Submitted Place Names Starting with D
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DAGESTAN (Political Subdivision) English, RussianCombination of Turkic
dağ meaning "mountain" and the Persian suffix
ـستان (-stān) meaning "land, place of". Dagestan is a federal subject in southern
Russia situated in the
Caucasus region.
DAHOMEY (Other) EnglishThe name of the Kingdom. Dahomey Kingdom was an African kingdom that existed from about 1600 until 1894, when the last king, Behanzin, was defeated by the French, and the country was annexed into the French colonial empire.
DALKEITH (Settlement) ScottishA small town in Midlothian, Scotland, south of Edinburgh. It is of Cumbric language origin. The first element is
dal, meaning 'meadow, plateau' (Welsh
ddôl) and
chyd, meaning 'trees, wood' (Welsh
coed).
DALLAS (Settlement) EnglishName of a city in
Texas, possibly named in honor of American Vice President George Mifflin Dallas. Dallas is a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "meadow dwelling".
DARJEELING (Other) IndianDarjeeling India is a part of India and is well known because Mother Teresa (1910-1997) went there in 1929 for missionary reasons.
DELAWARE (Political Subdivision) EnglishName of a state in the United States, named after the Delaware river, which was named after Lord De La Warr, from French
de la guerre or
de la werre literally "of the war".
DEMELZA (Settlement) CornishName of a hamlet in Cornwall, sometimes explained as a contraction of Cornish
Dinas Maeldaf "fort of Maeldaf", but more likely derived from Cornish
ty "house" and
malsai "eel".
DES MOINES (Settlement) EnglishName of the capital and the most populous city in
Iowa, which derived from Fort Des Moines, which was named for the Des Moines River. The French
des Moines translates to either "from the monks" or "of the monks".
DEVIZES (Settlement) EnglishDerived from castrum ad divisas, latin for “castle at the boundary”
DJIBOUTI (Country) EnglishThe name of the Country in East Africa. Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, is a mostly French- and Arabic-speaking country of dry shrublands, volcanic formations and Gulf of Aden beaches. It's home to one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world, the low-lying Lake Assal, in the Danakil Desert...
[more] DONCASTER (Settlement) EnglishA town in England located on the River Don. The first element is from the Roman fort
Danum, likely from an earlier Celtic settlement relating to the River Don. The second element is the Old English
ceaster, 'fort' (c.f Modern English
castle).
DORDRECHT (Settlement) DutchDordrecht is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland....
[more] DOVER (Settlement) EnglishDover is a small, but important port town in Kent, Southern England. It is derived from the Brythonic
Dubrās, meaning 'water' (Modern Welsh
ddwfr, 'water, tears')....
[more] DUBLIN (Settlement) English, CroatianFrom Irish
dubh "black" "dark" referring to a dark tidal pool where the River Poddle entered the Liffey on the site of the Castle Gardens at the rear of Dublin Castle.
DURHAM (Settlement & Region) English, Anglo-NormanA cathedral city in the North-East of England. The name is derived from the city's Latin name
Dunelm, which comprises of the Celtic element
dun, 'fortress' (c.f Welsh
dinas, 'city') and the Old Norse
holme, which meant an island (referring to the peninsular formed by the River Wear).
DUSHANBE (Settlement) Tajik, EnglishDerived from Persian
دوشنبه meaning "Monday". Dushanbe is the capital city of the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan. It was formerly called
Dyushambe and
Stalinabad during Russian rule.