Latin Place Names |
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By country |
By type |
Here is a list of principalities and regions written in the Latin language and English and other names on the right. This is NOT a duplication of Roman provincial names.
Latin | English name(s) [other name(s)] or [older name(s)] of subdivisions |
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Alandia | Åland |
Alberta | Alberta (prov.) |
Amazon (state) | Amazonas, most pref. Amazon |
Angermannia | Ångermanland, Sweden |
Apulia | Apulia (Puglia) |
Arcadia | Arcadia (pref.), Greece |
Argolis | Argolis, Argolida (pref.), Greece |
Australia Australis | South Australia |
Australia Occidentalis | Western Australia (state) |
Badenia-Virtembergia | Baden-Württemberg (reg.), Germany |
Bahusia | Bohuslän, Sweden |
Blechingia | Blekinge, Sweden |
Boeotia | Boeotia (pref.), Greece |
Bohemia | Bohemia (Čechy/Böhmen) (reg.), Czech Republic |
Borussia, Prussia | Prussia |
Calabria | Calabria, Italy |
California Superior | Alta California, now California (state) |
California | California (state) United States, (2 states) Mexico |
Campania | Campania (reg.) |
Cansa, Cansae, Cansas | Kansas (state), United States (America) |
Carinthia | Carinthia (reg.), Austria |
Carolina Australis | South Carolina (state), United States |
Carolina Borealis | North Carolina (state), United States |
Cassubia | Kashubia |
Caucasia | Caucasus (reg.), Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia |
Chodovia | Chod region (Chodsko/Chodenland) (reg.), Czech Republic |
Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia (reg.), Russia |
Cisjordania | West Bank (reg.), Palestine |
Columbia Britannica | British Columbia (prov.) |
Corinthia | Corinthia (pref.), Greece |
Creta | Crete (prphy.) |
Cuiavia | Kuyavia (reg.), Poland |
Dacota Australis | South Dakota (state), United States |
Dacota Borealis | North Dakota (state), United States |
Dalecarlia | Dalarna, Sweden |
Dalia | Dalsland, Sweden |
Dalmatia | Dalmatia (reg.), Croatia |
Demetae (fmr. kdom. and prin.) | Dyfed cty. |
Elea, Elia? | Ilia, Elia (pref, fmr. dept.), Greece |
Epirus Borealis | Southern Albania, (Northern Epirus) |
Epirus | Epirus (prphy.) |
Estonia | Estonia |
Euboea | Euboea (pref.), (isl.), Greece |
Eurytania | Eurytania, Evrytania (pref.), Greece |
Finlandia | Finland |
Finlandia Australis-Occidentalis | Southwest Finland (South Finland/Egentliga Finland/Varsinais-Suomi), Finland |
Finlandia Borealis | Satakunda (North Finland/Satakunta), Finland |
Fionia | Funen, Denmark |
Flumen Januarii (state) | Rio de Janeiro (state) some RJ metro |
Forum Iulii et Venetia Iulia | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
Forum Iulii | Friuli |
Galicia | Galicia (reg.), Ukraine and Poland |
Georgia (state) | Georgia |
Gestricia | Gästrikland, Sweden |
Gothia | Götaland, Sweden also Gothenburg |
Gotlandia | Gotland, Sweden |
Graecia Centralis | Central Greece (prphy.) |
Hallandia | Halland, Sweden |
Hanakia, Hana, Hanna | Hanakia (reg.), Czech Republic |
Helsingia | Hälsingland, Sweden |
Herdalia | Härjedalen, Sweden |
Hungaria Superior | Upper Hungary (Felvidék) (reg.), Slovakia and Ukraine |
Ingria | Ingria (Ingermanland/Inkeri), Estonia and Russia |
Ionia (dist.) | Ionia (Western Turkey) |
Istria | Istria (reg.), Croatia |
Jemtia | Jämtland, Sweden |
Jutlandia | Jutland, Denmark |
Karelia | Karelia (Karelen/Karjala), Finland and Russia |
Lachia | Lachia (reg.), Czech Republic |
Lacinia Gazetica | Gaza Strip (reg.), Palestine |
Laconia, Lacedaemonia | Laconia (pref.), Greece |
Lalandia | Lolland, Denmark |
Langobardia | Lombardy (Lombardia), Italy (reg.) |
Laponia | Lapland, Finland and Sweden |
Lasithia | Lasithia (pref.), Greece |
Latium (reg.) | Lazio (reg.) |
Liguria | Liguria |
Livonia | Livonia (Livland), Latvia and Estonia |
Lucania | Basilicata, some prefer Lucania |
Lusatia Inferior | Lower Lusatia |
Lusatia Superior | Upper Lusatia |
Macedonia | Macedonia |
Magnesia | Magnesia Prefecture, Greece |
Marchiæ | Marche (reg.), Italy |
Masovia, Mazovia | Masovia (Mazowsze), prov. of Poland |
Medelpadia | Medelpad, Sweden |
Michigania | Michigan (state), United States |
Moravia | Moravia, (Morava) (reg.), Czech Republic |
Moravia Slovaca | Moravian Slovakia, (Slovácko) (reg.), Czech Republic |
Nericia | Närke, Sweden |
Nigeria | Nigeria |
Nova Belgica | New Netherland |
Nova Caesarea | New Jersey (state) |
Nova Cambria Australis | New South Wales |
Nova Hantonia | New Hampshire (state) |
Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia (prov.) |
Nova Terra et Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador (prov.) |
Nova Terra | formerly Newfoundland (prov.) |
Nova Zelandia | New Zealand |
Nova Brunsvicum | New Brunswick (prov.), Canada |
Nova Eboracum | New York (state) |
Nylandia | Nyland (Uusimaa), Finland |
Oelandia | Öland, Sweden |
Ostrobothnia | Österbotten (Pohjanmaa), Finland |
Ostrogothia | Östergötland, Sweden |
Patagonia | Patagonia, Argentina, Chile |
Pedemontium | Piedmont, Italy |
Pella | Pella Prefecture, Greece |
Peloponnesus (pen.) | Peloponnesus, Peloponnese (prphy.) / (pen.) |
Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania (state) |
Phocis | Phocis (Phokida, Phokis) (pref.), Greece |
Phthotis | Phthotis, Phthotida (pref.), Greece |
Pieria | Pieria, Greece |
Podlachia | Podlaskie (reg.), Poland and Belarus |
Podolia | Podolia (reg.), Ukraine |
Polonia Maior | Greater Poland (Wielkopolska), prov. of Poland |
Polonia Minor | Lesser Poland (Małopolska), prov. of Poland |
Pomerania Inferior | Hither Pomerania (Vorpommern), reg. of Germany |
Pomerania Superior | Farther Pomerania (Pomorze Zaodrzańskie), reg. of Poland |
Pomerania | Pomerania (Pomorze/Pommern) (reg.), Poland and Germany |
Principis Eduardi, Insula | Prince Edward Island |
Prussia, Borussia | Prussia |
Respublica Africa Centralis | Central African Republic |
Rhodope | Rhodope (p.), Greece |
Ruthenia Alba | White Ruthenia (reg.), Belarus |
Ruthenia Nigra | Black Ruthenia (reg.), Belarus |
Ruthenia Rubra | Red Ruthenia (reg.), Ukraine and Poland |
Ruthenia Subcarpathanea | Subcarpathian Ruthenia (reg.), Ukraine |
Salisburgium | Salzburg (reg.), Austria |
Sambia | Sambia (Baltic) pen., Russia |
Samogitia | Samogitia (Žemaitija) (reg.), Lithuania |
Sanctus Paulus | São Paulo (state) some SP metro |
Savonia | Savonia (Savolaks/Savolax/Savo), Finland |
Saxonia-Anhaltinum | Saxony-Anhalt (reg.), Germany |
Scania | Skåne, Sweden |
Zelandia | Zealand, Denmark |
Sicilia | Sicily |
Silesia Inferior | Lower Silesia (Dolny Śląsk), prov. of Poland |
Silesia Superior | Upper Silesia (Górny Śląsk), prov. of Poland |
Silesia | Silesia (Śląsk/Slezsko) reg., Poland and Czech Republic |
Smalandia | Småland, Sweden |
Styria | Styria (reg.), Austria |
Sudermannia | Södermanland, Sweden |
Sudetia | Sudetenland (Sudety/pohraniční území) (reg.), Czech Republic |
Suecia | Sweden |
Tasmania | Tasmania, Australia |
Tavastia | Tavastia (Tavastland, Häme), Finland |
Terra Nova et Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Terra Scania | Terra Scania (Skåneland), Sweden |
Territoria Borealis | Northern Territory |
Territoria Borealis-Occidentalis | Northwest Territories, Northwest Territory |
Thesprotia | Thesprotia (pref.), Greece |
Thessalia | Thessaly (prphy.) |
Thracia | Thrace (prphy.), Southern Bulgaria, Western Turkey |
Transcarpathia | Transcarpathia (reg.), Ukraine |
Transcaucasia | Transcaucasia (reg.), Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia |
Transnistria | Transnistria (reg.), Moldova |
Tridentinum et Tirolum Meridionale | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
Tuscia | Tuscany |
Tzechia | Bohemia (Čechy) |
Ucraina Transcarpathanea | Transcarpathian Ukraine (reg.), Ukraine |
Umbria | Umbria (reg.) |
Uplandia | Uppland, Sweden |
Valachia | Wallachia (reg.), Romania |
Valachia Moravica | Moravian Wallachia (reg.), Czech Republic |
Vallis Augustana | Val d'Aosta |
Vasingtonia (state) | Washington (state) |
Victoria (Regna) | Victoria (state) |
Volhynia | Volhynia (reg.), Ukraine |
Wermelandia | Värmland, Sweden |
Westmannia | Västmanland, Sweden |
Westrobothnia | Västerbotten, Sweden |
Westrogothia | Västergötland, Sweden |
^ Latinized form of a Greek derived name
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