- of
proper names of all kinds. A
person who
studies toponymy is
called toponymist. The term
toponymy comes from
Ancient Gr****: τόπος / tópos, 'place', and...
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Stewart Jr. (May 31, 1895 –
August 22, 1980) was an
American historian,
toponymist, novelist, and a
professor of
English at the
University of California...
- Cameron, CBE, FSA, FRHistS, FBA (21 May 1922 – 10
March 2001) was a
British toponymist and academic,
specialising in
English place-names.
Having taught at the...
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referred to
Grand Bahama alone but was used
inclusively in
English by 1670.
Toponymist Isaac Taylor argues that the name was
derived from
Bimani (Bimini), which...
- of the word fuji is in the
Yamato language rather than Ainu. ****anese
toponymist Kanji Kagami argued that the name has the same root as
wisteria (藤, fuji)...
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William John
Watson (17
February 1865 – 9
March 1948) was a
Scottish toponymist and was the
first scholar to
place the
study of
Scottish place names on...
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October 1948 in St Pancras, London, England) is an
English medievalist and
toponymist specializing in
Welsh and
Cornish studies. He is
currently Honorary Research...
- 1947),
American astrophysicist Margaret Gelling (1924–2009),
English toponymist Margaret George,
American historical novelist Margaret Giannini (1921–2021)...
- FBA, FSA (née Midgley; 29
November 1924 – 24
April 2009) was an
English toponymist,
known for her
extensive studies of
English place-names. She
served as...
- Saarõ Evar; born 16
August 1969) is an
Estonian linguist, journalist,
toponymist a Võro
language activist. He has
traveled extensively around the historical...
