List of Latin names of regions
Here is a list of principalities and regions written in the Latin language and English and other names on the right. This is NOT a duplication of Roman provincial names.
- cty. - county
- dept. - department
- dist. - district
- isl. -island
- kdom. - kingdom
- pen - peninsula
- pref. - prefecture
- prin. - principality
- prphy. - periphery
- prov. - province
- reg. - region
- state - state
| Latin Place Names |
|---|
| By country |
| by type |
List of names
| Latin | English name(s) [other name(s)] or [older name(s)] of subdivisions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alandia | Åland | ||
| Alberta | Alberta (prov.) | ||
| Amazon (state) | Amazonas, most pref. Amazon (state) | ||
| Angermannia | Ångermanland, Sweden | ||
| Apulia | Apulia (Puglia) | ||
| Arcadia | Arcadia (pref.), Greece | ||
| Argolis | Argolis, Argolida (pref.), Greece | ||
| Australia Australis | South Australia | ||
| Australia Occidentalis | Western Australia (state) | ||
| Badenia-Virtembergia | Baden-Württemberg (reg.), Germany | ||
| Bahusia | Bohuslän, [[Swede | Blechingia | Blekinge, Sweden
n]] |
| Boeotia | Boeotia (pref.), Greece | ||
| Bohemia | Bohemia (Čechy/Böhmen) (reg.), Czechia | ||
| Borussia, Prussia | Prussia | ||
| Calabria | Calabria, Italy | ||
| California Superior | Alta California, now California (state) | ||
| California | California (state) United States, (2 states) Mexico | ||
| Campania | Campania (reg.) | ||
| Cansa, Cansae, Cansas | Kansas (state), United States (America) | ||
| Carinthia | Carinthia (reg.), Austria | ||
| Carolina Australis | South Carolina (state), United States | ||
| Carolina Borealis | North Carolina (state), United States | ||
| Cassubia | Kashubia | ||
| Caucasia | Caucasus (reg.), Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia | ||
| Chodovia | Chod region (Chodsko/Chodenland) (reg.), Czechia | ||
| Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia (reg.), Russia | ||
| Cisjordania | West Bank (reg.), Palestine | ||
| Columbia Britannica | British Columbia (prov.) | ||
| Corinthia | Corinthia (pref.), Greece | ||
| Creta | Crete (prphy.) | ||
| Cuiavia | Kuyavia (reg.), Poland | ||
| Dacota Australis | South Dakota (state), United States | ||
| Dacota Borealis | North Dakota (state), United States | ||
| Dalecarlia | Dalarna, Sweden | ||
| Dalia | Dalsland, Sweden | ||
| Dalmatia | Dalmatia (reg.), Croatia | ||
| Demetae (fmr. kdom. and prin.) | Dyfed cty. | ||
| Elea, Elia? | Ilia, Elia (pref, fmr. dept.), Greece | ||
| Epirus Borealis | Southern Albania, (Northern Epirus) | ||
| Epirus | Epirus (prphy.) | ||
| Estonia | Estonia | ||
| Euboea | Euboea (pref.), (isl.), Greece | ||
| Eurytania | Eurytania, Evrytania (pref.), Greece | ||
| Finlandia | Finland | ||
| Finlandia Australis-Occidentalis | Southwest Finland (South Finland/Egentliga Finland/Varsinais-Suomi), Finland | ||
| Finlandia Borealis | Satakunda (North Finland/Satakunta), Finland | ||
| Fionia | Funen, Denmark | ||
| Flumen Januarii (state) | Rio de Janeiro (state) some RJ metro | ||
| Forum Iulii et Venetia Iulia | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | ||
| Forum Iulii | Friuli | ||
| Galicia | Galicia (reg.), Ukraine and Poland | ||
| Georgia (state) | Georgia | ||
| Gestricia | Gästrikland, Sweden | ||
| Gothia | Götaland, Sweden also Gothenburg | ||
| Gotlandia | Gotland, Sweden | ||
| Graecia Centralis | Central Greece (prphy.) | ||
| Hallandia | Halland, Sweden | ||
| Hanakia, Hana, Hanna | Hanakia (reg.), Czechia | ||
| Helsingia | Hälsingland, Sweden | ||
| Herdalia | Härjedalen, Sweden | ||
| Hungaria Superior | Upper Hungary (Felvidék) (reg.), Slovakia and Ukraine | ||
| Ingria | Ingria (Ingermanland/Inkeri), Estonia and Russia | ||
| Ionia (dist.) | Ionia (Western Turkey) | ||
| Istria | Istria (reg.), Croatia | ||
| Jemtia | Jämtland, Sweden | ||
| Jutlandia | Jutland, Denmark | ||
| Karelia | Karelia (Karelen/Karjala), Finland and Russia | ||
| Lachia | Lachia (reg.), Czechia | ||
| Lacinia Gazetica | Gaza Strip (reg.), Palestine | ||
| Laconia, Lacedaemonia | Laconia (pref.), Greece | ||
| Lalandia | Lolland, Denmark | ||
| Langobardia | Lombardy (Lombardia), Italy (reg.) | ||
| Laponia | Lapland, Finland and Sweden | ||
| Lasithia | Lasithia (pref.), Greece | ||
| Latium (reg.) | Lazio (reg.) | ||
| Liguria | Liguria | ||
| Livonia | Livonia (Livland), Latvia and Estonia | ||
| Lucania | Basilicata, some prefer Lucania | ||
| Lusatia Inferior | Lower Lusatia | ||
| Lusatia Superior | Upper Lusatia | ||
| Macedonia | Macedonia | ||
| Magnesia | Magnesia Prefecture, Greece | ||
| Marchiæ | Marche (reg.), Italy | ||
| Masovia, Mazovia | Masovia (Mazowsze), prov. of Poland | ||
| Medelpadia | Medelpad, Sweden | ||
| Michigania | Michigan (state), United States | ||
| Moravia | Moravia, (Morava) (reg.), Czechia | ||
| Moravia Slovaca | Moravian Slovakia, (Slovácko) (reg.), Czechia | ||
| Nericia | Närke, Sweden | ||
| Nigeria | Nigeria | ||
| Nova Belgica | New Netherland | ||
| Nova Caesarea | New Jersey (state) | ||
| Nova Cambria Australis | New South Wales | ||
| Nova Hantonia | New Hampshire (state) | ||
| Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia (prov.) | ||
| Nova Terra et Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador (prov.) | ||
| Nova Terra | formerly Newfoundland (prov.) | ||
| Nova Zelandia | New Zealand | ||
| Nova Brunsvicum | New Brunswick (prov.), Canada | ||
| Nova Eboracum | New York (state) | ||
| Nylandia | Nyland (Uusimaa), Finland | ||
| Oelandia | Öland, Sweden | ||
| Ostrobothnia | Österbotten (Pohjanmaa), Finland | ||
| Ostrogothia | Östergötland, Sweden | ||
| Patagonia | Patagonia, Argentina, Chile | ||
| Pedemontium | Piedmont, Italy | ||
| Pella | Pella Prefecture, Greece | ||
| Peloponnesus (pen.) | Peloponnesus, Peloponnese (prphy.) / (pen.) | ||
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania (state) | ||
| Phocis | Phocis (Phokida, Phokis) (pref.), Greece | ||
| Phthotis | Phthotis, Phthotida (pref.), Greece | ||
| Pieria | Pieria, Greece | ||
| Podlachia | Podlaskie (reg.), Poland and Belarus | ||
| Podolia | Podolia (reg.), Ukraine | ||
| Polonia Maior | Greater Poland (Wielkopolska), prov. of Poland | ||
| Polonia Minor | Lesser Poland (Małopolska), prov. of Poland | ||
| Pomerania Inferior | Hither Pomerania (Vorpommern), reg. of Germany | ||
| Pomerania Superior | Farther Pomerania (Pomorze Zaodrzańskie), reg. of Poland | ||
| Pomerania | Pomerania (Pomorze/Pommern) (reg.), Poland and Germany | ||
| Principis Eduardi, Insula | Prince Edward Island | ||
| Prussia, Borussia | Prussia | ||
| Respublica Africa Centralis | Central African Republic | ||
| Rhodope | Rhodope (p.), Greece | ||
| Ruthenia Alba | White Ruthenia (reg.), Belarus | ||
| Ruthenia Nigra | Black Ruthenia (reg.), Belarus | ||
| Ruthenia Rubra | Red Ruthenia (reg.), Ukraine and Poland | ||
| Ruthenia Subcarpathanea | Subcarpathian Ruthenia (reg.), Ukraine | ||
| Salisburgium | Salzburg (reg.), Austria | ||
| Sambia | Sambia (Baltic) pen., Russia | ||
| Samogitia | Samogitia (Žemaitija) (reg.), Lithuania | ||
| Sanctus Paulus | São Paulo (state) some SP metro | ||
| Savonia | Savonia (Savolaks/Savolax/Savo), Finland | ||
| Saxonia-Anhaltinum | Saxony-Anhalt (reg.), Germany | ||
| Scania | Skåne, Sweden | ||
| Zelandia | Zealand, Denmark | ||
| Sicilia | Sicily | ||
| Silesia Inferior | Lower Silesia (Dolny Śląsk), prov. of Poland | ||
| Silesia Superior | Upper Silesia (Górny Śląsk), prov. of Poland | ||
| Silesia | Silesia (Śląsk/Slezsko) reg., Poland and Czechia | ||
| Smalandia | Småland, Sweden | ||
| Styria | Styria (reg.), Austria | ||
| Sudermannia | Södermanland, Sweden | ||
| Sudetia | Sudetenland (Sudety/pohraniční území) (reg.), Czechia | ||
| Suecia | Sweden | ||
| Tasmania | Tasmania, Australia | ||
| Tavastia | Tavastia (Tavastland, Häme), Finland | ||
| Terra Nova et Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Terra Scania | Terra Scania (Skåneland), Sweden | ||
| Territoria Borealis | Northern Territory | ||
| Territoria Borealis-Occidentalis | Northwest Territories, Northwest Territory | ||
| Thesprotia | Thesprotia (pref.), Greece | ||
| Thessalia | Thessaly (prphy.) | ||
| Thracia | Thrace (prphy.), Southern Bulgaria, Western Turkey | ||
| Transcarpathia | Transcarpathia (reg.), Ukraine | ||
| Transcaucasia | Transcaucasia (reg.), Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia | ||
| Transnistria | Transnistria (reg.), Moldova | ||
| Tridentinum et Tirolum Meridionale | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | ||
| Tuscia | Tuscany | ||
| Tzechia | Czechia (Česko) | ||
| Ucraina Transcarpathanea | Transcarpathian Ukraine (reg.), Ukraine | ||
| Umbria | Umbria (reg.) | ||
| Uplandia | Uppland, Sweden | ||
| Valachia | Wallachia (reg.), Romania | ||
| Valachia Moravica | Moravian Wallachia (reg.), Czechia | ||
| Vallis Augustana | Val d'Aosta | ||
| Vasingtonia (state) | Washington (state) | ||
| Victoria (Regna) | Victoria (state) | ||
| Volhynia | Volhynia (reg.), Ukraine | ||
| Wermelandia | Värmland, Sweden | ||
| Westmannia | Västmanland, Sweden | ||
| Westrobothnia | Västerbotten, Sweden | ||
| Westrogothia | Västergötland, Sweden |
^ Latinized form of a Greek derived name
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