Etymologie, Etimología, Étymologie, Etimologia, Etymology
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Crescent Mountain (W3)
Hinter allen Bezeichnungen mit "Crescent" steckt der "aufgehende Halbmond".
Auf der Topographischen Karte ähnelt die Bergform einem Halbmond.
In englischen Atlanten werden viele geographische Anordnungen mit einer Mondsichel verglichen. So erscheint z.B. auch der Himalaya in einer solchen Form oder die "Selkirk Mountains" in US, British Columbia.
(E?)(L1) http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=364
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Eldorado Peak (W3)
Der "Eldorado Peak" wurde nach einer ehemaligen Goldmine benannt.
(E?)(L?) http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=1372
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The name Eldorado comes from a mining claim N of Gilbert's cabin.
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Erstellt: 2011-05
epodunk - Community-Profiles WA
(E2)(L1) http://www.epodunk.com/communities_wa.html
Meine Stichproben ergaben, dass es zur überwiegenden Anzahl der Informationen zu US-amerikanischen Städten auch Hinweise zur Namensgebung gibt, die meist mit der Formel "The community was named ..." eingeleitet werden.
Dies rechtfertigt die Aufnahme im Etymologie-Portal.
Our community listings for Washington include the following cities, towns and unincorporated places:
- Aberdeen (city) Grays Harbor County
- Acme Whatcom County
- Aeneas Okanogan County
- Airway Heights (city) Spokane County
- Albion (town) Whitman County
- Alder Pierce County
- Algona (city) King County
- Almira (town) Lincoln County
- American Lake Pierce County
- Anacortes (city) Skagit County
- Anatone Asotin County
- Anderson Island Pierce County
- Appleton Klickitat County
- Arletta Pierce County
- Arlington (city) Snohomish County
- Artic Grays Harbor County
- Ashford Pierce County
- Asotin (city) Asotin County
- Auburn (city) King County
- Bainbridge Island (city) Kitsap County
- Baring King County
- Battle Ground (city) Clark County
- Battleship Island San Juan County
- Beaux Arts Village (town) King County
- Belfair Mason County
- Bellevue (city) King County
- Bellingham (city) Whatcom County
- Benton City (city) Benton County
- Bingen (city) Klickitat County
- Birdsview Skagit County
- Black Diamond (city) King County
- Blaine (city) Whatcom County
- Blake Island Kitsap County
- Blue Ridge King County
- Bonney Lake (city) Pierce County
- Bothell (city) King County
- Bow Skagit County
- Brady Grays Harbor County
- Bremerton (city) Kitsap County
- Brewster (city) Okanogan County
- Bridgeport (city) Douglas County
- Brier (city) Snohomish County
- Brinnon Jefferson County
- Brush Prairie Clark County
- Bryant Snohomish County
- Bryn Mawr King County
- Buckley (city) Pierce County
- Bucoda (town) Thurston County
- Burien (city) King County
- Burlington (city) Skagit County
- Burnett Pierce County
- Burton King County
- Camano Island Island County
- Camas (city) Clark County
- Carbonado (town) Pierce County
- Carnation (city) King County
- Cashmere (city) Chelan County
- Castle Rock (city) Cowlitz County
- Cathlamet (town) Wahkiakum County
- Centralia (city) Lewis County
- Chattaroy Spokane County
- Chehalis (city) Lewis County
- Chelan (city) Chelan County
- Cheney (city) Spokane County
- Chesaw Okanogan County
- Chewelah (city) Stevens County
- Chimacum Jefferson County
- Chinook Pacific County
- Clarkston (city) Asotin County
- Cle Elum (city) Kittitas County
- Clearbrook Whatcom County
- Clearwater Jefferson County
- Clinton Island County
- Clyde Hill (town) King County
- Colbert Spokane County
- Colby Kitsap County
- Colfax (city) Whitman County
- College Place (city) Walla Walla County
- Colton (town) Whitman County
- Colville (city) Stevens County
- Colville Island San Juan County
- Conconully (town) Okanogan County
- Concrete (town) Skagit County
- Connell (city) Franklin County
- Cosmopolis (city) Grays Harbor County
- Cougar Cowlitz County
- Coulee City (town) Grant County
- Coulee Dam (town) Okanogan County
- Coupeville (town) Island County
- Covada Ferry County
- Covington (city) King County
- Creston (town) Lincoln County
- Cromwell Pierce County
- Cusick (town) Pend Oreille County
- Custer Whatcom County
- Dalkena Pend Oreille County
- Dallesport Klickitat County
- Darrington (town) Snohomish County
- Davenport (city) Lincoln County
- Dayton (city) Columbia County
- Deer Park (city) Spokane County
- Des Moines (city) King County
- Dieringer Pierce County
- Dinner Island San Juan County
- Dishman Spokane County
- Dockton King County
- DuPont (city) Pierce County
- Duvall (city) King County
- East Wenatchee (city) Douglas County
- Eatonville (town) Pierce County
- Edgewood (city) Pierce County
- Edmonds (city) Snohomish County
- Elbe Pierce County
- Electric City (town) Grant County
- Elgin Pierce County
- Eliza Island Whatcom County
- Ellensburg (city) Kittitas County
- Elma (city) Grays Harbor County
- Elmer City (town) Okanogan County
- Endicott (town) Whitman County
- Entiat (city) Chelan County
- Enumclaw (city) King County
- Ephrata (city) Grant County
- Everett (city) Snohomish County
- Everson (city) Whatcom County
- Fairfield (town) Spokane County
- Fall City King County
- Farmington (town) Whitman County
- Federal Way (city) King County
- Ferndale (city) Whatcom County
- Fidalgo Island Skagit County
- Fife (city) Pierce County
- Fircrest (city) Pierce County
- Forks (city) Clallam County
- Fox Island Pierce County
- Fragaria Kitsap County
- Freeland Island County
- Freeman Spokane County
- Freeman Island San Juan County
- Friday Harbor (town) San Juan County
- Garfield (town) Whitman County
- George (city) Grant County
- Gig Harbor (city) Pierce County
- Glenoma Lewis County
- Gold Bar (city) Snohomish County
- Goldendale (city) Klickitat County
- Graham Pierce County
- Grand Coulee (city) Grant County
- Grandview (city) Yakima County
- Granger (town) Yakima County
- Granite Falls (city) Snohomish County
- Grapeview Mason County
- Grays River Wahkiakum County
- Greenbank Island County
- Grotto King County
- Guss Island San Juan County
- Hamilton (town) Skagit County
- Hamilton Island Skamania County
- Harrah (town) Yakima County
- Harrington (city) Lincoln County
- Hartline (town) Grant County
- Hatton (town) Adams County
- Heisson Clark County
- Herron Island Pierce County
- Home Pierce County
- Hoodsport Mason County
- Hoquiam (city) Grays Harbor County
- Houghton King County
- Hunts Point (town) King County
- Hyak Kittitas County
- Ilwaco (city) Pacific County
- Index (town) Snohomish County
- Inglewood King County
- Ione (town) Pend Oreille County
- Irondale Jefferson County
- Issaquah (city) King County
- Jovita King County
- Kahlotus (city) Franklin County
- Kalama (city) Cowlitz County
- Kapowsin Pierce County
- Kelso (city) Cowlitz County
- Kenmore (city) King County
- Kennewick (city) Benton County
- Kennydale King County
- Kent (city) King County
- Kettle Falls (city) Stevens County
- Keyport Kitsap County
- Kingston Kitsap County
- Kirkland (city) King County
- Kittitas (city) Kittitas County
- Krupp (town) Grant County
- La Center (city) Clark County
- La Conner (town) Skagit County
- La Crosse (town) Whitman County
- La Grande Pierce County
- Lacey (city) Thurston County
- Lake Chelan Hills Chelan County
- Lake Forest Park (city) King County
- Lake Stevens (city) Snohomish County
- Lakebay Pierce County
- Lakewood (city) Pierce County
- Lamont (town) Whitman County
- Langley (city) Island County
- Latah (town) Spokane County
- Laurier Ferry County
- Leavenworth (city) Chelan County
- Lebam Pacific County
- Liberty Lake (city) Spokane County
- Lilliwaup Mason County
- Lind (town) Adams County
- Lisabeula King County
- Long Beach (city) Pacific County
- Longmire Pierce County
- Longview (city) Cowlitz County
- Loomis Okanogan County
- Lopez San Juan County
- Lummi Island Whatcom County
- Lyman (town) Skagit County
- Lynden (city) Whatcom County
- Lynnwood (city) Snohomish County
- Mabana Island County
- Mabton (city) Yakima County
- Machias Snohomish County
- Malaga Chelan County
- Malden (town) Whitman County
- Maltby Snohomish County
- Manchester Kitsap County
- Mansfield (town) Douglas County
- Manson Chelan County
- Maple Falls Whatcom County
- Maple Valley (city) King County
- Marcus (town) Stevens County
- Marshall Spokane County
- Martin Kittitas County
- Maryhill Klickitat County
- Marysville (city) Snohomish County
- Mattawa (town) Grant County
- Maxwelton Island County
- Mazama Okanogan County
- McCleary (city) Grays Harbor County
- McGlinn Island Skagit County
- McNeil Island Pierce County
- Mead Spokane County
- Medical Lake (city) Spokane County
- Mercer Island (city) King County
- Mesa (city) Franklin County
- Metaline (town) Pend Oreille County
- Metaline Falls (town) Pend Oreille County
- Methow Okanogan County
- Mica Spokane County
- Midway King County
- Milan Spokane County
- Mill Creek (city) Snohomish County
- Millwood (town) Spokane County
- Milton (city) Pierce County
- Molson Okanogan County
- Monitor Chelan County
- Monroe (city) Snohomish County
- Montesano (city) Grays Harbor County
- Morton (city) Lewis County
- Moses Lake (city) Grant County
- Mossyrock (city) Lewis County
- Mount Vernon (city) Skagit County
- Mountlake Terrace (city) Snohomish County
- Moxee (city) Yakima County
- Mukilteo (city) Snohomish County
- Naches (town) Yakima County
- Nagrom King County
- Nahcotta Pacific County
- Napavine (city) Lewis County
- Nespelem (town) Okanogan County
- Newcastle (city) King County
- Newhalem Whatcom County
- Newport (city) Pend Oreille County
- Nighthawk Okanogan County
- Nooksack (city) Whatcom County
- Nordland Jefferson County
- Normandy Park (city) King County
- North Bend (city) King County
- North Bonneville (city) Skamania County
- North Creek Snohomish County
- Northport (town) Stevens County
- Oak Harbor (city) Island County
- Oakesdale (town) Whitman County
- Oakville (city) Grays Harbor County
- Ocean Shores (city) Grays Harbor County
- Ocosta Grays Harbor County
- Odessa (town) Lincoln County
- Ohop Pierce County
- Okanogan (city) Okanogan County
- Olga San Juan County
- Olympia (city) Thurston County
- Omak (city) Okanogan County
- Opportunity Spokane County
- Orcas San Juan County
- Orchards Clark County
- Orillia King County
- Oroville (city) Okanogan County
- Orting (city) Pierce County
- Oso Snohomish County
- Othello (city) Adams County
- Oysterville Pacific County
- Pacific (city) King County
- Packwood Lewis County
- Palouse (city) Whitman County
- Parkland Pierce County
- Pasco (city) Franklin County
- Pateros (city) Okanogan County
- Paterson Benton County
- Pe Ell (town) Lewis County
- Plain Chelan County
- Pomeroy (city) Garfield County
- Port Angeles (city) Clallam County
- Port Gamble Kitsap County
- Port Ludlow Jefferson County
- Port Orchard (city) Kitsap County
- Port Townsend (city) Jefferson County
- Poulsbo (city) Kitsap County
- Prescott (town) Walla Walla County
- Preston King County
- Prosser (city) Benton County
- Pullman (city) Whitman County
- Purdy Pierce County
- Puyallup (city) Pierce County
- Quilcene Jefferson County
- Quillayute Clallam County
- Quincy (city) Grant County
- Raft Island Pierce County
- Rainier (town) Thurston County
- Ralston Adams County
- Ravensdale King County
- Raymond (city) Pacific County
- Reardan (town) Lincoln County
- Redmond (city) King County
- Redondo King County
- Renton (city) King County
- Republic (city) Ferry County
- Retsil Kitsap County
- Richland (city) Benton County
- Richmond Beach King County
- Ridgefield (city) Clark County
- Ritzville (city) Adams County
- Riverside (town) Okanogan County
- Rock Island (city) Douglas County
- Rockford (town) Spokane County
- Rosalia (town) Whitman County
- Rosedale Pierce County
- Roslyn (city) Kittitas County
- Roy (city) Pierce County
- Royal City (city) Grant County
- Ruston (town) Pierce County
- Saint John (town) Whitman County
- Sammamish (city) King County
- Sappho Clallam County
- Seabeck Kitsap County
- SeaTac (city) King County
- Seattle (city) King County
- Sedro-Woolley (city) Skagit County
- Selah (city) Yakima County
- Sequim (city) Clallam County
- Shelton (city) Mason County
- Shoreline (city) King County
- Silvana Snohomish County
- Silver Lake Cowlitz County
- Silverdale Kitsap County
- Skykomish (town) King County
- Smyrna Grant County
- Snohomish (city) Snohomish County
- Snoqualmie (city) King County
- Snoqualmie Pass Kittitas County
- Soap Lake (city) Grant County
- South Bend (city) Pacific County
- South Cle Elum (town) Kittitas County
- South Hill Pierce County
- South Prairie (town) Pierce County
- Spanaway Pierce County
- Spangle (city) Spokane County
- Spokane (city) Spokane County
- Sprague (city) Lincoln County
- Springdale (town) Stevens County
- Stanwood (city) Snohomish County
- Starbuck (town) Columbia County
- Startup Snohomish County
- Stehekin Chelan County
- Steilacoom (town) Pierce County
- Stevenson (city) Skamania County
- Stretch Island Mason County
- Sultan (city) Snohomish County
- Sumas (city) Whatcom County
- Summit Pierce County
- Sumner (city) Pierce County
- Sunnyside (city) Yakima County
- Suquamish Kitsap County
- Tacoma (city) Pierce County
- Tahuya Mason County
- Tekoa (city) Whitman County
- Tenino (city) Thurston County
- Thorp Kittitas County
- Tieton (town) Yakima County
- Tillicum Pierce County
- Toledo (city) Lewis County
- Tonasket (city) Okanogan County
- Toppenish (city) Yakima County
- Tukwila (city) King County
- Tulalip Snohomish County
- Tumwater (city) Thurston County
- Twisp (town) Okanogan County
- Union Gap (city) Yakima County
- Uniontown (town) Whitman County
- University Place (city) Pierce County
- Vader (city) Lewis County
- Vancouver (city) Clark County
- Vashon King County
- Vashon Island King County
- Vaughn Pierce County
- Veradale Spokane County
- Victor Mason County
- Wabash King County
- Waitsburg (city) Walla Walla County
- Walla Walla (city) Walla Walla County
- Wapato (city) Yakima County
- Warden (city) Grant County
- Washougal (city) Clark County
- Washtucna (town) Adams County
- Waterville (town) Douglas County
- Wauna Pierce County
- Waverly (town) Spokane County
- Wellpinit Stevens County
- Wenatchee (city) Chelan County
- West Richland (city) Benton County
- Westport (city) Grays Harbor County
- Whidbey Island Island County
- White Center King County
- White Salmon (city) Klickitat County
- Wickersham Whatcom County
- Wilbur (town) Lincoln County
- Wilkeson (town) Pierce County
- Wilson Creek (town) Grant County
- Winlock (city) Lewis County
- Winthrop (town) Okanogan County
- Wishram Klickitat County
- Wollochet Pierce County
- Woodinville (city) King County
- Woodland (city) Cowlitz County
- Woodway (city) Snohomish County
- Yacolt (town) Clark County
- Yakima (city) Yakima County
- Yarrow Point (town) King County
- Yellepit Benton County
- Yelm (city) Thurston County
- Zillah (city) Yakima County
epodunk - County Profiles WA
(E2)(L1) http://www.epodunk.com/counties/wa_county.html
Meine Stichproben ergaben, dass es zur überwiegenden Anzahl der Informationen zu US-amerikanischen Verwaltungsbezirken auch Hinweise zur Namensgebung gibt, die meist mit der Formel "The county was named ..." eingeleitet werden.
Dies rechtfertigt die Aufnahme im Etymologie-Portal.
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Medina (city) King County (W3)
Die Namensgebung bezieht sich auf "Medina" die viertheiligste Stadt des Islam in Saudi Arabien.
(E2)(L1) http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=24886
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