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Plymouth UK is so called because it is on the mouth or estuary of the River Plym,it is that simple......but.... the River Plym gets its name from the town of Plympton which is old English for Plum town, bit simplified recomend this site for more information http://www.chrisrobinson.co.UK/pages/history.shtml

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Plymouth the car? * May - The Plymouth Motor Corporation and the DeSoto Motor Corporation are formed. Walter P. Chrysler is president of Plymouth Motor Corporation and Joseph E. Fields is president of DeSoto Motor Corporation. * June 11 - the first Plymouth 4 is built, a product of the Plymouth Motor Corporation, a Chrysler marketing subsidiary, in the Highland Park plant. * July 7 - The 1929 Plymouth 4 (model Q) is introduced to the public. The car is basically the former Chrysler Four (nee Maxwell). Name was suggested by Joseph W, Frazer, sales manager. Plymouth was also name of very popular binder twine. (Taken from http://www.allpar.com/history/chron3.html)

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the plymouth colony got it name by getting a name

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The Pilgrims named Plymouth after the English town of Plymouth when they arrived there.

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