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Names might be

• Simplex: Hawaii, Oslo, Pretoria, Enschede
• Complex: Port Elizabeth, al-Qahira, New York, Frankfurt am Main

Apart from establishing relationships or memorizing events, names do more

• They have/provide connotations! (descriptive backing):
  What do you think of when you hear the name Hawaii, New York, Gaza Strip?
• Names provide boundaries: in an urban environment street names are grouped in themes, so that when a person hears a street name, he recognises the theme and will know where to go

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