Spanish exonyms

This is a list of Spanish language exonyms.

Algeria

  Algeria Argelia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Algiers Argel Al-Jazā'ir (الجزاٮُر) Standard Arabic
Bejaïa Bugía Bgayeṯ Berber
Bijaya (بِجَايَة) Standard Arabic
Tlemcen Tremecén Tilimsān (تلمسان) Standard Arabic

Andorra

  Andorra
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name
Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vieja Andorra la Vella

Australia

  Australia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Adelaide Adelaida Adelaide
Sydney Sídney Sydney

Austria

  Austria
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Carinthia Carintia Kärnten
Styria Estiria Steiermark
Vienna Viena Wien

Belgium

  Belgium Bélgica
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Antwerp Amberes Antwerpen Dutch
Bruges Brujas Brugge Dutch
Brussels Bruselas Bruxelles French
Flanders Flandes Vlaanderen Dutch
Ghent Gante Gent Dutch
Kortrijk Cortrique Kortrijk Dutch
Leuven Lovaina Leuven Dutch
Liège Lieja Lidje Walloon
Liège French
Luxembourg Luxemburgo Lëtzebuerg Luxembourgish
Lussimbork Walloon
Luxembourg French
Mechelen Malinas Mechelen Dutch
Ostend Ostende Oostende Dutch
Sint-Niklaas San Nicolás de Flandes Sint-Niklaas Dutch
Wallonia Valonia Wallonie French

Bulgaria

  Bulgaria
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Sofia Sofía Sofiya (София)

China

  China
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Beijing Pekín Beijing (北京) Mandarin
Guangzhou Cantón Guangzhou (广州) Mandarin
Hohhot Huhehot Höh hot (Хөх хот) Mongolian
Hebei Hopeh Hebei (河北) Mandarin
Sichuan Sechuán Sichuan (四川) Mandarin

Cyprus

  Cyprus Chipre
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Limassol Limasol Lemesós (Λεμεσός) Greek
Leymosun Turkish
Limasol Turkish

Czechia

  Czechia Chequia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Pilsen Pilsen Plzeň
Prague Praga Praha

Denmark

  Denmark Dinamarca
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Copenhagen Copenhague København
Helsingør Elsinor Helsingør

Egypt

  Egypt Egipto
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Alexandria Alejandría Alexandria (ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) Coptic
Al-Iskandariyya (الإسكندرية) Standard Arabic
Eskendereyya (اسكندرية) Egyptian Arabic
Rakote (ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ) Coptic
Cairo El Cairo Al-Qāhirah (القاهرة‎) Standard Arabic
Maṣr (مَصر‎) Egyptian Arabic
Tikešrōmi (ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ) Coptic

Estonia

  Estonia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Tallinn Tallin Tallinn

France

  France Francia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Alsace Alsacia Alsace French
Elsass German
Elsàss Alemmanic German
Angoulême Angulema Angoulême French
Engoleime Poitevin-Saintongeais
Engoulaeme Occitan
Aquitaine Aquitania Aguiéne Poitevin-Saintongeais
Akitania Basque
Aquitaine French
Aquitània Occitan
Auvergne Auvernia Auvergne French
Auvèrnhe Auvergnat
Bayonne Bayona Baiona Basque/ Gascon
Bayonne French
Biarritz Biarriz Biarritz Basque/ French
Bordeaux Burdeos Bordeaux French
Bordèu Gascon
Brittany Bretaña Bertaèyn Gallo
Breizh Breton
Bretagne French
Burgundy Borgoña Bourgogne French
Cambrai Cambray Cambrai French
Kimbré Picard
Carcassonne Carcasona Carcassona Occitan
Carcassonne French
Champagne Champaña Champagne French
Clairvaux Claraval Clairvaux French
Collioure Colibre Collioure French
Cotlliure Catalan
Corsica Córcega Corse French
Corsica Italian
Franche-Comté Franco Condado Fraintche-Comté Frainc-Comtou
Franche-Comtât Arpitan
Franche-Comté French
Grande Chartreuse Gran Cartuja Grande Chartreuse French
Hendaye Hendaya Hendaia Basque
Hendaye French
Languedoc Lenguadoc Languedoc French
Lengadòc Occitan
La Rochelle La Rochela La Rochelle French
Lille Lila Lile Picard
Lille French
Rijsel/ Rysel Dutch/ Flemish
Limousin Lemosín Lemosin Occitan
Limousin French
Lorraine Lorena Lorraine French
Louréne Lorrain
Lothringen German
Lottringe West Franconian
Lourdes Lurdes Lorda Occitan
Lourde French
Lyon Léon de Francia Liyon Arpitan
Lyon French
Marseille Marsella Marseille French
Marselha Occitan
Narbonne Narbona Narbonne French
Narbona Occitan
Nice Niza Niça/ Nissa Occitan
Nice French
Normandy Normandía Normandie French
Normaundie Norman
Picardy Picardía Picardie French/ Picard
Provence Provenza Prouvenço Occitan
Provence French
Pyrénées Pirineos Pirenèus Occitan
Pirinioak Basque
Pyrénées French Area also part of Spain
Rhône Ródano Rhône French
Rôno Arpitan
Ròse Occitan
Rouen Ruán Rouen French
Roussillon Rosellón Rosselhon Occitan
Roussillon French
Saint-Jean-de-Luz San Juan de Luz Donibane Lohizune Basque
Saint Jean-de-Luz French
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port San Juan-Pie de Puerto Donibane Garazi Basque
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port French
Saint Quentin San Quintín Saint-Kintin Picard
Saint-Quentin French
Toulon Tolón Tolon French
Touloun Occitan
Toulouse Tolosa Toulouse French
Toulouso Occitan
Valence Valencia Valença Occitan
Valence French
Valenciennes Valencianas Valenciennes French
Valincyinne Picard
Versailles Versalles Versailles French

Georgia

  Georgia
English name Spanish name Georgian place Notes
Tbilisi Tiflis Tbilisi (თბილისი)

Germany

  Germany Alemania
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Aachen Aquisgrán Aachen Standard German
Oche Colognian German
Augsburg Augsburgo Augsburg Standard German
Augschburg Swabian German
Bavaria Baviera Bayern Standard German
Brandenburg Brandeburgo Bramborska Lower Sorbian
Brandenburg Standard German
Braniborsko Upper Sorbian
Brannenborg Low German
Braunschweig Brunswick Braunschweig Standard German
Brunswiek Low German
Bremen Brema Bräm, Breem Low German
Bremen Standard German
Coburg Coburgo Coburg Standard German
Cologne Colonia Kölle Colognian German
Köln Standard German
Dresden Dresde Dresden Standard German
Drježdźany Sorbian languages
Duisburg Duisburgo Duisburg Standard German
Duisbursh Colognian German
Franconia Franconia Franggn, Frankn Alemannic German
Franken Standard German
Frankfurt Fráncfort Frangford Hessian German
Frankfurt Standard German
Freiburg im Breisgau Friburgo de Brisgovia Freiburg im Breisgau Standard German
Friburg im Brisgau Alemannic German
Göttingen Gotinga Chöttingen Low German
Göttingen Standard German
Hamelin Hamelín Hameln Standard German
Hanover Hanóver Hannober Low German
Hannover Standard German
Hesse Hesse Hessen Standard German
Koblenz Coblenza Koblenz Standard German
Konstanz Constanza Konstanz Standard German
Lübeck Lubeca Lübeck Standard German
Lybæk Danish
Magdeburg Magdeburgo Magdeburg Standard German
Meideborg Low Saxon
Mainz Maguncia Mainz Standard German
Mecklenburg Mecklemburgo Mecklenburg Standard German
Mękelnborg West Low German
Munich Múnich Minga Bavarian
München Standard German
Nuremberg Núremberg Närmberch East Franconian
Niamberg Bavarian
Nürnberg Standard German
Oldenburg Oldenburgo Oldenburg Standard German
Palatinate Palatinado Palz West Franconian
Pfalz Standard German
Regensburg Ratisbona Regensburg Standard German
Rhineland Renania Rheinland Standard German
Saarland Sarre Saarland Standard German
Saxony Sajonia Sachsen High German
Sassen Low German
Speyer Espira Speyer Standard German
Swabia Suabia Schwaben Standard German
Thuringia Turingia Thüringen Standard German
Trier Tréveris Tréier Luxembourgish
Trier Standard German
Tübingen Tubinga Dibenga Swabian
Tübingen Standard German
Ulm Ulma Ulm Standard German
Westphalia Westfalia Westfalen Standard German
Würzburg Wurzburgo Wiazbuag Bavarian
Wörtzburch East Franconian
Würzburg Standard German

Greece

  Greece Grecia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Alexandrupoli Alejandrópolis Alexandroúpoli (Αλεξανδρούπολη)
Athens Atenas Athína (Αθήνα)
Attica Ática Attikí (Αττική)
Boeotia Beocia Boiōtíā (Βοιωτία)
Corfu Corfú Kérkyra (Κέρκυρα)
Corinth Corinto Kórinthos (Κόρινθος)
Crete Creta Kríti (Κρήτη)
Dodecanese Dodecaneso Dodekánisa (Δωδεκάνησα)
Epirus Épiro Ípeiros (Ήπειρος)
Euboea Eubea Évvoia (Εύβοια)
Heraklion Heraclión Irákleio (Ηράκλειο)
Ionian Islands Islas Jónicas Iónia nisiá (Ιόνια νησιά)
Missolonghi Mesolongi Mesolóngi (Μεσολόγγι)
Nafpaktos Naupacto Naúpactus (Ναύπακτος)
Patras Patrás Pátra (Πάτρα)
Peloponnese Peloponeso Pelopónnesos (Πελοπόννησος)
Piraeus El Pireo Peiraiás (Πειραιάς)
Rhodes Rodas Ródos (Ρόδος)
Samothrace Samotracia Samothráki (Σαμοθράκη)
Thebes Tebas Thíva (Θήβα)
Thessaloniki Salónica Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη)
Thessaly Tesalia Thessalía (Θεσσαλία)
Thrace Tracia Thráki (Θράκη)

Haiti

  Haiti Haití
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Port au Prince Puerto Príncipe Port au Prince

Israel

  Israel
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Acre Acre Akka (عكّا) Standard Arabic
Akko (עַכּוֹ‎) Hebrew
Ashkelon Ascalón Ashkelon (אַשְׁקְלוֹן) Hebrew
Asqalān (عَسْقَلَان) Standard Arabic
Beersheba Beerseba Be'er Sheva (בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע) Hebrew
Bi'r as-Sab' (بئر السبع) Standard Arabic
Capernaum Cafarnaúm Kafr Nāḥūm (كفر ناحوم) Standard Arabic
Kfar Nahum (כְּפַר נַחוּם) Hebrew
Galilee Galilea Al-Jalīl (الجليل) Standard Arabic
HaGalil (הַגָּלִיל) Hebrew
Jaffa Jaffa Yafa (يَافَا) Standard Arabic
Yafo (יָפוֹ‎) Hebrew
Jerusalem Jerusalén Al-Quds (القُدس) Standard Arabic
Yerushalayim (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם) Hebrew
Nazareth Nazaret An-Nāṣira (النَّاصِرَة‎) Standard Arabic
Naṣrath (ܢܨܪܬ) Aramaic
Natzrat (נָצְרַת) Hebrew
Tiberias Tiberíades Ṭabariyyā (طبريا) Standard Arabic
Tverya (טְבֶרְיָה) Hebrew

Italy

  Italy Italia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Abruzzo Abruzos Abrùzze Neapolitan
Abruzzo Standard Italian
Adige Adigio Àdexe Venetian
Adige Standard Italian
Etsch German
Alghero Alguer Alghero Standard Italian
L'Alguer Catalan
L'Aliera Sassarese
S'Alighèra Sardinian
Assisi Asís Assisi Standard Italian
Bologna Bolonia Bologna Standard Italian
Bulåggna Emilian
Florence Florencia Firenze Standard Italian
Friuli Friules Friûl Friulian
Friuli Standard Italian
Genoa Génova Genova Standard Italian
Zêna Ligurian
Mantua Mantua Mantova Standard Italian
Mantua Lombard
Milan Milán Milan Lombard
Milano Standard Italian
Naples Nápoles Napoli Standard Italian
Napule Neapolitan
Padua Padua Padova Standard Italian
Pàdova Venetian
Perugia Perusa Perugia Standard Italian
Piacenza Plasencia Piaṡëinsa Emilian Obsolete
Piacenza Standard Italian
Piedmont Piamonte Piemont Arpitan/ Piedmontese
Piemonte Standard Italian
Ravenna Rávena Ravèna Romagnol
Ravenna Standard Italian
Sardinia Cerdeña Saldigna Gallurese
Sardegna Ligurian/ Standard Italian
Sardenya Catalan
Sardhigna Sassarese
Sardigna Sardinian
Taranto Tarento Tarde Neapolitan
Taranto Standard Italian
Turin Turín Torino Standard Italian
Turin Piedmontese
Venice Venecia Venesia Venetian
Venezia Standard Italian
Ventimiglia Ventimilla Ventemiglia Intermelio Ligurian
Ventemilha Occitan Obsolete
Ventimiglia Standard Italian
Vintimiggia Genoese Ligurian

Latvia

  Latvia Letonia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Courland Curlandia Kurzeme
Latgale Letgalia Latgale
Semigallia Semigalia Zemgale

Lebanon

  Lebanon Líbano
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Sidon Sidón Ṣayda (صيدا) Standard Arabic
Tripoli Trípolis Ṭarābulus (طرابلس) Standard Arabic
Tyre Tiro Ṣūr (صور) Standard Arabic

Libya

  Libya Libia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Tripoli Trípolis Ṭarābulus (طرابلس) Standard Arabic

Lithuania

  Lithuania Lituania
English name Spanish name Lithuanian place Notes
Vilnius Vilna Vilnius

Morocco

  Morocco Marruecos
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Al Hoceima Alhucemas Al-Kuzāmā (الحسيمة) Standard Arabic
Asilah Arcila Aẓila (أصيلة‎ or أزيلا) Standard Arabic
Chefchaouen Chauen (Xauen) Shafshāwan (شفشاون‎) Standard Arabic Spelling Xauen is archaic in Spanish
El Jebha Puerto Capaz Name used during Spanish colonial rule
Fez Fez Fās (فاس‎) Standard Arabic
Fnideq Castillejos
Ksar El-Kebir Alcazarquivir Qaṣr Kabīr (القصر الكبير) Standard Arabic
Ksar Es-Seghir Alcazarseguir Al-Qaṣr Aṣ-Saḡīr (القصر الصغير) Standard Arabic
M'Diq Rincón Maḍīq (المضيق‎) Standard Arabic
Tangier Tánger Ṭanja (طنجة‎) Standard Arabic
Tétouan Tetuán Tiṭwān (تطوان‎) Standard Arabic

Netherlands

  Netherlands Países Bajos
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Groningen Groninga Groningen
Leiden Leida Leiden Rare
Maastricht Mastrique Maastricht
Nijmegen Nimega Nijmegen
Roermond Ruremunda Roermond Rare
Rotterdam Róterdam Rotterdam
's-Hertogenbosch Bolduque 's-Hertogenbosch
The Hague La Haya Det Haag
Utrecht Utreque Utrecht
Vlissingen Flesinga Vlissingen

Poland

  Poland Polonia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Kraków Cracovia Kraków
Świętokrzyskie Province Provincia de Santa Cruz Świętokrzyskie Province
Warsaw Varsovia Warsawa
Wrocław Breslavia Wrocław

Portugal

  Portugal
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Alcácer do Sal Alcázar de la Sal Alcácer do Sal
Cascais Cascaes Cascais
Colvilha Covillán Colvilha
Porto Oporto Porto
Santarém Santarén Santarém
Sintra Cintra Sintra
Valença do Minho Valencia de Miño Valença do Minho
Viana do Castelo Viana del Castillo Viana do Castelo Obsolete
Vila Real de Santo Antonio Villa Real de San Antonio Vila Real de Santo Antonio
Vila Viçosa Villaviciosa Vila Viçosa
Viseu Vicedo Viseu Obsolete

Russia

  Russia Rusia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Kalmykia Kalmukia Haľmg Tañğç (Хальмг Таңһч) Kalmyk
Kalmýkiya (Калмы́кия) Russian
Karachay-Cherkessia Karacháyevo-Cherkesia Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Карача́ево-Черке́сия) Russian
Karaşay-Şerkeş (Қарашай-Шеркеш) Nogai
Ķêrêšei-Šêrdžês (Къэрэшей-Шэрджэс) Kabardian
Qaraçay-Çerkes (Къарачай-Черкес) Karachay-Balkar
Moscow Moscú Moskva (Москва) Russian
Saint Petersburg San Petersburgo Sankt Peterburg (Санкт-Петербург) Russian
Tatarstan Tartaria Tatarstan (Татарстан) Russian/ Tatar Tataria is archaic in Spanish
Yekaterinburg Ekaterimburgo Yekaterinburg (Екатеринбу́рг) Russian

Serbia

  Serbia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Belgrade Belgrado Beograd (Београд)

South Africa

  South Africa Sudáfrica
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Cape of Good Hope Cabo de Buena Esperanza Cape of Good Hope English
Cape Town Ciudad de El Cabo Cape Town English Often Ciudad del Cabo

Spain

  Spain España
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
A Illa de Arousa Isla de Arosa A Illa de Arousa Galician
A Coruña La Coruña A Coruña Galician
Alicante Alicante Alacant Valencian
Basque Country País Vasco Euskadi Basque
Bilbao Bilbao Bilbo Basque
Castelló de la Plana Castellón de la Plana Castelló de la Plana Valencian
Catalonia Cataluña Catalunya Catalan
Donostia San Sebastián Donostia Basque
Elche Elche Elx Valencian
Galicia Galicia Galiza Galician Galiza is minoritarily used
Girona Gerona Girona Catalan
Ibiza Ibiza Eivissa Catalan
La Seu d'Urgell Seo de Urgel La Seu d'Urgell Catalan
Lleida Lérida Lleida Catalan
Mahón Mahón Maó Catalan
Navarre Navarra Nafarroa Basque
Ontinyent Onteniente Ontinyent Valencian
Ourense Orense Ourense Galician
Pamplona Pamplona Iruñ(e)a Basque Officially Iruña, Euskaltzaindia prefers the use of Iruñea[1]
Sagunto Sagunto Sagunt Valencian
Sant Cugat del Vallès San Cugat del Vallés Sant Cugat del Vallès Catalan
S'Espalmador Isla de Espalmador S'Espalmador Catalan
Valencia Valencia València Valencian
Villarreal Villarreal Vila-real Valencian
Vitoria-Gasteiz Vitoria Gasteiz Basque
Xàbia Jávea Xàbia Valencian
Xàtiva Játiva Xàtiva Valencian

Sweden

  Sweden Suecia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Dalecarlia Dalecarlia Dalarna
Gothenburg Gotemburgo Göteborg
Scania Escania Skåne
Stockholm Estocolmo Stockholm

Switzerland

  Switzerland Suiza
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Basel Basilea Basel German
Bern Berna Bern German
Fribourg Friburgo Fribourg French
Geneva Ginebra Gèneve French
Genf German
Lausanne Lausana Lausanne French
Lucerne Lucerna Luzern German
Schaffhausen Escafusa Schaffhausen German
Solothurn Soleura Solothurn German
Ticino Tesino Ticino Italian
Zurich Zúrich Zürich German

Syria

  Syria Siria
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Aleppo Alepo Ḥalab (ﺣَﻠَﺐ) Standard Arabic
Damascus Damasco Dimashq (دمشق) Standard Arabic

Trinidad and Tobago

  Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad y Tobago
Trinidadian place Spanish name Endonym Notes
Port of Spain Puerto España Port of Spain

Turkey

  Turkey Turquía
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Ankara Angora Ankara
Antakya Antioquía Antakya
Bosphorus Bósforo Boǧaziçi
Büyük Menderes Meandro Büyük Menderes
Cappadocia Capadocia Kapadokya
Dardanelles Dardanelos Çanakkale Boǧazı
Ephesus Éfeso Efes
Euphrates Éufrates Fırat
Gallipoli Galípoli Gelibolu
Halicarnassus Halicarnaso Bodrum
Istanbul Estambul Istanbul
Izmir Esmirna Izmir
Thrace Tracia Trakya
Trabzon Trebisonda Trabzon
Troy Troya Truva

Ukraine

  Ukraine Ucraina
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Kharkiv Járkov Kharkhiv (Харків) Translation Járkiv also used
Kiev Kiev Kyiv (Київ)
Lviv Léopolis L'viv (Львів)
Sevastopol Sebastopol Sevastopol (Севасто́поль)
Zhytomyr Jitomir Zhytomyr (Жито́мир)

United Kingdom

  United Kingdom Reino Unido
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Channel Islands Islas Anglo-Normandas Channel Islands English Also called translation Islas del Canal
Cornwall Cornualles Cornwall English
Kernow Cornish
Dover Duvres Dover English Archaic
Edinburgh Edimburgo Edinburgh English
England Inglaterra England English
Falkland Islands Islas Malvinas Falkland Islands English
London Londres London English
Orkney Islas Orcadas Arcaibh Scottish Gaelic
Orkney English
Isles of Scilly Islas Sorlingas Isles of Scilly English
Syllan Cornish
Scotland Escocia Alba Scottish Gaelic
Scotland English
Thames Támesis Thames English
Wales Gales Cymru Welsh
Wales English

United States

  United States Estados Unidos
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Key West Cayo Hueso Key West
Louisiana Luisiana[2] Louisiana Formerly styled "la Luisiana", it is now acceptable to omit the article
Mississippi Misisipi, Misisipí[3] Mississipi Both the stress in the next to last or in the last syllable are acceptable
Missouri Misuri Missouri
New York Nueva York New York
Philadelphia Filadelfia Philadelphia
Filadelfi
Tennessee Tenesí[4][5][6] Tennessee In common use in the 21st, 20th, 19th, and 18th centuries

References

  1. "EODA - Búsqueda - EODA". www.euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  2. "Luisiana | Diccionario panhispánico de dudas".
  3. "Misisipi, Misisipí | Diccionario panhispánico de dudas".
  4. El Solitario del Palacio. Expreso (in español). 6 April 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. creó una organismo para construir presas a lo largo del río Tenesí
  5. Ángel Bassols Batalla (1990). "El Bajo Bravo (1935-1940): desarrollo regional precursor". Problemas del Desarrollo (in español). 21 (83): 193. JSTOR 43828283. Retrieved 24 August 2021. incluyeron el desarrollo iniciado en el Valle del Río Tenesí
  6. Rudimentos de la historia de América (in español). Ginn & Cía, Editores. 1901. p. 132. Retrieved 24 August 2021. en la parte nordeste de lo que hoy es el estado de Tenesí