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place names Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''toponyms'' ( proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...
, natively in Latin characters or romanized, with one or two letters.


One-letter place names

* A, a former village in
Kami-Amakusa is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Kami-Amakusa was established on March 31, 2004, from the merger of the towns of Himedo, Matsushima, Ōyano and Ryūgatake (all from Amakusa District). As of April 30, 20 ...
city, Kumamoto, Japan *Á, a farm in
Dalabyggð Dalabyggð () is a municipality located in western Iceland. Its main settlement is Búðardalur. Dalabyggð is an agricultural area. The farm of Hvammur í Dölum, where the poet, historian, and politician Snorri Sturluson was born, belongs ...
municipality, Dalasýsla, Iceland. ''Á'' is Icelandic for "river". *Ά, an eco-hippie community in
Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of t ...
,
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
* D, a river in Oregon, United States. It was also formerly believed to be the world's shortest river. * E, a mountain in Hokkaidō, Japan * E, a river in the
Highlands Highland is a broad term for areas of higher elevation, such as a mountain range or mountainous plateau. Highland, Highlands, or The Highlands, may also refer to: Places Albania * Dukagjin Highlands Armenia * Armenian Highlands Australia * So ...
of Scotland *É, an ancient name for
Dadu River The Dadu River (), known in Tibetan as the Gyelmo Ngul Chu, is a major river located primarily in Sichuan province, southwestern China. The Dadu flows from the eastern Tibetan Plateau into the Sichuan Basin where it joins with the Min River, a ...
in Sichuan, China *H, also known as H Island, an island in Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, in Fairfax County, Virginia *I, a town in Fujian Province, China *Ì, Scottish Gaelic name for island of
Iona Iona (; gd, Ì Chaluim Chille (IPA: �iːˈxaɫ̪ɯimˈçiʎə, sometimes simply ''Ì''; sco, Iona) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though ther ...
, Scotland (also called ''Ì Chaluim Chille'') *L, two lakes in Nebraska both named for their right-angled shape *Ô, a castle near
Mortrée Mortrée () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-Hilaire-la-Gérard was merged into Mortrée.France * O, a river in Devon, England *Ó Street, a street in Terézváros,
Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population o ...
, Hungary * O, a river in Toyama, Japan * Ö, a village in Sweden. Ö is Swedish for "island". * Ø, a hill in Jutland, Denmark. Ø is Danish for "island". *U, a place in Panama * U, a municipality on Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia *Ú, a place in Madagascar *U, a place in Vietnam * Ü, a geographic division and a historical region in Tibet, China * Y, a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the department of Somme, France * Y, a river in the north of Russia. * Y, a former census-designated place in
Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
, United States (recently renamed Susitna North) * Å, a village in
Andøy Andøy is the northernmost municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen archipelago. The main island in the municipality is Andøya. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Andenes. Other villages ...
municipality,
Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
, Norway. ''Å'' is Danish, Norwegian and Swedish for "brook" or "small river". * Å, a village in
Moskenes Moskenes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality comprises the southern part of the island of Moskenesøya in the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Reine. Othe ...
municipality, Nordland, Norway * Å, a village in
Meldal Meldal is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipal ...
municipality,
Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag () was a county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. To the west is the Norw ...
, Norway * Å, a village in
Åfjord Åfjord is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes. Other villages in the municipality include Revsnes, Roan, Bessaker, Harsvika, an ...
municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway * Å, a village in
Ibestad Ibestad ( sme, Ivvárstádik) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Central Hålogaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hamnvik. Some of the other larger ...
municipality, Troms, Norway * Å, a village in
Lavangen Lavangen ( se, Loabák) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tennevoll. Other villages in Lavangen include Fossbakken and Spansdalen (in the inland areas) and ...
municipality, Troms, Norway * Å, a village in
Tranøy Tranøy is a former municipality that was located in the old Troms county, Norway. The municipality is situated on the southern coast of the large island of Senja. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was m ...
municipality, Troms, Norway *Å, a village in
Gloppen Gloppen is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. Gloppen is generally subdivided into three areas: Hyen in the west, Gloppen in the center, and Breim in the east. Each of th ...
municipality, Vestland, Norway *Å, a place in Funen, Denmark * Å, a village in Norrköping municipality, Östergötland, Sweden *Å, a village in Örnsköldsvik municipality, Västernorrland, Sweden *Å, a village in
Kramfors Kramfors () is a locality and the seat of Kramfors Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It had a population of 5,990 inhabitants in 2010. The town grew on the western bank of the Ångerman river in the 19th century as harvested logs w ...
municipality, Västernorrland, Sweden *Å, a village in
Söderhamn Söderhamn is a locality and the seat of Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 11,761 inhabitants in 2010. Sports The biggest local sport is bandy. Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy play in the highest division Elitserien and have ...
municipality, Gävleborg, Sweden *Å, a village in
Uddevalla Uddevalla (old no, Oddevold) is a town and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. In 2015, it had a population of 34 781. It is located at a bay of the south-eastern part of Skagerrak. The beaches of Uddevalla ar ...
municipality, Västra Götaland, Sweden * Ö, a village in Ånge Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden


Two-letter place names

* Aa, a village in Estonia * Aa, a village in South Sulawesi, Indonesia * Aa, several rivers in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland *Aa, a skerry at the entrance to Skelda Voe,
Shetland Islands Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the no ...
, Scotland *Ab, in Madhya Pradesh, India * Ae, a village in
Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the historic counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkc ...
, Scotland * Ág, a village in
Baranya Baranya or Baranja may refer to: * Baranya (region) or Baranja, a region in Hungary and Croatia * Baranya County, a county in modern Hungary * Baranya County (former), a county in the historic Kingdom of Hungary * Baranya, Hungarian name of villag ...
county, Hungary * Ai, a Biblical city in
Canaan Canaan (; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 – ; he, כְּנַעַן – , in pausa – ; grc-bib, Χανααν – ;The current scholarly edition of the Greek Old Testament spells the word without any accents, cf. Septuaginta : id est Vetus Te ...
* Ai, a community in
Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...
, United States * Ai, a community in
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
, United States * Ai, a community in North Carolina, United States * Ai, a community in Ohio, United States * Ai, several rivers in China, Japan, and Taiwan *Áj, Hungarian name for Háj, Slovakia *
Ål Ål is a municipality in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ål. The parish of ''Aal'' wa ...
, a municipality in
Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Harda ...
county, Norway *Ål, a village in
Leksand Leksand () is a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,934 inhabitants in 2010. Sport Leksand is famous for the Leksands IF ice hockey team, who have won 4 Swedish Championships, although the team is curre ...
municipality, Sweden * An, a county in Sichuan, China * Ao, a village in Estonia * Ao, a train station in Hyōgo, Japan * As, a municipality in Limburg province, Belgium *
Aš Aš (; german: Asch) is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Dolní Paseky, Doubrava, Horní Paseky, Kopaniny, Mokřiny, Nebesa, Nový ...
, a town in the
Karlovy Vary Region The Karlovy Vary Region or Carlsbad Region ( cs, Karlovarský kraj, German: ''Karlsbader Region'') is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named afte ...
, Czech Republic * Ås, a municipality in
Akershus Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county ...
county, Norway *Ås, the Swedish name for the Harju quarter of Helsinki, Finland * Ås, a hundred of Västergötland in Sweden * Ås, a village in Västmanland, Sweden * Ås, a village in Jämtland, Sweden * Au, a town in the state of Vorarlberg,
Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous c ...
* Au, a district of the city of Munich, Germany *Au, name of three municipalities in Germany: Au am Rhein, Au (Breisgau) and
Au in der Hallertau The municipality of Au in der Hallertau is located in the north of the district of Freising and in the southern part of the Hallertau, in Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a ...
*Au, name of almost hundred of villages and hamlets in Germany, mostly in
Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
: Au (Sieg) and others * Au, a town in the
Kankan Region The Kankan region now has more than 6,167,904 inhabitants (2021) the most popular region of Guinea The region has five (5) prefectures (Kankan, Kérouané, Kouroussa, Mandiana and Siguiri), 53 sub-prefectures, 5 urban communes, 53 rural commun ...
, Guinea * Au, a municipality in the canton of
St. Gallen St. Gallen or traditionally St Gall, in German; it, San Gallo; rm, Son Gagl) is a Swiss city and the capital of the canton of St. Gallen. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a ...
, Switzerland * Au, a village in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland *Ay, an island in
Banda Sea The Banda Sea ( id, Laut Banda, pt, Mar de Banda, tet, Tasi Banda) is one of four seas that surround the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, connected to the Pacific Ocean, but surrounded by hundreds of islands, including Timor, as well as the Halm ...
, Indonesia *
Aÿ Aÿ (; also Ay) is a former commune in the Marne department in northeastern France. On 1 January 2016 it was merged into the new commune Aÿ-Champagne. Champagne Aÿ is most famous as a centre of the production of Champagne. Aÿ's vineyards ar ...
, a former commune in the department of
Marne Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river * La Marne, a commune in western France *Marne, a legislative constituency (France) Nether ...
, France * Ba, a village in Serbia * Ba, a town in the Ba province of Fiji * Ba, a sub-district in Tha Tum district, Surin Province, Thailand *Bỉ, Vietnamese name for Belgium * Bo, a city in Sierra Leone * Bo, a town in Kim Bôi, Hòa Bình Province, Vietnam *Bo, the Asturian name for the parish of Boo,
Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive ...
, Spain * Bo, a sub-district in
Khlung District Khlung ( th, ขลุง, ) is the southernmost district (''amphoe'') of Chanthaburi province, eastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Laem Sing, Mueang Chanthaburi, Makham, Pong Nam Ron of Cha ...
, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand * Bo, a village in Burkina Faso * Bu, a hamlet on Wyre in the
Orkney Islands Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...
, Scotland * Bû, a commune in the department of Eure-et-Loir, France * By, a village in
Åfjord Åfjord is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes. Other villages in the municipality include Revsnes, Roan, Bessaker, Harsvika, an ...
municipality, Norway * By, a commune in the department of
Doubs Doubs (, ; ; frp, Dubs) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019.Bø, Telemark Bø is a village and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark, but was historically regarded as part of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bø i Telema ...
and
Bø, Nordland Bø is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straume. Other villages in the municipality include Auvåg, the village of Bø, Eidet, G ...
, municipalities in Telemark and
Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
, Norway; also the name of several farms * Bő, a village in Vas county, Hungary * Cả, a river in Vietnam * Ce, a historical kingdom in modern-day Scotland * Ci, a county in Hebei, China * Đà, a river in Vietnam * Di, a town in
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to th ...
*Do, several villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Do (Hadžići) and Do (Trebinje) * Du, a sub-district in Kanthararom District, Sisaket, Thailand * Du, a sub-district in Prang Ku District, Sisaket, Thailand * Du, a sub-district in Rasi Salai District, Sisaket, Thailand * Du, a mountain in Henan province, China *Dú, the
Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
name for Hurcle, a townland in County Meath, Ireland * Đu, a town in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam * Ea, a town in the Basque Country, Spain * Ed, an unincorporated community in Kentucky, US * Ed, a locality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden * Ee, a village in the Noardeast-Fryslân municipality, Friesland, Netherlands * Eg, a town in Afghanistan * Eg, a former farm in Kristiansand, Norway * Ei, a town in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima, Japan * Ei, a train station in Kagoshima, Japan * Eo, river between Galicia and
Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive ...
, Spain * Ep, a community in Kentucky, United States *Ér, Hungarian name for
Ier The Ier or Eriu ( hu, Ér) is a right tributary of the river Barcău (''Berettyó'') in Romania and Hungary. It discharges into the Barcău in Pocsaj. The Andrid Dam is constructed on this river. The Ier flows through the villages Mihăieni, ...
river, Romania *
Eš Eš (german: Esche) is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70 inhabitants. Eš lies approximately west of Pelhřimov, west of Jihlava, and south-east of Prague Pra ...
, a village and municipality in the Vysočina Region, Czech Republic * Eu, a commune in the department of Seine-Maritime, France * Fa, a commune in the department of
Aude Aude (; ) is a department in Southern France, located in the Occitanie region and named after the river Aude. The departmental council also calls it " Cathar Country" ( French: ''Pays cathare'') after a group of religious dissidents active i ...
, France * Fi, a town in Segou city in Mali * Fu, a county in Shaanxi, China *Fu, a village in Mora Municipality, Sweden * Gu, a county in Shanxi, China * Gy, a commune in the department of Haute-Saône, France * Gy, a municipality in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland * Ha, a town in Paro, Paro District,
Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...
* Hå, a municipality in Rogaland, Norway *He, a farm in
Nord-Odal Nord-Odal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Odalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sand. Other villages in the municipality include Knapper and Mo. Th ...
municipality, Norway * He, a county in
Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...
, China * Ho, a town in Ghana * Ho, a village in Jutland, Denmark * Hồ, a town in Thuận Thành,
Bắc Ninh Bắc Ninh () is a city in the northern part of Vietnam and is the capital of Bắc Ninh province. The city is the cultural, administrative and commercial center of the province. The city area is 82.60 square km, with a population of 501,199 in N ...
, Vietnam *Hø, a farm in Inderøy municipality, Norway * Hu, a county in Shaanxi, China * Ib, a railway town in India * Ie, an island and village in Okinawa, Japan *Ie, old Irish name for the Scottish island of
Iona Iona (; gd, Ì Chaluim Chille (IPA: �iːˈxaɫ̪ɯimˈçiʎə, sometimes simply ''Ì''; sco, Iona) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though ther ...
or ''Ì'' (or ''Ì Chaluim Chille'') * If, an island and fortress in southern France * Ig, a settlement and municipality in Slovenia * Ii, a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland * Ii, a train station in Yamaguchi, Japan * IJ, a double lake in the Netherlands (the digraph IJ is sometimes considered a single letter in Dutch, so this could also be seen as a one-letter name) * Ik, a river in
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eight ...
* Iž, an island in Croatia * Io, innermost moon of Jupiter * Io, an island in
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipa ...
, Norway * Io, alternative name of an island in the Aegean, Greece * Ip, a village in Sălaj County, Romania *Is, a village in Nizhniy Tura gorsovet of
Sverdlovskaya Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as S ...
Oblast,
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eight ...
* Iž, an island in Croatia * Ji, a county in Shanxi, China * Ji, a county in Tianjin, China * Ju, a county in Shandong, China *Ka, a farm in
Østre Toten Østre Toten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lena. Other villages in the municipality include Kapp, Kolbu, Kraby ...
municipality, Norway * Ko, a village and subdistrict in Li District, Lamphun, Thailand *Kő, the Hungarian name for Kamenac, a village in Kneževi Vinogradi municipality, Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia * Kō, a train station in
Aichi is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture an ...
, Japan * Ku, a sub-district in Prang Ku District, Sisaket, Thailand *La, a farm in
Sykkylven Sykkylven is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Aure. Other villages in the municipality include Ikornnes, Straumgjerde, and Tusvik. The munici ...
municipality, Norway *Lå, a farm in
Ål Ål is a municipality in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ål. The parish of ''Aal'' wa ...
municipality, Norway *La, a river in Vietnam * Lâ, a town in
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to th ...
*Le, a farm in
Vik Vik (Old Norse: vík) means wick or bay in Norwegian and Swedish (''vig'' in Danish), and it may refer to the following: Places Iceland * Vík í Mýrdal, a village in southern Iceland Iran * Vik, Iran, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran Norway ...
, Norway * Le, a sub-district in Kapong District, Phang Nga, Thailand *Lé, the
Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
name for Lea, a parish in Ireland * Li, a county in Gansu, China * Li, a county in Hebei, China * Li, a county in Hunan, China * Li, a county in Sichuan, China * Li, a mountain located in the northeast of Xi'an in Shaanxi Province, China where the tomb of the First Emperor is located. * Li, a village in
Sokndal Sokndal is the southernmost municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hauge. Other villages in Sokndal include Li, Rekefjord ...
municipality, Norway * Li, a district in Lamphun Province, Thailand * Lo, a town in West Flanders, Belgium *Lo, name of several farms in Norway * Lo, a sub-district in
Chun District Chun ( th, จุน, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Phayao province in northern Thailand. History Chun District dates back to an ancient city named Wiang Lo, which is of similar age as ''Mueang'' Phayao. Geography Neighboring districts are (f ...
, Phayao, Thailand *Lo, a village in Di Department, Burkina Faso *
Lô Lô is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cheikh Lô (born 1955), Senegalese musician * Ismaël Lô (born 1956), Senegalese musician * Maodo Lô (born 1992), German basketball player See also * LO (disambiguation) * Saint-L ...
, a river in the North of Vietnam *Lø, farm in
Vindafjord Vindafjord is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. Since 2005, the administrative centre of the municipality has been the village of Ølensjøen (prior to that time it was the village o ...
municipality, Norway * Lu, a municipality in Piedmont, Italy * Lu, a county in Sichuan, China * Lü, a village in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland *Lú, the
Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
name for
Louth Louth may refer to: Australia * Hundred of Louth, a cadastral unit in South Australia * Louth, New South Wales, a town * Louth Bay, a bay in South Australia **Louth Bay, South Australia, a town and locality Canada * Louth, Ontario Ireland * Co ...
, a village and county in Ireland *Lủ, a village in Hanoi, Vietnam * Ma, a river in Vietnam *Me, a town in Gia Viễn,
Ninh Bình Ninh Bình () is a small city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ninh Bình Province. Geography Ninh Bình Province is located in northern Vietnam comprising 48 square kilometres; the 2007 city population was 130,51 ...
, Vietnam * Mo, a village in
Modalen Modalen is a municipality in the Nordhordland district in the central part of Vestland county in Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mo. The other main village in the municipality is Øvre Helland. Most of th ...
municipality,
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipa ...
, Norway * Mo, a sub-district in Kapong District, Phang Nga, Thailand * Mu, a river in
Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
*Mù (''Mö'' in the local dialect), a village in the
Edolo Edolo ( Camunian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy, located in the upper Camonica valley. Edolo is neighbour to the comuni of Corteno Golgi, Incudine, Lovero, Malonno, Monno, Ponte di Legno, ...
municipality of Lombardy, Italy * My, a village in Liège province, Belgium * Nå, a village in
Ullensvang Ullensvang is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre is the town of Odda. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Lofthus, Utne, Vikebygd ...
municipality, Norway * Ne, a municipality in Liguria, Italy * Ni, a river of New Caledonia * Ni, a river in Virginia, United States * No, a village in Denmark * No, a lake in South Sudan * Ny, a municipality in Luxembourg province, Belgium * Oa, a river in
Meldal Meldal is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipal ...
municipality, Norway * Oa, a peninsula on the island of Islay in the
Inner Hebrides The Inner Hebrides (; Scottish Gaelic: ''Na h-Eileanan a-staigh'', "the inner isles") is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, whic ...
, Scotland * Ob, a town in
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eight ...
* Ob, a major river in Russia, and the seventh-longest river in the world * Ob, a gulf in Russia *Öd, several small villages in different municipalities in
Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
, Germany *Oe, a village on Yeongheung island, Incheon city, Korea * Ōe, a town in Yamagata, Japan * Ōe, a former town in Kyoto, Japan * Ōe, a train station in Kyoto, Japan * Ōe, a train station in
Aichi is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture an ...
, Japan * Oe, a train station in Nagasaki, Japan *Oe, a town in Liège city in
Walloon Region Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...
, Belgium * Of, a town in the province of Trabzon, Turkey * Og, a river in Wiltshire, England * Oi, a sub-district in Pong District, Phayao, Thailand * Ōi, a town in Ōi District, Fukui, Japan * Ōi, a town in Kanagawa, Japan * Ōi, a former town in Saitama, Japan * Ok, a shield volcano located in highlands above
Borgarfjörður Borgarfjörður () is a fjord in the west of Iceland near the town of Borgarnes. Although the waters of Borgarfjörður appear calm, the fjord has significant undercurrents and shallows. The many flat islands lying in the fjord are for the most ...
, in the west of Iceland * O K, a community in Kentucky, United States * Om, a river in Russia * Øm, a town on the island of Zealand, Denmark * Øn, a village in
Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane (; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a county in western Norway, when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland, the co ...
county, Norway * Oô, a commune in the department of Haute-Garonne, France * Or, original name of Isthmus of Perekop in Ukraine *Ör, a district in
Sundbyberg Sundbyberg Municipality (''Sundbybergs kommun'' or ''Sundbybergs stad'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, just north of the capital Stockholm. Sundbyberg is wholly within the Stockholm urban area and has a 100% urban p ...
municipality, Sweden * Őr, a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Hungary * Os, a municipality in Hedmark, Norway * Os, a municipality in
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipa ...
, Norway * Oś, a village in
Kluczbork County __NOTOC__ Kluczbork County ( pl, powiat kluczborski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ...
, Poland * Ōu, a mountain range in Japan * Ox, a mountain range in Ireland * Oy, a municipality in
Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
, Germany * Oz, a commune in the department of
Isère Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.Oz, a community in Kentucky, United States *Pa, a village in Nouna Department in
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to th ...
* Pâ, a town in
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to th ...
* Pi, a town in Catalonia, Spain * Pi, a county in Sichuan, China * Po, a river in Italy * Po, a river in Virginia, United States * Po, a sub-district in
Wiang Kaen District Wiang Kaen ( th, เวียงแก่น; ) is the easternmost district (''amphoe'') of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. History Historically, the area was ''Mueang'' Wiang Kaen, on the Ngao River. It was founded about the same time o ...
, Chiang Rai, Thailand * Po, a sub-district in Bueng Bun District, Sisaket, Thailand *
Pô Pô is a city in southern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the province of Nahouri. The main ethnic group (making about 60% of the inhabitants) is the Kasséna, a group close to the Gurunsi. It is said to have been founded in around 1500 a ...
, a city in
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to th ...
* Pu, a county in Shanxi, China * Py, a commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, France * Qi, a county in
Kaifeng Kaifeng () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and is best known for having been the Chinese capital during the Nor ...
, Henan, China * Qi, a county in
Hebi Hebi ( ; postal: Hopi) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, China. Situated in mountainous terrain at the edge of the Shanxi plateau, Hebi is about south of Anyang, northeast of Xinxiang and north of Kaifeng. As of the 20 ...
, Henan, China * Qi, a county in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China * Qu, a county in Sichuan, China *Ra, a farm in Borre municipality, Norway *Rå, a farm in Ringerike municipality, Norway * Re, a village in the region of Piedmont, Italy * Re, a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway * Ré, an island in
Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime () is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle. As of 2019, it had a population of 651,358 with an area of 6,864 square ki ...
department, France * Ri, a commune in the department of
Orne Orne (; nrf, Ôrne or ) is a département in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne. It had a population of 279,942 in 2019.Ro, an island near
Kastelorizo Kastellorizo or Castellorizo (; el, Καστελλόριζο, Kastellórizo), officially Megisti ( ''Megísti''), is a Greek island and municipality of the Dodecanese in the Eastern Mediterranean.Bertarelli, 131 It lies roughly off the south ...
, Greece * Ro, a municipality in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy *Ro, name of several farms in Norway * Ru, a village in the municipality of
Vilasantar Vilasantar is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Betanzos. Geography Vilasantar is located in the south of the comarca of Betanzos. It is bo ...
, Galicia, Spain * Ry, a town in central Jutland, Denmark * Ry, a commune in the department of Seine-Maritime, France * Sa, a sub-district in Chiang Muan District, Phayao, Thailand * Sâ, a town in
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to th ...
* Sé, several places, including Brazil, Hungary and Portugal * Si, a county in Anhui, China * Si, a sub-district in
Khun Han District Khun Han ( th, ขุนหาญ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand. History In 1958 the minor district Khun Han (then still spelled ขุนหาร) was upgraded to a full district. ...
, Sisaket, Thailand *Sí, the
Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
name for Shee, a townland in County Monaghan, Ireland * So, a sub-district in So Phisai District, Bueng Kan, Thailand *Só, Hungarian name for Tuzla,
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and He ...
* Su, a village in the municipality of
Riner ''For people with the surname, see Riner (surname).'' Riner is a village in the province of Lleida Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lérida ) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida. Geographically, it ...
, Catalonia , Spain * Sy, a commune in the department of Ardennes, France * Sy, a municipality in Liège province, Belgium * Ta, a sub-district in Khun Tan District, Chiang Rai, Thailand * Ta, a river in Virginia, United States * Ta, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * TB, a community in Maryland, United States * Ti, a settlement in Oklahoma, United States *Tô, village in
Toma Department Toma is a department or commune of Nayala Province in western Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Toma. According to the 2019 census the department has a total population of 39,109. Towns and villages * Toma (15,851 inhabitants) (capital) ...
, Burkina Faso *Tu, a mountain in Cao County, Shandong Province * Tu, a city in Japan. ''Tu'' is in
Kunrei-shiki romanization is the Cabinet-ordered romanization system for transcribing the Japanese language into the Latin alphabet. Its name is rendered ''Kunreisiki rômazi'' in the system itself. Kunrei-shiki is sometimes known as the Monbushō system in English ...
and ''Tsu'' in Hepburn romanization is more common. (Other than
Mount E is an active stratovolcano of the Kameda peninsula, which is itself part of the larger Oshima Peninsula. It is in the rural, eastern region of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. Mount E is part of Esan Prefectural Natural Park. Geology Mount E consis ...
this is the shortest place name in Japan in both Japanese phonology and orthography. All other Japanese place names in this section require at least two kana.) * Ub, a town in Serbia * Ui, a town in Republic of Korea *Ug, short name for Tiszaug, Hungary * Ul, a parish in the Oliveira de Azeméis municipality in Portugal *Ul, a beach in Punta Križa, Croatia * Ur, ancient city in Mesopotamia * Ur, a town in Catalonia, Spain * Ur, a commune in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, France * Us, a commune in the department of Val-d'Oise, France * Uz, a commune in the department of
Hautes-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées (; Gascon/Occitan: ''Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus'' awts piɾeˈnɛʊs es, Altos Pirineos; ca, Alts Pirineus alts piɾiˈneʊs English: Upper Pyrenees) is a department in the region of Occitania, southwestern France. ...
, France * Uz, river and valley in Romania * Ūz, a village in Iran * Uz, Kentucky (the shortest name in Kentucky) * Ve, a village in Norway * Ve, a group of skerries off Papa Stour in the
Shetland Islands Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the no ...
, Scotland * Vi, a village near Sundsvall in Sweden * Vò, a municipality in the region of Veneto, Italy * Vò, a village in Lạc Thủy, Hòa Bình, Vietnam * Vy, a town in
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to th ...
* Wa, a municipality in Ghana * Wu, a region in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces of China *, a hamlet in Luxembourg province, Belgium * Xi, a county in Shanxi, China * Xi, a county in Henan, China *Xy, a commune in Hướng Hóa, Quảng Trị, Vietnam * Yb, two villages and a municipality in Komi in Russia * Ye, a town in
Mon State Mon State ( my, မွန်ပြည်နယ်, ; mnw, တွဵုရးဍုင်မန်, italics=no) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It lies between Kayin State to the east, the Andaman Sea to the west, Bago Region to the ...
, Burma * Ye, a county in Henan, China * Ye, a village on the island of Lanzarote, Spain * Yé, department and town in Burkina Faso * Yi, a name of three counties in Hebei, Liaoning and Anhui, China * Yí, a river in Uruguay * Y P, a desert in the western United States * Ys, a mythological city in
Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...
* Yu, a county in Hebei, China * Yu, a county in Shanxi, China * Yu, a river on the north of Russia * Yū, a former town, now district in
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. History Iwakuni was formerly the castle town of the Iwakuni han, which was formed by Lord Hiroie Kikkawa after he was banished there for supporting the defeated shōgun. The Kikkawa clan rule ...
, Japan *Zu, a village in
Badakhshan Province Badakhshan Province (Persian/ Uzbek: , ''Badaxšān'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lower ...
,
Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...


See also

* List of long place names * Long place names in English *
W National Park The W National Park (french: Parc national du W) or W Regional Park (french: W du Niger, links=no) is a major national park in West Africa around a meander in the River Niger shaped like the letter W (french: double v, links=no). The park inclu ...
, a national park intersecting in
Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...
, Niger, and
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to th ...


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