首先街名都係地名嘅一種嚟,用街名嘅唔好係太長 同該地點冇當地嘅關係。但用拆咗或搬咗嘅村名,同定義為一點(海角)或一大闊範圍(海灣),都唔係必然好。
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toponymy
urbanonyms - proper names of urban elements (streets, squares etc.) in settlements, including:
agoronyms - proper names of squares and marketplaces.
hodonyms - proper names of streets and roads.
洪水橋、紅橋噉係咪地名?奧運站唔好(但難處係佢跨越大角咀同旺角),不過倫敦滑鐵盧(同好多其他城市)開頭都係由條橋記念滑鐵盧戰事開始,擴散到條路同火車站都叫滑鐵盧。佢原本係 Lambeth Marshe,Lambeth 嘅一部分,冇咗個沼澤(填海?)就變咗 Lower Marsh,而家都係條街名。