Pich Som's Personal Name List

Banteay Meanchey

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: បន្ទាយ្មានជ័យ្(Khmer)

Pronounced: bahnteey meenkyiy

From Khmer បន្ទាយ្ (banteay) meaning “fortress” and from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning “victory”.

Battambang

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: បាត់ដំបង្(Khmer)

Pronounced: batdahm-BAHNG

Means “loss of stick”, referring to the local legend, Preah Bat Dambang Kranhoung.

Kampong Cham

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: កំពង់ចាម្(Khmer)

Pronounced: kahmpawng kyam

Means “port of the chams” in Khmer.

Kampong Chhnang

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: កំពង់ឆ្នាំង្(Khmer)

Pronounced: kahmpawng knang

Means “port of pottery” in Khmer.

Kampong Speu

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: កំពង់ស្ពឺ(Khmer)

Pronounced: kahmpawng spi

Means “port of starfruit” in Khmer.

Kampong Thom

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: កំពង់ធំ(Khmer)

Pronounced: kahmpawng toom

Means “great port” in Khmer.

Kampot

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: កំពត្(Khmer)

Pronounced: kahmpawt

Kandal

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: កណ្តាល្(Khmer)

Pronounced: kahndal

Kep

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: កែប្(Khmer)

Pronounced: kaehp

Means “saddle” in Khmer.

Koh Kong

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: កោះកុង្(Khmer)

Pronounced: kahh kong

Kratié

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: ក្រចេះ(Khmer)

Pronounced: krahkyehh

Mondulkiri

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: មណ្ឌល្គិរី(Khmer)

Pronounced: mawndawlkee-REE

Means “center of mountains” in Khmer.

Oddar Meanchey

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: ឧត្ដរ្មានជ័យ្(Khmer)

Pronounced: ootdah meenkyiy

From Sanskrit उत्तर (uttara) meaning “north” and from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning “victory”.

Pailin

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: ប៉ៃលិន្(Khmer)

Pronounced: pielin

Phnom Penh

Usage: English, French

Pronounced: pə-nawm-PEHN(English) nawm-PEHN(English) pə-nahm-PEHN(English) nahm-PEHN(English) PNAWM-PEHN(French)

From Khmer ភ្នំពេញ (Phnum Pin) meaning "Penh's hill", from ភ្នំ (phnum) meaning "hill, mountain" and ពេញ (pin), the name of a legendary woman who supposedly founded the city in 1372. This is the name of the capital of Cambodia.

Preah Sihanouk

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: ព្រះសីហនុ(Khmer)

Pronounced: preh siehahnook

Means “province of the holy Sihanouk (former king)” in Khmer.

Preah Vihear

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: ព្រះវិហារ្(Khmer)

Pronounced: prehah veehee

Means “sacred sanctuary” in Khmer.

Prey Veng

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: ព្រៃវែង្(Khmer)

Pronounced: priy veng

Means “long forest” in Khmer.

Pursat

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: ពោធិ៍សាត់(Khmer)

Pronounced: posat

Means “drifting awakened” in Khmer.

Ratanak Kiri

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: រតនគិរី(Khmer)

Pronounced: rehətanakee-REE

Siem Riep

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: សៀម្រាប្(Khmer)

Pronounced: seem-REEP

Means “Siam defeated” in Khmer.

Stung Treng

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: ស្ទឹង្ត្រែង្(Khmer)

Pronounced: stəngtraeng

Means “river of reeds” in Khmer.

Svay Rieng

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: ស្វាយ្រៀង្(Khmer)

Pronounced: svie reeng

Takéo

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: តាកែវ(Khmer)

Pronounced: takaew

Means “crystal grandfather” in Khmer.

Tboung Khmum

Usage: Khmer

Other Scripts: ត្បូង្ឃ្មុំ(Khmer)

Pronounced: tbong kmoom

Means “amber” in Khmer.