Northern Thai Submitted Place Names

These names are used by speakers of the Northern Thai language.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Chiang Hai (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Northern Thai
Northern Thai form of Chiang Rai.
Chiang Mai เชียงใหม่ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai, Northern Thai
Means "new city" from Thai เชียง (chiang) or Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ (chiang) both meaning "city" and Thai ใหม่ (mai) or Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵ (mai) meaning "new"... [more]
Lanna ล้านนา (Country) Northern Thai, Thai
Means "a million paddy fields" from Northern Thai ᩃ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨶ (lan) or Thai ล้าน (lan) meaning "million" and Northern Thai ᨶᩣ (na) or Thai นา (na) meaning "paddy field, rice paddy"... [more]
Mae Hong Son แม่ฮ่องสอน, ᩯᨾ᩵ᩁᩬ᩵ᨦᩈᩬᩁ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Thai, Northern Thai
Possibly from a Lanna or Shan name meaning "valley of the Son stream", referring to a local body of water. This is the name of a province and city in Thailand.