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What is a placename?

What is a placename? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region.
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The placename literally means 'the small church of Davnet' and refers to the 7th Century saint Dympna who built a small church here.
If they could not answer they were hoisted upside down and ceremonially beaten three times on the rear before being told the placename.
The placename may reflect worship of Thor there by Danes during the Viking Age rather than by Angles during the Roman Iron Age.
Scotia is a Latin placename derived from Scoti, a Latin name for the Gaels.
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