Sami Submitted Place Names

Sami names are used by the Sami people who inhabit northern Scandinavia.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Albánia (Country) Hungarian, Northern Sami
Hungarian and Sami form of Albania.

Antárktis (Region) Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Antarctica.

Bulgária (Country) Hungarian, Portuguese, Northern Sami
Hungarian, Portuguese, and Sami form of Bulgaria.

Čehkkia (Country) Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Czechia.

Helsset (Settlement) Sami
Sami form of Helsinki.

Københápman (Settlement) Sami
Sami form of Copenhagen.

Nuortariika (Country) Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Austria.

Oslove (Settlement) Southern Sami
Southern Sámi form of Oslo.

Ruoŧŧa (Country) Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Sweden, possibly via Finnish Ruotsi.

Sápmi (Region) Sami, Swedish, English
Perhaps ultimately derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē meaning "earth". Suomi, the Finnish name for Finland, is believed to be derived from the same root... [more]

Stockholbma (Settlement) Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Stockholm.

Tråante (Settlement) Southern Sami
Southern Sámi form of Trondheim.

Usbekistan (Country) Danish, Estonian, Faroese, German, Norwegian, Sami, Somali
Form of Uzbekistan.

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