Maltese Submitted Place Names

Maltese names are used on the island of Malta.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abkażja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Abkhazia.
Abruzzo (Political Subdivision) Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese
From Late Latin Aprutium, itself probably from Praetūtium, which defined the territory in which the tribe of the Praetutii lived. This is the name of a region in southern Italy.
Armenja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Armenia.
Awstrija (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Austria.
Ażerbajġan (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Azerbaijan.
Baħrejn (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Bahrain.
Bangladexx (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Bangladesh.
Bari (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.
Belġju (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Belgium via Italian Belgio.
Birkirkara (Settlement) Maltese
Means "running water" or "cold water". Birkirkara is the second largest city in Malta.
Bjelorussja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Belarus.
Bulgarija (Country) Lithuanian, Maltese
Lithuanian and Maltese form of Bulgaria.
Burundi (Country) Afrikaans, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian
The name of the Country in East Africa. Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
Ċekja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Ċina (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of China.
Ċipru (Island & Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Cyprus
Danimarka (Country) Albanian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Crimean Tatar, Maltese, Turkish
Form of Denmark used in various languages.
Eġittu (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Egypt.
Ekwador (Country) Maltese, Polish, Turkmen
Maltese, Polish, and Turkmen form of Ecuador.
Estonja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Estonia.
Ewropa (Region) Kurdish, Maltese
Kurdish and Maltese form of Europa (see Europe).
Filippini (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Philippines.
Finlandja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Finland.
Franza (Country) Maltese, Neapolitan
Maltese and Neapolitan form of France.
Ġappun (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Japão (see Japan).
Ġeorġja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Georgia 1.
Ġermanja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Germania (see Germany).
Ġordan (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Jordan (the country).
Greċja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Graecia (see Greece).
Grenada (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.
Ħavana (Settlement) Maltese
Maltese form of Havana.
Indja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of India.
Indoneżja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Indonesia.
Italja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Italia (see Italy).
Iżrael (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Israel.
Kartaġni (Settlement) Maltese
Maltese form of Carthage.
Każakistan (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Kazakhstan.
Kirġiżistan (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Kyrgyzstan.
Komoros (Country) Bengali, Hindi, Maltese, Eastern African, Hausa
Bengali, Hindi, Maltese, and Hausa form of Comoros.
Korea Ta' Fuq (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of North Korea
Korea T'isfel (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of South Korea
Krimea (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Albanian, Indonesian, Malay, Maltese
Albanian, Indonesian, Malay, and Maltese form of Crimea.
Kroazja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Croatia.
Kuwajt (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Kuwait.
Latvja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Latvia.
Litwanja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Lithuania.
Lussemburgu (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Luxembourg.
Maċedonja (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Maltese
Maltese form of Macedonia.
Madrid (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Spanish, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Asturian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek
From the older name Magerit, which is of uncertain meaning and origin. It may be derived from Arabic اَلْمَجْرِيط‎ (al-majrīṭ) meaning "source of water", from Latin matrix meaning "mother, source, origin (of rivers)", or from Celtic mageto ritu meaning "great bridge"... [more]
Malażja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Malaysia.
Maldive (Country) Italian, Maltese, Romanian
Italian, Maltese, and Romanian form of Maldives.
Marokk (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Morocco
Mellieħa (Settlement & Body of Water) Maltese
The name of a large village or small town located on the northern tip of Malta's main island, it comes from mellieħa meaning "salt pan," derived from the Semitic root m-l-h (compare melħ meaning "salt"), probably referring to the ancient Punic-Roman salt pans which existed at Mellieħa Bay, the site of which is now occupied by the Għadira Nature Reserve.
Moldova (Country) Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Danish, English, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Romanian, Turkish, Ukrainian
From the name of the Moldova River in eastern Romania, which is of uncertain origin and meaning. It may be from Slavic mold- meaning "spruce, fir" or *moldu meaning "tender, soft, young", from Old German molde meaning "open-pit mine", or Gothic Mulda meaning "dust, dirt"... [more]
Mongolja (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Maltese
Maltese form of Mongolia.
Montenegro (Country) Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Indonesian, Italian, Kurdish, Luxembourgish, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Means "black mountain" in Venetian, originally a calque of the Montenegrin name Црна Гора (Crna Gora) referring to Mount Lovćen... [more]
Nikosija (Settlement) Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese
Latvian, Lithuanian, and Maltese form of Nicosia.
Norveġja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Norway.
Oman (Country) Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uyghur
From Arabic عمان‎ (ʿUmān), which is of disputed etymology. It may be from Arabic عُمَانَة (ʿumāna), a byname for the historical city of Sohar (presently located in Al Batinah North Governorate, Oman), which is probably derived from the root ع م ن‎ (ʿ-m-n) meaning "to settle, to remain, to dwell"... [more]
Palermo (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]
Pariġi (Settlement) Maltese
Maltese form of Paris.
Parma (Settlement) Italian, English, Ancient Roman, Catalan, German, Maltese, Spanish, Russian
From Latin Parma, itself from Etruscan parme, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a city in northern Italy.
Polonja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Poland.
Portugall (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Portugal.
Qatar (Country) Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Persian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek
From Catharrei, the name given to the inhabitants of region by Roman writer Pliny the Elder, which may have been based on the name of a local settlement. The name Catara was later used by Greek astronomer Ptolemy to refer to the peninsula, which was eventually transmitted into Arabic... [more]
Rumanija (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Romania.
Russja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Russia.
Serbja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Serbia.
Seychelles (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.
Singapor (Country, Settlement & Island) Faroese, Maltese
Faroese and Maltese form of Singapore.
Sirja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Syria.
Skozja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Scotland via its Latin form Scotia.
Slovakkja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Slovakia.
Slovenja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Slovenia.
Spanja (Country) Albanian, Maltese
Albanian and Maltese form of Hispania (see Spain).
Sri Lanka (Country & Island) Afrikaans, Albanian, Basque, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
From Sinhalese ශ්‍රී ලංකාව (ś‍rī laṁkāva) meaning "holy island", derived from Sanskrit श्री (śrī) meaning "holy, sacred" and लङ्का (laṅkā) meaning "island"... [more]
Taġikistan (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Tajikistan.
Tajlandja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Thailand.
Tokjo (Settlement) Albanian, Maltese
Albanian and Maltese form of Tokyo.
Trojja (Settlement) Maltese
Maltese form of Troy.
Turkija (Country) Lithuanian, Maltese
Lithuanian and Maltese form of Turkey.
Turkmenistan (Country) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Faroese, Finnish, German, Indonesian, Italian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish, Filipino, Tagalog, Ukrainian
From Turkmen Türkmenistan, which is from the name of the Turkmen people combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". The ethnic name is believed by some to mean "resembling a Turk" or "co-Turk", from the name of the Turkic peoples combined with the Sogdian suffix -myn or -men... [more]
Ungerija (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Hungary.
Użbekistan (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Uzbekistan.
Valletta (Settlement) Maltese, English
From the name of 16th century French nobleman Jean de Valette. This is the name of the capital city of Malta.
Vjetnam (Country) Faroese, Maltese
Faroese and Maltese form of Vietnam.
Żvezja (Country) Maltese
Maltese form of Sweden.