Elias

Borrowed from Latin Ēlīās, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Hebrew אליה.

(biblical) Elijah (Old Testament prophet)

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elijah


Valhalla

From New Latin, from Old Norse Valhǫll, from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”).

(Norse mythology) Valhalla (the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle)


Rio

Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro#Portuguese


Rouen

Unadapted borrowing from French Rouen, from Latin Rotomagus.

Rouen (the capital city of Normandy, Franceon the Seine River)


Ancien Régime

Unadapted borrowing from French Ancien Régime.

ubor

(historical, politics) Ancien Régime (aristocratic system in France before the French Revolution)


Miranda

a toponym, indicating the presence of a watchtower or belvedere


Miranda

a female given name, equivalent to English Miranda


Amara

a female given name, equivalent to English Amara


Kyushu

Kyushu (the third largest island in Japan)


Beja

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Beja, from Arabic بَاجَة (bāja), from Visigothic Paca, from Pācem (Jūliam) (the ancient Roman town).

inh+

Beja (a city and municipality of Beja, Portugal)


Albany

Albany (a city, the state capital of New York, United States)


Ganges

Ganges (a river in India and Bangladesh)


Hokkaido

Hokkaido (an island and prefecture in northern Japan)


Dante

a male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Dante


turco

⇒ Japanese: トルコ (Toruko)

Turkish (Turkic language spoken in Turkey)


Sulawesi

Sulawesi (an island in Indonesia, the world's eleventh-largest island)


Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh (region in South Caucasus)


Harvard

Unadapted borrowing from English Harvard.


Orlando

Borrowed from Italian Orlando. Doublet of Rolando.

a male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Roland


Orlando

Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)


Calais

Calais (a town in Hauts-de-France, France)


Leipzig

Unadapted borrowing from German Leipzig.


Félix

Borrowed from Latin Fēlīx, from fēlīx (“happy; lucky”).

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Felix


Cincinnati

Cincinnati (a city in Ohio, United States)


Edna

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Edna


Merlin

Unadapted borrowing from English Merlin.

(Arthurian legend) Merlin (wizard who helped Arthur)


Samosata

An ancient city in southeast Anatolia, in modern Turkey, located near the banks of the Euphrates; modern Samsat


Arabela

/ɐ.ɾɐˈbɛ.lɐ/

[ɐ.ɾɐˈβɛ.lɐ]

a female given name, equivalent to English Arabella


Calvados

Calvados (a department of Normandy, France)


Sacramento

Sacramento (a city, the state capital of California, United States)


Sara

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Sarah


Baldrs draumar

(Nordic literature, rare) Baldrs draumar (eleventh book of the Poetic Edda)


Hávamál

(Nordic literature) Hávamál (second book of the Poetic Edda)


ALUPEC

Acronym of alfabeto unificado para a escrita do cabo-verdiano, an orthography standard for Cape Verdean Creole


Völuspá

(Norse literature) Völuspá (first book of the Poetic Edda)


Arkhangelsk

Arkhangelsk (a city, the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia)


USP

Universidade de São Paulo
w:Universidade de São Paulo

(Brazil) Acronym of Universidade de São Paulo.


Annapolis

Annapolis (a city, the state capital of Maryland, United States)


Ricardo

From Old High German Rīcohard, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz.

a male given name, equivalent to English Richard


Rodrigo

From Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*hrōþireiks), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks (literally “famous ruler”).

der

a male given name from Gothic, equivalent to English Roderick


Inari

Inari (a municipality and village in northern Finland)


César

From Old Galician-Portuguese Cesar, from Latin Caesar. Doublet of kaiser and czar.


Hanna

Unadapted borrowing from English Hannah, from Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ). Doublet of Ana and Ane.

a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah


Albuquerque

Albuquerque (a city in New Mexico, United States)


Manuel

a male given name, equivalent to English Emmanuel or Manuel


Montgomery

Unadapted borrowing from English Montgomery.

ubor

Montgomery (a city, the state capital of Alabama, United States)


Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Bonn (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Maastricht

Maastricht (a city and capital of Limburg, Netherlands)


Matilda

Borrowed from Old French Mathilde, from Old High German maht, meht (“might”) + hild, hilta (“battle”).

a female given name, equivalent to English Matilda


Ariadne

(Greek mythology) Ariadne (daughter of King Minos)

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Ariadne


Celebes

Celebes, Sulawesi (an island in Greater Sunda, Indonesia)


Aarão

[a.aˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Latin Aarōn, from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן ('aharón). Doublet of Faro.

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Aaron


Abraão

[a.bɾaˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.bɾɐˈɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.βɾɐˈɐ̃w̃]

Borrowed from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām).

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham

(biblical) Abraham (Old Testament prophet)


Dijon

Dijon (the capital city of the Côte-d'Or department, France)


Luzon

From Spanish Luzón, from Classical Tagalog Lusong (“old name for the Pasig river delta by Manila”), from Tagalog lusong.

der

Luzon (the largest island in the Philippines)


Adriano

Learned borrowing from Latin Adriānus. Doublet of Adrião.

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian


Angers

Unadapted borrowing from French Angers, from Latin Cīvitās Andecavōrum.

Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire#English

Angers (a city in Pays de la Loire, France)


São Vicente

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ viˈsẽ.t͡ʃi]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ viˈsẽ.t͡ʃi]

Saint Vincent of Saragossa (patron saint of Lisbon)


São Vicente

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ viˈsẽ.t͡ʃi]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ viˈsẽ.t͡ʃi]

A village and municipality of Madeira, Portugal

An island off the coast of São Paulo, Brazil

Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte#English

A city and municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English

A city in Cantagalo district, São Tomé and Príncipe

An island and municipality of Cape Verde

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English

the biggest island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

(historical) A captaincy in Colonial Brazil


Pearl Harbor

Unadapted borrowing from English Pearl Harbor, calqued from Hawaiian Wai Momi.

ubor

Pearl Harbor (a harbour and naval base in Hawaii, United States)


Ariana

[a.ɾɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

[a.ɾɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

Ariana (a historical region in Central Asia; modern Afghanistan and surrounding regions)


Ariana

[a.ɾɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

[a.ɾɪˈɐ̃.nɐ]

a female given name, equivalent to English Ariana


Yukon

From English Yukon, from Gwich'in yukon (“great river”).

Yukon, Yukon Territory (a territory in northern Canada)


Toulouse

From Latin Toulouse, from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin.

Toulouse (the capital city of the Haute-Garonne department, France; capital city of the region of Occitanie)


Adolfo

a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph


Cannes

Cannes (a city in the Alpes-Maritimes department, France)


Arjuna

(Hinduism) Arjuna (hero of the Mahabharata)


Albano

Learned borrowing from Latin Albānus. Doublet of Alvão and Albão.

a male given name, equivalent to English Alban


Nantes

/ˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ/

Nantes (the capital city of the Loire-Atlantique department, France; capital city of the region of Pays de la Loire)

Nantes (a municipality of the state of São Paulo, Brazil)


Montpellier

Montpellier (a city, the regional capital of Languedoc-Roussillon, France)


Ernesto

a male given name from German, equivalent to English Ernest


Vénus

(Roman mythology) Venus (goddess of love and beauty)


Vénus

(astronomy) Venus (second planet in the Solar System)


Plutão

[pluˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Roman mythology) Pluto (god of the underworld)

(astronomy) Pluto (a dwarf planet in the Solar System)


Tianjin

From the atonal pinyin romanization of Chinese 天津 (Tiānjīn, “heavenly ford; heavenly crossing”).

bor

Tianjin (a direct-administered municipality and major city in northern China)


Breda

Breda (a city in North Brabant, Netherlands)


Santa Cruz

[ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)ʃ]

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈkɾuʃ/

(Christianity) Holy Cross; meaning the cross Jesus died on

A city and municipality of Madeira, Portugal

A municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil


Goethe

Goethe (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer)


Extremadura

[ɐjʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

[ɐjʃ.tɾɨ.mɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

autonomous community
autonomous community

Extremadura (an autonomous community of Spain)


Comores

Union of the Comoros
Union of the Comoros

Comoros (A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa)

Comoros (an archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte)


Açores

From açores, plural of açor (“goshawk”).

Azores (an archipelago and autonomous region of Portugal, located in Atlantic Ocean)


Sandra

a diminutive of the female given name Alessandra, equivalent to English Sandra


Taj Mahal

Borrowed from Hindi ताज महल (tāj mahal), from Persian تاج محل (tâj mahal).

Taj Mahal (a monument in Agra, India, constructed between 1631 and 1654, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in the world)


Little Rock

Unadapted borrowing from English Little Rock.

ubor

Little Rock (a city, the state capital of Arkansas, United States)


Lara

a female given name, equivalent to English Lara

a diminutive of the female given name Larissa


Castries

Castries (the capital city of Saint Lucia)


Majuro

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English

Majuro (an atoll and capital city of the Marshall Islands)


Freetown

Freetown (the capital city of Sierra Leone)


Nabuchodonosor

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Nabucodonosor.


Lilongwe

Unadapted borrowing from Chichewa Lilongwe.

Lilongwe (a city, the capital city of Malawi)


Kingstown

Kingstown (the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)


Algarve

From Old Galician-Portuguese Algarve, from Arabic الغَرْب (al-ḡarb, “the west”).

Algarve (a traditional region and former kingdom in Portugal)


Metz

Metz (the capital city of the Moselle department, France)


Jeremias

/ʒɨ.ɾɨˈmi.ɐʃ/

Borrowed from Latin Jēremīas, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה.

der

Hebrew יִרְמְיָה

(biblical) Jeremiah (book of the Old Testament)

a male given name, equivalent to English Jeremiah


Alicante

Alicante (a province and city in Valencia, Spain)


Bermudas

[bɨɾˈmu.ðɐʃ]

After Juan de Bermudez, the Spanish explorer who discovered the islands in 1515.

Bermuda (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean)


Jonas

Borrowed from Latin Iōnās, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יוֹנָה.

Hebrew יוֹנָה

(biblical) Jonah (a book of the Old Testament)

(biblical) Jonah (prophet who was swallowed by a whale)

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jonah or Jonas


Hilda

a female given name from German, equivalent to English Hilda


Aglaia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγλαΐα (Aglaḯa).

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Aglaia


Interlaken

Unadapted borrowing from German Interlaken.


Navarra

Navarre (an autonomous community and province of Spain)


Câncer

(Brazil, astronomy) Cancer (constellation)

(Brazil, astrology) Cancer (Zodiac sign)


Leão

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Leon, from Latin Legiōnem. Doublet of legião.

inh+

León (a province and former kingdom in northwestern Spain)

León (a city, the provincial capital of León, Spain)


Leão

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by several Roman Catholic popes


Leão

(Brazil, colloquial) nickname of the Brazilian internal revenue service


Phebe

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Febe.


Rebeca

a female given name, equivalent to English Rebecca or Rebekah

(biblical) Rebekah (sister of Laban and wife to Isaac)


Raquel

(biblical) Rachel (younger daughter of Laban)

a female given name, equivalent to English Rachel


Tula

Tula (a city, the administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russia)


Renata

a female given name, equivalent to English Renata


Oceânia

Oceania (a continent consisting of the islands in the South Pacific Ocean)


Wolfgang

Borrowed from German Wolfgang, from Middle High German Wolfgang, from Old High German Wolfgang, from wolf (“wolf”) + gang (“path, course”).

a male given name from German, equivalent to English Wolfgang


Vanessa

a female given name, equivalent to English Vanessa


Peixes

(astronomy, astrology) Pisces (constellation)


Aquário

(astrology) Aquarius (astrological sign)


Netuno

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Neptuno.


Caronte

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn).

lbor

(Greek mythology) Charon (the ferryman of Hades)


Cristo

→ Japanese: キリスト (Kirisuto)

→ Vietnamese: 基移吹蘇 (Ki-ri-xi-tô)

From Old Galician-Portuguese Cristo, from Late Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), calqued after Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”).

(Christianity) Christ (title given to Jesus as the messiah)


Karlovac

Karlovac (a city and municipality, the administrative center of Karlovac County, in central Croatia)


Zelda

a female given name, equivalent to English Zelda


BBB

Big Brother Brasil (the Brazilian version of the reality show Big Brother)


Kremlin

(metonymically) Kremlin (the Russian or Soviet governments)


Lorena

administrative region
administrative region

Lorraine (a former administrative region and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est)


Leonardo

a male given name, equivalent to English Leonard


Franco

a male given name, equivalent to English Frank


Suíça

Confederação Suíça
Confederação Suíça#Portuguese

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe; official name: Confederação Suíça; capital: Berna (de facto))


Letônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Letónia.


Eslovênia

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Eslovénia.: Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe)


Estônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Estónia.


Macedônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Macedónia.


Lituânia

Lithuania (a country in Europe; capital: Vílnius)


Sérvia

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

República da Sérvia
República da Sérvia#Portuguese

Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe; official name: República da Sérvia)


Croácia

República da Croácia
República da Croácia#Portuguese

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe; official name: República da Croácia)


Bélgica

Borrowed from French Belgique, from Latin Gallia Belgica.

Reino da Bélgica
Reino da Bélgica#Portuguese

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France; official name: Reino da Bélgica)


Finlândia

[fĩˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/fĩˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/

[fĩˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/fĩˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/

Finland (a country in northern Europe; capital: Helsinque)


Rússia

Federação da Rússia
Federação da Rússia#Portuguese

Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia; official name: Federação da Rússia)


Escócia

Borrowed from Latin Scōtia (“Scotland”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese Escoça.

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom, Europe; capital: Edimburgo)


Moldávia

República da Moldávia
República da Moldávia#Portuguese

Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe; official name: República da Moldávia)

Western Moldavia
Western Moldavia#English

Moldova, Western Moldavia (a region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova)


Alemanha

/ɐ.lɨˈmɐ.ɲɐ/

/ɐ.lɨˈmɐ.ɲɐ/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Alamanha, from Latin Alemānnia, from Proto-Germanic *Alamanniz. Doublet of Alemânia and Alamânia.

inh+

República Federal da Alemanha#Portuguese

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany; official name: República Federal da Alemanha)


País de Gales

/pɐˈiʒ dɨ ˈɡa.lɨʃ/

[pɐˈiʒ ðɨ ˈɣa.lɨʃ]

Compound of país + de + Gales. Literally, “country of Wales”.

Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom, Europe; capital: Cardife)


Praga

Prague (the capital city of the Czech Republic)


Escandinávia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Scandināvia, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō.

bor+

(sociopolitics) Scandinavia (a cultural region in northern Europe)

(geology) Scandinavia (a peninsula in northern Europe)


Luxemburgo

Luxembourg (a country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (the capital city of Luxembourg)


Lakshmi

(Hinduism) Lakshmi (Hindu goddess of wealth)


Dinamarca

From Danish Danmark, from Old Norse Danmǫrk.

Denmark (a country in northern Europe; capital: Copenhaga)


Reino Unido

From reino (“kingdom”) and unido (“united”). Calque of English United Kingdom.

Reino Unido da Grã-Bretanha e da Irlanda do Norte

United Kingdom (a country in Europe; capital: Londres)


Albânia

[aʊ̯ˈbɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈbɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Albānia, from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

República da Albânia
República da Albânia#Portuguese

Albania (a country in Southeast Europe; official name: República da Albânia)


Espanha

→ Japanese: イスパニャ (Isupanya)

[iʃˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

[eʃˈpɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Espanha (“Iberian Peninsula”), from Latin Hispānia, possibly derived from the Punic אי שפן (I-Shaphan, “coast of hyraxes”). Doublet of Hispânia.

der

Reino de Espanha
Reino de Espanha#Portuguese

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula; official name: Reino de Espanha)

(obsolete or poetic, usually in the plural) Iberian Peninsula


Suécia

Sweden (a country in Northern Europe; capital: Estocolmo)


Grécia

⇒ Japanese: ギリシャ (Girisha)

From Old Galician-Portuguese Greçia, borrowed from Latin Graecia, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós); a character in Greek mythology.


Bulgária

[buʊ̯ˈɡa.ɾɪ.ɐ]

[buʊ̯ˈɡa.ɾɪ.ɐ]

From Medieval Latin Bulgaria, from Bulgar.

República da Bulgária
República da Bulgária#Portuguese

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe; official name: República da Bulgária)


Islândia

[iʒˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/iʒˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/

From New Latin Islandia, from Old Norse Ísland.

Iceland (an island and country in Europe in the North Atlantic; capital: Reiquiavique)


França

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese França (“France”), from Late Latin Francia (“France”), from Latin Francī (“the Franks”), the nominative plural of Francus, from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”). Doublet of Frância.

inh+

República Francesa
República Francesa#Portuguese

France (a country in Western Europe; official name: República Francesa)


Áustria

[ˈaʊ̯ʃ.tɾɪ.ɐ]

[ˈaʊ̯ʃ.tɾjɐ]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Austria (“Austria”), a Latinization of German Österreich (“Austria”), from Old High German Ostarrîchi, a vernacular translation of the Latin name Marchia orientālis (“eastern borderland”).

bor+

República da Áustria
República da Áustria#Portuguese

Austria (a country in Central Europe; official name: República da Áustria)


Holanda

zh-l

荷蘭／荷兰 (Hélán)

→ Chinese: 荷蘭／荷兰 (Hélán)

→ Manchu: ᡥᠣ
ᠯᠠᠨ (ho lan)

→ Tibetan: ཧོ་ལན (ho lan)

→ Vietnamese: Hà Lan

→ Zhuang: Hozlanz

desctree

→ Japanese: オランダ (oranda)
→ Korean: 화란 (Hwaran)
→ Okinawan: ウランダ (uranda)
→ Vietnamese: Hoà Lan
 (和蘭陀, 阿蘭陀) → 和蘭 (oran)

→ Javanese: ꦮꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (Walanda), ꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (Landa)
→ Ambonese Malay: walanda
→ Malay: Belanda
> Indonesian: Belanda (inherited)
→ Iban: Belanda
→ Tausug: Balanda'
→ Thai: วิลันดา (wí-lan-daa)

Holland (a traditional region in the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)


Córsega

/ˈkɔɾ.sɨ.ɡɐ/

[ˈkɔɾ.sɨ.ɣɐ]

Corsica (an island, department, and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia)


Porto Rico

Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)


Eslováquia

República Eslovaca
República Eslovaca#Portuguese

Slovakia (a country in Central Europe; official name: República Eslovaca)


Jethro

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Jetro.


Omar

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Omar


Irlanda

Ireland (an island in the Atlantic, off the northwestern coast of Europe)

Ireland (a country in Europe, occupying most of the island of Ireland; capital: Dublim)


Uppsala

Unadapted borrowing from Swedish Uppsala, from Old Norse Uppsalir (literally “upper halls, upper dwellings”), from upp (“up”) + salir (“halls, rooms”, plural of salr).

com

plural of <i class="Latn mention" lang="non">salr</i>

Uppsala (a city in eastern central Sweden)


Cyrenaica

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Cirenaica.


Grã-Bretanha

/ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ̃.ɲɐ/

[ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ̃.j̃ɐ]

/ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾeˈtɐ.ɲa/

/ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈtɐ.ɲɐ/

/ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈtɐ.ɲɐ/

/ˌɡɾɐ̃.bɾɨˈta.ɲɐ/

Great Britain (an island off the northwest coast of Europe)


Lemnos

Lemnos (an island and regional unit of the North Aegean region, Greece)


Estreito de Messina

Strait of Messina
Strait of Messina#English

Strait of Messina (a strait between Sicily and mainland Italy)


Miyako

Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture#English

Miyako (an island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)


Vini

(Brazil) a diminutive of the male given name Vinícius


Arta

Arta (a regional unit of Epirus, Greece)

Arta regional unit
Arta regional unit#English

Arta (a city in Arta regional unit, Greece)


Tuzla

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Tȕzla, from Ottoman Turkish طوزله.

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Tuzla (a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina)


Botsuana

Borrowed from Tswana Botswana. Doublet of bechuana.


Al-Andalus

From Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس (al-ʔandalus), see Andalusia for more.

bor

الْأَنْدَلُس

(historical) Al-Andalus (a former kingdom consisting of the parts of Iberia controlled by Moors)


Inês

From Latin Agnes, from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “chaste”).

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes or Inez


Pentágono

Pentagon (the headquarters of the United States’ Department of Defense)


States

Unadapted borrowing from English States.


André

Ultimately from Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). An Old Galician-Portuguese form Andreu was displaced. Doublet of Andrei.

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew


Graz

Graz (a city, the state capital of Styria, Austria)


Candomblé

Borrowed from Kimbundu kandombe + Yoruba ilé (“house”), meaning “candombe house”.


Luciano

a male given name, equivalent to English Lucian

(philosophy) Lucian (ancient Syrian sophist)


Albertville

Unadapted borrowing from French Albertville.

ubor

Albertville (a town in the Savoie department, France)


Guanabara

[ɡwɐ.nɐˈβa.ɾɐ]


Guanabara

[ɡwɐ.nɐˈβa.ɾɐ]

Guanabara (a bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)


Bornholm

Bornholm (an island and municipality of Denmark, in the Baltic Sea)


Sampa

From the first part of the words São and Paulo.

(Brazil, São Paulo, informal) a nickname for the city of São Paulo


Epifania

Learned borrowing from Latin epiphanīa, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia, “manifestation, striking appearance”).


AFI

International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet#English

Initialism of Alfabeto Fonético Internacional (“IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)”).


Roménia

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Vaticano

From Latin Vāticānus (“Vatican Hill”), one of Rome's seven hills, ultimately from Latin vāticinārī (“to prophesy”).

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Silvio

a male given name, equivalent to English Silvius


Felipe

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) a male given name, equivalent to English Philip


Senna

English: Senna


Mogadishu

[ˌmɔ.ɣɐˈði.ʃu]


Olga

О́льга Ольга#Russian

a female given name from Russian О́льга (Ólʹga), equivalent to English Olga


Omaha

Omaha (a city in Nebraska, United States)


Titicaca

Borrowed from Spanish Titicaca, from Quechua Titiqaqa.


Sealand

Sealand (a micronation in the English Channel)


Port Louis

Port Louis (the capital city of Mauritius)


Indo

Indus (a large river in south-central Asia, rising in China (Tibet) and flowing through India and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea)


Pentateuco

From Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “tool, scroll, book”).

bor

(biblical) Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible)


Zé

a diminutive of the male given name José


Zé

a diminutive of the female given name Maria José


Chengdu

Chengdu (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Sichuan, in southwestern China)


Anshan

Anshan (a prefecture-level city in Liaoning, China)

Anshan (ancient Elamite and later Achaemenid Persian city in modern-day Iran)


Dalian

Dalian (a major subprovincial city in Liaoning, in northeastern China)


Kunming

Kunming (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Yunnan, in southwestern China)


Chongqing

Chongqing (a direct-administered municipality and city in western China)


Xiamen

[ʃɪ.aˈmẽɪ̯̃]

Xiamen (a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in Fujian, in southeastern China)


Stonehenge

Unadapted borrowing from English Stonehenge.

ubor

Stonehenge (ancient group of standing stones in England)


Tartu

Tartu (the second-largest city in Estonia)


Wuhan

Wuhan (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China)


Eos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs). Doublet of Aurora.

lbor

(Greek mythology) Eos (goddess of the dawn)


Narva

Narva (a city and municipality of Estonia)


Naupactus

Naupactus, Lepanto (a town in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece)


Valentino

a male given name, equivalent to English Valentine, Alternative form of Valentim


Kumamoto

The capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan


Kagoshima

Borrowed from Japanese 鹿児島 (かごしま, Kagoshima).

Kagoshima (a prefecture in southwestern Japan)

Kagoshima (the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)


Aceh

Aceh (a special autonomous province of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra)


IBGE

(Brazil) Initialism of Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (“Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics”).


Antananarivo

Antananarivo (the capital city of Madagascar)


zhuang

member of the Zhuang ethnic group of southern China

(uncountable) Zhuang (language spoken by the Zhuang people)


Maia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Maia, from Iberian Amaia.

inh+

Cidade da Maia

A city and municipality of the district of Porto, Portugal


Maia

(Greek mythology) Maia (daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes)


Aichi

Aichi (a prefecture in south-central Japan)


Levante

Levant (the regions bordering the eastern Mediterranean)


João

From Old Galician-Portuguese Joan, from Latin Iōhannēs, a variant of Iōannēs, from New Testament Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), contraction from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Ivan, Ian, Jean, Ruan, and Geovane.

doublet

Houve um homem enviado de Deus, cujo nome era João.

1959, João Ferreira de Almeida, Almeida Revista e Atualizada, Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil, João 1:6:

There was a man sent by God, whose name was John.

Você é cruel, senhor João! — disse o academico.

1862, Camilo Castelo Branco, Amor e Perdição:

You are cruel, mister John! - said the academic.

Munido dessa generosa carta de D. João II, que é um salvo conducto, Colombo volta a Portugal...

1911, Garcia Redondo, Descobrimento do Brazil, Casa Vanorder, page 44:

Having this generous letter from King John II, which is a safe-conduct, Columbus returns to Portugal...

a male given name, equivalent to English John


Tórshavn

Tórshavn (the capital city of the Faroe Islands)


Adão

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Adan, from Latin Ādām, Ādāmus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אדמה (adamah, “red earth, ground”).

der

a male given name, equivalent to English Adam

Adam (in Abrahamic religions, the first man and the progenitor of the human race)


eslovaco

Borrowed from Slovak Slovák (“Slovak”), from slovo (“word”).


Iago

From Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”).

a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob


Estónia

Estonia (a country in Europe; capital: Taline)


Gestapo

Unadapted borrowing from German Gestapo.

(historical) Gestapo (the secret police of the Nazi party)


Ivo

Two possible origins:
# Latinate form of a medieval name of Old French origin, from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (“yew, bow”). Name of French and English saints. Cognate with French Yves.
# Short form of Ivan. Doublet of João, Ian, Jean, Ruan, and Geovane, all equivalents to English John.


Nabucodonosor

Borrowed from Latin Nabuchodonosor, from Ancient Greek Ναβουχοδονόσωρ (Naboukhodonósōr).

der

Ναβουχοδονόσωρ

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Nebuchadnezzar or Nabuchodonosor, notably borne by several Babylonian rulers


Edgardo

a male given name, equivalent to English Edgar


Noé

(biblical) Noah (man whose family survived the Deluge)


Artur

a male given name, equivalent to English Arthur


Arturo

(astronomy) Arcturus (a bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes)


Ismael

Learned borrowing from Latin Ismael, from Ancient Greek Ἰσμαήλ (Ismaḗl), from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él/yišmāʿēl).

(biblical) Ishmael (eldest son of Abraham)

a male given name, equivalent to English Ishmael


Nouakchott

Nouakchott (the capital city of Mauritania)


São Tomé

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ toˈmɛ]


São Tomé

→ English: São Tomé

→ Japanese: サントメ (San Tome)

→ Vietnamese: Xao Tô-mê

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ toˈmɛ]

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English

São Tomé (the capital city of São Tomé and Príncipe)

São Tomé (an island in São Tomé and Príncipe).


Selma

a female given name, equivalent to English Selma


Sanaa

Sanaa (the capital and largest city of Yemen)


Berenice

Borrowed from Latin Berenīcē, from Ancient Greek Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē). Doublet of Verônica.

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Berenice


Adonai

(Judaism) Adonai (one of the names of God)


Dolores

Borrowed from Spanish Dolores. Doublet of dores.

a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Dolores or Delores


Osaka

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).


Scythia

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Cítia.


Pietro

a male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Peter


Tito

(biblical) Titus (a book of the New Testament)

a male given name, equivalent to English Titus


Ida

a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Ida


Eli

Borrowed from Latin Heli, from Hebrew עֵלִי.

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Eli

(biblical) Eli (priest who brought up Samuel)


Lula

(Northeast Brazil) a diminutive of the male given names Luís or Luiz


Judá

(biblical) Judah (one of the Israelite tribes)


Judá

(historical, biblical) Judah (an ancient kingdom in southern Israel)


Esaú

(biblical) Esau (son of Isaac and Rebekah)


Jalalabad

Jalalabad (a city in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan)


Arlene

a female given name, equivalent to English Arlene


Alana

a female given name, equivalent to English Alana


Anita

a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Anita


Naum

(biblical) Nahum (the book of the Bible)

(rare) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Nahum


EAU

Initialism of Emirados Árabes Unidos (“United Arab Emirates”).


Cérbero

[ˈsɛɾ.βɨ.ɾu]

(Greek mythology) Cerberus (giant three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades)


Pégaso

Borrowed from Latin Pēgasus, from Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos).

(Greek mythology) Pegasus (mythical winged horse)


Cassiopéia

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of Cassiopeia.


Andrômeda

Learned borrowing from Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).

(Greek mythology) Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus)

(astronomy) Andromeda (an autumn constellation of the northern sky)


Hélio

(Greek mythology) Helios (god of the sun)


Atlântida

(Greek mythology, fantasy) Atlantis (a legendary city sunken in an unknown location)


Cefeu

Borrowed from Latin Cēpheus, from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).

(Greek mythology) Cepheus (husband of Cassiopeia)


Osíris

Borrowed from Latin Osīris, from Ancient Greek Ὄσιρις (Ósiris), from Egyptian wsjr.

(Egyptian mythology) Osiris (god of the dead)


Plêiades

(Greek mythology) Pleiades (seven sisters, companions of Artemis)

(astronomy) Pleiades (open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus)


Sagittario

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Sagitário.


Calíope

(Greek mythology) Calliope (muse of eloquence and epic poetry)


Átropos

(Greek mythology) Atropos (one of the Fates)


Hórus

Borrowed from Late Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr.

(Egyptian mythology) Horus (god of the sun)


Alcíone

Borrowed from Latin Alcyonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē).

(Greek mythology) Alcyone (daughter of Atlas)

(Greek mythology) Alcyone (daughter of Aeolus)


Prometeu

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús).

lbor

(Greek mythology) Prometheus (titan who gave the power of fire to the mortals)


Afrodite

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē), usually connected with ἀφρός (aphrós, “sea foam, froth”), but possibly of Semitic origin.


Pã

Borrowed from Latin Pān, from Ancient Greek Πάν (Pán).

(Greek mythology) Pan (god of nature and shepherds)


Hipérion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὑπερίων (Huperíōn).


Perseu

Borrowed from Latin Perseus, from Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).

(Greek mythology) Perseus (hero who slew Medusa)


Apolo

Learned borrowing from Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Apollo


Ísis

(Egyptian mythology) Isis (mother-goddess)


Aracne

Borrowed from Latin Arachnē, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”).

der

(Greek mythology) Arachne (a woman famous for her skill at weaving)


Anúbis

Borrowed from Latin Anūbis, from Ancient Greek Ἄνουβις (Ánoubis), from Egyptian jnpw.

(Egyptian mythology) Anubis (god of the dead)


Reconquista

(historical) Reconquista (reconquest of Portugal and Spain by Christians)


Hainan

Hainan (an island and province of China)


Maiorca

[maɪ̯ˈɔɾ.kɐ]

[maɪ̯ˈɔχ.kɐ]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Maiōrca, Maiōrica, from Latin [īnsula] maior (literally “larger island”).


Jaime

a male given name, equivalent to English James


Marselha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Marselha, from Occitan Marselha.

inh+

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

Marseille (the capital city of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)


Copenhague

Ultimately from Danish København, from Old Danish Køpmannæhafn.


ONU

Organização das Nações Unidas#Portuguese

UN; Acronym of Organização das Nações Unidas.


Darcy

a unisex given name of Brazilian usage, equivalent to English Darcy


Gabriela

[ɡɐ.βɾiˈɛ.lɐ]

/ɡɐˈbɾjɛ.lɐ/

[ɡɐˈβɾjɛ.lɐ]

a female given name, feminine form of Gabriel


Juliana

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Juliana


Elena

a female given name, equivalent to English Helen


Ásia

Borrowed from Latin Āsia (“Asia Minor; Asia”), from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía, “Asia Minor; Asia”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja), of uncertain origin, possibly from Akkadian or Hittite.

der

Asia (a continent east of Europe and north of Oceania)

(historical, Ancient Rome) Asia (a province of the Roman Empire; modern western Turkey)


Austrália

Comunidade da Austrália
Comunidade da Austrália#Portuguese

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire; official name: Comunidade da Austrália)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


República Checa

Czech Republic
Czech Republic#English:_Q213

Czech Republic (a country in Central Europe)


Mariana

From Maria (“Mary”) + Ana (“Anne”). The city was named after Maria Anna of Austria, Queen consort of Portugal.

a female given name, equivalent to English Marian, Mariana, or Marianne


Sabrina

a female given name, equivalent to English Sabrina


Selena

a female given name, equivalent to English Selena


Ulrica

a female given name, equivalent to English Ulrica


Mazandaran

Borrowed from Persian مازندران (mâzandarân).


Guadalupe

administrative region
administrative region

Guadeloupe (an island in the northeastern edge of the Caribbean Sea)

Guadeloupe (an archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, including the island of Guadeloupe)


Armando

a male given name, equivalent to English Herman


Gustavo

a male given name from Swedish, equivalent to English Gustav


Dubai

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English

Dubai (a city in the United Arab Emirates; capital of Dubai emirate)

Dubai (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates)


Internet

/ˌĩ.tɛɾˈnɛ.tɨ/

Unadapted borrowing from English Internet.

ubor

World Wide Web (an information space on the Internet)

Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers)


Tiraspol

Tiraspol (a city in Transnistria, Moldova)


Giselle

a female given name; Alternative form of Gisela


Esmeralda

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Gisela

Borrowed from French Giselle, from Germanic.

a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Giselle


Tejo

From Old Galician-Portuguese Tejo, from Latin Tagus. The change from /ɡ/ to /ʒ/ was an influence of Arabic /d͡ʒ/, while the change from /a/ to /e/ corresponded to a process of imala, absent in Spanish.
Cognate with Galician Texo, Mirandese Teijo, Asturian Texu, Spanish Tajo, Aragonese Tacho and Catalan Tajo.

O Tejo é mais bello que o rio que corre pela minha aldeia

1914, Alberto Caeiro, O Tejo é mais belo que o rio que corre pela minha aldeia:

The Tagus is more beautiful than the river that flows through my village


Sylt

Sylt (an island of Germany in the North Sea)


Armagnac

Unadapted borrowing from French Armagnac.

Armagnac (A region and former county of the duchy of Gascony in modern-day France)


Adria

Adria (a town and comune of Rovigo, Veneto, Italy, situated on the site of an Etruscan city of the same name)


Danzig

Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship#English

Gdańsk, Danzig (the capital city of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)


Catarina

a female given name, equivalent to English Catherine

Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina#Portuguese


Potsdam

Potsdam (a city, the state capital of Brandenburg, Germany)


Elisabet

a female given name; Alternative form of Elisabete


República Dominicana

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English

Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)


América

the Americas (the continents of North, Central and South America)

(chiefly Portugal, informal) the United States


Isabell

a female given name of less common usage, variant of Isabel


Glauco

(Greek mythology) Glaucus (Greek sea god)

(Greek mythology) Glaucus (Lycian soldier in the Iliad)

(Greek mythology) Glaucus (son of king Sisyphus of Corinth)

(Greek mythology) Glaucus (son of king Minos of Crete)


Drácula

(historical) Dracula (Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia)


Papai Noel

(Brazil, folklore) Santa Claus (mythological man who brings gifts to children during Christmas)


Egito

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Egipto (“Egypt”), borrowed from Latin Aegyptus (“Egypt”), from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”).

Egipto

pre-1990 spelling, occasionally used in Portugal

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Egypt, Ancient Egypt (an ancient civilisation in the Nile Valley)


Singapura

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)


Micael

Borrowed from Latin Michaēl, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mikhāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל. Doublet of Miguel, Michel, Maicon, and Maicol.


Mika

a diminutive of the male given name Micael


da Silva

French: Da Silva

Occitan: Da Silva

Cognate with Spanish de Silva and, semantically, with Italian Del Bosco.


África

América

América do Norte, América Central, América do Sul

(historical, Ancient Rome) Africa (a province of the Roman Empire; modern Tunisia and western Libya)


Suméria

Sumer (an ancient civilisation in Mesopotamia)


Alexandre

→ Vietnamese: Alexanđê

/ɐ.lɨˈʃɐ̃.dɾɨ/

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Alexandre, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Doublet of Alessandro and Alexander.
Cognate with Galician Alexandre.

inh+

a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander


Suzuki

Borrowed from Japanese Suzuki (Suzuki), from Japanese スズキ (Suzuki, “automaker”); from Japanese 鈴木 (Suzuki).


Las Vegas

[ˈla(ɪ̯)ʒ ˈvɛ.ɡɐʃ]

/ˈlaʒ ˈvɛ.ɡɐʃ/

[ˈlaʒ ˈvɛ.ɣɐʃ]

/ˈlaʒ ˈvɛ.ɡɐʃ/

[ˈlaʒ ˈvɛ.ɣɐʃ]

/ˈlaʒ ˈbɛ.ɡɐʃ/

[ˈlaʒ ˈβɛ.ɣɐʃ]

Las Vegas (a city in Nevada, United States)


Antero

a male given name, equivalent to English Anterus


AEB

Agência Espacial Brasileira
w:Agência Espacial Brasileira

Initialism of Agência Espacial Brasileira, the Brazilian Space Agency


FAB

Força Aérea Brasileira
w:pt:Força Aérea Brasileira

(Brazil) Acronym of Força Aérea Brasileira (“Brazilian Air Force”).


Luís

→ English: Luis

Adaptation of Old French Louis, Looïs, Luis, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German *Hlūtwīg or Frankish *Hlōdowig, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Compare Spanish Luis, English Louis, Italian Luigi, Sicilian Luici, German Ludwig.

a male given name, equivalent to English Louis or Lewis


Cristian

[ˈkɾiʃ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐ̃]

/ˈkɾiʃ.t͡ʃjɐ̃/

Unadapted borrowing from English Christian. Doublet of Cristiano, cristão, and cretino.


Florina

Florina (a town and regional unit of West Macedonia, Greece)


Mathias

a male given name; Dated form of Matias.


Matias

Borrowed from Latin Matthiās, from Ancient Greek Ματθίας (Matthías), earlier Ματταθίας (Mattathías), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Matityáhu).

der

מַתִּתְיָהוּ

a male given name, equivalent to English Matthias

(biblical) Matthias (the Apostle who replaced Judas)


Terra Nova

/ˈtɛ.ʁɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/

/ˈtɛ.ʁɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/

/ˈtɛ.ʁɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/

[ˈtɛ.χɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ]

/ˈtɛ.ʁɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/

/ˈtɛ.ʁɐ ˈnɔ.vɐ/

/ˈtɛ.ʁɐ ˈnɔ.bɐ/

[ˈtɛ.ʁɐ ˈnɔ.βɐ]

Newfoundland (an island off the coast of Eastern Canada)


Vicente

a male given name, equivalent to English Vincent


Appalachia

Unadapted borrowing from English Appalachia.

ubor

Appalachia (a region in the eastern United States)


Troia

Troy (an ancient city in far northwestern Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)

A place in the parish of Carvalhal, municipality of Grândola, district of Setúbal, Portugal


Malavi

Alternative form of Malawi: Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)


Bharat

Borrowed from Hindi भारत (bhārat), from Sanskrit भारत (bhārata).


Jari

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Mianmar

From Burmese မြန်မာ (mranma, “Myanmar”).


Gouda

Gouda (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)


Helga

a female given name, equivalent to English Helga


Dagmar

a female given name from Danish, equivalent to English Dagmar


Ingrid

a female given name from Swedish, equivalent to English Ingrid


Benim

→ English: Benin

Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)


Irã

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Níger

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

Niger (a major river in West Africa, that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria)


Índia

From Old Galician-Portuguese India, borrowed from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus River”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š /hiⁿdūš/) (modern Persian هند (hend)) from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”). By surface analysis, Indo + -ia.


Nazaré

A town and municipality of the district of Leiria, Portugal

the letter N in the Portuguese radio alphabet


francês

[fɾɐ̃ˈse(ɪ̯)ʃ]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese frances (“French”), from Latin francēnsis. By surface analysis, França + -ês.

inh+

French (Romance language spoken in France, Belgium, Switzerland and former colonies of France)


neerlandês

From French Néerlandais, néerlandais. By surface analysis, Neerlândia + -ês.


Congo-Brazzaville

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Aquiles

(Greek mythology) Achilles (a Greek hero in the Iliad)


Jordânia

[ʒoɦˈdɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[ʒoɦˈdɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[ʒoɾˈdɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[ʒoʁˈdɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ]

[ʒuɾˈðɐ.njɐ]

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Cazaquistão

Borrowed from Russian Казахста́н (Kazaxstán).

bor+

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Congo-Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Sandro

a diminutive of the male given name Alessandro


Grand Canyon

/ˌɡɾɐ̃ ˈke.njõw̃/

[ˌɡɾɐ̃ ˈke.njõʊ̯̃]

Grand Canyon (a canyon and national park in the United States)


Mar Jónico

Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea#English

Ionian Sea (a marginal sea of the Mediterranean Sea, located between Italy and Greece)


Páscoa

→ Konkani: पास्कां (pāskā̃)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Pascoa, from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha (influenced by pascuum, pascua (“grazing”)), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), ultimately from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh).


OTAN

w:pt:Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte

Acronym of Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte: NATO


Eschilo

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Ésquilo.


Raul

a male given name from French, equivalent to English Ralph


Septuaginta

Septuagint (an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek)


Oltênia

Oltenia (a historical region in the southwest of Romania)


Olténia

European Portuguese standard spelling of Oltênia.


Verónica

European Portuguese standard spelling of Verônica.


Vênus

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Vénus.


Malásia

→ Tetum: Malázia


islandês

Icelandic (North Germanic language spoken in Iceland)


Schengen

Unadapted borrowing from German Schengen.

ubor

(politics) Schengen (the Schengen Agreement)

(European politics) Schengen, Schengen Area (the area over which the Schengen Agreement applies)


Rafael

der

Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl)

a male given name, equivalent to English Raphael


Bernardo

a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard


Yamada

Borrowed from Japanese 山(やま)田(だ) (Yamada).


Komodo

Komodo (an island in Lesser Sunda, Indonesia)


Boeing

Unadapted borrowing from English Boeing.

(aviation) Boeing (an American aerospace company)


Flensburg

Flensburg (a city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)


Tasmânia

Tasmania (an island and state of Australia)


Mongólia

[mõˈɡɔ.lɪ.ɐ]

[mõˈɡɔ.lɪ.ɐ]


Auschwitz

Auschwitz, Oświęcim (a town in Lesser Poland, Poland)


Auschwitz

Auschwitz (Nazi concentration camp in the town of Auschwitz)


Aesir

Borrowed from Old Norse æsir, nominative plural of áss, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”).

(Norse mythology) Æsir (the principal Norse gods)


Natacha

a female given name, equivalent to English Natasha, Alternative form of Natasha


Matilde

a female given name, equivalent to English Matilda, Alternative form of Matilda


Leiden

Leiden (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)


Somália

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)


Oto

a male given name from German, equivalent to English Otto


Ema

a female given name, equivalent to English Emma


Valdemar

a male given name from German, equivalent to English Waldemar


Marcela

a female given name, equivalent to English Marcella


Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes (a city, the state capital of Aguascalientes, Mexico)


Timor-Leste

East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)


Panchatantra

Panchatantra (a collection of Sanskrit and Pali animal fables)


Transnístria

[tɾɐ̃ʒˈniʃ.tɾɪ.ɐ]

/tɾɐ̃ʒˈniʃ.tɾjɐ/

/tɾɐ̃ʒˈniʃ.tɾjɐ/

Transnistria (a breakaway country in Moldova)


Gold Coast

Gold Coast (a city in Queensland, Australia)


Atena

From Latin Athena, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).


Ruthenia

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Ruténia.


norueguês

/nɔ.ɾwɛˈɡeʃ/

[nɔ.ɾwɛˈɣeʃ]


Nápoles

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from νέα πόλις (néa pólis, “new city”). Doublet of Neápolis.

slbor

Naples (a city and province, the regional capital of Campania, Italy)


Machu Picchu

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Machu Picchu, from Quechua machu pikchu (literally “old mountain”).

der

Machu Picchu (ancient Incan city and archaeological site in Peru)


Macedónia

Borrowed from Latin Macedonia, from Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía), from μακεδονία (makedonía, “highland”).

Macedonia, Macedon (an ancient kingdom in northern Greece)

Macedónia do Norte
Macedónia do Norte#Portuguese

(informal) Synonym of Macedónia do Norte


Vayu

(Hinduism) Vayu (god of wind in Hinduism)


Pilsen

[ˈpiʊ̯.sẽɪ̯̃]

Pilsen, Plzen (a city in the Czech Republic)


FB

(chiefly Internet slang or text messaging) Abbreviation of Facebook.


Arábia Saudita

Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Manuela

a female given name, feminine form of Manuel


Reno

Learned borrowing from Latin Rhēnus, from Gaulish *Rēnos.


Etna

From Latin Aetna, from either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aith-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European *ai-dh, from *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”).


Etna

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Aetna (Sicilian nymph)

(historical) Aetna (ancient Sicilian city)


SAMU

Acronym of Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência.


Kotte

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte#English

Kotte, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (the capital city of Sri Lanka)


Pieria

Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia#English

Pieria (a regional unit of the administrative region of Central Macedonia, in north-central Greece)

(historical) Pieria (a Roman province of the region of Syria, in modern Turkey)


Dimitri

Borrowed from Russian Дмитрий (Dmitrij).

a male given name from Russian, equivalent to English Dmitry


Santa Fé

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈfɛ/

Santa Fe (a city, the state capital of New Mexico, United States)

A village and municipality of Paraná, Brazil


Pandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra).

(Greek mythology) Pandora (woman who released evil into the world)


galês

From Gales + -ês, from Old English Wealas.


Szczecin

Szczecin, Stettin (a city in the West Pomerania, Poland)


Atenas

(historical) Athens (an ancient city state centred in the city of Athens)


Rafaela

/ʁɐ.fɐˈɛ.lɐ/

a female given name, feminine form of Rafael


Fénix

(mythology) Phoenix (a mythical firebird)


Aline

a female given name from French, equivalent to English Aline


Honda

Borrowed from Japanese 本田 (Honda) or Japanese ホンダ (Honda).


Honda

a brand of car manufactured by Honda, or a car of this brand


Célia

a female given name, equivalent to English Celia


Clotilde

a female given name, equivalent to English Clotilda


Justina

/ʒuʃˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

a female given name, equivalent to English Justine


Noemi

a female given name, equivalent to English Naomi

(biblical) Naomi (Ruth’s mother-in-law in the Book of Ruth)


Aomori

Aomori (a city and prefecture of Tohoku, Japan)


Genoveva

[ʒɨ.nuˈβɛ.βɐ]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Genovefa, Genoveva, possibly either of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kunją (“kin, family”) + *wībą (“woman, wife”), or of Celtic origin, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *genos (“family, clan”).

af

a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Genevieve


Athenas

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Atenas.


Roma

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Roma, from Latin Rōma (“Rome”).

inh+

Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient civilisation centred in Rome)

the Catholic Church (Christian church centred in the Vatican)


Holocausto

Holocaust (the mass murder of 6 million Jews, or 11 million people as a whole, by Nazi Germany)


Esparta

Borrowed from Latin Sparta, from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē).

Sparta (an ancient city-state in southern Greece)


Eurydice

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Eurídice.


Trinidad e Tobago

Trindade e Tobago
Trindade e Tobago#Portuguese


São Tomé e Príncipe

desc

→ Japanese: サントメ・プリンシペ (San Tome Purinshipe) (calque)

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English:_Q1039

São Tomé and Príncipe (a country and archipelago in Central Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean)


Aristóteles

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).

lbor

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Aristotle


Diogo

The Portuguese equivalent of Spanish Diego, from Old Galician-Portuguese Diago, from Latin Didacus.
The change from -a- to -o- in Portuguese is irregular, and has been explained as avoiding homonymy with Diago < diaconus.


Anabela

[ɐ.nɐˈβɛ.lɐ]

a female given name, equivalent to English Annabel or Annabelle


Avalon

(Arthurian legend) Avalon (earthly paradise in the western seas)


Anjouan

Unadapted borrowing from French Anjouan.


Boucher

Unadapted borrowing from French Boucher.


Guiné Equatorial

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


Marcello

a male given name of less common usage, variant of Marcelo, equivalent to English Marcel or Marcellus


Luiz

a male given name, equivalent to English Louis or Lewis. Alternative form of Luís


Josué

Borrowed from Latin Iōsuē, from Hebrew יהושע.

(biblical) Joshua (Judge of Israel in the Old Testament)

a male given name, equivalent to English Joshua


República Centro-Africana

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)


Iraque

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Ahura Mazda

Borrowed from Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (ahura mazdā).

(Zoroastrianism) Ahura Mazda (the one God of Zoroaster)


Marcos

From Old Galician-Portuguese Marcos, from Latin Mārcus.

(biblical) Mark (one of the seventy disciples)

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Mark


Indra

(Hinduism) Indra (Hindu god of war and weather)


Antofagasta

Antofagasta (a region in northern Chile)

Antofagasta (a province and city, the regional capital of Antofagasta, Chile)


Roxana

Roxana (the wife of Alexander the Great)

a female given name, equivalent to English Roxanne


Ananias

(biblical) Ananias (any of several New Testament characters)

a male given name, equivalent to English Ananias


Donetsk

Donetsk (an oblast and separatist state in eastern Ukraine)

Donetsk (a city, the administrative center of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine)


Lviv

Lviv, Lvov (an oblast in western Ukraine)

Lviv, Lvov (a city and municipality, the administrative center of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)


Camarões

[ka.maˈɾõɪ̯̃ʃ]

/kɐ.mɐˈɾõj̃ʃ/

After Rio dos Camarões (“River of Shrimps”), an early name of the Wouri River coined by Portuguese explorers, from camarão (“shrimp”).


Butão

Reino do Butão
Reino do Butão#Portuguese

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas; official name: Reino do Butão)


Maldivas

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)


Paraguai

Borrowed from Spanish Paraguay, from Guaraní Paraguay.


Síria

From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

(historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)

(historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)


Clemente

From Old Galician-Portuguese Clemente, Cremente, from Latin Clēmentem.

a male given name, equivalent to English Clement


Clemente

a surname transferred from the given name


Sérvia e Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro#English

Serbia and Montenegro (a former country in southeastern Europe)


São Vicente e Granadinas

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ viˈsẽ.t͡ʃi i ɡɾa.naˈd͡ʒĩ.nɐʃ]

[ˈsɐ̃w̃ viˈsẽ.t‿i ɣɾɐ.nɐˈði.nɐʃ]

[ˈsɐ̃w̃ viˈsẽ.t‿i ɣɾɐ.nɐˈði.nɐʃ]

[ˈsɐ̃w̃ biˈsẽ.t‿i ɣɾɐ.nɐˈði.nɐʃ]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


Seicheles

/sɐjˈʃɛ.lɨʃ/

/sɐjˈʃɛ.lɨʃ/

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean)


Nova Iorque

[ˈnɔ.βɐ ˈjɔɾ.kɨ]

New York (a city in New York, United States)

New York (an urban-type settlement in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine).


África do Sul

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


Nigéria

[niˈʒɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ]

[niˈʒɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ]

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Cabo Verde

→ Japanese: カーボベルデ (Kābo Berude)

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Emiratos Árabes Unidos

Emirados Árabes Unidos
Emirados Árabes Unidos#Portuguese

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

Alternative form of Emirados Árabes Unidos: United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Arnaldo

a male given name, equivalent to English Arnold


Métis

(astronomy) Metis (satellite of Jupiter)

(Greek mythology) Metis (personification of wisdom)


Nova Zelândia

[ˈnɔ.βɐ zɨˈlɐ̃.djɐ]

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Chukotka

Borrowed from Russian Чуко́тка (Čukótka).

Chukotka (a peninsula in northeastern Siberia)

Chukotka (an autonomous okrug of Russia)


Morfeu

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús).

(Greek mythology) Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams


Perséfone

From Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).

(Greek mythology) Persephone (wife of Hades)


Estrasburgo

Strasbourg (the capital city of the Bas-Rhin department, France; capital city of the region of Grand Est)


CEE

Initialism of Comunidade Económica Europeia.

initialism

Quanto mais se fala menos se vê / Já estou farto e quero ver / Quero ver Portugal na CEE / Quero ver Portugal... na CEE

1981, GNR (lyrics and music), “Portugal na CEE”:

The more it's talked, the less it's seen / I've had enough and I want to see / I want to see Portugal in the EEC / I want to see Portugal... in the EEC


Andrei

From Russian Андре́й (Andréj). Doublet of André.


Países Baixos

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

A sua Majestade el Rei dos Países Baixos e sua Real Consorte…

2017, Chacham Dr. Pinchas Toledano, E.H. Rosenberg, editors, חמישה חומשי תורה ותפילות לשבת כמנהג ק׳׳ק תלמוד תורה אמשטרדם [Five Books of the Torah and Prayers for Sabbath per the Practice of the Holy Community Talmud Torah in Amsterdam] (prayer book; hardcover; overall work in Hebrew, English, Dutch, and Portuguese), Jerusalem: Koren Publishers Jerusalem, →ISBN, תפלות לשבת, page 111:

To his Majesty the King of the Netherlands and his Royal Consort…

constituent countries
constituent country

Reino dos Países Baixos
Reino dos Países Baixos#English

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten; official name: Reino dos Países Baixos)


Josias

a male given name, equivalent to English Josiah


Schwartz

Unadapted borrowing from German Schwartz.


Sumy

Sumy (a city and municipality, the administrative centre of Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, on the Psel river)


Simferopol

Simferopol (the capital city of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine and capital city of the Republic of Crimea, Russia)


Susana

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Šōšannā, “rose, or lily”), from Egyptian ššn.

bor+

a female given name, equivalent to English Susan or Susanna

(biblical) Susanna (woman falsely accused of adultery)


Sinai

Sinai (a peninsula in eastern Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia)

(biblical) Sinai (a mountain in Sinai Peninsula, the location where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God)


Camila

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Camilla or Camille


Beatriz

From Old Galician-Portuguese Beatriz, borrowed from Latin Beātrīcem, from viātrīx (“wayfarer”).

a female given name, equivalent to English Beatrice, Beatrix


Cristina

/kɾiʃˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

a female given name, equivalent to English Christina


Cristina

/kɾiʃˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/


Francisca

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Frances


Saskatoon

Unadapted borrowing from English Saskatoon.

ubor

Saskatoon (a city in Saskatchewan, Canada)


Amaterasu

Borrowed from Japanese 天照 (あまてらす, Amaterasu), from 天 (あま, ama, “sky, the heavens”) + 照らす (てらす, terasu, “to illuminate”).

(mythology, Shinto) Amaterasu (Japanese sun goddess)


Angélica

a female given name, equivalent to English Angelica


Marcelo

a male given name, equivalent to English Marcel or Marcellus


Leonor

a female given name, equivalent to English Eleanor


Novgorod

Novgorod (a city, the administrative center of Novgorod Oblast, Russia)


Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk (a city, the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia)


Saulo

a male given name, equivalent to English Saul


Moisés

[moɪ̯ˈzɛ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

Learned borrowing from Latin Mōȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from Hebrew מֹשֶׁה.

der

Hebrew מֹשֶׁה

(biblical) Moses (the biblical patriarch)

a male given name, equivalent to English Moses


Tomás

From Old Galician-Portuguese Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), from Aramaic תאומא (“twin”).

a male given name from Aramaic, equivalent to English Thomas


Perm

Perm (a city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia)


Carlota

a female given name, equivalent to English Charlotte


Sogdiana

Sogdiana (a historical region and province of Persia in Central Asia)


Julieta

a female given name, equivalent to English Juliet


Buriatia

Buryatia (a republic in southeastern Russia)


Saransk

Saransk (a city, the regional capital of Mordovia, Russia)


Elista

Elista (the capital city of Kalmykia, Russia)


Magas

Magas (a city, the regional capital of Ingushetia, Russia)


Izhevsk

Izhevsk (a city, the regional capital of Udmurtia, Russia)


Makhachkala

Makhachkala (a city, the regional capital of Dagestan, Russia)


Yakutsk

Yakutsk (a city, the regional capital of Sakha, Russia)


Ulan-Ude

Ulan-Ude (a city, the regional capital of Buryatia, Russia)


Cheboksary

Cheboksary (the capital and largest city of Chuvashia, Russia)


Ufa

Ufa (the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia)


Grozny

Grozny (the regional capital and largest city in Chechnya, Russia)


Ernestina

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Rodolfo

a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Rudolph


Dario

a male given name from Old Persian, equivalent to English Darius


Ulrico

a male given name, equivalent to English Ulric


Teobaldo

Ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōbalþaz.

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Theobald


Bárbara

[ˈbaɾ.βɐ.ɾɐ]

a female given name, equivalent to English Barbara


Ezequiel

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Ezekiel


Edimburgo

Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)

City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh#English

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)


Danúbio

Learned borrowing from Latin Dānubius, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos, an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”).

Danube (a river in central and eastern Europe)


Humberto

a male given name, equivalent to English Humbert


Dmitry

a male given name; Alternative form of Dmitri


Sodoma

(biblical, Quranic) Sodom (ancient city in Canaan, destroyed by God due to its sinfulness)


Amur

Amur (long river forming the border between the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China)


Savoia

Savoy (a historical region in western Europe)


Rolando

From Old French Roland, from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiland. Doublet of Orlando.

a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Roland


Ronaldo

From English Ronald, anglicized from a Scottish Gaelic form of Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”), later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold.

a male given name, equivalent to English Ronald


Salisburgo

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Salisburgum.

Salzburg (the capital city of the state of Salzburg, Austria)


Débora

(biblical) Deborah (prophetess mentioned in the Book of Judges)

a female given name, equivalent to English Deborah


Quintino

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Quentin


Antonieta

a female given name, equivalent to English Antoinette


Osvaldo

a male given name, equivalent to English Oswald


Plutarco

Borrowed from Latin Plūtarchus, from Ancient Greek Πλούταρχος (Ploútarkhos).

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Plutarch, notably borne by an an ancient Greek historian


Fabiano

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Fabian


Oviedo

Borrowed from Spanish Oviedo. Displaced Ovedo.

Oviedo (the capital city of Asturias, Spain)


Basse-Terre

Basse-Terre (the capital city of the overseas department of the Guadeloupe, France)

Basse-Terre (an island comprising the western half of the overseas department of Guadeloupe)


Bydgoszcz

Bydgoszcz (a city in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)


Anticristo

Borrowed from Late Latin Antichristus, from Ancient Greek ἀντίχριστος (antíkhristos). By surface analysis, anti- + Cristo.

(Christianity, eschatology) Antichrist (false messiah who will be sent by the Devil)


Amaury

Unadapted borrowing from French Amaury. Doublet of Amalarico and Amalrico.


Anthropos

/ɐ̃ˈtɾɔ.puʃ/

/ɐ̃ˈtɾɔ.puʃ/

(Gnosticism) Anthropos (the primordial man).


Amália

a female given name, equivalent to English Amalia


Cecília

Learned borrowing from Latin Caecilia. Doublet of Sheila, through Irish.

a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia


Sólon

Borrowed from Latin Solōn, from Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn).

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Solon, notably borne by an Athenian statesman and lawgiver


Lodz

Łódź Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship#English

Lodz, Łódź (the capital city of the Łódź Voivodeship, Poland)


Mónica

a female given name, equivalent to English Monica


Peloponeso

Peloponnese (a peninsula and traditional region in southern Greece)


EUA

Estados Unidos da América
Estados Unidos da América#Portuguese

USA (a country in North America); initialism of Estados Unidos da América (“United States of America”)


Aragão

/a.ɾaˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[a.ɾaˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.ɾɐˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɾɐˈɣɐ̃w̃]

autonomous community
autonomous community

Aragon (an autonomous community of Spain)

(historical) Aragon (a former kingdom in Iberia)


Aragão

/a.ɾaˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[a.ɾaˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ɐ.ɾɐˈɡɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.ɾɐˈɣɐ̃w̃]


Marrocos

From Old Galician-Portuguese Marrocos (“Marrakech”), from Arabic مَرَّاكُش (marrākuš). Doublet of Marraquexe.


Eslovénia

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

República da Eslovénia
República da Eslovénia#Portuguese

Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe; official name: República da Eslovénia)


Antígua e Barbuda

[ɐ̃ˈti.ɣwɐ i βɐɾˈβu.ðɐ]

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English

Antigua and Barbuda (a country in the Caribbean)


Omã

Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Nicarágua

Nicaragua (a country in Central America)


Costa do Marfim

[ˈkɔʃ.tɐ ðu mɐɾˈfĩ]

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)


Indonésia

→ Tetum: Indonézia

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


Geórgia

/ʒeˈɔʁ.ʒi.ɐ/

[ʒeˈɔɦ.ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ʒiˈɔʁ.ʒi.ɐ/

[ʒɪˈɔɦ.ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ʒeˈɔʁ.ʒi.ɐ/

[ʒeˈɔɦ.ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ʒiˈɔʁ.ʒi.ɐ/

[ʒɪˈɔɦ.ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ʒeˈɔɾ.ʒi.ɐ/

[ʒeˈɔɾ.ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ʒiˈɔɾ.ʒi.ɐ/

[ʒɪˈɔɾ.ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ʒeˈɔʁ.ʒi.ɐ/

[ʒeˈɔʁ.ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ʒiˈɔʁ.ʒi.ɐ/

[ʒɪˈɔʁ.ʒɪ.ɐ]

[ʒeˈɔɻ.ʒɪ.a]

[ʒɪˈɔɻ.ʒɪ.a]

/ʒɨˈɔɾ.ʒi.ɐ/

Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

a female given name, equivalent to English Georgia


Bielorrússia

República da Bielorrússia
República da Bielorrússia#Portuguese

República de Belarus
República de Belarus#Portuguese

Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe; official names: República da Bielorrússia and República de Belarus)


Wroclaw

Wrocław, Breslau (a city in the Lower Silesia, Poland)


Carolinas

plural of Carolina; North and South Carolina, collectively.


Ah Puch

(Maya mythology) Ah Puch (personification of death in Maya mythology)


Ankou

(Celtic mythology) Ankou (personification of death)


Letónia

Latvia (a country in Europe; capital: Riga)


Irão

European Portuguese standard form of Irã.: Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Iugoslávia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Jugoslávia.


Jugoslávia

Yugoslavia (a former country in the Balkans)


Branca de Neve

(European folklore) Snow White (beautiful princess placed into an sleeping enchantment)


Schweizer

Unadapted borrowing from German Schweizer.


Califórnia

California (The most populous state of the United States)

A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil


Donatela

a female given name, equivalent to Italian Donatella


Ararat

Ararat (a mountain in northeastern Turkey)


Odisséia

(Brazilian Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (until 1990) of Odisseia.


Teodoro

Borrowed from Latin Theodōrus, from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Theodore


Bolívia

Borrowed from Spanish Bolivia, corresponding to Bolívar + -ia.


Araxes

Araks (a river in Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan)


Hindu Kush

Hindu Kush (a mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan)


Archimedes

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Arquimedes.


Havaí

Borrowed from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi (“Hawaii”), from Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki.

bor+

Hawaii (an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean)

Hawaii (the largest island of the Hawaiian archipelago)


Afeganistão

República Islâmica do Afeganistão#Portuguese

Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; official name: República Islâmica do Afeganistão)


Babilônia

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Babilónia.


Alasca

Borrowed from English Alaska, ultimately from Aleut alaxsxaq.


Kamchatka

Kamchatka (a peninsula in the Far East of Russia)


Siracusa

Borrowed from Italian Siracusa, from Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συράκουσαι (Surákousai).

Syracuse (a city and province of Sicily, Italy)

Syracuse (a city in New York, United States)


Esopo

Borrowed from Latin Aesōpus, from Ancient Greek Αἴσωπος (Aísōpos).


Iémen

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Malaui

Alternative spelling of Malawi: Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)


Sudão

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


Ilhas Marshall

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈmaχ.ʃaʊ̯]

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈmaɾ.ʃaɫ]

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈmaɾ.ʃaɫ]

[ˈi.ʎɐʒ ˈmaɾ.t͡ʃaɫ]

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English:_Q709

Marshall Islands (A country consisting of two archipelagos in Micronesia, in Oceania)


São Marinho

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ maˈɾĩ.ɲu/

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ maˈɾĩ.j̃u]

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ maˈɾĩ.ɲu/

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ maˈɾĩ.j̃u]

[ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ maˈɾi.ɲo]

/ˈsɐ̃w̃ mɐˈɾi.ɲu/

San Marino (a landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy)

San Marino (the capital city of San Marino)


Guiné

→ English: Guinea

Of uncertain origin; possibly from a Berber source like Tarifit aynaw (“mute”) (alternative form agnaw) i.e “those who don't speak our language” (compare the similarly constructed Slavic term *němьcь (“foreigner”, literally “not-speak”), as in Polish Niemiec (“German”)).
Or, possibly after the city of Djenné. More at Guinea.

(historical) Guinea (the coastal regions of Subsaharan West Africa)


Mauritânia

Borrowed from Latin Maurītānia (“Berber kingdom in northern Africa”).

Mauretânia

only when referring to the ancient region

Mauretania (an ancient kingdom in North Africa)


Suazilândia

(historical) Swaziland (The former name of Eswatini, a country in Southern Africa)


Serra Leoa

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044


Turquemenistão

Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


Saara Ocidental

Western Sahara
Western Sahara#English:_Q6250

Western Sahara (A territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory)

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic#English:_Q40362

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (A country in North Africa, a partially recognised state in Western Sahara)


STF

O episódio reflete a crescente tensão entre Musk e o STF nos últimos meses, quando a plataforma passou a descumprir determinações da Corte para a retirada de conteúdo.

2024 August 31, Jeniffer Gularte, Mariana Muniz, “Lula: Musk tem de respeitar decisão do STF”, in Diário do Pará, page B1:

Supremo Tribunal Federal
w:pt:Supremo Tribunal Federal

(Brazil) Initialism of Supremo Tribunal Federal (“Supreme Federal Court”).


Washington D.C.

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.#English

Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)


Falun Gong

Falun Gong (a spiritual practice founded in China in 1992)


Corão

Borrowed from Arabic قُرْآن (qurʔān, “recitation”), from قِرَاءَة (qirāʔa, “reading, recitation”), from قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, “to declaim, to recite”), apparently after Classical Syriac ܩܪܝܢܐ (qeriānā, “reading; scripture”).


Tomé

a male given name, equivalent to English Thomas


Gante

Ghent (a city, the provincial capital of East Flanders, Belgium)


Facebook

Unadapted borrowing from English Facebook.


Normandia

From French Normandie, from Old French Normendie, from normant + -ie.

administrative region
administrative region

Normandy (an administrative region, historical province, and medieval kingdom in northwest France, on the English Channel)


Lepanto

Lepanto, Naupactus (a town in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece)


Toledo

Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha#English

Toledo (a province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain)

Toledo (a city, the provincial capital of Toledo, Spain)


Lovaina

Leuven, Louvain (a city, the regional capital of Flemish Brabant, Belgium)


Ossétia do Sul

South Ossetia (a breakaway state in Georgia)


Beto

a male given name; a diminutive of names ending in -berto, such as Alberto, Gilberto, Humberto, and Roberto


Baba Yaga

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *baba ęga (literally “hag of terror”), probably through Russian Ба́ба-Яга́ (Bába-Jagá).


Tirol

Tyrol (a historical region in Europe, shared between Italy and Austria)


Gerardo

Borrowed from Old French Gerard, from a Germanic language.

a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Gerard


Gilberto

[ʒiɫˈβɛɾ.tu]

From Old French Gislebert, from Proto-Germanic *Gīslaberhtaz, from *gīslaz (“pledge”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), from Proto-Celtic *Gēstloberxtos.

compound

a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Gilbert

a surname from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Gilbert


Francoforte

Frankfurt, Frankfurt-am-Main (the largest city in Hesse, in central Germany)

Frankfurt, Frankfurt-an-der-Oder (a sizable town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany)


Friburgo

Fribourg (the capital city of Fribourg canton, Switzerland)

Freiburg im Breisgau
Freiburg im Breisgau#English

Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau (a city in Baden-Würtenberg, Germany)


Medvedev

Borrowed from Russian Медве́дев (Medvédev).


Juca

a diminutive of the male given names José or Júnior


Epicuro

Borrowed from Latin Epicūrus, from Ancient Greek Ἐπίκουρος (Epíkouros).

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Epicurus, notably borne by an ancient Greek philosopher


Dresda

Dresden (a city, the state capital of Saxony, Germany)


Erasmo

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Erasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐράσμιος (erásmios, “pleasant”).

der

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Erasmus


Dioniso

(Greek mythology) Dionysus (Greek god of wine)


Dodecaneso

Borrowed from Latin Dodecanesus, from Ancient Greek Δωδεκάνησα (Dōdekánēsa).

Dodecanese (an archipelago of Greece, in the Aegean Sea)


Krasnodar

Krasnodar (a city, the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai, Russia)


Nizhny Novgorod

Nijni Novgorod
Nijni Novgorod#Portuguese


Belgorod

/bɛl.ɡɔˈɾɔ.dɨ/

[bɛɫ.ɣɔˈɾɔ.ðɨ]

Belgorod (a city, the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia)


Sochi

Sochi (a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia)


Samara

Samara (a city, the administrative center of Samara Oblast, Russia)

Samara (a tributary of the Volga in Russia)

a female given name, equivalent to English Samara


Omsk

Omsk (a city, the administrative center of Omsk Oblast, Russia)


Lebensraum

(historical) Lebensraum (territories regarded as vital for the flourishing of the German race)


Araucania

(historical) Araucania (the homeland of the Mapuche)


Cristiano

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Chrīstiānus. Doublet of Cristian, cristão, and cretino.

doublet

a male given name, equivalent to English Christian


Brema

Bremen (the capital city of the state of Bremen, Germany)


Krasnoyarsk

Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai#English

Krasnoyarsk (a city, the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Siberia, Russia)


Arménia

Borrowed from Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenía), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /Armina/).

Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe; capital: Erevã)


Dalmácia

Dalmatia (a traditional region in southern Croatia)

(historical) Dalmatia (a province of the Roman Empire)


Kursk

Kursk (a city, the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia)


Khabarovsk

Khabarovsk (a city, the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia)


Tver

Tver (a city, the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia)


Smolensk

Smolensk (a city, the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia)


Murmansk

Murmansk (a city, the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast, Russia)


Kemerovo

Kemerovo (a city, the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, Russia)


Martinica

Martinique (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, in the Caribbean)


Irkutsk

Irkutsk (an oblast of Russia in Siberia)

Irkutsk (a city, the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia)


Saratov

Saratov (a city, the administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia)


Barnaul

Barnaul (a city, the administrative center of Altai Krai, Russia)


Moscovo

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

(metonymically) Moscow, Kremlin (the Russian or Soviet governments)


Penza

Penza (a city, the administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia)


Lipetsk

Lipetsk (a city, the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia)


Tomsk

Tomsk (a city, the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia)


Ivanovo

Ivanovo (a city, the administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia)


Kirov

Kirov (a city, the administrative center of Kirov Oblast, Russia)


Danelaw

(historical) Danelaw (part of Great Britain under Nordic control during the Middle Ages)


Stavropol

Stavropol (a city, the administrative center of Stavropol Krai, Russia)


Aleppo

From Italian Aleppo, from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب (Haleb, vulg. Halep), from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab), of uncertain origin.


Malmo

From Swedish Malmö, from Middle Danish Malmoghe or Malmhauge (literally “Ore Hill”), a compound equivalent to present-day malm (“ore”) + høj (“hill”); both elements are of Old Norse, earlier Proto-Germanic, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European origin.


Kaluga

Kaluga (a city, the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia)


Kurgan

Kurgan (a city, the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast, Russia)


Orel

From Russian Орёл (Orjól, literally “eagle”).

Oryol, Orel (a city, the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia)


Sukhumi

Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia

Sukhumi (the capital city of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia)


Casimiro

a male given name, equivalent to English Casimir


Catai

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Cathaya. See English Cathay for more.

(historical) Cathay (historical name of northern China)


Atropatene

Borrowed from Latin Ātropatēnē. Doublet of Azerbaijão.

Atropatene (an ancient kingdom in Persia)


Chita

Zabaykalsky Krai
Zabaykalsky Krai#English

Chita (a city, the administrative center of Zabaykalsky Krai, Siberia, Russia)


Vladikavkaz

Vladikavkaz (a city in North Ossetia, Russia)


Tskhinvali

Borrowed from Georgian ცხინვალი (cxinvali).

Tskhinvali (the capital city of South Ossetia, a de-facto independent country internationally recognized as part of the country of Georgia)


Tambov

Tambov (a city, the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Russia)


Vologda

[vɔˈlɔ.ɣɨ.ðɐ]

[vɔˈlɔ.ɣɨ.ðɐ]

[bɔˈlɔ.ɣɨ.ðɐ]

Vologda (a city, the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia)


Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk (a city, the regional capital of Karelia, Russia)


Nalchik

Nalchik (a city, the regional capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia)


Kostroma

Kostroma (a city, the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia)


Blagoveshchensk

Blagoveshchensk (a city, the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia)


Pskov

Pskov (a city, the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia)


Magadan

Magadan (a city, the administrative center of Magadan Oblast, Russia)


Anadyr

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug#English

Anadyr (a port town, the administrative center of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, in extreme northeastern Russia)


Salekhard

Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug#English

Salekhard (a town, the administrative center of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia)


Khanty-Mansiysk

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug#English

Khanty-Mansiysk (a city, the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia)


Utsunomiya

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 宇都宮 (うつのみや, Utsunomiya).

ubor

Utsunomiya (the capital city of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan)


Matsuyama

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 松山 (Matsuyama).


Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung (a city and special municipality in southern Taiwan, and the third largest city in Taiwan)


Obadias

[ɔ.βɐˈði.ɐʃ]

(biblical) Obadiah (the book of the Bible)

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Obadiah


Abdias

(biblical) Alternative form of Obadias, used by Portuguese-language Catholic Bibles.

Obadias

(rare) a male or female given name from Hebrew


Argélia

[aɦˈʒɛ.lɪ.ɐ]

[aɦˈʒɛ.lɪ.ɐ]

[aɾˈʒɛ.lɪ.ɐ]

[aʁˈʒɛ.lɪ.ɐ]

República Argelina Democrática e Popular#English

Algeria (a country in North Africa; official name: República Argelina Democrática e Popular)


Chipre

From French Chypre, from Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

República do Chipre
República do Chipre#English

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia; official name: República do Chipre; capital: Nicósia)


Azerbaijão

[a.zeɦ.baɪ̯ˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.zeɦ.baɪ̯ˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.zeɾ.baɪ̯ˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.zeʁ.baɪ̯ˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[a.zeɻ.baɪ̯ˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ.zɨɾ.βajˈʒɐ̃w̃]

/ɐ.zɨɾ.bɐjˈʒɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.zɨɾ.βɐjˈʒɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.zɨɾ.βajˈʒɐ̃w̃]

/ɐ.zɨɾ.bɐjˈʒɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.zɨɾ.βɐjˈʒɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.zɨɾ.βajˈʒɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.zɨɾ.βejˈʒɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.zɨɾ.βajˈʒɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.zɨɾ.βejˈʒɐ̃w̃]

[ɐ.zɨɾ.βajˈʒɐ̃w̃]

/ɐ.zɨɾ.beˈʒɐ̃w̃/

[ɐ.zɨɾ.βeˈʒɐ̃w̃]

From Persian آذربایجان, with an unknown intermediary. Perhaps French Azerbaïdjan. Doublet of Atropatene.

der

Persian آذربایجان

República do Azerbaijão
República do Azerbaijão#Portuguese

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe; official name: República do Azerbaijão; capital: Bacu)


norreno

From Old Norse norrœnn, norðrœnn (“northern”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz.

Old Norse (Germanic language spoken in Scandinavia before 1400 CE)


Belgrado

[bɛɫˈɣɾa.ðu]


Aída

a female given name, equivalent to English Aida


OMS

Organização Mundial de Saúde
Organização Mundial de Saúde#Portuguese

Initialism of Organização Mundial de Saúde (“WHO”).


Micaela

a female given name, equivalent to English Michaela


Joaquina

a female given name, masculine equivalent Joaquim


Jacinto

a male given name, equivalent to English Hyacinth


Mateus

From Old Galician-Portuguese Mateus, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ.

מַתִּתְיָהוּ

Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Matthew

(biblical) Matthew (book of the New Testament)


Águeda

Inherited from Latin Agatha. Cognate with French Agde.

A city and municipality of Aveiro district, Portugal


Santa Rosa

Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul#English

A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


União Soviética

União das Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas

Soviet Union (a former country in Europe and Asia)


Pequim

Borrowed from Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng), specifically the Nanking court dialect from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/. Doublet of Beijing. Compare Spanish Pekín, French Pékin, English Peking, Dutch Peking.

Beijing (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)

Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca)
pt:Pequim


Constantinopla

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoúpolis, “Constantine’s city”), with change of declension.

bor+

Κωνσταντινούπολις

Constantinople (former name of Istambul)


Óscar

a male given name, equivalent to English Oscar


Maomé

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).


Bíblia

Learned borrowing from Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”).

(Christianity) Bible (Christian holy book)


Verônica

Borrowed from Late Latin Veronica. Doublet of Berenice.

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Veronica


Fernanda

/fɨɾˈnɐ̃.dɐ/

a female given name, feminine form of Fernando


Alepo

From Italian Aleppo, from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب (Haleb, vulg. Halep), from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab), of uncertain origin.


Bagdá

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Bagdade.


Babilónia

Babylonia (an ancient region and empire in southern Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq)

Babylon (the ancient capital of the kingdom of Babylonia, in modern Iraq)


Anansi

(mythology) Anansi (trickster spider in West African and Caribbean folklore)


Ilda

a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda


Úrsula

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Ursula


Luciana

a female given name, masculine equivalent Luciano


Ganímedes

[ɡɐˈni.mɨ.ðɨʃ]


Abelardo

a male given name, equivalent to English Abelard


Bengala

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنگاله (bangālā).

Bengal (a traditional region in South Asia including parts of India and Bangladesh)


Alarico

Learned borrowing from Latin Alarīcus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks (literally “king of all”).

der

(historical) Alaric (king of the Visigoths)

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Alaric


Amadeo

a male given name, variant of Amadeu, equivalent to English Amadeus


Anselmo

[ɐ̃ˈsɛʊ̯.mu]

[ɐ̃ˈsɛʊ̯.mu]

[ɐ̃ˈsɛʊ̯.mo]

a male given name, equivalent to English Anselm


Aniceto

Borrowed from Latin Anicetus, from Ancient Greek ἀνίκητος (aníkētos, “invincible”).

(Greek mythology) Anicetus (a guardian god of Mount Olympus)


Ariele

a female given name, equivalent to English Arielle


Augusto

a male given name, equivalent to English Augustus


Elisabeta

a female given name; Alternative form of Elisabete


Cyrene

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Cirena.


Stepanakert

Borrowed from Armenian Ստեփանակերտ (Stepʻanakert).

(rare) Stepanakert (the capital city of Nagorno-Karabakh)


Santa Sé

/ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈsɛ/


Cidade do Vaticano

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Antártico

the Antarctic (the southern polar regions)

the Antarctic Ocean (the ocean surrounding Antarctica)


Ártico

(geography) the Arctic (the northern polar regions)

Arctic Sea (an ocean in the northern polar regions)


República Helénica

Hellenic Republic
Hellenic Republic#English

Hellenic Republic (official name of Greece)


Kura

Kura (a river in Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan)


Ossétia do Norte

North Ossetia-Alania
North Ossetia-Alania#English

North Ossetia, North Ossetia-Alania (a republic of Russia)


Osroene

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀσροηνή (Osroēnḗ).

(historical) Osroene (An ancient Syriac kingdom, Roman province and historical region in northwestern Mesopotamia in modern Turkey and Syria, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 B.C.E. to 244 C.E.)


Cornualha

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Cornoalha, probably from Old French Cornuaille, from Medieval Latin Cornugallēnsis, of Celtic/Brythonic origin. More at Cornouaille. Compare Galician Cornoalla.

inh+

Cornwall (a peninsula and county in southwestern England)


Aurélia

[aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.lɪ.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.ljɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.lɪ.ɐ]

[aʊ̯ˈɾɛ.ljɐ]

a female given name, equivalent to English Aurelia


Ceilão

→ Catalan: Ceilan

→ English: Ceylon

[seɪ̯ˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

From Old French Seilan, from Persian سیلان (saylān), from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala). Doublet of cingala.


Tirreno

Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea#English

Tyrrhenian Sea (a marginal sea of the Mediterranean Sea)


Balcãs

European Portuguese standard form of Bálcãs.


Abomey

Abomey (the capital city of the Zou department, in southern Benin)


Aboukir

Aboukir (a village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt)

Aboukir (a bay outside the village of Aboukir)


OEA

Organização dos Estados Americanos
w:pt:Organização dos Estados Americanos

Initialism of Organização dos Estados Americanos (“OAS”).


Tabita

Borrowed from Aramaic טביתא (Ṭabītā’, “doe, roe, gazelle”).

bor+

a female given name, equivalent to English Tabitha


Urumqi

Ürümqi (a prefecture-level city, the capital of Xinjiang, China)


Trindade e Tobago

Trindade (“Trinidad”) + e (“and”) + Tobago (“Tobago”), the two island which form most of Trindad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

Trinidad and Tobago (a country consisting of two main islands in the Caribbean)


Papua-Nova Guiné

[pɐˈpu.ɐ ˈnɔ.βɐ ɣiˈnɛ]

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691


Uruguai

From Guaraní, but the exact meaning is uncertain. The country is named after the river.

Uruguay (a river in southern South America)


Santa Lúcia

Saint Lucia (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Groenlândia

/ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/

[ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/

/ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/

[ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.ɐ]

/ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/

[ɡɾo.ẽˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒɪ.a]

From Danish Grønland (“Greenland”), from Old Norse Grœnland (“Greenland”).

Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)


Guiana Francesa

/ɡiˈɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ/

[ɡɪˈɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ]

/ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ/

[ɡwɪˈɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ]

/ɡiˈɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ/

[ɡɪˈɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ]

/ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ/

[ɡwɪˈɐ̃.nɐ fɾɐ̃ˈse.zɐ]

French Guiana
French Guiana#English:_Q3769

administrative region
administrative region

French Guiana (an overseas department and administrative region of France in South America)


Jerusalém

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Jerusalen, borrowed from Late Latin Hierūsalēm, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim).

der

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

Jerusalem (a city in Israel and Palestine)


BRIC

(politics, economics) BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China)


Satanás

From Old Galician-Portuguese Satanas, from Latin Satanās, from Ancient Greek Σατανᾶς (Satanâs), from Hebrew שָׂטָן.

Hebrew שָׂטָן


Liubliana

Ljubljana (the capital city of Slovenia)


Sakai

Borrowed from Japanese 堺 (Sakai), Japanese 酒井 (Sakai), Japanese 坂井 (Sakai) or Japanese 境 (Sakai).

Sakai (a large city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan)

Sakai (a city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan)

Sakai (a former town in Sawa district, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, amalgamated in 2005 into the city of Isesaki)

Sakai (a town in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)

Sakai (a former village in Higashichikuma district, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, amalgamated in 2005 into the village of Chikuhoku)


Filomena

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιλομήνη (Philomḗnē).

bor+

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Philomena


Chechênia

[ʃeˈʃẽ.nɪ.ɐ]

[ʃeˈʃẽ.nɪ.ɐ]

Chechnya (a republic of the northern Caucasus of Russia; capital: Grozny)


Hamburgo

Hamburg (a state of Germany containing the city of the same name)


Hamburgo

Hamburg (the second-largest city in Germany)


Eleazar

(biblical) Eleazar (a high priest of the Israelites)


Excalibur

Unadapted borrowing from English Excalibur.

ubor

(Arthurian legend) Excalibur (King Arthur’s sword)


Jano

(Roman mythology) Janus (Roman god of gates and doorways)


Stettin

Stettin, Szczecin (a city in the West Pomerania, Poland)


Beirute

Borrowed from French Beyrouth, from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 (brt /Be'erot/, “wells”).


Skåne

Borrowed from Swedish Skåne and Danish Skåne.


Alfabeto Fonético Internacional

International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet

(phonetics) International Phonetic Alphabet


Gêmeos

Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of Gémeos.


Carneiro

(Portugal, astrology) Aries (zodiac sign)


Áries

Learned borrowing from Latin ariēs (“ram”). Doublet of aríete.

lbor

(Brazil, astrology) Aries (astrological sign)


Caranguejo

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/

/kɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈɡe.ʒu/

(Portugal, astronomy) Cancer (constellation)

(Portugal, astrology) Cancer (zodiac sign)


Sagitário

Borrowed from Latin sagittārius (“archer”).

(astrology) Sagittarius (astrological sign)


Capricórnio

(astrology) Capricorn (astrological sign)


Escorpião

[iʃ.koχ.pɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[iʃ.koχˈpjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.koχ.pɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.koχˈpjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]


Virgem

[ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈviɦ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈviɾ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈviʁ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

[ˈviɻ.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/ˈviɾ.ʒɐ̃j̃/


Thucydides

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Tucídides.


Skopie

Borrowed from Macedonian Скопје (Skopje).

Skopje (the capital city of North Macedonia)


Novokuznetsk

Novokuznetsk (a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia)


Kalinin

Borrowed from Russian Кали́нин (Kalínin).


Adjara

Adjara (an autonomous republic of Georgia)


Nova Zembla

Novaya Zemlya (an archipelago of Russia in the Arctic Ocean)


Kerch

Kerch (a city on the Kerch Peninsula in eastern Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia)


Rostov

Transliteration of Russian Росто́в (Rostóv).

translit

Rostov (a city in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia)


Yamagata

Borrowed from Japanese 山県 (Yamagata), 山方 (Yamagata), 山形 (Yamagata) or 山像 (Yamagata).


Kochi

Borrowed from Japanese 幸地 (Kōchi) or Japanese 高地 (Kōchi).


Fukushima

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 福島 (Fukushima).

ubor

Fukushima (a city and prefecture of Japan)


Naha

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 那覇 (なは, Naha).

Naha (a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)


Éfeso

Borrowed from Latin Ephesus, from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).

Ephesus (ancient Greek city in modern İzmir Province, Turkey)


Frísia

From Latin Frisia (“territory of the Frisians”).

uder

Frisia (a historical region in Europe, the land inhabited by the Frisians)

Friesland (a province of the Netherlands)


Catar

Estado do Catar
Estado do Catar#Portuguese

Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; official name: Estado do Catar; capital: Doa)


Lao Zi

Laozi (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism)


República Árabe do Egipto

República Árabe do Egito
República Árabe do Egito#Portuguese

Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of República Árabe do Egito. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.


República Árabe do Egito

Arab Republic of Egypt
Arab Republic of Egypt#English

Arab Republic of Egypt (formal name of Egypt)


Europol

[eʊ̯.ɾoˈpɔʊ̯]

(European Union) Europol (the criminal intelligence agency of the European Union)


Komsomolsk

Borrowed from Russian Комсомо́льск (Komsomólʹsk).

bor

Комсомо́льск

Komsomolsk (a city in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia)

Komsomolsk (several towns and rural localities in Russia)

Komsomolsk (a city in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine)


Vulgata

Vulgate (a fourth-century Bible translation into Latin)


Poznan

Poznan (a city in the Greater Poland, Poland)


Mdina

Mdina (a city and local council of the Western Region; former capital city of Malta)


Naxos

Borrowed from Latin Naxos, from Ancient Greek Νάξος (Náxos).

Naxos (an island and town in the South Aegean region, Greece)


Amorgos

Amorgos (an island and village in the Cyclades, South Aegean, Greece)


Enosis

Enosis (movement aiming to incorporate Cyprus into Greece)


Sicília

Holonym: Itália

Meronym: Siracusa

Sicily (The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)


Tchecoslováquia

Blend of tcheco (“Czech”) + Eslováquia (“Slovakia”).

blend

(historical) Czechoslovakia (a former country in Central Europe)


Anacreonte

Borrowed from Latin Anācreōntem, from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn).

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Anacreon, notably borne by an ancient Greek lyric poet


zoncá

Dzongkha (Sino-Tibetan spoken in Bhutan)


Ermo

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil


Appenzell

Unadapted borrowing from German Appenzell.


Paracelso

Paracelsus (Swiss Renaissance scientist and alchemist)