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European Capitals Etymology

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Possibly named from "teat", according to legend founded by two twins
Rome
Originally named Lutetia, took the name of the local tribe
Paris
Meaning "River rake" in the local Slavic language
Berlin
Meaning "Black pool" in the local Celtic language
Dublin
Possibly from a Pre-Indo-European language "The city of the giants"
Andorra la Vella
The city of Warcislaw
Warsaw
Merged from two different cities, "water" and "furnace"
Budapest
According to legend took the name of a goddess
Athens
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"White village" in the local Celtic language
Vienna
From dam and the name of the river that passes through it
Amsterdam
Merchants' harbour
Copenhagen
From the river Moskva
Moscow
From the rapids at the mouth of its river
Helsinki
"Isle fort", from the small islet in the center of its river
Stockholm
Possibly from "Water stream" in Arabic
Madrid
From the Saint of its famous Basilica
Sofia
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agunillaj
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Level 65
Jul 28, 2025
I am from Sweden, and I did not recognize what was Stockholm. Holm(e) means island and stock means log. The fortress was probably made from logs, but that is not really etymology.
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