What is the shortest city name in the world?

The Shortest Geographical Place Names
  • U, a place in Panama.
  • U, a settlement on Pohnpei in the Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia.
  • Ú, a place in Madagascar.
  • Y, a settlement in Alaska, United States.
  • Y, a commune in the department of Somme, France.
  • Y, a river on the north of Russia.
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Which is the shortest name in the world?

Originally Answered: What's the shortest name? "E" or "E" (鄂) is a common Chinese surname, and one found in the classic book The Hundred Family Surnames from the early Song Dynasty.
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What is the world longest town name?

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki-maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitnatahu holds the world record for being the longest place name on the entire planet, at the length of 85 characters.
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What word takes 3 hours to say?

You will be surprised to know that the longest word in English has 1, 89,819 letters and it will take you three and a half hours to pronounce it correctly. This is a chemical name of titin, the largest known protein.
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What does Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu mean in English?

Near Porangahau in Hawke's Bay is an unassuming hill known as "Taumata whakatangi hangakoauau o tamatea turi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu", which translates into English as "the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as 'landeater', ...
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The Longest City Names In The World



Can you name your child a letter?

The law bans names that contain “obscenity, numerals, symbols, or a combination of letters, numerals, or symbols…”, but naming a child after a mass murderer is A-OK. In most cases, the United States is pretty relaxed about what you can name your child when it comes to the stigma or meaning a name may carry.
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What is the weirdest name?

Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116. It's pronounced 'Albin' apparently. This was actually submitted as a protest against the naming law in Sweden, which requires parents to submit a name for approval within three months of birth.
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What's the longest name?

The longest personal name is 747 characters long, and belongs to Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (b. 4 August 1914, Germany) who passed away on 24 October 1997, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, as verified on 1 January 2021.
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What is the weirdest city name?

The 35 Weirdest City Names In The U.S.
  1. Popejoy, Iowa.
  2. Hooker, Oklahoma. ...
  3. China, Texas. ...
  4. Rainbow City, Alabama. ...
  5. Blue Grass, Iowa. ...
  6. Pink, Oklahoma. ...
  7. Colon, Michigan. ...
  8. Cool, Texas. ...
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Who has 1000 letters in their name?

HOUSTON - CoSandra Williams says she spent years planning her daughter's name. It may take that long before the girl can say it. The 6-year-old girl has more than 1,000 letters in her first name - and a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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What's the most rarest name?

Both Dua and Lipa made the cut. You can learn a lot about what's going on in the world based on what people are naming their babies.
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Who Named child 7?

Seven, Puma and Mars, kids of Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu's baby names are as random as it gets. The singer welcomed son Seven, whom she shares with André 3000, in 1997.
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What name means death?

Thana means “death.” Thanatos is also a Greek name for the god of death.
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What names are illegal in UK?

Illegal baby names in the UK
  • Martian.
  • Monkey.
  • Chow Tow (which means 'Smelly Head')
  • Rogue.
  • Akuma (in Japanese it mean 'Devil'
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Can I name my baby Jesus?

Some people wonder whether they can name their child a number or a trademark, or emoji. Although there are certain states with no naming laws at all —such as Kentucky— in most states, these names would be prohibited. Here are some examples of illegal names in the United States: Jesus Christ.
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Can you name your child a swear word?

Derogatory or obscene names are banned in California. Only the 26 characters of the English alphabet are allowed, which rules out umlauts and others.
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How many letters are in Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?

The longest word in the English dictionary however, is the 45-letter word "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis", which refers to a lung disease.
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What is longest word in the world?

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word entered in the most trusted English dictionaries.
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Who has the longest legs in the world?

Maci Currin, a 17-year-old from Cedar Park, Texas, was confirmed by Guinness World Records in 2020 as having the world's longest legs (female) and the longest legs of a teenager.
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