 1834.
** (West Virginia): Named for Isaac Williams (1737–1820), who settled there in 1787.
* From William + -s- + town.
** (Victoria): Renamed after William IV, then the English monarch.

Berkshire County
Berkshire County#English

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

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

A town north-east of Adelaide, South Australia.


Wieliczka

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Wieliczka.

ubor

Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship#English

A town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, known for its salt mine.


Cynthiana

A town in Smith Township, Posey County, Indiana, United States, named by settlers from Cynthiana, Kentucky.


Paide

A town in Järva County, Estonia, the capital of said county.


West Liberty

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Ohio County, West Virginia, home of West Liberty University.


Milledgeville

From Milledge + -ville or mill + edge + -ville.

A town in Chester County, Hardin County and McNairy County, Tennessee.


Sycamore

Allendale County
Allendale County#English

A town in Allendale County, South Carolina.


Edwardsville

From Edwards + -ville or Edward + -s- + -ville.


Treharris

A small town and community in Merthyr Tydfil county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0997).


Vaiden

A town in Mississippi, United States, and one of the two county seats of Carroll County. Named after Dr. Cowles Mead Vaiden.


Leakesville

From Leake + -s- + -ville, named after Walter Leake.

A town, the county seat of Greene County, Mississippi, United States.


Mount Airy

Habersham County
Habersham County#English

Frederick County
Frederick County#English

A town in Carroll County and Frederick County, Maryland.


New Augusta

A town, the county seat of Perry County, Mississippi, United States.


Grandview

A town in Hammond Township, Spencer County, Indiana.


Webster Springs

A town, the county seat of Webster County, West Virginia, United States. Synonym: Addison.


Grantsville

A town, the county seat of Calhoun County, West Virginia, named after Ulysses S. Grant.


Berkeley Springs

A town, the county seat of Morgan County, West Virginia, United States. Original name: Bath.


Waterville

A town, the county seat of Douglas County, Washington.


Crawfordsville

Crittenden County
Crittenden County#English

A town in Crittenden County, Arkansas; historically named Crawfordville.


Hartford City

A town in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, named after Hartford, Connecticut.


Crown Point

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English


Shoals

A town, the county seat of Martin County, Indiana, United States, located in Center Township and Halbert Township.


Kentland

A town, the county seat of Newton County, Indiana, also located in Jefferson Township. Originally named Kent, after Alexander J. Kent.


Winamac

A town in Monroe Township, the county seat of Pulaski County, Indiana, United States.


Bluffton

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Beaufort County, South Carolina, partly situated on a river bluff.


Christiansburg

From the surname Christian + -s- + -burg.

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

A town, the county seat of Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, named after Col. William Christian. Originally named Hans Meadows, then Christiansburgh, later revised.


Stanardsville

From Stanard + -s- + -ville, after Robert Stanard.

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


Ossipee

A town, the county seat of Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States.

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


Lake Pleasant

A town and lake in Hamilton County, New York; both lake and hamlet are within the town.


Little Valley

Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus County#English

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


Geneseo

From an Iroquois word meaning "beautiful valley".

Livingston County
Livingston County#English


Ridgeland

A town, the county seat of Jasper County, also in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. Originally named Gopher Hill after the gopher tortoise.


St. Matthews

A town, the county seat of Calhoun County, South Carolina, United States.


Bishopville

From Bishop + -ville, named after Jacques Bishop in South Carolina.

A town, the county seat of Lee County, South Carolina, United States.


Lesquin

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


Chestertown

A town, the county seat of Kent County, Maryland, United States, named after the Chester River.


Westcliffe

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


Castle Rock

A number of settlements in the United States:

A home rule town, the county seat of Douglas County, Colorado.

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


Creede

A statutory town, the county seat of Mineral County, Colorado, United States, named after Nicholas C. Creede.


Ekalaka

A town, the county seat of Carter County, Montana, United States.


North Hero

Grand Isle County
Grand Isle County#English

A town, the shire town of Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States, named after war hero Ethan Allen.


Olathe

Said to be from a Shawnee word meaning “beautiful”.

A statutory town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States, named after Olathe, Kansas.


Lake Providence

East Carroll Parish
East Carroll Parish#English

Mississippi River
Mississippi River#English

A town, the parish seat of East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States, named after an oxbow lake in the Mississippi River.


Oak Grove

Talladega County
Talladega County#English

A number of places in the United States:

West Carroll Parish
West Carroll Parish#English

A town, the parish seat of West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.

A small town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma.

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


Lancefield

The name may come from Glasgow; John Haswell was born in Lancefield, Glasgow in 1812. Two streets in the Anderston area exist, Lancefield Quay and Lancefield Street, but it is no longer recorded as a place name.

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


Utuado

From Spanish Utuado, from Taíno [Term?] (literally “between mountains”).

der

In the hills around Utuado, most of the houses are abandoned. […] The only people I see as I drive around the region with Antonio Paris, an astrophysicist who grew up in Utuado but now lives in Tampa, Florida, are some lonely-looking men fishing off the dam at Lago Dos Bocas.

2018 September 12, Jeff Goodell, “The Perfect Storm: How Climate Change and Wall Street Almost Killed Puerto Rico”, in Rolling Stone:

A town and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States, located in the Cordillera Central region.


Beasain

A town and municipality in Gipuzkoa province, Basque Country, Spain.

Beasain

town and municipality in the Basque Country, Spain


Ilinden

A municipality and town therein, in North Macedonia.


Schwandorf

Upper Palatinate
Upper Palatinate#English

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


Furth im Wald

A town in the Bavarian Forest, Bavaria, Germany, close to the border with the Czech Republic.


Barracas

A town in Castellón province, Valencia, Spain.


Doune

A small town or burgh west of Dunblane, Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN7201).


İslahiye

A town and district in Gaziantep province, Turkey.


Ballybofey

Alteration of Irish Bealach Féich (literally “Fiach’s pass”).


Boudouaou

A town in Boumerdès province, Algeria. Former name: Alma.


Thénia

A town, the capital of Thénia district, Boumerdès province, Algeria. Former name: Ménerville.


Palestro

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


Lakhdaria

A town in Bouïra province, Algeria. Former name: Palestro.


Boudjellil

A town in Tazmalt district, Béjaïa province, Algeria.


Mansourah

Mansourah, Mostaganem, a town and commune in Mesra district, Mostaganem province, Algeria.


Oued Zenati

A town and commune in Oued Zenati district, Guelma province, Algeria


Oued Keberit

A town and commune in Souk Ahras province, Algeria.


Majaz al Bab

A town in Béja governorate, northern Tunisia.


Gavarnie

A former commune and town in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitania, France, merged into Gavarnie-Gèdre


Paksey

A town in Pabna District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.


Silifke

From Turkish Silifke and Ottoman Turkish سلفكه (Silifke), from Byzantine Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia, “Seleucia”), from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos, “Seleucus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”) in honor of its founder Seleucus I Nicator. Doublet of Seleucia.

錫利夫凱 /锡利夫凯

Turkish town on the Göksu — see also Seleucia


Aberbargoed

A town in Bargoed community, Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1500).


Couderay

From French courtes (“short”) + oreilles (“ears”), in connection with the ears of the Ojibwe people.

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


Edgewater

A number of places in the United States:

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


Somo

A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States.

A town and commune in Ségou Region, Mali.


Otter Creek

Eau Claire County
Eau Claire County#English


Toprakkale

A town and district in Osmaniye province, Turkey.


Moresby

The Cumbrian settlement was recorded as Moresceby c.1160, the farmstead or village of a man called Maurice.

A rural town and locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.


Crailsheim

A town in Schwäbisch Hall district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Schwäbisch Hall

Schwäbisch Hall
Schwäbisch Hall (district)

A town, the administrative seat of Schwäbisch Hall district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Tauberbischofsheim

A town, the administrative seat of Main-Tauber-Kreis district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


Horb am Neckar

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


Öhringen

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


Verkhovyna

A town and raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine.


Goondiwindi

A rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia; the original spelling was Gundiwindi.


Berestechko

From Ukrainian Бересте́чко (Berestéčko).

A town in Volyn Oblast, in western Ukraine.


Byron Bay

Presumably derived from nearby Cape Byron, named after John Byron by Captain James Cook.

A coastal town in Byron Shire, north-east New South Wales, Australia.


Dungiven

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

A town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.


Lübben

A town, the administrative seat of Dahme-Spreewald district, Brandenburg, Germany

Lübben

town and district capital of Dahme-Spreewald district


Suffield

A town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, originally known as Southfield.


Kraaifontein

A town in Western Cape province, South Africa.


Graïba

A town and commune in Sfax governorate, Tunisia.


Murwillumbah

A town in Tweed Shire, north-east New South Wales, Australia.


Killaloe

A small town on the River Shannon, County Clare, Ireland.

Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards
Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards#English

A town in Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.


Mitchelstown

From Mitchel + -s- + town; named after an Anglo-Norman family called “St Michel” who founded a settlement close to the site of the present town in the 13th century.

A town in northern County Cork, Ireland.


Le Creusot

A town and commune in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.


Carndonagh

A town in the north of County Donegal, Ireland.


Pateley Bridge

High and Low Bishopside
High and Low Bishopside#English

A small town in High and Low Bishopside parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1565).


Panmure

From Pictish, equivalent to Welsh pant (“hollow”) + mawr (“large”).

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


Timboroa

A town on the Equator at a high elevation in Baringo County, Kenya.


Kolomyia

Derived from Ukrainian Коломи́я (Kolomýja)

A town and raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine


Himara

From Albanian Himara, the definite form of Himarë.

Himarë (alternative)
Chimera (alternative)
Chimaera (alternative)

Χειμάρρα

town, administrative unit, & municipality of Albania

A town and administrative unit of Himara, Vlorë, Albania.


Ajdabiya

A town, the capital of Al Wahat district, 150 km south of Benghazi, Libya.


Waipukurau

The largest town in Central Hawkes Bay District, in the North Island of New Zealand.


Millfield

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


White Hall

A number of places in the United States:


New Tecumseth

There was a township of Tecumseth until reorganisation in 1991; it was decided to add "New" to the name to avoid confusion with Tecumseh, also in Ontario.

A town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.


Borovsk

Borrowed from Russian Бо́ровск (Bórovsk).


Michalovce

Unadapted borrowing from Slovak Michalovce.


Hildebran

en-proper noun

Hildebran (countable and uncountable, plural Hildebrans)

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


Morningside

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

A town in Prince George's County, Maryland.


Macroom

A market town in western County Cork, Ireland.


Waroona

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

A town in the Peel region, south of Perth, Western Australia.


Pokrovsk

From Russian Покро́вск (Pokróvsk) and Ukrainian Покро́вськ (Pokróvsʹk).

Пакро́ўск

city in Pokrovsk, Pokrovsk, Donetsk, Ukraine

Far Eastern Federal District
Far Eastern Federal District#English

A town, the administrative centre of Khangalassky Ulus, Republic of Sakha, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia, founded as an ostrog in 1682.

urban-type settlement
w:urban-type settlement

Ural Federal District
Ural Federal District#English

The former name, until 1947, of Pokrovsk-Uralsky (an urban-type settlement in Severouralsky urban okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural Federal District, Russia).


Southborough

A town and civil parish with a town council in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5842).

Worcester County
Worcester County#English

A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.


Noyal-Pontivy

Borrowed from French Noyal-Pontivy, itself from Breton Noal-Pondi.

A town in Morbihan department, Brittany, France.


Chinon

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

A town and commune in Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France


Cappoquin

From Irish Ceapach Choinn (“Conn's field”).

Cappaquin (alternative)
Capaquin (alternative)
Caperquin (alternative)


Jajce

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

A town and municipality in Central Bosnia Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.


Eldoret

A large town, the capital of Uasin Gishu County, Kenya.


Patchewollock

A small town in the Rural City of Mildura and Shire of Yarriambiack, north-west Victoria, Australia.


Metomen

Fond du Lac County
Fond du Lac County#English

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


Schroeppel

A town in Oswego County, New York, United States, named after the Schroeppel family.


Ewarton

A town in Saint Catherine parish, Jamaica.


Bog Walk

Apparently a corruption of Spanish Boca de Agua.


Frankfield

A town in Clarendon parish, central Jamaica.


Manmad

A town in Nashik district, Maharashtra, India.


Wadi

A town in Kalaburagi district, Karnataka, India.


Selsey

From Old English seolh (“seal”), genitive singular seoles + īeġ (“island”).

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ8593).


Laurentian Hills

A town and municipality in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, formed in 2000.


Ider

Uncertain, possibly a variation of the name Ida.

A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.


Bückeburg

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

A town in Schaumburg district, Lower Saxony, Germany, on the border with North Rhine-Westphalia.


Yuna

A town in Mid West, Western Australia, Australia


Hobro

A town in Mariagerfjord municipality, North Jutland region, Denmark.


Langå

A town in Randers municipality, Central Denmark Region, Jutland, Denmark.


Struer

A town and municipality in west-central Jutland, Denmark; the municipality includes the island of Venø.


Ringkøbing

A town in Ringkøbing-Skjern municipality, west-central Jutland, Denmark.


Wynyard

A town in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.

A town in the Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Colerain

All are probably derived from Coleraine in Northern Ireland.

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


Mesilla

A town in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States.


Bear River

A town in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States.


Souillac

A town and commune in Lot department, Occitania, France.


Brig

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

Brigue

French spelling sometimes used in English, though Brig itself is German-speaking


Kirchdorf an der Krems

A town and district in Upper Austria, Austria.


Bruck an der Mur

A town in Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria.


El Kala

Former name: La Calle

A town and port in El Taref province, Algeria.


Strathbogie

A town in the Strathbogie Ranges and the shire in Victoria, Australia.


Cleves

From French Clèves, from Old High German Cleve, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klibą (“cliff”). Cognate with English cliff.

(chiefly historical) Kleve (a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Mława

Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship#English

A town and county of the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.


Cardinia

A town south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, within the Shire of Cardinia.


Barcaldine

A rural town within Barcaldine Region, Queensland.


Benque Viejo del Carmen

The westernmost town in Belize, located on the Mopan River near the border with Guatemala.


Uray

Borrowed from Russian Ура́й (Uráj), ultimately from Mansi (Northern Mansi Урай (Uraj)).

Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug#English

A town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia.


Bordighera

A town and comune in the Province of Imperia, Liguria, Italy.


Jolfa

A town in Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan province, north-west Iran.


Qatur

A town in Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, near the border with Turkey.


Sufian

Sofian (alternative)
Sufiyan (alternative)

A town in Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.


Ocean City

ocean+city. From being a settlement on the seacoast of an ocean.

Coordinate term: Atlantic City

A resort town in New Jersey, United States

A resort town in Maryland, United States


New Palestine

A town in Hancock County, Indiana, United States.


Paraskoviivka

Paraskovyvka (alternative)
Paraskovevka (alternative)
Paraskoveevka (alternative)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Paraskoviivka.

An urban-type settlement in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine


Bad Oeynhausen

A spa town in Minden-Lübbecke district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


Celle

A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany.


Richwood

A number of places in the United States:


Spring Lake

A number of communities in the United States:

A town in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

Cumberland County
Cumberland County#English

A town in Cumberland County, North Carolina.


Callicoon

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


Clifton Forge

Alleghany County
Alleghany County#English

A town in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.


Stanbridge

From Old English stān (“stone”) + brycg (“bridge”).

A town in Leeton Shire, southern New South Wales, Australia.


Leeton

A town in the Riverina region, New South Wales, named after Charles Alfred Lee.


Sizhou

From Hanyu Pinyin Sìzhōu, from the Mandarin pronunciation of both Chinese 泗州 (Sìzhōu, “zhou on the Si River”) and 肆州 (Sìzhōu), used as both the name of the prefectures, subprefectures, &c. and their seats of government.

der

(historical) A town in Sizhou, Jiangnan, in Qing-era China

The Eastern Wei wanted to annex the Western Wei by launching wars for many times, and at the same time dispatched civilians to build the Great Wall for the base of attack and defense. In 543, Gao Huan supervised the construction from Sizhou (today’s Xinzhou of Shānxi Province ) to Malingshu in the west (today’s Jingle of Shānxi Province) and to Tudeng in the east (today’s Dai County in Shānxi Province).

2008 September, Yaohui [董耀会] Dong, “To review the historical evolution of the Great Wall [步入长城的历史脉络]”, in 王静 [Wang Jing], transl., Throughout the Great Wall [话说长城], 江苏科学技术出版社 [Jiangsu Science and Technology Publishing House], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 58:

(historical) A town in Sizhou prefecture, Shanxi, in imperial China


Głogów

Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship#English

A town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.


Ashippun

census-designated place
census-designated place

A town and census-designated place therein, in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.


Zhenbeipu

jǔnʹbāʹpo͞oʹ

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鎮北堡 /镇北堡.

The Movie-TV Center is situated at Zhenbeipu. This place was formerly an important strategic stronghold on the frontier, it has been kept in its natural and undeveloped state making it a prime location for outdoor film settings of ancient China's Western regions.

2002 October, “A Trip to Ningxia”, in Traveling the Silk Road in China, Xinjiang People's Publishing House (新疆人民出版社), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 47:

Take the coach from Nanmen Square, Yinchuan, to Zhenbeipu Town and then take a taxi from Zhenbeipu Town to Helankou, which will cost you about 15 yuan.

2006 August 11, Jackie Zhang, “Ningxia — a cool journey to ancient ruins”, in Beijing Today, number 271, →ISSN, →OCLC, Travel China, page 20, column 2:

I even found it difficult to walk up the stairs at the Gulous Restraunt in Yincuan^([sic – meaning Yinchuan]). So I decided to stay on level ground and visit Zhenbeipu fortress.[…]
Leaving boisterous Zhenbeipu, we headed west. The road climbed uphill some 10 km as we moved over the alluvial plain created by the glaciers of the Helan Mountains.

2007, China Tourism, numbers 307-309, →OCLC, pages 125–126:

A town in Xixia district, Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region, China.


Yesheng

zh-l

葉盛／叶盛 (Yèshèng)

The key projects which will be or may be carried out include the Huang He water diversion project for helping the poor and irrigation, the new Yinchuan airport, the Yaofu-Yesheng first-grade highway, the second-phase construction project of Daba Power Plant, the third-phase construction project of Qingtongxia Aluminum Plant, and the second chemical fertilizer project of Ningxia Chemical Industrial Plant.

1996 February 1 [1996 January 3], Huang Huang, Daily Report China, number 96-022, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, translation of original by Ningxia Daily [宁夏日报], →ISSN, →OCLC, Regional Affairs, page 53, column 2:

Highway 307. It starts from Yesheng of Qingtongxia City and ends at Wangquanliang in Yanchi County, the total length is 134 kilometers. It was reconstructed section by section to class 21 asphalt highway.

1999, 中国交通五十年成就 : 宁夏卷 [50-Year Achievements of Communications in China: Ningxia Volume], China Communications Press (人民交通出版社), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53, column 2:

The biochar and nitrogen (N) amendment study was conducted at Yesheng Town, Qingtongxia City, China (106°11′35″E, 38°07′26″N). The study area has a temperate continental monsoon climate with an average temperature of 8.9°C.

2022, Jiali Sun, Hongbo Li, Yanan Wang, Zhangliu Du, Zed Rengel, Aiping Zhang, “Biochar and nitrogen fertilizer promote rice yield by altering soil enzyme activity and microbial community structure”, in GCB Bioenergy: Bioproducts for a Sustainable Bioeconomy, volume 14, number 12, →DOI, →ISSN, archived from the original on 2023-02-26, page 1268, column 1:

A town in Qingtongxia, Wuzhong, Ningxia autonomous region, China.


Yanghe

楊和／杨和 (Yánghé)

The 1982 average per capita annual income in Yongning County was substantially higher, 539 yuan according to the Population Census Office (1987:206).[…]
In terms of the small food industry, eight households opened small restaurants in Yanghe Township with several others selling yang zasui — a traditional Hui spicy stew made from the internal organs of sheep.[…]
Before 1949, Hui proclivity for growing cash crops in this area was noted by Fan Changjiang. He observed that the opium produced by Han and Hui peasants in the Yanghe area was of a very high quality, but the Han could not make much of a profit from it: They smoked too much of it themselves and were too weak to gain financially from it.

1998, Dru C. Gladney, “Getting Rich is Not So Glorious: Contrasting Perspectives on Prosperity Among Muslims and Han in China”, in Robert W. Hefner, editor, Market Cultures: Society and Morality in the New Asian Capitalisms, Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 110–111:

Na Homestead is part of Yongning county, Yang He township, fifteen kilometers south of Yinchuan city in central Ningxia.¹[…]
1. Najiahu, which I translate “Na Homestead,” is a brigade (dadui) belonging to Yanghe commune (gongshe). Now that Yanghe has become a township (xiang), Na Homestead can be considered a large village, comprising eleven teams (xiaodui).

2002, Dru C. Gladney, “Ethnoreligious Resurgence in a Northwestern Sufi Community”, in Susan D. Blum, Lionel M. Jensen, editors, China Off Center: Mapping the Margins of the Middle Kingdom, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 108, 348:

Najiahu Grand Mosque
Located in Najiahu Village, Yanghe Town, Yongning County, in Yinchuan City, the Najiahu Grand Mosque boasts a time-honored history of over 480 years, as well as its distinguished style which combined the architectural art of Tang dynasty and[…]

2015, Ningxia Travel Guide, China National Tourism Administration, →OCLC, page 27:

Borehole YNZK01 (38◦16′43′′ N, 106◦12′49′′ E) is located in Dongquan Village in Yanghe Township, Yongning County, Yinchuan Municipality, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China (Fig. 1-B). The orifice elevation was 1115.972 m above sea level based on real-time kinetic (RTK) measurement.

2022, Ma Xuedong et al., “High-resolution late Pliocene-quaternary magnetostratigraphy of the Yinchuan Basin, NE Tibetan Plateau”, in Quaternary International, volume 607, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 2:

A town in Yongning, Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region, China.


Gryfice

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Gryfice.

West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

A town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.


Oława

A town, county, and river in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.


Oleśnica

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Oleśnica.


Lenroot

A town in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.


Gatun

A town in Panama, formerly in the Panama Canal Zone.


Canajoharie

Montgomery County
Montgomery County#English

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


Hajnówka

Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship#English

A town in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland.


Diamond Valley

* (town in Alberta): Blend of Black Diamond + Turner Valley, names of the two towns that were merged to form the new municipality in 2023.

A town in Alberta, Canada; previously the towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley


Mount Washington

Berkshire County
Berkshire County#English

A number of communities in the United States:

A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.


Kilmacthomas

A small town in County Waterford, Ireland.


Gołdap

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship#English

A town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.