Spanish exonyms

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

Some Spanish exonyms are traditional, and are in common use despite the existence of 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).^[1]

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
Constantine	Constantina	Qusanṭīnah (قسنطينة)	Standard Arabic
Honaine	Hunaín
Mers El Kébir	Mazalquivir	Al-Marsā al-Kabīr (المرسى الكبير)	Standard Arabic
Mascara	Muaskar	Muʿaskar (معسكر)	Standard Arabic
Oran	Orán	وهران‎ (Wahrān)	Standard Arabic
Ouargla	Uargla	Warqla (ورقلة)	Standard Arabic
Tlemcen	Tremecén	Tilimsān (تلمسان)	Standard Arabic

Andorra

Andorra
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
		Name
Andorra la Vella	Andorra la Vieja	Andorra la Vella
Les Escaldes	Las Escaldas, Andorra la Nueva	Les Escaldes
Sant Julià de Lòria	San Julián de Loria	Sant Julià de Lòria

Armenia

Armenia Armenia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Yerevan	Ereván	Երևան	Armenian

Australia

Australia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Adelaide	Adelaida	Adelaide
Kangaroo Island	Isla Canguro	Kangaroo Island Karta Pintingga
New South Wales	Nueva Gales del Sur	New South Wales
Northern Territory	Territorio del Norte	Northern Territory
South Australia	Australia Meridional	South Australia
Sydney	Sídney	Sydney
Western Australia	Australia Occidental	Western Australia

Austria

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

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Azerbaiyán
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Baku	Bakú	Bakı	Azerbaijani
Nakhchivan	Najicheván	Naxçıvan	Azerbaijani

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

Brazil

Brazil Brasil
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Manaus	Manaos	Manaus
São Paulo	San Pablo	São Paulo
Rio de Janeiro	Río de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro
Uruguaiana	Uruguayana	Uruguaiana

Bulgaria

Bulgaria
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Sofia	Sofía	Sofiya (София)

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
Nanjing	Nankín	Nanjing (南京)	Mandarin
Sichuan	Sechuán	Sichuan (四川)	Mandarin

Cyprus

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

Czech Republic

Czech Republic Chequia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Plzeň, Pilsen	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 (اسكندرية)	Egyptian Arabic
		Rakote (ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ)	Coptic
Cairo	El Cairo	Al-Qāhirah (القاهرة‎)	Standard Arabic
		Maṣr (مَصر‎)	Egyptian Arabic
		Tikešrōmi (ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ)	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	Alemannic 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 (თბილისი)

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
Berlin	Berlín	Berlin	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
Hamburg	Hamburgo	Hamburg	Standard German
		Hamborg	Low Saxon
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
Wolfsburg	Wolfsburgo	Wulfsborg	Eastphalian language
		Wolfsburg	Standard German
Würzburg	Wurzburgo	Wiazbuag	Bavarian
		Wörtzburch	East Franconian
		Würzburg	Standard German

Greece

Greece Grecia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Alexandrupoli	Alejandrópolis	Alexandroúpoli (Αλεξανδρούπολη)
Athens	Atenas	Athína (Αθήνα)
Attica	Ática	Attikí (Αττική)
Boeotia	Beocia	Boiōtíā (Βοιωτία)
Corfu	Corfú	Kérkyra (Κέρκυρα)
Corinth	Corinto	Kórinthos (Κόρινθος)
Crete	Creta	Kríti (Κρήτη)
Dodecanese	Dodecaneso	Dodekánisa (Δωδεκάνησα)
Epirus	Épiro	Ípeiros (Ήπειρος)
Euboea	Eubea	Évvoia (Εύβοια)
Heraklion	Heraclión	Irákleio (Ηράκλειο)
Ionian Islands	Islas Jónicas	Iónia nisiá (Ιόνια νησιά)
Missolonghi	Mesolongi	Mesolóngi (Μεσολόγγι)
Nafpaktos	Naupacto	Naúpactus (Ναύπακτος)
Patras	Patrás	Pátra (Πάτρα)
Peloponnese	Peloponeso	Pelopónnesos (Πελοπόννησος)
Piraeus	El Pireo	Peiraiás (Πειραιάς)
Rhodes	Rodas	Ródos (Ρόδος)
Samothrace	Samotracia	Samothráki (Σαμοθράκη)
Thebes	Tebas	Thíva (Θήβα)
Thessaloniki	Salónica	Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη)
Thessaly	Tesalia	Thessalía (Θεσσαλία)
Thrace	Tracia	Thráki (Θράκη)

Haiti

Haiti Haití
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Abricots	Los Albaricoques	Les Abricots
Cap-Haïtien	Cabo Haitiano	Cap-Haïtien
Fort-Liberté	Fuerte Libertad	Fort-Liberté
Lascahobas	Las Caobas	Lascahobas
La Victoire	La Victoria	La Victoire
Les Cayes	Los Cayos	Les Cayes
Limonade	Limonada	Limonade
Marmelade	Mermelada	Marmelade
Ouanaminthe	Juana Méndez	Ouanaminthe
Port au Prince	Puerto Príncipe	Port au Prince
Saint-Marc	San Marcos	Saint-Marc
Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye	San Miguel de la Atalaya	Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye
Saint-Raphaël	San Rafael de la Angostura	Saint-Raphaël

India

India
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Kolkata	Calcuta	কলকাতা (Kalakātā) Kolkata	Formerly known as Calcutta in English

Israel

Israel
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Acre	Acre	Akka (عكّا)	Standard Arabic
		Akko (עַכּוֹ‎)	Hebrew
Ashkelon	Ascalón	Ashkelon (אַשְׁקְלוֹן)	Hebrew
		Asqalān (عَسْقَلَان)	Standard Arabic
Beersheba	Beerseba	Be'er Sheva (בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע)	Hebrew
		Bi'r as-Sab' (بئر السبع)	Standard Arabic
Capernaum	Cafarnaúm	Kafr Nāḥūm (كفر ناحوم)	Standard Arabic
		Kfar Nahum (כְּפַר נַחוּם)	Hebrew
Galilee	Galilea	Al-Jalīl (الجليل)	Standard Arabic
		HaGalil (הַגָּלִיל)	Hebrew
Jaffa	Jaffa	Yafa (يَافَا)	Standard Arabic
		Yafo (יָפוֹ‎)	Hebrew
Jerusalem	Jerusalén	Al-Quds (القُدس)	Standard Arabic
		Yerushalayim (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם)	Hebrew
Nazareth	Nazaret	An-Nāṣira (النَّاصِرَة‎)	Standard Arabic
		Naṣrath (ܢܨܪܬ)	Aramaic
		Natzrat (נָצְרַת)	Hebrew
Tiberias	Tiberíades	Ṭabariyyā (طبريا)	Standard Arabic
		Tverya (טְבֶרְיָה)	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	Trípoli	Ṭarābulus (طرابلس)	Standard Arabic
Tyre	Tiro	Ṣūr (صور)	Standard Arabic

Libya

Libya Libia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Tripoli	Trípoli	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
Agadir	Santa Cruz del Cabo Aguer	ʾagādīr (أݣادير)	Standard Arabic	Obsolete
Al Aaroui	Monte Arruit	Al-ʿArwī (العروي)	Standard Arabic
Al Hoceima	Alhucemas	Al-Kuzāmā (الحسيمة)	Standard Arabic
Asilah	Arcila	Aẓila (أصيلة‎ or أزيلا)	Standard Arabic
Azemmour	Azamor	Azammūr (أزمور)	Standard Arabic
Azrou	Azrú	Aẓru (أزرو)	Standard Arabic
Berkane	Berkán	Birkān (بركان)	Standard Arabic
Bouarfa	Buarfa	Bou 'rfa (بوعرفة)	Standard Arabic
Boulemane	Bulmán	Bulman (بولمان)	Standard Arabic
Chefchaouen	Chauen (Xauen)	Shafshāwan (شفشاون‎)	Standard Arabic	Spelling Xauen is archaic in Spanish
El Jebha	Puerto Capaz			Name used during Spanish colonial rule
El Jadida	El Yadida, Mazagán	Al-Jadīda (الجديدة)	Standard Arabic
Essaouira	Esauira, Mogador	Aṣ-Ṣawīra (الصويرة)	Standard Arabic
Fez	Fez	Fās (فاس‎)	Standard Arabic
Fnideq	Castillejos
Ifrane	Ifrán	Ifran (إفران)	Standard Arabic
Iksane	Uixán	Iksān (إيكسان)	Standard Arabic
Khemis Sahel	Jemis del Sahel	H̱amīs shl (خميس الساحل)	Standard Arabic
Khenifra	Jenifra	Khenifṛa (خنيفرة)	Standard Arabic
Khouribga	Juribga	ḵurībga (خريبڭة)	Standard Arabic
Ksar El-Kebir	Alcazarquivir	Qaṣr Kabīr (القصر الكبير)	Standard Arabic
Ksar Es-Seghir	Alcazarseguir	Al-Qaṣr Aṣ-Saḡīr (القصر الصغير)	Standard Arabic
M'Diq	Rincón	Maḍīq (المضيق‎)	Standard Arabic
Marrakesh	Marruecos	Murrākuš (مراكش)	Standard Arabic	Obsolete
Martil	Río Martín	Martīl (مارتيل)	Standard Arabic
Mehdya	Mehdía, La Mamora	Al-Mahdiyā (المهدية)	Standard Arabic
Meknes	Mequínez	Maknās (مكناس)	Standard Arabic
Sidi Ifni	Santa Cruz de Mar Pequeña	Sidi Ifni (سيدي إفني)	Standard Arabic
Sefrou	Sefrú	Şafrū (صفرو)	Standard Arabic
Selouane	Zeluán	Salwān (سلوان)	Standard Arabic
Tangier	Tánger	Ṭanja (طنجة‎)	Standard Arabic
Tarfaya	Villa Bens	Ṭarfāya (طرفاية)	Standard Arabic	Name used during Spanish colonial rule
Taroudant	Tarudant (Tarudante)	Tārūdānt (تارودانت)	Standard Arabic
Taounate	Taunat	Taunate (تاونات)	Standard Arabic
Temsamane	Tensamán, Tansamán	Tamsamān (تمسمان)	Standard Arabic
Tétouan	Tetuán	Tiṭwān (تطوان‎)	Standard Arabic
Ouarzazate	Uarzazat	Warzāzāt (‎ورزازات‎)	Standard Arabic
Ouazzane	Uezán	Wazzan (وزان)	Standard Arabic
Oujda	Uchda, Uxda	Wujda (وجدة)	Standard Arabic
Youssoufia	Yusufía	Al-Yūssufīyah (اليوسفية)	Standard Arabic

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

New Caledonia

New Caledonia Nueva Caledonia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Nouméa	Numéa	Nouméa

New Zealand

New Zealand Nueva Zelandia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
New Plymouth	Nueva Plymouth	New Plymouth Ngāmotu

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Papua Nueva Guinea
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Port Moresby	Puerto Moresby	Pot Mosbi Port Moresby

Poland

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

Portugal

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

Romania

Romania Rumanía
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Bucharest	Bucarest	București	Romanian
Constanța	Constanza	Constanța	Romanian

Russia

Russia Rusia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Kalmykia	Kalmukia	Haľmg Tañğç (Хальмг Таңһч)	Kalmyk
		Kalmýkiya (Калмы́кия)	Russian
Karachay-Cherkessia	Karacháyevo-Cherkesia	Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Карача́ево-Черке́сия)	Russian
		Karaşay-Şerkeş (Қарашай-Шеркеш)	Nogai
		Ķêrêšei-Šêrdžês (Къэрэшей-Шэрджэс)	Kabardian
		Qaraçay-Çerkes (Къарачай-Черкес)	Karachay-Balkar
Moscow	Moscú	Moskva (Москва)	Russian
Saint Petersburg	San Petersburgo	Sankt Peterburg (Санкт-Петербург)	Russian
Tatarstan	Tartaria	Tatarstan (Татарстан)	Russian/ Tatar	Tataria is archaic in Spanish
Yekaterinburg	Ekaterimburgo	Yekaterinburg (Екатеринбу́рг)	Russian

Serbia

Serbia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Belgrade	Belgrado	Beograd (Београд)

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 Illa de Arousa	Isla de Arosa	A Illa de Arousa	Galician
A Coruña	La Coruña	A Coruña	Galician
Alicante	Alicante	Alacant	Valencian
Basque Country	País Vasco	Euskadi	Basque
Bilbao	Bilbao	Bilbo	Basque
Castellón de la Plana	Castellón de la Plana	Castelló de la Plana	Valencian
Catalonia	Cataluña	Catalunya	Catalan	Pronounced the same in both Spanish and Catalan
San Sebastián	San Sebastián	Donostia	Basque
Elche	Elche	Elx	Valencian
Galicia	Galicia	Galiza	Galician	Galiza is minoritarily used
Girona	Gerona	Girona	Catalan
Ibiza	Ibiza	Eivissa	Catalan
La Seu d'Urgell	Seo de Urgel	La Seu d'Urgell	Catalan
Lleida	Lérida	Lleida	Catalan
Mahón	Mahón	Maó	Catalan
Navarre	Navarra	Nafarroa	Basque
Ontinyent	Onteniente	Ontinyent	Valencian
Ourense	Orense	Ourense	Galician
Pamplona	Pamplona	Iruñ(e)a	Basque	Officially Iruña, Euskaltzaindia prefers the use of Iruñea[2]
Sagunto	Sagunto	Sagunt	Valencian
Sant Cugat del Vallès	San Cugat del Vallés	Sant Cugat del Vallès	Catalan
S'Espalmador	Isla de Espalmador	S'Espalmador	Catalan
Valencia	Valencia	València	Valencian
Villarreal	Villarreal	Vila-real	Valencian
Vitoria-Gasteiz	Vitoria	Gasteiz	Basque
Xàbia	Jávea	Xàbia	Valencian
Xàtiva	Játiva	Xàtiva	Valencian

Sweden

Sweden Suecia
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Dalarna, Dalecarlia	Dalecarlia	Dalarna
Gothenburg	Gotemburgo	Göteborg
Lapland	Laponia	Lappland
Östergötland County	Provincia de Ostrogotia	Östergötlands län
Scania	Escania	Skåne
Södermanland County	Provincia de Sudermania	Södermanlands län
Stockholm	Estocolmo	Stockholm
Uppsala	Upsala	Uppsala

Switzerland

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

Tunisia

Tunisia Túnez
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Bizerte	Bizerta	Binzart (بنزرت)	Standard Arabic
Kairouan	Cairuán	Al-Qayrawān (ٱلْقَيْرَوَان)	Standard Arabic
La Goulette	La Goleta	Halq al-Wadi (حلق الوادي)	Standard Arabic
Sousse	Susa	Sūsah (سوسة)	Standard Arabic

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
İzmir	Esmirna	İzmir
Thrace	Tracia	Trakya
Trabzon	Trebisonda	Trabzon
Troy	Troya	Truva

Ukraine

Ukraine Ucrania
English name	Spanish name	Endonym	Notes
Chernihiv	Chernígov	Chernihiv (Черні́гів)
Kharkiv	Járkov	Kharkhiv (Харків)	Translation "Járkiv" also used
Kherson	Jersón	Kherson (Херсон)
Kryvyi Rih	Krivói Rog	Kryvyi Rih (Кривий Ріг)
Kyiv	Kiev	Kyiv (Київ)
Luhansk	Lugansk	Luhansk (Луганськ)
Lviv	Léopolis	L'viv (Львів)
Mykolaiv	Nicolaiev	Mykolaiv (Миколаїв)
Sevastopol	Sebastopol	Sevastopol (Севасто́поль)
Vinnytsia	Vínnitsa	Vinnytsia (Вінниця)
Zaporizhzhia	Zaporiyia	Zaporizhzhia(Запоріжжя)
Zhytomyr	Jitomir	Zhytomyr (Жито́мир)

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	There are a lot of Spanish exonyms for places on the islands, see List of Falkland Islands placenames
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
Buffalo, New York	Búfalo	Buffalo
Cape Coral	Cabo Coral	Cape Coral
Hawaii	Hawái	Hawaii
Key West	Cayo Hueso	Key West
Los Angeles	Los Ángeles	Los Angeles
Louisiana	Luisiana[3]	Louisiana	Formerly styled "la Luisiana", it is now acceptable to omit the article
Minneapolis	Mineápolis	Minneapolis
Mississippi	Misisipi, Misisipí[4]	Mississipi	Both the stress in the next to last or in the last syllable are acceptable
Missouri	Misuri	Missouri
Mobile, Alabama	Mauvila	Mobile
Monterey, California	Monterrey	Monterey
New Hampshire	Nuevo Hampshire	New Hampshire
New Jersey	Nueva Jersey	New Jersey
New Mexico	Nuevo México	New Mexico
New Orleans	Nueva Orleans	New Orleans
New York	Nueva York	New York
New York City	Ciudad de Nueva York	New York City
North Carolina	Carolina del Norte	North Carolina
North Dakota	Dakota del Norte	North Dakota
Oregon	Oregón	Oregon
Pennsylvania	Pensilvania	Pennsylvania
Philadelphia	Filadelfia	Philadelphia
Phoenix, Arizona	Fénix	Phoenix
South Carolina	Carolina del Sur	South Carolina
South Dakota	Dakota del Sur	South Dakota
Tennessee	Tenesí[5][6][7]	Tennessee	In common use in the 21st, 20th, 19th, and 18th centuries
Utah	Yuta	Utah	Archaic
West Virginia	Virginia Occidental	West Virginia

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Uzbekistán
English name	Spanish name	Endonym		Notes
		Name	Language
Andijan	Andijon	Andijon	Uzbek
Bukhara	Bujará	Buxoro	Uzbek
Jizzakh	Yizaj	Jizzax	Uzbek
Khiva	Jiva	Xiva	Uzbek
Samarkand	Samarcanda	Samarqand	Uzbek
Tashkent	Taskent	Toshkent	Uzbek

See also

• List of European exonyms