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	List of subnational name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most of the names of the modern administrative regions appeared as coinages in the Ming Dynasty and in the Qing Dynasty in ancient China.
		The earlier Slavic name of the castle (Burg) of Brandenburg appears as Branibor ("Branim's forest").
		Sakhalin -- derived from misinterpretation of a Manchu name "sahaliyan ula angga hada" (peak of the mouth of Amur River).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_subnational_name_etymologies (3911 words)

	List of country name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name "Cambodia" derives from that of the ancient Khmer kingdom of Kambuja (Kambujadesa).
		The legal name of the modern country remains currently a matter of dispute between the inhabitants of Greece (who claim the name "Macedonia" as their own cultural patrimony) and the Slavic inhabitants of the "Macedonian" republic (who claim the right to use such a term).
		The name Burma apparently derives from the Sanskrit name for the region: "Brahmadesh", land of (the deity) Brahma.
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		This is a list of the English-language names of countries with appendant origins.
		Gabon from the Portuguese name for the River Mbe: "Gabao" (a type of hooded overcoat) from the shape of the river estuary.
		Bharat - The native name "Bharat" is often said to derive from the name of an ancient king "Jada Bharatha", but it could possibly also derive from a different king, Bharata, the son of the legendary king Dushyanta.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_country_name_etymologies.html (3435 words)

	Placename etymology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The ancient Romans used the name Africa terra --- "land of the Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singular) --- for the northern part of the continent, corresponding to modern-day Tunisia.
		The theory holds that a variant of Amerike's name appeared on an early British map (of which however no copies survive) and that this was the true inspiration for Waldseemüller.
		She climbed onto the bull's back and it began so swim off to Crete, where she fell in love with the then-changed-back Zeus and had three sons with him (Minos, Rhadamanthus and Sarpedon, the first two of which constitute, together with Aeacus, the three judges of the underworld).
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		Here is a collection of the etymology of the names of subnational entities for the convenience of interested reader who then would not have to go into each individual place's article to find out the word origin.
		Jeolla - from the first characters in the city names Jeonju and Naju (The changes from "n" to "l" are due to phonetic characteristics of the Korean language).
		Several areas in Europe were named by the ancient Germans in the same way, the term used only for places inhabited by peoples of Celtic or Latin descent, including "Wallonia" in Belgium, "Valais" (in Switzerland), Wallachia in Romania and the archaic "Welschenland" a term for Italy.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_subnational_name_etymologies.html (863 words)

	Toponymy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The process of folk etymology usually took over, whereby a false meaning was extracted from a name based on its structure or sounds.
		Thus, the toponym of Hellespont was explained by Greek poets as being named after Helle, daughter of Athamas, who drowned here as she crossed it with her brother Phrixus on a flying golden ram.
		Toponymists are sometimes used by governments in order to verify the accuracy of certain names as used by cartographers, the media, researchers, publishers, and their duties also include the inputting of new names into databases and topographical maps.
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	List of subnational name etymologies
		This article provides a collection of the etymology of the names of subnational entities for the convenience of interested readers who will not have to go into each individual place's article to find out the word's origin.
		Holstein is derived from a Saxon subtribe named Holcetae.
		Jeolla - from the first characters in the city names Jeonju and Naju (The first character of Naju is actually "ra"—"r" changes to "n" in the initial position, and the combination "nr" changes to "ll" due to phonetic characteristics of the Korean language).
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	Encyclopedia: List of subnational name etymologies
		Etymology is the study of the origins of words.
		A name is a label for a thing, person, place, product (as in a brand name) and even an idea or concept, normally used to distinguish one from another.
		Subnational entity is a generic term for an administrative region within a country — on an arbitrary level below that of the sovereign state — typically with a local government encompassing multiple municipalities, counties, or provinces with a certain degree of autonomy in a varying number of matters.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-subnational-name-etymologies (328 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Mexican state name etymologies
		This article provides a collection of the etymologies of the names of the states of Mexico.
		Campeche takes its name from the city of Campeche, which was founded in 1540 by Spanish Conquistadores as San Francisco de Campeche atop the preexisting Maya city of Canpech or Kimpech.
		This name was given to the first Spanish city in New Spain by Hernán Cortés in 1519, in the form La Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, "The Rich Village of the True Cross".
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	Etymologie, Étymologie, Etymology - UK Großbritannien, Grande-Bretagne, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		"Etymology" is the study of the historical meaning of a word.
		"Onomastics" ("Onomatology") is the study of proper names of all kinds and the origin of the name.
		Therefore, they fail to realize that etymologies are seldom definitive and that the science of etymology is intensely interesting.
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	Articles - Mexican state name etymologies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Aguascalientes comes from the Spanish "aguas calientes", meaning "hot waters", when the city was first founded in 1575 it was given this name for the abundance of hot springs in the region, which still are exploited for numerous spas and for domestic use.
		Durango is named after its capital city, Durango, which received its name after the Spanish city of the same name in Vizcaya.
		San Luis PotosÃ takes its name from its capital city, originally called San Luis Minas de PotosÃ, as it was found to be in a rich mineral area, which could be compared to the then famous and incredibly wealthy PotosÃ, today in Bolivia.
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	list of subnational name etymologies - OneLook Dictionary Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Lists of etymologies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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