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Names of Places and Origin in Trinidad and Tobago

A

Arima --  Amerindian

Arnos Vale -- English

Arouca -- Amerindian (originally Arauca)

Auzonville -- French

Avocat -- French

B

Bacolet -- French   
Bamboo Village -- English
Barataria -- Spanish     
Beetham Gardens -- English  
Belle Garden -- French-inspired
Belmont --French
Ben Lomond --Scottish
Biche --  French
Black Rock -- English
Blanchisseuse -- French
Boissiere Village --French-inspired
Bon Accord -- French
Bonne Aventure -- French
Bonasse -- French
Borde Narve Village --  French-inspired
Bourg Mulatresse --  French
Brasso -- Spanish
Brasso Seco -- Spanish    
Brickfield ---   English
Brighton -- English
Buen Intento Village -- Spanish-inspired
Buenos Ayres -- Spanish

C - D

California -- Spanish
Calder Hall --  English
Cantaro -- Italian
Carapichaima -- Amerindian
Carenage -- French
Carli Bay -- Amerindian
Carlsen Field -- English   
Cedar Hill  -- English
Cedros -- Spanish
Centeno --  Spanish
Chaguanas  --  Amerindian
Chaguaramas -- Amerindian
Champs Fleurs -- French
Chandernagore Village --  Indian
Charlotteville -- French 
Chase Village -- English
Chatham -- English  
Claxton Bay -- English   
Couva --  Spanish-inspired
Culloden  -- English      
Cunupia  --  Amerindian
Curepe  -- Amerindian

D'Abadie -- French

Diego Martin -- Spanish

E
Ecclesville -- English
Eckel Village -- English
Edinburgh -- Scottish
El Dorado -- Spanish
El Socorro -- Spanish
Enterprise -- English
Endeavour -- English
Erin -- Spanish
Exchange Village -- English

F
Felicity  --  English
Fifth Company -- English
Fishing Pond -- English
Flanigin Town -- English
Freeport -- English
Forres Park -- Scottish
Four Roads -- English
Frederick Settlement -- English
Friendship Village -- English
Fullarton -- English
Fyzabad -- Indian

G - H

Gasparillo -- Spanish
Glamorgan -- Welsh
Glencoe -- Scottish
Golconda -- Indian
Gonzales -- Spanish
Goodwood Park --  English
Gran -- Spanish
Grande Riviere -- French
Guaico -- Amerindian
Guanapo -- Amerindian
Guapo -- Spanish
Guayaguayare  -- Amerindian
Gulf View -- English

Hindustan -- Indian

I-J-K

Icacos -- Amerindian

Iere Village -- Amerindian
Indian Chain -- English
Indian Walk -- English
Jerningham Junction -- English
John John --  English
Jordan Hill -- English
Kelly Village -- English
Kernaham -- English

L - M -N

L'Anse Fourmi -- French
L'Anse Mitan -- French
La Brea -- Spanish
La Canoa -- Spanish  
La Paille -- French
La Romaine -- French
La Seiva -- Spanish
Lambeau -- French
Las Cuevas -- Spanish
Laventille  -- French
Lengua -- Spanish
Les Coteaux -- French
Longdenville -- English
Lopinot -- French
Los Bajos -- Spanish
Louis D'Or  -- French
Lowlands -- English

Manzanilla -- Spanish
Maracas --   Spanish

Mayo --  Irish

Mon Repos --  French

Monkey Town -- English

Moriah -- English

Morvant -- French
Mount D'Or -- French
Mount Lambert -- English   
Mount Stewart -- English
Mucurapo --  Amerindian

New Grant -- English

O - P - Q

O'Meara -- Irish
Orange Field -- English
Orange Valley -- English

Palo Seco -- Spanish   
Penal  -- French
Petit Trou -- French
Petit Valley -- French-inspired
Phoenix Park -- English

Plaisance -- French
Plaisance Park -- French-inspired
Plymouth -- English
Point Fortin  -- French
Point Lisas -- French
Pointe-à-Pierre -- French
Poole -- English
Port of Spain -- English
Princes Town -- English

Quarry Village -- English

R - S - T

Rockly Vale --  English
Rampanalgas -- Spanish
Ravin Anglais -- French
Redhead -- English
Rio Claro - Spanish
Roussillac --  French
Roxborough -- English

St. Ann's -- Spanish
St. Augustine --  Spanish
St. Barb's -- Spanish
St. Clair -- Spanish
St. Helena -Spanish
St. James -- Spanish
St. Joseph -- Spanish
St. Mary's -- Spanish
Sainte Madeleine -- French
San Fernando -- Spanish
San Francique -- Spanish
San Juan -- Spanish
San Raphael --Spanish
Sans Souci -- French
Sangre Chiquito -- Spanish
Sangre Grande-- Spanish
Santa Cruz -- Spanish
Santa Flora -- Spanish
Santa Margarita -- Spanish
Santa Rosa -- Spanish
Savonetta -- Spanish
Scarborough -- English
Signal Hill -- English     
Speyside -- English
Spring Village -- English
Straker Village -- English
Studley Park -- English
Syne Village -- English

Tabaquite -- Amerindian
Tacarigua  -- Amerindian  
Thick Village -- English
Third Company  -- English
Toco -- Spanish
Tortuga -- Spanish

U - V - W

Union Village -- English
Valencia -- Spanish 
Vega de Oropouche -- Spanish
Vessigny -- French
Vistabella -- Spanish
Waterloo -- Dutch
Westmoorings -- English
Whiteland -- English
Williamsville -- English

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