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2. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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   Fucking, Austria.The village was renamed on 1 January 2021 to "Fugging" [1] Hell, Norway.The hillside sign is visible in the background in the left corner. Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including ...

3. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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   The name of 2 Turkish villages. In Arabic "ḥamām" means "douche". Hamm: Those pigs sure aren't happy about this place. Hammerfest: A town in Norway. Hosting a hip hop festival here would make MC Hammer proud. Hampton Gay: A very gay village in England. Handsome Eddy: A hamlet in New York. Hang Chat: A district in Lampang province, northern ...

4. List of generic forms in place names in the British Isles

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   This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use. The study of place names is called toponymy ; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland .

5. List of locations in the world with an English name - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of place names originally used in England and then later applied to other places throughout the world via English settlers and explorers. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .

6. How did the villages of Norwich get their names? - AOL

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   Most often though, the village names “incorporate ‘ville’ in the name,” Plummer said. “At least in this country, [the suffix] generally indicates the area as a historic industrial center.”

7. The most unique street names in the world - AOL

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   Across the pond, in a suburb of South Yorkshire, the long-suffering residents of Butt Hole Road couldn't take the jokes visiting tourists and back-side baring teens any longer.

8. List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places - Wikipedia

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   Biblically sourced names are widespread and are sometimes the result of naming a settlement after its church. Names from ancient history can also be found in a number of places, although a concentration of them can be found in upstate New York. Names from these two sources can be found in the Ancient World section below the list of countries.

9. The Most Offbeat Small Towns in America - AOL

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   Named one of "the 25 coolest towns in America to visit in 2021" and once dubbed "America's Most Unusual Town" by Oprah Winfrey, this southern Iowa locale has a vibrant arts community surrounded by ...