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Brandenburg (Political Subdivision, Region & Settlement) German
Derived from believed to be West Slavic brani boru, meaning "defensive forest" or brand "burned" burg "fortress" meaning "burnt fortress" the name of a German city, state, and street.

Constantinople (Settlement) English, Greek (Anglicized), French
The original name for Istanbul derived from Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Konstantinoupolis) meaning "city of Constantine" derived from the name Konstantinos and πόλις (polis) "city".

Guadalajara (Political Subdivision, Region & Settlement) Spanish
name comes from the Arabic (وادي الحجارة) wādī al-ḥajārah which means "Valley of the Stone", or "Fortress Valley". A city in Mexico bears this name from the birthplace of a conquistador of the same name as the city and the province of Spain the same name.

Rochester (Settlement) English
Name of three places in Northumberland with names whose early spellings are very similar and sometimes difficult to distinguish from each other. Rudchester in Ovingham is probably the likeliest source of the surname which is concentrated in the southern half of Northumberland but Rochester parish and a lost Ruchester in Chollerton are both possible candidates... [more]

Thessalonica (Settlement) Ancient Greek (Latinized)
The name of a Greek city, which was named after the princess Thessalonike of Macedon. Her name means "Thessalian victory, victory in Thessaly" from Greek Θεσσαλός (Thessalos) "Thessalian" and νίκη (nike) "victory"... [more]

Thiou (Political Subdivision) French

Walpole (Settlement) English
The name of two places in Norfolk and Suffolk. The place names probably derive from Old English walh "foreigner, Briton, serf" (genitive plural wala) and pol "pool", though the Norfolk place name may have Old English wall "wall" as the first element.

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