All Place Names

type
usage
México (Country & Settlement) Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene
Spanish (and Portuguese) form of Mexico. This native spelling is also used in several other languages to refer to the capital city, while the name of the country has other forms.
Mexico (Country & Settlement) English, French, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
From Spanish México, itself derived from Nahuatl Mehxico. There are many theories regarding the ultimate origin, including Nahuatl metztli meaning "moon" combined with xictli meaning "navel". This is the name of a country in North America, as well as its capital city (the country is named after the city). In French and Swedish Mexico is the name of the capital city, while the country is called Mexique in French and Mexiko in Swedish.
Mexiko (Country & Settlement) German, Swedish, Czech, Slovak, Greek
German, Swedish, Czech, Slovak and Greek form of Mexico. In Swedish it refers only to the country, not the capital city.
Mexique (Country) French
French form of Mexico (referring only to the country, not the capital city).
Miandian (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Myanmar.
Mianmá (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese variant form of Myanmar.
Mianmar (Country) Hungarian, Bulgarian, Portuguese
Hungarian and Bulgarian form of Myanmar, as well as a Portuguese variant.
Midgård (Region) Norse Mythology
Swedish and Danish form of Midgard.
Midgard (Region) Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Miðgarðr meaning "middle enclosure". In Norse mythology this is the name of the realm where humans live.
Miguk (Country) Korean
Korean form of Meiguo, referring to the United States of America.
Mijanmar (Country) Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian variant form of Myanmar.
Miju (Region) Korean
Korean form of Meizhou, referring to the continents of North and South America.
Milan (Settlement) English, French
From Latin Mediolanum, perhaps derived from Celtic elements meaning "middle of the plain". This is the name of a major city in Italy.
Milano (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Milan.
Miranda (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Spanish, Portuguese
Possibly a derivative of Latin mirandus "admirable, wonderful". This is the name of several towns in Spain, Portugal and the Americas. It is also the name of a Venezuelan state.
Mısır (Country) Turkish
Turkish form of Misr.
Misr (Country) Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
From a Semitic root possibly meaning "border". This is the Arabic, Pashto and Urdu name for the country of Egypt.
Misri (Country) Akkadian
Akkadian cognate of Misr, referring to ancient Egypt.
Mississippi (River & Political Subdivision) English
Derived from Ojibwe misi-ziibi meaning "great river". This is the name of a large river in the United States, as well as an American state named after it.
Miðgarðr (Region) Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Midgard.
Mitzrayim (Country) Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew cognate of Misr, referring to Egypt.
Miyanma (Country) Thai, Khmer
Thai and Khmer form of Myanmar.
Miyanmar (Country) Bengali
Bengali form of Myanmar.
Mizraim (Country) Hebrew
Modern Hebrew transcription of Mitzrayim, referring to the country of Egypt.
Mjanmar (Country) Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene and Macedonian form of Myanmar.
Moçambique (Island & Country) Portuguese, Swedish
Portuguese and Swedish form of Mozambique.
Mōko (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Japanese
Japanese form of Mongolia.
Moldau (Country, River & Region) German
German form of Moldova. As a German river name, it refers both to the Moldova River and the Vltava River in the Czech Republic.
Moldávia (Country, River & Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Moldova.
Moldavia (Country, River & Region) Italian, Spanish, English
Italian and Spanish form of Moldova. In English this refers to the former principality and the region in northeastern Romania.
Moldavie (Country & Region) French
French form of Moldova.
Moldavië (Country & Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Moldova.
Moldavien (Country & Region) Swedish, Danish
Swedish form of Moldova (the country). In Danish this refers only to the former principality and the region in northeastern Romania.
Moldavija (Country & Region) Lithuanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Slovene
Lithuanian and South Slavic form of Moldova.
Moldaviya (Country & Region) Russian
Russian form of Moldova.
Moldavsko (Country) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Moldova (the country).
Mołdawa (River) Polish
Polish form of Moldova (the river).
Mołdawia (Country & Region) Polish
Polish form of Moldova.
Moldawien (Country) German
German form of Moldova (the country).
Moldova (Country, River & Region) Romanian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, English, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Latvian, Georgian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Maltese, Indonesian, Malay
From the name of the Moldova River in eastern Romania, which is of uncertain origin. It could be from Romanian molid meaning "spruce", Old Slavic *moldŭ meaning "young", or Gothic mulda meaning "dust, dirt". This is the Romanian name (Moldavia in English) for a former principality that was located in Eastern Europe. The eastern part of this principality came under the control of the Russian Empire in 1812, eventually becoming the modern country of Moldova. The western part united with Wallachia in 1859 to become the Kingdom of Romania. Northeastern Romania is called Moldova Occidentală in Romanian.
Moldva (Region & River) Hungarian
Hungarian variant of Moldova (referring to the former principality and the region in northeastern Romania). This is also the Hungarian name for the Vltava River in the Czech Republic.
Monggo (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Korean
Korean form of Mongolia.
Mongholiya (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Kazakh
Kazakh form of Mongolia.
Mongol (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Mongolian
Mongolian form of Mongolia.
Mongolei (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) German
German form of Mongolia.
Mongólia (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Portuguese, Hungarian
Portuguese and Hungarian form of Mongolia.
Mongolia (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) English, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Romanian, Polish, Finnish, Norwegian, Indonesian, Malay
From Mongolian монгол (mongol), the name for the Mongolian people, possibly from монг (mong) meaning "brave". This the name of a region in eastern Asia, now divided between the country of Mongolia (historically called Outer Mongolia) and the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia.
Mongolie (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) French
French form of Mongolia.
Mongolië (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Mongolia.
Mongoliet (Country) Swedish, Danish
Swedish and Danish form of Mongolia.
Mongolija (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Latvian, Lithuanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Slovene
Latvian, Lithuanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian and Slovene form of Mongolia.
Mongoliya (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Russian, Bulgarian, Kyrgyz, Uzbek
Russian, Bulgarian, Kyrgyz and Uzbek form of Mongolia.
Monholiya (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Mongolia.
Montana (Political Subdivision) English
Derived from Latin montanus "mountainous". This is the name of an American state.
Montgomery (Settlement) French
Means "Gumarich's mountain" in Norman French. This is the name of communes in Calvados, France.
Moray (Region & Political Subdivision) Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic Moireabh, possibly of Pictish origin, meaning "seashore, coast". This is the name of a historical region in Scotland, as well as a modern council area.
Mordor (Region) Literature
Means "black land" in Sindarin, from mor "black" and dor "land". In The Lord of the Rings (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Mordor is the desolate realm ruled by the evil lord Sauron.
Moriah (Mountain) Biblical
Possibly means "seen by Yahweh" in Hebrew, from the roots רָאָה (raʾa) meaning "to see" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. In the Old Testament this is both the place where Abraham is to sacrifice Isaac and the mountain upon which Solomon builds the temple.
Moridunum (Settlement) Brythonic (Latinized)
From Brythonic *mori "sea" and *dūnom "rampart, hill fort". This was the name of a Roman-era fort in southern Wales. It is now known as Caerfyrddin.
Moriya (Mountain) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Moriah.
Morocco (Country) English
The name of a country in North Africa, named after the city Marrakesh. In Arabic the country is named al-Maghrib (see Maghrib).
Mosambik (Island & Country) German, Norwegian
German and Norwegian form of Mozambique.
Mosca (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Moscow.
Moscou (Settlement & River) French, Portuguese (Brazilian), Catalan
French, Brazilian Portuguese and Catalan form of Moscow. In Portuguese it refers to both the city and the river, while in French and Catalan it only refers to the city.
Moscova (River) Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Moskva (the river).
Moscovo (Settlement & River) Portuguese (European)
European Portuguese form of Moscow (the city and the river).
Moscow (Settlement) English
From the name of the Moskva River, in Russian Москва (Moskva), from Old East Slavic Москꙑ (Mosky). It is of uncertain origin, but it may be from a Slavic root meaning "damp, wet". This is the name of the capital city of Russia.
Moscú (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Moscow.
Moskau (Settlement) German
German form of Moscow.
Moskova (River & Settlement) French, Finnish, Turkish
French form of Moskva (the river), Finnish form of Moscow (the city), and Turkish form of both the city and the river.
Moskovi (Settlement & River) Georgian
Georgian form of Moscow (the city and the river).
Moskva (Settlement & River) Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Azerbaijani, English
Russian form of Moscow. In most languages this name refers to both the city and the river, while in English it only refers to the river.
Moskwa (Settlement & River) Polish, German
Polish and German form of Moskva. In Polish it refers to both the city and the river, while in German it only refers to the river.
Mosky (River & Settlement) Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Old East Slavic form of Moscow.
Mouko (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 蒙古 (see Mōko).
Mozambico (Island & Country) Italian
Italian form of Mozambique.
Mozambique (Island & Country) English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Danish
From the name of an island off the southeastern coast of Africa, named Moçambique by the Portuguese after the 15th-century local sultan موسى بن بيك (Mūsā bin Bīk). This island became the region's Portuguese colonial capital in the 16th century, and the name was eventually applied to a large area of mainland Africa. Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1974.
Msumbiji (Island & Country) Swahili
Swahili form of Mozambique.
Mumbai (Settlement) Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Urdu, English, German, Russian
From Marathi मुंबा (Mumbā), the name of an incarnation of the Hindu mother goddess Devi, combined with आई (āī) meaning "mother". This is the name of a city in Maharashtra, India, formerly called Bombay.
Mumhain (Region & Political Subdivision) Irish
From Old Irish Mumu, possibly from the name of a goddess Mór Muman. This is the name of one of the four Irish provinces, formerly a kingdom. It is Anglicized as Munster.
Munster (Region & Political Subdivision) English
English form of Mumhain.
Myanma (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Myanmar.
Myanmar (Country) English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, French, Czech, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Turkish, Hindi
From Burmese မြန်မာ (Myanma), the name of the main Burmese ethnic group (also called the Bamar), which is of unknown origin. This is the name of a country in southeastern Asia. It was formerly called Burma, derived from a variant of this term.
Naggio (Settlement) Italian
Meaning uncertain, the name of a small town in Lombardy.
Nairóbi (Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nairobi.
Nairobi (Settlement) English, Swahili, Kikuyu, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Hungarian, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Turkish, Japanese, Korean
From Maasai enkare nyrobi meaning "cold water", referencing a nearby river. This is the name of the capital city of Kenya. It was founded in 1899 by the British colonial authorities.
Najrobi (Settlement) Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian form of Nairobi.
Namib (Region) Khoekhoe, English
Means "desert, vast place" in Khoekhoe. This is the name of a desert in southwestern Africa, mainly in the country of Namibia.
Namíbia (Country) Portuguese, Catalan, Hungarian, Slovak
Portuguese, Catalan, Hungarian and Slovak form of Namibia.
Namibia (Country) English, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Albanian, Georgian, Armenian, Swahili, Indonesian, Malay, Japanese, Korean
From the name of the Namib Desert, meaning "desert, vast place" in Khoekhoe. This is a country in southwestern Africa.
Namibie (Country) Czech, French
Czech and French form of Namibia.
Namibië (Country) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Namibia.
Namībija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Namibia.
Namibija (Country) Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian
Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian and Macedonian form of Namibia.
Naples (Settlement) English
From Latin Neapolis, from Greek Νεάπολις (Neapolis) meaning "new city". This is the name of a city in southern Italy, originally founded as a Greek colony.
Napoli (Settlement) Italian, Greek
Italian form of Naples, as well as the modern Greek form.
Narnia (Country) Literature
The name of a fictional country in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia series of fantasy novels (first released 1950). It was inspired by the Latin name of Narni, an Italian town in the region of Umbria.
Natzrat (Settlement) Ancient Hebrew, Hebrew
Hebrew form of Nazareth.
Nayrubi (Settlement) Arabic
Arabic form of Nairobi.
Nazareth (Settlement) English, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Possibly from Hebrew נֵצֶר (netser) meaning "branch, shoot" or נָצַר (natsar) meaning "watch, guard". This is the name of a town in Galilee in Israel. It was the home town of Jesus.
Neapolis (Settlement) Ancient Roman, Ancient Greek
Greek and Latin form of Naples.
Nederland (Country) Dutch, Norwegian
Dutch and Norwegian cognate of Netherlands.
Nederlandene (Country) Danish
Danish cognate of Netherlands.
Nederländerna (Country) Swedish
Swedish cognate of Netherlands.
Neilos (River) Ancient Greek
Greek form of Nile.
Nemačka (Country) Serbian
Serbian (Ekavian) variant of Njemačka.
Nemčija (Country) Slovene
Slovene cognate of Niemcy, used as the Slovene name of Germany.
Německo (Country) Czech
Czech cognate of Niemcy, used as the Czech name of Germany.
Nemecko (Country) Slovak
Slovak cognate of Niemcy, used as the Slovak name of Germany.
Nemetchina (Country) Russian
Russian cognate of Niemcy, used as a Russian name of Germany.
Népal (Country) French
French form of Nepal.
Netherlands (Country) English
From English nether meaning "lower" and land, referring to the low-lying position of the country. This is the name of a country in northwestern Europe. It is sometimes called Holland in English, though this is properly one of its subregions. In English it is usually referred to using the definite article, the.
Neuville (Settlement) French
Means "new town" in French. This is the name of various towns in France.
Niderlandiya (Country) Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Netherlands.
Niderlandy (Country) Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Netherlands.
Niederlande (Country) German
German cognate of Netherlands. It is usually referred to using the definite article, die.
Niemcy (Country) Polish
From Slavic němĭcĭ meaning "foreigner, German", derived from němŭ meaning "mute, incomprehensible". This is the Polish name of Germany.
Niftrik (Settlement) Dutch
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
Níger (River & Country) Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Icelandic
Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan and Icelandic form of Niger.
Niger (River & Country) English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Croatian, Serbian, Late Roman
Meaning unknown, possibly of Berber origin, though influenced by Latin niger "black". This is the name of a river in West Africa (and a country that is named after it).
Nigéria (Country) Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
Portuguese, Slovak and Hungarian form of Nigeria.
Nigeria (Country) English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Romanian, Albanian, Georgian
From the name of the Niger River, applied in the 19th century to the British colonial territory in West Africa. It continued to be used after the territory became an independent country in 1960.
Nigérie (Country) Czech
Czech form of Nigeria.
Nigērija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Nigeria.
Nigerija (Country) Lithuanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Slovene
Lithuanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian and Slovene form of Nigeria.
Nigeriya (Country) Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Nigeria.
Nigiria (Country) Greek
Greek form of Nigeria.
Nihon (Country) Japanese
Alternate reading of Nippon.
Nijl (River) Dutch
Dutch form of Nile.
Níl (River) Slovak
Slovak form of Nile.
Nil (River) Arabic, French, German, Luxembourgish, Catalan, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Form of Nile in various languages. In Arabic it is properly written with the definite article: النيل (al-Nīl).
Nile (River) English
From Latin Nilus, which was from Greek Νεῖλος (Neilos), possibly of Semitic origin meaning "river". This is the name of a long river in Africa.
Nilo (River) Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Nilus (see Nile).
Nilus (River) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Nile.
Ninawa (Settlement) Arabic
Arabic form of Nineveh.
Nineue (Settlement) Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Biblical Greek form of Nineveh.
Nineve (Settlement) Biblical Latin
Biblical Latin form of Nineveh.
Nineveh (Settlement) English, Biblical
From Akkadian 𒉌𒉡𒀀 (Ninua), possibly related to 𒄩 (nūnu) meaning "fish". When written, the name is usually prefixed with 𒌷 indicating a city. This may have referred to an aspect of Ishtar, as from an early time the city was a center of worship of the goddess. The cuneiform symbols used to represent the city's name depict a fish within a house.... [more]
Nínive (Settlement) Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Nineveh.
Ninive (Settlement) French, Italian, German
French, Italian and German form of Nineveh.
Ninua (Settlement) Akkadian
Akkadian form of Nineveh.
Ninwe (Settlement) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Nineveh.
Nippon (Country) Japanese
Means "origin of the sun, sunrise", from Sino-Japanese (nichi) meaning "sun" and (hon) meaning "root, origin". This is the Japanese name for Japan.
Nizozemska (Country) Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene cognate of Nizozemsko, referring to the Netherlands.
Nizozemsko (Country) Czech
From Czech nízký "low" and země "land". This is the Czech name for the Netherlands (for which it is also a translation).
Njemačka (Country) Serbian, Croatian
Serbian and Croatian cognate of Niemcy, used as the name of Germany.
Noorweë (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Norway.
Noorwegen (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Norway.
Norge (Country) Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
Norwegian, Swedish and Danish form of Norðvegr, the Old Norse form of Norway.
Norðvegr (Country) Old Norse
Old Norse cognate of Norway.
Norþweg (Country) Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Norway.
Noruega (Country) Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Norway.
Nørup (Settlement) Danish
Meaning unknown. This is the name of towns in Denmark.
Norveç (Country) Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Norway.
Norvège (Country) French
French form of Norway.
Norvegia (Country) Italian, Georgian
Italian and Georgian form of Norway.
Norveška (Country) Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian and Slovene form of Norway.
Norway (Country) English
From Old English Norþweg meaning "north way". This is the name of a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe.
Norwegen (Country) German
German cognate of Norway.
Nowakowo (Settlement) Polish
From Polish nowy meaning "new". This is the name of towns in Poland.
Nowice (Settlement) Polish
From Polish nowy meaning "new". This is the name of a few towns in Poland.
Nubia (Region) English, Late Roman
Possibly derives from the Egyptian word nbw meaning "gold". This was the name of an ancient region and kingdom in Africa, south of Egypt.
Nysa (Region) Greek Mythology
Possibly from an archaic Greek word meaning "tree". In Greek mythology Nysa was the mountainous region where young Dionysos was raised.
Ochtrup (Settlement) German
The name of a town in Germany, of uncertain meaning.
Odessa (Settlement) Russian
From the name of the ancient Greek city of Odessos (which was located at a different site). This is the name of a Ukrainian city that sits on the north coast of the Black Sea.
Odessos (Settlement) Ancient Greek
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of an ancient Greek city located on the west coast of the Black Sea, at the site of present-day Varna, Bulgaria.
Oeganda (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Uganda.
Oekraïne (Country) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Ukraine.
Oesbekistan (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Uzbekistan.
Oezbekistan (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Uzbek Ўзбекистон (see Uzbekistan).
Oirschot (Settlement) Dutch
Possibly from Dutch oeros meaning "aurochs" and schoot meaning "projection (of land)". This is the name of a town in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands.
Olanda (Political Subdivision & Country) Italian
Italian form of Holland 1, referring to the provinces and sometimes the entire country.
Olympos (Mountain) Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Greek
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the highest mountain in Greece. According to legend is the home of the Greek gods.
Olympus (Mountain) English, Dutch, Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Olympos.
Omã (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Oman.
Omaan (Country) Estonian
Estonian form of Oman.
Omán (Country) Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Spanish, Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of Oman.
Omān (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Oman.
Oman (Country) English, French, Italian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Mongolian, Hindi, Bengali, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Korean, Tagalog
From Arabic عمان (ʿUmān), probably from the name of an ancient town called Omana by the Roman author Pliny the Elder in the 1st century. It can probably be identified with the modern city of Suhar, and is from an Arabic root meaning "to settle, to remain, to dwell". This is the name of a country on the southeastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula.
Omāna (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Oman.
Omanas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Oman.
Omani (Country) Albanian, Georgian
Albanian and Georgian form of Oman.
Oostenrijk (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Austria.
Oostenryk (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Austria.
Orellana (Settlement) Spanish
Probably from Latin Aureliana. This is the name of towns in Badajoz, Spain.
Orléans (Settlement) French
French form of Aurelianum, the name of a city in central France. The city in Louisiana, La Nouvelle-Orléans or New Orleans, was named after Philippe II, the Duke of Orléans.
Orleans (Settlement) English
English form of Orléans. This is the name of several towns in the Americas, notably the city of New Orleans in Louisiana.
Orusiya (Country) Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Russia.
Ostarrihhi (Country) Old High German
Old High German form of Austria.
Österreich (Country) German
German form of Austria.
Österrike (Country) Swedish
Swedish form of Austria.
Østerrike (Country) Norwegian
Norwegian form of Austria.
Østrig (Country) Danish
Danish form of Austria.
Ōsutoria (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Austria.
Ottawa (River & Settlement) English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch
From the name of the Odawa or Ottawa people, derived from Ojibwe odaawaa meaning "trader". This is the name of a river and the capital city of Canada.
Ouganda (Country) French
French form of Uganda.
Oukrania (Country) Greek
Greek form of Ukraine.
Ouzbékistan (Country) French
French form of Uzbekistan.
Oz 1 (Region) Literature
Invented by the American author L. Frank Baum for the setting of his fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). There are several unsubstantiated theories about how Baum created the name, though it seems probable he simply made it up.
Oz 2 (Country) English
Informal short form of Australia.
Ozbakestan (Country) Persian
Persian form of Uzbek Ўзбекистон (see Uzbekistan).
O'zbekiston (Country) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Uzbekistan.
Ozbekstan (Country) Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Uzbek Ўзбекистон (see Uzbekistan).
Pacific (Body of Water) English
From Portuguese Pacífico meaning "peaceful", from Latin pacificus, a derivative of pax "peace". This name was coined by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 because he encountered relatively calm seas while sailing it.
Pacífico (Body of Water) Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Pacific.
Pacifique (Body of Water) French
French form of Pacific.
Padoue (Settlement) French
French form of Padua.
Pàdova (Settlement) Venetian
Venetian form of Padua.
Padova (Settlement) Italian, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian
Italian, Romanian, Croatian and Serbian form of Padua.
Padua (Settlement) English, German, Spanish, Dutch
From Italian Padova, Latin Patavium, of unknown meaning. This is the name of a city in northern Italy.
Paesi Bassi (Country) Italian
Italian cognate of Pays-Bas, used as the Italian name for the Netherlands.
Países Baixos (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Pays-Bas. This is the Portuguese name for the Netherlands.
Países Bajos (Country) Spanish
Spanish cognate of Pays-Bas. This is the Spanish name for the Netherlands.
Pakestan (Country) Persian
Persian form of Pakistan.
Pákistán (Country) Czech
Czech form of Pakistan.
Pakistán (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Pakistan.
Pakistan (Country) Urdu, Punjabi, English, Italian, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Slovak, Russian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
From Persian پاک (pāk) meaning "pure" and the suffix ستان (stān) meaning "land of". The name was coined in 1933 by the Pakistani nationalist Choudhry Rahmat Ali who justified it as an acronym of Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir and Sindh, plus the final three letters of Baluchistan.
Palæstina (Country & Region) Danish
Danish form of Palestine.
Palaestina (Region & Political Subdivision) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Palestine. There was a Roman province named Syria Palaestina after the 2nd century.
Palaistine (Region) Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Palestine.
Palaistini (Country & Region) Greek
Modern Greek form of Palestine.
Palästina (Country & Region) German
German form of Palestine.
Palestína (Country & Region) Slovak, Icelandic
Slovak and Icelandic form of Palestine.
Palestina (Country & Region) Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Afrikaans, Russian, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Indonesian, Tagalog, Hebrew
Form of Palestine in several languages. In modern Hebrew this refers to the region, with פָלַסְטִין (Falastin) used for the country.
Palestine (Country & Region) English, French
From Latin Palaestina, derived from Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistine), from a Semitic source such as Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (Pelesheṯ) meaning "land of the Philistines". This is the name of a historical region between the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. In modern times it is the name of a partially recognized country located in a portion of the region (the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with the remainder being the country of Israel).
Palestyna (Country & Region) Polish, Ukrainian
Polish and Ukrainian form of Palestine.
Pama (Country) Thai
Thai form of Burma.
Panama (Country & Settlement) English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Georgian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Persian, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Burmese, Thai, Lao, Khmer, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Japanese, Korean
From Spanish Panamá, of uncertain meaning. It may be derived from the name of a tree commonly found in the area (species Sterculia apetala). Alternatively it could be related to Guaraní panambi meaning "butterfly" or Kuna bannaba meaning "distant, far away". This is the name of a country in Central America. It is also the name of its capital, usually called Panama City in English.
Panamá (Country & Settlement) Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Panama.
Panamà (Country & Settlement) Catalan
Catalan form of Panama.
Panamas (Country & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Panama.
Pangäa (Region) German
German form of Pangaea.
Pangaea (Region) English
Created by the German geologist Alfred Wegener in 1915 to refer to a supercontinent that existed over 200 million years ago. He called it in German Pangäa, from Greek πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" and γαῖα (gaia) meaning "earth".
Pangea (Region) Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, English
Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Polish form of Pangaea, as well as an English variant.
Pangée (Region) French
French form of Pangaea.
Pangeia (Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pangaea.
Papia (Settlement) Late Roman
Late Latin form of Pavia.
Paquistão (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pakistan.
Paraguái (Country & River) Guarani
Guaraní form of Paraguay.
Paraguai (Country & River) Portuguese, Catalan, Japanese
Portuguese, Catalan and Japanese form of Paraguay.
Paraguaj (Country) Slovak
Slovak form of Paraguay.
Paraguay (Country, River & Settlement) Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Czech, Guarani
The name of a landlocked country in South America. It is derived from a river of the same name, of uncertain meaning. It possibly means "water from the sea" in Guaraní, from para "sea", gua "from" and y "water". In Guaraní Paraguái is the name of the country and the river, with Paraguay the name of the capital city Asunción.
Paragvaj (Country & River) Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian
Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian and Macedonian of Paraguay.
Paragvaja (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Paraguay.
Paragvajus (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Paraguay.
Paragvay (Country) Russian, Bulgarian, Kazakh
Russian, Bulgarian and Kazakh form of Paraguay.
Paragwaj (Country) Polish
Polish form of Paraguay.
Parahvay (Country) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Paraguay.
Pari (Settlement) Japanese, Korean, Burmese
Japanese, Korean and Burmese form of Paris.
Parigi (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Paris.
Pariis (Settlement) Estonian
Estonian form of Paris.
Pariisi (Settlement) Finnish
Finnish form of Paris.
Parijs (Settlement) Dutch
Dutch form of Paris.
París (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Paris.
Paris (Settlement) French, English, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Turkish, Persian, Hausa
From the ancient Celtic tribe known as the Parisii. This is the capital city of France.
Paříž (Settlement) Czech
Czech form of Paris.
Pariz (Settlement) Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Hebrew, Armenian
Form of Paris in several languages.
Parīze (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Paris.
Párizs (Settlement) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Paris.
Parsa (Country) Old Persian
Old Persian form of Persia.
Paryż (Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Paris.
Paryžius (Settlement) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Paris.
Patavium (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Padua.
Pavía (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Pavia.
Pavia (Settlement) Italian, English
From Late Latin Papia, of unknown meaning. This is the name of a city in northern Italy. In classical Latin it was called Ticinum.
Pays-Bas (Country) French
From French pays "country, land" and bas "low". This is the French name for the Netherlands (for which it is also a translation).
Pechino (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Beijing.
Pekan (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Beijing.
Pékin (Settlement) French
French form of Beijing.
Pekín (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Beijing.
Pekin (Settlement) Japanese, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Polish, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Uzbek, Turkmen
Form of Beijing in several languages.
Pekina (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Beijing.
Pekinas (Settlement) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Beijing.
Peking (Settlement) German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, English (Archaic)
Form of Beijing in various languages, as well as an older English form.
Peleshet (Region) Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Philistia, also the root of Palestine.
Penzig (Settlement) German
German form of Pieńsk.
Pequim (Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Beijing.
Pequín (Settlement) Catalan, Galician, Spanish
Catalan and Galician form of Beijing, as well as a Spanish variant form.
Pérou (Country) French
French form of Peru.
Perse (Country) French
French form of Persia.
Pérsia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Persia.
Persia (Country) Ancient Roman, English, Spanish, Italian
Latin form of Greek Περσίς (Persis), from Old Persian Parsa. This is the name used in the West for a region in western Asia, as well as several empires that were based there, including the Achaemenid Empire, Parthian Empire, and Sasanian Empire. This was the Western name for the country of Iran until 1935, when the king requested that the native name Iran be used instead.
Persië (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Persia.
Persien (Country) German, Swedish, Danish
German, Swedish and Danish form of Persia.
Persis (Country) Ancient Greek
Greek form of Persia.
Peru (Country) English, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Hindi
From Spanish Perú, older Birú, which was possibly derived from the name of a chieftain (who nevertheless resided in modern-day Panama).
Perú (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Peru.
Perù (Country) Italian
Italian form of Peru.
Perzië (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Persia.
Pesaro (Settlement) Italian, English
From Latin Pisaurum, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a city in central Italy.
Pest (Settlement) Hungarian
Possibly from a Slavic word meaning "cave". This was the name of a city on the east bank of the Danube in Hungary. After a bridge was built across the river in 1849, Pest merged with Buda to form Budapest in 1873.
Petra (Settlement) Ancient Greek, English
From Greek πέτρα (petra) meaning "rock". This was the Greek name of the capital city of the Nabataeans, which may have been known as Raqmu to its Semitic inhabitants. Its ruins lie in Jordan.
Pey (Settlement) Dutch
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a town in Limburg in the Netherlands.
Peyton (Settlement) English
Means "Pæga's town". This is the name of a town in Sussex.
Philadelphia (Settlement) Biblical, English
Means "brotherly love" from Greek φιλέω (phileo) meaning "to love" and ἀδελφός (adelphos) meaning "brother". This was the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. It is now known as Alaşehir (in Turkey). It is also the name of a city in the United States.
Philippinen (Country) German
German form of Philippines.