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English Place Names to Language of Origin - Click Quiz - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 11 times
- The average score is 12 of 28
Answer Stats
| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| Norwich | from norð + wīc, 'north farm/settlement' | Old English | 90%
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| Oakham | either from Occa + hām, 'Occa's homestead/settlement'; or Occa + hamm, 'Occa's hemmed-in land' | Old English | 90%
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| Oxford | from oxa + ford, 'oxen ford' | Old English | 70%
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| Skegness | either from Skeggi + nes, 'Skeggi's promontory'; or skegg + nes, 'beard-shaped promontory' | Old Norse | 70%
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| Clowne | from colun/colauno, 'water', probably a lost river-name | Brythonic / Celtic | 60%
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| Skipton | from scēp + tūn, 'sheep farm/settlement' | Old English | 60%
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| Egremont | from aigre + mont, 'pointed hill' | Old French | 60%
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| Formby | either from forn + bý, 'old farm/settlement'; or Forni + bý, 'Forni's farm/settlement' | Old Norse | 60%
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| Ormskirk | from Ormr + kirkja, 'Ormr's church' | Old Norse | 60%
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| Grimsby | from Grim + bý, 'Grim's farm/settlement' or 'Odin's farm/settlement' (in Norse mythology, Grim was an alternative name used by the god Odin) | Old Norse | 50%
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| Scunthorpe | from Skuma + þorp, 'Skuma's outlying farm/settlement' | Old Norse | 50%
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| Whitby | either from Hviti + bý, 'Hviti's farm/settlement'; or hvítr + bý, 'white farm/settlement' | Old Norse | 50%
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| Frome | from frāmā, 'brisk/flowing', named from the local river | Brythonic / Celtic | 40%
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| Bristol | from brycg + stōw, 'bridge place' | Old English | 40%
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| Devizes | from devise, 'the boundaries' | Old French | 40%
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| Richmond | from riche + mont, 'strong hill' | Old French | 40%
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| London | exact origin uncertain, meaning unknown | Brythonic / Celtic | 30%
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| Wigan | exact origin uncertain, meaning unknown | Brythonic / Celtic | 30%
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| Deal | from dæl, 'pit/hollow' | Old English | 30%
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| Ludlow | from hlūd + hlāw, 'noisy-stream mound/hill' | Old English | 30%
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| Pontefract | from pons + fractus, 'broken bridge' | Old French | 30%
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| Thirsk | from þresk, 'fen/lake' | Old Norse | 30%
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| Carlisle | from cair + Luguvalium, 'fortification called Luguvalium ('strong as the god Lugus')' | Brythonic / Celtic | 20%
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| Penkridge | from penn + crūg, 'headland tumulus' | Brythonic / Celtic | 20%
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| Malpas | from mal + pas, 'difficult passage' | Old French | 20%
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| Belper | from beau + repaire, 'beautiful retreat' | Old French | 10%
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| Bewdley | from beau + lieu, 'beautiful place' | Old French | 10%
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| Dover | from dubras, 'the waters', named from the local river | Brythonic / Celtic | 0%
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