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The best example of this is Torpenhow Hill in Cumbria, England. Torr, penn, and howe all mean “hill” in different languages.
by thelibrarian 6y ago
The best example of this is Torpenhow Hill in Cumbria, England. Torr, penn, and howe all mean “hill” in different languages.
- dredmorbius 6y agoThere are several such triples: - Eas Fors Waterfall - Deschutes Falls, Tumwater, Washington - Lochmere Lake, Cary, North Carolina - Bredon Hill, Pendle Hill, (hill hill hill) - Nesoddtangen (cape cape cape) - Wookey Hole Caves (cave cave cave) Lake Semerwater is a near-quad: lake lake lake water. Then there are double doubles: The La Brea Tar Pits (the the tar tar pits).
- wolf550e 6y agoin fiction, Castle DunBroch from Disney's Brave.
- madcaptenor 6y agoAnd the baseball team, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (the the angels angels of Ana's home)