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This is a list of submitted place names in which the type is settlement; and the usage is English.
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Aachen (Settlement) English, Danish, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish
From Old High German aha or its Latin counterpart aquae, referring to the sacred springs associated with Granus, a Celtic god, from which the Latin form Aquisgranum derives. This is the name of a city in western Germany.
Abbyville (Settlement) English
A city in Reno County, Kansas.
Aberdeen (Settlement) English
A city in Scotland, derived from Scottish Gaelic aber "river mouth" and the name of the river Don.
Abergele (Settlement) English, Welsh
A market town in Conwy County Borough, Wales. From Welsh aber ("river mouth, estuary") and‎ Gele, the name of the river which flows through the town, which is from gelau "spear".
Abidjan (Settlement) French, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Urdu, Uzbek
The largest city and economic capital of the Ivory Coast, meaning uncertain. It is traditionally believed to be derived from the Ebiré phrase min-chan m'bidjan meaning "I just cut the leaves", supposedly exclaimed by an old villager to a European explorer when asked the village's name... [more]
Abu Dhabi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Arabic, English, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Maltese, Nepali, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog
Means "father of gazelles" in Arabic, from أبو (abu) meaning "father of" and ظبي (dhabiyy) meaning "gazelle", so named for the abundance of gazelles in the region. This is the name of the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, as well as the name of one of its seven emirates.
Abuja (Settlement) Western African, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, English
From Abu-Ja, a nickname of 19th-century monarch Abubakar Jatau (sometimes referred to as "Abu"), who founded what is now the city of Abuja in 1828. By some accounts, he was described as having fair skin, which possibly earned him the nickname Ja meaning "red" in Hausa... [more]
Acajutla (Settlement) English
The name of a city in El Salvador, on its Pacific coast. It is the country's principal seaport.
Accra (Settlement) English
Derived from Akan nkran meaning "fire ant". This is the name of the capital city of Ghana.
Acushnet (Settlement & River) English (American)
Name of a river, city, and several other places in Massachusetts. From Wampanoag or Algonquin cushnea meaning "as far as the waters".
Ada (Settlement) English
Transferred use of the English feminine given name Ada. The city in Oklahoma was named for the daughter of Jeff Reed, the owner of a local store.
Addis Ababa (Settlement) English, Danish, Turkish
From Amharic አዲስ አበባ (ʾädis ʾäbäba), meaning "new flower". This is the name of the capital city of Ethiopia.
Adelanto (Settlement) English (American)
A city in California. From Spanish adelanto meaning "progress, advance".
Aden (Settlement & Body of Water) English
From Arabic عدن‎ ('Adan) derived from Akkadian edinu meaning "plain, lowland", itself from Sumerian eden meaning "plain, open country". This is the name of a city in Yemen as well as a gulf between the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea (the Gulf of Aden).
Advent (Settlement) English
Agadir (Settlement) Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber, English, French
Means "fortified fortress, wall" in Central Atlas Tamazight, ultimately from Phoenician gdr meaning "wall, compound". This is the name of a city in Morocco.
Agra (Settlement) Hindi, Urdu, English
Most likely derived from Sanskrit अग्रेवण (agrevana) meaning "forest border", from अग्र (agra) meaning "border, in front of, foremost point" and वन (vana) meaning "forest, wood, grove"... [more]
Ahmedabad (Settlement) English
From Urdu احمد آباد (Ahmad Abad) or Hindi अहमदाबाद (Ahmadabad) both derived from the given name Ahmad combined with the place name suffix -آباد/-आबाद (-abad) (of Persian origin)... [more]
Aiea (Settlement) English (American), Hawaiian
A city in Hawaiʻi. From Hawaiian ʻaiea meaning "Hawai'i holly", a type of tree native to the area.
Aiken (Settlement) English
Transferred use of the English surname Aiken. The city in South Carolina was named for William Aiken, the president of the South Carolina Railroad.
Airdrie (Settlement) English (Canadian), Scottish Gaelic
The name Airdrie is of Scottish origin and is thought to mean "high pasture" or "level height," derived from the Gaelic elements àrd meaning "high" and druim meaning "ridge." Airdrie is located in southern Alberta, Canada, near Calgary.
Airton (Settlement) English
The name of a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire in England, also known as Airton-in-Craven. It is derived from a combination of Aire (referring to the river) and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town."
Aizawl (Settlement) Mizo, English
The capital city of Mizoram in far eastern India.
Akron (Settlement) English
A city in Ohio. From the Ancient Greek word ἄκρον (akron), meaning "summit, high point".
Aktau (Settlement) Russian, English
From Kazakh Ақтау (Aqtau) meaning "white mountain", derived from ақ (aq) meaning "white" and тау (tau) meaning "mountain". This is the name of a city in Kazakhstan.
Alamogordo (Settlement) English (American)
A city in New Mexico. From Spanish alamo gordo meaning "large cottonwood, fat cottonwood".
Alamosa (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Colorado. From the Spanish alamosa meaning “of cottonwood”.
Albany (Settlement) English
Name 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.
Albemarle (Settlement) English
Transferred use of the English surname Albemarle. The city in North Carolina was named for General George Monck, the first Duke of Albemarle.
Albert Lea (Settlement) English
A city in Minnesota named for the topographer Albert Miller Lea.
Albuquerque (Settlement) English (American)
Albuquerque, New Mexico’s largest city, sits in the high desert. Its modern Downtown core contrasts with Old Town Albuquerque, dating to the city’s 1706 founding as a Spanish colony.
Alderwood (Settlement) English
The name Alderwood is derived from the alder tree, a type of tree that thrives in wetlands and along rivers. The name combines "alder" (a tree species) and "wood" (meaning a forested area). It was likely chosen to reflect the natural landscape of the area before development.... [more]
Aleppo (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English, Italian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Indonesian, Kazakh, Korean, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Ukrainian
Italian form of Arabic حلب (Halab) of uncertain meaning. It may be derived from حَلَب (halaba) meaning "to give out milk", a reference to the traditional belief that Abraham distributed milk to travelers in the region... [more]
Algonquin (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Illinois. From the name of the Algonquin Native American people.
Alhambra (Settlement) English
From the name of the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain, itself derived from Arabic الحمراء‎ (al-hamra') meaning "the red (one)". This is the name of a city in California.
Allentown (Settlement) English
From the English surname Allen and the word "town". The city in Pennsylvania was named for William Allen, a wealthy shipping merchant and former mayor of Philadelphia.
Alor Setar (Settlement) Malay, English
From Malay alor meaning "river, stream" and setar meaning "gandaria" (a type of fruit). This is the name of the capital city of the Malaysian state of Kedah.
Alpharetta (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Georgia. Possibly from the fictional name Alfarata, a character in the 19th-century song The Blue Juniata.
Alpine (Settlement & Mountain) English
A name belonging to settlements and locations, typically referring to the Alps or any mountain.
Altham (Settlement) English
Meaning "river meadow of the swans" hamm elfitu.
Amadeo (Settlement) English, Filipino
Named after King Amadeo I of Spain. This is a municipality in Cavite, Philippines formerly called Masilao.
Amahai (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English, Indonesian
The name of a village and administrative district on the south coast of the Indonesian island of Seram, in Central Maluku Regency.
Amherst (Settlement) English
Name of a town in Massachusetts, and name of a college, UMass Amherst.
Amherst (Settlement) English, Anglo-Saxon
The name Amherst is derived from the surname of Jeffrey Amherst, a British Army officer who played a role in the French and Indian War. The town in Nova Scotia and other places were named in his honor... [more]
Amiens (Settlement) French, English
A city and commune in France. Derived from the name of the Ambiani people, a Belgic tribe who lived in the region.
Amman (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Arabic, English, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Most likely derived from the Arabic root ع م م‎ (' m m) related to concepts such as kinship and large extended groups or tribes. Alternatively it may come from the name of the ancient kingdom of Ammon, which existed between the 10th and 4th centuries BCE in land east of the Jordan River... [more]
Amoy (Settlement) English (Archaic)
Older variant of Xiamen based on the Zhangzhou Hokkien romanization 廈門 (Ēe-mûi).
Amritsar (Settlement) English, Hindi
Means "pool of nectar" from Sanskrit अमृत (amrita) meaning "nectar, elixir" and सरस् (saras) meaning "pool, lake, pond". This is the name of a city in India.
Anaconda (Settlement) English
From the English word "anaconda". A city in Montana, which was named for the Anaconda Copper Mining Company smelter located nearby.
Anaheim (Settlement) English
Union of Ana, referring to the nearby Santa Ana River, and the German suffix heim ("home"). This is the name of a city in the US state of California.
Anchorage (Settlement) English (American)
Anchorage is the most populous settlement in Alaska USA.... [more]
Andorra La Vella (Settlement) Catalan, English, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish
Means "Andorra the town" from the name of the country of Andorra and a corruption of Catalan vila meaning "settlement, town". This is the name of the capital city of Andorra.
Andover (Settlement) English
Various cities around the world are named for the city in England. From Old English Andferas, a place name likely of Celtic origin.
Angerton (Settlement) English
Ankara (Settlement) Turkish, English
Derived from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ankura) meaning "anchor, hook". This is the name of the capital city of Turkey.
Ankara (Settlement & River) Turkish, English, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkmen, Ukrainian
Derived from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ankura) meaning "anchor, hook", referring to a river bend. This is the name of the capital city of Turkey as well as a river of the same name.
Anmer (Settlement) English
Anmer (Settlement) English
Derived from the village of Anmer, in Norfolk. It stems from the Old English aened "duck" and mere "pool".
Ann Arbor (Settlement) English (American)
The name of a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the county seat of Washtenaw County located in the south of the state.... [more]
Anoka (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Minnesota. Possibly from Dakota anoka meaning "on both sides, from both sides" or Ojibwe anoki meaning "I work".
Antananarivo (Settlement) Malagasy, French, English
Means "city of thousand" in Malagasy, from the prefix an- combined with tanana meaning "city, town" and arivo meaning "one thousand". The name was chosen by Merina King Andriamasinavalona (1675-1710), who renamed the city in honour of the thousand soldiers who captured the site under the rule of King Andrianjaka... [more]
Apperley (Settlement) English
Means "apple clearing". From æppel "apple" and leah "woodland, clearing"
Apple Valley (Settlement) English
Various cities around the United States. From the English words "apple" and "valley".
Aquinnah (Settlement) English (American)
A town in Massachusetts. From Wampanoag Âhqunah, a Wampanoag tribe also known as the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head.
Arcadia (Region & Settlement) English, Italian, Spanish
From Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadia) named for the mythological character Arcas. This is the name of a region in the Peloponnese in southern Greece, as well as the name of numerous cities in various countries.
Arecibo (Settlement) Spanish, English
A city in Puerto Rico. From the name of the Taíno cacique Arasibo. The name Arasibo itself likely comes from Taíno ara, possibly meaning "people" and siba, possibly meaning "rock, stone".
Arezzo (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English, Italian
The name of a city, comune and province in Tuscany, Italy.
Arkadelphia (Settlement) English
Combination of Ark- from Arkansas and -adelphia from Philadelphia (which comes from Greek ἀδελφός (adelphos) meaning "brother")... [more]
Arlandria (Settlement) English (American)
The name of a neighbourhood in north-eastern Alexandria, Virginia. It is a portmanteau of Arlington and Alexandria, reflecting its location on the border of Arlington County and Alexandria.
Arlington (Settlement) English
Three possible places called Arlington in Gloucestershire, Devon, and East Sussex.
Arrington (Settlement) English
Arrington, a place in Cambridgeshire, named from an Old English byname, Earn(a), meaning ‘eagle’ + -inga- ‘people or followers of’ + tūn ‘settlement’.
Asbestos (Settlement) English (Canadian)
The previous name of the Canadian town Val-des-Sources. This name was given because the town was located next to the world's largest asbestos mine.
Ashby (Settlement) English
Ash farm; ash settlement... [more]
Ashgabat (Settlement) English
From Turkmen Aşgabat, from Persian عشق‌آباد (eshq abad) meaning "city of love", derived from عشق (eshq) meaning "love, passion" and آباد (abad)# meaning "city"... [more]
Ashwaubenon (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Wisconsin. From Ojibwe ashiwabiwining meaning "place where they watch, keep a lookout" or Menominee es-wāpanoh, "thither see the dawning".
Askrigg (Settlement) English
A 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').
Asmara (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Bosnian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kyrgyz, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish
From Tigrinya ኣርባዕተ ኣስመራ (arbate asmera) meaning "the four (women) made them unite," referring to Tigrinya oral tradition in which four women convinced their clans to unite and defeat a common enemy... [more]
Astana (Settlement) Kazakh, English, Russian
Means "capital city" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian آستانه (astaneh). This was the name of the capital city of Kazakhstan until 2019, when it was renamed Nur-Sultan.
Astana (Settlement) Kazakh, Russian, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu
Means "capital city" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian آستانه (astaneh). This is the name of the capital city of Kazakhstan.
Atherton (Settlement) English
Placename meaning "Ather's town".
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.
Atlanta (Settlement) English
Name of a city in Georgia, named by J. Edgar Thomson, Chief Engineer of the Georgia Railroad.
Atoka (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Oklahoma, named after Choctaw leader Captain Atoka. The name Atoka is derived from Choctaw hitoka or hetoka meaning "ball ground".
Auckland (Settlement) English
The 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]
Aurora (Settlement) English, Ilocano, Italian, Portuguese, Tagalog
From Latin aurora, meaning "dawn", "sunrise", directly or through the given name Aurora.... [more]
Auroville (Settlement) English
The 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.
Austin (Settlement) English
Named after several people bearing the first name Austin or its surname counterpart Austin... [more]
Ayutthaya (Country & Settlement) Thai, English
Derived from Sanskrit अयुध्य (ayudhya) meaning "invincible, unconquerable". This was the name of a kingdom (as well as one of its capital cities) that reigned from 1350 to 1767, considered the precursor of modern Thailand.
Azle (Settlement) English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Azle. The city in Texas was named for James Azle Steward, a local doctor and landowner.
Azov (Settlement & Body of Water) Russian, Ukrainian, English
From the Arabic Bahr al-Azuf meaning "dark blue sea" or from Kipchak азакъ (azaq), meaning "river mouth, lowlands". The Sea of Azov is a sea on the borders of Southeast Ukraine and Southwest Russia, connected to the Black Sea... [more]
Bacolod (Settlement) Hiligaynon, Tagalog, English
Derived from Hiligaynon bakolod meaning "hill, mound". This is the name of a city in the Philippines.
Badley (Settlement) English
Habitational name from Badley in Suffolk or Baddeley Green in Staffordshire, both named with the Old English personal name Bad(d)a + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Baghdad (Settlement) English, Italian, Malay, Uyghur
From Arabic بغداد (baḡdād), itself from Persian بغداد‎ (baǧdâd), probably from Middle Persian bgdt, meaning "given by god", from Old Persian *Bagadātaʰ... [more]
Baghdad (Settlement) Arabic, English, Armenian, Hindi, Italian, Malay, Pashto, Persian, Urdu, Uyghur
From Persian بغداد (Baghdad) most likely derived from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲‎ (bgdt) meaning "given by god", itself from Old Persian 𐏎 (baga) meaning "god" and 𐎭𐎠𐎫 (dātaʰ) meaning "given, created"... [more]
Bagshaw (Settlement) English
Means "Bacga's thicket" or "Bacga's copse". Derived from the Anglo-Saxon given name Bacga and the word sceaga "thicket, copse"
Baguio (Settlement) Filipino, Ilocano, Tagalog, English
Hispanicized form of Ibaloi bagiw meaning "moss". This is the name of a city in the Philippines.
Baikonur (Settlement) Russian, English
From Kazakh Байқоңыр (Bayqonyr) meaning "wealthy brown" or "fertile land with many plants", derived from бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy" and қоңыр (qonyr) meaning "brown"... [more]
Bakersfield (Settlement) English
Named after a person bearing the surname Baker. The city in California was named after former colonel Thomas Baker of the Ohio Militia, who moved to the area in 1863.
Baku (Settlement) English, Russian, Persian
From Azerbaijani Bakı from Persian باکو (baku), which is of uncertain meaning. One popular etymology suggests that it means "wind-pounded city" from Persian باد (bad) meaning "wind" and کوبیدن (kubidan) meaning "to pound, to beat", given in reference to the area's frequent storms and high winds... [more]
Baltimore (Settlement) English
Baltimore is an independent city in the state of Maryland within the United States.
Bamako (Settlement) English, Armenian, Catalan, Danish, Esperanto, French, Fula, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Union of Bambara words bama ("crocodile") and ("stream"). This is the name of the capital city of Mali.
Bamako (Settlement) Fula, English, French, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
From Bambara Bamakɔ meaning "crocodile river", derived from bama meaning "crocodile" and meaning "stream, river". This is the name of the capital city of Mali.
Bandar Seri Begawan (Settlement) Malay, English
Means "town of the radiance of the gods" from Malay bandar meaning "town" (of Persian origin), seri meaning "radiance, splendour, glory" and begawan meaning "holy". The name comes from Seri Begawan, a Malay title used by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III (1914-1986), which was ultimately derived from Sanskrit श्री भगवान् (shri bhagvan)... [more]
Bangalore (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English, Hindi
An anglicised version of Bengalūru.
Bangalore (Settlement) English
From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (Bengaluru) of uncertain meaning, possibly from Old Kannada beṅga-val-ūru meaning "city of guards" or benda-kāl-ūru meaning "town of boiled beans" (referring to a story from Kannada folklore)... [more]
Bangkok (Settlement) Thai, English
Believed to be from Thai บาง (bang) meaning "village, settlement" and กอก (kok) meaning "olive" (so named because of the olive trees that used to grow in the area) or perhaps เกาะ (ko) meaning "island"... [more]
Bangor (Settlement) Welsh, English
From Old Welsh bancor "wattled enclosure". This is the name of a city in Wales, and the namesake of the associated University.
Banjul (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Turkmen, Urdu, Uzbek
Derived from Mandinka bang julo meaning "rope fibre". This is the name of the capital city of The Gambia.
Barcelona (Settlement) Catalan, Spanish, English
Barcelona is a city in Spain. It is the capital and largest city of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain.
Bari (Settlement) Italian, English, Armenian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Sicilian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
From Latin Barium, itself of uncertain origin, possibly from Messapic *baur or *bur, meaning "house", ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bhreu ("to grow, to be"). This is the name of the capital city of Apulia, in southern Italy.
Barnet (Settlement) English
Means "land cleared by burning". This is the name of a large town in Barnet Borough, England. Named after it is a small town in Vermont State, US.
Barnum (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English (American, Americanized, Modern)
Barnum (population: 175; in Johnson Township), Iowa, USA, is a town located on the southeastern margin of Manson crater, that was named after P.T. Barnum's third cousin William Barnum, a senator from Connecticut who was connected to the railroad that brought the town increased business... [more]
Basel (Settlement) English
Bassein (Settlement) English (Archaic)
Dated form of Pathein.
Batangas (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Filipino, Tagalog, English
Derived from Tagalog batangan meaning "timberland, place of wooden rafts", itself from batang meaning "log" combined with the place marker suffix -an. This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, the Philippines.
Batavia (Region & Settlement) English, Dutch, Indonesian
From Latin Batavia, itself from Proto-Germanic Batawjō meaning "good island", derived from bataz meaning "good" and awjō meaning "island". This is the name of a historical and geographical region located in what is now the Netherlands... [more]
Bath (Settlement) English
The Roman baths
Bathurst (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English
The name Bathurst is of English origin, likely named after Henry Bathurst, the 3rd Earl Bathurst, an English politician. The name is derived from "bath" (a place for bathing) and "hurst" (a wooded hill), with the meaning potentially being "a bath near a wooded hill" or "a hill by the baths." The place name was popularized by British colonialists in the 19th century.
Baton Rouge (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English
From French le bâton rouge ("the red stick"), itself from Choctaw iti humma ("red pole") through Istrouma, a possible corruption; the name ultimately comes from a red pole marking the hunting boundaries for the Houma and Bayagoula tribes... [more]
Battleford (Settlement) English
Battleford was named after the Battle River, which itself was named due to historical conflicts between Indigenous groups, particularly the Cree and Blackfoot... [more]
Batu Gajah (Settlement) Malay, English
Means "elephant rock" from Malay batu meaning "stone, rock" and gajah meaning "elephant", most likely named for two large boulders that resembled elephants located along a nearby river... [more]
Baudette (Settlement & River) English (American)
Transferred use of the French surname Baudette. The town and river in Minnesota were named for Joseph Baudette, a French-Canadian trapper.
Bay Roberts (Settlement) English
The name Bay Roberts likely refers to its location by a bay and is named after an early settler or landowner named Roberts. "Bay" refers to its coastal setting... [more]
Beatrice (Settlement) English
Transferred use of the English given name Beatrice. The city in Nebraska was named for Julia Beatrice Kinney, the daughter of Judge John F. Kinney.
Bedok (Settlement) English, Malay
Derived from Malay beduk meaning "drum", referring specifically to a type of drum used to signal prayer times. This is the name of a planning area and town in Singapore.
Beersheba (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English
Beersheba is a city in Israel, whose name is derived from the Hebrew Be'er Sheva, which means “Well of the Oath”.
Beirut (Settlement) English
The capital of Lebanon. It is derived from Hebrew be'erot which means "the wells".
Beirut (Settlement) English, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Ukrainian
From the Arabic name بيروت (Bayrut), itself derived from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 (bērūt) meaning "wells", a reference to the area's accessible water table. This is the name of the capital city of Lebanon as well as an alternate transcription of the Belarusian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian and Ukrainian form Бейрут (see Beyrut).
Bejou (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Minnesota. From Ojibwe bizhiw meaning "lynx".
Belgrade (Settlement) English, French
From Serbian Београд (Beograd) meaning "white city", derived from the Slavic root beli or beo meaning "white" combined with grad meaning "city, town". This is the name of the capital city of Serbia.
Bellefontaine Neighbors (Settlement) English
Bellefontaine Neighbors is an inner-ring suburb city in the U.S. In 1804, a treaty was made with the Sac and Fox Indians that led to the establishment of a trading post on the south bank of the Missouri River... [more]
Belleville (Settlement) English
Name of a city in Canada and various others in America. Means "beautiful town" from the French belle (beautiful) and ville (city or town).
Bellevue (Settlement) English
Means "beautiful view", from French "belle" meaning "beautiful" and "vue" meaning "view", the name of several cities in the United States.
Belmopan (Settlement) English
Belmopan, the capital city of Belize, got its name from combining "Belize" and "Mopan," which is one of the indigenous Maya groups in Belize. The name was chosen in 1970 when the government decided to move the capital from Belize City to a more centrally located area.
Beltrami (Settlement) English (American)
Transferred use of the Italian surname Beltrami. The city and lake in Minnesota were named for Giacomo Costantino Beltrami, a Italian explorer.
Bemidji (Settlement) English
From Ojibwe bemijigamaag meaning "a lake with crossing waters". The name of a city in Minnesota.
Bena (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Minnesota. From Ojibwe bine or bina' meaning "partridge".
Bengaluru (Settlement) Kannada, English, Malayalam
Kannada and Malayalam form of Bangalore, as well as the city's official English name.
Bengaluru (Settlement) Kannada, English, Bengali, Malayalam
Kannada, Bengali and Malayalam form of Bangalore, as well as the city's official English name.
Bengeo (Settlement) English
Bengeo means ridge over the River Beane, or settlement on the River Beane.
Bennettsville (Settlement) English
This is the county seat of Marlboro County, North Carolina.
Bennington (Settlement) English
Derived from the Old English personal name Beonna combined with -ing-, a connective particle denoting association, and tūn "farmstead, settlement". Bennington is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, in the United States.
Bentleigh (Settlement) English
Bern (Settlement & Political Subdivision) German, English, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
From Alemannic German Bärn of uncertain meaning. A popular folk etymology suggests that it is derived from German Bär meaning "bear", although it is more likely of Celtic origin, perhaps from the word *berna meaning "cleft"... [more]
Beulah (Settlement) English (American)
Transferred use of the given name Beulah. The city in North Dakota was named for Beulah Stinchcombe, the niece of a local land developer.
Bhopal (Settlement) Hindi, English
Means "Bhoja's dam" from Hindi भोज (bhoj) referring to the legendary king Bhoja and पाल (pal) meaning "dam"... [more]
Billings (Settlement) English
Transferred use of the English surname Billings. The city in Montana was named for Frederick H. Billings, a former president of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Bir Lehlou (Settlement) English
Derived 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) English
A 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, English, Russian
Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests that it comes from a word meaning "whorl, whisk" in Kyrgyz, referring to a tool used to prepare kumis, a traditional dairy product. It could also mean "five heights" from Kyrgyz беш (besh) meaning "five" and бийик (biyik) meaning "tall, high", or it could mean "five chiefs" from беш (besh) meaning "five" and the Turkish title beg meaning "chieftain, master"... [more]
Bismarck (Settlement) English
Biwabik (Settlement) English (American)
A city and township in Minnesota. From Ojibwe biiwaabik meaning "iron".
Blackpool (Settlement) English
A 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).
Blaine (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English
From the English surname Blaine.
Bloomingdale (Settlement) English
From the surname Bloomingdale.
Bloomington (Settlement) English
From Old English blōma “flower" and tūn “settlement”.
Blythburgh (Settlement) English (British)
Blythburgh is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Southwold and 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Halesworth and lies on the River Blyth... [more]
Bogota (Settlement) English, Japanese, Polish, Slovak
From an unattested Chibcha word, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the capital city of Colombia.
Bogotá (Settlement) Spanish, English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Tagalog, Turkish
Meaning uncertain, likely derived from an unknown Chibcha word. The original Chibcha name has been attributed to Bacatá (also rendered as Muyquytá) meaning "fields' end" or "outside the farmlands", the name of a historical settlement... [more]
Boise (Settlement) English
Most likely from French, but of uncertain ultimate origin. One account states that it may come from a story of a French-speaking person who yelled "Les bois! Les bois!" ("The woods! The woods!"); another account is that the name comes from the phrase la rivière boisée ("the wooded river").... [more]
Bolton (Settlement) English (British)
A town in Greater Manchester, England. Derived from the Old English bothl-tun
Bonita (Settlement) English (American)
Various cities in the United States. From Spanish bonita meaning "pretty".
Bothnian Sea (Settlement) English
English form of Bottenhavet.
Boughton Malherbe (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English (British)
From Boughton, which means "farmstead where the beech-tree grows" from Old English boc meaning "beech tree" and tun "enclosure, farmstead", combined with Malherbe, a manorial affix taken from the 13th-century owner Robert de Malherbe, distinguishing the village from others with the same name (all of which Domesday Book records as Boltune or Boltone).... [more]
Boulder (Settlement) English
Name 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".
Bozeman (Settlement) English (American)
A settlement in Montana.Originally was travelled through by indigenous people like Shoshone and Blackfeet.... [more]
Brainerd (Settlement) English
Transferred use of the English surname Brainerd. The city in Minnesota was named for Anne Eliza Brainerd Smith and Lawrence Brainerd, the wife and father-in-law of Northern Pacific railroad president John Gregory Smith.
Brampton (Settlement) English
A city in the Great Toronto-Hamilton area of Ontario, Canada. From the surveyor of the same name.
Brandon (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English
The name "Brandon" is believed to have been inspired by Brandon House, a Hudson’s Bay Company trading post established in 1793. The post was likely named after Brandon, Suffolk, England... [more]
Brasília (Settlement) Portuguese, English, Afrikaans, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malagasy, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish
Elaboration of Brasil with the suffix -ia for place names. This is the name of the capital city of Brazil.
Brescia (Settlement) Italian, English, Catalan, French, Polish, Romanian, Sicilian, Spanish, Turkish
From Latin Brixia, itself probably from a Gaulish or Celtic root denoting a hill. This is the name of a city in northern Italy.
Bridge (Settlement) English
Bridge is a city in Texas.
Bridgemont (Settlement) English
This very old and rare medieval English surname is almost certainly locational and derives from a now "lost" medieval village called "Bridgemont". Meaning, "mount of the bridge."
Bridgeton (Settlement) English
Bridgeton, meaning "bridge town", is a city in New Jersey.
Bridgewater (Settlement) English
The name Bridgewater comes from the combination of two Old English elements: "bridge" (from "brycg" meaning a structure built to span a watercourse) and "water" (meaning water). The name likely refers to a town or settlement located near a bridge over a river or waterway.
Brighton (Settlement) English
The name of an English city, meaning "bright town" in Old English.
Brill (Settlement) English, Dutch (Anglicized)
English form of Brielle, the name of a town and historic seaport in the Netherlands, which comes from Proto-Celtic *brogilo meaning "enclosed area, hunting preserve".
Brisbane (Settlement) English (Australian)
Named after sir Thomas Brisbane
Brixton (Settlement) English
The name of Brixton (a town in England).
Broadalbin (Settlement) English (American)
Broadalbin is a settlement in New york USA. Founded in 1741 by European settlers.... [more]
Bromley (Settlement) English
This is the name of a district and borough in south-east London.... [more]
Bronston (Settlement) English
Town in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
Bronx (Settlement) English
Name of a borough in New York City, name after Swedish settler Jonas Bronck.
Broughton (Settlement) English
Broughton (Welsh: Brychdyn) is a district in Flintshire, Wales, close to the Wales–England border, located to the west of the City of Chester, England.
Bruges (Settlement) French, English, Italian, Luxembourgish, Portuguese, Romanian
French form of Brugge, which some countries (mostly Romance ones) have adopted as their name for the Belgian city.
Brussels (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English
Union of Proto-Germanic elements brōk, "marsh", and sali, "building, room"; influenced by Dutch Brussel. This is the name of the capital city of Belgium.
Bucharest (Settlement) English
Meaning 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]
Bucharest (Settlement) English, Malay, Tagalog
From Romanian București, which is believed to be derived from the given name Bucur (referring to a figure in Romanian legend) combined with the suffix -ești used for place names... [more]
Buckingham (Settlement) English (British)
Buckingham is a city in England.
Buffalo (Settlement & River) English
Various cities in the United States. From the English word "buffalo". The city in New York was named for the Buffalo River.
Bukhara (Settlement) English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Kazakh, Russian, Ukrainian
From Uzbek Buxoro, itself derived from Persian بخارا (bokhara) of uncertain meaning, possibly from Sogdian βuxārak meaning "place of good fortune". Alternately it may have come from Sanskrit विहार (vihara) referring to a Buddhist monastery... [more]
Bukit Merah (Settlement) Malay, English
Means "red hill" in Malay from bukit meaning "hill" and merah meaning "red", referring to the red-coloured soil of a hill in the area. This is the name of a planning area and town in Singapore, also called Redhill.
Bukit Panjang (Settlement) Malay, English
Means "long hill" in Malay, from bukit meaning "hill" and panjang meaning "long". This is the name of a planning area and town in Singapore.
Bukit Timah (Settlement) Malay, English
Literally means "tin hill" in Malay, from bukit meaning "hill" and timah meaning "tin". However, the name is more likely a corrupted form of the original Malay name Bukit Temak meaning "temak hill", from bukit meaning "hill" and temak referring to a type of tree (genus Shorea)... [more]
Burlington (Settlement) English
Burlington is a city in Vermont and other states, it could be named this from Richard Boyle, the third Earl of Burlington, or a family with he surname Burling.
Burnaby (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English
The name "Burnaby" is thought to have originated from the surname of a British colonial official, Sir Francis Burnaby. It may also be tied to the Old English words "burna" (stream) and "by" (town or village), potentially meaning "town near the stream."
Burnsville (Settlement) English
From the English surname Burns and ville, "town". The city in Minnesota is named for the settler William Byrne, whose surname was recorded incorrectly.
Butte (Settlement) English
This is a city in Montana, USA.
Byblos (Settlement) English, Arabic, Greek
Byblos, also known as Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon.
Caernarfon (Settlement) English, Welsh
From the Welsh words caer "fort", yn "in" and‎ Arfon "opposite Môn (Anglesey)", therefore altogether translating to "the fort in the land opposite Anglesey"... [more]
Cagliari (Settlement) Italian, English, Danish, French, Galician, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish
From Latin Calaris, itself from Phoenician Krly, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the capital city of Sardinia, an island in the Mediterranean Sea and a region of Italy.
Cahokia (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Illinois and the site of a pre-Columbian Native American city whose original name is unknown. The name is derived from Cahokia people, who lived in the area before their relocation.
Cairns (Settlement) English
City in Australia
Calais (Settlement) French, English
A city in France. Uncertain etymology, possibly from Calesium.
Caledon (Region & Settlement) Spanish (Latin American), Scottish, English
Caledon originates from the Latin "Caledonia," the name used by the Romans for what is now Scotland. The term was likely derived from the Caledonii, an ancient Pictish or Celtic tribe in the region.... [more]
Calimesa (Settlement) English (American)
A city in California. From a portmanteau of California and the English word "mesa" or the Spanish word mesa meaning "table, mesa".
Callifae (Settlement) English
From 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.
Callington (Settlement) English
Caloocan (Settlement) Tagalog, English
Derived from Tagalog kalookan meaning "interior, inland, innermost region". This is the name of a city in the Philippines.
Cambridge (Settlement) English
Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of London.... [more]
Cameron (Settlement) English
Cameron Park is a city in California.
Campobasso (Settlement) Italian, English, French, German, Spanish
Literally "low field"; derived from Latin Campus Vassorum, denoting that the city was host to vassals. This is the name of the capital city of the southern Italian region of Molise.
Canberra (Settlement) English
From the city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
Canberra (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Maltese, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish
Meaning unknown, possibly from Ngunawal kamberra meaning "meeting place". This is the name of the capital city of Australia.
Canton (Settlement) English
Canton is a settlement in Texas.
Canyon (Settlement) English (American)
A community in Texas, USA.
Caracas (Settlement) English, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish
From the earlier name Santiago de León de Caracas. The name Caracas is most likely derived from the name of a tribe that used to live in the area. This is the name of the capital city of Venezuela.
Carbondale (Settlement) English
Various settlements in Canada and the United States. From the English word "carbon" and ville meaning "city".
Carperby (Settlement) English
A 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]
Carson (Settlement) English (American)
Carson City is the capital of the American state of Nevada.
Carson City (Settlement) English
It was named after American frontiersman Kit Carson, this is the capital city of the US state of Nevada.
Carteret (Settlement) English
Transferred use of the surname Carteret. The city in North Carolina was named for either Sir George Cartaret or John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.
Carthage (Settlement) English
Carthage is a city in Missouri, and another city with the same name is in Texas.
Carveth (Settlement) English
From Cornish Karvergh ("fort of horses"), from kar ("fort") and mergh ("horse"). This is the name of a village in Cornwall.
Casablanca (Settlement) English, French, Spanish
Means "white house" in Spanish. The name comes from a Spanish translation of the Arabic name الدار البيضاء (ad-Dar al-Bayda'), which in turn was derived from a calque of the Portuguese name Casa Branca... [more]
Casper (Settlement) English
From the name of Fort Caspar named after United States army officer Caspar Collins (see Caspar). Casper is city in Wyoming, USA.
Castleblayney (Settlement) English
"Castle", referring to the castle outside the town, + "Blayney", after Sir Edward Blayney, whom the British Crown granted land in the area to.
Catania (Settlement) Italian, English, German, Sicilian, Spanish
From Ancient Greek Kατάvη (Katánē), itself either from Sicel katane ("grater"), due to its proximity to Mount Etna and the resulting rough earth, or from Proto-Italic katina ("basin"), owing to the wide valley around the town... [more]
Catanzaro (Settlement) Italian, English, French, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, German
From Latin Catanciarium, itself derived from Catacium, ultimately from Ancient Greek Καταρτάριοι, meaning "silk spinners". This is the name of a city in southern Italy, the second city in Calabria, as well as its capital city.
Catwaba (Settlement & River) English (American)
A river as well as several settlements in the United States. From the name of the Catawba Native American people.
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.
Cayce (Settlement) English (American)
A town in the state of Kentucky. Cayce, Kentucky.
Cebu (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Island) Filipino, Tagalog, English
From Cebuano Sugbo, derived from Old Cebuano sibu or sibo meaning "trade", itself a shortened form of the phrase sinibuayng hingpit meaning "place for trading". This is the name of an island, province and city (Cebu City) in the Philippines.
Ceres (Settlement) English
Various cities around the world. The city in California is named for Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture.
Cerritos (Settlement) English (American)
A city in California. From Spanish cerritos meaning "small hills".
Ceuta (Settlement) English, Spanish, Portuguese
The settlement below Jebel Musa was later renamed for the seven hills around the site, collectively referred to as the "Seven Brothers". In particular, the Roman stronghold at the site took the name "Fort at the Seven Brothers"... [more]
Champlin (Settlement) English (American)
Transferred use of the French surname Champlin. The city in Minnesota is named for U.S. Navy Commodore Stephen Champlin.
Chandigarh (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Hindi, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, English
From the name of the Hindu goddess Chandi combined with Hindi गढ़ (garh) meaning "fort". This is the name of a union territory and city in northern India.
Chanhassen (Settlement) English (American)
From the Dakota word chanhasen meaning "sugar-maple tree", which itself comes from chan, "tree" and haza, "tree with sap".
Charleston (Settlement) English
Place name meaning "Charles's town".
Charlotte (Settlement) English
Name 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.
Charlottesville (Settlement) English
This is a city in Virginia.
Charlottetown (Settlement) English (Canadian)
The capital city of Prince Edward Island, Canada.... [more]
Chaska (Settlement) English (American)
From the Dakota name Chaska.
Chattogram (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Bengali, English
Alternate transcription of Bengali চট্টগ্রাম (see Chottogram) officially used by the government of Bangladesh.
Cheldon (Settlement) English
Cheltenham (Settlement) English (British)
First recorded in 803, as Celtan hom; the meaning has not been resolved with certainty, but latest scholarship concludes that the first element preserves a pre-British noun cilta, 'steep hill', here referring to the Cotswold scarp; the second element may mean 'settlement' or 'water-meadow'... [more]
Chengwatana (Settlement) English (American)
An abandoned village in Minnesota. From Ojibwe zhingwaadena, a contraction of zhingwaak-oodena meaning "white pine town".
Chennai (Settlement) Indian, Tamil, English
Most likely from the name of 17th-century Telugu monarch Damarla Chennapa Nayaka (or Chennappa Naicker). This is the name of the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which was officially called Madras until 1996.
Chesnee (Settlement) English
Variant spelling of Chesney. Chesnee is a city in South Carolina.
Cheyenne (Settlement) English
The capital of Wyoming, in the United States.
Chiang Mai (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai, English
Means "new city" from Thai เชียง (chiang) meaning "(walled) city" and ใหม่ (mai) meaning "new". This is the name of a province of and city in Thailand.
Chickasha (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Oklahoma. From Choctaw chikashsha meaning "Chickasaw", a Native American people.
Chicopee (Settlement & River) English (American)
A city and river in Massachusetts. From Nipmuc chekee meaning "violently" and pe, a suffix used in the names of bodies of water, or chikkupee meaning "of red cedar".
Chillicothe (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Ohio. From Shawnee chala·ka·tha meaning "principal town".
Chino (Settlement) English (American)
A city in California. From Spanish chino meaning "curly".
Chippenham (Settlement) English
One 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]
Chittagong (Settlement) Bengali, English
The etymology of Chittagong is uncertain. One explanation credits the first Arab traders for shatt ghangh, where shatt means "delta" and ghangh stood for the Ganges. The Arakanese chronicle states that a king named Tsu-la-taing Tsandaya, after conquering Bengal, set up a stone pillar as a trophy or memorial at the place since called Tst-ta-gaung as the limit of conquest... [more]
Chittagong (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English
From Bengali চট্টগ্রাম (Chottogram) of uncertain meaning. This is the name of an administrative division of, as well as a city in, Bangladesh (officially named Chattogram).
Choctaw (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Oklahoma. From the name of the Choctaw people, although the city has no cultural relation to the Choctaw nation.
Chula Vista (Settlement) English (American)
Means “beautiful view” or “pretty view” in Spanish.
Cicero (Settlement) English
Name of a town in Cook County, Illinois, named after Roman statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero.
Cincinatti (Settlement) English (American)
The name of a major city in Ohio.
Cinnaminson (Settlement) English (American)
A township in New Jersey. Possibly from Lenape senamensing, meaning "sweet water".
Claddagh (Settlement) Irish, English
The name of an ancient village in Ireland, where the tradition of the Claddagh ring developed.
Clare (Settlement) English
Possibly derives from Latin clarus, meaning "clear, bright", describing the clear nature of the Chilton Stream that flows through the town. The name first appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Clara.... [more]
Clearwater (Settlement) English (American)
A settlement that is located in Pinellas County Florida.... [more]
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]
Cloquet (Settlement & River) English (American)
Transferred use of the French surname Cloquet. The river in Minnesota may have been named for French doctors Hippolyte and Jules Cloquet, and the city was named for the river.
Clovis (Settlement) English (American)
Their are 2 settlements named Clovis. One in CA and one in NM.... [more]
Coachella (Settlement) English (American)
A city in California. Possibly from Spanish conchilla, referring to a type of seashell commonly found in the area.
Coal Brook (River & Settlement) English
The name of multiple brooks in Atlantic Canada, a brook in Pennsylvania, and a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador... [more]
Cochin (Settlement) English
Older English form of Kochi.
Cohasset (Settlement) English (American)
A town in Massachusetts. From Massachusett conahasset possibly meaning "long rocky place" or "fishing promontory".
Colombo (Settlement) English
Probably from the old Sinhalese word kolamba meaning "ferry" or "port". It is popularly believed to be derived from Sinhalese කොලොන් තොට (kolon tota) meaning "port on the river Kelani" or කොල අඹ (kola amba) meaning "leafy mango grove", altered with influence from the name of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus or Latin columba meaning "dove"... [more]
Columbus (Settlement) English
Named after famous Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. This is the name of several settlements in the United States, including the capital city of the state of Ohio.
Compton (Settlement) English
Conakry (Settlement) French, English
The capital of Guinea. Its name is derived from Kɔnakiri, a local village populated by the Susu, a Mande speaking ethnic group.
Concord (Settlement) English
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.
Constantinople (Settlement) English, Greek (Anglicized), French
The original name for Istanbul derived from Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Konstantinoupolis) meaning "city of Constantine" derived from the name Konstantinos and πόλις (polis) "city".
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]
Copenhagen (Settlement) English
English form of København via Low German Kopenhagen. This is the capital of Denmark.
Copperopolis (Settlement) English
From the English word "copper" and the Greek polis meaning "city". Copperopolis was a mining community in Montana.
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.
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.
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]
Coronation Street (Settlement) English, Popular Culture
The titular cobbled street in the current longest running tv soap in world history. It is also called Corrie. It gets its name from Queen Elizabeth’s coronation.
Corpus Christi (Settlement) English
The name of a city in Texas, it translates from Body of Christ from Latin.
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.
Courtaney (Settlement) English
Courtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Coventry (Settlement) English
Covina (Settlement) English (American)
A city in California. From a portmanteau of the English words "cove" and "vine".
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.
Cromwell (Settlement) English
Crowcroft (Settlement) English
Means "crows farm". From crawe "crow" and croft "enclosed field"