- Vilnius: Named after the Vilina River
- kaunas: Named after kunas the guy who founded a fortress/ city there
- neris river: Cognate of word netri meaning dive or swim downstream
- klaipeda: Named in 1600s because of agricultural scene meaning bread eater
- Hill of Crosses: literally has a ton of crosses on the hill
- Telšiai: Named after a small river called the telse
- Utena: Derived from a hydronym, know as this name since 1200's one of the oldest in lithuania
- Alytus: originates from the name of the runlet flowing at the foot a mound – Alytupis.
- jonava: named after Joannes Kosakowski who owned the orginal estate that was there first.
- Palanga: literally means on the Alanga River.
Toponyms Analysis of Montenegro
Analysis of Max Harrisons Toponyms
The Toponyms for Montenegro almost all have a common pattern of natural landmarks being the source of names of places and towns, an example of this is literally the name Montenegro itself which was given to it by some Spanish conquerors who noted how the region was very mountainous giving it the name Monte(mountain)-Negro(black).
The Toponyms for Montenegro almost all have a common pattern of natural landmarks being the source of names of places and towns, an example of this is literally the name Montenegro itself which was given to it by some Spanish conquerors who noted how the region was very mountainous giving it the name Monte(mountain)-Negro(black).