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Name the person after which the identified places are named
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London 126
Edinburgh 228
Cardiff 89
Edinburgh 228
Cardiff 89
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Cardiff - it is now believed that Cardiff (Welsh "Caerdydd") means the fort (Welsh "Caer") of Antonius Didius (The Roman under whom the fort was founded).
London - according to Geoffrey of Monmouth London was named for King Lud but this is largely discounted now. It is now thought the name London is derived from a Celtic term meaning flooding river "Lundonjon" and then "Lundein" or "Lundyn"
Edinburgh - popular belief - named for Edwin of Northumberland
London - according to Geoffrey of Monmouth London was named for King Lud but this is largely discounted now. It is now thought the name London is derived from a Celtic term meaning flooding river "Lundonjon" and then "Lundein" or "Lundyn"
Edinburgh - popular belief - named for Edwin of Northumberland