The following is a list of Icelandic exonyms, that is to say names for places in Icelandic that have been adapted to Icelandic spelling rules, translated into Icelandic, or Old Norse exonyms surviving in Icelandic. Commonly pronunciation is close to in English (or native), even though not stated below, but also commonly completely different, more common if names look very different or for European/Nordic places.
| Language | Native name | Icelandic exonym | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanía | |||
| Albanian | Tiranë | Tirana | |
| Afganistan | |||
| Persian – Pashto | Kābul – Kabəl | Kabúl | |
| Alsír | |||
| Arabic | Algeirsborg | ||
| Armenía | |||
| Armenian | Jerevan | ||
| Angóla | |||
| Portuguese | Lúanda | ||
| Argentína | |||
| Spanish | Tierra del Fuego | Eldland | |
| Austurríki | |||
| German | Vín or Vínarborg | ||
| Ástralía | |||
| English | Nýja Suður-Wales | ||
| South Australia | Suður-Ástralía | ||
| Western Australia | Vestur-Ástralía | ||
| Australian Capital Territory | Höfuðborgarsvæði Ástralíu | ||
| Northern Territory | Norður-svæðið | ||
| Christmas Island | Jólaeyja | ||
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Kókoseyjar | ||
| Norfolk Island | Norfolkeyjar | ||
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Heard og McDonaldseyjar | ||
| Aserbaídsjan | |||
| Azerbaijani | Bakú | ||
| Bahamaeyjar | |||
| English | Nassá | ||
| Hvíta-Rússland | |||
| Belarusian | Palteskja (historical), Hvíta-Rússland (historical), Belarús (current)[1] | ||
| Belís | |||
| English | Belmópan | ||
| Bútan | |||
| Dzongkha | Timfú | ||
| Bólivía | |||
| Spanish – Quechua | Súkre | ||
| Bosnía | |||
| Bosnian | Sarajevó | ||
| Botsvana | |||
| English – Tswana | Gaboróne | ||
| Brasilía | |||
| Portuguese | Brasilía | ||
| Mjanmar | |||
| Burmese | Jangún | ||
| Búrúndí | |||
| French | Bújúmbúra | ||
| Kamerún | |||
| French – English | Dóúala | ||
| Yaoundé | Jánde | ||
| Kanada | |||
| English – French | Torontó | ||
| Mið-Afríkulýðveldið | |||
| French | Bangví | ||
| Síle | |||
| Spanish | Rapa Nui | Páskaeyja | |
| Santíagó | |||
| Kína | |||
| Mandarin (pinyin Romanization) | Beijing | Peking (sometimes written and read Beijing; Peking reads a bit differently)[2] | |
| Shanghai | Sjanghæ (reads like in English) | ||
| Tianjin | Tientsin | ||
| Qingdao | Tsingtao | ||
| Nanjing | Nanking | ||
| Xiamen | Amoy | ||
| Guilin | Kweilin | ||
| Guangzhou | Kanton | ||
| Makaó | |||
| Portuguese – Cantonese | Macau | Makaó | |
| Formósa | |||
| Mandarin (pinyin Romanization) | Taípei, Tæpei | ||
| Kólumbía | |||
| Spanish | Bógóta | ||
| Cookseyjar | |||
| Māori – English | Avarúa | ||
| Kýpur | |||
| Greek – Turkish | Nikósía | ||
| Tékkland | |||
| Czech | Pilsen | ||
| Praha | Prag | ||
| Danmörk | |||
| Danish | Álaborg | ||
| Aarhus | Árósar[3] | ||
| Helsingør | Helsingjaeyri | ||
| Falster | Falstur | ||
| Fredrikshavn | Friðrikshöfn | ||
| Fyn | Fjón | ||
| Humlebæk | Humlabekk (little used) | ||
| Jelling | Jalangur | ||
| Jylland | Jótland | ||
| København (Copenhagen) | Kaupmannahöfn | ||
| Lolland | Láland | ||
| Læsø | Hlésey | ||
| Odense | Óðinsvé | ||
| Ribe | Rípar | ||
| Ringsted | Hringstað | ||
| Roskilde | Hróarskelda | ||
| Silkeborg | Silkiborg | ||
| Sjælland | Sjáland | ||
| Skagen | Skaginn | ||
| Slagelse | Slagleysa | ||
| Sorø | Sórey | ||
| Viborg | Vébjörg | ||
| Dóminíska Lýðveldið | |||
| Spanish | Santó Dómingó | ||
| Egyptaland | |||
| Arabic | Alexandría | ||
| Qāhirah | Kaíró | ||
| Suways | Súes | ||
| Miðbaugs-Gínea | |||
| French – Spanish | Malabó | ||
| Eþíópía | |||
| Amharic | Addis Ababa | ||
| Færeyjar | |||
| Faroese | Borðoy | Borðey | |
| Eysturoy | Austurey | ||
| Fuglafjørður | Fuglafjörður | ||
| Fugloy | Fugley | ||
| Gásadalur | Gæsadalur | ||
| Kalsoy | Karlsey | ||
| Kirkjubøur | Kirkjubær | ||
| Klaksvík | Klakksvík | ||
| Kollafjørður | Kollafjörður | ||
| Kunoy | Konuey | ||
| Miðvágur | Miðvogur | ||
| Nólsoy | Nólsey | ||
| Sandavágur | Sandavogur | ||
| Sandoy | Sandey | ||
| Streymoy | Straumey | ||
| Suðuroy | Suðurey | ||
| Svínoy | Svíney | ||
| Toftir | Tóftir | ||
| Tórshavn | Þórshöfn | ||
| Tvøroyri | Þvereyri | ||
| Vágar | Vogar, Vogey | ||
| Vágur | Vogur | ||
| Viðoy | Viðey | ||
| Finnland | |||
| Finnish – Swedish | Árbæ | ||
| Frakkland | |||
| French | Bretagne | Bretanía (current), Bretonskagi, Litla-Bretland, Bertangaland (obsolete), Bretland (obsolete) | |
| Bourgogne | Búrgund | ||
| Corse | Korsíka | ||
| Nantes | Namsborg (obsolete) | ||
| Normandy | Norðmandí (obsolete), Normandí (current) | ||
| Paris | París | ||
| Poitiers | Peituborg | ||
| Reims | Reimsborg | ||
| Rouen | Rúðuborg | ||
| Strasbourg | Strassborg | ||
| Versailles | Versalir | ||
| Franska Pólýnesía | |||
| Tahitian – French | 'Enana mā | Markesaseyjar | |
| Tōtaiete mā | Félagseyjar | ||
| Tahítí | |||
| Tūāmotu mā | Lágeyjar (obsolete) | ||
| Gana | |||
| English | Akkra | ||
| Georgía | |||
| Georgian | Tíblisi (Tíflis in common parlance) | ||
| Þýskaland | |||
| German | Berlin | Berlín | |
| Bavaria | Bæjaraland | ||
| Braunschweig | Brúnsvík (obsolete) | ||
| Bremen | Brimar | ||
| Flensburg | Flensborg | ||
| Frankfurt | Frakkafurða (little used) | ||
| Hamburg | Hamborg | ||
| Haddeby | Heiðabær | ||
| Holstein | Holtsetaland | ||
| Kiel | Kíl | ||
| Köln (Cologne) | Kolni (little used), Köln (current) | ||
| Lübeck | Lýbika | ||
| Oldenburg | Aldinborg | ||
| Rostock | Rauðstokkur (obsolete) | ||
| Schleswig | Slésvík | ||
| Stralsund | Stræla | ||
| Stuttgart | Stóðgarður (little used) | ||
| Verden | Ferðuborg (obsolete) | ||
| Grikkland | |||
| Greek | Athína | Aþena | |
| Límnos | Lemney | ||
| Thessaloníki | Saloníka (obsolete), Þessalónika (current) | ||
| Gínea | |||
| French | Conakry | Kónakrí | |
| Gvatemala | |||
| Spanish | Ciudad de Guatemala | Gvatemalaborg | |
| Gínea-Bissá | |||
| Portuguese | Bissau | Bissá (reads like in English) | |
| Ungverjaland | |||
| Hungarian | Budapest | Búdapest | |
| Indland | |||
| Hindi – English | Kolkata | Kalkútta (obsolete) | |
| Naī Dillī – New Delhi | Nýja-Delí | ||
| Indónesía | |||
| Indonesian | DKI Jakarta | Djakarta | |
| Íran | |||
| Persian | Tehrān | Teheran | |
| Írak | |||
| Arabic – Kurdish | Baġdād – Bexda | Bagdað (or which reads almost the same) | |
| Írland | |||
| Irish | Áth Cliath/Dubhlinn (Dublin) | Dyflinn(i) | |
| Luimneach (Limerick) | Hlymrek (obsolete) | ||
| Ísrael | |||
| Hebrew – Arabic | Yerushaláyim – al Quds | Jórsalaborg (obsolete), Jerúsalem (current) | |
| Ḥeifa – Ḥayfā | Haífa | ||
| Tel Aviv-Yafo – Tal ʼAbīb | Tel Avív | ||
| Ítalía | |||
| Italian | Bari | Bár (obsolete) | |
| Firenze | Flórens | ||
| Genova | Genúa | ||
| Lucca | Lukkuborg (obsolete) | ||
| Milano | Meilansborg (obsolete), Mílanó (current) | ||
| Napoli | Napólí | ||
| Roma | Róm, Rómaborg (both are commonly and, additionally Rómarborg, which is an incorrect spelling,[4] with extra r before the ending -borg, which means city). | ||
| Salerno | Salernisborg (rare) | ||
| Torino | Tórínó | ||
| Venezia | Feneyjar | ||
| Japan | |||
| Japanese | Kyōto-shi | Kýótó | |
| Tōkyō | Tókýó | ||
| Kenýa | |||
| English – Swahili | Naíróbí | ||
| Lettland | |||
| Latvian | Ríga | ||
| Kurzeme | Kúrland | ||
| Daugava | Dvína | ||
| Livonija | Lífland | ||
| Liepāja | Líbá | ||
| Líbanon | |||
| Arabic – French | Bayrūt – Beyrouth | Beirút | |
| Líbería | |||
| English | Monróvía | ||
| Líbýa | |||
| Arabic | Trípólí | ||
| Litháen | |||
| Lithuanian | Vilníus | ||
| Madagaskar | |||
| Malagasy – French | Antananarivo | Antananarívó | |
| Malaví | |||
| English | Lílongve | ||
| Malasía | |||
| Malay | Kúala Lúmpúr | ||
| Malí | |||
| French – Bambara | Bamako – Bamakə | Bamakó | |
| Tombouctou – Timbuktu | Timbúktú | ||
| Marshalleyjar | |||
| Marshallese – English | Majuro | Majúró | |
| Máritanía | |||
| Arabic – French | Nouakchott | Núaksjott | |
| Mexíkó | |||
| Spanish | Ciudad de México | Mexíkóborg | |
| Moldóva | |||
| Romanian | Kisínev | ||
| Mongólía | |||
| Mongolian | Úlan Bator | ||
| Svartfjallaland | |||
| Mósambík | |||
| Portuguese | Mapútó | ||
| Norður-Kórea | |||
| Korean | Pjongjang | ||
| Nepal | |||
| Nepali | Katmandú | ||
| Holland | |||
| Dutch | Amsterdam | Amsturdammur (little used), Erilstífla (little used) | |
| Den Haag or ´s Gravenhage | Haag | ||
| Utrecht | Trekt (little used) | ||
| Zuiderzee | Suðursjó (historical) | ||
| Níkaragva | |||
| Spanish | Managva | ||
| Níger | |||
| French | Niamey | Níamey | |
| Nígería | |||
| English – Yorùbá | Abuja-Abùjá | Abútja | |
| Noregur | |||
| Norwegian | |||
| Akershus | Akurshús | ||
| Arendal | Arnardalur | ||
| Aust-Agder | Austur-Agðir | ||
| Bergen | Björgyn (obsolete), Björgvin (current) | ||
| Bjørnøya | Bjarnarey | ||
| Bodø | Boðvin | ||
| Bærum | Bergheimur (obsolete) | ||
| Drammen | Dröfn (obsolete) | ||
| Finnmark | Finnmörk | ||
| Gjøvik | Djúpvík (historical) | ||
| Hedmark | Heiðmörk | ||
| Hordaland | Hörðaland | ||
| Karmøy | Körmt (historical) | ||
| Møre og Romsdal | Mæri og Raumsdalur | ||
| Nord-Trøndelag, Sør-Trøndelag | Norður-Þrændalög, Suður-Þrændalög | ||
| Nordland | Norðurland | ||
| Oslo | Kauphágur (historical), Ósló (current) | ||
| Rogaland | Rygjafylki | ||
| Skien | Skiða (obsolete) | ||
| Sogn og Fjordane | Sogn og Firðafylki | ||
| Stavanger | Stafangur | ||
| Telemark | Þelamörk | ||
| Trondheim | Niðarós (historical), Þrándheimur (current) | ||
| Tønsberg | Túnsberg (obsolete) | ||
| Østfold | Austfold | ||
| Ålesund | Álasund | ||
| Óman | |||
| Arabic | Múskat | ||
| Paragvæ | |||
| Spanish – Guaraní | Asúnsjón | ||
| Perú | |||
| Spanish | Líma | ||
| Filippseyjar | |||
| Tagalog – Cebuano | Maynila – Manila | Maníla | |
| Pólland | |||
| Polish | Cities | ||
| Wrocław | Breslá | ||
| Kraków | Kraká | ||
| Warszawa | Varsjá | ||
| Szczecin | Stettín | ||
| Voivodeships | |||
| Silesia | Slesía | ||
| Kuyavia | Kujavía | ||
| Pomerania | Pommern | ||
| Małopolska | Litla-Pólland | ||
| Warmia | Ermland | ||
| Masuria | Masúría | ||
| Mazovia | Masóvía | ||
| Subcarpathia | Neðri-Karpatía | ||
| Portúgal | |||
| Portuguese | Lisboa | Lissabon | |
| Rúmenía | |||
| Romanian | București | Búkarest | |
| Constanța | Konstantía | ||
| Rússland | |||
| Russian | Murom | Móramar (historical) | |
| Novgorod | Hólmgarður, Nýi Garður, Nýborg | ||
| Rostov | Ráðstofa | ||
| Sankt Peterburg | Sankti Pétursborg | ||
| Smolensk | Smáleskja (historical) | ||
| Staraya Ladoga | Aldeigjuborg (historical) | ||
| Suzdal | Súrsdalar (historical) | ||
| Rúanda | |||
| Kinyarwanda – French | Kigali | Kígalí | |
| Samóa | |||
| Samoan | Apia | Apía | |
| Sádí-Arabía | |||
| Arabic | Makkah | Mekka | |
| Riyāḍ | Ríad | ||
| Serbía | |||
| Serbian | Beograd | Belgrad | |
| Sómalía | |||
| Somali – Arabic | Muqdisho – Maqadīshū | Mógadisjú | |
| Suður-Afríka | |||
| English – Afrikaans | Cape of Good Hope | Góðrarvonarhöfði | |
| Cape Town – Kaapstad | Höfðaborg | ||
| Johannesburg | Jóhannesarborg | ||
| Pretoria | Pretoría | ||
| Suður-Kórea | |||
| Korean | Seúl | ||
| Spánn | |||
| Spanish | Barselóna | ||
| Srí Lanka | |||
| Sinhala – Tamil | Srí Jajevardenepúra | ||
| Súdan | |||
| Arabic – English | Kharṭūm – Khartoum | Kartúm | |
| Súrínam | |||
| Dutch | Paramaríbó | ||
| Svíþjóð | |||
| Swedish | Göteborg | Gautaborg | |
| Helsingborg | Helsingjaborg | ||
| Lund | Lundur | ||
| Malmö | Málmhaugar (little used), Málmey | ||
| Stockholm | Stokkhólmur[5] | ||
| Uppsala | Uppsalir | ||
| Sviss | |||
| German – French | Basel – Bâle | Boslaraborg (obsolete) | |
| Sýrland | |||
| Arabic | Damaskus | ||
| Tadsjikistan | |||
| Tajik | Dúshanbe | ||
| Tansanía | |||
| Swahili | Dódóma | ||
| Taíland | |||
| Thai | Bangkok | ||
| Tonga | |||
| Tongan – English | Núkúalófa | ||
| Tyrkland | |||
| Turkish | Mikligarður (historical), Istanbúl (current) | ||
| Úkraína | |||
| Ukrainian | Kyiv | Kænugarður, Kyjív | |
| Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmin | |||
| Arabic | Abū Zabī | Abú Dabí | |
| 'Ajmān | Adsman | ||
| Dubayy | Dúbaí | ||
| Bretland | |||
| English | Aberdeen | Apardjón (obsolete) | |
| Canterbury | Kantaraborg | ||
| Dover | Dofrar (little used) | ||
| Edinburgh | Edinborg | ||
| Yarmouth | Járnamóða (little used) | ||
| Cambridge | Kambabryggja (little used) | ||
| Lerwick | Leirvík | ||
| London | Lundúnir (also used, but London more current) | ||
| Southampton | Suðurhamtún (little used) | ||
| Oxford | Öxnafurða (little used) | ||
| Scarborough | Skarðaborg (obsolete) | ||
| York | Jórvík | ||
| Wales | Valland (little used) | ||
| Isle of Man | Mön | ||
| Bandaríkin | |||
| English | California | Kalifornía | |
| Florida | Flórída | ||
| Georgia | Georgía | ||
| New York | Nýja-Jórvík (not in common use, a jocular term of academic pretension) | ||
| North Carolina | Norður-Karólína | ||
| North Dakota | Norður-Dakóta | ||
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvanía | ||
| South Carolina | Suður-Karólína | ||
| South Dakota | Suður-Dakóta | ||
| Virginia | Virginía | ||
| West Virginia | Vestur-Virginía | ||
| Úrúgvæ | |||
| Spanish | Montevídeó | ||
| Úsbekistan | |||
| Uzbek | Taskent | ||
| Vatíkanið, Páfagarður, or Vatíkanborg | |||
| Latin | Status Civitatis Vaticanae | Páfagarður | |
| Venesúela | |||
| Spanish | Karakas | ||
| Víetnam | |||
| Vietnamese | Hanoí | ||
| Ho Chi Minh-borg, formerly Saígon | |||
| Sambía | |||
| English | Lúsaka | ||
| Language | Native name | Icelandic exonym | |