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  1. 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.

    yura.radulfr.net/countries.html

    #etymology #placenames

  2. 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

  3. 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. maps.nls.uk/projects/field-nam

    #History #Geography #Scotland #EastLothian #Farming #Agriculture #PlaceNames #Maps

  4. #1225 Adrian Room - Dictionary of British Place Names. Bookmart Limited, 1995, 1st paperback edition.

    #AdrianRoom #BookmartLimited #PlaceNames #Toponymy #BookOfTheDay

  5. #1225 Adrian Room - Dictionary of British Place Names. Bookmart Limited, 1995, 1st paperback edition.

    #AdrianRoom #BookmartLimited #PlaceNames #Toponymy #BookOfTheDay

  6. #1225 Adrian Room - Dictionary of British Place Names. Bookmart Limited, 1995, 1st paperback edition.

    #AdrianRoom #BookmartLimited #PlaceNames #Toponymy #BookOfTheDay

  7. #1225 Adrian Room - Dictionary of British Place Names. Bookmart Limited, 1995, 1st paperback edition.

    #AdrianRoom #BookmartLimited #PlaceNames #Toponymy #BookOfTheDay

  8. #1225 Adrian Room - Dictionary of British Place Names. Bookmart Limited, 1995, 1st paperback edition.

    #AdrianRoom #BookmartLimited #PlaceNames #Toponymy #BookOfTheDay

  9. Largest USA cities matching Italian place names

    Source: caliper.com

    Most of these cities and towns in the United States have Anglicized the Italian city names. For many of the cases the city name was chosen based on the Italian city, though some of the “Augusta” examples appear to have been named for local women. In other instances, a city may have been named for the settlers hometown, which itself was named for a city/town in Italy. The population figures provided are 2026 estimates by worldpopulationreview.com.

    Most common city/town names from Italy include Augusta = 8, Milan = 7, Florence/Rome = 6 each and Genoa/Lodi = 5 each.

    Peace!

    ——-

    1. Augusta, Georgia = 201,590
    2. Syracuse, New York = 145,678
    3. Parma, Ohio = 78,544
    4. Lodi, California = 69,743
    5. Valdosta, Georgia = 55,788
    6. Florence, Alabama = 43,781
    7. Syracuse, Utah = 42,303
    8. Florence, South Carolina = 41,336
    9. Rome, Georgia = 39,183
    10. Florence, Kentucky = 34,598
    11. Venice, Florida = 32,053
    12. Rome, New York = 32,041
    13. North Augusta, South Carolina = 27,349
    14. Lodi, New Jersey = 26,934
    15. Florence, Arizona = 23,689
    16. Naples, Florida = 20,683
    17. Augusta, Maine = 19,226
    18. Verona, Wisconsin = 18,287
    19. South Venice, Florida = 18,195
    20. Verona, New Jersey = 15,235
    21. Roma, Texas = 11,684
    22. Ravenna, Ohio = 11,196
    23. Port Salerno, Florida = 11,157
    24. Milan, Tennessee = 8,371
    25. Marengo, Illinois = 7,772
    26. Milan, Michigan = 6,037
    27. Verona, New York = 5,859
    28. Palermo, California = 5,453
    29. Naples Manor, Florida = 5,193
    30. Milan, Illinois = 5,002
    31. Naples Park, Florida = 4,771
    32. Tarentum, Pennsylvania = 4,103
    33. St. Augusta, Minnesota = 3,896
    34. Syracuse, Indiana = 3,234
    35. Lodi, Wisconsin = 3,202
    36. East Syracuse, New York = 3,008
    37. Arcola, Illinois = 2,915
    38. Genoa City, Wisconsin = 2,865
    39. Lodi, Ohio = 2,816
    40. Venice Gardens, Florida = 2,356
    41. Parma, Idaho = 2,246
    42. Genoa, Ohio = 2,167
    43. Milan, Indiana = 1,834
    44. Milan, Missouri = 1,714
    45. Sorrento, Louisiana = 1,619
    46. Rome, Illinois = 1,603
    47. Augusta, Wisconsin = 1,456
    48. Venice, Illinois = 1,433
    49. Milan, Ohio = 1,327
    50. Rome City, Indiana = 1,316
    51. Genoa, Nevada = 1,298
    52. Rome, Maine = 1,197
    53. Loretto, Pennsylvania = 1,126
    54. Mantua, Ohio = 1,019
    55. Tivoli, New York = 1,019
    56. Naples, New York = 954
    57. Augusta, Michigan – 842
    58. Genoa, Nebraska = 840
    59. Turin, Georgia = 702
    60. Savona, New York = 661
    61. Milan, Georgia = 605
    62. Modena, Pennsylvania = 546
    63. Tivoli, Texas = 545
    64. Subiaco, Arkansas = 407
    65. Lodi, New York = 280
    66. Augusta, Missouri = 266
    67. Genoa, Wisconsin = 228
    68. Palermo, North Dakota = 120
    69. Florence, Indiana = 62
    70. Augusta, Iowa = 58
    71. Arcola, Missouri = 38
    72. Florence, Illinois = 16

    SOURCES:

    #ancestry #cities #Europe #fun #geography #history #Italia #Italy #maps #placeNames #placenames
  10. We went up Mullaghmore in the Burren yesterday. I'll never tire of these extraordinary hills. The two visible ones are Knockanes (Cnocán, "little hill") and Slieve Roe (Sliabh Rua, "red mountain")

    #landscape #Burren #Ireland #LandscapePhotography #mountains #hills #hiking #PlaceNames #outdoors #CountyClare #photography #geology

  11. We went up Mullaghmore in the Burren yesterday. I'll never tire of these extraordinary hills. The two visible ones are Knockanes (Cnocán, "little hill") and Slieve Roe (Sliabh Rua, "red mountain")

    #landscape #Burren #Ireland #LandscapePhotography #mountains #hills #hiking #PlaceNames #outdoors #CountyClare #photography #geology

  12. We went up Mullaghmore in the Burren yesterday. I'll never tire of these extraordinary hills. The two visible ones are Knockanes (Cnocán, "little hill") and Slieve Roe (Sliabh Rua, "red mountain")

    #landscape #Burren #Ireland #LandscapePhotography #mountains #hills #hiking #PlaceNames #outdoors #CountyClare #photography #geology

  13. We went up Mullaghmore in the Burren yesterday. I'll never tire of these extraordinary hills. The two visible ones are Knockanes (Cnocán, "little hill") and Slieve Roe (Sliabh Rua, "red mountain")

    #landscape #Burren #Ireland #LandscapePhotography #mountains #hills #hiking #PlaceNames #outdoors #CountyClare #photography #geology

  14. We went up Mullaghmore in the Burren yesterday. I'll never tire of these extraordinary hills. The two visible ones are Knockanes (Cnocán, "little hill") and Slieve Roe (Sliabh Rua, "red mountain")

    #landscape #Burren #Ireland #LandscapePhotography #mountains #hills #hiking #PlaceNames #outdoors #CountyClare #photography #geology

  15. #1179 Christine North (ed) - Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, New Series II, Vol II, Part 1. Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro, 1994.

    #Cornwall #Kernow #ChristineNorth #RoyalInstitutionOfCornwall #Archives #WilliamBorlase #PlaceNames #Ecclesiology #BookOfTheDay

  16. #1179 Christine North (ed) - Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, New Series II, Vol II, Part 1. Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro, 1994.

    #Cornwall #Kernow #ChristineNorth #RoyalInstitutionOfCornwall #Archives #WilliamBorlase #PlaceNames #Ecclesiology #BookOfTheDay

  17. #1179 Christine North (ed) - Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, New Series II, Vol II, Part 1. Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro, 1994.

    #Cornwall #Kernow #ChristineNorth #RoyalInstitutionOfCornwall #Archives #WilliamBorlase #PlaceNames #Ecclesiology #BookOfTheDay

  18. #1179 Christine North (ed) - Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, New Series II, Vol II, Part 1. Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro, 1994.

    #Cornwall #Kernow #ChristineNorth #RoyalInstitutionOfCornwall #Archives #WilliamBorlase #PlaceNames #Ecclesiology #BookOfTheDay

  19. CW: A silly video about some silly road names with a silly thumbnail image partially obscuring the name Scunthorpe. You can probably guess what happened there.
  20. CW: A silly video about some silly road names with a silly thumbnail image partially obscuring the name Scunthorpe. You can probably guess what happened there.
  21. CW: A silly video about some silly road names with a silly thumbnail image partially obscuring the name Scunthorpe. You can probably guess what happened there.
  22. CW: A silly video about some silly road names with a silly thumbnail image partially obscuring the name Scunthorpe. You can probably guess what happened there.
  23. CW: A silly video about some silly road names with a silly thumbnail image partially obscuring the name Scunthorpe. You can probably guess what happened there.
  24. Largest North American Cities with Crayola Colors Blended Into Their Name

    Listed below are the largest cities in North America based on color options contained in a box of Crayola crayons. Some of the city names are variations of the color name in the box (e.g. Apple instead of Granny Smith Apple). Florida leads with nine (9) cities on the list while California, Texas, and Washington each have four (4) cities on the list.

    As always, please feel free to forward any additions, corrections, or suggestions. Peace!

    Source: staples.com

    Colors within non-English city/town names are shown in italics.

    ——-

    Alabaster: Alabaster, AL = 34,724

    Apple: Appleton, WI = 75,281

    Auburn: Auburn, AL = 85,429

    Black: Piedras Negras, Mexico = 151,149

    Blue: Bluefields, Nicaragua = 44,373

    Brown: Brownsville, TX = 193,296

    Carnation: Carnation, WA = 2,477

    Cherry: Cherry Hill, NJ = 80,306

    Chestnut: Chestnut Ridge, NY = 10,815

    Coconut: Coconut Creek, FL = 59,721

    Copper: Copperopolis, CA = 3,586

    Coral: Cape Coral, Florida = 233,025

    Fern: Fernley, NV = 26,128

    Forest: Forest Grove, OR = 27,323

    Gold: Golden Glades, FL = 35,120

    Goldenrod: Goldenrod, FL = 12,610

    Grape: Grapevine, TX = 51,548

    Gray: Grayslake, IL = 21,273

    Green: Greensboro NC = 310,258

    Hazel: Hazelton, ID = 833

    Jasper: Jasper, IN = 17,029

    Lemon: Puerto Limon, Costa Rica = 63,081

    Lime: La Lima, Honduras = 45,955

    Maize: Maize, KS = 7,370

    Mint: Mint Hill, NC = 29,398

    Olive: Olive Branch, MS = 47,565

    Orchid: Orchid, FL = 545

    Orange: Orange, CA = 137,556

    Pacific: Pacifica, CA = 38,684

    Peach: Peachtree City, GA = 41,355

    Pearl: Pearl, MS = 28,458

    Pine: Pembroke Pines, FL = 181,386

    Pink: Rosarito, Mexico = 65,278

    Plum: Plum, PA = 26,240

    Powder: Powder Springs, GA = 20,311

    Red: Baton Rouge, LA = 219,565

    Rose: Roseville, CA = 167,000

    Salmon: Salmon Creek, WA = 20,469

    Sand: Sandy Springs, GA = 105,330

    Sea: Seattle, WA = 791,093

    Shamrock: Shamrock, TX = 1,699

    Silver: Silver Spring, MD = 84,397

    Sky: Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA = 18,629

    Spring Green: Spring Green, WI = 1,576

    Sunrise: Sunrise, FL = 100,128

    Sunset: Sunset, FL = 13,249

    Tan: San Tan Valley, AZ = 106,179

    Tangerine: Tangerine, FL = 4,121

    Vermillion: Vermillion, SD = 11,915

    Violet: Violet, LA = 4,692

    Watermelon: Sandia Heights, NM = 3,208

    White: White Rock, BC, Canada = 66,450

    Yellow: Amarillo, TX = 204,519

    SOURCES:

    #art #cities #colors #crayola #crayons #drawing #fun #geography #history #placeNames #tourism #travel

  25. Largest North American Cities with Crayola Colors Blended Into Their Name

    Listed below are the largest cities in North America based on color options contained in a box of Crayola crayons. Some of the city names are variations of the color name in the box (e.g. Apple instead of Granny Smith Apple). Florida leads with nine (9) cities on the list while California, Texas, and Washington each have four (4) cities on the list.

    As always, please feel free to forward any additions, corrections, or suggestions. Peace!

    Source: staples.com

    Colors within non-English city/town names are shown in italics.

    ——-

    Alabaster: Alabaster, AL = 34,724

    Apple: Appleton, WI = 75,281

    Auburn: Auburn, AL = 85,429

    Black: Piedras Negras, Mexico = 151,149

    Blue: Bluefields, Nicaragua = 44,373

    Brown: Brownsville, TX = 193,296

    Carnation: Carnation, WA = 2,477

    Cherry: Cherry Hill, NJ = 80,306

    Chestnut: Chestnut Ridge, NY = 10,815

    Coconut: Coconut Creek, FL = 59,721

    Copper: Copperopolis, CA = 3,586

    Coral: Cape Coral, Florida = 233,025

    Fern: Fernley, NV = 26,128

    Forest: Forest Grove, OR = 27,323

    Gold: Golden Glades, FL = 35,120

    Goldenrod: Goldenrod, FL = 12,610

    Grape: Grapevine, TX = 51,548

    Gray: Grayslake, IL = 21,273

    Green: Greensboro NC = 310,258

    Hazel: Hazelton, ID = 833

    Jasper: Jasper, IN = 17,029

    Lemon: Puerto Limon, Costa Rica = 63,081

    Lime: La Lima, Honduras = 45,955

    Maize: Maize, KS = 7,370

    Mint: Mint Hill, NC = 29,398

    Olive: Olive Branch, MS = 47,565

    Orchid: Orchid, FL = 545

    Orange: Orange, CA = 137,556

    Pacific: Pacifica, CA = 38,684

    Peach: Peachtree City, GA = 41,355

    Pearl: Pearl, MS = 28,458

    Pine: Pembroke Pines, FL = 181,386

    Pink: Rosarito, Mexico = 65,278

    Plum: Plum, PA = 26,240

    Powder: Powder Springs, GA = 20,311

    Red: Baton Rouge, LA = 219,565

    Rose: Roseville, CA = 167,000

    Salmon: Salmon Creek, WA = 20,469

    Sand: Sandy Springs, GA = 105,330

    Sea: Seattle, WA = 791,093

    Shamrock: Shamrock, TX = 1,699

    Silver: Silver Spring, MD = 84,397

    Sky: Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA = 18,629

    Spring Green: Spring Green, WI = 1,576

    Sunrise: Sunrise, FL = 100,128

    Sunset: Sunset, FL = 13,249

    Tan: San Tan Valley, AZ = 106,179

    Tangerine: Tangerine, FL = 4,121

    Vermillion: Vermillion, SD = 11,915

    Violet: Violet, LA = 4,692

    Watermelon: Sandia Heights, NM = 3,208

    White: White Rock, BC, Canada = 66,450

    Yellow: Amarillo, TX = 204,519

    SOURCES:

    #art #cities #colors #crayola #crayons #drawing #fun #geography #history #placeNames #tourism #travel