Dutch exonyms
Below is list of Dutch language exonyms for places in non-Dutch-speaking areas of Europe. Afrikaans names are also included.
Albania
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
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Name | Language | ||||
Tirana | Tirana | Tirana | Tiranë | Albanian |
Argentina
English name | Dutch name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Tierra del Fuego | Vuurland | Tierra del Fuego | Spanish |
Austria
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Carinthia | Karinthië | Kärnten | German | ||
Styria | Stiermarken | Steiermark | German | ||
Vienna | Wenen | Wene | Wien | German |
Azerbaijan
English name | Dutch name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Baku | Bakoe | Bakı | Azeri |
Belgium
English name | Dutch name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Amougies | Amengijs | |||
Archennes | Erken | |||
Arlon | Aarlen | |||
Ath | Aat | |||
Bassenge | Bitsingen | |||
Bassilly | Zullik | |||
Basogne | Bastenaken | |||
Beauvechain | Bevekorn | |||
Béclers | Beek-Laren | |||
Bergliers | Bellik | |||
Berneau | Bern | |||
Bettincourt | Bettenhoven | |||
Bierghes | Bierk | |||
Bois-de-Lessines | Lessenbos | |||
Bombaye | Bombeek | |||
Braine-l'Alleud | Eigenbrakel | |||
Braine-le-Château | Kasteelbrakel | |||
Braine-le-Comte | Des Gravenbrakel | |||
Clabecq | Klabbeek | |||
Comines | Komen | |||
Dottignies | Dottenijs | |||
Eben-Emael | Eben-Emaal | |||
Ellezelle | Elzele | |||
Enghien | Edingen | |||
Estaimbourg | Steenburg | |||
Estaimpuis | Steenput | |||
Flobecq | Vloesburg | |||
Froyennes | Fraaien | |||
Gembloux | Gemblours | |||
Genappe | Genapiën | |||
Ghislenghien | Gellingen | |||
Glons | Glaaien | |||
Goé | Gulke | |||
Gondregnies | Gondergem | |||
Grez-Doiceau | Graven | |||
Hannut | Hannuit | |||
Houtaing | Houtem | |||
Houthaim | Houtem | |||
Herseaux | Heerzeeuw | |||
Jauche | Geten | |||
Jodoigne | Geldenaken | |||
Jodogine-Souveraine | Opgeldenaken | |||
Jurbise | Jurbeke | |||
La Hulpe | Terhulpen | |||
Lanaye | Ternaaien | |||
Lessines | Lessen | |||
Liège | Luik | |||
Lincent | Lijsem | |||
Linsmeau | Linsmeel | |||
Luingne | Lowingen | |||
Mélin | Malen | |||
Mons | Bergen | |||
Mouscron | Moeskroen | |||
Namur | Namen | |||
Nivelles | Nijvel | |||
Oeudeghien | Heidegem | |||
Oisquercq | Oostkerk | |||
Oleye | Liek | |||
Ollignies | Woelingen | |||
Oreye | Oerle | |||
Otrange | Wauteringen | |||
Papignies | Papegem | |||
Pellaines | Pellen | |||
Perwez | Perw | |||
Petit Enghien | Lettelingen | |||
Piétrain | Petrem | |||
Plombières | Bleiberg | |||
Racour | Raatshoven | |||
Rebecq-Rognon | Roosbeek | |||
Roclenge-sur-Geer | Rukkelingen-an-de-Jeer | |||
Rosoux-Crenwick | Roost-Krenwik | |||
Russeignies | Rozenaken | |||
Saintes | Sint-Genelde | |||
Saint-Jean-Geest | Sint-Jans-Geest | |||
Saint-Rémy-Geest | Sint-Remigus-Geest | |||
Silly | Opzullik | |||
Soignies | Zinnik | |||
Tournai | Doornik | |||
Tourinnes-la-Grosse | Deurne | |||
Trognée | Truilingen | |||
Tubize | Tubeke | |||
Visé | Wezet | |||
Waimes | Weismes | |||
Waremme | Borgworm | |||
Warneton | Waasten | |||
Warsage | Weerst | |||
Wauthier-Braine | Woutersbrakel | |||
Welkenraedt | Welkenraat | |||
Wihogne | Nudorp | |||
Zétrud-Lumay | Zittert-Lummen |
Canada
English name | Dutch name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Nova Scotia | Nieuw-Schotland | Nova Scotia | English | English name also used |
Chile
English name | Dutch name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Tierra del Fuego | Vuurland | Tierra del Fuego | Spanish |
Czechia
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Bohemia | Boheme | Čechy | Czech | ||
Karlovy Vary | Karlsbad | Karlovy Vary | Czech | ||
Mariánske Lázně | Mariënbad | Mariánske Lázně | Czech | ||
Moravia | Moravië | Morawië | Morava | Czech | |
Plzeň | Pilsen | Plzeň | Czech | ||
Prague | Praag | Praha | Czech | ||
Vltava | Moldau | Vltava | Czech |
Denmark
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Copenhagen | Kopenhagen | Kopenhagen | København | Danish | |
Funen | Funen | Fyn | Danish | ||
Jammerbugt | Jammerbocht | Jammerbugt | Danish | ||
Jutland | Jutland | Jylland | Danish | ||
Øresund | Sont | Øresund | Danish | ||
Wadden Sea | Waddenzee | Vadehavet | Danish | ||
Zealand | Seeland | Sjælland | Danish |
Egypt
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Alexandria | Alexandrië | Alexandrië | Al-Iskandariyya | Standard Arabic | |
Cairo | Kaïro | Al-Qāhirah | Standard Arabic | ||
Damietta | Doemjat | Medina dimyat | Standard Arabic |
Finland
English name | Dutch name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Helsinki | Elsenfors | Helsinki | Finnish | Obsolete |
France
English name | Dutch name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Alsace | Elzas | |||
Armbouts-Cappel | Armboutskappel | |||
Armentières | Armentiers | |||
Arras | Atrecht | |||
Audrehem | Ouderem | |||
Audricq | Ouderwijk | |||
Bailleul | Belle | |||
Bambecque | Bambeke | |||
Bavinchove | Bavinkhove | |||
Bayenghem | Baaiengem | |||
Bergues | Sint Winoksbergen | Mainly Flemish | ||
Berquin | Berkijk | |||
Berthen | Berten | |||
Bierne | Bieren | |||
Bissezeele | Bissezele | |||
Blaringhem | Blaringem | |||
Boëseghem | Boezegem | |||
Bollezeele | Bollezele | |||
Booneghem | Boonegem | |||
Boulogne-sur-mer | Bonen | |||
Bourbourg | Broekburg | |||
Bousbecque | Boesbeke | |||
Bouvelinghem | Bouvelingem | |||
Bray-Dunes | Bray Duinen | |||
Brouckerque | Broekkerke | |||
Broxeele | Broksele | |||
Burgundy | Bourgondië | |||
Buysscheure | Buisscheure | |||
Caëster | Kaaster | |||
Calais | Kales | Mainly Flemish | ||
Cambrai | Kamerijk | Mainly Flemish | ||
Cappelle-Brouck | Kappelebroek | |||
Cappelle-la-Grande | Grootkappel | |||
Comines | Komen | |||
Coppenaxfort | Koppenaksvoort | |||
Coudekerke-Branche | Nieuw Koudekerke | |||
Coudekerke-Village | Koudekerke | |||
Craywick | Kraaiwijk | |||
Croix-du-Bac | Kruis van Bac | |||
Douai | Dowaai | Mainly Flemish | ||
Drincham | Drinkam | |||
Dunkirk | Duinkerke(n) | Dunkerque | ||
Ebblinghem | Ebblingem | |||
Eecke | Eke | |||
Éperlecques | Sperleke | |||
Eringhem | Eringem | |||
Erquinghem-Lys | Erkegem an de Leie | |||
Escalles | Skale | |||
Escobecques | Schobeke | |||
Escquelbecq | Ekelsbeke | |||
Estairs | Stegers | |||
Étaples | Stapel | |||
Flêtres | Vleteren | |||
Fort-Philippe | Filipsfort | |||
Frelinghien | Verlegem | |||
Ghyvelde | Gijvelde | |||
Godewaersvelde | Godewaarsvelde | |||
Gravelines | Gravelingen | |||
Haeghe-Meulen | Haage-Meulen | |||
Haezepoel | Hazepoel | |||
Halluin | Halewijn | |||
Hameau-des-Neiges | Sneeuw Hamlet | |||
Hardifort | Hardevoort | |||
Haverskercque | Haverskerke | |||
Hazebrouck | Hazebroek | |||
Herzeele | Herzele | |||
Holcque | Holke | |||
Hondeghem | Hondegem | |||
Houtkercque | Houtkerke | |||
Hoymille | Hooimille | |||
Kromenhoek | Kroemen-Hoek | |||
Kruysweg | Kruisweg | |||
L'Erkelsbrugge | Erkelsbrugge | |||
L'Hossenaere | Hossenaare | |||
La Belle-Vue | Mooi-Zicht | |||
La Brouckstraete | Broekstraat | |||
La Gorgue | De Gorge | |||
La Kruystraete | Kruisstraat | |||
La Motte-au-Bois | De Walle | |||
Le Cygne | De Swaan | |||
Le Galghouck | Galghoek | |||
Le Guindal | Guindaal | |||
Le Kieken-Put | Kiekenput | |||
Le Menegat | Menegat | |||
Le Nieppe | Niepe | |||
Le Peckel | Peckel | |||
Le Riveld | Rieveld | |||
Le Sprey | De Spreuk | |||
Le Thieushoek | Thieushoek | |||
Le Touque | Het Hoekske | |||
Lederzeele | Lederzele | |||
Ledinghem | Ledingem | |||
Ledringhem | Ledringem | |||
Leffinckoucke | Leffinkhoeke | |||
Les Ciseaux | Schaar | |||
Les Moëres | De Moeren | |||
Leulinghem | Leulingem | |||
Lille | Rijsel | |||
Linselles | Linzele | |||
Loberghe | Loberge | |||
Loon-Plage | Loon | |||
Lynck | Lijnk | |||
Lynde | Linde | |||
Malo-les-Bains | Malo | |||
Mardyck | Mardijk | |||
Merckeghem | Merckegem | |||
Merville | Meregem | |||
Meulhouck | Meulhoek | |||
Millebrugghe | Millebrugge | |||
Morbecque | Moerbeke | |||
Muncq-Nieurlet | Munk-Niewerleet | |||
Nieppe | Niepkerke | |||
Nieurlet | Niewerleet | |||
Normandy | Normandië | |||
Nordpeene | Nordpene | |||
Nortkerque | Noordkerke | |||
Nouvelle Église | Nieuwkerke | |||
Ochtezeele | Ochtezele | |||
Offekerque | Offekerke | |||
Ostove | Oosthove | |||
Oudezeele | Oudezele | |||
Outtersteene | Oudersteene | |||
Oxelaëre | Okselare | |||
Oye-Plage | Ooie | |||
Pont-d'Asquin | Askuin Brug | |||
Pont-de-Spyker | Spijkerbrugge | |||
Pont-L'Ablesse | Zwakte Brug | |||
Pradelles | Pradeels | |||
Quaëdypre | Kwaadieper | |||
Quathove | Kwaadhove | |||
Quesnoy-les-Deule | Kiezenet | |||
Paris | Parijs | |||
Picardy | Picardië | |||
Recques | Reek | |||
Renescure | Ruisscheure | |||
Rexpoëde | Rekspoede | |||
Roncq | Ronk | |||
Rosendaël | Rozendaal | |||
Roubaix | Robaais, Robeke | Mainly Flemish | ||
Rubrouck | Rubroek | |||
Ruth | Rut | |||
Sainte-Marie-Cappel | Sint Mariakappel | |||
Sainte-Mildrède | Sint Mildred | |||
Saint-Georges | Sint Joris | |||
Saint-Jans-Cappel | Sint Janskappel | |||
Saint-Laurent | Sint Lorens | |||
Saint-Marie-Kerque | Sint Mariakerke | |||
Saint-Momelin | Sint Momelijn | |||
Saint-Nicolas | Sint Niklaas | |||
Saint-Omer | Sint Omaars | |||
Saint-Omer-Plage | Sint Omaars-Strand | |||
Saint-Pierre-Brouck | Sint Pietersbroek | |||
Saint-Pol-sur-mer | Sint Pols | |||
Salperwick | Salperwijk | |||
Sangatte | Zandgat | |||
Schoubrouck | Schouwbroek | |||
Sec-Bois | Droogbos | |||
Sercus | Zerkel | |||
Socx | Soks | |||
Spycker | Spijker | |||
Steenbecque | Steenbeke | |||
Steene | Stene | |||
Steenwerck | Steenwerk | |||
Strasbourg | Straatsburg | |||
Strazeele | Strazele | |||
Synthe | Sinten | |||
Terdeghem | Terdegem | |||
Téteghem | Tetegem | |||
Thiennes | Tienen | |||
Uxem | Uksem | |||
Vancauwenberghe | Vancauwenberge | |||
Verlinghem | Verlingem | |||
Vielle Église | Oudekerke | |||
Volckerinckhove | Volkerinkhove | |||
Wallon-Cappel | Waalskappel | |||
Warhem | Warrem | |||
Watten | Waten | |||
Wattendam | Watendam | |||
Wemaers-Cappel | Wemaarskappel | |||
Wervicq | Wervik | |||
Winnezeele | Winnezele | |||
Wissant | Witzand | |||
Wulverdinghe | Wulverdinge | |||
Wylder | Wilder | |||
Zutkeque | Zuidkerke | |||
Zuydcoote | Zuidkote | |||
Zuytpeene | Zuidpene |
Germany
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Aachen | Aken | Aken | |||
Bad Bentheim | Bentem | Dated | |||
Bavaria | Beiere | Beiere | Bayern | ||
Berlin | Berlijn | Berlyn | |||
Braunschweig | Brunswick | Dated | |||
Brilon | Breylen, Brijlen | ||||
Cologne | Keulen | Keulen | Köln | ||
Düsseldorf | Dusseldorp | Dated | |||
Emlichhein | Emmelkamp | Dated | |||
Emmerich | Emmerik | Dated | |||
Ems | Eems | ||||
Erzgebirge | Ertsgebergte | ||||
Fehmarn | Femeren | ||||
Frankfurt | Frankfort | Dated | |||
Geilenkirchen | Geelkerken | Dated | |||
Geldern | Gelderen, Gelre | Both dated | |||
Goch | Gogh | ||||
Greetsiel | Grietjezijl | ||||
Greifswalde | Grijpswolde | ||||
Grevenbroich | Grevenbroek | ||||
Hamelin | Hamelen | Hameln | |||
Herzogenrath | 's-Hertogenrade | ||||
Itterbeck | Itterbeek | ||||
Jemgum | Jemmingen | ||||
Jülich | Gulik | Dated | |||
Kaldenkirchen | Kaldenkerken, Koudenkerken | ||||
Kettwig | Ketwijk | ||||
Kleve | Kleef | ||||
Kniphausen | Kniphuizen | ||||
Magdeburg | Maagdenburg | Maagdenburg | |||
Mainz | Mentz | ||||
Mörs | Meurs | ||||
Mosel | Moezel | ||||
Nuremberg | Neurenberg | Neurenberg | Nürnberg | ||
Neuenhaus | Nieuwenhuis | Dated | |||
Nordhorn | Noordhoorn | ||||
Osnabrück | Osnabrugge | Dated | |||
Palatinate | Palts | Palts | Pfalz | ||
Pomerania | Pommeren | Pommern | |||
Prussia | Pruisen | Preußen | |||
Rhine | Rijn | Ryn | Rhein | ||
Saarbrücken | Saarbruggen | Dated | |||
Saxony | Saksen | Sakse | Sachsen | ||
Schleswig | Sleeswijk | ||||
Schwalm | Swalm | ||||
Selfkant | Zelfkant | Dated | |||
Silesia | Silezië | ||||
Speyer | Spiers | ||||
Stettin Bay | Oderhaf | ||||
Stralsund | Straalsond | ||||
Suderwick | Zuiderwijk | ||||
Swabia | Zwaben | Schwaben | |||
Tübingen | Tubbingen | ||||
Tüddern | Tudderen | ||||
Uelsen | Ulsen | Dated | |||
Veldhausen | Veldhuizen | Dated | |||
Wesel | Wezel | ||||
Weser | Wezer | ||||
Westphalia | Westfalen | Wesfale | Westfalen | ||
Wurm | Worm | ||||
Xanten | Santen | ||||
Zweibrücken | Tweebruggen | ||||
Zwilbrock | Zwilbroek |
Greece
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Athens | Athene | Athene | Athina | Greek | |
Attica | Attika | Attiki | Greek | ||
Corfu | Korfoe | Kerkyra | Greek | ||
Corinth | Korinthe | Korinthos | Greek | ||
Crete | Kreta | Kriti | Greek | ||
Cyclades | Cykladen | Kykladhes | Greek | ||
Dodecanese | Dodekanesos | Dhodhekanisos | Greek | ||
Euboea | Euboea | Evvia | Greek | ||
Piraeus | Piraeus | Pireás | Greek | ||
Samothrace | Samothrake | Samothraki | Greek | ||
Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki | Greek | |||
Thrace | Thracië | Thraki | Greek |
Hungary
English name | Dutch name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Pécs | Vijfkerken | Pécs | Hungarian |
Israel
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Acre | Akko | Ako (עכו) | Hebrew | ||
Capernaum | Kafarnaüm | Kfar Nachum (כפר נחום) | Hebrew | ||
Galilee | Galilea | HaGalil (הגליל) | Hebrew | ||
Jerusalem | Jeruzalem | Jerusalem | Yerushaláyim (ירושלים) | Hebrew | |
Nazareth | Nasaret | Natzrat (נצרת) | Hebrew |
Italy
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Bolzano | Bozen | ||||
Florence | Florence, Florentië | Florence | Firenze | Dutch name pronounced as an adaption of French | |
Genoa | Genua | Genua | |||
Marche | Marken | ||||
Mantua | Mantua | ||||
Milan | Milaan | Milaan | |||
Naples | Napels | Napels | |||
Padua | Padua | ||||
Rome | Rome | Rome | Roma | ||
Sardinia | Sardinië | Sardegna | |||
Sicily | Sicilië | Sicilia | |||
Taranto | Tarante | ||||
Tiber | Tiber | ||||
Trento | Trente | ||||
Trieste | Triëst | ||||
Tuscany | Toscane | ||||
Turin | Turijn | Turyn | Turin | ||
Venice | Venetië | Venesia |
Lebanon
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Beirut | Beiroet | Beiroet | Bayrūt | Standard Arabic | |
Tyre | Tyrus | Ṣūr | Standard Arabic |
Norway
English name | Dutch name | Endonym | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Kristiansand | Christianzand | Kristiansand | Rare |
Kristiansund | Christianstraat | Kristiansund | Rare |
Nordkapp | Noordkaap | Nordkapp | |
Svalbard | Spitsbergen | Svalbard | |
Trondheim | Dronthem | Trondheim | Rare |
Poland
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Bydgoszcz | Bromberg | Rare | |||
Elbląg | Elbing | Rare | |||
Gdańsk | Dantzig, Danswijk | Danswyk | All rare | ||
Gorzów Śląski | Landsberg in Opper-Silezië | Rare | |||
Gorzów Wielkopolski | Landsberg aan de Warthe | Rare | |||
Kraków | Krakau | Krakau | Kraków | ||
Kujavia | Kujavië | Kujawy | |||
Malbork | Mariënburg | Rare | |||
Mazovia | Masowië | Mazowsze | |||
Opole | Oppeln | Rare | |||
Pasłęk | Pruissisch Holland | Rare | |||
Podlachia | Podlachië | ||||
Pomerania | Pommeren | Pomorze | |||
Poznań | Posen | Rare | |||
Silesia | Silezië | Silesië | |||
Słubice | Damvoorstad | Rare | |||
Warsaw | Warschau | Warskou | Warszawa | ||
Wrocław | Breslau | Dated | |||
Zielona Góra | Groenberg | Rare |
Portugal
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Azores | Azoren | Asore | Açores | Portuguese | |
Lisbon | Lissabon | Lissabon | Lisboa | Portuguese | |
Porto | Oporto | Porto | Portuguese | Portuguese name also in use | |
Tagus | Taag | Tejo | Portuguese |
Romania
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Bucharest | Boekarest | Boekarest | Bucureşti | Romanian | |
Transylvania | Transilvanië, Zevenburgen | Transilvanië | Transilvania | Romanian | Zevenburgen is rare in Dutch |
Russia
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Arkhangelsk | Archangel, Sint-Michiel | ||||
Baskhortostan | Basjkirostan | ||||
Ivangorod | Johanstad | ||||
Kabardino-Balkaria | Kabardië-Balkarië | ||||
Kaliningrad | Koningsbergen | Archaic | |||
Kalmykia | Kalmukkië | ||||
Moscow | Moskou | Moskou | Moskva | Russian | |
Novaya Zemlya | Nova Zembla | ||||
Sevastopol | Sebastopol | ||||
Saint Petersburg | Sint-Petersburg | Sint Petersburg | Sankt-Peterburg | Russian | |
Tatarstan | Tatarije |
Serbia
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Belgrade | Belgrado | Belgrado | Beograd | Serbian |
Spain
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Andalusia | Andalusië | Andalusië | Andalucia | Spanish | |
Asturias | Asturië | Asturias | Spanish | ||
Balearic Islands | Balearen | Illes Balears | Catalan | ||
Basque Country | Baskenland | Euskadi | Basque | ||
Canary Islands | Canarische Eilanden | Islas Canarias | Spanish | ||
Castile | Castilië | Kastilië | Castilla | Spanish | |
Catalonia | Catalonië | Katalonië | Catalunya | Catalan | |
Seville | Sevilla, Seville |
Sweden
English name | Dutch name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Gothenburg | Gotenburg | Göteborg | Swedish | |
Skåneland | Schonenland | Skåneland | Swedish | |
Stockholm | Stokhom | Stockholm | Swedish | Obsolete |
Switzerland
English name | Dutch name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Basel | Bazel | Basel | German | |
Lake Geneva | Meer van Genève | Genfersee | German | |
Lac Léman | French | |||
Lake Lucerne | Vierwoudsedenmeer | Vierwaldstädttersee | German |
Syria
English name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Damascus | Damaskus | Dimashq | Standard Arabic |
Turkey
English name | Dutch name | Endonym | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Antakya | Antiochië | Antakya | |
Bosporus | Bosporus | Boğaziçi, İstanbul Boğazı | |
Cappadocia | Cappadocië | Kapadokya | |
Cilicia | Cilicië | Kilikya | |
Dardanelles | Dardanellen | Çanakkale Boğazı | |
Edirne | Adrianopel | Edirne | |
Gallipoli | Gallipoli | Gelibolu | |
İzmir | Smyrna | İzmir | |
İzmit | Nicomedia | İzmit | |
İznik | Nicea | İznik | |
Thrace | Thracië | Trakya | |
Trabzon | Trebizonde | Trabzon |
Ukraine
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Crimea | Krim | ||||
Kharkiv | Charkov | ||||
Kiev | Kief, Kiev | Kyiv | |||
Lviv | Lemberg |
United Kingdom
English name | Dutch name | Afrikaans name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | ||||
Aberdeen | Ab(b)erdaan | Aiberdeen | Scots | Obsolete | |
Obar Dheathain | Scottish Gaelic | ||||
Boston | Bolstoen | Boston | English | Obsolete | |
Canterbury | Kantelberg | Canterbury | English | Obsolete | |
Cornwall | Cornwall, Cornwallis | Kernow | Cornish | ||
Dartmouth | Dortmuiden | Dartmouth | English | Obsolete | |
Dover | Daveren | Dover | English | Obsolete | |
Dover Strait | Nauw van Kales/Calais | Dover Strait | English | Rare | |
Pas de Calais | French | ||||
Edinburgh | Edinburg | Dùn Èideann | Dùn Èideann | ||
Edinburgh | English, Scots | ||||
England | Engeland | Engeland | England | English | |
English Channel | Het Kanaal | English Channel | English | ||
La Manche | French | ||||
Mor Bretannek | Cornish | ||||
Falmouth | Vaalmuiden | Aberfala | Cornish | Obsolete | |
Hebrides | Hebriden | Innse Gall | Scottish Gaelic | ||
London | Londen | Londen | London | English | |
Norwich | Noordwijk | Norwich | English | Obsolete | |
Orkney | Orkaden | Arcaibh | Scottish Gaelic | Obsolete | |
Peterborough | Peterburg | Peterborough | English | Rare | |
Plymouth | Pleimuiden | Plymouth | English | Obsolete | |
Portland | Poortland | Portland | English | Obsolete | |
Portsmouth | Portsmuiden | Portsmouth | English | Obsolete | |
Sandwich | Zandwijds | Sandwich | English | Obsolete | |
Scarborough | Scharenburg | Scarborough | English | Obsolete | |
Scotland | Schotland | Skotland | Alba | Scottish Gaelic | |
Scotland | English, Scots | ||||
Shetland | Hitland | Sealtainn | Scottish Gaelic | Obsolete | |
Thames | Theems | Teems | Thames | English | |
Tynemouth | Tijnmuiden | Tynemouth | English | Obsolete | |
Wales | Wallis | Wallis | Cymru | English | Obsolete |
Yarmouth | Jarmuiden | Yarmouth | English | Obsolete |
United States
See also: Toponymy of New Netherland
These places were used during the Dutch colonial period. All of these names are obsolete, and the Dutch spelling has been modernized.
English name | Dutch name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Albany | Beverwijk | |||
Brooklyn | Breukelen | |||
Bushwick | Boswijk | |||
Connecticut River | Versche Rivier | |||
Delaware | Zwaanendael | |||
Delaware Bay | Godijns Bay | |||
Delaware River | Zuid Rivier, Lënapei Sipu | Lënapei Sipu is a from of the Lenape name | ||
East River | Oost Rivier | |||
Flatbush | Vlacke Bos | |||
Flatlands | Nieuw Amersfoort | |||
Flushing | Vlissingen | |||
Greenwich | Groenwijk | |||
Hartford | Fort Huis de Goede Hoop | |||
Hudson River | Noort Rivier | |||
Jamaica | Rustdorp | |||
Kingston | Wiltwijk | |||
New Castle | Fort Casimir, Nieuw Amstel | |||
New York | Nieuw Amsterdam | |||
Rondout | Ronduit | |||
Staten Island | Staaten Eiland | |||
Wilmington | Fort Altena | Used from 1655-1664 |
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