City Names

Q: What are good city name ideas?

One trade plus one site, and check the receipt parses. Millford, "the river crossing at the mill," works because a mill needs a crossing. Spiceminster, "monastery settlement of the spice market," works because monasteries ran markets. If the trade and the suffix cannot coexist, the name reads wrong even when it sounds fine.

Q: Are these city names real?

Six rows are real cities, and they say so. Oxford, Cambridge, Woolwich, Westminster, Plymouth, and Newcastle are attested with their decompositions. Every other row is a build from the same documented morphology, with its suffix receipt named in the tradition column.

City names record why people gathered. Millford is "the river crossing at the mill": mill (the trade) + ford (the site). Here are names for cities with their parts on the table: 156 of them, trade roots and settlement suffixes, six real cities included, each row carrying its receipt.

Open these in the generator →every name comes with a receipt

What are city names?

One trade root plus one settlement suffix, joined. Every generated row here passes the trade-plus-suffix criterion: the root names the economy that sustained the place, and the suffix names the site that sheltered it, with the suffix's real receipt in the tradition column. The last six rows are attested cities. Names bold, glosses italic, nothing between the rows.

City names with their builds, meanings and traditions
Name	Built from	Meaning	Tradition
Millford	mill + ford	the river crossing at the mill	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Millburg	mill + burg	fort by the mill	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Millburgh	mill + burgh	fort town of the mill	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Millchester	mill + chester	Roman-fort site of the mill	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Millcaster	mill + caster	Roman fort by the mill	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Millbury	mill + bury	fortified place of the mill	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Millminster	mill + minster	monastery settlement of the mill	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Millport	mill + port	harbor of the mill	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Millhaven	mill + haven	harbor haven of the mill	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Millmouth	mill + mouth	river-mouth site of the mill	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Tannford	tann + ford	the river crossing at the tannery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Tannburg	tann + burg	fort by the tannery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Tannburgh	tann + burgh	fort town of the tannery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Tannchester	tann + chester	Roman-fort site of the tannery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Tanncaster	tann + caster	Roman fort by the tannery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Tannbury	tann + bury	fortified place of the tannery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Tannminster	tann + minster	monastery settlement of the tannery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Tannport	tann + port	harbor of the tannery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Tannhaven	tann + haven	harbor haven of the tannery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Tannmouth	tann + mouth	river-mouth site of the tannery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Saltford	salt + ford	the river crossing at the salt works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Saltburg	salt + burg	fort by the salt works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Saltburgh	salt + burgh	fort town of the salt works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Saltchester	salt + chester	Roman-fort site of the salt works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Saltcaster	salt + caster	Roman fort by the salt works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Saltbury	salt + bury	fortified place of the salt works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Saltminster	salt + minster	monastery settlement of the salt works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Saltport	salt + port	harbor of the salt works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Salthaven	salt + haven	harbor haven of the salt works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Saltmouth	salt + mouth	river-mouth site of the salt works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Fishford	fish + ford	the river crossing at the fishery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Fishburg	fish + burg	fort by the fishery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Fishburgh	fish + burgh	fort town of the fishery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Fishchester	fish + chester	Roman-fort site of the fishery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Fishcaster	fish + caster	Roman fort by the fishery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Fishbury	fish + bury	fortified place of the fishery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Fishminster	fish + minster	monastery settlement of the fishery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Fishport	fish + port	harbor of the fishery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Fishhaven	fish + haven	harbor haven of the fishery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Fishmouth	fish + mouth	river-mouth site of the fishery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Woolford	wool + ford	the river crossing at the wool trade	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Woolburg	wool + burg	fort by the wool trade	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Woolburgh	wool + burgh	fort town of the wool trade	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Woolchester	wool + chester	Roman-fort site of the wool trade	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Woolcaster	wool + caster	Roman fort by the wool trade	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Woolbury	wool + bury	fortified place of the wool trade	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Woolminster	wool + minster	monastery settlement of the wool trade	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Woolport	wool + port	harbor of the wool trade	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Woolhaven	wool + haven	harbor haven of the wool trade	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Woolmouth	wool + mouth	river-mouth site of the wool trade	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Coalford	coal + ford	the river crossing at the coal pits	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Coalburg	coal + burg	fort by the coal pits	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Coalburgh	coal + burgh	fort town of the coal pits	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Coalchester	coal + chester	Roman-fort site of the coal pits	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Coalcaster	coal + caster	Roman fort by the coal pits	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Coalbury	coal + bury	fortified place of the coal pits	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Coalminster	coal + minster	monastery settlement of the coal pits	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Coalport	coal + port	harbor of the coal pits	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Coalhaven	coal + haven	harbor haven of the coal pits	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Coalmouth	coal + mouth	river-mouth site of the coal pits	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Ironford	iron + ford	the river crossing at the iron works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Ironburg	iron + burg	fort by the iron works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Ironburgh	iron + burgh	fort town of the iron works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Ironchester	iron + chester	Roman-fort site of the iron works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Ironcaster	iron + caster	Roman fort by the iron works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Ironbury	iron + bury	fortified place of the iron works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Ironminster	iron + minster	monastery settlement of the iron works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Ironport	iron + port	harbor of the iron works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Ironhaven	iron + haven	harbor haven of the iron works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Ironmouth	iron + mouth	river-mouth site of the iron works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Clayford	clay + ford	the river crossing at the clay beds	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Clayburg	clay + burg	fort by the clay beds	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Clayburgh	clay + burgh	fort town of the clay beds	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Claychester	clay + chester	Roman-fort site of the clay beds	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Claycaster	clay + caster	Roman fort by the clay beds	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Claybury	clay + bury	fortified place of the clay beds	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Clayminster	clay + minster	monastery settlement of the clay beds	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Clayport	clay + port	harbor of the clay beds	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Clayhaven	clay + haven	harbor haven of the clay beds	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Claymouth	clay + mouth	river-mouth site of the clay beds	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Bakeford	bake + ford	the river crossing at the bakehouse	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Bakeburg	bake + burg	fort by the bakehouse	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Bakeburgh	bake + burgh	fort town of the bakehouse	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Bakechester	bake + chester	Roman-fort site of the bakehouse	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Bakecaster	bake + caster	Roman fort by the bakehouse	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Bakebury	bake + bury	fortified place of the bakehouse	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Bakeminster	bake + minster	monastery settlement of the bakehouse	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Bakeport	bake + port	harbor of the bakehouse	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Bakehaven	bake + haven	harbor haven of the bakehouse	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Bakemouth	bake + mouth	river-mouth site of the bakehouse	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Brewford	brew + ford	the river crossing at the brewery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Brewburg	brew + burg	fort by the brewery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Brewburgh	brew + burgh	fort town of the brewery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Brewchester	brew + chester	Roman-fort site of the brewery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Brewcaster	brew + caster	Roman fort by the brewery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Brewbury	brew + bury	fortified place of the brewery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Brewminster	brew + minster	monastery settlement of the brewery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Brewport	brew + port	harbor of the brewery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Brewhaven	brew + haven	harbor haven of the brewery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Brewmouth	brew + mouth	river-mouth site of the brewery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Silkford	silk + ford	the river crossing at the silk works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Silkburg	silk + burg	fort by the silk works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Silkburgh	silk + burgh	fort town of the silk works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Silkchester	silk + chester	Roman-fort site of the silk works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Silkcaster	silk + caster	Roman fort by the silk works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Silkbury	silk + bury	fortified place of the silk works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Silkminster	silk + minster	monastery settlement of the silk works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Silkport	silk + port	harbor of the silk works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Silkhaven	silk + haven	harbor haven of the silk works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Silkmouth	silk + mouth	river-mouth site of the silk works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Spiceford	spice + ford	the river crossing at the spice market	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Spiceburg	spice + burg	fort by the spice market	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Spiceburgh	spice + burgh	fort town of the spice market	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Spicechester	spice + chester	Roman-fort site of the spice market	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Spicecaster	spice + caster	Roman fort by the spice market	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Spicebury	spice + bury	fortified place of the spice market	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Spiceminster	spice + minster	monastery settlement of the spice market	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Spiceport	spice + port	harbor of the spice market	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Spicehaven	spice + haven	harbor haven of the spice market	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Spicemouth	spice + mouth	river-mouth site of the spice market	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Marbleford	marble + ford	the river crossing at the marble quarry	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Marbleburg	marble + burg	fort by the marble quarry	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Marbleburgh	marble + burgh	fort town of the marble quarry	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Marblechester	marble + chester	Roman-fort site of the marble quarry	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Marblecaster	marble + caster	Roman fort by the marble quarry	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Marblebury	marble + bury	fortified place of the marble quarry	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Marbleminster	marble + minster	monastery settlement of the marble quarry	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Marbleport	marble + port	harbor of the marble quarry	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Marblehaven	marble + haven	harbor haven of the marble quarry	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Marblemouth	marble + mouth	river-mouth site of the marble quarry	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Weaverford	weaver + ford	the river crossing at the weavers	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Weaverburg	weaver + burg	fort by the weavers	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Weaverburgh	weaver + burgh	fort town of the weavers	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Weaverchester	weaver + chester	Roman-fort site of the weavers	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Weavercaster	weaver + caster	Roman fort by the weavers	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Weaverbury	weaver + bury	fortified place of the weavers	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Weaverminster	weaver + minster	monastery settlement of the weavers	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Weaverport	weaver + port	harbor of the weavers	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Weaverhaven	weaver + haven	harbor haven of the weavers	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Weavermouth	weaver + mouth	river-mouth site of the weavers	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Ropeford	rope + ford	the river crossing at the rope walk	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Ropeburg	rope + burg	fort by the rope walk	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Hamburg
Ropeburgh	rope + burgh	fort town of the rope walk	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Ropechester	rope + chester	Roman-fort site of the rope walk	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Ropecaster	rope + caster	Roman fort by the rope walk	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Ropebury	rope + bury	fortified place of the rope walk	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Canterbury
Ropeminster	rope + minster	monastery settlement of the rope walk	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Ropeport	rope + port	harbor of the rope walk	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Ropehaven	rope + haven	harbor haven of the rope walk	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Ropemouth	rope + mouth	river-mouth site of the rope walk	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Oxford	ox + ford	ford for oxen (Old English Oxenaford)	Real city (attested)
Cambridge	cam + bridge	bridge over the River Cam	Real city (attested)
Woolwich	wool + wic	wool trading settlement	Real city (attested)
Westminster	west + minster	the west monastery church	Real city (attested)
Plymouth	plym + mouth	river mouth of the River Plym	Real city (attested)
Newcastle	new + castle	the new castle of 1080	Real city (attested)

What do city names mean?

Exactly what their two morphemes say: the trade plus the site. Twelve meaning spotlights, receipts attached:

City name meanings spotlight
Name	Built from	Meaning	Tradition
Millford	mill + ford	the river crossing at the mill	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Oxford
Tannchester	tann + chester	Roman-fort site of the tannery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Manchester
Saltburgh	salt + burgh	fort town of the salt works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Edinburgh
Fishmouth	fish + mouth	river-mouth site of the fishery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Plymouth
Coalcaster	coal + caster	Roman fort by the coal pits	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Lancaster
Ironport	iron + port	harbor of the iron works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Newport
Brewminster	brew + minster	monastery settlement of the brewery	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Westminster
Silkhaven	silk + haven	harbor haven of the silk works	Trade root + settlement suffix (attested morphology); suffix receipt: Milford Haven
Oxford	ox + ford	ford for oxen (Old English Oxenaford)	Real city (attested)
Cambridge	cam + bridge	bridge over the River Cam	Real city (attested)
Woolwich	wool + wic	wool trading settlement	Real city (attested)
Newcastle	new + castle	the new castle of 1080	Real city (attested)

How do city names work?

Bind a trade to a site word. Oxford is ox plus ford, a ford for driving oxen across. Woolwich is wool plus wic, a wool trading place. The suffix is doing the archaeology: chester and caster mark Roman forts from Latin castrum, minster marks a monastery church, mouth marks a river meeting the sea, burgh marks a defended town. Real English cities were named by this system for a thousand years, so a fantasy map built on it reads as settled rather than invented. The naming craft behind it is taught on the how to name a character page, in its worldbuilding section.

Real cities, decomposed

Six attested cities, parsed with the same grammar this list uses. Each suffix is doing different work: a crossing, a bridge, a trade, a church, a river mouth, a castle. That spread is the toolkit.

Real city names decomposed
City	Built from	What it recorded
Oxford	ox + ford	a ford for oxen
Cambridge	cam + bridge	the bridge over the Cam
Woolwich	wool + wic	the wool trading settlement
Westminster	west + minster	the monastery west of the city
Plymouth	plym + mouth	the mouth of the River Plym
Newcastle	new + castle	the "new" castle of 1080

City name questions, answered

What are good city name ideas?

One trade plus one site, and check the receipt parses. Millford, "the river crossing at the mill," works because a mill needs a crossing. Spiceminster, "monastery settlement of the spice market," works because monasteries ran markets. If the trade and the suffix cannot coexist, the name reads wrong even when it sounds fine.

Are these city names real?

Six rows are real cities, and they say so. Oxford, Cambridge, Woolwich, Westminster, Plymouth, and Newcastle are attested with their decompositions. Every other row is a build from the same documented morphology, with its suffix receipt named in the tradition column.

What makes a name sound like a city?

A city-scale suffix: ford, burg, chester, minster, port, haven, mouth. These are the words that recorded crossings, forts, monasteries, and harbors, the four things that gathered people at scale. Farm-scale suffixes like thorpe and combe do the opposite: they shrink the name. Build your own in the generator.

Where the meanings come from. Settlement suffix glosses follow published English place-name scholarship; every receipt example (Oxford, Manchester, Westminster, Plymouth, Canterbury) is a real attested toponym. Trade-root builds are ours, built on that documented system. Where every name's receipt comes from →