20 Cities With the Weirdest Name

20 Cities with the Weirdest Names

Is it creativity in the work, or just imagination runs wild? Apart from the cities we’ve all heard or seen, many of us are unaware of the others with more comical names. Here’re just 20 of them to make your day!

We’ve all heard of those cities with uncanny names that made us do a double take to make sure our hearing has not failed us. What you never know is that these cities with amusing, or simply lack-of-imagination (or maybe too full-of-imagination), names can be found at various parts of the world. Here are just 20 of them that will make you gape in wonder.

1. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio- gogogoch (UK)


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2. Blowhard (Australia)


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3. Lesbos Island (Greece)


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4. Embarrass (USA)


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5. Emo (Ireland)


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6. Middelfart (Denmark)


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7. Li (Finland)


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8. Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokai- whenuakitanatahu (New Zealand)


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9. Bitche (France)


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10. Condom-en-Armagnac (France)


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11.  Dum Dum (India)


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12. Kissing (Germany)


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13. Sexi (Peru)


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14.  Accident (USA)


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15. Hell (Norway)

16. Batman (Turkey)


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17. Dollarbeg (Scotland)


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18.  Ha Ha Bay (Canada)


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19. Boring (Denmark)


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20. No Name (USA)


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