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Netherdale
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Kanata
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namesmanship
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Brooklyn
Compton
Merton
radiolocation
Blackwood
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Charlton
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Longshan
Buckingham
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Crawford
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noun
name
- A placename.
- The butterfly Parnassius apollo, a large swallowtail with black and red spots on white wings.
- A United States space program, and the vehicles it created, used for human travel to the moon.
- A very handsome young man.
- The planet Mercury, when observed as a Morning Star.
- A male given name
- The son of Zeus and Leto (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.
- Apollo Theater, a music hall in New York City associated with African-American performers.
noun
suffix
- forming nouns indicating a place
- forming nouns indicating a rate
- forming nouns indicating a charge, toll, or fee
- forming nouns with the sense of collection or appurtenance.
- forming nouns of a unit of measure.
- forming nouns indicating a process, action, or a result
- forming nouns of a state or relationship
noun
- The way names are assigned.
- The art of naming things in order to influence the reactions of others.
- The art of name-dropping or giving the names of people who are involved with a project, in order to confer status or legitimacy.
- Skill in knowing and pronouncing names.
- The pursuit of status by having things named after oneself.
name
name
- A surname derived from the English place name.
- An unincorporated community in Codington County, South Dakota, United States.
- A community in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
- A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9514).
- The historical county town of Westmorland, UK, now named Appleby-in-Westmorland (except for the railway station).
- A suburb of Invercargill, New Zealand.
- A small city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States.
- A locality in Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand.
name
- A surname derived from the English place name.
- A village in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England.
- A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
- A village and civil parish (served by Smeaton and Hornby Parish Council) in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ3605).
- A village near Lancaster in Lancashire, England.
name
- A surname derived from the English place name.
- A tiny city in Franklin County, Kansas.
- A residential neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta.
- A small city in Stearns County, Stearns.
- A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- A city, the county seat of Wayne County, Indiana.
- A town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales.
- An unincorporated community in Little River County, Arkansas.
- A village in Madison Parish, Louisiana.
- A village in Jefferson County, Ohio.
- A small city in Cache County, Utah.
- A former urban neighbourhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama, also known as Warrenton.
- A village in McHenry County, Illinois.
- A small settlement in North Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.
- A home rule city, the county seat of Madison County, Kentucky.
- A town in south-west Greater London (properly Richmond upon Thames).
- A city in Macomb County and St. Clair County, Michigan.
- A village and former municipality of Ottawa, Ontario.
- A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
- A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A minor suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
- A townland in County Tipperary, Ireland.
- A city, the county seat of Ray County, Missouri.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A town and census-designated place in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
- A town in the South Island, New Zealand, headquarters of Tasman district.
- A town and locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland.
- An urban inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
- A rural community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island.
- A sizable port city in Contra Costa County, California.
- An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
- The capital city of Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Wheeler County, Oregon.
- An English dukedom.
- A town in the region of Estrie, Quebec.
- A neighborhood of San Francisco, California; in full, the Richmond District.
- A town in the Karoo region, Northern Cape, South Africa.
- A market town and civil parish in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ1701).
- A city on Lulu Island, in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia.
- A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Ontario County, New York.
- A city, the county seat of Fort Bend County, Texas.
- A town in Chittenden County, Vermont.
- A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.
- A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4085).
- A market town in Saint Mary parish, Jamaica.
- A town in Tasmania.
- A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
- A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
verb
- mention and identify by name
- assign a specified (usually proper) name to
- give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
- charge with a function; charge to be
- create and charge with a task or function
- make reference to
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
- determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
noun
noun
name
- An English surname, probably derived from a place name.
- A city and town in Jerome County, Idaho.
- A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
- An unincorporated community in Hancock County, Indiana.
- A river in Fife council area, Scotland, which flows into the North Sea.
- Eden District, a local government district of Cumbria, England formed in 1974 and named after the Cumbrian river, with its headquarters in Penrith.
- An unincorporated community in Wahkiakum County, Washington.
- A town and village in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
- Eden Water, a small river in the Scottish Borders council area, which flows into the River Tweed.
- A town in Erie County, New York.
- A census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
- A census-designated place in Somerset County, Maryland.
- A residential settlement in County Antrim, Ireland.
- A river in Kent, England, which flows into the Medway; the name is a back-formation of Edenbridge.
- An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
- A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia.
- A village in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
- Three townlands in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
- A small town and village in Marshall County, South Dakota.
- A census-designated place in Weber County, Utah.
- An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
- A small unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas.
- A small unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona.
- An unincorporated community in Dodge County, Minnesota.
- A small city in Concho County, Texas.
- A city in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky.
- A small town in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
- A coastal town in New South Wales, Australia.
- A female given name from Hebrew from the biblical place name; also a medieval diminutive of Old English compound names beginning with the element ēad (“riches”).
- A river in Cumbria, England, which passes Carlisle and empties into the Solway Firth.
- An unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Peoria County, Illinois.
- A town in Lamoille County, Vermont.
noun
adj
- Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
- Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
- Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
- Recently made, or created.
- Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
- In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
- Recently arrived or appeared.
- Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
- Next; about to begin or recently begun.
- Current or later, as opposed to former.
- Additional; recently discovered.
- Newborn.
verb
noun
- A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.
- A typically light-coloured lager brewed by the bottom-fermentation method.
- Things that are new.
adv
name
- A number of landforms in various places with this name.
- A town in Guilford County, North Carolina.
- A town in Cooke County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia.
- A village in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
- A city in Anderson County and Roane County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Tennessee.
- A town in Kaufman County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri, also formerly known as Douglas.
- A census-designated place in Orange County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Passaic County and Morris County, New Jersey.
- A village in Apple Creek Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
name
- A surname from landforms
- An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Ware County, Georgia
- A surname from English
- A small city, the county seat of Golden Valley County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community on Lummi Island, Whatcom County, Washington.
- A surname from German
- A hamlet in Bitton parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref ST7070).
adv
name
- A surname from Old English derived from the place name.
- The former name of Kentfield, a CDP in Marin County, California.
- A coastal fishing village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.
- A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
- An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community in Culberson County, Texas.
- A city in King County, Washington, United States; suburb of Seattle.
- A neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C..
- A town in Putnam County, New York.
- A tiny city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
- A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
- A ghost town in Colusa County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
- A former city and census-designated place in Union County, Iowa, disincorporated in 2003.
- A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into Morecambe Bay at Arnside.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
- A city in Portage County, Ohio.
- A town in Litchfield, Connecticut.
name
- Many toponymic place names, or parts of place names, derived from moor.
- A village in Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5784).
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Frio County, Texas.
- A city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
- A locality in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
- A township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Fergus County, Montana.
- An extinct town in Chelan County, Washington.
- A minor city in Butte County, Idaho.
- An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Emery County, Utah.
- A rural town and locality in Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.
- An English and Irish surname similarly derived.
name
- A habitational surname transferred from the place name.
- An unincorporated community in Summit County, Ohio; named for its township, itself named for the city in Massachusetts.
- An unincorporated community in Culpeper and Rappahannock counties, Virginia.
- A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- A municipality of the Philippines.
- A town in Indiana; named for the city in Massachusetts.
- A village in County Clare, Ireland.
- A town in South Australia.
- A village in Kyrgyzstan.
- An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio; named for the city in Massachusetts.
- A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
- A settlement in Suriname.
- A city in Georgia; named for Thomas M. Boston, who found a medicinal spring near the town site.
- A town in New York; named for the city in Massachusetts.
- An eighteenth-century trick-taking card game for four players, with two packs of fifty-two cards each.
- An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for the city in Massachusetts.
- An unincorporated community in Licking County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community, the county seat of Bowie County, Texas.
- A town and borough of Lincolnshire, England.
- A settlement in Belize.
- The capital and largest city of Massachusetts, the informal capital of New England, and the county seat of Suffolk County.
- A census-designated place in Nelson County, Kentucky.
- A census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia.
- A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.
noun
intj
- Used to introduce information.
- Expression used to imply meaning, rather than say it, such as when a person is embarrassed.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see you, know.
- Expression signifying a pause or hesitation.
- Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement, knowing or understanding at the end of a statement.
noun
- The place in which something is situated; a location.
- A position of employment; a post.
- The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
- Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
- An outfit, garment, or look.
- A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
- An individual movie theater.
- The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
name
- A unisex given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage.
- A suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.
- A borough of New York City, New York, United States. It is located on the western end of Long Island.
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, also spelled Brooklynn.
- A town in Washburn County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brooklyn Township.
- A village in Dane County and Green County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.
name
- An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.
- A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
- A village in Compton and Shawford parish, Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4625).
- A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO8898).
name
- An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.
- A district in borough of Merton, in south-west Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2670).
- A London borough of Greater London.
- A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5212).
- A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5717).
name
- An English and Scottish habitational surname derived from the placename.
- A hamlet north-east of Loch Carron, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG9543).
- A census-designated place in Gloucester Township, Camden County, New Jersey.
- A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7943).
- A town and community in Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1797).
- An unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia.
- An outer suburb west of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7274).
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia.
- A village in the Shire of Moorabool, north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.
- A bidding convention in contract bridge, used to explore the partnership's possession of aces, kings and in some variants the queen of trumps, to judge more precisely whether slam is likely to be a good contract.
- An unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina.
noun
name
- An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.
- A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A village in Nebraska.
- A town in Kings County, New Brunswick.
- A town in Victoria.
- An area of multiple towns on the south fork of Long Island, New York.
- A small city in Dakota County, Minnesota.
- A city in Georgia.
- A town in Queensland.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A suburb of the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, originally in Middlesex.
- A community in Nova Scotia.
- A hamlet in Missouri.
- A community in Prince Edward Island.
- A hamlet on the west bank of the Severn in Shropshire, England, opposite Hampton Loade (OS grid ref SO7486).
- A village in Illinois.
- A borough of New Jersey.
- A town, the county seat of Hampton County, South Carolina. Named after Wade Hampton III.
- A small city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Arkansas.
- A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Iowa.
- A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
- A city in Florida.
- A town in Connecticut.
- A city in Virginia.
name
- A surname from Old English derived from the English place name.
- A hamlet in Kilmersdon parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6852).
- A village between Shepperton and Ashford, Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0869).
- A village in Newbottle parish, South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP5236).
- An eastern suburb of Shepton Mallet, Mendip district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6343).
- A district of the borough of Greenwich, London, England, and the home of Charlton Athletic F.C.
- Charlton Athletic football club.
name
- A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place name.
- A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
- A former city in Texas, United States, now part of Richardson, Texas.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Buckingham County, Virginia, United States.
- A census-designated place in Florida, United States.
- A dukedom in the English peerage.
- A village in Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Iowa, United States, named after Buckingham County, VA.
- An unincorporated community in Colorado, United States, named after a railroad official.
- A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
- The Buckingham Palace.
noun
- A location or position.
- A temporary posting of a person to a particular workplace to enable them to gain work experience.
- The zodiacal region of the sky in which the sun, moon, or a planet appears at the time and place of a person's birth.
- The act of matching a person with a job
- The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.
name
- An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English derived from several different place names.
- An unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Wyandot County, Ohio.
- An earldom in the peerage of Scotland.
- A town in Delta County, Colorado.
- A minor city in Dawes County, Nebraska.
- An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
- A town in Washington County, Maine.
- A town in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama.
- A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9520).
- An unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama.
- A town in McLennan County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Scotland County, Missouri.
- A minor city in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
- A town in Orange County, New York.
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An unincorporated community in Missouri