Gonzales(Settlement)English (American) From the Spanish surname Gonzáles. A city in Texas, one of the first Anglo-American settlements in the state, was named for Rafael Gonzáles, the governor of Coahuila y Tejas.
Gornje Mrzlo Polje Mrežničko(Settlement)Croatian Gornje Mrzlo Polje Mrežničko is a village in Croatia. It translates to "Upper Cold Field of Mrežnica" in Croatian.
Gorontalo(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Indonesian From Gorontalo Hulontalo, meaning uncertain. This is the name of a province of and city in Indonesia.
Götaland(Region)Swedish Means "land of the Geats". The Geats (sometimes referred to as Goths) were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting southern Sweden. Götaland is one of three lands of Sweden, the others being Svealand and Norrland.
Göteborg(Settlement)Swedish From the name of Göta älv ("River of the Geats"), combined with Swedish borg "castle, fortress". The Geats were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting present-day Sweden. Göteborg is the second largest city in Sweden.
Gotland(Island)Swedish Gotland is the largest island in Sweden. It was named after a North Germanic tribe that inhabited it in ancient times, the Gutes (Old Norse gotar).
Gõy(Political Subdivision)Konkani Konkani form of Goa.
Goyang(Settlement)Korean Combination of 高 (고, go, "high, tall") and 陽 (양, yang, "sky, sun, sun light, morning"). This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Grænhöfðaeyjar(Country)Icelandic Combination of Icelandic grænn "green", höfði "headland, promontory", and eyjur "islands". This is the Icelandic name for Cape Verde.
Gran Canaria(Island)Spanish From Spanish gran "grande, great" and Canaria referring to the Canary Islands. Gran Canaria is the third largest and second most populous island of the Canary Islands.
Gran Colombia(Country)History A South American country that included what is now Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, and Ecuador from 1819-1830. Gran Colombia ceased to exist when Venezuela and Ecuador seceded.
Grande Prairie(Settlement)English (Canadian) Grande Prairie takes its name from the large open prairie surrounding the area. The term grande comes from French, used by early French-speaking fur traders in the region. The area was originally inhabited by Indigenous peoples, including the Dane-zaa (Beaver) Nation... [more]
Grand Est(Region & Political Subdivision)French Meaning literally "Great East" in French, reflecting the rich cultural history of the east of France and the region's borders with four other countries.... [more]
Graubünden(Political Subdivision)German (Swiss) A canton in Switzerland. Meaning "the grey league", after the grey clothes commonly worn by the inhabitants there.
Gressenhall(Settlement)English Derived from the Old English grēosn "gravel" or gærsen "grass" and the Anglian halh meaning "a nook of land". The name of a village in the county of Norfolk.
Groningen(Settlement)Dutch, English, German This is a city in the north of the Netherlands and the capital city of the Groningen province. The meaning and origin of the name "Groningen" is unknown, one theory is that "Groningen" meant among the people of Groni, which was derived from lake Gronesbeke... [more]
Grozny(Settlement)Russian, English Means "formidable, menacing, fearsome" in Russian. This is the name of the capital city of the Russian republic of Chechnya.
Grzyb(Settlement & Other)Polish Meaning "mushroom". It is the name of a village and part of the village of Gawłów in central Poland, as well as several rock formations.
Grzybina(Settlement)Polish From the surname Grzyb (literally "mushroom") with the suffix -ina. It is a village in northeast Poland.
Grzybiny(Settlement)Polish From grzyb meaning "mushroom" with the suffix -ina in the plural form. It is a village in northern Poland.
Grzybów(Settlement)Polish From grzyb meaning "mushroom" with the suffix -ów, sometimes via the surname Grzyb. It is the name of over a dozen settlements across Poland... [more]
Grzybowa(Settlement & Other)Polish From grzyb meaning "mushroom" with the suffix -owa, sometimes via the surname Grzyb. It is the name of a part of Warsaw, as well as two small settlements and a rock formation in southern Poland.
Grzybowa Góra(Mountain & Settlement)Polish Meaning "mushroom mountain". It is the name of three different mountains and a village in southern Poland.
Grzybowo(Settlement)Polish From grzyb meaning "mushroom" with the suffix -owo, sometimes via the surname Grzyb. It is the name of about a dozen current and former settlements across Poland.
Grzybowo-Kapuśnik(Settlement)Polish See Grzybowo; Kapuśnik may come from the surname Kapustnik, kapusta suffixed with -nik, kapustnik meaning "cabbage patch" or from an old form of kapuśniak "cabbage soup", in all cases ultimately from kapusta meaning "cabbage"... [more]
Grzybowszczyzna(Settlement)Polish From surname Grzybowski with suffix -yzna, or grzyb with suffix -(ow)szczyzna (possibly via the surname Grzyb), in either case ultimately from grzyb meaning "mushroom"... [more]
Guadalajara(Political Subdivision, Region & Settlement)Spanish name comes from the Arabic (وادي الحجارة) wādī al-ḥajārah which means "Valley of the Stone", or "Fortress Valley". A city in Mexico bears this name from the birthplace of a conquistador of the same name as the city and the province of Spain the same name.
Guami(Political Subdivision & Island)Georgian Georgian form of Guam.
Guamu(Political Subdivision & Island)Japanese Japanese form of Guam.
Guanajuato(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Spanish Derived from Purépecha kuanhasï juáta or kuanasï uata meaning "hill of frogs". This is the name of a state of, as well as a city in, Mexico.
Guangdong(Political Subdivision)Chinese Means "eastern Guang" — literally "eastern expanse" — from Chinese 广 (guǎng) referring to the ancient prefecture of Guang (which was ultimately named after the county of Guangxin that existed during the Han dynasty in what is now Guangxi province) and 东 (dōng) meaning "east"... [more]
Guangzhou(Settlement)Chinese From Chinese 广 (guǎng) referring to the ancient prefecture of Guang that spanned parts of present-day Guangdong (the character itself means "broad, wide, extensive") and 州 (zhōu) meaning "province, prefecture"... [more]
Guaracha(Country)Popular Culture Guaracha is a tiny fictional country which is occasionally mentioned and referenced in Spirou.
Guayama(Settlement)Spanish (Latin American) A city and municipality in Puerto Rico. Most likely from the name of a Taíno cacique, Guayama, from Taíno wayama meaning "great place, big open space"; however, a local story suggests that the name comes from the surname of a local landowner, Juanan Guayama.
Guayaquil(Settlement)Spanish From the older name Santiago de Guayaquil, the second part of uncertain origin. It may have been derived from the joined names of indigenous leader Guayas and his wife, Quil. This is the name of a city in Educador.
Guimaras(Political Subdivision & Island)Filipino, Hiligaynon, Tagalog, English From a Spanish corruption of the name Himal-us of uncertain origin and meaning. This is the name of an island province of the Philippines.
Gujarat(Political Subdivision & Region)Gujarati, English Gujarat as a name is derived from the Pratihar dynasty of gurjars, who ruled Gujarat in the 8th and 9th centuries CE.
Gunma(Political Subdivision)Japanese Means "group of horses" in Japanese.
Gunma(Political Subdivision)Japanese Means "group of horses" from Japanese 群 (gun) meaning "group" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse". This is the name of a prefecture of Japan.
Gusu(Mountain & Settlement)Chinese Meaning uncertain, probably of Wu or Yue origin. This is the name of a mountain in China and of a capital city of the ancient Chinese state of Wu.
Guttenberg(Settlement)English Name of a town in Hudson County, New Jersey. It was either named after Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press, or the German word for "good village".
Guyana(Country)English The name of the Country in South America. Guyana, a country on South America’s North Atlantic coast, is defined by its dense rainforest. English-speaking, with cricket and calypso music, it's culturally connected to the Caribbean region... [more]
Guymon(Settlement)English (American) Transferred use of the surname Guymon. The city in Oklahoma was named for Edward T. "E.T." Guymon, president of the Inter-State Land and Town Company.
Gwalia(Country)Welsh (Archaic), Literature From Medieval Latin Wallia, which was a Latinized form of English Wales. This is an archaic Welsh name for Wales; although never as widely used as Cymru, Gwalia was once popular as a poetic name for the country... [more]
Gwam(Political Subdivision & Island)Korean Korean form of Guam.
Habashi(Country)Avar Derived from Habesha, a collective term for the people of Ethiopia and Eritrea, itself of uncertain meaning. This is the Avar name for Ethiopia.
Habish(Country)Ingush Derived from Habesha, a collective term for the people of Ethiopia and Eritrea, itself of uncertain meaning. This is the Ingush name for Ethiopia.
Habsyah(Country)Malay From the name of the Habesha people, a collective term for Ethiopians and Eritreans, which is of uncertain origin and meaning. This is the Malay name for Ethiopia.
Hachiōji(Settlement)Japanese Means "eight princes" in Japanese, from 八 (hachi), meaning "eight", 王 (ō), meaning "king", and 子 (shi), meaning "child"... [more]
Hackney(Settlement)English A district of London. It possibly derives from Old English Haka’s ey, meaning 'Haka's Island'.
Hadley(Settlement)English Hadley is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,325 at the 2020 census. The name means “heather field.” and it was renamed for Hadleigh, Suffolk
Hadria(Settlement)Ancient Roman The name of two Roman settlements. The first one is modern Adria. It is an important Etruscan port town in northern Italy. The second one is modern Atri. It is named after the northern town in Italy... [more]
Hafnarfjörður(Settlement)Icelandic Combination of Icelandic höfn "harbour, port" and fjörður "fjord". Hafnarfjörður is the third largest city in Iceland.
Hagåtña(Political Subdivision)Chamorro This is the name of the capital of the US territory Guam. The name comes from the Chamorro term "Haga" defined as blood. It also comes from the bloodlines of different families and family members who built the village... [more]
Hà Giang(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 河 (hà) meaning "waterway" and 江 (giang) meaning "river".
Hà Giang(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Vietnamese Possibly derived from Sino-Vietnamese 河 (hà) meaning "river" and a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 楊 (yáng) meaning "willow, poplar, aspen"... [more]
Hainan(Political Subdivision & Island)Chinese Means "south of the sea" from Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" and 南 (nán) meaning "south", referring to the Qiongzhou Strait... [more]
Haiphong(Settlement)English From Vietnamese Hải Phòng derived from Sino-Vietnamese 海 (hải) meaning "sea, ocean" and 防 (phòng) meaning "defend, protect, guard"... [more]
Haiti(Country)English The name of the Country in the Caribbean. Haiti is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east. Though it’s still recovering from a 2010 earthquake, many of Haiti's landmarks dating to the early 19th century remain intact... [more]