Definition
A common place name in English-speaking countries, referring to various cities and towns. Often denotes a field or meadow with a spring or water source.
Etymology
Compound of Old English 'spring' (water source) and 'field' (open land). The name reflects early settlers' practice of naming places after geographical features important for survival.
Kelly Says
Springfield is one of the most common city names in America, found in at least 41 states - so common that 'The Simpsons' creators chose it deliberately to make their fictional town impossible to locate. The prevalence reflects how European settlers consistently valued and named settlements around freshwater springs.
Translations
ARالعربية
سبرينغفيلد
SPRING-feeld
BNবাংলা
স্প্রিংফিল্ড
SPRING-feeld
CSČeština
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
DADansk
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
DEDeutsch
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
ELΕλληνικά
Σπρίνγκφιλντ
SPRING-feeld
ESEspañol
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
FISuomi
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
FRFrançais
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
HEעברית
ספרינגפילד
SPRING-feeld
HIहिन्दी
स्प्रिंगफील्ड
SPRING-feeld
HUMagyar
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
IDBahasa Indonesia
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
ITItaliano
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
JA日本語
スプリングフィールド
supuringufīrudo
KO한국어
스프링필드
seu-peu-ling-pil-deu
NLNederlands
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
NONorsk
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
PLPolski
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
PTPortuguês
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
RORomână
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
RUРусский
Спрингфилд
SPRING-feeld
SVSvenska
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
TAதமிழ்
ஸ்பிரிங்ஃபீல்ட்
SPRING-feeld
THไทย
สปริงฟิลด์
sah-peeng-feeld
TRTürkçe
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
UKУкраїнська
Спрінгфілд
SPRING-feeld
VITiếng Việt
Springfield
SPRING-feeld
ZH中文
斯普林菲尔德
sī pǔ lín fēi ěr dé