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Toponymy is the study of place names (toponyms), their origins, meanings, use, and typology.
The word "toponymy" is derived from the Greek words tópos (τόπος) ("place") and ónoma (ὄνομα) ("name"). Toponymy is itself a branch of onomastics, the study of names of all kinds.
Toponym is the general name for any place or geographical entity. Related, more specific types of toponym include hydronym for a body of water and oronym for a mountain or hill. A toponymist is one who studies toponymy.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "toponymy" first appeared in English in 1876; since then, toponym has come to replace "place-name" in professional discourse among geographers. It can be argued that the first toponymists were the storytellers and poets who explained the origin of specific place names as part of their tales; sometimes place-names served as the basis for the etiological legends. The process of folk etymology usually took over, whereby a false meaning was extracted from a name based on its structure or sounds. Thus, the toponym of Hellespont was explained by Greek poets as being named after Helle, daughter of Athamas, who drowned there as she crossed it with her brother Phrixus on a flying golden ram. The name, however, is probably derived from an older language, such as Pelasgian, which was unknown to those who explained its origin. George R. Stewart theorized, in his book Names on the Globe, that Hellespont originally meant something like "narrow Pontus" or "entrance to Pontus", "Pontus" being an ancient name for the region around the Black Sea, and by extension, for the sea itself.
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Abstract As soon as one crosses the River Tamar and enters Cornwall the place names change. English place names ending in –ton become few and in their place one observes a preponderance of Celtic Cornish place names beginning Tre-. Scattered throughout his Survey of Cornwall, Carew (1602) gives various, frequently naïve, interpretations of Cornish place names. From the eighteenth century onwards a steady stream of onomastic glossaries are published. The glossaries of Gwavas (1710), Borlase (1749), Pryce (1790), and Polwhele (1860) are mainly concerned with the etymological meaning of Cornish place names for the curious. Assonance forms basis of the etymologies in these glossaries and explanations of the meanings of place names are consequently not merely conjectural but frequently fancifu...
A peaceful freshwater spring in the Ko'olau Mts. with some description of its Hawaiian names and legends.
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Malta - People, toponymy, Language (4 B.C. - 1600) is a new book by Arnold Cassola, published by The Farsons Foundation. The publication aims to present rare material regarding the Maltese people, language and toponymy in previous centuries. The first chapter, concerns a thriving community of Maltese living in Trapani in the 15th century. These Maltese found refuge, comfort, wealth and prosperity in Trapani and the surrounding area and became involved in various trades, financial transactions and other general activities. The second chapter examines the reference to the islands of Malta, Gozo and Lampas in the earliest known portulan of the Mediterranean, the Periplous attributed to Skylax of Karyanda, dating back to the 4th Century B.C. The author discusses the possibility that the n...
Performance poet Emmy Ingle performing her poem "Toponymy" at Evidently in The Eagle Inn, Salford. Evidently is Greater Manchester's premier spoken word and poetry night. Providing a platform for both established performance poets and up and coming spoken word artists. Taking place every second Monday of the month at the Eagle Inn, Salford, UK. Hosted by Salford's own Kieren King. Forget what you learned in school. This is poetry at it's best. Please Comment, Like and Subscribe. www.facebook.com/EvidentlySalford twitter.com/EvidentlyHQ
What does toponymy mean? A spoken definition of toponymy. Intro Sound: Typewriter - Tamskp Licensed under CC:BA 3.0 Outro Music: Groove Groove - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under CC:BA 3.0 Intro/Outro Photo: The best days are not planned - Marcus Hansson Licensed under CC-BY-2.0 Book Image: Open Book template PSD - DougitDesign Licensed under CC:BA 3.0 Text derived from: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/toponymy Text to Speech powered by TTS-API.COM