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This is a list of submitted place names in which the person who added the name is portanbeag.
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Alsace (Political Subdivision & Region) French, English
From Old High German Ali-saz or Elisaz, meaning "foreign domain". Alternatively, from Germanic Ell-sass, meaning "seated on the Ill", a river in Alsace.... [more]
Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine (Political Subdivision & Region) French
Combination of Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne, and Lorraine.... [more]
An Clár (Political Subdivision) Irish
The Irish form of Clare, from the Irish word clár, meaning "plank", after a board that was placed across the River Fergus outside Clarecastle.... [more]
An Iarmhí (Political Subdivision) Irish
The Irish name for Westmeath, which was named after its split with County Meath, in Irish An Mhí, meaning "middle"... [more]
An Lú (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
The Irish name for Louth, from , the modern Irish form of Lugh, a god from Irish mythology associated with skill in many disciplines, kingship and oaths.... [more]
Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes (Political Subdivision & Region) French
Combination of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes.... [more]
Ardenne (Region & Other) French, French (Belgian)
From the forest known as Arduenna Silva in the Roman period; Arduenna probably derives from a Gaulish cognate of the Brythonic word ardu, as in Irish ard "high"... [more]
Ardennes (Other & Region) French (Anglicized), English
English pluralised form of Ardenne. ... [more]
Auvergne (Political Subdivision & Region) French
From the ethnonym of a Celtic tribe, the Arverni, a Latinised form of Gaulish *Aruernoi. Its etymology remains unclear; proposed origins include *ar(e)-uer-no-, meaning "those who are above", or *uernā-, meaning "alder".... [more]
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Political Subdivision & Region) French
A region in southeast central France, combined from the former two regions of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes.
Baden-Württemberg (Political Subdivision) German
Baden-Württemberg is a state in southwestern Germany.
Ballyhackamore (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Northern Irish (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Baile an Chacamair “town of the slob land or mud flat”, from baile “town” and chacamair “slob land, mud flat”... [more]
Ballymena (Settlement) Northern Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish An Baile Meánach, meaning "the middle townland", including the element baile "town".... [more]
Bedfordshire (Political Subdivision & Region) English
From Old English Bedanfordscir, meaning the shire or county of Bedford, itself meaning "Beda's river crossing".... [more]
Belfast (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Northern Irish (Anglicized)
From Old Irish Béal Feirsde meaning "river mouth of the ford” or alternatively, "mouth of the River Farset"... [more]
Berkshire (Political Subdivision & Region) English
From a wood of box trees in the area called Bearroc, a Celtic word meaning "hilly", with Old English sċīr, from Proto-West Germanic *skīru. meaning "county" or "shire".... [more]
Borgogne-Franche-Comtât (Political Subdivision & Region) Franco-Provençal
Meaning literally "Burgundy-Free County".... [more]
Bourgogne (Political Subdivision & Region) French
From the ethnonym for the Burgundians, an East Germanic people who moved westwards beyond the Rhine during the late Roman period.... [more]
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (Political Subdivision & Region) French
Meaning literally "Burgundy-Free County".... [more]
Buckinghamshire (Political Subdivision & Region) English
From Old English, meaning "the county of Bucca's home", from Buckingham, named after its 12th-century landowner, Bucca, with sċīr, from Proto-West Germanic *skīru... [more]
Burgundy (Political Subdivision & Region) English
From the ethnonym for the Burgundians, an East Germanic people who moved westwards beyond the Rhine during the late Roman period.... [more]
Castlebar (Settlement) Irish
Means "Barry's Castle", from a castle built by the de Barry family, which the town grew around.... [more]
Centre-Val de Loire (Region & Political Subdivision) French
Meaning literally "Centre-Loire Valley", as the centre of the Loire flows through the region.... [more]
Champagne-Ardenne (Political Subdivision & Region) French
Combination of Champagne and Ardenne.... [more]
Cill Dara (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
The Irish name for County Kildare. Means "church of the oak" in Irish.... [more]
Clare (Political Subdivision) Irish
From the Irish word clár, meaning "plank", after a bridge that was placed across the River Fergus outside Clarecastle.... [more]
Clare (Settlement) English
Possibly derives from Latin clarus, meaning "clear, bright", describing the clear nature of the Chilton Stream that flows through the town. The name first appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Clara.... [more]
Clarecastle (Settlement) Irish
A town in Clare, Ireland, named after Clare Castle, which stands on an island in the narrowest part of the River Fergus... [more]
Coleraine (Settlement) Northern Irish, Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Cúil Rathain, meaning "nook of the ferns".... [more]
Connacht (Political Subdivision & Region) Irish
From the name of the medieval ruling dynasty, the Connacht, later Connachta, meaning “descendants of Conn”, referring to the legendary king Conn of the Hundred Battles.... [more]
Downpatrick (Settlement) Irish (Anglicized), Northern Irish
From Irish Dún Pádraig, meaning "Patrick's fort", after St. Patrick, who is said to be buried in Downpatrick Cathedral.... [more]
Dromara (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Northern Irish (Anglicized)
From Old Irish Droim mBearach meaning “ridge of heifers”.... [more]
Dundalk (Settlement) Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Dún Dealgan, meaning "the fort of Dealgan".... [more]
Ennis (Settlement) Irish, English
From Irish inis meaning "island", short for Inis Cluana Rámhfhada, meaning "island of the long rowing meadow".... [more]
Enniskillen (Settlement) Irish (Anglicized), Northern Irish
From Irish Inis Ceithleann, meaning "Cethlenn's island". In Irish mythology, the prophetess Cethlenn was said to have been injured and swam to Enniskillen on Loch Erne, where she died, and the town was named for her.... [more]
Fergus (River) Irish
Possibly derives from Old Irish for- ("on, upon") and gas, "twig", with the River Fergus in County Clare seen as a small branch off of the River Shannon.
Fraintche-Comtè (Political Subdivision & Region) Frainc-Comtou
From Franche-Comté de Bourgogne, or "Free County of Burgundy", a region separated from Burgundy proper in the 15th century.... [more]
Franche-Comtât (Political Subdivision & Region) Franco-Provençal
From Franche-Comté de Bourgogne, or "Free County of Burgundy", a region separated from Burgundy proper in the 15th century.... [more]
Franche-Comté (Political Subdivision & Region) French
From Franche-Comté de Bourgogne, or "Free County of Burgundy", a region separated from Burgundy proper in the 15th century. Comté, "county", was formerly feminine, although today it is masculine.... [more]
Grand Est (Region & Political Subdivision) French
Meaning literally "Great East" in French, reflecting the rich cultural history of the east of France and the region's borders with four other countries.... [more]
Hauts-de-France (Political Subdivision & Region) French
Meaning literally "heights of France", also "Upper France".... [more]
Herefordshire (Political Subdivision & Region) English
May mean "county of the army river crossing", deriving from the Old English for "army", here, and "river crossing", ford, making Hereford, and sċīr, from Proto-West Germanic *skīru meaning "county”... [more]
Holywood (Settlement) Northern Irish (Anglicized)
English translation of Latin Sanctus Boscus, meaning “holy wood”. Holywood is a seaside town in County Down, Northern Ireland. This was the name the Normans gave to the woodland surrounding the monastery of Saint Laiseran, son of Nasca, founded before 640 on the site of the present Holywood Priory... [more]
Île-de-France (Political Subdivision & Region) French
Meaning literally "island of France". Its ultimate etymology is unclear; the "island" may refer to the land between the rivers Oise, Marne and Seine, or it may have been a reference to the Île de la Cité, where the French royal palace and cathedral were located... [more]
Kakebertoun (Political Subdivision) Northern Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Archaic name for Ballyhackamore, recorded in 1333 in a survey of the Earldom of Ulster. From a derivative of Irish cac, meaning “excrement” and denoting soft mud or slob land, and English toun, archaic and Ulster Scots spelling of “town”.
Lagan (River) Northern Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Abhainn an Lagáin, meaning “river of the low-lying district”.... [more]
Leinster (Region) Irish
From the Irish Laighin, the name of a major tribe previously living in the area, and either Irish tír or Old Norse staðr, both meaning “land”, “place” or “territory”.... [more]
Lifford (Settlement) Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Leifear.... [more]
Limerick (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish, English
Possibly derives from loimeanach, meaning "bare marsh" or "spot made bare by feeding horses". Other potential derivations connect with luimnigthe "cloaked" and luimnechda, meaning "shielded"... [more]
Limousin (Political Subdivision & Region) French
From the ethnonym of a Celtic tribe, the Lemovices, from Gaulish *Lemouīcēs, meaning "those who vanquish by the elm", probably referring to the wood their weapons were made of, which derives from the Proto-Celtic stem *lēmo- or *limo-, which comes from from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem or *h₁leym-... [more]
Loire (River) French
From Latin Liger, a transcription of the native Gaulish name of the river, derived from the Gaulish word liga, meaning "silt, sediment", itself deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root *legʰ-, meaning "to lie".... [more]
Longfort (Political Subdivision) Irish
The Irish name of Longford from long, meaning "ship", and port, meaning "dock".... [more]
Luimneach (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
The Irish name for Limerick, a city and the county town of the county in the province of Munster, Ireland... [more]
Marne (River) French
From Latin Dea Mātrōna, meaning literally “divine mother goddess”, the name of a mother goddess associated with the river who was worshipped by the Gauls.... [more]
Mullingar (Settlement) Irish
From Irish An Muileann gCearr, meaning "the left-hand mill", describing a mill noted in the legend of St. Colmán mac Luacháin, the patron saint of Lynn, Westmeath.... [more]
Naas (Settlement) Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish An Nás, meaning "the place of assembly". This is a contraction of several names for Naas, each beginning with Nás.... [more]
Nenagh (Settlement) Irish
From Irish An Aonach Urmhumhan, meaning “the Fair of Ormond”.... [more]
Nord-Pas-de-Calais (Political Subdivision & Region) French
A combination of the names of the constituent departments of Nord, meaning "North" (the northernmost department of France) and Pas-de-Calais "Strait of Calais", the French name of the Dover Strait.... [more]
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Political Subdivision & Region) French
Meaning "New Aquitaine".... [more]
Oise (River & Political Subdivision) French
Related to the Latin name Isara, borrowed from Celtic, though ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *isərós “vigorous, quick”, from *eis(ə, related to Sanskrit इषिरम् “fast, quick”.... [more]
Omagh (Settlement) Northern Irish, Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish An Ómaigh, meaning "the virgin plain". ... [more]
Pays De La Loire (Region & Political Subdivision) French
Meaning  "lands of the Loire", describing the river that flows through the area.... [more]
Picardie (Political Subdivision & Region) French
French form of Picardy. ​From Old French pic, meaning "pike", which was the characteristic weapon used by ancient Picards.... [more]
Port Láirge (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
The Irish name for Waterford, meaning "Lárag's port".... [more]
Provence-Alps-French Riviera (Political Subdivision & Region) English
English form of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Région Centre (Region & Political Subdivision) French
Meaning "central region", a reference to the region's location in the central part of the original French language area.... [more]
Rhône (River) French
From Gaulish *Rodonos or *Rotonos, from a Proto-Indo-European root *ret-, meaning "to run, to roll", frequently found in names for rivers.... [more]
Rhône-Alpes (Political Subdivision & Region) French
From the French names of the Rhône river and the Alpes mountain range.... [more]
Seine (River) French
From Gaulish Sēquana, the Gallo-Roman goddess of the river. Sometimes associated with Latin; the Latin word seems to derive from the same root as Latin sequor "to follow", from Proto-Indo-European *seikw-, meaning 'to flow'.... [more]
Slieve Croob (Mountain) Northern Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Sliabh Crúibe, “mountain of the hoof”, from sliabh, meaning “mountain”, and crúibe, meaning “hoof”.... [more]
Tralee (Settlement) Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Trá Lí, meaning "strand of the Lee River", after the confluences of small rivers the town was built on.... [more]
Tullamore (Settlement) Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Tulach Mhór, meaning "great mound".... [more]
Ulster (Region) Northern Irish, Irish
From the name of a group of tribes that once lived in the area, the Ulaidh, and either Irish tír or Old Norse staðr, both meaning “land”, “place” or “territory”.... [more]
Württemberg (Political Subdivision & Region) German, English
Etymology uncertain. Originally referred to a castle near Stuttgart, and increased its scope as the owners increased their possessions. Scholars have rejected the derivation Wirth am Berg, meaning "innkeeper/host on the hill/mountain"... [more]