Submitted Place Names Starting with L

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Laai Tyut Wai Aa (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Latvia.
Läänemeri (Body of Water) Estonian
Means "west sea" in Estonian. This is the Estonian name for the Baltic Sea.
Lááʼos (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Laos
Laâyoune (Settlement) French, Afrikaans, Icelandic
French, Afrikaans and Icelandic form of Laayoune.
Laayoune (Settlement) English, Slovene
From French Laâyoune derived from Arabic اَلْعَيُون (al-ʿayūn) meaning "the springs". This is the name of the capital city of the disputed territory of Western Sahara, though it is administered by Morocco.
Labëria (Region) Albanian
Labëria is a historic region that is roughly situated in southwestern Albania.
Labrador (Political Subdivision) Portuguese, Spanish
Province in Canada. Likely from Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador. Lavrador means "farmer" in Portuguese, as does the Spanish word 'labrador'.
Lackawaxen (Body of Water) Indigenous American
Lenape for "swift waters".
Lacónia (Political Subdivision & Region) Portuguese (European)
European Portuguese form of Laconia.
Lacônia (Political Subdivision & Region) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Laconia.
Laconia (Settlement) English
Laconia is a place in New Hampshire.
Laconie (Political Subdivision & Region) French
French form of Laconia.
Laconië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Laconia.
Lagan (River) Northern Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Abhainn an Lagáin, meaning “river of the low-lying district”.... [more]
Lagos (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Western African, Hausa, Igbo, English
From Portuguese lagos meaning "lakes". This is the name of a city in Nigeria as well as a state of the same name.
La Haya (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of The Hague.
La Haye (Settlement) French
French form of The Hague.
Lahore (Settlement) Punjabi, Urdu
Lahti (Settlement) Finnish
Taken directly from Finnish lahti "bay". Lahti is the name of several places in Finland, including the 8th largest city.
Lahtis (Settlement) Finland Swedish
Swedish form of Lahti.
L'Aia (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of The Hague.
Lai Châu (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 萊 (lai) meaning "pigweed" and Thai เจ้า (jâo) meaning "master".
Laikberiya (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Liberia.
Laitvia (Country) Irish
Irish form of Latvia
Lakari (Settlement) Urdu
Locational name, named for the town in India. The town's name is Urdu and means "wood".
Lakawia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Latvia.
Lakeland (Region, River & Other) English (Rare)
The Lake District, a rural area in northwest England.... [more]
Lakeside (Settlement) English
Lakeside means "at the side of the lake". Multiple cities have this name in the United States.
Lakeville (Settlement) English
This is the name of a city in both Massachusetts and Minnesota.
Lakewood (Settlement) English
This place name meaning "lake by the wood" is a very common city name in the United States.
Lakónie (Political Subdivision & Region) Czech
Czech form of Laconia.
Lakonien (Political Subdivision & Region) German, Swedish
German and Swedish form of Laconia.
Lakonija (Political Subdivision & Region) Croatian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Serbian and Slovenian form of Laconia.
Lakoniya (Political Subdivision & Region) Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Laconia.
Lambungh (Political Subdivision) Arabic
Arabic form of Lampung.
Lâm Đồng (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 林 (lâm) meaning "woods" and 同 (đồng) meaning "same".
Lampert (Settlement) English
A tiny hamlet in Northumberland, near the border with Cumbria. Despite this location's small size, several theories have emerged relating to the etymology of this unique name, which was first recorded in c.1290 as Lythel Lampard.... [more]
Lampung (Political Subdivision) Indonesian
From the name of the 7th-century kingdom of Tolang Pohwang, itself derived from Lampungese to meaning "people" and Lang Pohwang, an old name for the region, which is of uncertain origin and meaning... [more]
Lampunq (Political Subdivision) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Lampung.
Lanai (Island) Hawaiian
Lánao (Political Subdivision & Body of Water) Spanish
Spanish form of Lanao.
Lanao (Political Subdivision & Body of Water) Filipino, Tagalog, English
From Maranao ranaw meaning "lake, body of water". This is the name of a lake and two provinces in the southern Philippines.
Lanark (Settlement) Scottish
A small town in Lanarkshire, Central Scotland. It's name is of Cumbric origin and is thought to be equivalent with Welsh llanerch, 'open space in a forest'.
Lanchester (Settlement) English
Derived from the words lang "long" and chester "camp, fortress".
Langbarðaland (Country) Old Norse
Old Norse name for Italy.
Lạng Sơn (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 諒 (lạng) meaning "excuse, forgive" and 山 (sơn) meaning "mountain". This is the name of a city in Vietnam as well as the province in which it is located.
Langston (Political Subdivision) English
This is a city in Oklahoma.
Lansing (Settlement) English
The English usage is a place name originally derived from the town of Lancing in West Sussex (and which has also given names to other towns such as Lansing, Michigan and Lansing, New York). ''Lancing'' comes from the Old English personal name ''Wlanc'', meaning ''proud, imperious'', with the added suffix ''-ing'', indicating ''family of or follower of''.
Lanzarote (Island) Spanish
Derived from the first name of the Genoese navigator Lancillotto Malocello (born in 1270). Lanzarote is an island in the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, near the coast of northwestern Africa.
Lào Cai (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
Laodicea (Settlement) Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
Latinized form of Greek Λαοδίκεια (Laodikeia), which was derived from the Greek name Laodike and the feminine suffix -εια (-eia)... [more]
Laois (Political Subdivision) Irish
County in Ireland. Named after the Gaelic territory of Uí Laoighis, meaning "people of Lugaid Laígne".
Laosi (Country) Albanian, Georgian
Albanian and Georgian form of Laos.
Laoso (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Laos.
Laôsy (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Laos.
Lap Tou Jyun (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Lithuania via German Litauen.
Largo (Settlement) English (American)
Largo is located in Pinellas County Florida.... [more]
Las Piñas (Settlement) Filipino
The City of Las Piñas was founded on either 1762 or 1797. It is one of the 16 cities making up the NCR of the Philippines. It has a land area of 32.69 km2 and has 588,894 people living in it as of the 2015 census.... [more]
Lassa (Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lhasa.
Las Vegas (Settlement) American
A city in Nevada in the United States of America. It is know for the Strip and it's various hotels and casinos.
Latbiya (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Latvia.
Latina (Settlement) Italian, English, Finnish, French
Derived from the former name Latinia, itself adopted in 1944 to replace the name Littoria, which had been chosen by the Fascist government upon the inauguration of the city in 1932... [more]
Látsębooʼ (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Luxembourg
Latuoweiya (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Latvia.
Latvi (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Mongolian, Ossetian
Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Mongolian, and Ossetian form of Latvia.
Latvija (Country) Latvian, Bosnian, Croatian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Slovene
Derived from Latgalians, the name of an ancient Eastern Baltic tribe inhabiting present-day Latvia.
Latvio (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Latvia.
Latvja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Latvia.
Latwiýa (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Latvia.
Lauben (Settlement) German
Town in Germany.
Laujvoh (Country) Zhuang
Zhuang form of Laowo.
Lausitz (Region) German, Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
German form of Lusatia, which some countries have adopted as their name for the Central European region.
Lawasa (Body of Water) Fijian
Lawrenceville (Settlement) English
A city in Georgia 2.
Lea (River) English (British)
Lea is a river in the UK. It's found in southeast England and flows from the Chiltern Hills and flows to the river Thames at Bow Creek.... [more]
Lebanon (Country & Mountain) English, Indonesian, Tagalog, Thai
Derived from the Pro-West Semitic root laban meaning "white". This is the name of a country and mountain range in Western Asia.
Leeds (Settlement) Celtic
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It derives it's name from a Brythonic term Ladenses, meaning 'people of the fast-flowing river' (Welsh llawd). The word likely originally denoted a forest which covered the area of modern day Leeds.... [more]
Leedu (Country) Estonian
Estonian form of Lithuania
Lefkoşa (Settlement) Turkish, Crimean Tatar
Turkish and Crimean Tatar form of Nicosia via its Greek name Λευκωσία (Lefkosía).
Lefkosia (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Nicosia.
Lehastan (Country) Armenian
Armenian form of Poland
Lei Bei Aa (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Libya.
Leinster (Region) Irish
From the Irish Laighin, the name of a major tribe previously living in the area, and either Irish tír or Old Norse staðr, both meaning “land”, “place” or “territory”.... [more]
Leipzig (Settlement) German/slavic
Settlement in Saxony region Germany.... [more]
Leith (Settlement & River) Scottish, Medieval Scottish
The name of a river (Water of Leith) and the settlement at it's mouth, near Edinburgh, Scotland. The name is likely of Cumbric origin and is likely cognate with the Welsh word laith, meaning 'damp, moist'.
Leitrim (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
County and town in Ireland. Meaning "gray ridge", from 'liath' ("grey") and 'droim' ("ridge").
Lelystad (Settlement) Dutch
Means "Lely-city" in Dutch, named after Cornelis Lely. This is the capital city of the Flevoland province in the Netherlands.
Lêng-hā (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Ningxia.
Lengyelország (Country) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Poland
Leningrad (Settlement) Russian
Changed from Petrograd to honour Lenin. Means "lenin's city" from Lenin and gorod, "city"... [more]
Lenkija (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Poland.
Leosóta (Country) Irish
Irish form of Lesotho
Lepanona (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lebanon.
Lérida (Settlement) Spanish
Lesotas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Lesotho.
Lesotho (Country) English
The name of the Country in Southern Africa. Lesotho, a high-altitude, landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa, is crisscrossed by a network of rivers and mountain ranges including the 3,482m-high peak of Thabana Ntlenyana... [more]
Lesothu (Country) Asturian
Asturian form of Lesotho.
Lesótó (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lesotho.
Letbanun (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Lebanon.
Letgallen (Region) Danish, Dutch, Afrikaans
Danish, Dutch and Afrikaans form of Latgale.
Letland (Country) Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch
Afrikaans, Danish and Dutch form of Latvia.
Łetonia (Country) Venetian
Venetian form of Latvia
Letónia (Country) Portuguese (European)
European Portuguese form of Latvia via its New Latin name Lettonia.
Letònia (Country) Catalan
Catalan form of Latvia via its New Latin name Lettonia.
Letônia (Country) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Latvia via its New Latin name Lettonia.
Letonia (Country) Albanian, Greek, Romanian, Spanish
Albanian, Greek, Romanian and Spanish form of Latvia via its New Latin name Lettonia.
Letonija (Country) Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Lettonia, which is the Latin name for Latvia.... [more]
Lettland (Country) Faroese, German, Icelandic, Swedish
Cognate of Latvia.
Lettonia (Country) Italian
This is the New Latin name for Latvia, which the Italians have adopted as their standard name for the country.
Lettonie (Country) French
French form of Latvia via its New Latin name Lettonia.
Lettország (Country) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Latvia
Lettunia (Country) Sicilian
Sicilian form of Latvia
Lexington (Settlement) English
A place name meaning "Leaxa's town" in Old English.
Lhasa (Settlement) Tibetan, English
Probably from Tibetan ལྷ་ས (lha sa) meaning "land of gods", derived from ལྷ (lha) meaning "deity, god" and ས (sa) meaning "land, earth". Alternatively, it may have been an alteration of Old Tibetan ར་ས (ra sa) meaning "land of goats" or "fortified land" from ར (ra) meaning "goat" or "enclosure" and ས (sa) meaning "land, earth"... [more]
Lhassa (Settlement) French
French form of Lhasa.
Lhásza (Settlement) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Lhasa.
Lhôk Seumaw'è (Settlement) Acehnese
Acehnese form of Lhokseumawe.
Lhokseumawe (Settlement) Indonesian
From the Acehnese name Lhôk Seumaw'è from lhôk meaning "deep" and Seumaw'è referring to the swirling water in the sea along the coast of eastern Aceh. This is the name of a city in the Indonesian province of Aceh.
Lhotse (Mountain) Tibetan
Lhotse is the name of a mountain in Tibet. Lhotse means “South Peak” in Tibetan. ... [more]
Liatroim (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
Irish form of Leitrim.
Líban (Country) Catalan
Catalan form of Lebanon.
Libàna (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Lebanon.
Libāna (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Lebanon.
Libanas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Lebanon.
Libanen (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Lebanon.
Libani (Country) Albanian, Georgian
Albanian and Georgian form of Lebanon.
Líbano (Country) Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Portuguese and Spanish form of Lebanon
Libano (Country) Esperanto, Italian
Esperanto and Italian form of Lebanon.
Líbanon (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lebanon.
Łíbanoo (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Lebanon
Lìbbia (Country) Sicilian
Sicilian form of Libya
Libeeria (Country) Estonian
Estonian form of Liberia.
Libéir (Country) Irish
Irish form of Liberia
Líbería (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Liberia
Libèria (Country) Catalan
Catalan form of Liberia
Libérie (Country) Czech
Czech form of Liberia.
Liberië (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Liberia.
Liberiýa (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Liberia.
Lîberya (Country) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Liberia.
Liberya (Country) Turkish
Turkish form of Liberia.
Líbía (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Libya
Líbia (Country) Catalan, Hungarian, Portuguese
Catalan, Hungarian, and Portuguese form of Libya.
Libië (Country) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Libya.
Lībija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Libya.
Liburnie (Region) French
French form of Liburnia.
Liburnien (Region) German
German form of Liburnia.
Liburnija (Region) Serbian
Serbian form of Liburnia.
Łíbya (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Libya
Lîbya (Country) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Libya.
Libya (Country) Northern African, Berber, English, Faroese, Finnish, Hausa, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish
From Arabic ليبيا‎ (Lībiyā) from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē), which is derived from Libu, the name of an ancient Berber tribe (attested as rbw in Egyptian)... [more]
Libye (Country) Czech, French, Yiddish
Czech, French, and Yiddish form of Libya.
Libyen (Country) Danish, German, Swedish
Danish, German and Swedish form of Libya.
Lichtenstaïn (Country) Greek
Greek form of Liechtenstein.
Lichtenštajnsko (Country) Slovak
Slovak form of Liechtenstein
Lichtenšteinas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Liechtenstein.
Lichtenštejnsko (Country) Czech
Czech form of Liechtenstein
Lichtinstéin (Country) Irish
Irish form of Liechtenstein
Lideta (Settlement) African
Lidice (Settlement) Czech
Lidice is a village in the Czech Republic, which was completely destroyed by German Nazis in 1942. All people from Lidice, including over 100 children, were murdered. People and places all over the world have been named after the village to commemorate the massacre.
Lidië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lydia.
Liditze (Settlement) Hungarian (?)
It is a small town in Hungeria that was invaded and destroyed by the Nazi and was built again years later.
Liechtenstein (Country) English
A landlocked country in Europe.
Liettua (Country) Finnish
Finnish form of Lithuania.
Liezhidunshideng (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Liechtenstein.
Liezhidunsideng (Country) Taiwanese
Chinese form of Liechtenstein chiefly used in Taiwan.
Liffey (River) Irish
The River Liffey runs through the city of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. In poetry and mythology, the river is called Abhainn An Life, which is occasionally anglicized as 'Anna Liffey'
Lifford (Settlement) Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Leifear.... [more]
Ligurië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Liguria.
Lihou (Island) Norman, Breton
Island in the Channel Islands in England. From the Breton words 'lydd' or 'ligg', meaning "in or near water", and the Norman suffix -'hou', meaning "island". The island and reef in Australia named after this island.
Lihsotho (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Lesotho.
Lihtenšteina (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Liechtenstein.
Lihtenşteýn (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Liechtenstein.
Lihtenşteyn (Country) Crimean Tatar, Gagauz
Crimean Tatar and Gagauz form of Liechtenstein.
Liĥtenŝtejno (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Liechtenstein.
Łííhtensain (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Liechtenstein
Lijfland (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Livonia.
Lijia (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Riga.
Likenekaina (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Liechtenstein.
Likhtenshtaini (Country) Georgian
Georgian form of Liechtenstein.
Lille (Settlement) French
Name of a city in France.
Lilongwe (Political Subdivision, Settlement & River) English, Chewa, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Swahili
From Chewa Lilongwe, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a river and the capital city of Malawi, as well as the district around it.
Lima (Settlement) Spanish (Latin American)
Lima is a corruption of the name Rimac.
Limdi (Other) Mormon
The fifth great star from the center of the galaxy; also known as Veh-kliflosisis.
Limerick (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish, English
Possibly derives from loimeanach, meaning "bare marsh" or "spot made bare by feeding horses". Other potential derivations connect with luimnigthe "cloaked" and luimnechda, meaning "shielded"... [more]
Limnia (Body of Water) Greek (Rare)
Lincolnia (Settlement) English
Lindley (Settlement) English
This is the name of several places located in England, United States and South Africa.... [more]
Linköping (Settlement) Swedish
Combination of Swedish ljung "heather" and köping "marketplace". The name was first mentioned in Old Swedish as Liunga. kaupinga in 1103.
Linley (Settlement) English
This is the name of a hamlet, located in Shropshire in England.... [more]
Linz (Settlement) English
From *lentos (“bend” in Proto-Celtic), describing the bend in the Danube where the original Celtic settlement was placed.
Liobáin (Country) Irish
Irish form of Lebanon
Liotuáin (Country) Irish
Irish form of Lithuania
Lioumpliana (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Ljubljana.
Lisabona (Settlement) Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian
Latvian, Lithuanian, and Romanian form of Lisbon.
Lisavona (Settlement) Greek
Modern Greek form of Lisbon. The more traditional form is actually Λισσαβώνα (Lissavona), but the current form of Lisavona first came into use in the 1990s and has since become increasingly popular to the point that it has now virtually replaced Lissavona.
Lisbon (Settlement) English
From Portuguese Lisboa derived from Latin Olisīpō, which is of uncertain meaning. Folk etymologies state that it comes from the name Odysseus or Ulysses, though it may have been derived from Phoenician ʿlyṣ ʿbʾ or ʿaliṣ-ʿuboʾ meaning "safe harbour"... [more]
Lisbona (Settlement) Italian, Occitan, Romansh
Italian, Occitan and Romansh form of Lisbon.
Lisbonne (Settlement) French
French form of Lisbon.
Lishbunah (Settlement) Arabic
Arabic form of Lisbon.
Lisiben (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Lisbon.
Lisië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lycia.
Liss (Other) English
The place name, Liss, originally Lyss, was first recorded in the Domesday Book. The meaning of 'Liss' is unknown.
Lisszabon (Settlement) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Lisbon.
Lisza (Settlement) Hungarian
Lisa (German: Lissa; Hungarian: Lisza) is a commune located in Romania, Brașov County, in the Făgăraș area.
Lìtáowǎn (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Lithuania via German Litauen.
Litaue (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lithuania.
Litbya (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Libya.
Litháen (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lithuania.
Lithouania (Country) Greek
Greek form of Lithuania.
Litoania (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Lithuania.
Łitʼoowę́ęya (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Lithuania
Litovio (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Lithuania.
Littansatein (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Liechtenstein.
Litthuyeniya (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Lithuania.
Little Rock (Settlement) English
From the name of a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River, used as a landmark by early river traffic. This is the name of the capital city of the US state of Arkansas.
Lituani (Country) Fijian
Fijian form of Lithuania.
Lituània (Country) Catalan
Catalan form of Lithuania.
Litvánia (Country) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Lithuania.
Lîtvanya (Country) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Lithuania.
Litwanja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Lithuania.
Livanos (Country) Greek
Greek form of Lebanon.
Liveria (Country) Greek
Greek form of Liberia.
Liverpool (Settlement) English, Welsh
A port city in western England on the mouth of the River Mersey. Uncertain origin. Possibly derived from Cumbric words equivalent to the Welsh leidiau, meaning 'mud' and pwll, meaning 'pool', or else the Old English formation *Liferpōl, 'thick, muddy pool'.
Livland (Region) German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
German and Scandinavian form of Livonia.
Livónia (Region) Portuguese (European)
European Portuguese form of Livonia.
Livônia (Region) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Livonia.
Livonia (Region) History, Albanian, Aragonese, Asturian, Basque, English, Galician, Indonesian, Italian, Romanian, Spanish
Livonia was a historic region in the Baltic, located approximately in present-day southern Estonia and northern Latvia... [more]
Livonie (Region) French
French form of Livonia.
Livorno (Settlement) Italian, English, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, German, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian
From Old Italian Ligorno, itself from Latin Liburnus, derived from the tribe of the Liburnians (in Latin Liburni). This is the name of a port city in north-central Italy.
Livyi (Country) Greek
Greek form of Libya.
Liwan (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Lebanon.
Liwiýa (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Libya.
Liwiye (Country) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Libya.
Liyade (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Riyadh. 利雅得 (Lìyǎdé) is the spelling used in mainland China while 利雅德 (Lìyǎdé) is more common in Taiwan.
Lizbon (Settlement) Turkish
Turkish form of Lisbon.
Lizbona (Settlement) Polish, Slovene
Polish and Slovene form of Lisbon.
Ljubljana (Settlement) Slovene, Croatian, English
The origin of the city's name is unclear. In the Middle Ages, both the river and the town were also known by the German name Laibach. This name was in official use as an endonym until 1918, and it remains frequent as a German exonym, both in common speech and official use... [more]
Lkhas (Settlement) Mongolian
Mongolian form of Lhasa.
Llanberis (Settlement) Welsh
A village in North Wales. The first element is Welsh llan, 'parish, church of-'. The second is a corruption of Peris, a 6th century Welsh saint.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Settlement) Welsh
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a large village and local government community on the island of Anglesey, Wales, on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor... [more]
Lloret De Mar (Settlement) Catalan
L'manberg (Country) Popular Culture
Dream SMP
Lobnan (Country) Persian
Persian form of Lebanon.
Loch an Daimh (Body of Water) Scottish
The name of several lakes in Scotland.
Loch Garman (Political Subdivision) Irish
Irish name for the county of Wexford. Named after Garman Garbh, a legendary figure, who was drowned in the mudflats at the mouth of the river Slaney by an enchantress, resulting in the lake that bears his name... [more]
Lockerbie (Settlement) Scottish
A small town in Southern Scotland. It derives from the personal name Lockhard and the Old Norse suffix -by, meaning 'town'. ... [more]
Lofoten (Other) Norwegian
Modern definite form of Lófót which is a combination of Old Swedish "lynx" and Old Norse fótr "foot". Lofoten is a archipelago in Norway known for it's dramatic scenery.
Logan (Other) Scottish
Logan is a Scottish place name, meaning "little hollow" in Scottish Gaelic.
Loire (River) French
From Latin Liger, a transcription of the native Gaulish name of the river, derived from the Gaulish word liga, meaning "silt, sediment", itself deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root *legʰ-, meaning "to lie".... [more]
Loksemborga (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Luxembourg.
Lo Maa Nei Aa (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Romania.
Lomaniya (Country) Cherokee
Cherokee form of Romania
Lombardije (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Lombardy.
Lombardye (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lombardy.
Londinensi (Settlement) Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Latin form of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom.
Londino (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of London.
Londonderry (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
Another name for Derry. The prefix -london was added because donations from the city of London help rebuild Derry in 1613.
Long An (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 隆 (long) meaning "grand" and 安 (an) meaning "safe".
Longford (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
Town and county in Ireland. Meaning "the port".
Longfort (Political Subdivision) Irish
The Irish name of Longford from long, meaning "ship", and port, meaning "dock".... [more]
Longyearbyen (Settlement) Norwegian
Means "the Longyear town" in Norwegian. Longyearbyen is the main settlement of the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean. The town was named after American businessman John Munro Longyear (1850-1922) whose company helped develop the settlement.
Lönneberga (Settlement) Swedish, Literature
Combination of Swedish lönn "maple" and berg "mountain". This is the name of a small village and parish in Småland, southern Sweden... [more]
Lontoo (Settlement) Finnish
Finnish form of London.
Los Ángeles (Other) American, Spanish
A city and county in Southern California in the United States of America. Its full name being El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (English: The town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciúncula).
Los Gatos (Settlement) English
Means "the cats" in Spanish, named after the wild cats that used to live in the area. This is the name of a city in California.
Lotaringe (Political Subdivision & Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lorraine.
Lotharingen (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Lorraine.
Łotwa (Country) Polish, Silesian
Polish and Silesian form of Latvia.
Lotyšsko (Country) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Latvia
Louisiana (Political Subdivision) English (American)
Name of a state in the United States, named after King Louis XIV of France.
Louisville (Settlement) English
Named in honor of King Louis XVI of France, whose soldiers were aiding the Americans during the Revolution. This is the name of several settlements in the United States, including the lagrest city in the state of Kentucky.
Loulon (Other) Ancient Greek (Rare, Archaic)
Loulon (Greek: Λοῦλον), in Arabic known as Lu'lu'a (Arabic: لولوة‎), was a fortress near the modern village of Hasangazi in Turkey.... [more]
Lou Sam Bou (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Luxembourg.
Louth (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
County and village in Ireland. From "Lugh", an ancient Irish god.
Lou Wo (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Laos.
Louzon (Island) Greek
Greek form of Luzon.