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AE(Settlement & River)Scottish, Scots The name of a village and a stream in Southwest Scotland. The name seems to be derived from Old Norse á, meaning 'river'.
CRETE(Island)English, Cebuano, Scots, Tsonga From Ancient Greek Κρήτη (Krḗtē) which is of uncertain meaning. One theory is that it's derived from the name of a mythological hero, Κρυς (Krus), whose name is unexplained. Another theory is that it's derived from Luwian kursawar “island” or kursattar “cutting, sliver”... [more]
EUROPE(Region)Ancient Greek, English, French, Scots From EUROPA, the name of a Phoenician princess in Greek mythology. This is the name of a continent in the Northern Hemisphere.
MEDITERRANEAN(Region & Body of Water)English, Ganda, Scots From the Latin term Mediterrāneum meaning "in the middle of land", composed of Latin medius "middle", terra "land, earth" and āneus "having the nature of". The Mediterranean Sea is located between Europe, Africa and a small part of Asia... [more]