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i'm sure we could do the whole alphabet! we could save that "W" one for later :) however, we're only doing 13, so i guess not :lol:

Name 13 cities named after people - and their 'name-givers'

1. Alexandria – Alexander the Great
2. Bolivia - Simon Bolivar
3. Charleroi, Belgium – Charles II of Spain
4. Darwin, Northern Territory Australia- Charles Darwin
5. Ettelbruck, Lux. - Attila the Hun
6. Flavigny-sur-Ozerain - possibly named after a Roman general Flavius
7. Gandhinagar, India – Mahatma Gandhi
8. Willemstad (capital Curaçao) named after King Willem.
9. Ivaylovgrad – Tsar Ivaylo of Bulgaria
10. Jacksonville, Florida – Andrew Jackson

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Name 13 cities named after people - and their 'name-givers'

1. Alexandria – Alexander the Great
2. Bolivia - Simon Bolivar
3. Charleroi, Belgium – Charles II of Spain
4. Darwin, Northern Territory Australia- Charles Darwin
5. Ettelbruck, Lux. - Attila the Hun
6. Flavigny-sur-Ozerain - possibly named after a Roman general Flavius
7. Gandhinagar, India – Mahatma Gandhi
8. Willemstad (capital Curaçao) named after King Willem.
9. Ivaylovgrad – Tsar Ivaylo of Bulgaria
10. Jacksonville, Florida – Andrew Jackson
11. Keetmanshoop, Namibia – Johann Keetman (German trader)

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Alphabethical...? Who said that? :confused:

Well, OK, then. :biggrin:

Name 13 cities named after people - and their 'name-givers'

1. Alexandria – Alexander the Great
2. Bolivia - Simon Bolivar
3. Charleroi, Belgium – Charles II of Spain
4. Darwin, Northern Territory Australia- Charles Darwin
5. Ettelbruck, Lux. - Attila the Hun
6. Flavigny-sur-Ozerain - possibly named after a Roman general Flavius
7. Gandhinagar, India – Mahatma Gandhi
8. Willemstad (capital Curaçao) named after King Willem.
9. Ivaylovgrad – Tsar Ivaylo of Bulgaria
10. Jacksonville, Florida – Andrew Jackson
11. Keetmanshoop, Namibia – Johann Keetman (German trader)
12. Lafayette, LA

Should I edit my previous post as well...?

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It was an 'unofficial' edit to the category, see cities #2 and #3 ;). No need for edits to the posts though :no:

Name 13 cities named after people - and their 'name-givers'

1. Alexandria – Alexander the Great
2. Bolivia - Simon Bolivar
3. Charleroi, Belgium – Charles II of Spain
4. Darwin, Northern Territory Australia- Charles Darwin
5. Ettelbruck, Lux. - Attila the Hun
6. Flavigny-sur-Ozerain - possibly named after a Roman general Flavius
7. Gandhinagar, India – Mahatma Gandhi
8. Willemstad (capital Curaçao) named after King Willem.
9. Ivaylovgrad – Tsar Ivaylo of Bulgaria
10. Jacksonville, Florida – Andrew Jackson
11. Keetmanshoop, Namibia – Johann Keetman (German trader)
12. Lafayette, LA
13. Marconia, Italy – Guglielmo Marconi

Name 13 cities named after people - and their 'name-givers', part II

1. Sint Nicolaasga, NL – Saint Nicholas

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Name 13 cities named after people - and their 'name-givers', part II

1. Sint Nicolaasga, NL – Saint Nicholas
2. Telford – Thomas Telford

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Name 13 cities named after people - and their 'name-givers', part II

1. Sint Nicolaasga, NL – Saint Nicholas
2. Telford – Thomas Telford
3. Thessaloniki, Greece – Thessalonica, sister of Alexander the Great

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Name 13 cities named after people - and their 'name-givers', part II

1. Sint Nicolaasga, NL – Saint Nicholas
2. Telford – Thomas Telford
3. Thessaloniki, Greece – Thessalonica, sister of Alexander the Great
4. Quesnel, British Columbia - Jules Maurice Quesnel

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Name 13 cities named after people - and their 'name-givers', part II

1. Sint Nicolaasga, NL – Saint Nicholas
2. Telford – Thomas Telford
3. Thessaloniki, Greece – Thessalonica, sister of Alexander the Great
4. Quesnel, British Columbia - Jules Maurice Quesnel
5. Rome - according to legend named after its founder Romulus :)

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What can I say? It was late, I was tired, I ate too many chocolate eggs, I'm an idiot :insane2:

Name 13 cities named after people - and their 'name-givers', part II

1. Sint Nicolaasga, NL – Saint Nicholas
2. Telford – Thomas Telford
3. Thessaloniki, Greece – Thessalonica, sister of Alexander the Great
4. Quesnel, British Columbia - Jules Maurice Quesnel
5. Rome - according to legend named after its founder Romulus
6. Sydney – Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney

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:shock: I thought we were of the alphabet .. and read S too iso N
:biggrin: not gonna do another t, so I´ll do the skipped O

Name 13 cities named after people - and their 'name-givers', part II

1. Sint Nicolaasga, NL – Saint Nicholas
2. Telford – Thomas Telford
3. Thessaloniki, Greece – Thessalonica, sister of Alexander the Great
4. Quesnel, British Columbia - Jules Maurice Quesnel
5. Rome - according to legend named after its founder Romulus
6. Sydney – Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney
7. Ozamis City, Philippines – José Ozámis