Volga(River)English, Russian English and Russian name for the largest river in Europe. The Old Mari name of the river is Volgydo, which means "bright". The name volgydo is cognate to Finno-Ugric valkea meaning "white" or "bright"... [more]
Wigan(Settlement)English A town in Northern England. Its etymology is uncertain but may represent Brittonic *wig, "a dwelling" (c.f. Welsh gwig), with the nominal suffix -an. Another possibility is that Wigan preserves a personal name corresponding to Gaulish Vicanus, Old Breton Uuicon or Welsh Uuicant.
Wixom(Settlement)English Transferred use of the English surname Wixom. The city in Michigan is named for Willard Clark Wixom, a local landowner.
Wuhan(Settlement)Chinese From a portmanteau of 武昌 (Wǔchāng) and 汉口 (Hànkǒu), the names of two of the three towns combined to form modern Wuhan. This is the name of the capital city of the Chinese province of Hubei.
Yardi(Other)Arabic e name is inspired by Arabic roots, derived from "يَرْضِي" (Yardi), meaning "to satisfy" or "to bring contentment," emphasizing devotion and spiritual fulfillment in Islamic culture.
Yauco(Settlement & River)Spanish (Latin American) A city and river in Puerto Rico. From Taíno coayuco meaning "cassava plantation".
Zolin(Other)Aztec Zolin is a boy's name with Aztec roots that means "quail."
Zzyzx(Settlement)English The name of a place in Southern California, in the Mojave Desert, which was the site of the Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa from 1944 to 1974, run by self-proclaimed medical doctor and Methodist minister Curtis Howe Springer (1896-1985)... [more]