|
04-17-2009, 12:32 PM
|
|
English Teacher in Japan
Status:
"Merry Christmas"
(set 4 days ago)
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Japan
2,445 posts, read 1,295,198 times
Reputation: 514
|
|
Has there ever been any movement for Jacksonville to CHANGE its name?
Has there ever been any movement for Jacksonville to CHANGE its name?
'Jacksonville' just doesn't work for a large city.
|
|
04-17-2009, 01:44 PM
|
|
Not a member
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: The last refuge of the scoundrel
478 posts, read 252,154 times
Reputation: 73
|
|
|
Jax is large, but has a slow, smaller city mentality, and I think that's what many folks like about it.
|
|
04-17-2009, 02:08 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2008
474 posts, read 294,810 times
Reputation: 146
|
|
|
Ville is fine for use as a city's suffix. Even if the region is over 1 million people.
Metros over 1,000,000
Jacksonville, Nashville, Louisville
Metros over 100,000
Knoxville, Charlottesville, Asheville, Fayetteville, Greensville, Evansville, Gainesville, Huntsville, Clarksville
|
|
04-17-2009, 02:33 PM
|
|
Omniscient One
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: JAX
339 posts, read 255,486 times
Reputation: 125
|
|
I vote for Cowford....  |
|
04-17-2009, 02:34 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Jacksonville, FL, USA
183 posts, read 122,027 times
Reputation: 72
|
|
|
Ville is French for village. Perhaps something like polis, which is Greek for city, is more accurate now. So, Jacksonville could be renamed to Jacksonpolis. Jacksoncity sounds too small-townish. Perhaps we could use a Spanish suffix, in keeping with the areas Spanish history. Does anybody know of a Spanish suffix that means city?
|
|
04-17-2009, 02:49 PM
|
|
Not a member
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: The last refuge of the scoundrel
478 posts, read 252,154 times
Reputation: 73
|
|
No, I think Jax'ville is just fine, no need to go into the spanish names; I think south FL has that covered, lol. Like someone mentioned about, many cities have the "ville" at the end, even some as big as Jax! |
|
04-17-2009, 05:06 PM
|
|
Omniscient One
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: JAX
339 posts, read 255,486 times
Reputation: 125
|
|
Everyone knows that Jacksonville actually had a different name that was changed to Jacksonville...right? Any guesses as to what it was ...  |
|
04-17-2009, 07:45 PM
|
|
Are you a math-loving turtle?
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Eagle Harbor on Fleming Island
2,048 posts, read 1,610,983 times
Reputation: 1365
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by R1v3rRat
Everyone knows that Jacksonville actually had a different name that was changed to Jacksonville...right? Any guesses as to what it was ... |
Yup :-) I'll just scroll back to your previous post and voila. |
|
04-17-2009, 09:31 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2008
474 posts, read 294,810 times
Reputation: 146
|
|
Or we could go even further back and call Jax by it's original Timucuan name, "Wakka Palatka" ... although our neighbors to the South in Palatka might not be too happy about that one. |
|
04-17-2009, 10:48 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Anderson SC
54 posts, read 21,403 times
Reputation: 15
|
|
|
I like the name Jacksonville, not to mention who it is named after. I think it is perfect.
|
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
|
|
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. 
Linear Mode
