• Etymology (study of the derivation or meaning of words and names)
  
  
• Descriptive names
  
  
• Use of geographical names as brand names
  
  
• Use of names as symbols
  
• Use of names for educational purposes
  
  
• Use of names for traffic/transportation (bus stops, train stations)
  
  
• Use of names as a symbol for sovereignty
  
  
  
  

Odonymy: road names

Hydronymy: water names

Oronymy: mountain names

Choronymy: names of regions

Hagionymy: places named after saints

and to proper place names