List of Russian exonyms
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
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | |||
| Alexandria | 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) | Obsolete | ||
| Vilnius | Vilna, Vilno (Вильна, Вильно) | Obsolete | ||
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 | |||
| Augustów | Avgustov (Августов) | |||
| Białystok | Belostok (Белосток) | |||
| Galicia | Galitsiya (Галиция) | |||
| Kashubia | Kashubiya (Кашубия) | Kaszëbë | Kashubian | |
| 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
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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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