All Place Names

type
usage
Beliz (Country & River) Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Greek, Bosnian
Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Greek and Bosnian form of Belize.
Belize (Country & River) English, Italian, Portuguese, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Turkish, Indonesian, Malay
From Spanish Belice, earlier Balis, from the name of the Belize River, which may itself be from Mayan beliz meaning "muddy water". This is the name of a country on the Atlantic coast of Central America.
Belorusija (Country) Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene
Serbian, Macedonian and Slovene form of Belarus.
Belorussiya (Country) Russian
Russian variant of Belarus.
Benetke (Settlement) Slovene
Slovene form of Venice.
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.
Benim (Settlement, Body of Water & Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Benin.
Bénin (Settlement, Body of Water & Country) French
French form of Benin.
Benín (Settlement, Body of Water & Country) Spanish, Catalan, Icelandic
Spanish, Catalan and Icelandic form of Benin.
Benin (Settlement, Body of Water & Country) English, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Indonesian, Malay
From Portuguese Benim, derived from Itsekiri Ubinu, the name of the capital city of the historical Benin Kingdom (present-day Benin City in Nigeria). Allegedly it was initially named Ile-Ibinu meaning "land of anger" because of disputes between different factions. The Bight of Benin (a large bay) was named after the Benin Kingdom, and the modern country of Benin, west of Nigeria, was named after the bay in 1975 (formerly named Dahomey).
Benington (Settlement) English
Means either "settlement belonging to Beonna's people" or "settlement by the River Beane" in Old English. This is the name of towns in England.
Bentley (Settlement) English
From Old English beonet "bent grass" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of several English towns.
Benton (Settlement) English
From Old English beonet "bent grass" and tun "enclosure". This is the name of towns in England.
Bergamo (Settlement) Italian, English
From Latin Bergomum, possibly from a Celtic word meaning "mountain". This is the name of a city in northern Italy.
Bergomum (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Bergamo.
Berkeley (Settlement) English
From Old English beorc "birch" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of a city in Gloucestershire, England.
Berlin (Settlement) German, English, French, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian
City in Germany, the name of which is of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from an Old Slavic stem berl- meaning "swamp".
Betânia (Settlement) Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bethany.
Betania (Settlement) Biblical Spanish, Biblical Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Bethany.
Bethania (Settlement) Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Bethany used in the Greek and Latin New Testament.
Bethany (Settlement) Biblical
From Greek Βηθανία (Bethania), which is of uncertain meaning. The first part of the name is derived from Hebrew/Aramaic בַּיִת (bayit) meaning "house". Suggestions for the second part of the name include עָנָה ('anah) leading to "house of affliction" or תְּאֵנָה (te'enah) leading to "house of figs". In the New Testament the town of Bethany is the home of Lazarus and his sisters Mary and Martha.
Bethel (Settlement) Biblical
Means "house of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is a town north of Jerusalem, where Jacob saw his vision of the stairway.
Bethléem (Settlement) French
French form of Bethlehem.
Bethleem (Settlement) Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Bethlehem used in the Greek and Latin Bibles.
Bethlehem (Settlement) English, German, Dutch, Biblical
Means "house of bread" in Hebrew, from the roots בַּיִת (bayit) meaning "house" and לֶחֶם (lechem) meaning "bread". This is the name of a city in Palestine. It appears in the both the Old Testament and the New Testament, notably as the town where Jesus is born.
Betlehem (Settlement) Slovak
Slovak form of Bethlehem.
Betlém (Settlement) Czech
Czech form of Bethlehem.
Betlemme (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Bethlehem.
Beurajil (Country) Korean
Korean form of Brazil.
Beverley (Settlement) English
From Old English beofor "beaver" and (possibly) licc "stream". This is the name of a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Bharat (Country) Indian, 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, Indian, Kannada
Sanskrit and Kannada form of Bharat.
Bharot (Country) Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali ভারত (see Bharat).
Białoruś (Country) Polish
Polish form of Belarus.
Bielorrússia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese variant of Belarus.
Bielorussia (Country) Italian
Italian form of Belarus.
Bikin (Settlement) Arabic
Arabic form of Beijing.
Bilorus (Country) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Belarus.
Birma (Country) German
German form of Burma.
Birmânia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Burma.
Birmania (Country) Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Burma.
Birmanie (Country) French
French form of Burma.
Bjelorusija (Country) Croatian
Croatian form of Belarus.
Blackburn (Settlement) English
From Old English blæc "black" and burna "stream". This is the name of a city in Lancashire, England.
Blakesley (Settlement) English
From the Old English byname Blæcwulf "black wolf" combined with leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of a city in Northamptonshire.
Blidworth (Settlement) English
From the Old English byname Blīþa "happy, blithe" and worþ "enclosure". This is the name of a town in Nottinghamshire, England.
Bloxham (Settlement) English
From the Old English byname Blocca and ham meaning "home, homestead". This is the name of a town in Oxfordshire.
Bocvana (Country) Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Slovene
Form of Botswana in several languages.
Bohême (Region) French
French form of Bohemia.
Bohemia (Region) English, Spanish, Late Roman
From Latin Boiohaemum, from the name of the Gaulish tribe the Boii combined with Old German heim "home". This is the name of a historical region within the Czech Republic. The region is called Čechy in Czech, while the country is called Česko.
Böhmen (Region) German, Swedish
German and Swedish form of Bohemia.
Bohon (Settlement) French
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a town in Manche, France.
Boiohaemum (Region) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Bohemia (mentioned in Tacitus' 1st-century book Germania).
Bolgariya (Country) Russian
Russian form of Bulgaria.
Bolívia (Country) Portuguese, Catalan, Hungarian
Portuguese, Catalan and Hungarian form of Bolivia.
Bolivia (Country) Spanish, English, Italian, Dutch, Georgian, Indonesian, Malay
From the surname Bolívar, in honour of the revolutionary Simón Bolívar. This is the name of a country in South America.
Bolivie (Country) French
French form of Bolivia.
Bolivië (Country) Southern African, Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Bolivia.
Bolivien (Country) German
German form of Bolivia.
Bolīvija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Bolivia.
Bolivija (Country) Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian, Lithuanian
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian and Lithuanian form of Bolivia.
Boll (Settlement) German
From Middle High German meaning "hill". This is the name of several towns in Germany.
Bologna (Settlement) Italian, English, German
From Latin Bononia, possibly derived from a Celtic word meaning "settlement". This is the name of a city in northern Italy.
Bologne (Settlement) French
French form of Bologna.
Bolonia (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Bologna.
Bononia (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Bologna.
Borja (Settlement) Spanish
From Arabic بُرْج (burj) meaning "tower". This is the name of a town in Aragon, Spain.
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.
Boston (Settlement) English
Means "Botwulf's stone", from the Old English name Botwulf combined with stan "stone". This is a town in Lincolnshire, England, and a city in the United States that is named after it.
Botsuana (Country) Spanish, Portuguese, German
Spanish and Portuguese form of Botswana, as well as a German variant.
Botsuwana (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Botswana.
Botsvāna (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Botswana.
Botswana (Country) Southern African, Tswana, English, Shona, German, French, Italian, Catalan, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian
Means "place of the Tswana people" in the Tswana language, from the locative prefix bo- combined with the name of Tswana people, itself of uncertain origin, possibly from tswa "to go out" or tshwana "to resemble". This is the name of a country in southern Africa. During the British colonial period the region was called Bechuanaland, which was more accurately rendered as Botswana when the country achieved independence in 1966.
Brackenrig (Settlement) Scottish
From Middle English braken meaning "bracken" (via Old Norse brækni) and rigg meaning "ridge" (via Old Norse hryggr). This is the name of several Scottish towns.
Bradford (Settlement) English
From Old English brad "broad" and ford "ford, river crossing". This is the name of a city in West Yorkshire, as well as several other towns.
Bradley (Settlement) English
From Old English brad "broad" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of several towns in England.
Brasil (Country) Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, Norwegian, Indonesian
Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, Norwegian and Indonesian form of Brazil.
Brasile (Country) Italian
Italian form of Brazil.
Brasilía (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Brazil.
Brasilia (Country) Finnish
Finnish form of Brazil.
Brasilië (Country) Southern African, Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Brazil.
Brasilien (Country) German, Swedish, Danish
German, Swedish and Danish form of Brazil.
Brazil (Country) English, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Malay
From the name of a type of tree, called pau-brasil in Portuguese (brazilwood in English). It may ultimately derive from Portuguese brasa meaning "ember". This is the name of a country in South America.
Brazília (Country) Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of Brazil.
Brazilia (Country & Settlement) Romanian, Georgian
Romanian and Georgian form of Brazil. This is also the Georgian name for Brazil's capital city Brasília.
Brazílie (Country) Czech
Czech form of Brazil.
Brazilië (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Brazil.
Brazīlija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Brazil.
Brazilija (Country) Lithuanian, Slovene
Lithuanian and Slovene form of Brazil.
Braziliya (Country) Russian, Bulgarian, Azerbaijani
Russian, Bulgarian and Azerbaijani form of Brazil.
Brazylia (Country) Polish
Polish form of Brazil.
Brazyliya (Country) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Brazil.
Breizh (Island & Region) Breton
Breton form of Britain and Brittany. Great Britain is called Breizh-Veur in Breton.
Brésil (Country) French
French form of Brazil.
Bretagna (Region & Island) Italian
Italian form of Britain and Brittany. Great Britain is called Gran Bretagna in Italian.
Bretagne (Region & Island) French, German, Dutch
French form of Britannia (see Britain). In French this typically refers to the region known as Brittany in France, while Great Britain is called Grande-Bretagne.
Bretaigne (Island & Region) Medieval French
Old French form of Britannia (see Britain).
Bretaña (Region & Island) Spanish
Spanish form of Britain and Brittany. Great Britain is called Gran Bretaña in Spanish.
Brezilya (Country) Turkish
Turkish form of Brazil.
Brierley (Settlement) English
From Old English brer "briar" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of various towns in England.
Bristol (Settlement) English
Name of a city in southwest England, derived from Old English Brycgstow meaning "the site of the bridge".
Britain (Island) English
From Britannia, the Latin name for the island of Great Britain, the land of the Britons. It derives from the name of the Britons, recorded in Greek in the 4th century BC as Πρεττανική (Prettanike), and reconstructed as Proto-Brythonic *Pritanī, possibly meaning "tattooed people".
Britaniya (Island) Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Britain.
Britannia (Island) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Britain.
Britannien (Island) German, Swedish, Danish
German, Swedish and Danish form of Britain.
Brittannië (Island) Dutch
Dutch form of Britain.
Brittany (Region) English
From Britannia (see Britain). This is the name of a region in northwestern France, so called because many Britons settled there after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It had earlier been called Armorica. In the Middle Ages it was sometimes called Britannia Minor to distinguish it from the island of Great Britain. In French, both the island and the region are called Bretagne.
Brodie (Settlement) English
Probably from Gaelic broth meaning "ditch, mire". This is the name of an estate and castle in Moray, Scotland.
Brooklyn (Settlement) English
Name of a borough of New York City, originally derived from the Dutch town of Breukelen meaning either "broken land" (from Dutch breuk) or "marsh land" (from Dutch broek).
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, Indian, Filipino, 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.
Buckley (Settlement) English
From Old English bucc "buck, male deer" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of a few minor towns in England.
Buda (Settlement) Hungarian
Possibly from the given name Bleda (which belonged to the brother of Attila the Hun). This was the name of a Hungarian city on the west bank of the Danube. Today it is a part of Budapest, having merged with Pest in 1873.
Budapest (Settlement) Hungarian, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
Combination of Buda and Pest, two cities that merged in 1873. This is the name of the capital city of Hungary.
Buganda (Region & Political Subdivision) Eastern African, Ganda
The name of a region within Uganda and also the root of the country's name (see Uganda).
Bulgaria (Country) Late Roman, English, Spanish, Italian, Indonesian, Malay
From the name of the Turkic tribe of the Bulgars, possibly from a Turkic root meaning "mixed". This is the name of a country in southeastern Europe.
Bulgarie (Country) French
French form of Bulgaria.
Bulgarien (Country) German, Swedish, Danish
German, Swedish and Danish form of Bulgaria.
Bulgarije (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Bulgaria.
Bulgarye (Country) Southern African, Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Bulgaria.
Burajiru (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Brazil.
Buren (Settlement) Dutch
From Old Dutch bur "house, dwelling". This is a small town on the island of Ameland in the north of the Netherlands, as well as a small city in Gelderland.
Buriten (Island & Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Britain.
Burma (Country) English
From Burmese ဗမာ (Bama), a variant of မြန်မာ (see Myanmar). This is an older name for Myanmar.
Burnham (Settlement) English
From Old English burna "stream, spring" and ham "home". This is the name of several towns in England.
Burton (Settlement) English
From Old English burg "fortress, castle" and tun "enclosure". This is the name of several English towns.
Bustillo (Settlement) Spanish
From a diminutive of Late Latin bustum meaning "ox pasture". This is the name of towns in Spain.
Busto (Settlement) Spanish, Italian
From Late Latin bustum meaning "ox pasture". This is the name of several towns in Spain and Italy.
Butswana (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of Botswana.
Čad (Body of Water & Country) Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Slovene
Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian and Slovene form of Arabic تشاد (see Chad).
Caerfyrddin (Settlement) Welsh
From Welsh caer "fort" and Moridunum. This is the name of a town in southern Wales.
Caiatia (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Caiazzo.
Caiazzo (Settlement) Italian
From Latin Caiatia, a derivative of the given name Caius. This is the name of a city near Naples.
Cairo (Settlement) English
From Arabic القاهرة (al-Qahirah) meaning "the victorious", in honour of the conquering Fatimid caliph al-Mu'izz li Din Allah (932-975). This is the name of the capital city of Egypt.
Caivano (Settlement) Italian
From Latin Calvianum, a derivative of the cognomen Calvus. This is the name of a city near Naples.
Cale (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Possibly from Celtic gall meaning "Gaul, Celt". This was the name of an ancient town in what is now Portugal, near the modern city of Porto.
Califórnia (Political Subdivision) Portuguese
Portuguese form of California.
California (Political Subdivision & Island) English, Spanish, Italian, Literature
From the name of a fictional utopian island populated only by women in the 16th-century novel The Adventures of Esplandián by the Spanish author Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. The name comes from the island's queen, Calafia, itself probably derived from Arabic خليفة (khalifah), an Islamic title meaning "successor". This is the name of an American state as well as two states of Mexico (Baja California and Baja California Sur).
Californie (Political Subdivision) French
French form of California.
Calvianum (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Caivano.
Canaán (Region) Spanish
Spanish form of Canaan.
Canaan (Region) English, French, Biblical
From Hebrew כְּנַעַן (Kena'an), possibly from a root meaning "low, humble". This was the name of an ancient region, the home of the biblical Canaanites, in what is now Palestine and Israel.
Canada (Country) English, French, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
Derived from the Iroquoian word kanata meaning "village". This word was used by Native Americans to direct French explorer Jacques Cartier to Stadacona. Cartier used the word to refer to the region.
Canadá (Country) Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Canada.
Cananea (Region) Italian
Italian form of Canaan.
Cantium (Region) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Kent.
Capri (Island & Settlement) Italian, English
Likely from Greek κάπρος (kapros) meaning "wild boar", though it could also be of Etruscan origin or from Latin capri meaning "goats". This is the name of an Italian island.
Carlisle (Settlement) English
Originally called by the Romans Luguvalium meaning "stronghold of Lugus". Later the Brythonic element ker "fort" was appended to the name of the city. This is the name of a city in Cumbria in northern England.
Carmarthen (Settlement) English
English form of Caerfyrddin.
Carmel (Mountain) Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Karmel used in the Latin and English Bibles.
Carpates (Region) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Carpathians.
Carpathians (Region) English
From Latin Carpates, possibly related to the Dacian tribe of the Capri, maybe derived from an Indo-European root meaning "rock, cliff". This is the name of a mountain range in eastern Europe stretching from Slovakia to Romania.
Carpați (Region) Romanian
Romanian form of Carpathians.
Castela (Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Castile.
Castile (Region) English
From Spanish Castilla, ultimately from Late Latin castellum meaning "castle". This was the name of a medieval kingdom in Spain.
Castilla (Region) Spanish
Spanish form of Castile.
Castille (Region) French
French form of Castile.
Catalogna (Region & Political Subdivision) Italian
Italian form of Catalonia.
Catalogne (Region & Political Subdivision) French
French form of Catalonia.
Catalonia (Region & Political Subdivision) English
From Catalan Catalunya, of uncertain meaning, possibly from Latin castellum "castle" or Gauthia Launia "land of the Goths". This is the name of a region in eastern Spain.
Cataluña (Region) Spanish
Spanish form of Catalonia.
Catalunya (Region & Political Subdivision) Catalan
Catalan form of Catalonia.
Cathay (Country) English
From Old Turkic Khitai, the name of a people who ruled northern China as the Liao dynasty from the 10th to 12th century, also called the Khitan people. This is an archaic English synonym for China.
Cavan (Political Subdivision) Irish
Derived from Irish cabhán meaning "hollow". This is the name of an Irish county.
Cawston (Settlement) English
From the Old Norse given name Kálfr combined with Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of towns in Norfolk and Warwickshire.
Ceaster (Settlement) Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Chester.
Cechia (Country) Italian
Italian form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Čechy (Region) Czech, Slovak
From the name of the Slavic tribe of the Czechs, probably derived from the Slavic root čelo meaning "family, tribe". This is the Czech name of Bohemia, while the Czech Republic is called Česko.
Cent (Region) Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Kent.
Česko (Country) Czech, Slovak
From the name of the Slavic tribe of the Czechs (see Čechy). This is the Czech name for the Czech Republic.
Československo (Country) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Czechoslovakia.
Cestrescir (Region) Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Cheshire.
Ceyhun (River) Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Jayhun.
Chad (Body of Water & Country) English, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Indonesian, Malay
From Arabic تشاد (Tshad), derived from a Kanuri word meaning "lake, large expanse of water". This is the name of a lake in central Africa, as well as the country that is named after it. The lake also borders Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon.
Chade (Body of Water & Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Chad.
Chadwick (Settlement) English
Means "village belonging to Chad" in Old English. This is the name of towns in Lancashire and Warwickshire.
Chanaan (Region) Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Greek and Latin form of Canaan.
Chaoxian (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Joseon, used in mainland China to refer to Korea.
Chaves (Settlement) Portuguese, Spanish
From the Roman name Flavius. This is the name of a Portuguese city, which was originally named for the Roman emperor Vespasian, whose family name was Flavius.
Chelsea (Settlement) English
Originally derived from Old English and meaning "landing place for chalk or limestone". This is a district in London.
Cheshire (Region & Political Subdivision) English
Shortened form of Chestershire, a combination of Chester and shire.
Chester (Settlement) English
From Latin castrum meaning "camp, fortress". This is the name of a city in Cheshire, England.
Chile (Country) Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Portuguese, Romanian, Georgian
The name of a country in South America, possibly from Quechua chiri meaning "cold" or Mapuche chülle meaning "seagull". This name was applied to the region by the conquistador Diego de Almagro.
Chin (Country) Indian, 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.
Chipre (Island & Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Cyprus.
Chiri (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Chile.
Chōsen (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Joseon, referring to Korea.
Chosun (Region & Country) Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 조선 (see Joseon).
Chousen (Country & Region) Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 朝鮮 (see Chōsen).
Chūgoku (Country & Region) Japanese
Japanese form of Zhongguo, used to refer to China. It is also the name of a region in western Japan.
Chuugoku (Country & Region) Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 中国 (see Chūgoku).
Chypre (Island & Country) French
French form of Cyprus.
Ciad (Body of Water & Country) Italian, Romanian
Italian and Romanian form of Chad.
Ciarraí (Political Subdivision) Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kerry.
Čīle (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Chile.
Čile (Country) Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovene
Form of Chile in several languages.
Čilė (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Chile.
Cile (Country) Italian
Italian form of Chile.
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.
Cipro (Island & Country) Italian
Italian form of Cyprus.
Cochrane (Settlement) Scottish
Meaning unknown. This was the name of an estate in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Cockburn (Settlement) English
From Old English cocc "rooster" and burna "stream". This was the name of a town in Berwickshire, Scotland.
Cologne (Settlement) French, English
French form of Latin Colonia, shortened from Colonia Agrippina meaning "colony of Agrippina", named after the wife of Emperor Claudius. This is the name of a city in western Germany.
Colombia (Country) Spanish, English, Italian, Malay
Variant of Columbia, used as the name of a country in South America.
Colombie (Country & Political Subdivision) French
French form of Colombia and sometimes of Columbia (for example Colombie-Britannique for British Columbia).
Colonia (Settlement) Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish
Latin form of Cologne, as well as the Italian and Spanish form.
Colton (Settlement) English
Means "Cola's town" in Old English. This is the name of several English towns.
Columbia (Region, Settlement, Political Subdivision & River) English, Italian, Spanish, Late Roman
Named after the explorer Christopher Columbus, called Cristoforo Colombo in Italian (see the surname Colombo). This is the name of several cities in the Americas (including the District of Columbia, also called Washington D.C.), and a river in Canada and the United States. It is also a name used historically to refer to the New World.
Comoras (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Comoros.
Comore (Country) Italian
Italian form of Comoros.
Comoren (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Comoros.
Comorerne (Country) Danish
Danish form of Comoros.
Comores (Country) French, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan
French, Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan form of Comoros.
Comoros (Country) English
From French Comores, derived from Arabic qamar meaning "moon". This is the name of an island country off the eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.
Congo (River & Country) English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Danish
From Kongo, of uncertain origin, the name of a kingdom in central Africa that existed from the 14th to 19th century. The Congo River (also called the Zaire River) was named after the kingdom. Belgian and French colonies were established in the 19th century, named after the river, which eventually led to two African countries, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) and the Republic of the Congo.
Corea (Country) Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Late Roman
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Korea, as well as the Latin form.
Corée (Country) French
French form of Korea.
Coreea (Country) Romanian
Romanian form of Korea.
Corinth (Settlement) English
From Greek Κόρινθος (Korinthos), from Doric Greek Ϙόρινθος (Qorinthos), of Pre-Greek origin. This was the name of an ancient Greek city-state on the Peloponnese, as well as a nearby modern city.
Corinthe (Settlement) French
French form of Corinth.
Corinthus (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Corinth.
Courtenay (Settlement) French
From the Gallo-Roman given name Curtenus, derived from Latin curtus "short". This is the name of a few French communes.
Cracovie (Settlement) French
French form of Kraków.
Cracow (Settlement) English
English form of Kraków.
Crawford (Settlement) English
From Old English crawe "crow" and ford "ford, river crossing". This is the name various small towns in England.
Crema (Settlement) Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a Lombardic word meaning "hill". This is the name of a city in Cremona (to which the name is unrelated) in northern Italy.
Cremona (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Italian
Probably from the name of the Celtic tribe the Cenomani, or possibly from a pre-Latin word meaning "stone". This is the name of a city and province in northern Italy.
Croacia (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Croatia.
Croatia (Country) English, Late Roman
From Croatian Hrvatska, from medieval Slavic Khorvatu, of unknown meaning. This is the name of a country in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe.
Croatie (Country) French
French form of Croatia.
Croazia (Country) Italian
Italian form of Croatia.
Csehország (Country) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Čechy, used to refer both to the region of Bohemia and the larger Czech Republic.
Cuinchy (Settlement) French
From older Quintiacum, derived from the personal name Quintus plus the local suffix -acum. This is the name of a village in France.
Cymru (Country) Welsh
From the Celtic roots *kom "with, together" and *mrogis "territory, region". This is the Welsh name for Wales.
Cypern (Island & Country) Swedish, Danish
Swedish and Danish form of Cyprus.
Cyprus (Island & Country) English, Dutch
From Greek Κύπρος (Kypros), which may get its name from the cypress tree (Greek κυπάρισσος). This is the name of an island country in the eastern Mediterranean. Although considered one nation by most other countries, the northern part of the island is occupied by Turkish forces and claims independence.
Czad (Body of Water & Country) Polish
Polish form of Chad.
Czajków (Settlement) Polish
Derived from Polish czajka meaning "lapwing (bird)". This is the name of several towns in Poland.
Czechia (Country) English
English form of Čechy (via Polish Czechy), used as an alternative name for the Czech Republic (and not as a name for Bohemia).
Czechoslovakia (Country) English
Combination of Czechia and Slovakia. This was the name of a country that existed between 1918 and 1993, at which time it split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Czechy (Region & Country) Polish
Polish form of Čechy, used to refer both to the region of Bohemia and the larger Czech Republic.
Daehan (Country) Korean
From Sino-Korean (dae) meaning "big, great" and (han) meaning "Korea". This is the official Korean name for South Korea.
Däitschland (Country) Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish form of Deutschland.
Dallas (Settlement) English
Several of the places bearing this name, including probably the city in Texas, were named for the American vice president George M. Dallas (1792-1864). His surname is of Old English origin meaning "valley house".
Damas (Settlement) French
French form of Damascus.
Damasco (Settlement) Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Damascus.
Damascus (Settlement) Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, English
Meaning unknown, probably of Semitic origin. It is first mentioned in Egyptian records from the 15th century BC under the name Tmsq. It is now the capital city of Syria.
Damaskos (Settlement) Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Damascus.
Dameshq (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Damascus.
Dammeseq (Settlement) Ancient Aramaic, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Aramaic and Hebrew form of Damascus.
Dänemark (Country) German
German form of Denmark.
Danemark (Country) French
French form of Denmark.
Dānija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Denmark.
Danija (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Denmark.
Danimarca (Country) Italian
Italian form of Denmark.
Daniya (Country) Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Denmark.
Danmark (Country) Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Denmark.
Danmörk (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Denmark.
Danmǫrk (Country) Old Norse
Old Norse form of Denmark.
Danska (Country) Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene and Macedonian form of Denmark.
Danube (River) English
From Latin Danubius, from Indo-European Danu, probably meaning "river, water". This is the name of a river that flows east through Europe to the Black Sea.
Danubius (River) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Danube.
Deasmhumhain (Region) Irish
From Irish deas "south" and Mumhain. This was the name of a medieval kingdom in southern Ireland, created when the kingdom of Munster was partitioned. It is Anglicized as Desmond.
Deasumhain (Region) Irish
Variant of Deasmhumhain.
Deben (River) English
Means "deep" in Old English. This is the name of a river in Suffolk.
Debenham (Settlement) English
From the Old English river name Deben combined with ham meaning "home, homestead". This is the name of a town in Suffolk, on the River Deben.
Dee (River) English
Possibly from a Celtic root meaning "divine". This is the name of rivers in Scotland (Gaelic Dhè) and Wales (Welsh Dyfrdwy).
Deighton (Settlement) English
From Old English dic "ditch" and tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of various towns in England.
Delfoi (Settlement) Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Delphoi.
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.
Delphi (Settlement) Ancient Roman, English
Latinized form of Greek Δελφοί (Delphoi), from δελφύς (delphys) meaning "womb". This was the name of an ancient Greek city, the site of an oracle of Apollo.
Delphoi (Settlement) Ancient Greek
Greek form of Delphi.
Denemarke (Country) Southern African, Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Denmark.
Denemarken (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Denmark.
Denmark (Country) English
From Danish Danmark, derived from the ethnic name Dane, which is possibly from Germanic den meaning "low ground", combined with mark meaning "borderland". This is the name of a country in northern Europe.
Derby (Settlement) English
Means "deer farm" in Old Norse. This is the name of a city in England.
Desmond (Region) English
English form of Deasmhumhain.
Deutschland (Country) German
Derived from German deutsch meaning "German" (ultimately from Germanic *þeudō "people") and Land. This is the German endonym for Germany.
Devon (Political Subdivision) English
From the name of the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe. This is the name of a county in England.
Dhè (River) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Dee.
Dilli (Settlement) Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Sanskrit
Form of Delhi used in several Indian languages.