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Well, i live 2km apart from Rottenegg and i can assure, the shown Village is not Rottenegg. About 20km further West from Rottenegg, there a small Village called "Hühnergeschrei" wich translates to screaming Chicken
21 Dull - Pictish for water-meadow 20 Twatt - Old Norse for small parcel of land 19 Batman - name originated in the 19thC for unknown reason 18 Egg - first recorded 1275, unknown origin 17 Hell - Old Norse for overhang 16 Condom - shortened form of Gaulish for confluence market. Pronounced corndor 15 Fugging - named after the Latinised version of the 6thC founder Focko 14 Middlefart - Old Danish for middle way 13 Piles - pronounced peellais 12 Rottenegg - Middle High German for red corner 11 Anus - pronounced annoo 10 Penistone - Old English for village of Penning hill, where Penn is Brittonic for high place 7 Bitche - pronounced beech 6 Arse - no such place 5 Lost - Gaelic for inn 4 Moron - no such town 3 Beer - Old English for grove 2 Geilenkirchen - Low Franconian for Gello's church
@@Listarama I couldn't find anything on its name origin (maybe not trying hard enough). It's named after the local stream but I couldn't find any more than that.
These are only funny in English really. In Belgium there is the tiny town of Reet (ass in Dutch). And its neighbour village is Kontich (Kont is an synonym for reet) Kontich could be translated as Asslike. These strange names probably exist in all language areas. The picture shown with the town of Middlefart is actually the Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.
You forgot Slettestrand in Jutland, I guess you have to be Dutch to understand the joke, and the town of Høm in Denmark... so where have you been on holiday? Hm!
You forgot Moncuq! OK, OK... the pun works only in French, not in English... Montcuq means MyAss in French, and is famous thanks... well, thanks to its name, but also to a well-know episode of a French TV-show in the 70s. A comedian from the show went to the town, proudly showing "MyAss" on television, asking locals, with a straight face, about "l'arrêt de Moncuq" ("the bus stop of Moncuq", which, in French, sounds like "the crack of MyAss".) Years laters, when Hasbro ran a poll in France to determine which cities should appear on the French Monopoly gameboard, Moncuq won the first place. Sadly, Hasbro chose not to show MyAss on the gameboard. However, they created a dedicated Moncuq gameboard later.
Oh yes, I came across that one also. You just have to put yourself in the shoes of an American and try to read the name 😝 It would mean something totally different, still funny though. LOL
1:48 Not the right city, it's "Condom" (full name "Condom en Armagnac" in the Gers département, pronounced "jers"), not "Condon" in tha Ain département. BTW, there are dozens of French city names that sound funny in English.
@@Listarama To be more precise: in German Geilenkirchen has a doubtful meaning and sure that is funny. But Middelfart in Danish means originally Middel Way ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middelfart ); Anus is in French pronounced Anu ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anus,_Yonne ); Bitche ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anus,_Yonne ); Silly named after a river (Sille; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly,_Belgium ). And so on.
@@Listarama Understood. There are some words in English that sound strange/funny to my dutch ears. Fi: "cut" sounds to our ears the same as the dutch word for "c#nt". For our eastern neighbours "pinkelen" (dutch for twinkle) is always good for a laugh as in German it means: to pee.
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Please do not forget Ape and Ogre in Latvia!
I may have a whole new video only based on all your suggestions.
Another one: Büchsenschinken (canned ham) in Germany
LMFAO Canned ham is crazy
I'm surprised that you don't have that many views, I am from Germany and I've always made fun of "Geilenkirchen" lol. Great content, Keep up! :)
Hey, thanks! The views will come eventually I guess. For now I’m happy to have a handful of viewers who enjoyed it 😊
Hell means "Bright" .
So I've been telling people to go to bright all this time?
There is one in both Orkney and Shetland but you showed the Twatt sign for the Shetland one.
There's Twatt all over the place ha..
Deserves more views! Great list, great comment! I wish you success.
You can't imagine how much I appreciate this comment. Thank you very much and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@@Listarama You're welcome! Keep it up!
@@kurteibensteiner2736 Will do :)
good quick to the point. well done
Thank you! 👍
Batman is not in Europe it's in Asia
You know what, you’re right. I keep thinking of Turkey as an unofficial European country, even though they are mostly outside the continent.
@@Listarama Anatolia is in Asia
@@michaelxz1305 but Turkey is a member of the EU,, ;)
@@keithskelhorne3993 No, it is not.
They wanted to become member, but are not.
Well, i live 2km apart from Rottenegg and i can assure, the shown Village is not Rottenegg.
About 20km further West from Rottenegg, there a small Village called "Hühnergeschrei" wich translates to screaming Chicken
And do you hear chickens screaming or nah?
21 Dull - Pictish for water-meadow
20 Twatt - Old Norse for small parcel of land
19 Batman - name originated in the 19thC for unknown reason
18 Egg - first recorded 1275, unknown origin
17 Hell - Old Norse for overhang
16 Condom - shortened form of Gaulish for confluence market. Pronounced corndor
15 Fugging - named after the Latinised version of the 6thC founder Focko
14 Middlefart - Old Danish for middle way
13 Piles - pronounced peellais
12 Rottenegg - Middle High German for red corner
11 Anus - pronounced annoo
10 Penistone - Old English for village of Penning hill, where Penn is Brittonic for high place
7 Bitche - pronounced beech
6 Arse - no such place
5 Lost - Gaelic for inn
4 Moron - no such town
3 Beer - Old English for grove
2 Geilenkirchen - Low Franconian for Gello's church
Why did you leave out #1?? 😩😩
@@Listarama I couldn't find anything on its name origin (maybe not trying hard enough). It's named after the local stream but I couldn't find any more than that.
lets not forget Wank in Bavaria and Wankum in NRW ;)
Hehehe first time hearing those
These are only funny in English really. In Belgium there is the tiny town of Reet (ass in Dutch). And its neighbour village is Kontich (Kont is an synonym for reet) Kontich could be translated as Asslike. These strange names probably exist in all language areas.
The picture shown with the town of Middlefart is actually the Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.
Yes, not all will come over the same in other languages.
Turkey isn't European and even if it was, Batman sure isn't in Europe.
Is it not? 😱
You forgot Slettestrand in Jutland, I guess you have to be Dutch to understand the joke, and the town of Høm in Denmark... so where have you been on holiday? Hm!
Slettestrand sounds interesting 😂
You forgot Killem, in France.
@@kathylecluyse7820 looks like I need a new list 👀
You forgot Moncuq! OK, OK... the pun works only in French, not in English...
Montcuq means MyAss in French, and is famous thanks... well, thanks to its name, but also to a well-know episode of a French TV-show in the 70s. A comedian from the show went to the town, proudly showing "MyAss" on television, asking locals, with a straight face, about "l'arrêt de Moncuq" ("the bus stop of Moncuq", which, in French, sounds like "the crack of MyAss".)
Years laters, when Hasbro ran a poll in France to determine which cities should appear on the French Monopoly gameboard, Moncuq won the first place. Sadly, Hasbro chose not to show MyAss on the gameboard. However, they created a dedicated Moncuq gameboard later.
Oh yes, I came across that one also. You just have to put yourself in the shoes of an American and try to read the name 😝
It would mean something totally different, still funny though. LOL
1:48 Not the right city, it's "Condom" (full name "Condom en Armagnac" in the Gers département, pronounced "jers"), not "Condon" in tha Ain département. BTW, there are dozens of French city names that sound funny in English.
You’re right, the image does not match the name. Thought it was close enough 😬
What about boring and paris helved = hell in denmark
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Come to Canada to Dildo in Newfoundland :)
Did you say Dildo??
@@Listarama I'm serious.
I know, I’m fresh off Google Maps. Dildo is a wild name
Not very funny if the name in the local language has no connection with anything funny.
Huh?
@@Listarama To be more precise: in German Geilenkirchen has a doubtful meaning and sure that is funny. But Middelfart in Danish means originally Middel Way ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middelfart ); Anus is in French pronounced Anu ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anus,_Yonne ); Bitche ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anus,_Yonne ); Silly named after a river (Sille; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly,_Belgium ). And so on.
@@grewdpastor I understand, but the video is in English and in English it sounds funny :)
@@Listarama Understood. There are some words in English that sound strange/funny to my dutch ears. Fi: "cut" sounds to our ears the same as the dutch word for "c#nt". For our eastern neighbours "pinkelen" (dutch for twinkle) is always good for a laugh as in German it means: to pee.
Funny? Yeah if you are a yank maybe.... now do english names that sound funny..
Great idea, just allow me some time to research ;)
Because you’re not able to pronounce names correctly!
Sucks doesn’t it?!
pronounce Gateacre,,, ?
Uhmm… I think I need some help doing so 🙃
This is so stupid.
Is it though?