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**Charryith** · 11-23-2010, 04:59 AM

They're not cities, but anyway:

Parangaricutirimicuaro. Michoacan, Mexico

Monteton (In English it means "my nipples"). France.

Salsipuedes. Cordoba, Argentina.

Pelotas. Brazil.

**scemHeish** · 11-23-2010, 05:04 AM

New York, New York

**SallythePearl** · 11-23-2010, 08:58 PM

Ð¡ÐµÐ²Ð°ÑÑ‚Ã³Ð¿oÐ»ÑŒ

**Lån-Penge** · 11-23-2010, 10:56 PM

Some places in Wales

Three Cocks

Mold

Blorenge (the only word, place or name in the English lang that rhymes with orange)

**Anakattawl** · 11-23-2010, 11:05 PM

Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Melbourne, Australia

Seattle, Washington

Barcelona, Spain

**xanonlinexan** · 11-23-2010, 11:26 PM

Easy, not only by names but these cities are effin great:

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil;

FlorianÃ³polis - Santa Catarina - Brazil;

Santa Maria - Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil;

Belgrade - Serbia

;

Cluj-Napoca - Cluj - Romania

;

Satu Mare - Satu Mare - Romania ;

Subotica - N. Backa district - Serbia;

Darkhan - Darkhan Uul Aimag - Mongolia

;

Taishan - Guangdong - China.

**Ngdyoysv** · 11-23-2010, 11:33 PM

Barcelona, Catalonia

Fixed.

**masterso** · 11-23-2010, 11:41 PM

Fixed.

I find this hard to believe for any place in Spain:

"Another theory suggests that Catalunya (Latin Gathia Launia) derives from the name Gothia (or Gauthia), "Land of the Goths"

**attishina** · 11-23-2010, 11:47 PM

I find this hard to believe for any place in Spain:

"Another theory suggests that Catalunya (Latin Gathia Launia) derives from the name Gothia (or Gauthia), "Land of the Goths"

........

**indentKew** · 11-23-2010, 11:47 PM

I find this hard to believe for any place in Spain:

"Another theory suggests that Catalunya (Latin Gathia Launia) derives from the name Gothia (or Gauthia), "Land of the Goths"

The origin of the name of Catalonia is unknown. One thing's for sure: Catalunya (Catalonia) comes from catalÃ* (Catalan), not the other way round.

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Mind your own business.

**Thomas12400** · 11-23-2010, 11:48 PM

Parangaricutirimicuaro. Michoacan, Mexico

I once impressed a Cuban chick by repeating this name after her in a first try. Spanish sounds are very easy to pick up if your first language is Russian.

Cool city names - Dannemora, Bethesda, Archangelsk.

**gastabegree** · 11-24-2010, 12:10 AM

I find this hard to believe for any place in Spain:

"Another theory suggests that Catalunya (Latin Gathia Launia) derives from the name Gothia (or Gauthia), "Land of the Goths"

Interesting. Most people I know from there don't have any problem being with the rest of Spain. I only knew about this recently issue between some just recently by a few....

**Saqwnht** · 11-24-2010, 12:19 AM

Tupi (Native American) names of cities in SÃ£o Paulo state:

Itaquaquecetuba
Araraquara
Pindamonhangaba
Sorocaba
Caraguatatuba
Ubatuba
CarapicuÃ*ba
Piracicaba
GuarujÃ¡
Indaiatuba
Itapetininga
AraÃ§atuba
Mogi GuaÃ§u
GuaratinguetÃ¡
Botucatu
ItanhaÃ©m
MairiporÃ£
Mogi Mirim
Pirassununga
Mococa
TupÃ£
Embu-GuaÃ§u
Taquaritinga
JaguariÃºna
Biritiba Mirim
Paranapanema
Jacupiranga
Itaporanga
AraÃ§ariguama
Nhandeara

**dserbokim** · 11-24-2010, 12:28 AM

Uppsala, Sweden
Albaquerque, USA

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch, Wales
http://www.blindloop.com/wp-content/...iogogogoch.jpg

**MarythePuppy6** · 11-24-2010, 12:35 AM

My favorites are>
Belgrade (meaning "White city" in Serbian) - Serbia
Krakow - Poland
Munich - Germany

Here is the list of funny city names>

**Buyingtime** · 11-24-2010, 03:02 AM

Alot of cities in Spain have names of Arabic origin

Valladolid - Name derived from Balad al-Walid in Arabic, meaning 'Land of Walid'

Madrid - Derived from original Arabic name: al-MagrÄ«T, Ø§Ù„Ù…Ø¬Ø±ÙŠØ·: "Source of water"

Tarifa - Originally Jazeera Tarif (Ø¬Ø²ÙŠØ±Ø© Ø·Ø±ÙŠÙ): the island of Tarif

AlmerÃ*a - From Al Meraya, the watchtower

La Sagra - Name derived from arabic Sahra ØµØ*Ø±Ø§Ø¡ "desert".

La Mancha - Derived from original Arabic name: la'a Ma-anxa : "No water"

Guadalajara - From WÄdÄ« al-á¸¤ijÄrah (Arabic ÙˆØ§Ø¯ÙŠ Ø§Ù„Ø*Ø¬Ø§Ø±Ø©), River or canyon of Stones.

Calatayud - Derived from Qal'at AyyÅ«b (Arabic Ù‚Ù„Ø¹Ø© Ø£ÙŠÙˆØ¨) meaning "(AyyÅ«b) JobÂ´s Fortress".

AlbarracÃ*n - Derived from Al BanÅ« Razin, name of the Berber governor of the town

AxarquÃ*a - From Arabic Ash-sharquÃ*a(Ø§Ù„Ø´Ø±Ù‚ÙŠØ©): The eastern/oriental (region).

Albacete - Derived from Arabic Al Basit (Ø§Ù„Ø¨Ø³ÙŠØ·) (the plain).

Algeciras - Derived from Al Jazeera Al Khadra (Ø§Ù„Ø¬Ø²ÙŠØ±Ø© Ø§Ù„Ø®Ø¶Ø±Ø§Ø¡) meaning the green island.

AndalucÃ*a - Derived from Ø§Ù„Ø£Ù†Ø¯Ù„Ø³, Al Andalus, the Arabic name for Muslim Iberia.

JaÃ©n - From Arabic Jayyan, crossroads of caravans

Ubeda - From the Arabic Ubadat el Arab

**bestworkother** · 11-24-2010, 03:42 AM

Samarkanda. Somewhere in the middle east, beautiful name to me.

Matamoros. (moor killer) A ordinary surname and/or place name in Spain, for historical obvious reasons.

11-23-2010, 04:59 AM	#21
Charryith Join Date Oct 2005 Location Italy Posts 587 Senior Member	They're not cities, but anyway: Parangaricutirimicuaro. Michoacan, Mexico Monteton (In English it means "my nipples"). France. Salsipuedes. Cordoba, Argentina. Pelotas. Brazil. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-23-2010, 05:04 AM	#22
scemHeish Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	New York, New York Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-23-2010, 10:56 PM	#24
Lån-Penge Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 398 Senior Member	Some places in Wales Three Cocks Mold Blorenge (the only word, place or name in the English lang that rhymes with orange) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Anakattawl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 551 Senior Member	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan Melbourne, Australia Seattle, Washington Barcelona, Spain Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-23-2010, 11:26 PM	#26
xanonlinexan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 623 Senior Member	Easy, not only by names but these cities are effin great: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil; FlorianÃ³polis - Santa Catarina - Brazil; Santa Maria - Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil; Belgrade - Serbia ; Cluj-Napoca - Cluj - Romania; Satu Mare - Satu Mare - Romania ; Subotica - N. Backa district - Serbia; Darkhan - Darkhan Uul Aimag - Mongolia ; Taishan - Guangdong - China. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-23-2010, 11:33 PM	#27
Ngdyoysv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 328 Senior Member	Barcelona, Catalonia Fixed. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-23-2010, 11:41 PM	#28
masterso Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 546 Senior Member	Fixed. I find this hard to believe for any place in Spain: "Another theory suggests that Catalunya (Latin Gathia Launia) derives from the name Gothia (or Gauthia), "Land of the Goths" Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-23-2010, 11:47 PM	#29
attishina Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 823 Senior Member	I find this hard to believe for any place in Spain: "Another theory suggests that Catalunya (Latin Gathia Launia) derives from the name Gothia (or Gauthia), "Land of the Goths" ........ Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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indentKew Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 416 Senior Member	I find this hard to believe for any place in Spain: "Another theory suggests that Catalunya (Latin Gathia Launia) derives from the name Gothia (or Gauthia), "Land of the Goths" The origin of the name of Catalonia is unknown. One thing's for sure: Catalunya (Catalonia) comes from catalÃ* (Catalan), not the other way round. ---------- Post added 2010-11-23 at 17:48 ---------- ........ Mind your own business. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-23-2010, 11:48 PM	#31
Thomas12400 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 409 Senior Member	Parangaricutirimicuaro. Michoacan, Mexico I once impressed a Cuban chick by repeating this name after her in a first try. Spanish sounds are very easy to pick up if your first language is Russian. Cool city names - Dannemora, Bethesda, Archangelsk. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-24-2010, 12:10 AM	#32
gastabegree Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 503 Senior Member	I find this hard to believe for any place in Spain: "Another theory suggests that Catalunya (Latin Gathia Launia) derives from the name Gothia (or Gauthia), "Land of the Goths" Interesting. Most people I know from there don't have any problem being with the rest of Spain. I only knew about this recently issue between some just recently by a few.... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-24-2010, 12:19 AM	#33
Saqwnht Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 482 Senior Member	Tupi (Native American) names of cities in SÃ£o Paulo state: Itaquaquecetuba Araraquara Pindamonhangaba Sorocaba Caraguatatuba Ubatuba CarapicuÃ*ba Piracicaba GuarujÃ¡ Indaiatuba Itapetininga AraÃ§atuba Mogi GuaÃ§u GuaratinguetÃ¡ Botucatu ItanhaÃ©m MairiporÃ£ Mogi Mirim Pirassununga Mococa TupÃ£ Embu-GuaÃ§u Taquaritinga JaguariÃºna Biritiba Mirim Paranapanema Jacupiranga Itaporanga AraÃ§ariguama Nhandeara Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-24-2010, 12:28 AM	#34
dserbokim Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 542 Senior Member	Uppsala, Sweden Albaquerque, USA Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch, Wales http://www.blindloop.com/wp-content/...iogogogoch.jpg Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-24-2010, 12:35 AM	#35
MarythePuppy6 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 550 Senior Member	My favorites are> Belgrade (meaning "White city" in Serbian) - Serbia Krakow - Poland Munich - Germany Here is the list of funny city names> Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-24-2010, 03:02 AM	#36
Buyingtime Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 557 Senior Member	Alot of cities in Spain have names of Arabic origin Valladolid - Name derived from Balad al-Walid in Arabic, meaning 'Land of Walid' Madrid - Derived from original Arabic name: al-MagrÄ«T, Ø§Ù„Ù…Ø¬Ø±ÙŠØ·: "Source of water" Tarifa - Originally Jazeera Tarif (Ø¬Ø²ÙŠØ±Ø© Ø·Ø±ÙŠÙ): the island of Tarif AlmerÃa - From Al Meraya, the watchtower La Sagra - Name derived from arabic Sahra ØµØØ±Ø§Ø¡ "desert". La Mancha - Derived from original Arabic name: la'a Ma-anxa : "No water" Guadalajara - From WÄdÄ« al-á¸¤ijÄrah (Arabic ÙˆØ§Ø¯ÙŠ Ø§Ù„ØØ¬Ø§Ø±Ø©), River or canyon of Stones. Calatayud - Derived from Qal'at AyyÅ«b (Arabic Ù‚Ù„Ø¹Ø© Ø£ÙŠÙˆØ¨) meaning "(AyyÅ«b) JobÂ´s Fortress". AlbarracÃn - Derived from Al BanÅ« Razin, name of the Berber governor of the town AxarquÃa - From Arabic Ash-sharquÃa(Ø§Ù„Ø´Ø±Ù‚ÙŠØ©): The eastern/oriental (region). Albacete - Derived from Arabic Al Basit (Ø§Ù„Ø¨Ø³ÙŠØ·) (the plain). Algeciras - Derived from Al Jazeera Al Khadra (Ø§Ù„Ø¬Ø²ÙŠØ±Ø© Ø§Ù„Ø®Ø¶Ø±Ø§Ø¡) meaning the green island. AndalucÃ*a - Derived from Ø§Ù„Ø£Ù†Ø¯Ù„Ø³, Al Andalus, the Arabic name for Muslim Iberia. JaÃ©n - From Arabic Jayyan, crossroads of caravans Ubeda - From the Arabic Ubadat el Arab Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-24-2010, 03:42 AM	#37
bestworkother Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 505 Senior Member	Samarkanda. Somewhere in the middle east, beautiful name to me. Matamoros. (moor killer) A ordinary surname and/or place name in Spain, for historical obvious reasons. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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