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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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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.
Éritréa (Country) Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese
Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese form of Eritrea.
Éstonia (Country) Javanese, Sundanese
Javanese and Sundanese form of Estonia.
Étiopia (Country) Javanese, Sundanese
Javanese and Sundanese form of Ethiopia.
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.
Israèl (Country) Acehnese, Javanese
Acehnese and Javanese form of Israel.
Jakarta ꦗꦏꦂꦠ (Settlement) Indonesian, Acehnese, Banjar, Balinese, Javanese, Madurese, Minangkabau, Sundanese, Malay, English
From Sanskrit जयकर्त (jayakarta) meaning "that which causes victory", from जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and कृत (krta) meaning "done, made, accomplished"... [more]
Jawa ꦗꦮ (Political Subdivision & Island) Indonesian, Javanese, Acehnese, Balinese, Banjar, Buginese, Malay, Minangkabau, Sundanese
Form of Java used in various languages.
Jérman (Country) Javanese, Sundanese
Javanese and Sundanese form of Germany.
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.
Médan (Settlement) Balinese, Javanese
Balinese and Javanese form of Medan.
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-.
Nurwègen (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Norway.
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.
Ruslan (Country) Javanese
Javanese form of Russland via Dutch Rusland, used as the Javanese name for Russia.
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.
Slovénia (Country) Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese
Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese form of Slovenia.
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.
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.