Tamil Submitted Place Names

Tamil names are used in southern India and Sri Lanka. See also about Indian names.

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

Airoppa ஐரோப்பா (Region) Tamil
Tamil form of Europa (see Europe).

An Mo Kiyo ஆங் மோ கியோ (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Ang Mo Kio.

Asmara அஸ்மாரா (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]

Chennai சென்னை (Settlement) Indian, Tamil, English
Most likely from the name of 17th-century Telugu monarch Damarla Chennapa Nayaka (or Chennappa Naicker). This is the name of the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which was officially called Madras until 1996.

Hanoy ஹனோய் (Settlement) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Tajik, Tamil
Form of Hanoi used in various languages as well as a Armenian, Bulgarian, and Tajik alternate transcription.

Ilankai இலங்கை (Country) Tamil
Tamil form of Sri Lanka.

Irattinapuri இரத்தினபுரி (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Ratnapura.

Islamapat இஸ்லாமாபாத் (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Islamabad.

Jakartta ஜகார்த்தா (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Jakarta.

Kozhumpu கொழும்பு (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Colombo.

Malesiya மலேசியா (Country) Tamil
Tamil form of Malaysia.

Mumpai மும்பை (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Mumbai.

Perak பேராக் (Political Subdivision) Malay, Tamil, English
Means "silver" in Malay, given in reference to the region's abundance of tin. This is the name of a state of Malaysia.

Pitok பிடோக் (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Bedok.

Pukkit Mera புக்கிட் மேரா (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Bukit Merah.

Pukkit Tima புக்கிட் திமா (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Bukit Timah.

Sha Alam ஷா ஆலாம் (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Shah Alam.

Sinkappur சிங்கப்பூர் (Country, Settlement & Island) Tamil
Tamil form of Singapore.

Tamil Natu தமிழ்நாடு (Political Subdivision) Tamil, Malayalam
Tamil and Malayalam form of Tamil Nadu.

Tilli தில்லி (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Delhi.

Timpu திம்பு (Settlement) Georgian, Tamil, Uyghur
Georgian, Tamil, and Uyghur form of Thimphu.

Ukrain உக்ரைன் (Country) Luxembourgish, Mongolian, Tamil, Yiddish
Luxembourgish, Mongolian, Tamil, and Yiddish form of Ukraine.

Urom உரோம் (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Rome.

Viyatnam வியட்நாம் (Country) Hindi, Persian, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
Hindi, Persian, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu form of Vietnam.

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