Place names & gazetteers books

Gives the history, meanings, and origin of a range of place names from across the world, with details of former...  Read More >>

A placename is often much more than just a label. A name may bespeak the history of a nation, the culture of a people,...  Read More >>

Explains the meanings of more than 1500 place-names and discusses the techniques by which this information is obtained....  Read More >>

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The names on Svalbard are a reminder of how many different nationalities that have visited and lived on the archipelago...  Read More >>

A history of Derbyshire place names  Read More >>

This book is a gazetteer on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and provides a geographical position and complete history...  Read More >>

Provides information on the name origins and histories of cities, towns and villages in US that have Indian names....  Read More >>

First published in 1926, this remains the best and most comprehensive reference guide to the Celtic place-names...  Read More >>

From Arles, Bibliotheque Nationale and Fontana to Sanctus, Joinville- le-Pont and Notre-Damedes-Champs, this work...  Read More >>

"Preserved toponymy provides a basis for research in the historical geography of the country and is also of major...  Read More >>

Placenames are not just labels for locations, but they are cultural and historic guideposts to past ideas. Here,...  Read More >>

In Singapore, there has been much controversy over place names due to the introduction of Hanyu Pinyin names. This...  Read More >>

Namenwelten ist eine breit angelegte Dokumentation zu Namen und Namenforschung im deutsch-skandinavischen Raum....  Read More >>

Ten years before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock, settlers were already moving into the American Southwest,...  Read More >>

This title identifies and explains the origins of nicknames, from historical figures to sports stars, politicians...  Read More >>

A companion ? Indian Place Names in Alabama?, this long out-of-print guide offers a new introduction from Patricia...  Read More >>

An expanded version of the Dictionary of English Place-Names, this dictionary now also covers Scottish, Welsh, and...  Read More >>

All over the world there are places which became famous forever because something happened there - by chance. This...  Read More >>

The Directory's contents include: Alphabetical and Trades and Professions; Directories of Paisley and surrounding...  Read More >>

This wide-ranging study takes the story of Kenneth Jackson's Language and History in Early Britain on from the...  Read More >>

This title gives us the many captivating stories behind the hundreds of Hawai'i place names associated with the...  Read More >>

This publication comprises of reports and technical papers submitted to the United Nations Conference on the Standardization...  Read More >>

Paisley grew rapidly with the cotton industry, in the 17th and 18th centuries. It became famous worldwide for the...  Read More >>

Paisley grew rapidly with the cotton industry, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It became famous world-wide...  Read More >>