This came up in the latest episode of Tom Scott’s Reverse Trivia: they got onto the topic of princes, and Tom had the sudden realisation of where “principality” comes from.
And Gary then dropped “duchy”: region granted to a duke.
it’s great fun to take a place name and figuring out what it means
Stockholm: Lit. log islet, they used logs to protect the original settlement on a small island.
Exeter: From Escanceaster, the city has a castle and lies on the river Exe, the modern name might as well be Execastle
This came up in the latest episode of Tom Scott’s Reverse Trivia: they got onto the topic of princes, and Tom had the sudden realisation of where “principality” comes from.
And Gary then dropped “duchy”: region granted to a duke.
Words have histories, we often forget it.
it’s great fun to take a place name and figuring out what it means
Stockholm: Lit. log islet, they used logs to protect the original settlement on a small island.
Exeter: From Escanceaster, the city has a castle and lies on the river Exe, the modern name might as well be Execastle
Not to mention counties.