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Gauteng, South Africa's most urbanised province, has seen a number of name changes. Probably the most controversial name change in South African history has been that of Pretoria, where there have been proposals to change the city's name to Tshwane (already the name of the metropolitan area it lies in).
This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States
The city changed its name to "Eastpointe" after a vote in 1992; the name change had been proposed to reduce its association with the adjacent city of Detroit (a move that offended many Detroit residents), and the "-pointe" is intended to associate the city with the exclusive communities of the Grosse Pointes.
List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines; List of renamed streets in Metro Manila Russia — List of renamed cities and towns in Russia Tajikistan — List of renamed cities in Tajikistan Turkey. Place name changes in Turkey Turkmenistan — List of renamed cities in Turkmenistan Uzbekistan — List of renamed cities in ...
A comparison of the internet usage of names for officially renamed South African towns and cities. This page is only concerned with official and current name changes; renaming proposals and reversed name changes are excluded, as are mere spelling alterations such as Mafeking → Mafikeng.
List of Australian place names changed from German names; List of cities renamed by Azerbaijan; B. Berlin-to-Kitchener name change; C. ... List of renamed places in ...
South Africa's cities and main towns. A. Name Province Remarks/new name Aan de Doorns : Western Cape: Aberdeen: Eastern Cape ... List of populated places in South Africa.
Africanization has referred to the modification of placenames and personal names to reflect an "African" identity. In some cases, changes are not only of transliteration but of the European name. [2] In many cases during the colonial period, African placenames were Anglicized or Francized.