Browse Submitted Place Names

This is a list of submitted place names in which the person who added the name is jocatchi.
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Boeotia (Region) English, Ancient Roman
From Greek Βοιωτία (Boiotia), supposedly from the eponymous founder Boeotus, though it’s more likely to derive directly from βοώτης (bootes) meaning "herdsman", itself from βοῦς (bous) meaning "ox, cow"... [more]
Dorchester (Settlement) English
From Durnovaria, the name of a Roman town probably meaning "place of fist-sized pebbles" derived from Brythonic durn "fist", combined with Old English ċeaster "fortress, town, city"... [more]
Galbally (Settlement) Irish
From Irish gall "foreigner, stranger" and baile "settlement, home". Alternately, may be from gall "stone" and buaile, a form of seasonal pasture.
Guantánamo (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish, Taíno (Hispanicized)
Borrowed from an uncertain Taino term meaning "land between rivers". This is the name of a city and province in Cuba.
Kaho’olawe (Island) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Kahoolawe.