Unknown source, just found it on Facebook and last trace I found is this Reddit post but it isn't marked as OC: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/gmky0e/the_difference_between_constantinople_city_of/
this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2024
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I recently learned that Istanbul is actually a Greek based mashup word for "in the city"
If you look deep enough, pretty much every city's name is actually some banale description of the location or some guy who was relevant to it's founding.
Examples of this in the cities of Scotland that we can actually trace the etymologies of:
isn't aberdeen even simpler? it literally has the river Dee running through it, aber-dee-n
Yes and no. Both of the major rivers at Aberdeen — the Don and the Dee — are derived from the name of Devona. The original settlement of Aberdeen was around the Don rather than the Dee. The bit around the Dee is "New Aberdeen" (or at least, it was "new" in the 12th century). While the Dee > Deen connection is an intuitive one, Don > Deen also keeps the consonants consistent
But also, it felt worthwhile to dig into what the names within each name meant too, which is why I gave "mouth of the roaring river" instead of "mouth of the Ness"
I only recently learned that Budapest was originally two separate cities on opposite sides of a river named Buda and Pest.
The rivers here are names of colors.
Actually, it likely means "in/to/into Constantinople" (p. 240), and Constantinople itself is named after Constantine the Great.
So is Al-Madinah (literally 'The City') in KSA.
Makes me wish I could register “the pen” as a trademark or something and start selling pens under that name. I wonder if that also makes it impossible for anyone ever find this brand online.
Technically, Al-Madinah is shortened for Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, which means The Luminous City.
So maybe you could sell 'the luminous pen' instead 🤔
That would also make SEO so much easier.