Submitted Place Names Starting with G
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GABON (Country) English, CroatianThe name of the Country in Central Africa. Gabon, a country along the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, has significant areas of protected parkland. The forested coastal terrain of its famed Loango National Park shelters a diversity of wildlife, from gorillas and hippos to whales...
[more] GAMBIA (Country) EnglishThe name of the Country in West Africa. The Gambia is a small West African country, bounded by Senegal, with a narrow Atlantic coastline. It's known for its diverse ecosystems around the central Gambia River...
[more] GATESHEAD (Settlement) EnglishA town in Northeast England. It most likely means 'goat's headland', implying that wild goats were a part of the local fauna.
GENEVA (Settlement) EnglishGeneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous city of the Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland....
[more] GEORGIA (Political Subdivision) EnglishName of a state in the United States, named after King George II of Great Britain.
GEORGIA (Country) EnglishPossibly from Persian
gurğ, gurğān meaning "wolf" or
Gorgan meaning "land of the wolves". Georgia is a country in Europe right below the Caucasus region of Russia. Not to be confused with the American state "Georgia".
GERFALCO (Settlement) ItalianThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
gairu (
gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from
garva (
garo in Old High German, and
gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared." The second element is derived from Old High German
falko "falcon"...
[more] GIFU (Other) JapaneseThis is the name of a city and prefecture of the same name, located in central Japan....
[more] GLASGOW (Settlement) ScottishThe largest city in Scotland. From Cumbric words equivalent to Welsh
glas, meaning 'blue' and
gae meaning 'field, enclosure'.
GLASTON (Settlement) EnglishThis name is derived from towns scattered around Europe. There are French towns named Glaston, and it also is similar to the famous town Glastonbury Tor, the predicted location of the Holy Grail.
GLENDALE (Other) EnglishNamed for the suburb in Lake Macquarie, north of Sydney, Australia. The name is
Scottish in origin and is taken from two words which both mean "valley".
GOLSPIE (Settlement) ScottishA village in Sutherland, Scotland. It is derived from the Old Norse
*gol, 'gully' and
byr, 'village'.
GÖTALAND (Region) SwedishMeans "land of the Geats". The Geats (sometimes referred to as Goths) were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting southern Sweden. Götaland is one of three lands of Sweden, the others being
Svealand and
Norrland.
GÖTEBORG (Settlement) SwedishCombination of Swedish
Göte "Geat" and
borg "castle, fortress". The Geats (sometimes referred to as Goths) were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting present-day
Götaland in Sweden.
GOTHAM (Settlement) Popular Culture, EnglishGotham, or Gotham City, is a fictional city and the home of
Batman in the comic books published by DC Comics. Outside of the comics, Gotham is a nickname for
New York City first used in 1807 by writer Washington Irving in his work "Salmagundi"...
[more] GOTLAND (Island) SwedishNamed after a North Germanic tribe, the Gutes (Old Norse
gotar).
GRAN COLOMBIA (Country) HistoryA South American country that included what is now Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, and Ecuador from 1819-1830. Gran Colombia ceased to exist when Venezuela and Ecuador seceded.
GROZNY (Settlement) Chechen, Russian, EnglishDerived from Russian
грозный (grozniy) meaning "fearsome" or "formidable". It is informally referred as
Соьлжа–Гӏала (Solzha Ghala), "the city on the
Sunzha River", by the local Chechen people...
[more] GUAM (Other) EnglishThe name of the Territory. Guam is a U.S. island territory in Micronesia, in the Western Pacific. It's distinguished by tropical beaches, Chamorro villages and ancient latte-stone pillars. Guam’s WWII significance is on view at the War in the Pacific National Historical Park, whose sites include Asan Beach, a former battlefield...
[more] GUATEMALA (Country) EnglishThe name of the Country in Central America. Guatemala, a Central American country south of Mexico, is home to volcanoes, rainforests and ancient Mayan sites. The capital, Guatemala City, features the stately National Palace of Culture and the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology...
[more] GUYANA (Country) EnglishThe name of the Country in South America. Guyana, a country on South America’s North Atlantic coast, is defined by its dense rainforest. English-speaking, with cricket and calypso music, it's culturally connected to the Caribbean region...
[more] GWALIA (Country) Welsh (Archaic)Gwalia is an archaic Welsh name for "Wales". It derives from the Medieval Latin
Wallia, which in turn is a Latinisation of the English 'Wales'. Although never as widely used as Cymru, Gwalia was once popular as a poetic name for the country....
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