Meanings
plural placenames · alternative place-name · alternative place name
- The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region.
With a complex site, different site elements may not be terminologically distinguished, or else a generic term may be optionally added to the placename to distinguish a site element, such as a hill, well, or claypan at the location.
2012, Nick Thieberger, The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Fieldwork, page 401Synonyms: toponym, nomen loci, geonym, geographic name, geographical name
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian географско наименование
- географско наименование (geografsko naimenovanie)the name of a place
Catalan topònim
- topònimthe name of a place
Chinese Mandarin 地名
- 地名 (dìmíng)the name of a place
Danish stednavn
- stednavnthe name of a place
Dutch plaatsnaam
- plaatsnaamthe name of a place
Estonian kohanimi, toponüüm
- kohanimithe name of a place
- toponüümthe name of a place
Finnish paikannimi
- paikannimithe name of a place
French toponyme
- toponymethe name of a place
German Ortsname, Toponym
- Ortsnamethe name of a place
- Toponymthe name of a place
Greek τοπωνύμιο, τοπωνυμία
- τοπωνύμιο (toponýmio)the name of a place
- τοπωνυμία (toponymía)the name of a place
Hungarian helységnév, helynév
- helységnévthe name of a place
- helynévthe name of a place
- földrajzi névthe name of a place
Icelandic örnefni, staðarheiti
- örnefnithe name of a place
- staðarheitithe name of a place
Irish logainm
- logainmthe name of a place
Italian toponimo
- toponimothe name of a place
Japanese 地名
- 地名 (chimei)the name of a place
Korean 지명
- 지명 (jimyeong)the name of a place
Latin nōmen locī, topōnymum
- nōmen locīthe name of a place
- topōnymumthe name of a place
Lithuanian vietóvardis, toponi̇̀mas
- vietóvardisthe name of a place
- toponi̇̀masthe name of a place
Malay nama tempat
- nama tempatthe name of a place
Māori ingoa wāhi
- ingoa wāhithe name of a place
Polish toponim
- toponimthe name of a place
Portuguese topónimo, topônimo
- topónimothe name of a place
- topônimothe name of a place
Romanian toponim
- toponimthe name of a place
Russian топо́ним
- топо́ним (topónim)the name of a place
Scottish Gaelic ainm àite
- ainm àitethe name of a place
Spanish topónimo
- topónimothe name of a place
Swedish ortsnamn, ortnamn
- ortsnamnthe name of a place
- ortnamnthe name of a place
- toponymthe name of a place
Turkish yer adı
- yer adıthe name of a place
Vietnamese địa danh
- địa danhthe name of a place
Welsh enw lle
- enw llethe name of a place
Cite this entry
placename. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placename
“placename.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placename. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “placename,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placename.
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