The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 6 months agoComing up with new names is hardlemmy.worldimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1606arrow-down117
arrow-up1589arrow-down1imageComing up with new names is hardlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 6 months agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squarethisbenzingringlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-26 months agomost of the city names in Washington State are native in origin. Just an FYI
minus-squarebaltakatei@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoYou’re telling me there is no Walla Walla, England?
minus-squarecmbabul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoI feel like Puyallup had to have been named by a drunken southerner
minus-squarepingveno@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoPlace names in general in the Pacific Northwest. Alaska is from an Aleut phrase. Out of the 36 Oregon counties, 10 have roots in indigenous language or culture.
most of the city names in Washington State are native in origin. Just an FYI
You’re telling me there is no Walla Walla, England?
I feel like Puyallup had to have been named by a drunken southerner
Place names in general in the Pacific Northwest. Alaska is from an Aleut phrase. Out of the 36 Oregon counties, 10 have roots in indigenous language or culture.