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a.. Å in Norway & Sweden2
b.. Ål, Buskerud, Norway 2
c.. Aars, Denmark
d.. Abbess Roding, Essex, England
e.. Accident, Maryland, USA
f.. Adios, Navarre, Spain ("Goodbye" in Spanish)
g.. Advance, Indiana, USA
h.. Ae, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 2
i.. Agency, Iowa, USA
j.. Agenda in Kansas & Wisconsin, USA
k.. Aha, Okinawa Island, Japan
l.. Ah Cut, Pitcairn Island
m.. Ai, Ohio, USA
n.. Alert, Indiana, USA
o.. Almarosa Avenue, Torrance, California, Combination of alma rosa, the
Spanish words for "rosy soul." Once named by the Los Angeles Times as one of
California's most unusual street names
p.. Alpha in Michigan, Minnesota, and New Jersey, USA
q.. Alphabet City, New York, USA
r.. Amarillo, Texas, USA, Spanish for "yellow"
s.. Anaconda, Montana, USA
t.. Anaheim, California, USA, named by German settlers as the home or heim
of the Santa Ana River; unusual portmanteau of Spanish and German
u.. Anse-Qui-Pue (L'), Quebec, Canada ("The Cove that Stinks")
v.. Apples, Vaud, Switzerland 8
w.. Arab, Alabama, USA (Pronounced "ay-RAB," Arab is down the road from a
town called Boaz, which is a Biblical Hebrew name)
x.. Arm, Mississippi
y.. Arrowbear, California, USA, midway between Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear
City
z.. Arsenic Tubs, New Mexico, USA
aa.. Arsoli, Lazio, Italy
ab.. Arsy, Oise, France
ac.. Arthur Kill, New York and New Jersey, USA
ad.. Artichoke, Minnesota, USA
ae.. As, Limburg, Belgium
af.. Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
ag.. Assawoman, Virginia, USA 1
ah.. Assbroken, Oslo, Norway
ai.. Assens, Island of Fyn, Denmark
aj.. Äteritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijänkä, a swamp in Lapland, Finland
ak.. Atomic City, Idaho, USA
al.. Au, several towns in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland 2
am.. Avenue Road, a main street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and in other
cities (there are six in London)
an.. Azusa, California, USA
B
a.. Bachelor's Bump, East Sussex, England
b.. Bad Axe, Michigan, USA
c.. Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, Germany
d.. Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
e.. Bakewell, Derbyshire, England-known for its puddings
f.. Bald Knob, Arkansas, USA
g.. Ballsbridge — a suburb of Dublin, Ireland
h.. Banana, Queensland, Australia 7 & 8
i.. Bang Bang Jump Up, a rock formation in Australia
j.. Barking, Greater London, England
k.. Barrow, Alaska (northernmost city in the USA)
l.. Barrow-in-Furness, England
m.. Bastardo, Italy
n.. Bat and Ball, a railway station in Sevenoaks, Kent, England
o.. Bath, Somerset, England
p.. Bath, New York USA
q.. Batman, Batman Province and Batman River, Turkey
r.. Beauty, Kentucky, USA
s.. Beaver (several places in the USA)1 & 7
t.. Bee, Nebraska, USA
u.. Beer, Devon, England 8
v.. Belcher in Louisiana & Kentucky
w.. Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
x.. Bendery, Moldova
y.. Ben Hur, Texas, USA
z.. Best, Texas, USA
aa.. Between, Georgia, USA
ab.. Bidon 5, Sahara Desert, Africa 5
ac.. Big Bear City, California, USA 7
ad.. Big Beaver Road, Troy, Michigan, USA — not just a small street, but a
main thoroughfare
ae.. Big Bone Lick, Kentucky, USA
af.. Big Ugly Wilderness Area, West Virginia, USA
ag.. Bischofsloch, Germany ("Bishop's Hole")
ah.. Bishop's Itchington, Warwickshire, England
ai.. Bitey Bitey, Pitcairn Island
aj.. Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, USA
ak.. Black Hammer Township, Minnesota, USA
al.. Blackjack, Texas, USA
am.. Bland, Missouri, USA
an.. Blewett, Texas, USA
ao.. Blow Me Down, Newfoundland, Canada
ap.. Blowing Rock, North Carolina, USA
aq.. Blubberhouses, Yorkshire, England
ar.. Blue Ball, Pennsylvania, USA 1]
as.. Blue Cow, New South Wales, Australia
at.. Blunt, South Dakota, USA
au.. Blunts, Cornwall, England (a number of miles southeast of Big Willy)
av.. Bø, in Telemark and Nordland, Norway 2
aw.. Boaz, Alabama, USA (Boaz, which is a Biblical Hebrew name, is down
the road from a town called Arab)
ax.. Boca Chica, Florida, USA ("little mouth" in Spanish)
ay.. Boca Grande, Florida, USA ("big mouth" in Spanish)
az.. Boca Raton, Florida, USA ("Mouth of the mouse" in Spanish)
ba.. Bonesteel, South Dakota, USA
bb.. Bong Bong, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
bc.. Bong County, Liberia
bd.. Bong Recreational Area, Wisconsin, USA
be.. Booger Mountain, North Carolina, USA
bf.. Boom, Belgium
bg.. Boring, Oregon, USA
bh.. Boron, California, USA
bi.. Bottom, North Carolina, USA
bj.. Boulevard Street, a dead-end street in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
bk.. Boutilimit, Mauritania
bl.. Bra, Italy
bm.. Braintree, a place name in the United Kingdom as well as both
Massachusetts and Vermont, USA
bn.. Bras d'Or Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada
bo.. Brasilien, Germany
bp.. Breakabeen, New York, USA (Dutch for "break a leg")
bq.. Breaky Bottom, East Sussex, England
br.. Brest, France
bs.. Bright, Indiana, USA
bt.. Broadstairs, Kent, England
bu.. Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
bv.. Brown Willy, a tor in Cornwall, England
bw.. Bruno, Minnesota, USA
bx.. Bryndwr, Christchurch, New Zealand (which is as flat as a pancake.
"Bryndwr" is Welsh for "steep hill")
by.. Buckatunna, Mississippi, USA
bz.. Buckhead, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, United States
ca.. Bucksnort, Tennessee, USA
cb.. Buddha, Indiana, USA
cc.. Bugyi, Hungary (it means "knickers" (U.K.) or "panties" (U.S.))
cd.. Bullhead City, Arizona, USA; named for a nearby rock formation shaped
like a bull's head; submerged soon after the completion of nearby Davis Dam
ce.. Bulls, New Zealand 7
cf.. Bullocks Flat, New South Wales, Australia
cg.. Bunny, Nottinghamshire, England 7
ch.. Burnt Hill, Berkshire, England
ci.. Burrumbuttock, New South Wales, Australia
cj.. Bush, Kentucky, USA
ck.. Butt of Lewis, northernmost point of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland
C
a.. Cabra, Andalusia, Spain (means goat in Spanish) 7
b.. Caesar, Mississippi, USA
c.. Calabasas, California, USA; Spanish for "pumpkins"
d.. Calexico, California, USA (portmanteau of "California" and "Mexico";
it lies by the border between the two [see also: Mexicali])
e.. Cal-Nev-Ari, Nevada, USA; portmanteau of California, Nevada and
Arizona
f.. Camel Hump, Wyoming, USA
g.. Cape Catastrophe, South Australia
h.. Cape Circumcision, Bouvet Island
i.. Cape Disappointment, Oregon and Washington, USA
j.. Cape Flattery, Queensland, Australia
k.. Cape St. George-Petit Jardin-Grand Jardin-De Grau-Marches
Point-Loretto, Newfoundland, Canada
l.. Caribou-qui-Pisse (Chute du), Quebec, Canada (lit. "Pissing Caribou
Falls")
m.. Carne Asada, Portugal (meaning "roasted meat") 8
n.. Carneys Point Township, New Jersey, USA
o.. Carpenter, Mississippi, USA
p.. Carpinteria, California, USA; Spanish for "carpenter shop"
q.. Catbrain Hill, Gloucestershire, England
r.. Cathedral City, California USA; named not for the house of worship but
for a rock formation. There are no cathedrals in Cathedral City.
s.. Cattewater, Devon, England
t.. Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA, built on property that was
once the backlot of Twentieth Century Fox
u.. Cereal, Alberta, Canada 8
v.. Chaldon Herring, Dorset, England
w.. Chalk, Texas, USA
x.. Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
y.. Chalybeate, Mississippi, USA
z.. Chard, Somerset, England
aa.. Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Massachusetts, USA 2
ab.. Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
ac.. Cheesequake, New Jersey, USA 8
ad.. Chew Magna, England
ae.. Chicken, Alaska, USA 7 & 8
af.. Chili, New York, USA8 (pronounced CHYE-lye, often mispronounced by
non-locals)
ag.. Chinaman's Knob, Australia
ah.. Chipping Sodbury, England
ai.. Christmas Island, Australia 4
aj.. Christmaspie, Surrey, England 4 & 8
ak.. Chlebowo, Poland (meaning "bread"; renamed from Niemaschchleba
meaning "no one has bread") 8
al.. Chulahoma, Mississippi, USA
am.. Chunky, Mississippi, USA
an.. Climax, Colorado, Climax, Michigan, Climax, Minnesota, USA and
Climax, Saskatchewan, Canada 1
ao.. Climax Springs, Missouri, USA 1
ap.. Clit, Arad, Romania 1
aq.. Clitherall, Minnesota, USA 1
ar.. Clowne, Derbyshire, England
as.. Coachella, California and the corresponding Coachella Valley, USA;
etymology uncertain, but generally attributed to a misspelling of the
Spanish word conchella, or seashell.
at.. Coalinga, California, USA; attributed to a Standard Oil installation
in the area called "Coaling Station A," used as a fueling point for steam
locomotives.
au.. Coca Cola, Colón, Panama
av.. Cockburn, Western Australia (pronounced "Co-burn") 1 & 7
aw.. Cockermouth, Cumbria, England
ax.. Cocks, Cornwall, England
ay.. Coffeeville, Mississippi, USA
az.. Cold Christmas, Hertfordshire, England
ba.. Combined Locks, Wisconsin, USA
bb.. Come-by-Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
bc.. Come-by-Chance, New South Wales, Australia
bd.. Commerce, California, USA
be.. Competition, Missouri, USA
bf.. Conception Junction, Missouri, USA 1
bg.. Concepcion, Texas, USA
bh.. Condom, Gers, France 1
bi.. Cool, California, USA
bj.. Coolville, Ohio, USA
bk.. Corney, Cumbria, England
bl.. Cosmos, Minnesota, USA
bm.. Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7
bn.. Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
bo.. Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia
bp.. Cowlick, Indiana, USA
bq.. Coxsackie, New York, USA
br.. Crap, Albania
bs.. Crap Sogn Gion, Graubünden, Switzerland
bt.. Crapo Street, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
bu.. Crapolla, Italy
bv.. Crawley, West Sussex, England
bw.. Crooked Usage, street in Hendon, London, England
bx.. Crowborough, East Sussex, England (Yes, there are a lot of crows
there.) 7
by.. Cumming, Georgia, USA 1
bz.. Cumming Street, Suva, Fiji 1
ca.. Cunt, Turkey 1
cb.. Cunter, Graubünden, Switzerland 1
cc.. Cuntis, Pontevedra, Spain 1
cd.. Curry Mallet, Somerset, England
ce.. Cut n' Shoot, Texas, USA
cf.. Cut Off, Louisiana, USA
D
a.. D'Lo, Mississippi, USA
b.. Day, Kentucky, USA
c.. Deaf Smith County, Texas, USA
d.. Death Valley, California, USA
e.. Decoy, Kentucky, USA
f.. Deer Lick, Pennsylvania, USA
g.. Defiance, Ohio, USA
h.. Del Mar, California & Del Mar, Texas, USA (grammatically-incorrect
Spanish; simply translates to "of the sea")
i.. Delta in many places
j.. Dial Post, Sussex, England
k.. Dice, Kentucky, USA
l.. Die, Drôme, France
m.. Difficult, Tennessee, USA
n.. Dike Road, Winter Park, Florida
o.. Dildo Island, South Dildo, and Dildo, Newfoundland, Canada 1
p.. Ding Dong, Texas, USA 1 8
q.. Dirt Road, Holderness, New Hampshire, USA
r.. Dirty Devil Wash, Nevada, USA
s.. Disappointment Islands
t.. Dismal, Tennessee, USA
u.. Dix Hills, New York, USA 1
v.. Doo Town, Tasmania, Australia (all houses are called something to do
with "doo", eg. Doo Little, Doo Drop In, Didgeri-doo, etc.)
w.. Double Trouble, New Jersey, USA (also name of a state park)
x.. Drain, Oregon, USA
y.. Draw, Texas, USA
z.. Dresden, Staffordshire, England
aa.. Dry Prong, Louisiana, USA
ab.. Duel, Michigan, USA
ac.. Dummer, New Hampshire, USA
ad.. Dwarf, Kentucky, USA
E
a.. E Plantation, Maine, USA
b.. Eagle, Lincolnshire, England
c.. Eagle Butte, South Dakota USA
d.. Earth, Texas, USA
e.. Eastabuchie, Mississippi, USA
f.. East Fishkill, New York, USA
g.. East Northport, New York, USA
h.. East Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada
i.. Easter Island, Chile 4
j.. Ecce Homo, Schwyz, Switzerland 1
k.. Economy, Indiana, USA
l.. Economy, Pennsylvania, USA
m.. Ed, Austria 2
n.. Ed, Sweden 2
o.. Ed, Kentucky, USA
p.. Eek, Alaska, USA
q.. Eel Pie Island, London, England
r.. Effort, Pennsylvania, USA
s.. Egg, Austria 8
t.. Egg, Switzerland 8
u.. Egg Harbor, New Jersey, USA
v.. Egyptinkorpi, Lieksa, Finland (means Egyptian woodland in Finnish)
w.. Eighty Eight, Kentucky, USA 5
x.. Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, USA 5
y.. El Cajon, California, USA (Spanish for "the box" or "the coffin")
z.. El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula,
USA (Full name of "Los Angeles")
aa.. Elbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
ab.. Elephant Butte, New Mexico, USA 7
ac.. Elephant and Castle, London, England (a well-known road intersection)
ad.. Embarrass, Minnesota, USA
ae.. Empire, Michigan, USA
af.. Energy, Texas, USA
ag.. Enfant-Qui-Vole (Lac de l'), Quebec, Canada (lit. "Lake of the Child
Who Steals")
ah.. Erode, India
ai.. E. S. Nigger Brown Stand, a section of a rugby stadium in Toowoomba,
Australia 7
aj.. Esquilant Bivouac, New Zealand
ak.. EU, France 2 & 9 (formerly Eu)
al.. Evry, France
am.. Eye, Cambridgeshire, Eye, Herefordshire, Eye, Suffolk, as well as the
River Eye, England, and River Eye, Scotland,
an.. Eyebrow, Saskatchewan, Canada
F
a.. Fa, Aude, France 2
b.. Fagus, Missouri, USA
c.. Fairdealing, Kentucky, USA
d.. Fairy, Texas, USA
e.. Fakaofo, Tokelau 1
f.. Fakfak, Indonesian New Guinea1
g.. Fancy Farm, Kentucky, USA
h.. Fanny Street, in Cardiff, South Wales, UK
i.. Faro, Yukon, Canada, named after the Faro card game
j.. Fearsville, Kentucky, USA
k.. Felch, Michigan, USA
l.. Fertile, Minnesota, USA
m.. Fine, New York, USA
n.. Fingerville, South Carolina, USA
o.. Fingringhoe, Essex, England
p.. Fishkill, New York, USA ("kill" is an old Dutch word for a small
stream)
q.. Fishs Eddy, New York, USA (the missing apostrophe in "Fishs" is
deliberate)
r.. Fishwick, Lancashire, England 7
s.. Five Corners (several), USA 5
t.. Five Forks (several), USA 5
u.. Five Points (several), USA 5
v.. Flat, Missouri, USA
w.. Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
x.. Fly Don't Drive, (street name) Traverse City, Michigan, USA
y.. Flying H, New Mexico, USA
z.. Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC, USA
aa.. Forks of Salmon, California, USA
ab.. Foul Mile, Sussex, England
ac.. Foulness, Essex, England
ad.. French Camp, California, USA
ae.. French Lick, Indiana, USA
af.. Frenchman's Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada
ag.. Fresh Kills, Staten Island, New York, USA
ah.. Friendly, Maryland, USA and Friendly, West Virginia, USA
ai.. Friendship, Wisconsin, USA
aj.. Frisby on the Wreake, Leicestershire, England
ak.. Frog Level, Virginia, USA
al.. Fryingpan River, Colorado, USA
am.. Fucking, Austria 1
an.. Fuku, China 1
ao.. Future City, Illinois, USA
G
a.. Gander, Newfoundland, Canada 7
b.. Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
c.. Garden, Michigan, USA
d.. Gas, Kansas, USA
e.. Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA (recently renamed
Aquinnah)
f.. Gaylord, Michigan, USA
g.. Gayton (several places in England) 1
h.. Gay Street, Bath, England and Winter Park, Florida USA
i.. Gay, Michigan, USA
j.. Gays, Illinois, USA
k.. Gays Creek, Kentucky, USA
l.. George, Washington, USA
m.. Germfask, Michigan, USA
n.. Giggleswick, North Yorkshire, England
o.. Gimli, Manitoba, Canada (a rural municipality)
p.. Gin Bottle, Arkansas, USA
q.. Gland, France and Gland, Switzerland
r.. Gnaw Bone, Indiana, USA
s.. Goobies, Newfoundland, Canada
t.. Goodyear, Arizona, USA 4
u.. Goonoo Goonoo, New South Wales, Australia (pronounced "gunna g'noo")
v.. Goose Green, Vermont, USA; also in the Falkland Islands
w.. Goree, Texas, USA
x.. Gorsafawddacha'idraigodanheddogleddollônpenrhynareurdraethceredigion,
a train station in Gwynedd, Wales 2
y.. Grand Tetons, a mountain range in Wyoming, USA (meaning: "big tits" in
French) 1
z.. Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, USA
aa.. Grandmother Gap, North Carolina, USA
ab.. Great Neck, New York, USA
ac.. Grong Grong, New South Wales, Australia
ad.. Gross, Nebraska, USA
ae.. Grosse Water Beach, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
af.. Grosse Tête, Louisiana, USA (meaning: "big head" in French)
ag.. Gun Barrel City, Texas, USA
ah.. Gunbarrel Highway, Western Australia, Australia
ai.. Gunbarrel, Colorado, USA
aj.. Gy, Switzerland 2
H
a.. Hackensack, New Jersey, USA (this name has been referenced on many
rock and popular music songs from as early as 1918)
b.. Half.com, Oregon, USA (yes, it is sponsored by eBay)
c.. Halfway Bush, Dunedin, New Zealand
d.. Halfway, Kentucky, USA and Halfway, Missouri, USA
e.. Halfway House, Newfoundland, Canada
f.. Ham, Wiltshire and Ham, Kent (the latter is near Sandwich, Kent), both
in England 8
g.. Hamtramck, Michigan, USA
h.. Happy, Texas, USA
i.. Happy Adventure, Newfoundland, Canada
j.. Happy Union, Texas, USA
k.. Hard, Austria
l.. Haseley Knob, Warwickshire, England
m.. Hazard, Kentucky USA
n.. Hazardville, Connecticut, USA
o.. Head of Grassy, Kentucky, USA
p.. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, a historic site in Alberta, Canada
q.. Heart's Content, Newfoundland, Canada
r.. Hel, Poland
s.. Hell Corner, Berkshire, England
t.. Hell For Certain, Kentucky, USA
u.. Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York, USA
v.. Hell Gate, a portion of the East River in New York, USA
w.. Hell Gate, Georgia, USA
x.. Hell Hole Gorge National Park, Australia
y.. Hell, Michigan, USA, Hell, Norway, & Hell, Grand Cayman, British West
Indies
z.. Hellgate Pond, Georgia, USA
aa.. Hellhole Branch, Georgia, USA
ab.. Hellhole Mountain, Georgia, USA
ac.. Hells Gate, Georgia, USA (not the same as Hell Gate, GA)
ad.. Hells Gate Roadhouse, Australia
ae.. Helper, Utah, USA
af.. Hen Scratch, Florida, USA
ag.. Hempstead, New York, USA
ah.. Hérisson, France (meaning: "hedgehog") 7
ai.. Hetch Hetchy Valley, California, USA
aj.. Hibb's Hole, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
ak.. Hicksville, New York, and Hicksville, Ohio, USA
al.. High Point, a mountain in Sussex, New Jersey, USA — the highest point
in the state!
am.. Hi Hat, Kentucky, USA
an.. Himmelspforte, Germany (meaning: "heaven's gate")
ao.. Ho, Ghana
ap.. Hoard, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA
aq.. Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, USA
ar.. Hokah, Minnesota, USA
as.. Hole in the Ground, Oregon, USA
at.. Hole in the Wall, Bahamas
au.. Hollywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
av.. Homochitto, Mississippi, USA
aw.. Homosassa, Florida, USA
ax.. Honor, Michigan, USA
ay.. Hornytown, North Carolina, USA 1
az.. Horloge-Qui-Boîte island (L'), Quebec (lit. "The Limping Clock")
ba.. Hotazel, Northern Cape, South Africa (pronounced "hot-as-hell")
bb.. Hot Coffee, Mississippi, USA 8
bc.. Houston Street, a main road in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York
(pronounced "HOW-stin")
bd.. How, Wisconsin, USA 6
be.. Howlong, New South Wales, Australia
bf.. Humptulips, Washington, USA
bg.. Humpty Doo, Northern Territory, Australia
bh.. Hungry Law, a peak on the England–Scotland border
bi.. Hungry Mother State Park, Virginia, USA
bj.. Hurricane, Utah, USA
bk.. Hurt, Virginia, USA
bl.. Hustler, Wisconsin, USA
I
a.. Ice Water, Mississippi, USA
b.. Idyllwild, California, USA
c.. Ii, Finland 2
d.. IJ, river in the Netherlands
e.. Indented Head, Victoria, Australia
f.. Index, Washington, USA
g.. Indian Queens, Cornwall, England
h.. Industry, California, USA
i.. Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California (street with the head office of
Apple Computer)
j.. Innaloo (suburb of Perth, Western Australia)
k.. Intercourse, Alabama and Intercourse, Pennsylvania, both in USA 1
l.. Ironia, New Jersey, USA
m.. Island, Kentucky, USA
n.. Isles of Scilly, England (pronounced "silly")
J
a.. Jackpot, Nevada, USA
b.. Jamboree, Kentucky, USA
c.. Jedi Way, East Freetown, Massachusetts (street)
d.. Jerry City, Ohio, USA
e.. Jiggalong, Western Australia, Australia
f.. Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
g.. Job, Kentucky, USA
h.. Jobsville, New Jersey, USA
i.. Jockey End, Hertfordshire, England
j.. Joe Batt's Arm, an offshore fixture in Canada
k.. John Catch a Cow, Pitcairn Island
l.. John o' Groats, Scotland
m.. Jot Em Down, Texas, USA
n.. Justiceberg, Texas, USA
K
a.. Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
b.. Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
c.. Kärpänen, Lahti, Finland ("fly" (insect) in Finnish)
d.. Kau Shi Wai, Hong Kong ("village of dog poo" in Cantonese)
e.. Kellys Knob, Kununurra, Australia
f.. Keno City, Yukon, Canada, named after the Keno gambling game.
g.. Kiester, Minnesota, USA 1
h.. Kill, County Kildare, Ireland
i.. Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USA
j.. Kill Van Kull, New York and New Jersey, USA
k.. King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
l.. Kissimmee, Florida, USA (properly pronounced "kis-SIMM-ee" (IPA
[k?'s?m?]), but usually mispronounced "KISS-a-me" (['k?s?mi?]) by
non-locals). The Osceola Astros Class A Minor league baseball team changed
its name to the Cobras when they moved to Kissimmee.
m.. Kilmacow, Co. Waterford, Ireland
n.. Kiritimati Island, Kiribati (pronounced "Christmas" and is in fact an
alternate name for the island; "ti" in Gilbertese is the "s" sound in
English)
o.. Kissing, Germany
p.. Klang Valley, Malaysia
q.. Knickerbocker, Texas, USA
r.. Knob Lick, Missouri, USA
s.. Knotty Ash, Liverpool, England
t.. Kokomo, Indiana, USA
u.. Koochiching County, Minnesota, USA
v.. Koolyanobbing, Western Australia 1
w.. Koshkonong, Wisconsin, USA
x.. Krk, Croatia
y.. Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok
Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman
Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit — the poetic name of Bangkok,
Thailand 2
z.. Krypton, Kentucky, USA
L
a.. La Hoz de la Vieja, Teruell, Spain ("The Old Woman's Sickle")
b.. Lake Cadibarrawirracanna, Australia
c.. Lake Tahoe, USA
d.. Lake Titicaca, in Peru and Bolivia
e.. Lalala, Gabon
f.. Largo Labia, Rome, Italy
g.. Lamb, Michigan, USA 8
h.. Lame Deer, Montana
i.. Latex, Texas
j.. Learned, Mississippi, USA
k.. Le Net, Brittany, France
l.. Le Tampon, Réunion
m.. Liberal, Kansas, USA
n.. Lick Skillet, Texas, USA
o.. Lickey End, Worcestershire, England
p.. Licking, Missouri, USA
q.. Licking County, Ohio, USA
r.. Lignumvitae Key, Florida, USA
s.. Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA1
t.. Little Big Horn, Montana, USA
u.. Little Five Points, Atlanta, Georgia, USA 5
v.. Little George Coc'nuts, Pitcairn Island
w.. Little Heart's Ease, Newfoundland, Canada
x.. Little River, Victoria, Australia
y.. Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
z.. Little Rock, Kentucky, USA
aa.. Livermore, California, USA
ab.. Liverpool, Great Britain
ac.. Lizard Lick, North Carolina, USA
ad.. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales 2
ae.. Llanhyfryddawelllehynafolybarcudprindanfygythiadtrienusyrhafnauole
(normally Llanfynydd), Wales 2
af.. Load, Kentucky, USA
ag.. Loggerheads, Wales, UK
ah.. Loogootee, Indiana, USA
ai.. Loop, Texas, USA
aj.. Lord Hereford's Knob — hill on the Welsh–English border
ak.. Lorne, Victoria, Australia
al.. Los Rábanos, Soria, Spain ("the radishes")
am.. Lost, Scotland
an.. Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland (pronounced "Lock Nay")
ao.. Louny, Czech Republic
ap.. Love, Illinois, USA
aq.. Loveland, Ohio, USA
ar.. Loveland, Colorado, USA
as.. Loveladies, New Jersey, USA
at.. Lovely, Kentucky, USA
au.. Lover, Wiltshire, England
av.. Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire, England
aw.. Loyal, Oklahoma, USA
ax.. Loyal, Wisconsin, USA
ay.. Luck, Wisconsin, USA
az.. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
ba.. Lü, Switzerland 2
M
a.. Mace, Indiana, USA
b.. Macgillicuddy's Reeks, mountains in Ireland
c.. Magnet, Nebraska, USA
d.. Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa, USA
e.. Mahwah, New Jersey, USA
f.. Mailmanloppu, Finland ("the End of the World")
g.. Manteca, California, USA, Spanish word for lard.
h.. Manunka Chunk, New Jersey, USA
i.. March, Cambridgeshire, England 4
j.. Martin's Heron, Berkshire, England
k.. Mary Alice, Kentucky, USA
l.. Maryland, Gwent, Wales
m.. Masai, Malaysia
n.. Mashpee, Massachusetts, USA
o.. Matching Tye, Essex, England
p.. Mavis Enderby, Lincolnshire, England
q.. Maybee, Michigan, USA
r.. Mayo, Kentucky, USA8
s.. Mayo, Yukon, Canada8 (named after Alfred Mayo)
t.. Meat Camp, North Carolina, USA
u.. Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
v.. Merrybent, County Durham, England
w.. Messy, France
x.. Metropolis, Illinois, USA
y.. Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico (portmanteau of "Mexico" and
"California"; it lies by the international border [see also Calexico])
z.. Mexican Hat, Utah, USA
aa.. Mexican Water, Arizona, USA
ab.. Mianus, Connecticut, USA
ac.. Middelfart, Funen, Denmark
ad.. Milton Keynes, England
ae.. Minorsville, Kentucky, USA
af.. Mockbeggar, England
ag.. Mold, Wales
ah.. Money, Mississippi, USA
ai.. Monkey's Eyebrow, Kentucky, USA
aj.. Monks Risborough, England
ak.. Monroe, Maryland, USA
al.. Monster, Netherlands
am.. Montezuma, Indiana, USA
an.. Moonlight, New Zealand
ao.. Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
ap.. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
aq.. Morehead, Kentucky, USA
ar.. Moretonhampstead, Devon (longest one-word place name in England)
as.. Moron, USA (the original name of Taft, California)
at.. Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
au.. Moron, Mongolia
av.. Morón, Spain (Morón Air Base is the home of the 496th USAF Air Base
Squadron)
aw.. Moron, Switzerland
ax.. Mough, Ireland (pronounced Muff) 1
ay.. Mount Jerome, Ireland
az.. Mount Comfort, Indiana, USA
ba.. Mount Gay, West Virginia, USA
bb.. Mount Hopeless, Australia
bc.. Muck, island in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland
bd.. Mucking, Essex, UK
be.. Muckanaghederdauhaulia, Ireland
bf.. Muff, County Donegal, Ireland
bg.. The Mullet, an island off the coast of Ireland
bh.. Muleshoe, Texas, USA
bi.. Mumbles, Wales
bj.. Mutters, Austria
N
a.. Nar Nar Goon, Victoria, Australia
b.. Nasty, Hertfordshire, England
c.. Natters, Austria
d.. Nauraushaun, New York, USA
e.. Neck City, Missouri, USA
f.. Needles, California, USA
g.. Nempnett Thrubwell, Somerset, England
h.. Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England
i.. Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England
j.. New Invention, Shropshire, England
k.. New Invention, England
l.. Newtwopothouse and neighbouring Twopothouse in Ireland (among the few
properly translated placenames in Ireland)
m.. Niemyje-Zabki, Poland ("He is not cleaning his teeth")
n.. Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand
o.. Nimrod, Minnesota, USA
p.. Ninety Six, South Carolina, USA 5
q.. Ninety Six Corners, New York, USA 5
r.. Ninetynine Oaks, California, USA 5 & 7
s.. Nobber, County Meath, Ireland
t.. Nobottle, Northamptonshire, England
u.. Nogo, Arkansas, USA
v.. No Guts Captain, Pitcairn Island
w.. Nomansland, Wiltshire, and Nomansland, Devon, England
x.. Nome, Alaska, USA ('No Name' misread by a map maker as 'Nome')
y.. Noodle, Texas, USA 8
z.. No Name, Colorado, USA
aa.. No Name Key, Florida, USA
ab.. No Place, County Durham, England
ac.. Noone, New Hampshire, USA
ad.. Norco, California, USA; abbreviation of "North Corona"
ae.. Normal, Illinois, USA
af.. Normal Heights, a community in San Diego, California, USA (named for
the State Normal School in University Heights)
ag.. North, South Carolina, USA
ah.. North Freedom, Wisconsin, USA
ai.. Northwest South River Drive, Miami, Florida, USA
aj.. Nothing, Arizona, USA
ak.. Notrees, Texas, USA
al.. Novice, Texas, USA
am.. Nowhere, Arizona, USA
an.. Nuckols, Kentucky, USA
ao.. Nunhead, London, England
ap.. Nyah and Nyah West, Victoria, Australia
O
a.. Oatman, Arizona, USA
b.. Öd, Austria 2 (also meaning "deserted" in German)
c.. Odder, Denmark
d.. Oddville, Kentucky, USA
e.. Ogle, Kentucky, USA
f.. Ogre, Latvia
g.. Old, Northamptonshire, England
h.. Old Dad Mountains, USA, geographical feature in the Mojave Desert
i.. Old Harry, Quebec, Canada
j.. Old Harry Rocks, Dorset, England
k.. Old Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England
l.. Old Swan, Liverpool, England
m.. Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England
n.. Oliver Paipoonge, Ontario, Canada
o.. Oma, Wisconsin, USA, the German shortened version for grandmother
p.. One Tree Hill, Victoria, Australia
q.. Opdyke, Texas, USA
r.. Opelousas, Louisiana, USA
s.. Orange, California, USA, county seat of Orange County, and Orange, New
Jersey, USA8
t.. Oroville, California and Oroville, Oregon, USA ("Oro" is Spanish for
"gold")
u.. Os, Hedmark, Norway 2
v.. Os, Hordaland, Norway 2
w.. Otterup, Denmark
x.. Owanka, South Dakota, USA 1
y.. Oxnard, California, USA
z.. Oy, Germany
aa.. Oz, Kentucky, USA
P
a.. Paint, Pennsylvania, USA
b.. Paint Lick, Kentucky, USA
c.. Panthersville, Georgia, USA
d.. Paps of Anu, mountains in Co. Kerry, Ireland
e.. The Paps of Jura, mountains on the Isle of Jura, Scotland
f.. Parachute, Colorado, USA
g.. Paradise, New Zealand
h.. Paradise, California, USA
i.. Paradise, Michigan, USA
j.. Paradise, Pennsylvania, USA
k.. Paradiso, Switzerland
l.. Patriot, Indiana, USA
m.. Pease Pottage, West Sussex, England 8
n.. Peck, Michigan, USA 1
o.. Peckerwood Lake, a lake in Arkansas, USA 1
p.. Peculiar, Missouri, USA
q.. Pee Pee Township, Pike County, Ohio, USA
r.. Peel, Ontario, Canada
s.. Peep-o-Day, near Wanganui, New Zealand
t.. Peinlich, a village on the Isle of Skye, Scotland (means embarrassing
in German)
u.. Penis, Uruguay 1
v.. Penisarwain, Gwynedd, Wales 1
w.. Peñíscola, Spain 1
x.. Penistone, South Yorkshire, England 1
y.. Pennsylvania, Gloucestershire, England
z.. Peor es nada, Chile (means worse is nothing in Spanish)
aa.. Perisher Blue, New South Wales, Australia
ab.. Perl, Germany (and those who work with the Web may be amused to find
Apach, France adjacent)
ac.. Petting, Germany
ad.. Pettit, Texas, USA
ae.. Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA
af.. Phuket, Thailand 1
ag.. Pickle Street, West Virginia (unincorporated, on US 33)
ah.. Picpus (Paris underground railway station)
ai.. Piddle, river in Dorset, England, which runs from near Puddletown to
Poole harbour
aj.. Pidley, Cambridgeshire, England 1
ak.. Pieru, Saarijärvi, Finland (means fart in Finnish)
al.. Pie Town, New Mexico, USA 8
am.. Pis Pis River, Nicaragua
an.. Pity Me, County Durham, England
ao.. Placentia, California, USA
ap.. Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1
aq.. Plain Dealing, Louisiana, USA
ar.. Plaster City, California, USA
as.. Pleasureville, Kentucky, USA
at.. Point Happy, a geologic feature in La Quinta, California, USA
au.. Polar, Texas, USA
av.. Police, Poland
aw.. Poowong, Victoria, Australia
ax.. Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas, USA
ay.. Possum Trot, Kentucky, USA
az.. Pratt's Bottom, London, England 1
ba.. Prickwillow, England 1
bb.. Pride, Kentucky, USA
bc.. Princes End, Tipton, England
bd.. Pringle, Texas, USA 8
be.. Prussia Cove, Cornwall, England
bf.. Pukë, Albania
bg.. Punkeydoodles Corners, Ontario, Canada
bh.. Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, USA
bi.. Pussy, France 1
bj.. Puzzletown, Pennsylvania, USA
Q
a.. Quail, Texas, USA
b.. Quaking Houses, County Durham, England
c.. Quamba, Minnesota, USA
d.. Queen Camel, Somerset, England
e.. Quicksand, Kentucky, USA
f.. Quién Sabe Mountains, California, USA; geographical feature in the
Mojave Desert; Spanish for "who knows?"
R
a.. Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado, USA
b.. Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, USA
c.. Ramrod Key, Florida, USA
d.. Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA 3
e.. Rancho Mirage, California, USA; possibly the only place name in the
world combining words from both Spanish and French
f.. Re, Vestfold, Norway 2
g.. Reading in various places (pronounced "Redding")
h.. Readymoney Cove, Cornwall, England
i.. Rectum, Netherlands
j.. Red Shirt, South Dakota, USA
k.. Rest and be thankful, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
l.. Rice, California, USA; abandoned small town in the southern Mojave
Desert8
m.. Rifle, Colorado, USA
n.. Ringoes, New Jersey, USA
o.. Rising Sun, Indiana, USA
p.. Roach, Missouri, USA
q.. Robert's Arm, Newfoundland, Canada
r.. Robert Lee, Texas, USA
s.. Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile
t.. Rocket Pool, England
u.. Rollingstone, Minnesota, USA
v.. Ronkonkoma, New York, USA (stress on the second syllable)
w.. Root, Lucerne, Switzerland
x.. Rosenhayn, New Jersey, USA
y.. Rottenegg, Austria 8
z.. Rottingdean, Sussex, England
aa.. Rough and Ready, California, USA
ab.. Royalty, Texas, USA
ac.. Rule, Texas, USA
ad.. Rum, island in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland 8
ae.. Rum, Austria 8
af.. Rum Jungle, Australia 8
ag.. Rust, Austria
ah.. Ruyton-XI-Towns, Shropshire, England
ai.. Ry, Denmark 2
aj.. Rye, New York, USA
ak.. Ryme Intrinseca, Somerset, England
S
a.. Saddam Hussein, Sri Lanka (the Iraqi dictator donated money to the
town after a destructive 1978 cyclone.)
b.. Safe, Missouri, USA
c.. Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Quebec, Canada
d.. Saint-Tite, Quebec, Canada (pronounced "St Tit")
e.. Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
f.. Samendorf, Austria ('town of semen')
g.. Sandwich, Illinois, USA 8
h.. Sandwich, Kent, England 8
i.. Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA 8
j.. Sandy, Bedfordshire, England – especially its informal postal
abbreviation "Sandy Beds"
k.. Salsipuedes, California, USA (meaning: "leave if you can" in Spanish)
l.. Santa Claus, California, USA
m.. Santa Claus, Georgia, USA
n.. Santa Claus, Indiana, USA
o.. Santa Claus, Ohio, USA (There is a Christmas-related theme park there)
p.. Saracen's Head, Lincolnshire, England
q.. Satan's Kingdom, Vermont, USA
r.. Satsuma, Alabama, USA
s.. Schenectady, New York, USA (pronounced "Ske-NECT-i-dee")
t.. Scrapfaggot Green, Essex, England
u.. Scunthorpe, England (causes problems with some child-protection
filters)
v.. Searchlight, Nevada, USA
w.. Secretary, Maryland, USA
x.. Seething, Norfolk, England
y.. Seldom Seen Roadhouse, Victoria, Australia
z.. Semen, Indonesia 1
aa.. Seven Corners, Virginia, USA
a.. Also the name of an intersection in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (now
rebuilt in a more traffic-friendly arrangement)
ab.. Sex Rouge, a mountain in the Swiss Alps 1
ac.. Sexbierum, the Netherlands
ad.. Sasmuan, Pampanga, Philippines (now renamed Sasmuan) 1
ae.. Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada 1
af.. Shafter, California, USA1
ag.. Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
ah.. Shag Island, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Indian Ocean
(dependency of Australia)
ai.. Shag Island, Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada 1
aj.. Shag Point, New Zealand 1
ak.. Shag River, New Zealand 1
al.. Shamrock, Texas, USA 7
am.. Shelfanger, Norfolk, England
an.. Shellow Bowells, England
ao.. Sheriff Hales, Shropshire, England
ap.. Shit, Iran
aq.. Shitagoo Lake, Quebec, Canada
ar.. Shitlington Crags, Northumberland, England
as.. Shitterton, England (near Bere Regis)
at.. Shittlehope, Durham, England
au.. Shoulderblade, Kentucky, USA
av.. Comarca de Siberia, Spain
aw.. Sideview, Kentucky, USA
ax.. Siem Reab, Cambodia (meaning defeat Siam)
ay.. Siesta Key, Florida, USA
az.. Silica, Minnesota, USA
ba.. Silly, Belgium
bb.. Simmering, Vienna, Austria
bc.. Siren, Wisconsin, USA
bd.. Sissy, France (commune)
be.. 6, West Virginia, USA (the town has been renamed) 5
bf.. Skaneateles, New York, USA (pronounced like skinny Atlas)
bg.. Skookumchuck River, Washington State, USA
bh.. Skyline, Minnesota, USA
bi.. Slapout, Oklahoma, USA
bj.. Slaughter Beach, Delaware, USA
bk.. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan, USA
bl.. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, USA
bm.. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, USA
bn.. Slough, England (rhymes with "cow")
bo.. Smackover, Arkansas, USA
bp.. Snafu Lake, Yukon, Canada
bq.. Snapfinger, Georgia, USA
br.. Snodland, Kent, England
bs.. Solitude, Indiana, USA
bt.. Sommerloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 4 (meaning: "summer slump")
bu.. Sort, Lleida, Spain (means luck in Catalan)
bv.. Soweto, South Africa (derived from an abbreviation of "South Western
Townships")
bw.. Spit Junction, New South Wales, Australia
bx.. Splatt, Devon, England
by.. Splott, Cardiff, Wales
bz.. Spooner, Wisconsin, USA
ca.. Spread Eagle, Wisconsin, USA 1
cb.. Spunk Creek, Minnesota, USA and related bodies of water such as
Middle Spunk Lake 1
cc.. Spuzzum, British Columbia, Canada
cd.. Stamping Ground, Kentucky, USA
ce.. Stateline, Nevada, USA
cf.. Stiffkey, Norfolk, England
cg.. Stora Stjärtvecket, Sweden
ch.. Strata Florida Abbey, Dyfed, Wales
ci.. Sugar Land, Texas, USA
cj.. Sugar Tit, South Carolina, USA 1
ck.. Sumerduck, Virginia, USA
cl.. Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
cm.. Surprise, Arizona, USA
cn.. Surprise, Nebraska, USA
co.. Swallow, Lincolnshire, England
cp.. Swampoodle, District of Columbia, USA
cq.. Swan Lake, Mississippi, USA
cr.. Swastika, Ontario, Canada
cs.. Swords, County Dublin, Ireland
ct.. Sylt, island in Germany; pronounced "zoolt"
T
a.. Ta Da Dump Road, Holderness, New Hampshire, USA
b.. Taintsville, Florida, USA
c.. Tarfu Lake, Yukon, Canada
d.. Tarzan, Texas, USA
e.. Tarzana, California, USA; based on the name of fictional character
Tarzan
f.. Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu Hill, New
Zealand
g.. Tehachapi, California, USA and the corresponding Tehachapi Pass
h.. Telegraph, Texas, USA
i.. Telephone, Texas, USA
j.. Te Puke, New Zealand
k.. Te Urewera National Park, New Zealand ("Te Urewera" is Maori for "the
burnt penis")
l.. Terre Haute, Indiana, USA (pronounced "terruh hoat")
m.. Terry Hie Hie, New South Wales, Australia
n.. The Bungalow, Isle of Man
o.. The Shoe, Wiltshire, England
p.. The Wash, eastern England
q.. Them, Denmark
r.. Thermal, California, USA
s.. Thong, Kent, England
t.. Thousand Oaks, California, USA 5 & 7
u.. Thousand Palms, California, USA 5
v.. Thousandsticks, Kentucky, USA
w.. Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia
x.. Ticklerton, Shropshire, England
y.. Tiddleywink, Wiltshire, England
z.. Tightsqueeze, Virginia, USA
aa.. Tightwad, Missouri, USA
ab.. Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico; commonly credited to the Spanish
phrase "Tia Juana", or "Aunt Jane". The name is actually from the Yuman
tiwan, or "near the sea".
ac.. Tis Grias To Pidima, Andros, Greece ("The Old Woman's Leap")
ad.. Titisee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 1
ae.. Titlis, Switzerland 1
af.. Tittybong, Victoria, Australia 1
ag.. Titz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 1
ah.. Toadsuck, Texas, USA
ai.. Toadsuck, Perry County, Arkansas, USA
aj.. Toast, North Carolina, USA 8
ak.. Tolstoy, South Dakota, USA; see also Tolstoy#Places
al.. Tombstone, Arizona, USA
am.. Tongue, Scotland
an.. Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
ao.. Touristville, Kentucky, USA
ap.. Towcester, Northamptonshire, England (pronounced "toaster")
aq.. Township of East Garafraxa, Ontario, Canada
ar.. Transylvania, Louisiana, USA
as.. Treinta y Tres, Uruguay (thirty-three)
at.. Tria Pente Pigadia, Greece (popular skiing location near the town of
Naousa, North Greece. Translates as "Three Five Wells")
au.. Troia, Calabria, Italy (means "sow" or "slut" in slang) 1
av.. Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, Canada
aw.. True, Wisconsin, USA
ax.. Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA
ay.. Tubbercurry, County Sligo, Ireland
az.. Turda, Cluj, Romania
ba.. Turkey, Kentucky, USA
bb.. Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
bc.. Tutaekuri River, New Zealand ("Tutaekuri" is Maori for "dogshit")
bd.. Tuxedo, Texas, USA
be.. Twatt, Orkney Islands, Scotland 1
bf.. Twatt, Shetland Islands, Scotland 1
bg.. Twenty, Lincolnshire, England 5
bh.. Twentynine Palms, California, USA 5
bi.. Twin Arrows, Arizona, USA
bj.. Twinsburg, Ohio, USA 7
bk.. Two Boars Roll, Pitcairn Island5
bl.. Two Egg, Florida
bm.. Two Guns, Arizona, USA 5
U
a.. U, Ponape, Caroline Islands
b.. U (Coclé), Panama
c.. Ugley, Essex, England
d.. Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia
e.. Ultima, Victoria, Australia
f.. Unalaska, Alaska, USA
g.. Unnamed Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia
h.. Up In Ti, Pitcairn Island
i.. Upotipotpon, Victoria, Australia
j.. Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire, England
k.. Upper Swan, Western Australia, Australia
l.. Upperthong, Yorkshire, England
m.. Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada
n.. Useless Loop, Western Australia, Australia
o.. Uz, Kentucky, USA
V
a.. Vagina, Kurganskaya Oblast, Russia 1
b.. Valerie Jean, California, USA; unincorporated small town in southeast
Riverside County
c.. Varkaus, Finland (means theft in Finnish)
d.. Vache-Qui-Pisse (Cap de la), Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada (lit.
"Cape Pissing Cow")
e.. Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta, a train station on the Arakkonam, Tamil
Nadu–Renigunta, Andhra Pradesh line, India
f.. Venusberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
g.. Veribest, Texas, USA
h.. Void, Meuse, France (now merged with a neighbouring place to form
Void-Vacon)
i.. Virgin, Nevada, USA 1
j.. Virgin, Utah, USA 1
k.. Virginia Water, Surrey, England
l.. Virginville, Pennsylvania, USA 1
m.. Vulcan, Alberta, Canada
W
a.. Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
b.. Wahoo, Nebraska, USA
c.. Walla Walla, Washington, USA 3
d.. Walnut, California, USA 8
e.. Wanda, Minnesota, USA
f.. Wangford, Suffolk, England 1
g.. Wanglik (Hengli), Guangdong, China 1
h.. Wangs, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland 1
i.. Wangs, Minnesota, USA 1
j.. Wank, mountain in Bavaria, Germany 1 (see List of British English
words not used in American English)
k.. Wankdorf, suburb of Bern, Switzerland, and motorway interchange A1 /
A6 1
l.. Wankers Corner, Oregon, USA 1
m.. Wankham, Upper Austria, Austria 1
n.. Wankie, former name of Hwange, Zimbabwe 1
o.. Ware, Massachusetts, USA
p.. Ware, Hertfordshire, England 6
q.. The Wash, Lincolnshire & Norfolk, Eastern England
r.. Watanobbi, New South Wales, Australia
s.. Water ma trout (Industrial Edstate), Helston, Cornwall, England
t.. Waterproof, Louisiana, USA
u.. Weare, New Hampshire, USA (pronounced "weer," but often pronounced
"where?" or "we are" by non-locals) 6
v.. Wedding, Germany
w.. Weed, California, USA
x.. Weedpatch, California, USA
y.. Weequahic, Newark, New Jersey, USA (pronounced "weekwake")
z.. Weir, Mississippi, USA (Pronounced "ware") 6
aa.. Welcome, Minnesota, USA
ab.. Welcome, South Carolina, USA
ac.. Wendy-cum-Jolly, Hertfordshire, England 1
ad.. Westward Ho!, Devon, England (the punctuation mark is part of the
name. The town takes its name from the title of a book by Charles Kingsley)
ae.. Wetwang, Yorkshire, England 1
af.. Whakapapa skifield, New Zealand, and many other similar placenames
("Wh-" is pronounced as "F" in some dialects of Maori) 1
ag.. Wham, North Yorkshire, England
ah.. What Cheer, Iowa, USA
ai.. Where Freddy Fall, Pitcairn Island
aj.. Where Minnie Off, Pitcairn Island
ak.. Where Reynolds Cut The Firewood, Pitcairn Island
al.. Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma Gate (street), York, North Yorkshire, England
am.. Whroo, Victoria, Australia
an.. Why, Arizona, USA 6
ao.. Whynot, Mississippi, USA
ap.. Wide Open, Tyne and Wear, England
aq.. Wigley, Derbyshire, England
ar.. Wigley, Hampshire, England
as.. Wigley, Shropshire, England
at.. Wigtwizzle, South Yorkshire, England
au.. Windpassing, Austria
av.. Windpassing, Germany
aw.. Winter, Wisconsin, USA 4
ax.. Wisdom, Montana, USA
ay.. Wisdom's Bottom, Oxfordshire, England (not a settlement name, but
appears on maps as a geographical feature. A bottom is a dry valley or
hollow.)
az.. Wombwell, South Yorkshire, England
ba.. Woodenbong, New South Wales, Australia
bb.. Woolloomooloo, Sydney, Australia
bc.. Woon Gumpus Common, Cornwall, England
bd.. Wong Way , street in Singapore
be.. Wonowon, British Columbia at milepost 101 on the Alaska Highway
bf.. World's End, Berkshire, England
bg.. Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (home of the Diet of Worms) 7
bh.. Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia
bi.. Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (means "no tin" in Chinese)
bj.. Wymore, Nebraska, USA
bk.. Wynot, Nebraska, USA
bl.. Wyre Piddle, Worcestershire, England
X
Y
a.. Y, Alaska, USA 2
b.. Y, Somme, France 2
c.. Yaphank, New York, USA
d.. Ybor City, Florida, USA
e.. Yeehaw Junction, Florida, USA
f.. Youlgreave, Derbyshire, England
g.. Young America, Minnesota, USA
h.. Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
i.. Yreka, California, USA
Z
a.. Zap, North Dakota, USA
b.. Zig Zag, New South Wales, Australia
c.. Zelienople, Pennsylvania, USA
d.. Zonguldak, Turkey
e.. Zzyzx, Cal
Leona
Leona :)
P.S I still think Dildo is the worst name hahaha.
Rich
news:EvGdnQvUDeN...@rogers.com...
> ah.. Chipping Sodbury, England
I wondered if this one would make it... I used to live about 5 minutes from
Chipping Sodbury.
R.
I Don't Give A Damn
Jon de Poer
That is, quite possibly, the most awful name I've ever heard. That is if
there's no place called Sewer Shitbury.