List of geographic anagrams and ananyms

These are geographic anagrams and ananyms. Anagrams are rearrangements of the letters of another name or word. Ananyms (also called reversals) are other names or words spelled backwards. Technically, a reversal is also an anagram, but the two are derived by different methods, so they are listed separately.

Anagrams

Name Anagram of Notes Reference
Birson, Saskatchewan[1]RobinsGeorge Cornelius Robins, early settler; now known as Fir Ridge[2]
Boncar, West VirginiacarbonNow known as Alloy, West Virginia[3]
Carol City, FloridaCoralname changed after Coral Gables threatened to sue[4]
Delmita, Texas(arbitrary letters)seven sons of founder Nicéforo G. Peña, Sr. each drew a letter[5]
Elroy, WisconsinLeroychosen to avoid post office name duplication[6]
Garus, Californiasugar [7]
Goliad, TexasHidalgo (except silent H)indirect naming for Miguel Hidalgo, Mexican national hero[8]
El Jobean, FloridaJoel Beandeveloper anagrammed his own name[4]
Kinhop, Saskatchewan[9]Hopkins (minus the S)William Hopkins[2]
Landrose, SaskatchewanRoselandWilliam Roseland[2]
Lerado, KansasLaredo, Texaspost office clerical error resulted in a swap of the E and A[10]
Linbro Park, Sandton, South AfricaBrolinlocal family name[11]
Lipona Plantation, FloridaNapoliowned by Prince Achille Murat, former prince of Naples[4]
Malesus, Tennessee[12]SamuelsSamuels was a prominent local who did not want the town named for him. Malesus was a compromise[13]
Medina, North Dakotamedianname changed from Midway, so named because it's about halfway between the extreme east and west of the continent[14]
Neola, West VirginiaOlean, New York [3]
Romley, Colorado[15]MorelyColonel B. F. Morely, mine owner; now a ghost town[16]:323
Salitpa, AlabamaSatilpa Creekerror when someone apparently crossed the wrong letter (thus switching the L and T) when applying for a post office[17]
Shallmar, MarylandMarshall"a New Yorker who founded the community"

[18]

Solina, Ontario(arbitrary letters)School teacher John Hughes suggested a name be coined from the letters A I L N O and S. Solina was chosen over several other choices such as Linosa and Sinola[19]
Ticona, Illinois[20]Tonica, Illinoisa nearby town[21]
Vadis, West VirginiaDavis [3]
Vinsulla, British Columbia[22]SullivanMichael Sullivan, early pioneer[23]
Windber, PennsylvaniaBerwindCharles and Edward Berwind, mine owners[24]

Ananyms

Name Reversal of Notes Reference
Adanac, Nipissing District, OntarioCanada  
Adanac, Parry Sound District, OntarioCanadacommunity within Carling, Ontario. 
Adanac, SaskatchewanCanada  
Adaven, NevadaNevadaghost town[25]
Aksarben Village, Omaha, NebraskaNebraskamixed-use development. Formerly, the Ak-Sar-Ben (arena), a horse race track and indoor arena 
Amabala, Oklahoma[26]Alabama [27]
Cleo, Oregon[28]O(regon) E(xport) L(umber) C(ompany)reversed acronym; railroad stop[29]
Egnar, Coloradorange [30]
Ekal, Floridalake [31]
Ekoms, Oregonsmokepost office approved but never established; up river from Ragic (q.v.)[29]
Enola, South Carolina[32]alone [31]
Enola Hill[33]alonehill in Oregon, applied by a homesteader whose house was isolated[29]
Etlah, MissourihalteGerman for "stop"[34]
Lebam, WashingtonMabel Goodelldaughter of early settler 
Lennut, Kentucky[35]tunnelnow known as Combs, Kentucky[36]
Muroc, CaliforniaRalph and Clifford Corumnow the location of Edwards Air Force Base, formerly Muroc Field[31]
Nagrom, WashingtonElmer G. Morganowner of Morgan Lumber Company 
Namorf, Oregon[37]George Fromanlocal resident[29]
Narod, California[38]Daronrailroad section foreman's name; RR stop south of Montclair, California[7]
Nikep, MarylandPekinformer name arbitrarily reversed to avoid postal confusion[39]
Nilrem, AlbertaMerlin [40]
Nivloc, Nevada[41]Colvinmine owner[25]
Nolem, Floridamelon [31]
Niton, Albertanot in [40]
Notla, TexasAlton Grocery Companylandowner also owned Alton grocery store in Enid, Oklahoma[31]
Ocapos, ArizonaSO(uthern) PA(acific) CO(mpany)reversed acronym; also known as Southern Pacific Railroad[42]
Orestod, ColoradoDotsero, Coloradoopposite ends of a short railroad line; Dotsero is derived from dot-zero, origin point of rail line[30]
Radec, Californiacedar [7]
Ragic, Oregoncigarpost office on the Rogue River(1898-1900); see also Ekoms[29]
Redart, VirginiaTraderearly settler's name[43]
Reklaw, TexasMargaret Walkerland donor; reversed due to post office name conflict[31]
Remlap, AlabamaJames W. Palmerfirst postmaster[44]
Remlig, TexasAlexander Gilmerowner of the Gilmer Lumber Company[45]
Remlik, Virginia[46]Willis Sharpe Kilmerestate owned by Kilmer, a patent medicine entrepreneur[47]
Retlaw, AlbertaWalter R. BakerCanadian Pacific Railway official[48]
Retlaw, OregonH. L. WalterSouthern Pacific Railroad employee[29]
Retrop, OklahomaIra J. Porterfirst postmaster 
Retsil, WashingtonErnest ListerWashington Governor (1913-1919) 
Retsof, New YorkFostertown founder 
Revilo, Tennessee[49]Oliverbrand name of a plow[13]
Revloc, PennsylvaniaColver, Pennsylvaniatwo company towns, owned by Monroe Coal Company 
Robat, South Carolina[50]Mount Taborlocality in Union County 
Rolyat, OregonTaylorprobably the name of a Post Office official in Washington[29]
Rotavele, Californiaelevator  
Sacul, TexasLucasland owner's name; reversed due to post office name conflict[51]
Saxet, Texas[52]Texaslocality in Shelby County[53]
Senoj Lake (Oregon)Jonesperson unknown[29]
Setag, TexasJames T. Gatescompany owner[54]
Silaxo, CaliforniaOxalis, CaliforniaSilaxo is a few miles south of Oxalis[7]
Sniktaw, CaliforniaW. F. Watkinsjournalist who used Sniktaw as an pseudonym[31]
Tesnus, Texassunsetsunset appearing on a logo of Southern Pacific Railroad[55]
Ti, OklahomaI(ndian) T(erritory)reversed abbreviation; named before territory was renamed to Oklahoma[27]
Tinrag, TexasGarnitlocal family name[56]
Trebloc, MississippiColbertlocal family name 
Trevlac, IndianaColonel Calvertresort developer; reversed to avoid duplication[31]
Wabasso, FloridaOssabaw Island in Georgia [31]
Yellek, OntarioR J. Kelleytrainmaster for Canadian Northern Railway 
Yewed, OklahomaAdmiral George Deweyreversed due to post office name conflict[27]

Imperfect ananyms

Name Reversal of Notes Reference
Enola, NebraskaT. J. Malonefounder; omitted the M when reversed.[31]
Lionilli, Kentucky[57]Illinoisintended to be Sionilli, but name misrecorded by post office clerk[36]
Nonnell, KentuckyJohn LennonL&N RR maintenance supervisor, with an extra L[36]
Revillo, South DakotaJ. S. Oliverrailroad man; extra L added.[31]
Sarben, NebraskaNebraskaomitting the KA 
Mount Sniktau, ColoradoWatkins"Sniktau" was a pen name of journalist E. H. N. Patterson, who borrowed and modified W. F. Watkins's nom de plume; see Sniktaw above[30]
Tensed, IdahoPierre-Jean De SmetBelgian missionary; reversed due to post office name conflict, and then misspelled during name approval process[31]
Yelrome, IllinoisIsaac MorleyMormon elder; E added for pronunciation; town burned down by anti-Mormon mob in 1845[21]
Yesmar, AlabamaRamsaylocal family name, but with an E replacing an A.[31]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Birson, Saskatchewan". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. 1 2 3 Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
  3. 1 2 3 Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 57.
  4. 1 2 3 Morris, Allan (1995). Florida Place Names: Alachua to Zolfo Springs. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc. ISBN 1-56164-084-0.
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  6. ↑ Gard, Ropbert E. (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names. Wisconsin Historical Society. ISBN 9780870207082.
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  10. ↑ McCoy, Sondra Van Meter; Hults, Jan (1989). 1001 Kansas Place Names. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 0-7006-0392-1.
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  14. ↑ Williams, Mary Ann Barnes (1966). Origins of North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, ND: Bismarck Tribune. p. 306.
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  16. ↑ Temple, Robert D. (2009). Edge Effects: the Border-Name Places (2nd ed.). Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse, Inc. ISBN 978-0-595-47758-6.
  17. ↑ McLeod Matthews, Mitford (1948). Some Sources of Southernisms. University of Alabama Press. p. 73.
  18. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1984). The Placenames of Maryland : their origin and meaning. Baltimore, Md.: Maryland Historical Society. ISBN 0-938420-28-3.
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  20. ↑ "Ticona, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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  28. ↑ "Cleo, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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  33. ↑ "Enola Hill, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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  35. ↑ "Lennut, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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  44. ↑ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817304102.
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  46. ↑ "Kilmer, Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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  50. ↑ "Robat, South Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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  52. ↑ "Saxet, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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