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History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography, Volume 1. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. Read, William A. (1984). Indian Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-8173-0231-X
Honeymoon Island State Park and Caladesi Island State Park are located in Dunedin along St. Joseph Sound on the west side. The city-owned Dunedin Marina has 194 boat slips and is one of the finest municipal marinas on the West Coast of Florida. The marina is located on the Intracoastal Waterway between Dunedin Causeway and Clearwater Causeways.
For instance Portsea Island ('Port-island island'); [6] once the meaning of Portsea became obscure, it became necessary to add island. Replacement of the parent language is one of the most dramatic processes of change. If, for whatever reason, a new language becomes spoken in the area, a place name may lose all meaning.
For example, in Russian, the format "Ozero X-ozero" (i.e. "Lake X-lake") is used. In English, it is usual to do the same for foreign names, even if they already describe the feature, for example Lake Kemijärvi (Lake Kemi-lake), Faroe Islands (literally Sheep-Island Islands, as øy is Modern Faroese for Island), or Saaremaa island (Island land ...
Honeymoon Island State Park is a Florida State Park located on Honeymoon Island, a barrier island across St. Joseph Sound from Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Ozona, and Crystal Beach. The park is 385 acres (1.6 km 2 ) in land area with 2,400 acres (10 km 2 ) submerged and 4 miles (6 km) of beach .
There’s a story on how South Florida towns got their names. March 15, 2024 at 1:42 PM ... DAVIE was originally called Zona, but was renamed for Developer R.P. Davie, who owned a lot of land ...
A honeymoon is a holiday taken by newlyweds after their wedding to celebrate their marriage. Today, honeymoons are often celebrated in destinations considered exotic or romantic. Today, honeymoons are often celebrated in destinations considered exotic or romantic.
Sometimes a portmanteau name is created from the names of predecessor towns. Names that are merely a concatenation of the predecessor names, such as Budapest, are excluded. Beaverdell, British Columbia — Beaverton and Rendell [1] Brockton, Ontario — Brant, Greenock, and Walkerton; Clarington, Ontario — Clarke and Darlington, two townships [2]