James Boswell, in his Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, says: There is a beautiful little island in the Loch of Dunvegan, called Isa. M’Leod said, he would give it to Dr Johnson…M’Leod encouraged the fancy of Dr Johnson’s...

Term for geographic areas such as cities, villages, states, and countries. ( also onomastics,...

Subdiscipline of onomastics concerned with the development, origin, and distribution of geographical...

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Toponymy refers to the scientific study of place-names (toponyms), their origins, meanings, use and typology. The first part of the word is derived from the Greek topos (τόπος), place; followed by ōnoma (ώνομα), meaning name. It is itself a...