قسطمونی

Ottoman Turkish

Kastamonu province

Etymology

From Greek Κασταμονή (Kastamoní), contracted form of Κάστρα Κωμνηνών (Kástra Komninón, “castle of the Comneni”).

Proper noun

قسطمونی • (Kastamonu)

Kastamonu (a city and province in the Black Sea region, Turkey)

Descendants

Turkish: Kastamonu

Further reading

Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–), “Kastamonu”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
Sezen, Tahir (2017) Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 435

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