Submitted Place Names Starting with H
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HABANA (Settlement)
SpanishFrom the Spanish name of the capital city of Cuba, known in English as
Havana, the origin and meaning of which is obscure. Most likely it is based on
Habaguanex, the name of a local Taíno (Arawak) chief.
HACKNEY (Settlement)
EnglishA district of
London. It possibly derives from Old English
Haka’s ey, meaning 'Haka's Island'.
HAITI (Country)
EnglishThe name of the Country in the Caribbean. Haiti is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east. Though it’s still recovering from a 2010 earthquake, many of Haiti's landmarks dating to the early 19th century remain intact...
[more] HAKONE (Settlement)
JapaneseThis is the name of a resort town in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture which, apart from its hot spring resorts, houses the Hakone Shrine (箱根神社, はこねじんじゃ) which dedicates to the Hakone Gongen (箱根権現, はこねごんげん)....
[more] HÄLSINGLAND (Region)
SwedishHälsingland is a province in central Sweden meaning "land of the Hälsings". Hälsing is believed to be a combination of Swedish
hals "throat, neck" and
inge "dweller". The
hals-part is probably not referring to the anatomical part, but rather to a narrow strait of water.
HAMPSHIRE (Other)
EnglishName of numerous places in England, foremost a large county in South England, from the name
Hampton + Old English
scir "division", "district".
HAMPTON (Other)
EnglishName of numerous places in England, from Anglo-Saxon
ham "homestead " or
hamm "water meadow" +
tun "enclosure" "settlement".
HAWAII (Island)
English (American)Name of a state in the United States, of uncertain origin. Theories from Proto-Polynesian
hawaiki which possibly means place of the gods" or from Proto-Polynesian
sawaiki "homeland", or possibly named for Hawaiʻiloa, legendary discoverer of the Hawaiian islands.
HELMSLEY (Settlement)
EnglishA small market town in Northern England. It's name derives from the Old English
Helm, a personal name and
leah, which means 'clearing, field'.
HELSINGBORG (Settlement)
SwedishHelsingborg is a city in
Scania, Sweden. The name is a combination of
hals "neck, narrow strait" and
borg "castle, fortification". There has been a permanent settlement around Helsingborg since 1085, making it one of Sweden's oldest cities.
HELSINGØR (Settlement)
Danish, NorwegianDanish city founded in the 1420s. The name is derived from the word
hals meaning "neck, narrow strait". William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' is set in
Elsinore (Kronborg), a castle in Helsingør.
HELSINKI (Settlement)
FinnishThe first settlers of the modern Helsinki area came from
Hälsingland, Sweden. A parish called
Helsinge parish was founded in the 14th century and was later developed into a town called
Helsinge fors "the Helsinge rapids"...
[more] HESHMON (Settlement)
Biblical HebrewCity south of Judah, recorded in Joshua 15:27. Literal meaning, "fatness." Contextual meaning, "abundant blessing."
HJÄLMAREN (Body of Water)
SwedishDerived from Old Swedish
*iælmber "noise, rumble".
HOLLAND (Region)
English (Modern)The name of a region in The Netherlands which started as a county in medieval times, later (during the Renaissance) became a province in the Dutch Republic and which is nowadays divided into the two provinces Noord-Holland ("North Holland") and Zuid-Holland ("South Holland")...
[more] HOUSTON (Settlement)
EnglishHouston is the name of several cities in the United States. Houston, Texas is the fourth largest city in the US. It was named after general Sam Houston (1793-1863) (see
HOUSTON).
HOY (Island)
ScottishThe name is from the Isle of Hoy in Scotland.
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