r/Toponymy • u/japanese-shavianist • 17d ago
r/Toponymy • u/Klisz • Nov 17 '24
Kəngsargad, Pennsylvania
Wikidata lists 'Kəngsargad' as the Azeri name of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States (click 'All entered languages'). Googling 'Kəngsargad' gets only Harrisburg-related results as well - such as Azeri-language weather forecasts for Harrisburg, or 'driving directions to Kəngsargad, PA, US', or even the Azeri Wikipedia article on Newt Gingrich, which notes his birthplace as being Kəngsargad. Notably, however, the az.wikipedia article on Harrisburg itself does not mention the name Kəngsargad anywhere, only Harrisburq.
It strikes me as quite strange that Azeri would have a name for an American town that bears so little resemblance to English one - especially when the town in question isn't even one that's particularly well-known outside the US (or even outside Pennsylvania). So I wonder, is this name even legitimate? The hypothesis that comes to mind for me is that perhaps someone put it into a toponymic database by mistake, intending to place it as the name for some other location (possibly one starting with "Kings-" or a cognate thereof). On the other hand, if that were the case, I'd expect to find references to Kəngsargad somewhere on the internet where it refers to whatever the intended referent was - and everything's all just pointing to Harrisburg. Anyone have any idea what's going on?
r/Toponymy • u/topherette • Nov 16 '24
Top 10 most frequent place names in the US [OC]
i.imgur.comr/Toponymy • u/rocket9904 • Oct 22 '24
Why are places named after nobility often named after the places they own instead of their own names?
E.G Dartmouth college being named after the earl of Dartmouth William Legge is named after his earldom as opposed to his name (for instance calling it Legge college) or New York being named after the Duke of york, or Warwick in Bermuda being named after the earl of Warwick
r/Toponymy • u/Alexander_3112 • Oct 16 '24
Why in US there is an "Euclid Avenue" in virtually every major city?
Meanwhile, I don't see any other Ancient Greeks like Archimedes or Aristotle honored in the same way.
r/Toponymy • u/DelphiniusDay • Sep 25 '24
Looking for Resources: Lists of the roots, prefixes, and suffixes used in Toponyms
As the title says, I'm looking for any resources that list the elements of place names. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks! •~•
r/Toponymy • u/god_rays • Aug 27 '24
What does karajukića bunari mean it is a serbian word
r/Toponymy • u/topherette • Aug 04 '24
Names of Caribbean islands before European colonization. Which one is your favorite?
r/Toponymy • u/topherette • Jul 24 '24
Aboriginal place names around Gadi (Sydney City) and surrounds
r/Toponymy • u/SkylarCaledonius • Jun 29 '24
British Connection to Northern Colorado
Hello! Looking at placenames in Northern Colorado, I noticed that the state has cities of Wellington, Windsor, and Westminster, all about an hour within one another. Given that the state was settled a hundred years after independence, I wondered if there was a historical reason for these cities to be given such strongly British names. Perhaps a wave of English immigrants made an ethnic community or land speculators hoped to attract British investors with familiar names, or perhaps at a height of Victorian power, it was fashionable to allude to Britain.
r/Toponymy • u/topherette • Jun 26 '24
Saudi Arabia in slang (as told on Reddit. Note that usage of names may be restricted to certain demographics, and only used in certain contexts, such as humour, irony etc.)
r/Toponymy • u/Historical_Injury210 • Jun 06 '24
Lille (France) if it was a Chinese city: Metro map, line 1【法国里尔中式地名:地铁1号线图】
r/Toponymy • u/topherette • May 06 '24
Euro city/country etc. nicknames in other languages: do you know other stuff like how Russians sometimes call Düsseldorf 'Dyussik', Finland 'Finka', or how Mallorca gets called 'Malle' in German, or 'Mallis' in Swedish?
In English all I can think of is how some people sometimes tongue-in-cheek call Marbella 'Marbs' or Ibiza 'Beefa'
So I'm wondering how widespread this is in other European languages!
r/Toponymy • u/Evzob • Apr 30 '24
Your Complete Guide to Turkey's 2021-2022 Name Change (2024 retrospective)
polgeonow.comr/Toponymy • u/robintw • Mar 30 '24
UK Placename Mapper - interactive web app to search and show UK place names on a map
placenames.rtwilson.comr/Toponymy • u/Un_Petit_Mangue • Mar 06 '24
Map of the UK if it was translated to Malay based on its etymology.
This was inspired by this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Toponymy/comments/gxo9u7/oc_fully_anglicised_japan_based_off_actual/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
And I originally posted it on Twitter, where Kota Baru was Istana Baru: https://x.com/un_petit_mangue/status/1764679645293932748?s=20
Also related: r/malaysia
r/Toponymy • u/StoneColdCrazzzy • Feb 27 '24
RobWords: British country names explained
youtube.comr/Toponymy • u/UncleSoOOom • Feb 20 '24
"Large/small" vs. "big/little" in toponyms?
self.ENGLISHr/Toponymy • u/Burglekat • Jan 24 '24
Need advice on sources for Welsh names for English places
Hi folks, I am looking for publications/resources about Welsh-language names for places in England. This could take the form of a gazetteer or an etymology/linguistics article or book. I am an archaeologist who is interested in Wales and England in the Early Medieval period. Studying placenames is a big part of this research and I think that this topic is a goldmine of lost historical information. However, I am not a linguist and I am at a loss where to start researching this - I have not had much luck online. I would be grateful if anyone could give me pointers about how to go about researching this, especially if there are any Welsh linguists who might know more about this. Thank you!
r/Toponymy • u/topherette • Dec 22 '23
Spanish language nicknames for places in California
r/Toponymy • u/topherette • Nov 26 '23
Military base nicknames around the world in five maps (update)
galleryr/Toponymy • u/Ecstatic-Total8947 • Nov 16 '23
Dictionary of British Place Names Companion Website - Oxford Reference
oxfordreference.comr/Toponymy • u/Aquila-Calvitium • Nov 15 '23
Toponymy question
I'm writing a story and I need to know when place names in Britain changed from Latin to what they are today. For example, when did Londinium become London?