Political Subdivision 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.
Beersheba (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English
Beersheba is a city in Israel, whose name is derived from the Hebrew Be'er Sheva, which means “Well of the Oath”.
Be'er Sheva (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew, Jewish Legend
The Hebrew source of Beersheba, meaning ‘the well of the oath’.
Beiere (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Bavaria.
Beieren (Political Subdivision) Dutch
Dutch form of Bavaria.
Beihaidao (Political Subdivision & Island) Chinese
Chinese form of Hokkaido.
Belait (Political Subdivision & River) Malay
The name of a district of, as well as a river in, Brunei, named after the Belait people.
Belfast (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Northern Irish (Anglicized)
From Old Irish Béal Feirsde meaning "river mouth of the ford” or alternatively, "mouth of the River Farset"... [more]
Belgorod (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Russian
Means "white city" from Russian белый (beliy) meaning "white" and город (gorod) meaning "city, town". This is the name of an oblast (a type of administrative division) of, as well as a city in, Russia.
Belharad (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Belarusian
Belarusian form of Belgorod.
Belhorod (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Belgorod.
Bellagio (Political Subdivision) Italian
Bellagio is an Italian comune in the Province of Como. It is also the name of a hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada
Beloetsjistan (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Balochistan.
Belujistani (Political Subdivision & Region) Georgian
Georgian form of Balochistan.
Ben (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Khmer
Khmer form of Bern.
Bengale (Political Subdivision & Region) Afrikaans, French
Afrikaans and French form of Bengal.
Bengalen (Political Subdivision & Region) Danish, Dutch, German, Swedish
Danish, Dutch, German and Swedish form of Bengal.
Bengália (Political Subdivision & Region) Hungarian
Hungarian form of Bengal.
Bengalia (Political Subdivision & Region) Armenian
Armenian form of Bengal.
Bengālija (Political Subdivision & Region) Latvian
Latvian form of Bengal.
Bengaliya (Political Subdivision & Region) Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Uzbek
Form of Bengal used in multiple languages.
Bengálsko (Political Subdivision & Region) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Bengal.
Bengalūru (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Kannada
Bengalūru is the name of the capital city of Karnataka.
Bengaru (Political Subdivision & Region) Japanese
Japanese form of Bengal.
Benggala (Political Subdivision & Region) Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Bengal.
Benggol (Political Subdivision & Region) Korean
Korean form of Bengal.
Bengkol (Political Subdivision & Region) Thai
Thai form of Bengal.
Bengkulu (Political Subdivision) Indonesian
Possibly from the name Bangkahulu meaning "upstream carcasses", derived from Indonesian bangkai meaning "carcass" and hulu meaning "upstream". This is the name of a province and city in Indonesia.
Benguet (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Ilocano, Pampangan, Ibaloi, Kankanaey, Tagalog, English
Hispanicized form of Kankanaey benget meaning "edge", originally used as the name for a village at the edge of a swamp. This is the name of a province of the Philippines.
Benhaliya (Political Subdivision & Region) Belarusian, Ukrainian
Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Bengal.
Benqaliya (Political Subdivision & Region) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Bengal.
Bến Tre (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese biển meaning "sea" and tre meaning "to know".
Bến Tre (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
Means "bamboo wharf" from Vietnamese bến meaning "port, wharf" and tre meaning "bamboo". This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, Vietnam.
Beócia (Political Subdivision & Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Boeotia.
Beocia (Political Subdivision & Region) Spanish
Spanish form of Boeotia.
Beocija (Political Subdivision & Region) Slovene
Slovenian form of Boeotia.
Beocja (Political Subdivision & Region) Polish
Polish form of Boeotia.
Béotie (Political Subdivision & Region) French
French form of Boeotia.
Beotija (Political Subdivision & Region) Croatian, Lithuanian, Serbian
Croatian, Lithuanian and Serbian form of Boeotia.
Beozia (Political Subdivision & Region) Italian
Italian form of Boeotia.
Bereun (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Korean
Korean form of Bern.
Berkshire (Political Subdivision & Region) English
From a wood of box trees in the area called Bearroc, a Celtic word meaning "hilly", with Old English sċīr, from Proto-West Germanic *skīru. meaning "county" or "shire".... [more]
Bermûda (Political Subdivision) Kurdish
Kurdish form of Bermuda.
Bermuda (Political Subdivision) English
Derived from the surname of Juan de Bermúdez, a 16th-century Spanish navigator alleged to have discovered the archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean. Bermúdez is a surname meaning "son of Bermudo".
Bermuda (Political Subdivision) English
Bern (Settlement & Political Subdivision) German, English, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
From Alemannic German Bärn of uncertain meaning. A popular folk etymology suggests that it is derived from German Bär meaning "bear", although it is more likely of Celtic origin, perhaps from the word *berna meaning "cleft"... [more]
Berna (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Catalan, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Bern.
Bernas (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bern.
Berne (Settlement & Political Subdivision) French, Latvian, English
French and Latvian form of Bern as well as an English variant.
Berni (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Georgian
Georgian form of Bern.
Bernicia (Political Subdivision) Anglo-Saxon
Berno (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Polish
Polish form of Bern.
Berun (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Japanese
Japanese form of Bern.
Bihar (Political Subdivision) Indian
The name "Bihar" comes from the Sanskrit word "Vihara," which means "monastery" or "abode." Bihar has a rich Buddhist heritage, and historically, it was home to numerous Buddhist monasteries and centers of learning.
Bilhorod (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Belgorod.
Biliran (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Waray, Cebuano, Tagalog, English
From Waray biliran meaning "edge" or "something that forms corners or tips", likely referencing a local topographic feature. This is the name of a province of the Philippines.
Bilungga (Political Subdivision, Region, Settlement & Mountain) Korean
Korean form of Wirunga and Ibirunga.
Bincheng (Political Subdivision & Island) Chinese
Chinese form of Penang.
Bình Định (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 平定 (hán tự) meaning "to subjugate".
Bình Định (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 平定 (bình định) meaning "subjugate, pacify". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Bình Dương (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 平陽 (bình dương) meaning "plain".
Bình Dương (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 平 (bình) meaning "level, even" and 陽 (dương) meaning "male, virile". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Bình Phước (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 平 (bình) meaning "level" and 福 (phước) meaning "fortunate".
Bình Phước (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 平 (bình) meaning "level, even" and 福 (phúc) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Bình Phước (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 平 (bình) meaning "level, even" and 福 (phước) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Bình Thuận (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 平 (bình) meaning "level" and 順 (thuận) meaning "along".
Bình Thuận (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 平 (bình) meaning "level, even" and 順 (thuận) meaning "obey, submit, conform". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Binondo (Political Subdivision) Filipino
Binondo is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown. Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas and Tondo... [more]
Biscaglia (Political Subdivision) Italian
Italian form of Biscay.
Biscaia (Political Subdivision) Catalan, Galician, Occitan, Portuguese
Catalan, Galician, Occitan and Portuguese form of Biscay.
Biscay (Political Subdivision) English
From Basque Bizkaia ultimately derived from bizkar meaning "low ridge, back, spine". This is the name of a province of Spain, located within the Basque Community.
Biscaye (Political Subdivision) French
French form of Biscay.
Bizkaia (Political Subdivision) Basque
Basque form of Biscay.
Blackheath (Political Subdivision) English
English place name which may be a corruption of "bleak heath", or simply mean "dark heath" from Old English blæc "black" and hǣth (see also Heath)... [more]
Blagoveshchensk (Political Subdivision) Russian
literally 'the city of The Annunciation (of The Lord to The Blessed Virgin Mary)'
Blaine (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English
From the English surname Blaine.
Bobrowniki (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Polish
Plural of bobrownik, meaning "beaver hunters" or "beaver breeders." It is the name of multiple villages and current and former political subdivisions across Poland. The settlements in Lower Silesia, Pomerania, and West Pomerania come from German Biebersdorf, Bewersdorf and Beweringen respectively.
Bod (Region, Political Subdivision & Country) Tibetan, Bhutanese
Possibly from a name that originally referred to the inhabitants of modern-day Nyêmo County in China. The name itself may be related to the Tibetan word བོན (bon) meaning "express, give, offer"... [more]
Bodaybo (Political Subdivision) Russian
possibly named after the Celtic queen "Boadicea" or "Boadacaea"
Bo'en (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Bern chiefly used in Taiwan.
Boeotië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Boeotia.
Boerjatië (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Buryatia.
Bo'erni (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Chinese
Chinese form of Bern chiefly used in Mainland China.
Bohol (Island & Political Subdivision) Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog, English
From Cebuano bo-ol referring to a type of fruiting tree found on the island. This is the name of an island province of the Philippines.
Boiootia (Political Subdivision & Region) Estonian
Estonian form of Boiotia (see Boeotia).
Boiotien (Political Subdivision & Region) Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Boiotia (see Boeotia).
Bojótie (Political Subdivision & Region) Czech
Czech form of Boiotia (see Boeotia).
Bojotija (Political Subdivision & Region) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Boiotia (see Boeotia).
Bokeo (Political Subdivision) Lao
Means "gem mine" in Lao.
Bokeo (Political Subdivision) Lao
Means "gem mine" from Lao ບໍ່ (bo) meaning "mine, pit, shaft" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel". This is the name of a province of Laos.
Bonair (Political Subdivision & Island) Greek
Greek form of Bonaire.
Bonaire (Political Subdivision & Island) Afrikaans, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
An island in the Caribbean Sea that is a special municipality of the Netherlands.
Bonayre (Political Subdivision & Island) Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian form of Bonaire as well as a Russian variant name for the island.
Boneiri (Political Subdivision & Island) Georgian
Georgian form of Bonaire.
Boneiru (Political Subdivision & Island) Papiamento
Papiamento form of Bonaire.
Boner (Political Subdivision & Island) Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Bonaire.
Boneras (Political Subdivision & Island) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bonaire.
Boneyr (Political Subdivision & Island) Azerbaijani, Russian
Azerbaijani and Russian form of Bonaire.
Bongo (Political Subdivision & Region) Bengali, Assamese
Bengali and Assamese form of Bengal.
Boonville (Political Subdivision) English (American, Modern)
United States, Indiana, Warrick County.
Böotien (Political Subdivision & Region) German
German form of Boeotia.
Borgogne-Franche-Comtât (Political Subdivision & Region) Franco-Provençal
Meaning literally "Burgundy-Free County".... [more]
Borikhamxay (Political Subdivision) Lao
Bossier (Political Subdivision & Settlement) French
A city and parish in Louisiana, a place with Creole roots. This is also a French surname.
Boucherville (Political Subdivision) French
A city in Quebec.
Boughton Malherbe (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English (British)
From Boughton, which means "farmstead where the beech-tree grows" from Old English boc meaning "beech tree" and tun "enclosure, farmstead", combined with Malherbe, a manorial affix taken from the 13th-century owner Robert de Malherbe, distinguishing the village from others with the same name (all of which Domesday Book records as Boltune or Boltone).... [more]
Bourgogne (Political Subdivision & Region) French
From the ethnonym for the Burgundians, an East Germanic people who moved westwards beyond the Rhine during the late Roman period.... [more]
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (Political Subdivision & Region) French
Meaning literally "Burgundy-Free County".... [more]
Bouriatie (Political Subdivision) French
French form of Buryatia.
Boyolali (Political Subdivision) Indonesian, Javanese
Derived from Javanese aja lali meaning "don't forget". This is the name of a regency of the Indonesian province of Central Java.
Brandenburg (Political Subdivision, Region & Settlement) German
Derived from believed to be West Slavic brani boru, meaning "defensive forest" or brand "burned" burg "fortress" meaning "burnt fortress" the name of a German city, state, and street.
Briksèl (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole form of Brussels.
Brione (Political Subdivision) Italian
Britse Maagde-eilande (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of British Virgin Islands.
Britse Maagdeneilanden (Political Subdivision) Dutch
Dutch form of British Virgin Islands.
Brunei-muara (Political Subdivision) Malay
From the name Brunei and Malay muara meaning "river mouth". This is the name of a district of Brunei.
Brussels (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English
Union of Proto-Germanic elements brōk, "marsh", and sali, "building, room"; influenced by Dutch Brussel. This is the name of the capital city of Belgium.
Bruxeles (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Asturian
Asturian form of Brussels.
Buchanan (Political Subdivision) Scottish
A parish of Stirlingshire, Scotland. It's name derives from the Gaelic buth 'house, shed' and chanain 'canon', thus meaning 'house of the canon'.
Buckinghamshire (Political Subdivision & Region) English
From Old English, meaning "the county of Bucca's home", from Buckingham, named after its 12th-century landowner, Bucca, with sċīr, from Proto-West Germanic *skīru... [more]
Bueng Kan (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
From Thai บึง (bueng) meaning "lake, marsh" and กาฬ (kan) meaning "black, dark". This is the name of a province of Thailand as well as its provincial capital.
Buirunga (Political Subdivision, Region & Mountain) Japanese
Japanese variant of Virunga.
Bukidnon (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Bukid, Higaonon, Ilocano, English
From Cebuano bukidnon meaning "mountaineers, people of the mountains", referring to the indigenous tribes of the Central Mindanao highlands. This is the name of a province of the Philippines.
Bulacan (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Tagalog, English
From the name of a town called Bulakan, derived from Tagalog bulak meaning "cotton" and the place marker suffix -an. This is the name of a province of the Philippines.
Burâtiya (Political Subdivision) Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Buryatia.
Bureatia (Political Subdivision) Romanian
Romanian form of Buryatia.
Burgundy (Political Subdivision & Region) English
From the ethnonym for the Burgundians, an East Germanic people who moved westwards beyond the Rhine during the late Roman period.... [more]
Buriácia (Political Subdivision) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Buryatia.
Buriacja (Political Subdivision) Polish
Polish form of Buryatia.
Buriad (Political Subdivision) Mongolian
Mongolian form of Buryatia.
Buriateti (Political Subdivision) Georgian
Georgian form of Buryatia.
Buriàtia (Political Subdivision) Catalan
Catalan form of Buryatia.
Buriatia (Political Subdivision) Spanish
Spanish form of Buryatia.
Buriatija (Political Subdivision) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Buryatia.
Buriatsko (Political Subdivision) Slovak
Slovak form of Buryatia.
Buriazia (Political Subdivision) Italian
Italian form of Buryatia.
Buriram (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Means "city of happiness" from Thai บุรี (buri) meaning "city, town" and รัมย์ (ram) meaning "joyful, pleasurable". This is the name of a province and city in Thailand.
Burjaatia (Political Subdivision) Estonian
Estonian form of Buryatia.
Burjatia (Political Subdivision) Danish, Finnish, Norwegian
Danish, Finnish, and Norwegian form of Buryatia.
Burjatien (Political Subdivision) German, Swedish
German and Swedish form of Buryatia.
Burjatija (Political Subdivision) Bosnian, Latvian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Bosnian, Latvian, Macedonian, Serbian, and Slovene form of Buryatia.
Burjatsko (Political Subdivision) Czech
Czech form of Buryatia.
Buryaad (Political Subdivision) Buryat
Buryat form of Buryatia.
Buryati (Political Subdivision) Chechen, Chuvash, Ossetian
Chechen, Chuvash, and Ossetian form of Buryatia.
Buryatia (Political Subdivision) English
From Russian Бурятия (Buryatiya), itself from буряад (buryaad), the name of the Buryat people. The ethnic name is of uncertain origin and meaning, possibly from Buryat буртэ (burte) meaning "wolf"... [more]
Buryatiya (Political Subdivision) Russian
Russian form of Buryatia.
Buryatya (Political Subdivision) Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of Buryatia.
Buskerud (Political Subdivision) Norwegian
Named after an old manor of the same name. (Biskupsruð) It derives from the Old Norse biskup (bishop) and ruð (clearing, farm.) The biskup part referring in particular to the Bishop of the ancient Catholic diocese of Hamar.... [more]
Buxoro (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Uzbek
Uzbek form of Bukhara.
Cəbəllüttariq (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Arabic جبل طارق (see Gibraltar).
Cadice (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Cádiz.
Càdici (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Sicilian
Sicilian form of Cádiz.
Cádis (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Cádiz.
Cadis (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan form of Cádiz.
Cadix (Political Subdivision & Settlement) French
French form of Cádiz.
Cádiz (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish
From Arabic قادس (Qadis), ultimately derived (via Latin) from Phoenician 𐤂𐤃𐤓 (gdr) meaning "wall, compound". This is the name of a province and city in southwestern Spain, historically known as Gades in Latin and Γάδειρα (Gadeira) in Greek.
Cagayán (Political Subdivision & River) Spanish
Spanish form of Cagayan.
Cagayan (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Ilocano, Ibanag, Itawit, English
From Spanish Cagayán, itself derived from the word kagayan meaning "place near or on a river" in various indigenous languages. This is the name of a province and administrative region of the Philippines (called Cagayan Valley).
Calabria (Political Subdivision) Italian, English, Finnish, Galician, Spanish
From Ancient Greek Καλαβρία (Kalabría), itself derived from the name of a local Oscan tribe. This is the name of a region in southern Italy.
Calahorra (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish
Caledonia (Country & Political Subdivision) English, History
Borrowed from Latin Caledonia, meaning "land of the Calēdonēs", from Latin Calēdonēs, probably of Celtic origin, possibly from Proto-Celtic *kaletos "hard" and *ɸēdo- "foot", with an added country-forming suffix -ia... [more]
Californië (Political Subdivision) Dutch
Dutch form of California.
Calmucchia (Political Subdivision) Italian
Italian form of Kalmykia.
Calmúquia (Political Subdivision) Catalan
Catalan form of Kalmykia.
Caltanissetta (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Italian
The name of a city and province of Sicily, which comes from its ancient Arabic name قَلْعَة النِسَاء (qalʕa an-nisāʔ) meaning "fort of the women".
Calvados (Political Subdivision) French
A department in Normandy, France. It is named after a cluster of sparsely vegetated rocks off the coast, likely from 'calva dorsa', meaning "bare backs".
Camarines (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Central Bikol, Tagalog, English
Either from a Hispanicized plural form of Bikol kamalig meaning "shelter, hut, storage shed" or the plural form of Spanish camarín meaning "alcove, niche". This is the name of two provinces of the Philippines, Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.
Cà Mau (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 哥 () meaning "to sing" and 毛 (mau) meaning "fur".
Cà Mau (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
Derived from Khmer ទឹកខ្មៅ (tuk khmaw) meaning "ink" (literally "black water"), from ទឹក (tuk) meaning "water" and ខ្មៅ (khmaw) meaning "black". This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, Vietnam.
Cambridgeshire (Political Subdivision) English (British)
Cambridgeshire is a county in East England.
Camiguin (Island & Political Subdivision) Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog, English
Derived from Cebuano kamagong meaning "velvet apple", referring to a type of fruiting tree found on the island. This is the name of an island province of the Philippines.
Campania (Political Subdivision) Italian, English, Galician, Spanish, Ancient Roman
From Latin Campania, itself from campania felix, denoting the fertile countryside around Mount Vesuvius. This is the name of a region in southern Italy.
Campeche (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish
Derived from Kaan Peech, the name of the 16th-century Maya chiefdom meaning "place of snakes and ticks", derived from Yucatec Maya kaan meaning "snake" and peech meaning "tick"... [more]
Cantabria (Political Subdivision) Spanish
Cantabrië (Political Subdivision) Dutch
Dutch form of Cantabria.
Cantão (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Canton, used for both Guangdong and Guangzhou.
Cần Thơ (Political Subdivision) Vietnamese
Possibly from Vietnamese cầm thi giang meaning "river of poems", or from Vietnamese rau cần meaning "water dropwort" and rau cần meaning "mint".
Cantón (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish
Spanish form of Canton, used for both Guangdong and Guangzhou.
Canton (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English (Archaic), French, Italian
Derived from Portuguese Cantão, which was ultimately from Chinese 广东 (Guǎngdōng) (see Guangdong). Used for both the Chinese province of Guangdong and the city of Guangzhou, it is considered dated in English but still current in French and Italian.
Cao Bằng (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 高 (cao) meaning "tall, high" and 平 (bằng) meaning "level, even, peaceful". This is the name of a city in Vietnam as well as the province in which the city is located.
Cápiz (Political Subdivision) Spanish
Spanish form of Capiz.
Capiz (Political Subdivision) Filipino, Capiznon, Hiligaynon, Tagalog, English
From Spanish Cápiz, itself from Capiznon kapis referring to the shell produced by the windowpane oyster (genus Placuna). This is the name of a province of the Philippines.
Carèlia (Political Subdivision & Region) Catalan
Catalan form of Karelia.
Carlow (Political Subdivision) Irish (Anglicized)
Town and county in Ireland. Possibly means "place of cattle".
Carmania (Political Subdivision & Region) Old Persian (Latinized), English, Italian, Spanish
Latinized form of ancient Persian Karmana via its hellenized form Karmania. This was the name of a region and province of several Persian empires.
Carmanië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Carmania.
Cartersville (Political Subdivision) English
A city in Bartow county, Georgia.
Catalongne (Political Subdivision & Region) Norman, Picard
Norman and Picard form of Catalonia.
Catalonha (Political Subdivision & Region) Occitan
Occitan form of Catalonia.
Catalonië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish form of Catalonia.
Catalunha (Political Subdivision & Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Catalonia.
Catanduanes (Island & Political Subdivision) Filipino, Central Bikol, Tagalog, English
From a Spanish plural form of Bikol katanduan either meaning "place of tandu", referring to a type of beetle, or "place of tando", referring to a type of tree. This is the name of an island province of the Philippines.
Cava (Political Subdivision & Island) Kurdish, Turkish
Kurdish and Turkish form of Java.
Cavite (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Other) English (Hispanicized), Filipino (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Tagalog kawit, meaning "hook". This name originally referred to a peninsula where Cavite City is located in, but usage eventually expanded to the entire province.
Ceará (Political Subdivision) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Most likely from Tupi ceará, probably a combination of the words cemo ("to sing loudly", "to scream") and ara ("small macaw, parakeet, jandaia"), thus "the jandaia sings". Another interpretation is that the name means "river originating from the mountains"... [more]
Ceatharlach (Political Subdivision) Irish
Irish form of Carlow.
Cebelitarık (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Turkish
Turkish form of Arabic جبل طارق (see Gibraltar).
Cebu (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Island) Filipino, Tagalog, English
From Cebuano Sugbo, derived from Old Cebuano sibu or sibo meaning "trade", itself a shortened form of the phrase sinibuayng hingpit meaning "place for trading". This is the name of an island, province and city (Cebu City) in the Philippines.
Çeçenia (Political Subdivision) Albanian
Albanian form of Chechnya.
Cecenia (Political Subdivision) Italian, Romanian
Italian and Romanian form of Chechnya.
Čečėnija (Political Subdivision) Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Chechnya.
Čečenija (Political Subdivision) Bosnian, Croatian, Latvian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Form of Chechnya.
Ĉeĉenio (Political Subdivision) Esperanto
Esperanto form of Chechnya.
Çeçenistan (Political Subdivision) Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Kurdish, Turkish
Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Kurdish, and Turkish form of Chechenistan.
Čečensko (Political Subdivision) Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Chechnya.
Çeçenya (Political Subdivision) Turkish
Turkish form of Chechnya.
Celje (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Slovene
From Latin Celeia (the Roman-era name of the settlement), from Ancient Greek Κέλεια (Keleia) of unknown origin... [more]
Centre-Val de Loire (Region & Political Subdivision) French
Meaning literally "Centre-Loire Valley", as the centre of the Loire flows through the region.... [more]
Chachnia (Political Subdivision) Belarusian
Belarusian form of Chechnya.
Chachoengsao (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Believed to be a corruption of Khmer ស្ទឹងជ្រៅ (stoeng chrau) meaning "deep river", from ស្ទឹង (stoeng) meaning "small river, stream" and ស្ទឹង (chrau) meaning "deep"... [more]
Chainat (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
From Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" and นาท (nat) meaning "resounding, roaring". This is the name of a province of Thailand as well as said province's capital city.
Chaiyaphum (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
From Thai ชัย (chai) meaning "victory" and ภูมิ (phum) meaning "land, region". This is the name of a province of Thailand as well as said province's capital city.
Chakassië (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Khakassia.
Chalepi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Aleppo.
Champagne-Ardenne (Political Subdivision & Region) French
Combination of Champagne and Ardenne.... [more]
Champasak (Political Subdivision) Lao
Chandigadh (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Gujarati
Gujarati form of Chandigarh.
Chandi Garh (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Urdu
Urdu form of Chandigarh.
Chandigarh (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Hindi, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, English
From the name of the Hindu goddess Chandi combined with Hindi गढ़ (garh) meaning "fort". This is the name of a union territory and city in northern India.
Changqi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Nagasaki.
Changye (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Nagano.
Changye (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese
Chinese form of Nagano.
Chanthaburi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
Most likely derived from Thai จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon" and บุรี (buri) meaning "city, town". This is the name of a province of, as well as a district and town in, Thailand.
Chattogram (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Bengali, English
Alternate transcription of Bengali চট্টগ্রাম (see Chottogram) officially used by the government of Bangladesh.
Chavai (Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Hawaii.
Chavash En (Political Subdivision) Chuvash
From Chuvash чӑваш (chavash), the ethnic name of the Chuvash people, and ен (en) meaning "place, region, country, side". This is the Chuvash name for Chuvashia.
Chawa (Political Subdivision & Island) Thai
Thai form of Java.
Chechen (Political Subdivision) Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Persian
Form of Chechnya.
Chechénia (Political Subdivision) Portuguese (European)
European Portuguese form of Chechnya.
Chechênia (Political Subdivision) Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Chechnya.
Chechenia (Political Subdivision) Spanish
Spanish form of Chechnya.
Chechenistan (Political Subdivision) Persian
From Persian چچن (čečen) meaning "Chechen" and the suffix ـستان (-stân) meaning "land of". This is a Persian name for Chechnya.
Checheniston (Political Subdivision) Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Chechenistan.
Checheniya (Political Subdivision) Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Chechnya.
Chechenstan (Political Subdivision) Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Chechenistan.
Chechneti (Political Subdivision) Georgian
From ჩეჩნური (chechnuri), the Georgian exonym for the Chechen people, and the suffix -ეთი (-eti) used to indicate location. This is the Georgian name for Chechnya.
Chechnia (Political Subdivision) Armenian, Thai
Armenian and Thai form of Chechnya.
Chechnya (Political Subdivision) Russian, English
Means "(place) of the Chechens", derived from the Russian name for the Chechen people. The exonym is of uncertain meaning, with Russian folk etymologies suggesting that it originates from the name of a village; on the other hand, it may be derived from the Kabardian name Шашан (Shashan)... [more]
Cheju (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Island) Japanese
Japanese form of Jeju.
Chhattisgarh (Political Subdivision) Indian
The name "Chhattisgarh" is derived from the combination of two Hindi words: "Chhattis," which means "sixteen," and "Garh," which means "fortress" or "stronghold." It refers to the sixteen forts that were believed to have been built in the region during ancient times.
Chheng-hái (Body of Water & Political Subdivision) Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Qinghai.
Chhiâng-hói (Body of Water & Political Subdivision) Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Qinghai.
Chiang Hai (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Northern Thai
Northern Thai form of Chiang Rai.
Chiang Mai (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai, English
Means "new city" from Thai เชียง (chiang) meaning "(walled) city" and ใหม่ (mai) meaning "new". This is the name of a province of and city in Thailand.
Chiang Mai (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai, Northern Thai
Means "new city" from Thai เชียง (chiang) or Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ (chiang) both meaning "city" and Thai ใหม่ (mai) or Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵ (mai) meaning "new"... [more]
Chiang Rai (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
From Thai เชียง (chiang) meaning "walled city" and ราย (rai) referring to Mangrai (1238-1311), the first king of the Lan Na Kingdom who established the city. This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, Thailand.
Chiba (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Chihuahua (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish
Meaning unknown, possibly of Nahuatl origin meaning "the place where water of the rivers meet, confluence". This is the name of a state of, as well as a city in, Mexico.
Chin (Political Subdivision) Burmese, English
From the name of the Chin people, which was most likely a Burmese adaptation of a Chin word meaning "man, person". This is the name of a state of Myanmar.
Chĭng-hāi (Body of Water & Political Subdivision) Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong romanization of Qinghai.
Chinmaing (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Burmese
Burmese form of Chiang Mai.
Chinyaing (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Burmese
Burmese form of Chiang Rai.
Chita (Political Subdivision) Russian
"birch mat" or "clay" or "dirt (on the shore), slate, coal" or "blue" or "black earth (coal slate), coal" or "dwelling" or "upper reaches" or possibly the short form of a diminutive of a diminutive of a name that means "conception" (possibly referring to "The Immaculate Conception")
Chittagong (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English
From Bengali চট্টগ্রাম (Chottogram) of uncertain meaning. This is the name of an administrative division of, as well as a city in, Bangladesh (officially named Chattogram).
Chochia (Country & Political Subdivision) Thai
Thai form of Georgia 1 or Georgia 2.
Chonburi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
From Thai ชล (chon) meaning "(body of) water" and บุรี (buri) meaning "city, town", so named for the nearby Gulf of Thailand. This is the name of a province of Thailand as well as said province's capital city.
Chondigor (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Bengali
Bengali form of Chandigarh.
Chongsheng (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Island) Chinese
Chinese form of Okinawa.
Chorasmia (Region & Political Subdivision) Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, English, Greek
Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman name for the region of Khwarazm in Central Asia. It was named after the Chorasmians, a local Iranian tribe who were known as Χωράσμιοι (Chorasmioi) to the Greeks and as Chorasmii to the Romans.... [more]
Chorasmië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Khwarazm via its Greek and Latin name Chorasmia.
Choresmien (Political Subdivision & Region) German
German form of Khwarazm via its Greek and Latin name Chorasmia.
Chottogram (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Bengali
Bengali form of Chittagong.
Chukotka (Political Subdivision) Russian, English
Derived from the Russian name Чукчи (Chukchi), referring to the native people who originally inhabited the area. The word Chukchi is derived from Chukchi Chauchu meaning "rich in reindeer", used by the Reindeer Chukchi people to distinguish themselves from the Maritime Chukchi (the Anqallyt meaning "sea people")... [more]
Chumphon (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai
From Thai ชุม (chum) meaning "come together, assemble, gather" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing". The second element may be a corruption of พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power" or, alternately, the entire name may come from a corruption of อุทุมพร (uthumphon) meaning "gular fig tree"... [more]
Chuvasheti (Political Subdivision) Georgian
Georgian form of Chuvashia.
Chuvashia (Political Subdivision) English
From Russian Чувашия (Chuvashiya), derived from the name of the Chuvash people. The ethnic name чӑваш (chavash) is of uncertain meaning, possibly from Turkic yabal meaning "quiet, peaceful, slow", from a Turkic root meaning "friendly, peaceful" or from Tabghach, the Old Turkic name for the Tuoba, a Xianbei clan in Imperial China... [more]
Chuvashiya (Political Subdivision) Russian
Russian form of Chuvashia.
Chvea (Political Subdivision & Island) Khmer
Khmer form of Java.
Cilacap (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese, Sundanese
Derived from Javanese tlacap meaning "corner, point, end", so named for the sharp angle made by the end of a local bay. This is the name of a regency and city in Indonesia.
Cill Chainnigh (Political Subdivision & Island) Irish
Irish form of Kilkenny.
Cill Dara (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
The Irish name for County Kildare. Means "church of the oak" in Irish.... [more]
Cill Mhantáin (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
Irish name for the county of Wicklow. Meaning "church of Mantan". It is named after a peer of Saint Patrick. Mantan had his teeth knocked out by Irish pagans, and then he was renamed Mantan, which means "toothless one".
Cincinnati (Political Subdivision) English
Means "curly-haired", from Latin cincinnatus (see Cincinnatus). This is the name of a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States which was named in honor of the Society of the Cincinnati, named after the Roman consul Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (born c. 519 – c. 430 BC).
Cirebon (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Indonesian, Sundanese, Javanese
Either derived from Javanese caruban meaning "mixed, assorted" (likely a reference to the region's mixed cultural influences) or from Sundanese cai meaning "water" and rebon meaning "shrimp, prawn"... [more]
Clanton (Political Subdivision) English
A city in Mississippi.
Clare (Political Subdivision) Irish
From the Irish word clár, meaning "plank", after a bridge that was placed across the River Fergus outside Clarecastle.... [more]
Coahuila (Political Subdivision) Spanish
Meaning uncertain. It is most likely of Nahuatl origin, with possible meanings including "flying serpent", "place of many trees" or "place where serpents creep". This is the name of a state of Mexico, formally known as Coahuila de Zaragoza.
Cohor (Political Subdivision) Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Johor.
College (Political Subdivision) English
College is a city in Alaska.
Collegedale (Political Subdivision) English
Collegedale is a city in Tennessee.
Colorado (Political Subdivision) English (American)
Name of a state in the United States, named after the Colorado river, from Spanish colo + "colored" rado "reddish", "ruddy".
Condom (Political Subdivision) Occitan
Condom, also referred to as Condom-en-Armagnac, is a commune in southwestern France in the department of Gers, of which it is a subprefecture.... [more]
Connacht (Political Subdivision & Region) Irish
From the name of the medieval ruling dynasty, the Connacht, later Connachta, meaning “descendants of Conn”, referring to the legendary king Conn of the Hundred Battles.... [more]
Connecticut (Political Subdivision) English (American)
Name of a state in the United States, from the name of the Connecticut river, from Algonquian quinnitukqut "at the long tidal river," from kwen "long" + ehtekw "tidal river" + enk "place".
Connellsville (Political Subdivision) English
Connellsville is a city in Pennsylvania.
Corásmia (Political Subdivision & Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Khwarazm via its Greek and Latin name Chorasmia.
Corasmia (Political Subdivision & Region) Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Khwarazm via its Greek and Latin name Chorasmia.
Corbie (Political Subdivision) French
Corcaigh (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Irish
Irish form of Cork.
Corinthie (Political Subdivision & Region) French
French form of Corinthia.
Coríntia (Political Subdivision & Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Corinthia.
Corintia (Political Subdivision & Region) Romanian, Spanish
Romanian and Spanish form of Corinthia.
Corinzia (Political Subdivision & Region) Italian
Italian form of Corinthia.
Cork (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Irish
A county and city in Ireland. Meaning "swamp".
Cornwall (Political Subdivision & Region) English, Dutch
An English county or country, a place next to Devon at the bottom of southwestern England, derived from Old English Cornwealas which eventually turned into Cornwall... [more]
Corsica (Political Subdivision & Island) Dutch, English, Italian, Romanian
Mediterranean island where Napoleon Bonaparte was born.
Costa D'avorio (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Italian
Italian form of Côte D'ivoire.
Cotabato (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Tagalog, English
From Maguindanao Kutawatu meaning "stone city", from kuta meaning "city, fort" and wato meaning "stone, rock". This is the name of both a province and a city in the southern Philippines.
Crimea (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) English, Italian, Spanish
From Crimean Tatar Qırım, which is of uncertain origin. It may have been derived from a corruption of Latin Cimmerium or Greek Κιμμερικόν (Kimmerikon), the name of an ancient city, from Old Turkic qurum meaning "protection, defense" or qirum meaning "fosse, trench", or Ancient Greek κρημνοί (kremnoi) meaning "cliffs"... [more]
Crimée (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) French
French form of Crimea.
Crimeia (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Portuguese
Portuguese form of Crimea.