Spanish exonyms

The following is a list of Spanish exonyms, Spanish names for places that do not speak Spanish.

It is important to note that some Spanish exonyms are of traditional use, and are therefore preferred over newer exonyms or current or native placenames (for example Pekín over Beijing). In other cases newer names and exonyms are preferred for political or social reasons, even when a place has an older Spanish exonym (for example Bangladesh over Bengala).

Algeria

Algeria Argelia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Algiers	Argel	Al-Jazā'ir (الجزاٮُر)	Standard Arabic
Bejaïa	Bugía	Bgayeṯ	Berber
		Bijaya (بِجَايَة)	Standard Arabic
Tlemcen	Tremecén	Tilimsān (تلمسان )	Standard Arabic

Australia

Australia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Sydney	Sídney	Sydney

Austria

Austria
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Carinthia	Carintia	Kärnten
Styria	Estiria	Steiermark
Vienna	Viena	Wien

Belgium

Belgium Bélgica
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Antwerp	Amberes	Antwerpen	Dutch
Bruges	Brujas	Brugge	Dutch
Brussels	Bruselas	Bruxelles	French
Flanders	Flandes	Vlaanderen	Dutch
Ghent	Gante	Gent	Dutch
Kortrijk	Cortrique	Kortrijk	Dutch
Leuven	Lovaina	Leuven	Dutch
Liège	Lieja	Lidje	Walloon
		Liège	French
Luxembourg	Luxemburgo	Lëtzebuerg	Luxembourgish
		Lussimbork	Walloon
		Luxembourg	French
Mechelen	Malinas	Mechelen	Dutch
Ostend	Ostende	Oostende	Dutch
Sint-Niklaas	San Nicolás de Flandes	Sint-Niklaas	Dutch
Wallonia	Valonia	Wallonie	French

Bulgaria

Bulgaria
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Sofia	Sofía	Sofiya

China

China
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Beijing	Pekín	Beijing (北京)	Mandarin
Guangzhou	Cantón	Guangzhou (广州)	Mandarin
Hohhot	Huhehot	Höh hot (Хөх хот)	Mongolian
Hebei	Hopeh	Hebei (河北)	Mandarin
Sichuan	Sechuán	Sichuan (四川)	Mandarin

Cyprus

Cyprus Chipre
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Limassol	Limasol	Lemesós	Greek
		Leymosun	Turkish
		Limasol	Turkish

Czechia

Czechia Chequia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Plzeň	Pilsen	Plzeň
Prague	Praga	Praha

Denmark

Denmark Dinamarca
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Copenhagen	Copenhague	København
Helsingør	Elsinor	Helsingør

Egypt

Egypt Egipto
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Alexandria	Alejandría	Alexandria (ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ)	Coptic
		Al-Iskandariyya (الإسكندرية)	Standard Arabic
		Eskendereyya	Egyptian Arabic
		Rakote (ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ )	Coptic

Estonia

Estonia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Tallinn	Tallin	Tallinn

France

France Francia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Alsace	Alsacia	Alsace	French
		Elsass	German
		Elsàss	Alemmanic German
Angoulême	Angulema	Angoulême	French
		Engoleime	Poitevin-Saintongeais
		Engoulaeme	Occitan
Aquitaine	Aquitania	Aguiéne	Poitevin-Saintongeais
		Akitania	Basque
		Aquitaine	French
		Aquitània	Occitan
Auvergne	Auvernia	Auvergne	French
		Auvèrnhe	Auvergnat
Bayonne	Bayona	Baiona	Basque/ Gascon
		Bayonne	French
Biarritz	Biarriz	Biarritz	Basque/ French
Bordeaux	Burdeos	Bordeaux	French
		Bordèu	Gascon
Brittany	Bretaña	Bertaèyn	Gallo
		Breizh	Breton
		Bretagne	French
Burgundy	Borgoña	Bourgogne	French
Cambrai	Cambray	Cambrai	French
		Kimbré	Picard
Carcassonne	Carcasona	Carcassona	Occitan
		Carcassonne	French
Champagne	Champaña	Champagne	French
Clairvaux	Claraval	Clairvaux	French
Collioure	Colibre	Collioure	French
		Cotlliure	Catalan
Corsica	Córcega	Corse	French
		Corsica	Italian
Franche-Comté	Franco Condado	Fraintche-Comté	Frainc-Comtou
		Franche-Comtât	Arpitan
		Franche-Comté	French
Grande Chartreuse	Gran Cartuja	Grande Chartreuse	French
Hendaye	Hendaya	Hendaia	Basque
		Hendaye	French
Languedoc	Lenguadoc	Languedoc	French
		Lengadòc	Occitan
La Rochelle	La Rochela	La Rochelle	French
Lille	Lila	Lile	Picard
		Lille	French
		Rijsel/ Rysel	Dutch/ Flemish
Limousin	Lemosín	Lemosin	Occitan
		Limousin	French
Lorraine	Lorena	Lorraine	French
		Louréne	Lorrain
		Lothringen	German
		Lottringe	West Franconian
Lourdes	Lurdes	Lorda	Occitan
		Lourde	French
Lyon	Léon de Francia	Liyon	Arpitan
		Lyon	French
Marseille	Marsella	Marseille	French
		Marselha	Occitan
Narbonne	Narbona	Narbonne	French
		Narbona	Occitan
Nice	Niza	Niça/ Nissa	Occitan
		Nice	French
Normandy	Normandía	Normandie	French
		Normaundie	Norman
Picardy	Picardía	Picardie	French/ Picard
Provence	Provenza	Prouvenço	Occitan
		Provence	French
Pyrénées	Pirineos	Pirenèus	Occitan
		Pirinioak	Basque
		Pyrénées	French	Area also part of Spain
Rhône	Ródano	Rhône	French
		Rôno	Arpitan
		Ròse	Occitan
Rouen	Ruán	Rouen	French
Roussillon	Rosellón	Rosselhon	Occitan
		Roussillon	French
Saint-Jean-de-Luz	San Juan de Luz	Donibane Lohizune	Basque
		Saint Jean-de-Luz	French
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port	San Juan-Pie de Puerto	Donibane Garazi	Basque
		Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port	French
Saint Quentin	San Quintín	Saint-Kintin	Picard
		Saint-Quentin	French
Toulon	Tolón	Tolon	French
		Touloun	Occitan
Toulouse	Tolosa	Toulouse	French
		Toulouso	Occitan
Valence	Valencia	Valença	Occitan
		Valence	French
Valenciennes	Valencianas	Valenciennes	French
		Valincyinne	Picard
Versailles	Versalles	Versailles	French

Georgia

Georgia
English name	Spanish name	Georgian place	Notes
Tbilisi	Tiflis	Tbilisi

Germany

Germany Alemania
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Aachen	Aquisgrán	Aachen	Standard German
		Oche	Colognian German
Augsburg	Augsburgo	Augsburg	Standard German
		Augschburg	Swabian German
Bavaria	Baviera	Bayern	Standard German
Brandenburg	Brandeburgo	Bramborska	Lower Sorbian
		Brandenburg	Standard German
		Braniborsko	Upper Sorbian
		Brannenborg	Low German
Braunschweig	Brunswick	Braunschweig	Standard German
		Brunswiek	Low German
Bremen	Brema	Bräm, Breem	Low German
		Bremen	Standard German
Coburg	Coburgo	Coburg	Standard German
Cologne	Colonia	Kölle	Colognian German
		Köln	Standard German
Dresden	Dresde	Dresden	Standard German
		Drježdźany	Sorbian languages
Duisburg	Duisburgo	Duisburg	Standard German
		Duisbursh	Colognian German
Franconia	Franconia	Franggn, Frankn	Alemannic German
		Franken	Standard German
Frankfurt	Fráncfort	Frangford	Hessian German
		Frankfurt	Standard German
Freiburg im Breisgau	Friburgo de Brisgovia	Freiburg im Breisgau	Standard German
		Friburg im Brisgau	Alemannic German
Göttingen	Gotinga	Chöttingen	Low German
		Göttingen	Standard German
Hamelin	Hamelín	Hameln	Standard German
Hanover	Hanóver	Hannober	Low German
		Hannover	Standard German
Hesse	Hesse	Hessen	Standard German
Koblenz	Coblenza	Koblenz	Standard German
Konstanz	Constanza	Konstanz	Standard German
Lübeck	Lubeca	Lübeck	Standard German
		Lybæk	Danish
Magdeburg	Magdeburgo	Magdeburg	Standard German
		Meideborg	Low Saxon
Mainz	Maguncia	Mainz	Standard German
Mecklenburg	Mecklemburgo	Mecklenburg	Standard German
		Mękelnborg	West Low German
Munich	Múnich	Minga	Bavarian
		München	Standard German
Nuremberg	Núremberg	Närmberch	East Franconian
		Niamberg	Bavarian
		Nürnberg	Standard German
Oldenburg	Oldenburgo	Oldenburg	Standard German
Palatinate	Palatinado	Palz	West Franconian
		Pfalz	Standard German
Regensburg	Ratisbona	Regensburg	Standard German
Rhineland	Renania	Rheinland	Standard German
Saarland	Sarre	Saarland	Standard German
Saxony	Sajonia	Sachsen	High German
		Sassen	Low German
Speyer	Espira	Speyer	Standard German
Swabia	Suabia	Schwaben	Standard German
Thuringia	Turingia	Thüringen	Standard German
Trier	Tréveris	Tréier	Luxembourgish
		Trier	Standard German
Tübingen	Tubinga	Dibenga	Swabian
		Tübingen	Standard German
Ulm	Ulma	Ulm	Standard German
Westphalia	Westfalia	Westfalen	Standard German
Würzburg	Wurzburgo	Wiazbuag	Bavarian
		Wörtzburch	East Franconian
		Würzburg	Standard German

Greece

Greece Grecia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Alexandrupoli	Alejandropolis
Athens	Atenas
Attica	Ática
Boetia	Beocia
Corfu	Corfú
Corinth	Corinto
Crete	Creta
Dodecanese	Dodecaniso
Epirus	Epiro
Euboea	Eubea
Heraklion	Heraclión
Ionian Islands	Islas Jónicas
Missolonghi	Mesolongi
Nafpaktos	Naupacto
Patras	Patrás
Peloponnese	Peloponeso
Piraeus	El Pireo
Rhodes	Rodas
Samothrace	Samothracia
Thebes	Tebas
Thessaloniki	Salónica
Thessaly	Tesalia
Thrace	Tracia

Haiti

Haiti Haití
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Port au Prince	Puerto Príncipe	Port au Prince

Israel

Israel
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Acre	Acre	Ako	Hebrew
Ashkelon	Ascalón	Ashkelon	Hebrew
Beersheba	Beerseba	Beer Sheva	Hebrew
Capernaum	Cafarnaúm	Kfar Nachum	Hebrew
Galilee	Galilea	haGalil	Hebrew
Jaffa	Jaffa	Jaffa	Standard Arabic
		Yafo	Hebrew
Jerusalem	Jerusalén	Yerushalayim	Hebrew
Nazareth	Nazaret	Natzrat	Hebrew
Tiberias	Tiberíades	Tverya	Hebrew

Italy

Italy Italia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Abruzzo	Abruzos	Abrùzze	Neapolitan
		Abruzzo	Standard Italian
Adige	Adigio	Àdexe	Venetian
		Adige	Standard Italian
		Etsch	German
Alghero	Alguer	Alghero	Standard Italian
		L'Alguer	Catalan
		L'Aliera	Sassarese
		S'Alighèra	Sardinian
Assisi	Asís	Assisi	Standard Italian
Bologna	Bolonia	Bologna	Standard Italian
		Bulåggna	Emilian
Florence	Florencia	Firenze	Standard Italian
Friuli	Friules	Friûl	Friulian
		Friuli	Standard Italian
Genoa	Génova	Genova	Standard Italian
		Zêna	Ligurian
Mantua	Mantua	Mantova	Standard Italian
		Mantua	Lombard
Milan	Milán	Milan	Lombard
		Milano	Standard Italian
Naples	Nápoles	Napoli	Standard Italian
		Napule	Neapolitan
Padua	Padua	Padova	Standard Italian
		Pàdova	Venetian
Perugia	Perusa	Perugia	Standard Italian
Piacenza	Plasencia	Piaṡëinsa	Emilian	Obsolete
		Piacenza	Standard Italian
Piedmont	Piamonte	Piemont	Arpitan/ Piedmontese
		Piemonte	Standard Italian
Ravenna	Rávena	Ravèna	Romagnol
		Ravenna	Standard Italian
Sardinia	Cerdeña	Saldigna	Gallurese
		Sardegna	Ligurian/ Standard Italian
		Sardenya	Catalan
		Sardhigna	Sassarese
		Sardigna	Sardinian
Taranto	Tarento	Tarde	Neapolitan
		Taranto	Standard Italian
Turin	Turín	Torino	Standard Italian
		Turin	Piedmontese
Venice	Venecia	Venesia	Venetian
		Venezia	Standard Italian
Ventimiglia	Ventimilla	Ventemiglia	Intermelio Ligurian
		Ventemilha	Occitan	Obsolete
		Ventimiglia	Standard Italian
		Vintimiggia	Genoese Ligurian

Latvia

Latvia Letonia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Courland	Curlandia	Kurzeme
Latgale	Letgalia	Latgale
Semigallia	Semigalia	Zemgale

Lebanon

Lebanon Líbano
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Sidon	Sidón	Ṣayda (صيدا)	Standard Arabic
Tripoli	Trípolis	Ṭarābulus (طرابلس)	Standard Arabic
Tyre	Tiro	Ṣūr (صور)	Standard Arabic

Libya

Libya Libia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Tripoli	Trípolis	Ṭarābulus (طرابلس)	Standard Arabic

Lithuania

Lithuania Lituania
English name	Spanish name	Lithuanian place	Notes
Vilnius	Vilna	Vilnius

Morocco

Morocco Marruecos
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Al Hoceima	Alhucemas
Asilah	Arcila
Chefchaouen	Chauen (Xauen)			Spelling Xauen is archaic in Spanish
El Jebha	Puerto Capaz			Name used during Spanish colonial rule
Fez	Fez
Fnideq	Castillejos
Ksar El-Kebir	Alcazarquivir
Ksar Es-Seghir	Alcazarseguir
M'Diq	Rincón
Tangier	Tánger
Tétouan	Tetuán

Netherlands

Netherlands Países Bajos
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Groningen	Groninga	Groningen
Leiden	Leida	Leiden	Rare
Maastricht	Mastrique	Maastricht
Nijmegen	Nimega	Nijmegen
Roermond	Ruremunda	Roermond	Rare
Rotterdam	Róterdam	Rotterdam
's-Hertogenbosch	Bolduque	's-Hertogenbosch
The Hague	La Haya	Det Haag
Utrecht	Utreque	Utrecht
Vlissingen	Flesinga	Vlissingen

Poland

Poland Polonia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Kraków	Cracovia	Kraków
Świętokrzyskie Province	Provincia de Santa Cruz	Świętokrzyskie Province
Warsaw	Varsovia	Warsawa
Wrocław	Breslavia	Wrocław

Portugal

Portugal
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Alcácer do Sal	Alcázar de la Sal	Alcácer do Sal
Cascais	Cascaes	Cascais
Colvilha	Covillán	Colvilha
Porto	Oporto	Porto
Santarém	Santarén	Santarém
Sintra	Cintra	Sintra
Valença do Minho	Valencia de Miño	Valença do Minho
Viana do Castelo	Viana del Castillo	Viana do Castelo	Obsolete
Vila Real de Santo Antonio	Villa Real de San Antonio	Vila Real de Santo Antonio
Vila Viçosa	Villaviciosa	Vila Viçosa
Viseu	Vicedo	Viseu	Obsolete

Russia

Russia Rusia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Kalmykia	Kalmukia	Haľmg Tañğç	Kalmyk
		Kalmýkiya	Russian
Karachay-Cherkessia	Karacháyevo-Cherkesia	Karachayevo-Cherkesiya	Russian
		Karaşay-Şerkeş	Nogai
		Ķêrêšei-Šêrdžês	Kabardian
		Qaraçay-Çerkes	Karachay-Balkar
Moscow	Moscú	Moskva	Russian
Saint Petersburg	San Petersburgo	Sankt Peterburg	Russian
Tatarstan	Tartaria	Tatarstan	Russian/ Tatar	Tataria is archaic in Spanish
Yekaterinburg	Ekaterimburgo	Yekaterinburg	Russian

Serbia

Serbia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Belgrade	Belgrado	Beograd

South Africa

South Africa Sudáfrica
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Cape of Good Hope	Cabo de Buena Esperanza	Cape of Good Hope	English
Cape Town	Ciudad de El Cabo	Cape Town	English	Often Ciudad del Cabo

Spain

Spain España
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
A Coruña	La Coruña
Alicante	Alacante
Basque Country	País Vasco	Euskadi
Bilbao	Bilbo
Castelló de la Plana	Castellón de la Plana
Catalonia	Cataluña	Catalunya
Donostia	San Sebastián
Elche	Elche	Elx
Galicia	Galicia	Galiza
Gasteiz	Vitoria
Girona	Gerona
Ibiza	Ibiza	Eivissa
Illa de Arousa	Isla de Arosa
La Seu d'Urgell	La Seo de Urgel
Lleida	Lérida
Mahón	Mahón	Maó
Navarre	Navarra	Nafarroa
Ontinyent	Onteniente	Ontinyent
Ourense	Orense	Ourense
Pamplona	Pamplona	Iruñ(e)a
Sagunto	Sagunto	Sagunt
Sant Cugat del Vallès	San Cugat del Vallés
S'Espalmador	Isla de Espalmador
Valencia	Valencia	València
Vilarreal	Villarreal
Xàbia	Jávea
Xàtiva	Játiva

Sweden

Sweden Suecia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Dalecarlia	Dalecarlia	Dalarna
Gothenburg	Gotemburgo	Göteborg
Scania	Escania	Skåne
Stockholm	Estocolmo	Stockholm

Switzerland

Switzerland Suiza
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Basel	Basilea	Basel	German
Bern	Berna	Bern	German
Fribourg	Friburg	Fribourg	French
Geneva	Ginebra	Gèneve	French
		Genf	German
Lausanne	Lausana	Lausanne	French
Lucerne	Lucerna	Luzern	German
Solothurn	Soleura	Solothurn	German
Ticino	Tesino	Ticino	Italian
Zurich	Zúrich	Zürich	German

Syria

Syria Siria
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Aleppo	Alepo	Ḥalab (ﺣَﻠَﺐ)	Standard Arabic
Damascus	Damasco	Dimashq (دمشق)	Standard Arabic

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad y Tobago
Trinidadian place	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Port of Spain	Puerto España	Port of Spain

Turkey

Turkey Turquía
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Ankara	Angora	Ankara
Antakya	Antioquía	Antakya
Bosphorus	Bósforo	Boǧaziçi
Büyük Menderes	Meandro	Büyük Menderes
Cappadocia	Capadocia	Kapadokya
Dardanelles	Dardanelos	Çanakkale Boǧazı
Ephesus	Éfeso	Efes
Euphrates	Éufrates	Fırat
Gallipoli	Galípoli	Gelibolu
Halicarnassus	Halicarnaso	Bodrum
Istanbul	Estambul	Istanbul
Izmir	Esmirna	Izmir
Thrace	Tracia	Trakya
Trabzon	Trebisonda	Trabzon
Troy	Troya	Truva

Ukraine

Ukraine Ucraina
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Kharkiv	Járkov	Kharkhiv	Translation Járkiv also used
Kyiv	Kiev	Kyiv
Lviv	Léopolis	Lviv
Sevastopol	Sebastopol	Sebastopol
Zhytomyr	Jitomir	Zhytomyr

United Kingdom

United Kingdom Reino Unido
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Channel Islands	Islas Anglo-Normandas	Channel Islands	English	Also called translation Islas del Canal
Cornwall	Cornualles	Cornwall	English
		Kernow	Cornish
Dover	Duvres	Dover	English	Archaic
Edinburgh	Edimburgo	Edinburgh	English
England	Inglaterra	England	English
Falkland Islands	Islas Malvinas	Falkland Islands	English
London	Londres	London	English
Orkney	Islas Orcadas	Arcaibh	Scottish Gaelic
		Orkney	English
Isles of Scilly	Islas Sorlingas	Isles of Scilly	English
		Syllan	Cornish
Scotland	Escocia	Alba	Scottish Gaelic
		Scotland	English
Thames	Támesis	Thames	English
Wales	Gales	Cymru	Welsh
		Wales	English

United States

United States Estados Unidos
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Key West	Cayo Hueso	Key West

See also

• List of European exonyms