toponymLiteralMeaning
P74345
predicate
Indicates the literal or etymological meaning of a place name (toponym), describing what the name directly translates to or signifies.
Observed surface forms (16)
- toponymy ×6
- hasToponymMeaning ×5
- regionNameMeaning ×3
- toponymLanguageMeaning ×2
- toponymMeaningRelatedTo ×2
- AfonMeaning ×1
- MaraisMeaning ×1
- MartandMeaning ×1
- OlsnensisMeaning ×1
- explainsToponym ×1
- placeNameMeaning ×1
- regionalNameMeaning ×1
- ridgeNameMeaning ×1
- riverIslandNameMeaning ×1
- toponymMeaningAssociated ×1
- toponymyOrigin ×1
Sample triples (30)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Afon Lloer | river via predicate surface "AfonMeaning" ⓘ |
| Aust-Telemark | East Telemark via predicate surface "regionNameMeaning" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Biancograt route on Piz Bernina | white ridge via predicate surface "ridgeNameMeaning" ⓘ |
| Bolotny Ostrov | marshy floodplain of the Moskva River via predicate surface "toponymyOrigin" ⓘ |
|
Castle Rock
surface form:
Castle Rock (Nottingham)
|
name refers to its use as the rock of the castle via predicate surface "toponymy" ⓘ |
| Cerro de las Campanas | named for bell-shaped rocks found on the hill via predicate surface "toponymy" ⓘ |
| Cumières-le-Mort-Homme | name refers to nearby Mort-Homme hill via predicate surface "toponymy" ⓘ |
| Du Marais | marsh via predicate surface "MaraisMeaning" ⓘ |
| Fünfseenland | land of five lakes via predicate surface "regionNameMeaning" ⓘ |
|
Grote Markt
surface form:
Grote Markt (Haarlem)
|
Great Market ⓘ |
| Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) legend | “Hoàn Kiếm” (Returned Sword) via predicate surface "explainsToponym" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Idris Gawr | Cadair Idris is often interpreted as "Idris's Chair" via predicate surface "toponymMeaningAssociated" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| La Laguna | the lagoon via predicate surface "regionalNameMeaning" ⓘ |
| Lakkoi quarries | “pits” or “hollows” in Greek via predicate surface "hasToponymMeaning" ⓘ |
|
Largo del Nazareno, Rome
surface form:
Largo del Nazareno
|
“Square of the Nazarene” via predicate surface "hasToponymMeaning" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Little Solsbury Hill | name derived from nearby village of Solsbury via predicate surface "toponymy" ⓘ |
| Martand Sun Temple | Vedic solar deity Martanda via predicate surface "MartandMeaning" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Nant Cwm Colhuw | "Cwm" means "valley" in Welsh via predicate surface "toponymLanguageMeaning" ⓘ |
| Nant Cwm Colhuw | "Nant" means "stream" in Welsh via predicate surface "toponymLanguageMeaning" ⓘ |
| Paardeberg battlefield | "Horse Mountain" in Afrikaans via predicate surface "placeNameMeaning" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Pinar del Río, Cuba | Pine of the River via predicate surface "regionNameMeaning" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Red Hill | Red Hill in Armenian via predicate surface "hasToponymMeaning" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Red Hill | Red Hill in English via predicate surface "hasToponymMeaning" ⓘ |
| Reykjavík Bay | Reykjavík (meaning “smoky bay”) via predicate surface "toponymMeaningRelatedTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Tamaudun Mausoleum | name means “royal mausoleum” in Okinawan language via predicate surface "toponymy" ⓘ |
| Traeth Lafan | Welsh coastal place name via predicate surface "hasToponymMeaning" ⓘ |
| Umananda Devaloi | Peacock Island via predicate surface "riverIslandNameMeaning" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Vrushabhadri | bull (vrishabha) via predicate surface "toponymMeaningRelatedTo" ⓘ |
| Wadi al-Joz | name means Valley of the Walnuts in Arabic via predicate surface "toponymy" ⓘ |
| dux Olsnensis | of Oleśnica via predicate surface "OlsnensisMeaning" ⓘ |