Submitted Place Names Starting with D

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Daai Lin (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Dalian.
Daan Mak (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Denmark.
Daban (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Osaka.
Dabareh (Settlement) Biblical
Variant of Daberath used in some English Bible translations.
Dablin (Settlement) Bulgarian, Hebrew, Hindi, Macedonian, Serbian, Urdu
Form of Dublin used in various languages.
Dabolin (Settlement) Bengali
Bengali form of Dublin.
Dąbrowa (Settlement) Polish
Means "oakwood" in Polish. This is the name of over a hundred settlements in Poland.
Daburin (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Dublin.
Daca (Settlement) Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Dhaka.
Dacar (Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Dakar.
Dacca (Settlement) Finnish, French, Italian, Romanian
Form of Dhaka.
Dacië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Dacia.
Dadasitan (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Tatarstan.
Daedeok (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Korean
From Sino-Korean 大德, meaning "great virtue." It is the name of numerous districts and settlements in South Korea.
Daegu (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 大 (대, dae, "big, large") and 邱 (구, gu, "hill"), thus "large hill". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Daejeon (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 大 (대, dae, "big, large") and 田 (전, jeon, "cultivated piece of land"). This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Daenmåtche (Country) Walloon
Walloon form of Denmark.
Daenmåtche (Country) Walloon
Walloon form of Denmark.
Dageseutan (Political Subdivision) Korean
Korean form of Dagestan.
Dagestán (Political Subdivision) Czech
Czech form of Dagestan.
Dagestan (Political Subdivision) Russian
Derived from Turkish dağ meaning "mountain" and the Persian suffix ستان (stan 2) meaning "land of". This is the name of a federal subject of Russia.
Dagestāna (Political Subdivision) Latvian
Latvian form of Dagestan.
Dagestanas (Political Subdivision) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Dagestan.
Dagesztán (Political Subdivision) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Dagestan.
Daghaste (Political Subdivision) Ingush
Ingush form of Dagestan.
Daghestan (Political Subdivision) French, Italian, Persian, Romanian
French, Italian, Persian, and Romanian form of Dagestan.
Daghestani (Political Subdivision) Georgian
Georgian form of Dagestan.
Daghistan (Political Subdivision) Avar, Dargin, Arabic
Avar, Dargin and Arabic form of Dagestan.
Daghstan (Political Subdivision) Bashkir
Bashkir form of Dagestan.
Daghustan (Political Subdivision) Aghul, Lezgin, Rutul, Tabasaran, Tsakhur
Aghul, Lezgin, Rutul, Tabasaran, and Tsakhur form of Dagestan.
Daghusttan (Political Subdivision) Lak
Lak form of Dagestan.
Daghystan (Political Subdivision) Kumyk, Kazakh
Kumyk and Kazakh form of Dagestan.
Dağıstan (Political Subdivision) Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Turkish
Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, and Turkish form of Dagestan.
Dagstan (Political Subdivision) Kyrgyz, Tatar
Kyrgyz and Tatar form of Dagestan.
Daguestán (Political Subdivision) Spanish
Spanish form of Dagestan.
Daguestan (Political Subdivision) Catalan
Catalan form of Dagestan.
Daguestão (Political Subdivision) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Dagestan.
Dagystan (Political Subdivision) Nogai, Turkmen
Nogai and Turkmen form of Dagestan.
Dahestan (Political Subdivision) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Dagestan.
Dahlak (Other) Arabic
The Dahlak Archipelago is located in the Red Sea near Massawa, Eritrea. The pearl fisheries of the archipelago have been famous since Roman times and still produce a substantial number of pearls.
Dahomey (Other) English
The name of the Kingdom. Dahomey Kingdom was an African kingdom that existed from about 1600 until 1894, when the last king, Behanzin, was defeated by the French, and the country was annexed into the French colonial empire.
Dài-báe̤k (Settlement) Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong romanization of Taibei.
Đài Bắc (Settlement) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Taipei.
Dài-dṳ̆ng (Settlement) Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong form of Taichung.
Daigoz (Country) Zhuang
Zhuang form of Taiguo.
Dáik-guók (Country) Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong romanization of Deguo.
Daikonshima (Island) Japanese
Daikonshima Island is in Lake Nakaumi. This is within Matsue, Shimane Prefecture.
Dai Liang (Settlement) Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew romanization of Dalian.
Đại Liên (Settlement) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Dalian.
Dâi-lièng (Settlement) Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong romanization of Dalian.
Dai Liêng (Settlement) Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew romanization of Dalian.
Đài Loan (Country & Island) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Taiwan.
Daingerfield (Settlement) English
A city in Texas.
Dairen (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Dalian.
Daisetta (Settlement) English (American)
A place in Texas that was named after two women called Daisy and Etta.
Đài Trung (Settlement) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Taichung.
Daka (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Dakar.
Daka'er (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Dakar.
Dakareu (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Dakar.
Dakari (Settlement) Georgian
Georgian form of Dakar.
Dakāru (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Dakar.
Dak Gwok (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Deguo.
Dakka (Settlement) Armenian, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Russian, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Dhaka used in various languages.
Đăk Nông (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
Combination of Đắk Lắk and M'Nông, the name of an ethnic group in Vietnam. This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Dako (Settlement) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Dhaka.
Dakshin Afrika (Country) Hindi
Hindi calque of South Africa.
Dakunu Aprikawa (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala calque of South Africa.
Dalansala (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Dharamshala.
Đà Lạt (Settlement) Vietnamese
Derived from Koho daa meaning "water" and Lạt, a name for the indigenous Koho people of Vietnam. This is the name of a city in Vietnam.
Da Lat (Settlement) English
Simplified form of Đà Lạt.
Dalian (Settlement) Chinese
Ultimately from the name of the Russian settlement Дальний (Dalniyy) literally meaning "far, distant", a reference to the town's location. This is the name of a city in China.
Dalkeith (Settlement) Scottish
A small town in Midlothian, Scotland, south of Edinburgh. It is of Cumbric language origin. The first element is dal, meaning 'meadow, plateau' (Welsh ddôl) and chyd, meaning 'trees, wood' (Welsh coed).
Dalmasië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Dalmatia.
Dalmatië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Dalmatia.
Dalonigesdv (Country) Cherokee
Cherokee form of China
Damah (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Damascus via the French form Damas.
Damasakat (Settlement) Burmese
Burmese form of Damascus.
Damasc (Settlement) Catalan, Romanian
Catalan and Romanian form of Damascus.
Damašek (Settlement) Czech
Czech form of Damascus.
Damaseukuseu (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Damascus.
Damashige (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Damascus.
Damashq (Settlement) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Damascus.
Damaska (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Damascus.
Damaskas (Settlement) Lithuanian, Sinhalese
Lithuanian and Sinhalese form of Damascus.
Damasko (Settlement) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Damascus.
Damasko (Settlement) Basque, Esperanto, Georgian
Basque, Esperanto and Georgian form of Damascus.
Damaskus (Settlement) Afrikaans, Danish, German, Icelandic, Indonesian, Norwegian, Swedish
Form of Damascus used in multiple languages.
Dəməşq (Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Damascus.
Damasukasu (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Damascus.
Damaszek (Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Damascus.
Damaszkusz (Settlement) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Damascus.
Dăm-bi-a (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zambia.
Dameseq (Settlement) Hebrew
Hebrew form of Damascus.
Damesk (Settlement) Bengali
Bengali form of Damascus.
Damishq (Settlement) Hindi, Urdu
Hindi and Urdu form of Damascus.
Damsyik (Settlement) Malay
Malay form of Damascus.
Da Nang (Settlement) English
Simplified variant of Đà Nẵng.
Daneamak (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Denmark.
Danemarc (Country) Occitan
Occitan form of Denmark.
Danemarca (Country) Neapolitan, Romanian
Neapolitan and Romanian form of Denmark
Danemarca (Country) Romanian, Ligurian, Neapolitan, Venetian
Romanian, Ligurian, Neapolitan and Venetian form of Denmark.
Dâng-ciŭ (Settlement) Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong romanization of Zhengzhou.
Dang Gian (Settlement) Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew form of Tokyo.
Dang Guang (Settlement) Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew romanization of Dongguan.
Dania (Country) Abkhaz, Georgian, Greek, Late Roman, Polish
Abkhaz, Georgian, Greek, Medieval Latin, and Polish form of Denmark.
Dańijo (Country) Silesian
Silesian form of Denmark.
Danîmarka (Country) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Denmark.
Danimarka (Country) Albanian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Crimean Tatar, Maltese, Turkish
Form of Denmark used in various languages.
Danio (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Denmark.
Daniýa (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Denmark.
Daniye (Country) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Denmark.
Đan Mạch (Country) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 丹麥 (Đan Mạch), itself possibly from Cantonese 丹麥 (daan mak). This is the Vietnamese name for Denmark.
Danmai (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Denmark.
Danmak (Country) Haitian Creole, Lao
Haitian Creole and Lao form of Denmark.
Danmaṛk (Country) Kabyle
Kabyle form of Denmark.
Danmarka (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Denmark.
Danmhairg (Country) Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Denmark
Đà Nẵng (Settlement) Vietnamese
Uncertain, possibly from Eastern Cham đanak meaning "mouth of a river" or đarak meaning "large river" or from Western Cham đaknan meaning "wide water, large water" (all referring to the Han River)... [more]
Dánsko (Country) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Denmark
Danub (River) Arabic, Armenian, Persian
Arabic, Armenian and Persian form of Danube.
Danuba (River) Hebrew
Hebrew form of Danube.
Danubia (Region) English
A region that consists of the land on the banks of the Danube river.
Danúbio (River) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Danube.
Danubio (River) Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Danube.
Danup (River) Thai
Thai form of Danube.
Danyubeu (River) Korean
Korean form of Danube.
Dapblin (Settlement) Thai
Thai form of Dublin.
Daplin (Settlement) Thai
Thai form of Dublin.
Daqiu (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Daegu.
Dar As-salam (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Arabic
Arabic form of Dar Es Salaam.
Dardânia (Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Dardania.
Dardanie (Region & Settlement) French
French form of Dardania.
Dardanien (Region) German, Swedish
German and Swedish form of Dardania.
Dardanija (Region & Settlement) Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovenian form of Dardania.
Dar Es Salaam (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Swahili, English
Derived from Arabic دار السلام (dar as-salam) meaning "house of peace" or "abode of peace". This is the name of an administrative region and city in Tanzania.
Darjeeling (Other) Indian
Darjeeling India is a part of India and is well known because Mother Teresa (1910-1997) went there in 1929 for missionary reasons.
Darkhan (Settlement) Mongolian
Means "blacksmith" in Mongolian. This is the name of a city in Mongolia.
Darom Afrika (Country) Hebrew
Hebrew calque of South Africa.
Dartmouth (Settlement) English
A city in Devon.
Darton (Settlement) English
Darton is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (part of South Yorkshire), on the border with West Yorkshire, England.
Daryen (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Dalian.
Daşkənd (Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Tashkent.
Daşkent (Settlement) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Tashkent.
Dasmariñas (Settlement) Filipino
Dasmariñas, officially the City of Dasmariñas, is a 1st class component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines... [more]
Datbalin (Settlement) Burmese
Burmese form of Dublin.
Datian (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Daejeon and Ōda (both derived from the same Chinese roots).
Dat Nei Sai Aa (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Tunisia.
Daugova (River) Latgalian
Latgalian form of Daugava.
Davao (Region, Settlement & River) Filipino
Davao City, officially the City of Davao, is a highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of 2,443.61 km2, making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area... [more]
Davenport (Settlement) English
Transferred use of the English surname Davenport. The city in Iowa was named for George Davenport, a prominent settler in Iowa Territory.
Dawe (Settlement) Burmese
Burmese form of Dawei.
Dawei (Settlement) English
From Burmese ထားဝယ် (dawe) derived from Mon ထဝဲါ (thawai) meaning "to sit cross-legged", referring to the Buddha's posture on the palin (a type of throne). This is the name of a city in Myanmar, formerly known as Tavoy in English.
Dayangzhou (Region) Chinese
From Chinese 大洋 (dàyáng) meaning "ocean, sea" and 洲 (zhōu) meaning "continent, island". This is the Chinese name for Oceania.
Dayville (Settlement) English
A city in Oregon.
Deadwood (Settlement) English
From the English word "deadwood". The city in South Dakota was named for the dead trees found by Euro-American settlers in the area.
Decatur (Settlement) English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Decatur. The city in Alabama was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., a United States Navy officer.
Decorah (Settlement) English
Decorah, Iowa.
De Corea (Country) Welsh
Welsh form of South Korea
Deesa (Settlement) Indian
Deghasta (Political Subdivision) Chechen
Chechen form of Dagestan.
Deguo (Country) Chinese
From Chinese 德 (Dé), a short form of 德意志 (Déyìzhì), a name for Germany, and 国 (guó) meaning "country". This is the modern Chinese name for Germany.
De Haach (Settlement) Frisian
Frisian form of The Hague.
Dehali (Settlement) Kannada
Kannada form of Delhi.
Deheilan (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Tehran.
Dehli (Settlement) Azerbaijani, Persian, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek
Form of Delhi.
Deinmat (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Denmark.
Deira (Region) History
Deira was an area of Post-Roman Britain, and a later Anglian kingdom.
Deitschland (Country) Hunsrik
Hunsrik form of Deutschland
Dekalb (Settlement) English (American)
Transferred use of the surname De Kalb. The city in Illinois was named for Johann von Robais, Baron de Kalb, a French-Franconian major-general who fought for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Dekunu Efrika (Country) Dhivehi
Dhivehi calque of South Africa.
Delawae (Political Subdivision & River) Thai
Thai form of Delaware.
Delaware (Political Subdivision) English
Name of a state in the United States, named after the Delaware river, which was named after Lord De La Warr, from French de la guerre or de la werre literally "of the war".
Delchi (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Delhi.
Dél-korea (Country) Hungarian
Hungarian form of South Korea
Delli (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Delhi.
Delta (Political Subdivision) English
This is a state in Nigeria, a western African country. This is where the Isoko peoples live.
Demak (Country, Political Subdivision & Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese
Meaning uncertain, possibly either of Javanese or Arabic origin. This is the name of a sultanate that existed between the 15th and 16th centuries in northern Java. It is also the name of a regency of, as well as a city in, the modern-day Indonesian province of Central Java.
Demelza (Settlement) Cornish
Name of a hamlet in Cornwall, sometimes explained as a contraction of Cornish Dinas Maeldaf "fort of Maeldaf", but more likely derived from Cornish ty "house" and malsai "eel".
Demeshiq (Settlement) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Damascus.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Country) English
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country located in Central Africa. It was formerly called Zaire (1971–1997). It is, by area, the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa, the second-largest in all of Africa (after Algeria), and the 11th-largest in the world... [more]
Demokratiska Republiken Kongo (Country) Swedish
Swedish official form of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is often referred to as Kongo-Kinshasa to differentiate it from The Republic of Congo (often called Kongo-Brazzaville).
Denali (Mountain) Indigenous American
This is the indigenous Koyukon name for Mount McKinley.
Denbigh (Other) Medieval Welsh
“Little fortress in Welsh”
Dé̤ng-gŏ (Country) Chinese (Min Bei)
Min Bei romanization of Zhongguo.
Dengjialou (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Terengganu, chosen specifically for the characters 登 (dēng) meaning "rise, ascend", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "excellent", and 樓 (lóu) meaning "floor, level"... [more]
Dĕ̤ng-uāng (Settlement) Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong romanization of Dongguan.
Den Haag (Settlement) Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of The Hague.
Denmak (Country) Thai
Thai form of Denmark.
Denmakeu (Country) Korean
Korean form of Denmark.
Denmarc (Country) Welsh
Welsh form of Denmark.
Dénmark (Country) Balinese, Sundanese
Balinese and Sundanese form of Denmark.
Denmarkaya (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Denmark.
Denpasa (Settlement) Thai
Thai form of Denpasar.
Dénpasar (Settlement) Balinese, Sundanese
Balinese and Sundanese form of Denpasar.
Denpasar (Settlement) Indonesian
From Balinese ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ (dénpasar) possibly meaning "north market". This is the name of the capital city of the Indonesian province of Bali.
Denton (Political Subdivision) English
A city in Texas.
Denver (Settlement) English
Named after James W. Denver; the surname itself comes from Old English Denefær ("crossing of the Danes") or den-ōfer ("valley-bank")... [more]
Dên Ziu (Settlement) Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew romanization of Zhengzhou.
Deobeullin (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Dublin.
Depew (Settlement) English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Depew. The village in New York was named for Chauncey M. Depew, president of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company.
Dépok (Settlement) Sundanese
Sundanese form of Depok.
Depok (Settlement) Indonesian
From an acronym of Dutch De Eerste Protestantse Organisatie van Christenen (DEPOC) meaning "First Protestant Christian Organisation", referring to a 17th-century congregation established by Dutch merchant Cornelis Chastelein (1657-1714) to convert indigenous Indonesians to Christianity... [more]
De-poq (Settlement) Chinese (Wu)
Wu form of Taipei.
Deqlāṯ (River) Classical Syriac
Classical Syriac name for the Tigris River in Mesopotamia, from Akkkadian Idiqlat.
Derī (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Delhi.
Derry (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
City and country in Northern Ireland. May mean "oak wood", from 'Daire Coluimb Chille', meaning "The Oak-wood of Saint Columba". Or the name may have been from Proto-Celtic 'calg-ac-os', meaning "possessing a blade" or "possessing a penis".
Dersingham (Settlement) English
Derived from the Old English "homestead belonging to Deorsige".
De Smet (Other) English
De Smet was founded by a French missionary priest travelling through the Midwest of America. It is best known for being one of the many homes of the Ingalls Wilder family, and the place where most of the Ingalls family is buried.
Des Moines (Settlement) English
Name of the capital and the most populous city in Iowa, which derived from Fort Des Moines, which was named for the Des Moines River. The French des Moines translates to either "from the monks" or "of the monks".
De Soto (Settlement) English (American)
From the Spanish surname De Soto. Various cities in the United States are named for Hernando De Soto, a Spanish conquistador. However, the city in Texas was named for Thomas Hernando DeSoto Stewart, a doctor dedicated to the community.
Destin (Settlement) English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Destin. The city in Flordia was named for Leonard Destin, a Connecticut fishing captain.
Detroit (Political Subdivision) English (American)
From the French word, meaning “strait.” The full name of the city’s phrase is “le détroit du Lac Érie,” meaning “the strait of Lake Erie.”
De-tson (Settlement) Chinese (Wu)
Wu form of Taichung.
Déva (Settlement) Hungarian
City in Romania.
Devizes (Settlement) English
Derived from castrum ad divisas, latin for “castle at the boundary”
Devonshire (Other) English
A county in southwestern England; county town, Exeter. Also called Devon.
Dezhou (Settlement) Chinese
Dgèrnésy (Island) Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Guernsey.
Dháka (Settlement) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Dhaka.
Dhaka (Settlement) Bengali, English
Uncertain, possibly from the name of the dhak tree (scientific name Butea monosperma), which used to grow in the area, from Bengali ঢাক (dhak) referring to a traditional membranophone instrument, or from the name of the Hindu goddess Dhakeshwari... [more]
Dhakka (Settlement) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Dhaka.
Dharamsala (Settlement) English
Variant of Dharamshala.
Dharamshala (Settlement) English
From Hindi धर्मशाला (dharmshala) referring to a type of sanctuary for religious pilgrims, itself derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "law, duty, virtue" (with the additional meaning of "religion, faith" in Hindi) and शाला (shala) meaning "house"... [more]
Dharan (Settlement) Nepali
Means "saw pit, place to saw timber" in Nepali. This is the name of a city in Nepal.
Dharmshala (Settlement) Hindi
Hindi form of Dharamshala.
Dhawai (Settlement) Mon
Mon form of Dawei.
Dhènemarken (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Denmark via the Dutch form Denemarken.
Dhilli (Settlement) Telugu
Telugu form of Delhi.
Dhivehirajje (Country) Dhivehi
From Dhivehi ދިވެހި (dhivehi), the name of the Dhivehi people, and ރާއްޖެ (rājje) meaning "country, kingdom, realm, domain". The ethnic name itself means "islanders" from Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpá) meaning "island"... [more]
Dho-ha (Settlement) Tibetan
Tibetan form of Doha.
Dibilisi (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Tbilisi.
Điện Biên (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 奠 (điện) meaning "libation" and 邊 (biên) meaning "side".
Điện Biên (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
Means "established frontier" from Sino-Vietnamese 奠 (điện) meaning "establish, set, lay" and 邊 (biên) meaning "frontier", so named for the region's location on the border between Vietnam and the historical Lan Xang kingdom... [more]
Điện Biên Phủ (Settlement) Vietnamese
From the name Điện Biên and Sino-Vietnamese 府 (phủ) meaning "administrative division, prefecture". This is the name of a city in Vietnam.
Dienhginh (Settlement) Zhuang
Zhuang form of Tianjin.
Dienvidāfrika (Country) Latvian
Latvian calque of South Africa.
Dienvidkoreja (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of South Korea
Dienvidsudāna (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of South Sudan.
Digione (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Dijon.
Digne (Political Subdivision) French (Archaic)
Digne-les-Bains, or simply and historically Digne, is a commune of France, capital of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, and situated in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Dijlah (River) Arabic
Arabic name for the Tigris River in Mesopotamia, from Akkadian Idiqlat.
Dijon (Settlement) French
From French Dijon, from the Roman name, Latin Divio, from the name Divius (“godly, divine”).... [more]
Dijong (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Dijon.
Dil (Settlement) Kashmiri
Kashmiri form of Delhi.
Dilana (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Tirana.
Dilhi (Settlement) Arabic, Quechua
Arabic and Quechua form of Delhi.
Díli (Settlement) Tetum, Portuguese
Tetum and Portuguese form of Dili.
Diliboli (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Tripoli.
Dil'li (Settlement) Konkani
Konkani form of Delhi.
Dilli (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Dili.
Dillí (Settlement) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Delhi.
Dilliya (Settlement) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Delhi.
Dilo (Settlement) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Dili.
Dimishiq (Settlement) Somali
Somali form of Damascus.
Dimishq (Settlement) Tajik
Tajik form of Damascus.
Dimitrija (Other) Macedonian
christianity... [more]
Dinagat (Political Subdivision & Island) Filipino, Cebuano, Surigaonon, Waray, Tagalog, English
From Cebuano dinagat meaning "of the sea", ultimately from dagat meaning "sea". This is the name of an island in the Philippines, as well as a province (called Dinagat Islands).
Dingus (Other) English
Dingus is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky, named after its first postmaster, Charles Dingus.
Dingwall (Settlement) English
A city in Scotland. From the Scandinavian 'Þingvöllr ', meaning "the meeting place of the assembly".
Dinuba (Settlement) English (American)
A city in California, of unknown etymology.
Diomede Islands (Island) English (American)
The Diomede islands are two islands both in the USA and Russia. They consist of big Diomede and little Diomede.... [more]
Diòng-să (Settlement) Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong romanization of Changsha.
Diqlāṯ (River) Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic name for the Tigris River in Mesopotamia, from Akkadian Idiqlat.
Diri (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Dili.
Dirouilles (Island) Norman, French
Islet chain in the Channel Islands. Each rock has many names. May mean "rags", as a direct transliteration of the French word dirouilles.
Diseldorf (Settlement) Hebrew, Serbian
Hebrew and Serbian form of Düsseldorf.
Diseldorfa (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Düsseldorf.
Dísseldorf (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Düsseldorf.
Dithouïl'yes (Island) Norman
Jèrriais Norman version of Dirouilles
Diuseldorfas (Settlement) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Düsseldorf.
Dixon (Settlement) English
Various cities in the United States. Transferred use of the English surname Dixon.
Diyapan (Country) Maranao
Maranao form of Japão (see Japan).
Dižon (Settlement) Serbian
Serbian form of Dijon.
Dižona (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Dijon.
Djakarta (Settlement) Dutch (Archaic), Afrikaans, Icelandic
Archaic Dutch form of Jakarta as well as the modern Afrikaans and Icelandic form of the name. The modern Dutch form is written exactly the same as the English form.
Djamayike (Country) Walloon
Walloon form of Jamaica.
Djapon (Country) Walloon
Walloon form of Japão (see Japan).
Djedda (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Jeddah.
Djeddah (Settlement) French
French form of Jeddah.
Djeri (Island) Sercquiais
Sercquiais form of Jersey.
Djermani (Country) Nauruan
Nauruan form of Germany
Djeruzalem (Settlement) Walloon
Walloon form of Jerusalem.
Djeyordjeye (Country) Walloon
Walloon form of Georgia 1.
Djibouti (Country) English
The name of the Country in East Africa. Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa, is a mostly French- and Arabic-speaking country of dry shrublands, volcanic formations and Gulf of Aden beaches. It's home to one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world, the low-lying Lake Assal, in the Danakil Desert... [more]
Djíbútí (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Djibouti.
Djoeba (Settlement) Dutch
Historical Dutch form of Juba.