名古屋

Etymology
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Etymology
origins, although there are multiple theories.


 * From, in reference to either the clement weather or the relative calmness of the harbor.
 * From a compound of, in reference to the local topography.
 * A sound shift from, in reference to the start of the town as a collection of smaller houses at the root or foot of the mountains.
 * By extension from, a place in Osaka mentioned in the  of 759. The name "Nagoya" in reference to the geographical area of the modern city is first mentioned in the late  (early 1300s)) as , an agricultural estate developed earlier in the late  (late 1100s).
 * That said, the nago portion of the placename in Osaka is in turn likely from the same adjective root as above.