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Geographical etymology: a dictionary of place-names giving their derivations
Blackie, Christina
Names, Geographical
[Sidenote: KOPRI, KUPRI (Turc.),]
a bridge; _e.g._ Vezir-kopri (the vizier’s bridge); Keupri-bazaar (the
market-town at the bridge); Keupris (bridge town), in Turkey.
[Sidenote: KOS (Sclav.),]
a goat; _e.g._ Koselo (goat’s river); Koslin (goat town), in Pomerania.
[Sidenote: KOSCIOL (Sclav.),]
a Romish church; _e.g._ Kostel, Kosteletz (towns with a Romish church),
a Protestant church being called _Zbor_, and a Greek church _Zerkwa_.
[Sidenote: KRAL, KROL (Sclav.),]
a king; _e.g._ Kralik, Kralitz, Krolow, Kraliewa, Kralowitz (the king’s
town or fortress).
[Sidenote: KRASNA (Sclav.),]
beautiful; _e.g._ Krasnabrod (the beautiful ford); Krasnapol (the
beautiful city); Krasno-Ufimsk (the beautiful town of the R. Ufa);
Krasna and Krasne (the beautiful place).
[Sidenote: KRE (Sclav.),]
a coppice; _e.g._ Sakrau, Sakrow (behind the coppice).
[Sidenote: KREIS (Ger.),]
a circle; _e.g._ Saalkreis (the circle watered by the R. Saal);
Schwardswaldkreis (the circle of the Black Forest).
[Sidenote: KREM, KRIM (Sclav.),]
a stone building; _e.g._ The Kremlin (the stone fort of Moscow);
Kremmen, Kremenetz, Kremnitz, Kremmenaia, Kremenskaia, towns in Russia,
Poland, and Lusatia.
[Sidenote: KRONE, KRON (Teut. and Scand.),]
a crown; _e.g._ Kronstadt, Hung. _Brasso_ (crown city), in Hungary;
Cronstadt, in Russia, founded by Peter the Great; Königscrone (the
king’s crown); Carlscrone (Charles’s crown); Landscrone (the crown or
summit of the land), a mountain and town in Silesia--also with the same
meaning, Landscrona, in Sweden. _Kron_, however, as a prefix, comes
occasionally from _krahn_ (a crane), as in Kronwinkel (the crane’s
corner).
[Sidenote: KRUG (Ger.),]
a small inn; _e.g._ Dornkrug (the thorn inn); Krugmülle (the mill
at the inn).
L
[Sidenote: LAAG, LAGE (Ger.),
LOOG (Dutch),]
a site, a low-lying field; _e.g._ Brawenlage (brown field); Wittlage
(white field or wood field); Blumlage (flowery field); Mühlenloog (the
mill field or site); Dinkellage (wheat field). This word is also used
as an adjective, signifying _low_; _e.g._ Loogkirk (low church);
Loogheyde (low heath); Loogemeer (low lake); Laaland (low island).
[Sidenote: LAC (Fr.),
LACHE (Ger.),
LAGO (It., Span., and Port.),
LAGUNA,]
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