Subject: Very Odd Place Names
Posted by: Cymruambyth
Date: Jul 27 08
How about sharing some of the strange place names in your country, state, province, whatever. In Alberta, there's a place called Jumping Pound, which is close to a high bluff over which native people would drive bison. The poor beasts would be killed by the fall and there'd be plenty of meat for the camp! In Newfoundland, there's a place called Joe Batt's Arm and another called Come By Chance. I don't know how they got their names. My favourite strange place name, though, is a place in Herefordshire called Wormlow-under-the-Tump, and, no, I don't know how it got its name, either. Have you any items to add?
Posted by: Cymruambyth
Date: Jul 27 08
How about sharing some of the strange place names in your country, state, province, whatever. In Alberta, there's a place called Jumping Pound, which is close to a high bluff over which native people would drive bison. The poor beasts would be killed by the fall and there'd be plenty of meat for the camp! In Newfoundland, there's a place called Joe Batt's Arm and another called Come By Chance. I don't know how they got their names. My favourite strange place name, though, is a place in Herefordshire called Wormlow-under-the-Tump, and, no, I don't know how it got its name, either. Have you any items to add?
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rubytops 
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Much Hadham Hertfordshire UK Reply #141. Jun 29 20, 1:12 PM |
paulmallon
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Middelfart ...it's in Denmark. Really:-) Reply #142. Oct 05 20, 12:05 AM |
Xntryk
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Am always surprised when Newfoundland is mentioned and their town "Dildo" is not. No, really. Reply #143. Feb 15 21, 1:34 PM |
samak
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I'm sure it's a vibrant community. Reply #144. Feb 19 21, 1:39 AM |
C30
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Then we have the sleepy hamlets of Great Snoring and Little Snoring, in Norfolk, England. Reply #145. Feb 19 21, 3:08 AM |
WesleyCrusher
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In Germany, we have a city called Darmstadt which literally means "Intestine town". Also, in Bavaria, two neighboring villages are Adelzhausen and Odelzhausen. The "-hausen" suffix means to inhabit, "Adel" is nobility and "Odel" is dung (the -z- is just a possessive here). I have a feeling which of the two is the more pleasant place... Reply #146. Feb 19 21, 8:10 AM |
Ilona_Ritter
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There is a town on Michigan, USA called Hell, so if someone tells you to go there ask them why they want you to go to Michigan Reply #147. Dec 02 21, 3:35 PM |
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