Book Review: de Orueta L. A Dictionary of Spanish Place Names. Paterna, Valencia: La Imprenta CG. 2022. 298 p. DOI: 10.17613/gjra-t057

Abstract

A Dictionary of Spanish Place Names by Luis de Orueta ranks among the currently known reference publications on the toponymy of Spain and has no analogues in modern Spanish-language toponomastic lexicography in terms of the classification of the material contained. This is the result of many years of work by the author, a broadly educated researcher of the National Library of Spain. The English-language Dictionary presents 5,000 of the most commonly used alphabetically organized geographical names, which form the basis of the Spanish toponymic layer. Each article provides information reflecting all currently known versions of the etymology of a name, and indicates the province to which it belongs. The dictionary is intended for a wide range of readers, mainly specialists in the field of the Spanish language.