List of places in Belgium named after people

This is a list of inhabited places in Belgium which are named after people. The etymology is generally referenced in the article about the person or the place.

A

• Alken – Allius ^[1]
• Anneessens Quarter  [ nl; fr ] – Frans Anneessens, dean of the Nation of St. Christopher, one of the Guilds of Brussels.
• Auderghem – Aldaric ^[2]

B

• Baarle-Hertog – Duke John III of Brabant
• Berchem-Sainte-Agathe – Saint Agatha of Sicily. ^[3]
• Braine-le-Comte – Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut. ^[4]

C

• Charleroi – Count Charles III of Hainaut
• Chimay – Cimus, local Gallic chieftain. ^[5]

D

• Dansaert Quarter  [ nl; fr ] – Antoine Dansaert  [ nl; fr ], Belgian representative.

F

• Flagey Quarter  [ fr ] – Eugène Flagey  [ nl; fr ], mayor of Ixelles. ^[6]
• Fort Jaco  [ fr ] – Jacques Pastur, local mercenary.

G

• Gembloux – Gemellus
• Geraardsbergen – Gerald, Lord of Hunnegem. ^[7]
• Gingelom – Gangilo ^[8]
• Godarville  [ fr; wa ] – Godhardus. ^[9]
• Gooik – Gaudius ^[10]

H

• Heikruis – Hado ^[11]
• Hélécine – Hailo

J

• Jodoigne – Geldo ^[12]

K

• Kemzeke – Camasius
• Kessenich – Cassinius ^[13]
• Kumtich – Comitius ^[14]

L

• Leopoldsburg – King Leopold I of Belgium. ^[15]
• Leopold Quarter – King Leopold I of Belgium. ^[16]

M

• Mariakerke – Mary, mother of Jesus. ^[17]
• Martelange – Martelius
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean – John the Baptist ^[18]

P

• Philippeville – Count Philip V of Namur. ^[19]

S

• Sint-Anna-Pede – Saint Anne
• Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse – Saint George of Lydda
• Saint-Gilles – Saint Giles the Hermit
• Saint-Hubert – Saint Hubert of Liège
• Saint-Josse-ten-Noode – Saint Judoc
• Saint-Nicolas – Saint Nicholas of Myra
• Sint-Amands – Saint Amandus
• Sint-Gillis-Waas – Saint Giles the Hermit
• Sint-Laureins – Saint Lawrence of Rome
• Sint-Martens-Latem – Saint Martin of Tours
• Sint-Niklaas – Saint Nicholas of Myra
• Sint-Pieters-Leeuw – Saint Peter the Apostle
• Sint-Truiden – Saint Trudo

T

• Temse – Tamasios ^[20]

W

• Wauthier-Braine – Walter, local knight. ^[21]
• Wervik – Virovos  [ nl ], Celtic chieftain ^[22]
• Woluwe-Saint-Lambert – Saint Lambert of Maastricht
• Woluwe-Saint-Pierre – Saint Peter the Apostle. ^[23]

References

1. "Alken". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be (in Dutch). 1999. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
2. "Auderghem / Oudergem (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
3. Un peu d’histoire… (PDF).
4. "La ville de Braine Le Comte". www.ronquieres.org (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-07.
5. M.H. (2017-11-20). "Chimay". Villes et villages de la vallée de la Haine (in French). Retrieved 2025-09-25.
6. d'Ixelles, Archives (2021-09-12). "Eugène Flagey". ArchivIris (in Flemish). Retrieved 2025-10-07.
7. "Historische stadskern van Geraardsbergen". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be (in Dutch). 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
8. "Gingelom". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be (in Dutch). 1981. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
9. Herbillon, Jules. Les noms des communes en Wallonie[The names of municipalities in Wallonia] (in French). p. 6.
10. DBNL. "De Plaatsnamen met -acum in het Vlaamsche land Door Prof. Dr. Alb. Carnoy, werkend lid der Koninklijke Vlaamsche Academie., Verslagen en mededelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Taal- en Letterkunde 1933". DBNL (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-10-07.
11. "Pepingen (Municipality, Province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
12. "Tiense Sprokkel 307: Geldenaken/Jodoigne, een nieuwe verklaring". Dr. fil. Paul Kempeneers (in Dutch). 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
13. "Maurits Gysseling: Toponymisch Woordenboek (1960) p. 560". bouwstoffen.kantl.be. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
14. "Tiense Sprokkel 228: Comitius in Kumtich". Dr. fil. Paul Kempeneers (in Dutch). 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
15. "Koninklijk Museum van het Kamp van Beverlo | Belgium Battlefield of Europe". belgiumbattlefield.be. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
16. Moulaert, Frank; Rodriguez, Arantxa; Swyngedouw, Erik (2003-03-27). The Globalized City: Economic Restructuring and Social Polarization in European Cities. OUP Oxford. ISBN   978-0-19-155552-7.
17. "Mariakerke". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be (in Dutch). 1993-01-01. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
18. "Histoire en quelques mots — Français". www.molenbeek.irisnet.be. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
19. "Philippeville, Old stronghold and its underground passages | Tourism in the Ardennes". www.visitardenne.com. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
20. DBNL. "De naam Pée door M. Gysseling, Album Willem Pée, Willem Pée". DBNL (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-09-25.
21. Tarlier, Jules (1873). La Belgique ancienne et moderne: géographie et histoire des communes belges. Province de Brabant (in French). Decq et Duhent.
22. "Viroviacum - Vici.org". vici.org. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
23. "History". Woluwe Saint Pierre. Retrieved 2025-10-07.

See also

• List of places named after people
  • List of country subdivisions named after people
  • List of islands named after people
• Buildings and structures named after people
  • List of eponyms of airports
  • List of convention centers named after people
  • List of railway stations named after people
• Lists of places by eponym
• List of eponyms
• Lists of etymologies