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Vwnzlaiz (Country) Zhuang
Zhuang form of Brunei.
V'yetnam (Country) Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian form of Vietnam.
Vyetnam (Country) Azerbaijani, Hebrew, Tajik, Uzbek
Azerbaijani, Hebrew, Tajik and Uzbek form of Vietnam.
Wai Noi Seoi Laai (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Venezuela.
Wakanda (Country) Popular Culture
The name of a fictional country in the Marvel Universe, home to the superhero Black Panther.
Walanda (Country) Banjar, Javanese, Sundanese
Banjar, Javanese and Sundanese form of Holland 1, referring to the entire country of the Netherlands.
Walanta (Country) Gorontalo
Gorontalo form of Holland 1, referring to the entire country of the Netherlands.
Wallis (Country) Dutch (Archaic), German (Archaic), Afrikaans
Archaic Dutch and German form of Wales as well as the modern Afrikaans form of the name.
Wanu'atu (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Vanuatu.
Wanuatu (Country) Hawaiian, Lao, Thai, Turkmen
Hawaiian, Lao, Thai and Turkmen form of Vanuatu.
Watikan (Country) Turkmen, Uyghur
Turkmen and Uyghur form of Vatican.
Watikang (Country & Settlement) Lao
Lao form of Vatican.
Watykan (Country) Polish
Polish form of Vatican, which is one of the names commonly used to refer to Vatican City.
Watykůn (Country) Silesian
Silesian form of Vatican.
Wcráin (Country) Welsh
Welsh form of Ukraine.
Weidimala (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Guatemala.
Weineiruila (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Venezuela.
Wenekola (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Venezuela.
Wenesuela (Country) Thai, Turkmen
Thai and Turkmen form of Venezuela.
Wenesuela (Country) Lao, Thai, Turkmen
Lao, Thai, and Turkmen form of Venezuela.
Wengriýa (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Hungary.
Wën'griye (Country) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Hungary via the Russian form Венгрия (Vengriya).
Wenisiyulawa (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Venezuela.
Wenlai (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Brunei. 文萊 or 文莱 (Wénlái) is the spelling more commonly used in mainland China while 汶萊 or 汶莱 (Wènlái) or (Wénlái) is the prominent spelling in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia.
Whinirana (Country) Maori
Maori form of Finland.
Whītī (Country) Maori
Maori form of Fiji.
Whitināmu (Country) Maori
Maori form of Vietnam.
Widen (Country) Nauruan
Nauruan form of Sweden
Wiekanama (Country) Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Vietnam.
Wietnam (Country) Polish
Polish form of Vietnam.
Wi-ti-nam (Country) Tibetan
Tibetan form of Vietnam.
Wīwī (Country) Maori
The Maori name for France, derived from French oui, oui meaning "yes, yes".
Wiyatnamaya (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Vietnam.
Wjetnam (Country) Silesian
Silesian form of Vietnam.
Wooméiniya (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Romania
Wuganda (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Uganda.
Wu Hak Laan (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Ukraine.
Wukelan (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Ukraine.
Wu Laai Gwai (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Uruguay.
Wulagui (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Uruguay.
Wuliwya (Country) Aymara, Quechua
Aymara and Quechua form of Bolivia.
Wuzibiekesitan (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Uzbekistan.
Wu Zi Bit Hak (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Uzbekistan.
Wýetnam (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Vietnam.
Wyëtnam (Country) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Vietnam.
Xapón (Country) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Japão (see Japan).
Xaymaca (Country & Island) Taíno
Taíno form of Jamaica.
Xcốt-len (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Scotland.
Xéc-bi (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Serbia via the French form Serbie.
Xéc-bi-a (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Serbia.
Xê-nê-gan (River & Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Senegal.
Xeorxa (Country) Asturian
Asturian form of Georgia 1.
Xeorxia (Country & Political Subdivision) Galician
Galician form of Georgia 1 and Georgia 2
Xibanya (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Hispania (see Spain).
Xila (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Hellas, used as the Chinese name for Greece.
Xin-ga-po (Country, Settlement & Island) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Singapore.
Xinjiapo (Country, Settlement & Island) Chinese
Chinese form of Singapore.
Xinxilan (Country) Chinese
Chinese calque of New Zealand, primarily used in Mainland China and Hong Kong.
Xiongyali (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Hungary.
Xipre (Island & Country) Asturian, Catalan
Asturian and Catalan form of Cyprus.
Xitoy (Country) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Cathay, used as the Uzbek name of China.
Xlô-va-ki-a (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Slovakia.
Xordania (Country) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Jordan (the country).
Xorvatïya (Country) Kazakh
Kazakh form of Croatia.
Xorvatiya (Country) Azerbaijani, Karakalpak, Uzbek
Azerbaijani, Karakalpak, and Uzbek form of Croatia.
Xri Lan-ca (Country & Island) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Sri Lanka.
Xu-đăng (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Sudan.
Xuliya (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Syria.
Xu-ri-nam (Country) Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Suriname.
Ý (Country) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 意 (Ý), itself from Chinese 意大利 (Yìdàlì). This is the Vietnamese name for Italy.
Yaban (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of Japão (see Japan), usually written with the definite article: اليابان (al-Yaban).
Yamatu (Country) Okinawan
Okinawan form of Yamato, used for the country of Japan (specifically mainland Japan).
Ýamaýka (Country & Island) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Jamaica.
Yameiniya (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Armenia.
Yangi Zelandiya (Country) Uzbek
Uzbek calque of New Zealand.
Yañı Zelandiya (Country) Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar calque of New Zealand.
Yaponi (Country) Ingush
Ingush form of Japan.
Ýaponiýa (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Japan.
Yaponiye (Country) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Japão (see Japan) via the Russian form Япония (Yaponiya).
Yappan (Country) Tamil
Tamil form of Japan.
Yavan (Country) Hebrew
Likely from the name Ion 2, referring to Greece.
Yegipet (Country) Russian
Russian form of Egypt.
Yegiptos (Country) Armenian
Armenian form of Aegyptus (see Egypt).
Yehypet (Country) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Egypt.
Yeimen (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Yemen.
Yemanaya (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Yemen.
Yeme (Country) Asturian
Asturian form of Yemen.
Ýemen (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Yemen.
Yeni Zelanda (Country) Turkish
Turkish calque of New Zealand.
Yeni Zelandiya (Country) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani calque of New Zealand.
Yeongguk (Country) Korean
Korean form of Yingguo, used as the Korean name for the United Kingdom.
Ye̍t-nàm (Country) Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka form of Vietnam.
Yetovpia (Country) Armenian
Armenian form of Ethiopia.
Yetovpia (Country) Armenian
Armenian form of Ethiopia.
Yhdysvallat (Country) Finnish
Finnish form of United States. The name is a combination of Finnish yhdys- "united" and vallat "states".
Yialaman (Country) Lao
Lao form of Germany.
Yibuti (Country) Spanish
Spanish form of Djibouti
Yidali (Country) Chinese
Chinese from ofItaly.
Yiednamz (Country) Zhuang
Zhuang form of Vietnam.
Yiemen (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Yemen.
Yilake (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Iraq.
Yi La' Kho (Country) Tibetan
Tibetan form of Iraq.
Yi-lang (Country) Tibetan
Tibetan form of Iran.
Yilang (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Iran.
Yimin (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Yemen.
Yindû (Country) Dungan
Dungan form of India.
Yindunixiya (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Indonesia.
Yindunizsihya (Country) Zhuang
Zhuang form of Indonesia.
Yinggelan (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of England.
Yingguo (Country) Chinese
From Chinese 英 (Yīng), a shortened form of 英格蘭 (Yīnggélán) or 英吉利 (Yīngjílì), both names for England, and 国 (guó) meaning "country"... [more]
Yinghgoz (Country) Zhuang
Zhuang form of Yingguo.
Yîn-koet (Country) Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Yingguo.
Yinni (Country) Chinese
Short form of Yindunixiya.
Yinniz (Country) Zhuang
Short form of Yindunizsihya.
Yin-thu (Country) Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka form of India.
Yipun (Country) Thai
Thai form of Japan via Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún).
Yiselie (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Israel.
Yî-set-lie̍t (Country) Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka form of Israel.
Yi-thai-li (Country) Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka form of Italy.
Yngland (Country) Silesian
Silesian form of England.
Yoeramani (Country) Thai
Thai form of Germany.
Yogénda (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Uganda
Yonan (Country) Arabic
Arabic form of Ellada or Greece.
Yóókwein (Country) Navajo
Navajo form of Ukraine
Yordani (Country & River) Swahili
Swahili form of Jordan.
Yordania (Country) Indonesian
Indonesian form of Jordan (referring to the country).
Yoreudan (Country) Korean
Korean form of Jordan.
Yorudan (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Jordan (the country).
Yougoslavie (Country) French
French form of Yugoslavia
Yrak (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Iraq.
Yr Almaen (Country) Welsh
Germany in welsh
Yr Eidal (Country) Welsh
Italy In Welsh
Ysland (Country & Island) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Iceland.
Ysraýyl (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Israel.
Yugoslavia (Country) English
From Serbo-Croatian Jugoslavija meaning "land of the South Slavs", derived from jug meaning "south" and slavija meaning "land of Slavs". This was the name of a European country that existed from 1918 to 1941 (as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia), from 1943 to 1945 (as the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia), from 1945 to 1992, and from 1992-2003 (as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).
Yukanda (Country) Thai
Thai form of Uganda.
Yukarein (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Ukraine.
Yukhren (Country) Thai
Thai form of Ukraine.
Yukrenaya (Country) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Ukraine.
Yunaiktetkindan (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of United Kingdom.
Yunaitid Stiet (Country) Jamaican Patois
Jamaican Patois form of United States.
Yunan (Country) Arabic, Dhivehi, Hindi, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu
Form of Ionia used to refer to the country of Greece. The Arabic name is usually written with a definite article as اليونان (al-Yunan).
Yunani (Country) Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Yunan.
Yunanistan (Country) Crimean Tatar, Gagauz, Turkish
From Yunan combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stân) meaning "land of". This is the Crimean Tatar, Gagauz, and Turkish name for Greece.
Ýunanystan (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Yunanistan, used as the Turkmen name of Greece.
Yunon (Country) Tajik
Tajik form of Yunan.
Yuq-noe (Country) Chinese (Wu)
Wu form of Vietnam.
Yuzhna Afrika (Country) Bulgarian
Bulgarian calque of South Africa.
Yuzhnaya Afrika (Country) Russian
Russian calque of South Africa.
Zaan Bei Aa (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Zambia.
Zaira (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Zaire.
Zairas (Country) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zaire.
Za-ki-oan-hi-ash (Country) Mormon
A symbolic name used by Joseph Smith for Chaldea. According to his book, "Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language", za is a compound name for a symbol called beth, which is given the meaning of "a fruitful garden"... [more]
Zambi (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Zambia via the French form Zambie.
Zàmbia (Country) Catalan
Catalan form of Zambia.
Zambië (Country) Dutch (Archaic), Afrikaans
Archaic Dutch form of Zambia as well as the modern Afrikaans form of the name.
Zambiýa (Country) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Zambia.
Żambja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Zambia.
Zampia (Country) Greek
Greek form of Zambia.
Zanbiya (Country) Burmese, Chinese
Burmese and Chinese form of Zambia.
Zapɔ́ (Country) Lingala
Lingala form of Japão (see Japan).
Zapan (Country) Assamese
Assamese form of Japão (see Japan).
Zari (Country) Arabic
means flower in Arabic or a thread or a city in Nigeria
Zeelanda Berria (Country) Basque
Basque calque of New Zealand.
Zelandiyai Nav (Country) Tajik
Tajik calque of New Zealand.
Zeland-nevez (Country) Breton
Breton calque of New Zealand.
Zelandy Vaovao (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy calque of New Zealand.
Zelendaya Nû (Country) Kurdish
Kurdish form of New Zealand.
Zelenortska Ostrva (Country) Bosnian, Serbian
Bosnian and Serbian form of Cape Verde.
Zelenortska Republika (Country) Croatian
Croatian form of Cape Verde.
Zelenortski Otoki (Country) Slovene
Slovene form of Cape Verde
Zeoi Lei Aa (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Syria.
Zeon Baa Bou Wai (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Zimbabwe.
Zeq-pen (Country) Chinese (Wu)
Wu form of Nippon.
Zhanga Zelandiya (Country) Kazakh
Kazakh calque of New Zealand.
Zhanpo (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Champa.
Zhaponiya (Country) Kazakh
Kazakh form of Japan.
Zheltoycho (Country) Chechen
From Chechen желтой (zheltoy) meaning "Greek" and the suffix -чоь (-cho) meaning "place of". This is the Chechen name for Greece.
Zhili (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Chile.
Zhugteche (Country) Ingush
From Ingush жугтий (zhugtiy) referring to the Jewish people and Jewish faith combined with the suffix -че (-che) meaning "place of". This is the Ingush name for Israel.
Zhunguy (Country) Dungan
Dungan form of Zhongguo.
Zhybyn (Country) Dungan
Dungan form of Nippon.
Ziemeļkoreja (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of North Korea
Zi Lei (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Chile.
Zimbaboe (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Zimbabwe.
Żimbabwe (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Zimbabwe.
Zimpampoue (Country) Greek
Greek form of Zimbabwe.
Zinbabwe (Country) Burmese
Burmese form of Zimbabwe.
Zipre (Country) Basque
Basque form of Cyprus
Zuid-Afrika (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of South Africa.
Zuid-Korea (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of South Korea.
Zuid-Soedan (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of South Sudan.
Zung Gwok (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhongguo.
Żvezja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Sweden.
Zviedrija (Country) Latvian
Latvian form of Sweden.
Żvizzera (Country) Maltese
From Italian Svizzera, used as the Maltese name for Switzerland.