In Ghent (Belgium) I find the following in the name tags:
Henri Farmanstraat ((Luchthavenpionier, 1874-1958))
Vincent Evrardlaan ((Oud burgemeester van Gentbrugge, 1896-1995))
Guido Gezelle straat ((Dichter, 1830-1899))
Interesting information, but technically not really part of the name of the
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2011/4/8 Jo
> In Ghent (Belgium) I find the following in the name tags:
>
> Henri Farmanstraat ((Luchthavenpionier, 1874-1958))
> Vincent Evrardlaan ((Oud burgemeester van Gentbrugge, 1896-1995))
> Guido Gezelle straat ((Dichter, 1830-1899))
>
> Interesting information, but technically not really
2011/4/8 Simone Saviolo :
> Good idea, but not with "etymology" as the name. This is not the etymology;
> that would be the philological origins of the word.
+1
> Here we are talking
> about a description of the person the place is named after, and especially
> the reason why he deserved the ho
On 09/04/2011 15:30, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote:
2011/4/8 Simone Saviolo:
Good idea, but not with "etymology" as the name. This is not the etymology;
that would be the philological origins of the word.
+1
Here we are talking
about a description of the person the place is named after, and esp
On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Simone Saviolo wrote:
>
> Good idea, but not with "etymology" as the name.
>
-1
> You have to keep in mind, though, that this information is not strictly
> part of the geographical characteristics of the way/place,
>
>
I would even say that it has nothing to do
On 31/05/2011 17:21, Pieren wrote:
On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Simone Saviolo
mailto:simone.savi...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Good idea, but not with "etymology" as the name.
-1
You have to keep in mind, though, that this information is not
strictly part of the geographical charac
Why not include a weblink to the "reason for the name"?
That could be a wikipedia-link to the page of the person the name comes
from - or something else.
regards
Peter
Am 31.05.2011 23:58, schrieb Steve Doerr:
On 31/05/2011 17:21, Pieren wrote:
On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Simone Saviolo
2011/6/1 Peter Wendorff :
> Why not include a weblink to the "reason for the name"?
> That could be a wikipedia-link to the page of the person the name comes from
> - or something else.
The key could be "eponym", but personally I don't see necessity for this.
cheers,
Martin
