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Geographical etymology: a dictionary of place-names giving their derivations
Blackie, Christina
Names, Geographical
Zealand, in Denmark, _Sjvelland_, spirit land
Zealand, in Netherlands, land surrounded by the sea
Zeitz, named after Ciza, a Sclav. goddess
Zell or Cell, 48
Zerbst, belonging to the Wends, _Sserbski_
Zittau, the place of corn
Zug, anc. _Tugium_, named from the _Tugeni_, a tribe
Zurich, anc. _Thiouricum_, the town of the Thuricii, who built
it after it had been destroyed by Attila
Zutphen, 79
Zuyder-Zee, 172
Zweibrücken, 31
Zwickau, the place of goats, Ger. _Ziege_
Zwolle, anc. _Suole_, Old Ger. _Sval_, at the swell of the water
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