地名,是特定地理实体的指称,不仅代表命名对象的空间位置,指明它的类型,而且还反映当时的自然地理或人文地理特征。地名文化,就是由某地事物的命名及其演变过程,所反映出的该地域的社会形态、历史文化、伦理道德、民俗风情、自然风貌等文化现象。著名历史地理学家、现代地名学的开拓者之一谭其骧先生曾说:“地名是各个历史时代 Place names, the allegations of a particular geographic entity, not only represent the spatial location of the named object, indicate its type, but also reflect the then natural geography or human geography. Place name culture is the cultural phenomenon of the social form, history and culture, ethics, folk customs and natural features of the area reflected in the naming and evolution of something. Renowned historical geographer, one of the pioneers of modern toponymy, Tan Qiaotun said: ”Place names are the historical era