Place Names Starting with L

type
usage
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.