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== Name origins (etymology) == | == Name origins (etymology) and unusual or odd names == | ||
* etymology is the study of the origin of words | * etymology is the study of the origin of words | ||
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=== British Islands === | |||
* '''Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch''' | |||
** original name of the Welsh village | |||
changed its name in the 1860s from the shorter Llanfairpwllgwyngyll to increase its publicity. At 58 letters, it has the longest place name in the UK | |||
=== Europe === | === Europe === | ||
=== Greenland & Iceland === | |||
=== Mid East === | === Mid East === | ||
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** people from Accident call themselves, "Accidentals" | ** people from Accident call themselves, "Accidentals" | ||
** source: [[https://digital.whilbr.org/digital/collection/p16715coll6 Pictory History of Accident, Maryland, (WHILBR)]] | ** source: [[https://digital.whilbr.org/digital/collection/p16715coll6 Pictory History of Accident, Maryland, (WHILBR)]] | ||
* Lake Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg | |||
** located in Webster MA, anglicized spelling of original Native American name | |||
* '''Telluride, Co''' | * '''Telluride, Co''' | ||
** named for the mineral "tellurium" | ** named for the mineral "tellurium" | ||