16 May 08
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Originally posted by NordlysThere is a place in south Dublin, a satelite town, called Tallaght. The name is derived from "támh leacht", which means " a plague burial ground" 😛
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCllheim
A literal translation of "Müllheim" would be "garbage home". I once had a very nice dinner there.
edit...oh, and a village near Navan, called "Nobber" 😛
17 May 08
In Brazil,
In the state of Bahia there is a place called ''América Dourada'' which literally means ''golden america''
, in the state of Espirito Santo there is a town called ''Laranja da Terra'' which means ''earth's orange''
and in the state of Alagoas there's a town called ''Feliz Deserto'' which means '' happy desert'' 😉
18 May 08
Originally posted by Mad Mac MacMadYes, I'm sure it does. I live in an area in which many places take their name from places in Scotland. The area around here was settled by the Scots in the 18th century. There's also lots of English names too.
Probably takes it name from Biggar, Scotland which is mildly famous - does good breakfast rolls. There are some biggar towns within driving distance through