Agadir(Settlement)Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber, English, French Means "fortified fortress, wall" in Central Atlas Tamazight, ultimately from Phoenician gdr meaning "wall, compound". This is the name of a city in Morocco.
Agnafit(Other)Norse Mythology Either derived from Norse agn "bait" or from the male given name Agne (see the user submitted name Agni). The place was mentioned in the 'Ynglinga saga' (c... [more]
Agra(Settlement)Hindi, Urdu, English Most likely derived from Sanskrit अग्रेवण (agrevana) meaning "forest border", from अग्र (agra) meaning "border, in front of, foremost point" and वन (vana) meaning "forest, wood, grove"... [more]
Agrabah(Country)Arabic From the film Aladdin. Agrabah is more of a city-state than a country.
Agrah(Settlement)Urdu Alternate transcription of Urdu آگرہ (see Agra).
Aguada(Settlement)Spanish Various settlements in Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and South America. From Spanish aguada meaning "watery".
Aguadilla(Settlement)Spanish (Latin American) A city in Puerto Rico. Meaning "little watery one", from a diminutive of Spanish aguada meaning "watery".
Aguascalientes(Political Subdivision)Spanish Means "hot waters" in Spanish, so named for the many hot springs in the region. This is the name of a state of, as well as a city in, Mexico.
Agusan(Political Subdivision & River)Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog Derived from Manobo agusan meaning "where the water flows". This is the name of two provinces of the Philippines (Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur), as well as a the name of a former province and a river.
Ahmedabad(Settlement)English From Urdu احمد آباد (Ahmad Abad) or Hindi अहमदाबाद (Ahmadabad) both derived from the given name Ahmad combined with the place name suffix -آباد/-आबाद (-abad) (of Persian origin)... [more]
Ahmestrah(Country)Mormon An alternate name for Egypt, used in Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language, which was written by Joseph Smith. It appears to be partly derived from Mitzrayim, the son of Ham, which was occasionally written as Mestraim... [more]
Aibetsu(Mountain)Japanese Mount Aibetsu is among the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group in Hokkaido Prefecture.
Aibonito(Settlement & River)Spanish (Latin American) A river and city in Puerto Rico. Possibly from Taíno Hatibon or Jatibon combined with a Spanish diminutive, or from Spanish bonito meaning "pretty".
Ai Cập(Country)Vietnamese Vietnamese form of Aiji, from Sino-Vietnamese 埃及 (Ai Cập).
Aichi(Political Subdivision)Japanese Means "knowledge of love" in Japanese.
Aichi(Political Subdivision)Japanese From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" and 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom". This is the name of a prefecture of Japan.
Aikawa(Settlement)Japanese This is the name of several towns in Japan. The first one (愛川) is located in Kanagawa Prefecture in eastern Japan, the second one (合川), located in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan, was merged with other towns to form the city of Kitaakita... [more]
Aiken(Settlement)English Transferred use of the English surname Aiken. The city in South Carolina was named for William Aiken, the president of the South Carolina Railroad.
Airdrie(Settlement)English (Canadian), Scottish Gaelic The name Airdrie is of Scottish origin and is thought to mean "high pasture" or "level height," derived from the Gaelic elements àrd meaning "high" and druim meaning "ridge." Airdrie is located in southern Alberta, Canada, near Calgary.
Aire(River)English The name of a river in Yorkshire in England which passes through Leeds. Of uncertain etymology, probably of Celtic origin.
Airton(Settlement)English The name of a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire in England, also known as Airton-in-Craven. It is derived from a combination of Aire (referring to the river) and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town."
Aitzuriaga(Settlement)Basque The name of a little village near Lizoain (in the general area of Navarre) that disappeared shortly after the 13th century.
Akeldama(Other)Biblical From Aramaic 𐡇𐡒𐡋 𐡃𐡌𐡀 (Ḥaqel D'ma) meaning "field of blood", the name of a place in Jerusalem traditionally used as a burial site for non-Jews and associated with Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus' twelve apostles.... [more]
Akershus(Political Subdivision)Norwegian From the name of Akershus Fortress, composed of Aker (from Old West Norse akr "acre, field") and hús "house, castle, fortress". Aker used to be a Norwegian municipality, but it is now an area in Oslo... [more]
Akihabara(Other)Japanese From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, field, plain".
Akishima(Settlement)Japanese This is a city in Tokyo prefecture, meaning "bright island".
Akita(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Japanese From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Akkad(Country, Region & Other)Semitic Not available.
Aklan(Political Subdivision & River)Filipino, Hiligaynon, Tagalog Derived from Aklanon akean meaning "where there is boiling or frothing", in reference to the flow of water at the shallow mouth of the Aklan River. This is the name of a province of, as well as a river in, the Philippines.
Akmeni(Country)Lao Lao form of Armenia via the French form Arménie.
Aktau(Settlement)Russian, English From Kazakh Ақтау (Aqtau) meaning "white mountain", derived from ақ (aq) meaning "white" and тау (tau) meaning "mountain". This is the name of a city in Kazakhstan.
Akti Elefantostou(Country)Greek Greek form of Ivory Coast. It literally means "Coast of Ivory" in Greek, as it is derived from the Greek noun ακτή (akti) meaning "coast" combined with the Greek noun ελεφαντοστό (elefantosto) meaning "ivory".
Aktobe(Political Subdivision & Settlement)English, Russian From Kazakh Ақтөбе (Aqtobe) meaning "white hill", derived from ақ (aq) meaning "white" and төбе (töbe) meaning "hill". This is the name of a region of, as well as a city in, Kazakhstan.
Akureyri(Settlement)Icelandic Combination of Icelandic akur "field" and eyri "sandbank". Akureyri is a town in the north of Iceland.
Alabang(Political Subdivision)Filipino Alabang is a lively business district and transport hub, with stations for commuter trains and intercity buses around Starmall shopping center. The long-standing Festival Supermall houses mid-range boutiques and department stores, plus indoor amusement parks and a multiplex movie theater... [more]
Alagoas(Political Subdivision)Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese Plural form of Portuguese alagoa, a variant of lagoa ("lagoon"), referring to the Manguaba (the "southern lagoon") and Mundaú (the "northern lagoon") estuarine lagoons... [more]
Åland(Island)Finland Swedish Either derived from Old Norse *Ahvaland meaning "land of water" (from ahva "water"), or from Finnish Ahvenanmaa "perch land" (from ahven "perch"). Åland is an autonomous archipelago province in the Baltic Sea... [more]
Alaska(Political Subdivision)English Derived from Russian Аляска (Alyaska), which in turn is derived from Aleut alaxsxaq meaning "object to which the action of the sea is directed". Alaska is the largest of the 50 American states, located northwest of the United States mainland and bordering Canada.
Albaina(Settlement)Spanish Albaina is a hamlet and minor local entity located in the municipality of Condado de Treviño, in Burgos province, Castile and León, Spain.
Albany(Settlement)English Name of the capital in New York, renamed after British acquisition in 1664 in honor of the Dukes of Albany (House of Stuart), hence a name borne by their retainers.
Albay(Political Subdivision)Filipino, Central Bikol, Tagalog From Spanish al baye meaning "the bay", shortened from the former names La Baye la baye and Bay la Bay. This is the name of a province of the Philippines.
Albemarle(Settlement)English Transferred use of the English surname Albemarle. The city in North Carolina was named for General George Monck, the first Duke of Albemarle.
Alberta(Political Subdivision)English Name of one of the 12 provinces in Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848–1939), the fourth daughter of Victoria, Queen of Canada, and Albert, Prince Consort.
Albiztur(Settlement)Basque Albiztur is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain.
Alboran Island(Island)English The island became a power base of Mustafa ben Yusuf al Mahmud ed Din, a Tunisian corsair in the Ottoman sultan's service whose attacks were so ferocious that he became known as Al-Borani, from the Turkish for "thunderstorm".
Alborz(Political Subdivision & Mountain)Persian Persian form of Hara Berezaiti, used as the name of a mountain and province in Iran.
Albuquerque(Settlement)English (American) Albuquerque, New Mexico’s largest city, sits in the high desert. Its modern Downtown core contrasts with Old Town Albuquerque, dating to the city’s 1706 founding as a Spanish colony.
Alderney(Island)English, Medieval Scandinavian One of the Channel Islands in England. It may be a corruption of 'adreni' or 'alrene', derived from Old Norse, meaning "island near the coast". Alternatively, it may come from other old Norse words; 'alda', meaning "swelling wave', 'renna', meaning "strong current', and -ey, meaning "island'.
Ålesund(Political Subdivision)Norwegian Means "eel strait" in Norwegian. Ålesund is the name of a town, a municipality and a region in Norway. It is also the name of a settlement (Ny-Ålesund) on Svalbard.
Alexandroupolis(Settlement)Greek From the given name Aléxandros and Greek πολις meaning "city". The city in Greece was named for King Alexander I of Greece.
Algoma(Region)Algonquin Region in Ontario, Canada. Created name by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. The 'al' is from "Algonquin", the the 'goma' is from the word 'gomee', meaning "water".
Algonquin(Settlement)English (American) A city in Illinois. From the name of the Algonquin Native American people.
Alhambra(Settlement)English From the name of the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain, itself derived from Arabic الحمراء (al-hamra') meaning "the red (one)". This is the name of a city in California.
Alimagnet(Body of Water)English A lake in Minnesota. Supposedly a portmanteau of the given names Alice, Maggie, and Nettie, the names of girls who were playing near the lake when American surveyors were deciding on its name.