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

Albania

Albania
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Durrës	Dyrrachium	Durres
Lezhë	Lissus	Lezhe
Vlorë	Aulon	Vlore

Austria

Austria
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
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

Belgium

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

Bulgaria

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

Denmark

Denmark Dania
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Copenhagen	Hafnia	København

Egypt

Egypt Aegyptus
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

France

France Gallia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Avignon	Avenio
Lyon	Ludgunum
Marseille	Massilia
Nice	Nicaea
Paris	Lutetia
Strasbourg	Argentoratum
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	Navalia
Hamburg	Hamburgum
Kempten	Cambodunum
Konstanz	Constantia
Mainz	Mogontiacum
Passau	Bojodurum
Regensburg	Castra Regina
Speyer	Noviomagus
Trier	Augusta Trevorum
Wiesbaden	Aquae Mattiacorum
Worms	Vormatia

Greece

Greece Graecia
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

Hungary

Hungary Hungaria
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Debrecen	Debrecinum
Dunakeszi	Contra Constantiam
Dunaújváros	Intercisa
Eger	Agria
Esztergom	Solva
Gyóór	Arrabona
Kóószeg	Ginsium
Mosonmagyarórvár	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

Ireland

Ireland Hibernia
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 Batavia
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 aan de Geul	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

Poland

Poland Polonia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Kraków	Cracovia	Kraków
Warsaw	Varsovia	Warszawa
Wroław	Vratislavia	Wrocław

Portugal

Portugal Lusitania
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Azores	Azores	Açores
Lisbon	Olisipo	Lisboa

Romania

Romania
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Alba-Iulia	Apullum
Black Sea	Pontus Euxinus
Caransebeş	Tibiscum
Cluj-Napoca	Napoca
Igliţa-Turcoaia	Troesmis
Mangalia	Callatis
Turda	Potaissa
Turnu-Severin	Drobeta
Zalǎu	Porolissum

Russia

Russia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Moscow	Moscua	Moskva

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Medina	Jathrippa	Madina
Mecca	Macoaraba	Makka

Serbia

Serbia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Belgrade	Belgradum	Beograd

Slovakia

Slovakia
English name	Latin name	Endonym	Notes
Bratislava	Istropolis
	Posonium
Banská Bystrica	Neosolium
Košice	Cassovia
Prešov	Fragopolis
Trenčín	Laugaricio
Zvolen	Solium

Spain

Spain Hispania
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

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 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

United Kingdom

United Kingdom Britannium Regnum
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	Cyrmu	Welsh
Winchester	Venta Belgarum	Winchester	English
Wroxeter	Viroconium Cornoviorum	Wroxete	English
York	Eboracum	York	English

See also

• List of European exonyms

• Latin language
• Lists of exonyms