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Placename vs Waverley - What's the difference?

placename | waverley |

As a noun placename

is the name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or position.

As a proper noun Waverley is

a very rare Scottish surname of unknown origin.

placename

English

Alternative forms

* place-name * place name

Noun

(en noun)
  • The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or position.
  • * Often, the name of a nationality is derived from its placename , or vice versa.

    • Synonyms

    * (l), (l)

    waverley

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A very rare Scottish surname of unknown origin
  • A novel (and subsequent series) by
  • A railway station in Edinburgh
  • Any of several placenames in several countries