Submitted Place Names Starting with M

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Maa Ji Doi Fu (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Maldives.
Maa Lei (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Mali.
Maa Loi Sai Aa (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Malaysia.
Maan Guk (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Bangkok.
Macáçar (Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Makassar.
Macadóin (Country) Irish
Irish form of Macedonia
Macarıstan (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Majarestan, referring to Hungary.
Macaristan (Country) Crimean Tatar, Turkish
Crimean Tatar and Turkish form of Majarestan, referring to Hungary.
Macaronesië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Macaronesia.
Macasar (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Makassar.
Maċedonja (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Maltese
Maltese form of Macedonia.
Macedónsko (Country) Slovak
Slovak form of Macedonia
Machatsjkala (Settlement) Dutch
Dutch form of Makhachkala.
Machelonia (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Ancient Greek, English, Italian
Derived from Μαχελονία (Machelonia), the ancient Greek name for a region and satrapy of the Sasanian Empire. It was named after the Colchian (i.e. Kartvelian) tribe that lived there, who were known to the ancient Greeks as the Μαχελῶνες (Machelones) or the Μαχελονοι (Machelonoi)... [more]
Machelonien (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) German
German form of Machelonia.
Machen (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Banjarmasin.
Machen (Settlement) Chinese
From Chinese 马 () meaning "horse" and 陈 (chén) meaning "display." It is the name of two settlements in China: one in Shandong, and the other in Anhui.
Machsik (Country & Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Mexico via the French form Mexique.
Madagáscar (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Madagascar
Madagascar (Country & Island) English
An island country in Africa.
Madagascar (Country & Island) English, Catalan, Nahuatl, French, Italian, Manx, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Corsican
From Middle French Madagascar, from Madageiscar, as a corrupted transliteration of Mogadishu by Marco Polo's misreading of Arabic.... [more]
Madagaseukareu (Country) Korean
Korean form of Madagascar.
Madagasgar (Country & Island) Welsh
Welsh from of Madagascar
Madagasikara (Country & Island) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Madagascar.
Madagaskara (Country & Island) Latvian
Latvian form of Madagascar.
Madagaskaras (Country & Island) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Madagascar.
Madagaskaraya (Country & Island) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Madagascar.
Madagaskari (Country & Island) Albanian, Georgian, Greek
Albanian, Georgian and Greek form of Madagascar.
Ma-đa-gát-xca (Country & Island) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Madagascar.
Madahaskar (Country & Island) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Madagascar.
Madajiasijia (Country & Island) Chinese
Chinese form of Madagascar.
Madakaska (Country) Thai
Thai form of Madagascar.
Maddane (Settlement) Ingush
Ingush form of Medina.
Maddicut (Settlement) English (American)
This is the name of a Massachusets town
Madeira (Island) Portuguese
Means "wood" in Portuguese. Madeira is an autonomous region of Portugal located in the Atlantic Ocean.
Madeli (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Madrid.
Madhina (Settlement) Bashkir
Bashkir form of Medina.
Madhurâ (Island) Madurese
Madurese form of Madura.
Madhurâ (Island) Madurese
Madurese form of Madura.
Mədinə (Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Medina.
Madīna (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Medina.
Madina (Settlement) Arabic, Armenian, Hindi, Japanese, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek
Arabic alternate transcription of Madinah as well as the form of Medina used in various languages.
Madina (Settlement) Arabic, Armenian, Dhivehi, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Nepali, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek
Form of Medina used in various languages. It is also an alternate transcription of Arabic مدينة (see Madinah) or Japanese Katakana マディーナ (see Madīna).
Madinat (Settlement) Chechen
Chechen form of Medina.
Madineh (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Medina.
Madison (Settlement) English
Madison (Settlement) English
Named after James Madison (1751–1836), Founding Father and fourth President of the United States. This is the name of several settlements, including the capital city of the State of Wisconsin.
Madison Heights (Settlement) English (American)
Madison Heights ranked as fifth highest populated City in South Oakland County. The first City Hall was located at 26305 John R Road, the former township offices. On April 5, 1963, a new municipal building was constructed which is on the present location at 300 West Thirteen Mile Road.
Madras (Settlement) English, Hindi
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the name of a fishing village. This is the former name of the Indian city of Chennai.
Madrit (Settlement) Thai
Thai form of Madrid.
Madrit (Settlement) Khmer, Thai
Khmer and Thai form of Madrid.
Madura (Island) Indonesian, Javanese
Either from Indonesian madu meaning "honey" combined with dara meaning "maiden, girl" or from Sanskrit मथुरा (mathura) referring to the Indian city of Mathura (which is believed to be the birthplace of the Hindu god Krishna)... [more]
Madžapahit (Country & Settlement) Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Serbian
Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, and Serbian form of Majapahit.
Madzhapahit (Country & Settlement) Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of Majapahit.
Madzhapakhit (Country & Settlement) Belarusian, Kazakh, Russian
Belarusian, Kazakh, and Russian form of Majapahit.
Maebashi (Settlement) Japanese
From earlier 厩橋 (Umayabashi), derived from 駅家 (umaya), meaning "stable", denoting a small refreshment house with a stable, not far from a bridge (橋, hashi) that crossed the Tone River... [more]
Maegsaego (Country) Zhuang
Zhuang form of Mexico.
Maenchuria (Region) Thai
Thai form of Manchuria.
Maenmar (Country) Irish
Irish form of Myanmar
Ma'erdaifu (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Maldives.
Ma'erta (Country & Island) Chinese
Chinese form of Malta.
Magadan (Political Subdivision) Biblical
"Harp" or "to Cut, Invade, Expose"... [more]
Magindanao (Political Subdivision) Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian
Form of Maguindanao.
Magindanaw (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Maguindanao.
Məğrib (Region) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Maghreb, referring to the region.
Magʻrib (Region) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Maghreb, referring to the region.
Magrib (Region) Catalan, Estonian, Russian, Eastern African, Somali
Catalan, Estonian, Russian, and Somali form of Maghreb, referring to the region.
Mağrip (Country & Region) Crimean Tatar, Turkish
Crimean Tatar and Turkish form of Maghrib. It is used to refer to the country of Morocco in Crimean Tatar while it refers to the region in Turkish.
Maguindánao (Political Subdivision) Spanish
Spanish form of Maguindanao.
Maguindanao (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog, English
From Spanish Maguindanao, a corruption of Magindanaw, the endonym of the Maguindanao people. The ethnic name means "people of the flood plains" or "people of the lake" from the word danao meaning "lake"... [more]
Mahachqala (Settlement) Avar
Avar form of Makhachkala.
Mahadysha (Settlement) Belarusian
Belarusian form of Mogadishu.
Maidina (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Medina.
Maigh Eo (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
Irish form of Mayo.
Maijia (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Mecca.
Maikhronisia (Country) Thai
Thai form of Micronesia.
Maïkop (Settlement) French
French form of Maykop.
Maililan (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Maryland.
Maine (Political Subdivision) English (American)
Name of a state in the United States, possibly from French Maine, a region in France (named for the river that runs through it, which has a name of Gaulish origin).
Mainile (Settlement) Irish
Irish form of Manila.
Maiombe (Region, Settlement, Political Subdivision & Other) Portuguese, Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese variant of Mayumbe.
Mairena (Settlement & Other) Spanish
From an Andalusian Arabic rendition of the Roman name Mariana.... [more]
Majachkalá (Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Makhachkala.
Majapahit (Country & Settlement) Indonesian, Malay, English
Means "bitter maja", from Javanese maja referring to the bael tree (genus Aegle) and Malay pahit meaning "bitter, acrid". This was the name of a kingdom (as well as its capital city) based on the island of Java that existed from 1293 to 1527.
Majapait (Country & Settlement) Javanese, Portuguese
Javanese and Portuguese form of Majapahit.
Majaristan (Country) Urdu
Urdu form of Majarestan, referring to Hungary.
Majlaizsihya (Country) Zhuang
Zhuang form of Malaixiya.
Majorca (Island) English
Majorca is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The local language, as on the rest of the Balearic Islands, is Catalan, which is co-official with Spanish.
Majoriston (Country) Tajik
Tajik form of Majarestan, referring to Hungary.
Makabana (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Kongo
Makaou (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Macau.
Makaronesië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Macaronesia.
Makasara (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Makassar.
Makasaras (Settlement) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Makassar.
Makasareu (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Makassar.
Makassar (Settlement) Indonesian, Buginese
From the Makassarese phrase akkasaraki nabbiya meaning "appearance of the prophet", taken from a legend in which a 16th-century king was supposedly approached by Muhammad himself... [more]
Makassaru (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Makassar.
Makati (Settlement) Tagalog, English
Derived from the phrase makati na, kumakati na meaning "ebbing tide". This is the name of a city in the Philippines.
Makau (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Dhivehi, Indonesian, Malay, Polish
Dhivehi, Indonesian, Malay, and Polish form of Macau.
Makaw (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Arabic, Khmer
Arabic and Khmer form of Macao.
Makèdonia (Country) Acehnese
Acehnese form of Macedonia
Makedónía (Region) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Macedonia.
Makedónia (Country) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Macedonia
Makedonië (Country) Limburgish
Limburgish form of Macedonia
Maķedonija (Region) Latvian
Latvian form of Macedonia.
Makedonya (Region, Country & Political Subdivision) Hebrew, Turkish
Hebrew and Turkish form of Macedonia.
Makedoonia (Region) Estonian
Estonian form of Macedonia.
Makhachkala (Settlement) Russian
Means "Makhach's fortress", from the given name Makhach and Kumyk къала (qala) meaning "fortress". This is the name of the capital city of the Russian republic of Dagestan, named in honour of Magomed-Ali "Makhach" Dadaev (1882-1918), a Dagestani revolutionary.
Makhatchkala (Settlement) French, Portuguese
French and Portuguese form of Makhachkala.
Makindanao (Political Subdivision) Thai
Thai form of Maguindanao.
Məkkə (Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mecca.
Makka (Settlement) Arabic, Hindi, Swahili, Tajik, Thai, Urdu, Uzbek
Arabic alternate transcription of Makkah as well as the form of Mecca used in various languages.
Makkah (Settlement) Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, English
Arabic, Indonesian and Malay form of Mecca as well as an English variant.
Makkeh (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Mecca.
Mak Sai Go (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Mexico, referring only to the country.
Mak Sai Go Sing (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Moxigecheng.
Maksik (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of Mexico via the French form Mexique, usually written with the definite article: المكسيك (al-Maksik). This name refers only to the country, not the capital city.
Makuria (Country & Region) History, English
Derived from Μακουρια (Makouria), which is the hellenized form of the autochthonous name of a Nubian kingdom that existed from the 5th century AD to the late 15th century AD. The original Nubian name is unknown, as is its meaning... [more]
Malááwii (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Malawi
Malabon (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Filipino
The City of Malabon was founded on May 21, 1599. It is one of the 16 cities making up the NCR of the Philippines. It has a land area of 15.71 km2 and has 365,525 people living in it as of the 2015 census.... [more]
Malacca (Country, Political Subdivision, Settlement & Body of Water) English
From Malay Melaka, probably derived from the Malay name for the Indian gooseberry (genus Phyllanthus), a type of tree. This is the name of a state in southern Malaysia as well as a city (Malacca City) and a narrow body of water between the Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra (the Strait of Malacca)... [more]
Maladéwa (Country) Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese
Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese form of Maldives.
Maladèwa (Country) Acehnese
Acehnese form of Maldives.
Maladewa (Country) Indonesian
Indonesian form of Maldives, derived via Dutch Maldiven.
Maladiwa (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Maldives.
Maladiwayina (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Maldives.
Málaga (Settlement) Spanish
The city name of Málaga came from the latin name "Malacca".
Malàisia (Country) Catalan
Catalan form of Malaysia.
Malaisia (Country) Greek, Hawaiian
Greek and Hawaiian form of Malaysia.
Maláiv (Country) Irish
Irish form of Malawi
Ma-lai-xi-a (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Malaysia.
Malaixiya (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Malaysia.
Malaizeye (Country) Walloon
Walloon form of Malaysia.
Malaizia (Country) Armenian, Georgian
Armenian alternate transcription of Malayzia as well as the Georgian form of Malaysia.
Malajsie (Country) Czech
Czech form of Malaysia.
Malajzia (Country) Albanian, Hungarian, Slovak
Albanian, Hungarian and Slovak form of Malaysia.
Malajzio (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Malaysia.
Malakka (Country, Political Subdivision, Settlement & Body of Water) Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, German, Greek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian
Form of Malacca.
Malang (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Malangkuçeçwara, the name of a legendary temple meaning "God has destroyed vanity". This is the name of a regency of, as well as a separately administered city in, the Indonesian province of East Java.
Malaoui (Country) Greek
Greek form of Malawi.
Malaoỳ (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Malawi.
Mälaren (Body of Water) Swedish
Derived from Old Norse mælir meaning "gravel". Mälaren is the third largest lake in Sweden.
Malasía (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Malaysia.
Malasia (Country) Spanish, Asturian
Spanish and Asturian form of Malaysia.
Malawei (Country & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Malawi and Marawi.
Malaŵi (Country) Tumbuka
Tumbuka form of Malawi
Malawî (Country) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Malawi.
Malayasiyawa (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Malaysia.
Malaysiya (Country) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Malaysia.
Malayz (Country) Mongolian
Mongolian form of Malaysia.
Malayzi (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Ossetian
Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, and Ossetian form of Malaysia.
Malayzie (Country) Adyghe
Adyghe form of Malaysia.
Malaýziýa (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Malaysia.
Malażja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Malaysia.
Maldibas (Country) Filipino, Ilocano, Tagalog
Ilocano and Tagalog form of Maldives.
Maldif (Country) Arabic, Thai
Arabic and Thai form of Maldives. The Arabic name is usually written with the definite article: المالديف (al-Maldif).
Maldîv (Country) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Maldives.
Maldiv (Country) Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Persian
Azerbaijani, Bashkir, and Persian form of Maldives.
Maldiva (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Maldives.
Maldivas (Country & Island) Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of the Maldives
Maldivash (Country) Chechen
Chechen form of Maldives.
Maldive (Country) Italian, Maltese, Romanian
Italian, Maltese, and Romanian form of Maldives.
Maldivebi (Country) Georgian
Georgian form of Maldives.
Maldiven (Country) Dutch, Luxembourgish
Dutch and Luxembourgish form of Maldives.
Maldiverna (Country) Swedish
Swedish form of The Maldives.
Maldives (Country) Catalan, English, French, Greek, Malay
Uncertain, possibly means "Malé islands" from Dhivehi މާލެ (māle) referring to Malé, the capital city of the Maldives, combined with Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpá) meaning "island"... [more]
Maldíveyjar (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Maldives
Maldīvija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Maldives.
Maldivler (Country) Crimean Tatar, Gagauz, Turkish
Crimean Tatar, Gagauz, and Turkish form of Maldives.
Maldivner (Country) Armenian
Armenian form of Maldives.
Maldivoj (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Maldives.
Maldivta (Country) Ossetian
Ossetian form of Maldives.
Maldiw (Country) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Maldives.
Maldiw (Country) Khmer, Uyghur
Khmer and Uyghur form of Maldives.
Maldiwler (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Maldives.
Maldova (Country) Belarusian
Belarusian form of Moldova.
Maldyvai (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Maldives.
Male (Country) Walloon
Walloon form of Malta.
Malé (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish
From Dhivehi މާލެ (Male) most likely derived from މާ (ma) meaning "great, big, large" and ލޭ (le) meaning "blood", so named for the large amount of tuna blood that surrounded the sandbanks of a certain island... [more]
Malebo (Political Subdivision, Body of Water & Other) Kongo
A riverine lake in the border between Congo Kinshasa and Congo Brazzaville.
Maledive (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Maldives.
Maledivy (Country) Czech
Czech form of Maldives.
Malediwy (Country) Polish, Silesian
Polish and Silesian form of Maldives.
Maleisia (Country) Welsh
Welsh form of Malaysia.
Maléízha (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Malaysia
Maleo (Settlement) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Malé.
Malesha (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Malaysia.
Maleshya (Country) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Malaysia.
Malesi (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Malaysia.
Malesi (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Malaysia via the French form Malaisie.
Malesiya (Country) Tamil
Tamil form of Malaysia.
Malezia (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Malaysia.
Malezja (Country) Polish
Polish form of Malaysia.
Malezya (Country) Kurdish, Turkish
Kurdish and Turkish form of Malaysia.
Malezyjo (Country) Silesian
Silesian form of Malaysia.
Mali (Country) Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek
From the name of the Mali Empire, which was derived from Mandinka or Bambara mali meaning "hippopotamus" or "the place where the king lives". This is the name of a landlocked country in West Africa.
Malí (Country) Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish form of Mali.
Malî (Country) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Mali.
Malih (Settlement) Arabic
Arabic form of Malé.
Mali I Zi (Country) Albanian
Means "black mountain" in Albanian. It's the Albanian form of Montenegro.
Malis (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Mali.
Maliujia (Country, Political Subdivision, Settlement & Body of Water) Chinese
Chinese form of Malacca.
Malle (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Malé.
Malleisia (Country) Korean
Korean form of Malaysia.
Malli (Country) Korean
Korean form of Mali.
Mallorca (Island) Spanish
Spanish form of Majorca.
Malmö (Settlement) Swedish
Newer form of Malmhaug meaning "gravel pile" or "ore hill". Malmö is the third largest city in Sweden.
Mâ-lòi-sî-â (Country) Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka form of Malaysia.
Malt (Country & Island) Persian
Persian form of Malta.
Málta (Country) Hungarian, Irish
Hungarian and Irish form of Malta
Malto (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Malta.
Maluku (Region & Political Subdivision) Indonesian, English
Meaning uncertain. This is the name of an archipelago in eastern Indonesia, the Maluku Islands, as well as the name of two Indonesian provinces, Maluku and North Maluku.
Malvern (Other) Brythonic
Derived from moel-bryn, meaning "bare or bald hill." A town in Worchestershire, England bears this name.
Malỳ (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Mali.
Manado (Settlement) Indonesian
From Sangir manaro meaning "on the far coast, in the distance", referring to the farther of two islands that can be seen from the mainland. This is the name of a city in Indonesia.
Manágua (Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Managua.
Managua (Settlement) Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish
This is the capital city of Nicaragua, there are two possible origins for the name "Managua". It may have originated from the term Mana-ahuac, which in the indigenous Nahuatl language translates to "adjacent to the water" or site "surrounded by water"... [more]
Manama (Settlement) Arabic, English
Means "place of sleep, place of rest" in Arabic. This is the name of the capital city of Bahrain, usually written with the definite article: المنامة (al-Manama) in Arabic.
Manamah (Settlement) Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu
Arabic and Urdu alternate transcription of Manama as well as the Indonesian form. In Arabic it is usually written with the definite article: منامة (al-Manamah), which is also used in Indonesian.
Manameh (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Manama.
Manamo (Settlement) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Manama.
Mãn Châu (Region) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Manzhou, referring to Manchuria.
Manchester (Settlement) English
A large city in North-West England. Manchester is an Anglicization of the town's Latin name Mancunium. This was likely derived from an earlier name in a language similar to Welsh. It may have derived from words equivalent to Welsh mamau, meaning 'mother', in reference to a local river goddess... [more]
Mân-chû (Region) Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Manzhou.
Manchuri (Region) Khmer
Khmer form of Manchuria via the French form Mandchourie.
Manchuri (Region) Khmer, Persian
Khmer and Persian form of Manchuria.
Manchúria (Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Manchuria.
Manchuria (Region) English, Indonesian, Malay, Spanish, Tagalog
Likely from a Dutch calque of Japanese 満州 (Manshū) derived from the name of the Manchu people, ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju), of uncertain origin. The ethnic name is probably derived from the name of the bodhisattva Manjushri in Buddhist tradition... [more]
Manchuriet (Region) Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Manchuria.
Manchuriya (Region) Bengali, Hindi, Urdu
Bengali, Hindi and Urdu form of Manchuria.
Manchuriya (Region) Bengali, Burmese, Hindi, Urdu
Bengali, Burmese, Hindi and Urdu form of Manchuria.
Manchzhuriya (Region) Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Manchuria.
Manchzhuryia (Region) Belarusian
Belarusian form of Manchuria.
Manciuria (Region) Italian, Romanian
Italian and Romanian form of Manchuria.
Mancuriya (Region) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Manchuria.
Mançurya (Region) Turkish
Turkish form of Manchuria.
Mandalai (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Arabic, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Portuguese, Russian
Form of Mandalay used in various languages as well as an alternate transcription of the same name.
Mandalay (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English
From Burmese မန္တလေး (mandale) of unclear origin, possibly from Sanskrit मण्डल (mandala) meaning "circle, disk". This is the name of an administrative division of Myanmar as well as its regional capital.
Mandale (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Burmese, Thai
Burmese and Thai form of Mandalay.
Mandchourie (Region) French
French form of Manchuria.
Man-đi-vơ (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Maldives.
Mandschurei (Region) German
German form of Manchuria.
Mandsjuria (Region) Norwegian
Norwegian form of Manchuria.
Mandzhuriya (Region) Bulgarian, Kazakh
Bulgarian and Kazakh form of Manchuria.
Mandžiūrija (Region) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Manchuria.
Mandzsúria (Region) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Manchuria.
Mandżuria (Region) Polish
Polish form of Manchuria.
Mandžūrija (Region) Latvian
Latvian form of Manchuria.
Mandžurija (Region) Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Manchuria.
Mandžusko (Region) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Manchuria.
Mandžuuria (Region) Estonian
Estonian form of Manchuria.
Mangkasara' (Settlement) Makassar
Makassar form of Makassar.
Mangoliya (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Urdu
Form of Mongolia used in numerous languages.
Mangu (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Bangkok.
Manhattan (Island) English (American)
It is named after the Algonquin tribe from whom the Dutch settlers claimed to have bought the island in 1626.
Manholiya (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Belarusian
Belarusian form of Mongolia.
Maniitsoq (Settlement) Greenlandic
Means "place of rugged terrain" in Greenlandic. Maniitsoq is a city and ice cap in Greenland.
Manil (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Manila via the French form Manille.
Maníla (Settlement) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Manila.
Manîla (Settlement) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Manila.
Manila (Settlement) Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Maranao, English, Spanish
From Tagalog Maynila, which is derived from the term may-nila meaning "where indigo is found", ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nila) referring to the indigo plant as well as indigo dye... [more]
Manille (Settlement) French
French form of Manila.
Manilo (Settlement) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Manila.
Manira (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Manila.
Manitoba (Political Subdivision) English
Name of a province in Canada, from Cree manitou-wapow or Ojibwa manidoobaa, both meaning "straits of Manitou, the Great Spirit",
Manitoulin (Island & Region) Ojibwe (Gallicized), Ojibwe (Anglicized)
Island and region of Ontario, Canada. From the Ojibwe word Manidoowaaling, meaning "cave of the spirit", named for an underwater cave where a powerful spirit lived... [more]
Maniwaki (Settlement) Algonquin (Gallicized)
Town in Quebec. Algonquin for "Mary's Land", for the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate who lived there.
Manju (Region) Korean
Korean form of Manzhou, referring to Manchuria.
Manjuria (Region) Armenian, Georgian
Armenian and Georgian form of Manchuria.
Manjuriya (Region) Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Uzbek form of Manchuria as well as an alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Манжурия (see Manzhuriya).
Man Loi (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Brunei.
Manoma (Settlement) Tajik
Tajik form of Manama.
Mansfield (Settlement) English (American)
The name of a city in Ohio.
Manshū (Region) Japanese
Japanese form of Manzhou, referring to Manchuria.
Manshuriya (Region) Arabic
Arabic form of Manchuria.
Mansjúría (Region) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Manchuria.
Man-ta (Country & Island) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Malta.
Mantigo Bie (Settlement) Jamaican Patois
Jamaican Patois form of Montego Bay.
Mantsjoerije (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Manchuria.
Mantsjoerye (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Manchuria.
Mantšuria (Region) Finnish
Finnish form of Manchuria.
Mantxuria (Region) Basque
Basque form of Manchuria.
Mantzouria (Region) Greek
Greek form of Manchuria.
Manxúria (Region) Catalan
Catalan form of Manchuria.
Manzheboyi (Country & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Majapahit.
Manzhou (Region) Chinese
From Chinese 满 (mǎn) referring to the Manchu people and 洲 (zhōu) meaning "continent, island"... [more]
Manzhuriya (Region) Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Manchuria.
Manzhuur (Region) Mongolian
Mongolian form of Manchuria.