theunderstudy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Seoul means capital doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 8, 2011 Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2011 Seoul means capital doesn't it?Yep, as does "Astana", the capital of Kazakhstan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 On a similar theme, Avon means River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted April 8, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted April 8, 2011 Loads of geographical features have names which mean what they are. River Ouse just means 'River Water' for example. Mentioning the Avon, the Welsh word for river is actually 'afon', pronounced pretty much the same as Avon. Etymology can be quite interesting with things like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I live by Bredon Hill by the River Avon. Bre means hill. Don means hill. Hill means hill. Avon means river. River means river. Meaning I live on the side of the hill hill hill by the river river. Imaginative. I heard it was because Celts were approached by the Saxons asking what the river was called so they answered "Avon". The Saxons then assumed it was called the "River Avon". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 8, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted April 8, 2011 I live by Bredon Hill by the River Avon. Bre means hill. Don means hill. Hill means hill. Avon means river. River means river. Meaning I live on the side of the hill hill hill by the river river. Imaginative. I heard it was because Celts were approached by the Saxons asking what the river was called so they answered "Avon". The Saxons then assumed it was called the "River Avon".That's like the story - probably apocryphal - that the early settlers in Australia saw a large jumping creature and asked some aboriginal bloke what it was called. He replied: "Kangaroo". Which means something like: "Haven't got the faintest idea, mate". And (allegedly) most native American tribe names (Cheyenne, etc.) mean "people" or "human beings". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Or he shouted down to a Geordie trapped in a hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Stuck in Newport hospital waiting for the mrs. There really are no expletives to describe what a shithole Newport and it's hospital is. I would advise that none of you ever visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 8, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted April 8, 2011 Stuck in Newport hospital waiting for the mrs. There really are no expletives to describe what a shithole Newport and it's hospital is. I would advise that none of you ever visit.Let's have a Newport vs. Bradford deathmatch. Walking through the shitty centre today when a bunch of pissed up BNP type thugs roll out of a pub and start baiting passing Asian lads. Inevitably, fight breaks out. No police anywhere to be seen. It got broken up before it escalated too badly, but it looks like it's going to be a long summer. How I hate this place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 My boyhood town in Kent, having been dragged from the lovely midlands was Tenterden. Or Tenet Warra Den roughly translated as "Pig grazing land for the men of Thanet" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Stuck in Newport hospital waiting for the mrs. There really are no expletives to describe what a shithole Newport and it's hospital is. I would advise that none of you ever visit. Worse than Dunstable and Daventry? :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Stuck in Newport hospital waiting for the mrs. There really are no expletives to describe what a shithole Newport and it's hospital is. I would advise that none of you ever visit.Let's have a Newport vs. Bradford deathmatch. Walking through the shitty centre today when a bunch of pissed up BNP type thugs roll out of a pub and start baiting passing Asian lads. Inevitably, fight breaks out. No police anywhere to be seen. It got broken up before it escalated too badly, but it looks like it's going to be a long summer. How I hate this place. I'll see your racial hatred and raise you a place whereby going out in a shirt with shoes is enough to see you 'started on'... Though I don't think the English accent helped either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I'm from Solihull. Which uninterestingly is because of the "soily hill" St. Alphege's church is built on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I don't like Wales. I got a bit of abuse for saying that on here a while back, but whilst it is a beautiful country, it is filled with nasty locals. And horrible places like Swansea, Newport, Neath, etc. Northern Wales I quite like, and Monmouth is a nice enough town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMarlon Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I'm from Solihull. Which uninterestingly is because of the "soily hill" St. Alphege's church is built on. I'm also from Solihull and only recently found out people who reside there are known as 'Silhillians'. I've lived in the area all my life and it was the first time I'd ever heard that, but apparently it is quite common? :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Yeah, it's very common! Check my twitter, in my info I have "Silhillian". I grew up in a town called Shirley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Most prosperous town in the Midlands allegedly. Solihull ftw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Used to have a caravan in Tenby. Surprisingly a lot to do, take 3/4 mates up there, there was decent enough theme park, Paintballing, mini golf, proper golf, little park to do baseball hitting, bumber boats. Bowling/crystal maze game. Tennis, beaches etc...also our old neighbours were welsh and they own house in wales about 20 minutes from our sit, nice house. Used to go fishing in the day and then eat that on the night, also took us to private beaches on their boat with their family. In fact, I wish I lived there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 As I said. THere are some lovely places in Wales. But Swansea is an utter shitheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMarlon Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Yeah, it's very common! Check my twitter, in my info I have "Silhillian". I grew up in a town called Shirley. I'm originally from Shirley, I'm in Marston Green now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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