MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Nisaea
The placename(s) may be derived from several placenames that may or may not be connected with each other.
*(1) The name for the famous Nisaean plain is from Ancient Greek Νήσαιον πεδίον (Nḗsaion pedíon, “Nisaean plain in Media”), Νίσαιον (Nísaion, “Nisaean plain in Media”) (akin to Akkadian 𒌷𒉌𒃻𒀀𒀀 (ᵁᴿᵁNi-šá-a-a, literally “city of Nisaea”), 𒆳𒉌𒅖𒃻𒀀 (ᴷᵁᴿNi-iš-šá-a, literally “land or country of Nisaea”) [Assyrian], Arabic نِسَا (nisā, “a town in Hamadan”)).
*(2) Old Persian 𐎴𐎡𐎿𐎠𐎹 (n-i-s-a-y /⁠Nisāya⁠/, “a district in Media”) (DB I 58) (compare Elamite 𒉡𒅖𒃻𒉿 (Nu-iš-šá-ya), Akkadian 𒉌𒄑𒊓𒀀𒀀 (Ni-is-sa-a-a)), from Median (compare Aramaic נישי (nysy, “a personal name”), from OIr. *Naisāya (“the Nisaean”)). This may be identified with the Nisaean plain mentioned above.
*(3) Old Persian *Nisāya (attested as Elamite 𒉡𒃻𒉿 (Nu-šá-ya, “a village in the area surrounding Persepolis”)). It may be identified with Arabic نِسَا (nisā), نسايك (“a town in Fars near Shiraz”). The name Elamite 𒈾𒀀𒃻𒀀𒉿 (Na-a-šá-a-ya, “a personal name”) (from Old Persian *Naisāya) may be related to this, or to no. 2.
*(4) Avestan 𐬥𐬌𐬯𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬀 (nisāiia, “region between Margiana and Bactria; i.e. a district between Murghab Rud and Balkh Rud in modern-day Faryab and Jozjan”). It is known in primary sources to be different from no. 2. Herzfeld identified it with Old Armenian Նսաի (Nsai) or Նսաի-Միանակ (Nsai-Mianak) (from Middle Persian *Nisā-i miyānak (“Middle Nisay”)) (recorded by Ananias of Shirak) and Ancient Greek Νίσαια (Nísaia) (no. 7).
*(5) Ancient Greek Νισαία (Nisaía) (akin to Latin Nisea), Νίγαια (Nígaia, “a town in Margiana”). This is probably connected with no. 4 and/or 6, possibly the capital of the district in question. Probably the same place as Old Armenian Նսաի (Nsai) or Նսաի-Միանակ (Nsai-Mianak) (from Middle Persian *Nisā-i miyānak (“Middle Nisay”)).
*(6) Ancient Greek Νησαία (Nēsaía, “a district in Hyrcania, or between Hyrcania and Parthia”). Presumably identified with Ancient Greek Νισιαία (Nisiaía) (possibly emended to Νισαία (Nisaía, “a region of Parthia”)). Possibly identical with no. 4.
*(7) Ancient Greek Νίσαια (Nísaia, “the Greek name for the town Parthānisa in Parthia”), apparently identified with the Parthian royal city Nisa. Related to Νισαῖοι (Nisaîoi, “the inhabitants of the Parthian royal city Nisa”).
The toponyms are probably from the choronyms. The choronyms, that is, nos. 2, 4, and 6 are from Old Iranian *ni-sāya- (“place of lying down, resting-place, settlement, encampment”). For more also compare Nahavand and نهاوند a famous city located on the Nisaean plain.
From Ancient Greek Νίσαια (Nísaia).
Blantyre
From Scottish Gaelic Blantaidhr, from Cumbric *blain (“summit, end”) + *tir (“land”), comparable to Welsh blaen + tir.
Yeh-i-k'o
From Mandarin 葉亦克 /叶亦克 (Yèyìkè), Wade–Giles romanization: Yeh⁴-i⁴-kʻo⁴.
Amhara
From Ge'ez ዐምሐራ (ʿämḥära).
Woodkirk
From wudu (“wood”) + Old English ċiriċe (“church”).
Fortrose
Possibly a survival of the territorial name Fortriu, from Pictish.
Lebid
From Ukrainian Ле́бідь (Lébidʹ), from ле́бідь (lébidʹ, “swan”).
Lebed
From Russian Ле́бедь (Lébedʹ), from ле́бедь (lébedʹ, “swan”).
Hallyu
Borrowed from Korean 한류(韓流) (Hallyu, literally “Korean current”).
lootie
From a derivation of Hindi लूटना (lūṭnā, “to loot”).
dzongpen
Borrowed from Dzongkha རྗོང་དཔོན (rjong dpon).
kniffles
From Alemannic German Knöpfli (“pastry similar to spaetzle”). Compare the verb knöpfen (“to button”).
cauldron battle
Calque of German Kesselschlacht. Compare kettle (“to contain demonstrators in a confined area; group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area”).
draadsitter
From Afrikaans draadsitter, from draad (“wire, fence”) + sitter (“sitter”), probably a calque of English fence sitter.
leuchtenbergite
From German Leuchtenbergit, equal to Leuchtenberg + -ite. Named after Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg (1817–1852).
Nissard
From French nissard, from Occitan niçard. Compare Italian nizzardo.
Gorillai
From Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai, “Gorillai”). Doublet of gorilla.
Rafah
From Arabic رَفَح (rafaḥ), from Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian rpwḥw r:Z1-p-w-bH:mDAt-xAst
nibbana
Transliteration of Pali nibbāna, from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa).
mameloshen
From Yiddish מאַמע־לשון (mame-loshn), meaning "mother tongue".
Marhaenism
From Indonesian marhaen, ultimately from Arabic مرهاءين ("commoners").
Surtees
Probably a habitational surname from an unidentified place, from Old French sur (“on, upon, above”) + Tees (“a river in England”).
scriptorian
Derived from scripture, from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”), by analogy with terms such as historian.
megalopsychia
From Ancient Greek μεγαλοψυχία (megalopsukhía).
teuthology
From Ancient Greek τευθίς (teuthís, “squid”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”).
Airey
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cumbria, from Old Norse eyrará (“gravel-bank stream”).
ad orientem
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad orientem (literally “to the east”).
Tatary
From Old French Tartaire, from Medieval Latin Tartarus (“Tartar, Mongol”), from Old Turkic 𐱃𐱃𐰺 (tatar), spelling influenced by Latin Tartarus (“Hell (in Greek mythology)”), from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).
Borrowed from Polish Tatary.
McGoldrick
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ualghairg (“son of Ualgharg”), a personal name composed of the elements úall (“vanity, pride”) + garg (“fierce”) (from Old Irish garg, from Proto-Celtic *gargos (“rough”)).
Nowy Targ
From Polish Nowy Targ (literally “New Market”).
kampung spirit
From kampung + spirit. Kampung is borrowed from Malay kampung (“village; community”).
hakawati
From Arabic حَكَوَاتِيّ (ḥakawātiyy).
Oytograk
Borrowed from Uyghur ئويتوغراق (oytoghraq).
Conybeare
Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in Devonshire, from either cony or Old English cyning (“king”) + Old English bearu (“grove, wood”).
Wenchang
From Mandarin 文昌 (Wénchāng).
manoomin
Borrowed from Ojibwe manoomin, from Proto-Algonquian *maθo·mina. Doublet of mnomen, which is from Potawatomi, and Mahnomen, a placename.
anpan
From Japanese あんパン (anpan), from あん (an, “bean jam”) + パン (pan, “bread, pastry”).
Pietermaritzburg
From Afrikaans, named after Piet Retief and Gerrit Maritz.
Stargard
From Polish Stargard, from Proto-Slavic *starъ (“old”) + *gordъ (“town”). Doublet of Stari Grad.
Kilham
Inherited from Middle English Killom, from Old English cylnum, dative plural of cyln (“kiln”).
homomisic
From homo- + -misic, from Ancient Greek μῑσέω (mīséō, “to hate”) or μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”), coined as an alternative to homophobic.
Midge Hall
Recorded as Miggehalgh 1390; from Old English mycg + halh.
gua bao
From Mandarin 刈包 (guàbāo), from Hokkien 刈包 (koah-pau).
macrotrichium
macro- + Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + -ium
Changde
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 常德 (Chángdé).
Vrona
From Ukrainian Вро́на (Vróna), derived from Polish wrona (“crow”), from Proto-Slavic *vorna. Compare native Ukrainian Ворона (Vorona) (whence English Vorona).
Vorona
From Russian Воро́на (Voróna) or Ukrainian Воро́на (Voróna), from Russian воро́на (voróna) or Ukrainian воро́на (voróna), both meaning "crow", from Proto-Slavic *vorna.
Wragg
From the Old Norse personal name Wraghi or Rag, a short form of any of the various names beginning with the Proto-Germanic element *raginą (“decision, advice”).
Eng Choon
From Hokkien 永春 (Éng-chhun).
Aylard
Related to Allard, from given name Adelard (also Adelhard, Adalhard, Adalard) from French Italian Adelardo.
Puzi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 朴子 (Pǔzǐ).
K'un-lun
From Mandarin 崑崙 /昆仑 (Kūnlún), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻun¹-lun².
Tatirang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 塔提讓 /塔提让 (Tǎtíràng).
Ambon
Ultimately from Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”), attested in the Nagarakṛtāgama, likely through Classical Malay and reinforced by modern Indonesian. Compare nearby names such as Fordata Yabun. See also Amboyna, ultimately from Portuguese, and likely from a similar source.
Chengmai
From Mandarin 澄邁 /澄迈 (Chéngmài).
Zeebrugge
Apparently from Flemish Dutch Brugge aan zee.
wonderweapon
Calque of German Wunderwaffe, equivalent to wonder + weapon.
amphoe
Borrowed from Thai อำเภอ (am-pəə, “district”).
Wie
From Korean Wie (Wie), from 위 (wi), from 魏, from Chinese 魏.
From Dutch Van Wie, from van+Wie.
From Dutch Wie.
Da Nang
From Vietnamese Đà Nẵng, from Eastern Cham Da Nak, from da nak (“opening of the river”). Named after the mouth of the Han River on the coast of the South China Sea, in Central Vietnam, formerly in Champa.
cultural capital
Calque of French capital culturel, coined by French sociologists Pierre Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron (1970).
overgoer
From Middle English overgoer, from overgon, equivalent to overgo + -er.
synecthran
From syn- (compare symbiosis) + Ancient Greek ἐχθρός (ekhthrós) + -an.
hyperphantasia
From hyper- + phantasia; from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía, “perception, impression, image, look, appearance”).
Dien Bien Phu
Borrowed from French Diên Biên Phu, from Vietnamese Điện Biên Phủ (literally “Dienbien Prefecture”), from 奠邊府 (Chinese 奠邊府 /奠边府 (Diànbiānfǔ)); from the province of Điện Biên (literally “stable frontier”) + phu. Of phu, from 府 (Chinese 府 (fǔ)). Of Điện Biên, from 奠邊 (Chinese 奠邊 /奠边 (Diànbiān)); from điện + biên; from 奠 (Chinese 奠) + 邊 (Chinese 邊 /边 (biān)).
Dien Bien
From French Diên Biên, from Vietnamese Điện Biên, from 奠邊 (Chinese 奠邊 /奠边 (Diànbiān)), from 奠 (Chinese 奠) + 邊 (Chinese 邊 /边 (biān)) Literally, “stable frontier”.
prefecture-level city
Calque from Chinese 地級市／地级市 (dìjíshì, literally “prefecture (地區／地区)-level city”)
Pichal Peri
From Urdu پچھل پيری, Persian پیچھل پری, meaning "reverse-footed".
Aduwallah
Borrowed from Arabic عَدُوّ الله (ʕaduww allāh).
Exton
# The villages in Devon and Somerset, England: from Old English Ex (“River Exe”) + tūn (“village”), 'the farm or village by the river Exe'.
# The village in Hampshire, England: from Old English Ēastseaxe (“East Saxons”), genitive plural, Ēastseaxna + tūn (“estate”), 'the settlement or estate of the East Saxons'.
# The village in Rutland, England: from Old English oxa (“ox”), genitive plural *exna + tūn, 'the ox farm'.
ensiege
From Middle English ensegen, from Old French ensegier. Equivalent to en- + siege.
Littlebury
From Old English lȳtel (“little”) + byriġ (“bury”). Piecewise doublet of Littleborough and Luxembourg.
Tarshish
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew תַּרְשִׁישׁ.
organoponics
From Spanish organopónico (“Cuban system of communal agriculture”). Analyzable as a blend of organic + -ponics or organo- + -ponics.
Mokanshan
From Chinese 莫干山 (Mògān Shān).
nyama choma
Etymology tree
Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà
Swahili nyama
Proto-Bantu
Proto-Sabaki *-a
Swahili ya
Proto-Bantu *-còma
Proto-Sabaki *-coma
Swahili kuchoma
Swahili nyama ya kuchomabor.
English nyama choma
From Swahili nyama ya kuchoma.
rectus abdominis
From New Latin rectus abdominis, from Latin rēctus + abdōminis.
Ansar
From Arabic أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers”).
Harbach
* As a south German surname, from several places in Germany, such as Harbach in Landkreis Altenkirchen, from Middle High German Horbach.
* As an English surname, variant of Harbage, Herbage, occupational surname from Old French herberge (“shelter, inn”).
sattu
Borrowed from Hindi सत्तू (sattū), from Sanskrit सक्तु (saktu).
Wusih
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 無錫 (Wúxī).
shieldmaker
From Middle English scheldmaker, schylmaker, shelde maker, equivalent to shield + maker.
shieldwright
From Middle English *scheldwrighte, frim Old English sċieldwyrhta, equivalent to shield + wright.
Syrian Arab Army
Calque of Arabic الْجَيْش الْعَرَبِيّ السُّورِيّ (al-jayš al-ʕarabiyy as-sūriyy).
jux
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole jooks (“a robbery”), from Fula jukka (“to poke”).
Scalford
From Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + forde (“ford”). Doublet of Shalford and Shelford. The alteration of /ʃ/ to /sk/ is down to Old Norse influence.
Stainby
From Old Norse personal name Stígandi, genitive case Stíganda + býr (“village, farm”).
barches
Etymology tree
Hebrew בְּרָכָה (b'rakhá)bor.
Yiddish ברכות (brokhes)der.
English barches
From Yiddish ברכות (brokhes, “blessings”).
Elkhart Lake
From elk + hart (“heart”) + lake. Calque of Potawatomi Me-shay-way-odeh-ni-bis (literally “Great Elk Heart Lake”), from being the shape of an elk's heart.
Lufeng
From Mandarin 陸豐／陆丰 (Lùfēng).
From Mandarin 祿豐 /禄丰 (Lùfēng).
Caerleon
Possibly from Welsh Caerllion, possibly from caer (fort) + legeion (legion)
odo-
From Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way”).
tasbih
Borrowed from Arabic تَسْبِيح (tasbīḥ).
quadranscentennial
From Latin quadrāns (“quarter”) + centennis (“100-year”) + -ālis.
Exminster
From Old English Ex (“the river Exe”) + mynster (“minster”), 'the minster by the river Exe'.
Marcion
From Late Latin Mārciōn, from Koine Greek Μᾱρκῑ́ων (Mārkī́ōn, “Marky, little Mark, son of Mark”), from Ancient Greek Μᾶρκος (Mârkos) + -ίων (-íōn, “-son: forming patronymics”), from Latin Mārcus, from Mārs + -cus (“forming adjectives”), from Old Latin Māvors (“Mars, god of war”) and Proto-Indo-European *-kos (“forming desubstantival adjectives”).
Chiang-hsi
From Mandarin 江西 (Jiāngxī), Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang¹-hsi¹.
Hothfield
From *hāþ, Kentish variant of Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + feld (“field”). Doublet of Heathfield.
meshrep
From Uyghur مەشرەپ (meshrep).
McNamee
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conmidhe, a patronymic from the personal name Cú Mhidhe (“hound of Meath”). See Irish cú (“hound”) and Middle Irish Mide (“Meath”).
Cagliaritan
From Italian cagliaritano. Equivalent to Cagliari + -an.
otokonoko
Borrowed from Japanese 男の娘 (literally “male girl”).
Tempelhof
From German Tempelhof, from Middle High German Tempelhove. From being a fortified base for the Knights Templar.
Birchall
Probably a habitational surname from Old English birċe (“birch”) + hyll (“hill”).
Ouarzazate
Borrowed from French Ouarzazate, from Arabic وَرْزَازَات (warzāzāt).
dajjaal
Borrowed from Arabic دَجَّال (dajjāl).
Lemans
From Middle English Lemans (son of Leman), from Old English Leofmann.
From French.
From Dutch.
rta
Unadapted learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऋत (ṛtá, “order; rule; truth”). Doublet of asha.
Mulan
From Mandarin 木蘭／木兰 (Mùlán, literally “magnolia”).
Chepping Wycombe
Variant of earlier Chipping, from Old English cieping (“market, marketplace, market-town”), distinguishing this Wycombe from others of the same name.
Kizilsu
Borrowed from Kyrgyz كىزىلسۋ / Кызылсуу (Kızılsuu, literally “red water”), from кызыл (kızıl, “red”) + суу (suu, “water”). Cognate with Uyghur قىزىلسۇ (qizilsu).
A-t'u-shih
From Mandarin 阿圖什 /阿图什 (Ātúshí), Wade–Giles romanization: A¹-tʻu²-shih².
Ah Chee
Borrowed from Chinese 阿 + one of the Chinese names which can be romanised as Chee.
Antjuan
Anglicization of French Antoine, influenced by Spanish Juan. Compare Antoine, Antwon.
West Sleekburn
Recorded as Sliceburn c. 1050, from Old English slicu or slic + burna. The Sleek Burn is a minor local river.
sambuseh
Borrowed from Iranian Persian سَمْبوسِه (sambuse), from Classical Persian سَنْبوسَه (sanbōsa), from Middle Persian *sambōsag.
Doublet of sambusa, sambusak, sambuusa, samosa, and samsa.
Ayerbe
Borrowed from Spanish Ayerbe, a habitational surname from Basque Aierbe.
Taianfu
From Mandarin 泰安府 (Tài'ānfǔ).
Tsinanfu
From Chinese 濟南府 (Jǐnánfǔ).
Tai Shan
From Mandarin 泰山 (Tài Shān).
Erta Ale
Borrowed from Amharic ኤርታሌ (ʾertale).
Outremount
Blend of Outremont + mount. Calque of French Outremount. From a corruption of French Outremont, substituting the English + -mount for the French -mont, while treating "Outre" (outre) as a base name.
Halima
Borrowed from Arabic حَلِيمَة (ḥalīma).
Silbo
From Spanish el silbo, from Spanish silbo gomero (literally “Gomeran whistling”), from Spanish silbo (“whistling”) + gomero (“Gomeran; pertaining to Gomero, Canary Islands”).
Chia-hsien
From Mandarin 甲仙 (Jiǎxiān), Wade–Giles romanization: Chia³-hsien¹.
joy division
Calque of German Freudenabteilung. Popularized in the novella House of Dolls (1955), now considered largely fictional by many historians, although brothels did exist in some Nazi concentrations camps.
Usha
From Manipuri ꯎꯁꯥ (ʼusā).
From Telugu ఉష (uṣa).
Graveney
From Old English græf (“grave; ditch, trench”) + īeġ (“island”).
Three Musketeers
Named after the 1844 historical adventure novel The Three Musketeers, originally published as French Les Trois Mousquetaires, by Alexandre Dumas.
declaration of will
Calque of Latin dēclārātiō voluntātis, directly and indirectly from calques of it.
Kabukicho
From Japanese 歌舞伎町 (Kabuki-chō, literally “Kabuki Town”), from being a district developed around what was to be a kabuki theatre (the theatre was never built).
Coele-Syria
Borrowed from Latin Coelē Syria, from Ancient Greek Κοίλη Συρία (Koílē Suría). Literally “Hollow Syria”.
Hinchcliffe
Habitational surname from a minor place in West Yorkshire, from the unattested Old English word *henge (“steep”) + clif (“cliff”). See henġeclif.
Holcroft
Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified settlement in Lancashire, from Old English hol (“hollow place”) + croft (“small enclosure”).
Niddrie
Borrowed from Middle Scots Nuddrie, Nydrie, from Early Scots Nudre, from earlier Nodref, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *nöwɨð (“new”) + *treβ (“farm”), from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos + *trebā.
Patsuezu
Borrowed from Asturian paḷḷuezu, from palloza (“hut with thatched roof made of straw”), as this dialect was spoken in mountain villages of northwestern León and adjacent Asturias and became known as the "language of pallozas."
chislic
Doublet of shashlik, ultimately from a Turkic language; based on the onset the closest candidates would be Turkmen çişlik or Kumyk чишлик (çişlik), or Crimean Tatar şışlıq (now şaşlıq). Supposedly introduced by a single individual from Crimea, perhaps dissimilated in English.
Dronfield
From Old English drān (“drone, male bee”) + feld (“field”).
Sayhadic
Coined by A.F.L. Beeston from Arabic صَيْهَد (ṣayhad, “Sayhad”) + -ic.
Verba
Borrowed from Ukrainian Верба (Verba), from Ukrainian верба (verba, “willow”). In some cases, a respelling of Czech Vrba and Slovak Vrba, from vrba (“willow”). Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *vьrba (“willow”).
giboshi
From Japanese 擬宝珠 (gibōshi, literally “false pearl”), from 擬 + 宝珠.
Somerby
From Old Norse Sumarliði (“a personal name”) + býr (“settlement”). Compare the doublet Somersby.
Ormiston
From the Old Norse personal name Ormr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Gullane
Ultimately from Scottish Gaelic gualann (“shoulder”); the pronunciation with /ʌ/ is historically a spelling pronunciation, but is now the usual local pronunciation.
gobe-mouche
From French gobe-mouche. See gober (“to swallow whole”) and mouche (“fly”).
Hums
From North Levantine Arabic حمص (Ḥumṣ), variant of Arabic حِمْص (Ḥims), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”).
Holbury
From Old English hol (“hollow”) + byriġ, dative singular of burh (“fort”).
restaurateuse
Borrowed from French restaurateuse or formed in English by application of French rules (see French -eur, -euse), as it is more common in English than in French, where the more common feminine form of restaurateur is restauratrice.
Syria Palaestina
Unadapted borrowing from Latin Syria Palaestina.
Massat
Borrowed from French Massat, itself from Occitan Massat.
Ch'ing-hai
From Mandarin 青海 /靑海 (Qīnghǎi) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻing¹-hai³.
mirabile visu
Borrowed from Latin mīrābile vīsū (literally “strange to see”).
Shaoguan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 韶關 /韶关 (Sháoguān).
Garswood
Perhaps from Old English gyr (“fir tree”) + -s- + wudu (“wood”).
Palm Springs
Named for both the palm trees and the natural hot springs found in the area. Former names include Spanish Agua Caliente (“hot water”), and Cahuilla Se-Khi (“boiling water”).
Coachella
Coined in 1901 as the name of the city in California; origin unknown, but perhaps a misspelling of Spanish conchilla (“little shell”).
Muir of Ord
From Scots muir + Scottish Gaelic òrd, moorland of the rounded hill.
Harshad number
Coined by Indian recreational mathematician D. R. Kaprekar, from Sanskrit हर्षद (harṣada, “giving joy”). The capitalization is likely based on mathematicians' incorrect assumption that harshad is a proper noun.
Henlow
From Old English henn (“hen”) + hlǣw (“mountain, hill”).
Apamene
From Latin Apamēnus, from Ancient Greek Ἀπαμηνός (Apamēnós).
From Ancient Greek Ἀπαμηνή (Apamēnḗ).
Dolgellau
From Welsh, previously spelt as Dolgelley or Dolgelly.
zelyonka
From Russian зелёнка (zeljónka, “zelyonka”).
Lavington
Habitational surname from the villages of Market Lavington and West Lavington, from an Old English personal name *Lāfa + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
wolfess
From Middle English wolfesse, wolvas, wolvesse. By surface analysis, wolf + -ess.
puella aeterna
From Latin puella aeterna (“eternal girl”), female form of puer aeternus (“eternal boy”) (in Ovid, Metamorphoses), after use in German by CG Jung.
forane
Borrowed from Medieval Latin forāneus (“from elsewhere, foreign, non-resident”), from forās (“outdoors”) + -āneus, likely formed by analogy with extrāneus.
Ackerley
Habitational surname from a lost or minor place, from Old English æcer (“field”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Hatague
From Spanish Hatague (“son of Hatagueno”), from Hatagueno, variant of Crisostomo (“Crisostome”), of Spanish origin.
Jinjiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 晉江 /晋江 (Jìnjiāng, “Jin River”).
textology
From text + -ology as a calque of Russian текстоло́гия (tekstológija).
Scales
From Old Norse skáli (“shed, hut”). Doublet of Scholes.
Charkhlik
Borrowed from Uyghur چاقىلىق (chaqiliq).
Ch'ieh-mo
From Mandarin 且末, Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻieh³-mo⁴.
Karghalik
Borrowed from Uyghur قاغىلىق (qaghiliq).
La Habra
Borrowed from the definite form of Spanish abra (“glade, inlet”), itself a borrowing from French havre. Doublet of haven. The initial "silent" h- is unetymological, likely interpreted from other Spanish words and toponyms common to the American Southwest (e.g., hasta, hombre, etc.). Fully cognate with French Le Havre, a city in Normandy.
Mekit
Borrowed from Uyghur مەكىت (mekit).
Markit
Borrowed from Uyghur مەكىت (mekit).
orthian
From Ancient Greek ὄρθιος (órthios, “high-pitched, upright”), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”).
Wuzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 梧州 (Wúzhōu).
Merket
Borrowed from Uyghur مەكىت (mekit).
Maigaiti
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 麥蓋提 /麦盖提 (Màigàití).
ballybetagh
From Irish baile biataigh (“victualler's townland”), from baile (“home”) + betagh (“victualer”).
Kezilesu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 克孜勒蘇／克孜勒苏 (Kèzīlèsū).
Fourrage
Borrowed from French Fourrage, which is from fourrage (“forage, fodder”).
Antikythera
From Ancient Greek Ἀντικύθηρα (Antikúthēra).
Betws-y-Coed
From Welsh betws y coed (“chapel in the wood”).
Tse-p'u
From Mandarin 澤普 /泽普 (Zépǔ), Wade–Giles romanization: Tsê²-pʻu³.
Peyzawat
From Uyghur پەيزاۋات (peyzawat).
trapezite
From Ancient Greek τραπεζῑ́της (trapezī́tēs).
Payziwat
From Uyghur پەيزاۋات (peyzawat).
A-choy
Ultimately from Hokkien 萵仔菜／莴仔菜 (e-á-chhài). Compare Taiwanese A菜 (ēi-cài).
Neasham
From Old English nosu (“nose; projecting piece of land”) + hām (“homestead”).
os cordis
Unadapted borrowing from Latin os cordis (literally “heart bone”).
Belkadi
Borrowed from Arabic بلقاضي, a surname mostly found in Algeria.
Edblad
Borrowed from Swedish Edblad, from ed (“isthmus”) + blad (“leaf”).
Amistad
From Spanish amistad (“friendship”), inherited from Old Spanish amiztad, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (“friend”).
Chidsey
Habitational surname from the village of Chedzoy in Somerset, from the Old English personal name Cedd + -s- + īeġ (“island”).