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Double placenames prominently feature the placenames of two or more constituents in double-barrelled form rather than invent a new name. This is often out of consideration for local sensitivities, since the smaller entity may resent its takeover, and may demand its symbolic perpetuation within an amalgamated name so as to propagate the impression of a merger between equals.
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Sexdrega, Sweden ('six fishing places') Six, West Virginia, US; Sixes, Georgia, US; Sixes, Oregon, US, named after the Sixes river (accounts vary as to how the river got its name; one local postmaster said Sixes was named for a Native American chief) Six Hills in Stevenage, England; Six Mile Bottom, village near Cambridge, England
This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses). [1] Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name. Cities with populations over 100,000 are in bold.
An unusual case of a place name with two double meanings. Crapaud: A municipality in Prince Edward Island. Crapo: An unincorporated community in Maryland. Craponne-sur-Arzon "Sur Arzon" must be having a bad day. Crapstone: Village in Devon, United Kingdom. Crookston: A small settlement in New Zealand. Wonder what the crime rate is there? Crotch ...
Number one: Never—ever—shorten a double name without being invited.
Similarly, some places in New Zealand have dual Māori and English names, such as Aoraki / Mount Cook. [11] The practice of officially giving certain New Zealand places dual names began in the 1920s, [12] but dual names have become much more common in the 1990s and 2000s, in part due to Treaty of Waitangi settlements.
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