Whats in a name

How did your city/town get its name.
Liverpool! Some people reckon its named after the cormorant or liver bird, others think it derives from the seaweed lava that was used to make lava bread.

 

Brugge is self explanatory (if you speak dutch) it literally means Bridge.

The city is inside a ring of water and the only way in is over bridges. (7 of them)

 

Am originally from Nitro,WV.(USA)
Named for the explosives manufactured during WW1.

 

Live near Winchester VA which is named after the birthplace of one of the original founders/settlers.
Some place over in the UK.:-D

 

Live in a suburb of Houston, which got its name from the great General Sam Houston, who defeated mexican dictator General Santa Anna leading to Texas' independence from Mexico. Hola.

 

Sykesville, PA was named before they knew I'd live here. They'll rename it eventually. LOL

 

Portsmouth......it's a big port??

 

Also famous as the birthplace of Charles Dickens.

I spent some time there at Eastney Barracks.

 

My old home town in Sweden got it's name from an old Sami word that translates roughly into "to make thunderous noise". It's named after the river next to the city, the Uma River. The town is called Umea.

The right outside of town looks like this, by the way. That's below the mountains, through the "flat lands" going down towards the coast. Up in the mountains it's even nicer. And louder...

http://www.landetrunt.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/storforsen1.jpg

 

Comstock Park was originally called Mill Creek, because the creek running through town is called Mill Creek. Yes, there used to be a mill. But then along came Charles C. Comstock, who ran several sawmills and a furniture company in nearby Grand Rapids (which used to be the home of incredibly high quality furniture), and who also was the mayor of Grand Rapids and ran a failed campaign for governor of Michigan. He eventually became a US Congressman.

Why my town decided to rename itself after him is a mystery. We're an independent community about 5 miles outside Grand Rapids, and he never lived here or owned any businesses here.

 

The nearby town to where I live was named after English bare-knuckle boxer, Abednego William Thompson.

Prior to 1891 it was known as Sandhurst, then renamed Bendigo. Gold was discovered in 1851. There are operating mines in the region still.

Recently a portrait of the boxer was purchased by a private buyer at auction and is to be loaned to our Art Gallery for display.

paramonks

 

Here's Hawkinsville's history From there site lol

 

I've heard of that one Halo, Llif also translates into lake or pool so Liverpool could even be Poolpool
As you know I live in Hale and it gets its name from the great Hall or Halle and over the years via the spoken word it turned into Hale.

Begins to look like we're getting a bit of a world history lesson. where's JOTS with his Oldcastle

 

The English name Tucson derives from the Spanish name of the city, Tucsón [tukˈson], which was borrowed from the O'odham name Cuk Ṣon [tʃʊk ʂɔːn], meaning "(at the) base of the black [hill]", a reference to an adjacent volcanic mountain. Tucson is sometimes referred to as "The Old Pueblo". :cool

 

WIGAN.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Wigan_Pier_and_the_Leeds_%26_Liverpool_Canal.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigan

 

OH !I don't know about that LauraR. I was born in S.W Phily and you couldn't get any more "brotherly" then they did.:-Drolleyes I mean they would come right up to you and say "Hey brother I love what's in your pockets let's share it with me." and they are all the time visiting you. Even when you're not home or are a sleep.:-D I think the name fits perfectly now.LOL

 

Well, Perth is named after Perth, Scotland. How unoriginal, eh. End of story.rolleyes

 

Jokes about Wigan Pier will be lost on the geeks. is it in your picture

 

George Orwell has a lot to answer for LOL. Come to think of it, George and Rikky do have some p.o.v.'s in common. :-D

 

I would post afew photos myself but i figure the slide show on this link will be enough http://www.hawkinsvillechamber.org/