Malagasy Submitted Place Names

Malagasy names are used of the island nation of Madagascar on the eastern coast of Africa.

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Abidjan (Settlement) French, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Urdu, Uzbek
The largest city and economic capital of the Ivory Coast, meaning uncertain. It is traditionally believed to be derived from the Ebiré phrase min-chan m'bidjan meaning "I just cut the leaves", supposedly exclaimed by an old villager to a European explorer when asked the village's name... [more]

Addis-abeba (Settlement) French, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Malagasy, Russian, Tajik, Uzbek
Form of Addis Ababa used in various languages.

Afganistàna (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Afghanistan.

Alemaina (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Alemannia, used as the Malagasy name of Germany.

Aljeria (Country) Basque, Malagasy, Eastern African, Swahili
Basque, Malagsy, and Swahili form of Algeria.

Angletera (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Angleterre, used as the Malagasy name for England.

Angôla (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Angola.

Antananarivo (Settlement) Malagasy, French, English
Means "city of thousand" in Malagasy, from the prefix an- combined with tanana meaning "city, town" and arivo meaning "one thousand". The name was chosen by Merina King Andriamasinavalona (1675-1710), who renamed the city in honour of the thousand soldiers who captured the site under the rule of King Andrianjaka... [more]

Aostralia (Region & Country) Breton, Malagasy
Breton and Malagasy form of Australia.

Aotrisy (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Austria.

Arjentina (Country) Bengali, Hindi, Judeo-Spanish, Kannada, Malagasy, Marathi, Odia, Telugu
Form of Argentina used in various languages.

Asmara (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]

Azerbaijàna (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Azerbaijan.

Azia (Region) Albanian, Georgian, Malagasy
Albanian, Georgian, and Malagasy form of Asia.

Baħamas (Country) Malagasy
Maltese form of Bahamas.

Bahamasy (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Bahamas.

Baharainy (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Bahrain.

Bamako (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.

Bangladesy (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Bangladesh.

Bareina (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Bahrain.

Belarosia‎ (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Belarus.

Belzika (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Belgium.

Benîno‎ (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Benin.

Bielôrosia (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Belarus.

Bogotá (Settlement) Spanish, English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Tagalog, Turkish
Meaning uncertain, likely derived from an unknown Chibcha word. The original Chibcha name has been attributed to Bacatá (also rendered as Muyquytá) meaning "fields' end" or "outside the farmlands", the name of a historical settlement... [more]

Borkina Fasô (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Burkina Faso.

Borondy (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Burundi.

Boroney (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Brunei.

Botàna (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Bhutan.

Bôtsoana (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Botswana.

Brasília (Settlement) Portuguese, English, Afrikaans, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malagasy, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish
Elaboration of Brasil with the suffix -ia for place names. This is the name of the capital city of Brazil.

Brazzaville (Settlement) English, French, Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Malagasy, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Vietnamese, Zulu
Named after Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, suffixed with ville... [more]

Danmarka (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Denmark.

Dubai (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.

Ejipta (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Egypt.

Ekoadôra (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Ecuador.

Eorazia (Region) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Eurasia.

Eorôpa (Region) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Europe.

Esoatiny (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Eswatini.

Espaina (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Hispania (see Spain).

Estônia (Country) Malagasy, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Malagasy and Brazilian Portuguese form of Estonia.

Etazonia (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of États-Unis, used as the Malagasy name for the United States.

Etiôpia (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Ethiopia.

Finlandy (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Finland.

Frantsa (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of France.

Gabôna (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Gabon.

Ganà (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Ghana.

Grisy (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Greece.

Hongaria (Country) Indonesian, Malagasy
Indonesian and Malagasy form of Hungary.

Iemena (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Yemen.

Indônezia (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Indonesia.

Iràka (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Iraq.

Iràna (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Iran.

Israely (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Israel.

Japàna (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Japão (see Japan).

Jeôrjia (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Georgia 1.

Jibotỳ (Country & Settlement) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Djibouti.

Kambodia (Country) Korean, Malagasy
Korean and Malagasy form of Cambodia.

Kamerona‎ (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Cameroon.

Katara (Country) Latvian, Malagasy
Latvian and Malagasy form of Qatar.

Kazakstàna (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Kazakhstan.

Kirgizistana (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Kyrgyzstan.

Kôety (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Kuwait.

Kômôro (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Comoros.

Kôrea (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Korea.

Krôasia (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Croatia.

Kyiv (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Ukrainian, English, Danish, Indonesian, Malagasy, Malay, Norwegian, Tagalog
From Old East Slavic Киевъ (Kievu) of uncertain meaning. It is traditionally attributed to the given name Кий (Kyi) referring to one of the three legendary founders of the city, although another theory suggests that it is derived from Ukrainian кий (kyi) meaning "stick, pole" (so named because the city was palisaded by poles)... [more]

Laôsy (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Laos.

Lezôtô (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Lesotho.

Libàna (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Lebanon.

Litoania (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Lithuania.

Ljubljana (Settlement) Slovene, English, Afrikaans, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish
Meaning uncertain, perhaps derived from the Slavic element lyuby meaning "love" or from the name of the Ljubljanica River (itself derived from the given name Ljubovid)... [more]

Loksemborga (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Luxembourg.

Madagasikara (Country & Island) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Madagascar.

Malaoỳ (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Malawi.

Maldiva (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Maldives.

Malezia (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Malaysia.

Malỳ (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Mali.

Maorisy (Country & Island) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Mauritius.

Maoritania (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Mauritania.

Marôka (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Morocco.

Mianmara (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Myanmar.

Mogadishu (Settlement) English, Albanian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Romanian, Sinhalese, Swedish, Tagalog
From Somali Muqdisho or Arabic مقديشو (Maqadishu) of uncertain meaning. It may be from Somali meaning "sight killer" or "blinder", possibly referring to the city's blinding beauty, derived from muuq meaning "sight, look, appearance" and disho meaning "kill"... [more]

Môldavia (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Moldova.

Mônakô (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Monaco.

Môzambika (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Mozambique.

Myanmara (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Myanmar.

N'djamena (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Malagasy, Malay, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog
From the name of the village of نجامينا (Nijamina) meaning "place of rest" in Arabic. This is the name of the capital city of Chad, chosen in 1973 by president François Tombalbaye.

Nederlandy (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Netherlands.

Nepaly (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Nepal.

Norvezy (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Norway.

Oganda (Country) Malagasy, Occitan
Malagasy and Occitan form of Uganda.

Okraina (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Ukraine.

Omàna (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Oman.

Ôseania (Region) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Oceania.

Pôrtogaly (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Portugal.

Roanda (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Rwanda.

Seisely (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Seychelles.

Senegaly (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Senegal.

Siera Leôna (Settlement) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Sierra Leone.

Singaporo (Country, Settlement & Island) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Singapore.

Slôvakia (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Slovakia.

Slôvenia (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Slovenia.

Sodàna (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Sudan.

Soeda (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Sweden.

Soisa (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Schweiz, used as the Malagasy name for Switzerland.

Suva (Settlement) Fijian, English, Hindi, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
The capital city of Fiji, meaning "mound" in Fijian.

Tailandy (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Thailand.

Torkia (Country) Bashkir, Malagasy
Bashkir and Malagasy form of Turcia (see Turkey).

Vietnamy (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Vietnam.

Zelandy Vaovao (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy calque of New Zealand.

Zimbaboe (Country) Malagasy
Malagasy form of Zimbabwe.

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