The map makers researched global place names to find their origins, and then translated them to English.I've always wanted to visit Mango Leaves on the Isle of Happiness myself.
Lori
ab·surd (b-sûrd, -zûrd) adj. 1. Ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable. 2. Inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense 3. Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or value in human life or in the universe. N. The condition or state in which humans exist in a meaningless, irrational universe wherein people's lives have no purpose or meaning. [Latin absurdus, out of tune, absurd : ab-, intensive pref.; see ab-1 + surdus, deaf, muffled.]
The map makers researched global place names to find their origins, and then translated them to English.I've always wanted to visit Mango Leaves on the Isle of Happiness myself.
3 comments:
Awesome
Very cool.
It would be fun to have your retun address include "Footsteps of the Black One."
I wonder how many city names mean "city"? I know a city called Pueblo, which means "town."
@heather
Thanks for visiting! Good luck with your own new blog.
@alejna
I was wondering when you'd stop by my infrequently updated blog -- knew you'd get a kick out of this find...being linguistically minded and all.
Canada means 'village' supposedly -- natives were asked, in French, "What is this place?" and they pointed to their village saying "kanaka" ("Our village is there, you idiots!").
:-)
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