Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchau-bunagungamaugg
Lake Chaubunagungamaug, also known as Webster Lake, is a lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, United States. It is located near the Connecticut border and has a surface area of 5.83 km². The translation for the lake is believed to be, “Fishing Place at the Boundaries — Neutral Meeting Grounds.” This is different from the translation, “You fish on your side, I fish on my side, and nobody fish in the middle”, a hoax believed to have been concocted by the late John Daly.
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, a 45-letter alternative name for this body of water, is often cited as the longest place name in the United States and one of the longest in the world. Today, “Webster Lake” may be the name most used, but some (including many residents of Webster), take pride in reeling off the longer versions. [Source]
I don’t want to read the name of the lake
I think they made up that name just for the fun of it lol!
Have you ever been to this place in Wales, UK?
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
It means: “St. Mary’s Church in the hollow of white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the red cave.”
LOL
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/name.html
Lol! i tried pronouncing it but I couldn’t;p and i didn’t get this… is it called Lake Chaubunagungamaug or Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg?
Did you type it or copy/paste it ?
or as the natives refer to it ……” the lake” …..
The German language has some pretty long words too:
Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft
“association of subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services”
79 letters (80 with some spelling reform)
i think its just some bored people trying to come up with a name.
And I thought Lake Titicaca was the coolest lake.
I think there’s a spelling mistake LOL