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[1] [2] Some places, such as Hartford, Connecticut, bear an archaic spelling of an English place (in this case Hertford). Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the U.S., is named after the first U.S. President George Washington, whose surname was due to his family holding land in Washington, Tyne and Wear.
Oldest continuously inhabited English established settlement in the Americas. 1612 Neiva: Huila: Colombia 1613 Penedo: Alagoas: Brazil 1613 Hopewell: Virginia: United States Oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in North America. Founded in 1613 as Bermuda City by Thomas Dale. 1614: Albany, New York: New York: United States
Pages in category "List of place names in the United States by language of origin" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
English (ultimately from Old English) Hampshire: After the county of Hampshire in England, [68] whose name is derived from the original name for its largest city, Southampton, that being Hamtun, which is an Old English word that roughly translates to 'Village-Town'. New Jersey: April 2, 1669: English (ultimately from Old Norse) Jersey
When it comes to naming towns, Americans aren't always the most original. Sure, some places are entirely unique. For example, the U.S. only has one Abanda, Nubieber, and Zwingle (those are in ...
Most English place-names are either Anglo-Saxon or Old Norse in origin but Celtic names are to be found over the whole country, most notably in Cornwall (see below) and counties bordering Wales. Other place-names are hybrids of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon elements.
This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses). [1] Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name. Cities with populations over 100,000 are in bold.
Lists of placenames of Native American origin (1 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Lists of United States placename etymology" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.