Etymologie, Etimología, Étymologie, Etimologia, Etymology, (griech.) etymología, (lat.) etymologia, (esper.) etimologio
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Altavista (town) Campbell County (W3)
Die Stadt "Altavista" wurde nach einer Farm benannt, die dem Siedler Henry Lane" gehörte.
Möglich wäre, dass die farm auf einer Anhöhe lag und benannt wurde nach span. "AltaVista" = dt. "hochgelegener Ausblick", engl. "high view".
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Our community listings for Virginia include the following cities, towns and unincorporated places:
Abingdon (town) Washington County
Accomac (town) Accomack County
Accotink Fairfax County
Achilles Gloucester County
Alberta (town) Brunswick County
Aldie Loudoun County
Alexandria (city) Alexandria City
Amelia Court House Amelia County
Amherst (town) Amherst County
Ammon Amelia County
Annandale Fairfax County
Appalachia (town) Wise County
Appomattox (town) Appomattox County
Arcola Loudoun County
Ark Gloucester County
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Ashburn Loudoun County
Ashland (town) Hanover County
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Atkins Smyth County
Austinville Wythe County
Baileys Crossroads Fairfax County
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Barhamsville New Kent County
Barren Springs Wythe County
Bassett Henry County
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Basye Shenandoah County
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Bavon Mathews County
Bealeton Fauquier County
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Beaverlett Mathews County
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Belle Haven (town) Accomack County
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Bells Crossroads Louisa County
Bena Gloucester County
Bent Creek Appomattox County
Bentonville Warren County
Berryville (town) Clarke County
Big Meadows Madison County
Big Stone Gap (town) Wise County
Birdsnest Northampton County
Blacksburg (town) Montgomery County
Blackstone (town) Nottoway County
Blakes Mathews County
Bland Bland County
Bloxom (town) Accomack County
Bluefield (town) Tazewell County
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Bohannon Mathews County
Bon Air Chesterfield County
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Osceola Washington County
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Volney Grayson County
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Walkerton King and Queen County
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Ware Neck Gloucester County
Warm Springs Bath County
Warrenton (town) Fauquier County
Warsaw (town) Richmond County
Washington (town) Rappahannock County
Waterford Loudoun County
Waverly (town) Sussex County
Waynesboro (city) Waynesboro City
Weber City (town) Scott County
West Mclean Fairfax County
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West Springfield Fairfax County
Whitacre Frederick County
White Marsh Gloucester County
White Post Clarke County
White Stone (town) Lancaster County
Wicomico Gloucester County
Williamsburg (city) Williamsburg City
Wilsons Dinwiddie County
Winchester (city) Winchester City
Windsor (town) Isle of Wight County
Winston Culpeper County
Wise (town) Wise County
Woodbridge Prince William County
Woodlawn Carroll County
Woodstock (town) Shenandoah County
Wytheville (town) Wythe County
Yorktown York County
Zanoni Gloucester County
Zuni Isle of Wight County
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Weshalb dieser "Punkt" den Namen "Gloucester" trägt wird leider nicht erwähnt. Aber in einem County, das ebenfalls "Gloucester" heißt, sollte das nicht verwundern.
Auch das County "Mecklenburg" in Virginia wurden zu Ehren der Prinzessin "Charlotte Sophie von Mecklenburg-Strelitz" benannt, der Frau von König George III.
Mecklenburg County Marker, Z-38
Formed in 1764 from Lunenburg, and named for Princess Charlotte, of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of George III. A small army under the command of rebel Nathaniel Bacon destroyed the town of the Occaneechee Indians near Clarksville in 1676.
Der Name der Stadt "Roanoke" geht zurück auf eine Art Währung der Indianer dieses Namens.
"Roanoke" und die Formen "Roenoke" und "Rawnoke" bedeuten "(Meeres-)Muschel".
"Luzifer" ist der "Lichtbringer" (lat. "ferre" = dt. "tragen"), und geht mit bot. "lucida" zurück auf lat. "lux" = dt. "Licht", Gen. lat. "lucis". Die "leuchtende Rose" verdankt ihren Namen ihrer glänzenden Erscheinung.
der Fundort der "Rosa lucida" liegt in Nordamerika und einer ihrer weiteren Namen bringt sie mit dem US-Bundesstaat "Virginia" in Zusammenhang. Ein Schiff, das französische Siedler nach Amerika brachte, hat wohl einen Rosenstock mit nach Frankreich gebracht wo er dann im Garten von Malmaison landete und von Redouté gemalt werden konnte.
012 Virginia Rose | R. virginiana | Rosier Luisant | Rosa Lucida
"Virginia Rose"
"R. virginiana"
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume I (1817)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME "Rosa Lucida"
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME "Rosier Luisant"
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME "R. virginiana"
COMMON NAME "Virginia Rose"
OTHER NAMES "Glossy Rose", "R. humulis lucida"
ORIGIN Native to North America, introduced to Britain 1724
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Derived from the Algonquian "schind-han-do-wi", the literal translation of which has been thought to be "spruce stream", "great plains", or "beautiful daughter of the stars". The name of a river and valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Virginia, "Shenandoah" was popularized as a given name by the folk song "Shenandoah".
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originally a place name in Dutchess County, N.Y., from Oneida (Iroquoian) family name "Skenondoah", derived from oskenon:to "deer". Later transferred to river and valley in Virginia.
Just 75 miles from the bustle of Washington, D.C., "Shenandoah National Park" is a land bursting with cascading waterfalls, spectacular vistas, fields of wildflowers, and quiet wooded hollows. With over 200,000 acres of protected lands that are haven to deer, songbirds, and black bear, there's so much to explore...and your journey begins right here!
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Located deep in the Luray Caverns in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley is the Great Stalacpipe Organ, the worlds largest musical instrument.
Stalactites covering 3 1/2 acres of the surrounding caverns produce tones of symphonic quality when electronically tapped by rubber-tipped mallets.
This most unique, one-of-a-kind instrument was invented in 1954 by Mr. LeIand W. Sprinkle of Springfield, Virginia, a mathematician and electronic scientist at the Pentagon.
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"Shenandoah": County and river in Virginia, city in Page County, Iowa, borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and town in Page County, Virginia.
An Indian word said by some to mean "the sprucy stream"; by others, "a river flowing alongside of high hills and mountains"; and still another authority states that it means "daughter of the stars".
Shenandoah and Its Native American Roots
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Hundreds of years ago a Native American chief named "Shenandoah" lived with his tribes in what is now the state of Virginia. Little is known about "Shenandoah", but in some way, the soft sound of his name was given to a river.
The "Shenandoah River" still flows in a deep valley between the Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains, just as it did when "Chief Shenandoah" lived. It is a slow moving river, soft and as beautiful as its name.
There are some word experts who believe the word "Shenandoah" means "spruce river" because the waters of the river run through great forests of spruce trees.
And this explanation could be correct.
However, there is an old Native American story which is far more beautiful than that of the experts.
Long ago, centuries before Europeans came to the New World, there was a great lake of sparkling blue water hidden in the mountains of Virginia. This lake was 250 kilometers long and 50 kilometers wide.
For hundreds of years, Native American tribes lived near this lake, feeding on the fish from its clean waters.
The Native Americans often climbed up the mountains and camped there during their long hunts for food. In the evenings they sat near their camp and looked down at the beautiful lake.
On a clear, starry night you could see thousands of stars shining and dancing on the water below. The Native Americans loved this lake, and because they could see the stars in it they called the lake, “Clear Daughter of the Stars.”
In their language, the word for this was "Shenandoah".
One day there was a loud crashing sound at one end of the lake. The lake started to disappear. Its water ran out of the valley, through a break in the mountain side. The waters ran on and on until they joined another river which today is known as the "Potomac".
At last, the lake was gone. In its place was only a river. It is this way today. The lake is gone, but the beautiful "Shenandoah River" runs on.
And on a clear night, anyone in the mountains can still see the stars dancing on the water.
"Shenandoah National Park", a place for nature lovers
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"Shenandoah" is perhaps one of America’s most recognizable folk songs. Some say the song refers to the river. Others say it is about the daughter of "Chief Shenandoah".
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1570-1580 wurden die niederländischen Rebellen von der englischen Königin Elisabeth I. aber auch die Hugenotten und die "Piraten" wie Francis Drake unterstützt. Die Piraten führten Privatkriege gegen Spanien und plünderten die aus Amerika zurückkehrenden Schiffe.
1584 nahm Walter Raleigh eine Region in Amerika in Besitz, die er nach der (angeblich) jungfräulichen Königin "Virginia" nannte. Von dort wurden Kartoffeln und Tabak nach England eingeführt.
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Als der englische Seeheld Sir Walter Raleigh 1584 bei der Wocokom-Insel landete, nannte er das dahinter liegende Festland zu Ehren seiner "jungfräulichen" Königin "Virginia" (von lat. "virgo" = "Jungfrau").
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