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Aardenburg(Other)Dutch (Dutchified, ?) Aardenburg is a small city close to the Dutch border with Belgium. It is part of the Sluis Municipality, located in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands. Its medieval name was Rodenburgh (Red Castle).... [more]
Abisko(Other)Swedish From Northern Sami Ábeskovvu meaning "forest by the big water", from Sami áphi "lake, sea, big water" and skovvu, identical to Swedish skog "forest". The "big water" is probably Torneträsk... [more]
Agnafit(Other)Norse Mythology Either derived from Norse agn "bait" or from the male given name Agne (see the user submitted name Agni). The place was mentioned in the 'Ynglinga saga' (c... [more]
Anjou(Other)English, French From the name of the former county/duchy/province centered around the city of Angers in the Loire Valley of western France, which is in the present-day département of Maine-et-Loire. It was the cradle of the House of Plantagenet who ruled England from the twelfth century, of whom the current royal family are descendants... [more]
Annecy(Other)French Town in southeastern France, the capital of the Haute-Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.... [more]
Annwn(Settlement & Other)Welsh Possibly from ande-dubnos, a common Gallo Brittonic word that literally meant "underworld".
Arabwal(Other)Carolinian This is the name of a village in Northern Mariana Islands the Satawalese Chief Aghurubw founded in the early 1800s after a typhoon devastated his homeland. This name came from a vine-like plant found on beaches in Satawal Island, Federated States of Micronesia and Saipan... [more]
Ardenne(Region & Other)French, French (Belgian) From the forest known as Arduenna Silva in the Roman period; Arduenna probably derives from a Gaulish cognate of the Brythonic word ardu, as in Irish ard "high"... [more]
Aryaan(Other)Indian (Rare) Aryaan is derived from the Indian word which means 'illustrious' and the Sanskrit word which means 'gentleman'. This is an Islamic name.
Ashford(Other)English (British) The name of several places in England. All but one of these derive the second element of their name from Old English ford meaning "ford" - for the one in North Devon, it is derived from Old English worō or worth meaning "enclosure".... [more]
Athabasca(Settlement, Other, Body of Water & Mountain)Cree (Anglicized) Name of numerous towns, lakes, rivers, a glacier, and a mountain, in Canada, primarily in the province of Alberta... [more]
Athlacca(Settlement, Political Subdivision & Other)English From Irish An tÁth Leacach, meaning "the flagstone ford." It is the name of a settlement, ford, civil parish, and electoral division in County Limerick, Ireland.
Aztlan(Other & Settlement)Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Aztec From the very name of the mythical homeland of the Aztec peoples. Etymology uncertain, often said to mean "place of the herons", from Nahuatl aztatl "heron, snowy egret" and the locative suffix -tlan, though this doesn’t fit Nahuatl morphology... [more]
Ba Bể(Body of Water, Political Subdivision & Other)Vietnamese From Vietnamese ba meaning "three," and bể meaning "lake" or "sea"; literally "three lakes/seas." It is the name of a lake, a county, and a national park in northeast Vietnam.
Bastille(Other)French This is the name of a fortress, formally known as Bastille Saint-Antoine, which played an important role in France's internal conflicts.... [more]
Batoche(Settlement & Other)French A historic village and National Historic Site in modern day Saskatchewan, Canada. Batoche is where Métis leader Louis Riel and his forces were defeated by the Canadian Army... [more]
Bifrǫst(Other)Norse Mythology Means "swaying road to heaven", derived from Old Norse bifa ("shake, sway"). In Norse mythology this is the name of the bridge connecting Asgard and Midgard.
Bombo(Mountain & Other)Kongo, Literature, Popular Culture The name of a hill in the border between southernmost mainland Congo Brazzaville and westernmost DRC; the meaningful name of a little known Tarzan inspired character.
Bwindi(Other)Kiga, African, Eastern African Bwindi is the name of a popular National Park in Southwestern Uganda. It means “a dark place” in the Kiga language.
Cavite(Political Subdivision, Settlement & Other)English (Hispanicized), Filipino (Hispanicized) Hispanicized form of Tagalog kawit, meaning "hook". This name originally referred to a peninsula where Cavite City is located in, but usage eventually expanded to the entire province.
Chernobyl(Other)Russian, English Russian name for the Chernobyl Power Plant and the English name for it. It is also to Russian form of the name of a village in Ukraine. It is dervied from "черный" (chernyy) meaning "black". For the Ukrainian form, see Chornobyl'.
Chicomoztoc(Settlement & Other)Nahuatl, Aztec From Nahuatl chicome (“seven”), oztotl (“cave”), and -c (“place”).
Chornobyl'(Other)Ukrainian Chornobyl' is the name of a power plant that had a meltdown in 1986 as well as a Ukrainian village, meaning "black" from Ukrainian "чорний(chornyy)". The English form is Chernobyl.
Cleveland(Settlement & Other)English This is the name of several settlements, mainly in the United States, as well as a geographical region in Yorkshire, England; in both cases, the name comes from the combination of the Middle English words cleve ("cliff") and land.... [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]
Cutshin(Other)English Cutshin is an unincorporated community located in Leslie County, Kentucky, United States. ... [more]
Dahlak(Other)Arabic The Dahlak Archipelago is located in the Red Sea near Massawa, Eritrea. The pearl fisheries of the archipelago have been famous since Roman times and still produce a substantial number of pearls.
Dahomey(Other)English The 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.
Darjeeling(Other)Indian Darjeeling India is a part of India and is well known because Mother Teresa (1910-1997) went there in 1929 for missionary reasons.
De Smet(Other)English De Smet was founded by a French missionary priest travelling through the Midwest of America. It is best known for being one of the many homes of the Ingalls Wilder family, and the place where most of the Ingalls family is buried.
Devonshire(Other)English A county in southwestern England; county town, Exeter. Also called Devon.
Dingus(Other)English Dingus is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, named after its first postmaster, Charles Dingus.
Dwarf(Other)English Dwarf is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, named for Jeremiah Combs, a short townsman who used hand drills and gunpowder to create a tunnel through solid rock nearby to divert water to his family's mill.
Elysium(Other)Roman Mythology, Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latin form of Greek Ἠλύσιον (πεδίον) (Elysion (pedion)) "the Elysian fields", which is of unknown origin, perhaps from pre-Greek. According to Greek - and later Roman - mythology, Elysium was a blessed and happy Afterlife where only the souls of mortals related to the gods and other heroes could be admitted... [more]
Endor(Settlement & Other)Biblical, Popular Culture From the Hebrew Bible, a Canaanite village where the Witch of Endor lived. Also a place in Star Wars.
Enish-go-on-dosh(Other)Mormon The name of the third great star according to Mormon astronomy, which is included in the Grand Key of the galaxy. In the Book of Abraham, it is represented by the hieroglyph for a cow.
Eturkalamma(Other)Babylonian Means "house, cattle pen of the land", deriving from the Akkadian elements erṣutu ("ground, earth, soil, land"). Name of the temple of Ishtar in Babylon, where she was worshipped as Belet-babili.
Eyjafjallajökull(Other)Icelandic Means "island mountain glacier". From Icelandic eyja "island", fjall "mountain", and jökull "glacier". Eyjafjallajökull is a glacier and volcano in Iceland whose eruptions in 2010 caused a great air travel disruption in Europe.
Fayette(Political Subdivision & Other)English Fayette is a county in Pennsylvania, and there is a city named Lexington-Fayette in Kentucky.
Forillon(Other)French National park in Quebec, Canada. The name is thought to refer to a flowerpot island or sea stack in the area that has since been submerged in the ocean.
French Guiana(Other)English French Guiana is an overseas region of France on the northeast coast of South America, composed mainly of tropical rainforest. The ruins of 17th-century Fort Cépérou overlook the capital, Cayenne, with its colorful Creole houses and street markets... [more]
Fundy(Other & Body of Water)French Bay and national park in New Brunswick, Canada. The name comes from the French word 'fendu', meaning "split".
Gaille(Other)Hebrew (Rare) Gaille is a gender-neutral name for the smiley little angel here to spread joy. Derived from the Hebrew Abigail and a respelling of Gail, gender-neutral Gaille inherits the meanings “cheerful,” “happy,” and “rejoice.” Parents wishing to welcome baby to their faith may love Gaille's connection to the Hebrew Bible (according to google)
Gehenna(Other)Biblical, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Latin form of the Greek Γέεννα (Géenna), from a contracted form of Hebrew גֵּיא בֶן הִנֹּם (gē ḇen hinnōm) meaning "valley of the son of Hinnom". This is the name of hell in Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition, taken from the name of a valley outside Jerusalem which was filled with the waste of the city, which was then burnt... [more]
Gjallabrú(Other)Norse Mythology Means "bridge over Gjöll" (Gjöll being the river closest to the gates of Helheim). This is the name of a bridge in Norse mythology, guarded by Móðguðr, which must be crossed to reach the land of the dead... [more]
Glendale(Other)English Named 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".
Grzyb(Settlement & Other)Polish Meaning "mushroom". It is the name of a village and part of the village of Gawłów in central Poland, as well as several rock formations.
Grzybowa(Settlement & Other)Polish From grzyb meaning "mushroom" with the suffix -owa, sometimes via the surname Grzyb. It is the name of a part of Warsaw, as well as two small settlements and a rock formation in southern Poland.
Hampshire(Other)English Name of numerous places in England, foremost a large county in South England, from the name Hampton + Old English scir "division", "district".
Hampton(Other)English Name of numerous places in England, from Anglo-Saxon ham "homestead " or hamm "water meadow" + tun "enclosure" "settlement".
Harlan(Region, Settlement, Mountain & Other)German Harlan is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Harlan County is well known in folk and country music, having produced many prominent musicians. During the 20th century, it was often a center of labor strife between coal mine owners and union workers, especially in the Harlan County War of the 1930s.
Hazard(Other)French The French word was probably borrowed from Arabic az-zahr, meaning “the dice” or “one of the dice.” ... [more]
Himeji(Settlement & Other)Japanese Of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the largest castle in Japan, as well as a city in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Inniswood(Other)English Part of the name of Inniswood Metro Gardens formed from the estate of Mary and Grace Innis.
Iobel(Other)? Sincha Samba Iobel seems to be a place in Guinea-Bissau.
Iorica(Other)Roman Roman coreslet or curiass of leather
Izumo(Other)Japanese This is the name of a city in Japan's Shimane Prefecture. Izumo-taisha (出雲大社) (or Izumo Grand Shrine) is located in the city.... [more]
Jǫtunheimr(Other)Norse Mythology Combination of Old Norse jǫtunn "jotun, giant" and heimr "home, earth, world". Jǫtunheimr is the home of the jǫtunn, a type of entity in Norse mythology.
Jurutungo(Settlement & Other)Taíno A town in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Kabale(Political Subdivision, Settlement & Other)Kiga, Nkore Kiga word for “Small Stone”.
Kae-e-vanrash(Other)Mormon One of the three great stars of the Grand Key, appearing in the Book of Abraham, and Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language. It is the fourth great star from the center of the galaxy. According to the Book of Abraham, it governs fifteen great planets... [more]
Kalispell(Other)Salishan (Rare) The name Kalispell is a Salishan (Salish) word meaning "flat land above the lake". Kalispell is also the gateway to Glacier National Park.
Kanga(Settlement & Other)Kongo, Popular Culture, Literature Even though it is also the name of a hill range in westernmost Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kanga is best known internationally as the name of a certain Kangaroo from Winnie the Pooh books and the basis for the name Kaänga.
Kejimkujik(Other & Body of Water)Mi'kmaq Lake and national park in Canada. From Mi'kmaq, meaning "attempting to escape", or "swollen waters", or "tired muscles".
Kīlauea(Other)Hawaiian Combination of Hawaiian kī, an intensifying prefix, lau "many, much", and ea "to rise, expand". This is an active volcano in the US state Hawaii, located on the island Hawai'i.
Kluane(Other)Cree National park in Yukon, Canada. The name comes from the Southern Tutchone language.
Kogane(Other)Japanese This is the name of several towns, stations and mountains found in Japan.... [more]
Kolob(Other)Mormon According to Mormon astronomy, Kolob is a large star near the center of the galaxy, on which the angels reside. In a book written by Joseph Smith about the Egyptian Language, more details are given on the measurement of its time, being 1,000 years for each rotational period... [more]
Kootenay(Other)Salishan (Anglicized) National park in British Columbia, Canada. The name is derived from the Kutenai people of the area. Their name either means "to eat lean meat', or "to go out into the open".
Leominster(Other)English (British) The first recorded name was “Llanllienni” a Welsh name meaning Church in a Place of Streams. Renamed by the Saxons, after Leofric Earl of Hereford and husband of Lady Godiva. It appears as “Leofminstrein” in the Domesday Book... [more]
Limdi(Other)Mormon The fifth great star from the center of the galaxy; also known as Veh-kliflosisis.
Liss(Other)English The place name, Liss, originally Lyss, was first recorded in the Domesday Book. The meaning of 'Liss' is unknown.
Lofoten(Other)Norwegian Modern definite form of Lófót which is a combination of Old Swedish ló "lynx" and Old Norse fótr "foot". Lofoten is a archipelago in Norway known for it's dramatic scenery.
Logan(Other)Scottish Logan is a Scottish place name, meaning "little hollow" in Scottish Gaelic.
Los Ángeles(Other)American, Spanish A city and county in Southern California in the United States of America. Its full name being El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (English: The town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciúncula).
L'viv(Other & Region)Ukrainian It is the name of a city and a region in Ukraine. The region is called 'Львівськa' in Ukrainian, but is called by the same name in English.
Mairena(Settlement & Other)Spanish From an Andalusian Arabic rendition of the Roman name Mariana.... [more]
Malebo(Political Subdivision, Body of Water & Other)Kongo A riverine lake in the border between Congo Kinshasa and Congo Brazzaville.
Malvern(Other)Brythonic Derived from moel-bryn, meaning "bare or bald hill." A town in Worchestershire, England bears this name.
Marlborough(Other)English Originating from the name of a market town in Wiltshire. Legend has it that the Mound is the burial site of Merlin and that the name of the town, Marlborough comes from Merlin's Barrow.... [more]
Marrowbone(Other)English Marrowbone is a census-designated place in Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 217. The Marrowbone Historic District, which includes three properties, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mayfair(Other)English Mayfair was named after the May Fair, an annual event. It took place in the area, on the site that now plays host to today's popular Shepherd Market. It comes from Old English mæg, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘have power’; related to Dutch mogen and German mögen and Old English fæger ‘pleasing, attractive’, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fagar.
Muttama(Political Subdivision, Settlement & Other)Mon, Burmese Mottama is a town in south central Myanmar, whose name derives from the Mon language term Mumaw (Mon: မုဟ်တၟံ), which means "rocky spur."
Nahanni(River & Other)Chipewyan River and national park in Northwest Territories, Canada. From the Dene name for the area, 'Nahʔa Dehé', which means "river of the land of the Nahʔa people".
Nangijala(Other)Literature Meaning unknown. Invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren for her novel "The Brothers Lionheart" (1973) where it is the main setting. In the book, Nangijala is the name of afterlife where our souls go after we die.
Nástrǫnd(Other)Norse Mythology Means "shore of death" or "corpse shore". In Norse mythology this is the name of the afterlife for people guilty of murder, adultery and oath-breaking. It is a hall far from the sun with its gate facing north, poison dripping from its roof, and snakes curled in it... [more]
Navan(Other)Irish Irish place name meaning "the cave" (?)
Niadi(River, Other, Political Subdivision & Settlement)Kongo, Central African The name of both a river and a valley in Southwest Republic of the Congo.
Niflheim(Other)Norse Mythology Derived from the Old Norse elements nifl- meaning "mist; dark" and heimr "residence, world" (which is cognate with English home). In Norse mythology, Niflheim or Niflheimr was the realm of the dead.
Nizhny Novgorod(Other)Russian, Medieval Russian, English Derived from "нижний (nizhny)" meaning lower, "новый (novy)" meaning new, and "город (gorod)" meaning city. It joins together to mean "Lower New City" or could also be called "Lower Novgorod".
Oliblish(Other)Mormon In the Book of Abraham, a figure in one of the facsimiles is said to represent Oliblish, one of the grand governing stars next to Kolob. It is listed among one of the three governing powers, called the Grand Key, along with Enish-go-on-dosh and Kae-e-vanrash, which govern all other creations, but are subject to Kolob.
Peñarroya(Settlement, Mountain & Other)Spanish Means "red rock," from peña meaning "rock, stone, cliff" combined with roya meaning "red" (usual word is rojo/roja).... [more]
Pukaskwa(Other & River)Ojibwe National park and river in Ontario, Canada. May be from the Ojibwe word 'pukasu', meaning "to cook the marrow in the bones of animals", or "eaters of fish"... [more]
Qausuittuq(Other)Inuit National park in Nunavut, Canada. Meaning "the place where the sun does not rise] in Inuktitut.
Quttinirpaaq(Other)Inuit National park in Nunavut, Canada. Means "the top of the world" in Inuktitut, as it is the northernmost national park in Canada, and the second in the world.
San Juan(Other)Spanish The name of the Capital of Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital and largest city, sits on the island's Atlantic coast. Its widest beach fronts the Isla Verde resort strip, known for its bars, nightclubs and casinos... [more]
Satawal(Other)Satawalese This is the name of a atoll in what is now Federated States of Micronesia. It was devastated by 1815 typhoon which led to Satawalese moving to what is now Téél Falúw Kka Efáng Iiól Marianas... [more]
Shandora(Settlement & Other)Popular Culture Shandora is an ancient city on the Spring island of Jaya in the One Piece franchise. In the language of the Shandorians, it means “The Skull’s Right Eye”.
Shineflis(Other)Mormon The name of the thirteenth great star in Mormon cosmology. The first part of the name, shine, appears to mean "light" or something of a similar nature, based on its usage in several words from the Mormon Adamic language... [more]
Shiretoko(Other)Japanese This is the name of a peninsula (declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005) in north-eastern Hokkaidō in northern Japan. The kanji that make up Shiretoko are 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru, shire) meaning "know, wisdom" and 床 (shou, toko, yuka) meaning "bed, floor, padding, tatami."... [more]
Sinabung(Mountain & Other)Batak The name of an infamous volcano in the north of Sumatra.
Sion(Other)Swiss Sion is a region/city in the Canton of Valais/Wallis, Switzerland.
Tanao Si(Political Subdivision & Other)Thai, Mon Thai and Mon form of Tanintharyi, which is both a province and a town in southern Myanmar, from the Malay name Tanah Sari, which is itself derived from tanah meaning “land” and sari meaning “essence”.
Teslin(Other)English Name of a mountain, plateau, river, and small lake in Yukon, Canada, and of a larger lake spanning the Yukon-British Columbia border. The word comes from the Tlingit name for the river, Teslintoo or Teslintuh, meaning "long, deep water."
Thingvellir(Other)Icelandic The ancient site of the Icelandic government, now a national park. From the Scandinavian 'Þingvöllr', meaning "the meeting place of the assembly".
Tingi(Other)Berber Means “Marsh” in the Standard Moroccan Amazight language.
Tingwall(Other)English The name of various places in Britain, including a parish, town, and airport. From the Scandinavian 'Þingvöllr', meaning "the meeting place of the assembly".
Torngat(Mountain & Other)Inuit (Anglicized) Mountain range and national park in Canada. Meaning "place of spirits" from the Inuit word 'tongait'.
Trafalgar(Region, Other & Settlement)Spanish, English The name of both a small Spanish peninsula and a beloved British city square, which is most likely derived from Taraf al-Ghar (طرف الغار 'cape of the cave/laurel') or Taraf al-Gharb (طرف الغرب 'extremity of the west'), both of which are of Arabic origin.
Tuna(Other)Swedish Derived from Old Norse tún meaning "enclosure, fence, homestead, courtyard, plot". This is the name of many localities and parishes in Sweden. It is also a common place-name element (see Eskilstuna).
Tyewhoppety(Other)Shawnee Tyewhoppety is an unincorporated community located in Todd County, Kentucky, United States. ... [more]
Ukkusiksalik(Other)Inuit National park in Nunavut, Canada. From Inuktitut, meaning "where there is material for the stone pot", from the word 'ukkusik', meaning "pot" or "saucepan".
Uluru(Other)Pitjantjatjara This is the traditional name of Ayers Rock as well as part of the traditional name of the park its in. The Anangu (arn-ung-oo) Aboriginal Australians viewed the Uluru monolith as sacred. They gained control of the site in 1985... [more]
Underwood(Region & Other)English (British) Underwood is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States. The community took its name from the local Underwood family.... [more]
Utara(Other)Indonesian, Minangkabau, Malay The Malay, Indonesian and Minangkabau definition of the Sanskrit word Uttara, which means “Northward”.
Uummannaq(Other)Greenlandic Means "heart-shaped" in Greenlandic, ultimately derived from uummat "heart". Uummannaq is the name of several places in Greenland, including a mountain, a town, an island, and a fjord.
Venisti(Other)Mormon The name of the eighth great star according to Mormon cosmology. Preceded by Vurel and succeeded by Waine.
Víðbláinn(Other)Norse Mythology Derived from Old Norse víðr "wide, extensive" and blár "blue, dark, livid" (the colour used to describe corpses and bruises, e.g. hel-blár "black as death"; compare Bláinn)... [more]
Vuntut(Other)Cree National park in Yukon, Canada. Meaning "among the lakes" in Gwich'in.
Vurel(Other)Mormon The Mormon astronomical star said to be the seventh out of fifteen great ones throughout the galaxy.
Wadsley(Other)English Name of a suburb of the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England.
Wagoh-ox-oan(Other)Mormon The tenth great star according to Mormon cosmology. The meanings of the first three parts of the name are uncertain, while the fourth part is, according to Joseph Smith, the name for a symbol representing a compound of Zub-zool-oan, whose meaning is given as "the beginning" or "first".
Waine(Other)Mormon The ninth great star according to Mormon cosmology, which is preceded by Venisti and succeeded by Wagoh-ox-oan.
Wapusk(Other)Cree National park in Manitoba, Canada. From the Cree word for polar bear, 'wâpask'.
Yggdrasil(Other)Norse Mythology Possibly means "Odin's gallows", referring to how Odin hanged himself from it to gain knowledge of the runes. In Norse mythology this is the name of the mythical tree that connects the Realms.
Yomi(Other)Japanese Mythology From Japanese 黄泉 (yomi) meaning "underground spring" or "Hades, hell, underworld". This is the name of the underworld or the land of the dead in Japanese mythology.
Yosemite(Other)English (American), Indigenous American (Anglicized, Rare) A national park and a valley located in Mariposa County, California, the name is derived from the Southern Sierra Miwok joh-heˀ-HmetiH-, meaning "warriors, killers, those not afraid to die"... [more]