Toponymy is not always logical.
January 16, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Toponymy is not always logical.
This cultural linguistic hypothesis of a symbolic toponymy that contains the Alef hieratic character related to the Faiyum's dual Dja specificity allows us an independent reading of a hypothetical first consonant.
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
This cultural linguistic hypothesis of a symbolic toponymy that contains the Alef hieratic character related to the Faiyum's dual Dja specificity allows us an independent reading of a hypothetical first consonant.
Also, to be scrupulously fair, this book has much more Spanish vocabulary in it than Massachusetts shibboleths, and to the best of my knowledge, the narrator's Spanish seems to be doing the job. If I have to sacrifice accuracy in one area, New England toponymy is probably the better one to let go!
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Also, to be scrupulously fair, this book has much more Spanish vocabulary in it than Massachusetts shibboleths, and to the best of my knowledge, the narrator's Spanish seems to be doing the job. If I have to sacrifice accuracy in one area, New England toponymy is probably the better one to let go!
American toponymy is haunted
January 6, 2026 at 7:14 AM
American toponymy is haunted
Love that scene, fab image indeed.
I’m similar to you in learning Scottish Gaelic too and love how the toponymy and indeed hydronymy of landscape names is so visceral and descriptive of the appearance of the features or bodies of water.
I’m similar to you in learning Scottish Gaelic too and love how the toponymy and indeed hydronymy of landscape names is so visceral and descriptive of the appearance of the features or bodies of water.
January 5, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Love that scene, fab image indeed.
I’m similar to you in learning Scottish Gaelic too and love how the toponymy and indeed hydronymy of landscape names is so visceral and descriptive of the appearance of the features or bodies of water.
I’m similar to you in learning Scottish Gaelic too and love how the toponymy and indeed hydronymy of landscape names is so visceral and descriptive of the appearance of the features or bodies of water.
“Gaelic place-names are conveyors of response: tactile, descriptive, often visceral, encoding landforms, histories, and use.”
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Spiorad aird nam Murchan Pt.22
#GaelicCulture #Toponymy #Ardnamurchan
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Spiorad aird nam Murchan Pt.22
#GaelicCulture #Toponymy #Ardnamurchan
January 1, 2026 at 9:55 AM
“Gaelic place-names are conveyors of response: tactile, descriptive, often visceral, encoding landforms, histories, and use.”
Discover more: www.rkphotographic.com/blog/2025/12...
Spiorad aird nam Murchan Pt.22
#GaelicCulture #Toponymy #Ardnamurchan
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Spiorad aird nam Murchan Pt.22
#GaelicCulture #Toponymy #Ardnamurchan
Over here we contrast ɾ, ɺ, and l, but the phonotactics of which one goes where are really complex: [ɾ] is the rare one, mostly a positional allophone of ɺ that happens intervocalically immediately after or before a long/stressed vowel… but in toponymy the contrast is with -l [ɺ].
December 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Over here we contrast ɾ, ɺ, and l, but the phonotactics of which one goes where are really complex: [ɾ] is the rare one, mostly a positional allophone of ɺ that happens intervocalically immediately after or before a long/stressed vowel… but in toponymy the contrast is with -l [ɺ].
Call for Papers: Canadian Society for the Study of Names Annual Meeting (Virtual, 6-7 June 2026)
The general theme of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names (CSSN) for its 2026 annual meeting (virtual) is “Onomastics and Toponymy as Reflections of Our World’’. The 2026 CSSN conference will…
The general theme of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names (CSSN) for its 2026 annual meeting (virtual) is “Onomastics and Toponymy as Reflections of Our World’’. The 2026 CSSN conference will…
Call for Papers: Canadian Society for the Study of Names Annual Meeting (Virtual, 6-7 June 2026)
The general theme of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names (CSSN) for its 2026 annual meeting (virtual) is “Onomastics and Toponymy as Reflections of Our World’’. The 2026 CSSN conference will not be held in conjunction with the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) of Canada and will take place entirely online. Papers on any onomastic or toponymic topic are welcome, from any discipline, perspective, or field of study, including but not limited to linguistics, geography, history, economics, literature, archaeology, ethnology, politics, genealogy, administration, taxonomy, and related areas.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Call for Papers: Canadian Society for the Study of Names Annual Meeting (Virtual, 6-7 June 2026)
The general theme of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names (CSSN) for its 2026 annual meeting (virtual) is “Onomastics and Toponymy as Reflections of Our World’’. The 2026 CSSN conference will…
The general theme of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names (CSSN) for its 2026 annual meeting (virtual) is “Onomastics and Toponymy as Reflections of Our World’’. The 2026 CSSN conference will…
Word of the Week: Toponymy — the study of place names! Every name tells a story of culture, geography or history. From restored Indigenous names to local landmarks, toponymy maps the meanings behind where we live. Which science word should we explore next?
December 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Word of the Week: Toponymy — the study of place names! Every name tells a story of culture, geography or history. From restored Indigenous names to local landmarks, toponymy maps the meanings behind where we live. Which science word should we explore next?
#Hiiu-Suurtüki (Hiiu-Suurtükk)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Hiiu
#Hiiu #cannon. Big gun. Follow me on this one... For years, the street lived as blameless an existence a thoroughfare called ‘Cannon’ could live. Then came the annus mirabilis of Tallinn toponymy when, one warm 2nd July 1987, a wave of
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#Hiiu #cannon. Big gun. Follow me on this one... For years, the street lived as blameless an existence a thoroughfare called ‘Cannon’ could live. Then came the annus mirabilis of Tallinn toponymy when, one warm 2nd July 1987, a wave of
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Five cities in ancient Italy are said to have been founded by the Titan Saturn himself. Learn more about these cities and the mysteries which still enshroud them in today's Classics Tutor!
#lazio #latium #romanmythology #rome #toponymy
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The Saturnian Cities of Latium
Patrimony of the Golden Age of Saturnus
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December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Five cities in ancient Italy are said to have been founded by the Titan Saturn himself. Learn more about these cities and the mysteries which still enshroud them in today's Classics Tutor!
#lazio #latium #romanmythology #rome #toponymy
#lazio #latium #romanmythology #rome #toponymy
Discover how Royal Names shaped global geography. From Victoria to Louisiana, explore the hidden history on your map in this deep dive into monarchical toponymy. pn.imporinfo.com/2025/11/10-s...
10 Surprising Ways Royal Names Defined Our Global Geography: A Map of Monarchs
Discover how Royal Names shaped global geography. From Victoria to Louisiana, explore the hidden history on your map in this deep dive into monarchica
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November 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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I’m afraid I’m just a toponymy “autist”.
Someone on here once read my posts and then asked, "so are you a trains autist or a numbers autist" and I had to be like, "I'm not autistic?" Bc a lot of ppl kind of just assume I am for some reason.
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I’m afraid I’m just a toponymy “autist”.
Day 24 - Toponymy
Rhode Island Indigenous Toponymy
This map shows the places (cities, towns, and villages) in Rhode Island named after Indigenous people, places, or things, along with their meanings.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Indigenous Toponymy
This map shows the places (cities, towns, and villages) in Rhode Island named after Indigenous people, places, or things, along with their meanings.
#30DayMapChallenge
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Day 24 - Toponymy
Rhode Island Indigenous Toponymy
This map shows the places (cities, towns, and villages) in Rhode Island named after Indigenous people, places, or things, along with their meanings.
#30DayMapChallenge
Rhode Island Indigenous Toponymy
This map shows the places (cities, towns, and villages) in Rhode Island named after Indigenous people, places, or things, along with their meanings.
#30DayMapChallenge
🗺️ Ulrich Hofmeister, 'Orenburg’s toponymy: staging the Russian Empire in the steppe'
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November 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🗺️ Ulrich Hofmeister, 'Orenburg’s toponymy: staging the Russian Empire in the steppe'
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🔊🎶*Bohemian Toponymy*🎶🔊
50 yrs ago in 1975 Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' tops UK chart
*Is this the real place? Is this just fantasy?*
Data🙏@natlibscot.bsky.social OS 1900s > 'Bohemia'
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#30DayMapChallenge #GoGIS4GA
Day 24: (A Day At The) Places + their names
50 yrs ago in 1975 Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' tops UK chart
*Is this the real place? Is this just fantasy?*
Data🙏@natlibscot.bsky.social OS 1900s > 'Bohemia'
maps.nls.uk/projects/os1... > ArcGIS Online
#30DayMapChallenge #GoGIS4GA
Day 24: (A Day At The) Places + their names
November 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
🔊🎶*Bohemian Toponymy*🎶🔊
50 yrs ago in 1975 Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' tops UK chart
*Is this the real place? Is this just fantasy?*
Data🙏@natlibscot.bsky.social OS 1900s > 'Bohemia'
maps.nls.uk/projects/os1... > ArcGIS Online
#30DayMapChallenge #GoGIS4GA
Day 24: (A Day At The) Places + their names
50 yrs ago in 1975 Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' tops UK chart
*Is this the real place? Is this just fantasy?*
Data🙏@natlibscot.bsky.social OS 1900s > 'Bohemia'
maps.nls.uk/projects/os1... > ArcGIS Online
#30DayMapChallenge #GoGIS4GA
Day 24: (A Day At The) Places + their names
I love toponymy
In 2023 a photographer from the Newfoundland town of Dildo captured images of a penis-shaped iceberg off the Canadian coast in Conception Bay.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I love toponymy
"A brilliant book for name nerds: full of quirks and facts."
New Zealand Place Names – Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown by Peter Dowling and A. W. Reed is N.5 this week at Unity Wellington.
#oratiabooks #NewZealandPlaceNames #toponymy
New Zealand Place Names – Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown by Peter Dowling and A. W. Reed is N.5 this week at Unity Wellington.
#oratiabooks #NewZealandPlaceNames #toponymy
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"A brilliant book for name nerds: full of quirks and facts."
New Zealand Place Names – Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown by Peter Dowling and A. W. Reed is N.5 this week at Unity Wellington.
#oratiabooks #NewZealandPlaceNames #toponymy
New Zealand Place Names – Common, Contested and Curious Names from Aotearoa to Zalatown by Peter Dowling and A. W. Reed is N.5 this week at Unity Wellington.
#oratiabooks #NewZealandPlaceNames #toponymy
South India would also sometimes be called Ethiopia, supposedly Dravidian speakers were referred to as Ethiopians. And then East Africa would sometimes be called India. Ancient toponymy was weird
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
South India would also sometimes be called Ethiopia, supposedly Dravidian speakers were referred to as Ethiopians. And then East Africa would sometimes be called India. Ancient toponymy was weird
#Egypt's New Administrative Capital has rebranded itself as "The New Capital". Officially, #Cairo is no longer the country's capital, though some government bodies still operate from there. egyptianstreets.com/2025/11/09/e... #geography #toponymy #worldmap #rename #MiddleEast #Africa
Egypt’s New Administrative Capital Officially Renamed ‘The New Capital’
Egypt’s Administrative Capital for Urban Development (ACUD) has announced that the New Administrative Capital will now be officially referred to as The New Capital in all formal correspondence and g
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November 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
#Egypt's New Administrative Capital has rebranded itself as "The New Capital". Officially, #Cairo is no longer the country's capital, though some government bodies still operate from there. egyptianstreets.com/2025/11/09/e... #geography #toponymy #worldmap #rename #MiddleEast #Africa
50m+
Araby
Archipelago
casting a glance
A History of Violence
Master and Commander
Punch-Drunk Love
Stray Dogs
Toponymy
The Wrestler
United 93
49m-
The Action
Butterfly, Butterfly
Condolences
Factory
Isabella Morra
Psychic Driving
Seventh Submarine
13
Thorax
What Happens To the Mountain, or, Laramie
Araby
Archipelago
casting a glance
A History of Violence
Master and Commander
Punch-Drunk Love
Stray Dogs
Toponymy
The Wrestler
United 93
49m-
The Action
Butterfly, Butterfly
Condolences
Factory
Isabella Morra
Psychic Driving
Seventh Submarine
13
Thorax
What Happens To the Mountain, or, Laramie
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
50m+
Araby
Archipelago
casting a glance
A History of Violence
Master and Commander
Punch-Drunk Love
Stray Dogs
Toponymy
The Wrestler
United 93
49m-
The Action
Butterfly, Butterfly
Condolences
Factory
Isabella Morra
Psychic Driving
Seventh Submarine
13
Thorax
What Happens To the Mountain, or, Laramie
Araby
Archipelago
casting a glance
A History of Violence
Master and Commander
Punch-Drunk Love
Stray Dogs
Toponymy
The Wrestler
United 93
49m-
The Action
Butterfly, Butterfly
Condolences
Factory
Isabella Morra
Psychic Driving
Seventh Submarine
13
Thorax
What Happens To the Mountain, or, Laramie
The late Margaret Gelling who taught me about toponymy at the University of Birmingham; an endless fount of knowledge and just a really kind person.
November 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The late Margaret Gelling who taught me about toponymy at the University of Birmingham; an endless fount of knowledge and just a really kind person.