Names of European cities in different languages (B)

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The names used for some major European cities differ in different European and sometimes non-European languages. In some countries where there are two or more languages spoken, such as Belgium or Switzerland, dual forms may be used within the city itself, for example on signage. This is also the case in Ireland, despite a low level of actual usage of the Irish language. In other cases where a regional language is officially recognised, that form of the name may be used in the region, but not nationally. Examples include the Welsh language in Wales in the United Kingdom, and parts of Italy and Spain.

There is a slow trend to return to the local name, which has been going on for a long time.[ citation needed ] In English Livorno is now used, the old English form of Leghorn having become antiquated at least a century ago. In some cases, such as the replacement of Danzig with Gdansk, the official name has been changed more recently. Since 1995, the government of Ukraine has encouraged the use of Kyiv rather than Kiev. [1]

English nameOther names or former names
Flag of Romania.svg Bacău Bacău (Romanian*), BakauБакау (Macedonian, Serbian*), Bakau - Бакъу (Bulgarian*), BakeuБакэу (Russian*), Bákó (Hungarian*)
Flag of Romania.svg Baia Mare Baia Mare (Estonian, Romanian*), Baja MareБаја Маре (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Baya Mare - Бая Маре (Bulgarian*), Frauenbach (German*), Nagybánya (Hungarian*), Neustadt (rarer German*), Rivulus Dominarum or Rivuli Puellarum (Latin*)
Flag of France.svg Bailleul Bailleul (French*), Belle (Dutch*)
Flag of Ukraine.svg / Flag of Crimea.svg Bakhchysarai Bachtschyssaraj (German*), Bağçasaray (Azeri*, Crimean Tatar*), Bahçesaray (Turkish*), Bahcisarai (Romanian*), Bahchisaray - Бахчисарай (Bulgarian*), BahčisarajБахчисарај (Macedonian*, Serbian), Baheuchisarai / Pahŭch'isarai – 바흐치사라이 (Korean*), Bahtšisarai (Estonian, Finnish), Bakczysaraj (Polish*), BakhchisarayБахчисарай (Russian*), BakhchysaraiБахчисарай (Ukrainian*)
Flag of Hungary.svg Balassagyarmat Balassagyarmat (Hungarian*), Balážske Ďarmoty (Slovak*), Ďarmoty (Czech*), Jahrmarkt (German)
Flag of Slovakia.svg Banská Bystrica Banska BistricaБанска Бистрица (Serbian*, Macedonian*), Banska Bistritsa - Банска Бистрица (Bulgarian*), Banská Bystrica (Slovak*, Czech*), Bańska Bystrzyca (Polish*), Besztercebánya (Hungarian*), Neosolium (Latin), Neusohl (German*)
Flag of Slovakia.svg Banská Štiavnica Banská Štiavnica (Slovak*), Banska ŠtijavnicaБанска Штијавница (Macedonian*), Banska ŠtjavnjicaБанска Штјавњица (Serbian*), Bańska Szczawnica (Polish*), Schemnitz (German*), Selmecbánya (Hungarian*)
Flag of Montenegro.svg Bar (Montenegro)Antivari (Italian*), Bar (Croatian*, Finnish*, Romanian*), BarБар (Bulgarian*, Macedonian*, Serbian*), Tivar (Albanian*)
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Barcellona (Italian*), Barċellona (Maltese), Barcelona (Catalan*, Croatian*, Dutch*, Estonian*, Finnish*, Galician*, Norwegian*, Occitan*, Polish*, Portuguese*, Romanian*, Slovene*, Spanish*, Swedish*), Barcelóna (Hungarian), Barcelona – بارسلونا (Urdu*), Barcelone (French*, Friulian), Barcino (Latin*), Bårçulone (Walloon), Bareusellona / Parŭsellona – 바르셀로나 (Korean*), Barna (Catalan abbreviation), Barselona – Բարսելոնա (Armenian), Barselona (Azeri*, Ladino*, Latvian*, Lithuanian*, Tagalog*, Turkish*), BarselonaБарселона (Bulgarian*, Macedonian*, Russian*, Serbian*, Ukrainian*), Barselona – বার্সেলোনা (Bengali), Bartzelona (Basque*), Barts'lóna – ברצלונה (Hebrew*), Baruserona – バルセロナ (Japanese*), Bāsàiluónà – 巴塞羅那 (Chinese*), VarkelóniΒαρκελώνη (Greek*)
Flag of Slovakia.svg Bardejov Bardejov (Slovak, Czech), Bardiów (Polish), Bártfa (Hungarian), Bartfeld (German), Bartpha (Latin)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel Bajel / Pajel – 바젤 (Korean*), Bâle (French*), Bāsài'ěr – 巴塞爾 (Chinese*), Basel (Croatian*, Estonian*, Finnish*, German*, Romanian*, Swedish*, Turkish*), Basilea (Catalan*, Italian*, Romansh*, Spanish*), Basileia (Portuguese*), Basilej (Czech*), Basilia (Latin*), Basle (variant in English*), Bazel (Azeri*, Dutch*), Bazel- Բազել (Armenian*), Bazel – בזל (Hebrew*), Bázel (Hungarian*), BazelБазел (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Bazel'Базель (Russian*, Ukrainian*), Bāzele (Latvian*), Bazelis (Lithuanian*), Bāzeru – バーゼル (Japanese*), Bāzil – بازل (Arabic), Bazilej (Slovak*), Bazylea (Polish*), Buslaraborg (Icelandic), VasilíaΒασιλεία (Greek*)
Flag of France.svg Bastia Bastìa (Corsican*, Finnish*, Italian*), Bastia (Dutch*, French*, German*), BastijaБастија (Macedonian*, Serbian)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bastogne Baaschtnech or Baastnech (Luxembourgish*), Bāsītuōniè – 巴斯托涅 (Chinese*), Bastenaken (Dutch*), Bastnach (German*), Bastogne (French*, Finnish*, Italian*, Romanian*), BastonjБастоњ (Macedonian*, Serbian, Bastoña (Spanish*) )
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of England.svg Bath Aquae Sulis (Latin*), Baðan, Baðanceaster *, Baðon or Baðum (Anglo-Saxon), Bāsī – 巴斯 (Chinese*), Baseu / Pasŭ – 바스 (Korean*), BatБат (Macedonian, Serbian), Caerfaddon (Welsh*)
Flag of Germany.svg Bautzen BaucenБауцен (Macedonian*), Bautzen (Dutch, Estonian, French, German), BudišinБудишин (Serbian*), Budisse (French, old), Budyšín (Czech*, Slovak*), Budyšin (Upper Sorbian), Budyšyn (Lower Sorbian), Budziszyn (Polish*)
Flag of Hungary.svg Békéscsaba Békéscsaba (Hungarian*), Békešská Čaba (Slovak*), Bichișciaba (Romanian*), Tschabe (German)
Flag of Poland.svg Będzin Będzin (Polish*), BendinБендин (Russian*), Bendin – בענדין (Yiddish*), Bendzin (German*), BendzinБенѕин (Macedonian*), BendzinБендзин (Serbian*)
Flag of Serbia.svg Bela Crkva Aktabya (Turkish), Bela CrkvaБела Црква (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Biała Cerkiew (Polish*), Bílá Cerekev (Czech*), Biserica Albă (Romanian*), Fehértemplom (Hungarian*, Weißkirchen (German*)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Belfast Béal Feirste (Irish*), Beeal Feirshtey (Manx*), Bèi'ěrfǎsītè – 貝爾法斯特 (Chinese*), Belfast (Albanian, Azeri*, Croatian*, Estonian*, Finnish*, French*, Italian*, Maltese, Romanian*, Spanish*, Turkish*), BelfastБелфаст (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Belfast – בלפסט (Hebrew*), Belfast- بلفاسث (Urdu), Belfāsta (Latvian*), Belfastas (Lithuanian*), Belfaste (Portuguese, alternative*), Belfastium (Latin*), Belffast (Welsh*), Belpas (Tagalog*), Belpaseuteu / Pelp'asŭtŭ – 벨파스트 (Korean*), Berufasuto – ベルファスト (Japanese*), Beul Feirste (Scottish Gaelic*), Bilfawst (Ulster Scots*)
Flag of France.svg Belfort Befert (old German*), Beffert (German*), BelforБелфор (Serbian*), Belfort (Dutch*, Estonian, French*, German), BelfortБелфорт (Macedonian*)
Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade Béalgrád (Irish*), Bèi'ěrgéláidé – 貝爾格萊德 (Chinese*), Bělehrad (Czech*), Belehrad (Slovak*), Belgrad -Բելգրադ (Armenian*), BelgradБелград (Bulgarian*, Macedonian*, Russian*), Belgrad (Catalan*, Estonian*, Finnish*, German*, Maltese, Polish*, Romanian*, Swedish*, Turkish*), Belgrad – בלגרד (Hebrew*), Belgrád (contemporary Hungarian*), Belgrada (Latvian*), Belgradas (Lithuanian*), Belgrade (French*), Belgråde (Walloon*), Belgrado (Dutch*, Italian*, Portuguese*, Spanish*), Belhrad (Ukrainian*), Beligrad (old Slovene), Beogeuradeu / Peogŭradŭ – 베오그라드 (Korean*), Beograd (Albanian*, Croatian*, Danish*, Norwegian *, Scottish Gaelic, Slovene*), BeogradБеоград (Serbian*), Beogurādo – ベオグラード (Japanese*), Bilġrād (Arabic), Griechisch-Weißenburg (old German, rare*), Lándorfejérvár (old Hungarian*), Nándorfehérvár (Hungarian* former name), Singidunum (Latin*), VeligrádhiΒελιγράδι (Greek*)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bellinzona BelinconaБелинцона (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Bellenz (old Swiss German name), Bellinzona (Dutch*, German*, Italian*, Polish*, Romanian*, Swedish*), Bellinzone (French*), Bilitio (Latin*), Blizuna (Romansh)
Flag of Albania.svg Berat Albánský Bělehrad (Czech*), Berat / Berati (Albanian*), BeratБерат or BelgradБелград (Macedonian*, Serbian), BerátiΜπεράτι (Greek*)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Berdychiv Barditshev – באַרדיטשעװ (Yiddish*), BerdičevБердичев (Macedonian, Serbian), Berdicev (Romanian*), BerdichevБердичев (Russian*), Berdõtšiv' (Estonian), BerdyčivБердичів (Ukrainian*), Berdyczów (Polish*)
Flag of Italy.svg Bergamo Bergamo (Italian*), Bergame (French*), Wälsch-Bergen (old German, rare), Bèrghem (Eastern Lombard*), Bergomum (Latin*)
Flag of Norway.svg Bergen Bēi'ěrgēn – 卑爾根 (Chinese*), Beirbhe na Tuathroinn (archaic Scottish Gaelic), Berga (Portuguese*), Bergen (Azeri*, Danish*, Dutch*, Estonian*, German*, Finnish*, Norwegian*, Romanian*, Swedish*, Turkish*), BergenБерген (Macedonian, Serbian*), Bergena (Latvian*), Bergenas (Lithuanian*), Bergun (Pite Sami), Birgon (Northern Sami*), Björgvin (Icelandic*), Bjørgvin (archaic Norwegian, former old Norse name), Peruna (Kven)
Flag of Germany.svg Berlin Barlīn (Arabic), Barliń (Lower Sorbian), Barlin – برلن (Urdu*), Beirlín (Irish*), Bereullin / Perŭllin – 베를린 (Korean*), Berlien (Gronings), Berliin (Estonian*), Berliini (Finnish*), Berlijn (Dutch*), Berlim (Portuguese*), Berlín (Galician*, Czech*, Icelandic*, Slovak*, Spanish*), Berlin – Բեռլին (Armenian*), Berlin (Azeri*, Croatian*, Danish*, French*, German*, Hungarian*, Interlingua, Maltese, Norwegian*, Polish*, Romanian*, Slovene*, Swedish*, Tagalog*, Turkish*, Walloon*), Berlin – ברלין (Hebrew*), BerlinБерлин (Macedonian, Serbian*), Berlinבערלין (Yiddish*), Berlīne (Latvian*), Berlino (Italian*, Esperanto*), Berlyn (Afrikaans*, West Frisian*), Berlynas (Lithuanian*), Berurin – ベルリン (Japanese*), Bólín – 柏林 (Chinese*), VerolínoΒερολίνο (Greek*)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bern Bann (Pennsylvania German*), Bereun / Perŭn – 베른 (Korean*), Bern – Բեռն (Armenian*), Bern (Azeri*, Croatian*, Czech*, Danish*, Dutch*, Estonian*, Finnish*, German*, Hungarian*, Slovak*, Slovene*, Swedish*, Turkish*), BernБерн (Macedonian*, Russian*, Serbian*, Ukrainian*), Bern – برن (Persian), Bern – برن (Urdu*), Berna (Catalan*, Friulian*, Italian*, Latin*, Maltese, Portuguese*, Romanian*, Romansh*, Spanish*), Bernas (Lithuanian*), Berne (French*, Latvian*), Berno (Polish*), Berun – ベルン (Japanese*), Bó'ēn – 伯恩 (Chinese*), VérniΒέρνη (Greek*)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of England.svg Berwick-upon-Tweed Abaruig (Scottish Gaelic, obsolete), Bearaig-a-Deas (Scottish Gaelic*), Berwig (Welsh), Caerferwig (Welsh*), Sooth Berwick or Sou Berick * (Scots), Tèwēidéhé shàngde Bówēikè - 特威德河上的伯威克 (Mandarin)
Flag of France.svg Besançon Bèisāngsōng – 貝桑松 (Chinese*), Besançon (Catalan, Dutch*, Estonian, Finnish*, French*, German, Romanian*, Turkish*), Besanzone (Italian), BezansonБезансон (Macedonian*, Serbian), Bisanz (old German*), Vesontio (Latin*)
Flag of Poland.svg Białowieża Bělověž (Czech*), Beloveža (Latvian*), Białowieża (Estonian, Polish*), BiełaviežaБелавежа (Belarusian*), BilovežaБіловежа (Ukrainian*), BjalovježaБјаловјежа (Macedonian, Serbian)
Flag of Poland.svg Białystok Balstogė (Lithuanian*), BelostokБелосток (Russian*), Belostoka (Latvian*), Bělostok (Czech), BjalistokБјалисток (Macedonian*, Serbian), Bjalistoko (Esperanto*), Bjołystok (Silesian*), Białystok (English, Estonian, Polish*), Bielostok (old Slovak), BiełastokБеласток (Belarusian*), BilostokБілосток (Ukrainian*), Byalistok – ביאַליסטאָק (Yiddish*), Bǐyàwéisītuōkè - 比亚维斯托克/比亞維斯托克 (Mandarin)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Biel/Bienne Belenus (Latin*), Biel (Estonian, German*, Finnish*), Bienne (French*), BilБил (Macedonian*), Bil/BjenБил/Бјен (Serbian*)
Flag of Italy.svg Biella Biella (Italian*), BjelaБјела (Serbian*), Bugella (Latin*), BielaБиела (Macedonian*)
Flag of Poland.svg Bielsko-Biała Beļsko-Bjala (Latvian*), Bielitz-Biala (German*), Bielsko-Biała (Polish*), Bílsko-Bělá (Czech*), Bjelsko BjalaБјелско Бјала (Macedonian, Serbian), Byerusuko-Byawa – ビェルスコ=ビャワ (Japanese*)
Flag of Spain.svg Bilbao Bì'ěrbā'è – 畢爾巴鄂 or Bì'ěrbāo – 畢爾包 (Chinese*), Bilbao (Azeri*, Catalan*, Croatian*, Dutch*, Estonian, Finnish*, French, Galician, German, Italian*, Latvian*, Lithuanian, Romanian*, Spanish*, Turkish*), Bilbao / Pilbao – 빌바오 (Korean*), BilbaoБилбао (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Bilbau (Portuguese*), Bilbo (Basque*), Birubao – ビルバオ (Japanese*)
Flag of Ukraine.svg / Flag of Crimea.svg Bilohirsk BelogorskБелогорск (Macedonian, Russian*, Serbian), Bilohirsk (German*), Bilohirs'kБілогірськ (Ukrainian*), KarasubazarКарасубазар (former Russian*, former Ukrainian*), Karasubazar (Turkish*), Qarasubazar (Azeri*), Qarasuvbazar (Crimean Tatar*)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Bilshivtsi Bilişăuţi (Romanian*), Bil'shivtsiБільшівці (Ukrainian*), Bilşivtsi (Crimean Tatar*), BoljšovciБољшовци (Serbian*), Bol'shovtsyБолшовцы (Russian*), Bolshvets – באָלשװעץ (Yiddish*), BolšovciБолшовци (Macedonian), Bołszowce (Polish*)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of England.svg Birmingham Bāmingamu – バーミンガム (Japanese*), Berminghem – ברמינגהם (Hebrew*), BirmingemБирмингем (Macedonian*, Russian*, Serbian*), Birmingema (Latvian*), Birmingemas (Lithuanian*), Birmingham (Dutchnl:Birmingham, Italianit:Birmingham), Bómínghàn – 伯明翰 (Chinese*), Brummagem (archaic local usage)
Flag of Germany.svg Bischofswerda Bischofswerda (German*), Biskupice (Polish*), BišofsverdaБишофсверда (Macedonian*, Serbian)
Flag of Romania.svg Bistrița Beszterce (Hungarian*), BistricaБистрица (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Bistrița (Romanian*), Bistritz (German*), Bystrzyca (Polish*)
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Bitola Bitolia (Romanian*), BitoljБитољ (Serbian*), BitoljaБитоля (Bulgarian*), Manastir / Manastiri (Albanian*), Manastır (Turkish*), MonastíriΜοναστήρι (Greek*)
Flag of Croatia.svg Bjelovar Belovár (Hungarian), BelovarБеловар (Macedonian), Belovar (Slovene), Bjelovar (Croatian), BjelovarБјеловар (Serbian*)
Flag of Germany.svg Blindheim (Bavaria)Blenheim (Dutch, French), BlindhajmБлиндхајм (Macedonian, Serbian), Blindheim (German*)
Flag of Sweden.svg Boden Boden (Swedish), Suttes (Lule Sami), Puuti (Finnish)
Flag of Norway.svg Bodø Bådåddjo (Lule Sami), Bodö (Swedish variant), Bodø (Danish, Norwegian), Boðvin (Icelandic), Budejju (Northern Sami), Buvdda (Pite Sami)
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Bogdanci Bogdanci (Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene), BogdanciБогданци (Bosnian, Macedonian, Serbian)
Flag of Italy.svg Bologna Bollonya / Pollonya – 볼로냐 (Korean*), Bologna (Croatian*, Dutch*, Estonian, German*, Italian*, Finnish*, Romanian*, Slovene*, Swedish*), Bologne (French*), Boloňa (Czech*), Boloña (Galician*), Boloņa (Latvian*), Bolonha (Portuguese*), Bolonia (Polish*, Spanish*), Bolonija (Lithuanian*), Bolonja (Maltese), BolonjaБолоња (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Bolonya (Azeri*, Turkish*), Bononia (Latin), Bulåggna (Bolognese*), Bolonja (Albanian), Bóluóníyà – 博洛尼亞 (Chinese*), Borōnya – ボローニャ (Japanese*), Felsina (Etruscan), VoloníaΒολωνία (Greek*)
Flag of Italy.svg Bolzano/Bozen Bal'tsanaБaльцанa (Belarusian*), Bauzanum, Bozanum or Pons Drusi (Latin*), Bocen (Slovene*), BocenБоцен (Serbian*), Bocenas (Lithuanian*), Bó'ěrzhānuò – 博尔扎诺 (Chinese*), Bolcāno (Latvian*), BolcanoБолцано (Macedonian*), Bolğan or Bolzan (Friulian*), Boltsano – בולצאנו (Hebrew*), Bol'tsanoБольцано (Russian*), BoltzánoΜπολτζάνο (Greek*), Bolzano (Estonian, Italian*, Maltese, Romanian*), Bozen (Afrikaans*, Catalan, Croatian*, Dutch*, German*), Bulsan or Balsan (Ladin), Bulsaun (Romansh*)
Flag of France.svg Bonifacio Bonifacio (Finnish*, French*, Italian*), BonifačoБонифачо (Macedonian*), BonifačoБонифачо (Serbian*), Bunifaziu (Catalan, Corsican*), Bónífǎqí'ōu - 伯尼法奇欧/伯尼法奇歐 (Mandarin)
Flag of Germany.svg Bonn Bō'ēn – 波恩 (Chinese*), Bon – בון (Hebrew*), Bon – ボン (Japanese*), BonБон (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Bon (Turkish*), Bona (Lithuanian*, Portuguese*), Bonn (Croatian*, Dutch*, Estonian, German*, Italian*, Maltese, Romanian*), Bonna or Castrum Bonnense (Latin*), Bonna (Latvian*), Būn –بُون (Arabic), VónniΒόννη (Greek*)
Flag of France.svg Bordeaux Bō'ěrduō – 波爾多 (Chinese*), Boreudo / Porŭdo – 보르도 (Korean*), Bordaíl (Irish*), Bordeaux (Croatian*, Dutch*, Estonian, French*, Finnish*, German*, Hungarian*, Romanian*, Swedish*), Bordèu (Occitan*), Bordeus (Catalan*), Bordéus (Portuguese*), BordóΜπορντώ (Demotic Greek *), Bordo – בורדו (Hebrew*), Bordo (Latvian*, Lithuanian*), BordoБордо (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Bordozo (Esperanto*), Borudō – ボルドー (Japanese*), Burdeos (Spanish*, Tagalog*), Bordele (Basque*), Bourdel (Breton*), Burdigala (Latin*), Būrdū – بوردو (Arabic*), VordhígalaΒορδίγαλα (Greek Katharevousa)
Flag of Italy.svg Bormio Bormio (German*, Italian*), BormioБормио (Serbian*), Buorm (Romansh), Worms im Veltlintal (former German*)
Flag of Romania.svg Botoșani Batashon – באטאשאָן (Yiddish*), BotošaniБотошани (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Botoșani (Romanian*), Botosány (Hungarian*), Botoszany (Polish*)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bouillon Bouillon (Dutch*, French*, German*, Italian*, Romanian*), Bouyon (Walloon*), Buglione (old Italian*), BujonБујон (Macedonian*, Serbian), Bulhão (Portuguese*)
Flag of France.svg Boulogne-sur-Mer Bolonia-sobre-el-Mar (former Spanish*), Bolonha-sobre-o-Mar (Portuguese*), Bonen aan zee (Dutch, older*), Boulogne-sur-Mer (Dutch, Finnish*, French*, German*, Italian*, Spanish*) Bononia(medieval Latin), Bulonj sir MerБулоњ сир Мер (Serbian*), Gesoriacum (Roman Latin*)
Flag of Portugal.svg Braga Beuraga / Pŭraga – 브라가 (Korean*), Bracara Augusta (Latin), Braga (English*, French*, Galician, Portuguese*, Romanian*, Spanish*), BragaБрага (Serbian*), Buraga – ブラガ (Japanese*)
Flag of Portugal.svg Braganza Bragança (Catalan*, Galego*, Portuguese*), Bragance (French*), BragansaБраганса (Serbian), Braganza (English*, German*, Spanish*)
Flag of Poland.svg Braniewo BranievoБраниево (Macedonian*), Braniewo (Polish*), BranjevoБрањево (Serbian*), Braunsberg (German*), Brus (Old Prussian)
Flag of Romania.svg Brașov Brašov (Czech*), BrašovБрашов (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Brașov (Romanian*), Brašovas (Lithuanian*), Brassó (Hungarian*), Braszów (Polish*), Corona (Latin*), Kronstadt (German*), StefanoúpoliΣτεφανούπολη (Greek*)
Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava An Bhratasláiv (Irish*), Beuratiseullaba / Pŭrat'isŭllaba – 브라티슬라바 (Korean*), Bratislabha – ব্রাতিস্লাভা (Bengali), Bratislafa (Welsh*), Bratislava – Բրատիսլավա (Armenian*), Bratislava (Azeri*, Bosnian*, Croatian*, Czech*, Dutch*, Estonian, Finnish*, French*, Galician, Italian*, Latvian*, Lithuanian*, Maltese, Portuguese*, Romanian*, Slovak*, Slovene*, Spanish*, Swedish*, Turkish*), BratislavaБратислава (Bulgarian*, Macedonian*, Serbian*), Bratislava – ברטיסלבה (Hebrew*), Braťislava or Požoma (Romani), Bratislava – براثس لاوا (Urdu*), BratyslavaБратислава (Ukrainian*), Bratysława (Polish*), Bùlādísīlāfā – 布拉迪斯拉發 (Chinese*), Burachisuraba – ブラチスラバ (Japanese*), Pozsony (Hungarian*), Požun (older Croatian*), Presbourg (French until 1919*), Pressburg (English until 1919), Pressburg or Preßburg (German*), Presburgo or Posonia (Italian until 1919), Prešporok (Slovak until 1919*), Prešpurk (Czech until 1919*),Presvoúrgo – Πρεσβούργο (Greek until 1919*)
[Note:The name was officially changed from Pressburg / Prešporok / Pozsony to Bratislava in 1919; for a list of older names see Bratislava.]
Flag of Ukraine.svg Bratslav BracłaŭБрацлаў (Belarusian*), BraclavБрацлав (Macedonian*, Serbian, Ukrainian*), Bracław (Polish*), Broslev – בראָסלעװ (Yiddish*)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Břeclav Břeclav (Czech*, Slovak*), BreclavБрецлав (Serbian*), Brzecław (Polish*), BšeclavБшецлав (Macedonian*), Leventevár (old Hungarian*), Lundenburg (German*)
Flag of Germany.svg Breisach Breisach am Rhein (German), Vieux-Brisach (French)
Flag of Germany.svg Bremen Beuremen / Pŭremen – 브레멘 (Korean*), Breemen (Estonian alternate), Bréma (Hungarian*), Brema (Italian*, Polish*, Portuguese*, Spanish*), Brême (French*), Brēme (former Latvian), Bremen (Afrikaans*, Azeri*, Croatian*, Danish*, Dutch*, Estonian*, Frisian*, German*, Low German*, Norwegian*, Portuguese*, Romanian*, Slovene*, Swedish*, Turkish*), BremenБремен (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Brėmenas (Lithuanian*), Brēmene (Latvian*), Brémy (Czech*, Slovak*), Brimarborg or Brimar (Icelandic*), Bùláiméi – 不來梅 (Chinese*), Burēmen – ブレーメン (Japanese*), VrémiΒρέμη (Greek*)
Flag of Germany.svg Bremerhaven Bremerhaven (Dutch*, German*, Low German*, Romanian*), BremerhafenБремерхафен (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Brémský Přístav (Czech, rare*)
Flag of Belarus.svg Brest (Belarus)BerestiaБерестя (Ukrainian*), BieraścieБерасьце (Belarusian, Classical Orthography *), Brasta (Lithuanian*), Brest (Azeri*, Estonian, German*, Italianit:Brest, Romanian*), BrestБрэст (Belarusian), Brest – ברסט (Hebrew*), BrestБрест (Serbian*), Bresta(Latvian*), Brest Litevský (Czech), Brest-Litovsk (former English, former Romanian*), Brest-LitovskБрест-Литовск (Macedonian*, former Russian*), Brest-Litowsk (former German), Brisk – בריסק (Yiddish*), Brześć Litewski (Polish*), Brześć nad Bugiem (Polish, 1918–1939*), Lietuvos Brasta (former Lithuanian*)
Flag of France.svg Brest (France)Brest (Breton, English, French), Brīst – بريست (Arabic*), Gesoscribātē (Latin),
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of England.svg Bristol Bùlǐsītuō'ěr – 布里斯托爾 (Chinese*), Briostó (Irish*), Bristol (Dutch*, Italian*, Romanian*), BristolБристол (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Bristole (Latvian*), Bryste (Welsh*), Caerodor (Welsh, obsolete*)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Brno Berén (native Hungarian, old*), Berno (old Polish*), Brna or Brnos (Romani), Brno (Azeri*, Croatian*, Czech*, Dutch*, Estonian*, Finnish*, Hungarian*, Italian*, Latvian*, Polish *, Romanian*, Slovak*), BrnoБрно (Macedonian*, Russian*, Serbian*), Bruna (old Italian*), Brünn (German*, older Hungarian *), Bruno (Portuguese*)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Brody Brod (Romanian*), Brod – בראָד (Yiddish*), BrodiБроди (Macedonian*, Serbian), Brody (Polish*), BrodyБроды (Russian*), BrodyБроди (Ukrainian*)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bruges Brige (Latvian*), Briugė (Lithuanian*), BrižБриж (Macedonian*, Serbia*), BrizΜπρυζ * or VríyiΒρύγη (Greek), Brögke (Limburgian*), Bruges (Catalan*, French*, Italian*, Luxembourgish*, Portuguese*, Romanian*), Brugge (Afrikaans*, Croatian*, Danish*, Dutch*, Estonian*, Indonesian*, Irish, Norwegian*, West Flemisch*), Brügge (Finnish*, German*), Bruggia (old Italian*), Bruggy (Slovak*), Brugia (Polish*), Brugy (Czech*), Brujas (Spanish*, medieval Portuguese*), Bruj (Turkish*), Bruzh – ברוז (Hebrew*), Brygge (Swedish*), Bryzh (Albanian*), Bùlǔrì – 布魯日 (Chinese*), Bruj – بروج (Arabic*)
Flag of Germany.svg Brunswick BráounsvaigΜπράουνσβαϊγκ (Greek*), Braunschweig (German*, Norwegian*, Slovene*), BraunšvajgБрауншвајг (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Braunšveiga (Latvian*), Breunswyk (West Frisian*), Brunonis vicus, Brunopolis, Brunsvicum * or Brunsvigia (Latin), Brunšvik (Czech*), Brunsvique (Portuguese*), Brunswick (historical English*, French*, Italian*, Romanian*, Spanish*), Brunswiek (Low German*), Brunswijk (Dutch*), Brunszwik (Polish*), Bùlúnruìkè – 不倫瑞克 (Chinese*), VrounsvíkiΒρουνσβίκη (older Greek*)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bruntál Bruntál (Czech*, Slovak*), Bruntal (Polish*), Bruntal - Брунтал (Serbian*), Freudenthal (German*)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels A' Bhruiseal or Am Bhruiseal (Scottish Gaelic*), An Bhruiséil (Irish*), Beurwisel / Pŭrwisel – 브뤼셀 (Korean*), Borsella (old Italian*), Bréissel (Luxembourgish*), Brisel – בריסל (Hebrew*), BriselБрисел (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Brisele (Latvian*), Brislבריסל (Yiddish*), Briuselis (Lithuanian*), Brössel (Limburgish*), Bruchsal (old German), Bruksel / Brukseli (Albanian), Brūksel – بروكسل (Arabic), Bruksel (Armenian), Brüksel (Turkish*), Bruksela (Polish*), Brusel (Czech*, Slovak*), Brusela (Basque*), Bruselas (Spanish*, Tagalog*) Bruselj (Slovene*), Brussel (Afrikaans*, Dutch*, Indonesian*, Norwegian*, West Frisian*) Brüssel (Azeri*, Estonian*, German*), Brússel (Faroese *), Brussele (Walloon*), Brussell (Maltese), Brusselle (former Italian*), Brusseŀles (Catalan*), Brüsszel (Hungarian*), Bruxelas (Galician*, Portuguese*), Bruxellae (Latin*) Bruxelles (Croatian, French*, Italian*, Romanian*), Bryssel (Danish*, Finnish*, Swedish*), Bryussel'Брюссель (Russian*, Ukrainian*), Brwsel (Welsh*), Bùlǔsài'ěr – 布魯塞爾 (Chinese*), Buryusseru – ブリュッセル (Japanese*), VrixéllesΒρυξέλλες (Greek*)
Flag of Poland.svg Brzesko Brigelבריגל (Yiddish*), Brzesko (Polish*), BžeskoБжеско (Serbian*)
Flag of Poland.svg Brzeziny Brzeziny (Dutch*, Finnish*, French*, German*, Italian*, Polish*, Portuguese*, Romanian*, Slovenian*), Bžezini (Latvian*), Löwenstadt (German, 1939–1945)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Buchach Betshotsh – בעטשאָטש (Yiddish*), BučačБучач (Macedonian*, Serbian), BuchachБучач (Russian*, Ukrainian*), Buczacz (Polish*, Romanian*), Butschatsch (German*)
Flag of Romania.svg Bucharest Boekares (Limburgish*), Boekarest (Afrikaans*, Dutch*), Búcairist (Irish*), Bucarest (French*, Italian*, Spanish*), Bucaresta (Romansh*), Bucareste (Portuguese*), București (Romanian*), Bucuresti (Norwegian*), Bùjiālèsītè – 布加勒斯特 (Chinese*), Bukares (Indonesian*), Bukaresht – בוקארעשט (Yiddish*), Bukarest (Danish*, Estonian, Finnish*, German*, Hungarian*, Maltese, Swedish*), Bukarest – בוקרשט (Hebrew*), Bukarešta (Slovene*), Bukareštas (Lithuanian*), Bukareste (Latvian*), Bukaresuto – ブカレスト (Japanese*), Bukareszt (Polish*), Bukharest – Բուխարեստ (Armenian*), BukharestБухарест (Russian*, Ukrainian*), Bükreş (Turkish*), Bukuresht / Bukureshti (Albanian*), BukureshtБукурещ (Bulgarian*), Bukureshti (Romani*, Ladino*), Bukurešt (Croatian*), Bukurešť (Czech*, BukureštБукурешт (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Slovak*), Bukuresyuti / Puk'uresyut'i – 부쿠레슈티 (Korean*), Būqārist – بوخارست (Arabic), Buxarest (Azeri*), Bwcarest (Welsh*), VoukouréstiΒουκουρέστι (Greek*)
Flag of Hungary.svg Buda (now part of Budapest)Aquincum (Latin*), Buda (Finnish*, Italian*, Hungarian*, Portuguese*, Romanian*, Slovene*, Lithuanian*, Latvian*, Maltese), BudimБудим (Macedonian*, Serbian), Budín (Czech*, Slovak*), Budin (Turkish*), Etzelburg (old German, specifically for Óbuda*), Ezzelburgo (old Italian*), Ofen (former German*)
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Boedapes (Limburgish*), Boedapest (Afrikaans*, Dutch*), Búdaipeist (Irish*), Bùdápèisī – 布達佩斯 (Chinese*), Budapesht – Բուդապեշտ (Armenian*), Budapesht – בודפשט (Hebrew*), Budapeşt (Azeri*), Budapešť (Czech*, Slovak*), Budapest (Estonian, Finnish*, Galician*, German*, Italian*, Hungarian*, Maltese, Spanish*, Swedish*), Búdapest (Icelandic), BudapeštБудапешт (Russian*, Ukrainian*), BudapeštaБудапеща (Bulgarian*), Budapešta (Latvian*), Budapesta (Romanian*), Budapeštas (Lithuanian*), Budapeste (Portuguese*), Budapeşte (Turkish*), Buda-Pesth (old German*), Budapestinum (Latin*), Budapesuto – ブダペスト (Japanese*), Budapeszt (Polish*), Budimpešta (Croatian*, Slovene*), BudimpeštaБудимпешта (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Bwdapest (Welsh*), Ofenpesth (former German*), Peshta (Romani*), Pešť-Budín (former Slovak), VoudhapéstiΒουδαπέστη (Greek*)
Flag of Croatia.svg Buje Buie d'Istria (Italian*), Buje (Croatian*, Slovene*), BujeБује (Macedonian, Serbian*)
Flag of Germany.svg Burg Stargard Burg Stargard (German*), Burg ŠtargardБург Штаргард (Serbian), Stargard Meklemburski (Polish*)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Burgdorf Berthoud (French*), Burgdorf (German*)
Flag of Albania.svg Butrint Butrint / Butrinti (Albanian*), ButrintБутринт (Serbian*), Butrinto (Italian*), ButrintoБутринто (Macedonian*), Vouthrotó – Βουθρωτό (Greek)
Flag of Croatia.svg Buzet Buzet (Croatian*, Slovene*), BuzetБузет (Macedonian, Serbian*), Pinguente (Italian*)
Flag of Poland.svg Bydgoszcz BidgoščБидгошч (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Bidgošča (Latvian), Bıdqoş (Azerbaijani), Bromberch (Frisian), Bromberg (German*), Bydgoščius (Lithuanian*), Bydgostia (Latin*), Bydgoszcz (Polish*), BydhoščБидгошч (Ukrainian), Bydhošť (Czech, Slovak)
Flag of Poland.svg Bytom Beuthen (German*), BitomБитом (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Bytom (Polish*)
Flag of Poland.svg Bytów Bëtowò (Kashubian/Pomeranian*), BitovБитов (Macedonian*, Serbian*), Bütow (German*), Bytów (Polish*)

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