Below is list of Latin exonyms for places outside of the core of the Roman empire during the time Latin was in common use:
English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
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Durrës | Dyrrachium | Durrës | ||
Lezhë | Lissus | Lezhë | ||
Vlorë | Aulon | Vlorë |
English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
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Eisenstadt | Ferreum Castrum | Eisenstadt | ||
Graz | Graecia | Graz | ||
Innsbruck | Pons Aeni | Innsbruck | ||
Linz | Lentia | Linz | ||
Salzburg | Salisburgum | Salzburg | ||
Sankt Pölten | Cetium | Sankt Pölten | ||
Vienna | Vindobona | Wien |
English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | ||
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Name | Language | ||||
Ghent | Gandavum | ||||
Kortrijk | Cortoriacum | ||||
Tongeren | Atuatuca Tungrorum |
English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
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Balchik | Dionysopolis | |||
Kyustendil | Pautalia | |||
Lom | Almus | |||
Lovech | Melta | |||
Pleven | Storgozia | |||
Plovdiv | Philippopolis | |||
Razgrad | Abrittus | |||
Ruse | Sexaginta Prista | |||
Silistra | Durostorum | |||
Sofia | Serdica | |||
Sozopol | Apollonia Pontica | |||
Stara Zagora | Augusta Trajana | |||
Svishtov | Novae | |||
Varna | Odessus | |||
Vidin | Bononia |
Cechia | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Brno | Bruna | Brno | ||
Krnov | Carnovia | Krnov | ||
Prague | Praga | Praha |
Aegyptus | |||||
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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 | Thebae | ||||
Marsa Matruh | Paraetonium | ||||
Qift | Coptos |
Gallia | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Avignon | Avenio | |||
Lyon | Ludgunum | |||
Marseille | Massilia | |||
Nice | Nicaea | |||
Paris | Lutetia | |||
Strasbourg | Argentoratum | |||
Toulouse | Tolosa |
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 | Navalia | ||||
Hamburg | Hamburgum | ||||
Kempten | Cambodunum | ||||
Konstanz | Constantia | ||||
Mainz | Mogontiacum | ||||
Passau | Bojodurum | ||||
Regensburg | Castra Regina | ||||
Speyer | Noviomagus | ||||
Trier | Augusta Trevorum | ||||
Wiesbaden | Aquae Mattiacorum | ||||
Worms | Vormatia |
Graecia | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Athens | Athenae | |||
Corinth | Corinthus | |||
Gytheio | Gythium | |||
Heraklion | Heraclium | |||
Karystos | Carystus | |||
Kechries | Cencrheae | |||
Laurium | Laurium | |||
Nafpaktos | Naupactus | |||
Nafplio | Nauplia | |||
Thessaloniki | Thessalonica |
Hungaria | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Debrecen | Debrecinum | |||
Dunakeszi | Contra Constantiam | |||
Dunaújváros | Intercisa | |||
Eger | Agria | |||
Esztergom | Solva | |||
Győr | Arrabona | |||
Kőszeg | Ginsium | |||
Mosonmagyaróvár | Ad Flexum | |||
Nagytétény | Campona | |||
Óbuda | Aquincum | |||
Pécs | Sopianae | |||
Pest | Contra Aquincum | |||
Sopron | Scarbantia | |||
Százhalombatta | Matrica | |||
Szeged | Partiscum | |||
Székesfehérvár | Alba Regia | |||
Szekszárd | Alisca | |||
Szentendre | Ulcisia Castra | |||
Szombathely | Savaria | |||
Tác | Gorsium |
Hibernia | ||||
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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 |
Batavia | ||||
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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 | Trajectium Mosae | Maastricht | ||
Nijmegen | Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum | Nijmegen | ||
Utrecht | Ultrajectum | Utrecht | ||
Valkenburg, South Holland | Praetorium Agrippinae | Valkenburg | ||
Vechten | Fectio | Vechten | ||
Voorburg | Forum Hadriani | Voorburg | ||
Wijk bij Duurstede | Levefanum | Wijk bij Duurstede | ||
Woerden | Laur(i)um | Woerden | ||
Zwammerdam | Nigrum Pullum | Zwammerdam |
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 | |
Lusitania | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Azores | Azores | Açores | ||
Lisbon | Olisipo | Lisboa |
English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
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Alba-Iulia | Apullum | |||
Black Sea | Pontus Euxinus | |||
Caransebeș | Tibiscum | |||
Cluj-Napoca | Napoca | |||
Iglița-Turcoaia | Troesmis | |||
Mangalia | Callatis | |||
Turda | Potaissa | |||
Turnu-Severin | Drobeta | |||
Zalău | Porolissum |
Arabia Saudita | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Medina | Jathrippa | Madina | ||
Mecca | Macoaraba | Makka |
English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
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Belgrade | Singidunum, Belgradum | Beograd | ||
Sremska Mitrovica | Sirmium, Civitas Sancti Demetrii | Sremska Mitrovica | ||
Niš | Naissus | Niš | ||
Gamzigrad | Felix Romuliana | Gamzigrad |
English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
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Bratislava | Istropolis | |||
Posonium | ||||
Banská Bystrica | Neosolium | |||
Košice | Cassovia | |||
Prešov | Fragopolis | |||
Trenčín | Laugaricio | |||
Zvolen | Solium |
Hispania | |||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | ||
Name | Language | ||||
Alcalá de Henares | Complutum | ||||
Alicante | Lucentum | ||||
Almería | Urci | ||||
Barcelona | Barcino | ||||
Cádiz | Gades | ||||
Calatayud | Bilbilis | ||||
Cartagena | Carthago Nova | ||||
Córdoba | Corduba | ||||
Girona | Gerunda | ||||
Granada | Granata | ||||
Huelva | Onuba | ||||
Huesca | Osca | ||||
Jaca | Jacca | ||||
Léon | Legio VII Gemina | ||||
Lleida | Ilerda | ||||
Lugo | Lucus Augusti | ||||
Madrid | Matritum | ||||
Matrix | |||||
Mérida | Emerita Augusta | ||||
Palma de Mallorca | Palmaria | ||||
Salamanca | Salamantica | ||||
Seville | Hispalis | ||||
Tarragona | Tarraco | ||||
Toledo | Toletum | ||||
Valencia | Valentia | ||||
Zaragoza | Caesar Augusta |
Suecia | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Gävle | Gevalia | Gävle | ||
Gothenburg | Gothoburgum | Göteborg | ||
Malmö | Malmogia | Malmö | ||
Stockholm | Holmia | Stockholm |
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 |
Turcia | ||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Antakya | Antiochia ad Orontem | Antakya | ||
Edirne | Hadrianopolis | Edirne | ||
Edremit | Adramyttium | Edremit | ||
Ereǧli | Heraclea Cybistra | Ereǧli | ||
Erzurum | Theodosiopolis | Erzurum | ||
Eskişehir | Dorylaeum | Eskişehir | ||
Gaziantep | Antiochia ad Taurum | Gaziantep | ||
İstanbul | Byzantium | İstanbul | ||
Constantinopolis | ||||
Nova Roma | ||||
İzmir | Smyrna | İzmir | ||
İzmit | Nicomedia | İzmit | ||
İznik | Nicaea | İznik | ||
Karadeniz Ereğli | Heraclea Pontica | Karadeniz Ereğli | ||
Kayseri | Caesarea | Kayseri | ||
Konya | Iconium | Konya | ||
Kütahya | Cotaeum | Kütahya | ||
Malatya | Melitene | Malatya | ||
Marmara Ereǧlisi | Heraclea Perinthus | Marmara Ereǧlisi | ||
Niksar | Neocaesarea | Niksar |
Britannium Regnum | |||||
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | ||
Name | Language | ||||
Bath | Aquae Sulis | Bath | English | ||
Britain | Britannia | Britain | English | ||
Canterbury | Durovernum Cantiacorum | Canterbury | English | ||
Carlisle | Luguvalium | Carlise | English | ||
Chelmsford | Caesaromagus | Chelmsford | English | ||
Chester | Deva Victrix | Chester | English | ||
Colchester | Camulodunum | Colchester | English | ||
Colonia Victricensis | |||||
Cornwall | Cornubria | Kernow | Cornish | ||
Dover | Portus Dubris | Dover | English | ||
Edinburgh | Edina | Dùn Èideann | Scottish Gaelic | ||
Edinburgh | English, Scots | ||||
England | Anglia | England | English | ||
Gloucester | Glevum | Gloucester | English | ||
Colonia Nervia Glevensium | |||||
Isle of Wight | Vectis | Isle of Wight | English | ||
Leicester | Ratae Corieltauvorum | Leicester | English | ||
Lincoln | Lindum Colonia | Lincoln | English | ||
London | Londinium | London | English | ||
Manchester | Mamucium | Manchester | English | ||
Newcastle upon Tyne | Pons Aelius | Newcastle upon Tyne | English | ||
Richborough | Rutupiae | Richborough | English | ||
Saint Albans | Verulamium | Saint Albans | English | ||
Scotland | Scotia | Alba | Scottish Gaelic | ||
Scotland | English, Scots | ||||
Wales | Cambria | Cymru | Welsh | ||
Winchester | Venta Belgarum | Winchester | English | ||
Wroxeter | Viroconium Cornoviorum | Wroxete | English | ||
York | Eboracum | York | English |