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minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·23 hours agoWe also use a whole ton of Native American names for places, though badly mangled in pronunciation I’m sure. I suppose that still makes us fairly uncreative with place names.
minus-squareMelonYellow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·23 hours agoSpanish names too in the west
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·23 hours agoThe spanish names are always funny since they’re often just descriptions. El Paso: The Pass Los Angeles: The Angels Los Alamos: The Poplars Frio County: Cold County And many many other examples.
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·18 hours agoWhat … what exactly does “The Angels” describe
minus-squarejaschen306@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 hours agoSomeone else who lived in the Seattle area!!
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 minutes agoThe PNW for sure, but also all over. Milwaukee, Tallahassee, Tucson and Connecticut are all Native American in origin.
minus-squareMyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·23 hours agoBut are we less creative than the village of hill-hill-hill though?
minus-squareprettybunnys@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 hours agoMany made up to sound like names they came up with.
We also use a whole ton of Native American names for places, though badly mangled in pronunciation I’m sure.
I suppose that still makes us fairly uncreative with place names.
Spanish names too in the west
The spanish names are always funny since they’re often just descriptions.
El Paso: The Pass
Los Angeles: The Angels
Los Alamos: The Poplars
Frio County: Cold County
And many many other examples.
Florida -> Flowery
What … what exactly does “The Angels” describe
They said often, not always 😅
Someone else who lived in the Seattle area!!
The PNW for sure, but also all over. Milwaukee, Tallahassee, Tucson and Connecticut are all Native American in origin.
But are we less creative than the village of hill-hill-hill though?
Many made up to sound like names they came up with.