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  2. List of place names of French origin in the United States

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    The suffix "-ville," from the French word for "city" is common for town and city names throughout the United States. Many originally French place names, possibly hundreds, in the Midwest and Upper West were replaced with directly translated English names once American settlers became locally dominant (e.g. "La Petite Roche" became Little Rock ...

  3. List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States

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    Tooele County, Utah (originates from "tule", a Spanish word of Aztec origin meaning "bulrush") Utah County, Utah (from the Spanish name Yuta, given to the Ute People by early explorers to the area.) Uvalde County, Texas (Named after Juan de Ugalde) Valencia County, New Mexico (Spanish city of Valencia) Val Verde County, Texas (Valverde)

  4. Lists of cities in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The following articles contain lists of cities in the United States of America: Lists of populated places in the United States - Lists of U.S. cities by state; List of United States cities by population; List of United States cities by area; List of United States cities by elevation; List of most populous cities in the United States by decade

  5. List of cities in North America - Wikipedia

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    Mexico City is the most populous city of Mexico and North America New York City is the most populous city in the United States, and the second-most in North America Toronto is the most populous city in Canada, and the fourth-most in North America Los Angeles, the most populous city on the Pacific coast of North America Montreal is the most populous French-speaking city in North America

  6. List of United States cities by Spanish-speaking population

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    Percentage Speaking Spanish at Home Population Speaking Spanish at Home (in thousands) New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 18,066,122 20.24 3656 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 12,450,222 36.0128 4483 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 8,898,149 17.3754 1546 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,060,749 23.0874 1630

  7. 100 chic French baby names for girls and what they mean - AOL

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    100 French baby girl names. Here are 100 French names and their interpreted meanings. Pick one for your petite fille! Vivienne — Alive. Simone — To listen. Belle — Beauty. Henriette ...

  8. List of national capital city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The name was given to the city by King Adrianjaka. Known as Tananarive from 1630 to December 30, 1975. Tananarive serves as the city's French name and is still in use today. Malawi: Lilongwe: Named after the Lilongwe River. Zomba (1889 – January 1, 1975) Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur (كوالا لومڤور): "Muddy Confluence" in Malay. The ...

  9. List of the United States cities with large French American ...

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    The cities with the largest French American populations are in Maine. However, in northern Maine, they are of Acadian ancestry, and in southern Maine and northern New Hampshire, of Canadian ancestry. The cities are as follows: [1]