What’s in a name? In the cases of some places throughout the world, quite the story. Lots of towns, cities and countries have changed their names in the past – due to changing circumstances ...

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What’s in a name? A lot more than you might think. The study of place names is known as toponymy, and it can tell us a lot about who held power in an area and the amount of influence they had ...

The county's name comes from its most famous feature, Wakulla Springs, which dazzled early Native Americans and Spanish ...

Calls have been made for some places in Wales to be solely known by the Welsh version of their name. While the meaning and spelling of some - Swansea being Abertawe, for example - are very ...

So today, we bring you places that have a person’s name front a center. A caveat: we didn’t use places like Bolivia, named after Simón Bolivar. The name has to match up exactly to make it ...

We weighed these factors and more to come up with the best places to visit in July. Cast your vote below to help U.S. News compile next year's ranking. SUMMARY Belongs on List? Yes No With highs ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login An exploration of the landscape of Anglo-Saxon England, particularly through the prism of place-names and what they can reveal. The ...

This website specifically mentioned big-name cities, including Savannah ... Georgia was mentioned on the list as well as other major places, including Fiji, Paraguay, and Laos.

Not surprisingly for a place famous for its “regal” vintages, Barolo, the town (about an hour’s drive from Turin), comes with a castle, plenty of romantic history, and a wine route (Strada ...

Each location in the list of 26 place names receives more than 1,000 annual searches for pronunciation help. Bicester came in at fourth, only beaten by Edinburgh topping the list with 230,400 ...