Even their names - Java, Kent, Milton, Noble - hark back to another era.

The municipality's name harks back to a 16th-century industrial operation established by the Crown at Nacka farmstead where conditions for water mills are good.

The town's name harks back to the year 1070, when it served as a gift to enable the establishment of the Frauenkloster (Monastery of Our Lady).

Its name harks back to the days when the neighborhood teemed with Jewish immigrants.

The names of many Central and Eastern European cities hark back to their past as gords.

It's produced locally, and its name, as well the preserve's, harks back to colonial times.

Its unusual name harks back to the Houmas Indians, who lived here before one Alexandre Latil purchased land from them.

Its name harks back to the infamous Boston Tea Party of 1773, where Americans protested about colonial taxes.

The name harks back to Jersey City's great waterfront history, at the same time promising a nimbleness and grace more restaurants should strive for.

WoRMS states that the name harks back to a previous view of the classification of the echinoderms and that its members are now included in Asterozoa.