Latin exonyms

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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 in common use:

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Albania

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Durrës DyrrachiumDurrës
Lezhë LissusLezhë
Vlorë AulonaVlorë

Austria

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Eisenstadt Ferreum CastrumEisenstadt
Graz GræciaGraz
Innsbruck Pons ÆniInnsbruck
Linz LentiaLinz
Salzburg SalisburgumSalzburg
Sankt Pölten CetiumSankt Pölten
Vienna VindobonaWien

Belgium

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Belgia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Ghent Gandava
Kortrijk Cortoriacum
Tongeren Atuatuca Tungrorum

Bulgaria

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
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

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Cechia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Brno BrunaBrno
Krnov CarnoviaKrnov
Prague PragaPraha

Denmark

Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Dania
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Copenhagen HafniaKøbenhavn

Egypt

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Akhmim Panopolis
Al-Arish Rhinocolura
Al-Ashumein Hermopolis
Aswan Lycopolis
Asyut Syene
Farama Pelusium
Luxor Thebæ
Marsa Matruh Parætonium
Qift Coptus

France

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Avignon Avenio
Lyon Lugdunum
Marseille Massilia
Nice Nicæa
Paris Lutetia Parisiorum
Strasbourg Strasburgum
Toulouse Tolosa

Germany

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
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

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Athens Athenæ
Corinth Corinthus
Gytheio Gythium
Heraklion Heraclium
Karystos Carystus
Kechries Cencrheæ
Laurium Laurium
Nafpaktos Naupactus
Nafplio Nauplia
Thessaloniki Thessalonica

Hungary

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
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

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Connacht ConnociaConnacht
Hill of Tara TemroTeamhair na Ríogh
Leinster LageniaLaighin
Meath Midia
Munster MomoniaMumhain
Ulster UltoniaUlaidh

Netherlands

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Alphen aan den Rijn AlbaniaAlphen aan den Rijn
Leiden Lugdunum BatavorumLeidenMeant Katwijk until the Renaissance
Maastricht MastrictumMaastricht
Nijmegen Noviomagus BatavorumNijmegen
Utrecht UltraiectumUtrecht
Valkenburg Prætorium AgrippinæValkenburg
Vechten FectioVechten
Voorburg Forum HadrianiVoorburg
Wijk bij Duurstede LevefanumWijk bij Duurstede
Woerden LaurumWoerden
Zwammerdam Nigrum PullumZwammerdam

Poland

Flag of Poland.svg Poland Polonia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Kraków CracoviaKraków
Warsaw VarsoviaWarszawa
Wrocław VratislaviaWrocław
Świnoujście SuenemundumŚwinoujście
Poznań PosnaniaPoznań

Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Portugallia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Lisbon OlisipoLisboa

Romania

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Alba-Iulia Apulum
Caransebeș Tibiscum
Cluj-Napoca Claudiopolis
Iglița-Turcoaia Troesmis
Mangalia Callatis
Turda Potaissa
Turnu-Severin Drobeta
Brașov Brasovia

Russia

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Moscow MoscuaMoskva
Volgograd Augusta AorsorumVolgograd

Serbia

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Belgrade BelogradumBeograd
Sremska Mitrovica Sirmium, Civitas Sancti DemetriiSremska Mitrovica
Niš NaissusNiš
Gamzigrad Felix RomulianaGamzigrad

Slovakia

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Bratislava Bratislavia
Banská Bystrica Neosolium
Košice Cassovia
Prešov Eperiessinum
Trenčín Laugaricio
Zvolen Vetus Solium

Spain

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
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

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Gävle GevaliaGävle
Gothenburg GothoburgumGöteborg
Malmö MalmogiaMalmö
Stockholm HolmiaStockholm

Switzerland

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Helvetia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Bern BernaBernGerman
Geneva GenavaGèneveFrench
Zürich TuricumZürichGerman

Turkey

Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Turcia
English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Antakya AntiochiaAntakya
Edirne HadrianopolisEdirne
Edremit AdramyttiumEdremit
Ereǧli Heraclea CybistraEreǧli
Erzurum TheodosiopolisErzurum
Eskişehir DorylæumEskişehir
Gaziantep Antiochia ad TaurumGaziantep
İstanbul Byzantiumİstanbul
Constantinopolis
Nova Roma
İzmir Smyrnaİzmir
İzmit Nicomediaİzmit
İznik Nicæaİznik
Karadeniz Ereğli Heraclea PonticaKaradeniz Ereğli
Kayseri CæsareaKayseri
Konya IconiumKonya
Kütahya CotyæumKütahya
Malatya MeliteneMalatya
Marmara Ereǧlisi Heraclea PerinthusMarmara Ereǧlisi
Niksar NeocæsareaNiksar

Ukraine

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
Lviv Leopolis

United Kingdom

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English nameLatin nameEndonymNotes
NameLanguage
Bath Aquæ SulisBathEnglish
Canterbury CantuariaCanterburyEnglish
Carlisle CarleolumCarlisleEnglish
Chelmsford CaesaromagusChelmsfordEnglish
Chester CestriaChesterEnglish
Colchester Camulodunum, ColcestriaColchesterEnglish
Dover DubrisDoverEnglish
Edinburgh EdinburgumDùn ÈideannScottish Gaelic
EdinburghEnglish, Scots
Gloucester GlocestriaGloucesterEnglish
Leicester LeicestriaLeicesterEnglish
Lincoln LindumLincolnEnglish
London LondiniumLondonEnglish
Manchester Mancunium, MancestriaManchesterEnglish
Newcastle upon Tyne Novum CastrumNewcastle upon TyneEnglish
Richborough RutupiæRichboroughEnglish
Saint Albans Villa Sancti AlbaniSaint AlbansEnglish
Winchester VintoniaWinchesterEnglish
Wroxeter Viroconium CornoviorumWroxeterEnglish
York Eboracum, EburacumYorkEnglish

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