Latin exonyms explained

Below is list of Latin exonyms for places outside of the core of the Roman empire during the time Latin was in common use:

Albania

English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
DurrësDyrrachiumDurrës
LezhëLissusLezhë
VlorëAulonVlorë

Austria

English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
EisenstadtFerreum CastrumEisenstadt
GrazGraeciaGraz
InnsbruckPons AeniInnsbruck
LinzLentiaLinz
SalzburgSalisburgumSalzburg
Sankt PöltenCetiumSankt Pölten
ViennaVindobonaWien

Belgium

English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
GhentGandavum
KortrijkCortoriacum
TongerenAtuatuca Tungrorum

Bulgaria

English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
BalchikDionysopolis
KyustendilPautalia
LomAlmus
LovechMelta
PlevenStorgozia
PlovdivPhilippopolis
RazgradAbrittus
RuseSexaginta Prista
SilistraDurostorum
SofiaSerdica
SozopolApollonia Pontica
Stara ZagoraAugusta Trajana
SvishtovNovae
VarnaOdessus
VidinBononia

Czech Republic

Cechia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
BrnoBrunaBrno
KrnovCarnoviaKrnov
PraguePragaPraha

Egypt

Aegyptus
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AkhmimPanopolis
Al-ArishRhinocolura
Al-AshumeinHermopolis
AswanLycopolis
AsyutSyene
FaramaPelusium
LuxorThebae
Marsa MatruhParaetonium
QiftCoptos

France

Gallia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
AvignonAvenio
LyonLudgunum
MarseilleMassilia
NiceNicaea
ParisLutetia
StrasbourgArgentoratum
ToulouseTolosa

Germany

Germania
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
AachenAquisgrana
AugsburgAugusta Vindelicorum
Baden-BadenAurelia Aquensis
BerlinBerolinum
BonnBonna
Castra Bonnensis
CologneColonia Agrippina
EssenNavalia
HamburgHamburgum
KemptenCambodunum
KonstanzConstantia
MainzMogontiacum
PassauBojodurum
RegensburgCastra Regina
SpeyerNoviomagus
TrierAugusta Trevorum
WiesbadenAquae Mattiacorum
WormsVormatia

Greece

Graecia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
AthensAthenae
CorinthCorinthus
GytheioGythium
HeraklionHeraclium
KarystosCarystus
KechriesCencrheae
LauriumLaurium
NafpaktosNaupactus
NafplioNauplia
ThessalonikiThessalonica

Hungary

Hungaria
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
DebrecenDebrecinum
DunakesziContra Constantiam
DunaújvárosIntercisa
EgerAgria
EsztergomSolva
GyőrArrabona
KőszegGinsium
MosonmagyaróvárAd Flexum
NagytétényCampona
ÓbudaAquincum
PécsSopianae
PestContra Aquincum
SopronScarbantia
SzázhalombattaMatrica
SzegedPartiscum
SzékesfehérvárAlba Regia
SzekszárdAlisca
SzentendreUlcisia Castra
SzombathelySavaria
TácGorsium

Ireland

Hibernia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
ConnachtConnociaConnacht
Hill of TaraTemroTeamhair na Ríogh
LeinsterLageniaLaighin
MeathMidia
MunsterMomoniaMumhain
UlsterUltoniaUlaidh

Netherlands

Batavia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Alphen aan den RijnAlbaniaAlphen aan den Rijn
LeidenLugdunum BatavorumLeidenMeant Katwijk until the Renaissance
MaastrichtTrajectium MosaeMaastricht
NijmegenUlpia Noviomagus BatavorumNijmegen
UtrechtUltrajectumUtrecht
Valkenburg, South HollandPraetorium AgrippinaeValkenburg
VechtenFectioVechten
VoorburgForum HadrianiVoorburg
Wijk bij DuurstedeLevefanumWijk bij Duurstede
WoerdenLaur(i)umWoerden
ZwammerdamNigrum PullumZwammerdam

Poland

Polonia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
KrakówCracoviaKraków
WarsawVarsoviaWarszawa
WrocławVratislaviaWrocław
ŚwinoujścieSuenemundumŚwinoujście
PoznańPosnaniaPoznań

Portugal

Lusitania
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
AzoresAzoresAçores
LisbonOlisipoLisboa

Romania

English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Alba-IuliaApullum
Black SeaPontus Euxinus
CaransebeșTibiscum
Cluj-NapocaNapoca
Iglița-TurcoaiaTroesmis
MangaliaCallatis
TurdaPotaissa
Turnu-SeverinDrobeta
ZalăuPorolissum

Saudi Arabia

Arabia Saudita
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
MedinaJathrippaMadina
MeccaMacoarabaMakka

Serbia

English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
BelgradeSingidunum, BelgradumBeograd
Sremska MitrovicaSirmium, Civitas Sancti DemetriiSremska Mitrovica
NišNaissusNiš
GamzigradFelix RomulianaGamzigrad

Slovakia

English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
BratislavaIstropolis
Posonium
Banská BystricaNeosolium
KošiceCassovia
PrešovFragopolis
TrenčínLaugaricio
ZvolenSolium

Spain

Hispania
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Alcalá de HenaresComplutum
AlicanteLucentum
AlmeríaUrci
BarcelonaBarcino
CádizGades
CalatayudBilbilis
CartagenaCarthago Nova
CórdobaCorduba
GironaGerunda
GranadaGranata
HuelvaOnuba
HuescaOsca
JacaJacca
LéonLegio VII Gemina
LleidaIlerda
LugoLucus Augusti
MadridMatritum
Matrix
MéridaEmerita Augusta
Palma de MallorcaPalmaria
SalamancaSalamantica
SevilleHispalis
TarragonaTarraco
ToledoToletum
ValenciaValentia
ZaragozaCaesar Augusta

Sweden

Suecia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
GävleGevaliaGävle
GothenburgGothoburgumGöteborg
MalmöMalmogiaMalmö
StockholmHolmiaStockholm

Switzerland

Helvetia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BernBernaBernGerman
GenevaGenavaGèneveFrench
ZürichTuricumZürichGerman

Turkey

Turcia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
AntakyaAntiochia ad OrontemAntakya
EdirneHadrianopolisEdirne
EdremitAdramyttiumEdremit
EreǧliHeraclea CybistraEreǧli
ErzurumTheodosiopolisErzurum
EskişehirDorylaeumEskişehir
GaziantepAntiochia ad TaurumGaziantep
İstanbulByzantiumİstanbul
Constantinopolis
Nova Roma
İzmirSmyrnaİzmir
İzmitNicomediaİzmit
İznikNicaeaİznik
Karadeniz EreğliHeraclea PonticaKaradeniz Ereğli
KayseriCaesareaKayseri
KonyaIconiumKonya
KütahyaCotaeumKütahya
MalatyaMeliteneMalatya
Marmara EreǧlisiHeraclea PerinthusMarmara Ereǧlisi
NiksarNeocaesareaNiksar

United Kingdom

Britannium Regnum
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
BathAquae SulisBathEnglish
BritainBritanniaBritainEnglish
CanterburyDurovernum CantiacorumCanterburyEnglish
CarlisleLuguvaliumCarliseEnglish
ChelmsfordCaesaromagusChelmsfordEnglish
ChesterDeva VictrixChesterEnglish
ColchesterCamulodunumColchesterEnglish
Colonia Victricensis
CornwallCornubriaKernowCornish
DoverPortus DubrisDoverEnglish
EdinburghEdinaDùn ÈideannScottish Gaelic
EdinburghEnglish, Scots
EnglandAngliaEnglandEnglish
GloucesterGlevumGloucesterEnglish
Colonia Nervia Glevensium
Isle of WightVectisIsle of WightEnglish
LeicesterRatae CorieltauvorumLeicesterEnglish
LincolnLindum ColoniaLincolnEnglish
LondonLondiniumLondonEnglish
ManchesterMamuciumManchesterEnglish
Newcastle upon TynePons AeliusNewcastle upon TyneEnglish
RichboroughRutupiaeRichboroughEnglish
Saint AlbansVerulamiumSaint AlbansEnglish
ScotlandScotiaAlbaScottish Gaelic
ScotlandEnglish, Scots
WalesCambriaCymruWelsh
WinchesterVenta BelgarumWinchesterEnglish
WroxeterViroconium CornoviorumWroxeteEnglish
YorkEboracumYorkEnglish

See also