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Name of your house

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Name of your house
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How many Novgorods and Paris are there? What do Volokolamsk and Volokolamsk have in common? In the name of which city can you get lost? How did the Finns get hairy with the renaming of the Russian river and what names appeared due to errors and mistranslation? Toponymy is the science that studies geographical names, their origin, meaning and historical changes. In the book, Lev Uspensky fascinatingly and interestingly tells about the secrets and secrets hidden in the names of familiar cities, rivers, mountains, villages and villages. Since language is a living and developing organism, and the interpenetration of cultures adds intrigue and puzzles to researchers, the author combines linguistic analysis with cultural and historical research. The book will be useful to everyone who is fond of linguistics, history, cultural studies and anthropology.
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