Welsh placenames — in Wales reveals significant features of the country s history and geography, as well as showing the development of the Welsh language. BackgroundHistory: See: History of Wales Wales emerged between the 4th and 11th centuries as an entity clearly … Wikipedia
List of European exonyms — Below is a list with links to further Wikipedia pages containing lists of exonyms of various European languages for villages, towns, and cities in Europe.*Albanian exonyms *Basque exonyms *Belarusian exonyms *Bulgarian exonyms *Croatian exonyms… … Wikipedia
Names of European cities in different languages — Many cities in Europe have different names in different languages. Some cities have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known different names for all major cities that are geographically… … Wikipedia
Exonym and endonym — In ethnolinguistics, an endonym or autonym (from the Greek ἔνδον, éndon, within or αὐτο , auto , self and ὄνομα, ónoma, name ) is a local name for a geographical feature, and an exonym or xenonym (from the Greek: ἔξω, éxō, out or ξένος , xénos,… … Wikipedia
Walhaz — Brass replica of the Tjurkö Bracteate showing the attestation of the name Walhaz Walhaz (ᚹᚨᛚᚺᚨᛉ) is a reconstructed Proto Germanic word, meaning foreigner , stranger , Roman , Romance speaker , or Celtic speaker . The adjective derived from this… … Wikipedia
Walha — )] It is attested in the Roman Iron Age Tjurkö Bracteate inscription as walhakurne Roman/Gallic grain , apparently a kenning for gold (referring to the bracteate itself). The term was used by the ancient Germanic peoples to describe the… … Wikipedia
Names of the Celts — The various names used since classical times for the people known today as the Celts are of disparate origins. The name Κελτοί Keltoi and Celtae is used in Greek and Latin, respectively, as the name of a people of the La Tène horizon in the… … Wikipedia
Mandan — For other uses, see Mandan (disambiguation). Mandan Portrait of Sha kó ka, a Mandan girl, by George Catlin, 1832 Total population fewer than the 6,000 (1990s) enrolled in the Three Affiliated Tribe … Wikipedia
Caer — In the Welsh language, caer means fortress , fort or citadel / castle . Caer is the Welsh name for the city of Chester, situated in northwest England. It also forms, as a prefix, the Welsh equivalent of caster, cester and chester in place names.… … Wikipedia
Demonym — A demonym ( /ˈdɛm … Wikipedia