About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 94. Chapters: Ahaitz, Albania (placename), Algoma (placename), Baug, Beijing (name), Bucur (legendary shepherd), Bulgarian placename etymology, Conneaut, Cumbrian toponymy, Etymology of Aberdeen, Etymology of Assam, Etymology of Cooch Behar, Etymology of Edinburgh, Etymology of Jamtland, Etymology of Kalamazoo, Etymology of Kapisa, Etymology of Karnataka, Etymology of Kolkata, Etymology of Lahore, Etymology of London, Etymology of Pittsburgh, Etymology of Skye, Etymology of Szczecin, Germanic placename etymology, German placename etymology, Great Russia, Hautz, Leize, List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names, List of towns and cities with names derived from the word salt, Little Russia, Maghreb placename etymology, Names of Buenos Aires, Names of Ho Chi Minh City, Names of Hyderabad, Names of Istanbul, Names of Jerusalem, Names of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Names of Macau, Names of Seoul, Names of Singapore, Names of Transnistria, Name of Azerbaijan, Name of Galicia, Name of Montreal, Name of Toronto, Nomenclature of States in North East India, Origin of the name "Empire State," Origin of the name "Windy City," Origin of the name California, Origin of the name Kainuu, Origin of the name Khuzestan, Origin of the name Kven, Place name origins, Scottish island names, Sri Lankan place name etymology, Timeline of the name Palestine, Torpenhow Hill, Zihiga. Excerpt: This article presents a list of notable historical references to the name Palestine, and cognates such as Filastin and Palaestina, through the various time periods of the region. The term Peleset (transliterated from hieroglyphs as P-r-s-t) is found in numerous Egyptian documents referring to a neighboring people or land starting from c.1150 BCE during the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt. The first mention is thought to be in texts of the temple at Medinet Habu which...
