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.
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.
Polynesia(Region)English From Ancient Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much, many" and νῆσος (nesos) meaning "island". This is the name of a subregion in Oceania.
Pomerania(Region)Medieval Slavic The name "Pomerania" comes from the Slavic words meaning "by" or "along" and one meaning "sea". So, "Pomerania" essentially means "land by the sea". ... [more]
Pontianak(Settlement)Indonesian From the name of a female ghost in Indonesian folklore that is said to be the spirit of a woman who died pregnant. This is the name of a city in Indonesia, so named because the region was once believed to be inhabited by pontianaks.
Prestwick(Settlement)English a place in Lancashire (now Greater Manchester) derived from Old English preost "priest" and wic "outlying settlement" or from other places with the same derivation.
Putrajaya(Settlement)Malay, English Derived from Malay putra or putera meaning "prince", ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra), combined with jaya meaning "victory", ultimately from Sanskrit जय (jaya)... [more]
Pyongyang(Settlement)Korean, English From Sino-Korean 平 (pyeong) meaning "flat, level, plane" and 壤 (yang) meaning "soil, land". This is the name of the capital city of North Korea.
Qazakheti(Country)Georgian From Georgian ყაზახი (qazakhi) referring to the Kazakh people and the suffix -ეთი (-eti) used to indicate location. This is the Georgian name for Kazakhstan.
Qirgizeti(Country)Georgian From Georgian ყირგიზული (qirgizuli) referring to the Kyrgyz people and the suffix -ეთი (-eti) used to indicate location. This is the Georgian name for Kyrgyzstan.
Quảng Bình(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "broad" and 平 (bình) meaning "level".
Quảng Bình(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" and 平 (bình) meaning "level, even". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Quảng Ngãi(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 廣義 (quảng nghĩa) meaning "generalized".
Quảng Ngãi(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" and 義 (ngãi) meaning "righteousness, faithfulness" (a South Central Vietnamese word). This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, Vietnam.
Quảng Ninh(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "wide" and 寧 (ninh) meaning "peaceful". Also a mix of Quảng Yên and Hải Ninh.
Quảng Ninh(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" and 寧 (ninh) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, serene". The name was coined in 1963 from a compound of the names of two former provinces, Quảng Yên and Hải Ninh... [more]
Quds-Ghala(Settlement)Chechen From the name Quds and Chechen гӏала (ghala) meaning "town, city", used as the Chechen name for Jerusalem.
Reykjavík(Settlement)Icelandic Means "bay of smokes", from Old Norse reykir, plural of reykr “smoke” and vík "bay". Steam from hot springs in the region is said to have inspired Reykjavík's name.
Richfield(Settlement)English Various cities in the United States and Canada. From the English words "rich" and "field".
Riverside(Settlement)English This place name meaning "by the side of the river", this the name of multiple cities in the United States.
Rochester(Settlement)English Name of three places in Northumberland with names whose early spellings are very similar and sometimes difficult to distinguish from each other. Rudchester in Ovingham is probably the likeliest source of the surname which is concentrated in the southern half of Northumberland but Rochester parish and a lost Ruchester in Chollerton are both possible candidates... [more]
Rodriguez(Settlement)Filipino Rodriguez, officially the Municipality of Rodriguez and commonly known by its former name Montalban, is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines... [more]
Roscommon(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Irish County and town in Ireland. From the Irish 'Ros Comáin', meaning "Saint Coman's wood", after Saint Coman mac Faelchon who built a monastery there in the 5th century.
Rrusastan(Country)Armenian From Armenian Կիևյան Ռուսիա (Kiyevyan Rrusia), meaning "Kyivan Rus'", and the Persian suffix ستان (stān), meaning "land of".
Rukungiri(Political Subdivision, Region & Settlement)Kiga Meaning unknown.
Rusivilat(Country)Dhivehi From Dhivehi ރޫސީ (rusi) referring to Russia and ވިލާތް (vilat) meaning "region, country". This is the Dhivehi name for Russia.
Saint John(Settlement)English Variant of St John. This is the name of several settlements, mostly in North America.
Saint John(River)Maliseet, French, English The original Maliseet (Wolastoqey) name for the river was "Wolastoq", meaning "beautiful, bountiful river" (wolast = "good, pleasant," oq = "river"). The river was central to Maliseet culture, travel, and sustenance.... [more]
Saint-Malo(Settlement)French An historic French port located in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany on the English Channel coast, named after Saint Malo.
Saint Paul(Settlement)English After St. Paul's Chapel, built for French Catholic missionary Lucien Galtier around 1841. This is the name of the capital city of the US state of Minnesota.
Samarkand(Settlement)English, Russian, Ukrainian, Tatar From Uzbek Samarqand, derived (via Persian) from Sogdian smʾr/smā́r meaning "stone, rock" and knδh/kąθ meaning "fort, town, city". This is the name of a city in Uzbekistan.
Sandhurst(Settlement)English Old English, meaning "sandy thicket of trees." A place name. In England, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (named after the village it is located) is the prestigious British Army officer training centre.
San Fierro(Region)Popular Culture The City of San Fierro, commonly known as San Fierro, is the second city in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, located in San Andreas.... [more]
Sanguinem(Settlement)Popular Culture Means "blood" in Latin. This was used in the Japanese manga and anime series Seraph of the End for the vampire capital city of Sanguinem.
Santa Cruz(Political Subdivision, Settlement & River)Filipino Santa Cruz, officially the Municipality of Santa Cruz, is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Laguna, Philippines... [more]
Saragossa(Settlement)English From Çaragoça, the medieval form of the Arabic name سرقسطة (Saraqusṭa), from the Roman name Caesaraugusta, which is the combination of two Roman names Caesar and Augusta.
Serbestan(Country)Persian From Persian صرب (serb) meaning "Serb, Serbian" combined with the suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". This is the Persian name for Serbia.
Shamtwyla(Country)Abkhaz From Abkhaz ашьам (asham) meaning "Syrian", ultimately from Arabic الشام (ash-Sham), and атәыла (atwyla) meaning "country". This is the Abkhaz name for Syria.
Shangrila(Body of Water)Pakistani, Tibetan Shangrila is a name of Tibetan origin. The name means "heaven on earth". The name is mainly known in northern Pakistan. The "Shangrila Lake" in northern Pakistan is very famous among the country.
Sheboygan(Settlement & River)English (American) A city and river in Wisconsin. From Menominee sāpīwǣhekaneh meaning "at a hearing distance in the woods".
Shinagawa(Settlement)Japanese From Japanese 品 (shina) meaning "goods, articles, stock" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream". This is the name of a special ward of Tokyo.
Shineflis(Other)Mormon The name of the thirteenth great star in Mormon cosmology. The first part of the name, shine, appears to mean "light" or something of a similar nature, based on its usage in several words from the Mormon Adamic language... [more]
Shiretoko(Other)Japanese This is the name of a peninsula (declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005) in north-eastern Hokkaidō in northern Japan. The kanji that make up Shiretoko are 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru, shire) meaning "know, wisdom" and 床 (shou, toko, yuka) meaning "bed, floor, padding, tatami."... [more]
Shqipëria(Country)Albanian From shqip, the ethnic name of the Albanian people, which is of uncertain origin. It may be a calque of Proto-Slavic slověne meaning "Slavs" (through Albanian shqipoj meaning "to speak clearly") or from Albanian shkabë meaning "eagle"... [more]
Sjælland(Island)Danish, Norwegian Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of Old Norse selr "seal" and the place name suffix -und. In Norse mythology, Sjælland was created by the god Gefion.
Snezhnaya(River)Russian The name of a river in Russia. Снежная means "snowy" in Russian, thus the river name literally means "snowy river".
Snohomish(Settlement & River)English (American) A city and river in Washington State. From the name of the Snohomish people, who are indigenous to the area.
Sollefteå(Settlement)Swedish Possibly a combination of Swedish sol "sun" and the place name suffix -eå "river". The river Ångermanälven runs through the town.
Srivijaya(Country)Malay, English From Sanskrit श्रीविजय (Shrivijaya) meaning "shining victory", from श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" combined with विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory"... [more]
Steinauer(Settlement)German The first settlement at Steinauer was made in the 1850s by Joseph Steinauer and his two brothers. Steinauer was platted in 1886 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for Joseph A. Steinauer, an early settler and the first postmaster.
Steinbach(Political Subdivision & Settlement)German The name "Steinbach" is of German origin, meaning "stony brook" (stein = "stone," bach = "brook" or "stream"). It was named by Mennonite settlers who arrived from the Russian Empire (modern Ukraine) in 1874.
Stralsund(Settlement)German From the polabian name Stralov. From slavic stral- (arrow) and -ow (place).... [more]
Strängnäs(Settlement)Swedish Combination of an uncertain first element (possibly from a word describing a snare used for hunting, but other meanings are possible), and Swedish näs "isthmus". On June 6 in 1523, Gustaf Vasa was elected king of Sweden here... [more]
Stranraer(Settlement)Scottish A port town in South-West Scotland. Its name derives from Gaelic An t-Sròn Reamhar, literally meaning 'the fat nose', but which more prosaically might be rendered as 'the broad headland', referring to the local geography.
Sukhothai(Political Subdivision, Country & Settlement)Thai Most likely means "rise of happiness" from Thai สุข (suk) meaning "joy, happiness" and อุทัย (uthai) meaning "sunrise, dawn, emergence, rise". This is the name of a province of Thailand... [more]
Surakarta(Settlement)Indonesian, Javanese From Sanskrit शूर (shura) meaning "brave, heroic" and कृत (krta) meaning "done, made, accomplished". This is the name of a city in Indonesia.
Svay Rieng(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Khmer Possibly from Khmer ស្វាយ (svay) meaning "mango" and រៀង (rieng) meaning "arrange, line up" or "sequential, consecutive, in order". This is the name of a province of, as well as a town in, Cambodia.
Swannanoa(Settlement & River)English (American) A river and a settlement in North Carolina, as well as a village in New Zealand named for the river. From Cherokee Suwa’lĭ-Nûñnâ’hĭ meaning “the trail to Suwa’li". Suwa’li, also called Joara, was a nearby kingdom... [more]
Swaziland(Country)English The name of the Country in Southern Africa. Swaziland, a small, landlocked monarchy in southern Africa, is known for its wilderness reserves and festivals showcasing traditional Swazi culture. Marking its northeastern border with Mozambique and stretching down to South Africa, the Lebombo Mountains are a backdrop for Mlawula Nature Reserve’s many hiking trails... [more]