Names of cities in Great Britain

Names of cities in Great BritainMade by Kozyreva Darya, 10 form, Vetluzhskaya Secondary schoolTeacher Dunaeva O.E.
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Great Britain Everyone knows the names of famous British cities such as London, Oxford, Liverpool, Cambridge and others. Where did the names of these cities came from? Let's look into the etymology of some names. Etymology -is the study of the origin of words.

LondonThe modern name of the city- London – comes from older Roman “Londinium” (lat. Londinium).There’s no consensus about origin of the word, but scientists repeatedly put forward hypotheses about etymology of the name.There’s a different names of London.

LondonOne of the version of informal name of the city - The Great Wen. “Wen” means city of overpopulation.

ppt_yppt_yppt_y LondonEnglish people are often called London The Big Smoke. This name can be literally translated as "The Big Smoke". This is due to the definition, of course, the famous London smog.

Cambridge“Cam”- the name of the river, “Cambridge” – the bridge across the river Cam.

ppt_yppt_yppt_y OxfordThe Oxford came from the words “ox” and “ford” (the junction of the river).

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LeedsLeeds came from the Latin word “Loidis” that means “area”.

SandwichThis name of the city came from two words “sand” and “wich” (village). Sandwich means – The village on the sand.

LancasterThe name of the city came from words “Lan” –old word Lune and “cater” – old word “castle”. Lancaster means – the castle on the river Lune.

PortsmouthIt’s consists of two words: Port-Parking of ships; mouth –word with a lot of meanings. We know it's "mouth", and "the mouth of the river (where it empties into the sea). So Portsmouth mean port at the mouth of the river.

The ConclusionWe came to the conclusion that the cities of Great Britain came from Latin. Most modern English places names have their origins in Old English, the Anglo-Saxon language. We seem to have more than our share of hybrid names .

Thanks for your attention!
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