Author: Hamill Kenny
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
West Virginia Place Names
Author: Hamill Kenny
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 792
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All Those Wonderful Names
Author: J. N. Hook
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497611865
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Ever wonder what the most popular and unpopular baby names are? And how certain people and places got their names? Or are you just looking for guidance in choosing your child’s name? ALL THOSE WONDERFUL NAMES is an amusing exploration of names, familiar words, phrases, and the stories behind their origins. From the common to the confounding, this book has it all. Hear the true stories behind the naming of tropical storms, cars, fictitious characters, major league baseball teams, and more. Find out the real names of celebrities, such as Elton John, Cher, Rip Torn, Cary Grant, Liberace, and Conway Twitty. Discover counties, towns, and cities with strange names like Difficult, Tennessee; Jiggs, Nevada; Virgin, Utah; and Bosom, Wyoming. Learn unusual names for newborns—and perhaps the origin of your own surname as well.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497611865
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Ever wonder what the most popular and unpopular baby names are? And how certain people and places got their names? Or are you just looking for guidance in choosing your child’s name? ALL THOSE WONDERFUL NAMES is an amusing exploration of names, familiar words, phrases, and the stories behind their origins. From the common to the confounding, this book has it all. Hear the true stories behind the naming of tropical storms, cars, fictitious characters, major league baseball teams, and more. Find out the real names of celebrities, such as Elton John, Cher, Rip Torn, Cary Grant, Liberace, and Conway Twitty. Discover counties, towns, and cities with strange names like Difficult, Tennessee; Jiggs, Nevada; Virgin, Utah; and Bosom, Wyoming. Learn unusual names for newborns—and perhaps the origin of your own surname as well.
The Story Key to Geographic Names
Author: Oscar Diedrich Engeln
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Report of the United States Board on Geographic Names
Author: United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Minnesota Geographic Names
Author: Warren Upham
Publisher:
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Category : Minnesota
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Minnesota
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Origin of Washington Geographic Names
Author: Edmond Stephen Meany
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States
Author: United States Board on Geographic Names
Publisher:
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Virginia Place Names
Author: Raus McDill Hanson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States
Author: Henry Gannett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
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