Geographical etymology: a dictionary of place-names giving their derivationsBlackie, Christina
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Geographical etymology: a dictionary of place-names giving their derivations
Blackie, Christina
Names, Geographical
ancient name _Ceann-lios_ (the head, _lis_, or fort); Closeburn, in
Dumfries, is a corrupt. of _Cella-Osburni_ (the cell of St. Osburn);
Bischofzell and Appenzell (the church of the bishop and of the abbot);
Maria-Zell (of St. Mary); Kupferzell, Jaxt-zell, Zella-am-Hallbach,
Zell-am-Harmarsbach (the churches on the rivers Kupfer, Jaxt, Hallbach,
and Harmarsbach); Zell-am-Moss (the church on the moor); Zell-am-See
(on the lake); Zella St. Blasii (of St. Blaise); Sabloncieux, in
France, anc. _Sabloncellis_ (the cells on the sandy place); but in
France _La Selle_ and _Les Selles_ are often used instead of _cella_
or _cellules_, as in Selle-St.-Cloud for _Cella-Sanct.-Clotoaldi_
(the church dedicated to this saint); Selle-sur-Nahon, anc. _Cellula_
(little church); Kilconquhar, in Fife (the church of St. Conchobar or
Connor); Kilbernie, in Ayrshire (the church of Berinus, a bishop);
Kilspindie (of St. Pensadius); Kilblane and Kilcolmkill, in Kintyre (of
St. Blane and St. Columba); Kilrenny (of St. Irenaeus); Kilchrenan, in
Argyleshire (the burying-place of St. Chrenan, the tutelary saint of
the parish).
[Sidenote: CITTÀ, CIVITA (It.),
CIUDAD, CIDADE (Sp. and Port.),
CIOTAT (Fr.),]
a city or borough, derived from the Lat. _civitas_; _e.g._ Cittadella
and Civitella (little city); Città di Castello (castellated city);
Città-Vecchia (old city), in Malta; Civita Vecchia (old city), in
Central Italy, formerly named _Centum-cellæ_ (the hundred apartments),
from a palace of the Emperor Trajan; Civita-de-Penné (the city of
the summit), in Naples; Cividad-della-Trinidad (the city of the Holy
Trinity); Ciudad-Rodrigo (Roderick’s city); Ciudad-Reäl (royal city);
Ciudad-de-Gracias (the city of grace), in Spain; Ciudadella (little
city), in Minorca.
[Sidenote: CLACH, CLOCH, CLOUGH (Gadhelic),]
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