Презентация, доклад на тему Names of cities in Great Britain

Great Britain Everyone knows the names of famous British cities such as London, Oxford, Liverpool, Cambridge and others. Where did the names of these cities came from? Let's look into the etymology of some names.

Слайд 1Names of cities in Great Britain
Made by Kozyreva Darya, 10 form,


Vetluzhskaya Secondary school
Teacher Dunaeva O.E.
Names of cities in Great BritainMade by Kozyreva Darya, 10 form, Vetluzhskaya Secondary schoolTeacher Dunaeva O.E.

Слайд 2 Great Britain
Everyone knows the names of famous British cities

such as London, Oxford, Liverpool, Cambridge and others. Where did the names of these cities came from? Let's look into the etymology of some names. Etymology -is the study of the origin of words.
Great Britain Everyone knows the names of famous British cities such as London, Oxford, Liverpool, Cambridge

Слайд 3London
The modern name of the city- London – comes from older

Roman “Londinium” (lat. Londinium).There’s no consensus about origin of the word, but scientists repeatedly put forward hypotheses about etymology of the name.
There’s a different names of London.
LondonThe modern name of the city- London – comes from older Roman “Londinium” (lat. Londinium).There’s no consensus

Слайд 4London
One of the version of informal name of the city -

The Great Wen. “Wen” means city of overpopulation.
LondonOne of the version of informal name of the city - The Great Wen. “Wen” means city

Слайд 5London
English people are often called London The Big Smoke. This name

can be literally translated as "The Big Smoke". This is due to the definition, of course, the famous London smog.
LondonEnglish people are often called London The Big Smoke. This name can be literally translated as

Слайд 6Cambridge
“Cam”- the name of the river, “Cambridge” – the bridge across

the river Cam.
Cambridge“Cam”- the name of the river, “Cambridge” – the bridge across the river Cam.

Слайд 7Oxford
The Oxford came from the words “ox” and “ford” (the junction

of the river).
OxfordThe Oxford came from the words “ox” and “ford” (the junction of the river).

Слайд 8Liverpool
Liverpool came from the words “pool” –bay, harbor; and “liver” –muddy

water.
LiverpoolLiverpool came from the words “pool” –bay, harbor; and “liver” –muddy water.

Слайд 9Leeds
Leeds came from the Latin word “Loidis” that means “area”.

LeedsLeeds came from the Latin word “Loidis” that means “area”.

Слайд 10Sandwich
This name of the city came from two words “sand” and

“wich” (village). Sandwich means – The village on the sand.
SandwichThis name of the city came from two words “sand” and “wich” (village). Sandwich means – The

Слайд 11Lancaster
The name of the city came from words “Lan” –old word

Lune and “cater” – old word “castle”. Lancaster means – the castle on the river Lune.
LancasterThe name of the city came from words “Lan” –old word Lune and “cater” – old word

Слайд 12Portsmouth
It’s consists of two words: Port-Parking of ships; mouth –word with

a lot of meanings. We know it's "mouth", and "the mouth of the river (where it empties into the sea). So Portsmouth mean port at the mouth of the river.
PortsmouthIt’s consists of two words: Port-Parking of ships; mouth –word with a lot of meanings. We know

Слайд 13The Conclusion
We came to the conclusion that the cities of Great

Britain came from Latin. Most modern English places names have their origins in Old English, the Anglo-Saxon language. We seem to have more than our share of hybrid names .
The ConclusionWe came to the conclusion that the cities of Great Britain came from Latin. Most modern

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