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Daly City (/ ˈ d eɪ l i /) is the second-most populous city in San Mateo County, California, United States.Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and immediately south of San Francisco (sharing its northern border with almost all of San Francisco's southern border), it is named for businessman and landowner John Donald Daly.
This count omits Santa Cruz ("Holy Cross") County, not named for a saint; Merced County and Los Angeles County, both of whose names refer to Saint Mary (Our Lady of Mercy (Merced) and Our Lady Queen of The Angels (Los Angeles)); and Ventura County, whose name is a shortening of the name of St. Bonaventure, the namesake of the local mission. [7]
City of Angels [9] [62] – based partially on the literal translation of the city's original historical full name from the Spanish language-- "The City of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels". City of Flowers and Sunshine [18] La-La Land [9] Shaky Town [63] Tinseltown [64] (specifically applies to Hollywood [9])
Location of counties with the five most popular names. This is a list of U.S. county names that are used in two or more states. Ranked are the 428 most common county names, which are shared by counties in two or more states each, accounting for 1,730 of the 3,140 counties and county-equivalents in the United States.
Name of place Number of counties Principal county Lower zip code Upper zip code Daggett: 1 San Bernardino County: 92327 Dairy City: 1 Orange County Dairyland: 1 Madera County Dairyland: 1 Orange County Dairy Valley: 1 Los Angeles County: 90703 Dairyville: 1 Tehama County: 96080 Dales: 1 Tehama County: 96080 Daley Mill: 1 Kern County Daly City ...
Daly City, California (3 C, 17 P) F. ... Pages in category "Cities in San Mateo County, California" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
One, San Francisco, is a consolidated city–county. California law makes no distinction between "city" and "town", and municipalities may use either term in their official names. [ 6 ] The first municipalities to incorporate were Benicia and San Jose on March 27, 1850, while the most recent was Oakley on July 1, 1999. [ 7 ]
These are lists of U.S. county name etymologies.Many U.S. states have counties named after U.S. presidents such as Washington, Madison, Polk, Jefferson, etc. Counties are also commonly named after famous individuals, local Native American tribes once in the area (Washoe County, Nevada), cities located within the county, and land or water features (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, meaning "Fat Hill ...