How cities got their names
Enjoy exploring these city name origins 🌎 And learn languages for 7-days FREE at Lingopie! https://learn.lingopie.com/words-unra... Rob and Jess are touring the US and the UK in search of the most interesting city name origin stories. 💨 Does 'Chicago' have anything to do with wind? 🗽 Is New York actually named after York? 🚇 Does anyone know what 'London' means? 🏹 And what was Nottingham's hilarious old name? Find out as we climb aboard the etymological city-hopper in another wordy, nerdy Words Unravelled. 👕 OUR MERCH 👚 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreads... EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreads... 👂LISTEN: https://podfollow.com/words-unravelle... or search for "Words Unravelled" wherever you get your podcasts. ==LINKS== Rob's YouTube channel: / robwords Jess' Useless Etymology blog: https://uselessetymology.com/ Rob on X: x.com/robwordsyt Jess on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jesszafarris #etymology #wordfacts #English
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