Irish exonyms

Irish exonyms

Below is list of Irish exonyms for towns, cities and villages outside of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany, the vast majority of them created ad lib from the English name :

Austria

*Wien Vín

Belgium

*Brussel-Bruxelles An Bhruiséil
*Leuven Lováin

Bosnia-Herzegovina

*Sarajevo Sairéavó

Bulgaria

*Sofia Sóifia

Cyprus

*Lefkosía-Lefkoşa An Leafcóis

Czech Republic

*Praha Prág

Denmark

*København Cóbanhávan

England

*Bristol Briostó
*Carlisle Cathair Luail
*Chester Cathair Leagún
*Glastonbury Gloineistir, Glaistimbir
*Liverpool Learpholl
*London Londain
*Manchester Manchain
*Newcastle upon Tyne An Caisleán Nua
*Oxford Ocsanphort
*York Eabhrac

Finland

*Helsinki Heilsincí
*Turku Túrcú

France

*Bordeaux Bordgháil
*Paris Páras

Germany

*Berlin Beirlín
*Koln Coloine

Greece

*Athina An Aithin

Hungary

*Budapest Búdaipeist

Iceland

*Reykjavík Réicivíc

Italy

*Firenze Flórans
*Rome An Róimh
*Venezia An Veinéis

Latvia

*Riga Ríge

Luxembourg

*Luxembourg Lucsamburg

Macedonia

*Skopje Scóipé

Malta

*Valetta Vaileite

Isle of Man

*Douglas, Isle of Man Dubh Lios (not part of England - a British dependency)

Netherlands

*Amsterdam Amstardam
*Den Haag An Háig

Norway

*Bergen Beirbhe na Tuathroinn

Poland

*Warszawa Vársá

Portugal

*Lisboa Liospóin

Romania

*Bucureşti Búcairist

Russia

*Moskva Moscó
*Sankt Peterburg Cathair Pheadair

erbia

*Beograd Béalgrád

lovakia

*Bratislava An Bhratasláiv

lovenia

*Ljubljana Liúibleána

pain

*Madrid Maidrid

weden

*Stockholm Stócólm

witzerland

*Genève An Ghinéiv

ee also

*List of European exonyms


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