Old Slavic Origin Place Names

This is a list of place names in which the origin is Old Slavic. The Common Slavic language was the ancestor of the Slavic languages, as used by the Slavic peoples of eastern Europe.

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Bélarus (Country) French
French form of Belarus.

Belarús (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Belarus.

Belarus (Country) Belarusian, Russian, English, Portuguese, Indonesian, Malay
Means "white Russia", from the Slavic root bělŭ meaning "white" and Rus. This is the name of a country in Eastern Europe. Many languages use a translation of "white Russia" to refer to the country, for example German Weißrussland and Swedish Vitryssland.

Belarus' (Country) Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Belarusian Беларусь (see Belarus).

Belorusija (Country) Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene
Serbian, Macedonian and Slovene form of Belarus.

Belorussiya (Country) Russian
Russian variant of Belarus.

Białoruś (Country) Polish
Polish form of Belarus.

Bielorrússia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese variant of Belarus.

Bielorussia (Country) Italian
Italian form of Belarus.

Bilorus (Country) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Belarus.

Bjelorusija (Country) Croatian
Croatian form of Belarus.

Československo (Country) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Czechoslovakia.

Croacia (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Croatia.

Croatia (Country) English, Late Roman
From Croatian Hrvatska, from Old Slavic *xŭrvatŭ, of unknown meaning. This is the name of a country in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe.

Croatie (Country) French
French form of Croatia.

Croazia (Country) Italian
Italian form of Croatia.

Czajków (Settlement) Polish
Derived from Polish czajka meaning "lapwing (bird)". This is the name of several towns in Poland.

Czechoslovakia (Country) English
Combination of Czechia and Slovakia. This was the name of a country that existed between 1918 and 1993, at which time it split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Eslováquia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Slovakia.

Eslovàquia (Country) Catalan
Catalan form of Slovakia.

Eslovaquia (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Slovakia.

Eslovénia (Country) Portuguese (European)
Portuguese form of Slovenia.

Eslovènia (Country) Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan form of Slovenia.

Eslovênia (Country) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Slovenia.

Eslovenia (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Slovenia.

Górka (Settlement) Polish
From Polish góra meaning "mountain". This is the name of various towns in Poland.

Harvatiya (Country) Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Croatia.

Hořovice (Settlement) Czech
From Czech hora meaning "mountain". This is the name of a town in the Czech Republic.

Horowitz (Settlement) German
German form of Hořovice.

Hrvaška (Country) Slovene
Slovene form of Croatia.

Hrvatska (Country) Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian
Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian and Macedonian form of Croatia.

Khorvatiya (Country) Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Croatia.

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.

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.

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.

Niemcy (Country) Polish
From Slavic němĭcĭ meaning "foreigner, German", derived from němŭ meaning "mute, incomprehensible". This is the Polish name of Germany.

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.

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.

Slovacchia (Country) Italian
Italian form of Slovakia.

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.

Slovakien (Country) Swedish
Swedish form of Slovakia.

Slovakiet (Country) Danish
Danish form of Slovakia.

Slovaquie (Country) French
French form of Slovakia.

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.

Slovenien (Country) Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Slovenia.

Slovėnija (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Slovenia.

Slovēnija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Slovenia.

Slovenija (Country) Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian
From Old Slavic slověne referring to the tribe of the Slavs. This is the Slovene name for Slovenia.

Sloveniya (Country) Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek
Form of Slovenia in several languages.

Slovensko (Country) Slovak, Czech
From Old Slavic slověne referring to the tribe of the Slavs. This is the Slovak name for Slovakia.

Slovenya (Country) Turkish
Turkish form of Slovenia.

Slovinsko (Country) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Slovenia.

Słowacja (Country) Polish
Polish form of Slovakia.

Slowakei (Country) German
German form of Slovakia.

Slowakije (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Slovakia.

Slowakye (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Slovakia.

Slowenië (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Slovenia.

Slowenien (Country) German
German form of Slovenia.

Slufiniya (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of Slovenia.

Szlovákia (Country) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Slovakia.

Tchécoslovaquie (Country) French
French form of Czechoslovakia.

Tschechoslowakei (Country) German
German form of Czechoslovakia.

Varšava (Settlement) Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Warszawa (see Warsaw).

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Włochy (Country) Polish
From Old Slavic volxŭ meaning "foreigner, Roman". This is the Polish name for Italy.