Submitted Place Name Revision History

From Doric Greek Σπάρτα (Sparta) and Attic Greek Σπάρτη (Spartē), which is of uncertain origin but possibly derived from σπάρτον (sparton) meaning "rope, cable" - a reference to the cords laid as the city’s foundation boundaries, though this could be just a folk etymology.
This was the name of a prominent city-state in Ancient Greece, known for being a dominant military land-power.

Sparta was also known as Lacedaemon (Λακεδαίμων).