Venice(Settlement)English From Italian Venezia, derived from Latin Venetia. This is the name of a city of northeastern Italy, the capital of the Veneto region, famous for its canals.
Vereinigte Staaten(Country)German German calque of United States (using the adjective vereinigt meaning "united"). It is written with the definite article die.
Verenigde Staten(Country)Dutch Dutch calque of United States (using the adjective verenigd meaning "united"). It is written with the definite article de.
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.
Vienna(Settlement)English, Italian Meaning uncertain. It could be from Celtic vedunia meaning "forest stream", or possibly from the name of an earlier Roman settlement Vindobona. This is the name of the capital of Austria.
Vindobona(Settlement)Ancient Roman From Celtic windos "white" and bona "foundation, fort". This was a Roman military town on the site of the Austrian city of Vienna.
Wakefield(Settlement)English From Old English wacu "wake, vigil" and feld "field". This is the name of a city in England.
Wales(Country)English, German, Dutch From Old English Wealas, derived from wealh meaning "foreigner, Celt". This is the name of a country (part of the United Kingdom) in the west of the island of Great Britain. In Welsh it is called Cymru.
Walmersley(Settlement)English Meaning uncertain. The final element is Old English leah "woodland, clearing". The first element may be a given name such as Wealdmær or Wealhmær. This is the name of a town near Manchester.
Warsaw(Settlement)English From Polish Warszawa, derived from the given name Warsz, a short form of Warcisław. This is the name of the capital city of Poland.
Warwick(Settlement)English From Old English wer "weir, dam" and wic "village, town". This is the name of a town in England.
Washington(Settlement & Political Subdivision)English, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Means "settlement belonging to Wassa's people", from the given name Wassa and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of a town in northern England. It is also the name of the capital city and a state in the United States, both named after the president George Washington (1732-1799), whose surname was derived from the name of the English town.
Westcott(Settlement)English From Old English west "west" and cot "cottage". This is the name of several towns in England.
Westley(Settlement)English From Old English west "west" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of a few small English towns.
Weston(Settlement)English From Old English west "west" and tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of several towns in England.
Whitney(Settlement)English Probably from Old English hwit "white" and ieg "island". This is the name of a small town in Herefordshire.
Wickham(Settlement)English From Old English wic "village, town" (of Latin origin) and ham "home, settlement". This is the name of a few towns in England.
Willey(Settlement)English From Old English welig "willow" or weoh "idol, image" combined with leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of a few towns in England.
Willoughby(Settlement)English From Old English welig meaning "willow" and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement". This is the name of several towns in England.
Wilton(Settlement)English From Old English welig meaning "willow", wille meaning "well, spring, water hole", or the name of the River Wylye, combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of various towns in England.
Winslow(Settlement)English Means "Wine's hill" in Old English. This is the name of a town in Buckinghamshire.
Winthrope 1(Settlement)English Means "Wine's village", from the given name Wine and Old English þrop "village". This is the name of a town in Lincolnshire.
Winthrope 2(Settlement)English Means "Wigmund's village", from the given name Wigmund and Old English þrop "village". This is the name of a town in Nottinghamshire.
Winton(Settlement)English Means "Wine's enclosure" in Old English. This is the name of various towns in England.
Wiśniewo(Settlement)Polish Derived from Polish wiśnia meaning "sour cherry". This is the name of several towns in Poland.
York(Settlement & Political Subdivision)English From Jórvík, the Norse form of Old English Eoforwic, which was from the Brythonic name Eburacon meaning "yew". The Old English form Eoforwic was altered based on eofor "boar" and wic "village".... [more]
Yoxall(Settlement)English Derived from Old English geoc "oxen yoke" and halh "nook, recess". This is the name of a town in Staffordshire.
Zanzibar(Island)Swahili, English From Arabic زنجبار (Zanjibār), from Persian زنگبار (Zangibār), derived from زنگی (zangī) meaning "black, dark-skinned" and بار (bār) meaning "shore, coast". This is the name of an island, part of Tanzania.
Zealand(Country)English, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish From Dutch Zeeland, from Middle Dutch Seelant, derived from see "sea" and lant "land". This is the name of a province in the western Netherlands (now typically called Zeeland in many languages). It is also borne by the country of New Zealand in the South Pacific, which was named by the Dutch in the 17th century.
Zeeland(Political Subdivision & Country)Dutch, English, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish Dutch form of Zealand. Several other languages, including English, use this spelling to refer to the Dutch province (but not the country of New Zealand).