Browse Submitted Place Names

This is a list of submitted place names in which the meaning contains the keyword lion.
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Campoleone (Region) Italian
Means "lion field" in Italian. Campoleone is the name of a region in the municipality of Aprilia, in Lazio, Italy.
Ceylon (Country) English
Previous name of the country Sri Lanka. The name Ceylon most likely traces its roots back to the Sanskrit Sinha, meaning "lion". As lions are not native to Sri Lanka, another possible interpretation of the name is "lion-like man" or "hero".
Hyderabad (Settlement) English
From Urdu حیدر آباد‎ (haidar abad), derived from Arabic حيدر (haydar) meaning "lion, warrior" (see the given name Haidar) and Urdu آباد (abad) meaning "populated area, inhabited area, city" (of Persian origin)... [more]
Oran (Settlement) English, French
From the Arabic name وهران‎ (Wahran), which is ultimately derived from the Berber root hr meaning "lion". This is the name of a city in Algeria.
Singaraja (Settlement) Indonesian, Balinese
Means "lion king" from Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion" and राज (raja) meaning "king"... [more]
Sing Buri (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Means "lion city" from Thai สิงห์ (sing) meaning "lion" and บุรี (buri) meaning "city, town". This is the name of a province of, as well as a district and town in, Thailand.
Songkhla (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Derived from Malay Singgora, itself from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (sinhapura) meaning "city of lions", from सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion" and पुर (pura) meaning "city, town"... [more]