Galician Submitted Place Names

Galician names are used in Galicia in northwestern Spain by speakers of Galician.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Abxasia (Political Subdivision) Galician

Acerbaixán (Country) Galician
Galician form of Azerbaijan.

Adís Abeba (Settlement) Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Addis Ababa.

Alemaña (Country) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Alemannia, used as the Asturian and Galician name of Germany.

Alexandría (Settlement) Asturian, Galician, Icelandic
Asturian, Galician and Icelandic form of Alexandria.

Alxer (Settlement) Galician
Galician form of Algiers.

Alxeria (Country) Galician
Galician form of Algeria.

Ancara (Settlement) Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Ankara.

Aragón (Country, Political Subdivision & River) Spanish, Aragonese, Asturian, Galician
A river in Spain, as well as the kingdom and later autonomous community named for it. Unclear etymology, possibly from Baque haran meaning "valley".

Arxentina (Country) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Argentina.

Bélxica (Country) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Belgium.

Biscaia (Political Subdivision) Catalan, Galician, Occitan, Portuguese
Catalan, Galician, Occitan and Portuguese form of Biscay.

Bixkek (Settlement) Asturian, Basque, Catalan, Galician
Asturian, Basque, Catalan, and Galician form of Bishkek.

Boloña (Settlement) Galician
Galician form of Bologna.

Bruxelas (Settlement) Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of Brussels.

Bután (Country) Spanish, Aragonese, Asturian, Galician
Spanish, Aragonese, Asturian and Galician form of Bhutan.

Cagliari (Settlement) Italian, English, Danish, French, Galician, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish
From Latin Calaris, itself from Phoenician Krly, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the capital city of Sardinia, an island in the Mediterranean Sea and a region of Italy.

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.

Camberra (Settlement) Portuguese, Galician, Spanish
Portuguese and Galician form of Canberra, as well as a Spanish variant.

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.

Casaquistán (Country) Galician
Galician form of Kazakhstan.

Chequia (Country) Spanish, Aragonese, Asturian, Galician, Occitan
Form of Czechia used in multiple languages.

Cracovia (Settlement) Galician, Italian, Ancient Roman, Sicilian, Spanish
Galician, Italian, Latin, Sicilian and Spanish form of Krakow.

Fidxi (Country) Galician
Galician form of Fiji.

Florencia (Settlement) Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Florentia (see Florence).

Ganxes (River) Galician
Galician form of Ganges.

Guinea Ecuatorial (Country) Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Equatorial Guinea

Helsinqui (Settlement) Galician
Galician form of Helsinki.

Iacarta (Settlement) Galician
Galician form of Jakarta.

Iereván (Settlement) Galician
Galician form of Yerevan.

Líbano (Country) Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Portuguese and Spanish form of Lebanon

Lisboa (Settlement) Portuguese, Asturian, Basque, Catalan, Galician, Indonesian, Norwegian, Quechua, Spanish, Tagalog
Form of Lisbon.

Livonia (Region) History, Albanian, Aragonese, Asturian, Basque, English, Galician, Indonesian, Italian, Romanian, Spanish
Livonia was a historic region in the Baltic, located approximately in present-day southern Estonia and northern Latvia... [more]

Marsella (Settlement) Asturian, Catalan, Galician, Spanish, Tagalog
Asturian, Catalan, Galician, Spanish and Tagalog form of Marseille.

Mauricio (Country & Island) Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Mauritius.

Milán (Settlement) Czech, Galician, Spanish
Czech, Galician, and Spanish form of Milan.

Módena (Settlement) Asturian, Galician, Icelandic, Portuguese, Spanish
Icelandic, Portuguese and Spanish form of Modena.

Mogadixo (Settlement) Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Mogadishu.

Mónaco (Country & Settlement) Galician, Portuguese (European), Spanish
Galician, European Portuguese and Spanish form of Monaco

Nápoles (Settlement) Portuguese, Spanish, Asturian, Galician
Portuguese, Spanish, Asturian, and Galician form of Naples.

Níxer (Country & River) Galician
Galician form of Niger

Nixeria (Country) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Nigeria.

Nova Zelandia (Country) Galician
Galician calque of New Zealand.

Oceanía (Region) Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Oceania.

O Salvador (Country) Galician
Galician form of El Salvador

Paquistán (Country) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Pakistan.

Piemonte (Political Subdivision) Italian, Danish, Galician, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese, Swedish, Venetian
Italian and Portuguese form of Piedmont, a region in northern Italy.

Reiquiavik (Settlement) Galician
Galician form of Reykjavík.

Riad (Settlement) Basque, Catalan, Finnish, Galician, German, Italian, Portuguese, Slovene, Spanish
Form of Riyadh used in several languages.

Río De Xaneiro (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Galician
Galician form of Rio de Janeiro.

Romanía (Country) Galician
Galician form of Romania

Sá (Other) Portuguese, Galician
Variant spelling of Saa.

Saa (Other) Portuguese, Galician
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Saa, mainly in northern Portugal and Galicia.

San Mariño (Country) Galician
Galician form of San Marino

Seixeles (Country) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Seychelles.

Serra Leoa (Country) Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Sierra Leone

Seúl (Settlement) Spanish, Icelandic, Asturian, Galician
Spanish, Icelandic, Asturian and Galician form of Seoul.

Sevilla (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish, Aragonese, Asturian, Basque, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Galician, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish
Spanish form of Seville, as well as the form used in numerous other languages.

Suráfrica (Country) Galician
Galician form of South Africa.

Tánxer (Settlement) Galician
Galician form of Tangier.

Taxiquistán (Country) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Tajikistan.

Tunisia (Country) Basque, English, Finnish, Galician, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Romanian, Swahili, Thai
The name of a country in North Africa, named after its capital city Tunis.

Turín (Settlement) Czech, Galician, Slovak, Spanish
Czech, Galician, Slovak and Spanish form of Turin.

Ucraína (Country) Galician
Galician form of Ukraine.

Varsovia (Settlement) Aragonese, Basque, Breton, Galician, Greek, Spanish, Filipino, Tagalog
New Latin form of Warsaw, which some countries have adopted as their name for the Polish city.

Viena (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish, Aragonese, Asturian, Catalan, Cebuano, Basque, Filipino, Galician, Ladin, Lithuanian, Occitan, Lombard, Papiamento, Portuguese, Romanian, Tagalog, Venetian
Form of Vienna in various languages.

Xamena (Settlement) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of N'djamena.

Xapón (Country) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Japão (see Japan).

Xava (Island) Galician
Galician form of Java.

Xenebra (Settlement) Galician
Galician form of Geneva.

Xénova (Settlement) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Genoa.

Xeorxia (Country & Political Subdivision) Galician
Galician form of Georgia 1 and Georgia 2

Xerusalén (Settlement) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Jerusalem.

Xibraltar (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Gibraltar.

Xiraz (Settlement) Basque, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese
Basque, Catalan, Galician and Portuguese form of Shiraz.

Xordania (Country) Asturian, Galician
Asturian and Galician form of Jordan (the country).

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