Do smaller cities with famous names get confused? - Page 3

woutero · February 21st, 2012, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by NordikNerd

New York City is full of dutch names. Yonkers is also a dutch city. The first settlers in New York were dutch with Mr Pieter Stuivesant as the Governor.

Yes, it used to be called New Amsterdam, and the colony it was in was New Netherlands.

NYC area names are often spelled different because of English transliteration.

Some examples:
Brooklyn = Breukelen
Harlem = Haarlem
Yonkers = Jonkers
Coney Island = Konijneneiland (rabbit island)
Flushing = Vlissingen
Gravesend = 's-Gravesande
Bushwick = Boswijk

DanielFigFoz · February 21st, 2012, 10:49 PM

Didn't know there was a Gravesend near New York too, theres one in Kent too.

In fairness, on hearing 'Boston' most British people will think of the one in the US, the one here is known as 'Boston, Lincolnshire' and the one in the US as 'Boston', although this is probably different in Lincolnshire

Ekumenopolis · February 22nd, 2012, 03:56 PM

A typical example of this for Spaniards is Toledo, IL.

Occit · February 22nd, 2012, 07:00 PM

This is the most populated Valencia, and BTW is not in Spain:

Kazurro · February 23rd, 2012, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Occit

This is the most populated Valencia, and BTW is not in Spain:

Valencia in Venezuela in fact took his name from my family town, Valencia de Don Juan, in León and not from the levantine city, as the founder of Valencia (Venezuela) was from Valencia de Don Juan.

In Valencia de Don Juan people for avoiding confussions with Valencia (Spain) there are two solutions. The first one is to use the widely used old name of Valencia de Don Juan, Coyanza. Another solution, specially among elder people is using the name Valencia del Cid for the levantine city, in reference to El Cid Campeador

***Jonesy55*** · February 23rd, 2012, 07:45 PM

How about Cordoba, Spain and Cordoba, Argentina? The Argentine city is bigger I think....

LuisClaudio · February 24th, 2012, 01:03 PM

Brazil,Indiana and Brazil,the country.

Ryan. · February 24th, 2012, 03:30 PM

There is a town in North East England called Washington with a population of about 50k about 10 miles from where I live. Washington Old Hall was the family home of George Washington's ancestors.

People in North East England talking about Washington will generally be referring to the one here and in most cases if someone was to talk about Washington DC they would have to make sure they state the 'DC' to avoid confusion.

Although I don't think outside North East England people will have this problem because I imagine the town is relatively unknown in other parts of the UK.

tongue_tied_danny · March 15th, 2012, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Ryan.

There is a town in North East England called Washington with a population of about 50k about 10 miles from where I live. Washington Old Hall was the family home of George Washington's ancestors.

People in North East England talking about Washington will generally be referring to the one here and in most cases if someone was to talk about Washington DC they would have to make sure they state the 'DC' to avoid confusion.

Although I don't think outside North East England people will have this problem because I imagine the town is relatively unknown in other parts of the UK.

There's also a village called New York in the north east, not far from Newcastle.

Severiano · March 15th, 2012, 12:14 PM

Florida has St. Petersburg, I lived across the bay from it. I always maintain that St. Petersburg is in Florida, and Sankt Peterburg is in Russia.

We also have Jupiter, Florida.

NordikNerd · March 15th, 2012, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Severiano

We also have Jupiter, Florida.

Sounds Funny ! I'm going to Jupiter over the weekend, not the planet !

poshbakerloo · March 16th, 2012, 06:56 AM

Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, UK

Birmingham council uses picture of city skyline in leaflet to encourage civic pride... but it's Birmingham, Alabama

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...m-Alabama.html

Bricken Ridge · March 16th, 2012, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by mw123

I have heard a few stories about people who wanted to go to Sydney, Australia and ended up in Sydney, Canada.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/a...d-of-australia

image hosted on flickr

Sydney, Nova Scotia by sbox, on Flickr

you've got to have a better pic of Sydney, NS, Canada than this.

it is actually a beautiful city with an interesting waterfront. don't miss the supersized fiddle.

calaguyo · March 16th, 2012, 05:53 PM

Philippines

Espana, Manila
Mexico, Pampanga

And a lot of "San Francisco" towns.

GM · March 17th, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonesy55

How about Cordoba, Spain and Cordoba, Argentina? The Argentine city is bigger I think....

In French, the Spanish Cordoba is referred as "Cordoue" and the Argentinian Cordoba as "Cordoba".

Occit · March 18th, 2012, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Kazurro

Valencia in Venezuela in fact took his name from my family town, Valencia de Don Juan, in León and not from the levantine city, as the founder of Valencia (Venezuela) was from Valencia de Don Juan.

In Valencia de Don Juan people for avoiding confussions with Valencia (Spain) there are two solutions. The first one is to use the widely used old name of Valencia de Don Juan, Coyanza. Another solution, specially among elder people is using the name Valencia del Cid for the levantine city, in reference to El Cid Campeador

Here, we should use part of the complete name of Valencia, i mean Nueva Valencia (New Valencia, in english). It's funny when people think that Valencia, Venezuela is just a tiny town, when this city has already 2 millions of inhabitants, skyscrapers, highways, international airport, metro system and several car factories including Ford xD

kubabh · March 29th, 2012, 08:51 PM

haha,well i think i should build my own Eiffeltower in my garden

isaidso · March 30th, 2012, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Bricken Ridge

you've got to have a better pic of Sydney, NS, Canada than this.

it is actually a beautiful city with an interesting waterfront. don't miss the supersized fiddle.

I'm sorry, but Sydney NS is one of the most depressing towns in the country. The photo he posted is flattering. The surrounding area is beautiful.

***Taller, Better*** · March 30th, 2012, 06:59 AM

we have both a Paris and London here in Ontario. Neither are as large or glamorous as the
originals! hehe...:

http://www.google.ca/imgres?hl=en&bi...t:429,r:14,s:0

This is what the Canadian Paris looks like... quaint, and a nice enough town to visit, I suppose. My own pic:

NordikNerd · March 30th, 2012, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Taller, Better

we have both a Paris and London here in Ontario. Neither are as large or glamorous as the
originals! hehe...:

The question is:

What name has the most cities ? if you see what I mean?

Is it London? how many Londons are there in the world?

February 22nd, 2012, 03:56 PM	#43
Ekumenopolis Neon overdose Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Madrid Metroarea Posts: 1,710 Likes (Received): 6	A typical example of this for Spaniards is Toledo, IL. __________________ Ecumenopolis: "The city of the future, covering most of the habitable surface of the Earth as a continuous system, forming an universal settlement, the limits determined by climatic constraints and the extent of fairly flat land."

February 23rd, 2012, 07:45 PM	#46
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March 16th, 2012, 06:56 AM	#52
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March 16th, 2012, 05:53 PM	#54
calaguyo F.L.I.P. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MNL & SIN Posts: 686 Likes (Received): 116	Philippines Espana, Manila Mexico, Pampanga And a lot of "San Francisco" towns. __________________ The rising ASEAN I.M.P.T. nations! (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand)

March 29th, 2012, 08:51 PM	#57
kubabh Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 29 Likes (Received): 0	haha,well i think i should build my own Eiffeltower in my garden __________________ be good,be bad this is what i really love in my life! I love my kamagra store and skyscraper i can make picture of them eveywhere in the world.

February 21st, 2012, 10:49 PM	#42
DanielFigFoz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Figueira da Foz / London Posts: 3,872 Likes (Received): 149	Didn't know there was a Gravesend near New York too, theres one in Kent too. In fairness, on hearing 'Boston' most British people will think of the one in the US, the one here is known as 'Boston, Lincolnshire' and the one in the US as 'Boston', although this is probably different in Lincolnshire

February 22nd, 2012, 07:00 PM	#44
Occit BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Caracas Posts: 6,962 Likes (Received): 5	This is the most populated Valencia, and BTW is not in Spain:

February 24th, 2012, 01:03 PM	#47
LuisClaudio Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Fortaleza Posts: 270 Likes (Received): 12	Brazil,Indiana and Brazil,the country.

February 24th, 2012, 03:30 PM	#48
Ryan. Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Durham Posts: 19 Likes (Received): 2	There is a town in North East England called Washington with a population of about 50k about 10 miles from where I live. Washington Old Hall was the family home of George Washington's ancestors. People in North East England talking about Washington will generally be referring to the one here and in most cases if someone was to talk about Washington DC they would have to make sure they state the 'DC' to avoid confusion. Although I don't think outside North East England people will have this problem because I imagine the town is relatively unknown in other parts of the UK.

March 15th, 2012, 12:14 PM	#50
Severiano 高賽飛 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tampa, 上海 Posts: 950 Likes (Received): 50	Florida has St. Petersburg, I lived across the bay from it. I always maintain that St. Petersburg is in Florida, and Sankt Peterburg is in Russia. We also have Jupiter, Florida.

March 30th, 2012, 06:59 AM	#59
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,788 Likes (Received): 401	we have both a Paris and London here in Ontario. Neither are as large or glamorous as the originals! hehe...: http://www.google.ca/imgres?hl=en&bi...t:429,r:14,s:0 This is what the Canadian Paris looks like... quaint, and a nice enough town to visit, I suppose. My own pic: __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

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