Caledonia(Country & Political Subdivision)English, History Borrowed from Latin Caledonia, meaning "land of the Calēdonēs", from Latin Calēdonēs, probably of Celtic origin, possibly from Proto-Celtic *kaletos "hard" and *ɸēdo- "foot", with an added country-forming suffix -ia... [more]
Isle Of Man(Island)English Means "mountain isle" in English, from Old Irish mana, a cognate of Celtic isles having mountains, itself from Proto-Celtic *moniyos "mountain". This is the name of an island and crown independency of the United Kingdom and a rural locality in Scotland.
Los Santos(Region)Popular Culture Means "the saints" in Spanish. This is the name of a fictional city in 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V, located south of the state of San Andreas... [more]
Mariana Trench(Body of Water)English From the Mariana Islands nearby, derived from the given name Mariana in honor of the Spanish Queen Mariana of Austria. This is the name of the deepest oceanic trench on Earth.
Monterrei(Political Subdivision)Spanish, English From Galician monte "mountain" and rei "king". This was the modern name of a municipality in Galicia, historically called Monterrey.
Monterrey(Region)Spanish Borrowed from Galician Monterrei. This is the name of the largest city in northeastern Mexico. This is also the name of a city in California.
New Caledonia(Island)English According to James Cook (1728-1779), it is named after the Latin form of Scotland, Caledonia, with the added article new, as the northeast of the island reminded him of Scotland... [more]
Otaheite(Island)English From the misinterpretation of Tahitian 'o Tahiti, meaning "the Tahiti". This was the obsolete form of Tahiti.
Pandæmonium(Political Subdivision)Literature From Greek παν (pan) "all" and δαιμόνιον (daimónion) "little spirit, little demon" or only δαιμον (daímōn) "demon, evil spirit" with a suffix... [more]
San Andreas(Political Subdivision)Popular Culture Possibly meaning "Saint Andrew" in Spanish, named in honor for the patron saint of fisherfolk, but it may be incorrent since the Spanish form of Andrew is Andrés... [more]