User:Linshee/Names of European cities in different languages (A)
This is a list of the names of European cities in different languages.
City | Country | Official name(s) | Other names |
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Common English name | Country | Name in the city's official language, which usually corresponds to its country's official language(s), but can include regional official languages.[a] | Names in various other languages. Bold indicates a names in a language relevant to the city.[b] A dagger(†) indicates an obsolete, traditional or historical name. An asterisk(*) indicates an alternative name.[c]
Historical names are also listed, after dividing line. |
City | Country | Official name(s) | Other names |
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Aabenraa | Denmark | Danish: Aabenraa or Åbenrå[d] | {{lang-jut}}; German: Apenrade; French: Appenrade; West Frisian: Apenrua
Old Danish: Opnør, Opnøraa, Opneraa, Obenroe |
Aachen Aix-la-Chapelle† |
Germany | German: Aachen | Ripuarian (Aachen dialect): Oche; French: Aix-la-Chapelle; Dutch: Aken; Luxembourgish: Oochen; Limburgish: Aoke; Low German: Aken; Walloon: Åxhe; Catalan: Aquisgrà; Czech: Cáchy; Greek: Ακυίσγρανον Akyísgranon; Italian: Aquisgrana; Polish: Akwizgran; Portuguese: Aquisgrano, Aquisgrão; Russian: Ахен Akhen; Spanish: Aquisgrán; West Frisian: Aken
Latin: Aquae Granni, Aquisgranum; Old High German: Ahha |
Aalborg | Denmark | Danish: Aalborg or Ålborg[d] | German: Aalburg†; Icelandic: Álaborg
Old Danish: Aleburgh; Old Norse: Alabu, Alabur |
Aalst | Belgium | Dutch: Aalst | Dutch (Brabantian dialect): Oilsjt; French: Alost; German: Aalst; Limburgish: Aals; Walloon: Åch; West Flemish: Oalst |
Aarhus | Denmark | Danish: Aarhus[e] | German: Arenhusen†; Icelandic: Árósar
Old Icelandic: Aros, Aars |
Abbeville | France | French: Abbeville | West Flemish: Abbekerke, Abbegem; Picard: Advile, Adville; Portuguese: Abavila†
Latin: Abbatis Villa |
Aberdeen | United Kingdom | English: Aberdeen | Scots: Aiberdeen; Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain; Irish: Obar Deathain; Manx: Aberdon
Latin: Aberdonia;[f] Koine Greek: Δηούανα Dēoúana,[g] lat. Devana |
Adjud | Romania | Romanian: Adjud | Hungarian: Egyedhalma |
Aiud | Romania | Romanian: Aiud | Hungarian: Nagyenyed; German: Straßburg am Mieresch†
Latin: Brucla |
Aix-en-Provence | France | French: Aix-en-Provence | Provençal: Ais de Provença,[h] Ais de Prouvènço;[i] Catalan: Ais de Provença; Italian: Acqui in Provenza†, Aqui di Provenza
Latin: Aquae Sextiae; Old Occitan: Aics |
Aix-les-Bains | France | French: Aix-les-Bains | Arpitan: Èx-los-Bens; Italian: Bagni d'Aix†
Latin: Aquae Allobrogum, Aquae Gratianae, Aquae Sabaudiae |
Ajaccio | France | French: Ajaccio | Corsican: Aiacciu; Ajaccino:[j] Aghjacciu; Italian: Aiaccio or Ajaccio; Catalan: Adiaci†; Ligurian (Genoese): Ajaccio; Sardinian: Ajacciu; Sicilian: Ajacciu; Spanish: Ayacio†
Latin: Adiacum |
Ajdovščina | Slovenia | Slovene: Ajdovščina | Italian: Aidussina; German: Haidenschaft†
Latin: Castrum ad Fluvium Frigidum |
Alba Iulia | Romania | Romanian: Alba Iulia | Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár; German: Karlsburg†, Carlsburg; Ladino: Carlosburg; Hebrew: Karlsburg; Yiddish: Karlsburg
Latin: Apulum or Alba Julia; Dacian: Apulon; Old Slavic: Bălgrad; Ottoman Turkish: Erdel Belgradı; Ruthenian: Bilhorod; German (16th century): Weyssenburg |
Albacete | Spain | Spanish: Albacete | Arabic: ﭐالبسيط Al-Basīṭ
Andalusian Arabic: ﭐالبسيط |
Alexandroupoli | Greece | Greek: Αλεξανδρούπολη Alexandroupoli | Greek (Katharevousa): Αλεξανδρούπολις Alexandroúpolis; Turkish: Dedeağaç or Aleksandrupoli; Bulgarian: Дедеагач Dedeagach or Александруполис Aleksandrupolis
(Ottoman Empire) Ottoman Turkish: دده آغاج Dede Ağaç; Greek: Δεδεαγάτς Dedeagáts; Bulgarian: Дедеагач Dedeagach; French: Dedeagh |
Algeciras | Spain | Spanish: Algeciras | Arabic: الجزيرة الخضراء al-Jazīrah al-Khaḍrāʾ; Aragonese: Alchezira; Asturian: Alxecires; Catalan: Algesires; French: Algésiras; Galician: Alxeciras
Andalusian Arabic: الجزيرة الخضراء |
Alghero | Italy | Italian: Alghero | Catalan (Algherese): L'Alguer; Sassarese: L'Aliera; Sardinian: S'Alighèra; Portuguese: Algueiro†; Spanish: Alguer |
Alicante | Spain | Spanish: Alicante Valencian: Alacant |
Arabic: لَقَنْت Laqant, لَقَنْت al-Laqant
Latin: Lucentum; Ancient Greek: Ἄκρα Λευκά Ákra Leuká[k] or Λούκεντον Loúkenton |
Almería | Spain | Spanish: Almería | Catalan: Almeria; French: Almérie†; Portuguese: Almeria
Andalusian Arabic: المرية al-Mariyya |
Alytus | Lithuania | Lithuanian: Alytus | Polish: Olita; German: Alitten†; Russian: Олита† Olita; Belarusian: Аліта Alita; Yiddish: אליטע Alite; Latgalian: Aleits; Latvian: Alīta; Veps: Alitus |
Älvdalen | Sweden | Swedish: Älvdalen | {{lang-ovd}}, Tjyörtjbynn; Southern Sami: Älvdaelie |
Älvsbyn | Sweden | Swedish: Älvsbyn | Lule Sami: Ientjaválle; Northern Sami: Inčaválli; Pite Sami: Inntjáválle |
Amsterdam | Netherlands | Dutch: Amsterdam | Yiddish (informal): מקום Mokum, מקום א Mokum Alef; Czech: Amsterdam or Amsterodam; Galician: Ámsterdam, Ámsterdan; Greek: Άμστερνταμ Ámsterntam, (dated) Αμστελόδαμο Amstelódamo, (Katharevousa): Αμστελόδαμον Amstelódamon; Hungarian: Amszterdam; Italian: Amsterdamo†; New Latin: Amstelodamum; Portuguese: Amsterdão, Amesterdão; Spanish: Ámsterdam; {{lang-srn}}; Walloon: Misterdam
Middle Dutch: Aemstelredam, Aemsterdam |
Ancona | Italy | Italian: Ancona | Croatian: Jakin†; French: Ancône; Friulian: Ancone
Ancient Greek: Ἀγκών Ankṓn |
Anklam | Germany | German: Anklam[l] | Tąglim, Tanglim or Nakło, Nakielec; French: Anclam†; Kashubian: Tãglim
Middle High German: Tanglim[m] |
Antwerp | Belgium | Dutch: Antwerpen | Dutch (Brabantian): Antwaarp; French: Anvers; German: Antwerpen, Antorf†, Antorff; Catalan: Antuèrpia†; Czech: Antverpy; Greek: Αμβέρσα Amvérsa; Italian: Anversa, Anguersa†; Limburgish: Antwerpe; Low German: Antwarp; Low Saxon: Antwarpen, Aantwarpen; Occitan: Anvèrs, Antoèrpia†; Picard: Anvérse; Polish: Antwerpia; Portuguese: Antuérpia; Spanish: Amberes, Antuerpia†; Slovak: Antverpy; Walloon: Anverse; West Flemish: Antwerpn
Latin: Ando Verpia; Old Frankish: Andhunerbo |
Aosta | Italy | Italian: Aosta French: Aoste[n] |
Arpitan: Aoûta, (Valdôtain dialect) Oûta, Ohta or Veulla; Walser: Augschtal; Piedmontese: Osta, Aosta; German: Osten†
Latin: Augusta Praetoria Salassorum |
Aquileia | Italy | Italian: Aquileia Friulian: Aquilee[o] Slovene: Oglej German: Aquileia[p] |
Olee†, Olea†, (local dialect) Aquilea; Croatian: Akvileja; German: Aglar†, Aglarn or Agley; Greek: Ακυληία Akyliía or Ακουιληία Akouiliía; Venetian: Aquiłeja, Aquiłegia
Latin: Aquileia |
Åre | Sweden | Swedish: Åre | Southern Sami: Ååre |
Arjeplog | Sweden | Swedish: Arjeplog | Pite Sami: Árjepluovve;[q] Lule Sami: Árjepluovve; Northern Sami: Árjepluovvi; Southern Sami: Aarjepluevie; Ume Sami: Árjiepluövvie |
Arkhangelsk Archangel† |
Russia | Russian: Архангельск Arkhangel'sk | Catalan: Arcàngel†; Dutch: Sint-Michiel†; Italian: Arcangelo; Komi: Кардор Kardor; Portuguese: Arcangel
(until 1613) Russian: Новохолмогоры Novokholmogory |
Arlon | Belgium | French: Arlon | Luxembourgish: Arel; Walloon: Årlon; Dutch: Aarlen; German: Arel
Latin: Orolaunum |
Arnhem | Netherlands | Dutch: Arnhem | Dutch (South Guelderish): Ernem, Arum; German: Arnheim; Low Saxon: Arnem; West Frisian: Arnhim; |
Arras | France | French: Arras | Picard: Aros; Dutch: Atrecht†; German: Atrecht†; Italian: Arazzo†
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Arvidsjaur | Sweden | Swedish: Arvidsjaur | Ume Sami: Árviesjávrrie; Lule Sami: Árvesjávrre; Pite Sami: Árvehávvre; Southern Sami: Aerviesjaevrie |
Aschaffenburg | Germany | German: Aschaffenburg | Hessian (local dialect): Ascheberch; French: Aschaffenbourg; Portuguese: Aschafemburgo; Spanish: Aschaffemburgo† |
Åsele | Sweden | Swedish: Åsele | Southern Sami: Sjeltie |
Assisi | Italy | Italian: Assisi | Catalan: Assís; French: Assise; German: Assisien†; Polish: Asyż; Portuguese: Assis; Spanish: Asís; Venetian: Asixi
Old Italian: Ascesi; Latin: Asisium, Assisium |
Astrakhan | Russia | Russian: Астрахань Astrakhan' | Tatar: Әстерхан Ästerxan;[r] Azerbaijani: Həştərxan; Bashkir: Әстерхан Əsterxan; Chechen: Аштаркхне Aştarqne; Chuvash: Аҫтӑрхан Aştărhan; Ingush: Астарха Astarxa; Kabardian: Ащтэрхъан Aştərxhan; Lak: Ашттархан Aşttarxan; Tajik: Аштархон Aštarhon; Turkish: Astrahan or Hacıtarkan, Haşterhan; Turkmen: Ajerhan
Xacitarxan (13th–16th centuries) Tatar: Хаҗитархан Xacitarxan; Kazakh: Қажытархан Qajytarhan; Ottoman Turkish: حاجى طرخان Hacıtarhan; Persian: حاجیترخان Hâjitarkhân |
Athens | Greece | Greek: Αθήνα Athína | Arabic: أثينا ʾAṯīnā, (Egyptian): اتينا ʾAtīna, اثينا ʾAsīna; Armenian: Աթենք Atʿenkʿ; Aromanian: Athina; Bulgarian: Атина Atina or Атинци Atinci; Catalan: Atenes; Croatian: Atena; Czech: Athény, Atény; Dutch: Athene; Persian: آتن Âten; French: Athènes; German: Athen; Hebrew: אתונה Atuna; Hungarian: Athén; Italian: Atene; Georgian: ათენი Ateni; Ladino: Atena, Atenes, Atines; Macedonian: Атина Atina; Polish: Ateny; Portuguese: Atenas; Romanian: Atena; Russian: Афины Afiny; Sardinian: Atene; Albanian: Athina; Sicilian: Ateni; Serbian: Атина Atina; Slovak: Atény; Slovene: Atene; Spanish: Atenas; Turkish: Atina; Ukrainian: Афіни Afiny, Атени† Ateny; Venetian: Atene; Yiddish: אַטען Aten
Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι Athênai; Latin: Athenae; Ottoman Turkish: آتينا Ātīnā or Medinetü'l Hükema; Imperial Aramaic: ܐܬܢܘܣ; Old Armenian: Աթէնք Atʿēnkʿ; Church Slavonic: Аѳинꙑ Athiny; Old French: Athenes; Old Catalan: Cetines |
Augsburg | Germany | German: Augsburg | Swabian: Augschburg; Bavarian: Augschbuag; Czech: Augšpurk, Aušpurk; French: Augsbourg; Greek: Αυγούστα† Avgústa; Hungarian: Ágosta†; Italian: Augusta; Portuguese: Augsburgo, Ausburgo; Spanish: Augsburgo
Latin: Augusta Vindelicorum |
Aurich | Germany | German: Aurich | East Frisian Low Saxon: Auerk; East Frisian: Aurk; North Frisian: Auerk; West Frisian: Auwerk
Old Frisian: Aurechove |
Avignon | France | French: Avignon | Occitan: Avinhon,[h] Avignoun;[i] Catalan: Avinyó; Italian: Avignone; Portuguese: Avinhão; Spanish: Aviñón
Latin: Avennio, Avenio; Koine Greek: Аὐενιὼν Aueniṑn,[s] Άουεννίων Aouenníōn[g] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ For example, Bilbao's official names are in Spanish and Basque. Conversely, Zürich's official name is in German (the offical language of its canton), rather than each of Switzerland's four official languages.
- ^ i.e. currently or recently spoken in or near the city; generally corresponds to names listed in the first sentence of the respective article for the city
- ^ Often an exonym used alongside an endonym; the latter would not be listed. For example, in German, Daugavpils is known as both the Latvian name and German name (Dünaburg). Under the other names of Daugavpils, this would be listed as: German: Dünaburg*, without listing "Daugavpils", which is implicit.
- ^ a b both spellings are approved by the Dansk Sprognævn
- ^ officially spelled Århus from 1948 to 2017
- ^ also Aberdea, Aberdona, Aberdonium, Aberdonum, Abredonia, Devana, Devanha, Verniconam
- ^ a b Ptolemy (c. 100–c. 170 AD)
- ^ a b Classical norm
- ^ a b Mistralian norm
- ^ transitional dialect between Corsican and Ligurian
- ^ also Ἄκρα Λευκὴ Ákra Leukḗ, Λευκὴ Ἄκρα Leukḕ Ákra[1]
- ^ commonly spelled Anclam until 1902
- ^ also Thanglim, Tanchlim, Tanclam
- ^ formerly spelled Aouste
- ^ also spelled Acuilee
- ^ also spelled Aquileja
- ^ also spelled Árjapluovve, Árjeluovve
- ^ older spellings: Әҗдаркан Äcdarkan, Аштархан Aştarxan, Әчтерхан Äçterxan
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium (fl. 6th century AD), citing Strabo (64 or 63 BC–c. 24 AD)
References
[edit]- ^ Entry "Acra Leuce", in: William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood. Walton and Maberly / John Murray, London 1854.