Browse Submitted Place Names

Abbyville (Settlement) English
A city in Reno County, Kansas.

Aibetsu (Mountain) Japanese
Mount Aibetsu is among the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group in Hokkaido Prefecture.

Akishima (Settlement) Japanese
This is a city in Tokyo prefecture, meaning "bright island".

Amagasaki (Settlement) Japanese

Asheboro (Political Subdivision) English
Asheboro is a city in North Carolina.

Asheville (Political Subdivision) English
Asheville is a city in North Carolina.

Atsugi (Settlement) Japanese
A city in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Ayase (Settlement) Japanese
A city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Bennettsville (Settlement) English
This is the county seat of Marlboro County, North Carolina.

Bossier (Political Subdivision & Settlement) French
A city and parish in Louisiana, a place with Creole roots. This is also a French surname.

Boucherville (Political Subdivision) French
A city in Quebec.

Bridge (Settlement) English
Bridge is a city in Texas.

Bridgeton (Settlement) English
Bridgeton, meaning "bridge town", is a city in New Jersey.

Butte (Settlement) English
This is a city in Montana, USA.

Cameron (Settlement) English
Cameron Park is a city in California.

Canton (Settlement) English
Canton is a settlement in Texas.

Cartersville (Political Subdivision) English
A city in Bartow county, Georgia.

Carthage (Settlement) English
Carthage is a city in Missouri, and another city with the same name is in Texas.

Casper (Settlement) English
From the name of Fort Caspar named after United States army officer Caspar Collins (see Caspar). Casper is city in Wyoming, USA.

Changan (Settlement) Chinese
Changan was the capital of the Tang dynasty from A.D 618 to A.D 907. It was even the largest city in the world. But it was lost due to rebellion and invasion.

Charlottesville (Settlement) English
This is a city in Virginia.

Chesnee (Settlement) English
Variant spelling of Chesney. Chesnee is a city in South Carolina.

Cheyenne (Settlement) English
The capital of Wyoming, in the United States.

Chubetsu (Mountain) Japanese
Chubetsu-dake (or Mount Chubetsu in English) is apart of the Daisetsuzan National Park in Hokkaido.

Chuzenji (Body of Water) Japanese
Chuzenji Lake is located in Nikko city, Japan.

Clanton (Political Subdivision) English
A city in Mississippi.

Cognac (Settlement) French
A city in Charente, France.

College (Political Subdivision) English
College is a city in Alaska.

Collegedale (Political Subdivision) English
Collegedale is a city in Tennessee.

Connellsville (Political Subdivision) English
Connellsville is a city in Pennsylvania.

Daikonshima (Island) Japanese
Daikonshima Island is in Lake Nakaumi. This is within Matsue, Shimane Prefecture.

Daingerfield (Settlement) English
A city in Texas.

Dartmouth (Settlement) English
A city in Devon.

Dayville (Settlement) English
A city in Oregon.

Delta (Political Subdivision) English
This is a state in Nigeria, a western African country. This is where the Isoko peoples live.

Denali (Mountain) Indigenous American
This is the indigenous Koyukon name for Mount McKinley.

Denton (Political Subdivision) English
A city in Texas.

Eatonton (Political Subdivision) English
A city in Georgia.

Edgewood (Settlement) English
A city in Washington.

Ellicott (Settlement) English
A city in Maryland.

Erie (Body of Water) English
Lake Erie is one of the Great Lakes of the United States, having fresh water.

Evans (Settlement) English
There are two cities named Evans in the United States, one in Colorado, the other in Georgia.

Evanston (Settlement) English
Meaning "Evan's town", this is a city in Illinois.

Evansville (Settlement) English
A city in Indiana.

Fayette (Political Subdivision & Other) English
Fayette is a county in Pennsylvania, and there is a city named Lexington-Fayette in Kentucky.

Friendswood (Settlement) English
A city in Texas.

Glenside (Political Subdivision) English
A city in Pennsylvania.

Goldfield (Settlement) English
A city in Nevada, USA.

Goodlettsville (Settlement) English
A city in Tennessee.

Grandbury (Settlement) English
A city in Texas.

Grandview (Political Subdivision) English
Grandview is a city in Missouri and a city in Washington.

Grandville (Political Subdivision) English
Grandville is a city in Michigan.

Hoisington (Political Subdivision) English
Hoisington is a city in Kansas.

Hokuchin (Mountain) Japanese
A mountain in Hokkaido, apart of the Ishikari Mountain range.

Hudson (River) English
The Hudson River in the United States.

Huntsville (Settlement) English
Means "Hunt's town". This is the name of a city in Alabama, as well as several other places in the United States.

Huron (Body of Water) English
One of the Great Lakes of the United States of America, so named because it has fresh water, a rarity around the world.

Ikoma (Settlement) Japanese
Ikoma is a northwestern city in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The mountain in Ikoma is named after it.

Jacklin (Body of Water) English
Jacklin Lake is located in Wisconsin. Some of its native creatures are the northern pout, the pike, and the panfish.

Jamestown (Settlement) English
Jamestown, named after King James, was a settlement in Virginia, one of the original thirteen colonies.

Jayton (Settlement) English
Jayton is a city in Texas.

Kamakura (Settlement) Japanese
Kamakura is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Kashima (Settlement) Japanese
Kashima is located in Ibaraki, Japan.

Keighley (Settlement) English
Means "Cyhha's clearing", a combination of the Old English name Cyhha and Old English leah "woodland clearing". Keighley is city in Britain.

Kirksville (Settlement) English
A city in Missouri, USA.

Kiyose (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Kiyose is a city in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.

Kobushi (Mountain) Japanese
Mount Kobushi (known as Kobushigadake in Japanese) borders Nagano, Yamanashi and Saitama Prefectures.

Koshigaya (Settlement) Japanese
Koshigaya is a city in Saitama Prefecture.

Kumano (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Kumano is a ciry in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Kuroishi (Settlement) Japanese
Kuroishi is a city in Aomori, Japan. It means "black stone".

Lakeside (Settlement) English
Lakeside means "at the side of the lake". Multiple cities have this name in the United States.

Lakeville (Settlement) English
This is the name of a city in both Massachusetts and Minnesota.

Lakewood (Settlement) English
This place name meaning "lake by the wood" is a very common city name in the United States.

Langston (Political Subdivision) English
This is a city in Oklahoma.

Lawrenceville (Settlement) English
A city in Georgia 2.

Lewisville (Political Subdivision) English
A city in Denton county, Texas.

Loveland (Settlement) English
This is the name of multiple cities in different English speaking countries. One is the city in Colorado.

Lufkin (Settlement) English
A city in Texas.

Lumber (River) English
This is a river in south-central North Carolina, sometimes nicknamed the Lumber River.

Lumberton (Settlement) English
This is a city in Robeson County, North Carolina.

Malden (Political Subdivision & River) English
Malden is a suburban city in Middlesex county, Massachusetts. It is near the Malden river.

Martinsville (Settlement) English
A city in Virginia.

Matsuda (Mountain) Japanese
This the name of a mountain in the Ishikari Mountain range in Hokkaido, Japan. Matsuda is also a surname meaning "mountain rice paddy."

Mcalester (Settlement) Irish
A city in Oklahoma, USA.

Mckinley (Mountain) English
This is the largest mountain in North America.

Middlesex (Political Subdivision) English
Middlesex is a city in New Jersey. It is also the name of a county in Massachusetts and a historic one in England.

Miyakojima (Political Subdivision) Japanese
A city in Okinawa prefecture.

Monroe (Settlement) English
This is a common city name in the United States. There is a Monroe located in Louisiana.

Mutsu (Settlement) Japanese
A city in Aomori Prefecture.

Nakaumi (Body of Water) Japanese
Lake Nakaumi is located in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture.

Nantai (Mountain) Japanese
Mount Nantai is located in Tochigi prefecture, Japan.

Naperville (Settlement) English
A city in Illinois.

Nasiriyah (Settlement) Arabic (?)
The city in southern Iran, named after Nasir.

Nikko (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Nikko is a city in Tochigi prefecture.

Ome (Political Subdivision) Japanese
A rural city in west Tokyo. It means "unripe plum", spelled with 青 (o, ao) meaning "blue, green" and 梅 (me, ume) meaning "plum, apricot".

Overbrook (Settlement) English
This place name meaning "over the brook" is the name of a city in Kansas.

Pearland (Settlement) English
Combination of pear and land. This is the name of a city in Texas, USA.

Pierre (Settlement) English
This is a city in South Dakota, USA. It comes from the given name Pierre.

Pippu (Mountain) Japanese
Mount Pippu is situated in Hokkaido Prefecture, apart of the Ishikari Mountains.

Plainfield (Settlement) English
A city in New Jersey.

Pleasanton (Settlement) English
A city in California.

Portersville (Settlement) English
A city in California.

Prater (Settlement) English
Taken directly from the surname Prater. This is the name of a community in Virginia.

Prattville (Settlement) English
Prattville is a city in Alabama.

Red (River) English
The Red River goes through the southern states of the USA.

Redmond (Settlement) English
This is the name of two cities, one in Washington and the other in Oregon.

Richland (Settlement) English
Means "Rich's land". This is the name of a city in Washington as well as several other places in the United States.

Riverside (Settlement) English
This place name meaning "by the side of the river", this the name of multiple cities in the United States.

Riverton (Settlement) English
Riverton means "river town", and several cities in the United States have this name.

Rockland (Settlement) English
Rockland meaning "rocky land" is a city in Maine and a town in Massachusetts.

Roseville (Political Subdivision) French
A city in California.

Sagami (River) Japanese
The Sagami River Valley is located in Atsugi, a city in east-central Honshu.

Sakurazaka (Mountain) Japanese
This is the name of one of the biggest volcanoes in Japan. It means "Cherry Blossom Slope/ Hill."

Salisbury (Settlement) English
A city of North Carolina.

Salyersville (Settlement) English
A city in Kentucky.

Sandwich (Settlement) English
A city in Massachusetts.

San Lorenzo (Settlement) Spanish
This was one of the principal sites of the Olmec peoples when they were making a life for themselves near the Gulf of Mexico.

Santo Domingo (Settlement) Spanish (Caribbean)
This is the capital of the Dominican Republic.

Scottsdale (Settlement) English
A city in Arizona.

Sealy (Political Subdivision) English
Sealy is a city in Austin county, Texas.

Shikoku (Island) Japanese

Shinano (Region & River) Japanese
Shinano is a province in Japan. Is it also the name of Japan's longest river.

Shinji (Body of Water) Japanese
Lake Shinji is located in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture.

Shiojiri (Settlement) Japanese
Shiojiri is a city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is spelled with 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 尻 (jiri) meaning "rear, end, back".

Shishinai (Settlement) Japanese
Shishinai is situated in Hokkaido, Japan.

Shreveport (Settlement) English
A city in northwestern Louisiana.

Springfield (Settlement) English
This is the capital of Illinois.

Stamps (Settlement) English
Stamps is a city in Arkansas, a state in the southern United States of America. This is where the author and actress Maya Angelou spent most of her childhood.

Starkville (Political Subdivision) English
Starkville is the most populous city in Mississippi.

Stockton (Political Subdivision) English
Stockton is the name of a city in California, and it's the name of borough in New Jersey. It is the home of Stockton University.

Stroma (Island) Scottish
A Scottish island.

Sukagawa (Settlement) Japanese
Sukagawa is a city in Fukushima.

Summerville (Political Subdivision) English
A city in South Carolina.

Takamizu (Mountain) Japanese
The name of a mountain in the rural city of Ome in Tokyo. The name is from 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Takaoka (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Takaoka "bamboo ridge". It is a city in Toyama prefecture, Japan.

Tama (River) Japanese
The Tama River, or Tama-gawa is in Yamanashi, Kanagawa. It is spelled using 多 (ta) meaning "many" and 摩 (ma) meaning "rub".

Toyohashi (Settlement) Japanese
This is a city in Aichi, Japan.

Toyohira (River) Japanese

Traverse (Settlement) English
Traverse is a city in Michigan.

Ureshino (Settlement) Japanese
Ureshino is in Saga Prefecture.

Warrenville (Political Subdivision) English
Warrenville is a city in Illinois. It is also the name of a village in DuPage County.

Wayland (Settlement) English
A city in Massachusetts.

Westland (Settlement) English
A city in Michigan.

Whiteville (Settlement) English
Meaning "white city," this is a city in North Carolina.

Williston (Political Subdivision) English
Williston is a city in North Dakota and Florida.

Woodland (Settlement) English
Woodland means "land of wood", and it is a city in California.

Xiangtian (Body of Water & Mountain) Chinese
Xiangtian is a mountain in Taipei. It's also the name of a lake.

Youngstown (Political Subdivision) English
Youngstown is a city in Ohio, USA.

Yuno (Body of Water) Japanese
Another name for Lake Yunoko.

Yunoko (Body of Water) Japanese
Yunoko Lake is in Nikko city, Tochigi prefecture.