#placenames — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #placenames, aggregated by home.social.
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9to5 Google: Google Maps is restoring the names of locations in Poland that were changed to offensive alternatives. “Polish news network TVPWorld reported on the matter, with examples including the Presidential Palace being renamed ‘Hooligans’ Palace,’ the Warsaw Uprising Museum becoming ‘Museum of the Third Reich Uprising,’ and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier becoming ‘Tomb of the Known SS […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/07/9to5-google-google-maps-is-restoring-the-names-of-locations-in-poland-that-were-changed-to-offensive-alternatives/ -
9to5 Google: Google Maps is restoring the names of locations in Poland that were changed to offensive alternatives. “Polish news network TVPWorld reported on the matter, with examples including the Presidential Palace being renamed ‘Hooligans’ Palace,’ the Warsaw Uprising Museum becoming ‘Museum of the Third Reich Uprising,’ and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier becoming ‘Tomb of the Known SS […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/07/9to5-google-google-maps-is-restoring-the-names-of-locations-in-poland-that-were-changed-to-offensive-alternatives/ -
9to5 Google: Google Maps is restoring the names of locations in Poland that were changed to offensive alternatives. “Polish news network TVPWorld reported on the matter, with examples including the Presidential Palace being renamed ‘Hooligans’ Palace,’ the Warsaw Uprising Museum becoming ‘Museum of the Third Reich Uprising,’ and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier becoming ‘Tomb of the Known SS […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/07/9to5-google-google-maps-is-restoring-the-names-of-locations-in-poland-that-were-changed-to-offensive-alternatives/ -
9to5 Google: Google Maps is restoring the names of locations in Poland that were changed to offensive alternatives. “Polish news network TVPWorld reported on the matter, with examples including the Presidential Palace being renamed ‘Hooligans’ Palace,’ the Warsaw Uprising Museum becoming ‘Museum of the Third Reich Uprising,’ and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier becoming ‘Tomb of the Known SS […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/07/9to5-google-google-maps-is-restoring-the-names-of-locations-in-poland-that-were-changed-to-offensive-alternatives/ -
9to5 Google: Google Maps is restoring the names of locations in Poland that were changed to offensive alternatives. “Polish news network TVPWorld reported on the matter, with examples including the Presidential Palace being renamed ‘Hooligans’ Palace,’ the Warsaw Uprising Museum becoming ‘Museum of the Third Reich Uprising,’ and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier becoming ‘Tomb of the Known SS […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/07/9to5-google-google-maps-is-restoring-the-names-of-locations-in-poland-that-were-changed-to-offensive-alternatives/ -
Ashby de la Zouch?
Marton cum Grafton?
Henley In Arden?
Henley on Thames?
Staines upon Thames? -
Ashby de la Zouch?
Marton cum Grafton?
Henley In Arden?
Henley on Thames?
Staines upon Thames? -
Ashby de la Zouch?
Marton cum Grafton?
Henley In Arden?
Henley on Thames?
Staines upon Thames? -
Ashby de la Zouch?
Marton cum Grafton?
Henley In Arden?
Henley on Thames?
Staines upon Thames? -
Ashby de la Zouch?
Marton cum Grafton?
Henley In Arden?
Henley on Thames?
Staines upon Thames? -
Abhainn, allt, uisge: Mar a tha a’ Ghàidhlig a’ sruthadh tron chruth-tire
River, stream, water: How Gaelic flows through the landscape
19 September, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh – freeGaelic names for Scotland’s rivers & burns reveal reveal the spread of Gaelic across Scotland, & how medieval people understood their landscape
#Scottish #Scotland #toponymy #placenames #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #medieval
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Abhainn, allt, uisge: Mar a tha a’ Ghàidhlig a’ sruthadh tron chruth-tire
River, stream, water: How Gaelic flows through the landscape
19 September, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh – freeGaelic names for Scotland’s rivers & burns reveal reveal the spread of Gaelic across Scotland, & how medieval people understood their landscape
#Scottish #Scotland #toponymy #placenames #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #medieval
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Abhainn, allt, uisge: Mar a tha a’ Ghàidhlig a’ sruthadh tron chruth-tire
River, stream, water: How Gaelic flows through the landscape
19 September, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh – freeGaelic names for Scotland’s rivers & burns reveal reveal the spread of Gaelic across Scotland, & how medieval people understood their landscape
#Scottish #Scotland #toponymy #placenames #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #medieval
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Abhainn, allt, uisge: Mar a tha a’ Ghàidhlig a’ sruthadh tron chruth-tire
River, stream, water: How Gaelic flows through the landscape
19 September, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh – freeGaelic names for Scotland’s rivers & burns reveal reveal the spread of Gaelic across Scotland, & how medieval people understood their landscape
#Scottish #Scotland #toponymy #placenames #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #medieval
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Abhainn, allt, uisge: Mar a tha a’ Ghàidhlig a’ sruthadh tron chruth-tire
River, stream, water: How Gaelic flows through the landscape
19 September, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh – freeGaelic names for Scotland’s rivers & burns reveal reveal the spread of Gaelic across Scotland, & how medieval people understood their landscape
#Scottish #Scotland #toponymy #placenames #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #medieval
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The Map Room: Exonym Atlas. “An exonym is a place name used by outsiders—for example, English speakers using Germany for Deutschland. The Exonym Atlas explores how other languages name countries and groups those names by usage.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/02/the-map-room-exonym-atlas/ -
The Map Room: Exonym Atlas. “An exonym is a place name used by outsiders—for example, English speakers using Germany for Deutschland. The Exonym Atlas explores how other languages name countries and groups those names by usage.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/02/the-map-room-exonym-atlas/ -
The Map Room: Exonym Atlas. “An exonym is a place name used by outsiders—for example, English speakers using Germany for Deutschland. The Exonym Atlas explores how other languages name countries and groups those names by usage.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/02/the-map-room-exonym-atlas/ -
The Map Room: Exonym Atlas. “An exonym is a place name used by outsiders—for example, English speakers using Germany for Deutschland. The Exonym Atlas explores how other languages name countries and groups those names by usage.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/02/the-map-room-exonym-atlas/ -
The Map Room: Exonym Atlas. “An exonym is a place name used by outsiders—for example, English speakers using Germany for Deutschland. The Exonym Atlas explores how other languages name countries and groups those names by usage.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/02/the-map-room-exonym-atlas/ -
Two months ago my brain decided that I needed to find out what the name of each country means. As the work progressed, along came capital cities and some administrative divisions. On some days I didn’t do anything else but this and on some other days I barely even looked at the list. A bit surprisingly I actually managed to finish the project, so here I present to you the meaning and language group of origin of quite many placenames.
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Two months ago my brain decided that I needed to find out what the name of each country means. As the work progressed, along came capital cities and some administrative divisions. On some days I didn’t do anything else but this and on some other days I barely even looked at the list. A bit surprisingly I actually managed to finish the project, so here I present to you the meaning and language group of origin of quite many placenames.
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Two months ago my brain decided that I needed to find out what the name of each country means. As the work progressed, along came capital cities and some administrative divisions. On some days I didn’t do anything else but this and on some other days I barely even looked at the list. A bit surprisingly I actually managed to finish the project, so here I present to you the meaning and language group of origin of quite many placenames.
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Two months ago my brain decided that I needed to find out what the name of each country means. As the work progressed, along came capital cities and some administrative divisions. On some days I didn’t do anything else but this and on some other days I barely even looked at the list. A bit surprisingly I actually managed to finish the project, so here I present to you the meaning and language group of origin of quite many placenames.
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Two months ago my brain decided that I needed to find out what the name of each country means. As the work progressed, along came capital cities and some administrative divisions. On some days I didn’t do anything else but this and on some other days I barely even looked at the list. A bit surprisingly I actually managed to finish the project, so here I present to you the meaning and language group of origin of quite many placenames.
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Did you know Pinarayi Vijayan was once just A. Vijayan? Kerala politics is full of leaders known more by their hometowns than their real names! https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/pinarayi-vijayan-was-once-a-vijayan-when-place-names-shaped-kerala-politics-h3z4yqqq?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PinarayiVijayan #KeralaPolitics #PlaceNames #KodiyeriBalakrishnan
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Did you know Pinarayi Vijayan was once just A. Vijayan? Kerala politics is full of leaders known more by their hometowns than their real names! https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/pinarayi-vijayan-was-once-a-vijayan-when-place-names-shaped-kerala-politics-h3z4yqqq?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PinarayiVijayan #KeralaPolitics #PlaceNames #KodiyeriBalakrishnan
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Did you know Pinarayi Vijayan was once just A. Vijayan? Kerala politics is full of leaders known more by their hometowns than their real names! https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/pinarayi-vijayan-was-once-a-vijayan-when-place-names-shaped-kerala-politics-h3z4yqqq?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PinarayiVijayan #KeralaPolitics #PlaceNames #KodiyeriBalakrishnan
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We all know 'New York, New York' but what about 'Eger, Eger, Eger' (Sudetenland).
Are there any places with higher levels of self-nesting?
#maps #PlaceNames #geography #Germany #CzechRepublic #Czech -
We all know 'New York, New York' but what about 'Eger, Eger, Eger' (Sudetenland).
Are there any places with higher levels of self-nesting?
#maps #PlaceNames #geography #Germany #CzechRepublic #Czech -
We all know 'New York, New York' but what about 'Eger, Eger, Eger' (Sudetenland).
Are there any places with higher levels of self-nesting?
#maps #PlaceNames #geography #Germany #CzechRepublic #Czech -
We all know 'New York, New York' but what about 'Eger, Eger, Eger' (Sudetenland).
Are there any places with higher levels of self-nesting?
#maps #PlaceNames #geography #Germany #CzechRepublic #Czech -
This is rather nice, newly on the National Library of Scotland Maps website: East Lothian Field Names Recording Project. I'm having fun already looking up field names for some ancestral farms around Gifford, Garvald and Saltoun. A project still in progress. https://maps.nls.uk/projects/field-names/project/
#History #Geography #Scotland #EastLothian #Farming #Agriculture #PlaceNames #Maps
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This is rather nice, newly on the National Library of Scotland Maps website: East Lothian Field Names Recording Project. I'm having fun already looking up field names for some ancestral farms around Gifford, Garvald and Saltoun. A project still in progress. https://maps.nls.uk/projects/field-names/project/
#History #Geography #Scotland #EastLothian #Farming #Agriculture #PlaceNames #Maps
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This is rather nice, newly on the National Library of Scotland Maps website: East Lothian Field Names Recording Project. I'm having fun already looking up field names for some ancestral farms around Gifford, Garvald and Saltoun. A project still in progress. https://maps.nls.uk/projects/field-names/project/
#History #Geography #Scotland #EastLothian #Farming #Agriculture #PlaceNames #Maps
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This is rather nice, newly on the National Library of Scotland Maps website: East Lothian Field Names Recording Project. I'm having fun already looking up field names for some ancestral farms around Gifford, Garvald and Saltoun. A project still in progress. https://maps.nls.uk/projects/field-names/project/
#History #Geography #Scotland #EastLothian #Farming #Agriculture #PlaceNames #Maps
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This is rather nice, newly on the National Library of Scotland Maps website: East Lothian Field Names Recording Project. I'm having fun already looking up field names for some ancestral farms around Gifford, Garvald and Saltoun. A project still in progress. https://maps.nls.uk/projects/field-names/project/
#History #Geography #Scotland #EastLothian #Farming #Agriculture #PlaceNames #Maps
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#1225 Adrian Room - Dictionary of British Place Names. Bookmart Limited, 1995, 1st paperback edition.
#AdrianRoom #BookmartLimited #PlaceNames #Toponymy #BookOfTheDay
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#1225 Adrian Room - Dictionary of British Place Names. Bookmart Limited, 1995, 1st paperback edition.
#AdrianRoom #BookmartLimited #PlaceNames #Toponymy #BookOfTheDay
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#1225 Adrian Room - Dictionary of British Place Names. Bookmart Limited, 1995, 1st paperback edition.
#AdrianRoom #BookmartLimited #PlaceNames #Toponymy #BookOfTheDay
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#1225 Adrian Room - Dictionary of British Place Names. Bookmart Limited, 1995, 1st paperback edition.
#AdrianRoom #BookmartLimited #PlaceNames #Toponymy #BookOfTheDay
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#1225 Adrian Room - Dictionary of British Place Names. Bookmart Limited, 1995, 1st paperback edition.
#AdrianRoom #BookmartLimited #PlaceNames #Toponymy #BookOfTheDay
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#1201 P.A.S. Pool - The Field-Names of West Penwith. Author, Penzance, 1990, 1st edition.
#PASPool #PeterPool #Toponymy #PlaceNames #Penwith #Cornwall #Kernewek #BookOfTheDay
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#1201 P.A.S. Pool - The Field-Names of West Penwith. Author, Penzance, 1990, 1st edition.
#PASPool #PeterPool #Toponymy #PlaceNames #Penwith #Cornwall #Kernewek #BookOfTheDay
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#1201 P.A.S. Pool - The Field-Names of West Penwith. Author, Penzance, 1990, 1st edition.
#PASPool #PeterPool #Toponymy #PlaceNames #Penwith #Cornwall #Kernewek #BookOfTheDay
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#1201 P.A.S. Pool - The Field-Names of West Penwith. Author, Penzance, 1990, 1st edition.
#PASPool #PeterPool #Toponymy #PlaceNames #Penwith #Cornwall #Kernewek #BookOfTheDay
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#1201 P.A.S. Pool - The Field-Names of West Penwith. Author, Penzance, 1990, 1st edition.
#PASPool #PeterPool #Toponymy #PlaceNames #Penwith #Cornwall #Kernewek #BookOfTheDay
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Archaeoethnologica: Hǫrgr, Sacred & Passage Places / Hǫrgr, Lugares Sagrados e de Passagem
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/02/horgr-lugares-sagrados-e-de-passagem.html
#Archaeology #ArchaeologyofReligion #Scandinavia #Linguistics #placenames #sanctuaries #sacredlandscapes #HistoryofReligions #germanicreligion #boundaries #germans #books #openaccess
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Archaeoethnologica: Hǫrgr, Sacred & Passage Places / Hǫrgr, Lugares Sagrados e de Passagem
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/02/horgr-lugares-sagrados-e-de-passagem.html
#Archaeology #ArchaeologyofReligion #Scandinavia #Linguistics #placenames #sanctuaries #sacredlandscapes #HistoryofReligions #germanicreligion #boundaries #germans #books #openaccess
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Archaeoethnologica: Hǫrgr, Sacred & Passage Places / Hǫrgr, Lugares Sagrados e de Passagem
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/02/horgr-lugares-sagrados-e-de-passagem.html
#Archaeology #ArchaeologyofReligion #Scandinavia #Linguistics #placenames #sanctuaries #sacredlandscapes #HistoryofReligions #germanicreligion #boundaries #germans #books #openaccess