# Does anyone know what 'London' means? | CITY NAME ORIGINS

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Podcast: [Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris](https://stenobird.com/podcast/words-unravelled-with-robwords-and-jess-zafarris-6871407)
Published: 2026-01-28T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8846822
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Rob and Jess are touring the US and the UK in search of the most interesting city name origin stories. 💨 Does 'Chicago' have anything to do with wind? 🗽 Is New York actually named after York? 🚇 Does anyone know what 'London' means? 🏹 And what was Nottingham's hilarious old name? Find out as we climb aboard the etymological city-hopper in another wordy, nerdy Words Unravelled. 👕 OUR MERCH 👚 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/ EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/ WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/fR7IIZAy4Js

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