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Spotsylvania

spot·syl·va·nia

UK/ˌspɒt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/ US/-.njə/ uncommon

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Origin

From Alexander Spotswood (British colonial Lieutenant Governor of Virginia). From Spotswood (“from Spots(wood)”) + sylvan (“pertaining to woods, forest”, from (Spots)wood) + -ia.

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