hasNameOrigin
P3325
predicate
Indicates that the origin or source of an entity’s name is specified by the related entity.
Aliases (50)
- hasConceptNamedAfter ×65
- nicknameOrigin ×39
- hasGivenNameOrigin ×5
- hasOriginType ×5
- hasExonymDerivedFromName ×4
- teamNameOrigin ×3
- brandNameOrigin ×2
- hasEthnonymOrigin ×2
- hasNameDayOrigin ×2
- hasNameEtymologyFrom ×2
- hasNameOriginFor ×2
- hasNameOriginRelation ×2
- hasSurnameEtymology ×2
- surnameOrigin ×2
- מוצא השם ×2
- aliasOrigin ×1
- aliasOriginExplanation ×1
- alternativeNameOrigin ×1
- codeNameOrigin ×1
- collectiveNameOrigin ×1
- colorNameOrigin ×1
- colorOriginOfName ×1
- constructionCostNicknameOrigin ×1
- derivedFromBiblicalName ×1
- derivesFromGivenName ×1
- emancipationHallNameOrigin ×1
- eponymousAncestorOf ×1
- familyNameMeaning ×1
- familyNameOrigin ×1
- hasAliasOrigin ×1
- hasColorOrigin ×1
- hasCommonNameEtymology ×1
- hasCommonNameOrigin ×1
- hasHistoricalNameOrigin ×1
- hasIndigenousNameHolder ×1
- hasNameEtymologyFor ×1
- hasNameOriginAuthor ×1
- hasNameOriginRelationTo ×1
- hasNameSource ×1
- hasNeighborhoodNameOrigin ×1
- hasOriginOfName ×1
- hasOriginalNameFor ×1
- hasRomanNameOrigin ×1
- hasToponymOrigin ×1
- nameElementOrigin ×1
- nameOriginRegion ×1
- namesakeOrigin ×1
- namingOrigin ×1
- nicknameOriginDetail ×1
- originallyNamedBy ×1
Sample triples (showing first 500 of 513)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Abraham Rycken | source of the toponym "Rikers Island" ("hasSurnameEtymology") → |
| Adobe Creek | Spanish language → |
| Ai-Petri Mountain | Greek language → |
| Al-Hamidiyah Souq | named after Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II → |
| Altagracia | Spanish language → |
| Ambassadors' Court | use by ambassadors and diplomatic representatives → |
| Amedeo Avogadro | Avogadro constant ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Amedeo Avogadro | Avogadro's number ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Anchorage Bay | city of Anchorage, Alaska → |
| Antarctic Circumpolar Current | named for its circumpolar flow around Antarctica ("hasHistoricalNameOrigin") → |
| Anthony’s Nose | possibly named after pre-Revolutionary War landowner or military engineer → |
| Appomattox Court House, Virginia | Appamatuck (Appomattox) Native American people → |
| Appomattox Court House, Virginia | Appomattox River → |
| April | Latin "Aprilis" → |
| Archimedes | Archimedean property ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Archimedes | Archimedean screw ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Archimedes | Archimedean solid ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Archimedes | Archimedean spiral ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Archimedes | Archimedes' principle ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Argyle Street | named after the Dukes of Argyll → |
| Arlington Springs Man site | named after Arlington Canyon on Santa Rosa Island → |
| Arnold | Arnold (given name) ("hasGivenNameOrigin") → |
| Artist’s Palette | resemblance to a painter’s palette → |
| Askival | Old Norse → |
| Augustus De Morgan | De Morgan's laws ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Babelsberg Park | named after the Babelsberg hill → |
| Balboa Port | named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa → |
| Balbuena Military Airport | Balbuena neighborhood → |
| Baltimore Avenue | city of Baltimore → |
| Barnsdale Forest | derived from Barnsdale area of Yorkshire → |
| Barong Temple | named after Barong (lion-like creature) due to terrace shape resemblance → |
| Bartlett S. Durham | city of Durham, North Carolina named in his honor → |
| Bear Gulch Cave | named after nearby Bear Gulch → |
| Belvedere Castle | Italian word "belvedere" meaning "beautiful view" → |
| Bennelong Point | named for Aboriginal man Bennelong who had a hut there in the late 18th century → |
| Bethesda Fountain | named after the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem → |
| Bhisho | Xhosa word "Bhisho" meaning "buffalo" → |
| Biedenharn Museum and Gardens | Biedenharn family → |
| Bill the Goat | nickname Bill commonly used for goats in naval tradition → |
| Bishop’s Eye window | named after the bishop’s side of the church → |
| Black and Tans | resemblance to a black-and-tan hunting pack ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Blackwell House | Blackwell family → |
| Blake Island | George Smith Blake → |
| Bloody Friday | named for the day of the week and the bloodshed caused → |
| Blue | named after the school color "blue" → |
| Blue Demons | derived from DePaul's school colors and "D-men" cheer ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" | allusion to "shot heard round the world" from American Revolutionary War ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Boiling Springs Lake | named for its boiling-like bubbling springs → |
| Boring Bricks | derived from The Boring Company → |
| Boston Common Golf | Boston Common ("teamNameOrigin") → |
| Bowers Ridge | named after Bowers Basin or Bowers tectonic features → |
| Boxing Day | Christmas box tradition → |
| Boxing Day | boxes of gifts or money for servants and tradespeople → |
| Brackenridge Park | George W. Brackenridge → |
| Breukelen (Netherlands) | Brooklyn ("hasNameOriginRelation") NERFINISHED → |
| Brewhouse Yard | brewing activities historically associated with the college → |
| Bridalveil Creek | Bridalveil Fall → |
| Britannia Coconut Dancers | Britannia Inn, Bacup → |
| Britton Hill | named after the Britton family of the area → |
| Brownson | Brownson Deep → |
| Bulla Benedictus Deus (1564) | incipit "Benedictus Deus" → |
| Bullewijk | Bullewijk polder area → |
| Bush Street | named after a person with surname Bush (historical naming) → |
| Calle Felipe IV, Madrid | Philip IV of Spain → |
| Calzada de Guadalupe | Our Lady of Guadalupe → |
| Cambridge Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts | named after the city of Cambridge → |
| Cameron Cave | named Cameron Cave → |
| Camp Springs, Maryland | named for nearby springs and early camp sites → |
| Capitol Visitor Center | named in honor of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States ("emancipationHallNameOrigin") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gauss map ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gaussian curvature ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gaussian distribution ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gaussian elimination ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gaussian integers ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gaussian units ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gauss–Bonnet theorem ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gauss–Jordan elimination ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gauss–Markov theorem ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gauss–Seidel method ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gauss’s constant ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gauss’s law ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gauss’s lemma in number theory ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | Gauss’s planetary equations ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Carleton | Carleton County, Ontario → |
| Carnegie family | possibly derived from place-name Carnegie in Angus ("hasSurnameEtymology") → |
| Cascadia Cup | Cascadia bioregion → |
| Castalia | Greek language → |
| Cathedral Park | named for cathedral-like arches of the St. Johns Bridge → |
| Cathedral of the Epiphany | Feast of the Epiphany → |
| Cavanaugh Flight Museum | named after founder Jim Cavanaugh → |
| Cayuga Inlet | named after Cayuga Lake and the Cayuga people → |
| Champs-Élysées | Greek mythology Elysian Fields → |
| Charles Louis Phillippi | known as "Deacon" for his demeanor and reputation ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Charles Street (Boston) | Charles River → |
| Cherry Lake, Florida | Cherry Lake NERFINISHED → |
| Cheshvan | Babylonia ("nameOriginRegion") → |
| Chestnut Street (Philadelphia) | named after the chestnut tree → |
| Choctaw Beach, Florida | Choctaw people → |
| Choctaw Beach, Florida | Choctawhatchee Bay → |
| Claudiianus | Roman gens Claudia ("nameElementOrigin") → |
| Clay Street (San Francisco) | named after Henry Clay (likely) → |
| College Street (New Haven) | named for proximity to Yale College → |
| Columbus Clippers | named for shipping and maritime heritage of Columbus imagery ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 | acronym formed from full title COBRA ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Constantino Tsallis | Tsallis entropy ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Constantino Tsallis | Tsallis statistics ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Cox Mountain Trail | Cox Mountain → |
| Curtana | derived from the legendary sword of Ogier the Dane → |
| Cyclone Tracy | named by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology → |
| Dall–Kirkham telescope design | named after Horace Dall and Allan Kirkham → |
| David Ricardo | Ricardian equivalence ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| David Ricardo | Ricardian rent ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| David Ricardo | Ricardian trade theory ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Dead Man’s Island | associated with local lore about burials or shipwreck victims → |
| Dee Dee Ramone and the Chinese Dragons | named after Dee Dee Ramone and the backing band the Chinese Dragons → |
| Deep Ellum | corruption of "Deep Elm" ("streetNameOrigin") → |
| Devils Golf Course | “only the devil could play golf on such rough links” → |
| Dixie Highway | named for the American South ("Dixie") → |
| Doric Hall | named for the Doric order of classical architecture → |
| Dr. Martens | Klaus Märtens ("brandNameOrigin") → |
| Dungeon Family | The Dungeon studio in Atlanta ("collectiveNameOrigin") → |
| Eagles | Boston College's eagle mascot ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Eagles' Nests Landscape Park | Eagles' Nests castles → |
| East Stand | named for its position on the east side of the stadium → |
| Einstein–Szilard refrigerator | named after Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd → |
| El Niño–Southern Oscillation | Jacob Bjerknes ("wasNamedBy") → |
| El Paso Chihuahuas | Chihuahua dog breed ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Elizabeth Stuart | Called the "Winter Queen" because her reign in Bohemia lasted one winter ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Emerald Triangle | named for the green color of cannabis plants and triangular shape of the three counties ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Enz | derived from Celtic language → |
| Ernst Mach | Mach bands ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Ernst Mach | Mach number ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Ernst Mach | Mach principle ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Eurasia | Asia ("hasNameEtymologyFrom") → |
| Eurasia | Europe ("hasNameEtymologyFrom") → |
| Fat Man | named for its bulbous shape ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Federal Circle road junction at John F. Kennedy International Airport | named after the Federal Circle area of John F. Kennedy International Airport → |
| Feldspar Brook | named for nearby feldspar deposits or geology → |
| Fermi paradox | Enrico Fermi → |
| Fermium | Enrico Fermi → |
| Fidra | Old Norse → |
| Fields Corner | Fields Corner commercial district ("hasNeighborhoodNameOrigin") → |
| First Battle of Bull Run | Jackson reportedly stood like a stone wall during the battle ("nicknameOriginDetail") → |
| First Court | named as the first (principal) court of Christ's College, Cambridge → |
| Ford Prefect | Mistakenly assumed the dominant life form on Earth was the automobile ("aliasOriginExplanation") → |
| Ford Prefect | Named himself after the Ford Prefect car model ("aliasOrigin") → |
| Fort Madison | Fort Madison (historic military fort) → |
| Four Corners region | meeting of four U.S. states → |
| Frankford Avenue | Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia → |
| Free School Lane, Cambridge | Free School formerly located on the lane → |
| Front Street (Philadelphia) | named for its position along the riverfront → |
| Fulton Street (San Francisco) | named after Robert Fulton (likely, not certain) → |
| Furious Fifties | named for furious strength of winds → |
| Furnace Creek | named for extremely high temperatures → |
| Gage Park, Chicago | Gage Park (the park) → |
| George Ellis | Ellis, Kansas NERFINISHED → |
| Gernika, Argentina | Basque immigration to Argentina ("hasOriginOfName") → |
| Gibb | Gib ("hasGivenNameOrigin") → |
| Giro di Lombardia | held in autumn when leaves are falling ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Gjallarhorn | Old Norse language → |
| Glacier des Bossons | named after the hamlet Les Bossons → |
| Glorieta de la Estela de Luz | named after the Estela de Luz monument → |
| Glorieta de la Palma | iconic palm tree at its center → |
| Government District | concentration of government institutions → |
| Grace Toof | Graceland ("hasNameOriginRelationTo") NERFINISHED → |
| Grassy Knoll | descriptive term referring to its grassy, knoll-like shape → |
| Great Glen Fault | named after the Great Glen valley → |
| Greatest Show on Turf offense | reference to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus slogan "The Greatest Show on Earth" ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Griff | derived from "Griffins" team name → |
| Grok | Robert A. Heinlein ("hasNameOriginAuthor") → |
| Grok | novel Stranger in a Strange Land → |
| Guadalupe Hill | named after the Virgin of Guadalupe → |
| Gulf of Tadjoura | named after the town of Tadjoura → |
| HMS Minotaur | Greek mythology ("namesakeOrigin") → |
| Hampshire Street (Cambridge, Massachusetts) | Hampshire County (historical name association) → |
| Hannibal Creek | Hannibal, Missouri ("hasNameOriginFor") → |
| Harold Hotelling | Hotelling rule ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Harold Hotelling | Hotelling’s T-squared distribution ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Harold Hotelling | Hotelling’s T-squared test ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Harold Hotelling | Hotelling’s law ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Harold Hotelling | Hotelling’s lemma ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Harris County | named after Charles Harris → |
| Harvard Crimson | named after the color crimson associated with Harvard University ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Hassler Whitney | Whitney stratification ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Hassler Whitney | Whitney sum ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Hassler Whitney | Whitney umbrella ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Hebden Water | Hebden Bridge → |
| Heezen Fault Zone | American oceanographer Bruce C. Heezen → |
| Hell’s Highway | heavy fighting and casualties along the route → |
| Helmet Catch | named for the ball being pinned against Tyree’s helmet ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Hemlock Gorge Reservation | eastern hemlock trees in the gorge → |
| Henry House | Henry family → |
| Heslington Lane | Heslington NERFINISHED → |
| Hill of Slane | named after the nearby village of Slane → |
| Holyrood Abbey | from 'Holy Rood' meaning 'Holy Cross' → |
| Homewood campus | named after the Homewood estate → |
| Hoosac Tunnel route | named after the Hoosac Tunnel → |
| Horizon Deep | named for its extreme depth on the horizon of bathymetric surveys → |
| Hospital Point, Pearl Harbor | named for its proximity to the naval hospital at Pearl Harbor → |
| Hotel Street | named in association with early hotels in downtown Honolulu → |
| Houston Street (Dallas) | named after Sam Houston (likely attribution) → |
| Howard Street (Baltimore) | named after John Eager Howard → |
| Huancané River | indigenous origin → |
| Hyas | Ancient Greek language → |
| IJ Bay | derived from the River IJ → |
| IJmeer | derived from IJ → |
| Idlewild Beach | Idlewild Airport ("hasNameOriginFor") → |
| Impossible Dream season | derived from the song "The Impossible Dream" from the musical "Man of La Mancha" ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Inscription Room | named for numerous inscriptions on its walls → |
| Intrepid Park | code name "Intrepid" of Sir William Stephenson → |
| Iowa Barnstormers | reference to Iowa aviation and barnstorming pilots ("teamNameOrigin") → |
| Iowa River | named after the state of Iowa → |
| Ironbottom Sound | many ships lying on its bottom → |
| Jack the Bulldog | nickname "Jack" used by Georgetown for its bulldog mascots → |
| Jacob | Twelve Tribes of Israel ("eponymousAncestorOf") → |
| Jacob's Pillow | biblical story of Jacob’s dream → |
| Jadwin Jungle | Jadwin Gymnasium → |
| James S. Brady Press Briefing Room | James S. Brady → |
| Jebus | Jebusites → |
| Jem | James ("derivedFromBiblicalName") → |
| Jinshanling section | named after nearby Jinshanling mountains → |
| Joe McGinnity | iron foundry work in the offseason ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Johanus | Germanic languages → |
| Jornada del Muerto desert | Spanish phrase "Jornada del Muerto" meaning "Journey of the Dead Man" → |
| Joseph Franklin Rutherford | called "Judge" because of service as a substitute judge ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Kala Pani | Kala Pani refers to "black waters" signifying exile across the sea ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Kamehameha Highway | Hawaiian monarchy → |
| Karl Schwarzschild | Schwarzschild black hole ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Karl Schwarzschild | Schwarzschild coordinates ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Karl Schwarzschild | Schwarzschild metric ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Karl Schwarzschild | Schwarzschild solution ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Katherine Gorge | named after the nearby town of Katherine → |
| King Street (Manchester) | named after a monarch (generic English toponym pattern) → |
| Kirk Bride Churchyard | named after the parish of Kirk Bride → |
| Kirkpatrick-Fleming | Kirkpatrick family → |
| Kirkwood | locational surname ("hasOriginType") → |
| Kirkwood | topographic surname ("hasOriginType") → |
| Kronenburgerpark | Kronenburg city gate → |
| Krumme Lanke | German language → |
| Königsplatz (Fürth) | King’s Square (English translation) → |
| La Brea Avenue | Spanish language → |
| La Silla mountain | Spanish language → |
| Lake Jacomo | acronym from "Jackson County, Missouri" → |
| Lake Pamvotida | Greek language → |
| Lascelles family | English-language surname ("surnameOrigin") → |
| Latimer House | Latimer House Principles → |
| Leonard Street | named after a person with surname Leonard (unconfirmed) → |
| Leslie | Leslie family → |
| Lewis Laboratory | George W. Lewis → |
| Leyte Gulf | named after the island of Leyte → |
| Liberty Island | Liberty Enlightening the World → |
| Liman Current | named after Liman Bay region of the Russian Far East → |
| Lincoln Memorial Circle | named for proximity to the Lincoln Memorial → |
| Lisa Marie | named after Elvis Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie Presley → |
| Lochgelly Loch | named after the town of Lochgelly → |
| Lombard Street | named after Lombard Street in Philadelphia → |
| Long Bridge | named for its original long wooden structure across Potomac flats → |
| Louisville Colonels | derived from Kentucky’s nickname "The Bluegrass State" and association with "Colonel" honorific ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Lovers Leap (Hannibal, Missouri) | local legend of two Native American lovers → |
| Lucas | Lucas ("hasGivenNameOrigin") → |
| Lyne Burn gorge | named after Lyne Burn stream → |
| MBTA CharlieCard | Charlie on the MTA song → |
| Main Street Garden Park | Main Street in downtown Dallas → |
| Majdan Tatarski district of Lublin | Majdanek concentration and extermination camp ("hasNameOriginRelation") → |
| Mangyongdae | view of ten thousand scenic points → |
| Marie Tharp Ridge | pioneering American geologist and oceanographic cartographer Marie Tharp → |
| Marsala | named after Marsala wine → |
| Marsyas | named after the mythological figure Marsyas → |
| Mary Magdalene | Magdala → |
| McCarren Park | Patrick H. McCarren → |
| McKinney Avenue | named after the McKinney family or locality in Texas (historical naming context) → |
| Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes Jellinek ("brandNameOrigin") → |
| Meriam’s Corner | named after the Meriam family whose farm was located at the corner → |
| Metlakatla, British Columbia | Tsimshian language → |
| Metlar family | Metlar–Bodine House ("hasNameEtymologyFor") → |
| Meton of Athens | Metonic cycle ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Miami River | named after the Mayaimi people (indirectly via Lake Mayaimi) → |
| Millar | occupational surname ("hasOriginType") → |
| Millennium Bridge approach | named after Millennium Bridge → |
| Millennium Monument | named for Millennium Park → |
| Million Dollar Staircase | named for its reputed high construction cost ("constructionCostNicknameOrigin") → |
| Millstone River | named for historic millstones and mills along its banks → |
| Milton, Dorset, England | Milton, Massachusetts town name ("hasOriginalNameFor") → |
| Milwaukee River | City of Milwaukee → |
| Minster Pool | named after nearby Lichfield Cathedral (the Minster) → |
| Mississippi Canyon | Mississippi River → |
| Mithridates VI Eupator | mithridatism ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Moffat Water | named after the town of Moffat → |
| Mohegan territory along the Thames River | Thames River ("hasNameSource") NERFINISHED → |
| Mojave, California | Mojave Desert → |
| Montauk Highway | Montauk, New York → |
| Moody Performance Hall | named after the Moody Foundation → |
| Moravians | Moravia ("hasEthnonymOrigin") → |
| Moro Rock | likely derived from Spanish word "morro" (rounded hill or promontory) → |
| Moro Rock–Crescent Meadow Road | Crescent Meadow → |
| Moro Rock–Crescent Meadow Road | Moro Rock → |
| Mount Katahdin | Penobscot language → |
| Mount Tennent | named after early settler John Tennant (or Tennent) → |
| Mount Vaca | Vaca family (local landowners) → |
| Mount of Beatitudes (traditional site) | Beatitudes from the Gospel of Matthew → |
| Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate | Named after Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah → |
| Mulberry Grove Plantation | named for mulberry trees grown for silk experiments in colonial Georgia → |
| Muntplein | Munttoren → |
| Musala | derived from Arabic "Musalla" meaning "place for prayer" → |
| Nagatachō | derived from former Nagata village → |
| National Magazine Awards | nickname Ellie comes from the letter E of the award statuette ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Navy Midshipmen | term for officer candidates in the United States Navy ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Nevada Fall | named for the state of Nevada → |
| New Bond Street | named after Sir Thomas Bond → |
| Nilsen | Nils ("derivesFromGivenName") → |
| Nisei Week | term "Nisei" meaning second-generation Japanese Americans → |
| Noland family | Noland Home → |
| Nolin River | named after early settler or local family "Nolin" (traditional attribution) → |
| Nurses Hall | named in honor of nurses → |
| Nuuanu Avenue | Nuuanu Valley → |
| Oasis of Mara | named for the palms planted around the spring → |
| Oneonta Falls | named after Oneonta, New York → |
| Operation Zapata | Zapata Oil Company association with George H. W. Bush (disputed) ("codeNameOrigin") → |
| Orion | Greek mythology → |
| Otisco Lake | Native American language → |
| Oudezijds Achterburgwal | Oude Zijde → |
| Oxford blue | University of Oxford NERFINISHED → |
| Paerdegat Basin | Dutch language → |
| Palo verde | Spanish for "green stick" ("hasCommonNameEtymology") → |
| Patio de los Cañones | named after the cannons displayed there → |
| Patio de los Naranjos | named after its orange trees → |
| Pauletta | Christian tradition (via Paula/Pauline) ("hasNameDayOrigin") → |
| Pemberton Square | named after Pemberton family or Pemberton Hill area → |
| Phantassie | Scots or Gaelic toponym → |
| Philadelphia Athletics $100,000 infield | estimated combined value of 100,000 US dollars ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Philly Special | derived from Philadelphia Eagles ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" | Inspired by a comparison to moonlight on Lake Lucerne by poet and critic Ludwig Rellstab ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Piazza Duomo, Trento | named after the Duomo di Trento (Trento Cathedral) → |
| Piccadilly Circus (Brindabella Ranges) | shares name with Piccadilly Circus in London → |
| Piedmont Triad | named for three primary cities Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point → |
| Pier | Saint Peter ("hasNameDayOrigin") → |
| Pigeon River | named after passenger pigeons or wild pigeons once common in the area → |
| Piipaash | autonym in their own language ("hasEthnonymOrigin") → |
| Pilgrims’ Way route | named for medieval pilgrims → |
| Pillars of Creation | biblical phrase "pillars of creation" → |
| Pine Mountain Range | pine trees on its slopes → |
| Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th Avenue MAX station | Pioneer Courthouse → |
| Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th Avenue MAX station | Southwest 6th Avenue → |
| Plymouth Notch, Vermont, United States | named after Plymouth, Vermont (the town) → |
| Podunk | term later generalized in American English as “podunk” meaning a small, insignificant town → |
| Pohono Trail | Pohono is derived from a Native American word associated with Bridalveil Fall → |
| Poprad River | named after the town of Poprad in Slovakia → |
| Port Hercules | named after the mythological hero Hercules → |
| Publius | Publius Valerius Publicola → |
| Publius | Roman Republic → |
| Punchbowl Crater | English name derived from bowl-like shape → |
| Punchbowl Crater | Hawaiian name Puowaina often translated as "Hill of Sacrifice" → |
| Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur | reddish hue of exposed limestone blocks ("colorOriginOfName") → |
| Queen Pool | named in association with the English monarchy → |
| Queen Street (City of London) | named after a queen of England (likely Queen Victoria or earlier monarch) → |
| Race Street | horse racing (historical use of the area) → |
| Rainbow Falls | frequent rainbow appearances in spray → |
| Ralph Merkle | Merkle puzzles ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Ralph Merkle | Merkle tree ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Ralph Merkle | Merkle–Damgård construction ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Ramblers | derived from early football team traveling extensively ('rambling') ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Raouché Rocks | named after Raouché neighborhood → |
| Rathenauplatz | Rathenauplatz square → |
| Red Mountain | reddish color of iron-rich rocks → |
| Red River (southeastern boundary area) | named for the reddish color of its sediment-laden waters → |
| Red River of the South | reddish sediment it carries ("colorNameOrigin") → |
| Resh | Semitic root for "head" → |
| Resurrection Gate | named after the Resurrection icon → |
| Rideau Cottage | Rideau Hall estate naming convention → |
| River Colne | derived from ancient British or Celtic root *Col- (meaning unknown or ‘hazel’/‘rock’ in some interpretations) → |
| River Kent | derived from ancient Brittonic or Celtic root related to ‘border’ or ‘edge’ → |
| Roary the Panther | derived from the word "roar" → |
| Robert Brown | Brownian motion ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Rock River valley | Ho-Chunk language communities ("hasIndigenousNameHolder") → |
| Roosevelt Room | honors both Roosevelt presidents → |
| Roosevelt family | field of roses ("familyNameMeaning") → |
| Rose Garden | named for its rose plantings → |
| Roundthorn | local topographical feature (thorn or hill) → |
| Royal Victoria Place | named in honour of Queen Victoria → |
| Rue de Dunkerque | French city of Dunkerque → |
| Rumford Falls | named after the town of Rumford → |
| Rumford Falls neighborhood | Rumford Falls on the Androscoggin River → |
| Rupel | Rupel region → |
| Río Magdalena | named after Mary Magdalene → |
| Römerberg | named after the Römer city hall → |
| SUE the T. rex | named after discoverer Sue Hendrickson ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Salamanca (Chile) | named after Salamanca (Spain) → |
| Salzmann | locational surname ("hasOriginType") → |
| Salzmann | occupational surname ("hasOriginType") → |
| San Bernardino meridian | San Bernardino, California → |
| San Diego Fleet | U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet association with San Diego ("teamNameOrigin") → |
| Santa Barbara, California, United States | Spanish Empire ("originallyNamedBy") → |
| Sarthe | Sarthe (department) → |
| Saugatuck River | Native American language → |
| Saw Mill River | named for historic sawmills along its course → |
| Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States | called the Sick Chicken case because it involved allegedly unfit chickens sold in violation of code requirements ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| School of Pythagoras | named after Pythagoras of Samos → |
| Schoolhouse Beach | named after a former schoolhouse in the area → |
| Schwabacher Straße (Fürth) | town of Schwabach → |
| Schwalm-Eder region | Eder River NERFINISHED → |
| Schwalm-Eder region | Schwalm River NERFINISHED → |
| Science Hill | focus on scientific disciplines → |
| Seabreeze | named for sea breeze along Atlantic coast → |
| Senate House, Cambridge | named for the Senate of the University of Cambridge → |
| Shizuo Kakutani | Kakutani equivalence in ergodic theory ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Shizuo Kakutani | Kakutani skyscraper construction in ergodic theory ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Silver Lake neighborhood | Silver Lake → |
| Smithsonian Institution Building | castle-like appearance ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Solomon Kullback | Kullback–Leibler divergence ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Solomon Sea | named after the nearby Solomon Islands → |
| Solon, Iowa | named after Solon, the Athenian statesman → |
| Somerville Avenue | named after the city of Somerville → |
| Sonoran Desert toad | named after Colorado River region ("alternativeNameOrigin") → |
| Sonoran Desert toad | named after Sonoran Desert ("hasCommonNameOrigin") → |
| Sophroniscus (son) | named after his grandfather Sophroniscus, father of Socrates ("familyNameOrigin") → |
| Sophus Lie | Lie algebra ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Sophus Lie | Lie algebra representation ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Sophus Lie | Lie bracket ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Sophus Lie | Lie derivative ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Sophus Lie | Lie group ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Sophus Lie | Lie pseudogroup ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Sophus Lie | Lie ring ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Sophus Lie | Lie sphere geometry ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Sophus Lie | Lie subgroup ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Source-Seine | River Seine → |
| South Hall | named for its southern position in the mausoleum complex → |
| Spirits of St. Louis | named after the airplane in which Charles Lindbergh made his transatlantic flight ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Spy Wednesday | term "spy" referring to Judas acting as a spy among the disciples → |
| St James's Square, London | named after Saint James → |
| St Michael's Cave | named after the Archangel Michael → |
| St. Anastasia Island | Saint Anastasia → |
| Starvation Creek Falls | Starvation Creek → |
| Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s | reference to Pittsburgh’s steel industry ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Stone of Hope | line from "I Have a Dream" speech → |
| Stonewall Jackson | received nickname at First Battle of Bull Run ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Stony Brook | named for its stony or rocky bed → |
| Strawberry Mansion area | named after the historic Strawberry Mansion house → |
| Sullivan’s Gulch | Sullivan’s Gulch ravine → |
| Suwannee Springs | Suwannee River → |
| T-Stoff | German military code designation ("namingOrigin") → |
| TCU Horned Frogs | Texas horned lizard ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Tacuba | indigenous language ("hasToponymOrigin") → |
| Tacuba Street | Tacuba (ancient Tlacopan), a historic town to the west of Mexico City → |
| Taghkanic, New York | Taghkanic Creek NERFINISHED → |
| Tau cross | Greek letter tau → |
| Tau cross | Hebrew letter taw → |
| Taylor Street | named after an individual with surname Taylor (exact namesake uncertain) → |
| Te Anau | Māori language → |
| Tecate | named after the Tecate Brewery brand association → |
| Terence (surname) | Terence ("hasGivenNameOrigin") → |
| Terence (surname) | Terentius ("hasRomanNameOrigin") → |
| Terra Rubra, Maryland | Latin phrase "Terra Rubra" meaning "red earth" → |
| The Eagle (Olympic Sculpture Park) | named for an eagle → |
| The Egg | named to reflect culinary and food themes → |
| The Gate of Virtue | concept of virtue in classical and Christian moral philosophy → |
| The Lamb | named after a lamb (metaphorical resemblance) → |
| Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr | Delaware ("hasExonymDerivedFromName") → |
| Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr | Delaware Bay ("hasExonymDerivedFromName") → |
| Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr | Delaware Indians ("hasExonymDerivedFromName") → |
| Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr | Delaware River ("hasExonymDerivedFromName") → |
| Threadneedle Street | possibly from the tailoring trade → |
| Three Cliffs Bay | three prominent limestone peaks → |
| Tioga Lake | Tioga Pass → |
| Tonawanda Creek | Tonawanda (Iroquoian word) → |
| Tonetta Lake | Tonetta Lake (body of water) → |
| Tordoki Yani | derived from an indigenous (Evenki) name → |
| Tree Court | named after trees in the court → |
| Treman Triangle | named after the Treman family (local park benefactors) → |
| Tricia McMillan | shortening of Tricia McMillan to Trillian ("hasAliasOrigin") → |
| Trigger (guitar) | named after Roy Rogers’ horse Trigger → |
| Trúc Bạch Lake | named after Trúc Bạch Ward → |
| Tuolumne County | Tuolumne River → |
| Turtle Pond | named for its turtle population → |
| UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen | Massachusetts Minutemen of the American Revolutionary War ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Ulster | Ulaid (ancient people) → |
| University of Connecticut Huskies athletics | Huskies nickname referencing Connecticut's cold climate and sled dogs ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Venice Beach | Venice, Italy → |
| Victoria Tower Gardens | Victoria Tower → |
| Vine Street | named using common U.S. street-naming convention "Vine" → |
| Vivian Chan | Latin ("hasGivenNameOrigin") → |
| Vuurboetsduin | Dutch language → |
| W boson | weak force → |
| Walker River | named after explorer Joseph R. Walker → |
| Wallace House | Wallace family → |
| Walney Wind Farm | Walney Island → |
| Walnut Street | named after walnut trees → |
| Walnut Street (Newton, Massachusetts) | named after walnut trees (likely) → |
| Wapsinonoc Creek | Native American language (likely Algonquian) → |
| Wellington Pier | Duke of Wellington (likely namesake) → |
| West Lomond | Lomond Hills → |
| West Michigan Whitecaps | reference to Lake Michigan waves ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| White Hall | named for Cornell University co-founder Andrew Dickson White → |
| Whiz Kids | media-given nickname for young Phillies ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Willem de Sitter | de Sitter effect ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Willem de Sitter | de Sitter metric ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Willem de Sitter | de Sitter precession ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Willem de Sitter | de Sitter space ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| Willem de Sitter | de Sitter universe ("hasConceptNamedAfter") → |
| World’s Columbian Exposition design team | White City ("nicknameOrigin") → |
| Wu Chinese | named after the historical state of Wu → |