Montserrat

From Catalan Montserrat. The island was named after the Virgin of Montserrat.

A mountain range in Catalonia, Spain, near Barcelona, the site of a monastery.


Catalonia

/ˌkætəˈləʊniə/

autonomous community
autonomous community


Leon

David Camden de Leon
Independence, Iowa
Juan Ponce de Leon
Legio VII Gemina
Martín De León
Mexican–American War

From Spanish León, from Latin legiō (“legion”), named for the Legio VII Gemina, which settled there. In reference to the New York town and Texan river, taken from the former Spanish kingdom. The Texan lake is named for the river. The Floridian county is named for the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. The Texan county is named for Martin de Leon, founder of Victoria, Texas. The town in Monroe Co., Wisconsin, was named for the Mexican city. The Iowan town was changed to honor the "Fighting Doctor" of the Mexican–American War David Camden de Leon after it was discovered that Iowa already had a city named Independence. The Kansan town was named for the one in Iowa. Doublet of legion via Old French. The California town was named for the nearby Leon Mine.

A city in northwestern Spain, the former capital of the Kingdom of Leon.

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

A province of Castile and León, Spain around the city.

A historical region in Spain around the province.


Madrid

An autonomous community of Spain, the Community of Madrid.

Community of Madrid
Community of Madrid#English

A province of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Capital: Madrid.


Majorca

/məˈd͡ʒɔɹ.kə/

/məˈd͡ʒɔː.kə/

From Latin īnsula maior (“larger island”); the intermediate form was *Maiōrica.

Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands#English

An island in the Mediterranean; largest of the Balearic Islands.


Seville

From (possibly through a Middle French form) Spanish Sevilla, from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /sefela/, “plain, valley”). Compare Hebrew שפלה (shfela, “lowland”), Arabic سافل (safil, “lowly”).

der

إِشْبِيلِيَة

Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya)


Louisiana

From French Louisiane, named for King Louis XIV of France.

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(historical) A vast territory in central North America:


Tarragona

/tɑːɹəˈɡəʊnə/

/tæɹəˈɡəʊnə/

Borrowed from Catalan Tarragona, ultimately from Latin Tarracō.


Barcelona

/ˌbɑːsəˈləʊnə/

/ˌbɑɹsəˈloʊnə/

/ˌbɑɹsɪˈloʊnə/


Valencia

From Spanish Valencia, from Latin Valentia, from valentia (“power, vigor”). Doublet of Valence.

Valencia
Valencia (autonomous community)
Valencia orange

The capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.

An autonomous community of Spain, the Valencian Community.

A province of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.


Bilbao

The largest city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain.


San Sebastián

A coastal city, the capital of the province of Guipúzcoa, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.


Nevada

American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

A municipality of Granada, Spain, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.


Basque Country

A region that straddles the border of Spain and France.


Melilla

Etymology tree
Tarifit mlel
Tarifit Mliltbor.
Arabic مَلِيلْيَة (malīlya)bor.
Spanish Melillabor.
English Melilla
Borrowed from Spanish Melilla.

etymon

An autonomous city of Spain and exclave at the edge of Morocco.


Aller

A municipality in Asturias, northern Spain.


Cox

en-proper noun

Cox (countable and uncountable, plural Coxes)

The surname has converged from several different origins; see Cox.

A municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencia, Spain.


Jerez

Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera#English

A city in the province of Cádiz, western Andalusia, Spain. Official name: Jerez de la Frontera.

Jerez de los Caballeros
Jerez de los Caballeros#English

A town in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. Official name: Jerez de los Caballeros.


Granada

/ɡɹəˈnɑː.də/

From Spanish Granada, from Arabic غَرْنَاطَة (ḡarnāṭa), originally the name of a medieval suburb that was incorporated into the city. Doublet of Grenada.

der

Arabic غَرْنَاطَة (ḡarnāṭa)


Anna

From Late Latin Anna both directly and via numerous other languages, chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to Anne the Prophetess, from Koine Greek Ἄννα (Ánna) in the New Testament, from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ, “Hannah”), from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As a city in Illinois, named for Anna Davie, wife of one of the initial settlers. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Ana, and Hannah.


Petra

From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”).

A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain.


Ebro

A river in Spain that flows into the Mediterranean.


Guadalcanal

From Spanish. The Pacific island was named in 1568 by Álvaro de Mendaña, after his hometown of Guadalcanal, Spain. From Arabic وَادِي الْخَانَات (wādī l-ḵānāt, “Valley of the Stalls”).

وَادِي الْخَانَات


Cantabria

Possibly a Celtic name, such as Proto-Celtic *kantos (“rim, corner”) or *cant- (“rock”).

An autonomous community and province in northern Spain.


Córdoba

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Córdoba.

unadapted borrowing

Alternative form of Cordoba, a city and province Spain and a province of Argentina.


Minorca

From Late Latin Minorca, Minorica, from Latin Balearis Minor. Compare Majorca.


Garcia

en-proper noun

Garcia (countable and uncountable, plural Garcias)

A municipality in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.


Santiago

/sæntiˈɑːɡəʊ/

Chinese Filipino
Guan Yu
James, brother of Jesus
Jose Rizal
Santiago
Santiago (disambiguation)

From Spanish Santiago, ellision of earlier Sant'Iago and Sant Iago, from Latin Sanctus Iācōbus (“Saint James or holy James”), the latter word deriving from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel”) and the Biblical account of the patriarch Jacob's birth in Genesis 25:26. Piecewise doublet of Saint James.
The Guan Yu sense among Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines is due to a syncretic association of the deified Chinese general with St. James, who are both known for their assertiveness and heroism, which non-Chinese and people in the Philippines like Jose Rizal during the 19th century first associated with and/or surmised the Chinese folk deities venerated by Chinese Filipinos on Chinese altars and prints with popular Christian or Muslim figures.

der

Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela#English

Synonym of Santiago de Compostela, a city in Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site.


Aragon

An autonomous community in northeastern Spain. Capital: Zaragoza.

(historical) A medieval kingdom in Spain.


Felix

From Latin Fēlīx (literally “happy, lucky”).

A municipality in Almería province, Andalusia, Spain.


Salamanca

/ˌsæləˈmæŋkə/

A city in western Spain, capital of the province of Salamanca.


Curtis

From Old French corteis and curteis (Modern French courtois (“polite, courteous”). Doublet of courteous.

A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain.


Malaga

en-proper noun

Malaga (countable and uncountable, plural Malagas)

From Spanish Málaga, from Arabic مَالَقَة (Mālaqa), from Latin Malaca, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (Málaka or Malake) of uncertain origin but possibly derived from Proto-West Semitic *milḥ- (“salt”). The American places are from the Spanish city. The surname is also sometimes derived via Polish Malaga.

A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.


Breda

A municipality of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Breda

municipality in the province of Girona, Catalonia


Guadalajara

/ˌɡwɑːdələˈhɑːɹə/

/ˌɡwɑdələˈhɑɹə/

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalajara, from Arabic وَادِي الْحِجَارَة (wādī l-ḥijāra, literally “valley of stones”).
The city in Mexico was named after the city in Spain by conquistadores.

der

وَادِي الْحِجَارَة

Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha#English

A province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Guadalajara.

A city, the capital of Guadalajara, Spain.


Santa Cruz

From Spanish and Portuguese Santa Cruz (“Holy Cross”), various places named in honor of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. Doublet of Holy Cross and Saint Croix.

A parish of the municipality of Mieres, Asturias, Spain.

A neighbourhood of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.

The capital city of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; in full, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.


Extremadura

/ˌɛkstɹəməˈdʊəɹə/

Believed to derive from Latin Extrēma Dūriī, alluding to the fact that the province is located beyond the Douro river.

An autonomous province in western Spain. Capital: Mérida


Murcia

An autonomous community and province in southeast Spain.


Navarre

From French Navarre, from Spanish Navarra.

An autonomous community and province in northern Spain.


Zaragoza

Borrowed from Spanish Zaragoza, from Navarro-Aragonese Zaragoza, from Mozarabic, from Latin Caesaraugusta, named after Roman Emperor Augustus. Doublet of Caesaraugusta.

A city, the regional capital of Aragon, Spain.


Alicante

A city, the capital of the province of Alicante, Spain.


Santa Fe

Borrowed from Spanish Santa Fe (“Holy Faith”).

A municipality of Granada, Andalusia, Spain.


Lena

The female name is from the Scandinavian, German and Russian pet form of Helena, Magdalena and Yelena (also spelled Elena).
The river in Yakutia is from Russian Лена (Lena), from Evenki Елюенэ (Jeljujenə, “the Large River”). Compare to Yakut Өлүөнэ (Ölüöne).
(Norwegian river): Probably related to Old Norse leir (“clay”) (see the references).
(Town in Toten): From Old Norse lein.


Épila

A municipality in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.


Balearic Islands

An autonomous community and province of Spain.


Mallorca

From Spanish Mallorca or Catalan Mallorca, from Late Latin Maiorica, ultimately from Latin maior.


Ibiza

Borrowed from Spanish Ibiza, from Catalan Eivissa, from Arabic يَابِسَة (yābisa), from Latin Ebusus, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤌 (ʾybšm).

An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain.


Tagus

A major river in Spain and Portugal, the longest in Iberia.


Spanish Guinea

A former colony of Spain in Central Africa, now called Equatorial Guinea.


Ames

en-proper noun

Ames (countable and uncountable, plural Ameses)

Translingual: Ames

A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain.


Eljas

A city and municipality of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.


Argos

A river in Murcia, Spain; flowing from Caravaca de la Cruz into the Segura at Calasparra.


Elvira

Elvira (countable and uncountable, plural Elviras)

A medieval Spanish royal name, of probably Gothic origin, and debated meaning. It became famous outside Spain after its appearance in Mozart's Don Giovanni (1787).

Former name of Granada.; A city in Spain; An ancient name for the city.


Sandoval

Sandoval (countable and uncountable, plural Sandovals)

From Spanish, named after the city in Burgos Province, Spain, from Old Spanish Sannoval, from Latin saltus (“grove”) + novālis (“newly cleared land”).


Irun

A town in Guipúzcoa province, Basque Country, Spain, on the border with France.


Sella

A river in Asturias, starting in the Picos de Europa and flowing into the Bay of Biscay


Oviedo

Cantabrian Mountains
Cantabrian Mountains

The capital city of Asturias, in northwestern Spain, near the Cantabrian Mountains, founded circa 760.


Elche

From Spanish Elche, from Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη (Helíkē, “A nymph who took care of Zeus in his infancy on Crete”). The Spanish city was named after Helike by Greek colonists.


Tenerife

/ˌtɛnəˈɹiːf/

Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife

An island in the Canary Islands, the largest of the islands, capital city Santa Cruz de Tenerife.


Biscay

Ultimately from Basque bizkar (“low ridge”). Compare Basque Bizkaia, Spanish Vizcaya.

A province of the Basque Country, Spain.


Asturias

To this day the Asturians say to each other "Have a care. Asturias is Spain. The rest is Araby."

2000, Richard Sterling, Allison Jones, Spain, Lonely Planet; World Food, page 145:

An autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. The capital city is Oviedo.


Toledo

Borrowed from Spanish Toledo, from Latin Tolētum.


Sabadell

From Catalan Sabadell, of uncertain Latin origin.


Asturia

Asturia’s former margraviate Castilia became a realm itself, annexed all Asturia in 1037, and turned it into a titular principality as Castilia’s (and later Spain’s) royal primogeniture in 1388.

(history) A former kingdom in northwestern Spain


Grez

A village in the municipality of Urraúl Bajo, Navarre, Spain.


Málaga

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Málaga, q.v.

Alternative form of Malaga, a port city and province of Andalusia, Spain.


Badajoz

From Spanish Badajoz, of uncertain origin but possibly from Arabic forms of Latin Pax Augusta.

A province of Extremadura, Spain, around the city.


Valencian Community

An autonomous community of Spain located in the eastern part of the Iberian Peninsula. Area: 23,255 sq km (8,979 sq mi). Population (2009): 5,111,706. Historically, a kingdom also including the town of Caudete.


Aragon Strip

The region of Aragon in Spain where Catalan is spoken; composed of the districts of Ribagorza/Ribagorça, La Litera/La Llitera, Bajo Cinca/Baix Cinca, Bajo Aragón-Caspe/Baix Aragó-Casp, Bajo Aragón/Baix Aragó and Matarraña/Matarranya.


Formentera

Ultimately from Latin frūmentārium (“granary”).

One of the Balearic Islands of Spain, south of Ibiza.


Rota

en-proper noun

Rota (countable and uncountable, plural Rotas)

From Italian Rota, from Latin Rota, from Latin rota (“wheel”).


Gijón

From Spanish Gijón; found in medieval documents as Medieval Latin Gigia, but further origins are unclear.

A city on the coast of Asturias, in northwestern Spain.


San Antonio

Borrowed from Spanish San Antonio, named after St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), Franciscan friar.

A village in the municipality of Requena, Valencia, Spain.


Santander

Possibly from the name of Saint Andrew (through a form Sanct Ander) or from Saint Emeterio (through forms Santemter > Santenter > Santander), a martyr whose head was brought there in the third century.

A city and port, the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain.


Segovia

Borrowed from Spanish Segovia, from Latin Segovia, from Celtiberian Segouia, from a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *segos (“victory”). Related city names include Segeda and Segontia.


Costa Daurada

From Catalan Costa Daurada (“golden coast”).

An area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain, between Cunit and the mouth of the Ebro River. It is entirely included in the province of Tarragona.


Palma

A city and port in Majorca, Spain, capital of Balearic Islands


Linares

From Spanish Linares, from linares (“flax fields”). For places outside Spain, derived from Spanish cities or from Spanish nobles bearing the name in their primary titles. As a surname mostly found in Venezuela, variously derived from all these sources.


Ávila

A province in Castile and León, Spain. Capital: Ávila.

A city in Ávila province, Castile and León.


Cadiz

From Spanish Cádiz, from Arabic قَادِس (qādis), from Latin Gādēs, from Ancient Greek Γάδειρα (Gádeira), from Phoenician 𐤂𐤃𐤓 (gdr /gādēr, gādīr/).


Complute

An Anglicisation of Complūtum, the original Latin name of the city.

Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares#English

(historical) Alcalá de Henares (an ancient town now in the Community of Madrid)


Costa Brava

The coastline of Catalonia in Spain, from Blanes to the French border. It is a popular tourist resort, with many beaches.


Cordoba

From Spanish Córdoba, from Arabic قُرْطُبَة (Qurṭuba), from Latin Corduba, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (qrtywbʿy or Qartuba), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt or qart, “city”) + 𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (ywbʿy, “Juba”) after the Numidian king Juba I. As South American provinces, named after the Spanish city.

der

A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.


Cartagena

From Spanish Cartagena, ultimately from Latin Carthāgō Nova (“New Carthage”), of Punic origin, cognate to
Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “Carthage”, literally “New City”).


Coles

en-proper noun

Coles (countable and uncountable, plural Coleses)

en:Coles (given name)
en:Coles (surname)

A municipality in Ourense province, Galicia, Spain.


Vitoria

A city in Álava, Basque Country, Spain. It is the capital of the Basque Country


Gerona

A city in northeastern Catalonia, Spain.


Teruel

Teruel (countable and uncountable, plural Teruels)

A city, the provincial capital of Teruel, Spain.


Gran Canaria

An island in the Canary Islands, capital city Las Palmas.


Lanzarote

An island in the Canary Islands, with capital Arrecife.


La Rioja

An autonomous community and province in northern Spain. Capital: Logroño.


Logroño

/lɒˈɡɹɒnjəʊ/

Borrowed from Spanish Logroño, of unknown origin, but most likely from Old Spanish lo (definite article) + Celtiberian gronio (“ford”).

The capital city of La Rioja, in northern Spain, on the river Ebro.


Girona

/d͡ʒɪˈɹoʊnə/


Montjuïc

From Catalan Montjuïc, from a Latin name probably meaning “Mountain of the Jews”.


Menaka

From Spanish Meñaka, from Basque Meñaka, from Basque Meña.


Roncesvalles

From Spanish Roncesvalles; compare Old French Rencesvals.

A village in Navarre, Spain, in the Pyrenees, traditionally the site of the death of Roland in the Chanson de Roland.


Almería

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Almería, q.v.

unadapted borrowing

Alternative form of Almeria, a city and province in Andalusia, Spain.


Palencia

A province in northern Castile and León, Spain.

A city, the provincial capital of Palencia, Spain.


Ribadesella

A town in Asturias, at the foot of the river Sella.


Cáceres

From Spanish Cáceres, from Extremaduran Caçris.

A city, the provincial capital of Cáceres, Spain.


Burgos

Uncertain, possibly borrowed from Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐍃 (baurgs, “walled city”).

A province in Castile and León, in northern Spain.

A city in Burgos province, Castile and León.


Álava

A province of the Basque Country, Spain.


Albacete

/ˌɑːlbɑːˈseɪteɪ/

From Spanish Albacete, from Andalusian Arabic البسيط, from Arabic ال (al, “the”) + بسيط (basīṭ, “expanse, plain”).

A province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain, around the city.


Zamora

A city, the provincial capital of Zamora, Spain.


Huesca

A province of Aragon, Spain. Capital: Huesca.

A city, the provincial capital of Huesca, Spain.


Huelva

Borrowed from Spanish, from Latin Onuba or Onoba, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤍𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ʿnʿ bʿl, “Baal's fortress”), through Arabic وَلْبَة (walba).

der

A province in the southwest of Andalusia, Spain. Capital: Huelva.


Vigo

A city on the southwest coast of Galicia, Spain.


La Coruña

From Spanish La Coruña, of uncertain origin.


Guadalquivir

/ˌɡwɑːdəlkɪˈvɪə/

Borrowed from Spanish Guadalquivir, derived from Arabic وَادِي الكَبِير (wādī l-kabīr, literally “the great river”).

وَادِي الكَبِير

From here, you would dangle your legs over the edge of the River Guadalquivir, the bank unprotected, one able to take a dip if one so wished.

2021, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Open Water, Viking, page 69:


Cuenca

From Spanish Cuenca, from cuenca (“valley; watershed”).

A province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Capital: Cuenca.


Douro

Borrowed from Portuguese Douro, from Old Galician-Portuguese Doiro, from Latin Durius, possibly from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”).


A Coruña

/ˌɑ kəˈɹunjə/

From Galician A Coruña, of uncertain origin.

A historic city on the coast of Galicia, Spain.


Cervantes

Borrowed from Spanish Cervantes; see there for more.

A municipality of Os Ancares, Lugo, Galicia, Spain


Alberche

A river in central Spain, that flows into the Tagus.


Blanes

A town and municipality in the comarca of Selva in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.


Guadiana

en-proper noun

Guadiana (countable and uncountable, plural Guadianas)

/ˌɡwɑːdɪˈɑːnə/

/ˌɡwɑdiˈɑnə/

From Spanish Guadiana, from Old Spanish Aguadiana, derived from Arabic وَادِي (wādī, “river, valley”) + Latin Anās (ancient name of the river), related to anas (“duck”).


Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Borrowed from Spanish Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

bor+

The official name of Las Palmas, the largest city in Gran Canaria.


Jerez de la Frontera

The official name of Jerez, a city in Andalusia


Badalona

/ˌbɑːdəˈloʊnə/

A city in Catalonia, Spain situated on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea.


Jaén

The Spanish city name likely derives from Arabic جَيَّان (jayyān), from Latin Villa Gaiena.


Leganés

A city in central Spain, about 11 km southwest of central Madrid


Terrassa

A city in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located at the feet of the Prelitoral mountain range.


Algeciras

From Spanish Algeciras, from Arabic الجزيرة الخضراء (al-Jazīrah al-Khaḍrāʾ, “Green Island”) in reference to nearby Isla Verde. Doublet of Algiers, Algeria, and Al Jazeera.

der

الجزيرة الخضراء

doublet

A city on the Bay of Gibraltar, in Andalusia, Spain.


Santiago de Compostela

A city in Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site.


Parla

A city in Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Madrid.


Mataró

A city in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, 30 kilometres north-east of Barcelona.


Dos Hermanas

From Spanish, meaning "two sisters". The name dates from its founding in 1248 by Ferdinand III of Castile and honours the sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, one of the king's principal military commanders.

A city in Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia about fifteen kilometres south of Seville.


Getafe

A city in Spain, in the south of the autonomous community of Madrid.


Fuenlabrada

A city of Spain, in the autonomous community of Madrid, southwest of Madrid.


Lleida

The capital city of the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.


Marbella

A city in Andalusia, in southern Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.


Torrejón de Ardoz

A city in Spain, in the autonomous community of Madrid, 20 kilometres from the centre.


Alcalá de Henares

/ˌalkaˈlɑː deɪ ɛˈnɑːɹɛs/

/ˌɑlkəˈlɑ deɪ həˈnɑɹeɪs/

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Alcalá de Henares.

unadapted borrowing

A city in the Community of Madrid, Spain.


Santa Cruz de Tenerife

A province of the Canary Islands, Spain.


Ciudad Real

From Spanish Ciudad Real (“Royal City, Kingstown”), a common title of major settlements of the Spanish Empire.


Guipúzcoa

A province and historic territory in the Basque Country, Spain, whose capital is San Sebastián.


Pontevedra

A city in Galicia, Spain, and the capital of its province.

A province in southwestern Galicia, Spain.


Lugo

A city of the province of the same name in Galicia, Spain, and its capital.


Villarreal

A city in Castellón, Spain, in the community of Valencia.


Valenzuela

From Spanish Valenzuela. As a surname, originated in Castile and León in Spain. The city in the Philippines is named after Filipino revolutionary Pio Valenzuela.

named-after

A town and municipality of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.


Poo

A small town in eastern Asturias, near Llanes

A small town in eastern Asturias, near Cabrales


Llanes

A coasal town in northern Asturias, Spain.


Eibar

A city in Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain


Hernani

A town and municipality of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.


Almeria

/ˌælməˈɹi.ə/

/ˌɑːlməˈɹi.ə/

From Spanish Almería, from Arabic المرية (al-Mariyya), from مَرَايَا (marāyā, “mirrors”) in reference to the settlement's initial role in the 9th century as a watchtower for Bajjana, now Pechina.

A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.


Fuerteventura

Borrowed from Spanish Fuerteventura, from fuerte (“strong”) + ventura (“fortune”).

An island in the Canary Islands, capital city Puerto del Rosario


Sagunto

From Spanish Sagunto, from Latin Saguntum.


Eo

A river in northern Spain, whose estuary marks part of the border between Galicia and Asturias


Empúries

Borrowed from Catalan Empúries, from Ancient Greek Ἐμπόριαι (Empóriai).

(historical) An ancient Greek city on the Mediterranean coast in Catalonia, founded 575 BCE.


Castellón

Valencian Community
Valencian Community#English

A province of Valencian Community, Spain.


Figueres

The administrative capital of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain


Gines

* As a Catalan surname, from the saints' name Ginés. Compare Jines.
* The city in Spain is of unclear origin, but could possibly be a corruption of the source of the saints' name above with an Arabic influence, namely جنة (“garden, paradise”), referring to the Garden of Eden.

A municipality of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.


Montseny

From Catalan Montseny, from Latin mōntem signī (literally “mountain of the sign”).


Reus

A city in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain.


Oropesa

en-proper noun

Oropesa (countable and uncountable, plural Oropesas)

Borrowed from Spanish Oropesa. The surname is predominantly found in Cuba and in the Philippines.

A town in Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.


Hispania Tarraconensis

one of three provinces of the Roman Empire in Hispania, which is now Spain.


Berga

A city in central Catalonia, capital of Berguedà


Berguedà

From berguedà (“pertaining to Berga”), from Latin *Bergītānus, variant of Bergistani.

A comarca in central Catalonia. Capital: Berga


Castellnou

From Catalan Castellnou (literally “new castle”). Compare Newcastle.

bor

A number of towns or other places in Catalonia, Spain.


Segorbe

A municipality in the province of Castellón, Spain; famous for its semana de Toros – “bull-running week” – held every September.


Martorell

A municipality in the comarca of Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; it lies at the confluence of the Rivers Llobregat and Anoia.

Martorell

municipality in Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, lying at the confluence of the Llobregat and the Anoia


Martorelles

A municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Spain.

Martorelles

municipality in Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Spain


Ronda

en-proper noun

Ronda (countable and uncountable, plural Rondas)

A town in the province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain.


Alameda

From Spanish alameda (“avenue lined with poplars”).


Nava

From Spanish, Catalan and Asturian-Leonese surname, from several placenames derived from nava (“plain, treeless plateau”), from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, probably Basque naba (“plain, valley”). See Navarra.

A town in central Asturias, in northern Spain


Valdes

en-proper noun

Valdes (countable and uncountable, plural Valdeses)

From Spanish Valdés, from Asturian Valdés.

(uncountable) A municipality of Asturias, Spain


Heredia

Heredia (countable and uncountable, plural Heredias)

Borrowed from Spanish Heredia, itself of Basque origin.

A village in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.


Alcaraz

From Spanish Alcaraz, from Arabic الكرز (al-Karaz), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + كرز (karaz, “cherry”).


Landa

Landa (countable and uncountable, plural Landas)

A village in Alava, Basque Country, Spain


Coria

A town and municipality of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.


Villalba

Villalba (countable and uncountable, plural Villalbas)

From the Spanish surname, from villa (“settlement, farmstead”) + albo (“white”).


Lepe

A city and municipality of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.


Plasencia

A market city in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.


Ripoll

The capital of Ripollès, Girona, Catalonia.


Osona

A historical territory and comarca in the provinces of Barcelona and Girona, Catalonia, Spain


Avellaneda

Avellaneda (countable and uncountable, plural Avellanedas)

A municipality in Ávila province, Castile and León, Spain.


Sitges

A town in Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain.


Lucena

A municipality of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain


Azpeitia

Borrowed from Spanish Azpeitia, from the name of a Basque town.

A town and municipality of Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain


Villada

Villada (countable and uncountable, plural Villadas)

A municipality in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain.


Villablanca

A town and municipality of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.


Compostela

From Spanish Compostela, from Galician Compostela, from Latin compositella (“the little well-organized one”), from composita (“put together, arranged”) + -ella (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from compōnere (“to put together”), from con- (“with, together”) + pōnere (“to put, to place”), q.v.

der

Synonym of Santiago de Compostela, a city in Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site.


Igualada

The capital city of Anoia comarca, Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain.


Picos de Europa

A mountain range in northern Spain, part of the Cantabrian Mountains


Cantabrian Mountains

A mountain range in northern Spain, stretching from the Pyrenees to the Galician Massif


San Fernando

From Spanish San Fernando.
The city in Trinidad and Tobago is named after King Ferdinand III of Castile.

named-after

Several locations in Latin America, Spain and the Philippines:

A city, the provincial capital of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines

A city, the provincial capital of La Union, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines

A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines

A town in the Chalatenango department, El Salvador


San Mateo

Borrowed from Spanish San Mateo (literally “Saint Matthew”).


Ponferrada

A city in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain.


Olivenza

A town in Spain, on the Portuguese border and in the region of Extremadura.


Aranjuez

A city in the south of the Community of Madrid, Spain.


La Palma

A city in Orange County, California, United States.


Canfranc

From Aragonese, from Latin Campus Franci (literally “field of the Franks”).

der

A village in Aragon, Spain in the Pyrenees that is the site of an abandoned railway station.

Canfranc
Canfranc International railway station


Benidorm

A city and municipality of Alicante, Valencia, Spain.


Community of Madrid

An autonomous community of Spain. Capital: Madrid.


Menaca

From Spanish Meñaca, from Basque Meñaca, from Basque Meña.


Torrevieja

A city in Spain, in the province of Alicante.


Central Massif

central+massif
* (Spain): Calque of Spanish macizo Central
* (France): Calque of French Massif central

Cantabrian Mountains
Cantabrian Mountains#English

Urrieles Massif (a massif in Picos de Europa, Cantabrian Mountains, Northern Spain, Spain)


Bossòst

A municipality of Lleida prefecture, Catalonia, Spain.


Henares

A river in Spain, tributary of the Jarama, in the village of Horna, in the province of Guadalajara.


Manzanares

en-proper noun

Manzanares (countable and uncountable, plural Manzanareses)

A small river in central Spain, tributary to the Tagus, which flows through Madrid.


Villaviciosa

A town in central eastern Asturias, Spain.


Vallarta

en-proper-noun

Vallarta (countable and uncountable, plural Vallartas)

Vallarta de Bureba
Vallarta de Bureba#English

Castile and Leon
Castile and Leon#English

Ellipsis of Vallarta de Bureba.; A municipality of Bureba, Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain


Cumbre Vieja

From Spanish Cumbre Vieja (literally “old summit”).

bor

A volcano in La Palma, Canary Islands, in the Atlantic, part of Macaronesia, of the Africa, belonging to Spain


Mahón

The capital city of Minorca, Balearic Islands.


Miramar

Probably from Spanish (mirar + mar), or Portuguese (mirar + mar), to look at the sea, sea view


Venta de Baños

A town and municipality in Palencia province, Castile and León, Spain.


Gádor

A municipality in Almería, Andalusia, Spain.


La Robla

A municipality in León, Castile and León, Spain.


Pola de Lena

A town in the municipality of Lena, Asturias, Spain.


Caminreal

A municipality in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain.


Brañuelas

A locality and minor local entity in Villagatón, province of León, Castile and León, Spain.


El Escorial

San Lorenzo de El Escorial
San Lorenzo de El Escorial#English

A historical residence of the King of Spain in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Community of Madrid.


Grijota

A municipality in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain.


Grajal de Campos

A municipality in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain.


Villalón de Campos

A municipality in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain


Las Arenas

A neighbourhood of Getxo, in the province of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain.


Collado Villalba

A municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain.


Miranda de Ebro

A city in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain.


Calatayud

A town and municipality of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.


Ricla

A municipality in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.


San Fernando de Henares

A municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain, east of the city centre.


Baides

A municipality in Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.


Casetas

A borough of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, to the west of the city.


Portbou

A town and municipality in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain, on the border with France.


San Roque

Common name of several places in Latin America, Spain and the Philippines named after Saint Roche


Alcázar de San Juan

A city and municipality in Ciudad Real province, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.


A Mariña Occidental

Unadapted borrowing from Galician A Mariña Occidental


Beasain

A town and municipality in Gipuzkoa province, Basque Country, Spain.

Beasain

town and municipality in the Basque Country, Spain


Barracas

A town in Castellón province, Valencia, Spain.


Jarama

A river in Spain, passing through Guadalajara and Madrid, which flows into the Tagus at Aranjuez.


Castellar de la Frontera

A town and municipality in Cádiz province, Andalusia, Spain.


Langreo

A municipality in central Asturias, Spain.


Los Nietos

A coastal village in Cartagena municipality, Murcia, Spain.


Costa Blanca

Literally, “white coast”, coined in the 1950s to promote tourism, after Costa Brava.

In some ways it is easy to see why Maksim Kuzminov chose to start a new life in Villajoyosa on the Costa Blanca. It overlooks the Mediterranean, with spectacular sunrises.

2024 February 24, Rory Carroll, Luke Harding, “On the run from Russia: the defector to Ukraine shot dead on the Costa Blanca”, in The Observer, →ISSN:

The coastline of Valencia and Alicante in Spain.


Galisteo

A municipality in Cáceres province, Extremadura, Spain.


Cudillero

A municipality in western Asturias, Spain.


Alpuente

From Spanish Alpuente, from Arabic البُنْت (al-Būnt), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + بُنْت (būnt).

(historical) A former kingdom in Spain around the city, one of the Iberian taifas.


Arona

A municipality on Tenerife, Canary Islands.


Quart

Comarques Gironines
Comarques Gironines#English

A municipality of Gironès, Comarques Gironines, Girona, Catalonia, Spain


Sotosalbos

Borrowed from Spanish Sotosalbos, from Spanish sotos (“groves”) + Spanish albos (“white”), literally “white groves”.

affix

A municipality of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain.


Coín

A town and municipality in Malaga province, Andalusia, Spain


Segeda

An ancient settlement in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.


Segontia

An ancient settlement in Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, now Sigüenza.


Roces

From Spanish Roces; from Asturian Roces, from roces, plural of roza ("hedges" or "bushes")

A neighbourhood of Gijón, Asturias, in northwestern Spain.