# google search question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 3, 2009, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-question/488132 "2009-03-03T12:19:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-question/488132/1 "2009-03-03T12:19:27Z")
how I should I ask google to find city-name ending in a X? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-question/488132/2 "2009-03-03T18:13:59Z")
Google doesn’t allow wildcard searches in the way you’d need, so best you can do is google articles where someone has asked the same question. I put in search terms “city name ending x” and found [this](http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_some_cities_that_end_with_the_letter_X). ---
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I don’t think Google is the right tool for this. It’s not designed for the sort of wildcard searches you’d need for something like this (i.e., a search for “\*x”). Fortunately, Google did help find a few city name databases: [ul] [li][United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations](http://www.unece.org/cefact/locode/service/main.htm)[/li][li][MaxMind World Cities with Population](http://www.maxmind.com/app/worldcities)[/li][li][GeoDataSource World Cities Database Free Edition](http://www.geodatasource.com/cities-free.html) (login: [citynames@mailinator.com](mailto:citynames@mailinator.com) / password: endsinx)[/li][li][GeoNames.org database dump of cities with a population \> 1000](http://www.geonames.org/export/)[/li][/ul] I went ahead and searched through the GeoNames database for you (the others were too big for Excel to handle). If you need to find a specific city from this list, let me know. List of cities ending in X: Agneaux Albox Allex Almorox Andratx Annecy-le-Vieux Apex Appomattox Arleu Armenonville-les-Gâtineaux Artigues-près-Bordeaux Artix Aveizieux Bacqueville-en-Caux Bagneux Baisieux Balaruc-le-Vieux Bambous Virieux Barraux Barrax Barx Bayeux Beaucamps-le-Vieux Beaumont-Monteux Bédarieux Belfaux Béligneux Bellevaux Belvaux Benahadux Benalúa de Guadix Bernex Bertrix Bevaix Bex Bignoux Blawnox Bonnieux Bordeau Borox Bracieux Brax Bretenoux Bretteville-du-Grand-Caux Brix Caldercruix Camocim de São Félix Cap Malheureux Carignan-de-Bordeaux Carmaux Casteljaloux Caudebec-en-Caux Caux Cercoux Challes-les-Eaux Challex Champeix Champenoux Champtoceaux Chanteheux Charlevoix Charroux Charvieu-Chavagneux Châteauroux Chaumont-Gistoux Chemax Cherrueix Cherveux Cheux Chevanceaux Chindrieux Choix Cinqueux Ciudad Pemex Civrieux Clairoix Claix Clérieux Clervaux Coëtmieux Coëx Colfax Combaillaux Combloux Compertrix Connaux Corcieux Cornaux Cornillon-Confoux Costitx Coteaux Coudoux Coufouleux Courgevaux Courroux Coux Couzeix Cox Crégy-lès-Meaux Creuzier-le-Vieux Croix Cugnaux Cuiseaux Dagneux Daix Daux Davézieux Dax Dreux Échenevex Écoyeux Elx Escoutoux Esneux Essex Étang-sur-Arroux Etaux Étreux Évreux Fairfax Fampoux Faulx Fauville-en-Caux Felanitx Flers-en-Escrebieux Fleurbaix Flix Foix Forges-les-Eaux Fort Dix Founex Fourqueux Frontenex Galax Gallargues-le-Montueux Gembloux Génissieux Gex Gouaix Gouvieux Grésy-sur-Aix Groix Gros Cailloux Guadix Gueux Halifax Hastière-Lavaux Heyrieux Hinx Hombleux Issy-les-Moulineaux Izeaux Jaux Jizzax Jonzieux Jujurieux Kalix Knox La Cluse-et-Mijoux La Grand-Croix la Guingueta d’Ix La Motte-Servolex La Vraie-Croix Laax Labastide-Rouairoux Lancieux Langueux Lassay-les-Châteaux Laujar de Andarax Lavoux Le Coudray-Montceau Le Fleix Le Grand-Saconnex Le Meux Le Pont-de-Claix Le Revest-les-Eaux Le Trévoux Ledeuix Lennox Lenox L’Entre-Deux Lepuix Les Ageux Les Breuleux Les Champs-Géraux Les Clouzeaux Les Coteau Les Mureaux Les Pieux Levroux Lézardrieux Lézigneu Lezoux Lierneux Limoux Lisieux Lorrez-le-Bocage-Préaux Lucenay-lès-Aix Lumigny-Nesles-Ormeaux Lussac-les-Châteaux Maël-Carhaix Magny-les-Hameaux Malax Mare La Chaux Mareuil-lès-Meaux Margaux Marolles-en-Hurepoix Masevaux Massieux Meaux Méounes-lès-Montrieux Meraux Messigny-et-Vantoux Meximieux Middlesex Mirepeix Mirepoix Misérieux Monnetier-Mornex Montauroux Monteux Montigny-le-Bretonneux Montpeyroux Montreux Montricoux Mont-Saxonnex Morcenx Morgex Morlaix Mouans-Sartoux Mourenx Mouroux Moussy-le-Vieux Mouvaux Moyaux Nailloux Nanteuil-lès-Meaux Navarrenx Neuvy-Pailloux New Lenox Ninety Six Onex Orleix Ornex Oulx Ourville-en-Caux Oyonnax Palézieux Pamproux Pargny-sur-Saulx Paudex Paulx Peillonnex Pépieux Périgneux Périgueux Perreux Peseux Phoenix Pio IX Pleaux Plouëc-du-Trieux Plourin-lès-Morlaix Plumieux Pont-de-Vaux Pontrieux Portieux Pougues-les-Eaux Poulx Pouxeux Préaux Précieux Prigonrieux Puidoux Puiseaux Puteaux Qax Qazax Quincampoix Quincieux Rendeux Reyrieux Riese Pio X Rieupeyroux Rieux Roeulx Rœux Roiffieux Roubai Roz-Landrieux Rubidou Sablonceaux Saint-Amand-les-Eaux Saint-Ambroix Saint-André-des-Eaux Saint-André-de-Seignanx Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux Saint-Bris-le-Vineux Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeau Sainte-Croix Saint-Félix Saint-Forgeux Saint-Genest-Malifaux Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux Saint-Jean-les-Deux-Jumeaux Saint-Jean-le-Vieux Saint-Just-de-Claix Saint-Martin-de-Hinx Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux Saint-Max Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux Saint-Pardoux Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux Saint-Paul-de-Varax Saint-Paul-lès-Dax Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Saint-Perreux Saint-Prex Saint-Privat-des-Vieux Saint-Prix Saint-Quay-Portrieux Saint-Senoux Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux Saint-Valery-en-Caux Saïx Saleux Salgado de São Félix San Agustín de Guadalix San Félix Saulx-les-Chartreux Savigneux Sax Sceaux Scorbé-Clairvaux Serqueux Sfax Sochaux Socx Soyaux Sussex Ta’ Xbiex Taintrux Tavaux Temax Theix Theux Thibodaux Thônex Ti Port-de-Pai Tinqueux Tolox Torrox Toulon-sur-Arroux Trélex Trévoux Treyvaux Trieux Troinex Troissereux Tucquegnieux Uchaux Unieux Vecoux Veigy-Foncenex Velau Vénissieux Versoix Versonnex Vesseaux Vétraz-Monthou Vex Vilablareix Villepreux Villers-Bretonneux Villers-Outréaux Vitteaux Vix Voisins-le-Bretonneux Vólax Volx Voulx Willcox Wimereux Ychoux Yevlax Youx Yssingeaux ---
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The heck. I wonder how Rubai and Rubidou got in that list… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-question/488132/5 "2009-03-03T18:43:56Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > The heck. I wonder how Rubai and Rubidou got in that list… 😕 > **[Roubaix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roubaix)** > > Roubaix (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}US: /ruːˈbeɪ/ roo-BAY, French: \[ʁubɛ\] or \[ʁube\] ⓘ; Dutch: Robaais; West Flemish: Roboais; Picard: Roubés) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in To... > **[Rubidoux, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubidoux)** > > Rubidoux (/ˈruːbɪdoʊ/ ROO-bid-oh) was a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Riverside County, California, until July 1, 2011, when it became a neighborhood of the newly formed city of Jurupa Valley. The city is located within Southern California's Inland Empire region, which is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Along with the rest of Jurupa Valley, Rubidoux has transformed from a rural area of quarries and dairy farms, in mid to late 20th century, to a suburb of the two... The mystery is where the Xs went. Call Mulder and Scully… 😉 ---
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> [@Colophon](#): > > [Roubaix - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roubaix) > > [Rubidoux, California - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubidoux) > > The mystery is where the Xs went. Call Mulder and Scully… 😉 That’s just weird. Where DID they go?! I hate computers. Edit: (Oh, neat. We seem to have found an UltraEdit bug…) ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-question/488132/7 "2009-03-03T19:21:59Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > List of cities ending in X: … Except that many of those in that list are not cities. For example, I saw one name in there that is the name of a village in Switzerland that I know very well, which only has less than 2000 inhabitants. ETA: I see that you used a database listing “cities” with population \> 1000. I would disagree that population \> 1000 = city. A city is where you can’t walk in downtown back alleys at 2 AM without being afraid of a mugging. ---
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> [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > Except that many of those in that list are not cities. For example, I saw one name in there that is the name of a village in Switzerland that I know very well, which only has less than 2000 inhabitants. That’s just a matter of semantics. I already said it was a “[GeoNames.org](http://GeoNames.org) database dump of cities with a population \> 1000”. If you want only more densely populated cities, they have separate lists for that as well. Simuledit: > [@](#): > > ETA: I see that you used a database listing “cities” with population \> 1000. I would disagree that population \> 1000 = city. A city is where you can’t walk in downtown back alleys at 2 AM without being afraid of a mugging. Well, if you want to go through that list and match it up with international violent crime statistics, by all means go ahead… =) ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-question/488132/9 "2009-03-03T19:42:04Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > Well, if you want to go through that list and match it up with international violent crime statistics, by all means go ahead… =) That’s an egghead way of doing it. What I will do is take the population\>50000 list from geonames, go to each location ending in X and walk around waving my wallet at 2 AM. I’ll report back in a few months. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-search-question/488132/10 "2009-03-03T19:44:49Z")
> [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > A city is where you can’t walk in downtown back alleys at 2 AM without being afraid of a mugging. Which excludes most places in Canada and Japan, at the very least… ---
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> [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > That’s an egghead way of doing it. What I will do is take the population\>50000 list from geonames, go to each location ending in X and walk around waving my wallet at 2 AM. I’ll report back in a few months. Ooh, ooh. Nevermind the list. Start here in Arcata! We can finally become a city, and I can finally afford some booze!