Sanskrit Origin Place Names

Andonezi (Country) Persian
Persian form of Indonesia.

Bangal (Region & Political Subdivision) Persian
Persian form of Bengal.

Banghladish (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of Bangladesh.

Bangladés (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Bangladesh.

Bangladéš (Country) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Bangladesh.

Banglades (Country) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Bangladesh.

Bangladeş (Country) Turkish
Turkish form of Bangladesh.

Bangladeš (Country) Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Slovene, Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian form of Bangladesh.

Bangladeša (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Bangladesh.

Bangladešas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bangladesh.

Bangladesch (Country) German
German form of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh (Country) Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Mongolian, Armenian, Hebrew, Persian, Indonesian, Malay
From Bengali বাংলাদেশ (Bangladesh) meaning "country of the Bengali people", from the name of the Bengali people বাংলা (Bangla) combined with দেশ (desh) "country, state". The ethnic name is derived from that of the ancient kingdom of Vanga. This is the name of a country in south Asia.

Bangladesz (Country) Polish
Polish form of Bangladesh.

Banguradeshu (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Bangladesh.

Banhladesh (Country) Ukrainian, Belarusian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Bangladesh.

Bengal (Region & Political Subdivision) English
From Persian بنگاله (Bangaleh), probably from the name of the ancient kingdom of Vanga. This is a region in south Asia, now divided between the country of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.

Bengala (Region & Political Subdivision) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bengal.

Bharat (Country) Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Urdu
From the name of the mythological king Bharata. This is the endonym for India in many of the languages of northern India.

Bharata (Country) Sanskrit, Kannada
Sanskrit and Kannada form of Bharat.

Bharot (Country) Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali ভারত (see Bharat).

Bombaim (Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bombay.

Bombay (Settlement) French, Spanish, English (Rare)
From Portuguese Bombaim, probably derived from Marathi Mumbai, possibly with influence from Portuguese bom bain meaning "good little bay". This is an older English name for Mumbai, officially used until 1995. It is also the form still commonly used in French and Spanish.

Bornéo (Island) French
French form of Borneo.

Borneo (Island) Malay, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Archaic)
From a European (probably Portuguese) rendering of the name of the Sultanate of Brunei. This is an island in southeastern Asia divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. It is called Kalimantan in Indonesian.

Bornéu (Island) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Borneo.

Borunei (Country) Persian
Persian form of Brunei.

Brounei (Country) Greek
Greek form of Brunei.

Brunai (Country) Bengali, Thai, Arabic
Bengali and Thai form of Brunei, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Brunay (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of Brunei.

Brunéi (Country) Spanish, Javanese, Sundanese, French
Spanish, Javanese and Sundanese form of Brunei, as well as a French variant.

Brunei (Country) Malay, Indonesian, English, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Albanian, Georgian, Turkish, Hindi, Tagalog
Possibly from Sanskrit वरुण, the Hindu god Varuna or figuratively meaning "water, ocean". However, according to tradition, Brunei was from the Malay phrase baru nah meaning "there!" or "that's it!", which was supposedly declared by Brunei's first sultan Muhammad Shah when he discovered it in the 14th century.... [more]

Brunej (Country) Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian
Form of Brunei in several languages.

Bruneja (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Brunei.

Brunėjus (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Brunei.

Bruney (Country) Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Armenian, Azerbaijani
Form of Brunei in several languages.

Chin (Country) Hindi, Persian, Thai, Lao
Hindi, Persian, Thai and Lao form of China.

China (Country) English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Malay, Sanskrit
From Persian چین (Chin), probably derived via Sanskrit चीन (China) from Qin, the name of a dynasty that ruled in China in the 3rd century BC. In China the name Zhongguo is used to refer to the country.

Chine (Country) French
French form of Chin.

Chiny (Country) Polish
Polish form of Chin.

Çin (Country) Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of China.

Čína (Country) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of China.

Cina (Country) Italian
Italian form of China.

Delhi (Settlement) English
From Sanskrit दिल्ली (Dilli), possibly from देहली (dehali) meaning "threshold", or possibly from the name of a 1st-century BC king. This is the name of a large city in northern India, which includes the district of New Delhi, the Indian capital.

Dilli (Settlement) Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Sanskrit
Form of Delhi used in several Indian languages.

Eran (Country) Middle Persian
Middle Persian form of Iran.

Hend (Country) Persian
Persian form of India.

Hendustan (Country) Persian
Extended form of هند (Hend), the Persian form of India, using the suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of".

Hind (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of India, usually written with the definite article: الهند (al-Hind).

Hindistan (Country) Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uyghur
Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen and Uyghur form of Hendustan, used as the name of the country of India.

Hindiston (Country) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Hendustan.

Hindustan (Country) Hindi, Urdu, English (Archaic)
Alternate name for India, of Persian origin.

Inde (Country) French
French form of India.

Índia (Country) Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan
Portuguese, Catalan and Occitan form of India.

India (Country) English, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, Estonian, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Albanian, Greek, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Tagalog, Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Indus River. In many languages of India, the name Bharat is used to refer to the country. However, some southern Indian languages use spellings based on English India.

Indie (Country) Polish, Czech
Polish and Czech form of India.

Indien (Country) German, Swedish, Danish
German, Swedish and Danish form of India.

Indija (Country) Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian and Lithuanian form of India.

Indiya (Country) Telugu, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kyrgyz, Tagalog
Telugu, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kyrgyz and Tagalog form of India.

Indiyawa (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of India.

Indo (Country) Japanese, Korean
Japanese and Korean form of India. It is usually written in katakana in Japan and Hangul in Korea.

Indoneshia (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Indonesia.

Indonésia (Country) Javanese, Sundanese, Portuguese
Javanese, Sundanese and Portuguese form of Indonesia.

Indonesia (Country) Indonesian, Malay, Buginese, Minangkabau, English, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Finnish, Korean
From Greek Ἰνδός (Indos), referring to the Indus, combined with νῆσος (nesos) meaning "island". This name has been used since the 18th century by colonial powers to refer to the Indonesian archipelago and since 1945 to refer to the independent nation.

Indonésie (Country) French, Czech
French and Czech form of Indonesia.

Indonesië (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Indonesia.

Indonesien (Country) German, Swedish, Danish
German, Swedish and Danish form of Indonesia.

Indonēzija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Indonesia.

Indonezija (Country) Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian, Lithuanian
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian and Lithuanian form of Indonesia.

Indonezya (Country) Hebrew
Hebrew form of Indonesia.

Indonisha (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Indonesia.

Indonisia (Country) Greek, Thai
Greek and Thai form of Indonesia.

Indos (River) Ancient Greek
Greek form of Indus.

Indunisiyawa (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhalese form of Indonesia.

Indus (River) English, Ancient Roman
From Old Persian Hindus, which was from Sanskrit सिन्धु (Sindhu) meaning "body of trembling water, river". This is the name of a river in Pakistan and India.

Intia (Country) Finnish
Finnish form of India.

Intiya (Country) Tamil
Tamil form of India.

Intya (Country) Malayalam
Malayalam form of India.

Irã (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Iran.

Írán (Country) Czech
Czech form of Iran.

İran (Country) Azerbaijani, Turkish
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Iran.

Irán (Country) Spanish, Slovak, Hungarian
Spanish, Slovak and Hungarian form of Iran.

Iran (Country) Persian, Arabic, English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek, Hebrew, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Urdu, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay, Burmese, Thai, Tagalog, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian
Derived from Middle Persian Eran, related to Old Iranian Arya meaning "Iranian, Aryan". This is the name of a country in western Asia, formerly called Persia in the West.

Irāna (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Iran.

Iranas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Iran.

Kailash (Mountain) Hindi, Marathi
Possibly from Sanskrit केलास (kelas) meaning "crystal". This is the name of a mountain in the Himalayas that is believed to be the paradise of the Hindu god Shiva.

Kailasha (Mountain) Sanskrit
Sanskrit form of Kailash.

Kashi (Settlement) Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Sanskrit
From Sanskrit काशि (kashi) meaning "shining". This is the name of a holy city in India, also called Varanasi.

Kina (Country) Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Albanian, Greek
Form of China.

Mumbai (Settlement) Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Urdu, English, German, Russian
From Marathi मुंबा (Mumba), the name of an incarnation of the Hindu mother goddess Devi, combined with आई (ai) meaning "mother". This is the name of a city in Maharashtra, India, formerly called Bombay.

Népal (Country) French
French form of Nepal.

Nepal (Country) Nepali, Hindi, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Greek, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Indonesian, Malay, Sanskrit
From Sanskrit नेपाल (Nepal), of unknown meaning. This is the name of a landlocked country in south Asia.

Sin (Country) Arabic, Hebrew
Arabic and Hebrew form of China. In Arabic it is properly written with the definite article: الصين (al-Sin).

Sindhu (River) Sanskrit
Sanskrit form of Indus.

Singapore (Country, Settlement & Island) English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Romanian
From Malay Singapura meaning "lion city", derived from Sanskrit sinha "lion" and pura "city". This is the name of a city-state situated on an island (of the same name) at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula.

Singapour (Country, Settlement & Island) French
French form of Singapore.

Singapúr (Country, Settlement & Island) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Singapore.

Singapur (Country, Settlement & Island) Hindi, Urdu, Spanish, German, Estonian, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek, Turkish, Armenian
Form of Singapore in several languages.

Singapūra (Country, Settlement & Island) Latvian
Latvian form of Singapore.

Singapura (Country, Settlement & Island) Malay, Indonesian, Portuguese (European)
Malay, Indonesian and Portuguese form of Singapore.

Singapūras (Country, Settlement & Island) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Singapore.

Sinhapur (Country, Settlement & Island) Ukrainian, Belarusian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Singapore.

Sinhapura (Settlement & Island) Sanskrit
Sanskrit form of Singapore.

Undistan (Country) Kazakh
Kazakh form of Hendustan.

Vanga (Country) Sanskrit
An ancient kingdom located in what is now eastern India and Bangladesh. Its meaning is uncertain.

Venkata (Mountain) Hindi, Sanskrit
Possibly means "self-born" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a sacred hill in southern India.

Yamuna (River) Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit
Name of an Indian river, which is possibly derived from the name of the goddess Yami.

Yindu (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of India.