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This is a list of places in Brazil which are named after people : Anchieta, Brazil - Father José de Anchieta; Assis Brasil - Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil (Brazilian lawyer, politician, diplomat, writer and poet) Benjamin Constant, Amazonas, Brazil - Benjamin Constant (Brazilian politician, writer and journalist)
Pages in category "Brazilian given names" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adaílton;
after the Amazon River, which was named by Spanish explorers who heard rumors that Amazons ("female mounted warriors", possibly from the Iranian ethnonym *ha-mazan-, "warriors"; former supposed etymology—Greek α-μαστός a- mastos, "with no breasts"— is considered false etymology) guarded the legendary city of El Dorado in the middle ...
For a longer list, please see List of places in Brazil named after people. Salvador, Brazil – Jesus (the Christian Savior) São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil – Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) São Paulo – Saint Paul
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A number of places and cities in modern Brazil are named in Tupi (Itaquaquecetuba, Pindamonhangaba, Caruaru, Ipanema). Anthroponyms include Ubirajara, Ubiratã, Moema, Jussara, Jurema, Janaína. [16] Tupi surnames do exist, but they do not imply any real Tupi ancestry; rather they were adopted as a manner to display Brazilian nationalism. [17]
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 ...
Places named for people can be found at List of places in the United States named after people. Some places have an indeterminate etymology, where it is known that they are named after a city in a particular country, but there is more than one place with that name and the etymology does not distinguish which one.