Submitted Place Names Starting with C

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Cəbəllüttariq (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Arabic جبل طارق (see Gibraltar).
Cabo Verde (Country) Portuguese (African), Spanish, Võro
Portuguese, Spanish and Võro form of Cape Verde.
Cabul (Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kabul.
Cachemira (Region) Spanish
Spanish form of Kashmir.
Cachemire (Region) French
French form of Kashmir.
Cáchy (Settlement) Czech
Czech form of Aachen.
Çad (Country & Body of Water) Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Gagauz, Kurdish, Turkish, Turkmen
Form of Chad.
Ċad (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Chad.
Čada (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Chad.
Čadas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Chad.
Ca-dắc-xtan (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Kazakhstan.
Çadi (Country & Body of Water) Albanian
Albanian form of Chad.
Cadice (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Cádiz.
Càdici (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Sicilian
Sicilian form of Cádiz.
Cádis (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Cádiz.
Cadis (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan form of Cádiz.
Cadix (Political Subdivision & Settlement) French
French form of Cádiz.
Cádiz (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish
From Arabic قادس (Qadis), ultimately derived (via Latin) from Phoenician 𐤂𐤃𐤓 (gdr) meaning "wall, compound". This is the name of a province and city in southwestern Spain, historically known as Gades in Latin and Γάδειρα (Gadeira) in Greek.
Caen (Settlement) French
The name Caen is of Gaulish origin, from the words catu-, referring to military activities and magos, field, hence meaning "manoeuvre field" or "battlefield". In Layamon's Brut, the poet asserts that King Arthur named the city in memory of Sir Kay1... [more]
Caeo (Settlement) Welsh
Variant of Caio.
Caergrawnt (Settlement) Welsh
Welsh form of Cambridge.
Caernarfon (Settlement) English, Welsh
From the Welsh words caer "fort", yn "in" and‎ Arfon "opposite Môn (Anglesey)", therefore altogether translating to "the fort in the land opposite Anglesey"... [more]
Caesarea (Settlement & Region) Biblical Latin, History
derived from Caesarea Maritima meaning "Caesarea by the sea"... [more]
Cagayán (Political Subdivision & River) Spanish
Spanish form of Cagayan.
Cagayan (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Ilocano, Ibanag, Itawit, English
From Spanish Cagayán, itself derived from the word kagayan meaning "place near or on a river" in various indigenous languages. This is the name of a province and administrative region of the Philippines (called Cagayan Valley).
Cagayan De Oro (Settlement) Filipino
Cagayan de Oro, officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Philippines... [more]
Cagliari (Settlement) Italian, English, Danish, French, Galician, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish
From Latin Calaris, itself from Phoenician Krly, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the capital city of Sardinia, an island in the Mediterranean Sea and a region of Italy.
Cagua (Settlement) Indigenous American, Spanish (Latin American)
From the Cumanagoto word Cahigua, meaning “Snail”.
Cahokia (Settlement) English (American)
A city in Illinois and the site of a pre-Columbian Native American city whose original name is unknown. The name is derived from Cahokia people, who lived in the area before their relocation.
Caina (Country) Malayalam
Malayalam form of China
Cainhannoch (Settlement) Mormon
From an alternative name for New York used in the Doctrine and Covenants. A possible origin could be that in the Bible, Cain, the son of Adam, had a son named Enoch. A derivative of that is Henoch, and a further derivative is Hanoch... [more]
Cainta (Settlement) Filipino
Cainta, officially the Municipality of Cainta, is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines... [more]
Caire (Settlement) Catalan
Catalan form of Cairo.
Cairneyhill (Settlement) Old Scots
Cairneyhill is from old scots meaning “rocky-hill” from the village’s hill that it sits on
Cairns (Settlement) English
City in Australia
Caïro (Settlement) Dutch
Dutch form of Cairo.
Cairu (Settlement) Sicilian
Sicilian form of Cairo.
Caiseal (Settlement) Irish
The original Gaelic name of a town in County Tipperary, Ireland, known in the English-speaking world as Cashel. It means "stone ringfort", ultimately from Latin castellum.
Caixmir (Region) Catalan
Catalan form of Kashmir.
Cakarta (Settlement) Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Turkish
Azerbaijani, Kurdish, and Turkish form of Jakarta.
Calabarzon (Region) Filipino
Calabarzon, sometimes referred to as Southern Tagalog and designated as Region IV‑A, is an administrative region in the Philippines. The region comprises five provinces: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal; and one highly urbanized city, Lucena... [more]
Calabria (Political Subdivision) Italian, English, Finnish, Galician, Spanish
From Ancient Greek Καλαβρία (Kalabría), itself derived from the name of a local Oscan tribe. This is the name of a region in southern Italy.
Calabrië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Calabria.
Calahorra (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish
Calais (Settlement) French, English
A city in France. Uncertain etymology, possibly from Calesium.
Calamba (Settlement) Filipino
Calamba, officially the City of Calamba, is a 1st class component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines... [more]
Calderwood (Other) English
Derived from the words ceald "cold" and wudu "wood".
Caledónia (Region) Portuguese (European)
European Portuguese form of Caledonia.
Caledônia (Region) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Caledonia.
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]
Calédonie (Region) French
French form of Caledonia.
Caledonië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Caledonia.
Calés (Settlement) Picard
Picard form of Calais.
Calêsio (Settlement) Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese form of Calais.
Calesium (Settlement) Medieval Latin
Medieval form of Caletum.
Caleta (Settlement) Spanish
City name meaning ''little bay, inlet, or cove''. Most often La Caleta.
Caletum (Settlement) Ancient Roman
From the name of the Caletes people; the name itself may derive from proto-Celtic kaletos meaning "hard, cruel, strong".
Calgary (Other) English (Canadian)
A city in Alberta. Nicknamed “Cow Town” in Canadian slang.
Californië (Political Subdivision) Dutch
Dutch form of California.
Calimesa (Settlement) English (American)
A city in California. From a portmanteau of California and the English word "mesa" or the Spanish word mesa meaning "table, mesa".
Càller (Settlement) Aragonese, Catalan
Aragonese and Catalan form of Cagliari.
Callifae (Settlement) English
From the name of a town in ancient Italy, of uncertain origin. It was mentioned only by the Roman historian Livy, and may correspond to the village Calvisi, at the foot of the Monte Matese.
Callington (Settlement) English
Calmucchia (Political Subdivision) Italian
Italian form of Kalmykia.
Calmúquia (Political Subdivision) Catalan
Catalan form of Kalmykia.
Caloocan (Settlement) Tagalog, English
Derived from Tagalog kalookan meaning "interior, inland, innermost region". This is the name of a city in the Philippines.
Caltanissetta (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Italian
The name of a city and province of Sicily, which comes from its ancient Arabic name قَلْعَة النِسَاء (qalʕa an-nisāʔ) meaning "fort of the women".
Calvados (Political Subdivision) French
A department in Normandy, France. It is named after a cluster of sparsely vegetated rocks off the coast, likely from 'calva dorsa', meaning "bare backs".
Calvary (Region) Biblical
A location outside of Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified according to the Gospels. It means "place of the skull" (derived from "calvariae locus") and is also known as Golgotha.
Cam (River) English
The River Cam is the main river flowing through Cambridge in eastern England.... [more]
Camarines (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Central Bikol, Tagalog, English
Either from a Hispanicized plural form of Bikol kamalig meaning "shelter, hut, storage shed" or the plural form of Spanish camarín meaning "alcove, niche". This is the name of two provinces of the Philippines, Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.
Cà Mau (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 哥 () meaning "to sing" and 毛 (mau) meaning "fur".
Cà Mau (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
Derived from Khmer ទឹកខ្មៅ (tuk khmaw) meaning "ink" (literally "black water"), from ទឹក (tuk) meaning "water" and ខ្មៅ (khmaw) meaning "black". This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, Vietnam.
Camberra (Settlement) Portuguese, Galician, Spanish
Portuguese and Galician form of Canberra, as well as a Spanish variant.
Cambodge (Country) French
French form of Cambodia.
Cambodgia (Country) Romanian
Romanian form of Cambodia.
Cambodia (Country) English
From French Cambodge taken from Khmer កម្ពុជា (Kampuchea). The name comes from Sanskrit कम्बोजदेश (Kambujadesha), derived from काम्बोज (kamboja), the name of an ancient tribe and kingdom described in Hindu literature, combined with देश (desha) meaning "kingdom, country"... [more]
Cambodja (Country) Catalan, Danish, Dutch
Catalan, Danish, and Dutch form of Cambodia.
Cambodje (Country) Walloon
Walloon form of Cambodia.
Cambodscha (Country) Romansh
Romansh form of Cambodia
Camboggia (Country) Sicilian
Sicilian form of Cambodia.
Cambogia (Country) Italian
Italian form of Cambodia
Cambóid (Country) Irish
Irish form of Cambodia
Camboja (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Cambodia
Camboya (Country) Spanish, Asturian
Spanish and Asturian form of Cambodia.
Cambria (Country) Medieval Latin, English (Archaic)
Latinised form of Cymru, used as the Latin and archaic English name of Wales. This name was first used in the 12th century.
Cambridge (Settlement) English
Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of London.... [more]
Cambridgeshire (Political Subdivision) English (British)
Cambridgeshire is a county in East England.
Cameron (Settlement) English
Cameron Park is a city in California.
Camerŵn (Country) Welsh
Welsh form of Cameroon
Camiguin (Island & Political Subdivision) Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog, English
Derived from Cebuano kamagong meaning "velvet apple", referring to a type of fruiting tree found on the island. This is the name of an island province of the Philippines.
Ca-mơ-run (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cameroon.
Campania (Political Subdivision) Italian, English, Galician, Spanish, Ancient Roman
From Latin Campania, itself from campania felix, denoting the fertile countryside around Mount Vesuvius. This is the name of a region in southern Italy.
Campanië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Campania.
Campeche (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish
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]
Campobasso (Settlement) Italian, English, French, German, Spanish
Literally "low field"; derived from Latin Campus Vassorum, denoting that the city was host to vassals. This is the name of the capital city of the southern Italian region of Molise.
Campoleone (Region) Italian
Means "lion field" in Italian. Campoleone is the name of a region in the municipality of Aprilia, in Lazio, Italy.
Campuchia (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Kampuchea (see Cambodia).
Cana (Settlement) Biblical
The Galilean settlement where Jesus performed his first miracle of turning the water to wine, according to the Gospel of John.
Canaã (Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Canaan.
Ca-na-đa (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Canada.
Canadà (Country) Catalan, Neapolitan, Occitan, Sicilian
Catalan, Neapolitan, Occitan and Sicilian form of Canada.
Cá̤-nàng (Settlement) Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong romanization of Jinan.
Canarias (Island) Spanish
From Latin Canariae Insulae meaning "islands of the dogs". This is the name of a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, near the coast of northwestern Africa.
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.
Canberra (Settlement) English
From the city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
Canberra (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Maltese, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish
Meaning unknown, possibly from Ngunawal kamberra meaning "meeting place". This is the name of the capital city of Australia.
Candelaria (Settlement) Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish and Portuguese candelaria, meaning "Candlemas".
Cantabria (Political Subdivision) Spanish
Cantabrië (Political Subdivision) Dutch
Dutch form of Cantabria.
Cantabrígia (Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Cambridge.
Cantão (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Canton, used for both Guangdong and Guangzhou.
Cần Thơ (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
Possibly from Vietnamese cầm thi giang meaning "river of poems", or from Vietnamese rau cần meaning "water dropwort" and rau cần meaning "mint".
Cantón (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Canton, used for both Guangdong and Guangzhou.
Canton (Settlement) English
Canton is a settlement in Texas.
Canton (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English (Archaic), French, Italian
Derived from Portuguese Cantão, which was ultimately from Chinese 广东 (Guǎngdōng) (see Guangdong). Used for both the Chinese province of Guangdong and the city of Guangzhou, it is considered dated in English but still current in French and Italian.
Cənubi Afrika (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani calque of South Africa.
Canyon (Settlement) English (American)
A community in Texas, USA.
Cao Bằng (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 高 (cao) meaning "tall, high" and 平 (bằng) meaning "level, even, peaceful". This is the name of a city in Vietnam as well as the province in which the city is located.
Caônia (Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Chaonia.
Caonia (Region) Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Chaonia.
Cape Breton (Island) Basque
The name of a cape in Nova Scotia, home to one-fifth of its population. The name likely came from the Basque 'Cap Breton', a place in Bayonne, France.
Cape Verde (Country) English
From the name of the Senegalese peninsula Cap-Vert meaning "green cape" in Portuguese. Cape Verde is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean.
Cápiz (Political Subdivision) Spanish
Spanish form of Capiz.
Capiz (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Capiznon, Hiligaynon, Tagalog, English
From Spanish Cápiz, itself from Capiznon kapis referring to the shell produced by the windowpane oyster (genus Placuna). This is the name of a province of the Philippines.
Cáp Nhĩ Tân (Settlement) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Harbin via the Chinese form 哈爾濱 (Ha'erbin).
Cappadocië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Cappadocia.
Capul Verde (Country) Romanian
Romanian form of Cape Verde
Caquorobert (Island) Norman
Islet in the Channel Islands. Unknown meaning.
Caracas (Settlement) English, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish
From the earlier name Santiago de León de Caracas. The name Caracas is most likely derived from the name of a tribe that used to live in the area. This is the name of the capital city of Venezuela.
Caraibe (Region) Romanian
Romanian form of Caribbean.
Caraïben (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Caribbean.
Caraïbes (Region) French
French form of Caribbean.
Caraibi (Region) Italian
Italian form of Caribbean.
Carantânia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Carantania.
Carantanie (Country) French
French form of Carantania.
Caravate (Settlement) Italian
Town in Italy.
Carbondale (Settlement) English
Various settlements in Canada and the United States. From the English word "carbon" and ville meaning "city".
Cardiff (Settlement) Welsh
The capital city of Wales. Cardiff derives from the city's Welsh name Caerdydd, which in turn was derived from the city's Old Welsh name Caerdyf (In Welsh f (v) is often mutated to dd (th)).... [more]
Carèlia (Political Subdivision & Region) Catalan
Catalan form of Karelia.
Carélie (Region) French
French form of Karelia.
Caria (Region) Ancient Greek
Caria was an ancient province near the Aegean Sea in Asia Minor.
Carib (Region) Catalan
Catalan form of Caribbean.
Caribbean (Region) English
The name of the Region. The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.
Caribe (Region) Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Caribbean.
Caribien (Region) Danish
Danish form of Caribbean.
Carlow (Political Subdivision) Irish (Anglicized)
Town and county in Ireland. Possibly means "place of cattle".
Carmania (Political Subdivision & Region) Old Persian (Latinized), English, Italian, Spanish
Latinized form of ancient Persian Karmana via its hellenized form Karmania. This was the name of a region and province of several Persian empires.
Carmanië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Carmania.
Carmay (Other) English
Carnie (Region) French
French form of Carnia.
Carpathus (Island) Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Karpathos.
Cárpatos (Mountain) Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Carpathians.
Carpats (Mountain) Catalan
Catalan form of Carpathians.
Carpazi (Mountain) Italian
Italian form of Carpathians.
Carperby (Settlement) English
A village in Yorkshire, England. The second element is Old Norse -byr, 'farm'. The first element is possibly the Old Gaelic personal name Cairpre. This seems to indicate a farm of an Irish or Scottish Viking, who settled in England... [more]
Carson (Settlement) English (American)
Carson City is the capital of the American state of Nevada.
Carson City (Settlement) English
It was named after American frontiersman Kit Carson, this is the capital city of the US state of Nevada.
Cartagine (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Carthage.
Cartago (Settlement) Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Spanish and Portuguese form of Carthage.
Carteret (Settlement) English
Transferred use of the surname Carteret. The city in North Carolina was named for either Sir George Cartaret or John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.
Cartersville (Political Subdivision) English
A city in Bartow county, Georgia.
Carthage (Settlement) English
Carthage is a city in Missouri, and another city with the same name is in Texas.
Carthago (Settlement) Dutch
Dutch form of Carthage.
Carveth (Settlement) English
From Cornish Karvergh ("fort of horses"), from kar ("fort") and mergh ("horse"). This is the name of a village in Cornwall.
Carycyn (Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Tsaritsyn.
Casablanca (Settlement) English, French, Spanish
Means "white house" in Spanish. The name comes from a Spanish translation of the Arabic name الدار البيضاء (ad-Dar al-Bayda'), which in turn was derived from a calque of the Portuguese name Casa Branca... [more]
Casacstáin (Country) Irish
Irish form of Kazakhstan
Casalzuigno (Settlement) Italian
Town in Italy.
Casaquistán (Country) Galician
Galician form of Kazakhstan.
Casciago (Settlement) Italian
Town in Italy. Possibly the site of the ancient Cassiciacum, a place where Saint Augustine and his friends lived after his conversion to Christianity.
Casper (Settlement) English
From the name of Fort Caspar named after United States army officer Caspar Collins (see Caspar). Casper is city in Wyoming, USA.
Caspian (Body of Water) English
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water. Its name comes from the Caspi people, who lived to the sea's southwest.
Casquet (Island) French
An island chain in the Channel Islands. Could from derived from French 'cascade', referring the nearby strong tides, or from 'casque', referring to the helmet-like shape of the rocks, or from 'cas', meaning "broken" and 'quet', "rock".
Casteddu (Settlement) Sardinian
Sardinian form of Cagliari.
Castelveccana (Settlement) Italian
Town in Italy.
Castilië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Castile.
Castlebar (Settlement) Irish
Means "Barry's Castle", from a castle built by the de Barry family, which the town grew around.... [more]
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.
Castries (Settlement) French Creole
Named for Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix de Castries.
Ca-ta (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qatar.
Catalongne (Political Subdivision & Region) Norman, Picard
Norman and Picard form of Catalonia.
Catalonha (Political Subdivision & Region) Occitan
Occitan form of Catalonia.
Catalonië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish form of Catalonia.
Catalunha (Political Subdivision & Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Catalonia.
Catanduanes (Island & Political Subdivision) Filipino, Central Bikol, Tagalog, English
From a Spanish plural form of Bikol katanduan either meaning "place of tandu", referring to a type of beetle, or "place of tando", referring to a type of tree. This is the name of an island province of the Philippines.
Catania (Settlement) Italian, English, German, Sicilian, Spanish
From Ancient Greek Kατάvη (Katánē), itself either from Sicel katane ("grater"), due to its proximity to Mount Etna and the resulting rough earth, or from Proto-Italic katina ("basin"), owing to the wide valley around the town... [more]
Catanzaro (Settlement) Italian, English, French, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, German
From Latin Catanciarium, itself derived from Catacium, ultimately from Ancient Greek Καταρτάριοι, meaning "silk spinners". This is the name of a city in southern Italy, the second city in Calabria, as well as its capital city.
Catar (Country) Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Qatar.
Cathair Pheadair (Settlement) Irish
Irish form of Saint Petersburg.
Catwaba (Settlement & River) English (American)
A river as well as several settlements in the United States. From the name of the Catawba Native American people.
Caucas (Region & Mountain) Catalan
Catalan form of Caucasus.
Caucase (Region) French
French form of Caucasus.
Caucásia (Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Caucasia, which is an alternative name for the Caucasus geographical region.
Cáucaso (Region & Mountain) Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Caucasus.
Caucaso (Region & Mountain) Italian
Italian form of Caucasus.
Caucasus (Mountain) English
From Greek Καύκασος (Kaúkasos), which is of uncertain origin; it may be derived from Scythian *xrohukäsi meaning "ice-shining" or "white snow". Alternatively, it may be from Greek κήξ (kḗx) meaning "sea swallow (a kind of bird)" and κάσος (kásos) possibly meaning "mountain" or "rock"... [more]
Caucaz (Region & Mountain) Romanian
Romanian form of Caucasus.
Cava (Political Subdivision & Island) Kurdish, Turkish
Kurdish and Turkish form of Java.
Cavite (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Other) English (Hispanicized), Filipino (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Tagalog kawit, meaning "hook". This name originally referred to a peninsula where Cavite City is located in, but usage eventually expanded to the entire province.
Caxemira (Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kashmir.
Cayce (Settlement) English (American)
A town in the state of Kentucky. Cayce, Kentucky.
Cayman Islands (Island) English
Cayman islands are a British overseas territory.... [more]
Cazã (Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kazan.
Cazaquistão (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kazakhstan.
Cazaxhistan (Country) Walloon
Walloon form of Kazakhstan.
Ccinwa (Country) Kabyle
Kabyle form of China.
Ceanada (Country) Irish
Irish form of Canada.
Ceará (Political Subdivision) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Most likely from Tupi ceará, probably a combination of the words cemo ("to sing loudly", "to scream") and ara ("small macaw, parakeet, jandaia"), thus "the jandaia sings". Another interpretation is that the name means "river originating from the mountains"... [more]
Ceatharlach (Political Subdivision) Irish
Irish form of Carlow.
Cebelitarık (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Turkish
Turkish form of Arabic جبل طارق (see Gibraltar).
Cebu (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Island) Filipino, Tagalog, English
From Cebuano Sugbo, derived from Old Cebuano sibu or sibo meaning "trade", itself a shortened form of the phrase sinibuayng hingpit meaning "place for trading". This is the name of an island, province and city (Cebu City) in the Philippines.
Çeçenia (Political Subdivision) Albanian
Albanian form of Chechnya.
Cecenia (Political Subdivision) Italian, Romanian
Italian and Romanian form of Chechnya.
Čečėnija (Political Subdivision) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Chechnya.
Čečenija (Political Subdivision) Bosnian, Croatian, Latvian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Form of Chechnya.
Ĉeĉenio (Political Subdivision) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Chechnya.
Çeçenistan (Political Subdivision) Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Kurdish, Turkish
Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Kurdish, and Turkish form of Chechenistan.
Čečensko (Political Subdivision) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Chechnya.
Çeçenya (Political Subdivision) Turkish
Turkish form of Chechnya.
Cehia (Country) Romanian
Romanian form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Čehija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Ĉeĥio (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Czechia.
Çehiýa (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Çehiya (Country) Crimean Tatar, Gagauz
Crimean Tatar and Gagauz form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Čehkkia (Country) Sami
Northern Sami form of Czechia.
Çekia (Country) Albanian
Albanian form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Cèkia (Country) Acehnese
Acehnese form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Čekija (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Ċekja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Çekya (Country) Turkish
Turkish form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Celephaïs (Settlement) Literature
The name refers to a fictional city that appears in Lovecraft's Dream Cycle, including his novella "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath".
Celile (Region) Turkish
Turkish form of Galilee.
Celilo (Body of Water) Indigenous American
Means: echo of falling water. A famous waterfall used as a Native American fishing ground.
Celje (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Slovene
From Latin Celeia (the Roman-era name of the settlement), from Ancient Greek Κέλεια (Keleia) of unknown origin... [more]
Celle (Settlement) German
Celle is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Cên Dao (Settlement) Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew romanization of Qingdao.
Cenevrə (Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Geneva.
Cenevre (Settlement) Kurdish, Turkish
Kurdish and Turkish form of Geneva.
Cenova (Settlement) Turkish
Turkish form of Genoa.
Central African Republic (Country) English
The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa.
Centre-Val de Loire (Region & Political Subdivision) French
Meaning literally "Centre-Loire Valley", as the centre of the Loire flows through the region.... [more]
Cerdeña (Region & Island) Spanish
Spanish form of Sardinia.
Ceres (Settlement) English
Various cities around the world. The city in California is named for Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture.
Čerkesija (Region) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Circassia.
Çerkesya (Region) Turkish
Turkish form of Circassia.
Čerkezija (Region) Slovene
Slovene form of Circassia.
Černá Hora (Country) Czech
Czech cognate of Crna Gora. This is the Czech form of Montenegro
Çernogoriýa (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Chernogoriya, used as the Turkmen name of Montenegro.
Cerq (Island) Norman
Sercquiais Norman version of Sark.
Cerritos (Settlement) English (American)
A city in California. From Spanish cerritos meaning "small hills".
Češka (Country) Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic in various languages.
Ceuta (Settlement) English, Spanish, Portuguese
The settlement below Jebel Musa was later renamed for the seven hills around the site, collectively referred to as the "Seven Brothers". In particular, the Roman stronghold at the site took the name "Fort at the Seven Brothers"... [more]
Çexiya (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Cezayir (Country & Settlement) Kurdish, Turkish
Kurdish and Turkish form of Algeria and Algiers.
Chachnia (Political Subdivision) Belarusian
Belarusian form of Chechnya.
Chachoengsao (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Believed to be a corruption of Khmer ស្ទឹងជ្រៅ (stoeng chrau) meaning "deep river", from ស្ទឹង (stoeng) meaning "small river, stream" and ស្ទឹង (chrau) meaning "deep"... [more]
Chadeu (Country) Korean
Korean form of Chad.
Chadi (Country) Georgian
Georgian form of Chad.
Chaek (Country) Khmer
Derived from French Tchèque meaning "Czech". This is the Khmer name for the Czech Republic.
Chagi (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of The Hague.
Chaina (Country) Malayalam
Malayalam form of China.
Chainat (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
From Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" and นาท (nat) meaning "resounding, roaring". This is the name of a province of Thailand as well as said province's capital city.
Chaiyaphum (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
From Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" and ภูมิ (phum) meaning "land, region". This is the name of a province of Thailand as well as said province's capital city.
Chakassië (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Khakassia.
Chakata (Settlement) Khmer, Thai
Khmer and Thai form of Jakarta.
Chakata (Settlement) Khmer, Lao, Thai
Khmer, Lao and Thai form of Jakarta.
Chalepi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Aleppo.
Chameka (Country) Thai
Thai form of Jamaica.
Chăm Pa (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Champa.
Champa (Country) Champa
Located in south and central Vietnam from the 7th century through 1832.
Champa (Country) Cham, Khmer, Lao, English
From Vietnamese Chăm Pa ultimately derived from Sanskrit चम्पक (champaka) referring to a type of flowering tree (genus Magnolia). This is the name of a collection of ancient kingdoms that existed between the 2nd and 17th centuries in what is now central and southern Vietnam.
Champagne (Region) French
French region famous for its luxury sparkling wine.... [more]
Champagne-Ardenne (Political Subdivision & Region) French
Combination of Champagne and Ardenne.... [more]
Champasak (Political Subdivision) Lao
Champlin (Settlement) English (American)
Transferred use of the French surname Champlin. The city in Minnesota is named for U.S. Navy Commodore Stephen Champlin.
Chandigadh (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Gujarati
Gujarati form of Chandigarh.
Chandi Garh (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Urdu
Urdu form of Chandigarh.
Chandigarh (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Hindi, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, English
From the name of the Hindu goddess Chandi combined with Hindi गढ़ (garh) meaning "fort". This is the name of a union territory and city in northern India.
Changan (Settlement) Chinese
Changan was the capital of the Tang dynasty from A.D 618 to A.D 907. It was even the largest city in the world. But it was lost due to rebellion and invasion.
Changqi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Nagasaki.
Changsha (Settlement) Chinese
Means "long sandbar" from Chinese 长 (cháng) meaning "long" and 沙 (shā) meaning "sand, gravel"... [more]
Changwon (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 昌 (창, chang, "prosperity") and 原 (원, won, "meadow"), thus "prosperous meadow". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Changye (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Nagano.
Changye (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Nagano.
Chanhassen (Settlement) English (American)
From the Dakota word chanhasen meaning "sugar-maple tree", which itself comes from chan, "tree" and haza, "tree with sap".
Chansen (Settlement) Thai
Chansha (Settlement) Mongolian, Russian
Mongolian and Russian form of Changsha.
Chanthaburi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Most likely derived from Thai จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon" and บุรี (buri) meaning "city, town". This is the name of a province of, as well as a district and town in, Thailand.
Chantilly (Settlement) French
From the name of a town in France near Paris, ultimately derived from the Gallo-Roman name Cantilius. The city gave its name to a type of delicate lace originally made there.
Chaonie (Region) French
French form of Chaonia.
Çhapaan (Country) Manx
Manx form of Japão (see Japan).
Chapón (Country) Aragonese
Aragonese form of Japão (see Japan).
Chaponia (Country) Armenian
Armenian form of Japão (see Japan).
Chardonnay (Settlement) French
The name of a famous village for the white wine produced here. Means "a place of thistles" from the latin cardonnacum.