Halfway vs Root

Halfway

name
  • A village in County Cork, Ireland. 

  • An outer suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4381). 

  • A community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. 

  • An area (Halfwayhouse) in Glasgow, Scotland (given grid ref NS5463, not shown on maps) 

  • A village in Polk County, Missouri, United States. 

  • An unincorporated hamlet in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. 

  • A hamlet in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4068). 

  • A hamlet (Halfway House) in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8748). 

  • A community in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. 

  • An unincorporated area of Sublette County, Wyoming, United States. 

  • Two former unincorporated communities in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. 

  • An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky. 

  • A suburb of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6559). 

  • A census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. 

  • A former unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky. 

  • An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky, United States. 

  • A small town in Baker County, Oregon, United States. 

  • A small village in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6430). 

  • A suburb of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN5200). 

Root

name
  • A town in Lucerne canton, Switzerland. 

  • A river in Wisconsin, United States. 

  • A river in Minnesota, United States; named as a translation of its native Dakota name. 

  • A town in New York, United States; named for lawyer and politician Erastus Root. 

  • A habitational surname from Dutch for someone living near a retting place (Dutch root, from roten (“to ret”)). 

  • An English surname from Middle English from a byname from Middle English rote (“glad”). 

  • An English surname originating as an occupation for a rote (medieval guitar)-player. 

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