地名是一种文化元素,一经形成便融入了当代历史的因子。对于美国的地名而言,则承载着欧洲老牌帝国殖民与开发的印记。自从哥伦布发现新大陆之后,整个美洲沦为西欧各国的殖民地,西欧的许多地名也随同殖民者一同来到美国,成为舶来品,成为表示行政区域的专有名词,成为永不磨灭的记忆。印第安文化是美国地名文化的基础。概括地说,虽然殖民者在一定程度上与美洲土著人有所交往,但印第安人对美国文化和语言的影响并不广泛。只 Place names are a cultural element that, once formed, are integrated into the factors of contemporary history. For the place names of the United States, it carries the mark of colonialism and development of the veteran European empire. Since the discovery of the New World by Columbus, the entire Americas has become a colony of Western European nations. Many of the geographical names in Western Europe have also come to the United States along with colonists to become exotic goods and become the nomenclatures of the administrative region to become indelible memories. Indian culture is the foundation of the American place name culture. In a nutshell, while colonizers have some degree of interaction with Native Americans, Indians have less influence on American culture and language. only