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Aguascalientes (Political Subdivision) English, 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.

Alfonso Castañeda (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Ilocano, Tagalog, English
Named after the fourth governor of Nueva Vizcaya and the first governor of Nueva Vizcaya to come from a cultural minority, Alfonso Castañeda... [more]

Aloi (Island) Indigenous American
Means "cashew island" in Arawak. This is the indigenous name of Sint Eustatius.

Baja California (Political Subdivision & Other) English, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish
Combination of Spanish bajar meaning "to go down, come down" and California, essentially meaning "Lower California". This is the name of a state in Mexico as well as a peninsula.

Baja California Sur (Political Subdivision) English, Spanish, Turkish
Combination of Baja California and Spanish sur "south". This is the name of a state in Mexico, south of Baja California.

Benelux (Region) French (Belgian), Dutch, Luxembourgish
From the first syllables of Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. This is the name of a politico-economic union of Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

Caledonia (Country & Political Subdivision) English, History
Borrowed from Latin Caledonia, meaning "land of the Calēdonēs", from Latin Calēdonēs, probably of Celtic origin, possibly from Proto-Celtic *kaletos "hard" and *ɸēdo- "foot", with an added country-forming suffix -ia... [more]

Campeche (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English, Spanish, Turkish
Derived from Kaan Peech, the name of the 16th-century Maya chiefdom meaning "place of snakes and ticks", derived from Yucatec Maya kaan meaning "snake" and peech meaning "tick"... [more]

Chiapas (Political Subdivision) English, Spanish, Turkish
Plural form of Chiapa, a term commonly featured in the names of many historical Spanish settlements in the region, from Nahuatl Chiapan, from chiyan "chia seed" and suffix -pan "place of, place of the" or -apan "river, stream"... [more]

General Mamerto Natividad (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Ilocano, Tagalog, English
Named after Filipino general and revolutionary Mamerto Natividad y Alejandrino (1871-1897). This is the name of a municipality in Nueva Ecija, Philippines.

Isle of Man (Political Subdivision & Island) English
Means "mountain isle" in English, from Old Irish mana, a cognate of Celtic isles having mountains, itself from Proto-Celtic *moniyos "mountain". This is the name of an island and crown independency of the United Kingdom and a rural locality in Scotland.

Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (Political Subdivision) English, Spanish
Means "Liberator General Bernardo O'Higgins" in Spanish, referencing the Chilean independence leader Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (1778-1842). This is the name of a region in Chile, often shortened to O'Higgins.

Los Santos (Region) Popular Culture
Means "the saints" in Spanish. This is the name of a fictional city in 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V, located south of the state of San Andreas... [more]

Mariana Trench (Body of Water) English
From the Mariana Islands nearby, derived from the given name Mariana in honor of the Spanish Queen Mariana of Austria. This is the name of the deepest oceanic trench on Earth.

Monterrei (Political Subdivision) Spanish, English
From Galician monte "mountain" and rei "king". This was the modern name of a municipality in Galicia, historically called Monterrey.

Monterrey (Region) Spanish
Borrowed from Galician Monterrei. This is the name of the largest city in northeastern Mexico. This is also the name of a city in California.

New Caledonia (Island) English
According to James Cook (1728-1779), it is named after the Latin form of Scotland, Caledonia, with the added article new, as the northeast of the island reminded him of Scotland... [more]

Nouvelle-Calédonie (Island) French
French form of New Caledonia.

Nueva Vizcaya (Political Subdivision) Tagalog, Cebuano, Filipino, English
Combination of Spanish nuevo "new" and Vizcaya. This is the name of a province in Cagayan Valley, Philippines.

Otaheite (Island) English
From the misinterpretation of Tahitian 'o Tahiti, meaning "the Tahiti". This was the obsolete form of Tahiti.

Pandæmonium (Political Subdivision) Literature
From Greek παν (pan) "all" and δαιμόνιον (daimónion) "little spirit, little demon" or only δαιμον (daímōn) "demon, evil spirit" with a suffix... [more]

President Carlos P Garcia (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano, English
Named after the eighth President of the Philippines Carlos Polestico Garcia (1896-1971). This is the name of a municipality in Bohol, Philippines.

San Andreas (Political Subdivision) Popular Culture
Possibly meaning "Saint Andrew" in Spanish, named in honor for the patron saint of fisherfolk, but it may be incorrent since the Spanish form of Andrew is Andrés... [more]

Senator Ninoy Aquino (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Tagalog, English
Named after the former senator of the Philippines, Benigno Simeón Aquino Jr., often known as Ninoy Aquino (1932-1983). This is the name of a municipality in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines.

Sint Eustatius (Island) Dutch, English
Dutch form of Saint Eustace (also spelled Eustachius or Eustathius), the legendary Christian martyr... [more]

Tahiti (Island) English, French, Tahitian
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the largest island of French Polynesia.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokai (Mountain) English
From Maori taumata-whakatangi-hanga-koauau-o-Tamatea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu meaning "the hill where the great traveller Chief Tamatea with the bony knees, who slid and climbed mountains, played his flute to his beloved"... [more]

Ternopil (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English, Ukrainian, Dutch, Turkish
Means "Tarnowski's city" in Ukrainian, borrowed from Polish Tarnopol, from the Polish surname Tarnowski, named after the Hetman Jan Amor's family name, combined with Greek πόλις (pólis) "city"... [more]

Tolentino (Settlement) English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from Latin Tolentinum, of uncertain origin. The first element could be related to Tolosa (see Toulouse), Toletum (see Toledo), or the river Tolerus, or from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- "to split"... [more]

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