Place Facts About Name

Barack Obama's first name means "one who is blessed" in Swahili, borrowed from the Arabic root B-R-K

In France, there's a place called Y.

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

Rice paper does not have any rice in it!

The names of all seven continents end with the same letter they begin with: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas.

Muhammad is the most common name in the world.

There is a city called Rome on every continent except Antarctica.

Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur means "muddy confluence" in Malay

Los Angeles's original name from 1781 was 'El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río Porciúncula' - a 55-character mouthful that Spanish settlers thankfully shortened over time.

In the Philippines there's a boy named "Lord Voldemort".

In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.

There is a town called Okay, OK. It has a population of 600 people.

In 2005, a man named Ronald MacDonald robbed Wendy's.

While major thoroughfares and famous avenues in Japan may have names, the majority of residential streets do not. Instead, the Japanese addressing system relies on a hierarchical structure of districts, blocks, and building numbers for navigation.

Santa Claus has many different names around the world including Father Christmas in the UK, Père Noël in France, Weihnachtsmann in Germany, Julenisse in Denmark, Ded Moroz (meaning Grandfather Frost) in Russia, Babbo Natale in Italy, and Papai Noel in Brazil.

'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S., while 'First Street' ranks only sixth.

The 'L.L.' in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'.

A British teenager changed his name in 2008 to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.

The Canary Islands were not named after a bird called the canary. They were named after a breed of dogs!

The state of Wyoming is named after a valley in Pennsylvania.