Submitted Place Names Starting with M

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Mascate (Settlement) French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Muscat.
Masedonië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Macedonia.
Masedóonya (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Macedonia
Masikate (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Muscat.
Maskata (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Muscat.
Maskatas (Settlement) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Muscat.
Maskati (Settlement) Georgian
Georgian form of Muscat.
Maskau (Settlement) Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Moscow.
Masovien (Region) Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Masovia.
Masowien (Region) German
German form of Masovia.
Masqat (Settlement) Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Persian, Urdu
Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Persian and Urdu form of Muscat.
Masqat (Settlement) Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Persian, Tajik, Urdu
Arabic form of Muscat as well as the form used in various other languages.
Masqat (Settlement) Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Malay, Persian, Tajik, Urdu
Arabic form of Muscat as well as the form used in various other languages.
Massachusetts (Political Subdivision) English (American)
Name of a state in the United States, named for the Algonquian native people who lived around the bay, from Algonquian massachusett "at the large hill," in reference to Great Blue Hill, southwest of Boston.
Masseydoan (Country) Manx
Manx form of Macedonia
Masukatto (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Muscat.
Masurië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Masuria.
Maszkat (Settlement) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Muscat.
Mato Grosso (Political Subdivision) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Literally "thick bush" in Portuguese. This is the name of a state of Brazil.
Mato Grosso Do Sul (Political Subdivision) Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese
Literally "South Mato Grosso" in Portuguese; mato grosso means "thick bush". This is the name of a state of Brazil.
Matsuda (Mountain) Japanese
This the name of a mountain in the Ishikari Mountain range in Hokkaido, Japan. Matsuda is also a surname meaning "mountain rice paddy."
Matsue (Settlement) Japanese
The kanji that make up the name are 松 (matsu), meaning "pine tree", and 江 (e), meaning "creek, inlet, bay"... [more]
Matsuyama (Settlement) Japanese
Means "pine mountain" in Japanese. The kanji that make up the name are 松 (matsu), meaning "pine tree", and 山 (yama), meaning "mountain"... [more]
Mauretania (Country) Polish
Polish form of Mauritania.
Mauretanien (Country) Danish, German, Swedish
Danish, German, and Swedish form of Mauritania.
Mauretanija (Country) Croatian
Croatian form of Mauritania.
Maurice (Country & Island) French
French form of Mauritius.
Maurici (Country & Island) Catalan
Catalan form of Mauritius.
Maurícia (Country & Island) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Mauritius.
Maurīcija (Country & Island) Latvian
Latvian form of Mauritius.
Mauricijus (Country & Island) Bosnian, Croatian, Lithuanian, Serbian
Form of Mauritius.
Mauricio (Country & Island) Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Mauritius.
Mauricius (Country & Island) Czech
Czech form of Mauritius.
Mauritaania (Country) Estonian
Estonian form of Mauritania.
Mauritánia (Country) Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of Mauritania.
Mauritània (Country) Catalan
Catalan form of Mauritania
Mauritânia (Country) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Mauritania.
Mauritania (Country) Albanian, English, Finnish, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Romanian, Spanish, Filipino, Tagalog
From Latin Maurītānia, itself from Maurus meaning "Moor", a historical name for the Muslims that inhabited Northern Africa and the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. This is the name of a country in West Africa.
Mauritánie (Country) Czech
Czech form of Mauritania.
Mauritanie (Country) French
French form of Mauritania.
Mauritanië (Country) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Mauritania.
Mauritānija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Mauritania.
Mauritanija (Country) Bosnian, Lithuanian, Serbian
Bosnian, Lithuanian and Serbian form of Mauritania.
Maurîtius (Country & Island) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Mauritius.
Mauritius (Country) English
An island country in Africa.
Mauritius (Country & Island) English, Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish
From Dutch Mauritius, which was derived from the given name Maurits, bestowed in honour of Dutch prince Maurice of Nassau (1567-1625)... [more]
Maurizio (Country & Island) Italian
Italian form of Mauritius.
Mavretanija (Country) Slovene
Slovenian form of Mauritania.
Mavriki (Country & Island) Azerbaijani, Georgian
Azerbaijani and Georgian form of Mauritius.
Mavrikios (Country & Island) Greek
Greek form of Mauritius.
Mavrikios (Country & Island) Armenian, Greek
Armenian and Greek form of Mauritius.
Mavrikiy (Country & Island) Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tajik, Uzbek
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tajik and Uzbek form of Mauritius.
Mavritania (Country) Armenian, Georgian, Greek
Armenian, Georgian, and Greek form of Mauritania.
Mavritanija (Country) Macedonian
Macedonian form of Mauritania.
Mavrovounio (Country) Greek
Greek form of Montenegro. It is literally a direct translation of the country's name, since it consists of the Greek adjective μαύρος (mavros) meaning "black" (compare Maurus) combined with the Greek noun βουνό (vouno) meaning "mountain".
Mawladaik (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Maldives.
Mawlata (Country & Island) Burmese
Burmese form of Malta.
Mawldoba (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Moldova.
Mawrikiý (Country & Island) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Mauritius.
Mawritaniýa (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Mauritania.
Mawritanja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Mauritania.
Mawriteniya (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Mauritania.
Mawritsha (Country & Island) Burmese
Burmese form of Mauritius.
Mawrizju (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Mauritius.
Mawroko (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Morocco.
Mawsako (Settlement) Burmese
Burmese form of Moscow.
Mayfair (Other) English
Mayfair was named after the May Fair, an annual event. It took place in the area, on the site that now plays host to today's popular Shepherd Market. It comes from Old English mæg, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘have power’; related to Dutch mogen and German mögen and Old English fæger ‘pleasing, attractive’, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fagar.
Maykop (Settlement) Russian
From Adyghe Мыекъуапэ (Myeqwapa) meaning "cape of apples", from мые (mye) meaning "apple" and къуапэ (qwapa) meaning "cape, gorge, height". This is the name of the capital city of the Russian republic of Adygea.
Maynila (Settlement) Filipino, Tagalog
Tagalog form of Manila.
Mayo (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
Town and county in Ireland. Means "plain of the yew".
Mayombe (Political Subdivision & Region) French, English
French and English variant of Mayumbe.
Mayumbe (Region, Other, Political Subdivision, Settlement & Mountain) Kongo, Central African, Yombe
Means ‘mysteries of the spirits’ in Kongo. Maiombe and Mayombe are its variants.
Mazharcho (Country) Chechen
From Chechen мажарий (mazhariy) meaning "Hungarian" and the suffix -чоь (-cho) meaning "land of". This is the Chechen name for Hungary.
Mazharstan (Country) Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Majarestan, referring to Hungary.
Mazurië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Masuria.
Mcalester (Settlement) Irish
A city in Oklahoma, USA.
Mckinley (Mountain) English
This is the largest mountain in North America.
Meath (Political Subdivision) Irish
Mebane (Settlement) English (Rare)
Mebane, NC
Mecca (Settlement) English, Italian, Romanian
From Arabic مكة (Makka) which is from بكة (bakka), an ancient name for the region. The name is of uncertain origin and meaning; it may be from Arabic بكى (baka) meaning "to cry, to mourn" or Ge'ez ምኵራብ (məkʷrab) meaning "temple, sanctuary"... [more]
Mecsike (Country) Walloon
Walloon form of Mexico.
Médan (Settlement) Balinese, Javanese
Balinese and Javanese form of Medan.
Mèdan (Settlement) Acehnese
Acehnese form of Medan.
Medan (Settlement) Indonesian
Possibly from Tamil மைதானம் (maidhanam) meaning "ground, field". This is the name of the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra.
Medelhavet (Body of Water) Swedish
Combination of Swedish medel "middle, centre, medium" and havet "the sea". This is the Swedish name of the Mediterranean Sea.
Medicine Hat (Settlement) English (Canadian)
A city in Alberta, Canada. The name is from the Siksiká 'saamis', the word for the eagle tail feather headdress worn by medicine men.
Medië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Media.
Medien (Political Subdivision & Region) Danish, German, Swedish
Danish, German and Swedish form of Media.
Medija (Settlement) Slovene
Medîne (Settlement) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Medina.
Medine (Settlement) Kazakh, Turkish, Uyghur
Kazakh, Turkish, and Uyghur form of Medina.
Mediolan (Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Milan.
Mediterranean (Region & Body of Water) English, Ganda, Scots
From the Latin term Mediterrāneum meaning "in the middle of land", composed of Latin medius "middle", terra "land, earth" and āneus "having the nature of". The Mediterranean Sea is located between Europe, Africa and a small part of Asia... [more]
Meghalaya (Political Subdivision) Indian
Means "abode of clouds" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a state in northeastern India.
Mehiko (Country & Settlement) Filipino, Cebuano, Ilocano, Tagalog
Cebuano, Ilocano, and Tagalog form of Mexico.
Meiguo (Country) Chinese
From Chinese 美 (Měi) meaning "America" and 国 (guó) meaning "country". This is the Chinese name for the United States of America.
Meije (Mountain) French
From Occitan meija meaning "middle, centre, half," taken from its original name l'Agulha de la Meija meaning "the needle of the Meije."... [more]
Meijgoz (Country) Zhuang
Zhuang form of Meiguo.
Meirceá (Country & Region) Irish
Irish form of America.
Méjico (Country) Spanish
Variant spelling of México used in Spain.
Mekiko (Country & Settlement) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mexico.
Mekkah (Settlement) Indonesian, Sundanese
Indonesian and Sundanese form of Mecca.
Mekke (Settlement) Kazakh, Turkish, Uyghur
Kazakh, Turkish, and Uyghur form of Mecca.
Meksîk (Country) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Mexico (the country).
Mëksika (Country & Settlement) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Mexico.
Meksikæ (Country) Ossetian
Ossetian form of Mexico, referring only to the country.
Meksikas (Settlement) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Mexico City. The country is referred to as Meksika.
Meksikë (Country) Albanian
Means Mexico in Albanian.
Meksîko (Settlement) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Mexico (the city).
Meksyka (Country) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Mexico (the country).
Melaka (Country, Political Subdivision, Settlement & Body of Water) Malay
Malay form of Malacca.
Melanesië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Melanesia.
Melboen (Settlement) Thai
Thai form of Melbourne.
Meleshiya (Country) Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Malaysia.
Melilla (Settlement) Spanish, English
The etymology of Melilla is uncertain. Since Melilla was an active beekeeping location in the past, the name has been related to honey; this is tentatively backed up by two ancient coins featuring a bee as well as the inscriptions RSADR and RSA... [more]
Mellieħa (Settlement & Body of Water) Maltese
The name of a large village or small town located on the northern tip of Malta's main island, it comes from mellieħa meaning "salt pan," derived from the Semitic root m-l-h (compare melħ meaning "salt"), probably referring to the ancient Punic-Roman salt pans which existed at Mellieħa Bay, the site of which is now occupied by the Għadira Nature Reserve.
Melnkalne (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Montenegro. It is literally a direct translation of the country's name, since it consists of the Latvian adjective melns meaning "black" combined with the Latvian noun kalns meaning "mountain".
Melrose (Settlement) Scottish
Habitational namefor a place near Galashiels in the Scottish borders, so named from British words that were ansetors of Welsh moel 'bare', 'barren' rhos 'heath'.... [more]
Melusia (Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Melouseia.
Melville (Region) English, French, Scottish
Means "bad town" in French.
Memmingen (Settlement) German
Town in Germany.
Mengdana (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Montana.
Mengluoweiya (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Monrovia.
Mengmai (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Mumbai.
Menjden (Country) Zhuang
Zhuang form of Miandian.
Merapi (Mountain) Indonesian, Javanese
From Sanskrit मेरु (Meru), the name of a legendary mountain in Buddhist and Hindu mythology, combined with Indonesian api meaning "fire". This is the name of a volcano on the island of Java in Indonesia.
Merselin (Settlement) Chuvash
Chuvash form of Jerusalem.
Mesa (Settlement) English, Spanish
From Spanish mesa, literally "table", referring to a flat-topped elevation. This is the name of a city in the US state of Arizona.
Mesenia (Political Subdivision & Region) Polish, Spanish
Polish and Spanish form of Messenia.
Mesenija (Political Subdivision & Region) Croatian, Lithuanian, Serbian
Croatian, Lithuanian and Serbian form of Messenia.
Mesir (Country) Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Misr.
Meso-Amerika (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Mesoamerica.
Mesopotamië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Mesopotamia.
Messeenia (Political Subdivision & Region) Estonian
Estonian form of Messenia.
Messénia (Political Subdivision & Region) Portuguese (European)
European Portuguese form of Messenia.
Messênia (Political Subdivision & Region) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Messenia.
Messénie (Political Subdivision & Region) Czech, French
Czech and French form of Messenia.
Messenië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Messenia.
Messenien (Political Subdivision & Region) German, Swedish
German and Swedish form of Messenia.
Mèssicu (Country & Settlement) Sardinian, Sicilian
Sardinian and Sicilian form of Mexico.
Messiku (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Mexico.
Metkahsiko (Country & Settlement) Burmese
Burmese form of Mexico.
Meukah (Settlement) Acehnese
Acehnese form of Mecca.
Meusé (Country) Acehnese
Acehnese form of Misr, referring to Egypt.
Méxicu (Country) Asturian
Asturian form of Mexico.
Mexíkó (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Mexico.
Mexrib (Region) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Maghrib (the region).
Mezfin (Other) American (Rare), Ethiopian (Rare)
Mezfin (English: Mez-fin) means Emperor: is a male name of American National multiracial origination. ... [more]
M'gar (Settlement & Mountain) Rade
Miami (Settlement) English
Name of a city in Florida. The name was first mentioned by Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda, a captive of Indians in southern Florida for 17 years, when he referred to what is now Lake Okeechobee as the "Lake of Mayaimi, which is called Mayaimi because it is very large"... [more]
Mianlan (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Medan.
Mianlanlao (Island) Chinese
Chinese form of Mindanao.
Mianma (Country) Lao, Thai
Lao and Thai form of Myanmar.
Mianmara (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Myanmar.
Mianmaras (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Myanmar.
Mianmari (Country) Georgian
Georgian form of Myanmar.
Michigan (Political Subdivision) English (American)
Name of a state in the United States, originally applied to Lake Michigan, perhaps from Old Ojibwa (Algonquian) meshi-gami "big lake".
Michoacán (Political Subdivision) Mexican
Spanish form of Nahuatl Michhuahcān meaning "place of the fishermen" with michhuah being "possessor of fish" and -cān being "place of".
Micronesia (Country & Region) Dutch, English, Italian, Spanish, Tagalog
From Greek μικρός (mikrós) meaning "small, little" and νῆσος (nesos) meaning "island". This is the name of a subregion of Oceania as well as an island country... [more]
Micronesië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Micronesia.
Mi-di (Country) Chinese (Wu)
Wu form of Myanmar.
Mie (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "triple, three layers" in Japanese.
Mie (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "threefold, three layers" from Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 重 (e) meaning "multilayered"... [more]
Miēng-diêng (Country) Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong form of Myanmar.
Mién-thien (Country) Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka form of Myanmar.
Migdonia (Region) Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Mygdonia.
Migdonija (Region) Lithuanian, Macedonian
Lithuanian and Macedonian form of Mygdonia.
Miguk (Country) Korean
Korean form of Meiguo, from Sino-Korean 美國 (Miguk). This is the Korean name for the United States of America.
Mííanmáa (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Myanmar
Mikeno (Mountain) Rwandan
Mikeno is the name of a Mountain in the DRC’s east. Its name comes from a word which means “poor”.
Miklagarðr (Settlement) Old Norse
Old Norse name for the city of Constantinople, which has been known as Istanbul since 1923.
Mikronesië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Micronesia.
Mikronezja (Country & Region) Polish
Polish form of Micronesia.
Mikronezya (Country & Region) Turkish
Turkish form of Micronesia
Milaan (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Milan.
Milpitas (Settlement) English
Means "little cornfields" from a diminutive of Spanish milpa meaning "cornfield". This is the name of a city in California.
Milton (Settlement) English
Name of a town in Ontario, Canada.
Milwaukee (Settlement) English
From Algonquian millioke, meaning "good", "beautiful" and "pleasant land". This is the name of several settlements in the United States, including the largest city in the state of Wisconsin.
Min (Settlement) Thai
Thai form of Minsk.
Minaka (Island) Japanese
Like Minako in Sailor Moon, Minaka is a name from Mina and Aka
Minas Gerais (Political Subdivision) Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese
Literally "general mines" in Portuguese. It is unclear whether the adjective Gerais refers to the many mines within the region or to the Matos Gerais (or Campos Gerais), the fields that were far away from the mines... [more]
Mindanao (Island) Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog, English
From a Spanish corruption of Magindanaw, the endonym of the Maguindanao people. The ethnic name means "people of the flood plains" or "people of the lake" from Maguindanao danao meaning "lake"... [more]
Mindanau (Island) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Mindanao.
Mindel (River) German
River in Germany.
Mindelheim (Settlement) German
Town in Germany, named after the Mindel river on which it is situated.
Min Din (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Myanmar.
Mingala Taungnyunt (Settlement) Burmese
From Burmese မင်္ဂလာ (mingala) meaning "auspicious; prosperous," တောင် (taung) meaning "mountain," and ညွန့် (nyun) meaning "apex; peak." It is the name of a township in Yangon, Myanmar.
Minggulu (Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Bengkulu.
Mingguwu (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Nagoya.
Mingrelië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Mingrelia.
Minneapolis (Political Subdivision) English
Name of a city in Minnesota, from Dakota mni "river, stream" + Ancient Greek ‎polis "city".
Minnesota (Political Subdivision) English (American)
Name of a state in the United States, originally the name of a river, from Dakota (Siouan) mnisota, literally "cloudy water", "milky water", from mni "river, stream" + sota "slightly clouded".
Minnetonka (Settlement) English
Name of a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, means "great water" from Dakota mni "river, stream" and tanka "freat".
Minquier (Island) Breton, Norman, English
An island chain in the Channel Islands, England. Could be from Breton 'minihi', meaning "sanctuary, or from 'minkier' meaning "seller of fish".
Mins (Settlement) Burmese
Burmese form of Minsk.
Minsk (Settlement) Belarusian, English, Russian
From Old East Slavic Мѣньскъ (Menisku), which was derived from a river named Men. This is the name of the capital city of Belarus.
Minska (Settlement) Latvian
Minski (Settlement) Georgian
Georgian form of Minsk.
Minszk (Settlement) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Minsk.
Mintanao (Island) Greek
Greek form of Mindanao.
Mîntchièr (Island) Norman
Jèrriais Norman version of Minquier
Mirabeau (Political Subdivision) French
From Provençal mirar ("to see") and bel ("beautiful"). This is the name of a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, which is in southeastern France.
Mirna (River, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Slovene
Dissimilation from Slavic nyrati meaning "to rise from the earth." It is the name of a river, village, and municipality in Slovenia.
Misar (Country) Chechen
Chechen form of Misr.
Misare (Country) Ingush
Ingush form of Misr.
Misir (Country) Azerbaijani, Kurdish
Azerbaijani and Kurdish form of Misr.
Misir (Country) Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Maranao, Uyghur
Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Maranao and Uyghur form of Misr.
Missel (Other) Mormon
One of the fifteen great planets orbiting Kae-e-vanrash.
Mississauga (Region) Ojibwe (Anglicized)
From the Anishinaabe word misi-zaagiing, meaning "Those at the Great River Mouth". Name of the Mississauga tribe, and now a name of a Toronto suburb. Closely related to the Ojibwe word misswezahging, mean "river of many outlets".
Mississippi (Political Subdivision) English (American)
Name of a state in the United States, originally the name of a river, from Ojibwe misi-ziibi "Great river".
Missoula (Settlement) Salishan (Anglicized)
City in Montana, United States. From the Salish word 'nmesuletkw', meaning "place of frozen water".
Missouri (Political Subdivision) English (American)
Name of a state in the United States, from Illinois mihsoori, "dugout canoe".
Misterdam (Settlement) Walloon
Walloon form of Amsterdam.
Miðbaugs-gínea (Country) Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic miðbaugur "equator" and Gínea. This is the Icelandic name for Equatorial Guinea.
Miðjarðarhafið (Body of Water) Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic mið/ur "middle", jarðar (the genitive singular form of jörð) "earth" and haf "sea". This is the Icelandic name for the Mediterranean Sea.
Mito (Settlement) Japanese
The kanji that make up the name are 水 (mizu), meaning "water", and 戸 (to), meaning "door". This is the name of the capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Mitsue (Settlement) Japanese
This is the name of a village located in the eastern-most part of Nara prefecture in western Japan.... [more]
Mittelmeer (Body of Water) German
Combination of German mittel "middle, medium" and Meer "sea". This is the German name for the Mediterranean Sea.
Mittenwald (Settlement) German
Town in Germany. Meaning "middle forest".
Mittenwalde (Settlement) German
The name of two towns in Germany. Meaning "middle forest".
Miyagi (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "home castle" in Japanese.
Miyagi (Political Subdivision) Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 城 (ki) meaning "castle". This is the name of a prefecture of Japan.
Miyakojima (Political Subdivision) Japanese
A city in Okinawa prefecture.
Miyanma (Country) Korean
Korean form of Myanmar.
Miyanmaraya (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Myanmar.
Miyazaki (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Miyguy (Country) Dungan
Dungan form of Meiguo.
Mizoram (Region) Mizo
The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "land." Thus "Mizo-ram" means "land of the Mizos".
Mjanma (Country) Latvian, Polish
Latvian and Polish form of Myanmar.
Mjanmao (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Myanmar.
Mobile (Settlement) Indigenous American
Mobile is a settlement in Alabama USA. Found in Mobile County Alabama.... [more]
Moçambic (Country & Island) Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan form of Mozambique.
Módena (Settlement) Asturian, Galician, Icelandic, Portuguese, Spanish
Icelandic, Portuguese and Spanish form of Modena.
Mòdena (Settlement) Catalan, Neapolitan, Sicilian
Catalan, Neapolitan and Sicilian form of Modena.
Modena (Settlement) Italian, English, Bulgarian, Dutch, Georgian, German, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
From Latin Mutina, itself from Etruscan Mutna, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a city in northern Italy.
Modène (Settlement) French
French form of Modena.
Modiin (Settlement) Ancient Hebrew
Comes from the Hebrew word "להודיע" (to inform).... [more]
Mòdna (Settlement) Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Modena. More specifically, this is the Modenese dialect form of the name.
Moengintiya (Country) Shan
From Shan မိူင်း (moeng) meaning "country" and ဢိၼ်းတီးယႃး (intiya) meaning "India". This is the Shan name for India.
Moengkhae (Country) Shan
From Shan မိူင်း (moeng) meaning "country" and ၶႄႇ (khae) meaning "China, Chinese". This is the Shan name for China.
Moengkyapan (Country) Shan
From Shan မိူင်း (moeng) meaning "country" and ၵျႃႇပၢၼ်ႇ (kyapan) meaning "Japan". This is the Shan name for Japan.
Moenglao (Country) Shan
From Shan မိူင်း (moeng) meaning "country" and လၢဝ်း (lao) referring to Laos or the Lao people. This is the Shan name for Laos.
Moengman (Country) Shan
Derived from Shan မိူင်း (moeng) meaning "country" and မၢၼ်ႈ (man) referring to Myanmar. This is the Shan name for Myanmar.
Moengthai (Country) Shan
From Shan မိူင်း (moeng) meaning "country" and ထႆ (thai) meaning "Thai". This is the Shan name for Thailand.
Mo'erduowa (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Moldova.
Moermansk (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Murmansk.
Moesië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Moesia.
Mogholestan (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Persian
From Persian مغول‎ (moğul) meaning "Mongol, Mongolian" combined with the suffix ستان (stân) meaning "land of". This is the Persian name for Mongolia.
Moğolistan (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Crimean Tatar, Turkish
Crimean Tatar and Turkish form of Mogholestan, referring to Mongolia.
Moʻgʻuliston (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Mogholestan, referring to Mongolia.
Mojambikeu (Country) Korean
Korean form of Mozambique.
Mojariston (Country) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Majarestan, referring to Hungary.
Mo Ji Do Ngaa (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Moldova.
Moldabya (Country) Cebuano, Tagalog
Cebuano and Tagalog form of Moldova.
Moldav (Country) Mongolian
Mongolian form of Moldova via the Russian form Молдавия (Moldaviya).
Moldaveye (Country) Walloon
Walloon form of Moldova.
Moldavi (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Mari, Ossetian, Persian
Form of Moldova used in various languages.
Môldavia (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Moldova.
Moldavië (Country & Region) Dutch
Dutch name for the historical region of Moldavia. The name is also used to refer to Moldova, a country that currently contains most of the aforementioned region.
Moldavien (Country) Swedish
Swedish form of Moldova.
Moldavija (Country & Region) Bosnian, Croatian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Lithuanian and South Slavic name for the historical region of Moldavia. The name is also used to refer to Moldova, a country that currently contains most of the aforementioned region.
Moldavio (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Moldova.
Moldaviya (Country) Russian
Russian form of Moldova.
Moldavsko (Country) Czech
Czech form of Moldova
Mołdawijo (Country) Silesian
Silesian form of Moldova.
Moldibeu (Country) Korean
Korean form of Maldives.
Moldoba (Country) Korean
Korean form of Moldova.
Moldóiv (Country) Irish
Irish form of Moldova
Moldov (Country) Livonian, Veps
Livonian and Veps form of Moldova
Moldóva (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Moldova.
Moldova (Country) Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Danish, English, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Romanian, Turkish, Ukrainian
From the name of the Moldova River in eastern Romania, which is of uncertain origin and meaning. It may be from Slavic mold- meaning "spruce, fir" or *moldu meaning "tender, soft, young", from Old German molde meaning "open-pit mine", or Gothic Mulda meaning "dust, dirt"... [more]
Moldowa (Country) Afrikaans, Thai, Turkmen
Afrikaans, Thai and Turkmen form of Moldova.
Moldowa (Country) Afrikaans, Sinhalese, Thai, Turkmen, Uyghur
Form of Moldova used in various languages.
Molise (Political Subdivision) Italian, English, French
Most likely derived from the Norman family de Moulins of Moulins-la-Marche. Rodolphe de Moulins, forefather of the family, became count of Bojano in 1053, which would go on to form the County of Molise.... [more]
Mollobia (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Monrovia.
Mo Lok Go (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Morocco.
Moloukes (Region) Greek
Greek form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.
Molta (Country) Korean
Korean form of Malta.
Moltawa (Country & Island) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Malta.
Moluccas (Region) English
Variant of Maluku, solely used to refer to the archipelago.
Molucche (Region) Italian
Italian form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.
Moluckerna (Region) Swedish
Swedish form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.
Moluki (Region) Polish, Slovene
Polish and Slovenian form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.
Molukit (Region) Finnish
Finnish form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.
Molukke (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.
Molukken (Region) Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.
Molukkene (Region) Norwegian
Norwegian form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.
Molukkerne (Region) Danish
Danish form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.
Moluky (Region) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.
Moluoge (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Morocco.
Moluques (Region) Catalan, French
Catalan and French form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.