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Pimpewaug became Cannon in 1882, renamed Cannondale in 1915. [30] Pomperaug Plantation became Woodbury in 1673. [31] Ponde Town became Mansfield in 1702. [32] Quanneapague became Newtown in 1708. [33] Rippowam became Stamford in 1642.
DR Congo — Former place names in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Republic of the Congo — List of renamed places in the Republic of the Congo. Eswatini — List of renamed places in Eswatini. Gambia — List of renamed places in the Gambia. Madagascar — List of renamed places in Madagascar. Malawi — List of renamed places in Malawi.
Geographical renaming. Geographical renaming is the changing of the name of a geographical feature or area, which ranges from the change of a street name to a change to the name of a country. Places are also sometimes assigned dual names for various reasons.
East Chicago Heights → Ford Heights — in Cook County. East Wood River → Wood River — in Madison County. Elk Hart City → Elkhart — in Logan County. Ellsworth → Lostant — in LaSalle County; name now used by Ellsworth, McLean County. Elyda → Winnebago — in Winnebago County. Emporium City → Mound City — in Pulaski County.
Settlement name changes especially targeted places of Afrikaans origin, such as Pietersburg (Polokwane), Nylstroom (Modimolle) and Ellisras (Lephalale), while avoiding places with Bantu or English names such as Northam, Alldays, Tzaneen and Thabazimbi. The Limpopo is the most ethnically black province in South Africa (96.7% as of 2011) and is ...
U. List of renamed cities in Ukraine. List of renamed cities in Uzbekistan. Categories: Lists of cities by toponymy. City name changes.
A. List of renamed places in Angola. List of renamed cities in Armenia. List of Australian place names changed from German names. List of cities renamed by Azerbaijan.
The following is the list of places in Bangladesh that underwent a name change. [ a ] The most common names in English are in bold letters. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .