Afrikaans Submitted Place Names

Abchasië (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Abkhazia.

Abidjan (Settlement) French, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Urdu, Uzbek
The largest city and economic capital of the Ivory Coast, meaning uncertain. It is traditionally believed to be derived from the Ebiré phrase min-chan m'bidjan meaning "I just cut the leaves", supposedly exclaimed by an old villager to a European explorer when asked the village's name... [more]

Aboe Dhabi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Abu Dhabi.

Aken (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Aachen.

Akwitanië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Aquitaine.

Albanië (Country) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Albania.

Alexandrië (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Alexandria.

Algerië (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Algeria.

Almati (Settlement) Kazakh, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian, Hindi, Hungarian, Korean, Latvian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek
Form of Almaty as well as an alternate transcription of Almaty.

Alpe (Mountain) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene
Form of Alps.

Amman (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Arabic, English, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Most likely derived from the Arabic root ع م م‎ (' m m) related to concepts such as kinship and large extended groups or tribes. Alternatively it may come from the name of the ancient kingdom of Ammon, which existed between the 10th and 4th centuries BCE in land east of the Jordan River... [more]

Anatolië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Anatolia.

Andalusië (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Andalusia.

Andorra (Country) Afrikaans, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian
The name of the country of Andorra, whose name is possibly derived from a Basque word andurrial (“shrub-covered land”), but it may come from Arabic الدرا (“the forest”) or Spanish andar (“to walk”).

Antiogië (Settlement) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Antiochia (see Antioch).

Apulië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Apulia.

Aruba (Political Subdivision & Island) Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian
An island in the Caribbean Sea that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Asië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Asia.

Asmara (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Bosnian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kyrgyz, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish
From Tigrinya ኣርባዕተ ኣስመራ (arbate asmera) meaning "the four (women) made them unite," referring to Tigrinya oral tradition in which four women convinced their clans to unite and defeat a common enemy... [more]

Asore (Political Subdivision & Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Azores.

Assirië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Assyria.

Astana (Settlement) Kazakh, Russian, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu
Means "capital city" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian آستانه (astaneh). This is the name of the capital city of Kazakhstan.

Asturië (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Asturias.

Atjeh (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans, Dutch
Afrikaans and Dutch form of Aceh.

Australasië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Australasia.

Azerbeidjan (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Azerbaijan.

Babilon (Settlement) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Croatian, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene
Form of Babylon.

Babilonië (Country & Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Babylonia.

Bakoe (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Baku.

Bamako (Settlement) Fula, English, French, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
From Bambara Bamakɔ meaning "crocodile river", derived from bama meaning "crocodile" and kɔ meaning "stream, river". This is the name of the capital city of Mali.

Bangladesj (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Bangladesh.

Banjul (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Turkmen, Urdu, Uzbek
Derived from Mandinka bang julo meaning "rope fibre". This is the name of the capital city of The Gambia.

Barbados (Island & Country) English, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
From Portuguese barbados meaning "bearded ones", ultimately from barba meaning "beard". It is unclear what exactly the name refers to; it may have come from the hanging vines of fig trees on the island, from the beards worn by the native Carib (Kalinago) people, or from the 'beard' formed by sea foam surrounding the island... [more]

Basjkirië (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Bashkiria.

Basjkortostan (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish
Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Bashkortostan.

Baskeland (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Basque Country.

Batoemi (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Batumi.

Beiere (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Bavaria.

Beiroet (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Beirut.

Belgrado (Settlement) Afrikaans, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Afrikaans, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Belgrade.

Bengale (Political Subdivision & Region) Afrikaans, French
Afrikaans and French form of Bengal.

Berlyn (Settlement) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Berlin.

Bhoetan (Country) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Bhutan.

Bisjkek (Settlement) Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish
Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Bishkek.

Boedapest (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Budapest.

Boekarest (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Bucharest.

Boekowina (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Bukovina.

Boergondië (Region) Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Afrikaans form of Burgundy as well as a Dutch variant spelling of Bourgondië.

Boerjatië (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Buryatia.

Bogotá (Settlement) Spanish, English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Tagalog, Turkish
Meaning uncertain, likely derived from an unknown Chibcha word. The original Chibcha name has been attributed to Bacatá (also rendered as Muyquytá) meaning "fields' end" or "outside the farmlands", the name of a historical settlement... [more]

Boheme (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Bohemia.

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.

Bosnië en Herzegowina (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Brasília (Settlement) Portuguese, English, Afrikaans, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malagasy, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish
Elaboration of Brasil with the suffix -ia for place names. This is the name of the capital city of Brazil.

Brazzaville (Settlement) English, French, Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Malagasy, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Vietnamese, Zulu
Named after Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan De Brazza, suffixed with ville... [more]

Britse Maagde-eilande (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of British Virgin Islands.

Brittanje (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Britain.

Broenei (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Brunei.

Brussel (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans, Icelandic, Norwegian
Dutch, Afrikaans, Icelandic and Norwegian form of Brussels.

Brussel (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans, Icelandic, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Uzbek
Form of Brussels used in multiple languages.

Brussel (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans, Icelandic, Indonesian, Kyrgyz, Malay, Norwegian, Uzbek
Form of Brussels used in multiple languages.

Burkina Faso (Country) Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Macedonian, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. ... [more]

Burundi (Country) Afrikaans, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian
The name of the Country in East Africa. Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.

Caledonië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Caledonia.

Canberra (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Maltese, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish
Meaning unknown, possibly from Ngunawal kamberra meaning "meeting place". This is the name of the capital city of Australia.

Chakassië (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Khakassia.

Costa Rica (Country) Spanish, Afrikaans, Basque, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish
The name of the Country in Central America. Costa Rica is a rugged, rainforested Central American country with coastlines on the Caribbean and Pacific. Though its capital, San Jose, is home to cultural institutions like the Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, Costa Rica is known for its beaches, volcanoes, and biodiversity... [more]

Dakar (Settlement) French, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
From Wolof Ndakaaru of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the capital city of Senegal.

Dalmasië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Dalmatia.

Damaskus (Settlement) Afrikaans, Danish, German, Icelandic, Indonesian, Norwegian, Swedish
Form of Damascus used in multiple languages.

Dili (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek
From Portuguese or Tetum Díli, meaning uncertain. This is the name of the capital city of East Timor.

Djakarta (Settlement) Dutch (Archaic), Afrikaans, Icelandic
Archaic Dutch form of Jakarta as well as the modern Afrikaans and Icelandic form of the name. The modern Dutch form is written exactly the same as the English form.

Djedda (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Jeddah.

Dnister (River) Afrikaans, German, Ukrainian
Afrikaans, German and Ukrainian form of Dniester.

Doebai (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Dubai.

Doesjanbe (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Dushanbe.

Dominica (Country & Island) Afrikaans, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish
Derived from Latin dominica meaning "lordly" or "Sunday", named by explorer Christopher Columbus for his sighting of the island on a Sunday. This is the name of an island country in the Caribbean.

Dominikaanse Republiek (Country & Island) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Dominican Republic.

Dublin (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
From Irish Duibhlinn itself from Middle Irish Dublind meaning "black pool", derived from dub meaning "black, dark" and lind meaning "pool, lake"... [more]

Duinkerken (Settlement) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Dunkirk.

Ekwatoriaal-Guinee (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Equatorial Guinea.

El Salvador (Country) Spanish, English, Afrikaans, Amharic, Bosnian, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish
Means "the saviour" in Spanish, referring to Jesus and shortened from the original name Provincia De Nuestro Señor Jesus Cristo, El Salvador Del Mundo literally meaning "Province of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World"... [more]

Ermland (Region) Afrikaans, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish
The name used for Warmia in the West and North Germanic languages.

Eufraat (River) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Euphrates.

Eurasië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Eurasia.

Fenisië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Phoenicia.

Filippyne (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Philippines.

Franke (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Franconia.

Frans-Guyana (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of French Guiana.

Frigië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Phrygia.

Gagaoesië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Gagauzia.

Galilea (Region) Afrikaans, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Slovak, Spanish
Form of Galilee.

Galisië (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Galicia.

Gallië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Gaul.

Gambië (Country & River) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Gambia.

Giza (Settlement) Arabic (Egyptian), English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish, Uzbek
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from Syriac ܓܣܐ (gissa) meaning "side", Persian ‎دژ (dezh) meaning "fort, fortress, castle" or Egyptian r-gs-ḥr meaning "the side of the high one"... [more]

Grenada (Country) Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Basque, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Uzbek
Probably from Granada, the name of a city in Andalusia, Spain, which is derived from Arabic غَرْنَاطَة‎ (ḡarnāṭa) possibly meaning "hill of strangers". This is the name of an island country in the Caribbean.

Griekeland (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Greece.

Groenland (Political Subdivision) Dutch, French, Afrikaans
Dutch, French and Afrikaans form of Greenland.

Grozni (Settlement) Afrikaans, Armenian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish
Form of Grozny.

Guam (Political Subdivision & Island) Afrikaans, Basque, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
The name of the Territory. Guam is a U.S. island territory in Micronesia, in the Western Pacific. It's distinguished by tropical beaches, Chamorro villages and ancient latte-stone pillars. Guam’s WWII significance is on view at the War in the Pacific National Historical Park, whose sites include Asan Beach, a former battlefield... [more]

Guinee-Bissau (Country) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Guinea-Bissau.

Guyana (Country) English, Afrikaans, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from an indigenous word (perhaps Tupi or Guarani) meaning "land of many waters". This is the name of a country in South America.

Haïti (Country & Island) French, Dutch, Afrikaans
French, Dutch and Afrikaans form of Haiti.

Himalaja (Mountain) Afrikaans, Croatian, Finnish, German
Afrikaans, Croatian, Finnish and German form of Himalaya.

Honduras (Country) Spanish, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu
Means "depths" in Spanish, either referring to the deep waters off the northern coast of the country or from Christopher Columbus' alleged quote "Gracias a Dios que hemos salido de esas honduras" meaning "Thank God we have departed from those depths"... [more]

Iberië (Country & Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Iberia.

Indië (Country) Dutch (Archaic), Afrikaans
Archaic Dutch and modern Afrikaans form of India. The modern Dutch form is written exactly the same as the English form.... [more]

Ingermanland (Region) Swedish, Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian
Swedish form of Ingria, which some countries have adopted as their name for the historical region in northeastern Europe.

Ingoesjetië (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Ingushetia.

Ionië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Ionia.

Irkoetsk (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Irkutsk.

Istanboel (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Istanbul.

Ivoorkus (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Ivory Coast.

Jakoetië (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Yakutia.

Jamaika (Country & Island) Afrikaans, Bengali, Finnish, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Turkish, Urdu
Form of Jamaica.

Jamalië (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Yamalia.

Jekaterinburg (Settlement) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish
Form of Yekaterinburg used in various languages.

Jerewan (Settlement) Afrikaans, German
Afrikaans and German form of Yerevan.

Joeba (Settlement) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Juba.

Joego-Slawië (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Yugoslavia.

Kaaimanseilande (Political Subdivision & Island) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Cayman Islands.

Kaap Verde (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Cape Verde.

Kaboel (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Kabul.

Kaïro (Settlement) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Cairo.

Kalabrië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Calabria.

Kalifornië (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of California.

Kalmikië (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Kalmykia.

Kaloega (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Kaluga.

Kambodja (Country) Afrikaans, Breton, Faroese, Maltese, Swedish, Uzbek
Form of Cambodia.

Kampanië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Campania.

Kanaän (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Canaan.

Kantabrië (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Cantabria.

Kappadosië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Cappadocia.

Karatsji (Settlement) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Karachi.

Karelië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Karelia.

Karië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Caria.

Karintië (Political Subdivision & Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Carinthia.

Karpate (Mountain) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Carpathians.

Kartago (Settlement) Afrikaans, Indonesian, Norwegian
Afrikaans, Indonesian and Norwegian form of Carthage.

Kasakstan (Country) Afrikaans, Icelandic, Faroese
Afrikaans, Icelandic and Faroese form of Kazakhstan.

Kasjmir (Region) Afrikaans, Dutch
Afrikaans and Dutch form of Kashmir.

Kastilië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Castile.

Katalonië (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Catalonia.

Katar (Country) Afrikaans, Armenian, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Mongolian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovak, Slovene, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian
Form of Qatar.

Keulen (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Cologne.

Kiëf (Settlement) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Kiev.

Kirgisië (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Kyrgyzstan via its Russian name Kirgiziya.

Kleef (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Kleve (see Cleves).

Klein-Asië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Asia Minor. It is literally a direct translation of the region's name, since it consists of the Afrikaans adjective klein meaning "small, little" combined with the Afrikaans noun Asië meaning "Asia".

Koerdistan (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Kurdistan.

Koergan (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Kurgan.

Koersk (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Kursk.

Koetaisi (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Kutaisi.

Koeweit (Country) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Kuwait.

Konstantinopel (Settlement) Afrikaans, Danish, German, Norwegian, Slovene, Swedish
Form of Constantinople.

Kopenhagen (Settlement) Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Serbian, Tajik
Form of Copenhagen.

Korsika (Political Subdivision & Island) Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Mongolian, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Uzbek
Form of Corsica.

Kosovo (Country) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Indonesian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Ukrainian
From Albanian Kosova or Kosovë, which is derived from Serbian кос (kos) meaning "blackbird", an ellipsis of Косово Поље (Kosovo Polje) meaning "blackbird field"... [more]

Kreta (Political Subdivision & Island) Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Georgian, German, Indonesian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene, Swedish
Form of Crete.

Krim (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Norwegian, Serbian, Swedish
Form of Crimea.

Kuba (Country & Island) Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Maltese, Mongolian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tajik, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uyghur, Uzbek
Form of Cuba.

Laâyoune (Settlement) French, Afrikaans, Icelandic
French, Afrikaans and Icelandic form of Laayoune.

Lausitz (Region) German, Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
German form of Lusatia, which some countries have adopted as their name for the Central European region.

Lesotho (Country) Southern African, Sotho, English, Afrikaans, Bengali, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish
Means "land of the Sotho", from the ethnic name of the Sotho (Basotho) people derived from the word motho meaning "person". This is the name of a country in southern Africa.

Letgallen (Region) Danish, Dutch, Afrikaans
Danish, Dutch and Afrikaans form of Latgale.

Letland (Country) Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch
Afrikaans, Danish and Dutch form of Latvia.

Libanon (Country) Afrikaans, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish
Form of Lebanon.

Liberië (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Liberia.

Lidië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lydia.

Ligurië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Liguria.

Lima (Settlement) Spanish, Aymara, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Most likely a corruption of Rímac, the name of a river, itself derived from Quechua rimaq meaning "speaker, talker" (ultimately from rimay meaning "to speak")... [more]

Lisië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lycia.

Lissabon (Settlement) Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Luxembourgish, Mongolian, Russian, Swedish, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek
Form of Lisbon.

Litaue (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lithuania.

Ljubljana (Settlement) Slovene, English, Afrikaans, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish
Meaning uncertain, perhaps derived from the Slavic element lyuby meaning "love" or from the name of the Ljubljanica River (itself derived from the given name Ljubovid)... [more]

Lombardye (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lombardy.

Lotaringe (Political Subdivision & Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lorraine.

Luik (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Liège.

Lyfland (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Livonia.

Maas (River) Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Swedish
Form of Meuse.

Macau (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English, Portuguese, Macanese, Afrikaans, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, German, Tagalog
Portuguese corruption of Cantonese 阿媽港 (aa maa gong) meaning "port of Mazu", from 阿媽 (aa maa) referring to the goddess Mazu and 港 (gong) meaning "port, harbour"... [more]

Madagaskar (Country & Island) Afrikaans, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Somali, Swedish, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Uyghur, Uzbek
Form of Madagascar.

Magreb (Region) Afrikaans, Bulgarian, Croatian, Hungarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Tagalog
Form of Maghrib, referring to the region.

Makaronesië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Macaronesia.

Malakka (Country, Political Subdivision, Settlement & Body of Water) Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, German, Greek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian
Form of Malacca.

Malé (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish
From Dhivehi މާލެ (Male) most likely derived from މާ (ma) meaning "great, big, large" and ލޭ (le) meaning "blood", so named for the large amount of tuna blood that surrounded the sandbanks of a certain island... [more]

Maledive (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Maldives.

Malta (Country & Island) Maltese, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Greek, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Kurdish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Uncertain, possibly derived from Greek μέλι (meli) meaning "honey". This is the name of an island nation in southern Europe.

Mantsjoerye (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Manchuria.

Masedonië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Macedonia.

Maskat (Settlement) Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech, German, Kazakh, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Mongolian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovak, Slovene, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Muscat used in numerous languages.

Masurië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Masuria.

Mauritanië (Country) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Mauritania.

Mauritius (Country & Island) English, Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish
From Dutch Mauritius, which was derived from the given name Maurits, bestowed in honour of Dutch prince Maurice of Nassau (1567-1625)... [more]

Medië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Media.

Mekka (Settlement) Afrikaans, Armenian, Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Luxembourgish, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Ukrainian
Form of Mecca.

Melanesië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Melanesia.

Meso-Amerika (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Mesoamerica.

Mesopotamië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Mesopotamia.

Mikronesië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Micronesia.

Milaan (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Milan.

Moermansk (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Murmansk.

Mogadisjoe (Settlement) Southern African, Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Mogadishu.

Moldowa (Country) Afrikaans, Thai, Turkmen
Afrikaans, Thai and Turkmen form of Moldova.

Moldowa (Country) Afrikaans, Sinhalese, Thai, Turkmen, Uyghur
Form of Moldova used in various languages.

Molukke (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.

Montenegro (Country) Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Indonesian, Italian, Kurdish, Luxembourgish, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Means "black mountain" in Venetian, originally a calque of the Montenegrin name Црна Гора (Crna Gora) referring to Mount Lovćen... [more]

Morawië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Moravia.

Mordowië (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Mordovia.

Moroni (Settlement) French, English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Derived from Ngazidja Comorian mroni meaning "at the river". This is the name of the capital city of the Comoros.

Mosambiek (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Mozambique.

Moskou (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Moscow.

Napels (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Naples.

Nasaret (Settlement) Afrikaans, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
Form of Nazareth.

Nauru (Country & Island) English, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Possibly derived from Nauruan anáoero meaning "I go to the beach". This is the name of an island country in Oceania.

N'djamena (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Malagasy, Malay, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog
From the name of the village of نجامينا (Nijamina) meaning "place of rest" in Arabic. This is the name of the capital city of Chad, chosen in 1973 by president François Tombalbaye.

Nenetsië (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Nenetsia.

Nieu-Guinee (Island) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of New Guinea.

Nieu-Kaledonië (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of New Caledonia.

Nieu-Seeland (Country & Island) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of New Zealand.

Nigerië (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Nigeria.

Noord-Masedonië (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of North Macedonia.

Normandië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Normandy.

Nouakchott (Settlement) French, English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog
From Arabic نواكشوط (Nuwakshut) of unclear origin. It may come from a Berber name meaning "place of the winds" or perhaps from Arabic نأو (na'wi) meaning "shelter, harbor" combined with شط (shatt) meaning "beach, seashore, coast"... [more]

Nubië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Nubia.

Numidië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Numidia.

Nyl (River) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Nile.

Oedmoertië (Political Subdivision) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Udmurtia.

Oefa (Settlement & River) Afrikaans, Dutch
Afrikaans and Dutch form of Ufa.

Oeral (Region, River & Mountain) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Ural.

Oseanië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Oceania.

Osj (Settlement) Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish
Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Osh.

Paaseiland (Political Subdivision & Island) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Easter Island.

Palau (Country) English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Georgian, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
From Palauan Belau either derived from aidebelau meaning "indirect replies" (referring to an island creation myth) or beluu meaning "village". This is the name of a country in Oceania.

Palestina (Country & Region) Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Indonesian, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog
Form of Palestine.

Palestina (Country & Region) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Georgian, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Maltese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkmen
Form of Palestine used in numerous languages.

Pannonië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Pannonia.

Papoea-Nieu-Guinee (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Papua New Guinea.

Parys (Settlement) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Paris.

Pennsilvanië (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Pennsylvania.

Piëmont (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Piedmont.

Pikardië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Picardy.

Pireneë (Mountain) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Pyrenees.

Pjongjang (Settlement) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Croatian, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovene
Form of Pyongyang. In Belgium and the Netherlands, this spelling is technically considered dated but still used regularly there (especially in Belgium)... [more]

Pole (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Poland.

Polinesië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Polynesia.

Port-au-Prince (Settlement) French, English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkmen
Means "prince's port" in French. This is the name of the capital city of Haiti.

Pruise (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Prussia.

Puerto Rico (Political Subdivision) Spanish, Afrikaans, Basque, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish
Means "rich port" in Spanish. Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory with a landscape of mountains, waterfalls and the El Yunque tropical rainforest. In San Juan, the capital and largest city, the Isla Verde area is known for its hotel strip, beach bars and casinos... [more]

Ramallah (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
From Arabic رام الله (Ram Allah) meaning "hill of God" or "height of God", derived from Aramaic רמא (rama) meaning "hill, height" and Arabic الله (Allah). This is the name of the de facto capital city of Palestine.

Rhodesië (Country) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Rhodesia.

Riaad (Settlement) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Riyadh.

Ryn (River) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Rhine.

Sakse (Political Subdivision & Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Saxony.

Samland (Region) Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish
The name used for Sambia in the West and North Germanic languages.

Saoedi-Arabië (Country) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Saudi Arabia.

Sardinië (Political Subdivision & Island) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Sardinia.

Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Central African Republic.

Seoel (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Seoul.

Septimanië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Septimania.

Seychelle (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Seychelles.

Siberië (Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Siberia.

Silesië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Silesia.

Singapoer (Country, Settlement & Island) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Singapore.

Siprus (Country & Island) Afrikaans, Indonesian
Afrikaans and Indonesian form of Cyprus.

Sisilië (Political Subdivision & Island) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Sicily.

Sjanghai (Settlement) Afrikaans, Dutch
Afrikaans form of Shanghai as well as a Dutch variant.

Skandinawië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Scandinavia.

Soechoemi (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Sukhumi.

Sofia (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Armenian, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai
From Bulgarian София (Sofiya) named for the Saint Sophia Church, itself derived from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophia) meaning "wisdom" (see the given name Sophia)... [more]

Sogdië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Sogdia.

Sotsji (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Sochi.

Stiermarke (Political Subdivision & Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Styria.

Straatsburg (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Strasbourg.

Suid-Afrika (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of South Africa.

Suid-Soedan (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of South Sudan.

Suriname (Country) English, Dutch, Afrikaans, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Portuguese
From the name of the indigenous Surinen people combined with the place name suffix -ame derived from Arawak aima or eima meaning "river mouth, creek mouth". This is the name of a country in South America.

Suva (Settlement) Fijian, English, Hindi, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
The capital city of Fiji, meaning "mound" in Fijian.

Swede (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Sweden.

Switserland (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Switzerland.

Tanzanië (Country) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Tanzania.

Tartarye (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Tartary.

Tasjkent (Settlement) Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish
Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Tashkent.

Tasmanië (Political Subdivision & Island) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Tasmania.

Teems (River) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Thames.

Timboektoe (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Timbuktu.

Tirana (Settlement) Albanian, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkmen, Uzbek
Perhaps derived from Doric Greek Τυρσανοί (Tursanoi) meaning "Tyrrhenians", which was an exonym for non-Greek inhabitants of the Tyrrhenian Sea. This is the name of the capital city of Albania.

Tiwa (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans
Modern Afrikaans form of Tuva.

Tjoemen (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Tyumen.

Toela (Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Tula.

Toewa (Political Subdivision) Afrikaans (Archaic)
Archaic Afrikaans form of Tuva. The modern Afrikaans form is Tiwa.

Togo (Country) Afrikaans, Albanian, Basque, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Latvian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Means "land where lagoons lie" from Ewe to meaning "water" and go meaning "shore". Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north.

Tonga (Country) Tongan, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Basque, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek
Derived from Samoan toga meaning "southern, south". This is the name of an archipelagic country in Oceania.

Toskane (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Tuscany.

Transnistrië (Political Subdivision & Region) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Transnistria.

Transsilvanië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Transylvania.

Transvaal (Region) Afrikaans
Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land north of (i.e., beyond) the Vaal River in South Africa. ... [more]

Trasië (Region) Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Thrace via its Latin form Thracia.

Triëst (Region & Settlement) Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Trieste.