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1919 Yarram Yarram postmark – the town is now Yarram These names are examples of reduplication, a common theme in Australian toponymy, especially in names derived from Indigenous Australian languages such as Wiradjuri. Reduplication is often used as an intensifier such as "Wagga Wagga" many crows and "Tilba Tilba" many waters. The phenomenon has been the subject of interest in popular ...
A municipality in the Netherlands. Means "mountains" which is strange considering the elevation is a mere 1 m (3 ft) above sea level. Another one in Limburg, also at an astounding 16 m (52 ft). Berry Head: A headland near Brixham, United Kingdom. Also the name of several places in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, including an island. Best
This is a list of places with reduplication in their names, often as a result of the grammatical rules of the languages from which the names are derived. Duplicated names from the indigenous languages of Australia , Chile and New Zealand are listed separately and excluded from this page.
They may be termed cities, councils, regions, shires, towns, or other names, and all function similarly. Local government areas cover around 90 per cent of the nation. Significant sections of South Australia and New South Wales are unincorporated, that is, have no defined local government, along with the ACT and smaller sections of Northern ...
As of 21 February 2019 the Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW, which is maintained by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales, lists 265 places that are assigned or recorded as towns in New South Wales. [1] [2] [3]
The new name came about in 1950 when, for the 10th anniversary of NBC radio's Truth or Consequences game show, host Ralph Edwards suggested there might be a town willing to adopt the name as their ...
By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell Most of the more than 30,000 incorporated towns and cities in the U.S. listed by the Census Bureau have names that wouldn't get a second glance. But there are more than ...
Cities and towns across the nation have terrifically dirty-sounding and laugh-inducing names. From Intercourse, Pennsylvania to Rough and Ready, California, you're sure to have a few laughs where ...