Starts with a place, ends with a place
Starts with a number, ends with a number
Starts with a surname, ends with a surname
A word to the wise. Only one vowel- used twice.
Can you guess, without searching the web?
Hint
The numbers are Roman Numerals
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Starts with a number, ends with a number
BAT = 8 (Zhuang), MAN = 10000 or myriad (Vietnamese)
Starts with a surname, ends with a surname
Batman is a mononym
A word to the wise. Only one vowel- used twice.
yes indeed, bAtmAn
Starts with a place, ends with a place
Because Batman begins and ends in Gotham City. And you'll never get away with this, Riddler!
answered Jan 6, 2019 at 18:21
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$\begingroup$ Wow. Lot of thought indeed. But the title says "Its also a name and a surname. " But +1 for the thought. $\endgroup$– DrDJan 6, 2019 at 19:24
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I am just going to post my answer because more hints will give it away anyway.
The answer is
Marshall both a name and surname
Starts with a place MARS or MARSH and ends with a place HALL
Starts with a surname MARSH and ends with a surname HALL
Starts with a number M and ends with a number L both Roman Numerals
Uses "a" twice
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1$\begingroup$ I guess, the question is - are there other words that match the requirements? $\endgroup$ Jan 9, 2019 at 8:06
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I think the answer might be
Virgil
Starts with a place,
Vir - which I think is in Croatia
ends with a place
Gil
Starts with a number,
VI - Roman numeral for 6
ends with a number
L - Roman numeral for 50
Starts with a surname,
Vir
ends with a surname
Gil
A word to the wise. Only one vowel- used twice.
Only uses 'i', twice.
Admittedly it lacks explanation but I've tried not to use the web as much as possible.
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Most of an answer:
Milling
Starts with a place, ends with a place
A mill is a place, and a common landmark used in street names and other toponyms. In phonology, one of the places of articulation in the mouth is the tongue, whose activities are described as lingual.
Starts with a number, ends with a number
"A mil" can be shorthand for a million. The gravitational constant is a number (maybe 6.8...?) and is symbolized by G.
Starts with a surname, ends with a surname
There are surnames all over the place in this one. Mill, as in John Stuart, at the beginning. Ng, as in Ana, at the end. Li in the middle. And Illing straddling all 3. (I don't have examples for the latter 2 because no-computers.
As for the title - it's definitely a word, and it seems plausible as a surname too, though I can't think of anybody who has it.
