Takamatsu(Settlement)Japanese Means "tall pine tree" in Japanese; derived from a local legend, according to which a peasant who found flakes of gold while digging for potatoes. The kanji that make up the name are 高 (taka), meaning "tall", and 松 (matsu), meaning "pine tree"... [more]
Tamboraga(Mountain)Spanish (Latin American) A mountain in Peru. Possibly meaning "tambo crack, tambo crevice," from Quecha tampu meaning "inn, tambo" and raqra meaning "fissure, crack, crevice".
Tamil Nadu(Political Subdivision)English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu From Tamil தமிழ் நாடு (Tamil Natu) meaning "Tamil country", derived from தமிழ் (tamil) referring to the Tamil people and நாடு (natu) meaning "country"... [more]
Tangerang(Settlement)Indonesian, Sundanese Derived from Sundanese tengger or tanggeran meaning "sign, marker". The name comes from a monument that was built in the 17th century to mark the boundary between the Sultanate of Banten and a neighbouring territory to the east controlled by the Dutch East India Company (VOC)... [more]
Tatárföld(Political Subdivision)Hungarian Hungarian form of Tatarstan. It is literally a direct translation of the republic's name, since it consists of the Hungarian noun tatár meaning "Tatar" combined with the Hungarian noun föld meaning "land".... [more]
Tatarstan(Political Subdivision)Tatar, Russian From the ethnic name татар (tatar) combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan 2) meaning "land of". The ethnic name is of uncertain origin, though it is believed to be derived from tata, an endonym for the Mongols... [more]
Tây Ban Nha(Country)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 西班牙 (Tây Ban Nha), itself from Chinese 西班牙 (Xībānyá), ultimately from Latin Hispania. This is the Vietnamese name for Spain.
Texarkana(Region & Settlement)English Portmanteau of Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. This refers to a Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana border region, as well as the region's principal cities: Texarkana, Texas, and Texarkana, Arkansas.
Tharmenia(Country)Coptic The Coptic name for Armenia, derived from the feminine definite article ⲧ (t) combined with ϩⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲓⲁ (harmenia) referring to Armenia.
Thủ Dầu Một(Settlement)Vietnamese Meaning uncertain, perhaps in part derived from Khmer or from Vietnamese thủ meaning "keep, guard", dầu referring to a type of tree (genus Dipterocarpus) and một meaning "one" (or from miệt vườn meaning "plantation, orchard, grove", according to a folk etymology)... [more]
Tiền Giang(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 前 (tiền) meaning "forward" and 江 (giang) meaning "river".
Tiền Giang(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 前 (tiền) meaning "front, forward" and 江 (giang) meaning "river". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Timperley(Settlement)English Timperley is a suburban village in Altrincham in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.... [more]
Tipperary(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Irish Town and county in Ireland. From Tiobraid Árann, meaning "well of the Arra". The Arra is a river that flows through it.
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.
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]
Toppenish(Settlement)English (American) A city in Washington State. Likely from Sahaptin txápniš meaning "protruded, stuck out". The name refers to a nearby landslide.
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]
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]
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]
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.
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.
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]
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.
Vacaville(Settlement)English (American) From the Spanish surname Vaca and the English suffix ville, meaning "city". The city in California is named for Juan Manuel Cabeza Vaca, an early settler in the land that would become the city.
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).
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]
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.
Waterford(Settlement)Irish A city in Southern Ireland. Its name derives from Old Norse veðra, 'ram' (Swedish vädur, 'ram', See Wetherby) and fjord, 'fjord'.
Weehawken(Settlement)English (American) A city in New Jersey. The name is most likely from a Lenape language, and has been suggested to mean "maize land", "place of gulls", "rocks that look like trees", or "at the end".
Weybourne(Settlement)English The name Weybourne is derived from the Old English elements "wæge" (meaning "ford" or "shallow crossing") and "burna" (meaning "stream" or "brook"). The name likely refers to a stream or crossing in the area... [more]
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".
Winnebago(Political Subdivision & River)English (American) A river and county in Iowa. From Ojibwe Wiinibiigoo ("Winnebago, Ho-Chunk"), an exonym for the Ho-Chunk people who lived in the area.
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".
Wolfville(Settlement)English (Canadian) A Nova Scotia town in the Annapolis Valley. Home of Acadia University. Formerly named Mud Creek, it was renamed Wolfville in 1830 after the town's postmaster, Elisha DeWolf.
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.
Yorkshire(Region)English Newer form of Old English Eoferwicscir, a combination of Eoferwic "York" and scīr "shire, district".
Ypsilanti(Settlement)English (American) Derived from the Greek surname Ypsilantis. The city in Michigan is named for Demetrios Ypsilantis, a Greek officer known for his role in the Greek War of Independence.
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]
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.
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.