List of country subdivisions named after people

This is a list of country subdivisons named after people. It details the name of the country subdivision and eponym. The etymology is generally referenced in the article about the person or the administrative division. TOCright

This is a summary from List of etymologies of country subdivision names.

Australia

*Queenslandndash Queen Victoria
*Tasmaniandash Abel Tasman
*Victoriandash Queen Victoria

Bermuda

*Devonshire Parishndash William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
*Hamilton Parishndash James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton
*Paget Parishndash William Paget, 4th Baron Paget de Beaudesert
*Pembroke Parishndash William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
*St. George's Parishndash St. George
*Sandys Parishndash Sir Edwin Sandys
*Smith's Parishndash Sir Thomas Smith (English aristocrat)
*Southampton Parishndash Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
*Warwick Parishndash Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick

Brazil

*Rondôniandash Marshal Cândido Rondon
*Santa Catarinandash Saint Catherine
*São Paulondash Saint Paul

Canada

This is a summary of Canadian provincial name etymologies.

*Albertandash Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria
*British Columbiandash Christopher Columbus (-> "Columbia," an American sailing ship -> Columbia River -> Columbia Territory of Hudsons Bay Company -> British Columbia)
*Prince Edward Islandndash Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (brother of George III of the United Kingdom), commander of British forces in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Chile

*Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higginsndash Bernardo O'Higgins
*Región Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campondash Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

Colombia

*Bogotándash Bacatándash an indigenous cacique (emperor)
*Bolívar Departmentndash Simón Bolívar
*Caldas Departmentndash Francisco José de Caldas
*Nariñondash Antonio Nariño
*Norte de Santanderndash Francisco de Paula Santander
*Santander Departmentndash Francisco de Paula Santander
*Sucre Departmentndash Antonio José de Sucre
*Córdoba Departmentndash José María Córdoba

Dominican Republic

*Duartendash Juan Pablo Duarte
*Espaillatndash Ulises Francisco Espaillat (author and president)
*María Trinidad Sánchezndash María Trinidad Sánchez (female soldier)
*Monseñor Nouelndash Monseñor Dr. Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla (archbishop and president)
*Sánchez Ramírezndash Brigadier Juan Sánchez Ramírez

France

*Adélie Landndash Adélie, wife of Jules Dumont d'Urville
*Kerguelen Islandsndash Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec
*Lorraine (formerly "Lotharingia")ndash Lothar
*Saint-Pierre and Miquelonndash St. Peter
*Wallis and Futunandash Samuel Wallis

Mexico

*Guerrerondash Vicente Guerrero
*Hidalgondash Miguel Hidalgo
*Morelosndash José María Morelos
*Quintana Roondash Andrés Quintana Roo
*Veracruz-Llavendash Ignacio de la Llave

Namibia

*Caprivindash Count Leo von Caprivi (Chancellor of the German Empire)

=New Zealand/Aotearoa=

*Aucklandndash Earl of Auckland
*Cook Islandsndash Captain James Cook
*D'Urville Islandndash Jules Dumont d'Urville

Norway

*Queen Maud Landndash Queen Maud of Norway

Papua New Guinea

*Bougainville – Louis Antoine de Bougainville

Paraguay

*Presidente Hayesndash Rutherford B. Hayes

Romania

This is a summary from Etymological list of counties of Romania

*Bessarabiandash from Basarab I

Russia

*Khabarovsk Kraindash Yerofey KhabarovFact|date=April 2008
*Leningrad Oblastndash Vladimir LeninFact|date=April 2008
*Sverdlovsk Oblastndash Yakov SverdlovFact|date=April 2008
*Ulyanovsk Oblastndash Vladimir LeninFact|date=April 2008

United Kingdom

*Angleseyndash Ongull, a Scandinavian landowner
*Angusndash King Oengus I of the Picts
*Bedfordshirendash Bieda, a Saxon landowner ("Bieda's ford" + shire)
*Brecknockshirendash Prince Brychan
*Buckinghamshirendash Bucca, a Saxon landowner ("Bucca's home" + shire)
*Cardiganndash Ceredig, son of Cunedda
*Dunbartonshirendash Hugh Dunbar
*Fifendash Fib of the Picts, one of the seven sons of Cruithe
*Glamorganndash Prince Morgan the Old of Gwent
*Gwyneddndash Cunedda
*Hampshirendash Hamo, a 6th century Saxon settler and landowner
*Kirkcudbrightndash Saint Cuthbert ("church of Cuthbert")
*Lothianndash Leudonus
*Merionethshirendash Meirion, son of Cunedda
*Montgomery, Powysndash Roger de Montgomery
*Nottinghamshirendash Snot, a Saxon landowner ("Snot's home" + shire)
*Roxburghshirendash Hroc, an ancient landowner ("Hroc's fortress" + shire)
*Rutlandndash Rota, a Saxon landowner ("Rota's land")

"Dependencies"

* Gibraltarndash Arabic "Jabal at,-T,a-riq" (??? ??????), meaning "mountain of Tariq", because Tariq ibn-Ziyad, the militar leader of the Muslim invasion of Spain in 711, landed there from Africa

United States

This is a summary from List of U.S. state name etymologies.

*Delawarendash Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
*District of Columbiandash Christopher Columbus
*Georgiandash King George I of Great Britain
*Louisianandash King Louis XIV of France
*Marylandndash Henrietta Maria of France, wife of Charles I
*New Yorkndash Duke Of York
*Northern Mariana Islandsndash Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain
*North Carolina and South Carolinandash King Charles I of England
*Pennsylvaniandash William Penn
*Virginia and West Virginiandash Queen Elizabeth I of England, the "Virgin Queen"
*Washingtonndash George Washington

Related lists:
*List of U.S. counties named after women
*Lists of U.S. county name etymologies

Uruguay

*Artigasndash José Artigas
*Floresndash Venancio Flores

ee also

*List of etymologies of country subdivision names
*List of country subdivisions
*List of eponyms
*List of places named after people