Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur

Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur#English

Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur (a department of Nicaragua)


Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte

Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte#English

Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte (a department of Nicaragua)


Nueva Segovia

Nueva Segovia (a department of Nicaragua)


Lacio

administrative region
administrative region

Lazio (an administrative region of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country with Rome as its capital)


Véneto

Veneto (an administrative region of northern Italy, roughly corresponding to the ancient Venetia)


Brandeburgo

[bɾãn̪.d̪eˈβ̞uɾ.ɣ̞o]


Uagadugú

Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)


Ekaterimburgo

Yekaterinburg (a city, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia)


Fátima

Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, “abstainer”).

bor+

Fátima (a town and place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage in Portugal, named from the Arabic given name)


Puerto Príncipe

Port-au-Prince (the capital city of Haiti)


Kirguistán

Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China)


Santo Tomé y Príncipe

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)


Guinea Ecuatorial

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


San Cristóbal y Nieves

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English

Saint Kitts and Nevis (a country consisting of two islands in the Caribbean)


Suazilandia

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


Sierra Leona

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044


San Vicente y las Granadinas

[ˌsãm biˌθẽn̪.t̪e i laz ɣ̞ɾa.naˈð̞i.nas]

[ˌsãm biˌsẽn̪.t̪e i laz ɣ̞ɾa.naˈð̞i.nas]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English

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


Santa Lucía

Saint Lucia (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Mauricio

Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)

Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)


Islas Marshall

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English:_Q709

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


Nueva Zelandia

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


Islas Salomón

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q148966

Solomon Islands (A country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)

Solomon Islands (An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea)


Papúa Nueva Guinea

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691


Islas Cook

Cook Islands
Cook Islands#English:_Q26988

Cook Islands (An archipelago and self-governing country in Oceania, in free association with New Zealand)


Andorra la Vieja

Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella#English

Andorra la Vella (the capital city of Andorra)


Trinidad y Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

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


Nueva Zelanda

Calque of English New Zealand, in turn a calque of Dutch Nieuw Zeeland (literally “New Zeeland”), named after Dutch Zeeland, a province of the Netherlands, from zee (“sea”) + land (“land”).


Agra

From Sanskrit अग्रेवण (agrevaṇa, “forest border”), from अग्र (agra, “border, in front of”) + वन (vana, “forest”).


Pichilemu

From Mapudungun pichi (“little”) + lemu (“forest”).


Pamir

Pamir (a mountain range in Central Asia)


Haarlem

Haarlem (a city and capital of North Holland, Netherlands)


Casablanca

Calque of Portuguese Casa Branca, itself calqued from Arabic الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء (ad-dār al-bayḍāʔ, “the white home”).

الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء

Casablanca (the capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco)

Casablanca (a city in the province of Valparaíso, Chile)


médano

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic ميدان (méydan), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān, “field, arena, open tract”).


Corinto

From Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos).

A town in the Morazán department, El Salvador


Anguila

Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)


Stalingrado

(historical) Stalingrad (The former name, 1925-1961, of Volgograd, a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle)


Misisipi

Mississippi (a state of the United States)


Hawái

Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.


Virginia Occidental

West Virginia (a state of the United States)


Dakota del Sur

South Dakota (a state of the United States)


Dakota del Norte

North Dakota (a state of the United States)


Nueva Hampshire

New Hampshire (a state of the United States)


Nueva Jersey

New Jersey (a state of the United States)


Carolina del Norte

North Carolina (a state of the United States)


Luisiana

Louisiana (a state of the United States)


Putre

Borrowed from Aymara puxtiri (“loud river”).


Arica

Arica (a city, the provincial capital of Arica, Chile)


La Habana

From Taíno Habaguanex, the native American chief (Cacique) who controlled the area.


morro

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *murrum, *morrum (“mound, hillock”), cognate with Occitan morre.

(colloquial, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador) Mexican calabash (Crescentia alata)


Tulum

Borrowed from Yucatec Maya Tulu'um (“walled”).


Cantón

Ultimately from Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng), possibly via Portuguese Cantão. Compare English Canton, French Canton, Italian Canton, Russian Кантон (Kanton).

Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China)

Guangdong (a province of China; capital: Guangzhou)


Bucalemo

Alternative form of Bucalemu, a town in Cardenal Caro province, O'Higgins region, Chile


Bucalemu

From Mapudungun buca (“big”) + lemu (“forest”).


Jalapa

The place name is from Classical Nahuatl Xalapan (“sand by the water”), from xalli (“sand”) + atl (“water”) + -pan (“place”).


Jutiapa

A town in the Cabañas department, El Salvador


Totonicapán

Borrowed from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Pipil tutūnik (“hot”) + āpan (“river”)); Calque of K'iche' Chuwiʼ Meqʼinaʼ (“above the hot water”) or Calque of Kaqchikel Chimeqʼenyaʼ (“place of hot water”) or Calque of Classical Nahuatl totonilco + pan.


Huehuetenango

The capital city of the Huehuetenango department, Guatemala


Palmira

Palmyra (ancient Semitic city in modern Syria)


Zúrich

spelling pronunciation, Latin America, Philippines


Elam

Elam (an ancient civilisation in southwestern Iran)


Seúl

Borrowed from Korean 서울 (Seoul, literally “capital city”).


Anapa

Anapa (a town, a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, in southern Russia, on the Black Sea)


Nueva Inglaterra

New England (a region of the United States)


Escandinavia

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

(geology) Scandinavia (a peninsula in northern Europe)


bermudeño

es-noun

bermudeño m (plural bermudeños, feminine bermudeña, feminine plural bermudeñas)

bermudeños (plural)
bermudeña (feminine)
bermudeñas (feminine plural)


Eubea

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὔβοια (Eúboia).

bor+

Euboea (an island and regional unit of Greece)


Lobamba

Lobamba (the traditional and legislative capital of Eswatini)


Cornualles

rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines


Málaga

→ Catalan: Màlaga

→ English: Malaga, Málaga

→ Greek: Μάλαγα (Málaga)

→ Hebrew: מָלָגָה (Malága)

→ Polish: Malaga, Málaga

→ Portuguese: Málaga

→ Russian: Ма́лага (Málaga)

Borrowed from Arabic مَالَقَة (Mālaqa), from Latin Malaca, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (Málaka or Malake).

Malaga (a province of Andalusia, Spain; capital: Malaga)


Badajoz

Perhaps from Mozarabic, perhaps from Latin Pācem Augustam. /st/ > /t͡s/ is characteristic of Mozarabic. Compare Arabic بَطَلْيَوْس (baṭalyaws).

Badajoz (a province of Extremadura, Spain; capital: Badajoz)


Jamestown

[ˈɟ͡ʝẽĩms.t̪ãũn]

[ˈɟ͡ʝẽĩms.t̪ãũn]

[ˈʃẽĩms.t̪ãũn]

[ˈʒẽĩms.t̪ãũn]

Jamestown (the capital city of Saint Helena)


Reikiavik

Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (literally “bay of smokes”).


Tenochtitlán

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Tenochtitlan.

Tenochtitlan (the former capital of the Aztec Empire; modern Mexico City)


Filadelfia

Philadelphia (a large city in the United States)

Filadelfia (a town in northern Paraguay)

Philadelphia (an ancient town in Lydia, in modern Turkey; modern Alaşehir)


Flegetonte

Borrowed from Latin Phlegethōn, from Ancient Greek Φλεγέθων (Phlegéthōn).


Mileto

Miletus (ancient Greek city in western Anatolia, in modern Turkey)


Begoña

Shortened from Nuestra Señora de Begoña (“Our Lady of Begoña”), a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary, from the place name Begoña.


Castilla y León

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Castile and León (an autonomous community of Spain)


Gijón

Gijón (a city on the coast of Asturias, in northwestern Spain)


Segovia

Segovia (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Segovia)


San Antonio

From san (“saint”) + Antonio (“Anthony”).

A town in the San Miguel department, El Salvador

Coelemu (a commune and city in Coelemu, Chile)


Leningrado

(historical) Leningrad (a city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia); former name of Saint Petersburg, used from 1924 to 1991


Jutlandia

Jutland (peninsula belonging to Denmark)


Lete

Borrowed from Latin Lēthē, from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē).


Ávila

→ Catalan: Àvila

→ English: Ávila

Originally a medieval form of Medieval Latin avis (“bird”), but influenced by Germanic pronunciation.

Ávila (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Ávila)


Linares

From linares (“flax fields”). Outside of Spain, variously named for Spanish cities or for Spanish nobles bearing the name in their primary titles.

(historical) A province of Chile until 1976.


Fonseca

Borrowed from Portuguese Fonseca, from fonte seca (literally “dry well”).

A gulf bordering El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua


Mendoza

→ Bikol Central: Mendoza

→ Cebuano: Mendoza

→ English: Mendoza

→ Tagalog: Mendoza

Mendoza (a city, the provincial capital of Mendoza, Argentina)


Pánuco

a river in North-Eastern Mexico, which flows out in the Gulf of Mexico, by Tampico


Tamesí

Apoptotic form of Támesis. Compare with Catalan Tàmesi.

a river in North-Eastern Mexico, which flows out in the Pánuco river, by Tampico


Támesis

Borrowed from Latin Tamesis, ultimately of Celtic origin.


Castro

Probably ultimately from Latin castra (“military camp”).


Sudán del Sur

South Sudan (a country in East Africa, formerly the southern part of Sudan)


Ponto

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos).

(Greek mythology) Pontus (pre-Olympian god of the sea)

(historical) Pontus (ancient region and kingdom)


Valparaíso

From val (“valley”) + paraíso (“paradise”).


Ginebra

Geneva (the capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland)

Yves Bertossa, el fiscal jefe del cantón de Ginebra, ha solicitado a la justicia española que le entregue las ofertas presentadas por el consorcio de 12 empresas —capitaneadas por Renfe, Talgo, Adif y OHL— que obtuvo el contrato del AVE de Medina a La Meca, en Arabia Saudí.

2020 June 10, “El fiscal suizo que investiga la cuenta del rey emérito pide las ofertas de la obra del AVE a La Meca”, in El País:

Yves Bertossa, the chief prosecutor of the canton of Geneva, has asked the Spanish justice system to deliver the offers submitted by the consortium of 12 companies —led by Renfe, Talgo, Adif and OHL— that obtained the contract for the AVE from Medina to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia.


Salamina

Salamina (a town, a municipality of Caldas, Colombia).

Salamina (a town, a municipality of Magdalena, Colombia).


Groninga

Groningen (a province of the Netherlands)


franja de Gaza

[ˌfɾãŋ.xa ð̞e ˈɣ̞a.θa]

Gaza Strip (A region in Palestine between Egypt and Israel)


Xalapa

Originally from Nahuatl Xalapan. The spelling of the city's name was changed from Jalapa to Xalapa in 1978.


Monterrey

Borrowed from Galician Monterrei, from monte (“mountain”) + rei (“king”), equivalent to Spanish monte + rey.

Monterrey (a city, the capital of Nuevo León, Mexico)

Monterey (a city in California, United States)

A town, the capital of Orense in Galicia, Spain

A town in the Casanare department, Colombia


Pionyang

[ˌpjõɲˈɟ͡ʝãn]

[ˌpjõɲˈɟ͡ʝãn]

[ˌpjõnʲˈʃãn]

[ˌpjõnʲˈʒãn]

Pyongyang (the capital city of North Korea)


Cartagena

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


Medellín

From Latin Metellīnum, named after the Roman General Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius in 75 BC who founded the village as a military base.


Medellín

Named after the village in Spain with the same name.

Medellín (a city in Antioquia department, Colombia; the second-largest city in Colombia)


Zac

Abbreviation of Zacatecas, A state of Mexico


Pequín

Alternative spelling of Pekín: Beijing (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)


Valle de los Reyes

el Valle de los Reyes (canonical masculine)

Valley of the Kings (Egyptian valley known for its tombs)


Dubái

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English

Dubai (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates)

Dubai (the capital city of Dubai emirate, United Arab Emirates)


Gerona

Japanese: ヘローナ (Herōna)

Girona (a province of Catalonia, Spain; capital: Girona)


Teruel

Teruel (a province of Aragon, Spain; capital: Teruel)


Canarias

Borrowed from Latin (īnsula) canāria (“Canary Islands”, literally “island of the dogs”), from canārius (“of dogs”).

Canaries, Canary Islands (an autonomous community and archipelago in Spain)


Yagüe

[ˈɟ͡ʝa.ɣ̞we]

[ˈɟ͡ʝa.ɣ̞we]

Via Old Spanish Yagge << Yagge << Yagge, from Latin Jacobe (vocative).


Lanzarote

Named after Lanceloto Malocello, who gave his name to this island.

Lanzarote (an island in the Canary Islands)


La Rioja

La Rioja (an autonomous community and province of Spain; capital: Logroño)


Logroño

Unknown, but most likely from Old Spanish lo (definite article) + Celtiberian gronio (“ford”). More at Logroño.

Logroño (the capital city of La Rioja, Spain)


Nínive

Nineveh (an ancient city in Assyria, in modern Iraq, near Mosul)


Biblos

Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate#English

Byblos (a port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon)


Tiro

Borrowed from Latin Tyrus (“Tyre”), from Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros) from Phoenician [Term?]; see Tyre for more information.

Tyre (an ancient city-state in Phoenicia)

Tyre (a port city, the capital of Tyre district, Lebanon)


Cartago

Borrowed from Latin Carthāgō from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrtḥdšt); see Carthage for more information.

Carthage (an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia)

Carthage (an ancient civilisation in North Africa, centred on the city of Carthage)


Mayagüez

Mayagüez (a coastal city in Puerto Rico)


Covadonga

[ko.β̞aˈð̞õŋ.ɡa]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *Cova Dominica ("Cave of Our Lady", in reference to the Virgin Mary), from Latin cavus (“hollow”) and dominicus 'lord (relational)'. From the same *cova derives Spanish cueva.


Tolosa

Inherited from Latin Tolōsa, probably of Gaulish origin. Doublet of Toulouse.

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


Partia

Borrowed from Latin Parthia, from Ancient Greek Παρθία (Parthía).

(historical) (historical) Parthia (a region in northeastern Iran)


témpano de hielo

es-noun

témpano de hielo m (plural témpanos de hielo)


Coatzacoalcos

From Classical Nahuatl cōātl (“snake”) + tzacualli (“enclosure, something covered”) + -co (“a locative suffix”).

Coatzacoalcos (a major port city in the state of Veracruz, Mexico)

Coatzacoalcos (a municipality of Verazcruz, Mexico)

Coatzacoalcos (a large river which flows through the city of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and into the Gulf of Mexico)


Azawad

Azawad (a former breakaway country in Mali, Africa)


Ciudad Juárez

Ciudad Juárez (a city in Chihuahua, in northern Mexico)


Toluca

Toluca (the capital city of the State of Mexico)


Mosul

Mosul (the capital city of the Nineveh governorate, Iraq)


islas Malvinas

Partial calque of French îles Malouines.

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English:_Q9648

Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)


Malvinas

Ellipsis of islas Malvinas, which was borrowed from French îles Malouines.

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English

Falklands, Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)


Xutixtiox

an archaeological site in Sacapulas (El Quiché, Guatemala).


Ouro Preto

Ouro Preto (a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil)


Abu Dabi

[ˌa.β̞u ˈð̞a.β̞i]

Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates)

Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates; capital city of Abu Dhabi emirate, United Arab Emirates)


Lefkosia

From Greek Λευκωσία (Lefkosía), from a variant of Byzantine Greek Λευκουσία (Leukousía), deriving from various Ancient Greek forms adapting an early or pre-Greek name recorded under numerous variations of Λήδρα (Lḗdra).

Lefkosia (the capital city of Cyprus; capital city of Northern Cyprus)


Montecristo

Montecristo (an island in Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea)

An island in the Usulután department, El Salvador


Almería

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

Almeria (a province of Andalusia, Spain; capital: Almería)


San Martín

A town in the San Salvador department, El Salvador


Mulhacén

From Arabic مولاي الحسن (mawlāya'l-Ḥasan, “Muley Hacén”).

der

Mulhacén (a mountain in the Sierra Nevada and the highest mountain in mainland Spain)


Palencia

From the city of Pallantia, in Greek Παλλεντία with the meaning of The plain land.

Palencia (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Palencia)


cuerpo de agua

es-noun

cuerpo de agua m (plural cuerpos de agua)


Cáceres

Cáceres (a province of Extremadura, Spain; capital: Cáceres)


Álava

Inherited from Old Spanish Alava (compare Basque Araba). Further etymology is uncertain. Possibilities include:
*Related to a Roman mansion in ab Asturica Burdigalam, from Latin Alba. This name is possibly related to Albéniz (a hamlet in Álava).
*From the Andalusian Arabic prefix ال (al-, “the”) + Basque laua (“plain, flat”). More at Álava.

Álava (a province of the Basque Country, Spain; capital: Vitoria)


Burgos

Burgos (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Burgos)

Burgos (a city in Castile and León, Spain)


Albacete

From Andalusian Arabic البسيط (“the plain”).

Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha#English

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


Zamora

From Visigothic Semure, attested in two coins from the reign of king Sisebuto.

Zamora (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Zamora)


Huesca

Inherited from Latin Osca (the Roman colony was known as Urbs Vitrix Osca). The native name (in a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia) was Bolskan.

Huesca (a province of Aragon, Spain; capital: Huesca)


Huelva

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


Trujillo

From the city in Spain, from Arabic تُرْجَالَة (turjāla), from Latin Turgalium.

one of several cities, districts, and provinces, mostly in Spanish-speaking countries:

A city, the provincial capital of Trujillo, Peru


Herrera

From herrería, from ferrería, from ferrero. Compare Portuguese Ferreira.


Santana

Univerbation of Santa Ana.
The toponym was shortened from the original toponym Santa Ana de Vélez.

Santana (a town, a municipality of Boyacá, Colombia).


Vigo

Borrowed from Galician Vigo, from Latin Vīcus Spacōrum (literally “village of the Spaci”).


charca

Related to charco (“pool, puddle”), a word usually considered imitative, but it could also be a borrowing from Basque.


La Coruña

Uncertain. Predominant theories are:
* A corruption of the word for “crown” (see corona, via Galician, Old Spanish, French, or a Celtic language;
* From French Cluny, a commune in eastern France;
* From Crunia, a medieval Leonese name of unknown origin.
More at La Coruña.

A Coruña (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: A Coruña)


Orense

Ourense (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Ourense)


Borgoña

administrative region
administrative region

Burgundy (a region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)

Burgundy (An early-medieval kingdom and later former duchy in France and the Netherlands)


Estigia

Borrowed from Latin Styx, from Ancient Greek Στύξ (Stúx).


Cocito

Borrowed from Latin Cōcȳtus, from Ancient Greek Κωκυτός (Kōkutós, “lamentation”).


Aquerón

Borrowed from Latin Acherōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn, “lamentation”). Doublet of Aqueronte.


Aqueronte

Borrowed from Latin Acherontem, from Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn, “lamentation”). Doublet of Aquerón.


Guadalquivir

From Arabic الوَادِي الكَبِير (al-wādī l-kabīr, literally “the great river”).

الوَادِي الكَبِير

Guadalquivir (a river in southern Spain)


Índico

Borrowed from Latin Indicus, from India.

(ocean) Short form of Océano Índico, the Indian Ocean


Pacífico

Borrowed from Portuguese (Mar) Pacífico, named by Ferdinand Magellan, from Latin pācificus (“peace making”).

(ocean) the Pacific; Ellipsis of Océano Pacífico (“Pacific Ocean”).


comunidad autónoma

es-noun

comunidad autónoma f (plural comunidades autónomas)


Cuenca

Cuenca (a province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain; capital: Cuenca)


Archipiélago de Colón

Renamed by the Ecuadorian government in 1892 in honor of the 400th anniversary of the first voyage of Christopher Columbus (Spanish Colón).

Galápagos Islands
Galápagos Islands#English

(historical) Synonym of islas Galápagos, Galápagos Islands (an archipelago in Ecuador)

Christopher Columbus
es:Archipiélago de Colón


Colón

any of several cities in Latin America, especially the second city of Panama

A town in the La Libertad department, El Salvador


Bolduque

A contraction of bosque del duque (literally “the duke's forest”), or from French Bois-le-Duc, both a calque of the Dutch name for the city, 's-Hertogenbosch, with the same literal meaning.

's-Hertogenbosch (a city in the Netherlands)


Pereira

the capital city of Antioquia department, Colombia


Pellegrini

Pellegrini (a city in Buenos Aires, Argentina)


Róterdam

Rotterdam (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)


Mastrique

(dated) Maastricht (a city in the Netherlands)


Ámsterdam

Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)


Cusco

A city, the provincial capital of Cusco, Peru


Cuzco

Borrowed from Quechua Qusqu, itself from Aymara qusqu.


Carelia

From Medieval Latin Carelia, Latinized from Swedish Karelen, Finnish Karjala, ultimately from an earlier Finnic endonym.

Karelia (historical Nordic Baltic-Finnic ethnocultural region, now divided along the frontiers of eastern Finland and northwestern Russia)

Karelia (a region and autonomous republic of Russia)


Misisipí

Mississippi (a state of the United States)


montañés

es-adj

montañés (feminine montañesa, masculine plural montañeses, feminine plural montañesas)

montañesa (feminine)
montañeses (masculine plural)
montañesas (feminine plural)

(Spain, dated) from La Montaña historic region, roughly comprising Cantabria


montañés

es-noun

montañés m (plural montañeses, feminine montañesa, feminine plural montañesas)

montañeses (plural)
montañesa (feminine)
montañesas (feminine plural)


montañés

the Astur-Leonese dialect spoken in western parts of Cantabria


Ródano

Rhone (a river in France and Switzerland)


Normandía

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


Micenas

Mycenae (an ancient city and archaeological site in Greece)


Córcega

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


Lombardía

Lombardy (an administrative region in northern Italy, where its capital and the largest city Milan is founded in the Po Valley)


Briansk

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


Cochinchina

Cochin China (a historical region in Indochina)


Festo

Phaistos (an ancient city on the island of Crete, Greece)


Delfos

Delphi (a modern town in Phocis, Greece, near the sanctuary)


Kaliningrado

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


Kaliningrado

Kaliningrad (an exclave oblast of Russia)


Leópolis

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


Oremburgo

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


Rus de Kiev

(history) Kievan Rus (a mediaeval principality in Eastern Europe) ruled by the Varangian vikings


Tarento

Taranto (a city and province of Apulia, Italy)


Sebastopol

Sevastopol (a port city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia)


Módena

Modena (a province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)


Samoa Americana

American Samoa (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in Polynesia)


Santa Helena

Saint Helena
Saint Helena#English:_Q34497

Saint Helena (An island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean, and an overseas territory of the United Kingdom)


República Francesa

French Republic (official name of France)


Duero

Inherited from Latin Durius (compare Portuguese Douro), possibly named after Celtic tribes inhabiting the area, from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep”). Also see Welsh dwfr.


República Srpska

Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Republika Srpska (an administrative subdivision in Bosnia and Herzegovina)


Grozni

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


Sídney

Sydney (the capital city of New South Wales, Australia)


Paquistán

Alternative spelling of Pakistán: Pakistan (a country in South Asia)


Burdeos

Bordeaux (the capital city of the Gironde department, France; capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine)


Osetia

Ossetia (An ethnolinguistic region on the border of Europe and Asia, located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians)


Ática

Attica (a peninsula and historical region in Greece)


Salzburgo

[sal̟θ̬ˈβ̞uɾ.ɣ̞o]


Nogales

Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County#English

A city, the county seat of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States, across the border from Nogales, Sonora


Hanóver

Borrowed from German Hanover, meaning "on the higher ridge," from Middle Low German hoch (“high”) (from Old Saxon hoh) + over (“edge, shore”).


Shanghái

Shanghai (a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China)


Castilla-La Mancha

Castile-La Mancha (an autonomous community of Spain)


Ciudad Condal

[θjuˌð̞að̞ kõn̪ˈd̪al]


Ushuaia

From Yámana ush (“towards the back, deep”) + waia (“bay; cove”), meaning “deep bay” or “bay towards the back”.

Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur#English

Ushuaia (a city, municipality, and capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur, Argentina)


Alta California

a historical geographic region of Spain and Mexico, which today roughly comprises the U.S. state of California


Alcántara

From Arabic اَلْقَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara, “the bridge”).

der

اَلْقَنْطَرَة


Guadiana

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

Guadiana (a river in Spain and Portugal)


Antequera

Antequera (a city in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain)


andinismo

From andino (“Andean”) + -ismo (“-ing”).


andinista

es-noun

andinista m or f by sense (plural andinistas)

From andino (“Andean”) + -ista (“-ist”).


Friul

Friuli (a traditional region in northeastern Italy)


Indianápolis

Indianapolis (the capital city of Indiana, United States)


Adís Abeba

Addis Ababa (the capital and largest city of Ethiopia)


Kazajstán

Alternative form of Kazajistán: Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Suabia

(historical) Swabia (a historical region in Germany)


Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria#English

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (a city in the Canary Islands, Spain)


Las Palmas

Las Palmas (a province of the Canary Islands, Spain; capital: Las Palmas)

Las Palmas (a city in Las Palmas, Spain)


Gasteiz

(historical) A medieval settlement corresponding to the old town of modern day Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain

Vitoria (the capital city of the Basque Country, Spain)


Jerez de la Frontera

Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera#English


Jaén

Jaén (a province of Andalusia, Spain; capital: Jaén)


Hospitalet de Llobregat

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat#English

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (a city in Spain)


Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela#English


Castellón de la Plana

Castellón de la Plana
Castellón de la Plana#Spanish


Getafe

Community of Madrid
Community of Madrid#English

Getafe (a city in the Community of Madrid, Spain)


La Laguna

A town in the Chalatenango department, El Salvador


Lérida

Inherited from Latin Ilerda, from the name of an Iberian tribe. Compare Catalan Lleida.

Lleida (a province of Catalonia, Spain; capital: Lleida)


Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife#English

Santa Cruz de Tenerife (a province of the Canary Islands, Spain; capital: Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

Santa Cruz de Tenerife (a city in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain)


Alcalá de Henares

Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares#English

Alcalá de Henares (a city in the Community of Madrid, Spain)


México D.F.

D.F. stands for Distrito Federal (federal district)

Mexico City (the capital city of Mexico)


Belau

Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”).

Palau (A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)


Ctesifonte

(historical) Ctesiphon (the ancient capital of Parthia, in modern Iraq)


Pucela

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

(colloquial) Valladolid (a city in Castile and León, Spain)


Soria

Possibly via Old Spanish Dauria from Latin Durius, name of a river; see Duero.

Soria (a province of Castile and León, Spain; capital: Soria)


Guipúzcoa

Inherited from Old Spanish Guipúzcoa. Compare Basque Gipuzkoa.

Guipúzcoa (a province of the Basque Country, Spain; capital: San Sebastián)


Ciudad Real

Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha#English

Ciudad Real (a province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain; capital: Ciudad Real)

Ciudad Real (a city in Castile-La Mancha, Spain)


Lugo

Lugo (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Lugo)


Pontevedra

Pontevedra (a province of Galicia, Spain; capital: Pontevedra)

Pontevedra (a city in Pontevedra, Spain)


planicie

plain (an extension of land with relatively low relief)


Padilla

From a municipality called Padilla de Abajo.


Valenzuela

Meaning “little Valencia”, from Latin Valentia. Equivalent to Valencia + -uela.

Valenzuela (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)

Valenzuela (a town and municipality of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain)

Valenzuela (a town and district of the Cordillera department, Paraguay)


Baréin

Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf)


República de Nagorno-Karabaj

Republica de Nagorno-Karabaj (canonical masculine)

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic


Nagorno-Karabaj

Nagorno-Karabakh (region in South Caucasus)


República de Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia

Republic of North Macedonia
Republic of North Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia, former partially recognised name of the Republic of North Macedonia


head

Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas f

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

es:Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas


Abjasia

Abkhazia (territory in the Caucasus, Republic of Abkhazia; only recognized as sovereign by 6 countries: Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, Vanuatu and Syria)


Antillas

From Antillia, a phantom island reputed to lie west of the Iberian Peninsula in the Atlantic Ocean. The name is of disputed origin, with many different theories proposed; see Antillia.


Adiguesia

Adygea (a republic of south-west Russia; capital: Maykop)


Almatý

Almaty (largest city and former capital of Kazakhstan)


Alejandrópolis

From Greek Αλεξανδρούπολη (Alexandroúpoli).

der

Αλεξανδρούπολη


Antioquía

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀντιόχεια (Antiókheia).

bor+

Antioch on the Orontes
Antioch on the Orontes#English

Antioch, Antioch on the Orontes (ancient Greek city on the Orontes River, in modern Turkey)

Antakya (a modern city, the capital of Hatay Province, Turkey)


Alsacia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo (“inhabitant of the other”) (referring to the opposite bank of the Rhine), from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *sittjan (“inhabitant”, literally “sitter”).


Ardecha

Ardèche (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)


Australia Occidental

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

Western Australia (a state of Australia)


Cantórbery

(now rare) Canterbury (a cathedral city in Kent, England)


Cayena

Cayenne (the capital city of the overseas department of French Guiana)


Besarabia

Bessarabia (a historical region in parts of present-day Ukraine and Moldova)


Cachemira

Kashmir (a region of India, Pakistan and China)


Cheliábinsk

Chelyabinsk (an oblast of Russia, near the Ural Mountains)

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


Cuerno de África

Horn of Africa (a peninsula in East Africa)


Comunidad Valenciana

Valencian Community
Valencian Community#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Valencian Community (an autonomous community of Spain)


Columbia Británica

British Columbia
British Columbia#English


Candelaria

From candela (“candle”) + -ario + -a, shortened from Virgen de la Candelaria, epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Virgin of Candelaria."

A town in the Cuscatlán department, El Salvador

Candelaria (a town, a municipality of Atlántico, Colombia).


estrecho de Gibraltar

Estrecho de Gibraltar (canonical masculine)


Emilia-Romaña

administrative region
administrative region

Emilia-Romagna (an administrative region of northern Italy)


Estados Unidos Mexicanos

United Mexican States
United Mexican States#English

Mexico, United Mexican States (a country in North America)


Friuli-Venecia Julia

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia#English:_Q1250

Friuli-Venezia Giulia (an autonomous region in northern Italy)


Gascuña

Meronyms: Bigorra, Cominges, Couserans


Galitzia

Galicia (a historical kingdom in Central Europe)


Guayana Francesa

French Guiana
French Guiana#English:_Q3769

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


Esmirna

Borrowed from Latin Smyrna, from Ancient Greek Σμύρνα (Smúrna).

Smyrna (an ancient city in Asia Minor, in modern Turkey)

İzmir (a modern city, the capital of İzmir Province, in western Turkey)


Selva Negra

Black Forest (a forest and mountain range in Germany)


Hincha

desctree

→ French: Hinche
Haitian Creole: Ench
→ English: Hinche


Iberia asiática

(historical) Iberia (an ancient region in Georgia)


Holanda Septentrional

North Holland (a province of the Netherlands)


Imperio bizantino

(historical) Byzantine Empire (an ancient Greek-speaking empire of Eastern Europe)


Irlanda del Norte

Irlanda (“Ireland”) + del (“of the”) + Norte (“North”).

Northern Ireland (one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom)


isla de la Reunión

Réunion (island in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar)


Islas Británicas

British Isles (a group of islands off the northwest coast of mainland Europe)


Islas Heard y McDonald

LL-Q1321 (spa)-Millars-Islas Heard y McDonald.wav

Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Heard Island and McDonald Islands (uninhabited islands of Australia)


Isla de Navidad

Christmas Island (non self-governing territory of Australia)


Islas Feroe

Faroe Islands (group of islands between Scotland and Iceland)


Islas Canarias

Likely a partial calque of Latin Canāriae Īnsulae (literally “Islands of the Dogs”).

partial calque

Canaries, Canary Islands (an autonomous community and archipelago in Spain)


Isla Príncipe Eduardo

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island#English

Prince Edward Island (a province in eastern Canada)

an island in the subantarctic Indian Ocean, part of the Prince Edward Islands


Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos

head

Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos f pl

LL-Q1321 (spa)-Millars-Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos.wav

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands#English

United States Virgin Islands (an archipelago and dependent territory of the United States, part of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea)


Islas Vírgenes

→ Catalan: illes Verges (calque)

→ English: Virgin Islands (calque)

Virgin Islands (an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea)


Islas Jónicas

Ionian Islands (a group of islands in the Ionian Sea)


Islas Marianas del Norte

LL-Q1321 (spa)-Millars-Islas Marianas del Norte.wav

Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands#English

Northern Mariana Islands (an archipelago and dependent territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean)


Kazán

Kazan (the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia)


Kinsasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Kinshasa (the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Lilongüe

Lilongwe (a city, the capital city of Malawi)


Sacro Imperio romano

Sacro Imperio Romano (canonical masculine)


Shénzhen

Shenzhen (a major subprovincial city in Guangdong, in southeastern China)


San Pedro y Miquelón

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon#English

Saint Pierre and Miquelon (an overseas territory of France)


Sahara Occidental

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)


San Petersburgo

Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg#English

Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia), and former capital (1732–1918).


Santa María

A town in the Usulután department, El Salvador


San Jorge

St. George's (the capital city of Grenada)

A town in the San Miguel department, El Salvador


Marsella

Ultimately from Latin Massilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía). See French Marseille for more information.

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)


Montjuic

[mõɲˈɟ͡ʝwik]

[mõɲˈɟ͡ʝwik]

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


Swazilandia

Alternative form of Suazilandia: (historical) Swaziland (The former name of Eswatini, a country in Southern Africa)


Guayana

the Guianas (region in South America consisting of Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, the Guayana region of Venezuela, and Amapá, Brazil)

Nonstandard form of Guyana (“country in South America”).


Henao

Hainaut (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)


Hernani

Hernani (a town and municipality of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain)


Apalaches

Appalachians (a mountain range in eastern North America)


República Argentina

Argentine Republic
Argentine Republic#English

Argentine Republic (the official name of Argentina, a country in South America)


Castala

Possibly from Latin Castella (“Castile”).


Porciúncula

Borrowed from Italian Porziuncola, from Latin portiuncula (“little portion”). Named in honor of the Italian chapel near Assisi, Italy, where St Francis began his order.

A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Astorga

From Leonese Estorga. Inherited from Latin Asturica (Asturica Augusta), from the name of the Astures, a Hispano-Celtic tribe of northern Spain.


Minas

Lavalleja Department
w:Lavalleja Department

A city in the Lavalleja Department, Uruguay


Santa Rosa de Lima

A town in the La Unión department, El Salvador


Central

[θẽn̪ˈt̪ɾal]


Colchagua

(historical) A province of Chile until 1976.


Cardenal Caro

From José María Caro Rodríguez, the first Chilean Roman Catholic Church Cardinal.


La Gomera

La Gomera (an island in the Canary Islands)


inundable

es-adj

inundable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inundables)


dublinés

dublinés (feminine dublinesa, masculine plural dublineses, feminine plural dublinesas)

dublinesa (feminine)
dublineses (masculine plural)
dublinesas (feminine plural)


dublinés

es-noun

dublinés m (plural dublineses, feminine dublinesa, feminine plural dublinesas)

dublineses (plural)
dublinesa (feminine)
dublinesas (feminine plural)

Frente a los bandazos logísticos, empero, los dublineses podían esgrimir su estado de gracia artístico a la hora de asumir y fagocitar el gran legado yanqui.

2015 October 21, “‘Rattle and hum’, un ‘collage’ del año más glorioso”, in El País:


océano Ártico

Arctic Ocean (an ocean in the northern polar regions)


océano Antártico

Antarctic Ocean, Southern Ocean (an ocean in the southern polar regions)


Luzón

Luzon (the largest island in the Philippines)


República Italiana

Italian Republic
Italian Republic#English

Italian Republic (official name of Italy)


República de Malta

Republic of Malta
Republic of Malta#English

Republic of Malta (official name of Malta)


República Portuguesa

Portuguese Republic
Portuguese Republic#English

Portuguese Republic (official name of Portugal)


Comunidad de Madrid

Community of Madrid
Community of Madrid#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Community of Madrid (an autonomous community of Spain)


Castellón

Castellón de la Plana
Castellón de la Plana#English

Castellón (a province of Valencia, Spain; capital: Castellón de la Plana)


mancuniano

mancuniano m (plural mancunianos, feminine mancuniana, feminine plural mancunianas)

mancunianos (plural)
mancuniana (feminine)
mancunianas (feminine plural)

Pero ahora el mancuniano se ha emperrado en amargarnos de nuevo.

2015 October 19, “Por esto a Morrissey se lo ha cargado la crítica literaria”, in El País:

Mancunian (native or inhabitant of Manchester (city in England)) (male or of unspecified gender)


Taskent

Tashkent (the capital city of Uzbekistan)


Nasáu

Nassau (a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

Nassau (the capital city of the Bahamas)


Ulán Bator

Borrowed from Russian Ула̀н-Ба́тор (Ulàn-Bátor), from Mongolian ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ (Ulaɣanbaɣatur).

bor+

Ула̀н-Ба́тор

der

^ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ

Ulaanbaatar (the capital city of Mongolia)


República de Chipre

Republic of Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus#English

Republic of Cyprus (official name of Cyprus)


Porto Novo

Porto-Novo (the official capital city of Benin)

Porto Novo (a city on the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde)


Guantánamo

English: Guantanamo

Borrowed from Taíno [Term?] (literally “land between rivers”).


Galveston

Borrowed from English Galveston, from Spanish Gálvez+English town.

Galveston County
Galveston County#English

Galveston (a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States)

Isla de Galveston
Isla de Galveston#Spanish

Galveston Island
Galveston Island#English

Ellipsis of Isla de Galveston.: Galveston Island (an island in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States, on Galveston, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic)

Isla de Galveston

Bahía de Galveston
Bahía de Galveston#Spanish

Ellipsis of Bahía de Galveston.: Galveston Bay (a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic in Texas, United States)

Bahía de Galveston

Condado de Galveston
Condado de Galveston#Spanish

Ellipsis of Condado de Galveston.: Galveston County (a county of Texas, United States)

Condado de Galveston

Área de la Bahía de Galveston
Área de la Bahía de Galveston#Spanish

Galveston Bay Area
Galveston Bay Area#English

Ellipsis of Área de la Bahía de Galveston.: Galveston Bay Area (a region of Texas, United States)


Avilés

→ English: Avilés


Ruan

Rouen (the capital city of Normandy, France)

Centre-Val de Loire
Centre-Val de Loire#English

Ruan (a village and commune of the Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France).


Mella

Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba#English


O'Higgins

Named after Bernardo O'Higgins, one of Chile's founding fathers.


ensenada

Feminine form of ensenado (“having the form of a sound or inlet”) from en- + seno (“sound, sinus, breast”) from Latin sinus.


Mánchester

metropolitan borough
metropolitan borough

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England)


Múnich

Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)


Nueva

A village in northeastern Asturias, Spain


Nueva Granada

A town in the Usulután department, El Salvador


Mancha

Manche (a department of Normandy, France)


Cesarea

Caesarea (any of numerous ancient cities in the Roman Empire)


Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico

From estado (“state”) + libre (“free”) + asociado (“associated”) + de (“of”) + Puerto Rico.

compound

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico#English

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the official name of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States)


Tánger

Through Latin Tingis and Arabic طَنْجَة (ṭanja).


Coacalco

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl cōācalco (“in the house of the snake”).

bor+

Coacalco, a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Mexico


Magdeburgo

[maɣ̞.ð̞eˈβ̞uɾ.ɣ̞o]

Magdeburg (the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)


Alcalá

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَلْعَة (al-qalʕa, “the citadel, the fort”).

the name of a number of cities and towns in Spain

Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares#Spanish


Reus

Reus (a city in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain).


Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

After Alfredo Baquerizo, Ecuadorian politician.


Ibarra

Borrowed from Basque, from ibar (“valley”).


Zambales

From zambal + -es, referring to the Sambal people, from Sambali Sambal.

Zambales (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines)


Oropesa

Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha#English

Oropesa (a town in Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain)


Quindío

→ English: Quindío


Barcino

Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)

Barcelona (a province of Catalonia, Spain)


Sívar

Dios nos proteja de esas calles de sivar

2024 March 3, @DaSwift21, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-03-09:

God save us from the streets of San Salvador

El tráfico de Sivar es un desperdicio de vida constante.

2024 March 7, @jaguzmanx, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-03-09:

Traffic in San Salvador is a constant waste of life (time).

Dios a^([sic]) sido bueno conmigo desde el día 01 qué tomé la decisión de dejar Sivar

2024 March 8, @Nickyyy_29, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-03-09:

God has been good with me since the first day I took the decision to leave San Salvador

(colloquial, El Salvador) San Salvador (The capital city of El Salvador.)


Segorbe

English: Segorbe

Segorbe (a municipality of Castellón, Spain)


Sinaí

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

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


El Pardo

A neighbourhood in northwestern Madrid, Spain


Fráncfort

[ˈfɾãŋɡ.foɾt̪]


Villena

Valencian Community
Valencian Community#English

A city in Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain


la madre putria

(Latin America, euphemistic, derogatory, vulgar) the prostituted motherland. Used in a pejorative reference to Spain


Rávena

Ravenna (a province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)


abasí

es-adj

abasí m or f (masculine and feminine plural abasís or abasíes)

abasís (feminine masculine plural)
abasíes (feminine masculine plural)

Borrowed from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an.


Alameda

Alameda (a town and municipality of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain)


Guevara

→ English: Guevara

→ Russian: Гева́ра (Gevára)

→ Tagalog: Guevara

desc

→ Chinese: → 格瓦拉 (Géwǎlā) (transliteration)


Arriaga

Borrowed from Basque Arriaga (literally “stony place”), from harri (“stone”) + -aga (“place, abundance”).

bor+

Arriaga-Lakua, Arriaga (a former village, now a district of Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain)


Barajas

An international airport in Madrid, Spain.


Soriano

From soriano (“demonym for people living in Soria”).


Zambrano

Of Basque origin. A common surname in Ecuador.

Zambrano (a town, a municipality of Bolívar, Colombia).


Gamboa

Ullíbarri-Gamboa (a village in Álava, Spain)


Valdivia

(historical) A province of Chile (first-level division) until 1974.


Ledesma

Inherited from Latin Bletisama, from a local Celtic language. A superlative in *-isamos from either Proto-Celtic *ɸletisamā (“the broadest one”), from *ɸletos (“breadth”); or from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitisamā (“the greyest one”), from *ɸleitos (“grey”).

der

A town and municipality, a in Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain


Arellano

Borrowed from Basque. Ultimately from a metathesized form of Latin Valeriānus.


Vergara

Bergara (a town in Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain)


Aldana

A municipality of the Nariño department, Colombia


Mexicali

Mexicali (The capital city of the state of Baja California, Mexico, and seat of the Municipality of Mexicali).


Lozada

A locality in the Cordoba department, Argentina


Leiva

Leiva (a town, a municipality of Nariño, Colombia).


Samaniego

A municipality of Álava, Basque Country, Spain


Coronel

From coronel. Originally adopted as a surname by Sephardic Jews during their conversion to Christianity, most notably by Abraham Senior, who took the names Fernando Coronel Núñez or Fernando Pérez Coronel.

Coronel (a commune and city in Coronel, Chile)


Landa

Both the village in Álava and the surname are of Basque origin, from landa (“meadow”)


Coria

Coria (a town and municipality of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain)


Arrieta

→ English: Arrieta

→ Ilocano: Arrieta

→ Tagalog: Arrieta

Borrowed from Basque Arrieta (literally “rocky place”).

bor+

A municipality of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain

A hamlet in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Spain

Condado de Treviño
Condado de Treviño#English

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

A hamlet in Condado de Treviño, Burgos, Castile and León, Spain


Celaya

Celaya (a city and municipality of Guanajuato, Mexico)


Pastrana

A town in Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain


Lepe

Lepe (a city and municipality of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain)


Plasencia

Plasencia (a market city in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain)


Fort-de-France

Fort-de-France (the capital city of the French department of Martinique)


Ripoll

Ripoll (the capital of Ripollès, Girona, Catalonia)


Nájera

Either from Arabic *نَاخِرَة (*nāḵira, “a derelict place”) from the verb نَخَرَ (naḵara, “to gnaw, to pierce, to bite”); or from *نَاهِرَة (*nāhira, “a place endowed by a river”), from نَهْر (nahr, “river”).


Neira

Neira (a town, a municipality of Caldas, Colombia).


Braganza

[bɾaˈɣ̞ãn̟.θa]

Inherited from Latin Brigantia (the Celtic goddess of victory), from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”), from the root *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”) + *-onts (adjective-forming suffix).

inh+

Bragança (a district in northeastern Portugal)

Bragança (a city in Bragança district, Portugal)


Tagle

A locality and municipality Cantabria, Spain


Atienza

A locality and municipality in Guadalajara, Spain


Alguer

Borrowed from Catalan l'Alguer, of unclear origin. Usually thought to derive from Medieval Latin Aleguerium (literally “stagnation of seaweed”) or from alga (“seaweed”) + -er, but either way from Latin alga (“seaweed”), from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, slimy”).

der

Alghero (a city and port town in Sardinia, Italy)


República Federal de Alemania

LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rodelar-República Federal de Alemania.wav

Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Republic of Germany#English

Federal Republic of Germany (official name of Germany)


San Luis

a name of several places named after the saint

A province and a town of the same name in Argentina


Arjona

Arjona (a town, a municipality of Bolívar, Colombia).


Lucena

Lucena (a municipality of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain)

Lucena (a city, the provincial capital of Quezon, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines)


Gamarra

Gamarra (a town, a municipality of Cesar, Colombia).


República Democrática Alemana

LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rodelar-República Democrática Alemana.wav

German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic#English

German Democratic Republic (official name of East Germany)


Renania del Norte-Westfalia

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

North Rhine-Westphalia (a state of Germany)


República del Congo

LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rodelar-República del Congo.wav

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Guiza

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic اَلْجِيزَة (el-Gīze), of uncertain origin.


Reunión

administrative region
administrative region

Réunion (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar)


Osetia del Sur

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


Puerto España

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

Port of Spain (the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago)


Río de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro (a municipality, the state capital of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former capital of Brazil)

Southeast Region
Southeast Region#English

Rio de Janeiro (a state of the Southeast Region, Brazil)


Alcazarseguir

Ksar es-Seghir
Ksar es-Seghir#English:_Q2383366

Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima#English

Ksar es-Seghir (a town in Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco)


Arauco

From Mapudungun rag ko (“clayey water”).

A province of Chile (first-level division) until 1974.


Alburquerque

a town in Badajoz, Spain, close to the border with Portugal


Azpeitia

Azpeitia (a town and municipality of Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain)


Zafra

Uncertain, see zafra for more information.

Zafra (a city and municipality in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain)

llover más que cuando enterraron a Zafra


Cayos

Ellipsis of Los Cayos.; Cayes (a locale in the Sud department, Haiti)


Islas Caimán

Cayman Islands (three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)


Islas Vírgenes Británicas

British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands#English

British Virgin Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)


Núremberg

Nuremberg (a major city in Bavaria, Germany)


Castañeda

A town and municipality of Cantabria, Spain


Chaco

Chaco (a province in northern Argentina)


Zulueta

Borrowed from Basque Zulueta, from zulueta (plural of zulu (“cave”)).


Arequipa

A city, the provincial capital of Arequipa, Peru


Puno

Puno (a city, province, department, and administrative region in southeastern Peru)


Bohol

Bohol (a province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tagbilaran)

Bohol (an island in Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)


Tagaytay

From Tagalog Tagaytay, from tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city.

Tagaytay (a city in Cavite, Philippines)


Batangas

From Tagalog batangan (“timberland; place of wooden rafts”), from batang (“log”) + -an (“place marker suffix”), after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City.

suffix

A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa

Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; a former municipality)


Zaldívar

Borrowed from Basque Zaldibar, from zaldi (“horse”) and ibar (“valley”).


Elcano

Borrowed from Basque Elkano, from elke (“vegetable garden”) and no (“small”).


Peñalosa

a name of two archaeological sites in southern Spain:


Legazpi

Borrowed from Basque Legazpi.
The place in the Philippines is named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

named-after

Legazpi (a city, the provincial capital of Albay, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)


Balmaseda

Balmaseda (a town and municipality of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain)


Cárdenas

→ English: Cardenas

→ Ilocano: Cardenas

→ Pangasinan: Cardenas

→ Tagalog: Cardenas

→ Waray-Waray: Cardenas

From cárdenas, of Andalusian Arabic origin.

A city in Tabasco, Mexico, west of Villahermosa


Tartaristán

Tatarstan (a republic of eastern Russia; capital: Kazan)


Pulla

Apulia (a peninsula and administrative region in southern Italy)


Bolívar

→ English: Bolivar

→ Tagalog: Bolivar

→⇒ Ye'kwana: Wodiwanña

Borrowed from Basque Bolibar, from bolu + ibar. Most places named Bolívar are named after Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), a South American leader.

A town in the La Unión department, El Salvador


Pajarito

From pajarito (diminutive of pájaro).
The toponym is from Chibcha.

Pajarito (a town, a municipality of Boyacá, Colombia).


Alzaga

Altzaga (a village and municipality of Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain).


San Pedro

any of a number of place names is Spanish-speaking countries named after St. Peter, e.g.:


Abadiano

Either from the Latin name Abatius with the suffix -anum, or from Basque abade (“abbot”) with the same suffix. Compare Basque Abadiño.

A village and municipality of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain


Cayo Largo

English: Cayo Largo, Key Largo

From cayo (“cay, island”) + largo (“long, lengthy”).

Cayo Largo (a cay in the Cuban archipelago, south of Cuba)

Key Largo (a cay in the Florida Keys archipelago)


RPL

República Popular de Lugansk
República Popular de Lugansk#Spanish

Initialism of República Popular de Lugansk (“LPR”).


Mondragón

[mõn̪.d̪ɾaˈɣ̞õn]

Likely derived from French Montdragon, ultimately from Latin mōns draconis (“dragon mountain”).

Arrasate (a town and municipality of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain)


Roxas

See Rojas.
The places in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Roxas, the fifth president of the Philippines.

Roxas (a city, the provincial capital of Capiz, Western Visayas, Philippines)


Corrales

Corrales (a town, a municipality of Boyacá, Colombia).


Berbería

(historical) Barbary (the Mediterranean coastal region of North Africa)


Figueras

Of toponymic origin, from Catalan Figueres.

Figueres (a city in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain)


Labastida

→ Cebuano: Labastida

→ English: Labastida

→ Tagalog: Labastida


Orellana

Probably of Basque origin, or from the town of Orellana in Badajoz, Spain, possibly from Latin Aureliana, see also Orell. Cf. also Orellano, orellano.


Magallanes

Borrowed from Portuguese Magalhães.
The places are named after Ferdinand Magellan (Fernando de Magallanes in Spanish)

A province of Chile (first-level division) until 1974.


Duisburgo

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


Leyte

Leyte (an island in Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)

Leyte (a province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tacloban)

Leyte (a municipality of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)


Hendaya

Hendaye (a town in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France)


Ica

→ Russian: И́ка (Íka)

A city, the provincial capital of Ica, Peru


Piamonte

Piedmont (an administrative region in the north of Italy)


Falcón

English: Falcon


Villablanca

Villablanca (a town and municipality of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain)


Sahagún

Sahagún (a town, a municipality of Córdoba, Colombia).


Mijares

Santillana del Mar
Santillana del Mar#English

A hamlet in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain


lomada

Según el informe policial, el conductor del vehículo de menor porte frenó de manera repentina para cruzar una lomada y el camión de carga que transportaba balanceados colisionó contra éste y luego fue a caer al costado de la ruta aparatosamente.

2016 October 25, “Accidente de tránsito en Paraguarí”, in ABC Color:


Alcoy

A municipality of Alicante, Valencia, Spain


Gran Colombia

English: Gran Colombia

(historiography, South America) Gran Colombia (a former country in South America). A former South American republic that lasted from 1819 to 1831


República Árabe Saharaui Democrática

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic#English:_Q40362

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


Washington D. C.

[ˌɡwa.ʃĩn̪.t̪õn̪ ˌd̪e ˈθe]

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

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


iroqués

es-noun

iroqués m (plural iroqueses, feminine iroquesa, feminine plural iroquesas)

iroqueses (plural)
iroquesa (feminine)
iroquesas (feminine plural)

Iroquois (a person belonging to an Iroquois tribe of North America)


Alcácer

A town in the Horta Sud district, Valencia, Spain


Cordillera

A province of Bolivia, see Cordillera Province (Bolivia)

A province of Chile, see Cordillera Province, Chile

A department of Paraguay, see Cordillera Department


Marinduque

A province of Mimaropa, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Boac


Callao

English: Callao

From callao (“stone pebble beach”). Most places in Spain, South America and the United States are named after the Callao in Peru.

A town and port in Callao, Callao, in the central west of Peru, near Lima

A province of Callao, Peru, whose capital is Callao

A region of Peru, containing only the province of Callao


San Fernando

Named after King Ferdinand III of Castile.

named-after

San Fernando (a city and commune of Colchagua, Chile)

San Fernando (a town in Bolivar, Colombia)

San Fernando (a town in Chiapas, Mexico)

Several cities and municipalities in the Philippines

San Fernando (a city, the provincial capital of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines)

San Fernando (a city, the provincial capital of La Union, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines)

San Fernando (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines)

San Fernando (a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines)

San Fernando (a municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines)

San Fernando (a municipality of Masbate, Philippines)

San Fernando (a municipality of Romblon, Philippines)

A town in the Chalatenango department, El Salvador


Fogán

Borrowed from Chinese 福安 (Fú'ān), probably via the local pronunciation in the Fu'an dialect of Eastern Min.

De la cruel persecusion, que parece nuestra Christiandad de Fogán, desde el año de 1746.

1750, La Christiandad de Fogan, en la provincia de Fokien, en el imperio de China, cruelmente perseguida del impio Cheu-Hio-kien Virrey de dicha Provincia., page 3:

(historical) Fu'an (a county-level city in Ningde, Fujian, China)


Fokien

From the Postal Romanization of Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/. Compare Portuguese Foquiem, English Fukien / Fuhkien / Fookien, Tagalog Fukien.

Haviendose suscitado en la Provincia de Fokien una furiosa tempestad contras los Christianos, […]

1750, La Christiandad de Fogan, en la provincia de Fokien, en el imperio de China, cruelmente perseguida del impio Cheu-Hio-kien Virrey de dicha Provincia., page 51:

(historical) Fujian (a province of China)

Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca)
es:Fujian


Camarines Sur

From camarines + sur. The former is the plural of camarín.

A province of the Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Pili. Largest city: Naga


Ponferrada

Ponferrada (a city in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain)


Ocaña

Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha#English

A town, a municipality of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain


Hermosa

(obsolete) Formosa, now known as Taiwan (an island in East Asia)


Borinquen

(poetic, uncommon) Synonym of Puerto Rico.


Bacoor

From Tagalog bakood (“highland”). See also Tagalog bakol (“bamboo basket for fish or vegetables, usually carried on the head by vendors”).


Cavite

→ Cebuano: Cavite

→ English: Cavite

→ Tagalog: Cavite

A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Trece Martires (de facto); Imus (de jure). Largest city: Dasmariñas

Cavite (a city in Cavite, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines)


Ilocos Sur

El vórtice penetró en la isla por un punto que podría llamarse límite entre la Provincia de Ilocos Norte y la de Ilocos Sur, siendo los pueblos de la parte sur de Ilocos Norte y los de la parte norte de Ilocos Sur que más de lleno sufrieron los efectos destructores del huracán.

1913, Rev. Jose Coronas, S. J., “Tifón de Sámar e Ilocos, 3 a 11 Mayo, 1913”, in The Samar and Ilocos Typhoon: May 3 to 11, 1913, page 15:

A province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Vigan. Largest city: Candon.


Zamboanga del Sur

From Zamboanga + del (“of the”) + sur (“south”).

compound

Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur#English

Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga Peninsula#English

Zamboanga del Sur (a province of Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines; capital: Pagadian; largest city: Zamboanga City)


Zamboanga del Norte

From Zamboanga + del (“of the”) + norte (“north”).

Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte#English

Zamboanga del Norte (a province of Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Dipolog)


Tayabas

(historical) Tayabas (a former name of Quezon from 1754 to 1946, a province in the Philippines)


Aránzazu

Borrowed from Basque Arantzazu (literally “hawthorn place”). The given name is a shortening of María de Aranzazu, to whom the sanctuary is dedicated.

bor+

A village and municipality of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain

A sanctuary in Oñati, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain


Quíos

Borrowed from Latin Chius, from Ancient Greek Χῖος (Khîos).


Almagro

Almagro (a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Almagro (a municipality of Samar, Philippines)

Almagro (a town in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain)

Almagro (a neighbourhood of Madrid, Spain)


Coatzacualcos

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; compare Classical Nahuatl Coatzacualco.


Tarlac

Tarlac (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Tarlac City)


Benguet

Benguet (a province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: La Trinidad; largest city: Baguio)


Cotabato

From Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).

Cotabato (a province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Kidapawan)

Cotabato (a former province of Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Cotabato City)


Nueva Vizcaya

→ Cebuano: Nueva Vizcaya

→ English: Nueva Vizcaya

→ Ilocano: Nueva Vizcaya

→ Tagalog: Nueva Vizcaya

From nueva + Vizcaya, literally “New Biscay”, with the latter from Basque Bizkaia.

Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya#English:_Q13866

Nueva Vizcaya (a province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines)


Jujuy

Jujuy (a province in northwestern Argentina)


Écija

Borrowed from Mozarabic, from Latin Astigi + -ia. /st/ > /t͡s/ is characteristic of Mozarabic.


San Vicente

→ Cebuano: San Vicente

→ Huave: Sevecend, San Vicen

→ Isthmus Zapotec: Xabizende

(obsolete) Juchitán (a city in Oaxaca, Mexico)

San Vicente (a commune of Cachapoal, Chile)


Célebes

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


Cosoleacaque

Borrowed from Cosoleacaque Nahuatl Coxoliyacac (literally “pheasant point”).

Cosoleacaque (a municipality of Veracruz, Mexico)


Dumaguete

Dumaguete (a city, the provincial capital of Negros Oriental, Central Visayas, Philippines)


Unión Sudafricana

From Unión (“union”) + sudafricana (“South African”).

affix

Union of South Africa
Union of South Africa


Tordesillas

Castile and León
Castile and León#English

A town and municipality of Castile and León, Spain


Nueva Écija

Nueva Ecija (a province in Central Luzon, Philippines)


El Hierro

An island in the Canary Islands, the smallest of and southwesternmost of the group


La Palma

→ English: La Palma

La Palma (the northwestern most of the Canary Islands)

A town in the Chalatenango department, El Salvador


Júcar

Júcar (a river in Spain). It flows through the provinces of Cuenca, Albacete and Valencia


Alcubierre

English: Alcubierre


Mixquiahuala

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Mizquiyahuallān (“place of round mesquite”). C.f. Mezquital Otomi Ntꞌähi (“place of mesquite”).

noncog

A municipality of Hidalgo, Mexico. Capital: Mixquiahuala


Tasquillo

From *Tasco + -illo (diminutive suffix), from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Tlachco (“ballcourt place”)). Compare Spanish Taxco (city in Guerrero).

cog

Tasquillo (a municipality of Hidalgo, Mexico)


Guinea-Bisáu

Guinea-Bissau (a country in West Africa)


Altamira

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English

A town in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.


Turbo

A port city in the Antioquia department, Colombia


Valaquia

Wallachia (a subregion and former principality in Romania)


Churubusco

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Huitzilopochco, from Huitzilopochtli (name of a god) + -co (locative suffix).

suffix

Churubusco (a town in Indiana, United States)

Churubusco (a hamlet in New York, United States)


República Popular de Bulgaria

People’s Republic of Bulgaria
People’s Republic of Bulgaria


República Socialista de Checoslovaquia

head

República Socialista de Checoslovaquia f

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

(history) Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

es:República Socialista de Checoslovaquia


República Popular de Polonia

Polish People’s Republic
Polish People’s Republic


República Popular de Hungría

Hungarian People’s Republic
Hungarian People’s Republic


alcor

From Andalusian Arabic آلقُلّ (alqúll), from Latin collis.


Treinta y Tres

Literally, “thirty-three”, after the Thirty-Three Orientals who led the independence movement against Brazil.

a city, the state capital of Treinta y Tres Department


Biobío

A province of Chile (first-level division) until 1974.


Sierra Negra

From sierra (“mountain”) + negra (“black”).

Sierra Negra
Sierra Negra#English:_Q2256382

Sierra Negra
Sierra Negra#English:_Q1189579

Sierra Negra (a mountain and extinct volcano in Puebla, Mexico)

Sierra Negra (a mountain in Galapagos Province, Ecuador, a shield volcano;).


Taguí

A ranchería in Huichapan, Hidalgo, Mexico


Tlaxcalilla

From Tlaxcala + -illa, from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Tlaxcallān (“place of tortillas”)), calqued from Mezquital Otomi Mahme (“place of tortillas”).


Cáhuil

Cáhuil (a village in the O'Higgins region, Chile)


El Huique

El Huique (a town in Colchagua province, Chile)


Quinta de Tilcoco

Quinta de Tilcoco
Quinta de Tilcoco#English


Rancagua

Rancagua (a commune and city in Rancagua, Chile)


San Vicente de Tagua Tagua

[ˌsãm biˌθẽn̪.t̪e ð̞e ˌt̪a.ɣ̞wa ˈt̪a.ɣ̞wa]

[ˌsãm biˌsẽn̪.t̪e ð̞e ˌt̪a.ɣ̞wa ˈt̪a.ɣ̞wa]

San Vicente de Tagua Tagua
San Vicente de Tagua Tagua#English

San Vicente de Tagua Tagua (a city in San Vicente, Chile)


Romeral

From romero (“rosemary”) + -al (indicating a place where something is plentiful).


Finisterre

Finistere (a cape and department of Brittany, France).


Umbría

administrative region
administrative region

Umbria (an administrative region in central Italy)


Pistoya

Borrowed from Italian Pistoia, from Latin Pistōrium. Compare bisturí.

Pistoia (a city and province in Tuscany, Italy)


Macedonia del Norte

North Macedonia
North Macedonia#English:_Q221

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

North Macedonia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Xochapa

Borrowed from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl xōchitl (“flower”) + āpan (“river”)), calqued from a Mixtec language, e.g. Alcozauca Mixtec I̱ta Ita (literally “flower river”).

noncog

Alcozauca de Guerrero
Alcozauca de Guerrero#English

Xochapa (a town in Alcozauca de Guerrero, Guerrero, Mexico)


Santa Rita

A town in the Chalatenango department, El Salvador


península ibérica

Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula#English

Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in southwestern Europe)


Champaña

Champagne (a region and former province of France, the terroir of the wine champagne; now part of Grand Est)


Oaxtepec

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl Huāxtepēc, equivalent to huāxin (a type of tree) + tepētl (“mountain”) + -c (locative suffix).


Montalbán

Montalbán (a town in Teruel, Aragon, Spain)


Bocaja

Borrowed from Mezquital Otomi ꞌBokähä, from ꞌbo- (“place of”) + kähä (“prickly pear (fruit)”).

prefix

a barrio of San Salvador, Hidalgo, Mexico


Vigan

Also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigan. A common theory is that this word derived from Ilocano biga (“giant taro / Biga'a (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) + -an (“locative suffix”) where Alocasia macrorrhizos plants once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River, from which Captain Juan de Salcedo derived the city's name, after a misunderstanding with the locals, thinking he was asking the name of the plants. The other theory derives this word from Hokkien 美岸 (Bí-gān, literally “beautiful coast”), possibly by Chinese settlers in the area.

der

Vigan (a city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines)


samaní

es-adj

samaní m or f (masculine and feminine plural samanís or samaníes)

samanís (feminine masculine plural)
samaníes (feminine masculine plural)


samaní

es-noun

samaní m or f by sense (plural samanís or samaníes)


Chiloé

A province of Chile (first-level division) until 1974.


Berito

Berytus (an ancient city in modern Lebanon; modern Beirut)


Abruzos

Abruzzo (an administrative region in central Italy)


Nuevo Hampshire

New Hampshire (a state of the United States)


cheyenés

cheyenés m (plural cheyeneses, feminine cheyenesa, feminine plural cheyenesas)

cheyeneses (plural)
cheyenesa (feminine)
cheyenesas (feminine plural)

Cheyenneite (native or inhabitant of Cheyenne (city in Wyoming)) (male or of unspecified gender)


Pinotepa Nacional

Pinotepa Nacional
Pinotepa Nacional#English

Pinotepa Nacional (a city in Oaxaca, Mexico)

Pinotepa Nacional (a municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico)


República Islámica de Irán

Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran


Chayuco

Borrowed from a Mixtec language; cf. San Juan Colorado Mixtec Tsàhà Yùcù.

San Agustín Chayuco
San Agustín Chayuco#English

Chayuco (a town in San Agustín Chayuco, Jamiltepec district, Oaxaca, Mexico)

Chayuco (a municipality of Jamiltepec district, Oaxaca, Mexico)


Yosondúa

Yosondúa (a municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico)


Yosoyuxi

→ English: Yosoyuxi

Santiago Juxtlahuaca
Santiago Juxtlahuaca#English

Yosoyuxi (a village in Santiago Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca, Mexico)


Tlaxiaco

→ English: Tlaxiaco

Borrowed from a Nahuan language, e.g. Classical Nahuatl Tlachquiyauhco, from tlachtli (“ballcourt”) + quiyahuitl (“rain”) + -co (locative suffix).

affix

Tlaxiaco (a city, a municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico)


Los Gatos

Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County#English

Los Gatos (a town in Santa Clara County, California, United States).


San Juan Colorado

San Juan Colorado
San Juan Colorado#English

San Juan Colorado (a town in Oaxaca, Mexico)

San Juan Colorado (a municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico)


Panixtlahuaca

Panixtlahuaca (a town in Oaxaca, Mexico)


panonio

es-noun

panonio m (plural panonios, feminine panonia, feminine plural panonias)

panonios (plural)
panonia (feminine)
panonias (feminine plural)

(historical) native or inhabitant of Pannonia (historical region of Central Europe) (male or of unspecified gender)


islas Galápagos

English: Galapagos, Galápagos

From galápagos (“turtles”), in reference to the islands' tortoises.

Galapagos Islands
Galapagos Islands#English

Galapagos Islands (an archipelago in Ecuador)


Auvernia

Auvergne (a historical region in France)


Teposcolula

→ English: Teposcolula

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl Tepozcolōllān (literally “place of metal hooks”).

cog

San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula#English

San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula (a town in Oaxaca, Mexico)

San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula (a municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico)

San Juan Teposcolula
San Juan Teposcolula#English

San Juan Teposcolula (a town in Oaxaca, Mexico)

San Juan Teposcolula (a municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico)

Teposcolula (a district of Oaxaca, Mexico)


Fuengirola

A town and municipality of Andalusia, Spain


Tierras Medias Occidentales

the West Midlands (a metropolitan country and region of England)


bristolense

es-adj

bristolense m or f (masculine and feminine plural bristolenses)

bristolenses (feminine masculine plural)

Bristolian (of, from or relating to Bristol (city in South West England))


bristolense

es-noun

bristolense m or f by sense (plural bristolenses)

Bristolian (native or inhabitant of Bristol (city in South West England))


yorquino

yorquino m (plural yorquinos, feminine yorquina, feminine plural yorquinas)

yorquinos (plural)
yorquina (feminine)
yorquinas (feminine plural)

Yorker (native or inhabitant of York (city in England) or Yorkshire (historic county in England)) (male or of unspecified gender)


Ocotepeque

→ English: Ocotepeque


Rímac

English: Rimac

desc

→ Chinese: → 里馬克 (Lǐmǎkè) (transliteration)

From Quechua rimaq. Doublet of Lima, an older borrowing.


Taguig

→ Tagalog: Taguig

From Tagalog tagagiik (“rice thresher”).

Taguig (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Parañaque

From earlier Palañac, an earlier Hispanized form of Tagalog Palanyag, attested in 1582. Of uncertain origin.
A common folk etymology is the phrase "Para aqui" ("Stop here!"), supposedly said by a Spaniard to a coachman when he wanted to stop in the area.

Parañaque (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


San Andrés Chicahuaxtla

→ English: San Andrés Chicahuaxtla

San Andrés Chicahuaxtla
San Andrés Chicahuaxtla#English

Putla Villa de Guerrero
Putla Villa de Guerrero#English

San Andrés Chicahuaxtla (a town in Putla Villa de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico)


Juxtlahuaca

Borrowed from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl xihuitl (“year”) + ixtlāhuacan (“plain”)), calqued from a Mixtec language (equivalent to Proto-Mixtec *yosoʔ (“plain”) + *kʷìyà (“year”)).

Juxtlahuaca (a municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico)

Juxtlahuaca (a district of Oaxaca, Mexico)


Guamúchil

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl cuamóchitl.

bor+

Guamúchil (a city in Sinaloa, Mexico, and the municipal seat of Salvador Alvarado)


Tehuantepec

Borrowed from a Nahuan language (equivalent to Classical Nahuatl Tēcuāntepēc (literally “mountain of wild cats (jaguars, ocelots, etc.)”)), calqued from any of multiple local languages whose names for this city have similar meanings.

cog

Tehuantepec (a municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico)

Tehuantepec (a district of Oaxaca, Mexico)

(historical) Tehuantepec (a former federal territory of Mexico)


Las Flores

A town in the Chalatenango department, El Salvador


Tacloban

From Waray-Waray Tarakluban (“place of the taklub”).

der

Tacloban (a city, the provincial capital of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines)


La Trinidad

Named by Commandante Manuel Scheidnagel in April 21, 1874 due to the three adjacent hills surrounding the place, hence a trinidad (“trinity”). Popular belief is that it is named after Commandante Don Guillermo de Galvey's supposed wife "Doña Trinidad de Galvey", though this is false.

La Trinidad (a municipality, the capital of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines)


edimburgués

es-noun

edimburgués m (plural edimburgueses, feminine edimburguesa, feminine plural edimburguesas)

edimburgueses (plural)
edimburguesa (feminine)
edimburguesas (feminine plural)

Edinburgher (native or inhabitant of Edinburgh (capital of Scotland)) (male or of unspecified gender)


glasgüense

es-adj

glasgüense m or f (masculine and feminine plural glasgüenses)

Glaswegian (of, from or relating to Glasgow (city in Scotland))


glasgüense

es-noun

glasgüense m or f by sense (plural glasgüenses)

Glaswegian (native or inhabitant of Glasgow (city in Scotland))


milesiano

milesiano m (plural milesianos, feminine milesiana, feminine plural milesianas)

milesianos (plural)
milesiana (feminine)
milesianas (feminine plural)

From Latin Mīlēsius + -ano, from Irish Míl in Míl Espáine.

(Irish mythology) Milesian (any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people)


Ayaria

Adjara (an autonomous republic of Georgia)


Sierra Madre Occidental

A mountain range in Mexico, on the west side of the Mexican Plateau


Yecapixtla

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Yacapīchtlān.

bor+

Yecapixtla (a municipality of Morelos, Mexico)


Salar Grande

A salt flat in Iquique, Tarapacá district, Chile


Tarapacá

(historical) A province of Peru, ceded to Chile in 1883


Ucayali

Latin: ucayalēnsis

A river in Peru, a major source of the Amazon


Tumbes

A city, the provincial capital of Tumbes, Peru


Huancavelica

A city in Peru, capital of the department of the same name


Valdés

English: Valdes

desc

→ Chinese: → 巴爾德斯 /巴尔德斯 (Bā'ěrdésī) (transliteration)

Valdes; A municipality of Asturias, Spain


San Román

Named after Miguel de San Román, 14th president of Peru.


Canta

A town, the provincial capital of Canta, Peru


Bolognesi

places named for Francisco Bolognesi
A province of Ancash, Peru

places named for Francisco Bolognesi
A district of Pallasca, Ancash, Peru


La Esperanza

A district of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru


Talara

A city, the provincial capital of Talara, Peru and the westernmost city in mainland South America


Huanta

A town, the provincial capital of Huanta, Peru


Ilave

A city, the district capital of Ilave, El Collao province, Peru


Chepén

A city, the provincial capital of Chepén, Peru


Camaná

A city, the provincial capital of Camaná, Peru


Paita

A city, the provincial capital of Paita, Peru


Cangallo

A town, the provincial capital of Cangallo, Peru


Chachapoyas

A city, the provincial capital of Chachapoyas, Peru


Pacasmayo

A city, the provincial capital of Pacasmayo, Peru


Palpa

A town, the provincial capital of Palpa, Peru


Chinchero

[t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃe.ɾo]


Pisco

A city, the provincial capital of Pisco, Peru


Dos de Mayo

Literally, “Second of May”. Named in honor of the Battle of Callao on May 2, 1866.


Marañón

Uncertain. Possibly from Old Tupi, meaning "running sea", or an augmentative of mar (“sea”). The word was first used to refer to the Amazon River.


Yunguyo

[ɟ͡ʝũŋˈɡu.ʝo]

[ɟ͡ʝũŋˈɡu.ʝo]


Ambo

From Peruvian Spanish Aambo, from Quechua Ampuq.


Chincha

[ˈt͡ʃĩnʲ.t͡ʃa]


San Ignacio

A town in the Chalatenango department, El Salvador


Anta

Perhaps from Quechua; compare anta (“copper”). Also compare Andes.


Cutervo

A city, the provincial capital of Cajamarca, Peru


Huamanga

Borrowed from Classical Quechua Wamanqa (“(the place of) weaving”).


Sinanché

Borrowed from Yucatec Maya, from síinaʼancheʼ (“a kind of tree (Zanthoxylum caribaeum)”), from síinaʼan (“scorpion”) + cheʼ (“tree”).

Sinanché (a municipality of Yucatán, Mexico)


Trelew

From Welsh tref, tre (“town”) + English Lew(is), from Lewis Jones.


Confluencia

A department of Argentina, with the capital located at the confluence of the rivers Limay and Neuquén


Cipolletti

Borrowed from Italian Cipolletti, after César Cipolletti.


Puerto Real

English: Port Royal

French: Port-Royal

Puerto Real (a city in Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain)

Port Royal (the former capital city of Jamaica)


Port Royal

Port Royal (a town in Jamaica); Alternative form of Puerto Real


Naco

A municipality of Sonora, Mexico, on the Arizona border


Santa Ana

From Santa (“saint”) + Ana (“Anne”), named after Saint Anne.


Choachí

A municipality of the Cundinamarca department, Colombia


República Árabe Unida

United Arab Republic
United Arab Republic


Estados de la Tregua

(historical) Trucial States (a collection of former protectorates of the United Kingdom, comprising most of the small Arab coastal states, then sheikhdoms, located along the Persian Gulf)


canal de la Mancha

el canal de la Mancha (canonical masculine)


terreno inundable

es-noun

terreno inundable m (plural terrenos inundables)


Lavapiés

Verb-object compound, composed of lava (“to wash”) + pies (“feet”).

es-verb-obj

Coordinate term: Malasaña


orilla del mar

es-noun

orilla del mar f (plural orillas del mar)


Chiriquí

→ English: Chiriqui


Ango

Quechua [Term?] (“tendon, nerve, slim, elastic, flexible”)

bor

Anku (an archaeological site in the Tantamayo District, Huamalíes Province, Department of Huánuco, Peru, declared a National Cultural Heritage site on the 18th of June 2002)


Pisuerga

Cantabrian Mountains
Cantabrian Mountains

a river in Spain, whose source is in the Cantabrian Mountains and which flows into the Duero

aprovechando que el Pisuerga pasa por Valladolid


banco de arena

es-noun

banco de arena m (plural bancos de arena)


Talca

(historical) A province of Chile until 1976.


Paracas

→ English: Paracas

The capital city of Paracas district, Pisco, Ica, Peru

Distrito de Paracas
Distrito de Paracas#Spanish

Ellipsis of Distrito de Paracas.; A district of Pisco, Ica, Peru

Península de Paracas
Península de Paracas#Spanish

Ellipsis of Península de Paracas.; A peninsula in Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru, in the Pacific Ocean

Península de Paracas

Bahía de Paracas
Bahía de Paracas#Spanish

Ellipsis of Bahía de Paracas.; A bay of Pisco Province, Ica Region, Peru, on the Pacific Ocean


Puebla de Zaragoza

Puebla City (the largest city in the modern state of Puebla, Mexico)


Yoro

Yoro (a city, the department capital of the Yoro department, Honduras)


Bulacán

Bulakan (a municipality of Bulacan, Philippines)


El Paraíso

A town in the Chalatenango department, El Salvador


Ahuachapán

Borrowed from Pipil ahuat (“oak”) + -chan (“at one's house”) + pan (“place”): "place of the oak house."


La Unión

La Union (a province of the Philippines)

La Unión (a commune and city in La Unión, Chile)


Cuscatlán

From Pipil Kuskatan, from kūskat (“necklace, jewel”) + -tan


Arecibo

→ English: Arecibo

→ Translingual: Arecibo

From Taíno Arasibo, the name of the local chief of the Taino Amerind, of the local village of Abacoa, when the Spanish first arrived.

Arecibo (a city, a municipality of Puerto Rico)

A diocese in Puerto Rico, United States, of the Roman Catholic Church


Aysén

A province of Chile (first-level division) until 1974.


Ñuble

(historical) A province of Chile (second-level division) between 1974 and 2018.


Cautín

(historical) A province of Chile (first-level division) until 1976.


Quillota

Quillota (a commune and city in Quillota, Chile)


Melipilla

Melipilla (a commune, provincial capital, and city in Melipilla, Chile)

Melipilla (a province of Melipilla, Chile)


Llanquihue

(historical) A province of Chile (first-level division) until 1974.


Petorca

Petorca (a commune and city in Petorca, Chile)


Putumayo

Of Quechua origin, from p'utuy (“to spring forth”) + mayu (“river”), meaning something like "gushing river."


Vaupés

A river in Colombia, a tributary of the Río Negro


Contra Costa

English: Contra Costa

English: County of Contra Costa

English: Contra Costa County

English: Contra Costa Centre

English: Contra Costa Center

From contra + costa, literally “opposite coast”.

compound

Condado de Contra Costa
Condado de Contra Costa#Spanish

Contra Costa (a county of California, United States); Ellipsis of Condado de Contra Costa.


El Oro

San Miguel County
San Miguel County#English

A village in San Miguel County, New Mexico


Santa Elena

A town in the Usulután department, El Salvador


Caazapá

Borrowed from Guaraní ka'asapa, from ka'aguy jehasapa (“beyond the forest”), from Guaraní ka'aguy (“forest, jungle”) + the abbreviation of jehasapa (“crossing further, beyond”).


Nueva Esparta

A town in the La Unión department, El Salvador


Lorca

Lorca, a municipality and city in Murcia, Spain


El Tuque

English: El Tuque

El Tuque (a beach in Punta Cucharas, Canas, Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States)


Santa Gloria

English: Santa Gloria

Latin: Sancta Gloria

From santo + gloria. From Latin sanctus+gloria (literally “Holy Glory”). Coined by Christopher Columbus, who was stranded there for a year, June 1503 - June 1504.

der

Saint Ann Parish
Saint Ann Parish#English

Middlesex County
Middlesex County#English

Santa Gloria; Former name of Saint Ann's Bay.

A bay of Saint Ann Parish, Middlesex County, Jamaica

A town in Saint Ann Parish, Middlesex County, Jamaica


Boca Chica

English: Boca Chica

From boca + chico, literally “little mouth”.

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English

A municipality of the Dominican Republic

A delta in the Rio Grande, Mexico and United States

A town in San Lorenzo district, Chiriquí, Panama


Samoa Occidental

Western Samoa (the former name of Samoa, a country in Oceania)


Ticolandia

(Costa Rica, colloquial) Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec

[ˌsãŋ ˌxwãm bau̯ˌt̪is.t̪a t̪uɣ̞s.t̪eˈpek]

San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec#English

San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec (a city in Oaxaca, Mexico)


Tuxtepec

San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec#Spanish

Ellipsis of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec: A city in Oaxaca, Mexico


Llodio

[ˈɟ͡ʝo.ð̞jo]

[ˈɟ͡ʝo.ð̞jo]

From the Latin name Claudius (compare Basque Laudio).

A town and municipality of Álava, Basque Country, Spain


Peñacerrada

Inherited from Old Spanish Pennaçerrada, equivalent to peña (“rock, outcrop”) + cerrada (“closed”).

com

A village and municipality of Álava, Basque Country, Spain


Bernedo

→ Basque: Bernedo

Ultimately probably from Proto-Celtic *wernā (“alder”) with the Latin suffix -ētum (“place of”).


Campezo

→ Basque: Kanpezu

Inherited from Old Spanish Campeço, ultimately from Latin campus (“field”).

A municipality of Álava, Basque Country, Spain


Gorbea

Borrowed from Basque Gorbeia (modern orthography).

A mountain in the Basque Country, Spain, the highest point in Álava and Biscay


Martos

Martos (a city and municipality of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain)


Narcea

a river in Asturias, sourcing in the southwest of the region and flowing into the Nalón


Pachuca de Soto

Pachuca (the largest city in the modern state of Hidalgo, Mexico)


Toluca de Lerdo

Toluca (the capital city of the State of Mexico)


Matanzas

From matanza (“massacre”), referring to a supposed slaughter of Spanish conquistadors by native fishermen of the area.

Matanzas Province
Matanzas Province#English

Matanzas (a city, the capital of Matanzas Province, Cuba)

Matanzas Province (a province of Cuba; capital: Matanzas)


San Cristóbal

English: Saint Kitts

San Cristobal (a city in Artemisa, Cuba)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English

(historical) Saint Kitts (an island in Saint Kitts and Nevis)

A town in the Cuscatlán department, El Salvador


Los Cayos

Calque of French Les Cayes, from les+Cayes, from caye.

A seaport and commune of Los Cayos borough, Sud department, Haiti

An arrondissement of the Sud department, Haiti


Jacmel

Jacmel (a port town, commune, and capital of the Sud-Est department, Haiti)


Port Isabel

Borrowed from English Port Isabel, from Spanish Puerto Isabela, from puerto + Isabela, from Isabel, from Queen Isabel of Spain, the first queen of United Spain (Isabel I de Castilla).

Port Isabel (a city in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, United States)


Morelia

From Morelos + -ia, after José María Morelos, Mexican Catholic priest, statesman and independence leader.

Morelia (a city, a municipality, the state capital of Michoacán, Mexico)


Nuevo Vallarta

English: Nuevo Vallarta

From nuevo (“new”) + Vallarta (“surname”). Blend of nuevo + Puerto Vallarta, from being a new development in the Puerto Vallarta area; itself named for Jalisco governor Ignacio Luis Vallarta Ogazón.

Nuevo Vallarta: A neighbourhood of Puerto Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico


Puerto Vallarta

English: Puerto Vallarta, Vallarta

From puerto (“port”) + Vallarta (“surname”). Named after Ignacio Luis Vallarta, governor of Jalisco.

Bahía de Banderas
Bahía de Banderas#English

Puerto Vallarta: A resort city in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, on the Bahía de Banderas, Pacific Ocean

Puerto Vallarta: A municipality of Jalisco, Mexico. Seat: Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta: A conurbation in Jalisco and Nayarit, Mexico


Vallarta

English: Vallarta

desc

→ Chinese: → 巴利亞塔 /巴利亚塔 (Bālìyàtǎ) (transliteration)

Vallarta de Bureba
Vallarta de Bureba#Spanish

(Spain) Ellipsis of Vallarta de Bureba.; A municipality of La Bureba, Burgos, Castile y León, Spain

Vallarta de Bureba

(Mexico) Ellipsis of Puerto Vallarta.; A city in Jalisco, Mexico


Torrijos

Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha#English

Torrijos (a town, a municipality of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain)

Torrijos (a municipality of Marinduque, Philippines)


Cumbre Vieja

English: Cumbre Vieja

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


Sin.

Abbreviation of Sinaloa (“Sinaloa (a state of Mexico)”).


Ospina

Ospina (a town, a municipality of Nariño, Colombia).


Boca Ratón

Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County#English

Boca Raton (a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States)


Pásay

Pasay (a city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Macati

Makati (a city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Mahón

Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands#English

The capital city of Minorca, Balearic Islands, officially Maó in Catalan


Aýna

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn, “spring, fount”).

A village and municipality of Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain


Alsasua

Alsasua (a town and municipality of Navarre, Spain)


Marinaleda

Marinaleda (a municipality of Seville, Andalusia, Spain)


Nursultán

Nur-Sultan (former name of Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan).


Funes

Funes (a town, a municipality of Nariño, Colombia).


Isla de la Juventud

Coined by Cuban politician Fidel Castro in 1978 as a reference to the purported revolutionisation of the island by the local youth. Castro had promised to rename the island in 1967.

the Isle of Youth (an island and municipality of Cuba)


Río de la Plata

río + de + la + plata. Literally, “silver river”.


Riviera Maya

→ English: Riviera Maya

English: Mayan Riviera

French: Riviera Maya

Riviera+maya. From Riviera, from Italian riviera. From being a region similar to the Riviera in Europe, found in the region traditionally inhabited by the Maya.

Mayan Riviera; A coastline in Yucatan peninsula, Mexico


Sempere

Valencian Community
Valencian Community#English

A town in Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain


RPD

República Popular de Donetsk
República Popular de Donetsk#Spanish

Initialism of República Popular de Donetsk (“DPR”).


Calatayud

Borrowed from Arabic قَلْعَة أَيُّوب (qalʕa(t) ʔayyūb, literally “fortress of Ayyub”).

bor+

قَلْعَة أَيُّوب

Calatayud (a town and municipality of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain).


Joló

Borrowed from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“sea current”). Compare Maranao Solog (“Sulu; Jolo”).

es:Selvas tropicales del archipiélago de Sulu

Jolo (the provincial capital of Sulu, Philippines)

Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in the Philippines)


Yeda

Jeddah (a port city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia)


Barrundia

Borrowed from Basque Barrundia, from barruti (“enclosure, area”).

A municipality of Álava, Basque Country, Spain


Mañuelitas

→ English: Manuelitas, Mañuelitas

A village in San Miguel County, New Mexico


El Desemboque

El Desemboque (a village in Sonora, Mexico)


San Roque

San Roque (common name of several places in Latin America, Spain and the Philippines named after Saint Roche)


Texcoco

Texcoco (a municipality of the State of Mexico, Mexico)

Ellipsis of Texcoco de Mora: Texcoco de Mora, Texcoco (a city, the administrative seat of Texcoco, State of Mexico, Mexico)


Cavite el Viejo

Chavacano: Cavite el Viejo

→ Tagalog: Cavite el Viejo

Literally, “Old Cavite”, named to contrast with Cavite el Puerto (“Cavite City”), literally "Port of Cavite".

Kawit (a municipality of Cavite, Philippines)


Malolos

Borrowed from Tagalog Malolos, of Kapampangan origin.

Malolos (a city, the provincial capital of Bulacan, Central Luzon, Philippines)


Angat

→ English: Angat

→ Tagalog: Angat

Angat (a municipality of Bulacan, Philippines)


Colonia Lebarón

Colonia LeBaron (a village in Chihuahua, Mexico)


Pásig

Borrowed from Tagalog Pasig, from pasig.

Pasig (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


Dávao

> Chavacano: Davao (inherited)

→ Cebuano: Davao, Dabaw

→ English: Davao

→ Japanese: ダバオ

→ Mandarin: 達沃 /达沃 (Dáwò) (Mainland China, Hong Kong)

→ Cantonese: 達沃 /达沃 (daat⁶ juk¹) (Hong Kong, Mainland China)

→ Vietnamese: Davao

→ Hokkien: 納卯 /纳卯 (La̍p-báu) (Philippines, Taiwan)

→ Mandarin: 納卯 /纳卯 (Nàmǎo) (Philippines, Taiwan)

→ Hiligaynon: Davao, Dabaw

→ Tagalog: Davao

Davao (a former province of the Philippines; modern Davao Region)


Taltal

Taltal (a commune and city in Taltal, Chile)


Cabanatúan

→ English: Cabanatuan

→ Ilocano: Cabanatuan

→ Tagalog: Cabanatuan

Cabanatuan (the largest city in Nueva Ecija, Philippines)


Olóngapo

→ English: Olongapo

→ Ilocano: Olongapo

→ Tagalog: Olongapo

Olongapo (an independent city in Zambales province, Philippines)


Gapán

→ English: Gapan

→ Ilocano: Gapan

→ Tagalog: Gapan

Gapan (a city in Nueva Ecija, Philippines)


Cagayán

Cagayan (a province of Cagayan Valley, Philippines)

A river in northeastern Luzon, Philippines

A river in northern Mindanao, Philippines


Balíuag

→ English: Baliuag

→ Tagalog: Baliuag, Baliwag

Baliwag (a city in Bulacan, Philippines)


Cagayán de Oro

Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental#English

Cagayan de Oro (an independent city in Misamis Oriental, Philippines)


Pangasinán

Pangasinan (a province of the Philippines; capital: Lingayen; largest city: Dagupan)