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Twin Butte may be derived from Blackfoot name natsikapway-tomo "double hill" (Hugh A. Dempsey, Indian Names for Alberta Communities, p. 18) Two Hills (town) about 120 kilometres east of Edmonton in 54-12-4. May be derived from Cree name misoyik-kispakinasik "two hills" (Hugh A. Dempsey, Indian Names for Alberta Communities, p. 18)
In 2019, American comedian Jimmy Kimmel launched a satirical candidacy for Mayor of Dildo, Newfoundland, Canada. [3]A number of settlements have names that are offensive or humorous in other languages, such as Rottenegg or Fucking (renamed to Fugging in 2021) in Austria, or Fjuckby in Sweden, where the name can be associated with the word "fuck". [2]
The name was later changed to Kawartha, which means "bright waters and happy lands". [82] Kenora: Ojibwe / English The name is a portmanteau of the names of the three towns which amalgamated in 1905 to form the present-day city: Keewatin, Norman and Rat Portage. [83] Kingston: English
Canada itself is a name derived from a Laurentian Iroquois word meaning "village" [1] [2] (c.f. Mohawk kaná:ta’). [3] [4] See Canada's name for more details. Aboriginal names are widespread in Canada - for a full listing see List of place names in Canada of aboriginal origin. Those listed here are only well-known, important or otherwise ...
This is a list of nicknames and slogans of cities in Canada. Many Canadian cities and communities are known by various aliases , slogans , sobriquets , and other nicknames to the general population at either the local, regional, national, or international scales, often due to marketing campaigns and widespread usage in the media.
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
List of irregularly spelled English names. This is a set of lists of English personal and place names having spellings that are counterintuitive to their pronunciation because the spelling does not accord with conventional pronunciation associations. Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages.
These are lists of North American place name etymologies: Mexican state name etymologies. Canadian provincial name etymologies. Origins of names of cities in Canada. List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places. U.S. state name etymologies. Lists of U.S. county name etymologies. List of Alabama county name etymologies.