Generic Forms for Place Names¶
This is the list of generic forms that should be used to generate the place names. There are 5 categories: geographical elements, settlement elements, descriptors, conjunctions and miscellaneous.
Geographical Elements¶
- Bay
- Beach
- Broad
- Cave
- Ditch
- Field
- Forest Clearing
- Headland
- High Woodland
- Hill
- Hollow
- Island
- Lake
- Marsh
- Meadow
- Mound
- Mountain
- Mouth of River
- Open Land
- Pool
- Ravine
- Ridge
- River
- Spring
- Stone/Stony
- Swamp
- Thicket
- Tree
- Valley
- Waterfall
- Wood
Settlement Elements¶
- Bridge
- Camp/Fortification
- Church
- Cottage
- Enclosure
- Farmstead
- Holy Place
- Homestead
- Market
- Mine
- Place
- Road
- Settlement
Descriptors¶
- East
- Large
- North
- Small
- South
- West
Conjunctions¶
- At the
- By the
- Near the
- With the
Miscellaneous¶
- The
- Plural