Etymologie, Etimología, Étymologie, Etimologia, Etymology, (griech.) etymología, (lat.) etymologia, (esper.) etimologio
US Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Estados Unidos de América, États-Unis d'Amérique, Stati Uniti d'America, United States of America, (esper.) Unuigintaj Statoj de Ameriko
Stadt, Ciudad, Ville, Città, City, (lat.) urbs, (esper.) urboj
Hauptstadt: Washington

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Towns with wierd names and their origins

Our collection of towns with wierd names and their origins.

• Bigfoot, Texas, USA
• Blow Me Down, Newfoundland, Canada
• Celebration, FL, USA
• Chicken, Alaska, USA
• Climax, Michigan, USA
• Crackpot, England
• Crotch Lake, Ontario, Canada
• Cut and Shoot, Texas, USA
• Deadhorse, Alaska, USA
• Dildo, Newfoundland, Canada
• Ding Dong, Texas, USA
• Earth, Texas, USA
• Egypt, Texas, USA
• F**king, Austria
• French Lick, Indiana, USA
• Frostproof, Florida, USA
• Gun Barrel City, Texas, USA
• Happy, Texas, USA
• Hell, Michigan, USA
• Holy Moses, Colorado, USA
• Hot Coffee, Mississippi, USA
• Humansville, Missouri, USA
• Hygiene, Colorado, USA
• Intercourse, Pennsylvania, USA Jot 'em Down, Texas, USA
• Knockemstiff, Ohio, USA
• Last Chance, Colorado, USA
• Looneyville, Texas, USA
• Mary's Igloo, Alaska, USA
• Monkey's Eyebrow, Arizona, USA
• Needmore, Texas, USA
• Ninety-Six, South Carolina, USA
• North Pole, Alaska, USA
• Nothing, Arizona, USA
• Notrees, Texas, USA
• Santa Claus, Indiana, USA
• Shorter, Alabama, USA
• Smackover, Arkansas, USA
• Sopchoppy, Florida, USA
• Study Butte, Texas, USA
• Toad Suck, Arkansas, USA
• Two Egg, Florida, USA
• Vulcan, Alberta, Canada
• Waterproof, Louisiana, USA
• Why, Arizona, USA

Big Easy - New Orleans (W3)

epodunk - Community-Profiles (US)

ePodunk provides in-depth information about more than 25,000 communities around the country, from Manhattan to Los Angeles, Pottstown to Podunk. Our listings also include geocoded information about thousands of parks, museums, historic sites, colleges, schools and other places across America.

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Profiles of the 50 Largest Cities of the United States

Auch mit Hinweisen zur Namensgebung:

Albuquerque, N.M. | Arlington, Texas | Atlanta, Ga. | Austin, Tex. | Baltimore, Md. | Boston, Mass. | Charlotte, N.C. | Cleveland, Ohio | Colorado Springs, Colo. | Columbus, Ohio | Dallas, Tex. | Denver, Colo. | El Paso, Tex. | Fort Worth, Tex. | Fresno, Calif. | Honolulu, Hawaii | Houston, Tex. | Indianapolis, Ind. | Jacksonville, Fla. | Kansas City, Mo. | Las Vegas, Nev. | Long Beach, Calif. | Los Angeles, Calif. | Louisville/Jefferson County, Ky. | Memphis, Tenn. | Mesa, Ariz. | Miami, Fla. | Milwaukee, Wis. | Minneapolis, Minn. | Nashville-Davidson, Tenn. | New Orleans, La. | New York, N.Y. | Oakland, Calif. | Oklahoma City, Okla. | Omaha, Nebr. | Philadelphia, Pa. | Phoenix, Ariz. | Portland, Ore. | Sacramento, Calif. | St. Louis, Mo. | San Antonio, Tex. | San Diego, Calif. | San Francisco, Calif. | San Jose, Calif. | Seattle, Wash. | Tucson, Ariz. | Tulsa, Okla. | Virginia Beach, Va. | Washington, DC | Wichita, Kans.

got - City nicknames (US)

The following is my list of City Nicknames, started around 1993. I had collected suggestions from the rec.games.trivia newsgroup, and had heard someone on KGO (San Francisco's AM news-talk radio station) use the phrase "... 10,000 residents of The City, of complications from ...".
So I appropriated that phrase "The City of Complications", as an exceptionally apt nickname for San Francisco, and went on to collect a few other names. When I had enough of them, I posted the list to that newsgroup.
So far, I have only been able to re-locate the quiz version of my list, so I haven't actually merged all of the answers back into the list yet. This past year or two (2001-2002), I added a few from the "Isaac Asimov" quiz column in the newspaper, a Sunset Magazine article (which lists California as the "World Capital of Agricultural World Capitals"), and other sources. I also found two other lists on the web (URLs below).

Größte Stadt von US
Größte Stadt von Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika

Hauptstadt von US
Hauptstadt von Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika

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Hauptstädte der Bundesstaaten (US)

| Agana | Albany | Annapolis | Atlanta | Augusta | Austin | Baton Rouge | Bismarck | Boise | Boston | Carson City | Charleston | Cheyenne | Columbia | Columbus | Concord | Denver | Des Moines | Dover | Frankfort | Harrisburg | Hartford | Helena | Honolulu | Indianapolis | Jackson | Jefferson City | | Lansing | Lincoln | Little Rock | Madison | Montgomery | Montpelier | Nashville | Oklahoma City | Olympia | Phoenix | Pierre | Providence | Raleigh | Richmond | Sacramento | Saint Paul | Salem | Salt Lake City | San Juan | Santa Fe | Springfield | Tallahassee | Topeka | Trenton | Washington

Nicknames von Städten (W3)

• Connecticut, the Land of Steady Habits.
• Delaware, the Blue Hen's Chicken.
• Iowa, the Hawkeye State.
• Kentucky, the Corn-crackers.
• Maine, the Border State.
• Massachusetts, the Bay State.
• Michigan, the Wolverine State.
• Missouri, the Puke State.
• New Hampshire, the Granite State.
• New York, the Empire State.
• North Carolina, the Old North State.
• Ohio, the Buckeye State.
• Pennsylvania, the Keystone State.
• South Carolina, the Palmetto State.
• Texas, the Lone Star State.
• Vermont, the Green Mountain State.
• Virginia, the Old Dominion.
• Wisconsin, the Badger State.

• Philadelphia, the Quaker City.
• Boston, the Modern Athens; the Hub.
• New York, Gotham.
• Baltimore, the Monumental City.
• Cincinnati, the Queen City.
• Washington, the City of Magnificent Distances.
• Cleveland, the Forest City.
• Pittsburgh, the Smoky City.
• New Haven, the City of Elms.
• St. Louis, the Mound City.
• keokuk, the Gate City.
• Louisville, the Fall CIty.
• Nashville, the City of Rocks.
• Hannibal,m the Bluff City.
• Alexandria, the Delta City.

• Alexandria--Delta City.
• Boston--Modern Athens; The Hub.
• Brooklyn--City of Churches.
• CIncinnati--Queen City; Porkopolis.
• Cleveland--Forect City.
• Denver--City of the Plains.
• Duluth--Zenith City.
• Hannibal--Bluff City.
• Holyoke, Mass.--Paper City.
• Kansas City--Mushroomopolis.
• Keokuk--Gate City.
• Lafayette--Star City.
• Louisville--Falls City.
• Lowell--City of Spindles.
• Madison, Wis.--Lake City.
• Milwaukee--Cream City; City of Beer and Bricks.
• Minneapolis--City of FLour and Sawdust.
• Mobile--Shell City.
• Nashville--City of Rocks.
• New Haven--City of Elms.
• New York--Gotham; Empire CIty.
• North Adams, Mass.--The Tunnel City.
• Pekin, Ill.--Celestial City.
• Peoria, Ill.--Whiskeytown.
• Philadelphia--Quaker City.
• Pittsburg--Smoky City.
• Quincy--Gem City.
• Racine, Wis.--Bell City.
• Rochester, N. Y.--Flour City.
• San Francisco--'Frisco.
• St. Paul--Gem City.
• St. Louis--Mound CIty; Future Great.
• Toledo--Corn City.
• Washington--City of Magnificent Distances.

• Pittsburgh, Smoky City
• Alexandria, Delta City
• Cincinnati, Porkopolis
• Boston, Modern
• Athens, the Hub
• New York, Gotham
• Nashville, City of Rocks
• Denver, City of the Plains
• Baltimore, Mountain City
• Washington, City of Magnificent Distances
• New Haven, City of Elms
• Racine, WIsconsin, Belle City
• Little Rock, City of Roses
• Mobile, Shell City
• Kansas City, Mushroomopolis
• Lowell, City of Spindles
• Minneapolis, City of Four
• Holyoke, Massachusetts, Paper City
• North Adams, Massachusetts, the Tunnel City
• Peoria, Illinois, WHiskytown
• Alton, Illinois, Tassleburg
• Pekin, Illinois, Celestial City

• Baltimore is the "Monumental City."
• Boston is the "City of Notions," "Hub of the Universe," "Puritan City," "Athens of America" or "Modern Athens."
• Brooklyn is "The City of Churches."
• Buffalo is "The Queen City of the Lakes."
• Cincinnati is "The Queen City."
• Cleveland is the "Forest City."
• Keokuk is the "Gate City."
• Louisville is the "Falls City."
• Lowell is the "City of Spindles."
• Milwaukee is the "Cream City."
• Nashville is the "City of Rocks."
• New Haven is the "City of Elms." New
• New York is the "Empire City" or "Gotham."
• Philadelphia is the "City of Brotherly Love."
• Pittsburg is the "Iron CIty."
• Rochester is the "Flower City."
• St. Louis is the "Mound City" or "Future Great."
• Washington is the "City of Magnificent Distances."

• Brooklyn, City of Churches
• Boston, Hub of the Universe
• Baltimore, Monumental City
• Buffalo, Queen City of the Lakes
• CIncinnati, Queen CIty
• Cleveland, Forest City
• Hannibal, Bluff CIty
• Keokuk, Gate City
• Louisville, Falls City
• Loweel, City of Spindles
• New York, Gothan, Empire City
• Nashville, City of Rocks
• New Haven, City of Elms
• Philadelphia, Quaker CIty, City of Brotherly Love
• Pittsburg, Iron City
• Portland, Me., Forest City
• Rochester, Flour CIty
• St. Louis, Mound CIty
• Springfield, Ills., Flower City
• Washington, City of Mangificent Distances

• Battle Creek, MI has two nicknames: "Cereal City" and "Fighting River"
• Colma, CA, "The City That Waits For The City That Waits To Die To Die", where San Franciscans are often buried and which is largely covered by cemeteries)
• Middletown, CT, it is "Forest City" (also used of Cleveland, OH)
• New Haven "The Elm City" (most of the elms are gone now, of course)
• Portland, OR, "Stumptown" (it apparently arose in the early days when the city was rising where forest had been only a short time before
• San Franciscan, "The City That Waits To Die" (the old post-earthquake description of this city)

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One Word A Day
food related place names in the USA

• Bacon, IN
• Big Rock Candy Mountain, VT
• Buttermilk, KS
• Cheesequake, NJ
• Chocolate Bayou, TX
• Goodfood, MS
• Ham Lake, MN
• Hot Coffee, MS
• Lick Fork, VA
• Lickskillet, OH
• Mexican Water, AZ
• Oatmeal, TX
• Oniontown, PA
• Picnic, FL
• Pie Town, NM
• Sandwich, MA
• Spuds, FL
• Sugar City, ID
• Tea, SD
• Tortilla Flat, AZ
• Two Egg, FL

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City Nicknames

GOTHAM: PARADISE OF FOOLS
Most of the world's great cities have nicknames, some complimentary, others derisive. We lucky people living in "Sydney", Australia (The "Harbour City", The "Emerald City") unkindly refer to our rival city of "Melbourne" as "Bleak City"... To read about the colorful nicknames of some of the great cities in the United States, click ...