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Type Settlement
Usage English
Meaning & History
The name of a city in southern Georgia, United States, taken from that of George Troup (1780-1856)'s plantation; Troup, the 32nd Governor of Georgia, named Valdosta after Piedmontese Val d'Osta meaning "Aosta Valley", a place in the Italian Alps. A long-standing rumour held that the city's name meant "vale of beauty".