Faroese Submitted Place Names
Faroese
names are used on the Faroe Islands.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
FØROYAR (Country) FaroeseProbably derived from Old Norse
fær "sheep" and
oyer, an archaic Faroese word meaning "islands".
RIGA (Settlement) English, French, German, Portuguese, Turkish, Afrikaans, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Faroese, Italian, SpanishCognate of
Rīga.
VILNIUS (Settlement) Lithuanian, Czech, Danish, English, Estonian, Faroese, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Slovak, SwedishCapital of
Lithuania. Named after the
Vilnia River whose name is derived from Lithuanian
vilnis "wave".