TAIWAN(Country)English While Taiwan still exists, it is not always considered an independent country. However, it did represent China in the United Nations until 1971.
TAJIKISTAN(Country)English From Tajik Тоҷикистон (Tojikiston), which is from the Persian exonym تاجیک (Tājīk) referring to the Tajik people combined with the suffix -ستان (-stan) meaning "land of"... [more]
TAMMERFORS(Settlement)Swedish Combination of an unknown first element and Swedish fors "rapid". This is the Swedish name of TAMPERE.
TAMPA(Settlement)English After the city of Tampa in the state of Florida. Tampa is from a Calusa word, the Calusa being the Native American tribe that once lived in the area. The exact word in unknown; it may have meant "sticks of fire", possibly referring to lightning, or "the place to gather sticks"... [more]
TAMPERE(Settlement)Finnish From Tammerkoski, the name of the rapids that flow through the city. The first element tammer is of uncertain etymology. The second element is koski "rapids"... [more]
TANGANYIKA(Country)English These two African countries united in 1964 to form Tanzania.
TANGIER(Settlement)English Meaning uncertain, though it is said to be derived from the name Tingis, the daughter of the Titan ATLAS in Greek mythology... [more]
TATAOUINE(Settlement)French Means "water springs" in Berber. The city is sometimes called Foum Tataouine, meaning "mouth of the springs". The name of the desert planet TATOOINE in the Star Wars universe is derived from Tataouine.
TATÁRFÖLD(Political Subdivision)Hungarian Hungarian form of TATARSTAN. It is literally a direct translation of the republic's name, since it consists of the Hungarian noun tatár meaning "Tatar" combined with the Hungarian noun föld meaning "land".... [more]
TATÁRSZTÁN(Political Subdivision)Hungarian Hungarian form of TATARSTAN. This is an alternative name for the republic; the standard name in Hungary is TATÁRFÖLD.
TATOOINE(Other)Popular Culture Tatooine is a fictional desert planet in the Star Wars universe. The name is derived from the name of a Tunisian city, TATAOUINE, located close to where some scenes in Star Wars was filmed.
TAVASTLAND(Political Subdivision)Swedish, Danish, Dutch Swedish form of Tavastia, which some countries have adopted as their name for the historical Swedish province that is now part of Finland.
TAYGETOS(Mountain)Greek Mythology, Greek The Taygetos or Taÿgetus is a mountain range in the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus; its name is probably pre-Greek and of unknown meaning... [more]
TAYOU(Country)Burmese Of uncertain origin, possibly from Chinese 突厥 (Tūjué) meaning "Turk, Turkish", from 大理國 (Dàlǐguó) referring to the ancient Dali Kingdom that existed in what is now Yunnan province, or from 大月支 (dàyuèzhī), the Chinese name for the Tocharians, a medieval Indo-European people... [more]
TEES(River)English A river in Northeast England. The precise origin of name is not known for sure. But, given that it is one of Britain's major rivers, several theories have emerged:... [more]
TELEMARK(Political Subdivision)Norwegian From teler the name of an old Germanic tribe and the Old Norse mǫrk meaning "woodland, borderland, or march/mark."... [more]
TENNESSEE(Political Subdivision)English (American) Name of a state in the United States, from Cherokee tanasi, the name of a Cherokee village. The meaning is unknown.
TENRI(Settlement)Japanese This is the name of a city in Nara prefecture which used to be (briefly) the capital of Japan under the reign of Emperor Ninken (probably reigned from 488–498).... [more]
TERABITHIA(Political Subdivision)Literature The magical kingdom from the children's novel 'Bridge to Terabithia' (1977) by Katherine Paterson. Terabithia means "land of the turpentine-trees", it is in relation to the island Terebinthia in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C. S. Lewis.
TESLIN(Other)English Name of a mountain, plateau, river, and small lake in Yukon, Canada, and of a larger lake spanning the Yukon-British Columbia border. The word comes from the Tlingit name for the river, Teslintoo or Teslintuh, meaning "long, deep water."
TEXAS(Political Subdivision)English (American) Name of a state in the United States, from Spanish Texas, Tejas, originally an ethnic name, from Caddo taysha "friends, allies" written as a plural.
THAIFÖLD(Country)Hungarian From Hungarian thai meaning "Thai" and föld meaning "land, earth". This is the Hungarian name for Thailand.
THÁI LAN(Country)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 泰 (thái) referring to the Thai people and 蘭 (lan), a phonetic transcription of English -land. This is the Vietnamese name for Thailand.
THAIMAA(Country)Finnish From Finnish thai meaning "Thai" and maa meaning "land, country", used as the Finnish name for Thailand.
THAMES(River)English The name of the river in southern England on which London is situated. This is a Brythonic river-name, explained as a derivative of Common Brythonic *temēlos, 'darkness' (compare Old Welsh timuil, 'darkness').
THESSALONIKI(Settlement)English, Greek The city's name derives from the Greek words Θεσσαλός (Thessalós) referring to the region of Thessaly and νῑ́κη (nī́kē) "victory, success"; literally translating to "Thessalian victory"... [more]
THETFORD(Settlement)English From the Old English þeodo "people" and "ford". The name of a town in Norfolk.
THULE(Island)Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Θούλη (Thoule), the name of an island north of Britain which was discovered by the 4th-century BC geographer Pytheas, who arrived at it after a voyage of six days from the Orkney Islands... [more]
TIANJIN(Settlement)Chinese From Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky" and 津 (jīn) meaning "ford". Tianjin is one of China's four municipalities, situated just east of Beijing.
TIBET(Country)English A kingdom established in the 7th century, Tibet was invaded by China in 1950 and has since been known as the Xizang Autonomous Region of China.
TIPPERARY(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Irish Town and county in IRELAND. From TIOBRAID ÁRANN, meaning "well of the Arra". The Arra is a river that flows through it.
TIPTREE(Settlement)English Tiptree is a village in the East of England. Tiptree comes from Tipper's Tree.
TOBAGO(Island)English The name of the Island in Trinidad and Tobago. Tobago is the smaller of the 2 Caribbean islands comprising the nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It’s known for its wide, sandy beaches and biodiverse tropical rainforest... [more]
TOPANGA(Settlement)Native American Topanga is a community in western Los Angeles County, California, United States located in the Santa Monica mountains. The name is given by the Native American indigenous Tongva tribe, and may mean "where the mountain meets the sea" or "a place above".
TOPEKA(Political Subdivision)English Name of the capital city in KANSAS, meaning "a good place to dig potatoes". From Kansa to "wild potato" + pi "good" + ke "to dig".
TOURKMENIA(Country & Political Subdivision)Greek (Rare) Hellenization of TURKMENIYA, the Russian name for the country of TURKMENISTAN. In Greece, this name was primarily used during the Soviet era... [more]
TRANENT(Settlement)Scottish A town in East Lothian, east of Edinburgh, Scotland. It's name derives from the Brythonic-Celtic *traf-, meaning 'town, village' (Welsh treff) and *-neint, meaning 'stream, small river' (Welsh nant).
TRANSCARPATHIA(Region)English Means "beyond the Carpathian Mountains", derived from Latin trans meaning "across, beyond" combined with the latinized Greek noun Carpathia meaning "the Carpathian Mountains" as well as the region immediately surrounding them.
TRANSCASPIA(Political Subdivision)English, Italian, Spanish Means "beyond the Caspian Sea", derived from Latin trans meaning "across, beyond" combined with Latin Caspia meaning "Caspian Sea".... [more]
TRANSCAUCASIA(Region)English, Italian, Spanish Means "beyond the Caucasus", derived from Latin trans meaning "across, beyond" combined with the latinized Greek noun Caucasia meaning "the Caucasus" (both the mountains and their namesake region)... [more]