User:AreJay/List of districts in Karnataka

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Etymology list and references

  • Bangalore Urban/Rural: (speculated) from Benda-kaal-ooru, etc.
  • Bagalkot:
  • Belgaum: Venugrama (bamboo village)
  • Bellary: From demon Ballahari, slain by Indra
  • Bidar
  • Bijapur: Vijayapura - victorious town
  • Chamarajanagar: (speculated) After Chamaraja Wodeyar (which one?) or Jayachamaraja Wodeyar?
  • Chikballapur:
  • Chikkamaglur: Chikka-magala-ooru: Younger daughter's town
  • Chitradurga: From Chitrakaldurga, an umbrella shaped mountain nearby
  • Coorg: Kodagu -> Kodaimalenadu: dense forest on a steep hill
  • Dakshina Kannada: self. exp.
  • Davanagere: Davana-kere: Village Lake
  • Dharwad: From Sans. Dwara: door, wata: town
  • Gulbarga: Kallu+burgi (kn.) filled with stones
  • Gadag: (spec.) from Gadduge? [1]
  • Hassan
  • Haveri: Havu+Keri (kn.) place of snakes
  • Koppal
  • Mandya: From Hindu saint Mandvya
  • Mysore: Mahisuru; (kn.) Mahishasura + ooru
  • Raichur: City of Victory
  • Shimoga: (kn.) Shiva + Mukha
  • Tumkur: Tumbe Ooru; land of the tumbe flower
  • Udupi: from Tulu (Odipu).
  • Uttara Kannada: self exp.
  • Chikballapur
  • Ramanagara
  • Yadgiri

recently their are 30 districts in karnataka i was searching which will be other three districts i want u to inform the people which are those Thank u.

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