Tag Archives: letters

Catching some “Z” cities

Posted on February 8, 2015 by problogic

Here’s my working list of cities across the globe the letter “Z” in the English version of their name. Those with more than one “Z” are highlighted in bold, including one city in Russia and one town in California with … Continue reading →

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Cities with all the vowels

Posted on October 17, 2014 by problogic

Here’s my list of cities whose name contains all five of the vowels (a, e, i, o, u) in the Latin/Roman alphabet. A couple of interesting findings among the list: The majority of city names with all the vowels consist … Continue reading →

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“I’d like a vowel” – city names with the largest percentage of vowels

Posted on September 26, 2014 by problogic

Below is my list of city names containing the largest percentage of vowels based on the English alphabet. Ocoee, Florida in suburban Orlando leads the pack with 80 percent vowels. Those city names that are notably longer (a minimum of eight … Continue reading →

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