Redundant place name

A redundant place name is the name of a place in which the words that make up the name have the same meaning as each other. Since the words come from different languages, the connection between the two words may not be easily recognizable to the reader, especially if the reader only knows one language.

 Countries 
 East Timor or Timor-Leste (East East): this is especially interesting since both names for the country are redundant place names. Timor comes from the Malay word timur, meaning "east", while Leste is the Portuguese word for "east".

 Bodies of water 
 Bohai Sea (Bo Sea Sea): The word hǎi (海) as in Bóhǎi (渤海) is the Chinese word for "sea" or "ocean".
 River Avon, Bristol
Lake Tahoe, United States

 Deserts 

 Sahara Desert (Deserts Desert): The word Sahara (صحراء) is the Arabic Word for "desert". The Arabic name for the desert is aṣ-Saḥrāʼ al-Kubrá (الصحراء الكبرى).

 Mountains 
 Tian Shan Mountains (Heaven Mountain Mountains): The word shān (山) as in Tiān Shān (天山) is the Chinese word for "mountain".

References

Category:Names