List of city name changes Last updated February 21, 2025 Argentina La Plata → Ciudad Eva Perón (1952) → La Plata (1955) Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María del Buen Aire → Buenos Aires Bulgaria Ratiaria → Archar Asenovgrad → Stanimaka → Asenovgrad (1934) Scaptopara → Cuma-i Bala (Yukarı Cuma) → Gorna Dzhumaya → Blagoevgrad Orhanie → Botevgrad Pyrgos → Burgaz →Burgas Hadzhioglu Pazardzhik → Tolbukhin (1949) → Dobrich (1990) Dupniche → Marek → Stanke Dimitrov → Dupnitsa Nevrokop → Gotse Delchev Ortaköy → Ivailovgrad Pautalia → Velbazhd → Köstendil → Kyustendil Golyama Kutlovitsa → Kutlofça → Ferdinand (1890)→ Mihailovgrad (1945) → Montana (1993) Mesembria → Misivri→ Nesebar Tatar Pazardzhik → Pazardzhik Kendros (Kendrisos/Kendrisia) → Odryssa → Eumolpia → Philipopolis → Trimontium → Ulpia → Flavia → Julia → Paldin/Ploudin → Poulpoudeva → Filibe → Plovdiv Anchialos → Tuthom → Anhyolu → Anhialo → Pomorie Ruschuk (Rusčuk) → Rousse Şumnu → Shumen → Kolarovgrad (1950) → Shumen (1965) Durostorum → Dorostol → Drastar → Silistre → Silistra Bashmakli → Ahiçelebi → Smolyan Serdica → Sredets → Triaditsa → Sofya →Sofia Beroe → Vereya (Beroya) → Ulpia Augusta Trajana → Irinopolis → Boruy → Vereya → Eski Zağra → Zheleznik → Stara Zagora Golyamo Konare → Saedinenie Eski Dzhumaia (Eski Cuma) → Targovishte Vassiliko → Tsarevo → Michurin → Tsarevo Odesos → Varna → Stalin (1949)→ Varna (1956) Tarnovgrad → Tarnovo → Tırnova → Tarnovo → Veliko Tarnovo Bononia → Bdin → Vidin China †Name change in English due to replacement of postal romanization with the pinyin system. The Chinese name is unchanged.
Colombia Bacatá → Santa Fe de Bacatá → Bogotá → Santa Fe de Bogotá → Bogotá Obando → Puerto Inírida → Inirida Patriarca San José → Cúcuta → San José de Cucúta → Cúcuta Valle de Upar → Ciudad de los Santos Reyes de Valledupar → Valle Dupar → Valledupar Nuestra Señora Santa María de los Remedios del Cabo de la Vela → Nuestra Señora de los Remedios del Río de la Hacha → Riohacha Barbudo → Santiago de Sompayón → Tamalameque → Santiago de Sompayón Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de El Banco → El Banco San Jerónimo de Buenavista → Pereira Apiay → Villavicencio Pueblo Viejo → San Francisco de Quibdó → Quibdó San Bonifacio de Ibagué del valle de las Lanzas → Ibagué Villaviciosa de la Concepción de la Provincia de Hatunllacta → Villaviciosa de la Concepción de San Juan de los Pastos → San Juan de Pasto San Antonio → Leticia Santa Cruz de Pizarro → Santa Cruz de San José → Sitionuevo → Sitio Nuevo Villa Holguín → Armenia Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Port Clarence → Santa Isabel → Malabo Finland Kokkola/Gamlakarleby → Kokkola /Karleby (1977, only the Swedish name changed) Mustasaari/Mussor → Wasa → Nikolaistad/Nikolainkaupunki (1862) → Vasa/Vaasa (1917) Pargas/Parainen → Väståboland/Länsi-Turunmaa (2009) → Pargas /Parainen (2012) Pyhäjärvi → Pyhäsalmi (1993) → Pyhäjärvi (1996) Guyana Wismar-MacKenzie-Christianburg → Linden Jordan Rabbath Ammon → Philadelphia → Amman → Ahamant → Amman Kerak → Al-Karak Laos Xiang Dong Xiang Thong → Vientiane (1561) → Luang Phra Bang (1695) → Vientiane Nakhon Kala Champaknaburisi → Nakhon Champa Nakhaburisi (1713) → Nakhon Champasak (1791) → Champasak [Bassac] (1863) → Pakse (1908) Lebanon Heliopolis → Baalbek Derbly, Ahlia, Wahlia, Mahallata, Mayza, Kayza, Athar (Phoenician/Assyrian) → Tripolis (Greek, Latin) → Atrabulus, Tarablus al-Sham (Arabic) → Trablusşam (Turkish) → Tripoli Libya Oea → Tripoli Euesperides → Berenice → Hesperides → Barneeq → Marsa ibn Ghazi → Bani Ghazi → Benghazi Mauritius Port Louis → Port de La Montagne (1794) → Port Nord-Ouest (1795) → Port Napoléon (1803) → Port Louis (1810) Montenegro Berane → Ivangrad (1949) → Berane (1992) Birziminium → Ribnica → Podgorica (1326) → Titograd (1946) → Podgorica (1992) Myanmar In many cases, the English name of the city changed due to different romanization systems, while the Burmese native remained unchanged.
Norway Ánslo → Christiania (1624) → Oslo (1925) Kaupangen → Nidaros → Trondhjem → Nidaros → Trondheim Fredrikshald → Halden Bjørgvin → Bergen Peru Ciudad de los Reyes → Lima San Pablo de Napeanos → Iquitos Poland 1 Cities in western Poland whose names were changed when Poland gained independence from Germany in 1918.2 German cities from 1918 to 1939 that became part of Poland after 1945.
Singapore Name change in English due to replacement of older romanization methods with the pinyin system. The Chinese name is unchanged.
Syria Beroea → Aleppo Balanea (Greek, Latin) → Baniyas (Arabic) Emesa → Homs (H)Amat(h)(a) (Aramaic, Assyrian) → Epiphania → Epiphania, Emath(oùs) (Greek) → Hamath → Hama Laodicea ad Mare → Latakia Palmyra → Tadmor Rasaappa, Rasappa, Rasapi (Akadian) → Sergiopolis → Anastasiopolis (Greek, Latin) → Risapa, Rosafa (Latin) → Resafa (Arabic) Taiwan †Chinese name unchanged.
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United States Illinois Alcoa → Alorton — in St. Clair County Allin → Stanford — in McLean County Amity → Pocohontas — in Bond County ; name also used for an old plat in Cornell, Livingston County Ardmore → Villa Park — in DuPage County Area → Mundelein — in Lake County Athens → New Athens — in St. Clair County ; name now used by Athens, Menard County Baden → New Baden — in Clinton and St. Clair counties Beechwood → Mounds — in Pulaski County Benton → Williamsville — in Sangamon County Berrian → Kewanee — in Henry County Blackberry → Elburn — in Kane County Bolton → Stonefort — in Saline and Williamson counties Bowensburg → Bowen — in Hancock County Bradly City → Bradley — in Kankakee County Bristol Station → Bristol — in Kendall County ; name formerly used by northern portion of Yorkville, Kendall County Butler → Cherry Valley — in Winnebago County ; name now used by Butler, Montgomery County Camden → Lincoln — in Logan County ; name now used by Camden, Schuyler County Camden Mills → Milan — in Rock Island County Centerville → Cuba — in Fulton County ; name also used for several other settlements named Centerville Centerville → Millstadt — in St. Clair County ; name also used for several other settlements named Centerville Centerville → Ripley — in Brown County ; name also used for several other settlements named Centerville Centerville → Woodstock — in McHenry County ; name also used for several other settlements named Centerville Charleston → Brimfield — in Peoria County ; name now used by Charleston, Coles County Charleston → St. Charles — in DuPage and Kane counties; name now used by Charleston, Coles County Charleston → St. Charles — in Kane and DuPage counties; name now used by Charleston, Coles County Chatham → Sterling — in Whiteside County ; name now used by Chatham, Sangamon County Chillicothe → Indianola — in Vermilion County ; name now used by Chillicothe, Peoria County Clarkesville or Clarksville → Sciota — in McDonough County ; name also used for unincorporated Clarksville, Coles County Clement → Huey — in Clinton County Clintonville → South Elgin — in Kane County Coloma → Du Bois — in Washington County Concord → Danvers — in McLean County ; name now used by Concord, Morgan County Crescent → Crescent City — in Iroquois County Crotty → Seneca — in Grundy and LaSalle counties Dallas → Indianola — in Vermilion County Dement → Creston — in Ogle County Dunleith → East Dubuque — in Jo Daviess County East Chicago Heights → Ford Heights — in Cook County East Wood River → Wood River — in Madison County Elk Hart City → Elkhart — in Logan County Ellsworth → Lostant — in LaSalle County ; name now used by Ellsworth, McLean County Elyda → Winnebago — in Winnebago County Emporium City → Mound City — in Pulaski County Fairfield → Mendon — in Adams County ; name now used by Fairfield, Wayne County Fairfield → Pleasant Hill — in Pike County ; name now used by Fairfield, Wayne County Florence → Oregon — in Ogle County ; name now used by Florence, Pike County Fordville → Energy — in Williamson County Fordyce → Gorham — in Jackson County Fort Dearborn → Chicago Ft. Sheridan → Highwood — in Lake County Georgetown → Newark — in Kendall County ; name now used by Georgetown, Vermilion County Georgetown → Steeleville — in Randolph County ; name now used by Georgetown, Vermilion County Glascoe → Glasford — in Peoria County Glendale → Glendale Heights — in DuPage County ; name also used for unincorporated Glendale, Pope County Grand Cote → Coulterville — in Randolph County Greenfield → LaMoille — in Bureau County ; name now used by Greenfield, Greene County Grossdale → Brookfield — in Cook County Halidayburg → Kane — in Greene County Hanover → Metamora — in Woodford County ; name now used by Hanover, Jo Daviess County Harlem → Forest Park — in Cook County ; name also used for unincorporated Harlem, Winnebago County Harrison → Cedarville — in Stephenson County ; name also used for two unincorporated places named Harrison Harvester → Burr Ridge — in DuPage County Henderson → Knoxville — in Knox Township, Knox County east of Galesburg; name now used by nearby Henderson, Henderson Township, Knox County north of Galesburg Hilton → East Peoria — in Tazewell County Howard → Durand — in Winnebago County Howlet → Riverton — in Sangamon County Humphrey → Tovey — in Christian County Huston → Mulberry Grove — in Bond County Illinoistown → East St. Louis — in St. Clair County Independence → Oakland — in Coles County Indiantown → Tiskilwa — in Bureau County Jamestown → Riverton — in Sangamon County ; name also used for unincorporated Jamestown, Clinton County Juliet → Joliet — in Will County Keokuk Junction → Golden — in Adams County Lane → Rochelle — in Ogle County ; name also used for unincorporated Lane, DeWitt County Lapier → Altona — in Knox County Laurel Hill → Table Grove — in Fulton County Liberty → Burnt Prairie — in White County ; name now used by Liberty, Adams County Liberty → Rockwood — in Randolph County ; name now used by other Liberty, Adams County Little Fort → Waukegan — in Lake County Lodi → Maple Park — in Kane County ; also other communities formerly named Lodi Lysander → Pecatonica — in Winnebago County Mantua → Washburn — in Woodford County Marysville → Potomac — in Vermilion County Mechanicsburg → Mascoutah — in St. Clair County ; name now used by Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County Melrose → Melrose Park — in Cook County ; name also used for unincorporated Melrose, Clark County Middleton → Iuka — in Marion County Midway → Kansas — in Edgar County ; name also used for several unincorporated places named Midway Mill Creek → Old Mill Creek — in Lake County ; name now used by Mill Creek, Union County Millersburg → Pierron — in Bond and Madison counties; name also used for unincorporated Millersburg, Mercer County Milton → Humboldt — in Coles County ; name now used by Milton, Pike County Monsanto → Sauget — in St. Clair County Morristown → New Milford — in Winnebago County Mt. Pleasant → Farmer City — in DeWitt County New Liberty → Willow Hill — in Jasper County ; name now used by New Liberty, Pope County New Rutland → Rutland — in LaSalle County New Salem → West Salem — in Edwards County ; also the name of several unincorporated places named New Salem Niles Centre → Skokie — in Cook County North Bloomington → Normal — in McLean County Oak Grove → Green Oaks — in Lake County ; name now used by Oak Grove, Rock Island County Oak Grove Park → Germantown Hills — in Woodford County Oak Grove Park → Oak Grove — in Rock Island County Oakbrook → Oak Brook — in DuPage County Ogle Station → Ashton — in Lee County Park Forest South → University Park — in Cook and Will counties Pecatonica → Rockton — in Rockton Township, Winnebago County ; name now used by Pecatonica, Pecatonica Township, Winnebago County Pembroke → Hopkins Park — in Kankakee County Planefield → Plainfield — in Kendall and Will Counties Pleasantville → Ipava — in Fulton County Portland → Blue Island — in Cook County Portland → Oglesby — in LaSalle County Postville → Lincoln — in Logan County Prairie City → Toledo — in Cumberland County ; name now used by Prairie City, McDonough County Prospect Park → Glen Ellyn — in DuPage County Rand → Des Plaines — in Cook County Randall → East Galesburg — in Knox County Rantoul → Alma — in Marion County ; name now used by Rantoul, Champaign County Reeves → Cambria — in Williamson County Richmond → Richview — in Washington County ; name now used by Richmond, McHenry County Ridgeville → Evanston — in Cook County Rome → Dix — in Jefferson County ; name also used for unincorporated Rome, Peoria County Rose Clare → Rosiclare — in Hardin County Saline → Grantfork — in Madison County Schaumburg Center → Schaumburg — in Cook County Sheridan → Good Hope — in McDonough County ; name now used by Sheridan, LaSalle County Shermerville → Northbrook — in Cook County South Pass → Cobden — in Union County Specialville → Dixmoor — in Cook County Spring Forest → Willow Springs — in Cook and DuPage counties St. Marye → Beaverville — in Iroquois County Stephenson → Rock Island — in Rock Island County Sunnyside → Johnsburg — in McHenry County Sunrise Ridge → Wonder Lake — in McHenry County Sutton → Bentley — in Hancock County ; name also used for unincorporated Sutton, Cook County Tazewell → Spring Bay — in Woodford County Tessville → Lincolnwood — in Cook County Troy → Shorewood — in Will County ; name also used by Troy, Madison County Turner → West Chicago — in DuPage County Uniontown → Washburn — in Woodford County ; name also used for unincorporated Uniontown, Knox County Urbana → Freeburg — in St. Clair County ; name now used by Urbana, Champaign County Utopia → Oakbrook Terrace — in DuPage County Van Buren → St. Francisville — in Lawrence County Victoria → Phillipstown — in White County ; name now used by Victoria, Knox County Vienna → Astoria — in Fulton County ; name now used by Vienna, Johnson County Waldron → Aroma Park — in Kankakee County Walnut Grove → Altona — in Knox County ; name also used for unincorporated places named Walnut Grove Wappello → Hanover — in Jo Daviess County Wau-Bun → Northfield — in Cook County West Hammond → Calumet City — in Cook County Westhaven → Orland Hills — in Cook County Whitfield → Leland — in LaSalle County Wilson → Illiopolis — in Sangamon County ; name also used for unincorporated Wilson, Lake County Winchester → Wilmington — in Will County ; name now used by Winchester, Scott County Windsor → Tiskilwa — in Bureau County ; name now used by Windsor, Shelby County and as the usual name for legal New Windsor, Mercer County Wiona → Malden — in Bureau County Worcester → Barry — in Pike County Xenia → Atlanta — in Logan County ; name now used by Xenia, Clay County Yellow Creek → Pearl City — in Loran Township, Stephenson County ; name also used for nearby unincorporated Yellow Creek, Kent Township, Stephenson County York → Thomson — in Carroll County ; name also used for unincorporated York, Clark County Young America → Kirkwood — in Warren County [ 9]
Missouri Smith's Landing → Saint Aubert → Mokane Vietnam Tourane → Đà Nẵng Djiring → Di Linh Tống Bình → Long Đỗ → Đại La → Thăng Long → Đông Đô → Đông Kinh → Bắc Thành → Thăng Long → Hà Nội (Hanoi ) Hai Pho → Faifo → Hội An Prey Nokor → Gia Định → Sài Gòn (Saigon) → Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh (Ho Chi Minh City ) Phu Xuan → Huế Ke Van → Ke Vinh → Vinh Giang → Vinh Doanh → Vinh Thi → Vinh Notes ↑ The renaming remains contentious, and is subject to a naming dispute to the present day. References ↑ "Ballarat History" . Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013 . ↑ "City of Melbourne - History and heritage" . Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2012 . ↑ "Službene stranice Općine Novi Travnik - O Novom Travniku" . www.ont.gov.ba . ↑ "Repulse Bay to officially change name to Naujaat July 2 | CBC News" . ↑ "Fisher Fields" . ↑ "Службен весник на НРМ, 31/36" (PDF) . ↑ https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200165/local_and_family_history/615/east_kilbride_-_old_and_new ↑ https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200165/local_and_family_history/615/east_kilbride_-_old_and_new ↑ "Name Index to Illinois Local Governments" . Illinois State Archive . Springfield, Illinois : Illinois Secretary of State . Retrieved 1 August 2017 . ↑ "Robbinsville History" . www.robbinsville-twp.org . Retrieved 31 January 2018 . ↑ "Handbook of Texas" . Tshaonline.org. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013 . ↑ ↑ "Between the Forks | Irving, TX - Official Website" . City of Irving – Irving Archives . ↑ ↑ Patoski, Joe Nick "It's Just Different Here", Preservation , July/August 2010, page 38 ↑ Laura Arksey (3 October 2009), "Spokane Falls (later renamed Spokane) is incorporated as a first-class city on November 29, 1881." , HistoryLink , Seattle: History Ink, The original Act of Incorporation spelled the city's name correctly, but the territorial printing office incorrectly spelled it as Spokan Falls, a phonetic spelling that was used elsewhere during the period, including on the 1880 census. This spelling was also used for Spokane's first newspaper, the Spokan Times. This page is based on this
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