Wikipedia:Unusual place names

A very long railway station sign for a very long name.

This page is for Wikipedians to list articles about places with unusual names.

Short & medium length names

Long placenames are in the next section.

1770	Australian village, unusual in that very few other places in the world have digits (as opposed to spelled out numbers) in their names.
Açaílândia	A town in Maranhão, Brazil whose name translates to "Açaíland"
Apocalypse Peaks	A group of peaks in Antarctica.
Å	Located in Moskenes, Norway, it's the largest of the several places called Å.
Bastard	A town in Tromsø, Norway
Bastardstown	In County Wexford, Ireland
Batman	A city in Turkey whose former mayor threatened to sue Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. for their use of its name in the films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Also see other places called Batman: in Melbourne (Batman railway station, Batman's Hill, Division of Batman) and in Tasmania (Batman Highway/Bridge)
Bat Yam
Beaver	The name of towns in Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, USA
Beaver Dam	A settlement in New Brunswick, Canada
Beaver Head	A town in Idaho, USA
Beaverlick	A town in Kentucky, US
Bell End	Bell end is British slang for the head of the penis.
Berry Head	A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Big Beaver	A town in Saskatchewan, Canada
Bird-in-Hand	A town in Pennsylvania, USA
Bitchfield	A village in Lincolnshire, England.
Blow Me Down	A small Provincial Park in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Blue Ball	A village in County Offaly, Ireland. "Blue balls" is a slang term for a condition affecting the testicles. There's also a community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (USA) with that name; its derivation comes from a tavern sign.
Boring, Maryland	Named for a former postmaster David Boring, apparently, not for low levels of interest.
Boring, Oregon	Twinned with Dull, Scotland.
Boring, Tennessee	Well-named - as of Wednesday, 6 November 2013 the length of the description in the Wikipedia entry is a mere 59 characters.
Boquete	A small town in Panamá. Boquete means blowjob in Portuguese.
Bowna	A community in the Riverina, New South Wales, Australia. Sounds like "boner", a slang term for an erection, when said in a non-rhotic accent.
Brown Willy	A hill in Cornwall that gave its name to the Brown Willy effect.
Bulls	Small New Zealand town near Palmerston North. It has a sister-city relationship with Cowes, England.
Butt Hole Road
Caleb Pusey House
Chá de Alegria	A town in Pernambuco, Brazil whose name translates to "Happiness Tea"
Christmas Pie	A hamlet in Surrey, England.
Cărpeniş River	A tributary of the Ialomicioara River in Romania.
Circle, Alaska
Cockburnspath
Cockburn Town
Cocking
Cocks	A village in Cornwall.
Coffin Top	A mountain on South Georgia.
Come By Chance	To their surprise, two farmers in NSW were able to purchase a farm in this locality, so they named it Come By Chance. There is also a Come By Chance in Canada.
Condom	French lovers play it safe in this town.
Dead Womans Bottom	A hamlet in Somerset
Dead Women Crossing	A small community in Custer County, Oklahoma.
Devil's Bit	A big hill in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Devilsmother	A bigger hill in County Galway, Ireland.
Dick Peaks	A group of big white bulges in Antarctica.
Dildo	This town has a mascot named "Captain Dildo".Captain Dildo (image)
Disappointment Islands	The scenery leaves much to be desired.
DISH	A small town in Texas that changed its name to receive free digital video recorders and satellite television for ten years.
Dolphin's Barn	A barn for land dolphins.
Downhill	It's all downhill from here.
Dull	It is as well.
Eek	Its not THAT scary!
Embarrass	So cold, it's embarrassing.
Emo	A melodramatic village in County Laois, Ireland.
Executive Committee Range	A mountain range in Antarctica.
Feltwell	A village in Norfolk, England.
Fingringhoe	A village in Essex, England.
Football Mountain	A mountain in Antarctica.
Fucking, Austria	A town in Austria whose sign keeps disappearing.
George, Washington	A town in central Washington. The streets are named after varieties of cherries.
Gogogogo	Now stop!
Gore	No, they don't play murder mysteries or practise the Running of the Bulls in this New Zealand town.
Grand Teton National Park
Gropecunt Lane	An old name for various streets in London where prostitutes did their business.
Half.com, Oregon	A small town that, in December, 1999, changed its name to receive $100,000, computers for its public schools, and other financial considerations from its corporate namesake.
Hate Bay	in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Happy Adventure	A village in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Hell, Michigan	Only 294 miles from Paradise.
Hell, Norway	See Gods-expedition to Hell.
Hole of Horcum	A big hole in North Yorkshire, England.
Hooker	A town in Oklahoma, USA
Hospital	A village without a hospital in County Limerick, Ireland.
Humpty Doo	I wonder if Humpty fell here? A town 40km from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Inexpressible Island	An island of Antarctica.
Innaloo	A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
Intercourse, Pennsylvania	Oh, those crazy Amish...
Joe Batt's Arm	A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Kfar Pines	A town in Northern Israel. The second word is pronounced like 'penis'.
Kill	A village in County Kildare, Ireland.
Kilbride	A neighbourhood of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Kilkenny	"Oh my God! They killed Kenny!"
Killmacow	Why did you kill my cow?
Kilmore
Knobhead	A mountain in Antarctica.
Knob Lick
Lake Disappointment	An ephemeral salt lake in a remote area of Western Australia.
Lost	A genuine Scottish hamlet's name.
Lower Dicker	A Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Weald of East Sussex. Also a nearby settlement.
Medicine Hat
Mexican Hat
Miass
Mianus
Middelfart
Mistake Peak	A mountain peak in Antarctica.
Moneymore	A place where you'll earn more money.
Mooball, New South Wales, Australia
Mooloolah
Moose Factory
Moose Jaw	A city in Saskatchewan, Canada
Mount Cocks	A mountain in Antarctica.
Mount Dick	A mountain in the Auckland Islands, New Zealand.
Mount Despair
Mount Slaughter	A mountain peak in Antarctica.
Mount Terror
Mount Toogood	A mountain in Antarctica.
Mudchute	An area of London, England.
Muff	A village in County Donegal, Ireland.
Nameless	For the U.S. post office, "Nameless" was an official name.
Nasty	It's actually a nice place.
Nether Wallop	That's gotta hurt.
Nipple Peak	A mountain peak in Antarctica.
Nobber	A village in County Meath, Ireland.
Nob End	Site of Special Scientific Interest near Kearsley, Bolton
North Piddle	A parish in Worcestershire, England.
North Pole	Santa doesnt live in this small town in Alaska, USA.
Nowhere Else, Tasmania, Australia	Nearby places include Paradise and Promised Land.
No Name	But wouldn't "No Name" be a name?
No Place	Is in fact in County Durham, England
Ofakim	A city in southern Israel that seems to have been named by someone who was pretty exasperated with some dude.
Ogre	A city in Central Latvia
Paint Lick	An unincorporated community in Garrard County, Kentucky
Petting	Absolutely no sexual connotations. Seriously!
Pity Me	Feel sorry for those who live there.
Police	A town in Poland (pronounced poh-lee-tzay)
Pratt's Bottom	A village in the London Borough of Bromley, originally Spratts Bottom
Presidente Prudente	City in Brazil, named after president Prudente de Morais. Sounds extra weird due to the fact that literally translated, it means "prudent president".
Punkeydoodles Corners	A hamlet in Ontario known for its name and frequent sign theft.
Pussy	A village in the Rhone Alps.
Queer Mountain	A mountain in Antarctica.
Rectum	A hamlet in the municipality of Wierden, Netherlands.
Red Deer	A city in Alberta, Canada.
Ruyton-XI-Towns	XI pronounced "eleven" (Roman numerals)
Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!	The only town name with two exclamation points.
Sandy Balls	An area of parkland in Hampshire, England.
Satan's Kingdom	The name of two villages in the United States, one in Massachusetts and the other in Vermont.
Scratchy Bottom	A clifftop valley near Durdle Door, Weymouth in Dorset, England.
Sexbierum	Three vices in one name.
Shades Of Death Road	Located in central Warren County, New Jersey, its name has given rise to many local legends about ghosts and other paranormal activity along the road, many of which have been documented in Weird NJ magazine.
Shag Rocks
Shagnasty Island	Not to be confused with Love Island, this is in South Georgia
Shingay cum Wendy	A parish in Cambridgeshire, England.
Silly Department	Pronounced "seely."
Six Mile Bottom	A village in Cambridgeshire, England.
Slaughter	Also see Upper Slaughter, Lower Slaughter, and Slaughter, Washington (since renamed Auburn, Washington)
Slave Lake	A town in Alberta, Canada
Sofia University Mountains	A mountain range in Antarctica.
Supporting Party Mountain	A mountain in Antarctica.
Swastika	No Nazis live here.
Taylors Mistake	Named after a shipping accident.
Te Urewera	Area in New Zealand, name means "burnt penis" in the Māori language.
Three Cocks	A village in Powys, Wales. More commonly known by its Welsh name Aberllynfi.
Torpenhow Hill	A place whose name means "HillHillHill Hill." One of many tautological place names.
Truth or Consequences	A town in New Mexico which renamed itself simply so it could host the show that bore its name.
Tubbercurry	I'll have a tub o' curry with that.
Twatt	A small settlement on the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Uck	River in Sussex, England. Signs for the river have been subject to frequent vandalism, resulting in the local council fitting specially shaped signs to reduce the potential to add letters to the name.
Ugley	The inhabitants are actually quite pretty.
Unalaska, Alaska
Upper Dicker	A village in the Weald of East Sussex.
Upperthong and Netherthong	Two villages in West Yorkshire, England.
Useless Loop	A very small town in Western Australia.
Vulcan	A town in Alberta, Canada that was named long before Star Trek came about, but since the Trekkies seemed to flock there regardless, they just gave in and just went with it, complete with a statue of the USS Enterprise with Klingon writing and an annual convention.
Wagga Wagga	Don't call Wagga Wagga, Wagga. OK? Pronounced Wog-ga (doubled up), rather than Wag-ga.
Wank	A small hamlet (small rural settlement too small to be considered a village) which is part of the municipality of Nesselwang in Bavaria, Germany. There is also a mountain called Wank in the nearby Estergebirge Moutain range.
Wankers Corner	A village in Oregon, United States.
Wankum	A town in Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany
Wedding	a locality in the borough of Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Wee Waa	(Pronounced "Wee War")
Westward Ho!	The only place in the United Kingdom with an exclamation point in the official name.
Wetwang	A village in East Yorkshire, England.
Whakatane & Whakapapa	Nothing special about these New Zealand place names, until you realise the native (Māori) pronunciation of 'Wh' comes out as 'F' ...
Whiskeytown
Woolloomooloo	Presumably, the Aboriginals thought this question - how many S's in Mississippi - was getting boring.
Worms	Famed for its Diet of Worms during Medieval times.
Zig Zag	A small town in Oregon, USA, named after the nearby Zig Zag River.
Zzyzx	The location of Zzyzx Road, which was once alphabetically the last street name in the world. Also the name of a film, noteworthy for its box office gross of $30.

Long placenames

• Gorsafawddacha'idraigodanheddogleddollônpenrhynareurdraethceredigion
• Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
  The longest place name in the United States and 6th longest in the world.
• Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
  The longest officially-recognised place name in the United Kingdom.
• Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
  A small hill with a big name in New Zealand.
• Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein
  A farm about 200 km west of Pretoria, South Africa.

Unusual words contained inside the name

• Crapstone
• Lightwater
• Penistone
• Scunthorpe

See also

• List of unusual articles
• List of tautological place names
• List of unusual deaths
• Category:Lists of things considered unusual.
• Place names considered unusual
• Rude Britain
• Scunthorpe Problem