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Prague

Czech (origin debated)
“uncertain, one leading theory ties it to a rocky ford or threshold across the Vltava river”
Where it comes from
Praha, possibly related to prah, 'threshold'
Fun Fact
Several competing theories explain Prague's name, but the 'threshold' theory points to the rocky crossing point of the Vltava river where the earliest settlement likely formed.
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