Region Submitted Place Names

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Usuri (Region, Body of Water & River) Manchu
The naming source of Ussuri.
Vajdaság (Political Subdivision & Region) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Vojvodina.
Valência (Region & Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Valencia.
Valenthia (Region & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Valencia.
Valentzia (Region & Settlement) Basque
Basque form of Valencia.
Valinor (Region) Literature
A region in JRR Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' series. From the fictional Quenya language, a compound of vala, a fictional quasi-divine species, and the suffix ndor meaning "land".
Valois (Region) Latin
Valonia (Region) Georgian, Spanish
Georgian and Spanish form of Wallonia.
Valouchistan (Political Subdivision & Region) Greek
Greek form of Balochistan.
Vankalam (Political Subdivision & Region) Tamil
Tamil form of Bengal.
Västergötland (Region) Swedish
Västergötland is a historical province in Sweden meaning "Western Götaland". The largest city is Göteborg... [more]
Velikorossiya (Country & Region) Russian
Means "Great Russia" (великий/velikiy + россия/rossiya). It is a historical name of what is now mostly the Russian Federation.
Vengali (Political Subdivision & Region) Greek
Greek form of Bengal.
Vinland (Region) Old Norse
Old Norse name for a place in modern Canada, named by viking Leif Eriksson c. 1000 AD. The first element of the name is uncertain, but it could be from Old Norse vín "wine" or vin "meadow".
Virunga (Region, Settlement, Mountain, Country & Political Subdivision) French, French (African), French (Belgian), French (Swiss), French (Quebec), French (Acadian)
Virunga is a French variant of Ibirunga which means “Volcano” in Kinyarwanda. Wirunga is amongst its other variants.
Visayas (Region & Body of Water) Filipino
The Visayas, or the Visayan Islands, are one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao... [more]
Voivodina (Political Subdivision & Region) Romanian
Romanian form of Vojvodina.
Vojvodina (Political Subdivision & Region) Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, Slovak, Slovene, Macedonian, Czech
Derived from vojvodina (војводина), meaning "voivodeship" in Serbian. This is the name of a region and autonomous province in Serbia.
Vretania (Region) Greek
Greek form of Britain.
Walachije (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Wallachia.
Walachye (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Wallachia.
Walencja (Region & Settlement) Polish
Polish form of Valencia.
Wallonië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Wallonia.
Wausau (Region & Settlement) Indigenous American (Latinized, Rare)
Term used in many Native American languages with varying similar meanings such as "to see from a distance" or "to hear from a distance." It was the Native American name for a valley in central Wisconsin that is still refered to as such by locals... [more]
Westeros (Region) Popular Culture, Literature
Westeros is a fictional continent in the Game of Thrones-universe created by George R. R. Martin. The other continents are Essos, Sothoryos, and Ulthos.
Winterberg (Region, Settlement & Mountain) German
The name of towns in German and Switzerland, as well as a mountain chain in South Africa and several mountains in Germany. From German Winter meaning "winter" and Berg meaning "mountain, hill".
Wirunga (Political Subdivision, Region & Mountain) Polish, German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss)
Wirunga is a German and Polish variant of Virunga.
Wolhynien (Region) German
German form of Volhynia.
Wolynië (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Volhynia.
Württemberg (Political Subdivision & Region) German, English
Etymology uncertain. Originally referred to a castle near Stuttgart, and increased its scope as the owners increased their possessions. Scholars have rejected the derivation Wirth am Berg, meaning "innkeeper/host on the hill/mountain"... [more]
Wusuli (Region, Body of Water & River) Chinese
Sinicisation of Usuri. The wording used in Mainland PRC is 乌苏里, while the wording used in Taiwan is 烏蘇里.
Xeze (Region & Settlement) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Gaza.
Xiboliya (Region) Chinese
Chinese form of Siberia.
Xinjiang (Political Subdivision & Region) Chinese
Means "new frontier" from Chinese 新 (xīn) meaning "new" and 疆 (jiāng) meaning "boundary, border, frontier". This is the name of an autonomous region in western China as well as a historical region in Central Asia.
Yacouh (Region) Zhuang
Zhuang form of Yazhou.
Yambol (Region) Bulgarian
A Province in southern Bulgaria. home to the old and archaic settlement of Kabile Capital Is Of Course Yambol
Yatsoew (Region) Tai Lue
Tai Lue form of Yazhou, used for Asia.
Yawropa (Region) Uyghur
Uyghur form of Europa (see Europe).
Yeuropa (Region) Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Europa.
Yevrop (Region) Mongolian
Mongolian form of Europe.
Yevrosiyo (Region) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Eurasia.
Ýewropa (Region) Turkmen
Turkmen form of Europe.
Yorkshire (Region) English
Newer form of Old English Eoferwicscir, a combination of Eoferwic "York" and scīr "shire, district".
Yōroppa (Region) Japanese
Japanese form of Europa (see Europe).
Yperdneisteria (Political Subdivision & Region) Greek
Greek form of Transnistria.
Yucatán (Political Subdivision & Region) Spanish
Most likely from Chontal Maya Yokot'an either meaning "I do not understand you" or "hear how they talk!", both phrases supposedly uttered by the Mayans when questioned by Spanish explorers. Alternately it may mean "land of yucas", referring to the edible tuber... [more]
Yudeya (Region) Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of Iudaea (see Judea).
Yukon (Region) English
Yukon (Region) Indigenous American
Territory in Canada. Split from the northwest territories in 1898. Capital is Whitehorse.... [more]
Yungyuele (Region, Settlement, Body of Water & River) Yakut, Russian
Yurap (Region) Punjabi, Sindhi, Urdu
Punjabi, Sindhi and Urdu form of Europe.
Yurapu (Region) Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Europe.
Yūrashia (Region) Japanese
Japanese form of Eurasia.
Yurasia (Region) Korean
Korean form of Eurasia.
Yurechia (Region) Thai
Thai form of Eurasia.
Yureop (Region) Korean
Korean form of Europe.
Yurop (Region) Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Nepali, Thai
Form of Europe used in various languages.
Yuropaya (Region) Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Europa (see Europe).
Yúukatan (Political Subdivision & Region) Indigenous American, Mayan
Yucatec Maya form of Yucatán.
Zion (Region) English
From Hebrew צִיּוֹן Ṣiyyôn, of uncertain etymology.
Zuid-Amerika (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of South America.