names, geographical

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names, geographical

Everyday words from names of people & places

  • Wolk, Allan
1980
Describes the origins of proper nouns that have become common words in the English language such as boycott, gauze, scrooge, and scapegoat.

State names, flags, seals, songs, birds, flowers, and other symbols

a study based on historical documents giving the origin and significance of the state names, nicknames, mottoes, seals, flags, flowers, birds, songs, and descriptive comments on the capitol buildings and on some of the leading state histories
  • Shankle, George Earlie
1970

States

  • Scheunemann, Pam
2001
Introduces young readers to capitalization through photographs and sentences about different U.S. states.

Places

  • Scheunemann, Pam
2001
Introduces young readers to capitalization through photographs and sentences about interesting places.

Cities

  • Scheunemann, Pam
2001
Introduces young readers to capitalization through photographs and sentences about different U.S. cities.

State names, seals, flags, and symbols

a historical guide
  • Shearer, Benjamin F
1987
Contains information on the origin of state names and official symbols.

What do you call a person from-- ?

a dictionary of resident names
  • Dickson, Paul
1990
Lists place names and resident names with explanations.

All over the map again

another extraordinary atlas of the United States, featuring towns that actually exist!
  • Jouris, David
1996

A chartreuse leotard in a magenta limousine

and other words named after people and places
  • Graham-Barber, Lynda
1994
An explanation of over 150 words that are eponyms or toponyms--words that are named after a person or place.

State names, seals, flags, and symbols

a historical guide
  • Shearer, Benjamin F
2002
Provides historical information about U.S. states and territories, covering names and nicknames, mottos, flags, capitols, flowers, trees, songs, legal holidays, license plates, postage stamps, fairs and festivals, universities, governors, sports teams, and other symbols.

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