Place Names of the World - Europe
Title | Place Names of the World - Europe PDF eBook |
Author | J. Everett-Heath |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2000-08-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0230286739 |
Place names are a window into the history and characteristics of a country. Their names reflect the migrations of peoples, their religious and cultural traditions, local languages, conquests and fortifications long since disappeared. They also reflect the topography and industrial development of a place. The text is ordered by country alphabetically. The book will include a historical section, putting the place name into context, and references those events, which have had an impact on the geography of a country, and those foreign influences, which have played a part in shaping the place name. This volume is confined to the 38 countries of Europe, together with Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City. All place names of cities and towns of particular importance and interest are included. Detailed maps accompany the text to illustrate change and evolution.
The Concise Dictionary of World Place-names
Title | The Concise Dictionary of World Place-names PDF eBook |
Author | John Everett-Heath |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Gazetteers |
ISBN | 9780191866326 |
"Includes over 11,000 entries. This dictionary explores the history, meanings, and origin of place names around the world. It covers continents, countries, regions, islands, bays, capes, cities, towns, deserts, lakes, mountains, and rivers, giving the name in the local language as well as key historical facts associated with many place names. The fourth edition includes updates to French regions and to Ukrainian place names. In addition to the entries themselves, the dictionary includes a glossary of foreign word elements which appear in place names and their meaning, as well as a list of personalities and leaders who have influenced the naming of places around the world"--Publisher.
Geographical Place-names in Europe and the East
Title | Geographical Place-names in Europe and the East PDF eBook |
Author | Burgess |
Publisher | |
Pages | 22 |
Release | 1895 |
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Place Names in the European War Zone
Title | Place Names in the European War Zone PDF eBook |
Author | Rand McNally and Company |
Publisher | |
Pages | 88 |
Release | 1919 |
Genre | Names, Geographical |
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Ancient Celtic Placenames in Europe and Asia Minor, Number 39
Title | Ancient Celtic Placenames in Europe and Asia Minor, Number 39 PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Sims-Williams |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 2006-07-24 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9781405145701 |
An original study revealing the history of place-names from Ireland to Anatolia, from Scotland to the Apennines, and from to Andalusia the Black Seas. Includes numerous original maps and uncovers new methodology for linguistic geography Uses a dataset of over 20,000 names recorded by Greek and Latin authors such as Polybius, Caesar and Tacitus and by early geographers such as Strabo, Pliny, Ptolemy and the Ravenna Cosmographer A significant work for archaeologists, historians and philologists studying the early distribution of Celtic and other Indo-European languages
Geographical Place-names in Europe and in the East
Title | Geographical Place-names in Europe and in the East PDF eBook |
Author | James. ue Burgess |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1899 |
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Ancient Celtic Place-Names of Northern Continental Europe
Title | Ancient Celtic Place-Names of Northern Continental Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Ashwin E. GOHIL |
Publisher | Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca |
Pages | 21 |
Release | 2014-05-20 |
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