Somali Submitted Place Names

Somali names are used in the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti in eastern Africa.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aasiya (Region) Somali
Somali form of Asia.
Afgaanistan (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Afghanistan.
Aljeeriya (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Algeria.
Aserbiijaan (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Azerbaijan.
Asmara (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Bosnian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kyrgyz, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish
From Tigrinya ኣርባዕተ ኣስመራ (arbate asmera) meaning "the four (women) made them unite," referring to Tigrinya oral tradition in which four women convinced their clans to unite and defeat a common enemy... [more]
Bakistaan (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Pakistan.
Baxrayn (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Bahrain.
Butaan (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Bhutan.
Dimishiq (Settlement) Somali
Somali form of Damascus.
Eratareya (Country) Somali
Somali form of Eritrea.
Filibiin (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Philippines.
Fiyetnam (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Vietnam.
Hindiya (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of India.
Iiraan (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Iran.
Indunisiya (Country) Arabic, Somali, Tausug
Arabic, Somali, and Tausug form of Indonesia.
Ingiriiska (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of England.
Itoobiya (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Ethiopia.
Jabaan (Country) Somali
Somali form of Japão (see Japan).
Jabuuti (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Djibouti.
Jeejniya (Political Subdivision) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Chechnya.
Juba (Settlement) English, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Slovak, Somali, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Uzbek
Of uncertain origin, from the Nilotic Bari language of South Sudan. It is the name of the capital and largest city of South Sudan, as well as the former village on its site.
Kasakhstan (Country) Danish, Norwegian, Eastern African, Somali
Danish, Norwegian, and Somali form of Kazakhstan.
Koonfur Afrika (Country) Somali
Somali calque of South Africa.
Kuruweshiya (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Croatia.
Lubnaan (Country) Somali
Somali form of Lebanon.
Magrib (Region) Catalan, Estonian, Russian, Eastern African, Somali
Catalan, Estonian, Russian, and Somali form of Maghreb, referring to the region.
Marooko (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Morocco.
Masar (Country) Hausa, Somali
Hausa and Somali form of Misr.
Muqdisho (Settlement) Eastern African, Somali, Estonian
Somali and Estonian form of Mogadishu.
Qaahiro (Settlement) Somali
Somali form of Qahirah.
Qargistan (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Kyrgyzstan.
Qudus (Settlement) Crimean Tatar, Eastern African, Somali
Crimean Tatar and Somali form of Quds, referring to Jerusalem.
Ruushka (Country) Somali
Somali form of Russia.
Shiinaha (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of China.
Simbaabwi (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Zimbabwe.
Singabuur (Country, Settlement & Island) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Singapore.
Suqadara (Island) Somali
Somali form of Socotra.
Suudaan (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Sudan.
Suuriya (Country) Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Syria.
Usbekistan (Country) Danish, Estonian, German, Norwegian, Somali, Tagalog
Form of Uzbekistan used in various languages.