Spanish exonyms

The following is a list of Spanish exonyms, Spanish names for places that do not speak Spanish.

It is important to note that some Spanish exonyms are of traditional use, and are therefore preferred over newer exonyms or current or native placenames (for example Pekín over Beijing). In other cases newer names and exonyms are preferred for political or social reasons, even when a place has an older Spanish exonym (for example Bangladesh over Bengala).[1]

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

Australia

 Australia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
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

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 Greek
Leymosun Turkish
Limasol Turkish

Czechia

 Czechia Chequia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Plzeň 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 Egyptian Arabic
Rakote (ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ) 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

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 Alejandropolis
Athens Atenas
Attica Ática
Boetia Beocia
Corfu Corfú
Corinth Corinto
Crete Creta
Dodecanese Dodecaniso
Epirus Epiro
Euboea Eubea
Heraklion Heraclión
Ionian Islands Islas Jónicas
Missolonghi Mesolongi
Nafpaktos Naupacto
Patras Patrás
Peloponnese Peloponeso
Piraeus El Pireo
Rhodes Rodas
Samothrace Samothracia
Thebes Tebas
Thessaloniki Salónica
Thessaly Tesalia
Thrace Tracia

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 Ako Hebrew
Ashkelon Ascalón Ashkelon Hebrew
Beersheba Beerseba Beer Sheva Hebrew
Capernaum Cafarnaúm Kfar Nachum Hebrew
Galilee Galilea haGalil Hebrew
Jaffa Jaffa Jaffa Standard Arabic
Yafo Hebrew
Jerusalem Jerusalén Yerushalayim Hebrew
Nazareth Nazaret Natzrat Hebrew
Tiberias Tiberíades Tverya 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
Asilah Arcila
Chefchaouen Chauen (Xauen) Spelling Xauen is archaic in Spanish
El Jebha Puerto Capaz Name used during Spanish colonial rule
Fez Fez
Fnideq Castillejos
Ksar El-Kebir Alcazarquivir
Ksar Es-Seghir Alcazarseguir
M'Diq Rincón
Tangier Tánger
Tétouan Tetuán

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 Kalmyk
Kalmýkiya Russian
Karachay-Cherkessia Karacháyevo-Cherkesia Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Russian
Karaşay-Şerkeş Nogai
Ķêrêšei-Šêrdžês Kabardian
Qaraçay-Çerkes Karachay-Balkar
Moscow Moscú Moskva Russian
Saint Petersburg San Petersburgo Sankt Peterburg Russian
Tatarstan Tartaria Tatarstan Russian/ Tatar Tataria is archaic in Spanish
Yekaterinburg Ekaterimburgo Yekaterinburg Russian

Serbia

 Serbia
English name Spanish name Endonym Notes
Belgrade Belgrado Beograd

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 Coruña La Coruña
Alicante Alacante
Basque Country País Vasco Euskadi
Bilbao Bilbo
Castelló de la Plana Castellón de la Plana
Catalonia Cataluña Catalunya
Donostia San Sebastián
Elche Elche Elx
Galicia Galicia Galiza
Gasteiz Vitoria
Girona Gerona
Ibiza Ibiza Eivissa
Illa de Arousa Isla de Arosa
La Seu d'Urgell La Seo de Urgel
Lleida Lérida
Mahón Mahón Maó
Navarre Navarra Nafarroa
Ontinyent Onteniente Ontinyent
Ourense Orense Ourense
Pamplona Pamplona Iruñ(e)a
Sagunto Sagunto Sagunt
Sant Cugat del Vallès San Cugat del Vallés
S'Espalmador Isla de Espalmador
Valencia Valencia València
Vilarreal Villarreal
Xàbia Jávea
Xàtiva Játiva

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 Friburg Fribourg French
Geneva Ginebra Gèneve French
Genf German
Lausanne Lausana Lausanne French
Lucerne Lucerna Luzern 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 Translation Járkiv also used
Kyiv Kiev Kyiv
Lviv Léopolis Lviv
Sevastopol Sebastopol Sebastopol
Zhytomyr Jitomir Zhytomyr

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

See also

References

  1. Agencia Efe (1998). Manual de Español Urgente. Madrid, Spain: Ediciones Cátedra. ISBN 84-376-0533-4.
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