Native Names of New England Towns and Villages: Translating 211 Names Derived from Native American Words
The Right Honourable George Rose: The Man After Whom Rose Bay and Rose Hill Were Named
本书是一部地名学和地理学的通俗读物,对2000多个外国和我国边境地区地名,做了较可靠的解释、重点说明它们的起源、含义和演变情况。书末附地名索引。
本书带领读者随时随地来一次虚拟旅行的趣味指南.书中所介绍的每个阴郁地名的背后,是一个由神话,历史,景观,意外事故和悲剧交织而成的独特故事.从南极洲的欺骗岛到德国的苦难镇 ...
Anwesen am Turn ( Wirthaus ) in Salurn genannt ; 1425 Peter vom Turen U 1575 „ Schiferle , Bauman ... Wechslach hof 1288 , 1406 Wehseler , Wehs ( e ) lach , später Wexler z . B. U 1572-1602 „ Wexler vom Wexlachhof " , Wexler Hof 1608 ...
Place Names in the North of Ireland
Alphabetically arranged by Native American name, this reference work gives insight into the Native origins of Rhode Island cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, and other locales.
This manuscript by Dr. John Rydjord tells how towns, rivers and settlements in Kansas received their names. This original corrected manuscript includes a listing of towns in Kansas, the names...
'Yorkshire Liff' twins some of the obscurely wonderful, often unheard of and wastefully under-used place names of Yorkshire, with the numerous experiences, feelings, situations and objects which we all know but, for some reason, have no ...
Somerset Place Names