Javanese Submitted Place Names

Javanese names are used on the island of Java, a part of Indonesia. See also about Indonesian names.
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Acèh (Political Subdivision) Acehnese, Javanese, Madurese
Acehnese, Javanese and Madurese form of Aceh.
Bali ꦧꦭꦶ (Political Subdivision & Island) Indonesian, Balinese, Javanese, English
Derived from Sanskrit बलि (bali) meaning "offering, tribute". This is the name of an island and province in Indonesia.
Banda Acèh (Settlement) Acehnese, Javanese
Acehnese and Javanese form of Banda Aceh.
Banggaladésa (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Bangladesh.
Banten ꦨꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (Country & Political Subdivision) Indonesian, Sundanese, Javanese
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from the Sundanese and Bantenese phrase katiban inten meaning "struck down by diamonds", which was used to describe the spead of Islam in the region in the 15th century... [more]
Bèlgi (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Belgium.
Boyolali ꦧꦺꦴꦪꦭꦭꦶ (Political Subdivision) Indonesian, Javanese
Derived from Javanese aja lali meaning "don't forget". This is the name of a regency of the Indonesian province of Central Java.
Cilacap ꦕꦶꦭꦕꦥ꧀ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese, Sundanese
Derived from Javanese tlacap meaning "corner, point, end", so named for the sharp angle made by the end of a local bay. This is the name of a regency and city in Indonesia.
Cirebon ꦕꦶꦉꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Indonesian, Sundanese, Javanese
Either derived from Javanese caruban meaning "mixed, assorted" (likely a reference to the region's mixed cultural influences) or from Sundanese cai meaning "water" and rebon meaning "shrimp, prawn"... [more]
Demak ꦢꦼꦩꦏ꧀ (Country, Political Subdivision & Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese
Meaning uncertain, possibly either of Javanese or Arabic origin. This is the name of a sultanate that existed between the 15th and 16th centuries in northern Java. It is also the name of a regency of, as well as a city in, the modern-day Indonesian province of Central Java.
Dhènemarken (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Denmark via the Dutch form Denemarken.
Éritréa (Country) Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese
Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese form of Eritrea.
Èslan (Country & Island) Javanese
Javanese form of Iceland.
Èstlan (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Estonia via the Dutch form Estland.
Éstonia (Country) Javanese, Sundanese
Javanese and Sundanese form of Estonia.
Étiopia (Country) Javanese, Sundanese
Javanese and Sundanese form of Ethiopia.
Finlan (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Finland.
Géorgia (Country) Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese
Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese form of Georgia 1.
Grikenlan (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Griekenland, used as the Javanese name for Greece.
Indhonésia ꦆꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦤꦺꦱꦶꦪ (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Indonesia.
Irlan (Country & Island) Javanese
Javanese form of Ireland
Israèl (Country) Acehnese, Javanese
Acehnese and Javanese form of Israel.
Jawa ꦗꦮ (Political Subdivision & Island) Indonesian, Javanese, Acehnese, Balinese, Banjar, Buginese, Malay, Minangkabau, Sundanese
Form of Java used in various languages.
Jenéwa (Settlement) Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese
Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese form of Geneva.
Jepara ꦗꦼꦥꦫ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese
Derived from Javanese para meaning "share, part, division", so named for the division of fish caught by local fishermen. This is the name of a regency of, as well as a town in, the Indonesian province of Central Java.
Jérman (Country) Javanese, Sundanese
Javanese and Sundanese form of Germany.
Koréa (Country) Banjar, Javanese, Sundanese
Banjar, Javanese and Sundanese form of Korea.
Kudus ꦏꦸꦢꦸꦱ꧀ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese
From the name of 16th-century Javanese Islamic saint Sunan Kudus, whose name was derived from Quds, the Arabic name for Jerusalem... [more]
Lètlan (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Latvia via the Dutch form Letland.
Litowen (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Lithuania via the Dutch form Litouwen.
Madura ꦩꦢꦸꦫ (Island) Indonesian, Javanese
Either from Indonesian madu meaning "honey" combined with dara meaning "maiden, girl" or from Sanskrit मथुरा (mathura) referring to the Indian city of Mathura (which is believed to be the birthplace of the Hindu god Krishna)... [more]
Majapait ꦩꦗꦥꦻꦠ꧀ (Country & Settlement) Javanese, Portuguese
Javanese and Portuguese form of Majapahit.
Maladéwa (Country) Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese
Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese form of Maldives.
Malang ꦏꦸꦛꦩꦭꦁ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Malangkuçeçwara, the name of a legendary temple meaning "God has destroyed vanity". This is the name of a regency of, as well as a separately administered city in, the Indonesian province of East Java.
Mataram ꦩꦠꦫꦩ꧀ (Settlement & Country) Indonesian, Javanese
Meaning uncertain, perhaps derived from Sanskrit मातरम् (mataram) meaning "mother" or "motherland". Other theories include माता (mata) meaning "mother" or मत्त (mata) meaning "joy, excitement, passion" combined with आराम (arama) meaning "pleasure, delight".... [more]
Médan (Settlement) Balinese, Javanese
Balinese and Javanese form of Medan.
Mekah ꦩꦼꦏꦃ (Settlement) Javanese, Sundanese, Malay
Javanese, Sundanese and Malay form of Mecca.
Mèksiko (Country & Settlement) Acehnese, Javanese
Acehnese and Javanese form of Mexico.
Merapi ꦩꦼꦫꦥꦶ (Mountain) Indonesian, Javanese
From Sanskrit मेरु (Meru), the name of a legendary mountain in Buddhist and Hindu mythology, combined with Indonesian api meaning "fire". This is the name of a volcano on the island of Java in Indonesia.
Ngayogyakarta ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Javanese
Javanese form of Yogyakarta, formed with the prefix Nga-.
Niu Sélan (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of New Zealand.
Nurwègen (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Norway.
Nusantara ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (Region & Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese
Derived from Old Javanese nūsāntara meaning "outer islands" or "other islands", from nūsa meaning "island" and antara meaning "interval, interspace, between, other" (both of Sanskrit origin)... [more]
Nusantara ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (Region & Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese
Derived from Old Javanese nūsāntara meaning "outer islands" or "other islands", from nūsa meaning "island" and antara meaning "interval, interspace, between, other". In Indonesia this term is used to refer to the Indonesian Archipelago, while outside of Indonesia it has been used to represent the broader Malay Archipelago... [more]
Ostenrik (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Austria via the Dutch form Oostenrijk.
Ostrali (Country & Region) Balinese, Javanese, Cornish
Balinese, Javanese and Cornish form of Australia.
Palémbang (Settlement) Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese
Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese form of Palembang.
Pasuruan ꦥꦱꦸꦫꦸꦃꦲꦤ꧀ (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Indonesian, Javanese, Madurese
Derived from Javanese pasuruhan meaning "place where betel grows", from the word suruh referring to the betel plant (genus Piper). This is the name of a city in Indonesia as well as a regency in the Indonesian province of East Java.
Portegal (Country) Javanese, West Frisian
Javanese and West Frisian form of Portugal.
Purbalingga ꦥꦸꦂꦧꦭꦶꦁꦒ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese
Derived from Indonesian purba meaning "ancient" or "east" (from Sanskrit पूर्व (purva)) and lingga meaning "lingam", referring to a type of abstract representation of the Hindu god Shiva (from Sanskrit लिङ्ग (linga))... [more]
Ruslan (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Russland via Dutch Rusland, used as the Javanese name for Russia.
Selandia Anyar (Country) Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese
Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese calque of New Zealand.
Semarang ꦱꦼꦩꦫꦁ (Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese
From Indonesian asam meaning "tamarind" and jarang meaning "rare, seldom", a reference to the tamarind trees in the area that rarely grew close together. This is the name of the capital city of the Indonesian province of Central Java.
Sérang ꦱꦺꦫꦁ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Sundanese, Javanese
Sundanese and Javanese form of Serang.
Slovénia (Country) Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese
Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese form of Slovenia.
Slowakie (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Slovakia.
Surabaya ꦯꦸꦫꦧꦪ (Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese
From Javanese ꦯꦸꦫꦧꦪ (shurabaya), itself derived from ꦯꦸꦫ (shura) meaning "white shark" and ꦧꦪ (baya) meaning "crocodile". The name refers to 12th-century Javanese monarch Jayabaya, who supposedly saw a vision of a fight between a white shark and crocodile (which may have been a prediction of the Mongol invasion of Java in the late 13th century)... [more]
Surakarta ꦱꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ, ꦯꦸꦫꦑꦂꦡ (Settlement) Indonesian, Javanese
From Sanskrit शूर (shura) meaning "brave, heroic" and कृत (krta) meaning "done, made, accomplished". This is the name of a city in Indonesia.
Swèdhen (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Sweden.
Switserlan (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Switzerland.
Tegal ꦡꦼꦒꦭ꧀ (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Indonesian, Javanese
Derived from Javanese tetegal meaning "fertile land, field". This is the name of a city in Indonesia as well as a regency of the Indonesian province of Central Java.
Viètnam‎ (Country) Acehnese, Javanese
Acehnese and Javanese form of Vietnam.
Walanda (Country) Banjar, Javanese, Sundanese
Banjar, Javanese and Sundanese form of Holland 1, referring to the entire country of the Netherlands.
Yérusalem (Settlement) Javanese
Javanese form of Jerusalem.