History of Manchester
According to Oxford University Press, Manchester derived its name from Mamucium, the Roman name for the 1st century-settlement and fort. Mamucium itself is a Latinised form of the Celtic meaning "breast-shaped hill".
Middleton, Greater Manchester
The name Middleton first appears in 1194, and derives from the Old English "middel-tūn", meaning middle farm or settlement, probably a reference to its central position between Rochdale and Manchester.