Multiple towns of the same name, in different states, on the same highway?

[hotdogPi]

Would two names that are pronounced the same way but spelled completely differently also count as the same name? (To be sure, off the top of my head I'm not readily thinking of any such locations, but I'm sure some exist somewhere.)

Worcester (any of them) and Wooster, OH.

[1995hoo]

Would two names that are pronounced the same way but spelled completely differently also count as the same name? (To be sure, off the top of my head I'm not readily thinking of any such locations, but I'm sure some exist somewhere.)

Worcester (any of them) and Wooster, OH.

Thank you. So do those count as the same name?

If so, then I suppose one could extend the argument to discuss cities whose names' pronunciation has evolved over time–for example, Pittsburgh was apparently founded by a Scotsman who is thought to have pronounced it the same way as Edinburgh (i.e., the "burgh" part being closer to the word "borough" with the final sound being more of a schwa sound, rather than to the "burg" pronunciation we all know today), in which case "Pittsburgh" and "Pittsboro" could be argued to be the same name.

A former colleague of mine who attended the University of Delaware would be adamant that "NewARK" in Delaware is definitely not the same name as "NEW-urk" in New Jersey.

[webny99]

Would two names that are pronounced the same way but spelled completely differently also count as the same name? (To be sure, off the top of my head I'm not readily thinking of any such locations, but I'm sure some exist somewhere.)

Worcester (any of them) and Wooster, OH.

Thank you. So do those count as the same name?

Perhaps this is a subject for the pronunciation thread, but, are those really pronounced the same?
I would've said that Wooster rhymes with rooster.

[STLmapboy]

Would two names that are pronounced the same way but spelled completely differently also count as the same name? (To be sure, off the top of my head I'm not readily thinking of any such locations, but I'm sure some exist somewhere.)

Worcester (any of them) and Wooster, OH.

Thank you. So do those count as the same name?

Perhaps this is a subject for the pronunciation thread, but, are those really pronounced the same?
I would've said that Wooster rhymes with rooster.

Yeah, I heard it as Wu-ster (can't really write out the "wu" sound) versus Wooster.

[1995hoo]

Would two names that are pronounced the same way but spelled completely differently also count as the same name? (To be sure, off the top of my head I'm not readily thinking of any such locations, but I'm sure some exist somewhere.)

Worcester (any of them) and Wooster, OH.

Thank you. So do those count as the same name?

Perhaps this is a subject for the pronunciation thread, but, are those really pronounced the same?
I would've said that Wooster rhymes with rooster.

I would assume that the "oo" in "Wooster" sounds the same as the "oo" in "book" or in "booger" because I assume someone heard the name "Worcester," liked it, and decided to use it but didn't know how to spell it and so sounded out how he thought it should be spelled.

[GreenLanternCorps]

Would two names that are pronounced the same way but spelled completely differently also count as the same name? (To be sure, off the top of my head I'm not readily thinking of any such locations, but I'm sure some exist somewhere.)

Worcester (any of them) and Wooster, OH.

Thank you. So do those count as the same name?

Perhaps this is a subject for the pronunciation thread, but, are those really pronounced the same?
I would've said that Wooster rhymes with rooster.

I would assume that the "oo" in "Wooster" sounds the same as the "oo" in "book" or in "booger" because I assume someone heard the name "Worcester," liked it, and decided to use it but didn't know how to spell it and so sounded out how he thought it should be spelled.

I had an interview in Wooster, OH once.  My ex-girlfriend, born and raised in Cleveland, with family in the area, emphasized to me that it was pronounced "wuh-ster".

[jemacedo9]

Just a note:  Worcester Township PA (Montgomery County) is officially pronounced WOR-ses-ter, unlike the one in MA...

[webny99]

Buffalo, NY, and Buffalo, WY is another one that hasn't been mentioned yet.