Swedish Submitted Place Names
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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] 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.
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).
BURUNDI (Country) English, Afrikaans, Basque, Breton, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Interlingua, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, TurkishThe 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.
ESKILSTUNA (Settlement) SwedishCombination of the Swedish name
Eskil and Swedish
tun (from Old Norse
tún) meaning "enclosure, fence, homestead, courtyard, plot". The town was originally called just
Tuna but was renamed Eskilstuna after Saint Eskil who was stoned to death in 1080...
[more] EUROPA (Region) Catalan, Corsican, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Frisian, Galician, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, SwedishForm of
Europe.
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).
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.
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.
HJÄLMAREN (Body of Water) SwedishDerived from Old Swedish
*iælmber "noise, rumble".
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] 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.
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.
LULE ÄLV (River) SwedishCombination of Lule Sami
lulij "the people living in the east" (referring to forest Sami people), and Swedish
älv "river".
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".
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] 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").
ÖREBRO (Settlement) SwedishCombination of Swedish
ör, an archaic word meaning "gravel", and
bro "bridge. ...
[more] 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] RIGA (Settlement) English, French, German, Portuguese, Turkish, Afrikaans, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Faroese, Italian, SpanishCognate 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.
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".
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. The county is slightly smaller than the province due to that the eastern part of the province belongs to
Stockholm county.
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.
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".
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".
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).
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.
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.
VÄSTERBOTTEN (Political Subdivision) SwedishSwedish county (
län) and historical province (
landskap) in Northern Sweden. The name refers to its geographical location west of the
Bothnian Bay and
Bothnian sea. The county is the 2nd biggest in Sweden (by area) and more than two times as big as the province...
[more] 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] 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".
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.