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]
Teluk Intan(Settlement)Malay, English Means "diamond bay" in Malay, from teluk meaning "bay, bend, gulf" and intan meaning "diamond". This is the name of a town in Malaysia.
Tenasserim(Mountain & Political Subdivision)English Older variant of Tanintharyi, also used for a chain of mountains that runs through Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia.
Tenerife(Island)Spanish, English Means "snow mountain" or "white mountain" in Guanche, probably referring to the volcano Teide. Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands, Spain.
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]
Te Pito O Te Henua(Island)Rapanui This is one of the names the Rapanui called Easter Island. This name is older than the name Rapa Nui. In English it means, "the navel or center of the world" or "the center/navel of the world." It can also mean, "the end of the land."
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.
Terengganu(Political Subdivision)Malay, English Possibly from Malay terang ganu meaning "bright rainbow" or taring anu meaning "fang of something", a phrase supposedly uttered by a hunter when he discovered the tooth of an unknown animal... [more]
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."
Te Waipounamu(Island)Maori This is the Maori name for the South Island in New Zealand. Around 1550 Maoris migrated from North Island in what is now New Zealand to South Island due to high population.
Texarkana(Region & Settlement)English Portmanteau of Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. This refers to a Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana border region, as well as the region's principal cities: Texarkana, Texas, and Texarkana, Arkansas.
Thái Bình(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 太 (thái) meaning "spacious" and 平 (bình) meaning "level".
Thái Bình(Political Subdivision, Settlement & Body of Water)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 太 (thái) meaning "very, extreme, great" and 平 (bình) meaning "level, even". This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, Vietnam. It is also the Vietnamese name of the Pacific Ocean.
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.
Thái Nguyên(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 太 (thái) meaning "extreme" and 原 (nguyên) meaning "meadow".
Thái Nguyên(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 太 (thái) meaning "very, extreme" and 原 (nguyên) meaning "meadow, field, plain". This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, Vietnam.
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').
Thanh Hóa(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 清 (thanh) meaning "clear" and 化 (hóa) meaning "to transform".
Thanh Hóa(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 清 (thanh) meaning "clear, pure" and 化 (hoá) meaning "transform, change into, become". This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, Vietnam.
Thanlyin(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Burmese Thanlyin is a major port city in Myanmar’s Yangon region. Its name has an unknown meaning.
Tharmenia(Country)Coptic The Coptic name for Armenia, derived from the feminine definite article ⲧ (t) combined with ϩⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲓⲁ (harmenia) referring to Armenia.
Thừa Thiên Huế(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Thừa Thiên, the name of a historical province, combined with the name of the city of Huế. The former province's name is derived from Sino-Vietnamese 承 (thừa) meaning "inherit, receive" and 天 (thiên) meaning "sky, heaven"... [more]
Thừa Thiên-Huế(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 承 (thừa) meaning "support" and 天 (thiên) meaning "day" and 化 (huế) meaning "to transform".
Thaton(Political Subdivision)Burmese Thaton is a town in south-central Myanmar, whose name is Likely Derived from the formal Pali name Sudharmapura, itself named for sudharma, the moot hall of the Buddhist deities... [more]
Thebes(Settlement)English, Ancient Greek (Anglicized) Perhaps ultimately from Semitic teba "chest, box". This is the name of a city in Boeotia, Greece, which played an important role in many Greek myths (as the site of the stories of Cadmus, Oedipus, Dionysus, Heracles and others).
The Hague(Settlement)English Originally named des Graven Hage, literally meaning "the count's wood" in medieval Dutch. This is the administrative and royal capital city of the Netherlands and the capital city of the South Holland province.
Thentike(Country)Coptic The Coptic name for India, derived from the feminine definite article ⲧ (t) and ϩⲉⲛⲧⲓⲕⲏ (hentike) referring to India, ultimately from Greek Ἰνδική (Indike).
Therasia(Island)Greek western island of 'Santorini' (a.k.a. Thera), all my 'research' ties it to the given name Theresa (which is also related to words that mean "Summer" and/or "Harvest.")
Thessalonica(Settlement)Ancient Greek (Latinized) The name of a Greek city, which was named after the princess Thessalonike of Macedon. Her name means "Thessalian victory, victory in Thessaly" from Greek Θεσσαλός (Thessalos) "Thessalian" and νίκη (nike) "victory"... [more]
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]
Thibet(Region, Political Subdivision & Country)Thai, French, English (Archaic) Thai form of Tibet. It is also a French variant as well as an older English form of the name.
Thimphu(Settlement)Bhutanese, Tibetan, English From Bhutanese ཐིམ་ (thim) meaning "to sink" and ཕུ་ (phu) meaning "high ground, foothill, upland" or "to fly". This is the name of the capital city of Bhutan.
Thingvellir(Other)Icelandic The ancient site of the Icelandic government, now a national park. From the Scandinavian 'Þingvöllr', meaning "the meeting place of the assembly".
Thingwall(Settlement)English A town in England. From the Scandinavian 'Þingvöllr', meaning "the meeting place of the assembly".
Thủ Dầu Một(Settlement)Vietnamese Meaning uncertain, perhaps in part derived from Khmer or from Vietnamese thủ meaning "keep, guard", dầu referring to a type of tree (genus Dipterocarpus) and một meaning "one" (or from miệt vườn meaning "plantation, orchard, grove", according to a folk etymology)... [more]
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]
Thụy Điển(Country)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 瑞典 (Thụy Điển), possibly from Min Nan 瑞典 (Sūi-tián). This is the Vietnamese name for Sweden.
Thụy Sĩ(Country)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 瑞士 (Thụy Sĩ), possibly from Min Nan 瑞士 (Sūi-sū), itself from French Suisse. This is the Vietnamese name for Switzerland.
Thyrea(Settlement)Ancient Greek Thyrea was a town of Cynuria, and was fought over between ancient Argolis and ancient Laconia. According to Pausanias, Thyrea was named after a mythological figure: Thyraeos, the son of Lycaon.
Thyrkwhtwyla(Country)Abkhaz From Abkhaz аҭырқәуа (athyrkwhua) meaning "Turk" and атәыла (atwyla) meaning "country". This is the Abkhaz name for Turkey.
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.
Tiền Giang(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 前 (tiền) meaning "forward" and 江 (giang) meaning "river".
Tiền Giang(Political Subdivision)Vietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 前 (tiền) meaning "front, forward" and 江 (giang) meaning "river". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Tijuana(Settlement)Spanish Derives from the rancho that Santiago Argüello Moraga established in 1829 on his Mexican land grant, naming it Rancho Tía Juana.... [more]
Tikeshromi(Settlement)Coptic Possibly means "breaker of men" in Coptic, from the feminine definite article ϯ (ti) combined with ⲕⲱϣ (kosh) meaning "break" and ⲣⲱⲙⲓ (romi) meaning "man" — taken from a calque of the city's Arabic name القاهرة (al-Qahirah) meaning "the victorious"... [more]
Tiñana(Settlement)Asturian From the name Tinius or Tennius to Tini-ana or Tenni-ana adding a Latin possesive suffix -ana, Romans used to named new conquered lands by the name of its owner and this suffix.... [more]
Tingi(Other)Berber Means “Marsh” in the Standard Moroccan Amazight language.
Tingvoll(Region)Norwegian A municipality in Norway. From the Scandinavian 'Þingvöllr', meaning "the meeting place of the assembly".
Tingwall(Other)English The name of various places in Britain, including a parish, town, and airport. From the Scandinavian 'Þingvöllr', meaning "the meeting place of the assembly".
Tiperses(Settlement)Coptic Means "the Persian (fortress)" from the Coptic definite article ϯ (ti) combined with ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ (perses) meaning "Persian". This is the Coptic name for the Egyptian city of Giza.
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.
Tlaxcala(Political Subdivision & Settlement)Spanish From Nahuatl Tlaxcallān either derived from tlaxcalli meaning "tortilla" or texcalli meaning "crag" or "oven" combined with the suffix -tlan. This is the name of a state of, as well as a city in, Mexico... [more]
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]
Tocantins(Political Subdivision & River)Portuguese (Brazilian) Union of Tupi words tukana ("toucan") e tim ("beak"), thus "toucan's beak". This is the name of a river and a state of Brazil.
Tōkai(Region & Settlement)Japanese Means "eastern sea" from Japanese 東 (tō) meaning "east" and 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean". This is the name of a subregion of Japanese regions of Chūbu and Kansai... [more]
Tolovana(River)English (American) The name of a river in Alaska, derived from Koyukon tolbaa no’ meaning "pale-water river".
Toluca(Settlement)Paiute From a Paiute word meaning "fertile valley" or "beautiful valley". This is the name of a neighborhood and lake in Los Angeles, California, USA, i.e., Toluca Lake.
Tomioka(Settlement)Japanese From Japanese 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge". This is the name of a town in the Japanese province of Fukushima as well as a city in the province of Gunma.
Topanga(Settlement)Indigenous 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".
Torngat(Mountain & Other)Inuit (Anglicized) Mountain range and national park in Canada. Meaning "place of spirits" from the Inuit word 'tongait'.
Toronto(Settlement)English The name Toronto is likely derived from the Iroquois word tkaronto, meaning "place where trees stand in the water". This refers to the northern end of what is now Lake Simcoe, where the Huron had planted tree saplings to corral fish... [more]
Toshima(Settlement)Japanese From Japanese 豊 (to) meaning "abundant, rich, bountiful" and 島 (shima) meaning "island". This is the name of a special ward of Tokyo.
Toulouse(Settlement)French From Latin Tolosa of uncertain meaning, possibly of Gaulish, Iberian or Aquitanian origin. This is the name of a city in France.