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This is a list of submitted place names in which the person who added the name is Sehentsin.
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Almodóvar (River, Body of Water & Settlement) Spanish
From Arabic المدور (al-mudawwar) meaning "round (place)" referring to a fort, hill or other topographic feature. It is the name of a river and reservoir in the province of Cádiz, Spain, as well as three towns in other provinces.
Almodôvar (Settlement) Portuguese
From Arabic المدور (al-mudawwar) meaning "round (place)" referring to a fort, hill or other topographic feature. It is the name of a town in Portugal.
Almodóvar del Campo (Settlement) Spanish
Meaning "Almodóvar of the Field". It is the name of a town in the province of Ciudad Real, Spain.
Almodóvar del Pinar (Settlement) Spanish
Meaning "Almodóvar of the Pine Grove". It is the name of a village in the province of Cuenca, Spain.
Almodóvar del Río (Settlement) Spanish
Meaning "Almodóvar of the River". It is the name of a town in the province of Córdoba, Spain.
Ameztoia (Settlement) Basque
Means "oak forest" from ametz "oak" and substantive suffix toi. It is a common place name in Basque Country.
An tÁth Leacach (Settlement, Other & Political Subdivision) Irish
Irish form of Athlacca and Flagford.
Aolunbao (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Orenburg.
Arakalagudu (Settlement) Kannada
Kannada form of Arkalgud.
Arenburh (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Belarusian
Belarusian form of Orenburg.
Arkalgud (Settlement) Hindi
Derived from Kannada ಅರಕೇಶ್ವರ (Arakeshvara), the name of a local deity, and ಗೂಡು (gudu) meaning "hut, hutment." It is a town in Karnataka.
Arkalgudu (Settlement) Hindi
Variant of Arkalgud.
Aseumara (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Asmara.
Asimala (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Asmara.
Əsməra (Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Asmara.
Asmara (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Bosnian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kyrgyz, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish
From Tigrinya ኣርባዕተ ኣስመራ (arbate asmera) meaning "the four (women) made them unite," referring to Tigrinya oral tradition in which four women convinced their clans to unite and defeat a common enemy... [more]
Asmarah (Settlement) Arabic, Persian
Arabic and Persian form of Asmara.
Asmera (Settlement) Tigrinya, Croatian, Georgian, Latvian, Russian, Tajik, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Asmara in several languages.
Asumara (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Asmara.
Aszmara (Settlement) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Asmara.
Athlacca (Settlement, Political Subdivision & Other) English
From Irish An tÁth Leacach, meaning "the flagstone ford." It is the name of a settlement, ford, civil parish, and electoral division in County Limerick, Ireland.
Ba Bể (Body of Water, Political Subdivision & Other) Vietnamese
From Vietnamese ba meaning "three," and bể meaning "lake" or "sea"; literally "three lakes/seas." It is the name of a lake, a county, and a national park in northeast Vietnam.
Bagdžiai (Settlement) Lithuanian
Plural form of the surname Bagdžius or Bagdys... [more]
Bentaberri (Settlement) Basque, Spanish
Means "new inn" in Basque from benta meaning "inn" and berri meaning "new". It is the name of several places in Basque Country.
Bentaberria (Settlement) Basque, French, Spanish
Means "new inn" in Basque from benta meaning "inn" and berri meaning "new". It is the name of several places in Basque Country.
Berestovichanka (River) Russian
Russian form of Byerastavichanka.
Bobrownik (Settlement) Polish
From bobrownik ("beaver hunter" or "beaver breeder"), a calque of Prussian *Bebriniks or *Beb(i)rniks, from the owner's surname. A village in northeastern Poland.
Bobrowniki (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Polish
Plural of bobrownik, meaning "beaver hunters" or "beaver breeders." It is the name of multiple villages and current and former political subdivisions across Poland. The settlements in Lower Silesia, Pomerania, and West Pomerania come from German Biebersdorf, Bewersdorf and Beweringen respectively.
Bogusze (Settlement) Polish
Plural form of Bogusz. It is the name of several villages in eastern Poland.
Bogusze-Litewka (Settlement) Polish
The name Bogusze distinguished with the diminutive form of Litwa, the Polish form of Lithuania... [more]
Bogusze Stare (Settlement) Polish
Meaning "old Bogusze". It is a village in eastern Poland.
Boguszewiec (Settlement) Polish
From Bogusz (as a given name or surname) with suffix -ewiec. It is village in central Poland.
Boguszewo (Settlement) Polish
From Bogusz (as a given name or surname) with suffix -ewo. It is the name of a few villages in northeast Poland.
Boguszki (Settlement) Polish
Plural form of Boguszko or Boguszek, both ultimately from the given name Bogusz... [more]
Boguszków (Settlement) Polish
From Boguszek, diminutive of Bogusz, with suffix -ów. It is a village in eastern Poland.
Boguszowa (Settlement) Polish
From Bogusz (as a given name or surname) with the suffix -owa. It is a village in southern Poland.
Boguszowice (Settlement) Polish
From Bogusz (as a given name or surname) with the suffix -owice. It is the name of one current village and two former villages in southern Poland.
Bordaberri (Settlement) Basque, French, Spanish
Means "new hut/sheepfold/farm" in Basque, from borda meaning "hut, sheepfold, farm" and berri meaning "new". It is a widespread place name in Basque Country.
Bordaberria (Settlement) Basque, French, Spanish
Means "new hut/sheepfold/farm" in Basque, from borda meaning "hut, sheepfold, farm" and berri meaning "new". It is a widespread place name in Basque Country.
Brač (Island) Croatian
From Latin Brattia or Brettia, posited to be derived from Messapic brentos meaning "stag." It is the name of a major island in Croatia... [more]
Brazza (Island) Italian
Italian form of Brač.
Brezovica pri Mirni (Settlement) Slovene
Meaning "Brezovica near Mirna"; Brezovica from Slovene breza meaning "birch." It is the name of a village in central Slovenia.
Brzostowiczanka (River) Polish
Polish form of Byerastavichanka.
Byerastavichanka (River) Belarusian
From Byerastavichany with diminutive suffix -ka, ultimately from бераст (byerast) meaning "elm". It is a river in western Belarus.
Carveth (Settlement) English
From Cornish Karvergh ("fort of horses"), from kar ("fort") and mergh ("horse"). This is the name of a village in Cornwall.
Celje (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Slovene
From Latin Celeia (the Roman-era name of the settlement), from Ancient Greek Κέλεια (Keleia) of unknown origin... [more]
Coal Brook (River & Settlement) English
The name of multiple brooks in Atlantic Canada, a brook in Pennsylvania, and a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador... [more]
Coillín an Triain (Settlement) Irish
Irish form of Culleenatreen.
Conception Bay (Body of Water) English
Calque of Medieval Portuguese Baía da Conceição, "Bay of the Conception," named for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Crompton (Settlement) English
From Old English crumbe ("bent") + tun ("town"), referring to its location on a river bend. It is the name of a former town now part of Shaw and Crompton.
Cuba (Settlement) Azerbaijani, Turkish
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Juba.
Culleenatreen (Settlement) English
From Irish Coillín an Triain from coillín "little forest" and trian "third" (literally "little forest of the third"). It is the name of a village in County Roscommon, Ireland also known as Flagford.
Daedeok (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Korean
From Sino-Korean 大德, meaning "great virtue." It is the name of numerous districts and settlements in South Korea.
Djoeba (Settlement) Dutch
Historical Dutch form of Juba.
Djouba (Settlement) French
French form of Juba.
Dschuba (Settlement) German
German variant form of Juba.
Dzhuba (Settlement) Belarusian, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Belarusian, Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian form of Juba.
Dzsuba (Settlement) Hungarian
Hungarian variant form of Juba.
Džūba (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Juba.
Džuba (Settlement) Bosnian, Czech, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Form of Juba in several languages.
Dżuba (Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Juba.
Edmundów (Settlement) Polish
From the given name Edmund with suffix -ów. It is a former settlement now part of Tłuszcz in eastern Poland.
Edmundowo (Settlement) Polish
From given name Edmund with suffix -owo. It is the name of two small settlements in western Poland.
En (Settlement) Chinese
From Chinese 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness; mercy; charity." It is the name of three villages in China (in Hebei, in Guangxi, and in Guangdong).
Ferski otoki (Island & Political Subdivision) Slovene
Slovene form of Faroe Islands.
Finlandiô (Country) Kashubian
Kashubian form of Finland.
Flagford (Settlement) English
From flag "flagstone" and ford "ford, river crossing." It is the name of a village in County Roscommon, Ireland also known as Culleenatreen.
Gawłów (Settlement & River) Polish
From the given name Gaweł or the surname Gaweł with the suffix -ów... [more]
Giuba (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Juba.
Grabienice (Settlement) Polish
From grab meaning "hornbeam" or gręba meaning "hill". It is the name of three villages in central Poland (including Grabienice Małe and Grabienice Wielkie).
Grabienice Małe (Settlement) Polish
Meaning "Little Grabienice". It is the name of a village in central Poland.
Grabienice Wielkie (Settlement) Polish
Meaning "Greater Grabienice". It is the name of a village in central Poland.
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.
Grzybiny Małe (Settlement) Polish
Meaning "little Grzybiny". 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.
Grzybów Dolny (Settlement) Polish
Meaning "lower Grzybów". It is a village in central Poland.
Grzybów Hornowski (Settlement) Polish
Meaning "Hornowski's Grzybów". It is a village in central 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]
Grzybowski Młyn (Settlement) Polish
Meaning "Grzybowo mill". It is a village in northern Poland.
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]
Guadalquivir (River) Spanish
From Arabic الوادي الكبير (al-wādi al-kabīr) meaning "the great river". It is the name of a river in Andalusia, Spain, and the namesake of the Nuevo Guadalquivir in Bolivia.
Ġuba (Settlement) Maltese
Maltese form of Juba.
Hasake (Country) Chinese
Short form of Hasakesitan.
Hawley (Settlement) English
The name of various settlements in England, all suffixed with Old English leah meaning "woodland", but with different initial elements... [more]
Hornowo (Settlement) Polish
From Belarusian горны (horny) meaning "upper". It is a village in northeast Poland.
Houtadi (Settlement) Chinese
From Chinese 后 (hòu) meaning "rear," 塔 (tǎ) meaning "tower," and 底 (dǐ) meaning "base" (literally "base of the rear tower"). It is the name of a village in Hebei, China.
Ir (River) Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Or.
Irımbur (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Bashkir
Bashkir form of Orenburg.
Irınbur (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Tatar
Tatar form of Orenburg.
Joeba (Settlement) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Juba.
Júba (Settlement) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Juba.
Juba (Settlement) English, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Slovak, Somali, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Uzbek
Of uncertain origin, from the Nilotic Bari language of South Sudan. It is the name of the capital and largest city of South Sudan, as well as the former village on its site.
Karvergh (Settlement) Cornish
Cornish form of Carveth.
Koper (Settlement) Slovene
From the Latin name for the former island called Insula Caprae meaning "Goat Island", or the probable initial settlement Capros... [more]
Latsaga (Settlement) Basque
Means "at the creek" from lats meaning "creek" with the locative suffix aga. It is a widespread place name in Basque Country.
Machen (Settlement) Chinese
From Chinese 马 () meaning "horse" and 陈 (chén) meaning "display." It is the name of two settlements in China: one in Shandong, and the other in Anhui.
Mingala Taungnyunt (Settlement) Burmese
From Burmese မင်္ဂလာ (mingala) meaning "auspicious; prosperous," တောင် (taung) meaning "mountain," and ညွန့် (nyun) meaning "apex; peak." It is the name of a township in Yangon, Myanmar.
Mirna (River, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Slovene
Dissimilation from Slavic nyrati meaning "to rise from the earth." It is the name of a river, village, and municipality in Slovenia.
Mỹ Phương (Settlement) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 美 (mỹ) meaning "beautiful," and 芳 (phương) meaning "fragrant" or "virtuous." It is the name of a village and commune in northeast Vietnam.
Naczęsławice (Settlement) Polish
From the given name Naczęsław. It is a village is southwestern Poland.
Nasławice (Settlement) Polish
From the given name Nasław. It is the name of two villages in southern Poland.
Newfoundland and Labrador (Political Subdivision) English (Canadian)
The easternmost province in Canada. Its name was changed from Newfoundland (referring to the island portion) in 2001 to refer to Labrador (the mailand portion) as well.
Nowa Grzybowszczyzna (Settlement) Polish
Meaning "new Grzybowszczyzna". It is a village in northeast Poland.
Or (River) Russian, Kazakh
From Turkic or meaning "ditch" or "ravine." It is the name of a river in Kazakhstan and Russia.
Oremburgo (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Orenburg.
Oremburuku (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Orenburg.
Orenbourg (Political Subdivision & Settlement) French
French form of Orenburg.
Orenbureukeu (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Orenburg.
Orenburg (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Russian, English, Armenian, German, Italian, Kyrgyz, Polish, Tajik, Uzbek
From the Or River and German burg, meaning "fortress of the Or." It is the name of a city in Russia and the district and oblast in which it is located.
Orenburga (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Orenburg.
Orenburgas (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Orenburg.
Orenburq (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Orenburg.
Orenmpourgk (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Orenburg.
Orynbor (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Kazakh
Kazakh form of Orenburg.
Qiantadi (Settlement) Chinese
From Chinese 前 (qián) meaning "front," 塔 (tǎ) meaning "tower," and 底 (dǐ) meaning "base" (literally "base of the front tower")... [more]
Qingxiangping (Political Subdivision) Chinese
From Chinese 清香 (qīngxiāng) meaning "delicate fragrance" and 坪 (píng) meaning "flatland," referring to the scent of local trees and the area's geography. It is the name of a subdistrict in Sichuan, China.
Quyang (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
From Chinese 曲 (qū) meaning "song" and 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, son, male." It is the name of a county in Hebei, and a historical county and a modern township and village in Jiangsu.
Raba (River & Settlement) Polish
Uncertain. The name is theorized to come from either Proto-Slavic *or-ba from *orati meaning "to plough", or ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Ar(ə)-b(h)ā from *ar(ə) meaning "fast-moving"... [more]
Raba Niżna (Settlement) Polish
Literally "Lower Raba". It is the name of a village in southern Poland.
Raba Wyżna (Settlement) Polish
Literally "Upper Raba". It is the name of a village in southern Poland.
Rabka (Settlement) Polish
Name of Rabka-Zdrój until 1999, as well as its present colloquial name.
Rabka-Zdrój (Settlement) Polish
Named after the river Raba with the diminutive suffix -ka, and zdrój meaning "spring, source". It is the name of a town in southern Poland.
Santérre (Region) Picard
Picard form of Santerre.
Santerre (Region) French
From Latin sanguinis terra ("land of blood") referring to battles that took place in the region in 451 CE, or from sana terra ("healthy land") referring to its fertile soils. It is the name of a plateau region in central Picardy between the Somme, Luce, and Avre rivers.
Stara Grzybowszczyzna (Settlement) Polish
Meaning "old Grzybowszczyzna". It is a village in northeast Poland.
Stary Grzybów (Settlement) Polish
Meaning "old Grzybów". It is the name of a village in southern Poland.
Tzoumpa (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Juba.
Ur (River) Bashkir
Bashkir form of Or.
Vistula (River) English, Amharic, Indonesian, Romanian, Swahili
Borrowed from Latin, likely originating from the Indo-European root *weys- meaning "to flow". It is the longest river in Poland and has significant connections to Polish history and culture.
Xhuba (Settlement) Albanian
Albanian form of Juba.
Yuba (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Juba.
Zhuba (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Juba.