Nepali Submitted Place Names

Abkhājiyā अब्खाजिया (Political Subdivision) Kannada, Nepali, Telugu
Kanarese, Nepali, and Telugu form of Abkhazia.

Abu Dhabi अबु धाबी (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Arabic, English, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Maltese, Nepali, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog
Means "father of gazelles" in Arabic, from أبو (abu) meaning "father of" and ظبي (dhabiyy) meaning "gazelle", so named for the abundance of gazelles in the region. This is the name of the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, as well as the name of one of its seven emirates.

Annapurna अन्नपूर्ण (Mountain) Nepali, English
A mountain in Nepal, the 10th highest in the world. From the name of the Hindu goddess Annapurna.

Aphrika अफ्रिका (Region) Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Telugu
Form of Africa used in multiple languages.

Asam असम, आसाम (Political Subdivision) Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Urdu
Form of Assam used in numerous languages.

Barmingham बर्मिङ्घम (Settlement) Hindi, Nepali, Urdu
Hindi, Nepali and Urdu form of Birmingham.

Bharatpur भरतपुर (Settlement) Nepali
From the name of the mythological king Bharata combined with Sanskrit पुर (pura) meaning "city, fortress"... [more]

Bhutan भुटान (Country) English, Bengali, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Indian, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Nepali, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Urdu
Probably from བོད (bod), the Tibetan name for the region of Tibet, derived from Sanskrit भोट-अन्त (bhoṭa-anta) meaning "end of Tibet" (referring to the country's geographical location in southern extremity of the Tibetan plateau)... [more]

Biratnagar विराटनगर (Settlement) Nepali
Fom the name of the mythological king Virata combined with Sanskrit नगर (nagara) meaning "town, city". This is the name of a city in Nepal.

Dharan धरान (Settlement) Nepali
Means "saw pit, place to saw timber" in Nepali. This is the name of a city in Nepal.

Esiya एसिया (Region) Nepali, Santali
Nepali and Santali form of Asia.

Himalaya हिमालय (Mountain) Sanskrit, Nepali, English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog
Means "abode of snow" in Sanskrit, from हिम (hima) meaning "snow, frost, cold, winter" and आलय (alaya) meaning "abode, dwelling". This is the name of a mountain range in Asia.

Ijipt इजिप्ट (Country) Gujarati, Kannada, Nepali, Telugu
Gujarati, Kannada, Nepali and Telugu form of Egypt.

Indoneshiya इन्डोनेसिया (Country) Bengali, Dhivehi, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit, Telugu
Form of Indonesia.

Janakpur जनकपुर (Settlement) Nepali, Maithili
From the name of the mythological character Janaka combined with Sanskrit पुर (pura) meaning "city, fortress"... [more]

Jarmani जर्मनी (Country) Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Maithili, Nepali, Punjabi, Telugu, Urdu
Form of Germany used in numerous languages.

Kambodiya कम्बोडिया (Country) Bengali, Gujarati, Hausa, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Urdu
Form of Cambodia.

Kathmandu काठमाडौं (Settlement) Nepali, English
From the name of Kasthamandap, a Hindu temple and shrine in Nepal. The name means "wooden pavilion" from Sanskrit काष्ठ (kashtha) meaning "wood" combined with मण्डप (mandapa) meaning "pavilion, hall, square"... [more]

Kolambo कोलम्बो (Settlement) Hindi, Nepali, Urdu
Hindi, Nepali and Urdu form of Colombo.

Kolombiya कोलोम्बिया (Country) Amharic, Bengali, Kurdish, Nepali, Persian, Turkish
Form of Colombia used in various languages.

Landan लन्डन (Settlement) Arabic, Burmese, Hausa, Hindi, Nepali, Persian, Sanskrit, Sinhalese, Urdu
Form of London.

Lumbini लुम्बिनी (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Nepali, Sanskrit
Means "the lovely" in Sanskrit. In Buddhist tradition this is the name of the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), located in what is now Nepal (within a province of the same name). It is now regarded as a pilgrimage site by Buddhists.

Madina मदिना (Settlement) Arabic, Armenian, Dhivehi, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Nepali, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek
Form of Medina used in various languages. It is also an alternate transcription of Arabic مدينة (see Madinah) or Japanese Katakana マディーナ (see Madīna).

Makau मकाउ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Hindi, Indonesian, Malay, Nepali, Polish
Hindi, Indonesian, Malay, Nepali and Polish form of Macau.

Mangoliya मङ्गोलिया (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Urdu
Form of Mongolia used in numerous languages.

Nyujilyand न्युजिल्यान्ड (Country) Nepali
Nepali form of New Zealand.

Pokhara पोखरा (Settlement) Nepali
Means "pool, pond" in Nepali, ultimately from Sanskrit पौष्कर (paushkara) or पुष्कर (pushkara) meaning "lotus". This is the name of a city in Nepal.

Sagarmāthā सगरमाथा (Mountain) Nepali
Nepali form of Mount Everest.

Sagarmatha सगरमाथा (Mountain) Nepali
From Nepali सागर (sagar) meaning "ocean" and माथा (matha) meaning "head, top". This is the Nepali name for Mount Everest, coined by the Nepali government in the 1960s.

Surinam सुरिनाम (Country) Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dhivehi, English, Hindi, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Maltese, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek
English variant of Suriname as well as the standard name for the country in several languages.

Taivan ताइवान (Country & Island) Hindi, Nepali, Tamil, Urdu
Hindi, Nepali, Tamil and Urdu form of Taiwan.

Yurop युरोप (Region) Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Nepali, Thai
Form of Europe used in various languages.