Submitted Place Names of Length 9

This is a list of submitted place names in which the length is 9.
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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.
Tokushima (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "advantaged island" in Japanese.
Toppenish (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Washington State. Likely from Sahaptin txápniš meaning "protruded, stuck out". The name refers to a nearby landslide.
Tou Fu Maan (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Turkmenistan.
Toyohashi (Settlement) Japanese
This is a city in Aichi, Japan.
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.
Transvaal (Region) Afrikaans
Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land north of (i.e., beyond) the Vaal River in South Africa. ... [more]
Trịnh Châu (Settlement) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhengzhou.
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 Quốc (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zhongguo.
Tsaan-tseu (Settlement) Chinese (Wu)
Wu romanization of Zhangzhou.
Tsætsæn (Political Subdivision) Ossetian
Ossetian form of Chechnya.
Tsaritsyn (Settlement) Russian
Derived from the name of the Tsaritsa River. The former name of Volgograd, a Russian city.
Tsenghung (Settlement) Tai Lue
Tai Lue form of Jinghong.
Tšetšenia (Political Subdivision) Finnish
Finnish form of Chechnya.
Tsetsenia (Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Chechnya.
Tullamore (Settlement) Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Tulach Mhór, meaning "great mound".... [more]
Tunyanisi (Country) Lao
Lao form of Tunisia via the French form Tunisie.
Turkmenia (Country & Political Subdivision) English (Rare)
Anglicization of Turkmeniya, the Russian name for the country of Turkmenistan. In the Anglophone world, this name was primarily used during the Soviet era... [more]
Turkménie (Country & Political Subdivision) French (Rare)
Gallicization of Turkmeniya, the Russian name for the country of Turkmenistan. In the Francophone world, this name was primarily used during the Soviet era... [more]
Turkmenië (Country & Political Subdivision) Dutch (Rare)
Dutchization of Turkmeniya, the Russian name for the country of Turkmenistan. In the Dutch-speaking world, this name was primarily used during the Soviet era... [more]
Turkmenio (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Turkmenistan.
Turkoycho (Country) Chechen
From Chechen туркой (turkoy) meaning "Turk, Turkish" and the suffix -чоь (-cho) meaning "place of". This is the Chechen name for Turkey.
Tuyền Châu (Settlement) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Quanzhou.
Txetxènia (Political Subdivision) Catalan
Catalan form of Chechnya.
Txetxenia (Political Subdivision) Basque
Basque form of Chechnya.
Txuvàixia (Political Subdivision) Catalan
Catalan form of Chuvashia.
Tyantszin (Settlement) Russian
Russian form of Tianjin.
Tzimpouti (Country) Greek
Greek form of Djibouti.
Udmurteti (Political Subdivision) Georgian
Georgian form of Udmurtia.
Udmurtien (Political Subdivision) Danish, German, Swedish
Danish, German, and Swedish form of Udmurtia.
Udmurtija (Political Subdivision) Bosnian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Form of Udmurtia.
Udmurtiya (Political Subdivision) Udmurt, Russian
Udmurt and Russian form of Udmurtia.
Udmurtska (Political Subdivision) Croatian
Croatian form of Udmurtia.
Udmurtsko (Political Subdivision) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Udmurtia.
Udon Thani (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Means "northern city" from Thai อุดร (udon) meaning "north" and ธานี (thani) meaning "city". This is the name of a province of, as well as a district and city in, Thailand.
Ufilipino (Country) Swahili
Swahili form of Philippines.
Ufuyamatu (Country) Okinawan
From Okinawan 大 (ufu) meaning "big, great, greater" combined with Yamatu. This is another Okinawan name for mainland Japan.
Uingereza (Country) Eastern African, Swahili
Swahili form of England.
Ūkareinga (Country) Maori
Maori form of Ukraine.
Ukeuraina (Country) Korean
Korean form of Ukraine via Ukrainian Україна (Ukrayina) or Russian Украина (Ukraina).
Ułan Bator (Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Ulaanbaatar.
Ulánbátor (Settlement) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ulaanbaatar.
Ulan Bator (Settlement) Armenian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Danish, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog
Form of Ulaanbaatar used in various languages as well as an English variant of the name.
Ulan-bator (Settlement) Azerbaijani, Russian, Tajik, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Ulaanbaatar used in multiple languages.
Ulanbatyr (Settlement) Kazakh
Kazakh form of Ulaanbaatar.
Underwood (Region & Other) English (British)
Underwood is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States. The community took its name from the local Underwood family.... [more]
Upernavik (Settlement) Greenlandic
Means "the springtime place" in Greenlandic.
Uruguwayi (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Uruguay.
Urystwyla (Country) Abkhaz
From Abkhaz аурыс (aurys) meaning "Russian" and атәыла (atwyla) meaning "country". This is the Abkhaz name for Russia.
Ust-ilimsk (Political Subdivision) Russian
"City" at the "Mouth" of the Ilim River
Utqiagvik (Settlement) Iñupiaq, Indigenous American
Means "place to gather roots" in Iñupiaq. This is the name of the northernmost town in the US, located in the state of Alaska on the Arctic Ocean coast... [more]
Uttaradit (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai, Northern Thai
From Thai อุตร (uttara) meaning "north, northern" and ดิตถ์ (dit) meaning "port, landing", referring to the region's historical status as a trading port along the Nan River... [more]
Uummannaq (Other) Greenlandic
Means "heart-shaped" in Greenlandic, ultimately derived from uummat "heart". Uummannaq is the name of several places in Greenland, including a mountain, a town, an island, and a fjord.
Uzbakstan (Country) Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Uzbekistan.
Uzbekstan (Country) Armenian
Armenian form of Uzbekistan.
Valensija (Settlement & Island) Belarusian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Serbian
Form of Valencia in various European languages.
Valenthia (Region & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Valencia.
Valentzia (Region & Settlement) Basque
Basque form of Valencia.
Valgejõgi (River) Estonian
A river in Estonia. From Valgejõgi meaning "white river".
Valgevene (Country) Estonian
Means "White Russia" in Estonian. This is a calque of Belarus
Vancouver (Settlement & Island) English (Canadian)
City and Island in Canadian province British Columbia, named after the explorer George Vancouver.
Vanouatou (Country) Greek
Greek form of Vanuatu.
Varkeloni (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Barcelona.
Vatikaani (Country) Finnish
Finnish form of Vatican City
Vatikanas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Vatican, which is one of the names commonly used to refer to Vatican City.
Veligradi (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Belgrade.
Veneçuela (Country) Catalan
Catalan form of Venezuela.
Venecuēla (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Venezuela.
Vê-nê-du-ê-la (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Venezuela.
Veneetsia (Settlement) Estonian
Estonian form of Venetia (see Venice).
Venesuéla (Country) Guarani
Guarani form of Venezuela.
Venetsiya (Settlement) Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tajik, Uzbek
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tajik and Uzbek form of Venetia (see Venice).
Venetsyia (Settlement) Belarusian
Belarusian form of Venetia (see Venice).
Veneżwela (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Venezuela.
Vermoudes (Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Bermuda.
Vest-Agder (Political Subdivision) Norwegian
From the Norwegian word vest meaning "west" and the place name agder. It means "the western part of Agder."... [more]
Viangchan (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Vientiane via the Thai form เวียงจันทน์ (Wiangchan).
Victorica (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
Town in La Pampa Province in Argentina.
Vienciana (Settlement) Portuguese (European)
European Portuguese form of Vientiane.
Viêng Chăn (Settlement) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Vientiane.
Vientiane (Settlement) English, French
French form of Lao ວຽງຈັນ (Wiangchan) meaning "city of sandalwood" or "city of the moon" from Lao ວຽງ (wiang) meaning "city, town" and ຈັນ (chan) meaning "sandalwood" or "moon"... [more]
Vientiani (Settlement) Georgian
Georgian form of Vientiane.
Vietnamas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Vietnam.
Viyattnam (Country) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Vietnam.
Vjetnamio (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Vietnam.
Vogeserna (Mountain) Swedish
Swedish form of Vosges.
Vogeserne (Mountain) Danish
Danish form of Vosges.
Voivodina (Political Subdivision & Region) Romanian
Romanian form of Vojvodina.
Vojvodina (Political Subdivision & Region) Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, Slovak, Slovene, Macedonian, Czech
Derived from vojvodina (војводина), meaning "voivodeship" in Serbian. This is the name of a region and autonomous province in Serbia.
Vokietija (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Germany.
Volgográd (Settlement) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Volgograd.
Volgograd (Settlement) Russian, Bulgarian, Tatar, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovene, Turkish
A city and oblast in Russia. From the name of the River Volga and Russian grad meaning "town, city".
Volodîmîr (Settlement) Romanian
Romanian form of Volodymyr.
Volodımır (Settlement) Turkish, Crimean Tatar
Turkish and Crimean Tatar form of Volodymyr.
Volodimir (Settlement) Serbian
Serbian form of Volodymyr.
Volodymyr (Settlement) Ukrainian, English, Czech, French, Italian, Slovak
Transferred use of the Ukrainian given name Volodymyr. The city in Ukraine was named for Vladimir I Sviatoslavich, the Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Kiev.
Voulgaria (Country) Greek
Greek form of Bulgaria.
Vryxelles (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Brussels via its French form Bruxelles.
Walachije (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Wallachia.
Wangjiaxi (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Makassar.
Warushawa (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Warszawa (see Warsaw).
Waterford (Settlement) Irish
A city in Southern Ireland. Its name derives from Old Norse veðra, 'ram' (Swedish vädur, 'ram', See Wetherby) and fjord, 'fjord'.
Weidimala (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Guatemala.
Wenatchee (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Washington. From the name of the Wenatchi people, who are indigenous to the area.
Wenesuela (Country) Thai, Turkmen
Thai and Turkmen form of Venezuela.
Wenesuela (Country) Lao, Thai, Turkmen
Lao, Thai, and Turkmen form of Venezuela.
Westmeath (Political Subdivision) Irish
County in Ireland, named after the county Meath.
Whinirana (Country) Maori
Maori form of Finland.
Whitināmu (Country) Maori
Maori form of Vietnam.
Wiangchan (Settlement) Lao, Thai
Lao and Thai form of Vientiane.
Wiekanama (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Vietnam.
Williston (Political Subdivision) English
Williston is a city in North Dakota and Florida.
Wiltshire (Political Subdivision) English
The name of a county in southwest central England, earlier Wiltonshire, derived from Wilton (once the county's principal town) and Old English scir meaning "shire, administrative division".
Wisconsin (Political Subdivision) English (American)
Name of a state in the United States, from French Ouisconsin, likely from the Miami word Meskonsing "it lies red".
Woechinia (Political Subdivision) Thai
Thai form of Virginia.
Wołgograd (Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Volgograd.
Wolgograd (Settlement) German, Dutch, Afrikaans
German, Dutch, and Afrikaans form of Volgograd.
Wolhynien (Region) German
German form of Volhynia.
Wolodymyr (Settlement) German
German form of Volodymyr.
Woodstock (Settlement) English
Name of many towns and cities throughout the world. Means "wood place".
Wu Hak Laan (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Ukraine.
Wuji Zhima (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Bukit Timah.
Wyandotte (Settlement) Iroquois
A town in Oklahoma, United States, and headquarters of the indigenous Wyandot nation, for who the town is named.
Xerusalén (Settlement) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Jerusalem.
Xiangtian (Body of Water & Mountain) Chinese
Xiangtian is a mountain in Taipei. It's also the name of a lake.
Xibraltar (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Gibraltar.
Xiongyali (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Hungary.
Xorvatïya (Country) Kazakh
Kazakh form of Croatia.
Xorvatiya (Country) Azerbaijani, Karakalpak, Uzbek
Azerbaijani, Karakalpak, and Uzbek form of Croatia.
Yamaguchi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Means "mountain opening, mouth of the mountain" in Japanese.
Yamanashi (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "mountain pear" in Japanese.
Yameiniya (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Armenia.
Yana Chuku (Mountain) Spanish (Latin American)
A mountain in Peru. Meaning "black hat", from Quecha yana meaning "black" and chuku meaning "hat".
Yanacocha (Mountain) Spanish (Latin American)
A mountain in Peru. Meaning "black lake", from Quecha yana meaning "black" and qucha meaning "lake".
Yangguang (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Yangon.
Yaraslaŭl' (Other) Belarusian
Belarusian form of Yaroslavl'.
Yaroslavl' (Other) Russian, Ukrainian
Probably derived from the given name Yaroslav.
Yarusalim (Settlement) Lezgin
Lezgin form of Jerusalem.
Yérusalem (Settlement) Javanese
Javanese form of Jerusalem.
Yerusalem (Settlement) Indonesian
Indonesian form of Jerusalem.
Yerusalem (Settlement) Indonesian, Lao, Malay, Thai
Indonesian, Lao, Malay and Thai form of Jerusalem.
Yerusalim (Settlement) Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jerusalem.
Yerusalym (Settlement) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Jerusalem.
Yevrosiyo (Region) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Eurasia.
Yggdrasil (Other) Norse Mythology
Possibly means "Odin's gallows", referring to how Odin hanged himself from it to gain knowledge of the runes. In Norse mythology this is the name of the mythical tree that connects the Realms.
Yilinuoyi (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Illinois.
Yinggelan (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of England.
Yî-set-lie̍t (Country) Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka form of Israel.
Yisifahan (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Isfahan.
Yoeramani (Country) Thai
Thai form of Germany.
Yorkshire (Region) English
Newer form of Old English Eoferwicscir, a combination of Eoferwic "York" and scīr "shire, district".
Yukrenaya (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Ukraine.
Yungyuele (Region, Settlement, Body of Water & River) Yakut, Russian
Zaan Bei Aa (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Zambia.
Zacatecas (Political Subdivision) Spanish
Derived from Nahuatl zacatēcah meaning "people of the place of grass" or "where grass is abundant", ultimately from zacatl meaning "grass". This is the name of a state of Mexico.
Zakynthos (Island) Greek
Zakynthos is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is situated in the Ionian Sea and it is a Greek municipality.
Zamboanga (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Filipino, Chavacano, Cebuano, Tagalog, English, Spanish
Spanish form of Sinama Samboangan meaning "mooring place", derived from samboang meaning "mooring pole" and the place marker suffix -an. This is the name of a peninsula in the Philippines, as well as three provinces and a city located on the peninsula.
Zarahemla (Settlement) Mormon
The name of a prominent city in ancient America, according to the Book of Mormon, named after a man who was an ancestor of the prophet Ammon and a descendant of Mulek... [more]
Zeoi Lei Aa (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Syria.
Zhangzhou (Settlement) Chinese
From Chinese 漳 (zhāng), the name of a river, and 州 (zhōu) meaning "prefecture, province". This is the name of a city in China.
Zhaponiya (Country) Kazakh
Kazakh form of Japan.
Zhengzhou (Settlement) Chinese
Means "Zheng province" from Chinese 郑 (zhèng) referring to the ancient state of Zheng, which existed from the 9th to 4th centuries BC in what is now Henan province, and 州 (zhōu) meaning "province, prefecture"... [more]
Zhongshan (Settlement) Chinese
From Chinese 中 (zhōng) literally meaning "middle" and named in honour of Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), who was also known by the Japanese pseudonym 中山樵 (Nakayama Kikori), and 山 (shān) meaning "mountain"... [more]
Zhugteche (Country) Ingush
From Ingush жугтий (zhugtiy) referring to the Jewish people and Jewish faith combined with the suffix -че (-che) meaning "place of". This is the Ingush name for Israel.
Zuid-Korea (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of South Korea.
Zviedrija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Sweden.