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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 ===  
=== 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"