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Originally Posted by sglancy12
Is there a spot in Europe that couldn't be rechristened with it's pre-unified nation state name?
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Totally true. And in the most cases these names are still used in day to day live. Most of the older nations or kingdoms inside modern states have some kind of political boundaries and attributions as provinces, autonomous regions, etc.
Following with the thread, the name (or the nickname) of the military unit founder of the cantonment could be used. As a classical and ancient example, we have the Spanish city of Leon. The name is the same for its province and for the Middle Age kingdom of Leon and can be translated directly as Lion, in English. Although even its coat of arms represents a lion, its real origin is the evolution of the Latin term
legio, as the city of Leon itself was founded around the cantonment established by the Roman legion
Legio VII Gemina. Just a curiosity.