Tlaxcala(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Spanish From Nahuatl Tlaxcallān either derived from tlaxcalli meaning "tortilla" or texcalli meaning "crag" or "oven" combined with the suffix -tlan. This is the name of a state of, as well as a city in, Mexico... [more]
Tobago(Island)English The name of the Island in Trinidad and Tobago. Tobago is the smaller of the 2 Caribbean islands comprising the nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It’s known for its wide, sandy beaches and biodiverse tropical rainforest... [more]
Tocantins(Political Subdivision & River)Portuguese (Brazilian) Union of Tupi words tukana ("toucan") e tim ("beak"), thus "toucan's beak". This is the name of a river and a state of Brazil.
Tōkai(Region & Settlement)Japanese Means "eastern sea" from Japanese 東 (tō) meaning "east" and 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean". This is the name of a subregion of Japanese regions of Chūbu and Kansai... [more]
Tolovana(River)English (American) The name of a river in Alaska, derived from Koyukon tolbaa no’ meaning "pale-water river".
Toluca(Settlement)Paiute From a Paiute word meaning "fertile valley" or "beautiful valley". This is the name of a neighborhood and lake in Los Angeles, California, USA, i.e., Toluca Lake.
Tomioka(Settlement)Japanese From Japanese 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge". This is the name of a town in the Japanese province of Fukushima as well as a city in the province of Gunma.
Tondo(Political Subdivision)Filipino Tondo is a district located in Manila, Philippines. It is the largest, in terms of area and population, of Manila's sixteen districts, with a census-estimated 654,220 people in 2020... [more]
Topanga(Settlement)Indigenous American Topanga is a community in western Los Angeles County, California, United States located in the Santa Monica mountains. The name is given by the Native American indigenous Tongva tribe, and may mean "where the mountain meets the sea" or "a place above".
Topeka(Political Subdivision)English Name of the capital city in Kansas, meaning "a good place to dig potatoes". From Kansa to "wild potato" + pi "good" + ke "to dig".
Toppenish(Settlement)English (American) A city in Washington State. Likely from Sahaptin txápniš meaning "protruded, stuck out". The name refers to a nearby landslide.
Toshima(Settlement)Japanese From Japanese 豊 (to) meaning "abundant, rich, bountiful" and 島 (shima) meaning "island". This is the name of a special ward of Tokyo.
Toulouse(Settlement)French From Latin Tolosa of uncertain meaning, possibly of Gaulish, Iberian or Aquitanian origin. This is the name of a city in France.
Tourkmenia(Country & Political Subdivision)Greek (Rare) Hellenization of Turkmeniya, the Russian name for the country of Turkmenistan. In Greece, this name was primarily used during the Soviet era... [more]
Tovangar(Region)Tongva This is the Tongva name for the region called Greater Los Angeles Basin. Tongva people have been in this region for thousands of years. Toypurina, a Tongva female shaman, in the 1780s led an uprising against the Spanish San Gabriel Mission (in an area part of Los Angeles Basin).
Towanda(Settlement)English Means "burial ground" in Nanticoke, an Algonquian language.
Trafalgar(Region, Other & Settlement)Spanish, English The name of both a small Spanish peninsula and a beloved British city square, which is most likely derived from Taraf al-Ghar (طرف الغار 'cape of the cave/laurel') or Taraf al-Gharb (طرف الغرب 'extremity of the west'), both of which are of Arabic origin.
Tralee(Settlement)Irish (Anglicized) From Irish Trá Lí, meaning "strand of the Lee River", after the confluences of small rivers the town was built on.... [more]
Tranent(Settlement)Scottish A town in East Lothian, east of Edinburgh, Scotland. It's name derives from the Brythonic-Celtic *traf-, meaning 'town, village' (Welsh treff) and *-neint, meaning 'stream, small river' (Welsh nant).
Trang(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Thai Either from Malay terang meaning "bright, light, clear" or from Sanskrit तरंग (taranga) meaning "wave, ripple". This is the name of a province and city in Thailand.
Transcarpathia(Region)English Means "beyond the Carpathian Mountains", derived from Latin trans meaning "across, beyond" combined with the latinized Greek noun Carpathia meaning "the Carpathian Mountains" as well as the region immediately surrounding them.
Transcaspia(Political Subdivision)English, Italian, Spanish Means "beyond the Caspian Sea", derived from Latin trans meaning "across, beyond" combined with Latin Caspia meaning "Caspian Sea".... [more]
Transcaucasia(Region)English, Italian, Spanish Means "beyond the Caucasus", derived from Latin trans meaning "across, beyond" combined with the latinized Greek noun Caucasia meaning "the Caucasus" (both the mountains and their namesake region)... [more]
Transoxania(Region)Ancient Roman Means "beyond the river Oxus", derived from Latin trans meaning "across, beyond" combined with the Latin noun Oxus meaning "the river Oxus".... [more]
Transoxiana(Region)English In English and several other languages, this is the name of a historical region in Central Asia, which was known as Hyperoxiane to the ancient Greeks and as Transoxania to the Romans... [more]
Transvaal(Region)Afrikaans Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land north of (i.e., beyond) the Vaal River in South Africa. ... [more]
Transylvania(Region)English, Greek Means "beyond the forest", derived from Latin trans meaning "across, beyond" combined with medieval Latin sylvam, which is the accusative singular of the medieval Latin noun sylva meaning "forest, woods" (see Silvius)... [more]
Trat(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Thai Believed to be a corruption of Khmer ត្រាច (trach) referring to a type of tree (genus Dipterocarpus). This is the name of a province of and town in Thailand.
Trà Vinh(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 茶 (trà) meaning "tea" and 榮 (vinh) meaning "glory, honor".
Trà Vinh(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Vietnamese Means "holy pond" from Khmer ព្រះ (preah) meaning "god, lord" and ត្រពាំង (trapang) meaning "pond, lagoon". This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, Vietnam.
Trece Martires(Settlement)English, Filipino Means "thirteen martyrs" in Spanish, referring to the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite. This is name of the de facto capital city of Cavite, Philippines.
Tredegar(Settlement)Welsh A town in South-East Wales. Its name derives from the Old Welsh tref, which means 'town' or traditionally 'farm, estate', and degewr, which meant 'ten acres'.
Trelleborg(Settlement)Swedish Derived from the word trelleborg meaning "ring fort" or "Viking ring fortress", referring to a type of circular forts built during the Viking Age. The word trelleborg itself might be a combination of Old Norse þræll "slave" or trel "wooden staves" and borg "fortress, castle".
Trieste(Settlement)Italian The name of a city in north-eastern Italy, bordering the Balkans. From old Venetic Tergeste, a combination terg, "market", cognate to Albanian treg, Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, Old Norse torg, and a typical place-name venetic suffix, -este.... [more]
Tripoli(Settlement)Greek, Italian, English Derived from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Tripolis) meaning "three cities", from τρι (tri) meaning "three" and πόλις (polis) meaning "city"... [more]
Troms(Political Subdivision)Norwegian A county in Norway. The name comes from the Norse word trums and could mean "stream" or "streaming water".
Tromsø(Settlement)Norwegian From the name of an island, Tromsøya (Old Norse: Trums), whose name is derived from Old Norse straumr possibly meaning "stream, strong current". Tromsø is a city in northern Norway. See also: Troms
Trondheim(Settlement)Norwegian Trondheim is the third largest city in Norway. It was originally named Nidaros but known colloquially as kaupangr "marketplace" or kaupangr í Þróndheimi "the marketplace in Trondheim/Trøndelag" which was later shortened to just Þróndheimr... [more]
Trung Phi(Country & Region)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 中非 (Trung Phi), itself from Chinese 中非 (zhōngfēi). This is the Vietnamese name for the subregion of Central Africa as well as the Central African Republic (the country).
Tsaritsyn(Settlement)Russian Derived from the name of the Tsaritsa River. The former name of Volgograd, a Russian city.
Tsavo(Region)African Tsavo is a region of Kenya located at the crossing of the Uganda Railway over the Tsavo River, close to where it meets the Athi-Galana-Sabaki River.
Tšehhi(Country)Estonian Estonian form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Tšekki(Country)Finnish Finnish form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Tsenacommacah(Region)Powhatan (Archaic) This is the name of the homeland of the Powhatan Confederacy in what is now the eastern part of the US state of Virginia.
Tshik(Country)Arabic Arabic form of Čechy, used as the Arabic name for the Czech Republic. It is usually written with the definite article: التشيك (al-Tshik).
Tsu(Settlement)Japanese Means "port" in Japanese; tsu is the Japanese kun reading of jīn. This is the name of the capital city of Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Tuas(Political Subdivision)Malay, English Means "lever, haul" in Malay, referring to an old fishing technique used by coastal Malays. This is the name of a planning area of Singapore.
Tucson(Settlement)English Of Spanish origin, meaning "black hill."
Tuna(Other)Swedish Derived from Old Norse tún meaning "enclosure, fence, homestead, courtyard, plot". This is the name of many localities and parishes in Sweden. It is also a common place-name element (see Eskilstuna).