List of places named after people

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There are a number of places named after famous people. For more on the general etymology of place names see toponomy. For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see eponym.

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Continents

Countries

This is a summary of country name etymologies.


Former countries

Self-governing overseas territories

Towns and cities

Many smaller European towns and cities are named after their founders, often dating back many hundreds of years. Often, there is not much known about them today. In Latin America it is common practice to name (and often rename) birthplace towns for political leaders or distinguished figures.

Afghanistan

Argentina

Armenia

Former:

Australia

Austria

  • St. Pölten – The name Sankt Pölten is derived from Hippolytus of Rome. The city was renamed to Sankt Hippolyt, then Sankt Polyt and finally Sankt Pölten.

Azerbaijan

Alternate:

Former:

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Bermuda

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

For a longer list, please see List of places in Brazil named after people.

Bulgaria

Former:

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Republic of the Congo

Costa Rica

Croatia

Czech Republic

Former:

Denmark

In Greenland:

Dominican Republic

Former:

Egypt

El Salvador

Estonia

  • Valga (Latvian: Valka)– possibly after the de Walko (de Walco) family.

Former:

Falkland Islands

Finland

France

Gabon

Germany

Former:

Greece

Guyana

Hong Kong

Hungary


Former:

Iceland

India

Iran

Iraq

Ireland (Republic of)

Israel

Former:

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Former:

Kyrgyzstan

  • Shopokov – Soviet Kyrgyz WWII hero Duyshenkul Shopokov.

Former:

Latvia

  • Valka (Estonian: Valga)– possibly after the de Walko (de Walco) family.

Lebanon

Former:

  • Laodicea in Phoenicia was an ancient name of Beirut – a royal woman named Laodice among the Seleucid dynasty

Liberia

Libya

Luxembourg

Malta

Mauritius

Mexico

Montenegro

Former:

Namibia

Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Nigeria

Norway

Former:

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Philippines

Poland

Former:

Portugal

  • Lisbon (Latin, Olisipo, Olisipo Felicitas Iulia, Felicitas Julia Olissipo, Ulyssipolis, Ulisseia) – Ulysses

Romania

Former:

Russia

Former:

Senegal

Serbia

Former:

South Africa

Former:

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Former:

Spain

Former:

Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Former:

Tajikistan

Former:

Trinidad and Tobago

Turkey

Former:

Turkmenistan

Uganda

Ukraine

Former:

United Kingdom

Great Britain

Northern Ireland

United States

For a longer list, please see List of American places named after people.

United States Virgin Islands

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Venezuela

Vietnam

Former:

Zambia

Zimbabwe

See also

References

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