Siberian Submitted Place Names

These names are or were used by the indigenous peoples of Siberia in northeastern Asia.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Afganistaan (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Afghanistan.
Ağban (Settlement) Khakas
Khakas form of Abakan.
Altai (Political Subdivision & Mountain) Altai, Russian, Mongolian, Kazakh, English
From the Turkic roots altun meaning "gold" and tag meaning "mountain". This is the name of a mountain range in Central and East Asia as well as two territories of Russia.
Altay (Political Subdivision & Mountain) Altai, Russian, Mongolian, Kazakh, English
Altai, Russian, Mongolian and Kazakh alternate transcription of Altai as well as an English variant.
Angli (Country) Buryat, Mongolian
Buryat and Mongolian form of England.
Arassiiya (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Russia via the Russian form Россия (Rossiya).
Azi (Region) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Mari, Mongolian, Ossetian
Form of Asia used in various languages.
Beezhen (Settlement) Buryat
Buryat form of Beijing.
Bolgari (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Ingush, Ossetian
Buryat, Chechen, Ingush, and Ossetian form of Bulgaria.
Buryaad (Political Subdivision) Buryat
Buryat form of Buryatia.
Chekhi (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Ossetian
Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash and Ossetian form of Čechy, used as a name for the Czech Republic.
Efiopi (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Mari, Ossetian
Form of Ethiopia used in multiple languages.
Egiipet (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Aegyptus (see Egypt).
Evrazi (Region) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Ingush, Mongolian
Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash and Mongolian form of Eurasia.
Franci (Country) Buryat
Buryat form of France.
Frantsi (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Ingush
Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, and Ingush form of France.
Germani (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Ingush
Buryat, Chechen, and Ingush form of Germany.
Gorlog (Body of Water & River) Buryat
The Buryat name of Yenisei.
Grektsiya (Country) Yakut
Yakutian form of Greece.
Hasa (Settlement) Buryat
Buryat form of Lhasa.
Iindiye (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of India.
Indonezi (Country) Buryat, Chuvash, Mari, Ossetian
Buryat, Chuvash, Western Mari, and Ossetian form of Indonesia.
Iraak (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Iraq.
Iraan (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Iran.
Ispani (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Mongolian, Ossetian
Form of Hispania (see Spain).
Izmir (Region & Other) English, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Yakut, Bulgarian, Yiddish, Tatar, Czech, Dutch, German, Romanian, Frisian, Finnish, Georgian, Estonian, Polish, Armenian, Mongolian, Slovak, South Slavic
Form of İzmir used in languages that do not have the 'İ/i' character in the alphabet.... [more]
J̌okuuskay (Other) Yakut
Yakutian form of Yakutsk.
Joppuon (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Japão (see Japan).
Kataloni (Political Subdivision & Region) Buryat, Chechen, Mongolian, Ossetian
Buryat, Chechen, Mongolian, and Ossetian form of Catalonia.
Kazakhstaan (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Kazakhstan.
Khakasiya (Political Subdivision) Khakas, Russian
Khakas and Russian form of Khakassia.
Khalyma (Body of Water & River) Yakut
From Tundra Yukhagir kulumaa meaning river.
Khorvati (Country) Buryat, Chechen
Buryat and Chechen form of Croatia.
Kim (Body of Water & River) Khakas
The Khakas variant of Ulug Hem, the Tuvan name of Yenisey.
Kolumbi (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Mongolian, Ossetian
Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Mongolian, and Ossetian form of Colombia.
Kyrgystaan (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Kyrgyzstan.
Latvi (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Mongolian, Ossetian
Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Mongolian, and Ossetian form of Latvia.
Malayzi (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Ossetian
Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, and Ossetian form of Malaysia.
Moldavi (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Mari, Ossetian, Persian
Form of Moldova used in various languages.
Mool (Country) Khakas, Altai, Tuvan
Khakas, Altai and Tuvan form of Mongolia
Nuuchcha (Settlement) Yakut (?)
Yakut form of Rus'.
Pakistaan (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Pakistan.
Rumyni (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Ossetian
Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, and Ossetian form of Romania.
Sakha (Political Subdivision) Yakut, Russian
From the name of the Sakha (Yakut) people, which is derived from Turkic jaka meaning "collar, edge". This is the name of a Russian federal republic also known as Yakutia.
Serbi (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Mongolian, Ossetian
Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Mongolian, and Ossetian form of Serbia.
Sheber (Region) Buryat
Buryat form of Siberia.
Shveytsari (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Ingush, Ossetian
Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Ingush, and Ossetian form of Switzerland.
Shveytsariya (Country) Russian, Yakut, Ukrainian, Tatar, Bashkir, Armenian, Georgian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Tajik, Uzbek, Udmurt
Russian, Yakut, Ukrainian, Tatar, Bashkir, Armenian, Georgian, Kazakh, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Tajik, Uzbek, and Udmurt form of Switzerland.
Sibiir (Region) Yakut
Yakutian form of Siberia, a region in Russia.
Siri (Country) Buryat, Chuvash, Mongolian, Ossetian
Buryat, Chuvash, Mongolian and Ossetian form of Syria.
Slovaki (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Haitian Creole, Ossetian
Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Haitian Creole, and Ossetian form of Slovakia.
Sybyr (Region) Siberian, Circassian, Ossetian
Siberian Tatar, Circassian and Ossetian form of Siberia.
Tajikistaan (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Tajikistan.
Taylaan (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Thailand.
Türkmenistaan (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Turkmenistan.
Tüürküye (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Turkey.
Tyva (Political Subdivision) Tuvan, Russian
Tuvan and Russian form of Tuva.
Ulaan Baatar (Settlement) Buryat
Buryat form of Ulaanbaatar.
Ulaan-Ude (Settlement) Buryat
Buryat form of Ulan-Ude.
Uluğ-Hem (Body of Water & River) Tuvan
The Tuvan word for mother river.
Uzbekistaan (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Uzbekistan.
Vorkuta (Other) Russian, Komi, Nenets
Means "the abundance of bears" in Nenets. Vorkuta is a far north city in the Komi Republic in Russia.
Yiemen (Country) Yakut
Yakut form of Yemen.
Ytyk-Kyuyol (Settlement) Russian, Yakut
A settlement in Yakutia, Russia. It is named for a nearby lake, whose name literally means "Sacred Lake" in the Yakut language.
Yungyuele (Region, Settlement, Body of Water & River) Yakut, Russian