How about adding Copenhagen? I know it's rather obscure, but the name derives from the originial designation Køpmannæhafn, which means “merchants' harbour”. Or is there a difference between harbour and port that I don't know?
The wikipedia definition of "saint" is "the designation of a holy person". That's good enough for me. I'm sure there are fascinating etymological debates within the hardcore fandom, but I don't think regular people should be expected to have to get into them.
Actually Santiago is named after an Apostle. It's the Spanish translation for James or Jacob, and it just happens to start with "San", but it doesn't refer to a Saint.
You're actually right! It's derived from Sant Iago, which is derived from Sancti Iacobi. I got confused, but I'm not the only one, since in Spanish and Portuguese, the name "Tiago" is, in turn, derived from Santiago!
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If Sao and San are accepted for Saint, why isn't Havn accepted for Port. KøbenHavn...? Or are English, Spanish and Portuguese the only accepted languages?
No, French (Port-au-Prince and Port Louis) and Italian (San Marino) are also fine. So, only English and Latinate languages. Nice quiz, Scambigol, but you're always going to find anomalies with a quiz like this one.
No, it shouldn’t. It only counts if it means Saint in the national language. “San” is Saint in Spanish (as spoken in Chile), but not in Arabic (as spoken in Yemen).
San Iago -> Santiago
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TMI: It is derived from Persian and passed through Indian languages
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