Latin exonyms
Below is list of Latin exonyms for places outside of the core of the Roman empire during the time Latin was in common use:
Albania
Albania | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Durrës | Dyrrachium | Durrës | |
Lezhë | Lissus | Lezhë | |
Vlorë | Aulona | Vlorë |
Austria
Austria | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Eisenstadt | Ferreum Castrum | Eisenstadt | |
Graz | Græcia | Graz | |
Innsbruck | Pons Æni | Innsbruck | |
Linz | Lentia | Linz | |
Salzburg | Salisburgum | Salzburg | |
Sankt Pölten | Cetium | Sankt Pölten | |
Vienna | Vindobona | Wien |
Belgium
Belgium Belgia | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Ghent | Gandava | |||
Kortrijk | Cortoriacum | |||
Tongeren | Atuatuca Tungrorum |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Balchik | Dionysopolis | ||
Kyustendil | Pautalia | ||
Lom | Almus | ||
Lovech | Melta | ||
Pleven | Storgosia | ||
Plovdiv | Philippopolis | ||
Razgrad | Abrittus | ||
Ruse | Sexaginta Prista | ||
Silistra | Durostorum | ||
Sofia | Serdica | ||
Sozopol | Apollonia Pontica | ||
Stara Zagora | Augusta Traiana | ||
Svishtov | Novæ | ||
Varna | Odessus | ||
Vidin | Bononia |
Czech Republic
Czech Republic Cechia | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Brno | Bruna | Brno | |
Krnov | Carnovia | Krnov | |
Prague | Praga | Praha |
Denmark
Denmark Dania | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Copenhagen | Hafnia | København |
Egypt
Egypt Ægyptus | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Akhmim | Panopolis | |||
Al-Arish | Rhinocolura | |||
Al-Ashumein | Hermopolis | |||
Aswan | Lycopolis | |||
Asyut | Syene | |||
Farama | Pelusium | |||
Luxor | Thebæ | |||
Marsa Matruh | Parætonium | |||
Qift | Coptus |
France
France Francia | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Avignon | Avenio | ||
Lyon | Lugdunum | ||
Marseille | Massilia | ||
Nice | Nicæa | ||
Paris | Lutetia Parisiorum | ||
Strasbourg | Strasburgum | ||
Toulouse | Tolosa |
Germany
Germany Germania | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Aachen | Aquisgrana | |||
Augsburg | Augusta Vindelicorum | |||
Baden-Baden | Aurelia Aquensis | |||
Berlin | Berolinum | |||
Bonn | Bonna | |||
Castra Bonnensis | ||||
Cologne | Colonia Agrippina | |||
Essen | Assindia | |||
Hamburg | Hamburgum | |||
Kempten | Cambodunum | |||
Konstanz | Constantia | |||
Mainz | Mogontiacum | |||
Passau | Batavia | |||
Regensburg | Ratisbona | |||
Speyer | Spira | |||
Trier | Augusta Treverorum | |||
Wiesbaden | Aquæ Mattiacorum | |||
Worms | Vormatia |
Greece
Greece Græcia | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Athens | Athenæ | ||
Corinth | Corinthus | ||
Gytheio | Gythium | ||
Heraklion | Heraclium | ||
Karystos | Carystus | ||
Kechries | Cencrheæ | ||
Laurium | Laurium | ||
Nafpaktos | Naupactus | ||
Nafplio | Nauplia | ||
Thessaloniki | Thessalonica |
Hungary
Hungary Hungaria | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Budapest | Budapestinum | ||
Debrecen | Debrecinum | ||
Dunakeszi | Contra Constantiam | ||
Dunaújváros | Intercisa | ||
Eger | Agria | ||
Esztergom | Strigonium | ||
Győr | Iaurinum | ||
Kőszeg | Ginsium | ||
Mosonmagyaróvár | Mosonium | ||
Nagytétény | Campona | ||
Pécs | Sopianæ | ||
Sopron | Scarbantia | ||
Százhalombatta | Matrica | ||
Szeged | Segedinum | ||
Székesfehérvár | Alba Regia | ||
Szekszárd | Alisca | ||
Szentendre | Sanctæ Andræ | ||
Szombathely | Savaria | ||
Tác | Gorsium |
Ireland
Ireland Irlandia | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Connacht | Connocia | Connacht | |
Hill of Tara | Temro | Teamhair na Ríogh | |
Leinster | Lagenia | Laighin | |
Meath | Midia | Mí | |
Munster | Momonia | Mumhain | |
Ulster | Ultonia | Ulaidh |
Netherlands
Netherlands Nederlandia | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Alphen aan den Rijn | Albania | Alphen aan den Rijn | |
Leiden | Lugdunum Batavorum | Leiden | Meant Katwijk until the Renaissance |
Maastricht | Mastrictum | Maastricht | |
Nijmegen | Noviomagus Batavorum | Nijmegen | |
Utrecht | Ultraiectum | Utrecht | |
Valkenburg, South Holland | Prætorium Agrippinæ | Valkenburg | |
Vechten | Fectio | Vechten | |
Voorburg | Forum Hadriani | Voorburg | |
Wijk bij Duurstede | Levefanum | Wijk bij Duurstede | |
Woerden | Laurum | Woerden | |
Zwammerdam | Nigrum Pullum | Zwammerdam |
Poland
Poland Polonia | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Kraków | Cracovia | Kraków | |
Warsaw | Varsovia | Warszawa | |
Wrocław | Vratislavia | Wrocław | |
Świnoujście | Suenemundum | Świnoujście | |
Poznań | Posnania | Poznań |
Portugal
Portugal Portugallia | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Lisbon | Olisipo | Lisboa |
Romania
Romania | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Alba-Iulia | Apulum | ||
Caransebeș | Tibiscum | ||
Cluj-Napoca | Claudiopolis | ||
Iglița-Turcoaia | Troesmis | ||
Mangalia | Callatis | ||
Turda | Potaissa | ||
Turnu-Severin | Drobeta |
Russia
Russia | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Moscow | Moscua | Moskva |
Serbia
Serbia | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Belgrade | Belogradum | Beograd | |
Sremska Mitrovica | Sirmium, Civitas Sancti Demetrii | Sremska Mitrovica | |
Niš | Naissus | Niš | |
Gamzigrad | Felix Romuliana | Gamzigrad |
Slovakia
Slovakia | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Bratislava | Bratislavia | ||
Banská Bystrica | Neosolium | ||
Košice | Cassovia | ||
Prešov | Eperiessinum | ||
Trenčín | Laugaricio | ||
Zvolen | Vetus Solium |
Spain
Spain Hispania | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Alcalá de Henares | Alcala | |||
Alicante | Lucentum | |||
Almería | Portus Magnus | |||
Barcelona | Barcino | |||
Cádiz | Gades | |||
Calatayud | Bilbilis | |||
Cartagena | Carthago Nova | |||
Córdoba | Corduba | |||
Girona | Gerunda | |||
Granada | Granata | |||
Huelva | Onuba | |||
Huesca | Osca | |||
Jaca | Iaca | |||
Léon | Legio | |||
Lleida | Ilerda | |||
Lugo | Lucus Augusti | |||
Madrid | Matritum | |||
Mérida | Augusta Emerita | |||
Palma de Mallorca | Palma | |||
Salamanca | Salamantica | |||
Seville | Hispalis | |||
Tarragona | Tarraco | |||
Toledo | Toletum | |||
Valencia | Valentia | |||
Zaragoza | Cæsaraugusta |
Sweden
Sweden Suecia | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Gävle | Gevalia | Gävle | |
Gothenburg | Gothoburgum | Göteborg | |
Malmö | Malmogia | Malmö | |
Stockholm | Holmia | Stockholm |
Switzerland
Switzerland Helvetia | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bern | Berna | Bern | German | |
Geneva | Genava | Gèneve | French | |
Zürich | Turicum | Zürich | German |
Turkey
Turkey Turcia | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Antakya | Antiochia | Antakya | |
Edirne | Hadrianopolis | Edirne | |
Edremit | Adramyttium | Edremit | |
Ereǧli | Heraclea Cybistra | Ereǧli | |
Erzurum | Theodosiopolis | Erzurum | |
Eskişehir | Dorylæum | Eskişehir | |
Gaziantep | Antiochia ad Taurum | Gaziantep | |
İstanbul | Byzantium | İstanbul | |
Constantinopolis | |||
Nova Roma | |||
İzmir | Smyrna | İzmir | |
İzmit | Nicomedia | İzmit | |
İznik | Nicæa | İznik | |
Karadeniz Ereğli | Heraclea Pontica | Karadeniz Ereğli | |
Kayseri | Cæsarea | Kayseri | |
Konya | Iconium | Konya | |
Kütahya | Cotyæum | Kütahya | |
Malatya | Melitene | Malatya | |
Marmara Ereǧlisi | Heraclea Perinthus | Marmara Ereǧlisi | |
Niksar | Neocæsarea | Niksar |
Ukraine
Ukraine Ucraina | |||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Lviv | Leopolis |
United Kingdom
United Kingdom Britannium Regnum | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bath | Aquæ Sulis | Bath | English | |
Canterbury | Cantuaria | Canterbury | English | |
Carlisle | Carleolum | Carlisle | English | |
Chelmsford | Caesaromagus | Chelmsford | English | |
Chester | Cestria | Chester | English | |
Colchester | Camulodunum, Colcestria | Colchester | English | |
Dover | Dubris | Dover | English | |
Edinburgh | Edinburgum | Dùn Èideann | Scottish Gaelic | |
Edinburgh | English, Scots | |||
Gloucester | Glocestria | Gloucester | English | |
Leicester | Leicestria | Leicester | English | |
Lincoln | Lindum | Lincoln | English | |
London | Londinium | London | English | |
Manchester | Mancunium, Mancestria | Manchester | English | |
Newcastle upon Tyne | Novum Castrum | Newcastle upon Tyne | English | |
Richborough | Rutupiæ | Richborough | English | |
Saint Albans | Villa Sancti Albani | Saint Albans | English | |
Winchester | Vintonia | Winchester | English | |
Wroxeter | Viroconium Cornoviorum | Wroxeter | English | |
York | Eboracum, Eburacum | York | English |