Latvian Place Names

Latvian names are used in the country of Latvia in northern Europe.
type
usage
Āfrika (Region) Latvian
Latvian form of Africa.
Albānija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Albania.
Angola (Country) Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Turkish, Georgian, Armenian, Indonesian, Malay
Portuguese form of Ngola, the royal title of the kings of Ndongo, an African kingdom that was conquered by the Portuguese in the 17th-century. It was a Portuguese colony until 1975, when it became an independent country.
Argentīna (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Argentina.
Armēnija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Armenia.
Atēnas (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Athens.
Austrālija (Region & Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Australia.
Austrija (Country) Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Latvian, Lithuanian
Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Latvian and Lithuanian form of Austria.
Bahreina (Country & Island) Latvian
Latvian form of Bahrain.
Bangladeša (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Bangladesh.
Beļģija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Belgium.
Bolīvija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Bolivia.
Botsvāna (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Botswana.
Brazīlija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Brazil.
Bruneja (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Brunei.
Čīle (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Chile.
Dānija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Denmark.
Džakarta (Settlement) Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Serbian and Slovene form of Jakarta.
Eiropa (Region) Latvian
Latvian form of Europe.
Etiopija (Country) Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Lithuanian and Latvian form of Aethiopia (see Ethiopia).
Francija (Country) Latvian, Macedonian, Slovene
Latvian, Macedonian and Slovene form of Francia (see France).
Gabona (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Gabon.
Grieķija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Graecia (see Greece).
Igaunija (Country) Latvian
From Latvian igaunis meaning "Estonian", derived from the name of the old region of Ugandi in southern Estonia. This is the Latvian name of Estonia.
Indija (Country) Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian and Lithuanian form of India.
Indonēzija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Indonesia.
Irāka (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Iraq.
Irāna (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Iran.
Itālija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Italia (see Italy).
Japāna (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Japão (see Japan).
Jemena (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Yemen.
Kanāda (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Canada.
Kenija (Country & Mountain) Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Form of Kenya in several languages.
Kolumbija (Country, Region, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian and Lithuanian form of Columbia and Colombia.
Laosa (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Laos.
Libērija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Liberia.
Lībija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Libya.
Lietuva (Country) Lithuanian, Latvian
Lithuanian and Latvian form of Lithuania.
Londona (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of London.
Luksemburga (Country, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Latvian
Latvian form of Luxembourg.
Malaizija (Country) Latvian, Lithuanian
Latvian and Lithuanian form of Malaysia.
Malāvija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Malawi.
Mali (Country) Manding, Fula, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan, English, German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Hungarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, Georgian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Persian, Urdu, Sinhalese, Hindi, Chinese, Mongolian, Burmese, Thai, Lao, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog
A landlocked country in West Africa, named after an empire that lasted until the 17th century. The empire's name is possibly from a dialectal variant of the name of the Mande peoples. Alternatively, it could be from the name of the empire's capital (which has not been located) or from a Mande word meaning "hippopotamus".
Moldova (Country, River & Region) Romanian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, English, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Latvian, Georgian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Maltese, Indonesian, Malay
From the name of the Moldova River in eastern Romania, which is of uncertain origin. It could be from Romanian molid meaning "spruce", Old Slavic *moldŭ meaning "young", or Gothic mulda meaning "dust, dirt". This is the Romanian name (Moldavia in English) for a former principality that was located in Eastern Europe. The eastern part of this principality came under the control of the Russian Empire in 1812, eventually becoming the modern country of Moldova. The western part united with Wallachia in 1859 to become the Kingdom of Romania. Northeastern Romania is called Moldova Occidentală in Romanian.
Mongolija (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Latvian, Lithuanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Slovene
Latvian, Lithuanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian and Slovene form of Mongolia.
Namībija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Namibia.
Nigērija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Nigeria.
Omāna (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Oman.
Panama (Country & Settlement) English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Georgian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Persian, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Burmese, Thai, Lao, Khmer, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Japanese, Korean
From Spanish Panamá, of uncertain meaning. It may be derived from the name of a tree commonly found in the area (species Sterculia apetala). Alternatively it could be related to Guaraní panambi meaning "butterfly" or Kuna bannaba meaning "distant, far away". This is the name of a country in Central America. It is also the name of its capital, usually called Panama City in English.
Paragvaja (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Paraguay.
Parīze (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Paris.
Pekina (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Beijing.
Peru (Country) English, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Hindi
From Spanish Perú, older Birú, which was possibly derived from the name of a chieftain (who nevertheless resided in modern-day Panama).
Polija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Poland.
Portugāle (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Portugal.
Ruanda (Country) German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Georgian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Turkish, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, English, French
Form of Rwanda in several languages, as well as a variant spelling in other languages.
Serbija (Country) Lithuanian, Latvian
Lithuanian and Latvian form of Serbia.
Singapūra (Country, Settlement & Island) Latvian
Latvian form of Singapore.
Sīrija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Syria.
Slovēnija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Slovenia.
Somālija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Somalia.
Spānija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Hispania (see Spain).
Tokija (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Tokyo.
Uganda (Country) English, Ganda, Swahili, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Turkish, Georgian, Armenian, Hebrew, Persian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay
From Buganda, the name of a kingdom within Uganda, which means "land of the Ganda" in the Luganda language. The Ganda are an ethnic group, their name possibly deriving from a Bantu word meaning "family". Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa.
Ungārija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Hungary.
Urugvaja (Country & River) Latvian
Latvian form of Uruguay.
Zambija (Country) Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian
Form of Zambia in several languages.