Submitted Place Names Starting with M

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Micronesië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Micronesia.
Middlesex (Political Subdivision) English
Middlesex is a city in New Jersey. It is also the name of a county in Massachusetts and a historic one in England.
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]
Miến Điện (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Myanmar, from Sino-Vietnamese 緬甸 (Miến Điện).
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.
Mĭ-gŏ (Country) Chinese (Min Bei)
Min Bei romanization of Meiguo.
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
Minami Afurika (Country) Japanese
From Japanese 南 (minami) meaning "south" and Afurika. This is the Japanese name of South Africa.
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]
Minato (Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 港 (minato) meaning "harbour". This is the name of a special ward of Tokyo as well as the name of wards in several other Japanese cities.
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.
Minisota (Political Subdivision) Thai
Thai form of Minnesota.
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".
Minnisota (Political Subdivision) Thai
Thai form of Minnesota.
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.
Misra (Country) Hausa
Hausa form of Misr.
Misru (Country) Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Misr, used for Egypt.
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".
Missuri (Political Subdivision) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Russian, Tajik, Thai, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Missouri used in numerous languages.
Misterdam (Settlement) Walloon
Walloon form of Amsterdam.
Misyr (Country) Tatar
Tatar form of Misr.
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".
Mïxiku (Country & Settlement) Aymara
Aymara form of Mexico.
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.
Mô-dăm-bích (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese 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]
Modina (Settlement) Bengali
Bengali form of Medina.
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.
Moe-tseu (Region) Chinese (Wu)
Wu romanization of Manzhou.
Mogadiš (Settlement) Bosnian, Serbian, Slovene
Bosnian, Serbian and Slovene form of Mogadishu.
Mogadišas (Settlement) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Mogadishu.
Mogadischu (Settlement) German
German form of Mogadishu.
Mogadíscio (Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Mogadishu.
Mogadiscio (Settlement) Catalan, French, Italian, Spanish
Catalan, French, Italian and Spanish form of Mogadishu.
Mogadisho (Settlement) Armenian, Georgian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tajik, Uzbek
Form of Mogadishu used in multiple languages.
Mogadishu (Settlement) English, Albanian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Romanian, Sinhalese, Swedish, Tagalog
From Somali Muqdisho or Arabic مقديشو (Maqadishu) of uncertain meaning. It may be from Somali meaning "sight killer" or "blinder", possibly referring to the city's blinding beauty, derived from muuq meaning "sight, look, appearance" and disho meaning "kill"... [more]
Mogadisjoe (Settlement) Southern African, Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Mogadishu.
Mógadisjú (Settlement) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Mogadishu.
Mogadīšo (Settlement) Latvian
Latvian form of Mogadishu.
Mogadišo (Settlement) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Mogadishu.
Mogadişu (Settlement) Turkish, Turkmen
Turkish and Turkmen form of Mogadishu.
Mogadisyu (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Mogadishu.
Mogadiszu (Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Mogadishu.
Mogaditshu (Settlement) Burmese
Burmese form of Mogadishu.
Mogadixo (Settlement) Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Mogadishu.
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.
Mohadisho (Settlement) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Mogadishu.
Mojambikeu (Country) Korean
Korean form of Mozambique.
Mojariston (Country) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Majarestan, referring to Hungary.
Mojiadixiu (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Mogadishu.
Mo Ji Do Ngaa (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Moldova.
Mokadichu (Settlement) Thai
Thai form of Mogadishu.
Mokadisho (Settlement) Eastern African, Amharic
Amharic form of Mogadishu.
Mokka (Settlement) Bengali
Bengali form of Mecca.
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.
Moldàvia (Country) Catalan, Ligurian, Occitan, Sardinian
Catalan, Ligurian, Occitan and Sardinian 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.
Molta (Country & Island) Korean, Thai
Korean and Thai 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.
Moluoni (Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Moroni.
Moluques (Region) Catalan, French
Catalan and French form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.
Mompracem (Political Subdivision, Region, Settlement & Island) Literature, Popular Culture
Mompracem is the historical name of Kuraman, which is currently known primarily as the alter ego name of Keraman in the Sandokan series.
Mónaco (Country & Settlement) Galician, Portuguese (European), Spanish
Galician, European Portuguese and Spanish form of Monaco
Mònaco (Country & Settlement) Catalan
Catalan form of Monaco
Mônaco (Country) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Monaco
Monaco (Country) English, French
This is the name of a sovereign city-state and microstate bordering France on three sides and the Mediterranean Sea on one side.... [more]
Mónacu (Country) Asturian
Asturian form of Monaco.
Mònacu (Country) Sicilian
Sicilian form of Monaco
Monage (Country & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Monaco.
Monaghan (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
Town and county in Ireland. Means "land of little hills", "bushy field", or "hilly field".
Monakas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Monaco.
Mónakó (Country & Settlement) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Monaco.
Mònakò (Country & Settlement) Kashubian
Kashubian form of Monaco
Mônakô (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Monaco.
Monakô (Country & Settlement) Acehnese
Acehnese form of Monaco.
Moncton (Settlement) English
City in New Brunswick, named after military leader Lt. Col. Robert Monckton
Mondolkiri (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer មណ្ឌលគិរី (see Mondulkiri).
Môn-đô-va (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Moldova.
Mondulkiri (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “center of mountains” in Khmer.
Mondulkiri (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means "center of mountains" from Khmer មណ្ឌល (mondol) meaning "center, circle" and គិរី (kiri) meaning "mountain, hill". This is the name of a province of Cambodia.
Mónegue (Country) Occitan
Occitan form of Monaco.
Mông Cổ (Country) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 蒙古 (Mông Cổ) meaning "Mongolia". This is the Vietnamese name for Mongolia.
Mongghuliye (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Mongolia.
Monggol (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Korean
Korean form of Mongolia.
Mongguli (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Khmer
Khmer form of Mongolia via the French form Mongolie.
Mongholeti (Country) Georgian
Georgian form of Mongolia.
Mongholia (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Armenian
Armenian form of Mongolia.
Mongkoli (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Lao
Lao form of Mongolia.
Mongkolia (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Thai
Thai form of Mongolia.
Mongóil (Country) Irish
Irish form of Mongolia
Mongoil (Country) Manx
Manx form of Mongolia
Mongoleye (Country) Walloon
Walloon form of Mongolia.
Mongoli (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Chechen, Chuvash
Chechen and Chuvash form of Mongolia.
Mongólía (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Mongolia.
Mongòlia (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Catalan
Catalan form of Mongolia.
Mongolio (Country) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Mongolia.
Mongoliýa (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Mongolia.
Mongoliyawa (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Mongolia.
Mongolja (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Maltese
Maltese form of Mongolia.
Mongolsko (Country) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Mongolia.
Mongol Uls (Country) Mongolian
From Mongolian монгол (mongol), the name of the Mongolian people, and улс (uls) meaning "country, nation". This is the Mongolian name for Mongolia.
Mongoolia (Country) Estonian
Estonian form of Mongolia
Mongōria (Country) Maori
Maori form of Mongolia.
Mongoru (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Japanese
Japanese form of Mongolia.
Monoikos (Settlement) Greek
This is the name of a 6th century BC Phocaean Greek colony, near what is now Monaco.... [more]
Monokolia (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mongolia.
Monqolustan (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mogholestan, referring to Mongolia.
Monrobia (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Monrovia.
Monroe (Settlement) English
This is a common city name in the United States. There is a Monroe located in Louisiana.
Monrovia (Settlement) English
The capital city of Liberia, named after American president James Monroe (1758-1831).
Montainéagró (Country) Irish
Irish form of Montenegro
Montauk (Political Subdivision) American (South)
A place in America.
Montebhideo (Settlement) Bengali
Bengali form of Montevideo.
Montebideo (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Montevideo.
Montego Bay (Settlement) English
Possibly from Spanish manteca meaning "fat, lard", allegedly because lard, leather and beef were exported there during the Spanish period. This is the name of a city in Jamaica.
Montenegeuro (Country) Korean
Korean form of Montenegro.
Môn-tê-nê-grô (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Montenegro.
Monténégro (Country) French
French form of Montenegro
Monténègrô (Country) Acehnese
Acehnese form of Montenegro.
Montenegro (Country) Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Indonesian, Italian, Kurdish, Luxembourgish, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Means "black mountain" in Venetian, originally a calque of the Montenegrin name Црна Гора (Crna Gora) referring to Mount Lovćen... [more]
Montenegró (Country) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Montenegro.
Montenegru (Country) Asturian, Sicilian
Asturian and Sicilian form of Montenegro.
Montenekro (Country) Thai
Thai form of Montenegro.
Monteneqro (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Montenegro.
Monterey (Settlement) English
Montevideo (Settlement) English, Spanish
All agree that "Monte" refers to the Cerro de Montevideo, the hill situated across the Bay of Montevideo, but there is disagreement about the etymological origin of the "video" part. This is name of Uruguay’s capital city.
Monthaena (Political Subdivision) Thai
Thai form of Montana.
Montinigro (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Montenegro.
Montreal (Settlement) English
Name of a city in Canada, from French le mont Royal "mont royal". Jacques Cartier named it after the nearby mountain, but it is uncertain how royal became real... [more]
Monywa (Settlement) Burmese
Means "Hmong village" from Burmese မုံ (mon) referring to the Hmong people and ရွာ (ywa) meaning "village". This is the name of a city in Myanmar.
Mool (Country) Khakas, Altai, Tuvan
Khakas, Altai and Tuvan form of Mongolia
Moowitéínya (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Mauritania
Moqadişo (Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Mogadishu.
Moravië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Moravia.
Morawië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Moravia.
Mordovia (Political Subdivision) English
From Russian Мордовия (Mordoviya) derived from the name of the Mordvin (or Mordva) people. The name is thought to be derived from the Iranian root mard meaning "man". This is the name of a republic of Russia.
Mordovië (Political Subdivision) Dutch
Dutch form of Mordovia.
Mordoviya (Political Subdivision) Mordvin, Russian
Mordvin and Russian form of Mordovia.
Mordowië (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Mordovia.
Mordveti (Political Subdivision) Georgian
Georgian form of Mordovia.
Morichias (Country) Thai
Thai form of Mauritius.
Morioka (Settlement) Japanese
Means "prosperous hill" in Japanese. The kanji that make up the name are 盛 (mori), meaning "prosper", and 岡 (oka), meaning "hill". This is the name of the capital city of Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Moris (Country & Island) Mauritian Creole, Breton
Mauritian Creole and Breton form of Mauritius.
Morishas (Country & Island) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Mauritius.
Mōrishasu (Country & Island) Japanese
Japanese form of Mauritius.
Morisyeoseu (Country) Korean
Korean form of Mauritius.
Mô-ri-ta-ni (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Mauritania via the French form Mauritanie.
Moritani (Country) Korean, Persian
Korean and Persian form of Mauritania.
Moritanreye (Country) Walloon
Walloon form of Mauritania.
Morîtanya (Country) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Mauritania.
Moritanya (Country) Turkish
Turkish form of Mauritania
Moritenia (Country) Thai
Thai form of Mauritania.
Moriteniyawa (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Mauritania.
Mô-ri-xơ (Country & Island) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Mauritius.
Moroco (Country) Welsh
Welsh form of Morocco
Morokko (Country) Bengali, Japanese, Malayalam, Thai
Bengali, Japanese, Malayalam and Thai form of Morocco.
Morokkowa (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Morocco.
Moroko (Country) Korean, Swahili, Tigrinya
Korean, Swahili and Tigrinya form of Morocco.
Mörön (Settlement) Mongolian
Means "river" in Mongolian. This is the name of a city in Mongolia.
Morotawa (Country) Maori
Maori form of Moldova.
Morudibu (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Maldives.
Morvah (Settlement) Cornish
From Cornish Morvedh, derived from mor "sea" and bedh "grave". This is the name of a small Cornish village.
Mosambic (Country) Welsh
Welsh form of Mozambique
Mosambiek (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Mozambique.
Mósambík (Country) Icelandic
Icelandic form of Mozambique.
Mosangbike (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Mozambique.
Mosca (Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Moscow.
Moscha (Settlement) Greek
New Latin and Greek form of Moscow.
Moscou (Settlement) Catalan, French, Portuguese
Catalan, French and Portuguese form of Moscow
Moscow (Settlement) English
From the name of the Moskva River, which is of uncertain origin. It may be from the Proto-Indo-European root meu meaning "wet" or mesg meaning "to dip, to sink" or from the Finno-Ugric name Mustajoki meaning "black river"... [more]
Mos Eisley (Settlement) Popular Culture
Mos Eisley is a fictional town and large spaceport located on the planet Tatooine in the 'Star Wars' universe. The name is unexplained.
Moskoa (Settlement) Ingush
Ingush form of Moscow.
Moskokh (Settlement) Chechen
Chechen form of Moscow.
Moskou (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Moscow.
Moskva (Settlement & River) Russian, English
Russian form of Moscow. In Russian this name refers to both the city and the river, while it only refers to the river in English.
Mosquito (Region & Settlement) Indigenous American, Central American, Spanish (Latin American)
The Hispanicised name of the Miskito coast.
Mosul (Settlement) Arabic
"the Joined," in reference to a bridge & ford over the Tigris
Moszkva (Settlement & River) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Moscow.
Motmalam (Settlement) Mon
Mon form of Mawlamyine.
Motzfeld (Settlement) German
Mou Hon (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wuhan.
Moukadisu (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Mogadishu.
Moulmein (Settlement) English
Older form of Mawlamyine.
Mounakou (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Monaco.