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Both Auburn, Washington and Auburn, California are named after Auburn, New York.
What about Auburn, Alabama, home of Auburn University? It was named after the "Sweet Auburn" in a poem by Oliver Goldsmith. Some cities sound like they were named after another city, but were not.
Two Seattle suburbs: Des Moines, named for the Iowa capital and Kenmore, named for the Ontario city, which had been named for the Scottish village. Old-time residents pronounce the 's' in Moines, as in De Moinz.
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