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  2. List of place names of French origin in the United States

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    The suffix "-ville," from the French word for "city" is common for town and city names throughout the United States. Many originally French place names, possibly hundreds, in the Midwest and Upper West were replaced with directly translated English names once American settlers became locally dominant (e.g. "La Petite Roche" became Little Rock ...

  3. The Most Bizarrely-Named Cities in America - AOL

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    It’s easy to overlook strange place names once you get used to them, but as an Italian, I’m shocked that people in the U.S. actually live in cities and towns with names like these.

  4. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    A town with a Native American name in Washington, United States. Humpty Doo: A town 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Hundeluft: A village in Germany. Means "dog's air" in German. Hundred: Deep in this West Virginia town, where Christopher Robin plays. Actually, it is a 300 populated town. Hungry Horse

  5. List of places named after animals - Wikipedia

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    Alexandria Bucephalous, former city founded by Alexander the Great in memory of his beloved horse Bucephalus; Beeswing, Dumfries and Galloway, village in Scotland renamed to honour the racing mare Beeswing; Coronach, Saskatchewan, community in Canada named after the 1926 Derby winner Coronach

  6. Funk, Boring and Other Oddball American Town Names - AOL

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    Gu-Win, Alabama. Faced with annexation by the nearby town of Guin, the community of about 150 known as Ear Gap decided to incorporate in 1956. Residents adopted their new name from the Gu-Win ...

  7. List of the United States cities with large French American ...

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    The cities with the largest French American populations are in Maine. However, in northern Maine, they are of Acadian ancestry, and in southern Maine and northern New Hampshire, of Canadian ancestry. The cities are as follows: [1]

  8. List of national capital city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The name was given to the city by King Adrianjaka. Known as Tananarive from 1630 to December 30, 1975. Tananarive serves as the city's French name and is still in use today. Malawi: Lilongwe: Named after the Lilongwe River. Zomba (1889 – January 1, 1975) Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur (كوالا لومڤور): "Muddy Confluence" in Malay. The ...

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