place name

NOUN

name

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brand flag label nickname sign signature style term

STRONG

agnomen alias appellation autograph cognomen denomination designation epithet eponym handle head heading matronymic moniker monogram namesake patronymic pseudonym rubric sobriquet surname tag

WEAK

agname autonym compellation nom de guerre nom de plume nomen pen name pet name prenomen proper name stage name trade name

Antonyms

WEAK

unknown

Example Sentences

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In the Middle East, a place name is never just a name—it is a claim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Glacier Ridge, opposite Horn Peak, is not just a place name on a map; it also describes a geological origin story.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

She said it was not right that the eco project was trying to claim ownership of a word that was a place name, a river and a surname, and used by other businesses in Cumbria.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2022

That is the world’s longest place name, according to the Guinness World Records.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022

And in the mass of places whose derivation it is impossible to establish the primitive roots of a Celtic place name may very possibly survive.

From The Historic Thames by Belloc, Hilaire

place name

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