All Submitted Place Names

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Parizi (Settlement) Georgian
Georgian form of Paris.
Parizo (Settlement) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Paris.
Parma (Settlement) Italian, English, Ancient Roman, Catalan, German, Maltese, Spanish, Russian
From Latin Parma, itself from Etruscan parme, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a city in northern Italy.
Parskastan (Country) Armenian
From Armenian պարսիկ (parsik) meaning "Persian" combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan 2) meaning "land of"... [more]
Parþía (Region) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Parthia.
Parthie (Region) French
French form of Parthia.
Parthien (Region) German
German form of Parthia.
Pártia (Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Parthia.
Partija (Region) Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Parthia.
Partuhaliya (Country) Belarusian
Belarusian form of Portugal.
Parwain (Region) Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
In the Dead Sea Scrolls, this is the name of the place where Methuselah goes to find Enoch.
Parys (Settlement) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Paris.
Paryzh (Settlement) Belarusian, Ukrainian
Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Paris.
Pasadena (Settlement) English
Name of a city in California, from Ojibwe pa-sa-de-na, meaning "valley of the valley" "crown of the valley" "key of the valley" or "hill of the valley"... [more]
Pasay (Settlement) Filipino
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Due to its location just south of Manila, Pasay quickly became an urban town during the American colonial period... [more]
Pasci (Other) French
Pasifik (Body of Water) Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Indonesian, Malay and Turkish form of Pacific.
Pasig (Settlement & River) Filipino
The City of Pasig was founded in 1573. It is one of the 16 cities making up the NCR of the Philippines. It has an area of 31.00 km2 and has 755,300 people living in it as of the 2015 census. The city shares its name with the Pasig River... [more]
Pasir Gudang (Settlement) Malay, English
From Malay pasir meaning "sand" and gudang meaning "warehouse, barn, deposit". This is the name of a city in Malaysia.
Pasuruan (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Indonesian, Javanese, Madurese
Derived from Javanese pasuruhan meaning "place where betel grows", from the word suruh referring to the betel plant (genus Piper). This is the name of a city in Indonesia as well as a regency in the Indonesian province of East Java.
Pat (Settlement) Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Poti.
Patagonia (Region) Spanish, English
A geographical region in South America. From the Spanish word patagón, referring to a legendary race of giants, which the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan used to describe the peoples indigenous to the area.
Pateros (Settlement) Filipino
Pateros, officially the Municipality of Pateros, is the lone municipality of Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 63,643 people. This municipality is famous for its duck-raising industry and especially for producing balut, a Filipino delicacy, which is a boiled, fertilized duck egg... [more]
Pathein (Settlement) Burmese
Most likely derived from Mon ဖာသီ (pha sem) meaning "big sea" or "great sea". This is the name of a city in Myanmar, formerly known as Bassein in English.
Pathum Thani (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Means "city of lotuses" from Thai ปทุม (pathum) meaning "lotus" and ธานี (thani) meaning "city". This is the name of a province of, as well as a district and town in, Thailand.
Pattani (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Most likely from Pattani Malay pata ni meaning "this beach" (compare standard Malay pantai ini). Alternately, it may have come from Sanskrit पत्नी (patni) meaning "mistress, lady, wife" or from Malay petani meaning "farmer"... [more]
Pattaya (Settlement) English
From Thai พัทยา (Phattaya) itself from a shortened form of ทัพพระยา (thap Phraya) meaning "army of the Phraya", referring to King Taksin... [more]
Paulsbo (Settlement) Norwegian, English
Means 'Paul's Place'
Pavišakiai (Settlement) Lithuanian
Meaning "near the Višakis". It is the name of a village in southern Lithuania.
Pavlodar (Settlement) Kazakh, Russian
From the given name Pavel combined with Russian дар (dar) meaning "gift". This is the name of a city in northern Kazakhstan, named for Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich of Russia (1860-1919).
Pawtugi (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Portugal.
Paxson (Settlement) English
This is the name of 3 places, two being in America and one being in Canada.... [more]
Payakumbuh (Settlement) Indonesian, Minangkabau
From the Minangkabau name Payokumbuah derived from payo meaning "swamp" and kumbuah referring to a type of grass. This is the name of a city in Indonesia.
Payokumbuah (Settlement) Minangkabau
Minangkabau form of Payakumbuh.
Pays De La Loire (Region & Political Subdivision) French
Meaning  "lands of the Loire", describing the river that flows through the area.... [more]
Pchenjanas (Settlement) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Pyongyang.
Pchjongjang (Settlement) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Pyongyang.
Pearīni (Settlement) Maori
Maori form of Berlin.
Pearland (Settlement) English
Combination of pear and land. This is the name of a city in Texas, USA.
Pe-cing-grong-khyer (Settlement) Tibetan
From Tibetan པེ་ཅིང (pe-cing) referring to Beijing combined with གྲོང་ཁྱེར (grong-khyer) meaning "city, town", used as the Tibetan name for Beijing.
Pécs (Settlement) Hungarian
Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country.
Pečuh (Settlement) Croatian
Croatian form of Pécs.
Pee Pee (Political Subdivision & River) English
Pee Pee Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States.... [more]
Pegu (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English (Archaic)
Dated form of Bago.
Pehiamu (Country) Maori
Maori form of Belgium.
Pekanbaru (Settlement) Indonesian, Malay
Means "new market" from Indonesian pekan meaning "market" and baru meaning "new". This is the name of a city in Indonesia.
Pekang (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Beijing via the French form Pékin.
Pekenk (Settlement) Romani
Romani form of Beijing.
Pekhawar (Settlement) Pashto
Pashto form of Peshawar.
Pekini (Settlement) Georgian
Georgian form of Beijing.
Pekino (Settlement) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Beijing.
Pekino (Settlement) Greek, Esperanto
Greek and Esperanto form of Beijing.
Pekyin (Settlement) Burmese
Burmese form of Beijing.
Pelagie Islands (Island) English
Not found.
Pélagonie (Region) French
French form of Pelagonia.
Pelagonien (Region) German, Swedish
German and Swedish form of Pelagonia.
Pelagonija (Region) Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian and Slovene form of Pelagonia.
Pelekiuma (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Belgium.
Pelelina (Settlement) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Berlin.
Pelelu Tepu (Settlement & Mountain) Indigenous American
Péléstain (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Palestine
Pelestin (Country & Region) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Palestine.
Pēma (Country) Maori
Maori form of Burma.
Pembroke (Settlement) English
From the Cantref of Penfro, which was one of the seven cantrefi of the former Kingdom of Dyfed in what is now Wales; which is in turn derived from pen, meaning "head" or "end", and bro, meaning "region", "country", or "land"; therefore, Penfro could be interpreted to mean either "land's end" or "headland".
Penang (Political Subdivision & Island) Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Turkish
From Malay Pulau Pinang meaning "betel palm island", from pinang meaning "betel nut" or "betel palm" (a type of tree). This is the name of an island and state in Malaysia.
Peñarroya (Settlement, Mountain & Other) Spanish
Means "red rock," from peña meaning "rock, stone, cliff" combined with roya meaning "red" (usual word is rojo/roja).... [more]
Penge (Settlement) English
A suburb of London, England. Originally named Penceat, it appears to derive from Brythonic *penno, 'head, edge' and *ceid, 'forest, wood', so likely meant 'settlement on the forest's edge'.
Pêng-jiáng (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien form of Pyongyang.
Pêng-jióng (Settlement) Chinese (Hokkien)
Taiwanese Hokkien form of Pyongyang.
Penistone (Settlement) English (British)
Penistone is a market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, which had a population of 22,909 at the 2011 census. ... [more]
Penkalur (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Bangalore.
Pennant (River) Welsh
Means "the Head of the Ravine or Brook" (Welsh pen "head" + nant "glen, stream") from Middle English, Old French penant (Latin pœnitentia "penitence").
Pennsilvanië (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania (Political Subdivision) English
Name of a state in the United States, literally "Penn's woods". Penn comes from Pennaeth, the welsh word for "head" "top" and Latin silvania (from Latin silvia) "wood, forrest"... [more]
Pennsylvanië (Political Subdivision) Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Pennsylvania. The modern Dutch form is written exactly the same as the English form.
Penrith (Settlement) English
A town in Northern England. Its name derives from the Cumbric pen, 'hill, top, summit' (Welsh pen) and rith, 'ford, crossing', (Welsh ryd).
Pensacola (Settlement) Indigenous American
Pensacola is the Westmost city in Florida USA.Found in Escambia County Florida.... [more]
Penshaw (Settlement) English
A village in Northern England. The first element seems to be Cumbric pen, which means 'summit, head'. The most obvious explanation for the second is Old English sceaga, meaning 'woods'... [more]
Penticton (Settlement) Salishan (Anglicized)
Town in British Columbia, Canada. From the Okanagan word snpintktn or phthauntauc, meaning "a place to stay forever".
Pen-y-ghent (Mountain) English, Old Celtic
A mountain in Yorkshire, Northern England. In the Cumbric Language, the element pen, exactly as in Welsh, meant 'head, top, summit', and y, also as in Welsh, meant the definite article 'the'... [more]
Peónia (Region) Portuguese (European)
European Portuguese form of Paeonia.
Peônia (Region) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Paeonia.
Peonia (Region) Italian, Romanian, Spanish
Italian, Romanian and Spanish form of Paeonia.
Péonie (Region) French
French form of Paeonia.
Peonija (Region) Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovenian form of Paeonia.
Pepperell (Settlement) English
Transferred use of the English surname Pepperell. The town in Massachusetts was named for Sir William Pepperell, a colonial soldier who led the Siege of Louisbourg during the French and Indian War.
Perag (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Prague.
Perak (Political Subdivision) Malay, Tamil, English
Means "silver" in Malay, given in reference to the region's abundance of tin. This is the name of a state of Malaysia.
Perancis (Country) Malay
Malay form of France.
Pērara (Country) Maori
Maori form of Belarus.
Pērī (Settlement) Bengali
Benagli form of Paris.
Pērihi (Country) Maori
Maori form of Belize.
Perlis (Political Subdivision) Malay, English
Of unclear origin, possibly from the Thai phrase พร้าวลอย (phrao loi) meaning "floating coconut" or "coconut washed ashore", a reference to the many coconuts once found along the shores of the region... [more]
Pernambuco (Political Subdivision) Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese
Four theories exist over the origin of the name. The first theory is that it may come from Tupi para'nã ("great river" or "sea") and buka, meaning "hole", thus meaning "hole in the sea", perhaps indicating the Canal de Santa Cruz, which separates the island of Itamaracá from mainland Brazil.... [more]
Perou (Country) Greek
Greek form of Peru.
Perrébia (Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Perrhaebia.
Perrebia (Region) Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Perrhaebia.
Persenon (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Ladin
Persja (Country) Polish
Polish form of Persia.
Persley (Settlement) Scottish
A small hamlet in North-East Scotland, now encompassed by the city of Aberdeen. There are several explanations as to the origin of the name of this small settlement:... [more]
Pertek (Settlement) Turkish
Perth (Settlement) Scottish
A city in central Scotland. The name is of Pictish origin and derived from *perth, meaning 'bush, copse' (Welsh perth, 'bush, hedge').
Perth (Settlement) English
Péru (Country) Balinese, Sundanese
Balinese and Sundanese form of Peru.
Perû (Country) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Peru.
Perũ (Country) Guarani
Guarani form of Peru.
Perū (Country) Japanese, Maori
Japanese and Maori form of Peru.
Perugia (Settlement) Italian, English, Dutch, German, Spanish
From Latin Perusia, itself from Etruscan Perusna, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the capital city of Umbria, in central Italy.
Peruo (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Peru.
Peruu (Country) Estonian
Estonian form of Peru.
Peşaver (Settlement) Turkish
Turkish form of Peshawar.
Peschawar (Settlement) German
German form of Peshawar.
Peshaowar (Settlement) Bengali
Bengali form of Peshawar.
Peshavar (Settlement) Hindi, Persian
Hindi and Persian form of Peshawar.
Peshawar (Settlement) English
From Pashto پېښور (Pekhawar) ultimately derived from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (purushapura) meaning "city of men", from पुरुष (purusha) meaning "man, person" combined with पुर (pura) meaning "city"... [more]
Pesyawareu (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Peshawar.
Petaluma (Political Subdivision) Miwok
Petaluma is a transliteration of the Coast Miwok phrase /péta lúuma/ which means hill backside.
Peterborough (Settlement) English
This is the name of 2 cities, one in Cambridgeshire (UK) and Ontario (Canada), and 3 towns, one in New Hampshire (US), Victoria & South Australia (Australia).... [more]
Peterburg (Settlement) Yiddish
Yiddish form of Saint Petersburg.
Peterburi (Settlement) Estonian
Estonian form of Saint Petersburg.
Pet-kîn (Settlement) Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Beijing.
Petlemm (Settlement) Estonian
Estonian form of Bethlehem.
Petrograd (Political Subdivision & Region) Russian
The name of Saint Petersburg during 1914 to 1924. Saint Petersburg's name was changed to this to avoid German connotations, as burg is a common German suffix meaning "fortress, fortification, castle" and sankt meaning saint... [more]
Petrohrad (Settlement) Slovak
Slovak form of Saint Petersburg.
Petropavlovsk-kamchatsky (Political Subdivision) Russian
the city of "Peter" and "Paul" in Kamchatka
Peunompen (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Phnom Penh.
Peuraha (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Prague.
Peurancih (Country) Acehnese
Acehnese form of France.
Peurangkeupureuteu (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Frankfurt.
Peurangseu (Country) Korean
Korean form of France.
Pevek (Political Subdivision) Russian
either "Swollen-" or "Smelly Mountain"
Péycing (Settlement) Banjar
Banjar form of Beijing.
Pfäffikon (Political Subdivision) German (Swiss)
Phama (Country) Lao, Thai
Lao and Thai form of Burma.
Phần Lan (Country) Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 芬蘭 (Fēnlán), perhaps altered based on Vietnamese phân meaning "feces" or phần meaning "part, portion". This is the Vietnamese name for Finland.
Phanompen (Settlement) Lao, Thai
Lao and Thai form of Phnom Penh.
Phan Rang – Tháp Chàm (Settlement) Vietnamese
Derived from Eastern Cham Pandarang, itself from Sanskrit पाण्डुरङ्ग (panduranga) meaning "white god" (an epithet of the Hindu god Vithoba), combined with Vietnamese tháp Chàm meaning "Cham tower" or "Cham temple"... [more]
Phan Thiết (Settlement) Vietnamese
The meaning of the name is not certain, but it is widely believed to be of Cham origin. The first element, Phan, may come from Eastern Cham Pandarang, itself derived from Sanskrit पाण्डुरङ्ग (panduranga) meaning "white god", an epithet of the Hindu god Vithoba... [more]
Pháp (Country) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 法 (Pháp), from a contraction of Chinese 法國 (Fǎguó). This is the Vietnamese name for France.
Phasem (Settlement) Mon
Mon form of Pathein.
Phasis (Settlement & River) Ancient Greek
The ancient Greek name for the Rioni River as well as a historical town along that river, meaning unclear. It may be of Georgian-Zan (Mingrelian and Laz), Svan or Semitic origin.
Phật Sơn (Settlement) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Foshan.
Phatthalung (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Thai form of the Malay name Mardelong of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a province of, as well as a district and town in, Thailand.
Phatthaya (Settlement) Thai
Thai form of Pattaya.
Phawngpui (Mountain) Mizo
Phayao (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Possibly from a corruption of Thai ภูกามยาว (Phu Kamyao), the name of a local sacred mountain. This is the name of a province of Thailand, as well as a district and city within that province.
Phenian (Settlement) Polish (Archaic), Romanian
Romanian form of Pyongyang as well as an old Polish form (based on the Russian spelling).
Phenjan (Settlement) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Pyongyang.
Phenjana (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Pyongyang.
Phensilwenia (Political Subdivision) Thai
Thai form of Pennsylvania.
Phenýan (Settlement) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Pyongyang.
Phenyan (Settlement) Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Pyongyang.
Phet Buri (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Variant of Phetchaburi.
Phetchabun (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Means "full of diamonds" from Thai เพชร (phet) meaning "diamond" and บูรณ์ (bun) meaning "full, perfect, complete". It is believed to be a corruption of the original name เพชรบุระ (Phetchabura) meaning "city of diamonds", from เพชร (phet) meaning "diamond" and บุระ (bura) meaning "city"... [more]
Phetchaburi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Means "city of diamonds" from Thai เพชร (phet) meaning "diamond" and บุรี (buri) meaning "city, town". This is the name of a province of, as well as a district and town in, Thailand.
Phichit (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Means "beautiful" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विचित्र (vichitra). This is the name of a province of, as well as a district and town in, Thailand.
Phiji (Country) Bengali
Bengali form of Fiji.
Philippi (Settlement) Biblical Greek
Renamed after Philip II of Macedon, was originally named Crenides (Greek: Κρηνῖδες, Krenides "Fountains")
Phi-líp-pin (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Philippines.
Philistin (Country & Region) Bengali
Bengali form of Palestine.
Phi Phi (Island) Thai
A chain of islands in Thailand.
Phitsanulok (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Derived from Thai พิษณุ (Phitsanu) referring to the Hindu god Vishnu and โลก (lok) meaning "land, world". This is the name of a province of and city in Thailand.
Phnompen (Settlement) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Phnom Penh.
Phnom Penh (Settlement) English, 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... [more]
Phnompenh (Settlement) Czech
Czech form of Phnom Penh.
Phnum Pin (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Phnom Penh.
Phoenice (Settlement) Ancient Greek
Phoenice or Phoenike was an ancient Greek city in Epirus and capital of the Chaonians. It was also the location of the Treaty of Phoenice which ended the First Macedonian War, as well as one of the wealthiest cities in Epirus until the Roman conquest.... [more]
Phoenicia (Region) History
from the Ancient Greek: Φοινίκη, Phoiníkē meaning "purple country", Phoenicia was a thalassocratic ancient Semitic civilization that originated in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the west of the Fertile Crescent.
Phoenix (Settlement) English (American)
Phoenix is the capital city of Arizona state in the United States of America.
Phongsaly (Political Subdivision) Lao
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
From Thai พระ (phra), an honorific term for gods and royal individuals, นคร (nakhon) meaning "city", ศรี (si), an honorific meaning "glory, honour, splendour", and อยุธยา (ayutthaya) referring to the kingdom of Ayutthaya... [more]
Phratabong (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Thai form of Battambang.
Phúc Châu (Settlement) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Fuzhou.
Phuket (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Island) Thai
Derived from Malay bukit meaning "hill". This is the name of an island province and city in southern Thailand.
Phù Nam (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Funan.
Phutan (Country) Thai
Thai form of Bhutan.
Phuthan (Country) Lao, Thai
Lao form of Bhutan as well as an alternate transcription of Thai ภูฏาน (see Phutan).
Phú Thọ (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 富 (phú) meaning "rich" and 壽 (thọ) meaning "life".
Phú Thọ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 富 (phú) meaning "abundant, wealthy" and 壽 (thọ) meaning "long-lived, long life". This is the name of a province of, as well as a town in, Vietnam.
Phú Yên (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 富 (phú) meaning "rich" and 安 (yên) meaning "safe".
Phú Yên (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 富 (phú) meaning "abundant, wealthy" and 安 (yên) meaning "calm, peaceful". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Phyungyang (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Pyongyang.
Piangyang (Settlement) Thai
Thai form of Pyongyang.
Piauí (Political Subdivision) Portuguese (Brazilian)
From Piagoí, through the earlier name Piagüí, which is an early rendition of Tupi piauí, which means "river of the piabas" (piaba being a term used to indicate several types of fish)... [more]
Picardie (Political Subdivision & Region) French
French form of Picardy. ​From Old French pic, meaning "pike", which was the characteristic weapon used by ancient Picards.... [more]
Picardië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Picardy.
Picardy (Political Subdivision) English (Rare)
English name for the French region of Picardie.
Piedmont (Political Subdivision & Region) English
From Italian piemonte, itself derived from Medieval Latin Pedemontium, ultimately from Latin ad pedem montium, literally "at the foot of the mountains".... [more]
Piëmont (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Piedmont.
Piemonte (Political Subdivision) Italian, Danish, Galician, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese, Swedish, Venetian
Italian and Portuguese form of Piedmont, a region in northern Italy.
Pierorūtia (Country) Tahitian
Tahitian form of Belarus.
Pierre (Settlement) English
This is a city in South Dakota, USA. It comes from the given name Pierre.
Pietari (Settlement) Finnish
Finnish form of Saint Petersburg.
Pietų Sudanas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of South Sudan.
Piji (Country) Marshallese, Korean
Marshallese and Korean form of Fiji.
Pikardië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Picardy.
Pikin (Settlement) Burmese
Burmese form of Beijing based on the spelling Peking.
Pili (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Perak.
Pilimpinas (Country) Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Philippines.
Pilipina (Country) Banjar
Banjarese form of Philippines.
Pilipina (Country) Banjar, Gorontalo, Sundanese
Banjar, Gorontalo and Sundanese form of Philippines.
Pilipinaya (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Philippines.
Pilipinebi (Country) Georgian
Georgian form of Philippines.
Pillandeu (Country) Korean
Korean form of Finland.
Pillipin (Country) Korean
Korean form of Philippines.
Pimu (Island) Tongva
This is the Tongva for Catalina Island. It was valued for natural resources by the Tongva. They built little villages on the island including where the city Avalon is now.
Pinang (Political Subdivision & Island) Malay
Malay form of Penang.
Pindoráma (Country) Guarani
From Tupi-Guarani pindó-rama meaning "land of palm trees", from pindo meaning "palm tree" and ráma meaning "land, section". This is the Guarani name of Brazil.
Pindorama (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pindoráma, used to refer to historical Brazil or as a poetic term for the country.
Pineti (Country) Georgian
Georgian form of Finland.
Ping Joeng (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Pyongyang.
Pinglandia (Country) Banjar
Banjar form of Finland.
Pingrang (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Pyongyang.
Pingyu (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Pinilana (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Finland.
Pinlandiya (Country) Tagalog
Tagalog form of Finland.
Piongiang (Settlement) Basque
Basque form of Pyongyang.
Pionyang (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Pyongyang.
Pippu (Mountain) Japanese
Mount Pippu is situated in Hokkaido Prefecture, apart of the Ishikari Mountains.
Pi Ramses (Settlement) Ancient Egyptian (Latinized)
An ancient Egyptian city built by Ramses II aka the great in 200 BCE.
Pirėnai (Mountain) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Pyrenees.
Pireneë (Mountain) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Pyrenees.
Pireneebi (Mountain) Georgian
Georgian form of Pyrenees.
Pirenei (Mountain) Bulgarian, Italian, Russian
Bulgarian, Italian and Russian form of Pyrenees.
Pireneje (Mountain) Polish
Polish form of Pyrenees.
Pireneler (Mountain) Turkish
Turkish form of Pyrenees.
Pirenéus (Mountain) Portuguese (European)
European Portuguese form of Pyrenees.
Pireneus (Mountain) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Pyrenees.
Pireneusok (Mountain) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Pyrenees.
Pirinei (Mountain) Macedonian
Macedonian form of Pyrenees.
Pirineji (Mountain) Serbian
Serbian form of Pyrenees.
Pirineos (Mountain) Spanish
Spanish form of Pyrenees.
Piripīni (Country) Maori
Maori form of Philippines.
Piru (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Peru.
Pisa (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English, Catalan, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish
From Latin Pisae, itself from Etruscan, of unknown meaning. This is the name of a city and province in Tuscany, Italy, known for its Leaning Tower.
Pişəvər (Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Peshawar.
Pishaur (Settlement) Hindko
Hindko form of Peshawar.
Pishavar (Settlement) Urdu
Urdu form of Peshawar.
Pisidië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Pisidia.
Piss Pot (Island) English (Modern)
Piss Pot Island is a small island found within the Potomac river.... [more]
Pitok (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Bedok.
Pittsburgh (Settlement) English
From the English surname Pitt and burg meaning "fortress, citadel". The city in Pennsylvania was named for William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, a Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Pivdenna Afryka (Country) Ukrainian
Ukrainian calque of South Africa.
Piyong-yang (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Pyongyang.
Piyon Iyan (Settlement) Bengali
Bengali form of Pyongyang.
Piyonyan (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Pyongyang.
Pjöngjang (Settlement) German
German form of Pyongyang.
Pjongjang (Settlement) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Croatian, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovene
Form of Pyongyang. In Belgium and the Netherlands, this spelling is technically considered dated but still used regularly there (especially in Belgium)... [more]
Pkheniani (Settlement) Georgian
Georgian form of Pyongyang.
Pkhuket (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Island) Belarusian, Kazakh, Russian, Ukrainian
Belarusian, Kazakh, Russian, and Ukrainian form of Phuket.
Plainfield (Settlement) English
A city in New Jersey.
Plandria (Region) Georgian
Georgian form of Flanders via its medieval Latin form Flandria.
Pleasanton (Settlement) English
A city in California.
Pleiku (Settlement) Vietnamese
Derived from Jarai Plơi Kơdưr meaning "northern village" or "high village", from plơi meaning "village" and kơdưr meaning "north, upper". This is the name of a city in Vietnam.
Plorentsia (Settlement) Georgian
Georgian form of Florentia (see Florence).
Plorida (Political Subdivision) Georgian
Georgian form of Florida.
Plovdîv (Settlement) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Plovdiv.
Plovdiv (Settlement) Bulgarian
From a Thracian translation of the Latin name Pulpudeva, which was possibly derived from the given name Phillip combined with Dacian dava meaning "city, town, fortress"... [more]
Płowdiw (Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Plovdiv.
Plowdiw (Settlement) German, Turkmen
German and Turkmen form of Plovdiv.
Plym (River) Cornish
"Plum Tree"
Plymouth (Settlement) English
The name of a port city in the south-western English county of Devon as well as dozens of locations in the United States, Canada and elsewhere, notably the one in Massachusetts.... [more]
Pnampen (Settlement) Belarusian
Belarusian form of Phnom Penh.
Pnom Pen (Settlement) Bulgarian, Greek, Macedonian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Greek, Macedonian and Serbian form of Phnom Penh.
Pnompen (Settlement) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Russian, Tajik, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Phnom Penh used in various languages.
Pnompeņa (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Phnom Penh.
Pnompeni (Settlement) Georgian
Georgian form of Phnom Penh.
Pnompenis (Settlement) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Phnom Penh.
Pocatello (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Idaho named for the Shoshone leader Tondzaosha, who was called Pocatello in American military accounts. The name Pocatello is of unclear etymology and does not appear to be derived from the Shoshoni language.
Podgairítse (Settlement) Irish
Irish form of Podgorica.
Podgorica (Settlement) Montenegrin
Podgorica literally means "area below Gorica", Gorica meaning "little hill", refering to the cypress-covered hillocks that overlook the city center. This is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.
Podlachien (Region) German
German form of Podlachia.
Podlasien (Region) Swedish, German
Swedish form of Podlachia as well as a German variant of Podlachien.
Podogoritsa (Settlement) Japanese, Portuguese
Japanese and Portuguese form of Podgorica.
Podolië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Podolia.
Poesia (Country) Thai
Thai form of Persia.
Pogesanien (Region) German
German form of Pogesania.
Pohang (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 浦 (포, po, "riverside") and 項 (항, hang, "item, matter"). This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Poik (Settlement) Mon
Mon form of Myeik.
Poimpé (Settlement) Irish
Irish form of Pompeii.
Pokegama (Body of Water & River) English (American)
A lake and river in Minnesota. From Ojibwe bakegamaa meaning "the water which juts off from another water".
Pokhara (Settlement) Nepali
Means "pool, pond" in Nepali, ultimately from Sanskrit पौष्कर (paushkara) or पुष्कर (pushkara) meaning "lotus". This is the name of a city in Nepal.
Pokiston (Country) Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Pakistan.
Poktuikan (Country) Lao
Lao form of Portugal.
Polaen (Country) Thai
Thai form of Poland.
Pòlainn (Country) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Poland
Polainn (Country) Irish
Irish form of Poland
Polandia (Country) Indonesian
Indonesian form of Poland.
Pōlani (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Poland.
Polantaya (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Poland.
Pole (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Poland.
Polesië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Polesia.
Polinésia (Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Polynesia.
Polinesia (Region) Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Spanish
Indonesian, Italian, Malay, and Spanish form of Polynesia.