Catalan exonyms explained
The following is a list of Catalan exonyms, that is to say, names for places out of Catalan speaking areas which are used in the Catalan language.
Algeria
| Algèria |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Algiers | Alger | Al-Jazā'ir | | |
| Constantina | Constantina | Qusanṭīnah | | |
| Oran | Orà | Wahrān | | | |
Austria
| Àustria |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Carinthia | Caríntia | Kärnten | German | |
| Styria | Estíria | Steiermark | German | |
| Vienna | Viena | Wien | German | | |
Azerbaijan
| Azerbaidjan |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Baku | Bakú | Bakı | Azeri | |
| Ganja | Gandja | Gəncə | Azeri | |
| Nakhchivan | Nakhtxivan | Naxçıvan | Azeri | | |
Belgium
| Bèlgica |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Antwerp | Anvers | Antwerpen | Dutch | |
| Bruges | Bruges | Brugge | Dutch | |
| Brussels | Brussel·les | Brussel | Dutch | |
| Bruxelles | French |
| Flanders | Flandes | Vlaanderen | Dutch | |
| Ghent | Gant | Gent | Dutch | |
| Leuven | Lovaina | Leuven | Dutch | |
| Liège | Lieja | Liège | French | |
| Luxembourg | Luxemburg | Luxembourg | French | |
| Wallonia | Valònia | Wallonie | French | | |
Canada
| Canadà |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| British Columbia | Colúmbia Britànica | | | |
| Montreal | Mont-real | Montréal | French | |
| New Brunswick | Nova Brunsvic | Nouveau-Brunswick | French | |
| Newfoundland | Terranova | | | |
| Nova Scotia | Nova Escòcia | | | |
| Ontario | Ontàrio | | | |
| Prince Edward Island | Illa del Príncep Eduard | | | | |
China
| Xina |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Peking | Pequín | Běijīng | Chinese | |
| Chungking | Txungking | Chónqìng | Chinese | |
| Canton | Canton | Guǎngzhōu | Chinese | |
| Nanking | Nanquín | Nánjīng | Chinese | |
| Shanghai | Xangai | Shànghāi | Chinese | |
| Tianjin | Tientsin | Tiānjīn | Chinese | | |
Croatia
| Croàcia |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Dalmatia | Dalmàcia | Dalmacija | Croatian | |
| Istria | Ístria | Istra | Croatian | |
| Slavonia | Eslavònia | Slavonija | Croatian | | |
Cyprus
| Xipre |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Nicosia | Nicòsia | Lefkoşa | Turkish | |
| Lefkosía | Greek | | |
Czech Republic
| Txèquia |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Bohemia | Bohèmia | Čechy | Czech | |
| Moravia | Moràvia | Morava | Czech | |
| Prague | Praga | Praha | Czech | |
| Silesia | Silèsia | Slezsko | Czech | | |
Denmark
| Dinamarca |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Copenhagen | Copenhaguen | København | Danish | |
| Faroe Islands | Illes Fèroe | Føroyar | Faroese | |
| Funen | Fiònia | Fyn | Danish | |
| Jutland | Jutlàndia | Jylland | Danish | |
| Zealand | Selàndia | Sjælland | Danish | | |
Egypt
| Egipte |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Alexandria | Alexandria | Al-Iskandarīya | | |
| Cairo | El Caire | Qāhirah | | |
| Luxor | Luxor | Al-Uqṣur | | |
| Suez | Suez | Suways | | | |
France
| França |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Alsace | Alsàcia | Elsàss | Alsatian | |
| Angoulême | Angulema | Angoulême | French | |
| Arles | Arle | Arle | Occitan | |
| Arras | Arràs | Arras | French | |
| Auvergne | Alvèrnia | Auvèrnha | Occitan | |
| Avignon | Avinyó | Avinhon | Occitan | |
| Bayonne | Baiona | Baiona | Basque | |
| Béziers | Besiers | Besièrs | Occitan | |
| Bordeaux | Bordeus | Bordèu | Occitan | |
| Burgundy | Borgonya | Bourgogne | French | |
| Brittany | Bretanya | Breizh | Breton | |
| Cannes | Canes | Canas | Occitan | |
| Carcassonne | Carcassona | Carcassona | Occitan | |
| Champagne-Ardenne | Xampanya-Ardenes | Champagne-Ardenne | French | |
| Clermont-Ferrand | Clarmont d'Alvèrnia | Clarmont | Occitan | |
| Corsica | Còrsega | Corsica | Corsican | |
| Dauphiné | Delfinat | Daufinat | Occitan | |
| Franche-Comté | Franc Comtat | Franche-Comté | French | |
| French Guiana | Guaiana Francesa | Guyane | French | |
| Gascony | Gascunya | Gasconha | Gascon | |
| Guyenne | Guiena | Guiana | Occitan | |
| Guadeloupe | Guadalupe | Gwadloup | Creole | |
| Île-de-France | Illa de França | Île-de-France | French | |
| Languedoc | Llenguadoc | Lengadòc | Occitan | |
| Lille | Lilla | Lille | French | |
| Limoges | Llemotges | Lemòtges | Occitan | |
| Limousin | Llemosí | Lemosin | Occitan | |
| Lorraine | Lorena | Louréne | Lorrain | |
| Lourdes | Lorda | Lorda | Occitan | |
| Lyons | Lió | Lyon | French | |
| Marseilles | Marsella | Marselha | Occitan | |
| Martinique | Martinica | Matinik | Creole | |
| Montpellier | Montpeller | Montpelhièr | Occitan | |
| Narbonne | Narbona | Narbona | Occitan | |
| Nice | Niça | Niça | Niçard | |
| Normandy | Normandia | Normaundie | Norman | |
| Orange | Aurenja | Aurenja | Occitan | |
| Pamiers | Pàmies | Pàmias | Occitan | |
| Paris | París | Paris | French | |
| Périgueux | Perigús | Peireguers | Occitan | |
| Picardy | Picardia | Picardie | French | |
| Réunion | Reunió | Rénion | Creole | |
| Strasbourg | Estrasburg | Strasbourg | French | |
| Toulon | Toló | Tolon | Occitan | |
| Toulouse | Tolosa de Llenguadoc | Tolosa | Occitan | |
| Versailles | Versalles | Versailles | French | | |
Germany
| Alemanya |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Aachen | Aquisgrà | Aachen | German | |
| Bavaria | Baviera | Bayern | German | |
| Berlin | Berlín | Berlin | German | |
| Brunswick | Brunsvic | Braunschweig | German | |
| Koblenz | Coblença | Koblenz | German | |
| Cologne | Colònia | Köln | German | |
| Freiburg | Friburg | Freiburg | German | |
| Hamelin | Hamelín | Hameln | German | |
| Constance | Constança | Konstanz | German | |
| Mainz | Magúncia | Mainz | German | |
| Munich | Munic | München | German | |
| Nuremberg | Nuremberg | Nürnberg | German | |
| Regensburg | Ratisbona | Regensburg | German | |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Renània-Palatinat | Rheinland-Pfalz | German | |
| Saxony | Saxònia | Sachsen | German | |
| Schleswig | Slesvig | Schleswig | German | |
| Thuringia | Turíngia | Thüringen | German | |
| Trier | Trèveris | Trier | German | |
| Westphalia | Westfàlia | Westfalen | German | | |
Greece
| Grècia |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Aegean Islands | Illes Egees | Nisiá Aigaíou | | |
| Athens | Atenes | Athína | | |
| Attica | Àtica | Attiki | | |
| Cephalonia | Cefalònia | Kefalonia | | |
| Corfu | Corfú | Kérkyra | | |
| Corinth | Corint | Kórinthos | | |
| Crete | Creta | Kríti | | |
| Cyclades | Cíclades | Kykládes | | |
| Dodecanese | Dodecanès | Dodekánisa | | |
| Epirus | Epir | Ípiros | | |
| Heraklion | Càndia | Irákleio | | |
| Ionian Islands | Illes Jòniques | Ionia nisia | | |
| Ithaca | Ítaca | Ithaki | | |
| Kastellorizo | Castellroig | Kastellorizo | | |
| Kythira | Citera | Kythira | | |
| Lefkada | Lèucada | Lefkada | | |
| Macedonia | Macedònia | Makedhonía | | |
| Marathon | Marató | Marathónas | | |
| Patras | Patres | Pátra | | |
| Peloponnese | Peloponès | Pelopónnēsos | | |
| Piraeus | El Pireu | Pireás | | |
| Rhodes | Rodes | Ródos | | |
| Sporades | Espòrades | Sporádhes | | |
| Thessaly | Tessàlia | Thessalía | | |
| Thessaloniki | Tessalònica | Thessalonikí | | |
| Thrace | Tràcia | Thráki | | |
| Zakynthos | Zacint | Zakynthos | | | |
India
| Índia |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Bangalore | Bàngalor | Bengalaru | Kannada | |
| Bengal | Bengala | Bôngô | Bengali | |
| Bombay | Bombai | Mumbai | Marathi | |
| Kashmir | Caixmir | Kaśīr | Kashmiri | |
| Kolkata | Calcuta | Kólkata | Bengali | |
| Madras | Madràs | Chennai | Tamil | |
| New Delhi | Nova Delhi | Naī Dillī | Hindi | | |
Iraq
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Basra | Bàssora | Basra | Arabic | |
| Besra | Kurdish | | |
Israel
|
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Bethlehem | Betlem | Bayt Laḥm | Arabic | |
| Capernaum | Cafarnaüm | Kfar Nachum | Hebrew | |
| Jericho | Jericó | Arīḥā | Arabic | |
| Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Yerushalayim | Hebrew | |
| Nazareth | Natzaret | Natzrat | Hebrew | |
| Tiberias | Tiberíades | Tverya | Hebrew | | |
Italy
| Itàlia |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Abruzzo | Abruços | Abruzzo | Italian | |
| Agrigento | Agrigent | Girgenti | Sicilian | |
| Apulia | Pulla | Puglia | Italian | |
| Assisi | Assís | Assisi | Italian | |
| Bergamo | Bèrgam | Bergamo | Italian | |
| Bologna | Bolonya | Bologna | Italian | |
| Cagliari | Càller | Casteddu | Sardinian | |
| Calabria | Calàbria | Calabria | Italian | |
| Campania | Campània | Campania | Italian | |
| Catania | Catània | Catania | Sicilian | |
| Emilia-Romagna | Emília-Romanya | Emilia-Romagna | Italian | |
| Florence | Florència | Firenze | Italian | |
| Friuli Venezia Giulia | Friül Venècia Júlia | Friûl Vignesie Julie | Friulian | |
| Genoa | Gènova | Genova | Italian | |
| Lazio | Laci | Lazio | Italian | |
| Liguria | Ligúria | Liguria | Italian | |
| Lombardy | Llombardia | Lombardia | Italian | |
| Mantua | Màntua | Mantova | Italian | |
| Marches | Marques | Marche | Italian | |
| Milan | Milà | Milano | Italian | |
| Modena | Mòdena | Modena | Italian | |
| Naples | Nàpols | Napoli | Italian | |
| Padua | Pàdua | Padova | Venetian | |
| Palermo | Palerm | Palermu | Sicilian | |
| Piedmont | Piemont | Piemont | Piedmontese | |
| Pompei | Pompeia | Pompei | Italian | |
| Rimini | Rímini | Rimini | Italian | |
| Salerno | Salern | Salerno | Italian | |
| Sardinia | Sardenya | Sardigna | Sardinian | |
| Sassari | Sàsser | Sassari | Sassarese | |
| Sicily | Sicília | Sicilia | Sicilian | |
| Taranto | Tàrent | Taranto | Italian | |
| Turin | Torí | Torino | Italian | |
| Venice | Venècia | Venexia | Venetian | | |
Kazakhstan
| Kazakhstan |
|---|
| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Almaty | Almati | Almatı | Kazakh | |
| Astana | Astanà | Astana | Kazakh | | |
Libya
| Líbia |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Benghazi | Bengasi | Bingazi | | |
| Tripoli | Trípoli | Ṭarābulus | | | |
Mexico
| Mèxic |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Baja California | Baixa Califòrnia | Baja California | Spanish |
| Mexico | Mèxic | México | Spanish | | |
Morocco
| Marroc |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Marrakesh | Marràqueix | Murrākush | Arabic | |
| Tangier | Tànger | Ṭanja | Arabic | | |
Netherlands
| Països Baixos |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
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| Name | Language |
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| Friesland | Frísia | Fryslân | Frisian | |
| Guelders | Güeldes | Gelderland | Dutch | |
| Holland | Holanda | Holland | Dutch | |
| The Hague | La Haia | Den Haag | Dutch | |
| Zealand | Zelanda | Zeeland | Dutch | | |
Poland
| Polònia |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
|---|
| Name | Language |
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| Kraków | Cracòvia | Kraków | Polish | |
| Kuyavia | Cuiàvia | Kujawy | Polish | |
| Masuria | Masúria | Mazury | Polish | |
| Mazovia | Masòvia | Mazowsze | Polish | |
| Podlachia | Podlàquia | Podlasie | Polish | |
| Pomerania | Pomerània | Pomorze | Polish | |
| Silesia | Silèsia | Śląsk | Polish | |
| Subcarpathia | Subcarpàcia | Podkarpacie | Polish | |
| Warmia | Vàrmia | Warmia | Polish | |
| Warsaw | Varsòvia | Warszawa | Polish | |
| Wrocław | Breslau | Wrocław | Polish | | |
Russia
| Rússia |
|---|
| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
|---|
| Name | Language |
|---|
| Moscow | Moscou | Moskva | | |
| Saint Petersburg | Sant Petersburg | Sankt Peterburg | | | |
Saudi Arabia
| Aràbia Saudita |
|---|
| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
|---|
| Name | Language |
|---|
| Jeddah | Jiddah | Jidda | Arabic | |
| Medina | Medina | Madīnah | Arabic | |
| Mecca | La Meca | Makkah | Arabic | |
| Riyadh | Riad | 'ar-Riyāḍ | Arabic | | |
Spain
| Espanya |
|---|
| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
|---|
| Name | Language |
|---|
| A Coruña | La Corunya | A Coruña | Galician | |
| Ademuz | Ademús | Ademuz | Spanish | |
| Aínsa | l'Aïnsa | l'Aínsa | Aragonese | |
| Albarracín | Albarrasí | Albarracín | Spanish | |
| Alcañiz | Alcanyís | Alcañiz | Spanish | |
| Algeciras | Algesires | Algeciras | Spanish | |
| Almería | Almeria | Almería | Spanish | |
| Andalusia | Andalusia | Andalucía | Spanish | |
| Aragon | l'Aragó | Aragón | Aragonese | |
| Aspe | Asp | Aspe | Spanish | |
| Asturias | Astúries | Asturies | Asturian | |
| Ávila | Àvila | Ávila | Spanish | |
| Barbastro | Barbastre | Balbastro | Aragonese | |
| Basque Country | País Basc | Euskal Herria | Basque | |
| Cádiz | Cadis | Cádiz | Spanish | |
| Calatayud | Calataiud | Calatayud | Spanish | |
| Canary Islands | Illes Canàries | Islas Canarias | Spanish | |
| Cantabria | Cantàbria | Cantabria | Spanish | |
| Caspe | Casp | Casp | Aragonese | |
| Castile | Castella | Castilla | Spanish | |
| Chelva | Xelva | Chelva | Spanish | |
| Cheste | Xest | Cheste | Spanish | |
| Chiva | Xiva | Chiva | Spanish | |
| Cordova | Còrdova | Córdoba | Spanish | |
| Cuenca | Conca | Cuenca | Spanish | |
| Ejea de los Caballeros | Eixea | Ejea de los Caballeros | Spanish | |
| Galicia | Galícia | Galiza | Galician | |
| Guernica | Guernica | Gernika | Basque | |
| Huesca | Osca | Huesca | Spanish | |
| La Mancha | la Manxa | La Mancha | Spanish | |
| León | Lleó | Llión | Leonese | |
| Lorca | Llorca | Lorca | Spanish | |
| Málaga | Màlaga | Málaga | Spanish | |
| Mérida | Mèrida | Mérida | Spanish | |
| Monforte del Cid | Montfort | Monforte del Cid | Spanish | |
| Monzón | Montsó | Monzón | Aragonese | |
| Murcia | Múrcia | Murcia | Spanish | |
| Navarre | Navarra | Nafarroa | Basque | |
| Palencia | Palència | Palencia | Spanish | |
| Pampeluna | Pamplona | Iruñea | Basque | |
| Pilar de la Horadada | El Pilar de la Foradada | Pilar de la Horadada | Spanish | |
| Roncesvalles | Roncesvalls | Orreaga | Basque | |
| San Sebastián | Sant Sebastià | Donostia | Basque | |
| Santiago de Compostela | Santiago de Compostel·la | Santiago de Compostela | Galician | |
| Saragossa | Saragossa | Zaragoza | Spanish | |
| Segovia | Segòvia | Segovia | Spanish | |
| Seville | Sevilla | Sevilla | Spanish | |
| Soria | Sòria | Soria | Spanish | |
| Tarazona | Tarassona | Tarazona | Spanish | |
| Teruel | Terol | Teruel | Spanish | |
| Torrevieja | Torrevella | Torrevieja | Spanish | |
| Vielha | Viella | Vielha | Occitan | |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | Vitòria | Gasteiz | Basque | |
| Yecla | Iecla | Yecla | Spanish | | |
Switzerland
| Suïssa |
|---|
| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
|---|
| Name | Language |
|---|
| Aargau | Argòvia | Aargau | German | |
| Basel | Basilea | Basel | German | |
| Bern | Berna | Bern | German | |
| Fribourg | Friburg | Fribourg | French | |
| Freiburg | German |
| Geneva | Ginebra | Genève | French | |
| Grisons | Grisons | Graubünden | German | |
| Grischun | Rumantsch |
| Grigioni | Italian |
| Lausanne | Lausana | Lausanne | French | |
| Lucerne | Lucerna | Luzern | German | |
| Thurgovia | Turgòvia | Thurgau | German | |
| Zürich | Zuric | Zürich | German | | |
Syria
| Síria |
|---|
| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
|---|
| Name | Language |
|---|
| Aleppo | Alep | Ḥalab | Arabic | |
| Damascus | Damasc | Dimashq | Arabic | | |
Turkey
| Turquia |
|---|
| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
|---|
| Name | Language |
|---|
| Antioch | Antioquia | Antakya | Turkish | |
| Gallipoli | Gal·lípoli | Gelibolu | Turkish | |
| Izmir | Esmirna | İzmir | Turkish | |
| Trebizond | Trebisonda | Trabzon | Turkish | | |
Ukraine
| Ucraïna |
|---|
| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
|---|
| Name | Language |
|---|
| Chernobyl | Txernòbil | Chornobil' | | |
| Kiev | Kíev | Kyiv | | | |
United Kingdom
| Regne Unit |
|---|
| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
|---|
| Name | Language |
|---|
| Cornwall | Cornualla | Kernow | Cornish | |
| Cumbria | Cúmbria | Cumbria | English | |
| Edinburgh | Edimburg | Edinburgh | English | |
| England | Anglaterra | England | English | |
| London | Londres | London | English | |
| Scotland | Escòcia | Alba | Gaelic | |
| Wales | País de Gal·les | Cymru | Welsh | | |
United States of America
| Estats Units d'Amèrica |
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
|---|
| Name | Language |
|---|
| California | Califòrnia | | | |
| Chicago | Xicago | | | |
| Georgia | Geòrgia | | | |
| Mississippi | Mississipí | | | |
| New Hampshire | Nou Hampshire | | | |
| New Jersey | Nova Jersey | | | |
| New Mexico | Nou Mèxic | | | |
| New Orleans | Nova Orleans | | | |
| New York | Nova York | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsilvània | | | |
| Philadelphia | Filadèlfia | | | |
| Virginia | Virgínia | | | | |
Uzbekistan
|
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| English name | Catalan name | Endonym | Notes |
|---|
| Name | Language |
|---|
| Bukhara | Bukharà | Buxoro | Uzbek | |
| Khiva | Khivà | Xiva | Uzbek | |
| Samarkand | Samarcanda | Samarqand | Uzbek | |
| Tashkent | Taixkent | Toshkent | Uzbek | | |
See also
