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Stories about the landscapes, languages and place names explored in Etymap.

A Farm by Any Other Name: What -ton, -by and Bally- Have in Common

From Old English -ton to Norse -by and Gaelic Bally-, place names tell similar stories in different languages.

14 September 2026

Reading the Landscape: Why I Built Etymap

A walk through Torridon's place names and the detailed landscape vocabulary they preserve.

9 August 2026

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