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ABISKO (Other) SwedishFrom Northern Sami
Ábeskovvu meaning "forest by the big water", from Sami
áphi "lake, sea, big water" and
skovvu, identical to Swedish
skog "forest". The "big water" is probably
Torneträsk...
[more] ÅBO (Settlement) SwedishPossibly from Swedish
å "river" and
bo "home, dwelling" or "dweller, inhabitant". Other meanings are possible, like it being derived from the given name
AABO...
[more] AFRIKA (Region) Afrikaans, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish, Turkmen, UzbekForm of
AFRICA.
AKERSHUS (Political Subdivision) NorwegianThe Norwegian fylke of Akershus is names after Akershus Fortress, meaning "the (fortified) house of (the district) Aker." Aker used to be a Norwegian municipality, but it is now an area in
OSLO....
[more] AKUREYRI (Settlement) IcelandicCombination of Icelandic
akur "field" and
eyri "sandbank". Akureyri is a town in the north of Iceland.
ÅLAND (Island) SwedishEither derived from Old Norse
*Ahvaland meaning "land of water" (from
ahva "water"), or from Finnish
Ahvenanmaa "perch land" (from
ahven "perch"). Åland is an autonomous archipelago province in the
BALTIC SEA...
[more] ÅNGERMANLAND (Region) SwedishDerived from Old Norse
anger "deep fjord". Ångermanland is a historical province in Northern Sweden.
ÅRE (Settlement) SwedishMeaning uncertain, but probably derived from Old West Norse
*ár "peak, crest". Åre is a village and a popular ski resort in
Jämtland, Sweden.
ARENDAL (Settlement) NorwegianCombination of Old Norse
ǫrn "eagle" and
dalr "valley, dale". Arendal is a town and municipality in Southern Norway.
AUST-AGDER (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom the Nynork word
aust "east" and the place name
agder. It means "the eastern part of Agder."...
[more] BAKU (Settlement) English, Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Swedish, UkrainianFrom Persian باکو
(bâku) which is of uncertain meaning. One popular etymology suggests that it means "wind-pounded city" from Persian باد
(bâd) meaning "wind" and کوبیدن
(kubidan) meaning "to pound, to beat" (given in reference to the area's storms and high winds)...
[more] BANGLADESH (Country) English, Breton, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Interlingua, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, SwedishMeans "land of the Bengalis", from Bengali বাংলা
(Bangla) meaning "Bengali" (referring to the Bengali people or Bengali language spoken by the Bengali people), which is ultimately from
Vanga, the name of an ancient kingdom on the Indian subcontinent (see
BENGAL) combined with দেশ
(desh) "country, land, state", ultimately from Sanskrit देश
(deśá)...
[more] BRO (Settlement) SwedishMeans "bridge" in Swedish. This is the name of many localities and parishes in Sweden. It's also a common place name element (see
ÖREBRO).
BRUNEI (Country) Malay, English, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Tagalog, TurkishProbably derived from
Borneo, the name of an island, which in turn is most likely from Sanskrit वरुण
(váruṇa) meaning "ocean, water". A local legend suggests that the name may be derived from the phrase
baru nah meaning "there!" or "that's it!", which was supposedly declared by Muhammad Shah, Brunei's first sultan...
[more] BURUNDI (Country) Afrikaans, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, UkrainianThe 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.
BUSKERUD (Political Subdivision) NorwegianNamed after an old manor of the same name. (
Biskupsruð) It derives from the Old Norse
biskup (bishop) and
ruð (clearing, farm.) The
biskup part referring in particular to the Bishop of the ancient Catholic diocese of Hamar....
[more] DAGESTAN (Political Subdivision) Russian, English, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Serbian, Swedish, UkrainianFrom Russian Дагестан
(Dagestan), which is from Turkish
dağ meaning "mountain" combined with the Persian suffix -ستان
(-stan) meaning "land of". This is the name of a republic in southern
Russia.
ESKILSTUNA (Settlement) SwedishCombination of the Swedish name
ESKIL and Swedish
tun (from Old Norse
tún) meaning "enclosure, fence, homestead, courtyard, plot"...
[more] EUFRAT (River) Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, SwedishForm of
EUPHRATES.
EUROPA (Region) Afrikaans, Basque, Catalan, Corsican, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Galician, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, SwedishForm of
EUROPE.
EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL (Other) IcelandicMeans "island mountain glacier". From Icelandic
eyja "island",
fjall "mountain", and
jökull "glacier". Eyjafjallajökull is a glacier and volcano in Iceland whose eruptions in 2010 caused a great air travel disruption in Europe.
FINNMARK (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom the Old Norse
finn(ar) (the Old Norse same of the Sami), and
mǫrk meaning "woodland, borderland, or march/mark."...
[more] FØROYAR (Country) FaroeseProbably derived from Old Norse
fær "sheep" and
oyer, an archaic Faroese word meaning "islands".
GALILEA (Region) Afrikaans, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Slovak, SpanishForm of
GALILEE.
GÖTALAND (Region) SwedishMeans "land of the Geats". The Geats (sometimes referred to as Goths) were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting southern Sweden. Götaland is one of three lands of Sweden, the others being
SVEALAND and
NORRLAND.
GÖTEBORG (Settlement) SwedishCombination of Swedish
Göte "Geat" and
borg "castle, fortress". The Geats (sometimes referred to as Goths) were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting present-day
GÖTALAND in Sweden.
GOTLAND (Island) SwedishNamed after a North Germanic tribe, the Gutes (Old Norse
gotar).
HAFNARFJÖRÐUR (Settlement) IcelandicCombination of Icelandic
höfn "harbour, port" and
fjörður "fjord". Hafnarfjörður is the third largest city in Iceland.
HÄLSINGLAND (Region) SwedishHälsingland is a province in central Sweden meaning "land of the Hälsings". Hälsing is believed to be a combination of Swedish
hals "throat, neck" and
inge "dweller". The
hals-part is probably not referring to the anatomical part, but rather to a narrow strait of water.
HEDMARK (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom the Old Norse
Heiðmǫrk. That's from
heiðnir the name of an old Germanic tribe (related to
heið meaning moorland) and
mǫrk meaning "woodland, borderland, or march/mark."...
[more] HELSINGBORG (Settlement) SwedishHelsingborg is a city in
SCANIA, Sweden. The name is a combination of
hals "neck, narrow strait" and
borg "castle, fortification". There has been a permanent settlement around Helsingborg since 1085, making it one of Sweden's oldest cities.
HELSINGØR (Settlement) Danish, NorwegianDanish city founded in the 1420s. The name is derived from the word
hals meaning "neck, narrow strait". William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' is set in
ELSINORE (Kronborg), a castle in Helsingør.
HJÄLMAREN (Body of Water) SwedishDerived from Old Swedish
*iælmber "noise, rumble". Hjälmaren is the 4th largest lake in Sweden.
HORDALAND (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom the Old Norse
hǫrðar, meaning (and old Germanic tribe) and
lǫnd meaning "lands."...
[more] ÍSAFJÖRÐUR (Settlement) IcelandicMeans "ice fjord" or "fjord of ice" in Icelandic. Ísafjörður is a town in Iceland.
JAKARTA (Settlement) Indonesian, English, Acehnese, Balinese, Javanese, Minangkabau, Sundanese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Malay, Romanian, SwedishFrom Sanskrit जयकर्त
(jayakarta) meaning "that which causes victory", from जय
(jayá) "victory, triumph" and कृत
(kṛtá) "done, made, accomplished". This is the name of the capital city of
Indonesia.
JEMEN (Country) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, SwedishForm of
Yemen.
JEREVAN (Settlement) Bosnian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Serbian, Slovak, SwedishForm of
YEREVAN.
JOHOR BAHRU (Settlement) Malay, English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, TurkishMeans "new gem" from Arabic جَوْهَر
(jawhar) meaning "jewel, precious stone, gem" and Malay
bahru meaning "new". This is the name of a city in
Malaysia.
JÓRVÍK (Settlement) Ancient Scandinavian, IcelandicIcelandic and Old Norse form of
YORK. It is believed to be derived from Old English
Eoforwic, itself believed to be derived from Latin
Eboracum possibly meaning "place of the yew trees".
JUKKASJÄRVI (Settlement) Swedish, FinnishOriginally from Northern Sami
Čohkkirasjávri meaning "lake of assembly". It was later changed to the much more Finnish-sounding name Jukkasjärvi. This probably changed the meaning of the name as the first element
jukkas is of uncertain origin (but it coincides with the Finnish given name
JUKKA)...
[more] KARLSTAD (Settlement) SwedishMeans "
KARL's town" in Swedish. It was named after the Swedish king Karl IX who founded the town in 1584. ...
[more] KATAR (Country) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Turkish, Turkmen, UkrainianForm of
Qatar.
KATRINEHOLM (Settlement) SwedishSwedish city located in
SÖDERMANLAND. It was originally the name of a ducal residence located in the area. The residence was named after the owner's wife
CATHARINA.
KEBNEKAISE (Mountain) SwedishDerived from Lule Sami
giebnne "cauldron" and
gájsse "elevated and pointy crest". Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden.
KIRUNA (Settlement) SwedishFrom the name of the mountain
Kiirunavaara, composed of Finnish
kiiruna "ptarmigan" and
vaara "large forested hill" (from Northern Sami
várri "mountain"). Kiruna is the northernmost town in Sweden known for the Kiruna Mine, the largest and most modern underground iron ore mine in the world, and Esrange Space Center, a rocket range and research centre.
KØBENHAVN (Settlement) DanishNewer form of
Køpmannæhafn, meaning "merchants' harbour".
KÓPAVOGUR (Settlement) IcelandicCombination of Icelandic
kópur "seal" and
vogur "bay". Kópavogur is the second largest city in Iceland.
KRETA (Political Subdivision & Island) Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, German, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene, SwedishForm of
Crete.
KRIM (Political Subdivision & Region) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Norwegian, Serbian, SwedishForm of
CRIMEA.
KRISTIANSTAD (Settlement) SwedishSwedish city founded in 1614, named after the Danish king
KRISTIAN IV. The city is located in
SKÅNE which belonged to Denmark until 1658.
KUALA LUMPUR (Settlement) Malay, English, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, TurkishMeans "muddy confluence" from Malay
kuala meaning "confluence" and
lumpur "mud". This is the name of the capital and largest city of
Malaysia.
KUBA (Country) Afrikaans, Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, German, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, UkrainianForm of
CUBA.
LIBANON (Country) Afrikaans, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Slovak, Slovene, SwedishForm of
LEBANON.
LISSABON (Settlement) Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Luxembourgish, Russian, SwedishForm of
LISBON.
LOFOTEN (Other) NorwegianModern definite form of Lófót which is a combination of Old Swedish
ló "lynx" and Old Norse
fótr "foot". Lofoten is a archipelago in Norway known for it's dramatic scenery.
LULE ÄLV (River) SwedishCombination of Lule Sami
lulij "the people living in the east" (referring to forest Sami people), and Swedish
älv "river".
LUXEMBURG (Country) Afrikaans, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Romanian, SwedishAfrikaans, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Romanian and Swedish form of
LUXEMBOURG.
MADRID (Settlement) Spanish, Croatian, English, Catalan, Czech, Danish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Tatar, TurkishNewer form of
Magerit. The etymology is uncertain, but it could be derived from Arabic المجريط (
al-Magrīt) "source of water". This is the name of the capital of Spain.
MÄLAREN (Body of Water) SwedishDerived from Old Norse
mælir meaning "gravel". Mälaren is the third largest lake in
SWEDEN.
MALAYSIA (Country) Malay, English, Indonesian, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Italian, RomanianFrom
Malay, which refers to the Malay Peninsula and the Malay people, combined with the Greek suffix -σία
(síā). The name
Malay is from
Melayu or
Malayu, the name of a Sumatran kingdom, which is probably derived from Tamil மலை
(malai) or Malayalam മല
(mala) meaning "hill, mountain"...
[more] MALMÖ (Settlement) SwedishNewer form of
Malmhaug meaning "gravel pile" or "ore hill". Malmö is the third largest city in Sweden.
MALTA (Country) English, Basque, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Galician, German, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Turkmen, West FrisianMalta, officially known as the Republic of Malta, is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea....
[more] MARIEFRED (Settlement) SwedishSwedish town named after a charterhouse called
Pax Mariae "Maria's peace". A combination of the name
MARIA and Swedish
fred "peace" (
pax means "peace, harmony" in Latin).
MARIESTAD (Settlement) SwedishMeans "
MARIA's town". It was founded in 1583 by Charles IX of Sweden and was named after his wife Maria of the Palatinate....
[more] MEKKA (Settlement) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Luxembourgish, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, UkrainianForm of
MECCA.
NÄRKE (Region) SwedishNärke is Swedish historical province. The name is believed to be derived from the word
när meaning "ridge, hill" (not to be confused with the word
nära "close, near").
NIDELVA (River) NorwegianThe name of a river that runs through
TRONDHEIM, and the name of a river in southern Norway. The name is a combination of the words
elv "river" and
nid (of unknown meaning).
NORDLAND (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom the Norwegian words
nord meaning "north" and
land meaning "country."...
[more] ODENSE (Settlement) DanishFrom Old Norse
ÓÐINN's vé meaning "Odin's sanctuary". This is the 3rd largest city in Denmark and the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), the author of fairy tales such as 'The Little Mermaid' (1837), and 'The Snow Queen' (1844).
ØPPLAND (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom the Old Norse
upp meaning "up, upper" and
lǫnd meaning "lands." The inner regions of Norway were called
Upplǫnd in Norse times....
[more] ÖREBRO (Settlement) SwedishCombination of Swedish
ör, an archaic word meaning "gravel", and
BRO "bridge. ...
[more] OSLO (Settlement) NorwegianMeaning uncertain. It was originally the name of a farm in Bjørvika, a neighborhood in present-day Oslo.
OSSETIA (Region) English, Finnish, NorwegianFrom Russian Осетия
(Osetiya), from Georgian ოსეთი
(oseti) derived from ოსი
(osi) meaning "Ossetian". The name comes from
As, the self-designation of the historic Alan people...
[more] ØSTFOLD (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom the old name of the Olsofjord
fold and the Norwegian word
øst. The name means, "the region east of the fold."...
[more] PALESTINA (Country & Region) Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, SwedishForm of
Palestine.
PANAMA (Country) English, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, German, Irish, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Tagalog, TurkishThe name of the Country in Central America. Panama is a country on the isthmus linking Central and South America. The Panama Canal, a famous feat of human engineering, cuts through its center, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to create an essential shipping route...
[more] PJONGJANG (Settlement) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Croatian, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, SloveneForm of
Pyongyang. In Belgium and the Netherlands, this spelling is technically considered dated but still used regularly there (especially in Belgium). The preferred spelling is now the same as the English one, namely
Pyongyang.
REYKJAVÍK (Settlement) IcelandicMeans "bay of smokes", from Old Norse
reykir, plural of
reykr “smoke” and
vík "bay". Steam from hot springs in the region is said to have inspired Reykjavík's name.
RIGA (Settlement) Afrikaans, Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Faroese, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Macedonian, Maltese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, TurkishForm of
RĪGA.
RIKSGRÄNSEN (Settlement) SwedishMeans "the national border" in Swedish. Riksgränsen is a small village and popular ski-resort in Northern Sweden, close to the Norwegian border.
ROGALAND (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom the Old Norse
rygir (probably the name of a Germanic tribe) and and
lǫnd meaning "lands." ...
[more] ROSLAGEN (Region) SwedishDerived from
roslag, an old dialectal word meaning "rowing crew", ultimately derived from Old Swedish
*roþs- "rowing". Compare
RUS, and modern Swedish
ro "to row".
SARAJEVO (Settlement) Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, SwedishCapital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name is believed to be derived from the term
saray ovası meaning "the plains around the palace". The first element is derived from the Turkish word
saray meaning "palace"...
[more] SENJA (Island) NorwegianAn island and a municipality in
TROMS county,
NORWAY. The meaning of the name is officially unknown, but it could come from the word
sundr which means "split apart" or "tear"...
[more] SINAI (Region & Mountain) Biblical, Hebrew, Albanian, Danish, English, German, Italian, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, SwedishBiblical place name, both the mountain upon which
Moses receives the Ten Commandments from God and the desert where it is located, found between Canaan and Egypt....
[more] SKÅNE (Political Subdivision) SwedishProvince and county in southern Sweden that was a part of Denmark until 1658. The name is likely derived from Old Norse
Skáney (ultimately derived from the Germanic root
*Skaðin-awjō) meaning "danger" or "damage"...
[more] SKELLEFTEÅ (Settlement) SwedishSwedish city located in
VÄSTERBOTTEN. The first element of the name is of unknown meaning, but is believed to be of Sami origin. The second element is
-eå "river".
SÖDERMANLAND (Political Subdivision) SwedishSödermanland is a Swedish county and province meaning "land of the southern people". The southern people referred to people living south of
MÄLAREN...
[more] SRI LANKA (Country) English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, TurkishFrom Sinhalese ශ්රී ලංකාව
(śrī laṁkāva), itself from Sanskrit श्री
(śrī) meaning "holy, sacred" and लङ्का
(laṅkā) meaning "island"...
[more] STILLA HAVET (Body of Water) SwedishMeans "the calm sea" in Swedish, from
stilla "still, calm" and
havet "the sea". This is the Swedish name for the
PACIFIC OCEAN.
STORSJÖN (Body of Water) SwedishMeans "the great lake" in Swedish (from
stor "big, great, large" and
sjön "the lake"). Storsjön is the 5th largest lake in Sweden, but it's also known for being the supposed home of Storsjöodjuret ("The Great-Lake monster"), a lake monster similar to the one in
Loch Ness.
SURABAYA (Settlement) Javanese, Indonesian, Acehnese, Balinese, Minangkabau, Sundanese, English, Danish, French, German, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, SwedishFrom Javanese ꦯꦸꦫꦧꦪ
(shurabaya), derived from ꦯꦸꦫ
(shura) meaning "white shark" and ꦧꦪ
(baya) meaning "crocodile". The name comes from 12th-century Javanese monarch Jayabaya, who foresaw a fight between a white shark and crocodile (which might have been referring to a Mongol invasion of Java in the late 13th-century)...
[more] SURTSEY (Island) IcelandicMeans "
SURTR's island" in Icelandic. Surtsey is an uninhabited island south of Iceland that formed in a volcanic eruption (which lasted several years) in the mid-1960s.
SVALBARD (Political Subdivision) Norwegian, English, SwedishOriginally from Old Norse
Svalbarð, composed of
svalr "cold" and
barð "edge, ridge". Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean located right between continental
NORWAY and the North Pole.
SVEALAND (Region) SwedishMeans "land of the Swedes" (see
SVEA). The Swedes were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting present-day Sweden. ...
[more] TALLINN (Settlement) Estonian, English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, SwedishCapital of
ESTONIA and previously known as
Reval until 1918. The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it is believed to be derived from Estonian
Taani-linn(a) meaning "Danish castle" or "Danish town".
TAMMERFORS (Settlement) SwedishCombination of an unknown first element and Swedish
fors "rapid". This is the Swedish name of
TAMPERE.
TATARSTAN (Political Subdivision) Tatar, Russian, English, Bashkir, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, French, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Serbian, Swedish, UkrainianFrom the ethnic name татар
(tatar) combined with the Persian suffix -ستان
(-stan) meaning "land of". The ethnic name is of uncertain origin, though it is believed to be derived from
tata, an endonym for the Mongols...
[more] TAVASTLAND (Political Subdivision) Swedish, Danish, DutchSwedish form of
Tavastia, which some countries have adopted as their name for the historical Swedish province that is now part of Finland.
TELEMARK (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom
teler the name of an old Germanic tribe and the Old Norse
mǫrk meaning "woodland, borderland, or march/mark."...
[more] TRELLEBORG (Settlement) SwedishDerived from the word
trelleborg meaning "ring fort" or "Viking ring fortress", referring to a type of circular forts built during the Viking Age. The word
trelleborg itself might be a combination of Old Norse
þræll "slave" or
trel "wooden staves" and
borg "fortress, castle".
TROMS (Political Subdivision) NorwegianA county in
NORWAY. The name comes from the Norse word
trums and could mean "stream" or "streaming water".
TRONDHEIM (Settlement) NorwegianThird largest city in Norway. It was founded in 997 by
OLAF Tryggvason and was first known as Kaupangen "the market place" and later
NIDAROS...
[more] TUNA (Other) SwedishDerived from Old Norse
tún meaning "enclosure, fence, homestead, courtyard, plot". This is the name of many localities and parishes in Sweden. It is also a common place-name element (see
ESKILSTUNA).
ULEÅBORG (Settlement) SwedishCombination of
Ule, the name of a river whose name derives from the Finnish dialectal word
oulu "floodwater", Swedish
å "river, stream", and
borg "castle, fortification"...
[more] UMEÅ (Settlement) SwedishPossibly derived from Old Norse
úma "roaring" and the place name element
-eå "river". Another theory is that the name is derived from Finnish
uoma "riverbed". Umeå is the largest city in
NORRLAND and the 12th largest city in Sweden...
[more] UPPLAND (Region) SwedishUppland is a Swedish historical province. The name is a combination of Swedish
upp "up" and
land "land". The name is believed to refer to its location north of Lake
MÄLAREN.
VÄNERN (Body of Water) SwedishMeaning uncertain. One theory is that the name is derived from Old Swedish
vænir and therefore related to Archaic Swedish words
vån "hope, prospect" and
vän "beautiful, fair"...
[more] VÄRMLAND (Political Subdivision) SwedishSwedish county and province. The name could be derived from Swedish
värma meaning "warmth, to heat up".
VÄSTERÅS (Settlement) SwedishDerived from
Westra Aros meaning "west river mouth". Västerås is the 5th largest city in
SWEDEN.
VÄTTERN (Body of Water) SwedishMeaning uncertain, but possibly derived from Swedish
vatten "water". Vättern is the second largest lake in
SWEDEN and the sixth largest lake in
EUROPE.
VENEZUELA (Country) English, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Tatar, TurkishThe name of the Country in South America. Venezuela is a country on the northern coast of South America with diverse natural attractions. Along its Caribbean coast are tropical resort islands including Isla de Margarita and the Los Roques archipelago...
[more] VEST-AGDER (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom the Norwegian word
vest meaning "west" and the place name
agder. It means "the western part of Agder."...
[more] VESTFOLD (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom the old name of the Olsofjord
fold and the Norwegian word
vest. The name means, "the region west of the fold."...
[more] VIENTIANE (Settlement) French, English, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Swedish, TurkishFrom Lao ວຽງຈັນ
(wīang chan) meaning "city of sandalwood" or "city of the moon" from ວຽງ
(wīang) meaning "city, town" and ຈັນ
(chan) meaning "sandalwood" or "moon"...
[more] VILNIUS (Settlement) Lithuanian, Czech, Danish, English, Estonian, Faroese, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Slovak, SwedishCapital of
LITHUANIA. Named after the
Vilnia River whose name is derived from Lithuanian
vilnis "wave".
YEMENS (Country) DanishThe name of the Country in the Middle East. Yemen, officially known as the Republic of Yemen, is an Arab country in Western Asia, occupying South Arabia, the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen is the second-largest country in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 km².
ZINKGRUVAN (Settlement) SwedishMeans "the zink mine" in Swedish. Zinkgruvan is both a village and a mine. It is the only locality in Sweden starting with Z.