How did the city of Milwaukee get it's name?
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Milwaukee received its name from the Indian word Millioke which means "The Good Land", or "Gathering place by the water." Another interpretation is "beautiful or pleasant lands".[4] Early explorers called the Milwaukee River and surrounding lands various names: Melleorki, Milwacky, Mahn-a-waukie, Milwarck, and Milwaucki. For many years, printed records gave the name as "Milwaukie". A Short History of Milwaukee, by William George Bruce, gives the story of Milwaukee's final name:\n\n"[O]ne day during the thirties of the last century a newspaper calmly changed the name to Milwaukee, and Milwaukee it has remained until this day."[5] \nMilwaukeeans themselves confuse outsiders in their pronunciation of the name. It is often pronounced close to M'waukee, which is humorously observed on some T-Shirts sold.
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There are so many urban legends about why the team is referred to as the Habs that is hard to believe which one is true. Habs, in and of itself, is a shortened version of Les Habitants, a French word.\n\nIt seems that during the 1920s, Madison Square Garden owner Tex Rickard was falsely told by someone that the "H" on Montreal's uniform stood for "habitant", a French word that in those days was used to denote the farmers of Quebec. Rickard was told that the French players on the team came from the farms and they were therefore "habitants" or "habs". \n\nAt the time, the Canadiens were recognized as the French team of Montreal as opposed to the Montreal Maroons, the English team. In reality, the "H" in the Montreal crest, which is inside a "C," stands for Club de Hockey Canadien. Hope that helps.
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it comes from the name Rebecca....
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I watched map man a few weeks ago and he managed to answer this question. The answer is, because London is expanding so rapidly, not all the streets get named immediately. When the maps are produced the cartographers then have to name the streets themselves, usually after themselves or family members. This can cause great confusion when trying to discover where in London you actually are if you have a map which is over 5 years old. These streets are knnown as the Phantom Streets.
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Name History and Origin for  Wilhite \nLast Name \nWilhite\nGerman: Americanized spelling of Willeit, a variant of Willeitner, a habitational name from a more recent form of the place name Weillitnen in northern Bavaria. Willeit is probably also a topographic name from Middle High German wil ‘small settlement’ + leite ‘slope’
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How did the world get its name? It just happens.
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From Wikipedia:\n\nThe name appears to derive from the Saxon here meaning army and hlaw meaning hill that was the meeting point of the local Saxon tribe. The village was noted later in Magna Carta and developed as a typical rural area.\n\nHope that's "original" enough!\n\nYour best bet for more detail is the Museum of Harlow ( http://www.tmoh.com ) but there's little available online - you'll need to go there.
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It depends on the city or town. Some cities have a commission on naming streets. In other towns, the department of roads names them or proposes names to be approved by the city council or other governmental body.
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The World Series came from the New York World newspaper during the 19th century when Major League Baseball was started, because they owned the rights to it, it was call the New York World Series, then later shorten to the World Series.\n\nTry using another way to put down Americans, 'cause this one seems a little invalid now doesn't it---okay now I'm getting a little arrogant, he he.
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I imagine every town has their own "A St.", "B St.", "C St.", "D St.", etc. I think we have A-F here in my town. (Northern California) That whole section of town is kind of a ghetto like area. It's sort of interesting to me that almost any city I've been to that has short street names like that, also has their ghetto area there.
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According to the English, it is derived from a place name indicating that they came from a place near the woods, or perhaps a grove of trees. My guess is that it is of Scandinavian origin and can be found all over Northern Europe.
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I have been to Milwaukee many times cause I live in Wisconsin. Just like any other bigger city there are many different parts and they all look different. There is the business areas, middle class, lower class, and upper class areas. Above all its not bad. Lots of highways there though. I guess its not bad at all.
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normally... if the city have two or more clubs, they should use name different name for their team. Sometime.. the team dont use their city name\n\nAnyway.. if you are talking about special characteristic of the team, ... some teams have their own special name. eg:\n1. Manchester United FC = The Red Devils\n2. Arsenal FC = The Gunners\n3. Liverpool FC = The Mighty Reds\n4. Chelsea FC = The Blues\n5. Southampton = The Saint\n6. ......
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Term: Luck [origin of place name]\n\nDefinition: Township in Polk, county named by Daniel F. Smith, its organizer, who when asked why he chose a name as peculiar replied, "I propose to be in 'Luck' the balance of my life. Wis. Necrology. vol 7. p. 35.
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This name probably comes from the name Griselda, which is derived from the Germanic elements gris "grey" and hild "battle".\n\nSee the link below for more info.\n\nWK
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Chicago was first settled by Indians.  The word Chicago comes from the Indian word "Stinky Onion Patch" referring to the onions that use to grow on the banks of the Chicago River.  The city Chicago was first settled in the early 1800's thanks in part to the Erie canal.  The canal increased shipping traffic in the great lakes and people settled in Chicago to establish a port so that goods can be shipped inland towards the Mississippi river.
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Names used to refer to someone's profession.  Wright was a craftsman.  The first term that came to mind was a wheel Wright.  They made wagon wheels.  Over time the name was transferred from father to son.  It let people know where you came from