List of European exonyms
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Below is a list with links to further Wikipedia-pages containing lists of exonyms
of various European languages for village
s, town
s, and cities
in Europe
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Exonym and endonym
In ethnolinguistics, an endonym or autonym is a local name for a geographical feature, and an exonym or xenonym is a foreign language name for it...
of various European languages for village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
s, town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
s, and cities
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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- Albanian exonymsAlbanian exonymsMany places have exonyms, names for places that differs from that used in the official or well-established language within that place, in the Albanian language...
- Basque exonymsBasque exonymsThe following is a list of Basque exonyms, that is to say names for towns and cities that do not speak Basque that have been adapted to Basque standard spelling rules, or are simply native names from ancient times....
- Bulgarian exonymsBulgarian exonymsBelow is a list of Bulgarian language exonyms for places in Europe. Note that this list only includes names that are significantly different from the local toponym:-Greece:*Alexandroupoli Дедеагач *Edessa Воден...
- Catalan exonymsCatalan exonymsThe following is a list of Catalan exonyms, that is to say names for towns and cities that do not speak Catalan that have been adapted to Catalan standard spelling rules, or are simply native names from ancient times.- Països Catalans :...
- Croatian exonymsCroatian exonymsThe following is a list of Croatian exonyms, that is to say names for towns and cities that do not speak Croatian that have been adapted to Croatian spelling rules, or are simply native names from ancient times....
- Czech exonymsCzech exonymsThe following is a list of Czech exonyms, that is to say names for places that do not speak Czech that have been adapted to Czech phonological system and spelling rules, or are simply native names from ancient times...
- Danish exonymsDanish exonymsthumb|Bilingual town sign of [[Flensburg]], GermanyDanish language exonyms for non-Danish speaking locations exist, primarily in Europe, but many of these are not commonly used anymore, with a few notable exceptions. Rom , Lissabon and Sankt Petersborg are still compulsory, while e.g. Prag and...
- Dutch exonymsDutch exonymsBelow is list of Dutch language exonyms for places in non-Dutch-speaking areas of Europe-Austria :*Wien Wenen*Kärnten Karinthië*Steiermark Stiermarken*Tyrol Tirool*Wienerwald Weense Woud-Czech Republic :...
- English exonymsEnglish exonymsBelow is list of English language exonyms:-Albania:Shqipëria*Tiranë: Tirana -Austria:Österreich*Wien: Vienna-Belgium:...
- Estonian exonymsEstonian exonymsBelow is list of Estonian language exonyms for places in non-Estonian-speaking countries:...
- Finnish exonymsFinnish exonymsBelow is list of Finnish language exonyms for towns and cities in non-Finnish-speaking areas:-Cyprus :*Ammochostos-Gazimağusa Famagusta*Lefkosía-Lefkoşa Nikosia-Denmark :*København Kööpenhamina*Jylland Jyllanti, Juutinmaa...
- French exonymsFrench exonymsBelow is list of French language exonyms for places in non-French-speaking areas :-Regions:*Kärnten Carinthie*Steiermark Styrie*Tirol Tyrol-Belarus:...
- German exonymsGerman exonymsBelow is list of German language exonyms for formerly German places and places in non-German-speaking areas of the world :-Links to more extensive lists:Belgium* List of German exonyms for places in BelgiumCroatia...
- German exonyms (Moselle)German exonyms (Moselle)Below is a list of German language exonyms for towns and villages in the French département of Moselle....
- German exonyms (Moselle)
- Greek exonymsGreek exonymsBelow is a list of modern day Greek language exonyms for European places outside of Greece and Cyprus. Place names that are not mentioned are generally referred to in Greek by their respective names in their native languages, or at the closest pronunciation a Greek speaker can get...
- Hungarian exonymsHungarian exonymsBelow is a list of Hungarian language exonyms for places outside of Hungary. It excludes transliterations with the same pronunciation as the endonym.-Austria:...
- Icelandic exonymsIcelandic exonymsThe following is a list of Icelandic exonyms, that is to say names for places that do not speak Icelandic that have been adapted to Icelandic spelling rules, or are simply native names from Viking times ....
- Irish exonymsIrish exonyms-States and territories:This list includes sovereign states and other territories, alongside some of their capitals, major settlements and/or subdivisions.*Abkhazia - an Abcáis*Afghanistan - an Afganastáin**Kabul - Cabúl*Albania - an Albáin**Tirana - Tiorána...
- Italian exonymsItalian exonymsBelow is list of Italian language exonyms for places in non-Italian-speaking areas of Europe :In recent years, the use of Italian exonyms for lesser known places has significantly decreased, in favour of the foreign toponym....
- Latvian exonymsLatvian exonymsBelow is list of Latvian language exonyms for places in non-Latvian-speaking areas of Europe :-Austria:*Graz Grāca*Innsbruck Insbruka*Kitzbühel Kicbīela*Klagenfurt Klāgenfurte*Linz Linca*Salzburg Zalcburga*Villach Fillaha*Wels Velsa*Wien Vīne...
- Lithuanian exonymsLithuanian exonymsBelow is list of Lithuanian language exonyms for places in non-Lithuanian-speaking areas of Europe :Note that this list does not include place names whose only alteration is that the ending -as has been appended to the local name Below is list of Lithuanian language exonyms for places in...
- Maltese exonymsMaltese exonymsBelow is list of Maltese exonyms for towns, cities and villages outside of Malta.-Belgium:Belġju*Bruxelles-Brussel Brussell*Vlaanderen Fjandra*Wallonie Vallonja-France:Franza*Marseille Marsilja*Nice Nizza*Paris Pariġi*Strasbourg Strasburgu...
- Norwegian exonymsNorwegian exonymsAs a general rule, modern Norwegian does not use exonyms for names with endonyms in Latin script. Historically, several Danish/German exonyms have been in use, due to the Danish roots of the Bokmål variety of Norwegian, but these exonyms should be considered archaic, and are no longer used...
- Polish exonymsPolish exonymsBelow is list of Polish language exonyms for places in non-Polish-speaking areas of Europe :-Belarus :*Ashmyany Oszmiana*Astraviec Ostrowiec*Babruysk Bobrujsk*Baranovichi Baranowicze*Biaroza Bereza Kartuska*Brasłaŭ Brasław...
- Portuguese exonymsPortuguese exonymsBelow is a list of Portuguese language exonyms for places in non-Portuguese-speaking areas of Europe. Some of them are used exclusively in European Portuguese while others appear just in Brazilian Portuguese...
- Romanian exonymsRomanian exonymsBelow is list of 'borrowed words' into Romanian language, or exonym-words for places outside Romania and Republic of Moldova. Most of them shall keep the original writing, unless not using latin alphabet :-Albania:*Voskopojë Moscopolea*Korçë Curceauă...
- Russian exonymsRussian exonymsBelow is a list of Russian language exonyms for places, mainly in Europe. Note that this list only includes names that are significantly different from the local toponym, some exonyms are marked as historical, modern exonyms may match the toponyms....
- Serbian exonymsSerbian exonymsBelow is list of exonyms for places which in the Serbian language have a different name.-Albania :*Ballsh *Durrës *Kukës...
- Slovak exonymsSlovak exonymsBelow is a list of Slovak language exonyms for towns and villages in non-Slovak-speaking areas of the World :Caveat: some of them are only used in historical contexts today...
- Slovenian exonymsSlovenian exonymsBelow is list of Slovene language exonyms and endonyms for places outside of Slovenia:-Austria :*Bad Radkersburg Radgona*Eisenstadt Železno*Graz Gradec*Innsbruck Inomost*Leibnitz Lipnica*Salzburg Solnograd*Seckau Sekava*Wien Dunaj...
- Spanish exonymsSpanish exonymsThe following is a list of Spanish exonyms, that is to say names for places that do not speak Spanish that have been adapted to Spanish spelling rules, or are historic Spanish names for places even if they do not directly reflect a place's current or native name.It is important to note that some...
- Swedish exonymsSwedish exonymsBelow is list of Swedish language exonyms for places in non-Swedish-speaking areas of the world.Older Swedish forms, which are not commonly used nowadays, are in brackets .-Albania:-Argentina:-Austria:-Belgium:-China:-Cuba:...
- Ukrainian exonymsUkrainian exonymsBelow is a list of Ukrainian language exonyms for places in Europe. Note that this list only includes names that are significantly different from the local toponym.*Beograd Белград/Belhrad*Bucureşti Бухарест/Bukharest*Chełm Холм/Kholm...
- Welsh exonymsWelsh exonymsThe modern Welsh language contains names for many towns and other geographical features in Great Britain and elsewhere. Names of places outside Wales are exonyms....
See also
- Latin exonymsLatin exonyms-Bulgaria:*Balchik - Dionysopolis*Kyustendil - Pautalia*Lom - Almus*Lovech - Melta*Pleven - Storgozia*Plovdiv - Philippopolis*Razgrad - Abrittus*Ruse - Sexaginta Prista*Silistra - Durostorum*Sofia - Serdica*Sozopol - Apollonia Pontica...
- List of Belarusian exonyms for places in Kaliningrad Oblast
- List of English exonyms for Italian toponyms
- List of European regions with alternative names
- List of European rivers with alternative names
- List of Latin place names in Continental Europe
- List of traditional Greek place names
- Names of Belarusian places in other languagesNames of Belarusian places in other languagesThis page lists some names of places in Belarus, as they are called in Belarusian and in other languages spoken by ethnic groups which are or have been represented within Belarusian territory.-Minsk Region:-Brest Region:-Homiel Region:-Hrodna Region:...
- Names of European cities in different languagesNames of European cities in different languagesMany cities in Europe have different names in different languages. Some cities have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known different names for all major cities that are geographically or historically and culturally in Europe...
- Names of Lithuanian places in other languagesNames of Lithuanian places in other languagesThis page lists some names of places in Lithuania, as they are called in Lithuanian, and as they are called or were formerly called in other languages spoken by ethnic groups which are or have been represented within Lithuanian territory.- Cities :- Towns :...
External links
- Exomni.narod.ru, Exonyms in Central and Eastern Europe (a .doc file)