Place Names of Length 8

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Shanghaï (Settlement) French
French variant of Shanghai.

Sherburn (Settlement) English
Variant of Sherborne, also the name of several English towns.

Sherwood (Region) English
From Old English scir "shire, district" and wudu "wood". This is the name of a forest near Nottingham. It is known in English folklore as the home of the outlaw hero Robin Hood.

Shqipëri (Country) Albanian
From Albanian shqip meaning "Albanian", which is of uncertain origin. It is possibly from shqipe, a variant of shkabë meaning "eagle". It could also be from shqipoj meaning "to say clearly". This is the modern Albanian name for Albania, replacing Arbënia around the 18th century. It is usually written with the definite article suffixed: Shqipëria.

Simbabwe (Country) German
German form of Zimbabwe.

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

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

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

Sionainn (River) Irish
Irish form of Shannon.

Sizilien (Island & Political Subdivision) German
German form of Sicily.

Skotland (Country) Danish
Danish form of Scotland.

Sliezsko (Region) Slovak
Slovak form of Silesia.

Slovačka (Country) Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian form of Slovakia.

Slovakia (Country) English, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek
From Slovák, the Slovak form of Old Slavic slověne, referring to the tribe of the Slavs. This is the name of a country in central Europe. Note that the name of this country is closely related to that of Slovenia.

Slovaška (Country) Slovene
Slovene form of Slovakia.

Slovenia (Country) English, Italian, Romanian, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Georgian
From Slovene, the language of the Slovenes, derived from the Old Slavic tribal name slověne meaning "Slavs". This is the name of a country in central Europe. Note that the name of this country is closely related to that of Slovakia.

Slovénie (Country) French
French form of Slovenia.

Slovenië (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Slovenia.

Slovenya (Country) Turkish
Turkish form of Slovenia.

Słowacja (Country) Polish
Polish form of Slovakia.

Slowakei (Country) German
German form of Slovakia.

Slowakye (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Slovakia.

Slowenië (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Slovenia.

Somālija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Somalia.

Somalija (Country) Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian and Slovene form of Somalia.

Stirling (Settlement) English
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a city in Scotland.

Stokgolm (Settlement) Russian
Russian form of Stockholm.

Svizzera (Country) Italian
Italian cognate of Schweiz, used as the Italian name for Switzerland.

Szabolcs (Settlement & Region) Hungarian
From the given name Szabolcs. This is the name of a town and a region in Hungary.

Tansania (Country) German, Finnish
German and Finnish form of Tanzania.

Tanzánia (Country) Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of Tanzania.

Tanzânia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Tanzania.

Tanzania (Country) Swahili, English, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Romanian, Greek, Armenian, Georgian, Indonesian, Malay
From a combination of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the names of the two countries that were united to create the East African country of Tanzania in 1964.

Tanzanie (Country) French, Czech
French and Czech form of Tanzania.

Tanzanya (Country) Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Arabic, Persian and Turkish form of Tanzania.

Tatooine (Other) Popular Culture
This is a fictional desert planet, the home of Luke Skywalker, in the Star Wars movie series, starting 1977. The planet is not actually named in the first movie. Star Wars creator George Lucas adapted it from the name of the city of Tataouine in Tunisia, where some scenes of the movie were being filmed.

Tchéquie (Country) French
French form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.

Thailand (Country) English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Combination of Thai and land. This is the name of a country in southeastern Asia, formerly called Siam.

Thornley (Settlement) English
From Old English þorn "thorn" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of several towns in England and Scotland.

Thornton (Settlement) English
From Old English þorn "thorn" and tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of several English towns.

Timbuktu (Settlement) English, Arabic, Bamileke
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Songhai meaning "hollow, hole", or from Berber meaning "place of small dunes". This is the name of a city in central Mali. Descriptions of the city's wealth and remoteness first reached Europe from the 16th-century Berber author Leo Africanus. Since then the city has been used in Western Culture as a symbol for a distant, mysterious place.

Tittawin (Settlement) Berber
Tamazight form of Tataouine.

Tjeckien (Country) Swedish
Swedish form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.

Tjekkiet (Country) Danish
Danish form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.

Tombuctú (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Timbuktu.

Tsjechië (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.

Tsjeggië (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Tsjechië.

Tsjekkia (Country) Norwegian
Norwegian form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.

Tukholma (Settlement) Finnish
Finnish form of Stockholm.

Turkiyya (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of Turkey.

Turtsiya (Country) Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Turcia (see Turkey).

Tyskland (Country) Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Swedish, Norwegian and Danish form of Deutschland.

Tzortzia (Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Georgia 2.

Ukrajina (Country) Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Form of Ukraine in several languages.

Ukraniya (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of Ukraine.

Ukrayina (Country) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Ukraine.

Undistan (Country) Kazakh
Kazakh form of Hendustan.

Ungārija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Hungary.

Ungheria (Country) Italian
Italian form of Hungary.

Urugvaja (Country & River) Latvian
Latvian form of Uruguay.

València (Settlement & Region) Catalan
Catalan (Valencian) form of Valencia.

Valencia (Settlement & Region) Spanish, Italian, English, German
The name of a city and surrounding region in eastern Spain, originally named in Latin Valentia (Edetanorum) meaning "strength (of the Edetani people)", and derived from Latin valentius "strength, vigour", from valens "strong, vigorous". Besides the city in Spain, this is also the name of a city in Venezuala.

Valentia (Settlement & Region) Ancient Roman
Latin form of Valencia.

Valhalla (Other) Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Valhǫll meaning "hall of the battle-dead", from valr meaning "those slain in battle" and hǫll meaning "hall, manor". In Norse mythology this is the name of Odin's enormous hall where half of all warriors go after they die.

Varsavia (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Warszawa (see Warsaw).

Varsovie (Settlement) French
French form of Warszawa (see Warsaw).

Venetien (Political Subdivision) German
German form of Veneto.

Vengrija (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hungary.

Vengriya (Country) Russian
Russian form of Hungary.

Victoria (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Body of Water) English
From the given name Victoria. It has generally been bestowed in honour of Queen Victoria (1819-1901). This is the name of many places in the former British Empire, including an Australian state and a Canadian city.

Vietname (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Vietnamese Chữ Nôm 越南 (see Vietnam).

Vijetnam (Country) Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian form of Vietnamese Chữ Nôm 越南 (see Vietnam).

Warschau (Settlement) German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of Warszawa (see Warsaw).

Warszawa (Settlement) Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Polish form of Warsaw.

Westcott (Settlement) English
From Old English west "west" and cot "cottage". This is the name of several towns in England.

Wiśniewo (Settlement) Polish
Derived from Polish wiśnia meaning "sour cherry". This is the name of several towns in Poland.

Zangibar (Island) Persian
Persian form of Zanzibar.

Zanjibar (Island) Arabic
Arabic form of Zanzibar.

Zanzibar (Island) Swahili, English
From Arabic زنجبار (Zanjibar), from Persian زنگبار (Zangibar), derived from زنگی (zangi) meaning "black, dark-skinned" and بار (bar) meaning "shore, coast". This is the name of an island, part of Tanzania.

Zelândia (Political Subdivision & Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zealand.

Zelandia (Political Subdivision & Country) Polish
Polish form of Zealand.

Zhongguo (Country) Chinese
Means "middle kingdom", from Chinese 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" and 国 (guó) meaning "country, state". This is the Chinese name for China. The name originally referred to China's central regions, as opposed to the territory on the fringes.

Zimbábue (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese variant form of Zimbabwe.

Zimbàbue (Country) Catalan
Catalan form of Zimbabwe.

Zimbabue (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Zimbabwe.

Zimbabué (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Zimbabwe.

Zimbabve (Country) Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Armenian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Mongolian
Form of Zimbabwe in several languages.

Zimbabvė (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe (Country & Settlement) Shona, Ndebele, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian
From the Shona language, possibly from dzimba "houses" and ibwe "stone". Great Zimbabwe was an ancient city, falling into ruin in the 15th century. It was located in the country of Zimbabwe, which was named after the ancient city in 1980 when it gained independence from the United Kingdom. It was formerly called Southern Rhodesia by the British.

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