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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 ...
The name of four villages in Estonia. Means "penis" in Finnish and Estonian. Kullimaa: The name of two villages in Estonia. Means "land of penis" in Finnish and Estonian. Kumi: A town in Uganda that the Finns might find amusing. "Kumi" means either "rubber" or "eraser" but is also a slang term for a condom. Kumler: A ghost town in Illinois ...
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 .
From the place that inspired Mayberry to one abuzz with psychics, here are 25 quirky towns across the country known for eccentricities.
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 .
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.
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.
Some names were carried over directly and are found throughout the country (such as Manchester, Birmingham and Rochester). Others carry the prefix "New"; for example, the largest city in the US, New York , was named after York because King Charles II gave the land to his brother, James, the Duke of York (later James II ).