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CAINHANNOCH (Settlement) MormonFrom an alternative name for New York used in the Doctrine and Covenants. A possible origin could be that in the Bible, Cain, the son of Adam, had a son named Enoch. A derivative of that is Henoch, and a further derivative is Hanoch...
[more] CALETA (Settlement) SpanishCity name meaning ''little bay, inlet, or cove''. Most often
La Caleta.
CALIFORNIA (Political Subdivision) Spanish, EnglishName of a state in the United States, and two states in Mexico. California was once believed to be an island, and was named after the fictional island,
California, in Garci Ordóñez de Montalvo's novel 'Las Sergas de Esplandián'...
[more] CALLIFAE (Settlement) EnglishFrom the name of a town in ancient Italy, of uncertain origin. It was mentioned only by the Roman historian Livy, and may correspond to the village Calvisi, at the foot of the Monte Matese.
CAMBODIA (Country) EnglishFrom French
Cambodge, which is taken from the Khmer name កម្ពុជា
(Kampuchea). The name comes from Sanskrit कम्बोजदेश
(Kambujadeśa), which is a combination of काम्बोज
(kāmboja), the name of a tribe and kingdom described in Hindu literature, and देश
(deśá) meaning "kingdom, country"...
[more] CAMBRIDGE (Settlement) EnglishCambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of London....
[more] CAMEROON (Country) EnglishThe name of the Country in Central Africa. Cameroon, on the Gulf of Guinea, is a Central African country of varied terrain and wildlife. Its inland capital, Yaoundé, and its biggest city, the seaport Douala, are transit points to ecotourism sites as well as beach resorts like Kribi – near the Chutes de la Lobé waterfalls, which plunge directly into the sea – and Limbe, where the Limbe Wildlife Centre houses rescued primates.
CANARY ISLANDS (Region) EnglishEnglish form of Spanish
Islas Canarias which is derived from Latin
Canariae Insulae "islands of the dogs". This is the name of a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, near the coast of northwestern Africa.
CANBERRA (Settlement) EnglishFrom the city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
CAPE VERDE (Country) Portuguese (African)Cape Verde (/ˈvɜːrd(i)/) or Cabo Verde (/ˌkɑːboʊ ˈvɜːrdeɪ/, /ˌkæb-/) (Portuguese: Cabo Verde, pronounced
ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean.
CARDIFF (Settlement) WelshThe capital city of Wales. Cardiff derives from the city's Welsh name
Caerdydd, which in turn was derived from the city's Old Welsh name
Caerdyf (In Welsh
f (v) is often mutated to
dd (th))....
[more] CARIA (Region) Ancient GreekCaria was an ancient province near the Aegean Sea in Asia Minor.
CARIBBEAN (Region) EnglishThe name of the Region. The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.
CARPERBY (Settlement) EnglishA village in Yorkshire, England. The second element is Old Norse
-byr, 'farm'. The first element is possibly the Old Gaelic personal name
Cairpre. This seems to indicate a farm of an Irish or Scottish Viking, who settled in England...
[more] CASABLANCA (Settlement) English, SpanishMeans "white house", from Portuguese
casa meaning "house" and
branca meaning "white". The present-day spelling follows the Spanish form (
casa "house";
blanca "white"), however, because of the Portuguese Kingdom joining the Spanish Kingdom...
[more] CAUCASUS (Mountain) EnglishFrom Greek Καύκασος
(Kaúkasos), which is of uncertain origin; it may be derived from Scythian
*xrohukäsi meaning "ice-shining" or "white snow". Alternatively, it may be from Greek κήξ
(kḗx) meaning "sea swallow (a kind of bird)" and κάσος
(kásos) possibly meaning "mountain" or "rock"...
[more] CEBU (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Island) English, Tagalog, Ilocano, Pampangan, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, SwedishFrom Old Cebuano
sibu or
sibo meaning "trade", itself a shortened form of
sinibuayng hingpit meaning "place for trading". This is the name of an island, province, and city (Cebu City) in the Philippines.
CELILO (Body of Water) Native AmericanMeans: echo of falling water. A famous waterfall used as a Native American fishing ground.
CEYLON (Country) EnglishPrevious name of the country Sri Lanka. The name Ceylon most likely traces its roots back to the Sanskrit
Sinha, meaning "lion". As lions are not native to Sri Lanka, another possible interpretation of the name is "lion-like man" or "hero".
CHAMPA (Country) ChampaLocated in south and central Vietnam from the 7th century through 1832.
CHANTILLY (Settlement) FrenchFrom the name of a town in France near Paris, ultimately derived from the Gallo-Roman name
Cantilius. The city gave its name to a type of delicate lace originally made there.
CHARDONNAY (Settlement) FrenchThe name of a famous village for the white wine produced here. Means "a place of thistles" from the latin
cardonnacum.
CHARLOTTE (Settlement) EnglishName of a city in
NORTH CAROLINA, named in honor of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who had become the Queen of Great Britain just seven years before the town's incorporation.
CHECHNETI (Political Subdivision) GeorgianFrom ჩეჩნური
(chechnuri), the Georgian exonym for the Chechen people, and the suffix -ეთი
(-eti) used to indicate location. This is the Georgian name for
Chechnya.
CHECHNYA (Political Subdivision) Russian, EnglishFrom Russian Чечня
(Chechnya) meaning "(place) of the Chechens", which is ultimately from the name of the Chechen people (natively called
Nokhchi). The exonym is of uncertain meaning, with Russian folk etymologies suggesting that it originates from the name of a village; on the other hand, it may be derived from the Kabardian exonym Шашан
(Shashan)...
[more] CHERAGH (Settlement) PersianThis is the name of a village in Lorestan Province in western Iran. This is also used as a place name element (first or last) in other villages across Iran....
[more] CHEVIOT (Mountain) EnglishThe name of a mountain and the surrounding mountains on the Anglo-Scottish border. The name is thought to be Celtic and to derive from Brythonic
*ceμ-, *cejn 'ridge, spine' (Welsh
chefn, 'back, ridge'), and
-ed, which might have meant 'having the quality of-'.
CHICAGO (Settlement) EnglishName of a city in
ILLINOIS, from town founded in 1833, named from a Canadian French form of Algonquian
sheka:ko:heki "place of the wild onion," or Ojibwa
shika:konk "at the skunk place".
CHINETI (Country) GeorgianFrom Georgian ჩინური
(chinuri) referring to the Chinese people and the suffix -ეთი
(-eti) used to indicate location. This is the Georgian name for
China.
CHIPPENHAM (Settlement) EnglishOne possibility for its naming may have been from Cyppa's Hamme which comes from the words ce-ap meaning market, and Hamme meaning enclosed by the river or an enclosed water meadow both of which Chippenham was....
[more] CHUKOTKA (Political Subdivision) Russian, EnglishDerived from the Russian name
Чукчи (Chukchi), referring to the native people who originally inhabited the area. The word
Chukchi is derived from Chukchi
Chauchu meaning "rich in reindeer", used by the Reindeer Chukchi people to distinguish themselves from the Maritime Chukchi (the
Anqallyt meaning "sea people")...
[more] CHUVASHIA (Political Subdivision) EnglishDerived from the name
Chuvash, referring to the indigenous Turkic ethnic group originally inhabiting the area. The etymology of the name
Chuvash is disputed; there are three main theories of its origin...
[more] CIRCASSIA (Region) English, ItalianFrom Turkish
Çerkes or Russian Черкес
(Cherkes) referring to the Circassian (Adyghe) people. The exonyms are of uncertain meaning; they may be derived from
Kerkety, the name of a Circassian tribe, or from Persian چهار کس
(čahâr kas) meaning "four people" (probably denoting four tribes)...
[more] CLADDAGH (Settlement) Irish, EnglishThe name of an ancient village in Ireland, where the tradition of the Claddagh ring developed.
COLORADO (Political Subdivision) English (American)Name of a state in the United States, named after the Colorado river, from Spanish
colo + "colored"
rado "reddish", "ruddy".
CONNECTICUT (Political Subdivision) English (American)Name of a state in the United States, from the name of the Connecticut river, from Algonquian
quinnitukqut "at the long tidal river," from
kwen "long" +
ehtekw "tidal river" +
enk "place".
CONSTANȚA (Settlement) RomanianThis is the name of a romanian city which is also the biggest port in Romania. It's greek name is Tomis.
COQUET (River) EnglishA river in Northumberland, England. Its name originates from words of a local Brythonic-Celtic language, equivalent to the Welsh
coched, meaning 'red, brown'.
CORNWALL (Political Subdivision & Region) CornishA place next to
DEVON at the bottom of southwestern England. Named due to the old tribal name "Cornwealas" which eventually turned into "Cornwall". Name thought to come from the a Celtic word for "horn" or "headland" and old English "Wealas" which means strangers...
[more] CORSICA (Island) EnglishMediterranean island where Napoleon Bonaparte was born.
CORUSCANT (Other) Popular CultureCoruscant is a fictional planet in the 'Star Wars' universe. The planet is an ecumenopolis -- the surface is almost entirely covered by one city. The name is derived from Latin
coruscant "vibrating, glittering, sparkling"...
[more] COSTARICA (Country) SpanishThe name of the Country in Central America. Costa Rica is a rugged, rainforested Central American country with coastlines on the Caribbean and Pacific. Though its capital, San Jose, is home to cultural institutions like the Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, Costa Rica is known for its beaches, volcanoes, and biodiversity...
[more] CRAWFORDJOHN (Settlement) ScottishA village in Southern Scotland. It's name is of Scots origin and means 'Crow's ford of John'. See
CRAWFORD.
CRIMEA (Political Subdivision & Region) EnglishDerived from Crimean Tatar
Qırım (today known as Stary Krym), the old name for the city that served as the capital of the province during the Golden Horde. The meaning of "Qırım" is uncertain, though it is either of Greek or Turkic origin...
[more] CUBA (Country) EnglishFrom the Taíno language. The exact meaning of the name is unclear but it may be translated either as 'where fertile land is abundant'
(cubao), or 'great place'
(coabana). Authors who believe that Christopher Columbus was Portuguese state that Cuba was named by Columbus for the town of Cuba in the district of Beja in
PORTUGAL.
CUMBERLAND (Region) EnglishA historical English county, covering the Northern half of modern-day Cumbria. It derives from the Brythonic
combrogi, meaning 'fellow-countrymen'.
CUMBERNAULD (Settlement) ScottishA town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The name in its present form is most likely derived from Gaelic
comar nan allt meaning 'meeting of the waters'. However, early forms containing
Cumyr- hint at a Cumbric predecessor derived possibly from Common Brittonic
*cömber-ïn-alt (Welsh
cymer-yn-allt), perhaps meaning 'confluence at the hill'.
CUMORAH (Mountain) MormonThis is the name of the hill where the Nephite known as Moroni buried the golden plates. It is located in New York.
CUZCO (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Incan (Spanish), Quechua (Spanish), Spanish (Archaic)Traditional spelling of
Cusco, a city in Peru which was the capital of the Inca Empire.
Cusco is the Hispanicized form of Quechua
Qusqu meaning "rock, boundary stone; heap of earth and stones; nucleus; navel; bed, dry bed of a lake".
CWM GWAUN (Settlement) WelshCwm Gwaun (English: Gwaun Valley) is a community and valley in north Pembrokeshire, Wales. The name itself is derived from Welsh
cwm "valley" and
gwaun "heath, moor".