Greek Submitted Place Names

Aachen Άαχεν (Settlement) English, Danish, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish
From Old High German aha or its Latin counterpart aquae, referring to the sacred springs associated with Granus, a Celtic god, from which the Latin form Aquisgranum derives. This is the name of a city in western Germany.

Achaea (Region) Greek
Achaea or Achaia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras which is the third largest city in Greece.

Afriki Αφρική (Region) Greek
Modern Greek form of Africa.

Afstralia Αυστραλία (Country & Region) Greek
Greek form of Australia.

Afstria Αυστρία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Austria.

Agios Marinos Άγιος Μαρίνος (Country) Greek
Greek form of San Marino.

Aïti Αϊτή (Country) Greek
Greek form of Haiti.

Aiti Αϊτή (Country) Greek, Korean
Greek and Korean form of Haiti.

Akadia Ακαδία (Region) Greek, Polish
Greek and Polish form of Acadia.

Akti Elefantostou Ακτή Ελεφαντοστού (Country) Greek
Greek form of Ivory Coast. It literally means "Coast of Ivory" in Greek, as it is derived from the Greek noun ακτή (akti) meaning "coast" combined with the Greek noun ελεφαντοστό (elefantosto) meaning "ivory".

Alampama Αλαμπάμα (Political Subdivision & River) Greek
Greek form of Alabama.

Alexandroupoli Αλεξανδρούπολη (Settlement) Greek
Variant form of Alexandroupolis.

Alexandroupolis Ἀλεξανδρούπολις (Settlement) Greek
From the given name Aléxandros and Greek πολις meaning "city". The city in Greece was named for King Alexander I of Greece.

Algería Αλγερία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Algeria.

Alpeis Άλπεις (Mountain) Ancient Greek, Greek
Ancient Greek and modern Greek form of Alps.

Alvania Αλβανία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Albania.

Amigdalia Αμυγδαλιά (Settlement) Greek
Greek name that means almond tree.

Amman Αμμάν (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]

Ampchazía Αμπχαζία (Political Subdivision) Greek

Ampou Dampi Άμπου Ντάμπι (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Abu Dhabi.

Ampou Ntampi Άμπου Ντάμπι (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Abu Dhabi.

Amsterntam Άμστερνταμ (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Amsterdam.

Amversa Αμβέρσα (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Antwerp via its French form Anvers.

Andorra Ανδόρρα (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”).

Angkola Ανγκόλα (Country) Greek
Greek form of Angola.

Angkola Ανγκόλα (Country) Greek, Lao
Greek and Lao form of Angola.

Anoi Ανόι (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Hanoi.

Antis Ampempa Αντίς Αμπέμπα (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Addis Ababa.

Aravia Αραβία (Political Subdivision & Region) Greek
Greek form of Arabia.

Aroumpa Αρούμπα (Political Subdivision & Island) Greek
Greek form of Aruba.

Asmara Ασμάρα (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]

Astana Αστάνα (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.

Avana Αβάνα (Settlement) Greek, Italian
Greek and Italian form of Havana.

Azermpaïtzan Αζερμπαϊτζάν (Country) Greek
Greek form of Azerbaijan.

Azores Αζόρες (Political Subdivision & Region) English, Greek, Spanish
From Portuguese Açores meaning "goshawks", the plural of açor meaning "goshawk". This is the name of an archipelago located in the North Atlantic Ocean and one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal.

Bachames Μπαχάμες (Country) Greek
Greek form of The Bahamas.

Bamako Μπαμακό (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.

Bari Μπάρι (Settlement) Italian, English, Armenian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Sicilian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
From Latin Barium, itself of uncertain origin, possibly from Messapic *baur or *bur, meaning "house", ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bhreu ("to grow, to be"). This is the name of the capital city of Apulia, in southern Italy.

Barmpantos Μπαρμπάντος (Country & Island) Greek
Greek form of Barbados.

Biskek Μπισκέκ (Settlement) Greek, Hungarian, Spanish
Greek, Hungarian, and Spanish form of Bishkek.

Biskek Μπισκέκ (Settlement) Greek, Hungarian, Khmer, Spanish
Greek, Hungarian, Khmer and Spanish form of Bishkek.

Bonair Μποναίρ (Political Subdivision & Island) Greek
Greek form of Bonaire.

Botsouana Μποτσουάνα (Country) Greek
Greek form of Botswana.

Bouenos Aires Μπουένος Άιρες (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Buenos Aires.

Bourkina Faso Μπουρκίνα Φάσο (Country) Greek
Greek form of Burkina Faso.

Bourma Μπούρμα (Country) Greek
Greek form of Burma.

Bourounti Μπουρούντι (Country) Greek
Greek form of Burundi.

Boutan Μπουτάν (Country) Greek
Greek form of Bhutan.

Byblos (Settlement) English, Arabic, Greek
Byblos, also known as Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon.

Chagi Χάγη (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of The Hague.

Chalepi Χαλέπι (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Aleppo.

Chavai Χαβάη (Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Hawaii.

Chorasmia Χορασμία (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]

Colossae Κολοσσα (Settlement) Greek
either "Establishing a Temple or Shrine" or "to Punish" or "Dyed Wool," but no direct connection to "the Colossus of Rhodes"

Constantinople Κωνσταντινούπολις (Settlement) English, Greek (Anglicized), French
The original name for Istanbul derived from Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Konstantinoupolis) meaning "city of Constantine" derived from the name Konstantinos and πόλις (polis) "city".

Dania Δανία (Country) Abkhaz, Georgian, Greek, Late Roman, Polish
Abkhaz, Georgian, Greek, Medieval Latin, and Polish form of Denmark.

Delchi Δελχί (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Delhi.

Dili Ντίλι (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.

Dísseldorf Ντίσελντορφ (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Düsseldorf.

Dneisteros Δνείστερος (River) Greek
Modern Greek name for the Dniester river, which was known as Tyras to the ancient Greeks.

Dominika Δομινίκα (Country & Island) Albanian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Georgian, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Dominica.

Dominikani Dimokratia Δομινικανή Δημοκρατία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Dominican Republic.

Dortmund Ντόρτμουντ (Settlement) English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
First mentioned in the 9th century AD as Throtmanni, of uncertain origin and meaning, the form Dortmunde first appeared in the 13th century. This is the name of a city in western Germany.

Doumpai Ντουμπάι (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Dubai.

Dounavis Δούναβης (River) Greek
Modern Greek form of Danube.

Douvlino Δουβλίνο (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Dublin.

Edimvoúrgo Εδιμβούργο (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Edinburgh.

Ekouador Εκουαδόρ (Country) Greek
Greek form of Ecuador. This is an alternative name for the country; the standard name in Greece is Isimerinos.

El Salvador Ελ Σαλβαδόρ (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]

Elsinki Ελσίνκι (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Helsinki.

Elvetia Ελβετία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Switzerland, ultimately from Latin Helvetia.

Erythraia Ερυθραία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Eritrea.

Esouatini Εσουατίνι (Country) Greek
Greek form of Eswatini.

Esthonia Εσθονία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Estonia.

Evrasia Ευρασία (Region) Armenian, Faroese, Greek, Judeo-Spanish
Armenian, Faroese, Greek and Ladino form of Eurasia.

Evropi Ευρώπη (Region) Greek
Modern Greek form of Europe.

Evrytania Ευρυτανία (Political Subdivision) Greek
Derived from Εὐρυτᾶνες (Eurytanes) "Eurytanians", the name of an ancient Aetolian tribe who inhabited Eurytania, an ancient region. It is possibly derived from Greek εὐρύτης (eurytes) meaning "width, breadth", itself a derivative of εὐρύς (eurys) "wide, broad", or Greek εὔρυτος (eurytos) meaning "full-flowing", from εὖ (eu) "well" and ῥέω (rheo) "to flow, run, stream, gush".... [more]

Filippines Φιλιππίνες (Country) Greek
Greek form of Philippines.

Fitzi Φίτζι (Country) Greek
Greek form of Fiji.

Florentia Φλωρεντία (Settlement) Ancient Roman, Greek
Latin and Greek form of Florence.

Frankfoúrti Φρανκφούρτη (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Frankfurt.

Galliki Gouiana Γαλλική Γουιάνα (Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of French Guiana.

Gangis Γάγγης (River) Greek
Modern Greek form of Ganges.

Gaza Γάζα (Region & Settlement) English, Albanian, Armenian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkmen
From Hebrew עזה ('azza) most commonly believed to be derived from the word עז ('az) meaning "strong, fierce". This is the name of a region in western Asia on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea (referred to as the Gaza Strip), as well as a city in this region (called Gaza City).

Genevi Γενεύη (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Geneva.

Givraltar Γιβραλτάρ (Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Gibraltar.

Gkampia Γκάμπια (Country & River) Greek
Greek form of The Gambia.

Gkampon Γκαμπόν (Country) Greek
Greek form of Gabon.

Gkana Γκάνα (Country) Greek
Greek form of Ghana.

Gkiza Γκίζα (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Giza.

Gouatemala Γουατεμάλα (Country) Greek
Greek form of Guatemala.

Gouiana Γουιάνα (Country) Greek
Greek form of Guyana.

Gouinea Γουινέα (Country) Greek
Greek form of Guinea.

Gouinea-Bissaou Γουινέα-Μπισσάου (Country) Greek
Greek form of Guinea-Bissau.

Grenada Γρενάδα (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.

Groilandia Γροιλανδία (Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Greenland.

Iaba Ιάβα (Island) Greek
Greek form of Java.

Iaponia Ιαπωνία (Country & Island) Georgian, Greek
Georgian and Greek form of Japan.

Imalaia Ιμαλάια (Mountain) Greek
Greek form of Himalaya.

Indoustan Ινδουστάν (Country & Region) Greek
Greek form of Hindustan.

Inomena Aravika Emirata Ηνωμένα Αραβικά Εμιράτα (Country) Greek
Greek form of United Arab Emirates. It is literally a direct translation of the country's name, since it consists of the Greek adjective ηνωμένος (inomenos) meaning "united" combined with the Greek adjective αραβικός (aravikos) meaning "Arab, Arabic" and the Greek plural noun εμιράτα (emirata) meaning "emirates".

Inomenes Politeies Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες (Country) Greek
Short form of Inomenes Politeies Amerikis. In other words: this is the Greek form of United States.

Inomenes Politeies Amerikis Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής (Country) Greek
Greek form of United States of America. It is literally a direct translation of the country's name, since it consists of the Greek adjective ηνωμένος (inomenos) meaning "united" combined with the Greek plural noun πολιτείες (politeies) meaning "states" and the Greek adjective Αμερικής (Amerikis) meaning "of America".

Inomeno Vasileio Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο (Country) Greek
Greek form of United Kingdom. It is literally a direct translation of the country's name, since it consists of the Greek adjective ηνωμένος (inomenos) meaning "united" combined with the Greek noun βασίλειο (vasileio) meaning "kingdom".

Isimerini Gouinea Ισημερινή Γουινέα (Country) Greek
Greek form of Equatorial Guinea. It is literally a direct translation of the country's name, since it consists of the Greek adjective ισημερινός (isimerinos) meaning "equatorial" combined with the Greek noun Γουινέα (Gouinea) meaning "Guinea".

Isimerinos Ισημερινός (Country) Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ισημερινός (isimerinos) meaning "equator". In Greece, this is the standard name for the South American country of Ecuador, though sometimes the form Ekouador is also used.

Islandia Ισλανδία (Country & Island) Georgian, Greek, Indonesian, Polish, Spanish
Form of Iceland used in several languages.

Islandia Ισλανδία (Country) Armenian, Georgian, Greek, Indonesian, Polish, Spanish
Form of Iceland used in multiple languages.

Ispania Ισπανία (Country) Abkhaz, Armenian, Greek
Abkhaz, Armenian, and Greek form of Hispania (see Spain).

Ispaniola Ισπανιόλα (Island) Greek
Greek form of Hispaniola.

Israil Ισραήλ (Country) Greek
Modern Greek form of Israel.

Israil Ισραήλ (Country) Arabic, Greek
Arabic and Greek form of Israel.

Istanmpoul Ιστάνμπουλ (Settlement) Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Istanbul. This is an alternative name for the city; the standard name in Greece is Konstantinoupoli.

Kadith Κάδιθ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Greek
Modern Greek form of Cádiz.

Kafkasia Καυκασία (Region) Greek
Modern Greek form of Caucasia, which is an alternative name for the Caucasus geographical region.

Kafkasos Καύκασος (Region & Mountain) Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Kaukasos, which is the ancient Greek form of Caucasus.

Kairo Κάιρο (Settlement) Basque, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Greek, Hausa, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Norwegian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish
Form of Cairo.

Kalaí Καλαί (Settlement) Greek
Greek from of Calais.

Kalamata (Region) Greek
The modern name Kalamáta is a corruption of the older name Καλάμαι, Kalámai, "reeds". The phonetic similarity of Kalamáta with the phrase "kalá mátia" ("good eyes") has led to various folk etymologies.

Kalifornia Καλιφόρνια (Political Subdivision) Albanian, Armenian, Basque, Faroese, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Somali
Form of California.

Kaliningrad Καλίνινγκραντ (Settlement) Russian, English, Greek, Finnish, Romanian, Maltese, Swedish, Turkish, Bulgarian, Polish
A city and oblast in Russia, named for Mikhail Kalinin, a Soviet politician. From the surname Kalinin and Russian град (grad) meaning "city, town".

Kalkouta Καλκούτα (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Calcutta (see Kolkata).

Kameroun Καμερούν (Country) Greek
Greek form of Cameroon.

Kampera Καμπέρα (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Canberra.

Kampotzi Καμπότζη (Country) Greek
Greek form of Cambodia via the French form Cambodge.

Karaïviki Καραϊβική (Region) Greek
Greek form of Caribbean.

Karantania Καραντανία (Country) Georgian, Greek, Indonesian, Norwegian, Polish
Form of Carantania.

Karpathos Κάρπαθος (Island) Ancient Greek, Greek
The second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, located between Crete and Rhodes.

Kasmir Κασμίρ (Region) Greek
Greek form of Kashmir.

Katalonia Καταλονία (Political Subdivision & Region) Albanian, Armenian, Finnish, Georgian, Greek, Polish
Form of Catalonia.

Katar Κατάρ (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.

Katmantou Κατμαντού (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Kathmandu.

Kato Chores Κάτω Χώρες (Country) Greek
Greek form of Netherlands. The country is most often referred to as Ollandia in Greece, even though that is technically incorrect (see Holland 1).

Kentroafrikaniki Dimokratia Κεντροαφρικανική Δημοκρατία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Central African Republic.

Kinsasa Κινσάσα (Settlement) Greek, Icelandic, Spanish
Greek, Icelandic and Spanish form of Kinshasa.

Kirgizia Κιργιζία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Kyrgyzstan via its Russian name Kirgiziya.

Kirimpati Κιριμπάτι (Country) Greek
Greek form of Kiribati.

Kito Κίτο (Settlement) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Mongolian, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Tajik, Thai, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Quito used in various languages.

Kolomvia Κολομβία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Colombia.

Kongko Κονγκό (Country & River) Greek
Greek form of Congo.

Kongko Κονγκό (River & Country) Greek, Lao
Greek and Lao form of Congo.

Konstantinoupoli Κωνσταντινούπολη (Settlement) Greek
Modern Greek form of Constantinople. The city was officially renamed to Istanbul in 1923, but in Greece, the original name was and continues to be preferred significantly over Istanmpoul.

Kopenchagi Κοπεγχάγη (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Copenhagen.

Korsiki Κορσική (Political Subdivision & Island) Greek
Modern Greek form of Corsica.

Kosta Rika Κόστα Ρίκα (Country) Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Lithuanian, Turkish
Form of Costa Rica.

Kouala Loumpour Κουάλα Λουμπούρ (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Kuala Lumpur.

Kourasao Κουρασάο (Political Subdivision & Island) Greek
Greek form of Curaçao.

Kourdistan Κουρδιστάν (Region) Greek
Greek form of Kurdistan.

Kouva Κούβα (Country & Island) Greek
Greek form of Cuba.

Kouveit Κουβέιτ (Country) Greek
Greek form of Kuwait.

Krimaia Κριμαία (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Greek
Greek form of Crimea.

Kriti Κρήτη (Political Subdivision & Island) Greek, Malay
Modern Greek transcription of Krete (see Crete) as well as the Malay form. This is the name of the largest and most populous island of Greece.

Kythira (Island) Greek
A place name for an island in Greece

Lasa Λάσα (Settlement) Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malayalam, Punjabi, Serbian, Slovene, Uyghur, Thai
Form of Lhasa.

Lefkosia Λευκωσία (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Nicosia.

Lesoto Λεσότο (Country) Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian, Greek, Latvian, Macedonian, Maltese, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Ukrainian
Form of Lesotho.

Lesoto Λεσότο (Country) Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Macedonian, Maltese, Mongolian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovene, Spanish, Tajik, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Lesotho used in numerous languages.

Letonia Λετονία (Country) Albanian, Greek, Romanian, Spanish
Albanian, Greek, Romanian and Spanish form of Latvia via its New Latin name Lettonia.

Lichtenstaïn Λίχτενσταϊν (Country) Greek
Greek form of Liechtenstein.

Lima Λίμα (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]

Limnia (Body of Water) Greek (Rare)

Lioumpliana Λιουμπλιάνα (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Ljubljana.

Lisavona Λισαβόνα (Settlement) Greek
Modern Greek form of Lisbon. The more traditional form is actually Λισσαβώνα (Lissavona), but the current form of Lisavona first came into use in the 1990s and has since become increasingly popular to the point that it has now virtually replaced Lissavona.

Lithouania Λιθουανία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Lithuania.

Livanos Λίβανος (Country) Greek
Greek form of Lebanon.

Liveria Λιβερία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Liberia.

Livorno Λιβόρνο (Settlement) Italian, English, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, German, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian
From Old Italian Ligorno, itself from Latin Liburnus, derived from the tribe of the Liburnians (in Latin Liburni). This is the name of a port city in north-central Italy.

Londino Λονδίνο (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of London.

Louzon Λούζον (Island) Greek
Greek form of Luzon.

Madagaskari Μαδαγασκάρη (Country & Island) Albanian, Georgian, Greek
Albanian, Georgian and Greek form of Madagascar.

Makaou Μακάου (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Macau.

Makasar Μακασάρ (Settlement) Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Greek, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Urdu
Form of Makassar.

Malaisia Μαλαισία (Country) Greek, Hawaiian
Greek and Hawaiian form of Malaysia.

Malakka Μαλάκκα (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.

Malaoui Μαλάουι (Country) Greek
Greek form of Malawi.

Maldives Μαλδίβες (Country) Catalan, English, French, Greek, Malay
Uncertain, possibly means "Malé islands" from Dhivehi މާލެ (māle) referring to Malé, the capital city of the Maldives, combined with Sanskrit द्वीप (dvīpá) meaning "island"... [more]

Male Μαλέ (Settlement) Dhivehi, Amharic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Georgian, Greek, Hindi, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovak, Tajik, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Dhivehi form of Malé as well as the form used in various other languages.

Malta Μάλτα (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.

Mantzouria Μαντζουρία (Region) Greek
Greek form of Manchuria.

Maoui Μάουι (Island) Greek
Greek form of Maui.

Massalia Μασσαλία (Settlement) Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Marseille, also the name of an ancient colony and city located in what is now southern France.

Mavrikios Μαυρίκιος (Country & Island) Greek
Greek form of Mauritius.

Mavrikios Μαυρίκιος (Country & Island) Armenian, Greek
Armenian and Greek form of Mauritius.

Mavritania Μαυριτανία (Country) Armenian, Georgian, Greek
Armenian, Georgian, and Greek form of Mauritania.

Mavrovounio Μαυροβούνιο (Country) Greek
Greek form of Montenegro. It is literally a direct translation of the country's name, since it consists of the Greek adjective μαύρος (mavros) meaning "black" (compare Maurus) combined with the Greek noun βουνό (vouno) meaning "mountain".

Mekka Μέκκα (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.

Messēnē Μεσσήνη (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Messina.

Miláno Μιλάνο (Settlement) Slovak, Greek
Slovak and Greek form of Milan.

Mintanao Μιντάναο (Island) Greek
Greek form of Mindanao.

Modena Μόντενα (Settlement) Italian, English, Bulgarian, Dutch, Georgian, German, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
From Latin Mutina, itself from Etruscan Mutna, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a city in northern Italy.

Moloukes Μολούκες (Region) Greek
Greek form of Moluccas, which is a common alternative name for the Maluku Islands.

Monako Μονακό (Country & Settlement) Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Croatian, Czech, Georgian, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Macedonian, Maltese, Mongolian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uyghur, Uzbek
Form of Monaco.

Monoikos μόνοικος (Settlement) Greek
This is the name of a 6th century BC Phocaean Greek colony, near what is now Monaco.... [more]

Moroni Μορονί (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.

Moscha Μόσχα (Settlement) Greek
New Latin and Greek form of Moscow.

Mouskat Μουσκάτ (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Muscat.

Mozamviki Μοζαμβίκη (Country) Greek
Greek form of Mozambique.

Nairompi Ναϊρόμπι (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Nairobi.

Namimpia Ναμίμπια (Country) Greek
Greek form of Namibia.

Nánti Νάντη (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Nantes.

Naourou Ναουρού (Country & Island) Greek
Greek form of Nauru.

Nea Gouinea Νέα Γουινέα (Island) Greek
Greek form of New Guinea.

Nea Kalidonia Νέα Καληδονία (Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of New Caledonia.

Nea Zilandia Νέα Ζηλανδία (Country & Island) Greek
Greek form of New Zealand.

Nepinto Νέπιντο (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Naypyidaw.

Nigiras Νίγηρας (Country & River) Greek
Greek form of Niger.

Nikaragoua Νικαράγουα (Country) Greek
Greek form of Nicaragua.

Níkea Νίκαια (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Nice.

Nioue Νιούε (Country & Island) Greek
Greek form of Niue.

Norvigia Νορβηγία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Norway.

Notia Afriki Νότια Αφρική (Country) Greek
Greek form of South Africa.

Notio Soudan Νότιο Σουδάν (Country) Greek
Greek form of South Sudan.

Ntaka Ντάκα (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Dhaka.

Ntakar Ντακάρ (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Dakar.

Ntoumpai Ντουμπάι (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Dubai.

Odhissós Οδησσός (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Odesa.

Okeania Ωκεανία (Region) Greek
Greek form of Oceania.

Oksfórdhi Οξφόρδη (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Oxford.

Ollandia Ολλανδία (Country & Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Holland 1. It is usually used to refer to the whole country of the Netherlands, even though that is technically incorrect... [more]

Ondoura Ονδούρα (Country) Greek
Greek form of Honduras.

Orenmpourgk Ορενμπούργκ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Orenburg.

Ottava Οττάβα (River & Settlement) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Greek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Russian, Tajik, Tamil, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Ottawa used in various languages.

Oualia Ουαλία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Wales.

Oualis kai Foutouna Ουαλίς και Φουτουνά (Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Wallis and Futuna.

Ougkanta Ουγκάντα (Country) Greek
Greek form of Uganda.

Oungaria Ουγγαρία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Hungary.

Ourougouai Ουρουγουάη (Country) Greek
Greek form of Uruguay.

Ouzmpekistan Ουζμπεκιστάν (Country) Greek
Greek form of Uzbekistan.

Palaistini Παλαιστίνη (Country & Region) Greek
Modern Greek form of Palestine.

Palaou Παλάου (Country) Greek
Greek form of Palau.

Palermo Παλέρμο (Settlement) Italian, English, Dutch, Esperanto, Georgian, German, Greek, Maltese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
From Latin Panormus, itself from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), composed of the words πᾰν (pan, "all") and ὅρμος (hórmos, "port"), influenced by Arabic بَلَرْم‎ (balarm)... [more]

Pangaia Παγγαία (Region) Greek
Greek form of Pangaea.

Papoua Nea Gouinea Παπούα Νέα Γουινέα (Country) Greek
Greek form of Papua New Guinea.

Paragouai Παραγουάη (Country) Greek
Greek form of Paraguay.

Parisi Παρίσι (Settlement) Albanian, Greek
Albanian and Greek form of Paris.

Pekino Πεκίνο (Settlement) Greek, Esperanto
Greek and Esperanto form of Beijing.

Perou Περού (Country) Greek
Greek form of Peru.

Pnom Pen Πνομ Πεν (Settlement) Bulgarian, Greek, Macedonian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Greek, Macedonian and Serbian form of Phnom Penh.

Polynisia Πολυνησία (Region) Greek
Greek form of Polynesia.

Pompiía Πομπηία (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Pompeii.

Portogalia Πορτογαλία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Portugal.

Pouerto Riko Πουέρτο Ρίκο (Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Puerto Rico.

Prasino Akrotirio Πράσινο Ακρωτήριο (Country) Greek
Greek form of Cape Verde. It is literally a direct translation of the country's name, since it consists of the Greek adjective πράσινος (prasinos) meaning "green" combined with the Greek noun ακρωτήριο (akrotirio) meaning "cape".

Pyrinaia Πυρηναία (Mountain) Greek
Modern Greek form of Pyrenees.

Ramala Ραμάλα (Settlement) Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian, Greek, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish
Form of Ramallah used in multiple languages.

Reikiavik Ρέικιαβικ (Settlement) Greek, Spanish
Greek and Spanish form of Reykjavík.

Riant Ριάντ (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Riyadh.

Rinos Ρήνος (River) Greek
Modern Greek form of Rhine.

Rio Nte Tzaneiro Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Rio de Janeiro.

Rodesia Ροδεσία (Country) Greek, Spanish, Italian
Greek and Spanish form of Rhodesia as well as an Italian alternative name for the former country.

Romi Ρώμη (Settlement) Georgian, Greek
Georgian and modern Greek form of Rome.

Roterntam Ρότερνταμ (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Rotterdam.

Roumania Ρουμανία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Romania.

Sachara Σαχάρα (Region) Greek, Lithuanian
Greek and Lithuanian form of Sahara.

Saloniki Σαλονίκη (Settlement) Ancient Greek, Greek, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Georgian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Mongolian, Polish, Russian, Tajik, Uzbek
Greek short form of Thessaloniki, as well as the usual form used in numerous languages.

Sanaa Σαναά (Settlement) English, Armenian, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Mongolian, Norwegian, Swedish, Tagalog
From Arabic صنعاء (San'a) which was most likely derived from the Sabaic root ṣnʿ meaning "well-fortified". This is the name of the capital city of Yemen.

Saoudiki Aravia Σαουδική Αραβία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Saudi Arabia.

Sardinia Σαρδηνία (Region & Island) Basque, English, Finnish, Georgian, Greek, Norwegian, Romanian
An island which is also one of the 20 regions of Italy.

Senegali Σενεγάλη (Country) Albanian, Georgian, Greek
Albanian, Georgian and Greek form of Senegal.

Servia Σερβία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Serbia.

Sevilli Σεβίλλη (Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Seville.

Seÿchelles Σεϋχέλλες (Country) Greek
Greek form of Seychelles.

Seychelles Σεϋχέλλες (Country) French, English, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Maltese, Romanian, Spanish, Tagalog
From the name of Jean Moreau de Séchelles (1690-1761), a French politician who served as Minister of Finance during the reign of King Louis XV. This is the name of an East African island country in the Indian Ocean.

Siera Leone Σιέρα Λεόνε (Country) Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Macedonian
Form of Sierra Leone.

Sigkapouri Σιγκαπούρη (Country) Greek
Greek form of Singapore.

Siviria Σιβηρία (Region) Greek
Greek form of Siberia.

Skopia Σκόπια (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Skopje.

Skotia Σκωτία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Scotland via its Latin form Scotia.

Sofia Σόφια (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]

Souazilandi Σουαζιλάνδη (Country) Greek
Greek form of Swaziland. The country changed its name to Eswatini in 2018 and so it is now known as Esouatini in Greece.

Souchoumi Σουχούμι (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Sukhumi.

Soudites Σουδήτες (Mountain) Greek
Greek form of Sudetes.

Souidia Σουηδία (Country) Greek
Greek form of Sweden.

Soulaouesi Σουλαουέσι (Island) Greek
Greek form of Sulawesi.

Soumatra Σουμάτρα (Political Subdivision & Island) Greek
Greek form of Sumatra.

Sourinam Σουρινάμ (Country) Greek
Greek form of Suriname.

Souva Σούβα (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Suva.

Sparti Σπάρτη (Settlement) Greek
Modern Greek form of Sparta.

Stokcholmi Στοκχόλμη (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Stockholm.

Tailandi Ταϊλάνδη (Country) Georgian, Greek
Georgian and Greek form of Thailand.

Taïpei Ταϊπέι (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Taipei.

Taïvan Ταϊβάν (Country & Island) Greek
Greek form of Taiwan.

Talin Τάλιν (Settlement) Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Khmer, Macedonian, Persian, Serbian, Slovene, Urdu
Form of Tallinn used in numerous languages.

Tallíni Ταλλίνη (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Tallinn.

Tatzikistan Τατζικιστάν (Country) Greek
Greek form of Tajikistan.

Taygetos Ταΰγετος (Mountain) Greek Mythology, Greek
The Taygetos or Taÿgetus is a mountain range in the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus; its name is probably pre-Greek and of unknown meaning... [more]

Techerani Τεχεράνη (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Tehran.

Theouta Θέουτα (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Ceuta.

Therasia (Island) Greek
Western island of Santorini (a.k.a. Thera), all my 'research' ties it to the given name Theresa (which is also related to words that mean "Summer" and/or "Harvest.")

Thessaloniki Θεσσαλονίκη (Settlement) English, Greek
The city's name derives from the Greek words Θεσσαλός (Thessalós) referring to the region of Thessaly and νῑ́κη (nī́kē) "victory, success"; literally translating to "Thessalian victory"... [more]

Thivet Θιβέτ (Region) Greek
Greek form of Tibet.

Timpou Τιμπού (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Thimphu.

Timpouktou Τιμπουκτού (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Timbuktu.

Tirana Τίρανα (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.

Togko Τόγκο (Country) Greek
Greek form of Togo.

Tokelaou Τοκελάου (Political Subdivision) Greek
Greek form of Tokelau.

Tongka Τόνγκα (Country) Greek
Greek form of Tonga.

Tortouga Τορτούγα (Island) Greek
Greek form of Tortuga.

Touloúzi Τουλούζη (Settlement) Greek
Greek form of Toulouse.

Tourkmenia Τουρκμενία (Country & Political Subdivision) Greek (Rare)
Hellenization of Turkmeniya, the Russian name for the country of Turkmenistan. In Greece, this name was primarily used during the Soviet era... [more]