Korean Submitted Place Names

Korean names are used in South and North Korea. Note that depending on the Korean characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Korean names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abana 아바나 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Havana.
Abhajiya 압하지야 (Political Subdivision) Korean
Korean form of Abkhazia.
Abijang 아비장 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Abidjan.
Abudabi 아부다비 (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Burmese, Japanese, Korean, Lao, Sinhalese, Thai
Form of Abu Dhabi used in multiple languages.
Adiseuababa 아디스아바바 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Addis Ababa.
Aellabaema 앨라배마 (Political Subdivision & River) Korean
Korean form of Alabama.
Aerijona 애리조나 (Political Subdivision) Korean
Korean form of Arizona.
Aiseullandeu 아이슬란드 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Iceland.
Aiti 아이티 (Country) Greek, Korean
Greek and Korean form of Haiti.
Ajereubaijan 아제르바이잔 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Azerbaijan.
Aleppo 알레포 (Political Subdivision & Settlement) English, Italian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Indonesian, Kazakh, Korean, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Ukrainian
Italian form of Arabic حلب (Halab) of uncertain meaning. It may be derived from حَلَب (halaba) meaning "to give out milk", a reference to the traditional belief that Abraham distributed milk to travelers in the region... [more]
Alje 알제 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Algiers possibly via the French form Alger.
Aljeri 알제리 (Country) Korean, Cornish
Korean and Cornish form of Algeria.
Allaeseuka 알래스카 (Political Subdivision) Korean
Korean form of Alaska.
Alleksandeuria 알렉산드리아 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Alexandria.
Amman 암만 (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]
Amseutereudam 암스테르담 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Amsterdam.
Andorarabeya 안도라라베야 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Andorra La Vella.
Anggolla 앙골라 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Angola.
Angkara 앙카라 (Settlement) Korean, Thai
Korean and Thai form of Ankara.
Angkara 앙카라 (Settlement) Khmer, Korean, Thai
Khmer, Korean and Thai form of Ankara.
Ansan 안산, 安山 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 安 (안, ān, "peace") and 山 (산, san, "mountain"), thus "peaceful mountain". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Anyang 안양, 安養 (Settlement) Korean
From the Anyang temple, established by Emperor Wang Geon. Combination of 安 (안, ān, "peace") and 養 (양, yang, "to raise"). This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Apeuganiseutan 아프가니스탄 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Afghanistan.
Apeurika 아프리카 (Region) Korean
Korean form of Africa.
Areuhentina 아르헨티나 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Argentina.
Areumenia 아르메니아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Armenia.
Aseuhabateu 아스하바트 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Ashgabat.
Aseumara 아스마라 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Asmara.
Aseutana 아스타나 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Astana.
Babeidoseu 바베이도스 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Barbados.
Bageudadeu 바그다드 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Baghdad.
Bahama 바하마 (Country) Bengali, Chinese, Estonian, Finnish, Hebrew, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Uyghur
Form of Bahamas used in various languages.
Bahama 바하마 (Country) Bengali, Chinese, Estonian, Finnish, Hebrew, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Persian
Form of Bahamas used in various languages.
Balleta 발레타 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Valletta.
Bamako 바마코 (Settlement) English, Armenian, Catalan, Danish, Esperanto, French, Fula, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Union of Bambara words bama ("crocodile") and ("stream"). This is the name of the capital city of Mali.
Bamako 바마코 (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 meaning "stream, river". This is the name of the capital city of Mali.
Banggeulladesi 방글라데시 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Bangladesh.
Banjul 반줄 (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Turkmen, Urdu, Uzbek
Derived from Mandinka bang julo meaning "rope fibre". This is the name of the capital city of The Gambia.
Banuatu 바누아투 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Vanuatu.
Bareusellona 바르셀로나 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Barcelona.
Bareusyaba 바르샤바 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Warszawa (see Warsaw).
Beiruteu 베이루트 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Beirut.
Bellaruseu 벨라루스 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Belarus.
Bellijeu 벨리즈 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Belize.
Benaeng 베냉 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Benin.
Benechia 베네치아 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Venice via the Italian form Venezia.
Benesuella 베네수엘라 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Venezuela.
Benggol 벵골 (Political Subdivision & Region) Korean
Korean form of Bengal.
Be'ogeuradeu 베오그라드 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Belgrade.
Beoma 버마 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Burma.
Bereullin 베를린 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Berlin.
Bereun 베른 (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Korean
Korean form of Bern.
Beteunam 베트남 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Vietnam.
Beulladiboseutokeu 블라디보스토크 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Vladivostok.
Beurajillia 브라질리아 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Brasília.
Beuriteun 브리튼 (Island) Korean
Korean form of Britain.
Beurunai 브루나이 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Brunei.
Beurwisel 브뤼셀 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Brussels via the French form Bruxelles.
Bientian 비엔티안 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Vientiane.
Billyuseu 빌뉴스 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Vilnius.
Bilungga 비룽가 (Political Subdivision, Region, Settlement & Mountain) Korean
Korean form of Wirunga and Ibirunga.
Bin (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Vienna.
Bocheuwana 보츠와나 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Botswana.
Bollibia 볼리비아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Bolivia.
Boseunia 보스니아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Bosnia.
Bucheon 부천, 富川 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 富 (부, bu, "wealth") and 川 (천, cheon, "river, stream"), thus "wealthy river". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Budapeseuteu 부다페스트 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Budapest.
Buenoseu Aireseu 부에노스아이레스 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Buenos Aires.
Bukuresyuti 부쿠레슈티 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Bucharest.
Bureukinapaso 부르키나파소 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Burkina Faso.
Busan 부산, 釜山 (Settlement) Korean
From Sino-Korean 釜山 (Busan) meaning "cauldron mountain", from 釜 (bu) meaning "cauldron, pot, kettle" and 山 (san) meaning "mountain". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Chadeu 차드 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Chad.
Changwon 창원, 昌原 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 昌 (창, chang, "prosperity") and 原 (원, won, "meadow"), thus "prosperous meadow". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Chechen 체첸 (Political Subdivision) Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Persian
Form of Chechnya.
Cheko 체코 (Country) Japanese, Korean
Shortened form of Japanese チェコスロバキア (Chekosurobakia) or Korean 체코슬로바키아 (Chekoseullobakia) both referring to the historical country of Czechoslovakia... [more]
Cheonan 천안, 天安 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 天 (천, cheon, "sky, heaven") and 安 (안, ān, "peace"), thus "heavenly peace". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Cheongdu 청두 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Chengdu.
Cheongju 청주, 淸州 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 淸 (청, cheong, "clear, clean") and 州 (주, ju, "province"), thus "clear province", or "perfect province". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Chereukeseu 체르케스 (Country & Region) Korean
Korean form of Circassia.
Chille 칠레 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Chile.
Chingdao 칭다오 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Qingdao.
Chosŏn (Country) Korean
North Korean transcription of Joseon.
Chungching 충칭 (Settlement) Korean, Uyghur
Korean and Uyghur form of Chongqing.
Daedeok 대덕, 大德 (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Korean
From Sino-Korean 大德, meaning "great virtue." It is the name of numerous districts and settlements in South Korea.
Daegu 대구, 大邱 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 大 (대, dae, "big, large") and 邱 (구, gu, "hill"), thus "large hill". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Daejeon 대전, 大田 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 大 (대, dae, "big, large") and 田 (전, jeon, "cultivated piece of land"). This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Dageseutan 다게스탄 (Political Subdivision) Korean
Korean form of Dagestan.
Dakareu 다카르 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Dakar.
Damaseukuseu 다마스쿠스 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Damascus.
Danyubeu 다뉴브 (River) Korean
Korean form of Danube.
Daryen 다롄 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Dalian.
Delli 델리 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Delhi.
Denmakeu 덴마크 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Denmark.
Deobeullin 더블린 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Dublin.
Dilli 딜리 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Dili.
Dokyo 도쿄 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Tokyo.
Dominika Gonghwaguk 도미니카 공화국 (Country) Korean
Korean calque of Dominican Republic.
Dubai 두바이 (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Arabic, English, Albanian, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Lao, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Arabic دَبَّ (dabba) meaning "to creep, to crawl", referring to the slow flow of a creek in the area. This is the name of an emirate of and city in the United Arab Emirates.
Ebereseuteu 에베레스트 (Mountain) Korean
Korean form of Everest.
Ekwadoreu 에콰도르 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Ecuador.
Elsalbadoreu 엘살바도르 (Country) Korean
Korean form of El Salvador.
Eriteurea 에리트레아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Eritrea.
Eseutonia 에스토니아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Estonia.
Eseuwatini 에스와티니 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Eswatini.
Eunjamena 은자메나 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of N'djamena.
Gabong 가봉 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Gabon.
Gaenjiseu 갠지스 (River) Korean
Korean form of Ganges.
Gaiana 가이아나 (Country) Georgian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Russian, Tajik
Form of Guyana used in various languages, as well as an alternate transcription of Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Russian and Tajik Гайана (see Gayana).
Gaja 가자 (Region & Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Gaza.
Geuriseu 그리스 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Greece.
Gija 기자 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Giza.
Gimhae 김해, 金海 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 김 (gim, "money, gold") and 해 (hae, "sea, ocean"). This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Ginibisau 기니비사우 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Guinea-Bissau.
Goyang 고양, 高陽 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 高 (고, go, "high, tall") and 陽 (양, yang, "sky, sun, sun light, morning"). This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Gwam (Political Subdivision & Island) Korean
Korean form of Guam.
Gwangdong 광동, 廣東 (Political Subdivision) Korean
Korean form of Guangdong.
Gwangjeo 광저 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Guangzhou.
Gwangju 광주, 光州 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 光 (광, gwang, "light, shine, lustre") and 州 (주, ju, "province"). This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Gwatemalla 과테말라 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Guatemala.
Ha'eolbin 하얼빈 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Harbin.
Hamheung 함흥, 咸興 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Hamhung.
Hamhung 함흥, 咸興 (Settlement) English, Korean
From Korean 함흥 (Hamheung) derived from Sino-Korean 咸 (ham) referring to the city's former name, Hamju, combined with 興 (heung) meaning "thrive, prosper, flourish". This is the name of a city in North Korea, also used as an alternate transcription of Korean 함흥 (see Hamheung).
Hawai 하와이 (Political Subdivision & Island) Japanese, Korean, Thai
Japanese, Korean and Thai form of Hawaii.
Helsingki 헬싱키 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Helsinki.
Helsingki 헬싱키 (Settlement) Korean, Thai
Korean and Thai form of Helsinki.
Heonan 허난 (Political Subdivision) Korean
Korean form of Henan.
Heonggari 헝가리 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Hungary.
Himallaya 히말라야 (Mountain) Korean
Korean form of Himalaya.
Hotkaido 홋카이도 (Political Subdivision & Island) Korean
Korean form of Hokkaido.
Hwaseong 화성, 華城 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 華 (화, hwa, "bright, colorful") and 城 (성, seong, "castle"). This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Ijipteu 이집트 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Egypt.
Ilbon 일본, 日本 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Nippon via Chinese Riben, derived from Sino-Korean 日本 (Ilbon).
Incheon 인천, 仁川 (Settlement) Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 (in) meaning "compassionate, benevolent" and 川 (cheon) meaning "river, stream". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Inggeullaendeu 잉글랜드 (Country) Korean
Korean form of England.
Irakeu 이라크 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Iraq.
Iseurael 이스라엘 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Israel.
Iseutanbul 이스탄불 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Istanbul.
Jaba 자바 (Island) Korean
Korean form of Java.
Jageurebeu 자그레브 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Zagreb.
Jakareuta 자카르타 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Jakarta.
Jambia 잠비아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Zambia.
Jameika 자메이카 (Country & Island) Korean
Korean form of Jamaica.
Jeju 제주, 濟州 (Settlement, Island & Political Subdivision) Jeju, Korean
From Sino-Korean 濟 (je) meaning "to cross (a river)" and 州 (ju) meaning "state, province". This is the name of an island province and city in South Korea.
Jeneba 제네바 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Geneva.
Jenoba 제노바 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Genoa.
Jeongjeou 정저우 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Zhengzhou.
Jeonju 전주, 全州 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 全 (전, jeon, "perfect") and 州 (주, ju, "province"), thus "perfect province". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Jibeurolteo 지브롤터 (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Gibraltar.
Jibuti 지부티 (Country & Settlement) Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Sinhalese, Turkmen, Urdu
Form of Djibouti.
Jimbabeuwe 짐바브웨 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Zimbabwe.
Juba 주바 (Settlement) English, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Slovak, Somali, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Uzbek
Of uncertain origin, from the Nilotic Bari language of South Sudan. It is the name of the capital and largest city of South Sudan, as well as the former village on its site.
Jungsan 중산 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Zhongshan.
Kabobereude 카보베르데 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Cape Verde.
Kaelliponia 캘리포니아 (Political Subdivision) Korean
Korean form of California.
Kaenbeora 캔버라 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Canberra.
Kajaheuseutan 카자흐스탄 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Kazakhstan.
Kambodia 캄보디아 (Country) Korean, Malagasy
Korean and Malagasy form of Cambodia.
Kasyumireu 카슈미르 (Region) Korean
Korean form of Kashmir.
Katareu 카타르 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Qatar.
Kateumandu 카트만두 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Kathmandu.
Keurim 크림 (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Korean
Korean form of Crimea.
Keuroatia 크로아티아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Croatia.
Kinsyasa 킨샤사 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Kinshasa.
Kipeuroseu 키프로스 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Cyprus.
Kireugiseuseutan 키르기스스탄 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Kyrgyzstan.
Kiribasi 키리바시 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Kiribati.
Kollombia 콜롬비아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Colombia.
Kollombo 콜롬보 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Colombo.
Komoro 코모로 (Country) Indonesian, Japanese, Korean
Indonesian, Japanese and Korean form of Comoros.
Komoro 코모로 (Country) Burmese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean
Burmese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean form of Comoros.
Konggo 콩고 (River & Country) Khmer, Korean
Khmer and Korean form of Congo.
Koseutarika 코스타리카 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Costa Rica.
Kosobo 코소보 (Country) Cebuano, Japanese, Korean
Cebuano, Japanese and Korean form of Kosovo.
Kuallarumpureu 쿠알라룸푸르 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Kuala Lumpur.
Kureudiseutan 쿠르디스탄 (Region) Korean
Korean form of Kurdistan.
Kuweiteu 쿠웨이트 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Kuwait.
Madagaseukareu 마다가스카르 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Madagascar.
Magindanao 마긴다나오 (Political Subdivision) Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian
Form of Maguindanao.
Makasareu 마카사르 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Makassar.
Malle 말레 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Malé.
Malleisia 말레이시아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Malaysia.
Manju 만주, 滿洲 (Region) Korean
Korean form of Manzhou, referring to Manchuria.
Maputo 마푸토 (Settlement & River) English, Danish, Esperanto, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish
The city may have been named after Maputsu I of the Tembe clan, a subgroup of the Tsonga people found in Mozambique and South Africa, or after the Maputo River.... [more]
Miyanma 미얀마 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Myanmar.
Modena 모데나 (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.
Mogadisyu 모가디슈 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Mogadishu.
Mojambikeu 모잠비크 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Mozambique.
Moldibeu 몰디브 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Maldives.
Moldoba 몰도바 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Moldova.
Mollobia 몬로비아 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Monrovia.
Molta 몰타 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Malta.
Molta 몰타 (Country & Island) Korean, Thai
Korean and Thai form of Malta.
Monggol 몽골 (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Korean
Korean form of Mongolia.
Montenegeuro 몬테네그로 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Montenegro.
Morisyeoseu 모리셔스 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Mauritius.
Moritani 모리타니 (Country) Korean, Persian
Korean and Persian form of Mauritania.
Moroko 모로코 (Country) Korean, Swahili, Tigrinya
Korean, Swahili and Tigrinya form of Morocco.
Museukateu 무스카트 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Muscat.
Naijiria 나이지리아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Nigeria.
Nail 나일 (River) Korean, Tamil, Thai
Korean, Tamil and Thai form of Nile.
Nam Apeurika 남아프리카 (Country) Korean
From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south" and Apeurika. This is the Korean name of South Africa.
Namibia 나미비아 (Country) Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Danish, English, Finnish, Georgian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu
From the name of the Namib Desert, derived from Khoekhoe namib meaning "desert" or "vast place". This is the name of a country in southern Africa.
Namyangju 남양주, 南楊州 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 南 (남, nam, "south"), 楊 (양, yang, "willow") and 州 (주, ju, "province"), thus "southern willow province". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Napolli 나폴리 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Naples.
Nauru 나우루 (Country & Island) English, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Possibly derived from Nauruan anáoero meaning "I go to the beach". This is the name of an island country in Oceania.
Nedeollandeu 네덜란드 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Netherlands via Dutch Nederland.
Nepido 네피도 (Settlement) Japanese, Korean, Thai
Japanese alternate transcription of Nepidō as well as the Korean and Thai form of Naypyidaw.
Nijereu 니제르 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Niger.
Nikaragwa 니카라과 (Country) Burmese, Korean
Burmese and Korean form of Nicaragua.
Noreuwei 노르웨이 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Norway.
Nuaksyoteu 누악쇼트 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Nouakchott.
Nyujillaendeu 뉴질랜드 (Country) Korean
Korean form of New Zealand.
Ohaio 오하이오 (Political Subdivision & River) Albanian, Bengali, Georgian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Thai
Form of Ohio used in multiple languages.
Onduraseu 온두라스 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Honduras.
Orenbureukeu 오렌부르크 (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Orenburg.
Oseania 오세아니아 (Region) Finnish, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean
Form of Oceania used in various languages.
Osetiya 오세티야 (Region) Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Persian, Azerbaijani, Korean
Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Persian, Azerbaijani, and Korean form of Ossetia.
Oseullo 오슬로 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Oslo.
Oseuteureillia 오스트레일리아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Australia.
Oseuteuria 오스트리아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Austria.
Otawa 오타와 (River & Settlement) Amharic, Japanese, Korean, Sinhalese
Amharic, Japanese, Korean and Sinhala form of Ottawa.
Paducheu 파두츠 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Vaduz.
Pakiseutan 파키스탄 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Pakistan.
Pallau 팔라우 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Palau.
Palleseutain 팔레스타인 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Palestine.
Paragwai 파라과이 (Country) Korean, Swahili
Korean form of Paraguay as well as a Swahili variant.
Pesyawareu 페샤와르 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Peshawar.
Peunompen 프놈펜 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Phnom Penh.
Peuraha 프라하 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Prague.
Peurangseu 프랑스 (Country) Korean
Korean form of France.
Piemonte 피에몬테 (Political Subdivision) Italian, Danish, Galician, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese, Swedish, Venetian
Italian and Portuguese form of Piedmont, a region in northern Italy.
Piji 피지 (Country) Marshallese, Korean
Marshallese and Korean form of Fiji.
Pillandeu 핀란드 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Finland.
Pillipin 필리핀 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Philippines.
Pohang 포항, 浦項 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 浦 (포, po, "riverside") and 項 (항, hang, "item, matter"). This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Pollandeu 폴란드 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Poland.
Poreutopeuraengseu 포르토프랭스 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Port-au-Prince.
Poreutugal 포르투갈 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Portugal.
Pujeou 푸저우 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Fuzhou.
Pukket 푸껫 (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Island) Korean
Korean form of Phuket.
Pyeongyang 평양, 平壤 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Pyongyang.
Pyongyang 평양, 平壤 (Settlement) Korean, English
From Sino-Korean 平 (pyeong) meaning "flat, level, plane" and 壤 (yang) meaning "soil, land". This is the name of the capital city of North Korea.
Rabateu 라바트 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Rabat.
Raiberia 라이베리아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Liberia.
Rateubia 라트비아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Latvia.
Reikyabikeu 레이캬비크 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Reykjavík.
Reondeon 런던 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of London.
Resoto 레소토 (Country) Japanese, Korean
Japanese and Korean form of Lesotho.
Reuwanda 르완다 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Rwanda.
Rihitensyutain 리히텐슈타인 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Liechtenstein.
Rima 리마 (Settlement) Japanese, Korean
Japanese and Korean form of Lima.
Riseubon 리스본 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Lisbon.
Rituania 리투아니아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Lithuania.
Riudejaneiru 리우데자네이루 (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Rio de Janeiro.
Riyadeu 리야드 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Riyadh.
Ruksembureukeu 룩셈부르크 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Luxembourg.
Ruson 루손 (Island) Japanese, Korean
Japanese and Korean form of Luzon.
Ryubeullyana 류블랴나 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Ljubljana.
Saenpeuransiseuko 샌프란시스코 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of San Francisco.
Sana 사나 (Settlement) Albanian, Amharic, Belarusian, Bengali, Chinese, Croatian, Georgian, Hindi, Icelandic, Japanese, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Thai, Turkmen, Ukrainian
Form of Sanaa used in numerous languages. It can also be an alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji サナア (see Sanā).
Sanghai 상하이 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Shanghai.
Sanmarino 산마리노 (Country & Settlement) Korean, Thai
Korean and Thai form of San Marino.
Sarayebo 사라예보 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Sarajevo.
Satporo 삿포로 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Sapporo.
Saudiarabia 사우디아라비아 (Country) Korean, Thai
Korean and Thai form of Saudi Arabia.
Sebu 세부 (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Island) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Serbian, Russian, Thai, Ukrainian
Form of Cebu used in various languages.
Seisyel 세이셸 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Seychelles.
Sejong 세종, 世宗 (Settlement) Korean
In honor of King Sejong the Great (1397–1450), creator of the Hangul alphabet. Combination of 世 (세, se, "life, age, generation") and 宗 (종, jong, "school, sect, purpose"), thus "kind river"... [more]
Seongnam 성남, 城南 (Settlement) Korean
Combination of 城 (성, seong, "castle") and 南 (남, nam, "south"), thus "southern castle". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Seonjeon 선전 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Shenzhen.
Seonyang 선양 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Shenyang.
Seoul 서울 (Settlement) Korean, English
Means "capital" in Korean, probably derived from Sillan 서라벌 (Seorabeol), the name of the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla (which is now the present-day city of Gyeongju). This is the name of the capital city of South Korea.
Sereubia 세르비아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Serbia.
Seukope 스코페 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Skopje.
Seukoteullaendeu 스코틀랜드 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Scotland.
Seullobakia 슬로바키아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Slovakia.
Seullobenia 슬로베니아 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Slovenia.
Seupein 스페인 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Spain.
Seurirangka 스리랑카 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Sri Lanka.
Seuweden 스웨덴 (Country) Korean
Korean form of Sweden.
Seuwiseu 스위스 (Country) Korean
Derived from Japanese スイス (Suisu), itself from French Suisse. This is the Korean name for Switzerland.
Siaeteul 시애틀 (Settlement) Korean
Korean form of Seattle.
Sian 시안 (Settlement) Korean, Russian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, English
Form of Xi'an used in multiple languages as well as an alternate English romanization.
Siberia 시베리아 (Region) English, Albanian, Italian, Korean, Romanian, Spanish
From Russian Сибирь (Sibir) of uncertain origin and meaning. This is the name of a region in North Asia.