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List of generic forms in place names in the United Kingdom and Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The study of place names is called toponymy; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British place names, please refer to British toponymy. This article lists a number of common...
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We also know that Latin names that did cross over into English tended to lose their final syllable - DUROVERNUM into DOR[CHESTER], AUGUSTA into AUST - and John Morris has made a credible suggestion that the Latin name AMBROSIUS survived in various Central and Southern English place-names in AMBER- ;
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Intrigued by a town or village name in England? The Key to English Place-Names offers answers. ... For the detailed record and analysis of English place-names – from cities to villages, farms and fields – the Survey of English Place-Names is the established reference-source for historians, linguists and geographers.
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Origins of Place Names ... Virtually all of the place names decided on up to around the 14th Century were due to the environment of the area. For example, Doncaster would probably have originated as a Roman fort on a hill, from the Roman 'Caster' and Celtic 'Don'.
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New Zealand history. Early Māori - English place names. ... Early Māori - English place names ... SimplySaid - Māori place names of New Zealand is an interactive CD-ROM designed to assist you in the pronunciation of Māori words...
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Obituary for Margaret Gelling: authority on the origins of English place names from The Times and Sunday Times. Margaret Gelling made important contributions to the study of English place names, showing that many English villages and towns were named with remarkable precision after topographical landmarks. ... From The Times...
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