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SAA (Other) Portuguese, GalicianHabitational name from any of the numerous places named Saa, mainly in northern Portugal and Galicia.
SABAH (Political Subdivision) Malay, Indonesian, Acehnese, Banjar, Javanese, Minangkabau, Sundanese, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Hindi, Hungarian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, UrduOf uncertain meaning, possibly from the name of the saba banana (a cultivar originally from the Philippines), which comes from a Visayan word meaning "loud, noisy". Other theories suggest that it is derived from a Brunei Malay word meaning "upstream, northerly", from Malay
sabak referring to a place where palm sugar is extracted, or from Arabic صباح
(sabah) meaning "morning"...
[more] SAEKI (Settlement) JapaneseThis is the name of a former town in Okayama Prefecture in western Japan and a ward of Hiroshima City, also in western Japan....
[more] SAHARA (Country & Region) Afrikaans, Armenian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Kurdish, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Norwegian, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Telugu, Thai, Turkmen, YiddishDerived from Arabic صَحَارَى
(ṣaḥārā) meaning "deserts", the plural of صَحْرَاء
(ṣaḥrāʾ) meaning "desert". This is the name of a desert in Northern Africa as well as a disputed territory and semi-independent state (Western Sahara).
SAHRAWI ARAB DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (Political Subdivision & Region) EnglishFollowing the Spanish evacuation, consequence of the Moroccan Green March, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords on November 14, 1975, six days before Franco died, leading to both Morocco and Mauritania moving in to annex the territory of Western Sahara...
[more] SAINT-MALO (Settlement) FrenchAn historic French port located in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany on the English Channel coast, named after Saint
MALO.
SAINT PETERSBURG (Settlement) English, MalayEnglish translation of Russian Санкт-Петербург
(Sankt-Peterburg), which is derived from the German name
Sankt Petersburg meaning "Saint Peter's City", named in honour of Saint
Peter the Apostle as well as Tsar Peter the Great (1672-1725)...
[more] SAKHA (Political Subdivision) Yakut, Russian, Arabic, Armenian, Belarusian, Danish, English, French, Georgian, Hindi, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Malay, Mongolian, Persian, Portuguese, Tagalog, Thai, Ukrainian, UrduFrom the name of the Sakha (Yakut) people, which is derived from Turkic
jaka meaning "collar, edge". This is the name of a Russian federal republic also referred to as
Yakutia.
SAKHALIN (Island) Russian, EnglishDerived from Manchu
sahaliyan meaning "black". A misconception of the original Manchu word led to the present name. "Sahaliyan Ula" is also the Manchu name for the Amur River. Sakhalin Island is an island in the Far East of Russia, right above Japan.
SAN ANTONIO (Settlement & River) EnglishMeans "Saint Anthony" from Spanish
san "Saint" +
Antonio, a Spanish form of the given name
ANTHONY. The river was named after San Antonio de Padua by the first governor of Spanish Texas, Domingo Terán de los Ríos in 1691...
[more] SANDHURST (Settlement) EnglishOld English, meaning "sandy thicket of trees." A place name. In England, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (named after the village it is located) is the prestigious British Army officer training centre.
SANDRINGHAM (Settlement) EnglishDerived from the Old English: "sand"
hring "ring"/"circular"
ham "homestead". "Sandy circular homestead". The name of a village in Norfolk, where Sandringham House, one of the Queen's country retreats is located.
SAN JUAN (Other) SpanishThe name of the Capital of Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital and largest city, sits on the island's Atlantic coast. Its widest beach fronts the Isla Verde resort strip, known for its bars, nightclubs and casinos...
[more] SANKT-PETERBURG (Settlement) Russian, Bashkir, Buryat, Chuvash, Indonesian, Ingush, Kalmyk, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Lak, Lezgin, Mongolian, Tajik, Tatar, Turkish, Turkmen, Udmurt, Uzbek, YakutForm of
SAINT PETERSBURG.
SÁPMI (Region) Sami, Swedish, English, German, Breton, Faroese, Manx, Scots, VietnamesePerhaps ultimately derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
*źemē meaning "earth".
Suomi, the Finnish name for Finland, is believed to be derived from the same root...
[more] SAPPORO (Settlement) Japanese, Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, UzbekFrom Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ
(sat poro pet) meaning "dry, great river", referring to the
Toyohira River. This is the name of a city in northern Japan that serves as the capital of the Hokkaido Prefecture.
SARAJEVO (Settlement) Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Malay, Maltese, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, TagalogFrom Turkish
saray meaning "palace, mansion, house" and
ova meaning "plain, lowland" or the Slavic suffix
-evo used to indicate place names. This is the name of the capital city of
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
SARAVAK (Political Subdivision) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Indian, Hindi, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Turkish, UkrainianForm of
SARAWAK.
SARAWAK (Political Subdivision) Malay, Indonesian, Acehnese, Banjar, Javanese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, UrduProbably from Sarawak Malay
serawak or
serewa meaning "antimony". This is the name of a state in eastern Malaysia.
SARAYBOSNA (Settlement) TurkishFrom Turkish
saray meaning "place, mansion, house" and
Bosna meaning "Bosnia". This is the Turkish name for
Sarajevo.
SARK (Island) English, Ancient Semitic, Medieval ScandinavianOne of the Channel Islands in
ENGLAND. Could be derived from the Proto-Semetic 'śrq', meaning "redden", "rise", or "east", as Sark is the easternmost island. Alternatively, it come from Old Norse 'serkr', meaning "shirt".
SATUN (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai, Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Lao, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik, Turkish, Ukrainian, UrduDerived from Malay
sentul meaning "santol" (a type of tropical fruit). This is the name of a province and city in southern Thailand.
SAUDI ARABIA (Country) EnglishFrom Arabic سُعُودِيّ
(suʿūdiyy) referring to the House of Saud, the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia (see Arabic
SAUDIYYAH), combined with Greek Ἀραβία
(Arabíā) referring to the Arabian Peninsula...
[more] SAUDIYYAH (Country) ArabicFrom Arabic سُعُودِيّ
(suʿūdiyy) referring to the House of Saud, the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia, usually written with a definite article as السعودية
(as-Saudiyyah)...
[more] SAWEL (Mountain) English, Irish (Anglicized)Sawel Mountain (historically known as Slieve Sawel) is the highest peak in the Sperrins, a mountain range in Northern Ireland. This is an Anglicized form of Irish
samhail meaning "likeness", taken from its Irish name
Samhail Phite Méabha "likeness to
MÉABH's vulva", referring to a glen or hollow on the side of the mountain.
SÁŽŽÁ (Island) Northern SamiAn Island and a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The meaning is unknown. The Norwegian name for the island is
SENJA.
SCANDINAVIA (Region) EnglishLikely derived from the Germanic root
*Skaðin-awjō, a combination of the reconstructed elements
*skaðan- "danger, damage" and
*awjō "island". Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe and usually refers to
SWEDEN,
DENMARK, and
NORWAY.
SCARBOROUGH (Settlement) EnglishThe name of a city in England. It is mentioned in the folk song "Scarborough Fair" about a fair held in the Middle Ages. A notable version of this song is the one by Simon and Garfunkel.
SEBU (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Island) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Serbian, Russian, Tatar, Thai, UkrainianForm of
CEBU.
SECACAH (Settlement) BiblicalA Hebrew girl's name, originating in Israel, meaning "covering, defense"
SEDBERGH (Settlement) EnglishA small town in rural Northern England. Its name derives from Old Norse
sed, meaning 'sand' and
berg, meaning 'mountain', referring to the mountainous location of Sedbergh and possibly the sandstone hills.
SELANGOR (Political Subdivision) Malay, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, TurkishMeaning uncertain. It may be derived from Malay
langau meaning "horsefly", from the name
Salang Ur meaning "Salang village" (from the name of the Salang people and Tamil ஊர்
(ūr) meaning "village, town"), or from Malay
salang possibly meaning "stabbing" combined with
jemur meaning "to burn, to dry (in the sun)"...
[more] SEMARANG (Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese, Acehnese, Balinese, Malay, Minangkabau, Sundanese, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, TurkishFrom Indonesian
asam meaning "tamarind" and
jarang meaning "rare, seldom", a reference to the tamarind trees in the area that rarely grew close together. This is the name of a city in Indonesia that serves as the capital of Central Java province.
SENJA (Island) NorwegianAn island and a municipality in
TROMS county,
NORWAY. The meaning of the name is officially unknown, but it could come from the word
sundr which means "split apart" or "tear"...
[more] SEOUL (Settlement) Korean, Danish, English, German, Greek, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Swedish, TagalogMeans "capital" in Korean, probably derived from Sillan 서라벌
(Seorabeol) referring to the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla. This is the name of the capital city of South Korea.
SERBESTAN (Country) PersianFrom Persian صرب
(serb) meaning "Serb, Serbian" combined with the suffix ستان
(stan) meaning "land of". This is the Persian name for
Serbia.
SERDICA (Settlement) Ancient GreekLatin and Ancient Greek name for the Bulgarian city now known as
SOFIA. Named after the Celtic tribe
Serdi.
SETON (Settlement) EnglishA Scottish place,
Seaton near Longniddry, "is so named because it was held from the 12th century by a Norman family
de Sey, from
Say in Indre. Other places of this name, for example those in Cumbria, Devon, County Durham, Northumbria, and Yorkshire, are mostly named with Old English
sæ "sea, lake" and
tun "enclosure, settlement"...
[more] SEYCHELLES (Country) French, English, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Maltese, Romanian, Spanish, TagalogFrom the name of Jean Moreau de Séchelles (1690-1761), a French politician who served as Minister of Finance during the reign of King Louis XV. This is the name of an East African island country in the Indian Ocean.
SHANGHAI (Settlement) Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Romanian, Swedish, Filipino, TagalogFrom Chinese 上
(shàng) meaning "above, top, upper" and 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean"...
[more] SHANGRILA (Body of Water) Pakistani, TibetanShangrila is a name of Tibetan origin. The name means "heaven on earth". The name is mainly known in northern Pakistan. The "Shangrila Lake" in northern Pakistan is very famous among the country.
SHEDOLAMACK (Region) MormonAccording to LDS scripture, this was the name of the place where Cainan met Adam and was blessed.
SHENZHEN (Settlement) Chinese, Afrikaans, Armenian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, TurkishFrom Chinese 深
(shēn) meaning "deep" and 圳
(zhèn) meaning "furrow, drainage, ditch". This is the name of a city in China.
SHIRETOKO (Other) JapaneseThis is the name of a peninsula (declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005) in north-eastern Hokkaidō in northern Japan. The kanji that make up Shiretoko are 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru, shire) meaning "know, wisdom" and 床 (shou, toko, yuka) meaning "bed, floor, padding, tatami."...
[more] SHISHAN (Political Subdivision) ArabicArabic form of
CHECHNYA, usually written with the definite article as الشيشان
(al-Shishan).
SHQIPËRIA (Country) AlbanianFrom
shqip, the ethnic name of the Albanian people, which is of uncertain origin. It may be a calque of Proto-Slavic
slověne meaning "Slavs" (through Albanian
shqipoj meaning "to speak clearly") or from Albanian
shkabë meaning "eagle"...
[more] SHULON (Region) MormonA land mentioned in the Book of Moses.
SHYMKENT (Settlement) Kazakh, English, Russian, Bashkir, Belarusian, Chechen, Indonesian, Mongolian, Portuguese, Romanian, SpanishFrom Kazakh шым
(shym) meaning "sod, turf, meadow" and кент
(kent) meaning "town". This is the name of a city in Kazakhstan.
SIAM (Country) Afrikaans, Armenian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kyrgyz, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkmen, Ukrainian, UzbekFrom Portuguese
Sciam, which was derived from Thai สยาม
(sayam) of debated origin. The name may have come from Pali
suvaṇṇabhūmi meaning "land of gold", Sanskrit श्याम
(shyama) meaning "dark, black, blue" or Mon ရာမည
(ramanya) meaning "stranger"...
[more] SIBERIA (Region) Albanian, Basque, English, Italian, Romanian, SpanishMeaning uncertain. One theory suggests its derivation from Siberian Tatar
Sib Ir meaning "sleeping land", while another suggests an origin from the ethonym
Sirtya, Syopyr, an ethnic group which spoke a language that evolved into the Ugric languages...
[more] SICHUAN (Political Subdivision) Chinese, Afrikaans, Armenian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Urdu, UzbekMeans "four rivers" in Chinese, from 四
(sì) meaning "four" and 川
(chuān) meaning "river, stream". This is the name of a Chinese province.