list covers English-language country names with their etymologies. Some of these include notes on indigenous names and their etymologies. Countries in...
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Supercontinent. Toponymy Etymology Onomastics List of country-name etymologies Lists of etymologies List of river name etymologies Martin Litchfield West...
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Self-descriptive. See France at List of country-name etymologies and List of continent-name etymologies. Bassas da India, part of the French Southern and Antarctic...
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Judah |- | Somalia || Supposedly named after Samaale. |} List of country name etymologies List of country subdivisions named after people Porras Barrenechea...
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naming pattern has been as follows: Native tribal group → River → Territory → State List of Canadian provincial and territorial name etymologies List...
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of country-name etymologies List of dependent territories List of international rankings List of ISO 3166 country codes List of micronations List of national...
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This article lists the various etymologies (origins) of the names of rivers around the world. Apies: from Afrikaans meaning "little apes". Berg: from...
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This is a list of etymological lists. List of computer term etymologies List of band name etymologies List of chemical element name etymologies Non-loanwords...
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see List of chemical elements naming controversies Harper, Douglas. "chromium". Online Etymology Dictionary. Harper, Douglas. "iron". Online Etymology Dictionary...
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around with names like Z.Z. King and B.B. Hill he ended up with ZZ Top. Language portal Music portal Lists of etymologies List of bands named after other...
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indigenous names and their etymologies. Some of these etymologies are uncertain. The former capitals also have their etymologies listed in this article. Contents: ...
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list of U.S. county name etymologies, covering the letters J to M. Lists of U.S. county name etymologies for links to the remainder of the list List of...
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This is a list of the origins of the names of states and union territories of India. Andaman and Nicobar Islands (A): Andaman: Italian traveler Niccolò...
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for the creation and location of so many counties in Georgia was that a country farmer, rancher, or lumberman should be able to travel to the legal county...
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district). List of country-name etymologies List of etymologies of administrative divisions § Sweden (historical provinces, and counties) Rus' (name) "Sweden"...
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languages List of countries named after people List of country-name etymologies List of country names in various languages List of countries that include...
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This article lists the etymologies of the names of the provinces and territories of Canada. Acadia (French: Acadie): origin disputed: Credited to Florentine...
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This toponymical list of counties of the United Kingdom is a list of the origins of the names of counties of the United Kingdom. For England and Wales...
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continuator of Regino of Prüm. A number of alternative etymologies have been suggested. These are derived from the "anti-Normanist" school of thought in Russian...
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This article provides a collection of the etymologies of the names of the states of Mexico. Jimenez Gonzalez, Victor Manuel (2015). Chihuahua, Guía de...
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of the signer's chest. Portals: China History Politics Language Little China (ideology) Chinese romanization List of country name etymologies Names of...
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The names of most Brazilian states are based on Portuguese placenames, while others are based on indigenous (often Tupi–Guarani) and a few European languages...
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place names List of country-name etymologies Little China (ideology) Carr, Michael (1 March 1992). "Wa Wa Lexicography". International Journal of Lexicography...
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to the Poles and their country). Endonyms and most exonyms for Poles and Poland derive from the name of the West Slavic tribe of Polans (Polanie), while...
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reads "Georgia is the name of the state of Georgia." Before the 1995 constitution came into force the country's name was the Republic of Georgia. Since 2005...
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jambangan (Malay for "place of flowers") or sampaga (for "flower").[better source needed] List of Philippine city name etymologies Findlay, Alexander George...
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Many of the etymologies of Romanian counties are Romanian interpretations of Slavonic names (e.g.: Gorj and Dolj), as the administration documents in the...
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Name? How Place Names Reveal Our History". History Associates. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019. Media related to Place name etymologies at...
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as Γαλλία (Gallia), derived from Gaul. List of country-name etymologies Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (OUP 1966), p. 391. Nouveau dictionnaire...
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the etymologies of the names of cities across Canada. Canada portal History portal Canadian provincial and territorial name etymologies List of Canadian...
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