America(Region & Country)English, Italian, Romanian, Late Roman From the name of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512). This is the name of two continents (North and South America). As well, it is commonly used to refer to the United States of America.
Deutschland(Country)German Derived from German deutsch meaning "German" (ultimately from Germanic *þeudō "people") and Land. This is the German endonym for Germany.
Endla(Body of Water)Estonian From the medieval personal name Ent or Endo, which are of uncertain origin, possibly derivatives of the personal name Hendrik or Andres. This is the name of an Estonian lake often appearing in folk poetry.
Essen(Settlement)German, English From older Astnide, possibly a derivative of Old High German asc meaning "ash tree". This is the name of a city in Germany, founded in the 9th century.
Frankenstein(Settlement)German From German Franken, the name of the Germanic tribe of the Franks, and Steinn meaning "stone". This is the name of a few small towns in Germany.
Frankreich(Country)German Derived from German Franken, the name of the Germanic tribe of Franks, and Reich meaning "empire, realm". This is the German name for France.
Gary(Settlement)English City in Indiana that was named after businessman Elbert Henry Gary (1846-1927), the founder of U.S. Steel.
Grainville(Settlement)French Means "Guarin's town" in Old French. This is the name of various towns in Normandy.
Houston(Settlement)Scottish, English Means "Hugh's town", from the given name Hugh and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, town". This is the name of a town in Scotland. The American city of Houston is named after the Texas president Sam Houston (1793-1863), whose surname is derived from the Scottish town.
Lorraine(Political Subdivision)French, English Ultimately from Latin Lothari regnum meaning "kingdom of Lothar". Lothar was a Frankish king, the great-grandson of Charlemagne, whose realm was in the part of France now called Lorraine, or in German Lothringen.
Louisiana(Region & Political Subdivision)English From French Louisiane, named after King Louis XIV of France by the explorer René-Robert Cavelier in 1682. It originally referred to a large territory in the middle of North America. It was sold by France to the United States in 1803, and the southern tip became the American state of Louisiana in 1812.
Luxembourg(Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision)English, French, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Croatian, Estonian From Old High German Lucilinburhuc, derived from luzil "small" and burg "castle". This was the name of a castle built by Count Siegfried in the 10th century. The city of Luxembourg and the surrounding territory became a duchy in the 14th century, and it is now a small landlocked country between Germany, France and Belgium. This is also the name of a province of southern Belgium.... [more]
Luxemburg(Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision)German, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Romanian, Catalan, Hungarian, Slovak Form of Luxembourg used in several languages. In Hungarian this is the name of the country only (Luxembourg is the city), while in Slovak this is the name of the city only (Luxembursko is the country).
Maldwyn(Political Subdivision)Welsh From Welsh Trefaldwyn, misinterpreting it as if meaning "town of Maldwyn". In fact it means "town of Baldwin" (in Welsh both m and b mutate to f). This is another name of the old county of Montgomeryshire.
Manfredonia(Settlement)Italian From the given name Manfredi, referring to a 13th-century king of Sicily. This is the name of a town in Apulia, Italy, founded by King Manfred on the site of the Roman city of Sipontum.
Montgomery(Settlement)French Means "Gumarich's mountain" in Norman French. This is the name of communes in Calvados, France.
Niederlande(Country)German German cognate of Netherlands. It is usually referred to using the definite article, die.
Royston(Settlement)English Means "Royse's town" in Old English. The given name Royse was a medieval variant of Rose. This is the name of a town in Hertfordshire.
Vereinigte Staaten(Country)German German calque of United States (using the adjective vereinigt meaning "united"). It is written with the definite article die.