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Slocawber Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Where is a name from

Please consider the following sentence:
The name London is from the Roman city of Londinium.
Is it acceptable to build the following question?
Where is the name London from?
Thank you.
  

Top answer

Hi - Where is the name London from? I think that's fine. We might say: - Where does the name London come from?

— Dave_anon

  • Hi - Where is the name London from?
  • I think that's fine.
  • We might say: - Where does the name London come from?
  • But either is OK Dave
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Hi

- Where is the name London from?

I think that's fine. We might say:

- Where does the name London come from?

But either is OK

Dave
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slocawberWhere is the name London from?
That's OK, but there's also Where did the name "London" come from? or What is the origin of the name "London"?

CJ
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Hi

Even if I were talking about a mythical city thousands of miles away, I think I'd still say:

- What is the origin of the name Xanadu?

But, hey, perhaps I'm further away than that

Dave:-)
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