Tswana Origin Place Names

This is a list of place names in which the origin is Tswana. Tswana is a language spoken in Botswana.
type
usage
origin
Bechuana (Country) English (Archaic)
Older English form of Botswana.
Bocvana (Country) Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Slovene
Form of Botswana in several languages.
Botsuana (Country) Spanish, Portuguese, German
Spanish and Portuguese form of Botswana, as well as a German variant.
Botsuwana (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Botswana.
Botsvāna (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Botswana.
Botswana (Country) Tswana, English, Shona, German, French, Italian, Catalan, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian
Means "place of the Tswana people" in the Tswana language, from the locative prefix bo- combined with the name of Tswana people, itself of uncertain origin, possibly from tswa "to go out" or tshwana "to resemble". This is the name of a country in the south of Africa. During the British colonial period the region was called Bechuanaland, which was more accurately rendered as Botswana when the country achieved independence in 1966.
Butswana (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of Botswana.