Adal Sultanate(Country)History The Adal Sultanate, or Kingdom of Adal or Awdal, was a Muslim Somali kingdom and sultanate located in the Horn of Africa.
Adam-ondi-ahman(Mountain)Mormon According to LDS theology, this is where Adam was declared Michael, the archangel.
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".
Andhra Pradesh(Political Subdivision)Indian "Andhra Pradesh" is a state in southern India. The name "Andhra" is believed to have originated from the Andhra people, an ancient Dravidian-speaking ethnic group who once inhabited the region. "Pradesh" is a Hindi word meaning "province" or "region," so "Andhra Pradesh" translates to "Land of the Andhras" or "Province of the Andhras."
Ångermanälven(River)Swedish Combination of Old Norse anger "deep fjord" and the definite form of Swedish älv "river". The river runs through the province Ångermanland from where it got its name.
Arzhalamancho(Country)Chechen From Chechen ӏаьржаламанхой (arzhalamankhoy) meaning "Montenegrin" and the suffix -чоь (-cho) meaning "place of". The name is derived from Chechen ӏаьржа (arzha) meaning "black" and лам (lam) meaning "mountain" (from a calque of the country's Montenegrin and Serbo-Croatian name, Crna Gora)... [more]
Bandar Lampung(Settlement)Indonesian From Indonesian bandar meaning "harbour, port" (of Persian origin) and Lampung. This is the name of a city in Indonesia.
Bashkortostan(Political Subdivision)Russian From Bashkir Башҡортостан (Bashqortostan), which is from башҡорт (bashqort), the name of the people, combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of"... [more]
Canary Islands(Region)English English form of Spanish Islas Canarias which is derived from Latin Canariae Insulae "islands of the dogs". This is the name of a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, near the coast of northwestern Africa.
Castleblayney(Settlement)English "Castle", referring to the castle outside the town, + "Blayney", after Sir Edward Blayney, whom the British Crown granted land in the area to.
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.
Connellsville(Political Subdivision)English Connellsville is a city in Pennsylvania.
Czech Republic(Country)English The traditional English name "Bohemia" derives from Latin: Boiohaemum, which means "home of the Boii" (Gallic tribe). The current English name comes from the Polish ethnonym associated with the area, which ultimately comes from the Czech word Čech... [more]
Enish-go-on-dosh(Other)Mormon The name of the third great star according to Mormon astronomy, which is included in the Grand Key of the galaxy. In the Book of Abraham, it is represented by the hieroglyph for a cow.
Franche-Comtât(Political Subdivision & Region)Franco-Provençal From Franche-Comté de Bourgogne, or "Free County of Burgundy", a region separated from Burgundy proper in the 15th century.... [more]
Fuerteventura(Island)Spanish From Spanish fuerte "strong" and ventura "fortune", though an alternative theory is that the name is derived form the Roman name for the Canary Islands, Fortunatae Insulae "fortunate islands"... [more]
Fülöp-szigetek(Country)Hungarian Means "Philip's islands" from the given name Fülöp and Hungarian szigetek meaning "islands". This is the Hungarian name for the Philippines.
Ghirghazoycho(Country)Chechen From Chechen гӀиргӀазой (ghirghazoy) meaning "Kyrgyz" and the suffix -чоь (-cho) meaning "place of". This is the Chechen name for Kyrgyzstan.
Hara Berezaiti(Mountain)Avestan, Persian Mythology Means "high watch" or "high guard" in Avestan, from 𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬍 (harā) meaning "watch, guard, protect" and 𐬠𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬧𐬙 (berezant) meaning "high, tall". This is the name of a mountain in Zoroastrian legend, also considered the home of Mithra.
Hauts-de-France(Political Subdivision & Region)French Meaning literally "heights of France", also "Upper France".... [more]
Herefordshire(Political Subdivision & Region)English May mean "county of the army river crossing", deriving from the Old English for "army", here, and "river crossing", ford, making Hereford, and sċīr, from Proto-West Germanic *skīru... [more]
Islas Malvinas(Island)Spanish An archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf and an overseas territory claimed by Argentina and administered by the United Kingdom (known in English as the Falkland Islands)... [more]
Kamphaeng Phet(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Thai From Thai กำแพง (kamphaeng) meaning "wall" and เพชร (phet) meaning "diamond". This is the name of a province of Thailand as well as a city in said province.
Madhya Pradesh(Political Subdivision)Indian The name "Madhya Pradesh" translates to "Central Province" in English. It is derived from the Sanskrit words "Madhya" meaning "central" and "Pradesh" meaning "province" or "region." Madhya Pradesh is located in the central part of India, hence the name.
Massachusetts(Political Subdivision)English (American) Name of a state in the United States, named for the Algonquian native people who lived around the bay, from Algonquian massachusett "at the large hill," in reference to Great Blue Hill, southwest of Boston.
Mediterranean(Region & Body of Water)English, Ganda, Scots From the Latin term Mediterrāneum meaning "in the middle of land", composed of Latin medius "middle", terra "land, earth" and āneus "having the nature of". The Mediterranean Sea is located between Europe, Africa and a small part of Asia... [more]
Mqinvartsveri(Mountain)Georgian Means "glacier peak" or "freezing cold peak" from Georgian მყინვარი (mq̇invari) meaning "glacier" and წვერი (c̣veri) meaning "tip, point, vertex, top". This is the Georgian name for Mount Kazbek.
Oddar Meanchey(Political Subdivision)Khmer From Sanskrit उत्तर (uttara) meaning “north” and from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning “victory”.
Oddar Meanchey(Political Subdivision)Khmer Means "victorious north" from Khmer ឧត្តរ (otda) meaning "north", មាន (mean) meaning "have, possess, own" and ជ័យ (chey) meaning "victory". This is the name of a province of Cambodia.
Olaha Shinehah(Region)Mormon The name of a plain mentioned in the Doctrine and Covenants, a work of Mormon scripture. In the 1800's, the same section in which it was mentioned was copied into a few journals, though the spellings differed... [more]
Preah Sihanouk(Political Subdivision)Khmer Means “province of the holy Sihanouk (former king)” in Khmer.
Preah Sihanouk(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Khmer Named in honour of Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk (1922-2012), who reigned from 1941-1955 and again from 1993-2004. This is the Khmer name of the province and city of Sihanoukville.
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.
Rangkasbitung(Settlement)Indonesian, Sundanese Derived from Sundanese rangkas meaning "cut, broken" and awi bitung referring to a type of bamboo (genus Dendrocalamus). This is the name of a city in Indonesia.
Santa Catarina(Political Subdivision & Island)Portuguese Portuguese form of "Saint Catherine (of Alexandria)", through Santa Catarina Island. This is the name of a state of Brazil.
Sihanoukville(Political Subdivision & Settlement)English, French From the name of king Norodom Sihanouk (1922-2012) combined with French ville meaning "town, city". This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, Cambodia.
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]
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.
Xishuangbanna(Political Subdivision)Chinese From Lü ᧑᧒ᦗᧃᦓᦱ or ᦉᦲᧇᦉᦸᧂᦗᧃᦓᦱ (sipsoangpanna) meaning "twelve-thousand fields", derived from ᦉᦲᧇᦉᦸᧂ (sipsoang) meaning "twelve", ᦗᧃ (pan) meaning "thousand" and ᦓᦱ (na) meaning "rice paddy, field"... [more]
Yekaterinburg(Settlement)Russian Derived from the given name Yekaterina, named in honour of empress consort (later empress regnant) Catherine I of Russia. This is the name of a city in Russia.