Why does Berlin mean 'swamp'? | CITY NAME ORIGINS
About this episode
Jess and Rob explore the origins and meanings of major city names around the world.
What's in a names? Jess and Rob are exploring why major cities are called what they're called and what their names literally mean. 馃嚛馃嚜 Why does BERLIN mean 'swamp'? 馃嚡馃嚨 Why are KYOTO and TOKYO anagrams? 馃嚳馃嚘 Who is the Johannes of Johannesburg? These questions answered, and many more, in a globe-trotting episode of Words Unravelled. 馃憰 OUR MERCH 馃憵 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/ EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/ 馃憖 WATCH THIS EPISODE https://youtu.be/p4bB1fOPtXI
People in this episode
Hosts: RobWords, Jess Zafarris
Topics covered
- city names
- etymology
- geography
- cultural history
- language
Keywords
- Berlin
- Kyoto
- Tokyo
- Johannesburg
- city name origins
- etymology
- geography
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Berlin, Kyoto, Tokyo, Johannesburg
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