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
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Durrës | Dyrrachium | Durrës | |
Lezhë | Lissus | Lezhë | |
Vlorë | Aulon | Vlorë |
Austria
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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
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Ghent | Gandavum | |||
Kortrijk | Cortoriacum | |||
Tongeren | Atuatuca Tungrorum |
Bulgaria
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
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 |
Czech Republic
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Brno | Bruna | Brno | |
Krnov | Carnovia | Krnov | |
Prague | Praga | Praha |
Denmark
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Copenhagen | Hafnia | København |
Egypt
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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 |
France
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Avignon | Avenio | ||
Lyon | Ludgunum | ||
Marseille | Massilia | ||
Nice | Nicaea | ||
Paris | Lutetia | ||
Strasbourg | Argentoratum | ||
Toulouse | Tolosa |
Germany
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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 |
Greece
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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 |
Hungary
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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 |
Ireland
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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 |
Netherlands
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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 |
Poland
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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 |
Portugal
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Azores | Azores | Açores | |
Lisbon | Olisipo | Lisboa |
Romania
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Alba-Iulia | Apullum | ||
Black Sea | Pontus Euxinus | ||
Caransebeș | Tibiscum | ||
Cluj-Napoca | Napoca | ||
Iglița-Turcoaia | Troesmis | ||
Mangalia | Callatis | ||
Turda | Potaissa | ||
Turnu-Severin | Drobeta | ||
Zalău | Porolissum |
Russia
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Moscow | Moscua | Moskva |
Saudi Arabia
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Medina | Jathrippa | Madina | |
Mecca | Macoaraba | Makka |
Serbia
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Belgrade | Singidunum, Belgradum | Beograd | |
Sremska Mitrovica | Sirmium, Civitas Sancti Demetrii | Sremska Mitrovica | |
Niš | Naissus | Niš | |
Gamzigrad | Felix Romuliana | Gamzigrad |
Slovakia
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Bratislava | Istropolis | ||
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Banská Bystrica | Neosolium | ||
Košice | Cassovia | ||
Prešov | Fragopolis | ||
Trenčín | Laugaricio | ||
Zvolen | Solium |
Spain
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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 | |||
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Mérida | Emerita Augusta | |||
Palma de Mallorca | Palmaria | |||
Salamanca | Salamantica | |||
Seville | Hispalis | |||
Tarragona | Tarraco | |||
Toledo | Toletum | |||
Valencia | Valentia | |||
Zaragoza | Caesar Augusta |
Sweden
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Gävle | Gevalia | Gävle | |
Gothenburg | Gothoburgum | Göteborg | |
Malmö | Malmogia | Malmö | |
Stockholm | Holmia | Stockholm |
Switzerland
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bern | Berna | Bern | German | |
Geneva | Genava | Gèneve | French | |
Zürich | Turicum | Zürich | German |
Turkey
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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 | |
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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 |
Ukraine
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English name | Latin name | Endonym | Notes |
Lviv | Leopolis |
United Kingdom
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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 |