List of Russian exonyms

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Below is a list of Russian language exonyms for places, mainly in Europe. Note that this list only includes names that are significantly different from the local toponym, some exonyms are marked as historical, modern exonyms may match the toponyms.


Albania[]

 Albania Albaniya (Албания)
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Tirana Tirana (Тирана) Tiranë Albanian

Austria[]

 Austria Avstriya (Австрия)
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Carinthia Karintiya (Каринтия) Kärnten German
Styria Shtiriya (Штирия) Steiermark German
Vienna Vena (Вена) Wien German

Azerbaijan[]

 Azerbaijan Azerbaidjan (Азербайджан)
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Adsiz Ada Bezımyannıy (Безымянный) Adsız ada Azerbaijani
Baku Baku (Баку) Bakı Azerbaijani
Boyuk Zira Narqin (Наргин) Böyük Zirə Azerbaijani
Vulf Volf (Вольф) Daş Zirə Azerbaijani
Pirallahi İsland Artyom, Svyatoy ostrov (Артём, Святой остров) Pirallahı adası Azerbaijani
Stepanakert Stepanakert (Степанакерт) Xankəndi Azerbaijani
Liman Port-Elich (Порт-Илич)
Ganja Yelizavetpol, Kirovabad (Елизаветпол, Кировабад) Gəncə Azerbaijani
Nakhchevan Nakhichevan (Нахичевань) Naxçıvan Azerbaijani

Belgium[]

 Belgium Bel'giya (Бельгия)
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Flanders Flandriya (Фландрия) Vlaanderen Dutch

China[]

 China Kitay (Китай)
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Beijin Pekin, Beytszyn (Пекин, Бэйцзин) 北京 (Běijīng) Mandarin
Macao Makao, Aomyn' (Макао, Аомынь) 澳门/澳門 (Àomén) Mandarin
Nanjing Nankin, Nantszin (Нанкин, Наньцзин) 南京 (Nánjīng) Mandarin

Cuba[]

 Cuba Kuba (Куба)
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Havana Gavana (Гавана) La Habana Spanish

Cyprus[]

 Cyprus Kipr (Кипр)
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Famagusta Famagusta (Фамагуста) Αμμόχωστος (Ammóchostos) Greek
Gazimağusa Turkish
Nicosia Nikosiya (Никосия) Lefkoşa Turkish
Λευκωσία (Levkosía) Greek

Czech Republic[]

 Czech Republic Chekhiya (Чехия)
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Bohemia Bogemiya (Богемия) Čechy Czech
Moravia Moraviya (Моравия) Morava Czech
Prague Praga (Прага) Praha Czech
Silesia Sileziya (Силезия) Ślōnsk Silesian

Denmark[]

 Denmark Дания/Daniya
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Copenhagen Kopengagen (Копенгаген) København Danish
Jutland Yutlandiya (Ютландия) Jylland Danish

Egypt[]

 Egypt
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Egypt Alexsanriya (Александрия) (Al-Iskandariyya) الإسكندرية Arabic
Cairo Kair (Каир) (Al-Qāhirah) القاهرة Arabic
Luxor Luksor (Луксор) (Al-Uqṣur) الأقصر Arabic
Suez Suets (Суэц) (As-Suways) السويس Arabic

Estonia[]

 Estonia Эстония/Eestohnya
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Narva Rugodiv (Ругодив)
Tallinn Kolyvan' (Колывань)

France[]

 France
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Cannes Kanny (Канны) Canas Occitan
Nice Nitstsa (Ницца) Niça Occitan
Paris Parizh (Париж)

Germany[]

 Germany
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Bavaria Bavariya (Бавария) Bayern German
Pomerania Pomeraniya (Померания) Pommern German
Prussia Prussiya (Пруссия) Preußen German
Saarland Saar (Саар)
Saxony Saksoniya (Саксония) Sachsen German
Silesia Sileziya (Силезия) Ślōnsk Silesian
Swabia Shvabiya (Швабия) Schwaben German
Westphalia Vestfaliya (Вестфалия) Westfalen German

Greece[]

 Greece Греция/Gretsiya
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Athens Afiny (Афины) Athína (Αθήνα) Greek
Corfu Korfu (Корфу) Kérkyra (Κέρκυρα) Greek
Corinth Korinf (Коринф) Kórinthos (Κόρινθος) Greek
Ioannina Yanina (Янина) Ioánnina (Ιωάννινα) Greek
Piraeus Pirey (Пирей) Peiraiás (Πειραιάς) Greek
Thebes Fivy (Фивы) Thíva (Θήβα) Greek
Thessalia Fessaliya (Фессалия) Thessalía (Θεσσαλία) Greek
Thessaloniki Saloniki (Салоники) Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) Greek
Thrace Frankiy (Фракия) Thráki (Θράκη) Greek

Iran[]

 Iran
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Tehran Tegeran (Тегеран) تهران (Tehrān) Persian

Israel[]

 Israel
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Jerusalem Iyerusalim (Иерусалим) יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushaláyim) Hebrew
القُدس (Al-Quds) Arabic
Nazareth Nazaret (Назарет) נָצְרַת (Natsrat) Hebrew

Italy[]

 Italy
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Florence Флоренция/Florentsiya Firenze Italian
Genoa Генуя/Genuya Zêna Ligurian
Naples Неаполь/Neapol' Napule Neapolitan
Padua Падуя/Paduya Pàdova Venetian
Rome Рим/Rim Roma Italian

Latvia[]

 Latvia
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Koknese Kukeynos (Кукейнос)

Lithuania[]

 Lithuania Литва/Litva
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Kaunas Kovno (Ковно)
Vilnius Vilna, Vilno (Вильна, Вильно)

Libya[]

 Libya Ливия/Liviya
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Tripoli Tripoli (Триполи) Ṭarābulus (طرابلس) Arabic

Mali[]

 Mali
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Timbuktu Timbuktu (Тимбукту) Tumbutu Western Songhay

Moldova[]

 Moldova Молдавия/Moldaviya
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Bălţi Bel'tsy (Бельцы)
Besarabeasca Bessarabka (Бессарабка)
Chişinău Kishinyov (Кишинёв)
Edineţ Edintsy (Единцы)
Orhei Orgeyev (Оргеев)
Otaci Ataki (Атаки)
Soroca Soroki (Сороки)
Tighina Bendery (Бендеры)

Mongolia[]

 Mongolia Монголия/Mongoliya
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Sükhbaatar Sukhe-Bator (Сухэ-Батор)
Ulanbaatar Ulan-Bator (Улан-Батор)

Morocco[]

 Morocco Марокко/Marokko
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Casablanca Kasablanka (Касабланка) Ad-Dar Al-Bayḍā' (الدار البيضاء) Arabic
Tangier Tanzher (Танжер) Ṭanja (طنجة) Arabic

Netherlands[]

 Netherlands
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
The Hague Gaaga (Гаага) Den Haag Dutch

North Korea[]

 North Korea
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Pyongyang Pken'yan (Пхеньян)

Palestine[]

 Palestine
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Bethlehem Vifleyem (Вифлеем) بيت لحم (Beit Lahm) Arabic
Jericho Iyerikhon (Иерихон) أريحا (Arīḥā) Arabic
Jerusalem Iyerusalim (Иерусалим) القُدس (Al-Quds) Arabic
יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushaláyim) Hebrew

Poland[]

 Poland Польша/Pol'sha
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Białystok Belostok (Белосток)
Galicia Galitsiya (Галиция)
Kashubia Kashubiya (Кашубия) Kaszëbë Kashubian
Kujawy Kuyavia (Куявия)
Łódz Lodz' (Лодзь)
Mazovia Mazoviya (Мазовия) Mazowsze Polish
Pomerania Pomerania (Померания) Pomorze Polish
Silesia Sileziya (Силезия) Ślōnsk Silesian

Portugal[]

 Portugal
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Lisbon Lissabon (Лиссабон) Lisboa Portuguese

Romania[]

 Romania Румыния/Rumyniya
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Bucharest Bukharest (Бухарест) Bucureşti Romanian
Iaşi Yassy (Яссы) Iaşi Romanian

Serbia[]

 Serbia Сербия/Serbiya
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Belgrad Belgrad (Белград) Beograd Serbian

South Korea[]

 South Korea
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Incheon Inchkhon (Инчхон)

Sweden[]

 Sweden Швеция/Shvetsiya
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Stockholm Stokgol'm, Stekolnaya (Cтокгольм, Стекольня)

Switzerland[]

  Switzerland Швейцария/Shveytsariya
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Geneva Zheneva (Женева) Genève French
Lausanne Lozanna (Лозанна) Lausanne French

Syria[]

 Syria Сирия/Siriya
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Damascus Damask (Дамаск) دمشق (Dimašq) Arabic

Thailand[]

 Thailand Таиланд/Tailand
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Bangkok Bangkok (Бангкок) Krung Thep (กรุงเทพฯ) Thai

Turkey[]

 Turkey Turtsiya (Турция)
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Istanbul Stambul, Tsargrad (Стамбул, Царьград) İstanbul Turkish

Turkmenistan[]

 Turkmenistan
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Ashgabat Ashkhabad (Ашхабад) Aşgabat Turkmen
Garabogaz Karabogaz (Карабогаз)
Serhetabat Kushka (Кушка)

Ukraine[]

 Ukraine
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Kyiv Kiev(Киев) Київ (Kyiv) Ukrainian
Mykolaiv Nikolayev (Николаев) Миколаїв (Mykolaiv) Ukrainian

United Kingdom[]

 United Kingdom
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
England Angliya (Англия)
Scotland Shotlandiya (Шотландия)

United States[]

 United States
English name Russian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
New Orleans Novyy Orlean (Новый Орлеан)
Texas Tekhas (Техас)

See also[]

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