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Below is list of '''] ]s''' for places outside of the core of the Roman empire during the time Latin was spoken:

{{Short description|Exonyms for places outside of the core of the Roman empire}}
Below is list of '''] ]s''' for places outside of the core of the Roman empire during the time Latin was in common use:


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|Aulona
|Aulon
|Vlorë |Vlorë
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|Græcia
|Graecia
|Graz |Graz
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|Pons Aeni |Pons Æni
|Innsbruck |Innsbruck
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==Belgium== ==Belgium==
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="5" |{{Flag|Belgium}} ! colspan="5" |{{Flag|Belgium}} Belgia
|- |-
! rowspan="2" |English name ! rowspan="2" |English name
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|Gandava
|Gandavum
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|Storgosia
|Storgozia
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|Augusta Trajana |Augusta Traiana
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|Novæ
|Novae
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== Egypt == == Egypt ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="5" |{{Flag|Egypt}} ''Aegyptus'' ! colspan="5" |{{Flag|Egypt}} ''Ægyptus''
|- |-
! rowspan="2" |English name ! rowspan="2" |English name
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|Thebæ
|Thebae
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|Parætonium
|Paraetonium
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|Coptus
|Coptos
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==France== ==France==
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |{{Flag|France}} ''Gallia'' ! colspan="4" |{{Flag|France}} ''Francia''
|- |-
!English name !English name
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|Lugdunum
|Ludgunum
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|Nicæa
|Nicaea
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|Lutetia |Lutetia Parisiorum
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|Strasburgum
|Argentoratum
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|Assindia
|Navalia
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|Batavia
|Bojodurum
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|Ratisbona
|Castra Regina
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|Spira
|Noviomagus
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|Augusta Trevorum |Augusta Treverorum
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|Aquae Mattiacorum |Aquæ Mattiacorum
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==Greece== ==Greece==
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |{{Flag|Greece}} ''Graecia'' ! colspan="4" |{{Flag|Greece}} ''Græcia''
|- |-
!English name !English name
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|Athenæ
|Athenae
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|Cencrheæ
|Cencrheae
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!Endonym !Endonym
!Notes !Notes
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|Budapestinum
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|Strigonium
|Solva
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|Iaurinum
|Arrabona
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|Mosonium
|Ad Flexum
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|Campona |Campona
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|Aquincum
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|Sopianæ
|Sopianae
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|Contra Aquincum
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|Segedinum
|Partiscum
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|Sanctæ Andræ
|Ulcisia Castra
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==Ireland== ==Ireland==
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |{{Flag|Ireland}} ''Hibernia'' ! colspan="4" |{{Flag|Ireland}} ''Irlandia''
|- |-
!English name !English name
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==Netherlands== ==Netherlands==
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |{{Flag|Netherlands}} ''Batavia'' ! colspan="4" |{{Flag|Netherlands}} ''Nederlandia''
|- |-
!English name !English name
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|Mastrictum
|Trajectium Mosae
|Maastricht |Maastricht
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|- |-
|] |]
|Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum |Noviomagus Batavorum
|Nijmegen |Nijmegen
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|] |]
|Ultraiectum
|Ultrajectum
|Utrecht |Utrecht
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|- |-
|] |]
|Prætorium Agrippinæ
|Praetorium Agrippinae
|Valkenburg |Valkenburg
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|Laurum
|Laur(i)um
|Woerden |Woerden
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|Wrocław |Wrocław
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|-
|]
|Suenemundum
|Świnoujście
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|-
|]
|Posnania
|Poznań
|
|-
|} |}


==Portugal== ==Portugal==
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |{{Flag|Portugal}} ''Lusitania'' ! colspan="4" |{{Flag|Portugal}} ''Portugallia''
|- |-
!English name !English name
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!Endonym !Endonym
!Notes !Notes
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|]
|Azores
|Açores
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|Apulum
|Apullum
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|Pontus Euxinus
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|Tibiscum |Tibiscum
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|Claudiopolis
|Napoca
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|Troesmis |Troesmis
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|Drobeta |Drobeta
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|Porolissum
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|Moscua |Moscua
|Moskva |Moskva
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|}

== Saudi Arabia ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} ''Arabia Saudita''
|-
!English name
!Latin name
!Endonym
!Notes
|-
|]
|Jathrippa
|Madina
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|-
|]
|Macoaraba
|Makka
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|} |}
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|Belogradum
|Singidunum, Belgradum
|Beograd |Beograd
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| rowspan="2" |] | rowspan="2" |]
|Bratislavia
|Istropolis
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|Posonium
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|Eperiessinum
|Fragopolis
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|Solium |Vetus Solium
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|Alcala
|Complutum
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|Portus Magnus
|Urci
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|Iaca
|Jacca
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|Legio VII Gemina |Legio
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|Matritum |Matritum
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|Matrix
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|Emerita Augusta |Augusta Emerita
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|Palma
|Palmaria
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|Cæsaraugusta
|Caesar Augusta
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|Antiochia ad Orontem |Antiochia
|Antakya |Antakya
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|Dorylæum
|Dorylaeum
|Eskişehir |Eskişehir
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|Nicæa
|Nicaea
|İznik |İznik
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|Cæsarea
|Caesarea
|Kayseri |Kayseri
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|Cotyæum
|Cotaeum
|Kütahya |Kütahya
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|Neocæsarea
|Neocaesarea
|Niksar |Niksar
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|}

==Ukraine==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |{{Flag|Ukraine}} ''Ucraina''
|-
!English name
!Latin name
!Endonym
!Notes
|-
|]
|Leopolis
|
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|} |}
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|Aquae Sulis |Aquæ Sulis
|Bath |Bath
|English
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|]
|Britannia
|Britain
|English |English
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|Cantuaria
|Durovernum Cantiacorum
|Canterbury |Canterbury
|English |English
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|Carleolum
|Luguvalium
|Carlisle
|Carlise
|English |English
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|Cestria
|Deva Victrix
|Chester |Chester
|English |English
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| rowspan="2" |] | rowspan="2" |]
|Camulodunum |Camulodunum, Colcestria
| rowspan="2" |Colchester | rowspan="2" |Colchester
| rowspan="2" |English | rowspan="2" |English
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|-
|Colonia Victricensis
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|-
|]
|Cornubria
|Kernow
|Cornish
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|Portus Dubris |Dubris
|Dover |Dover
|English |English
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| rowspan="2" |] | rowspan="2" |]
| rowspan="2" |Edina | rowspan="2" |Edinburgum
|Dùn Èideann |Dùn Èideann
|Scottish Gaelic |Scottish Gaelic
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|Edinburgh |Edinburgh
|English, Scots |English, Scots
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|-
|]
|Anglia
|England
|English
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|- |-
| rowspan="2" |] | rowspan="2" |]
|Glocestria
|Glevum
| rowspan="2" |Gloucester | rowspan="2" |Gloucester
| rowspan="2" |English | rowspan="2" |English
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|-
|Colonia Nervia Glevensium
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|-
|]
|Vectis
|Isle of Wight
|English
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|Leicestria
|Ratae Corieltauvorum
|Leicester |Leicester
|English |English
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|Lindum Colonia |Lindum
|Lincoln |Lincoln
|English |English
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|Mancunium, Mancestria
|Mamucium
|Manchester |Manchester
|English |English
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|Novum Castrum
|Pons Aelius
|Newcastle upon Tyne |Newcastle upon Tyne
|English |English
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|Rutupiæ
|Rutupiae
|Richborough |Richborough
|English |English
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|Villa Sancti Albani
|Verulamium
|Saint Albans |Saint Albans
|English |English
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|-
| rowspan="2" |]
| rowspan="2" |Scotia
|Alba
|Scottish Gaelic
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|-
|Scotland
|English, Scots
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|]
|Cambria
|Cymru
|Welsh
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|Vintonia
|Venta Belgarum
|Winchester |Winchester
|English |English
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|Viroconium Cornoviorum |Viroconium Cornoviorum
|Wroxeter
|Wroxete
|English |English
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|] |]
|Eboracum |Eboracum, Eburacum
|York |York
|English |English
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Exonyms for places outside of the core of the Roman empire

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

 Albania
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Durrës Dyrrachium Durrës
Lezhë Lissus Lezhë
Vlorë Aulona Vlorë

Austria

 Austria
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Eisenstadt Ferreum Castrum Eisenstadt
Graz Græcia Graz
Innsbruck Pons Æni Innsbruck
Linz Lentia Linz
Salzburg Salisburgum Salzburg
Sankt Pölten Cetium Sankt Pölten
Vienna Vindobona Wien

Belgium

 Belgium Belgia
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Ghent Gandava
Kortrijk Cortoriacum
Tongeren Atuatuca Tungrorum

Bulgaria

 Bulgaria
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Balchik Dionysopolis
Kyustendil Pautalia
Lom Almus
Lovech Melta
Pleven Storgosia
Plovdiv Philippopolis
Razgrad Abrittus
Ruse Sexaginta Prista
Silistra Durostorum
Sofia Serdica
Sozopol Apollonia Pontica
Stara Zagora Augusta Traiana
Svishtov Novæ
Varna Odessus
Vidin Bononia

Czech Republic

 Czech Republic Cechia
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Brno Bruna Brno
Krnov Carnovia Krnov
Prague Praga Praha

Denmark

 Denmark Dania
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Copenhagen Hafnia København

Egypt

 Egypt Ægyptus
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Akhmim Panopolis
Al-Arish Rhinocolura
Al-Ashumein Hermopolis
Aswan Lycopolis
Asyut Syene
Farama Pelusium
Luxor Thebæ
Marsa Matruh Parætonium
Qift Coptus

France

 France Francia
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Avignon Avenio
Lyon Lugdunum
Marseille Massilia
Nice Nicæa
Paris Lutetia Parisiorum
Strasbourg Strasburgum
Toulouse Tolosa

Germany

 Germany Germania
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 Assindia
Hamburg Hamburgum
Kempten Cambodunum
Konstanz Constantia
Mainz Mogontiacum
Passau Batavia
Regensburg Ratisbona
Speyer Spira
Trier Augusta Treverorum
Wiesbaden Aquæ Mattiacorum
Worms Vormatia

Greece

 Greece Græcia
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Athens Athenæ
Corinth Corinthus
Gytheio Gythium
Heraklion Heraclium
Karystos Carystus
Kechries Cencrheæ
Laurium Laurium
Nafpaktos Naupactus
Nafplio Nauplia
Thessaloniki Thessalonica

Hungary

 Hungary Hungaria
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Budapest Budapestinum
Debrecen Debrecinum
Dunakeszi Contra Constantiam
Dunaújváros Intercisa
Eger Agria
Esztergom Strigonium
Győr Iaurinum
Kőszeg Ginsium
Mosonmagyaróvár Mosonium
Nagytétény Campona
Pécs Sopianæ
Sopron Scarbantia
Százhalombatta Matrica
Szeged Segedinum
Székesfehérvár Alba Regia
Szekszárd Alisca
Szentendre Sanctæ Andræ
Szombathely Savaria
Tác Gorsium

Ireland

 Ireland Irlandia
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

Netherlands

 Netherlands Nederlandia
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 Mastrictum Maastricht
Nijmegen Noviomagus Batavorum Nijmegen
Utrecht Ultraiectum Utrecht
Valkenburg, South Holland Prætorium Agrippinæ Valkenburg
Vechten Fectio Vechten
Voorburg Forum Hadriani Voorburg
Wijk bij Duurstede Levefanum Wijk bij Duurstede
Woerden Laurum Woerden
Zwammerdam Nigrum Pullum Zwammerdam

Poland

 Poland Polonia
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Kraków Cracovia Kraków
Warsaw Varsovia Warszawa
Wrocław Vratislavia Wrocław
Świnoujście Suenemundum Świnoujście
Poznań Posnania Poznań

Portugal

 Portugal Portugallia
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Lisbon Olisipo Lisboa

Romania

 Romania
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Alba-Iulia Apulum
Caransebeș Tibiscum
Cluj-Napoca Claudiopolis
Iglița-Turcoaia Troesmis
Mangalia Callatis
Turda Potaissa
Turnu-Severin Drobeta

Russia

 Russia
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Moscow Moscua Moskva

Serbia

 Serbia
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Belgrade Belogradum Beograd
Sremska Mitrovica Sirmium, Civitas Sancti Demetrii Sremska Mitrovica
Niš Naissus Niš
Gamzigrad Felix Romuliana Gamzigrad

Slovakia

 Slovakia
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Bratislava Bratislavia
Banská Bystrica Neosolium
Košice Cassovia
Prešov Eperiessinum
Trenčín Laugaricio
Zvolen Vetus Solium

Spain

 Spain Hispania
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Alcalá de Henares Alcala
Alicante Lucentum
Almería Portus Magnus
Barcelona Barcino
Cádiz Gades
Calatayud Bilbilis
Cartagena Carthago Nova
Córdoba Corduba
Girona Gerunda
Granada Granata
Huelva Onuba
Huesca Osca
Jaca Iaca
Léon Legio
Lleida Ilerda
Lugo Lucus Augusti
Madrid Matritum
Mérida Augusta Emerita
Palma de Mallorca Palma
Salamanca Salamantica
Seville Hispalis
Tarragona Tarraco
Toledo Toletum
Valencia Valentia
Zaragoza Cæsaraugusta

Sweden

 Sweden Suecia
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Gävle Gevalia Gävle
Gothenburg Gothoburgum Göteborg
Malmö Malmogia Malmö
Stockholm Holmia Stockholm

Switzerland

  Switzerland Helvetia
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Bern Berna Bern German
Geneva Genava Gèneve French
Zürich Turicum Zürich German

Turkey

 Turkey Turcia
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Antakya Antiochia Antakya
Edirne Hadrianopolis Edirne
Edremit Adramyttium Edremit
Ereǧli Heraclea Cybistra Ereǧli
Erzurum Theodosiopolis Erzurum
Eskişehir Dorylæum Eskişehir
Gaziantep Antiochia ad Taurum Gaziantep
İstanbul Byzantium İstanbul
Constantinopolis
Nova Roma
İzmir Smyrna İzmir
İzmit Nicomedia İzmit
İznik Nicæa İznik
Karadeniz Ereğli Heraclea Pontica Karadeniz Ereğli
Kayseri Cæsarea Kayseri
Konya Iconium Konya
Kütahya Cotyæum Kütahya
Malatya Melitene Malatya
Marmara Ereǧlisi Heraclea Perinthus Marmara Ereǧlisi
Niksar Neocæsarea Niksar

Ukraine

 Ukraine Ucraina
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Lviv Leopolis

United Kingdom

 United Kingdom Britannium Regnum
English name Latin name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Bath Aquæ Sulis Bath English
Canterbury Cantuaria Canterbury English
Carlisle Carleolum Carlisle English
Chelmsford Caesaromagus Chelmsford English
Chester Cestria Chester English
Colchester Camulodunum, Colcestria Colchester English
Dover Dubris Dover English
Edinburgh Edinburgum Dùn Èideann Scottish Gaelic
Edinburgh English, Scots
Gloucester Glocestria Gloucester English
Leicester Leicestria Leicester English
Lincoln Lindum Lincoln English
London Londinium London English
Manchester Mancunium, Mancestria Manchester English
Newcastle upon Tyne Novum Castrum Newcastle upon Tyne English
Richborough Rutupiæ Richborough English
Saint Albans Villa Sancti Albani Saint Albans English
Winchester Vintonia Winchester English
Wroxeter Viroconium Cornoviorum Wroxeter English
York Eboracum, Eburacum York English

See also

Exonyms per language
Categories: