Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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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.

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==LINKS==
Rob's YouTube channel: youtube.com/robwords
Jess' Useless Etymology blog: uselessetymology.com
Rob on X: x.com/robwordsyt
Jess on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jesszafarris

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