For anyone who has ever struggled to properly pronounce place names like “Eufaula” (in Alabama), “Karlsruhe” (in North Dakota), or “Fontainebleau” (in Florida), it is probably not news that many of ...

THE controversy as to the priority of discovery and the honor of bestowing a name on the New World has been so long undecided, — almost three centuries, — that any light thrown upon this intricate ...

If you're looking for a truly one-of-a-kind name for your baby girl, this list has plenty of beautiful, strong, and meaningful options that aren't in the top 500 most popular names. There are names ...

With lots of "San" and "Santa" names in the San Francisco Bay Area, you might think you can guess the origins of most Bay Area city names. But you're in for a few surprises. Take, for example, San ...

“The Meaning of Names” by Karen Gettert Shoemaker, Red Hen Press, 219 pages, $15.95, paperback As the nation gazes 100 years backward this year at World War I, native Nebraska author Karen Gettert ...

Ever wonder how the places and geographic features of Nevada were named? In her new book, "Nevada Heartland: The Place Names of Carson City, Douglas, Lyon and Storey Counties, Nevada," Mary Ansari has ...