Browse Place Names

This is a list of place names in which an editor of the name is Mike C.
type
usage
Kirgiziya (Country) Russian
Russian form of Kyrgyzstan.
Kirguistán (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Kyrgyzstan.
Kirguizistán (Country) Spanish
Variant form of Kirguistán.
Kĩrĩnyaga (Mountain) Kikuyu
Kikuyu form of Kenya (the mountain).
Kitajska (Country) Slovene
Slovene cognate of Cathay, used as the Slovene name of China.
Kitay (Country) Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian cognate of Cathay, used as the Russian and Bulgarian name of China.
Kōbe (Settlement) Japanese
Possibly means "shrine supporters", in reference to the families who tended the local Ikuta Shrine. This is the name of a city in Japan.
Kobe (Settlement) Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 神戸 (see Kōbe).
Köln (Settlement) German
German form of Cologne.
Kolumbien (Country & Political Subdivision) German
German form of Colombia and sometimes of Columbia (for example Britisch-Kolumbien for British Columbia).
Kolumbija (Country, Region, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian and Lithuanian form of Columbia and Colombia.
Kolumbiya (Country, Region, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Columbia and Colombia.
Komorai (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Comoros.
Komoren (Country) German
German form of Comoros.
Komorene (Country) Norwegian
Norwegian form of Comoros.
Komorerna (Country) Swedish
Swedish form of Comoros.
Komores (Country) Greek
Greek form of Comoros.
Komori (Country) Comorian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian
Comorian form of Comoros, as well as the form in several other languages.
Komory (Country) Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Polish, Slovak
Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Polish and Slovak form of Comoros.
Kordestan (Region) Persian
Persian form of Kurdistan.
Korea (Country) English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Czech, Greek, Georgian, Armenian, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog
From medieval Latin Corea, itself derived from Goryeo, the name of a kingdom that ruled most of the Korean Peninsula from the 10th to 14th centuries. This is the name of two countries, North and South Korea. Hanguk and Joseon are the Korean names for the countries.
Koreya (Country) Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Hebrew
Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kazakh and Hebrew form of Korea.
Korinthos (Settlement) Ancient Greek, Greek
Greek form of Corinth.
Koriya (Country) Hindi, Burmese
Hindi and Burmese form of Korea.
Koube (Settlement) Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 神戸 (see Kōbe).
Kozłów (Settlement) Polish
From Polish kozioł meaning "male goat". This is the name of several Polish towns.
Kozłowo (Settlement) Polish
From Polish kozioł meaning "male goat". This is the name of several towns in Poland.
Krakau (Settlement) German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of Kraków.
Krakov (Settlement) Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian
Form of Kraków.
Kraków (Settlement) Polish
From the name of the city's legendary founder Krak, of uncertain meaning. This is a city in southern Poland.
Krakow (Settlement) English
English form of Kraków.
Kroasië (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Croatia.
Kroatia (Country) Norwegian, Finnish, Greek
Norwegian, Finnish and Greek form of Croatia.
Kroatië (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Croatia.
Kroatien (Country) German, Swedish, Danish
German, Swedish and Danish form of Croatia.
Kudüs (Settlement) Turkish
Turkish form of Quds, referring to Jerusalem.
Kürdistan (Region) Turkish
Turkish form of Kurdistan.
Kurdistan (Region) Kurdish, Arabic, English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian
From Kurdish کوردستان (Kurdistan), from the Persian ethnic name کرد (Kord) meaning "Kurd" combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stān) meaning "land of". This is the name of the region in the midst of Iran, Iraq and Turkey that is primarily inhabited by the Kurdish people.
Kynaston (Settlement) English
Means "Cynefrith's town" in Old English. This is the name of hamlets in Herefordshire and Shropshire.
Kypros (Island & Country) Greek, Norwegian, Ancient Greek
Greek and Norwegian form of Cyprus.
Kyrgyzstan (Country) Kyrgyz, English
From Kyrgyz Кыргызстан (Kyrgyzstan), a combination of the name of the Kyrgyz people and the Persian suffix ستان (stān) meaning "land of". The ethnic name may be derived from the Turkic word kyrk meaning "forty". This is the name of a country in central Asia.
Kytay (Country) Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Cathay, used as the Ukrainian name of China.
La Mare (Settlement) Medieval French
Means "the pool" in Old French. This was the name of a town in Normandy.
Landan (Settlement) Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi, Nepali, Burmese, Hausa
Form of London in several languages.
Landau (Settlement) German
From Old High German lant meaning "land" and auwa meaning "damp valley". This is the name of a town in the Palatinate region of Germany.
Langley (Settlement) English
From Old English lang "long" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of numerous towns in the United Kingdom and North America.
Langobardia (Region) Late Roman
Late Latin name for the realms of the Lombards in Italy (see Lombardy).
Lanka (Island) Hinduism
Meaning unknown. According to Hindu texts, this was the name of the island stronghold of the demon king Ravana. It is uncertain whether this island can be identified with Sri Lanka, though Sri Lanka does take its name from it.
Lào (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Laos.
Lao (Country) Lao, Burmese, Thai, Khmer
Lao, Burmese, Thai and Khmer form of Laos.
Laos (Country) French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Turkmen, Greek, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Hebrew, Hindi, Nepali, Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog
The name of a country in southeastern Asia, derived from the Lao people, the majority ethnic group. Their name may be derived from an Austroasiatic root meaning "human". The name Laos was originally applied to the region by France, who established it as a colony in 1893. It achieved independence in 1953.
Laosa (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Laos.
Laosas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Laos.
Laosz (Country) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Laos.
Laowo (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Laos.
Lassy (Settlement) French
Derived from Lascius, a Gallo-Roman name of unknown meaning. This is the name of a commune in Calvados, France.
Latharna (Region) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Lorne.
Lauretum (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Loreto.
Laws (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of Laos.
Layton (Settlement) English
From Old English leac "leek, herb" and tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of towns in England.
Lecce (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Italian
From Latin Licea or Litium, earlier Lupiae. This is the name of a city in southern Italy, as well as a province named for it.
Lechi (Region) Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Lehi.
Lefkorosia (Country) Greek
Means "white Russia", a Greek calque of Belarus.
Lehi (Region) Biblical
Means "jawbone" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the site where the hero Samson killed 1,000 men using only a donkey's jawbone.
Leighton (Settlement) English
Variant of Layton. This is the name of several English towns.
Leire (Mountain) Basque
Possibly from Latin legionarius meaning "pertaining to a legion". This is the name of a mountain in Navarre, the site of an old monastery.
Leitzkau (Settlement) German
Possibly of Slavic origin. This is the name of a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Lennox (Region) Scottish
From Gaelic Leamhnachd, possibly meaning "lace of elms". This is the name of a district in Scotland.
León (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Spanish
Derived from Latin legio (genitive legionis) meaning "legion", so named because the Roman 7th Legion Gemina was stationed there. This is the name of a city and province in northern Spain.
Lesselyn (Region) Medieval Scottish
Probably from Scottish Gaelic leas celyn meaning "garden of holly". This was the name of a location in Aberdeenshire.
Lëtzebuerg (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish form of Luxembourg.
Leudonia (Political Subdivision) Late Roman
Latin form of Lothian.
Leyre (Mountain) Spanish
Spanish form of Leire.
Libéria (Country) French, Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak
French, Portuguese, Hungarian and Slovak form of Liberia.
Liberia (Country) English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Polish
Derived from Latin liber meaning "free". This was the name of a colony established in West Africa by free African Americans in the 1820s. It declared its independence in 1847, and was one of only two independent countries in Africa in the early 20th century (along with Ethiopia).
Libērija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Liberia.
Liberija (Country) Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian, Lithuanian
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian and Lithuanian form of Liberia.
Líbía (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Libya.
Líbia (Country) Portuguese, Catalan, Hungarian
Portuguese, Catalan and Hungarian form of Libya.
Libia (Country) Italian, Spanish, Polish, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian, Thai
Form of Libya in several languages.
Libië (Country) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Libya.
Lībija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Libya.
Libija (Country) Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian
Form of Libya in several languages.
Libiya (Country) Arabic, Bulgarian, Tajik, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Urdu, Chinese
Form of Libya in several languages.
Libya (Country & Region) Berber, English, Norwegian, Finnish, Turkish, Hausa, Swahili, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Ancient Roman
From Λιβύη (Libye), the Ancient Greek name for North Africa. It was derived from the Berber tribe of the Libu, attested as rbw in Ancient Egyptian. This name was revived in 1934 when the Italian colonies of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica were merged, carrying forward when the country gained independence in 1951. It is called ليبيا (Lībiyā) in Arabic.
Libye (Country & Region) French, Czech, Ancient Greek
French and Czech form of Libya, as well as the Ancient Greek transcription.
Libyen (Country) German, Danish, Swedish
German, Danish and Swedish form of Libya.
Lietuva (Country) Lithuanian, Latvian
Lithuanian and Latvian form of Lithuania.
Lilliput (Island) Literature
Created by the Irish author Jonathan Swift for one of the islands in his novel Gulliver's Travels (1726). The novel's hero Gulliver is shipwrecked here, a place inhabited by a society of tiny people. Lilliput, a satirical version of Great Britain, is in conflict with the neighbouring island of Blefuscu, a satirical version of France. Though Swift did not explain the source of the name, he may have based it on English little and the archaic word put meaning "fool, silly man".
Lincoln (Settlement) English
Derived from Brythonic lindo "lake, pool" and Latin colonia "colony". This is a city in eastern England, called Lindum Colonia by the Romans.
Lindsey (Region) English
Means "Lincoln island" in Old English. This is the name of a region and historical kingdom in Lincolnshire.
Linton (Settlement) English
From Old English lind "linden tree" or lin "flax" combined with tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of several towns in the United Kingdom.
Linwood (Settlement) English
From Old English lind "linden tree" and wudu meaning "wood, forest". This is the name of a few English towns.
Lione (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Lyon.
Litauen (Country) German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
German, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish form of Lithuania.
Lithuania (Country) English
From a Latinized form of Lithuanian Lietuva, possibly derived from the name of the small river Letavka. This is the name of a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
Litouwen (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Lithuania.
Lituânia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lietuva.
Lituania (Country) Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Indonesian, Late Roman
Latin form of Lietuva (see Lithuania).
Lituanie (Country) French
French form of Lithuania.
Litva (Country) Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Georgian
Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian and Georgian form of Lietuva (see Lithuania).
Litvanija (Country) Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian
Serbian, Bosnian and Macedonian form of Lithuania.
Litwa (Country) Polish, Turkmen
Polish and Turkmen form of Lietuva (see Lithuania).
Liuksemburgas (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Luxembourg.
Livet (Settlement) French
Possibly of Gaulish origin. This is the name of several communes in France (especially Normandy).
Liviya (Country) Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Azerbaijani
Form of Libya in several languages.
Livyi (Country) Greek
Modern Greek form of Libya.
Lodainn (Political Subdivision) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Lothian.
Loiola (Settlement) Basque
Basque form of Loyola.
Lombardia (Political Subdivision) Italian
Italian form of Lombardy.
Lombardy (Political Subdivision) English
From Italian Lombardia, from Late Latin Langobardia, the name of a region in northern Italy, which was named after the Germanic Langobards (or Lombards as they are more often called), a people who invaded and occupied Italy in the 6th century. The Lombards' name is derived from lang "long" and bart "beard". In modern Italy this is now an administrative region, with a capital at Milan.
Londen (Settlement) Dutch
Dutch form of London.
Londinium (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Latin form of London.
London (Settlement) English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Estonian, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Indonesian
From Latin Londinium, of unknown meaning. This is the capital city of the United Kingdom.
Londona (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of London.
Londonas (Settlement) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of London.
Londra (Settlement) Italian, Turkish
Italian and Turkish form of London.
Londres (Settlement) French, Spanish, Portuguese
French, Spanish and Portuguese form of London.
Londýn (Settlement) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of London.
Londyn (Settlement) Polish
Polish form of London.
Lontoo (Settlement) Finnish
Finnish form of London.
Lorena (Political Subdivision) Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian
Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian form of Lorraine.
Loreto (Settlement) Italian, Spanish
From Latin Lauretum meaning "laurel grove". This is the name of a town in eastern Italy.
Lorette (Settlement) French
French form of Loreto.
Lorne (Region) English
Possibly from the name of the legendary king of Dál Riata, Loarn mac Eirc. This is the name of a region in western Scotland.
Lorraine (Political Subdivision) French, English
Ultimately from Latin Lothari regnum meaning "kingdom of Lothar". Lothar was a Frankish king, the great-grandson of Charlemagne, whose realm was in the part of France now called Lorraine, or in German Lothringen.
Los Ángeles (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles (Settlement) English
Shortened form of Spanish Pueblo de los Ángeles meaning "town of the angels", itself a shortened form of the original name, reportedly El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula meaning "the town of Our Lady the queen of the angels of Porziuncola".... [more]
Lothari Regnum (Political Subdivision) Late Roman
Latin form of Lorraine.
Lothian (Political Subdivision) English
From Latin Leudonia, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a region in Scotland, around Edinburgh.
Lothringen (Political Subdivision) German
German form of Lorraine.
Louisiana (Region & Political Subdivision) English
From French Louisiane, named after King Louis XIV of France by the explorer René-Robert Cavelier in 1682. It originally referred to a large territory in the middle of North America. It was sold by France to the United States in 1803, and the southern tip became the American state of Louisiana in 1812.
Louisiane (Region & Political Subdivision) French
French form of Louisiana.
Louxemvourgo (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Luxembourg.
Loyola (Settlement) Spanish
From Basque Loiola, from loi meaning "mud". This is the name of a place near the town of Azpeitia in the Basque Country of Spain.
Lucemburk (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Czech
Czech form of Luxembourg (the city and Belgian province).
Lucembursko (Country) Czech
Czech form of Luxembourg (the country).
Lucilinburhuc (Settlement) Old High German
Old High German form of Luxembourg.
Lugdunum (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Lyon.
Lugodunon (Settlement) Gaulish
Gaulish form of Lyon.
Luguvalium (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Older Roman name of Carlisle.
Lüksemburg (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Turkish
Turkish form of Luxembourg.
Luksemburg (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Polish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Estonian, Indonesian
Form of Luxembourg used in several languages. In Croatian and Estonian this is the name of the country only (the city is Luxembourg).
Luksemburga (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Latvian
Latvian form of Luxembourg.
Luksemburgi (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Georgian
Georgian form of Luxembourg.
Lussemburgo (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Italian
Italian form of Luxembourg.
Lúxemborg (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Luxembourg.
Luxembourg (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) English, French, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Croatian, Estonian
From Old High German Lucilinburhuc, derived from luzil "small" and burg "castle". This was the name of a castle built by Count Siegfried in the 10th century. The city of Luxembourg and the surrounding territory became a duchy in the 14th century, and it is now a small landlocked country between Germany, France and Belgium. This is also the name of a province of southern Belgium.... [more]
Luxemburg (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) German, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Romanian, Catalan, Hungarian, Slovak
Form of Luxembourg used in several languages. In Hungarian this is the name of the country only (Luxembourg is the city), while in Slovak this is the name of the city only (Luxembursko is the country).
Luxemburgo (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Portuguese, Spanish and Galician form of Luxembourg.
Luxembursko (Country) Slovak
Slovak form of Luxembourg (the country).
Lydia (Region) Ancient Greek, English
An ancient region on the west coast of Asia Minor, said to be named for the legendary king Lydos.
Lyndon (Settlement) English
From Old English lind "linden tree" and dun meaning "hill". This is the name of a few towns in the United Kingdom.
Lyon (Settlement) French, English, German
From Latin Lugdunum, derived from the name of the Celtic god Lugus combined with Gaulish dunon meaning "hill fort, citadel". This is the name of a city in central France.
Lyons (Settlement) English
Variant of Lyon.
Lytva (Country) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lithuania.
Lyuksemburg (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Russian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Form of Luxembourg used in several languages.
Lyuksemburh (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Luxembourg.
Macarena (Settlement) Spanish
Barrio (district) in Seville, which got its name from a temple that may have been named for a person Macarius (see Macario).
Macaristan (Country) Turkish
Turkish form of Majarestan.
Macédoine (Region, Country & Political Subdivision) French
French form of Macedonia.
Macedon (Region) English
English variant of Macedonia, used to refer to the ancient region.
Macedónia (Region, Country & Political Subdivision) Slovak, Portuguese (European)
Slovak and Portuguese form of Macedonia.
Macedônia (Region, Country & Political Subdivision) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Macedonia.
Macedonia (Region, Country & Political Subdivision) Ancient Greek (Latinized), English, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish
Derived from Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonia), the name of an ancient kingdom and region that was named after the ancient Macedonian people. Their name was derived from Greek μακεδνός (makednos) meaning "tall, thin", which was descriptive of the people or perhaps of where they lived in the highlands.... [more]
Macedonië (Region, Country & Political Subdivision) Dutch
Dutch form of Macedonia.
Mađarska (Country) Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Magyarország.
Maďarsko (Country) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Magyarország.
Madina (Settlement) Arabic
Arabic form of Medina, usually written with the definite article: المدينة (al-Madīna).
Madrid (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Spanish, Asturian, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, French, Italian, English, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Turkmen, Mongolian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog
From Old Spanish Magerit, itself from Arabic مجريط (Majrīṭ), of uncertain meaning. It may be derived from Arabic مجرى (majrā) meaning "watercourse, channel" or from Latin matrix meaning "source, origin (of a river)". This is the name of the capital city of Spain as well as an autonomous community surrounding it.
Madriti (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Madrid.
Madryd (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Madrid.
Madryt (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Polish
Polish form of Madrid.
Magerit (Settlement) Medieval Spanish
Old Spanish form of Madrid.
Maghreb (Region) English
English form of Maghrib (the region).
Maghrib (Region & Country) Arabic
From Arabic المغرب (al-Maghrib) meaning "the place of the sunset, the west". This is the Arabic name of Morocco as well as the entire region of western North Africa (known as the Maghreb in English). In Arabic the name is usually written with the definite article: المغرب (al-Maghrib).
Magyarország (Country) Hungarian
Hungarian name for the country of Hungary, derived from magyar meaning "Hungarian" and ország meaning "country". Magyar itself is derived from a combination of two Uralic roots both meaning "man".
Mailand (Settlement) German
German form of Milan.
Majar (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of magyar (see Magyarország). It is usually written with the definite article: المجر (al-Majar).
Majarestan (Country) Persian
From Persian مجار (majār) meaning "Hungarian" combined with the suffix ستان (stān) meaning "land of". This is the Persian name for Hungary.
Makedonia (Region, Country & Political Subdivision) Ancient Greek, Greek, Norwegian, Finnish
Greek, Norwegian and Finnish form of Macedonia.
Makedonie (Region, Country & Political Subdivision) Czech
Czech form of Macedonia.
Makedonien (Region, Political Subdivision & Country) German, Danish, Swedish
German, Danish and Swedish form of Macedonia. In German this refers only to the region, while the modern country is called Mazedonien or Nordmazedonien.
Makedonija (Region, Country & Political Subdivision) Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Lithuanian
Macedonian form of Macedonia, as well as the form in several other languages.
Makedoniya (Region, Country & Political Subdivision) Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Macedonia.
Malaisie (Country) French
French form of Malaysia.
Malaizija (Country) Latvian, Lithuanian
Latvian and Lithuanian form of Malaysia.
Malásia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Malaysia.
Malasia (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Malaysia.
Malaui (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Malawi.
Malāvija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Malawi.
Malavis (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Malawi.
Malawi (Country) Chewa, English, Swahili, French, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Estonian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Turkmen, Arabic
Possibly from Chewa malawi meaning "flame, fire". This is the name of a landlocked country in the south of Africa. It was renamed from Nyasaland when the country gained independence from Britain in 1964. Hastings Banda, the country's first president and the man who chose the name, claimed to have seen it on an old map in the form Maravi, referring to a lake.
Malaysia (Country) Malay, English, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Italian, Romanian, Indonesian, Tagalog
From the name of the Malay people, of uncertain origin. It is possibly from the name of a river, itself derived from Malay melaju or Javanese mlayu meaning "to run, to go fast". This is the name of a country in Asia.
Malayzia (Country) Armenian
Armenian form of Malaysia.
Malayziya (Country) Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik, Azerbaijani
Form of Malaysia in several languages.
Maldwyn (Political Subdivision) Welsh
From Welsh Trefaldwyn, misinterpreting it as if meaning "town of Maldwyn". In fact it means "town of Baldwin" (in Welsh both m and b mutate to f). This is another name of the old county of Montgomeryshire.
Maleisië (Country) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Malaysia.
Maleshiya (Country) Hindi
Hindi form of Malaysia.
Malesia (Country) Finnish, Greek, Thai, Italian
Finnish, Greek and Thai form of Malaysia, as well as an older Italian variant.
Malezi (Country) Persian
Persian form of Malaysia.
Mali (Country) Manding, Fula, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan, English, German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Hungarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, Georgian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Persian, Urdu, Sinhalese, Hindi, Chinese, Mongolian, Burmese, Thai, Lao, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog
A landlocked country in West Africa, named after an empire that lasted until the 17th century. The empire's name is possibly from a dialectal variant of the name of the Mande peoples. Alternatively, it could be from the name of the empire's capital (which has not been located) or from a Mande word meaning "hippopotamus".
Malí (Country) Spanish, Icelandic
Spanish and Icelandic form of Mali.
Mallawi (Country) Korean
Korean form of Malawi.
Malleville (Settlement) French
Means "bad town" in Norman French. This is the name of communes in Normandy, France.
Malli (Country) Korean
Korean form of Mali.
Man (Island) English
From Old Irish Mana, possibly from the Celtic root *moniyo- meaning "mountain". The Isle of Man is an island between Britain and Ireland. It is a self-governing British dependency.
Mana (Island) Old Irish
Old Irish form of Man.
Manainn (Island) Irish
Irish form of Man (from the Old Irish dative case of Mana).
Manaw (Island) Welsh
Welsh form of Man.
Manfredonia (Settlement) Italian
From the given name Manfredi, referring to a 13th-century king of Sicily. This is the name of a town in Apulia, Italy, founded by King Manfred on the site of the Roman city of Sipontum.
Mannin (Island) Manx
Manx form of Man (from Manainn, the Old Irish dative case of Mana).
Maqduniya (Region, Country & Political Subdivision) Arabic
Arabic form of Macedonia.
Marakesh (Settlement) Serbian
Serbian form of Arabic مرّاكش (see Marrakesh).
Marakeshi (Settlement) Georgian
Georgian form of Arabic مرّاكش (see Marrakesh).
Maraui (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Malawi.
Marche (Political Subdivision) Italian, English
From the plural of Late Latin marca meaning "borderland, march", of Germanic origin. This is the name of a region in central Italy, named for the March of Ancona, a frontier region in the Carolingian Empire.
Marches (Political Subdivision) French
French form of Marche.
Mari (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Mali.
Marke (Political Subdivision) Croatian
Croatian form of Marche.
Marken (Political Subdivision) German
German form of Marche.
Marlow (Settlement) English
Means "remnants of a lake" in Old English, from mere "lake" and lafe "remnants, remains". This is the name of a town in Buckinghamshire, England.
Maroc (Country) French, Vietnamese
French and Vietnamese form of Morocco.
Marocco (Country) Italian
Italian form of Morocco.
Marocko (Country) Swedish
Swedish form of Morocco.
Marokko (Country) German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Mongolian
Form of Morocco in several languages.
Marrakech (Settlement) French, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Croatian
French, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Croatian form of Arabic مرّاكش (see Marrakesh).
Marrakesch (Settlement) German
German form of Arabic مرّاكش (see Marrakesh).
Marrakesh (Settlement) English, Dutch
From Arabic مرّاكش (Marrākush), possibly from Berber Murt n Akush meaning "land of God". This is the name of a city in Morocco.
Marrakush (Settlement) Arabic
Arabic form of Marrakesh.
Marrocos (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Morocco.
Marruecos (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Morocco.
Maskva (Settlement & River) Belarusian
Belarusian form of Moscow (the city and the river).
Masr (Country) Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic transcription of Misr.
Massy (Settlement) French
Derived from Maccius, a Gallo-Roman name of unknown meaning. This is the name of several communes in France.
Maxwell (Settlement) Scottish
Means "Mack's stream", from the name Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name Magnus, combined with Old English wille "well, stream". This is the name of a place in Roxburghshire, Scotland.
Maylis (Settlement) French
Meaning uncertain, though said to derive from Occitan mair "mother" and French lys "lily". This is the name of a commune in southern France.
Mazedonien (Country) German
German form of Macedonia (referring to the country of North Macedonia).
Medina (Settlement) English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Croatian, Serbian
Form of Arabic المدينة (al-Madīna) meaning "the city". This is the name of a city in Saudi Arabia, considered a holy site in Islam because the Prophet Muhammad was based there for a period.
Médine (Settlement) French
French form of Medina.
Mediolanum (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Milan.
Medyna (Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Medina.
Mehhiko (Country) Estonian
Estonian form of Mexico (referring only to the country, not the capital city).
Mehika (Country) Slovene
Slovene form of Mexico (referring only to the country, not the capital city).
Mehxico (Country & Settlement) Aztec
Nahuatl form of Mexico.
Meiguo (Country) Chinese
From Chinese (měi), referring to America, and (guó) meaning "country". This is the Chinese name for the United States of America.
Meirionnydd (Political Subdivision) Welsh
Probably from the Roman name Marianus. This is the name of a Welsh county (Anglicized as Merioneth).
Meißen (Settlement) German
Probably of Slavic origin. This is the name of a town in eastern Germany.
Meissen (Settlement) German, English, French
Form of Meißen.
Meizhou (Region) Chinese
From Chinese (měi), referring to America, and (zhōu) meaning "continent, island". This is the Chinese name for the continents of North and South America.
Meksiko (Country & Settlement) Finnish, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Afrikaans, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Indonesian
Finnish, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Afrikaans, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali and Indonesian form of Mexico. In Finnish it refers only to the country, not the capital city.
Meksyk (Country & Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Mexico.
Memphis (Settlement) English, Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian mn-nfr meaning "enduring beauty". This was the name of an important city in Lower Egypt, serving as the capital during the Old Kingdom period. It acquired its current name in the New Kingdom period from a nearby pyramid of Pepi I. This is also the name of a city in Tennessee.
Mendoza (Settlement) Basque
From Basque mendi "mountain" and hotz "cold". This is the name of a town in Álava, Spain.
Menggu (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Chinese
Chinese form of Mongolia.
Mérida (Settlement) Spanish
From Latin Emerita Augusta meaning "veterans of Augustus". This was a colony founded by the emperor Augustus for his veterans, and it is now a city in Extremadura, Spain. There are other cities named after it in Mexico and Venezuela.
Merioneth (Political Subdivision) Welsh
Anglicized form of Meirionnydd.
Mesr (Country) Persian
Persian form of Misr.
Messana (Settlement) Ancient Roman
Earlier Latin form of Messina.
Messene (Settlement) Ancient Greek
Meaning unknown. This was the name of an ancient Greek city on the Peloponnese.
Messico (Country & Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Mexico.
Messina (Settlement) Italian, English
Later form of Messana, the Latin form of Messene. This is the name of a city on Sicily. Founded by Greek settlers as Ζάγκλη (Zankle), it was renamed in honour of the Greek city of Messene in the 5th century BC.
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.
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.