Articles related to "Place Names"

From Worms to Puke, there are some zany place names around the world that are not very enticing. Here are some of the most unusual.

Most Chinese provinces are named along with location, e.g. to the north or south of a mountain or a river. Knowing this fact helps in learning the Chinese language.

Some places have different names in German. Save yourself trouble (and ensure you're on the right train) when traveling through Germany, Switzerland, or Austria.

Fancy an uplifting holiday? Try Bra in Italy. For a fun time visit Happy. Here are quirky place names guaranteed to make you smile on your travels.

Zimbabwean place names are rich with history, irony and contradiction; none more so than Zimbabwe, Great Zimbabwe and Masvingo.

More than one writer has been unsure about whether to use the name of a real town or hotel in a fiction setting. Are there rules for using a real place name in a story?

Colonists retaining Indigenous place names for towns are not always thrilled to find out what the Aboriginal language words actually mean...

Across cultures people have given names to mountains, rivers, rock formations, clearings and settlements. What are the reasons for this human instinct to identify?

Paige? Penny? Phoebe? If you're looking for a popular or unusual name for a baby girl, here are some choices.

Hog's Back, Christmas Pie, Bethlehem and Fry-up are some of the unusual and odd names given to towns in the British Isles. Check out how they got their names below.

From Harlem to Brooklyn and Holland Tunnel to Amsterdam Avenue, the Dutch influence on street and place names in New York can be seen up to this day.

From Patrick and Peter to Preston and Paxton, here are some common and uncommon names for little boys that start with the letter P.

Great Britain ceded Hong Kong to China after ruling the colony for over 150 years. The sun may have set on the British Empire here but the afterglow is still evident.

Logan? Liam? Lance? Lincoln? Here are some trendy and uncommon names for baby boys that start with the letter L.

Mary? Madison? Magdalena? Here are some beautiful names that start with the letter M.

If you're looking for a classic baby girl name that never goes out of style, or an unique name, here are some baby names to avoid.

Claire? Cameron? Cassandra? Here are some classic, unique, and trendy names for baby girls that start with the letter C.

Indigenous Breton guestwriter speaks about loss of Bretagne's indigenous language and cultural identity.

Add these alphabet crafts, games, and activities to any lesson plan on the letter "i" to engage learners from ages 2 to 6.

Choose water names for a new baby boy or girl. These nature names are inspired by waterfalls, rivers, and the ocean.

When asked what is the capital of Thailand, most will automatically answer, "Bangkok". However, this is incorrect, and has been so since this city was first built.

From Bunny to Mousehole, Goosey to Badger's Mount, there are lots of towns and villages in the UK with cute animal names dating back to Roman times.

Max? Micah? Marius? Check out these unusual and popular names for little boys that start with the letter M.

Tyler? Tristan? Trace? Here are some common and uncommon names for little boys that start with the letter T.

From Lily and Lauren to Leilani and Lola, here are some beautiful names for baby girls that start with the letter L.

Understanding the characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story The Artist of the Beautiful is very important.

Dylan? Daniel? Dominic? Drake? Check out these trendy, classic, and unique little boy names that begin with the letter D.

Riley? Roberto? Roman? Rex? Here's a selection of common and uncommon baby boy names that start with the letter R.

Savannah? Sienna? Sage? Sasha? Here are some popular and unusual names that begin with the letter S.

One of the classic textbooks for Chinese children was "Hundreds of Family Names". In learning the family names, they thus recognized hundreds of basic Chinese characters.

Does your genealogy software create Tiny Tafel reports? You might be wondering what these things are, since they do look a little confusing at first.

A powerful novel of warfare between Christian forces and the Ottoman army in the fifteenth century.

From Isaac to Isadore, here are some trendy and uncommon baby boy names that start with the letter I.

"I have decided to kill Germaine on December 29." So begins this frank, disturbing, yet eloquent solioquy called "African Psycho."

The Canary Islands celebrate Spanish Carnivals particularly in two cities: Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, being one of the most famous festivals.

Near the bountiful waters of the Atlantic, Pleasure Island is hosting its annual Chowder cookoff on Saturday April 21st. Appetites for good fun and food needed!

Swedish speaking Fiskars, Finland is home to a converted iron works, art galleries, and a nice spot for an afternoon picnic, bike ride, or browsing at an outdoor market.

Travel writers have the world at their fingertips and there are multiple opportunities for those who know where to look.

The Norse gods were the stuff of legend and the Vikings had an different god for every important occasion.

"Notes From A Small Island" sees Bill Bryson travelling around Britain, mocking, admiring and denouncing it with equal verve and humour.

First held in 1996 the Pusan Film Festival, held annually in Busan, focuses on introducing new films and first-time directors. It is a great showcase for Asian films.

Pennsylvania becomes a religious haven for Huguenots, German Pietists and Mennonites as well as Quakers. Germantown is established.

Roman influences on Dacia included an infrastructure system, language, religion, and the name of the territory that was once Dacia - Romania.

The new novel by Pushcart Prize, Rhysling, and Stoker award-winning Bruce Boston is The Guardener's Tale, a dark story from Sam's Dot Publishing set in a future dystopia

Spain's fourth largest city, capital of Andalucia, birthplace of Roman emperors and inheritor of diverse cultures - Seville is one of Spain's most picturesque cities.

GPS and digital photography is a good mix - especially for travel or landscape photographers.

What is there to do in a city where over a quarter of the population is university students? Plenty! Here is a list of things to do in picturesque Tübingen, Germany.

Google has become an indispensable search engine that millions of people use every day. There are a number of ways to make those searches even easier.

Developed in the 19th century, Pan-Slavism was a strange movement devoted to the superiority and unity of the Slavic race.

In 4th century BC, Greek adventurer Pytheas set out on an expedition to explore the lands beyond the Mediterranean and reached the Arctic limits of the known world.