All Place Names

type
usage
Dimashq (Settlement) Arabic
Arabic form of Damascus.
Dinamarca (Country) Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Denmark.
Dogil (Country) Korean
Derived via Japanese from Dutch Duits meaning "German". This is the Korean name for Germany.
Doitsu (Country) Japanese
Derived from Dutch Duits meaning "German". This is the Japanese name for Germany.
Donau (River) German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Form of Danube in various languages.
Donggyeong (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Tokyo.
Dongjing (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Tokyo.
Douglas (River & Settlement) Scottish
From Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river" (an archaic word related to glas "grey, green"). This is the name of a tributary of the River Clyde called the Douglas Water, as well as a town that sits upon it in Lanarkshire.
Dùbhghlas (River & Settlement) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Douglas.
Dudley (Settlement) English
Means "Dudda's clearing" in Old English. This is the name of a city in the West Midlands, England.
Duitsland (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Deutschland.
Duna (River) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Danube.
Dunaj (River) Polish, Czech, Slovak
Polish, Czech and Slovak form of Danube.
Dyfrdwy (River) Welsh
Compound of Old Welsh dwfr "water" and duiu "god". This is the Welsh name of the River Dee.
Džakarta (Settlement) Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Serbian and Slovene form of Jakarta.
Dżakarta (Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Jakarta.
Dzhakarta (Settlement) Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Kazakh
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian and Kazakh form of Jakarta.
Dzhordzhiya (Political Subdivision) Russian
Russian form of Georgia 2, the American state.
Eaton (Settlement) English
Derived from Old English ea "river" and tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of several English towns.
Ebenezer (Other) Biblical
From Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעָזֶר ('Even Ha'azer) meaning "stone of help". This is the name of a monument erected by Samuel in the Old Testament.
Eboracum (Settlement) Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of York.
Écosse (Country) French
French form of Scotland.
'Eden (Region) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Eden.
Eden (Region) Hebrew, Biblical
Possibly from Hebrew עֵדֶן ('eden) meaning "pleasure, delight", or perhaps derived from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin) meaning "plain". According to the Old Testament the Garden of Eden was the place where the first people, Adam and Eve, lived before they were expelled.
Eesti (Country) Estonian
Estonian form of Estonia.
Effratis (River) Greek
Modern Greek form of Euphrates.
Egipat (Country) Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian form of Aegyptus (see Egypt).
Egipt (Country) Polish, Slovene, Romanian
Polish, Slovene and Romanian form of Aegyptus (see Egypt).
Egipte (Country) Southern African, Afrikaans, Catalan
Afrikaans and Catalan form of Egypte or Aegyptus (see Egypt).
Egipto (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Aegyptus (see Egypt).
Egito (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Aegyptus (see Egypt).
Egitto (Country) Italian
Italian form of Aegyptus (see Egypt).
Egypt (Country) English
From Latin Aegyptus, itself from Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aigyptos), which was probably derived from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, the name of the temple to the god Ptah in Memphis, meaning "the house of the soul of Ptah". Descendants of the Latin name are used in most European languages to refer to the ancient kingdom and modern country of Egypt. However, the name the ancient Egyptians used to refer to the Nile Valley was Kemet, and the Arabic speakers of modern Egypt call it Masr.
Égypte (Country) French
French form of Aegyptus (see Egypt).
Egypte (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Aegyptus (see Egypt).
Éire (Country & Island) Irish
Possibly means "abundant land" in Old Irish. This is the Irish name of the country and island of Ireland. According to legend the island was named for the goddess Ériu, though in fact it was she who was named for the island.
Eiropa (Region) Latvian
Latvian form of Europe.
Ellada (Country) Greek
Modern Greek form of Ancient Greek Ἑλλάδα (Hellada), derived from Ἕλλην (Hellen) meaning "Greek", which is of uncertain origin. This is the Greek endonym for Greece.
Emerita Augusta (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Mérida.
Endla (Body of Water) Estonian
From the medieval personal name Ent or Endo, which are of uncertain origin, possibly derivatives of the personal name Hendrik or Andres. This is the name of an Estonian lake often appearring in folk poetry.
Engeland (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of England.
Englaland (Country) Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of England.
England (Country) English, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
From Old English Englaland meaning "land of the Angles", the Angles being one of the Germanic tribes that settled in the area in the post-Roman period. This is the name of a country (part of the United Kingdom) on the southern portion of the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom is sometimes (inaccurately) referred to as England.
Eragh (Country) Persian
Persian form of Iraq.
Eran (Country) Middle Persian
Middle Persian form of Iran.
Erech (Settlement) Biblical
Form of Uruk used in the English Old Testament.
Erekh (Settlement) Biblical Hebrew
Form of Uruk used in the Hebrew Bible.
Ériu (Country & Island) Old Irish
Old Irish form of Éire.
Ermənistan (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Armanestan, referring to Armenia.
Ermenija (Country) Macedonian
Macedonian form of Armenia.
Ermenistan (Country) Turkish
Turkish form of Armanestan, referring to Armenia.
Escócia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Scotland.
Escocia (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Scotland.
Esharra (Other) Ancient Assyrian
From Sumerian 𒂍 (e) meaning "temple, house" and 𒊹 (shar) meaning "totality, world". This was the name of the main temple dedicated to the god Ashur in the city of Ashur.
Eshiya (Region) Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati
Hindi, Bengali and Gujarati form of Asia.
Eslováquia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Slovakia.
Eslovàquia (Country) Catalan
Catalan form of Slovakia.
Eslovaquia (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Slovakia.
Eslovénia (Country) Portuguese (European)
Portuguese form of Slovenia.
Eslovènia (Country) Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan form of Slovenia.
Eslovênia (Country) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Slovenia.
Eslovenia (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Slovenia.
Espagne (Country) French
French form of Hispania (see Spain).
Espainia (Country) Basque
Basque form of Hispania (see Spain).
España (Country) Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Hispania (see Spain).
Espaniya (Country) Persian
Persian form of Hispania (see Spain).
Espanja (Country) Finnish
Finnish form of Hispania (see Spain).
Espanya (Country) Catalan, Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Catalan, Tagalog and Cebuano form of Hispania (see Spain).
Essen (Settlement) German, English
From older Astnide, possibly a derivative of Old High German asc meaning "ash tree". This is the name of a city in Germany, founded in the 9th century.
Estados Unidos (Country) Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese calque of United States, written with the definite article (los and os respectively).
Estija (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Estonia.
Estland (Country) German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish form of Estonia.
Estocolmo (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Stockholm.
Estonia (Country) English, Italian, Spanish, Indonesian, Malay, Late Roman
From Estonian eesti meaning "Estonian", a word borrowed from Low German in the 17th century. It is of uncertain origin. It could be from a Germanic rendering of the Baltic tribe of the Aesti, mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus.
Estonija (Country) Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene and Macedonian form of Estonia.
Estoniya (Country) Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik and Uzbek form of Estonia.
États-Unis (Country) French
French calque of United States, written with the definite article les.
Ethiopia (Country) English
From Latin Aethiopia, itself from Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopia), said to derive from αἴθω (aitho) meaning "to burn" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "face", referring to the skin colour of the inhabitants (probably a folk etymology). This is the name of a country in eastern Africa.
Éthiopie (Country) French
French form of Aethiopia (see Ethiopia).
Ethiopië (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Aethiopia (see Ethiopia).
Etiópia (Country) Portuguese, Hungarian
Portuguese and Hungarian form of Aethiopia (see Ethiopia).
Etiopía (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Aethiopia (see Ethiopia).
Etiopia (Country) Italian, Polish, Norwegian, Finnish, Georgian, Korean, Indonesian
Italian, Polish, Norwegian, Finnish, Georgian, Korean and Indonesian form of Aethiopia (see Ethiopia).
Etiopien (Country) Swedish, Danish
Swedish and Danish form of Aethiopia (see Ethiopia).
Etiopija (Country) Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Lithuanian and Latvian form of Aethiopia (see Ethiopia).
Etxeberria (Settlement) Basque
Means "the new house", from Basque etxe "house" and berri "new". This was the name of a village (and castle) in Navarre where the saint Francis Xavier was born.
Euphrates (River) English, Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek
From Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrates), the name of a river in Mesopotamia. It is derived from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (Ufratu), itself from Elamite or Sumerian, of uncertain meaning.
Eurasia (Region) English, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Norwegian
Combination of Europe and Asia. This is the name of the landmass comprising all of Europe and Asia.
Eurasie (Region) French, Czech
French and Czech form of Eurasia.
Eurasien (Region) German, Danish, Swedish
German, Danish and Swedish form of Eurasia.
Eurazja (Region) Polish
Polish form of Eurasia.
Euripos (Body of Water) Ancient Greek
Possibly from Greek εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ῥιπή (rhipe) meaning "throw, swing". This was the name of the strait between Euboea and Boeotia.
Euripus (Body of Water) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Euripos.
Euroopa (Region) Estonian
Estonian form of Europe.
Eurooppa (Region) Finnish
Finnish form of Europe.
Európa (Region) Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of Europe.
Europe (Region) English, French, Ancient Greek
From Greek Εὐρώπη (see Europa). The name of the mythological princess is from that of the continent.
'Even Ha'azer (Other) Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of Ebenezer.
Everest (Mountain) English
From the surname Everest. This is the English name of the world's highest mountain, located in the Himalayas, which was named after the British surveyor George Everest (1790-1866).
Evripos (Body of Water) Greek
Modern Greek of Euripos.
Evrópa (Region) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Europe.
Evropa (Region) Czech, Slovene, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Georgian, Kyrgyz, Armenian, Russian
Form of Europe used in various languages. This is also an alternate transcription of Armenian Եվրոպա or Russian Европа (see Yevropa).
Ewart (Settlement) English
From Old English ea "river" and worþ "enclosure". This is the name of a town in Northumberland, England.
Fál (Island) Irish
From the name of the stone on the Hill of Tara where Irish high kings were crowned, called the "stone of destiny", the Lia Fáil. This is from Irish lia meaning "stone" and probably fál (genitive fáil) meaning "enclosure, fence" and figuratively "king, chief".... [more]
Faransa (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of France.
Faris (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of Persia.
Farnham (Settlement) English
From Old English fearn "fern" and ham "home" or ham "water meadow, enclosure". This is the name of several towns in England, notably in Surrey.
Fátima (Settlement) Portuguese
Derived from the Arabic feminine name Fatimah, apparently after a Moorish princess who converted to Christianity during the Reconquista. This is the name of a town in Portugal, which became an important Christian pilgrimage center after 1917 when three local children reported witnessing repeated apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
Feilubin (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Philippines.
Fidji (Country) French
French form of Fiji.
Fidschi (Country) German
German form of Fiji.
Figi (Country) Italian
Italian form of Fiji.
Fiji (Country) English, Portuguese, Indian, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay
English form of Fijian Viti, of unknown meaning, the name of the largest island (called Viti Levu meaning "great Viti") of the archipelago. The change from Viti to Fiji is reportedly explained by the fact that the British (on an 18th-century expedition of James Cook) first heard it pronounced this way by the neighbouring Tongans.
Filadelfia (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Philadelphia.
Filipina (Country) Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Philippines.
Filipinas (Country) Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Ilocano
Spanish, Portuguese and Ilocano form of Philippines.
Filipów (Settlement) Polish
Derived from the given name Filip. This is the name of a town in Poland.
Filippine (Country) Italian
Italian form of Philippines.
Finland (Country) English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Malay
From Old Norse Finnr, which referred to the Finn and Sami peoples, combined with land. This is the name of a country in northern Europe, called Suomi in Finnish.
Finlande (Country) French
French form of Finnland (see Finland).
Finlândia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Finnland (see Finland).
Finlandia (Country) Spanish, Italian, Polish, Greek, Indonesian
Spanish, Italian, Polish, Greek and Indonesian form of Finnland (see Finland).
Finlyandiya (Country) Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Finnland (see Finland).
Finnland (Country) Old Norse, German
Old Norse and German form of Finland.
Finska (Country) Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian, Slovene and Macedonian form of Finland.
Finsko (Country) Czech
Czech form of Finland.
Fırat (River) Turkish
Turkish form of Euphrates.
Firipin (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Philippines.
Fiyi (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Fiji.
Flanders (Region) English
From Middle Dutch Vlander, from a Germanic root meaning "waterlogged", referring to the marshy landscape of Flanders. This is the name of the northern portion of Belgium.
Flandre (Region) French
French form of Flanders.
Florída (Political Subdivision) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Florida.
Florida (Political Subdivision) English, Spanish, German, Italian
A state of the United States, meaning "flowery, ornate" in Spanish, so called because in 1513 the explorer Juan Ponce de León landed there during the Pascua Florida (meaning "flowery Easter", a Spanish name for Palm Sunday).
Floride (Political Subdivision) French
French form of Florida.
Forum Iulii (Settlement & Region) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Friuli, the name of both the region and the town.
Foulden (Settlement) English
From Old English fugol meaning "bird" and dun meaning "hill". This is the name of a town in Norfolk.
França (Country) Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan form of Francia (see France).
France (Country) French, English
From Latin Francia meaning "land of the Franks". The Franks were the Germanic tribe who settled in the region in the 3rd century. They derived their tribal name from the name of a type of spear that they used.
Francia (Country) Late Roman, Italian, Spanish
Latin form of France.
Francie (Country) Czech
Czech form of France.
Francija (Country) Latvian, Macedonian, Slovene
Latvian, Macedonian and Slovene form of Francia (see France).
Francja (Country) Polish
Polish form of Francia (see France).
Franconia (Region) Late Roman, English, Italian, Spanish
Latin name derived from Frank, the name of a Germanic tribe. This is the name of a region in southern Germany.
Francuska (Country) Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of France.
Franken (Region) German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
German form of Franconia.
Frankenstein (Settlement) German
From German Franken, the name of the Germanic tribe of the Franks, and Steinn meaning "stone". This is the name of a few small towns in Germany.
Frankreich (Country) German
Derived from German Franken, the name of the Germanic tribe of Franks, and Reich meaning "empire, realm". This is the German name for France.
Frankrig (Country) Danish
Danish cognate of Frankreich. This is the Danish name for France.
Frankrijk (Country) Dutch
Dutch cognate of Frankreich. This is the Dutch name for France.
Frankrike (Country) Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian cognate of Frankreich. This is the Swedish name for France.
Frankryk (Country) Southern African, Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Frankrijk.
Fransa (Country) Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of France.
Fransiýa (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Francia (see France).
Fransiya (Country) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Francia (see France).
Franța (Country) Romanian
Romanian form of Francia (see France).
Frantsiya (Country) Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kazakh
Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Kazakh form of Francia (see France).
Friesland (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Frisia (using the suffix land).
Frieslande (Region) German
German form of Frisia (using the suffix land).
Frisia (Region) English, Late Roman
From the name of the West Germanic Frisian people, called the Frisii in Latin, possibly from Germanic *frisaz meaning "curly". This is the name of an area along the coast of the North Sea stretching from the Netherlands to Germany.
Friuli (Region) Italian, English, Spanish
From the name of the Roman town of Forum Iulii (now called Cividale del Friuli) meaning "forum of Julius". This is the name of a region in northeast Italy.
Fryslân (Region) Frisian
West Frisian form of Frisia (using lân "land").
Furansu (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of France.
Furat (River) Arabic
Arabic form of Euphrates. In Arabic it is properly written with the definite article: الفرات (al-Furat).
Furlanija (Region) Slovene
Slovene form of Friuli.
Gabão (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gabon.
Gaboen (Country) Southern African, Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Gabon.
Gabón (Country) Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Gabon.
Gabon (Country) English, French, Italian, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Turkish, Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Portuguese gabão meaning "cloak, overcoat", referring to the shape of the Gabon Estuary. This is the name of a country on the western coast of central Africa.
Gabona (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Gabon.
Gabonas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Gabon.
Gabun (Country) German
German form of Gabon.
Galaad (Region) Biblical French
French form of Gilead.
Galácia (Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Galatia, referring to the region in Anatolia.
Galacia (Region) Spanish
Spanish form of Galatia, referring to the region in Anatolia.
Galatia (Region & Political Subdivision) Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, English
From the Greek word for the Gaulish people Γαλάτης (Galates), probably a cognate of Latin Gallus (see Gallia). This was the Greek name for the region of Gaul. It was also used to refer to a region in Anatolia (modern Turkey) where Gauls settled in the 3rd century BC.... [more]
Galatien (Region) German
German form of Galatia, referring to the region in Anatolia.
Galatya (Region) Turkish
Turkish form of Galatia, referring both to Gaul and the ancient region in Anatolia.
Galazia (Region) Italian
Italian form of Galatia, referring to the region in Anatolia.
Gales (Country) Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Wales.
Galia (Region) Spanish
Spanish form of Gallia, referring to the historical region of Gaul.
Galilee (Region) English, Biblical
From Hebrew גָּלִיל (Galil) meaning "district, roll". This is a region in northern Israel, mentioned in the Old and New Testament.
Galles (Country) French, Italian
French and Italian form of Wales.
Gallia (Region, Political Subdivision & Country) Ancient Roman, Italian, Greek
Latin name for the historical region of Gaul. It is derived from the Latin ethnic word Gallus, referring to the Gauls (Celts of continental Europe), probably ultimately derived from the Celtic root *galn- "be able".... [more]
Gallien (Region) German
German form of Gallia, referring to the historical region of Gaul.
Gary (Settlement) English
City in Indiana that was named after businessman Elbert Henry Gary (1846-1927), the founder of U.S. Steel.
Gaul (Region) English
From French Gaule, the name of a historical region that was situated approximately in the area of modern France. In the Roman era it was called Gallia, which may be the origin of Gaule, though the evolution of the word would be irregular. It is more likely derived from Frankish walh meaning "foreigner, Celt".
Gaule (Region) French
French form of Gaul.
Gênes (Settlement) French
French form of Genoa.
Genoa (Settlement) English
From Latin Genua, probably derived from genu meaning "knee". This is the name of a port city in northwestern Italy. It is called Genova in Italian.
Génova (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Genoa.
Genova (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Genoa.
Genua (Settlement) Ancient Roman, German, Dutch
Latin, German and Dutch form of Genoa.
Geórgia (Country & Political Subdivision) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Georgia 1 or Georgia 2.
Georgia 1 (Country) English, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Late Roman
Possibly of Persian origin, maybe from Middle Persian gurg meaning "wolf". In Europe the name was long explained as derived from the given name George. This is the name of a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. It is called Sakartvelo in Georgian.
Georgia 2 (Political Subdivision) English, Spanish, Italian, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch
From the given name George, named in honour of the British king George II. This was the name of an American colony, later a state.
Géorgie (Country & Political Subdivision) French
French form of Georgia 1 or Georgia 2.
Georgië (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Georgia 1.
Georgien (Country) German, Swedish, Danish
German, Swedish and Danish form of Georgia 1.
Germania (Region & Country) Ancient Roman, Italian, Greek, Romanian, Georgian
Latin, Italian, Greek, Romanian and Georgian form of Germany.
Germaniya (Country) Russian, Bulgarian, Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Russian, Bulgarian, Uzbek, Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Germania (see Germany).
Germany (Country) English
From Latin Germania, first attested in the writings of Julius Caesar, used to refer to the areas east of the Rhine and north of the Danube. The origin of the term is uncertain. This is an English exonym corresponding to German Deutschland.
Gerusalemme (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Jerusalem.
Gethsemane (Region) Biblical
From Γεθσημανί (Gethsemani), the Greek form of an Aramaic place name meaning "oil press". In the New Testament this is the name of the garden where Jesus was arrested, located on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem.
Gethsemani (Region) Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Gethsemane used in the Greek and Latin Bibles.
Ghana (Country) English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
From the name of the Ghana Empire, which was located in the southwestern Sahara and existed up to the 13th century. Ghana, meaning "warrior" in Mande, was actually the title of the rulers, while the empire itself was more properly known as Awkar. In 1957 this was adopted as the name of the newly independent country of Ghana, formerly the British colony Gold Coast, despite the fact that the country lies outside the empire's territory.
Giacarta (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Jakarta.
Giappone (Country) Italian
Italian form of Japan.
Gichon (River) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Gihon.
Gihon (River) Biblical
From Hebrew גיחון (Gichon), derived from גּיחַ (giyach) meaning "to burst forth". According to the Old Testament, this was the name of a river that originated in the Garden of Eden.
Gilad (Region) Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Gilead.
Gilead (Region) Biblical
Means "heap of witness" in Hebrew. This is the name of a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, as mentioned in the Old Testament.
Giordania (Country) Italian
Italian form of Jordan (the country).
Giordano (River) Italian
Italian form of Jordan (the river).
Glyme (River) English
Means "bright stream" in Brythonic. This is the name of a river in Oxfordshire, England.
Glympton (Settlement) English
Derived from the name of the river Glyme and Old English tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of small town in Oxfordshire, England.
Gorj (Country) Persian (Archaic)
Archaic Persian name of Georgia 1, possibly from Middle Persian gurg meaning "wolf".
Gorjestan (Country) Persian
From Persian گرج (Gorj) meaning "Georgia (country)" combined with the suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". This is the modern Persian name for the country of Georgia.
Górka (Settlement) Polish
From Polish góra meaning "mountain". This is the name of various towns in Poland.
Goryeo (Region) Korean
Possibly means "walled city" or "center" in Korean. This was the name of a kingdom that ruled most of the Korean Peninsula. The name Korea is based on it.
Gotham (Settlement) English, Popular Culture
From Old English gat "goat" and ham "home". This is the name of a town in Nottinghamshire, famous for folk tales about its inhabitants pretending to be imbeciles in order to avoid a visit from the king. Based on this tale, writer Washington Irving applied the name to New York City in his satirical periodical Salmagundi (1807). Subsequently, Gotham or Gotham City was used as the setting of the Batman comics, starting 1940.
Graecia (Country) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Greece.
Graikija (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Graecia (see Greece).
Grainville (Settlement) French
Means "Guarin's town" in Old French. This is the name of various towns in Normandy.
Grantham (Settlement) English
From Old English grand meaning "gravel" and ham meaning "home, estate, settlement". This is the name of a town in Lincolnshire.
Grèce (Country) French
French form of Graecia (see Greece).
Grécia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Graecia (see Greece).
Grècia (Country) Catalan
Catalan form of Graecia (see Greece).
Grecia (Country) Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Graecia (see Greece).
Grecja (Country) Polish
Polish form of Graecia (see Greece).
Greece (Country) English
English form of Latin Graecia, the name used by the Romans for the land of the Greeks, derived from Greek Γραικός (Graikos), which is of uncertain origin. It is possibly derived from the city of Graia in Boeotia.
Griechenland (Country) German
From German Grieche "Greek" and Land. This is the German name for Greece.
Griekenland (Country) Dutch
From Dutch Griek "Greek" and land. This is the Dutch name for Greece.
Grieķija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Graecia (see Greece).
Gruziya (Country) Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Gorj, used as the name for the country of Georgia.
Guatemala (Country) Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, Italian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Turkish
From Nahuatl Cuauhtemallan meaning "place of the woodpile". This is the name of a country in Central America.
Guatemara (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Guatemala.
Guiné (Region, Country & Island) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Guinea.
Guinea (Region, Country & Island) English, Italian, Spanish, German
From Portuguese Guiné, which is of unknown meaning, possibly of Berber origin. This name was used by the Portuguese to refer to a portion of western Africa. It was also applied by westerners to the island of New Guinea starting in the 16th century. It is now the name or part of the full name of the countries of Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea.
Guinée (Region, Country & Island) French
French form of Guinea.
Guinee (Region, Country & Island) Dutch
Dutch form of Guinea.
Gwatemala (Country) Polish, Turkmen, Maltese
Polish, Turkmen and Maltese form of Guatemala.
Haanrade (Settlement) Dutch
From Dutch haan "rooster" and raad "advice". This is the name of a small village in the south of the province of Limburg in the Netherlands.
Habon (Country) Ukrainian, Belarusian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Gabon.
Hailey (Settlement) English
From Old English heg "hay" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of a town in Oxfordshire, England.
Hamilton (Settlement) English
Means "crooked hill" from Old English hamel "crooked, mutilated" and dun "hill". This was the name of a town in Leicestershire, England (which no longer exists). After the town name became a surname, it was used for several other cities, including ones in Scotland, Canada, Australia and the United States.
Hana (Country) Ukrainian, Belarusian
Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Ghana.
Hanguk (Region) Korean
From Sino-Korean (han) meaning "Korea" and (guk) meaning "country, land". This is the term used in South Korea to refer to South Korea or the entire Korean Peninsula.
Harden (Settlement) English
From Old English hara "hare" and denu "valley". This is the name of a town in West Yorkshire.
Harel (Other) Biblical Hebrew
Means "altar, mountain of God" in Hebrew. In the Hebrew Old Testament this name is applied to the altar in the temple in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 43:15).
Harford (Settlement) English
From Old English heorot "hart, male deer" or here "army" combined with ford "ford, river crossing". This is the name of towns in England.
Harimathaia (Settlement) Biblical Greek
Greek form of Arimathea.
Harley (Settlement) English
From Old English hara "hare" or hær "rock, heap of stones" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of towns in England.
Harvatiya (Country) Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Croatia.
Hase (Settlement) Japanese
Etymologically from Japanese (hatsu) meaning "anchorage" and (se) meaning "shallows". The spelling of 長谷 is from a shortening of 長谷 の 泊瀬 (nagatani no hatsuse) meaning "long valley of Hatsuse". This is the name of a place in Sakurai, Japan.
Hayastan (Country) Armenian
From the Armenian word հայ (hay) meaning "Armenian" combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". This is the Armenian name for Armenia.
Hayk (Country) Armenian (Archaic)
From the Armenian word հայ (hay) meaning "Armenian", of uncertain ultimate origin. Some theories claim it is from the name of the Armenian hero Hayk, though it is more likely that they simply derive from the same source. This is an archaic Armenian name for Armenia; the modern name is Հայաստան (Hayastan).
Hellada (Country) Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Ellada.
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".
Hierousalem (Settlement) Biblical Greek
Biblical Greek form of Jerusalem.
Hierusalem (Settlement) Biblical Latin
Biblical Latin form of Jerusalem.
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) Indian, Hindi, Urdu, English (Archaic)
Alternate name for India, of Persian origin.
Hira (Other) Arabic
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the cave near Mecca where the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation.
Hispania (Country) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Spain, referring originally to the entire Iberian Peninsula.
Hiszpania (Country) Polish
Polish form of Hispania (see Spain).
Hofwegen (Settlement) Dutch
From Dutch hof meaning "yard, court" and weg meaning "way, path, road". This is the name of a town in the Netherlands.
Holandia (Country) Polish
Polish form of Holland 1, referring to the entire country of the Netherlands.
Holandija (Country) Serbian
Serbian form of Holland 1, referring to the entire country of the Netherlands.
Holandiya (Country) Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Holland 1, referring to the provinces and sometimes the entire country.
Holland 1 (Political Subdivision & Country) Dutch, English, German, Danish, Icelandic
From Old Dutch holt "forest" and lant "land". This is the name of two provinces (North and South Holland) in the Netherlands. It is sometimes informally used to refer to the entire country of the Netherlands.
Holland 2 (Settlement) English
From Old English hoh "point of land, heel" and land "land". This is the name of several towns in England.
Hollanda (Country) Turkish
Turkish form of Holland 1, referring to the entire country of the Netherlands.
Hollande (Political Subdivision & Country) French
French form of Holland 1, referring to the provinces and sometimes the entire country.
Holsteen (Political Subdivision & Region) Low German
Low German form of Holstein.
Holstein (Political Subdivision & Region) German, English, Dutch
From the name of a Saxon tribe, derived from Old Saxon holt meaning "wood" and the suffix -setio meaning "inhabitant". This is the name of a historical region in Germany, near the Danish border. It forms part of the name of the modern German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Holsten (Political Subdivision & Region) Danish
Danish form of Holstein.
Hongarije (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Hungary.
Hongarye (Country) Southern African, Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Hungary.
Hongria (Country) Catalan
Catalan form of Hungary.
Hongrie (Country) French
French form of Hungary.
Hořovice (Settlement) Czech
From Czech hora meaning "mountain". This is the name of a town in the Czech Republic.
Horowitz (Settlement) German
German form of Hořovice.
Hotaka (Mountain) Japanese
From Japanese (ho) meaning "grain" and (taka) meaning "tall". This is the name of a mountain in Japan.
Houston (Settlement) Scottish, English
Means "Hugh's town", from the given name Hugh and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, town". This is the name of a town in Scotland. The American city of Houston is named after the Texas president Sam Houston (1793-1863), whose surname is derived from the Scottish town.
Hrvaška (Country) Slovene
Slovene form of Croatia.
Hrvatska (Country) Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian and Macedonian form of Croatia.
Huashengdun (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Washington.
Hungaria (Country) Late Roman, Albanian, Armenian, Indonesian
Latin, Albanian, Armenian and Indonesian form of Hungary.
Hungary (Country) English
From Latin Hungaria, derived from Byzantine Greek Οὔγγροι (Oungroi), from Turkic Onogur meaning "ten tribes". This is the name of a country in eastern Europe that was settled by the Hungarians in the 9th century. Because they were identified with the Huns, the H was added to the beginning of their Latin name. The Hungarian name for the country is Magyarország.
Hungría (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Hungary.
Hungria (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hungary.