Toponymy

Toponymy is the taxonomic study of place namess, their origins and their meanings. The word is derived from the Greek topos, place, and ounouma, name. It is itself a branch of onomastics, the study of names of all kinds.

Toponym

Placename etymology

British toponymy
*Etymological list of counties of the United Kingdom
*List of generic forms in British place names
Roman place names
*List of Roman place names in Britain
Historical African place names
*Maghreb toponymy
Latin names of European cities
Latin names of European rivers
List of English exonyms for German toponyms
List of city nicknames
List of European cities with alternative names
List of country name etymologies
List of river name etymologies
List of subnational name etymologies
List of political entities named after people
List of places named after peace
List of songs whose title includes geographical names
List of toponyms (with names derived from a place or region)
*Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée
List of interesting or unusual place names (on a lighter note)
List of place names with unexpected pronunciation
Demonym
*List of adjectival forms of place names
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Toponymy

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