See These Hilarious City Names And The Stories Behind Them<\/h2>\n
If you think it\u2019s a coincidence, you\u2019re hell mistaken.<\/p>\n
1. Shitterton<\/h3>\n![\"visit](\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Shitterton.jpg\")
<\/div>\nImage Source<\/a><\/p>\nOne of the theories behind Shitterton\u2019s origin says that it\u2019s “the village on the stream that is used as an open sewer”, thus, the name. Who knows how true it is! This small hamlet in Dorset, England, never fails to draw the attention of passersby. So much so that travelers kept stealing the Shitterton road sign, again and again, to keep as a souvenir, and the villagers had to get one made out of marble in the end.<\/p>\n
2. Gotham<\/h3>\n![\"visit](\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Gotham.jpg\")
<\/div>\nImage Source<\/a><\/p>\nWe know what you\u2019re thinking. But no, you won\u2019t find Batman here. This small village in Nottinghamshire, England, draws its name from the old English word for “goat home.”<\/p>\n
3. Chicken<\/h3>\n![\"visit](\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Chicken.jpg\")
<\/div>\nThe early miners that came here in search of gold kept themselves alive by eating ptarmigans that were abundant here. When the town was to be incorporated in 1902, people suggested the name “Ptarmigan”. However, since no one could agree on the correct spelling, they named it \u2018Chicken\u2019 to avoid embarrassing situations. Sure the town is mocked for it, but the villagers take it quite well, as is evident from the picture!<\/p>\n
4. Crapstone<\/h3>\n![\"visit](\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/crapstone.jpg\")
<\/div>\nImage Source<\/a><\/p>\nThe residents of Crapstone say the name means \u201cthe \u201cplace of the rocks\u201c or \u201dsomething to do with the soil\u201d when it might mean neither. But these innocent fellows can\u2019t be blamed for not knowing. Crapstone is one out of those many terms in the English language that have changed over the centuries, words that either didn\u2019t exist earlier or didn\u2019t have such eyebrow-raising meanings.<\/p>\n
5. Toad Suck<\/h3>\n![\"visit](\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Toad-Suck.jpg\")
<\/div>\nImage Source<\/a><\/p>\nHold your horses. Toad Suck in Arkansas (US) got its name either from the layabouts who hung out in local taverns where they \u201csucked on the bottle until they swelled up like toads\u201d, or it\u2019s simply a distortion of the French phrase meaning \u201da narrow channel in the river.”<\/p>\n
6. Boring<\/h3>\n![\"Boring,](\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Boring.jpg\")
<\/div>\nImage Source<\/a><\/p>\nOn the contrary, the city is actually very exciting. Located in Oregon (US), Boring was named after the Union soldier William Harrison Boring, the first person to settle here with his family in 1856. The town is paired with Dull in Scotland seeing the hilarious connection between the two.<\/p>\n
7. Dull<\/h3>\n![\"visit](\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Dull.jpg\")
<\/div>\nImage Source<\/a><\/p>\nWhen the Boring town isn\u2019t boring, why would the village of Dull be dull? Located in the county of Perth and Kinross in Scotland, Dull derived its name from the word \u201cfield\u201c or \u201dmeadow” in Pictish, which is now an extinct language.<\/p>\n
8. No Name<\/h3>\n![\"visit](\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/No-Name.jpg\")
<\/div>\nImage Source<\/a><\/p>\nThis one has a pretty interesting story behind it! No Name is a place in Garfield County, United States, and is located near the No Name Creek and the No Name Canyon. They say that when the state sent questionnaires to find out the town\u2019s name back then, most of the inhabitants wrote \u201cNo Name\u201c in the Name of Town section. But that\u2019s not the funny part. The funny thing is that the state officially registered it into the state records and the city ended up with No Name (geddit?).<\/p>\n
9. Middelfart<\/h3>\n![\"visit](\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Middelfart.jpg\")
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<\/div>\nImage Source<\/a><\/p>\n One of the theories behind Shitterton\u2019s origin says that it\u2019s “the village on the stream that is used as an open sewer”, thus, the name. Who knows how true it is! This small hamlet in Dorset, England, never fails to draw the attention of passersby. So much so that travelers kept stealing the Shitterton road sign, again and again, to keep as a souvenir, and the villagers had to get one made out of marble in the end.<\/p>\n Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n We know what you\u2019re thinking. But no, you won\u2019t find Batman here. This small village in Nottinghamshire, England, draws its name from the old English word for “goat home.”<\/p>\n The early miners that came here in search of gold kept themselves alive by eating ptarmigans that were abundant here. When the town was to be incorporated in 1902, people suggested the name “Ptarmigan”. However, since no one could agree on the correct spelling, they named it \u2018Chicken\u2019 to avoid embarrassing situations. Sure the town is mocked for it, but the villagers take it quite well, as is evident from the picture!<\/p>\n Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n The residents of Crapstone say the name means \u201cthe \u201cplace of the rocks\u201c or \u201dsomething to do with the soil\u201d when it might mean neither. But these innocent fellows can\u2019t be blamed for not knowing. Crapstone is one out of those many terms in the English language that have changed over the centuries, words that either didn\u2019t exist earlier or didn\u2019t have such eyebrow-raising meanings.<\/p>\n Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n Hold your horses. Toad Suck in Arkansas (US) got its name either from the layabouts who hung out in local taverns where they \u201csucked on the bottle until they swelled up like toads\u201d, or it\u2019s simply a distortion of the French phrase meaning \u201da narrow channel in the river.”<\/p>\n Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n On the contrary, the city is actually very exciting. Located in Oregon (US), Boring was named after the Union soldier William Harrison Boring, the first person to settle here with his family in 1856. The town is paired with Dull in Scotland seeing the hilarious connection between the two.<\/p>\n Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n When the Boring town isn\u2019t boring, why would the village of Dull be dull? Located in the county of Perth and Kinross in Scotland, Dull derived its name from the word \u201cfield\u201c or \u201dmeadow” in Pictish, which is now an extinct language.<\/p>\n Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n This one has a pretty interesting story behind it! No Name is a place in Garfield County, United States, and is located near the No Name Creek and the No Name Canyon. They say that when the state sent questionnaires to find out the town\u2019s name back then, most of the inhabitants wrote \u201cNo Name\u201c in the Name of Town section. But that\u2019s not the funny part. The funny thing is that the state officially registered it into the state records and the city ended up with No Name (geddit?).<\/p>\n2. Gotham<\/h3>\n
![\"visit](\"https:\/\/teagantimes.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/09\/19-tp-shitterton-011.jpg\")
<\/div>\n3. Chicken<\/h3>\n
<\/div>\n4. Crapstone<\/h3>\n
<\/div>\n5. Toad Suck<\/h3>\n
<\/div>\n6. Boring<\/h3>\n
<\/div>\n7. Dull<\/h3>\n
<\/div>\n8. No Name<\/h3>\n
<\/div>\n9. Middelfart<\/h3>\n
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