The town's name is attested as Aisincurt in 1175, derived from a Germanic masculine name Aizo, Aizino and the early Northern French word curt ' farm with a courtyard ' ( Late Latin cortem ).

On 25 May 1824, the town plat was registered with Wayne County as " Annsarbour "; this represents the earliest known use of the town's name.

The name derives from a Brythonic word Gobannia meaning " river of the blacksmiths ", and relates to the town's pre-Roman importance in iron smelting.

The river later became, in Welsh, Gafenni, and the town's name became Abergavenny, meaning " mouth of ( Welsh: Aber ) the Gavenny ( Gafenni )".

While the town's name is generally seen as a diminutive form of Barcelona in Spain, Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing point out an earlier attestation of the name Barcilona in Barcelonnette in around 1200, and suggest that it is derived instead from two earlier stems signifying a mountain, * bar and * cin ( the latter of which is also seen in the name of Mont Cenis ).

Barcino Nova is the town's Latin name meaning " new Barcelona "; Barcino was the Roman name for Barcelona in Spain from its foundation by Emperor Augustus in 10 BC, and it was only changed to Barcelona in the Middle Ages.

The town's name is old as it shows the typical effects of the High German consonant shift ( b > p, t > ss ).

It has been suggested that the town's name comes from an archaic word in the Cornish " bod " ( meaning a dwelling ; the later word is " bos ") and a contraction of " menegh " ( monks ).

The town's name was changed to Columbus on March 20, 1821.

'" Morris's second documentary would be about the town and bear its name, although it makes no mention of Vernon as " Nub City ", but instead explores other idiosyncrasies of the town's residents.

The town's name comes from the Irish: Inis Ceithleann.

The town's name ( with the archaic spelling ) continues to form part of the title to The Royal Irish Regiment ( 27th ( Inniskilling ) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment ).

Since the release of the film the town of Åmål has even tried to embrace the publicity generated, despite the fact that the town's name is missing from the English title.

The town's name means " military settlement ," from Old English here-wic.

Finally, in 1838 the town's name was changed to simply Jackson.

The name Carmarthen derives from the town's previous Roman name, Moridunum.

The negative references to Nazareth in the Gospel of John suggest that ancient Jews did not connect the town's name to prophecy.

This fragment gives the town's name in Hebrew as " נצרת " ( n-ṣ-r-t ).

The town's name is the Arabic word for ' dignity ', which elevated its symbolism in the eyes of the Arab people, especially after the collective Arab defeat in 1967.

In two minutes the body of Tilghman's former comrade, who had been killed by Blue Throat in a gambling brawl the previous night, was carried into the town's funeral parlor to be prepared for decent burial.

The real Franco-German frontier was beyond the town's limits.

He was in London `` searching records for our town's causes '' in 1600 with young Henry Sturley, the assistant schoolmaster.

It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders.

The town's growth was facilitated by its role as the administrative and commercial centre of German East Africa and industrial expansion resulting from the construction of the Central Railway Line in the early 1900s.

In 1996 a small memorial park north of the town's business district was dedicated to him.

This was important since towns very often depended on a good reputation for export of a narrow range of products, on which not only the guild's, but the town's, reputation depended.

By a Charter of Elizabeth I in 1589 the bailiff was replaced by a mayor, by which time the town's importance was dwindling.

The drink originated in Falkirk where it was particularly popular among the town's thirsty foundry workers.

His father was a shipwright, ship owner and contractor, and served as the town's chief baillie, while his mother, Agnes Muirhead, came from a distinguished family and was well educated.

In 2006 a € 100, 000 computer-controlled mirror, 8 × 5 m, was installed to reflect sunlight into the town's piazza.

His father was primarily a farmer though he was also deacon of the local Congregational church, captain of the town's militia, and a founder of a local book society — a precursor to the public library.

The town's hospital was founded in the mid-15 century and remained in operation until the second half of the 19th century.

The Wyre was the town's first local commercial radio station and began broadcasting on 12 September 2005 from studios in Kidderminster.

A major change in the town centre road infrastructure was the construction of the ring road in the 1970s and 1980s, which relieved the town's growing congestion problem.

His birthplace was demolished in 1689 and the town's Melanchthonhaus built on its site in 1897.

In February 2010, Lulu Xingwana approved the town's name to be changed again to Mahikeng.

The town's name was now changed into " Słupsk " ( the Polish version of its name ) by the Commission for the Determination of Place Names on April 23, 1945.

Incorporated in 1778, the town's name was changed to Brookfield in honor of Brooks, who was still the minister.

In 1883, the town's name was officially changed to San Angelo by the United States Post Office.

On September 10 of that year, Daniel Gookin and others petitioned to have the town's name officially changed from Quinsigamond to Worcester.

The town's name was officially changed to Lineville in 1870 when it became the temporary seat of government for Clay County.

Standup comedian Henry Cho, whose wife is from Arab, shares the alternate explanation that the town's name was changed following a misspelling on the water tower.

The town's name was changed to Manley Hot Springs in 1957.

The town's name was changed to Scottsdale in 1894.

Prior to 1900, the town saw the arrival of the Rock Island Railroad and the town's name was changed to Hartford.

Originally known as Cold Springs Ranch, the town's name changed upon establishment of the post office in 1902.

The first post office opened in 1854 as Vallicita ; the town's name was changed to Vallecito in 1940.

The California legislature changed the town's ( and the county's ) name to Colusa in 1854.

Washington's economy has changed considerably over the course of the town's history.

Through the 1940s, Deerfield remained a largely agricultural based community, but in 1939 the town's name was changed to Deerfield Beach to let tourists know it has a beach.

The town's name was changed to Paris at its incorporation on February 18, 1854, but three years later reverted to its current name.

As its population swelled, the new Idaho Territorial legislature changed the town's name to " Idaho City ," to avoid confusion with Bannack, Montana, in present-day Beaverhead County, the southwestern corner of Montana.

In 1895 the town's name of Wirt was changed to Ellston so mail would be correctly received, rather than confused with the nearby northeasterly town of Van Wert.

The town's name was officially changed to Hazard in 1854.

First named Bayou Ridge, this town's name was later changed to Evergreen, inspired by its beautiful, evergreen Magnolia trees.

On February 5, 1889, the town's name was changed to Stockton Springs in anticipation of bottling local spring water.