It's amazing how much Greek English speaking people know and recognize without even ever having learned Greek. Let's look at some familiar placenames, including those in the USA.
Atlanta - the USA city in Georgia, the capital,
Georgia - from the Ancient greek word Georgeos meaning farmer
Cyprus = Greek word from which we get copper which came from there
Marathon - Greek place from which we get the word Marathon (a Greek man ran to give news of a vicgtory)
Olympics - from a place in Greece, Olympia - still a tourist attraction, with traces of original running tracks
Useful Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_place_names
https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/i2w2j9/15_common_words_which_originate_from_placenames/
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