Having blogged samples of my books on English place names and also examined the etymologies of the nations of the world and their respective capitals I thought it time I cast my net a little wider. As English place names share some links to other tongues it would be interesting to see if any of the elements contributing to our place names could be found elsewhere. Continuing an alphabetical tour of the world and a look at the largest Ugandan cities.
Kampala began as the name of a nearby hill. Originally it was known as
kasozi impala or 'hill of the impala' but that description became shortened.
Entebbe comes from the Lugunda langaugae and means 'seat, chair'.
Kabale comes from the local Rujiga language and means 'small stone'.
Note the spellings of the places are English as the piece is written in English.
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