Condom(Political Subdivision)Occitan Condom, also referred to as Condom-en-Armagnac, is a commune in southwestern France in the department of Gers, of which it is a subprefecture.... [more]
Conesus(Body of Water)English (American) A lake and river in New York. The name is derived from the Seneca place name ga-ne-a-sos meaning "berry place".
Connacht(Political Subdivision & Region)Irish From the name of the medieval ruling dynasty, the Connacht, later Connachta, meaning “descendants of Conn”, referring to the legendary king Conn of the Hundred Battles.... [more]
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".
Connellsville(Political Subdivision)English Connellsville is a city in Pennsylvania.
Conroe(Settlement)English Transferred use of the surname Conroe. The city in Texas was named for Isaac Conroe, a cavalry officer for the Union during the American Civil War.
Constanța(Settlement)Romanian This is the name of a romanian city which is also the biggest port in Romania. It's greek name is Tomis.
Cook Islands(Political Subdivision & Other)English A self-governing in free association territory of New Zealand. It was named after Captain James Cook, who visited the islands during the 1700s.
Cooksville(Settlement)English Cooksville was named after Jacob Cook, an American settler who established a stagecoach stop and inn in the early 19th century. The area was originally known as "Harrisville" but was renamed after Cook, who became a prominent figure in the community.... [more]
Copacabana(Island)Various A resort on the Atlantic coast of Brazil that is near Rio de Janeiro.
Copperopolis(Settlement)English From the English word "copper" and the Greek polis meaning "city". Copperopolis was a mining community in Montana.
Coquet(River)English A river in Northumberland, England. Its name originates from words of a local Brythonic-Celtic language, equivalent to the Welsh coched, meaning 'red, brown'.
Coquitlam(Political Subdivision & Settlement)English The name "Coquitlam" comes from the Halkomelem word kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, meaning "red fish up the river," referring to the traditional importance of salmon to the local Coast Salish peoples.
Coralville(Settlement)English From the English word "coral" and ville meaning "city". The name of the city in Iowa was derived from coral fossils found along the nearby Iowa River.
Corásmia(Political Subdivision & Region)Portuguese Portuguese form of Khwarazm via its Greek and Latin name Chorasmia.
Corasmia(Political Subdivision & Region)Italian, Spanish Italian and Spanish form of Khwarazm via its Greek and Latin name Chorasmia.
Corcaigh(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Irish Irish form of Cork.
Cordele(Settlement)English From the English given name Cordelia. The city in Georgia was named for Cordelia Hawkins, the daughter of Colonel Samuel Hawkins, the president of the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway.
Corfu(Settlement & Island)Greek The name Corfu is the Venetian and Italian meaning “city of the peaks. It’s from the Byzantine Greek meaning “crests of the peaks”. This is the name of a city and an island ... [more]
Cork(Settlement & Political Subdivision)Irish A county and city in Ireland. Meaning "swamp".
Corleone(Settlement)Italian From Sicilian Cunigghiuni or Curliuni of uncertain meaning, possibly of Arabic or Latin origin. This is the name of a town in Sicily.
Corner Brook(Settlement)English The name Corner Brook likely refers to the brook (small stream or creek) that runs through the area, combined with the word "corner" to denote its location at a significant bend or junction in the landscape... [more]
Cornwall(Political Subdivision & Region)English, Dutch An English county or country, a place next to Devon at the bottom of southwestern England, derived from Old English Cornwealas which eventually turned into Cornwall... [more]
Coruscant(Other)Popular Culture Coruscant 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]
Coshocton(Settlement)English (American) Two cities in New York and Ohio. The name is derived from the Delaware language, and may mean "union of waters" or "black bear crossing".
Cotabato(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Tagalog, English From Maguindanao Kutawatu meaning "stone city", from kuta meaning "city, fort" and wato meaning "stone, rock". This is the name of both a province and a city in the southern Philippines.
Cotonou(Settlement)French The name Cotonou comes from Fon origins, meaning, "by the river of death".
County Down(Political Subdivision)Northern Irish The name "Down" likely comes from the Irish "Dún" meaning "fort", referring to the ancient fortifications in the area. "County Down" refers to the administrative division in Northern Ireland.
Courtaney(Settlement)English Courtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Coveney(Body of Water)English (American) Transferred usage of the Irish surname Coveney. The lake in Michigan is named for Joseph Coveney, an early European-American settler.
Cox's Bazar(Settlement)English Named in honour of British diplomat Captain Hiram Cox (1760-1799), who served as an officer of the East India Company. This is the name of a city in Bangladesh.
Cozcatl(Other)Aztec Cozcatl is a masculine name that means “jewel” in the Nahuatl language. Of Aztec origin.
Crawfordjohn(Settlement)Scottish A village in Southern Scotland. It's name is of Scots origin and means 'Crow's ford of John'. See Crawford.
Crete(Island)English From Ancient Greek Κρήτη (Krete) of uncertain meaning. It may come from Krus, a mythological hero, whose name is unexplained. Another theory is that it is derived from Luwian kursawar meaning "island" or kursattar meaning "cutting, sliver"... [more]
Crevichon(Island)Norman Islet in the Channel Islands, England. Means "isle of crabs, crayfish, and cranes", due to the abundance of those animals in the area.
Crimea(Country, Political Subdivision & Region)English, Italian, Spanish From Crimean Tatar Qırım, which is of uncertain origin. It may have been derived from a corruption of Latin Cimmerium or Greek Κιμμερικόν (Kimmerikon), the name of an ancient city, from Old Turkic qurum meaning "protection, defense" or qirum meaning "fosse, trench", or Ancient Greek κρημνοί (kremnoi) meaning "cliffs"... [more]
Crimée(Country, Political Subdivision & Region)French French form of Crimea.
Crna Gora(Country)Montenegrin, Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian Montenegrin form of Montenegro, which several other Balkan countries have adopted as their name for the country. The name literally means "black mountain", as it is derived from the South Slavic adjective crn meaning "black" combined with the South Slavic noun gora meaning "mountain".
Crompton(Settlement)English From Old English crumbe ("bent") + tun ("town"), referring to its location on a river bend. It is the name of a former town now part of Shaw and Crompton.
Cuba(Country)English From 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.
Cudahy(Settlement)English (American) Transferred use of the Irish surname Cudahy. The city in California was named for Michael Cudahy, a meat-packing baron and local landowner.
Cuillin(Mountain)English The Cuillin (Scottish Gaelic: An Cuilthionn or An Cuiltheann) is a range of rocky mountains located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
Cumberland(Region)English A historical English county, covering the Northern half of modern-day Cumbria. It derives from the Brythonic combrogi, meaning 'fellow-countrymen'.
Cumbernauld(Settlement)Scottish A 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)Mormon This is the name of the hill where the Nephite known as Moroni buried the golden plates. It is located in New York.
Cupertino(Settlement)English From the name of Italian saint Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663), who hailed from the town of Copertino in Apulia, Italy. This is the name of a city in California.
Curaçao(Political Subdivision & Island)Dutch, English From Portuguese Curação of uncertain origin, possibly from a name used by the indigenous peoples of the island. This is the name of an island country in the Caribbean Sea that is part of the Netherlands.
Cuyahoga(River)English (American) A river in Ohio. The name is possibly derived from the Mohawk word cayagaga meaning "crooked river", the Seneca word gayó'ha'geh meaning "on your chin", or the Wyandot name for the river, yažaʔyeh.
Cuzco(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Inca (Hispanicized), Quechua (Hispanicized), 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)Welsh Cwm 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".
Czech Republic(Country)English The traditional English name "Bohemia" derives from Latin: Boiohaemum, which means "home of the Boii" (Gallic tribe). The current English name comes from the Polish ethnonym associated with the area, which ultimately comes from the Czech word Čech... [more]