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Celtic toponymy is the study of place names wholly or partially of Celtic origin. These names are found throughout continental Europe, Britain, Ireland, Anatolia and, latterly, through various other parts of the globe not originally occupied by Celts.

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Celtic toponymy

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Celtic toponymy is the study of place names wholly or partially of Celtic origin. These names are found throughout continental Europe, Britain, Ireland...

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Toponymy

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the United States Celtic toponymy German toponymy Germanic toponymy Historical African place names Japanese place names Korean toponymy and list of place...

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Scottish toponymy

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Scottish toponymy derives from the languages of Scotland. The toponymy varies in each region, reflecting the linguistic history of each part of the country...

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Toponymy of England

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The toponymy of England derives from a variety of linguistic origins. Many English toponyms have been corrupted and broken down over the years, due to...

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German toponymy

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was Sljasvig with the stress on the second syllable. Germanic toponymy Celtic toponymy German exonyms German names for Central European towns List of...

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Celts

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source of information on early Celtic is toponymy (place names). Arnaiz-Villena et al. (2017) demonstrated that Celtic-related populations of the European...

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Place names in Ireland

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from a Holy Well in the vicinity, dedicated to St James. Celtic onomastics Celtic toponymy Irish name List of places in the Republic of Ireland (includes...

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Celtic onomastics

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Shamhráin. Celtic toponymy Irish name Place names in Ireland Germanic name Scottish Gaelic name Scottish toponymy Welsh surnames Welsh toponymy Families...

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List of Celtic place names in Italy

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The Celtic toponymy of Italy are the place names that, through the reconstruction of the historical and linguistic origin, are attributed to language...

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Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland

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Great Britain and Ireland have a very varied toponymy due to the different settlement patterns, political and linguistic histories. In addition to the...

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Welsh toponymy

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"tree". Aber and Inver as place-name elements Celtic onomastics Celtic toponymy Cumbrian toponymy Irish toponymy List of generic forms in place names in the...

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Germanic toponymy

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Dutch names German names Norman toponymy (includes Old Norse placenames in Normandy) German toponymy Celtic toponymy Placenames in the United Kingdom...

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Celtic language decline in England

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were swept away. In recent decades, research on Celtic toponymy, driven by the development of Celtic studies and particularly by Andrew Breeze and Richard...

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List of Celtic place names in Galicia

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The Celtic toponymy of Galicia is the whole of the ancient or modern place, river, or mountain names which were originated inside a Celtic language, and...

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List of Celtic place names in Portugal

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Callaeci) and center (inhabited by the Lusitanians) of Portugal. However, Celtic toponymy occurs throughout the whole country and is also found in the south...

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List of English words of Welsh origin

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surnames, personal names or nicknames derived from Welsh (see Celtic toponymy, Celtic onomastics). bara brith speckled bread. Traditional Welsh bread...

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Insular Celts

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as Celtic art in the post-Roman British Isles Celtic toponymy: Insular Celtic British toponymy: Celtic Goidelic substrate hypothesis Insular Celtic languages...

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Place name origins

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Thames at Dorchester) and "Isis". One place in Yorkshire which retains Celtic toponymy is Pen-y-ghent (one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks), whose name means...

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List of generic forms in place names in the British Isles

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Database of Ireland Scottish toponymy Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland Toponymy of England Welsh toponymy "Welsh origins of place names in Britain"...

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Cornwall

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South West England. It is recognised by Cornish and Celtic political groups as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. The...

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Celtic studies

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linguistics) Ethnology Folklore History Literature Onomastics (Toponymy) Religious studies (see Celtic Christianity) Political science Osborn Bergin (1873–1950)...

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Scottish Gaelic place names

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Wales derive from the Welsh language. Place names in Irish English toponymy Scottish toponymy Welsh toponymy Celtic toponymy "Eight Scottish cities"....

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Cumbrian toponymy

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Cumbrian toponymy refers to the study of place names in Cumbria, a county in North West England, and as a result of the spread of the ancient Cumbric language...

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Nemeton

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for nemeta consists chiefly of inscriptions and toponymy or place-names, which occur all across the Celtic world. Toponyms related to the word nemeton occur...

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Torpenhow Hill

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by Thomas Comber in c. 1880. List of tautological place names Cumbrian toponymy Francis, Darryl (2003). "The Debunking of Torpenhow Hill". Word Ways. 36...

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