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In most of England place- names are overwhelmingly inherited. There are some very interesting place names in Britain.
Cheese Brown Lake - Becker County MN.
Funny place names lake district. Funny and Rude British Place Names. There are some very interesting place names in Britain. The history etymologies behind such names are often due to Great Britains history of repeated invasion occupation and assimilation combined with the peoples special liking for double entendre.
Place names also represented the trade in which was famous for a particular area. I think England has some of the funniest place names in the worldi was up in the lake district last yr and drove through a town called COCKERMOUTH. This made me giggle for a good week i think.
Also there a small village near Lincoln called Spital n the Street this also makes me laugh. The Worlds Most Funny City Names. I suppose its possible that weve forgotten one or two of the worlds most funny city names.
If you know this to be true please leave a hint at what were missing in the comments below. And if you see one or many funny city names that are just dying for a tank top design let us know that too. If we had to pick one destination on this list of funniest place names Boogertown would be it.
Making it two in a row for North Carolina this village was apparently named by moonshiners who claimed that a boogeyman lived in the nearby forests. Laugh if you must but. A district of a small German town.
A small town in the Netherlands with the same name. A three-syllable province in the Philippines. Small village in central France.
Anus Island A lush green island off the coast of Papua. A group of peaks in Antarctica. A city in Florida whose indigenous-derived early name of Ahapopka means potato-eating.
Yes these are all real places that somewhere in the UK. And better yet this is only a small selection for more on weird and rude place names have a look at the following books. The 100 Rudest Place Names in Britain.
Hoo Howe Ware Wye and Wem weird wonderful and wacky British place names. Diana Whaleys A Dictionary of Lake District Place-Names Nottingham. English Place-Name Society 2006.
At this point I should briefly explain the fascination indeed the uniqueness of the North-West place-name heritage as announced in my title. The North West is arguably unique in its rich mixture of place-name origins. In most of England place- names are overwhelmingly inherited.
Whaley provides a summary of the history of linguistic influences on plus a dictionary of the place-names of the area covered by the Lake District National Park plus entries for Kendal Cockermouth and Penrith Cumbria. The five much earlier volumes of the English Place-Name Society cover the whole of the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. Place names and historic features of the Lake District.
07971 622616 Home Activities Challenges Courses Spain About Canyons Blog Contact Lakeland lingo We are often asked what the names of mountains and places actually mean. Many words originated from Old English or Old Norse Viking and do have a meaning attached. Heres a few that we know of more will follow over time so do.
Cheese Brown Lake - Becker County MN. White Porky Lake - Itasca County MN. Nina Moose Lake - St.
John Elk Lake - Lake County MN. Fool Hen Lake - Lake County MN. Big Too Much Lake - Itasca County MN.
And lets not forget. Little Too Much Lake - Itasca County MN. Jock Mock Lake - Cook County MN.
The difference between a Lake and a Tarn is a great subject for conversation with locals. The word Tarn comes from Old Norse and loosely means pool Generally speaking Lakes are much longer than they are wide whereas Tarns may not. Rude and Funny English Village and Place Names in England.