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ABAKAN (Settlement & River) Russian, EnglishDerived from the name
Abakhan which is the name of a mythological Turkish khan (king). His name means "bear's blood" in the Khakas language, and was bestowed to the present-day Abakan River and the city of the same name...
[more] ABERDEEN (Settlement) English (Rare)A city in Scotland, stemming from the prefix aber- meaning 'river mouth', and the suffix -deen, which could possibly be referring to the rivers don and dee.
ÅBO (Settlement) SwedishPossibly from Swedish
å "river" and
bo "home, dwelling" or "dweller, inhabitant". Other meanings are possible, like it being derived from the given name
AABO...
[more] ACÁDIA (Country, Region & Settlement) PortuguesePortuguese form of both
Acadia and
Akkad (mostly the ancient city, but sometimes also the Akkadian Empire).
AE (Settlement & River) Scottish, ScotsThe name of a village and a stream in Southwest Scotland. The name seems to be derived from Old Norse
á, meaning 'river'.
AGADIR (Settlement) English, BerberDerived from Berber
ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ (agadir) meaning "wall, enclosure, fortified building, citadel". Agadir is a port city located in southwestern
MOROCCO along the shore of the
Atlantic Ocean.
AIKAWA (Settlement) JapaneseThis is the name of several towns in Japan. The first one (愛川) is located in Kanagawa Prefecture in eastern Japan, the second one (合川), located in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan, was merged with other towns to form the city of Kitaakita...
[more] AKUREYRI (Settlement) IcelandicCombination of Icelandic
akur "field" and
eyri "sandbank". Akureyri is a town in the north of Iceland.
ALBANY (Settlement) EnglishName of the capital in
NEW YORK, renamed after British acquisition in 1664 in honor of the Dukes of Albany (House of Stuart), hence a name borne by their retainers.
ALMERÍA (Settlement) SpanishFrom the name of the Spanish city. Means 'the mirror of the sea.'
AL-QAHIRAH (Settlement) ArabicIt is the original form of
CAIRO the Egyptian capital city. Al-Qāhira means 'The Conquerer' because of a myth between its foundation and the planet Mars (that in Arabic is 'The Conquerer Star').
AMJALINA (Settlement) BelarusianDerived from the Belarusian noun амяла
(amjala) meaning "mistletoe". This is the name of two villages in Belarus.
ANKARA (Settlement) Turkish, EnglishDerived from Ancient Greek
ἄγκυρα (ánkura) meaning "anchor". The city was formerly called
Ancyra and
Angora. Ankara is a city in Turkey and the largest city after Istanbul.
ÅRE (Settlement) SwedishMeaning uncertain, but probably derived from Old West Norse
*ár "peak, crest". Åre is a village and a popular ski resort in
Jämtland, Sweden.
ARENDAL (Settlement) NorwegianCombination of Old Norse
ǫrn "eagle" and
dalr "valley, dale". Arendal is a town and municipality in Southern Norway.
ARENDELLE (Region & Settlement) Popular CultureLikely based on
ARENDAL, the name of a town and municipality in Southern Norway. Arendalle is a fictional kingdom in Disney's animated movie 'Frozen' (2013).
ARICA (Settlement) SpanishIt is the name of province, and town in Chile. It is also the name of a town in Colombia.
ARKHAM (Settlement) LiteratureThe name of a fictional town in Essex County, Massachusetts, used in the stories of H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937). It may be influenced by Latin
arcanum meaning "mystery, secret" and Old English
ham "home, homestead".
ARLINGTON (Settlement) EnglishThree possible places called Arlington in Gloucestershire, Devon, and East Sussex.
ARRINGTON (Settlement) EnglishArrington, a place in Cambridgeshire, named from an Old English byname, Earn(a), meaning ‘eagle’ + -inga- ‘people or followers of’ + tūn ‘settlement’.
ASHGABAT (Settlement) English, Yoruba, Scots, Occitan, Malay, Swahili, Irish, Indonesian, Welsh, ShonaMeans "city of love", "city of devotion" from Persian عشقآباد
(ešq-âbâd), a combination of Persian عشق
('ešq) meaning "love" and آباد
(âbâd) "city". This is the name of the capital city of
TURKMENISTAN.
ASKRIGG (Settlement) EnglishA village in rural Northeast England. It is derived from the Old Norse
askr, 'ash tree' (c.f Swedish
ask, 'ash tree') and
hryggr, 'ridge' (c.f Swedish
rygg, 'ridge, spine', German
rücken, 'spine', Scots
rig, 'ridge').
ASTANA (Settlement) Kazakh, Russian, English, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Kyrgyz, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, UkrainianMeans "capital city" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian آستانه
(âstâne). This was the name of the capital city of
Kazakhstan, which is now called
Nur-Sultan.
ASUNCIÓN (Settlement) SpanishMeans "assumption" in Spanish, as in “assumption of Mary to heaven". This is the capital of
PARAGUAY. Originally called
Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción (meaning "Our Lady Saint Mary of the Assumption") by its founder, it was later shortened to Asunción.
ATHENRY (Settlement) IrishAthenry (Baile Áth an Rí) meaning "Town of the Ford of the King" is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies 25 kilometres east of Galway city.
ATLANTA (Settlement) EnglishName of a city in
Georgia, named by J. Edgar Thomson, Chief Engineer of the Georgia Railroad.
AUCKLAND (Settlement) EnglishThe Baron Auckland and the Earl of Auckland are titles of the English nobility. The first Baron Auckland, William Eden, had the city of Auckland in New Zealand named after him. Bishop Auckland is a town in the county of Durham in Britain which has lent its name to the title...
[more] AUROVILLE (Settlement) EnglishThe name of an indian town built by UNESCO located in southern India. It was built as an experimental town to see how is the world without politics, money or polution.
AVALBANE (Settlement) Irish (Anglicized)Anglicized form of Irish
Abhaill Bhán "white orchard". This is or was the name of a township in the civil parish of Clontibret in County Monaghan, Ireland.
AVEN (Settlement) BiblicalA
Biblical place name meaning "vanity", "nothingness", "iniquity" and "sorrow"....
[more] AYUHWASI (Settlement) CherokeeAyuhwasi, meaning "savanna" or "large meadow". The name has been applied to several entities past and present in the U.S. states of Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee
BADEN (Settlement) GermanThe name of a town in Austria.
BADLEY (Settlement) EnglishHabitational name from Badley in Suffolk or Baddeley Green in Staffordshire, both named with the Old English personal name Bad(d)a + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
BAKU (Settlement) English, Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Swedish, UkrainianFrom Persian باکو
(bâku) which is of uncertain meaning. One popular etymology suggests that it means "wind-pounded city" from Persian باد
(bâd) meaning "wind" and کوبیدن
(kubidan) meaning "to pound, to beat" (given in reference to the area's storms and high winds)...
[more] BALTIMORE (Settlement) EnglishBaltimore is an independent city in the state of Maryland within the United States.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Settlement) Malay, English, Indonesian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, SwedishFrom Malay
bandar meaning "town",
seri meaning "radiance, splendour, glory", and
begawan meaning "holy". The name comes from Malay
Seri Begawan, a title used by Bruneian Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III (1914-1986), ultimately derived from Sanskrit श्री भगवान्
(śrī bhagvān) meaning "radiance of the gods"...
[more] BARCELONA (Settlement) Catalan, Spanish, EnglishBarcelona is a city in Spain. It is the capital and largest city of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain.
BATHGATE (Settlement) ScottishA town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is derived from the Cumbric
beith, meaning 'boar' (Welsh
baedd) and
chyd, meaning 'wood, trees' (Welsh
coed).
BEDDGELERT (Settlement) WelshA village in northwest Wales. The name means 'Gelert's grave', from Welsh
bedd, 'grave' &
Gelert, whose identity is a subject of debate....
[more] BEIRUT (Settlement) EnglishThe capital of Lebanon. It is derived from Hebrew
be'erot which means "the wells".
BELGRADE (Settlement) EnglishDerived from Slavic
beli, beo meaning "white" and
grad meaning "city, town". The name comes from a white wall of a fortress that protected the city.
BELLEVILLE (Settlement) EnglishName of a city in Canada and various others in America. Means "beautiful town" from the French
belle (beautiful) and
ville (city or town).
BENNINGTON (Settlement) EnglishDerived from the Old English personal name
Beonna combined with
-ing-, a connective particle denoting association, and
tūn "farmstead, settlement".
BETWS-Y-COED (Settlement) WelshA village in rural North-West Wales. The element
betws, in Welsh means 'prayer house'. The
y is the definite article 'the'. The final element
coed means 'trees'. This gives a full name meaning 'prayer house in the forest'...
[more] BIRKA (Settlement) Ancient Scandinavian, Old SwedishPossibly taken from a Latinization of Norse
Bjǫrkey "Birch island", although some believe it's derived from Old Norse
birk "market place". Birka was a Viking age town and an important trading and market place during the Viking Age located on the island
Björkö (modern form of Bjǫrkey) in Lake
MÄLAREN, outside of
STOCKHOLM,
SWEDEN.
BIR LEHLOU (Settlement) EnglishDerived from Hassaniya Arabic
bir lehlou meaning "sweet water well". Bir Lehlou is an oasis town in the Polisario-controlled region in northeastern Western
SAHARA.
BIRMINGHAM (Settlement) EnglishA city in central England. Its name derives from the Anglo-Saxon words meaning 'the farm of Beormund's people', from the personal name
Beormund,
ingas, meaning 'people' and
ham, meaning 'farm'.
BISHKEK (Settlement) Kyrgyz, Russian, English, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Indonesian, Kazakh, Macedonian, Malay, Persian, Tajik, Ukrainian, UzbekMeaning uncertain. One theory suggests that it comes from a word meaning "whorl, whisk" in Kyrgyz, referring to a tool used to prepare kumis (a dairy product). It could also mean "five heights" from Kyrgyz беш
(besh) meaning "five" and бийик
(biyik) meaning "tall, high" or "five chiefs" from беш
(besh) meaning "five" and the Turkish title
beg meaning "chieftain, master"...
[more] BLACKPOOL (Settlement) EnglishA coastal town in Lancashire. Literally means 'black pool', so named from a nearby drainage stream which ran through a peat bog, discharging discoloured water into the nearby Irish Sea. (Compare
DUBLIN).
BONNYRIGG (Settlement) ScottishA town, near Edinburgh, Scotland. It derives from Lowland Scots
bonnie, meaning 'beautiful, fine', and
rig, meaning 'ridge, hill-crest' (Old Norse
hryggr, 'back, ridge', Dutch
rug, 'ridge').
BORYSLAV (Settlement) UkrainianBoryslav is a city located on the Tysmenytsia River (a tributary of the Dniester), in Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. Boryslav is designated as a city of oblast significance.
BOSTON (Settlement) EnglishFrom a surname which was originally taken from an English place name meaning "Botwulf's stone". (It is likely that Botwulf was an ordinary landowner; later the place name became associated with the saint of the same name,
Botulph, who built a monastery there in the 7th century.) A city in Massachusetts bears this name...
[more] BOULDER (Settlement) EnglishName of a city in
COLORADO, from Middle English
bulderston, from a Scandinavian source akin to Swedish dialectal
bullersten "noisy stone", (Swedish
buller "rumbling noise" +
sten "stone".
BRAMPTON (Settlement) EnglishA city in the Great Toronto-Hamilton area of Ontario, Canada. From the surveyor of the same name.
BRIGHTON (Settlement) EnglishThe name of an English city, meaning "bright town" in Old English.
BRO (Settlement) SwedishMeans "bridge" in Swedish. This is the name of many localities and parishes in Sweden. It's also a common place name element (see
ÖREBRO).
BROADFORD (Settlement) ScottishA village in Skye, Scotland. It's name derives from the Old Norse words for 'wide fjord', referencing the local geography....
[more] BROMLEY (Settlement) EnglishThis is the name of a district and borough in south-east London....
[more] BROUGHTON (Settlement) EnglishBroughton (Welsh: Brychdyn) is a district in Flintshire, Wales, close to the Wales–England border, located to the west of the City of Chester, England.
BUCHAREST (Settlement) EnglishMeaning uncertain. Traditional etymologies state that the city's name is derived from
Bucur, the name of a prince, outlaw, fisherman, shepherd, or hunter (depending on the specific legend), whose name is derived from Romanian
bucurie meaning "joy, happiness", probably of Dacian origin...
[more] BUENOS AIRES (Settlement) SpanishUltimately derived from Aragonese
buen ayre “good air”. It is the capital city of
ARGENTINA. The explorer who founded the city originally called it
Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Nuestra Señora la Virgen María de los Buenos Aires meaning "City of the Most Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Good Airs" which was later shortened to just Buenos Aires.
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.
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.
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] CANBERRA (Settlement) EnglishFrom the city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
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] 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] 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.
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.
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] 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".
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] CLADDAGH (Settlement) Irish, EnglishThe name of an ancient village in Ireland, where the tradition of the Claddagh ring developed.
CONSTANȚA (Settlement) RomanianThis is the name of a romanian city which is also the biggest port in Romania. It's greek name is Tomis.
CRAWFORDJOHN (Settlement) ScottishA village in Southern Scotland. It's name is of Scots origin and means 'Crow's ford of John'. See
CRAWFORD.
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'.
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".
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).
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”
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.
DZÆUDZHYQÆU (Settlement) OssetianMeans "Dzaug's settlement" in Ossetian, from the given name Дзæуыг
(Dzæuyg) (referring to Dzaug Bugulov, an 18th-century figure believed to be the founder of the city) and Ossetian хъæу
(qæu) meaning "village, settlement"...
[more] ECCLEFECHAN (Settlement) ScottishA village in South-West Scotland. It's name derives from the Cumbric
eccle-, meaning 'church' (Welsh
eglwys) and
fechan, which meant 'small, unimportant' (Welsh
fychan).
EDINBURGH (Settlement) ScottishEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It was first attested in the Cumbric form
Dinn Eidyn, meaning 'castle of Edin', hence the Gaelic name
Dùn Èideann....
[more] EDMONTON (Settlement) EnglishFrom
Eadhelm and
ton, mean "field owned by Eadhelm". City in Canada, named after the district of London.
EMDEN (Settlement) GermanA city and seaport in Northwest Germany that has existed at least since the 8th century.
ESKILSTUNA (Settlement) SwedishCombination of the Swedish name
ESKIL and Swedish
tun (from Old Norse
tún) meaning "enclosure, fence, homestead, courtyard, plot"...
[more] ESPOO (Settlement) FinnishDerived from
ESBO, a combination of Swedish
asp "aspen" (or possibly
äspe "aspen forest") and
å "river, stream". Espoo is the second largest city (and urban area) in
FINLAND.
ETOBICOKE (Settlement) Iroquois (Anglicized), Algonquin (Anglicized)From the Mississagua name for the area, wah-do-be-kang (wadoopikaang), and means "the place where alders grow". Anglicized by Augustus Jones as 'ato-be-coake', but adopted by John Graves Simcoe as 'Etobicoke' in 1795.
FEATHERSTONHAUGH (Settlement) EnglishA town in Northumberland, England. From Old English
feðere "feather",
stān "stone", and
healh "corner."
FRANKFURT (Settlement) German, EnglishA metropolis and the largest city in the State of Hesse, In Germany. It is also the fifth largest city of Germany.
GASTONIA (Settlement) EnglishGastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States.
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] 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] 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.
GLOUCESTER (Settlement) English (British)from
Glevo, a Celtic name meaning "bright place" (could be related to Old English
gleaw "wise, prudent") and Old English
ceaster "Roman town" - see
CHESTER....
[more] GOLSPIE (Settlement) ScottishA village in Sutherland, Scotland. It is derived from the Old Norse
*gol, 'gully' and
byr, 'village'.
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] HABANA (Settlement) SpanishFrom the Spanish name of the capital city of Cuba, known in English as
Havana, the origin and meaning of which is obscure. Most likely it is based on
Habaguanex, the name of a local Taíno (Arawak) chief.
HACKNEY (Settlement) EnglishA district of
LONDON. It possibly derives from Old English
Haka’s ey, meaning 'Haka's Island'.
HAFNARFJÖRÐUR (Settlement) IcelandicCombination of Icelandic
höfn "harbour, port" and
fjörður "fjord". Hafnarfjörður is the third largest city in Iceland.
HAKONE (Settlement) JapaneseThis is the name of a resort town in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture which, apart from its hot spring resorts, houses the Hakone Shrine (箱根神社, はこねじんじゃ) which dedicates to the Hakone Gongen (箱根権現, はこねごんげん)....
[more] HELMSLEY (Settlement) EnglishA small market town in Northern England. It's name derives from the Old English
Helm, a personal name and
leah, which means 'clearing, field'.
HELSINGBORG (Settlement) SwedishHelsingborg is a city in
SCANIA, Sweden. The name is a combination of
hals "neck, narrow strait" and
borg "castle, fortification". There has been a permanent settlement around Helsingborg since 1085, making it one of Sweden's oldest cities.
HELSINGØR (Settlement) Danish, NorwegianDanish city founded in the 1420s. The name is derived from the word
hals meaning "neck, narrow strait". William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' is set in
ELSINORE (Kronborg), a castle in Helsingør.
HELSINKI (Settlement) FinnishThe first settlers of the modern Helsinki area came from
HÄLSINGLAND, Sweden. A parish called
Helsinge parish was founded in the 14th century and was later developed into a town called
Helsinge fors "the Helsinge rapids"...
[more] HENGESDON (Settlement) Medieval EnglishEarlier name for Hingston Down in Moretonhampstead, Devon, recorded in 1333. It meant "Hengest's hill" or "stallion's hill" from the Old English byname
HENGEST (or from Old English
hengest "stallion") and Old English
dun "hill".
HERTFORD (Settlement) EnglishComes from a ford where a Hart (a male deer) drank at a ford.
HESHMON (Settlement) Biblical HebrewCity south of Judah, recorded in Joshua 15:27. Literal meaning, "fatness." Contextual meaning, "abundant blessing."
HIALEAH (Settlement) AmericanThe name of a city in the American state of Florida, commonly said to mean "pretty prairie" from Muskogee
haiyakpo "prairie" and
hili "pretty". Alternatively it may mean "high prairie" or "upland prairie" in Seminole.
HINXTON (Settlement) EnglishThe name of a village in Cambridgeshire, ultimately derived from a contraction of Old English
Hengestestun which possibly meant "town of Hengest", itself from the genitive of the Old English byname
HENGEST (or from Old English
hengest "stallion") and Old English
tun "enclosure, yard, town".
HOLLYWOOD (Settlement) EnglishThis is the name of several places throughout the United States as well as a few places in England. The most notable place is the district in
Los Angeles,
CALIFORNIA, known for being the home of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose name allegedly means "hauling wood".
HONOLULU (Settlement) Hawaiian, EnglishMeans "sheltered harbor", from Hawaiian
hono "bay, harbor" and
lulu "shelter". This is the state capital of
HAWAII.
HYŪGA (Political Subdivision & Settlement) JapaneseShifted from earlier
HIMUKA, belonging to an old province which corresponds to modern Miyazaki Prefecture and a modern city in that prefecture, formed on April 1, 1951.
IEPER (Settlement) DutchProbably from the name of the river
Ieperlee which, itself, may be derived from the Dutch word for elm,
iep.
ILKLEY (Settlement) EnglishOf uncertain origin. The English-born clergyman Robert Collyer (1823-1912) claimed this is derived from an old British word
llecan meaning "rock". The second syllable may be derived from Old English
leah "(woodland) clearing".
IMARI (Settlement) JapaneseThis is the name of a city, known for Imari porcelain (even though it's actually made in nearby Arita) and for Imari pears, which is located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū in south-western Japan....
[more] INVERNESS (Settlement) ScottishA coastal city in northern Scotland. From Scottish Gaelic
Inbhir, meaning 'estuary, confluence'and
nis, the Gaelic name of the River Ness.
ÍSAFJÖRÐUR (Settlement) IcelandicMeans "ice fjord" or "fjord of ice" in Icelandic. Ísafjörður is a town in Iceland.
ISLAMABAD (Settlement) Urdu, EnglishMeans "city of Islam", a combination of
اسلام (Islām) referring to the monotheistic religion and the Persian
آباد (ābād) "city, building, habitation". This is the name of the capital city of
PAKISTAN.
ISTANBUL (Settlement) EnglishMisinterpretation of a Greek phrase
"εἰς τὴν Πόλιν" (eis tín pólin) meaning "to the city". It was formerly called
Constantinople and
Byzantium. Istanbul is the capital city of Turkey.
ITHACA (Settlement) Greek MythologyIn Greek Mythology, Ithaca was the home of the hero Odysseus. The epic poem The Oddysey describes his long and perilous voyage home after the Trojan War. In literature, Ithaca has become synonymous with "home," "homeland," or "place dearest to you."
JAKARTA (Settlement) Indonesian, English, Acehnese, Balinese, Javanese, Minangkabau, Sundanese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Malay, Romanian, SwedishFrom Sanskrit जयकर्त
(jayakarta) meaning "that which causes victory", from जय
(jayá) "victory, triumph" and कृत
(kṛtá) "done, made, accomplished". This is the name of the capital city of
Indonesia.
JEREVAN (Settlement) Bosnian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Serbian, Slovak, SwedishForm of
YEREVAN.
JOHANNESBURG (Settlement) French (African)Origin of Johannesburg's name is explained. In reaction to an inquiry, officials in Pretoria replied that Johannesburg was named after Johann Friedrich Bernhard Rissik and Christiaan Johannes Joubert - the only document dealing directly with the origin of the city's name.
JOHOR BAHRU (Settlement) Malay, English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, TurkishMeans "new gem" from Arabic جَوْهَر
(jawhar) meaning "jewel, precious stone, gem" and Malay
bahru meaning "new". This is the name of a city in
Malaysia.
JÓRVÍK (Settlement) Ancient Scandinavian, IcelandicIcelandic and Old Norse form of
YORK. It is believed to be derived from Old English
Eoforwic, itself believed to be derived from Latin
Eboracum possibly meaning "place of the yew trees".
JUDICE (Settlement) EnglishJudice is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States.
JUKKASJÄRVI (Settlement) Swedish, FinnishOriginally from Northern Sami
Čohkkirasjávri meaning "lake of assembly". It was later changed to the much more Finnish-sounding name Jukkasjärvi. This probably changed the meaning of the name as the first element
jukkas is of uncertain origin (but it coincides with the Finnish given name
JUKKA)...
[more] JUMILLA (Settlement) SpanishJumilla is a town in southeastern Spain in the province of Murcia. The name comes from the
Latin word for “reeds”.
KAIYŌ (Settlement) JapaneseThis is the name of a town in Japan's Tokushima Prefecture....
[more] KARASU (Settlement) JapaneseThis is the name of a former town located in Japan's Mie Prefecture which merged and expanded, along with a few other towns and municipalities, into the city of Tsu....
[more] KARLSTAD (Settlement) SwedishMeans "
KARL's town" in Swedish. It was named after the Swedish king Karl IX who founded the town in 1584. ...
[more] KASHIWA (Settlement) JapaneseThis is the name of a city in Chiba Prefecture in eastern Japan. It is simply derived from 柏 (haku, hyaku, byaku, kashiwa) meaning "oak" (or more specifically, daimyo oak/sweet oak)....
[more] KATHMANDU (Settlement) EnglishNamed after the Kasthamandap Temple in Kathmandu, which is derived from Sanskrit
काष्ठ (Kāṣṭha) meaning "wood" and
मण्डप (Maṇḍap) meaning "covered shelter"; literally means "wood-covered shelter"...
[more] KATRINEHOLM (Settlement) SwedishSwedish city located in
SÖDERMANLAND. It was originally the name of a ducal residence located in the area. The residence was named after the owner's wife
CATHARINA.