Wreckhouse winds. Snow squalls off Lake Huron. Colorado lows. Keeping track of the weather is as much a geography lesson as anything. Place names, or toponyms, are integral in our daily lives. Just ...

While traveling through Michigan this summer, you may notice locations with names that sound more like they belong in France, rather than an American state. The area that became present-day Michigan ...

Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive their place in it. Names can send messages and suggest what is and isn’t valued ...

Baby names that remind you of far-flung, foreign or familiar places — like cities, states or countries — have a lot of benefits. "Names inspired by places are a perfect balancing act for parents who ...