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cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

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town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an o ...

s whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. ''see also:''

Geographical renaming Geographical renaming is the changing of the name of a geographical feature or area. This can range from the change of a street name to a change to the name of a country. Some names are changed locally but the new names are not recognised by oth ...

, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States

Afghanistan

* Alexandria Ariana →

Herat Herāt (; Persian: ) is an oasis city and the third-largest city of Afghanistan. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 574,276, and serves as the capital of Herat Province, situated south of the Paropamisus Mountains (''Selseleh-ye Safē ...

* Alexandria Arachosia →

Kandahar Kandahar (; Kandahār, , Qandahār) is a city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of . It is Afghanistan's second largest city after Kabul, with a population of about 614,118. It is the c ...

* Alexandria in Opiania →

Ghazni Ghazni ( prs, غزنی, ps, غزني), historically known as Ghaznain () or Ghazna (), also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana ( gr, Αλεξάνδρεια Ωπιανή), is a city in southeastern Afghanistan ...

* Alexandria on the Oxus →

Ai-Khanoum Ai-Khanoum (, meaning ''Lady Moon''; uz, Oyxonim) is the archaeological site of a Hellenistic city in Takhar Province, Afghanistan. The city, whose original name is unknown, was probably founded by an early ruler of the Seleucid Empire and se ...

* Bactra →

Balkh ), named for its green-tiled ''Gonbad'' ( prs, گُنبَد, dome), in July 2001 , pushpin_map=Afghanistan#Bactria#West Asia , pushpin_relief=yes , pushpin_label_position=bottom , pushpin_mapsize=300 , pushpin_map_caption=Location in Afghanistan ...

* Adina Pur →

Jalalabad Jalalabad (; Dari/ ps, جلال‌آباد, ) is the fifth-largest city of Afghanistan. It has a population of about 356,274, and serves as the capital of Nangarhar Province in the eastern part of the country, about from the capital Kabul. Jala ...

Algeria

*Ikosium → Icosium →

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques d ...

*Géryville →

El Bayadh El Bayadh () is a municipality of Algeria. It is the capital of El Bayadh Province. This town was known as ''Géryville'' during the French colonization of Algeria. Geography The Ksour Range is a mountainous A mountain is an elevated po ...

*Cirta → Constantine *

Hippo Regius Hippo Regius (also known as Hippo or Hippone) is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba, Algeria. It historically served as an important city for the Phoenicians, Berbers, Romans, and Vandals. Hippo was the capital city of the Vandal Kin ...

→ Bône →

Annaba Annaba ( ar, عنّابة, "Place of the Jujubes"; ber, Aânavaen), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River ...

*Rusicade → Philippeville → Skikda *Castellum Tingitanum → Orléansville → El Asnam →

Chlef Chlef ( ar, الشلف, Berber: Clef) is the capital of Chlef Province, Algeria. Located in the north of Algeria, west of the capital, Algiers, it was founded in 1843, as Orléansville, on the ruins of Roman ''Castellum Tingitanum''. In 1962, i ...

*Malaca → Calama →

Guelma Guelma ( ar, قالمة ''Qālima''; arq, ڨالمة; Algerian pronunciation: ) is the capital of Guelma Province and Guelma District, located in north-eastern Algeria, about 65 kilometers from the Mediterranean coast. Its location correspo ...

*Colomb-Béchar → Béchar *Saint André de Mers-el-Kébir → Mers-el-Kébir *

Saldae Saldae was an important port city in the ancient Roman Empire, located at today's Béjaïa (in Kabylia, eastern Algeria). It was generally a crossroads between eastern and western segments of Northern Africa, from the time of Carthage to the end o ...

→ Bougie →

Béjaïa Béjaïa (; ; ar, بجاية‎, Latn, ar, Bijāya, ; kab, Bgayet, Vgayet), formerly Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean port city and commune on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. Béjaïa is ...

*Fort Laperrine →

Tamanrasset Tamanrasset (; ar, تامنراست), also known as Tamanghasset or Tamenghest, is an oasis city and capital of Tamanrasset Province in southern Algeria, in the Ahaggar Mountains. It is the chief city of the Algerian Tuareg. It is located an alt ...

Angola

* Amboim → Cabela, Angola → Gabela, Angola * Cabinda → Tchiowa (proposed) *Carmona →

Uíge Uíge ( kg, Wizidi), formerly Carmona, is a provincial capital city in northwestern Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , rel ...

(1975) *

Concelho Concelho () is the Portuguese-language term for municipality, referring to the territorial subdivision in local government. In comparison, the word ''município'' () refers to the organs of State. This differentiation is still in use in Portugal ...

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Caconda Caconda is a town and a municipality in the province of Huíla, Angola. The municipality had a population of 167,820 in 2014. It is located the Plano Alto region, approximately 280 km North of Lubango, the provincial capital city, and ap ...

(1975) * Henrique de Carvalho → Saurimo (1975) *

Huambo Huambo, formerly Nova Lisboa (English: ''New Lisbon''), is the third-most populous city in Angola, after the capital city Luanda and Lubango, with a population of 595,304 in the city and a population of 713,134 in the municipality of Huambo (Cens ...

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Nova Lisboa A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramat ...

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(1975) *Loanda →

Luanda Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seapo ...

(1975) *Moçâmedes → Namibe (1985) →

Moçâmedes Moçâmedes is a city in southwestern Angola, capital of Namibe Province. The city's current population is 255,000 (2014 census). Founded in 1840 by the Portuguese colonial administration, the city was named Namibe between 1985 and 2016. Moç� ...

(2016) * Novo Redondo →

Sumbe Sumbe, formerly Novo Redondo, is a city located in west central Angola. It is the administrative capital of Cuanza Sul Province. In 2014 its population was 279,968. Climate The city has a dry tropical climate. The hottest temperatures are from ...

(1975) * Kissonde → Benguela → Benguela Velha → Porto Amboim (1923) → Gunza/ Porto Gabela (proposed) * Porto Alexandre → Tombwe/ Tombua *Sá da Bandeira →

Lubango Lubango, formerly known as Sá da Bandeira, is a municipality in Angola, capital of the Huíla Province, with a population of 914,456 in 2022. The city center had a population of 600,751 in 2014 making it the second-most populous city in Angola a ...

*São Salvador →

M'banza-Kongo Mbanza-Kongo (, , or , known as São Salvador in Portuguese language, Portuguese from 1570 to 1975), is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province with a population of 148,000 (2014). Mbanza Kongo (properly Mbanza Koongo or Kôngo in m ...

(1975) *Santa Comba →

Waku-Kungo Uaco Cungo (before 1975 Santa Comba, also Waco Kungo or Cela) is a town, with a population of 90,000 (2014),Citypopulati ...

(1975) * Santo António do Zaire → Soyo * Serpa Pinto →

Menongue Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, is a town, a municipality, and the capital of Cuando Cubango Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 320,914 in 2014. It is one of the four municipalities in Angola whose inhabitants are predominan ...

(1975) *Silva Porto → Kuito/ Cuito (1975) * Teixeira da Silva →

Bailundo Bailundo (pre-1975 Vila Teixeira da Silva) is a municipality, with a population of 294,494 (2014), and a town, with a population of 70,481 (2014), in the province of Huambo, Angola. In the 1990s, Bailundo was the location of the headquarters of ...

* Teixeira de Sousa → Luau (1975) * Vila Luso → Luena (1975) *

Vila Robert Williams Vila Robert Williams (now Caála) was a town in Huambo province of Angola, in the then Portuguese Angola (before 1975). The town of Robert Williams was just west of Nova Lisboa (now Huambo) and was remarkable for huge outcroppings of boulder ...

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Caála Caála is a town and a municipality located 23 km west of the city of Huambo, in the namesake province in Angola. It was known as Vila Robert Williams while Angola was a Portuguese colony, after the famous railroad developer and mining mag ...

(1975) * Vila Salazar → N'dalatando (1974)

Argentina

*La Plata → Ciudad Eva Perón →

La Plata La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the , it has a population of 654,324 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 787,294 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from th ...

*Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María del Buen Aire →

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

Armenia

*Akhta →

Hrazdan Hrazdan ( hy, Հրազդան), is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Kotayk Province, located northeast of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 41,875. I ...

*Alagyoz → Tsakhkahovit → Aragats (1950) *Artashat → Verin Ghamarlu →

Artashat Artashat ( hy, Արտաշատ); Hellenized as Artaxata ( el, Ἀρτάξατα) and Artaxiasata ( grc, Ἀρταξιάσατα), was a large commercial city and the capital of ancient Armenia during the reign of king Artaxias I; the founder of t ...

(1962) *Dadakishlag → Akhundov →

Punik Pyunik ( hy, Փյունիկ) is a town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It is part of the community of Artavaz village. Pyunik is a popular summer resort with several hotels and sports facilities. Population According to Statistical Committe ...

*Davalou → Ararat (1935) *Dyuzkand →

Akhuryan Akhuryan ( hy, , translit=Axuryan), is a major village and rural community (municipality) in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 7,113 as per the 2011 official census down from 9,696 a ...

(1950) *Karaklis → Kirovakan (1935) →

Vanadzor Vanadzor ( hy, Վանաձոր) is an urban municipal community and the third-largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 cen ...

(1993) *Krasnoselsk → Chambarak (1993) *Kumayri → Alexandropol (1840) → Leninakan (1924) →

Gyumri Gyumri ( hy, Գյումրի, ) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city w ...

(1990) *Kyavar → Novo-Bayazet/Nor Bayazet (1830) → Kamo (1959) → Gavar (1996) *Lusavan →

Charentsavan Charentsavan ( hy, Չարենցավան), is a town and urban municipal community in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1947 as ''Lusavan'', and renamed in 1967 after the poet Yeghishe Charents. According to the 2011 census, the p ...

(1967) *Nerkin Karanlough → Martuni (1926) *Sardarapat → Hoktemberyan (1932) → Armavir (1992) *Soylan →

Vayk Vayk ( hy, Վայք) is a town and the center of the Vayk Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in southern Armenia. As per the 2016 official estimate, Vayk had a population of around 4,700. However, as of the 2011 census, the population of ...

(1994) *Nubarashen → Sovetashen →

Nubarashen Nubarashen ( hy, Նուբարաշեն վարչական շրջան, translit=Nubarashen Varchagan Shrchan), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is situated at the southeastern part of the city. It is bordered by Shen ...

*Vagharshapat →

Echmiadzin Vagharshapat ( hy, Վաղարշապատ ) is the 4th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about west of the capital Yerevan, and north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is comm ...

(1941) → Vagharshapat (1991) *Vorontsovka → Kalinino (1937) →

Tashir Tashir ( hy, Տաշիր) is a town and urban municipal community located in Lori Province at the north of Armenia, near the border with Georgia. It is located 42 km north of the provincial centre Vanadzor and 154 north of the capital Ye ...

(1991)

Australia

*Ballaarat →

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Within months of Vi ...

(VIC) *Bearbrass →

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ...

(VIC) *Belfast →

Port Fairy Port Fairy (historically known as Belfast) is a coastal town in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne, west of Warrnambool and west of Melbourne, at the point where the Moyne River enters the ...

(VIC) *Bendigo's Creek → Sandhurst →

Bendigo Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban populat ...

(VIC) *Blackman's Flat → Orange (NSW) *Bryan Creek Crossing →

Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern ...

(VIC) *Currajong → Parkes (NSW) *Dumbletown →

Beverly Hills Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. A notable and historic suburb of Greater Los Angeles, it is in a wealthy area immediately southwest of the Hollywood Hills, approximately northwest of downtown Los Angeles. ...

(NSW) *Emerald Hill →

South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at ...

(VIC) *Emu Bay →

Burnie Burnie is a port city on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827, it was named Emu Bay, being renamed after William Burnie, a director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, in the early 1840s. , Burnie had an urban popu ...

(TAS) *Flooding Creek → Sale (VIC) *Germanton → Holbrook (NSW) *Hummock Hill →

Whyalla Whyalla was founded as "Hummocks Hill", and was known by that name until 1916. It is the fourth most populous city in the Australian state of South Australia after Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Gawler and along with Port Pirie and Port Augusta ...

(SA) *Limestone Station →

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...

(QLD) *Mayday Hills →

Beechworth Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s. At the , Beechworth had a population of 3,859. Beechworth's many histor ...

(NSW) *McGuire's Punt → Sheppardtown →

Shepparton Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparto ...

(VIC) *Mobilong → Murray Bridge (SA) *Newcastle → Toodyay (WA) *Port Darwin → Palmerston → Darwin (NT) *Stuart →

Alice Springs Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' A ...

(NT)

Austria

*Fucking → Fugging (1836) *Fucking → Fugging (2021) *Mattersdorf →

Mattersburg Mattersburg (; formerly ''Mattersdorf'', hu, Nagymarton, Croatian: ''Matrštof'') is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the District of Mattersburg and was home to former Bundesliga football team, SV Mattersburg. ...

(1926)

Azerbaijan

* Mardakert → Ağdərə (1991, change not recognized by the

Republic of Artsakh Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh controls a part of the former ...

which controls this city) *Aşağı Ağcakənd → Şaumyanovsk (1938) → Aşağı Ağcakənd (1990) *Astraxan-Bazar →

Cəlilabad Cəlilabad () (also, Astrakhanka, Astrakhan-Bazar until 1967 ) is a city in and the capital of the Jalilabad District of Azerbaijan. The city is named after Jalil Mammadguluzadeh Jalil Huseyngulu oghlu Mammadguluzadeh ( az, Cəlil Məmmədqu ...

(1967) *Beyləqan → Zhdanov (1939) → Beyləqan (1991) *Biləsuvar → Puşkino (1938) → Biləsuvar (1991) *Dəvəçi → Şabran (2010) *Duvannı → Sanqaçal *Gəncə → Elisabethpol (1805) → Gandzha (1918) → Kirovabad (1935) → Gäncä →

Ganja, Azerbaijan Ganja (; az, Gəncə ) is Azerbaijan's third largest city, with a population of around 335,600.Azərbaycan Respublikası. — 2. Azərbaycan Respublikasının iqtisadi və inzibati rayonları. — 2.4. Azərbaycan Respublikasının iqtisadi və ...

(1989) *Goranboy → Qasım-İsmayılov (1938) → Goranboy (1990) *Helenendorf → Yelenino → Xanlar (1938) → Göygöl (2008) *Karyagino → Füzuli (1959) *Xonaşen → Martuni → Xocavənd (1991, change not recognized by the

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh controls a part of the former N ...

which controls this city) *Noraşen → İliç vsk→ Şərur (1991) *Petropavlovka → Petropavlovsk → Sabirabad (1931) *Port-Ilich → Liman (1999) *Prishib → Göytəpə *Qutqaşen → Qəbələ (1991) *Şəki → Nuxa (1840) → Şəki (1968) *Şəmkir → Şamxor →

Şəmkir Shamkir ( az, Şəmkir), known historically as Annenfeld, is a city in and the capital of Shamkir District in western Azerbaijan, located in the northern foothills of the Lesser Caucasus, on the coast of the Chagirchay River on Tbilisi-Yevlakh h ...

(1991) *Tərtər → Mir-Bəşir (1949) → Tərtər (1991) *Traubenfeld → Vinogradnoe Pole → Tovuz *Vartaşen → Oğuz (1991) *Xankəndi → Stepanakert (1923) → Xankəndi (1991, change not recognized by the

which controls this city) *Yelizavetinka → Lüksemburq →

Ağstafa Agstafa ( az, Ağstafa) is a town, municipality (assigned in 1941) and the capital of the Aghstafa District of Azerbaijan. Agstafa district was established in 1939, abolished in 1959 and merged with Gazakh district, became an independent distric ...

(1939) *Yeni Şamaxı → Ağsu *Zubovka → Əli-Bayramlı (1938) → Şirvan (2008) *Pirçivan → Zəngilan (1957)

Bangladesh

Jahangir Nagar Jahangir Nagar () is the former name of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was named after Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Name In 1608, Dhaka was announced by ''Subedar Islam Khan'' as the capital of '' Mughal Bangla''. He christened it as ''Jahangir Nagar'' (City ...

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Dacca Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

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Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest ...

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in ...

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Chattogram Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

Barisal Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Di ...

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Barishal Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Di ...

Jessore Jessore ( bn, যশোর, jôshor, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District situated in Khulna Division. It is situated in the south-western part of Bangladesh. It is the administrative centre (headquarter) of the eponymous district ...

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Jashore Jessore ( bn, যশোর, jôshor, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District situated in Khulna Division. It is situated in the south-western part of Bangladesh. It is the administrative centre (headquarter) of the eponymous district ...

Comilla Comilla (; bn, কুমিল্লা, Kumillā, ), officially spelled Cumilla, is the fifth largest city of Bangladesh and second largest in Chittagong division. It is the administrative centre of the Comilla District. The name Comilla was ...

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Cumilla Comilla (; bn, কুমিল্লা, Kumillā, ), officially spelled Cumilla, is the fifth largest city of Bangladesh and second largest in Chittagong division. It is the administrative centre of the Comilla District. The name Comilla was ...

Bogra Bogra ( bn, বগুড়া), officially known as Bogura, is a major city located in Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The city is a major commercial hub in Northern Bangladesh. It is the second largest city in Rajshahi Divi ...

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Bogura Bogra ( bn, বগুড়া), officially known as Bogura, is a major city located in Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The city is a major commercial hub in Northern Bangladesh. It is the second largest city in Rajshahi Divi ...

Belarus

*Berestie (historical Ruthenian name) → Brześć Litewski (Polish name) → Brest-Litovsk (Russian name since 19th century as transcribed from Polish) → Brest

Belgium

* Charnoy →

Charleroi Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593.

(1666)

Bolivia

* Charará → General Eugenio Alejandrino Garay (1955) * Fortín General Camacho / Fortín López de Filippis → Mariscal José Félix Estigarribia (1944)

Botswana

* Gaberones →

Gaborone Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Gaboron ...

(1969)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Bosanska Dubica →

Kozarska Dubica Kozarska Dubica ( sr-cyrl, Козарска Дубица), previously known as Bosanska Dubica ( sr-cyrl, Босанска Дубица) is a town and municipality located in northern Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 20 ...

(1992) * Bosanska Gradiška → Gradiška * Bosanska Kostajnica → Kostajnica * Bosanski Brod → Brod * Bosanski Novi → Novi Grad * Bosanski Šamac → Šamac * Bosansko Petrovo Selo → Petrovo * Delminium → Županjac → Županj-potok → Županjac → Duvno → Tomislavgrad → Duvno →

Tomislavgrad Tomislavgrad (), also known by its former name Duvno (), is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It mainly covers an area of the historical and geographica ...

Drvar Drvar (, ) is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 2013 census registered the municipality as having a population of 7,036. It is situated in western Bos ...

→ Titov Drvar (1981) → Drvar (1991) * Hvoča → Foča → Srbinje →

Foča Foča ( sr-Cyrl, Фоча, ) is a town and a municipality located in Republika Srpska in south-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the banks of Drina river. As of 2013, the town has a population of 12,234 inhabitants, while the municipality has 1 ...

* Novi Travnik → Pucarevo (1980 - 1992) → Novi Travnik * Skender Vakuf → Kneževo

Brazil

*Adolfo Konder →

Vidal Ramos Vidal Ramos is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. History Vidal Ramos received city status by state law No. 272 in December 1956, with territory taken from the neighbouring municipality of Brusque. ...

*Embu → Embu das Artes *Hamônia → Ibirama *Hansa Humboldt →

Corupá Corupá is a municipality of the state of Santa Catarina, located in the South Region of Brazil. It has approximately 16,000 inhabitants distributed over 407 km². It is located in the Valley Itapocu near Joinville. Its economy is based on ...

*Jabaeté → Viana *Neu-Zürich → Dalbérgia → Neu Breslau → Presidente Getúlio *Nossa Senhora do Desterro →

Florianópolis Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a populat ...

*Nova Danzig → Cambé *Filipeia de Nossa Senhora das Neves → Paraíba → João Pessoa *Porto dos Casais →

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fif ...

*Presidente Soares → Alto Jequitibá *São José da Barra do Rio Negro →

Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...

*São José del Rey →

Tiradentes Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (; 12 November 1746 – 21 April 1792), known as Tiradentes (), was a leading member of the colonial Brazilian revolutionary movement known as Inconfidência Mineira, whose aim was full independence from Po ...

*Veado → Siqueira Campos → Guaçuí *Vila do Espírito Santo → Vila Velha *Vila Nova do Espírito Santo → Vitória *Vila Rica →

Ouro Preto Ouro Preto (, ''Black Gold''), formerly Vila Rica (, ''Rich Village''), is a city in and former capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains and designated a World H ...

*São Salvador → Bahia →

Salvador, Brazil Salvador (English language, English: ''Savior'') is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality and capital city of the Brazilian state, state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Braz ...

Brunei

*Brunei Town (''Bandar Brunei'') →

Bandar Seri Begawan Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB; Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان; ) is the capital city of Brunei. It is officially a municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei-Muara District, the s ...

(1970) *Brooketon → Muara *Padang Berawa →

Seria Seria () is a town in Belait District, Brunei, about west from the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The total population was 3,625 in 2016. It was where oil was first struck in Brunei in 1929 and has since become a centre for the count ...

Bulgaria

* Ratiaria → Archar *Asenovgrad → Stanimaka →

Asenovgrad Asenovgrad ( bg, Асеновград ) is a town in central southern Bulgaria, part of Plovdiv Province. It is the largest town in Bulgaria that is not a province center. Previously known as ''Stanimaka'' (; el, Στενήμαχος), it was ...

*Scaptopara → Cuma-i Bala (Yukarı Cuma) → Gorna Dzhumaya →

Blagoevgrad Blagoevgrad ( bg, Благоевград ) is а town in Southwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Blagoevgrad Municipality and of Blagoevgrad Province. With a population of almost inhabitants, it is the economic and cultural centre ...

*Orhanie → Botevgrad *Pyrgos → Burgaz →

Burgas Burgas ( bg, Бургас, ), sometimes transliterated as ''Bourgas'', is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a pop ...

*Hadzhioglu Pazardzhik → Tolbuhin →

Dobrich Dobrich ( bg, Добрич ; ro, Bazargic, tr, Hacıoğlu Pazarcık) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, 9th most populated city in Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Dobrich Province and the capital of the region of Southern Dobr ...

*Dupniche → Marek → Stanke Dimitrov →

Dupnitsa Dupnitsa, or Dupnica ( bg, Дупница (previously ), ), is a town in Western Bulgaria. It is at the foot of the highest mountains in the Balkan Peninsula – the Rila Mountains, and about south of the capital Sofia. Dupnitsa is the second l ...

*Nevrokop → Gotse Delchev *Ortaköy →

Ivailovgrad Ivaylovgrad ( bg, Ивайловград, "city of Ivaylo") is a town in Haskovo Province in the south of Bulgaria set near the river Arda in the easternmost part of the Rhodope Mountains, and is the administrative centre of the homonymous Ivaylo ...

*Pautalia → Velbazhd → Köstendil →

Kyustendil Kyustendil ( bg, Кюстендил ) is a town in the far west of Bulgaria, the capital of the Kyustendil Province, a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. The town is situated in the southern part of the Kyustendil Valley, ...

*Golyama Kutlovitsa → Kutlofça → Ferdinand → Mihailovgrad →

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

*Mesembria → Misivri→

Nesebar Nesebar (often transcribed as Nessebar and sometimes as Nesebur, bg, Несебър, pronounced ) is an ancient city and one of the major seaside resorts on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, located in Burgas Province. It is the administrative cen ...

*Tatar Pazardzhik →

Pazardzhik Pazardzhik ( bg, Пазарджик ) is a city situated along the banks of the Maritsa river, southern Bulgaria. It is the capital of Pazardzhik Province and centre for the homonymous Pazardzhik Municipality. The Tatars founded Pazardzhik i ...

*Kendros (Kendrisos/Kendrisia) → Odryssa → Eumolpia → Philipopolis → Trimontium → Ulpia → Flavia → Julia → Paldin/Ploudin → Poulpoudeva → Filibe →

Plovdiv Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the ...

*Anchialos → Tuthom → Anhyolu → Anhialo →

Pomorie Pomorie ( bg, Поморие ), historically known as Anchialos (Greek: Αγχίαλος), is a town and seaside resort in southeastern Bulgaria, located on a narrow rocky peninsula in Burgas Bay on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. It is ...

*Ruschuk (Rusčuk) →

Rousse Ruse (also transliterated as Rousse, Russe; bg, Русе ) is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately south of ...

*Şumnu → Shumen → Kolarovgrad →

Shumen Shumen ( bg, Шумен, also romanized as ''Shoumen'' or ''Šumen'', ) is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province. Etymology The city was first mentioned as ''Šimeonis'' in 1153 by t ...

*Durostorum → Dorostol → Drastar → Silistre →

Silistra Silistra ( bg, Силистра ; tr, Silistre; ro, Silistra) is a town in Northeastern Bulgaria. The town lies on the southern bank of the lower Danube river, and is also the part of the Romanian border where it stops following the Danube. Si ...

*Bashmakli → Ahiçelebi →

Smolyan Smolyan ( bg, Смолян) List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, is a town and ski resort in the south of Bulgaria near the border with Greece. It is the administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Smolyan Province. The town is built ...

*Serdica → Sredets → Triaditsa → Sofya →

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...

*Beroe → Vereya (Beroya) → Ulpia Augusta Trajana → Irinopolis → Boruy → Vereya → Eski Zağra → Zheleznik →

Stara Zagora Stara Zagora ( bg, Стара Загора, ) is the sixth-largest city in Bulgaria, and the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province. Name The name comes from the Slavic root ''star'' ("old") and the name of the medieva ...

*Golyamo Konare → Saedinenie *Eski Dzhumaia (Eski Cuma) → Targovishte *Vassiliko → Tsarevo → Michurin →

Tsarevo Tsarevo ( bg, Царево, , also transliterated as Carevo or Tzarevo) is a town and seaside resort in the Municipality of Tsarevo, Burgas Province, Bulgaria. Etymology In the past, it was known as Vasiliko ( el, Βασιλικόν), and betwe ...

*Odesos → Varna → Stalin → Varna *Tarnovgrad → Tarnovo → Tırnova → Tarnovo →

Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...

*Bononia → Bdin →

Vidin Vidin ( bg, Видин, ; Old Romanian: Diiu) is a port city on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as ...

Canada

Alberta

*Hobbema → Maskwacis

British Columbia

*Fort George → Prince George *Fort Camosun → Fort Victoria →

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

*Westbank →

West Kelowna West Kelowna, formerly known as Westbank and colloquially known as Westside, is a city in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. The city encompasses several distinct neighbourhoods, including Casa Loma, Gellatly, Glenrosa, Lakeview Heights, Sha ...

*Granville →

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. ...

*''ch’átlich'' →

Sechelt Sechelt (, Shishalh language chat'lich) is a district municipality located on the lower Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Approximately 50 km northwest of Vancouver, it is accessible from mainland British Columbia by a 40-minute ferry tr ...

Manitoba

*Prince of Wales Fort →

Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...

New Brunswick

*Fort LaTour → Saint John *Léger Corner →

Dieppe Dieppe (; Norman: ''Dgieppe'') is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to N ...

*Ste. Anne's Point →

Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ...

Nunavut

*Frobisher Bay →

Iqaluit Iqaluit ( ; , ; ) is the capital of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian territory of Nunavut, its largest community, and its only city. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the Frobisher Bay, large bay on the c ...

*Repulse Bay →

Naujaat Naujaat ( iu, ᓇᐅᔮᑦ, lit=seagulls' nesting place), known until 2 July 2015 as Repulse Bay, is an Inuit hamlet situated on the Arctic Circle. It is located on the shores of Hudson Bay, at the south end of the Melville Peninsula, in the ...

Ontario

*Hens and Chickens Harbour → Collingwood *New Johnstown →

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a Historic counties of England, historic county and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people ...

*Rat Portage →

Kenora Kenora (), previously named Rat Portage (french: Portage-aux-Rats), is a city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about east of Winnipeg by road. It is the seat of Kenora District. The his ...

*Fort Frontenac → Kingston *Ebytown → Berlin → Kitchener (''see

Berlin to Kitchener name change The city of Berlin, Ontario, changed its name to Kitchener by referendum in May and June 1916. Named in 1833 after the capital of Prussia and later the German Empire, the name Berlin became unsavoury for residents after Britain and Canada's e ...

'') *Newark →

Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, across the river from New York, United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the Niagara Region of O ...

*Bytown →

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the c ...

*Shipman's Corners →

St. Catharines St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in the province of Ontario. As of 2016, it has an area of , 136,803 residents, and a metropolitan population of 406,074. It lies in Southern Ontari ...

*Sainte-Anne-des-Pins → Sudbury →

Greater Sudbury Sudbury, officially the City of Greater Sudbury is the largest city in Northern Ontario by population, with a population of 166,004 at the 2021 Canadian Census. By land area, it is the largest in Ontario and the fifth largest in Canada. It is a ...

*Fort Rouillé → Toronto → York →

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

*Aqueduct → Merritsville → Welland

Prince Edward Island

*Port la Joie →

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

Québec

*Asbestos →

Val-des-Sources Val-des-Sources (), meaning "Valley of the Springs", formerly known as Asbestos (), is a town in the Estrie ( Eastern Townships) region of southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Nicolet River."Asbestos" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Ch ...

*Hochelaga → Ville-Marie → Mont-Royal →

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

*Hull →

Gatineau Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region and is part of Canada's Na ...

Saskatchewan

*Prussia →

Leader Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to "lead", influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. The word "leadership" often gets v ...

*Pile of Bones → Regina

Chad

*Faya → Largeau → Faya-Largeau → Faya (proposed) *Fort Archambault →

Sarh Semi-active radar homing (SARH) is a common type of missile guidance system, perhaps the most common type for longer-range air-to-air and surface-to-air missile systems. The name refers to the fact that the missile itself is only a passive de ...

*Fort-Foureau →

Kousséri Kousséri (from ar, قصور ''quṣūr'' meaning "palaces"), founded and known as Mser in the indigenous Mser language is a city in Far North Province, Cameroon. It is the capital of the Logone-et-Chari department. It is a market town, and ...

*Fort Lamy →

N'Djamena N'Djamena ( ) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements''. The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the c ...

Chile

* Barrancas → Pudahuel * Estación Rinconada → Laja * La Greda → La Unión → Pisco Elqui * Mincha → Canela * Monterrey →

Monte Patria Monte Patria is a city and one of four communes in the Limarí Province of Chile's north-central IV Coquimbo Region. Administration As a commune, Monte Patria is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a Communal Council ...

* Navarino →

Cabo de Hornos Cape Horn ( es, Cabo de Hornos, ) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island. Although not the most southerly point of South America (which are the Diego Ramír ...

* Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes de Tutuvén → Cauquenes * Pueblo Hundido →

Diego de Almagro Diego de Almagro (; – July 8, 1538), also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador known for his exploits in western South America. He participated with Francisco Pizarro in the Spanish conquest of Peru. While subd ...

* Punta Arenas → Magallanes City →

Punta Arenas Punta Arenas (; historically Sandy Point in English) is the capital city of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antarctica Chilena. The city was officially renamed as Magallanes in 1927, but in 1938 it was changed back to "Punta Are ...

* Rinconada de Parral → Retiro * San Carlos de Chiloé →

Ancud Ancud () is a city in southern Chile located in the northernmost part of the island and province of Chiloé, in Los Lagos Region. It is the second largest city of Chiloé Archipelago after Castro. The city was established in 1768 to function as ...

* Santa Cruz de Triana →

Rancagua Rancagua () is a city and commune in central Chile and part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It was originally named Sant ...

China

*Amoy† → Hsia-men† →

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong' ...

*Ji → Yanjing → Zhongdu → Dadu → Jingshi → Khanbalik (as Mongol capital) → Peking † → Peiping →

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...

Fenghao Fenghao () is the modern name of the twin city formed by the Western Zhou capitals of Feng and Hao on opposite banks of the Feng River near its confluence with the Wei River in Shaanxi, China. History As Duke Wen (ruled c. 1099–1050 BCE) ex ...

() →

Chang'an Chang'an (; ) is the traditional name of Xi'an. The site had been settled since Neolithic times, during which the Yangshao culture was established in Banpo, in the city's suburbs. Furthermore, in the northern vicinity of modern Xi'an, Qin ...

() or Xijing () → Daxing () → Fengyuan () → Anxi () → Jingzhao () →

Xi'an Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by other names, is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqi ...

() *Iling → Ichang† →

Yichang Yichang (), alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. It is the third largest city in the province after the capital, Wuhan and the prefecture-level city Xiangyang, by urban populati ...

*Jiankang → Jiangning → Jinling → Nanking† →

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and t ...

*Bianliang → Bianjing →

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 Nort ...

*Lin'an → Hangchow† →

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also Chinese postal romanization, romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the prov ...

*Soochow† →

Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trad ...

*Yinxu →

Anyang Anyang (; ) is a prefecture-level city in Henan province, China. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the east, Hebi and Xinxiang to the south, and the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei to its west and north respectively. It ...

*Shenyang → Shengjing → Fengtianfu → Mukden → Fengtian →

Shenyang Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu name Mukden, is a major Chinese sub-provincial city and the provincial capital of Liaoning province. Located in central-north Liaoning, it is the provi ...

*Ch'ing-ni-wa → Lüshunkou (aka Port Arthur) → Dalnyi →

Dairen Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the ...

; Ryojun → Lüda→

Dalian Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on ...

*Kweisui† → Guisui →

Hohhot Hohhot,; abbreviated zh, c=呼市, p=Hūshì, labels=no formerly known as Kweisui, is the capital of Inner Mongolia in the north of the People's Republic of China, serving as the region's administrative, economic and cultural center.''The N ...

*Tihua† → Dihua →

Ürümqi Ürümqi ( ; also spelled Ürümchi or without umlauts), formerly known as Dihua (also spelled Tihwa), is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the far northwest of the People's Republic of China. Ürümqi developed its ...

*Changchun → Hsinking →

Changchun Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 ...

†Name change in English due to replacement of

postal romanization Postal romanization was a system of transliterating Chinese place names developed by postal authorities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For many cities, the corresponding postal romanization was the most common English-language form ...

with the

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese fo ...

system. The Chinese name is unchanged.

Colombia

*Bacatá → Santa Fe de Bacatá → Bogotá → Santa Fe de Bogotá →

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

*Obando → Puerto Inírida → Inirida *Patriarca San José → Cúcuta → San José de Cucúta →

Cúcuta Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the Eastern ...

*Valle de Upar → Ciudad de los Santos Reyes de Valledupar → Valle Dupar →

Valledupar Valledupar () is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Caesar Department. Its name, ''Valle de Upar'' (Valley of Upar), was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; ''Cacique Upar''. T ...

*Nuestra Señora Santa María de los Remedios del Cabo de la Vela → Nuestra Señora de los Remedios del Río de la Hacha →

Riohacha Riohacha (; Wayuu: ) is a city in the Riohacha Municipality in the northern Caribbean Region of Colombia by the mouth of the Ranchería River and the Caribbean Sea. It is the capital city of the La Guajira Department. It has a sandy beach waterfr ...

*Barbudo → Santiago de Sompayón → Tamalameque → Santiago de Sompayón Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de El Banco → El Banco *San Jerónimo de Buenavista → Pereira *Apiay →

Villavicencio Villavicencio () is a city and municipality in Colombia. Capital of Meta Department, it was founded on April 6, 1840. The city had an urban population of approximately 531,275 inhabitants in 2018.https://www.dane.gov.co/files/varios/informacio ...

*Pueblo Viejo → San Francisco de Quibdó →

Quibdó Quibdó () is the capital city of Chocó Department, in Western Colombia, and is located on the Atrato River. The municipality of Quibdó has an area of 3,337.5 km² and a population of 129,237, predominantly Afro Colombian, including Zambo ...

*San Bonifacio de Ibagué del valle de las Lanzas →

Ibagué Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city is located in the center of the country ...

*Villaviciosa de la Concepción de la Provincia de Hatunllacta → Villaviciosa de la Concepción de San Juan de los Pastos → San Juan de Pasto *San Antonio → Leticia *Santa Cruz de Pizarro → Santa Cruz de San José → Sitionuevo → Sitio Nuevo *Villa Holguín →

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo

A number of places in the present-day

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

were known by

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

names during the colonial period, but were renamed in native languages after independence. * Albertstad, Albertville → Kalemie * Boudewijnstad, Baudouinville → Kirungu * Coquilhatstad, Coquihatville →

Mbandaka Mbandaka (, formerly known as Coquilhatville in French, or Coquilhatstad in Dutch) is a city on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo located near the confluence of the Congo and Ruki rivers. It is the capital of Équateur Provin ...

* Costermansstad, Costermansville →

Bukavu Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lying at the extreme south-western edge of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River. It is the capital of the South Kivu pro ...

* Elisabethstad, Elisabethville →

Lubumbashi Lubumbashi (former names: (French), ( Dutch)) is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the country's southeasternmost part, along the border with Zambia. The capital and principal city of the Haut-Katan ...

* Jadotstad, Jadotville →

Likasi Likasi (formerly official names: Jadotville (French) and Jadotstad ( Dutch)) is a city in Haut-Katanga Province, in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Demographics Likasi has a population of around 635,000 (2015). During the 1990 ...

* Leopoldstad, Léopoldville →

Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one of ...

* Luluaburg, Luluabourg →

Kananga Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital city of the Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï-Occidental Province. It is the fourth most populous urban a ...

* Bangala Station → Nieuw-Antwerpen, Nouvelle-Anvers → Makanza * Ponthierstad, Ponthierville →

Ubundu Ubundu, formerly known as Ponthierville or Ponthierstad, is a town located in the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is the administrative center of the territory of the same name. It is on the Lualaba River, or Upper Congo ...

* Port Franqui →

Ilebo Ilebo, formerly known as Port-Francqui, is a town in Kasai province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying at the highest navigable point of the Kasaï River. It is an important transport hub for ferries to Kinshasa and trains to Lubumbashi. ...

* Stanleystad, Stanleyville →

Kisangani Kisangani (formerly Stanleyville or Stanleystad) is the capital of Tshopo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the fifth most populous urban area in the country, with an estimated population of 1,312,000 in 2021, and the larg ...

Republic of the Congo

* Ncouna →

Brazzaville Brazzaville (, kg, Kintamo, Nkuna, Kintambo, Ntamo, Mavula, Tandala, Mfwa, Mfua; Teke: ''M'fa'', ''Mfaa'', ''Mfa'', ''Mfoa''Roman Adrian Cybriwsky, ''Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture'', ABC-CL ...

(1884) * Dolisie → Loubomo (1975) → Dolisie (1991) * Jacob → Nkayi * Rousset (1903) → Fort-Rousset (1904) → Owando (1977) * Ponta Negra →

Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire (; kg, Njinji, french: Ndjindji with the letter d following French spelling standards) is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous Departments of the Republic of ...

Croatia

* Militär Sanct Georgen →

Đurđevac Đurđevac is a town in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are a total of 8,264 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements: * Budrovac, population 373 * Čepelovac, population ...

* Ragusa →

Dubrovnik Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranea ...

* Mursa → Essegg, Eszék →

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

* Sankt Veit am Fluß (German) → Fiume (Italian) →

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Prim ...

* Iader → Jadera → Zara →

Zadar Zadar ( , ; historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian: ); see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ser ...

* Agram, Zagrab →

Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...

* Zaravecchia → Biograd na Moru * Pinguente →

Buzet Buzet (; la, Piquentum; it, Pinguente) is a town in Istria, west Croatia, population 6,133 (2011). Demographics In 2011 the total municipal population was 6,133 people, distributed in the following settlements (with population shown in paren ...

* Cherso →

Cres Cres (; dlm, Crepsa, vec, Cherso, it, Cherso, la, Crepsa, Greek: Χέρσος, ''Chersos'') is an Adriatic island in Croatia. It is one of the northern islands in the Kvarner Gulf and can be reached via ferry from Rijeka, the island K ...

* Porto Re →

Kraljevica Kraljevica (known as ''Porto Re'' in Italian language, Italian and literally translated as "King's cove" in English language, English) is a town in the Kvarner region of Croatia, located between Rijeka and Crikvenica, approximately thirty kilomet ...

* Albona →

Labin Labin (Italian/ Istriot: Albona) is a town in Istria, west Croatia, with a town population of 5,806 (2021) and 10,424 in the greater municipality (which also includes the small towns of Rabac and Vinež, as well as a number of smaller villages) ...

* Lesina →

Hvar Hvar (; Chakavian: ''Hvor'' or ''For'', el, Φάρος, Pharos, la, Pharia, it, Lesina) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast, lying between the islands of Brač, Vis and Korčula. Approximately long, wi ...

* Lussinpiccolo → Mali Lošinj * Cittanova (d'Istria) → Novigrad * Dignano →

Vodnjan Vodnjan (; it, Dignano) is a town in Istria County, Croatia, located about 10 kilometers north of the largest city in Istria, Pula. History According to the legend, it developed out of the association of seven villas which were part of the colon ...

* Ploče → Kardeljevo →

Ploče Ploče (; it, Porto Tolero) is a town and seaport in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia. Geography Ploče is located on the Adriatic coast in Dalmatia just north of the Neretva Delta and is the natural seaside endpoint of most north-south ...

Czech Republic

*Braunau →

Broumov Broumov (; german: Braunau) is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,100 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative ...

*Cukmantl (Zuckmantel) →

Zlaté Hory Zlaté Hory (; until 1948 Cukmantl, german: Zuckmantel) is a town in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural mo ...

*Falknov (Falkenau) → Sokolov *Frývaldov (Freiwaldau) →

Jeseník Jeseník (; until 1947 Frývaldov (); german: Freiwaldau, pl, Frywałdów) is a spa town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Bukovice and Dětřichov are administrative ...

*Německý Brod (Deutsch Brod) →

Havlíčkův Brod Havlíčkův Brod (, until 1945 Německý Brod; german: Deutschbrod) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law ...

*Německé Jablonné (Deutsch Gabel) → Jablonné v Podještědí * Pilsen → Plzen *Unterwielands (Cmunt) → České Velenice → Gmünd-Bahnhof (Gmünd III) →

České Velenice České Velenice (, german: Unterwielands, Gmünd-Wielands, Gmünd-Bahnhof, 1938–45: Gmünd III)) is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants. It lies on the border ...

*Zlín (Zlin) → Gottwaldov →

Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; german: Zlin) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 73,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice river. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the ...

*Budweis →

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is t ...

*Karlsbad →

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. It is n ...

*Reichenberg →

Liberec Liberec (; german: Reichenberg ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants and it is the fifth-largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well prese ...

*Ober-Thomasdorf → Waldenburg → Bělá pod Pradědem

Dominican Republic

*Santo Domingo → Ciudad Trujillo (1936–1961) →

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 ( Distrito Nacional) , webs ...

Egypt

Many cities had Ancient Egyptian,

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

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Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...

names *Iunyt, Ta-senet → Latopolis → Laton → Lato →

Esna Esna ( ar, إسنا , egy, jwny.t or ; cop, or ''Snē'' from ''tꜣ-snt''; grc-koi, Λατόπολις ''Latópolis'' or (''Pólis Látōn'') or (''Lattōn''); Latin: ''Lato''), is a city of Egypt. It is located on the west bank of ...

Equatorial Guinea

*Port Clarence → Santa Isabel →

Malabo Malabo ( , ; formerly Santa Isabel) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko, ( bvb, Etulá, and as ''Fernando Pó'' by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a ...

Estonia

*Kuressaare → Kingissepa (1952) →

Kuressaare Kuressaare () is a town on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish and the capital of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2018 was 13,276. ...

(1988) *Reval/Revel → Tallinna (1918) →

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

(early 1920s) *Dorpat/Derpt → Jurjev (1893) →

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

(1918)

Eswatini

*Bremersdorp → Manzini (1960) *Goedgegun → Nhlangano *Havelock Mine →

Bulembu Bulembu is a small town located in northwestern Hhohho, Eswatini, 10 km west of the town of Piggs Peak and close to the border with South Africa. Located above the Komati Valley in Eswatini's Highveld, Bulembu is named after the siSwati wo ...

Finland

*Kokkola/Gamlakarleby → Kokkola/Karleby (1977, only the Swedish name changed) *Mustasaari/Mussor → Wasa → Nikolaistad/Nikolainkaupunki → Vasa/

Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),

*Pargas/Parainen → Väståboland/Länsi-Turunmaa (2009) →

Pargas Pargas ( fi, Parainen) is a town and municipality of Finland, in the Archipelago Sea, the biggest archipelago in the world by the number of islands, 50,000. The big limestone mine in Pargas is the base of the main industry and except for the cent ...

/Parainen (2012) *Pyhäjärvi → Pyhäsalmi (1993) → Pyhäjärvi (1996)

France

Most cities had an ancient name, usually in Latin, often of older Celtic origin * Andemantunum →

Langres Langres () is a commune in northeastern France. It is a subprefecture of the department of Haute-Marne, in the region of Grand Est. History As the capital of the Romanized Gallic tribe known as the Lingones, it was called Andematunnum, th ...

Argentoratum Argentoratum or Argentorate was the ancient name of the city of Strasbourg. The name was first mentioned in 12 BC, when it was a Roman military outpost established by Nero Claudius Drusus. From 90 AD the Legio VIII Augusta was permanently stati ...

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Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label= Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label= Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the ...

* Augustobona →

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near ...

Augustodunum Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Ro ...

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Autun Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Ro ...

Augustodurum Bayeux () is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France. Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England. It is also known as the first major tow ...

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Bayeux Bayeux () is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France. Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England. It is also known as the first major tow ...

Augustonemetum Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a population of 146,734 (2018). Its metropolitan area (''aire d'attrac ...

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Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label= Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a population of 146,734 (2018). Its metropolitan area (''aire d'attrac ...

Avaricum Avaricum was an '' oppidum'' in ancient Gaul, near what is now the city of Bourges. Avaricum, situated in the lands of the Bituriges Cubi, was the largest and best-fortified town within their territory, situated on very fertile lands. The terrai ...

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Bourges Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry. History The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, ...

Caesarodunum Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metropoli ...

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Tours Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metro ...

*Cenabum → Cenabum Aureliani → Aurelianum →

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Portus Namnetum →

Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...

* Divodurum →

Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand ...

Divona Divona (Gaulish language, Gaulish: ''Deuona'', ''Diuona'', 'Divine') is a Gallo-Roman religion, Gallo-Roman goddess of springs and rivers. The cult of the fresh waters appears to have been particularly important among Gauls, and Celts in general, ...

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Cahors Cahors (; oc, Caors ) is a commune in the western part of Southern France. It is the smallest prefecture among the 13 departments that constitute the Occitanie Region. The main city of the Lot department and the historical center of the Que ...

Durocortorum Durocortorum was the name of the city Reims during the Roman era. It was the capital of the Remi tribe and the second largest city in Roman Gaul. Before the Roman conquest of northern Gaul, the city was founded circa 80 BC, served as the capi ...

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Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded b ...

* Elimberris →

Auch Auch (; oc, label= Gascon, Aush ) is a commune in southwestern France. Located in the region of Occitanie, it is the capital of the Gers department. Auch is the historical capital of Gascony. Geography Localization Hydrography The ...

*Forum Iulii →

Fréjus Fréjus (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 54,458. It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one urban agglomeration. The north ...

* Gesocribate → Brest *

Gesoriacum Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the ...

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Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Hauts-de-France, Northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Department ...

* Iuliomagus →

Angers Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the pr ...

* Lapurdum →

Bayonne Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine r ...

* Limonum →

Poitiers Poitiers (, , , ; Poitevin: ''Poetàe'') is a city on the River Clain in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and the historical centre of Poitou. In 2017 it had a population of 88,291. Its agglome ...

Lugdunum Convenarum Lugdunum (also spelled Lugudunum, ; modern Lyon, France) was an important Roman city in Gaul, established on the current site of Lyon. The Roman city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus, but continued an existing Gallic sett ...

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Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (, literally ''Saint-Bertrand of Comminges''; Gascon: ''Sent Bertran de Comenge'') is a commune (municipality) and former episcopal see in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is a member of the ' ...

* Lugdunum Consoranorum →

Saint-Lizier Saint-Lizier (; oc, Sent Líser) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France, situated on the river Salat. History Saint-Lizier has a rich history stretching back to pre Gallo-Roman times. In 72 BC, Pompey, returning from ...

Lutetia The Gallo-Roman town of ''Lutetia'' (''Lutetia Parisiorum'' in Latin, in French ''Lutèce'') was the predecessor of the modern-day city of Paris. It was founded in about the middle of the 3rd century BCE by the Parisii, a Gallic tribe. Trac ...

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Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...

* Mediolanium → Saintes *

Mediolanum Aulercorum Mediolanum, the ancient city where Milan now stands, was originally an Insubrian city, but afterwards became an important Roman city in northern Italy. The city was settled by the Insubres around 600 BC, conquered by the Romans in 222 BC, and ...

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Évreux Évreux () is a commune in and the capital of the department of Eure, in the French region of Normandy. Geography The city is on the Iton river. Climate History In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named ...

* Nemetacum →

Arras Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The historic centre of ...

* Noviodunum Aeduorum → Nevirnum →

Nevers Nevers ( , ; la, Noviodunum, later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is the prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the principal city of the ...

* Samarobriva →

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...

* Segodunum →

Rodez Rodez ( or ; oc, Rodés, ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat of th ...

The Gambia

*Bathurst →

Banjul Banjul (,"Banjul"
(US) and ), officially the City of Ba ...

(1973) *Georgetown →

Janjanbureh Janjanbureh or Jangjangbureh is a town, founded in 1832, on Janjanbureh Island, also known as MacCarthy Island, in the Gambia River in eastern Gambia. Until 1995, it was known as Georgetown and was the second largest town in the country. It is th ...

Georgia

*Aghbulakhi → Tetritsq'aro (1940) *Baghdati → Maiakovski (1940) →

Baghdati Baghdati ( ka, ბაღდათი, tr) is a town of 3,700 people in the Imereti region of western Georgia, at the edge of the Ajameti forest on the river Khanistsqali, a tributary of the Rioni. Geography The town is located at the edge of the ...

(1990) *Barmaksizi →

Tsalka Tsalka ( ka, წალკა, tr , , or , az, Barmaqsiz) is a town and municipality center in southern Georgia's Kvemo Kartli region. Population The district had a population of 2,326. According to the 2014 census, 47% of its population is G ...

(1932) *Bashkicheti → Dmanisi (1947) *Altunkale → Bogdanovka (1829) →

Ninotsminda Ninotsminda ( Georgian: ნინოწმინდა ; Armenian: Նինոծմինդա) is a town and a center of the eponymous municipality located in Georgia's southern district of Samtskhe-Javakheti. According to the 2014 census the town ...

(1991) *Dioscurias → Savastapolis → Tskhumi → Sohumkale →

Sukhumi Sukhumi (russian: Суху́м(и), ) or Sokhumi ( ka, სოხუმი, ), also known by its Abkhaz name Aqwa ( ab, Аҟәа, ''Aqwa''), is a city in a wide bay on the Black Sea's eastern coast. It is both the capital and largest city of ...

*Martvili → Gegechkori →

Martvili Martvili ( ka, მარტვილი) is a small town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province of Western Georgia. Its monastery was Samegrelo's clerical centre in the Middle Ages. Under Soviet rule, from 1936 to 1990, it was named Gegechkori after ...

(1990) *Kvirila → Jugeli (1920) → Zestafoni (1921) *Karaiazi → Gardabani (1947) *Khashuri → Mikhailovo (1872) → Khashuri (1918) → Stalinisi (1931) → Khashuri (1934) *Chörük-Qamarli → Katarinenfeld (1817) → Lüksemburgi (1921) → Bolnisi (1943) *Stepantsminda → Kazbegi →

Stepantsminda Stepantsminda ( ka, სტეფანწმინდა; formerly Kazbegi, ), is a townlet in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia. Historically and ethnographically, the town is part of the Khevi province. It is the center of t ...

(2006) *Akhalgori → Leningori →

Akhalgori Akhalgori ( ka, ახალგორი, os, Ленингор Leningor) is a town in Georgia, (in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region according to the official administrative division of Georgia). The name Akhalgori is the original historical name of th ...

(1991) *Ozurgeti → Makharadze →

Ozurgeti Ozurgeti ( ka, ოზურგეთი ) is the capital of the western Georgian province of Guria. It was formerly known as Macharadze or Makharadze (named in honor of Filipp Makharadze). It is a regional center of tea and hazelnut processing. ...

(1990) *Kharagauli → Orjonikidze →

Kharagauli Kharagauli ( ka, ხარაგაული) is an administrative center of Kharagauli district in Georgia. It is situated on both banks of river in a narrow and deep gorge, 280-400m above the sea level. Founding It was founded as a railway s ...

(1990) *Sarvan → Borchalo (1929) → Marneuli (1947) *Senaki → Mikha-Tskhakaia (1935) → Tskhakaia (1976) → Senaki (1989) *Shulavery → Shahumiani (1925) → Shulaveri (1991) *Trialeti → Molotovo (1940) → Trialeti (1957) *Tsarskiye Kolodtsy → Tsitelitskaro (1921) → Dedoplistskaro (1991) *Tskhinvali → Staliniri (1934) → Tskhinvali (1961) *Khoni → Tsulukidze → Khoni (1990)

Germany

*Aquae Mattiacorum → Wiesbaden *Augusta Vindelicorum → Augsburg *Aurelia Aquensi → Baden-Baden *Barmen-Elberfeld → Wuppertal *Bötzow → Oranienburg *Bremerhaven → Wesermünde → Bremerhaven *Buchhorn → Friedrichshafen *Chemnitz → Karl-Marx-Stadt (1953) → Chemnitz (1990) *Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium → Köln (English: Cologne) *Colonia Nemetum → Speyer *Klenow → Ludwigslust *Lietzow → Lietzenburg → Charlottenburg *Lochau → Annaburg *Mogontiacum → Mainz *Münden → Hannoversch Münden → Hann. Münden *Neustadt → Dorotheenstadt (in 1710 incorporated into Berlin) *Rixdorf → Neukölln (Greater Berlin Act, in 1920 incorporated into Berlin) *Sarre-Louis → Sarre-Libre → Saarlouis → Saarlautern → Saarlouis *Syburg → Carlshaven → Bad Karlshafen *Stadt des KdF-Wagens bei Fallersleben → Wolfsburg *Stalinstadt → Eisenhüttenstadt *Starigard → Aldinborg → Oldenburg, Holstein, Oldenburg in Holstein *Treuorum → Trier *Vörde → Bremervörde

Greece

*Banitsa → Vevi (1926) *Boimitsa → Axioupoli (1927) *Kailar → Ptolemaida (1927) *Khandak → Candia → Heraklion *Lamia → Zitouni → Lamia (city), Lamia *Cydonia – Canea – Chania

Greenland

*Friedrichstal → Frederiksdal → Narsarmijit (Narsaq Kujalleq) *Godthaab (Godthåb) → Nuuk *Lichtenau → Alluitsoq *Lichtenfels → Akunnat *Neu-Herrnhut → Nye-Hernhut → Noorlit → Old Nuuk

Guyana

*Wismar-MacKenzie-Christianburg → Linden, Guyana, Linden

Hungary

* Dunapentele → Sztálinváros (1951) → Dunaújváros (1961) * Fünfkirchen → Pécs * Gran → Esztergom * Ödenburg → Sopron * Tiszaszederkény → Leninváros (1970) → Tiszaújváros (1990) * Waitzen → Vác

India

*Amin → Abhimanyupur *Karnavati → Ahmedabad *Aleppey → Alappuzha *Indravati → Umravti → Amravati *Saket → Ayodhya *Belgaum → Belagavi *Bangalore → Bengaluru (2006) *Madras → Chennai (1996) *Chirayinkil → Chirayinkeezhu *Chumukedima → Chümoukedima (2016) *Indraprastha → Qila Rai Pithora → Siri → Tughluqabad → Jahanpanah → Kotla Firoz Shah → Purana Qila → Shahjahanabad → Delhi *Gurgaon → Gurugram *Hubli → Hubballi *Jeypore → Jaipur *Gulbarga → Kalburgi *Cannanore → Kannur *Kanhiyapur → Cawnpore → Kanpur (1948) *Kattachakonam → Kesavadasapuram *Cochin → Kochi, India, Kochi *Fort William → Calcutta → Kolkata (2001) *Quilon → Kollam *Calicut → Kozhikode *Ratnapur → Latur *Lakshmanpuri → Lakhanpur → Lakhnau → Lucknow *Mangalore → Mangaluru *Mapuça → Mapusa *Bombay → Mumbai (1995) *Mysore → Mysuru *New Bombay → Navi Mumbai *Palghat → Palakkad *Panjim → Panaji *Pataliputra → Patna *Pondicherry → Pondicherry (city), Puducherry *Allahabad → Prayagraj *Poona → Pune *Rajahmundry → Rajamahendravaram *Tanjore → Thanjavur *Trivandrum → Thiruvananthapuram *Thrishivaperur → Trichur → Thrissur *Thirusirappalli → Trichinopoly → Trichy → Tiruchirappalli *Ootacamund → Udhagamandalam *Baroda → Vadodra *Banaras → Varanasi *Bijapur → Vijayapura *Vizagapatam → Visakhapatnam

Indonesia

*Bandar Aceh Darussalam → Kutaradja → Banda Aceh *Bandoeng → Bandung *Bangkahulu → Bencoolen → Bengkulu *Batavia Centrum → Central Jakarta *Dayeuh Sundasembawa → Chandrabhaga → Bhagasasi → Bagasi → Bekasi *Emma Haven → Teluk Bayur *Pakuan Pajajaran → Buitenzorg → Bogor *Port Numbay → Hollandia → Kota Baru → Sukarnapura → Djajapura → Jayapura *Koepang → Kupang *Makasar → Ujungpandang → Makassar *Meester Cornelis → Djatinegara → Jatinegara *Pontianak Regency → Mempawah Regency *Muara Jati → Caruban → Cirebon → Cheribon → Cirebon *Soerabaia → Surabaja → Surabaya *Sunda Kelapa → Jayakarta (1527) → Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia (1619) → Djakarta (1942) → Jakarta (1972) *Oosthaven → Tanjungkarang-Telukbetung → Bandar Lampung *Tawang-Galunggung → Sukapura → Tasikmalaya *Telanaipura → Jambi *Wangsanayan → Senayan, Kebayoran Baru, Senayan *Weltevreden → Sawah Besar

Iran

* Qaradağ → Arasbaran * Bandar-e Anzali → Bandar-e Pahlavi (1925) → Bandar-e Anzali (1979) * Bandar Shahpur → Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni (1979) * Bandar Shah → Bandar Torkaman (1979) * Saraskand → Hashtrud * Aspadana → Spahan → Isfahan * Behdesīr → Kerman () * Kermanshah → Bakhtaran (1979) → Kermanshah (1990) * Malek Kandi → Malekan * Dezh Shahpur → Marivan (1979) * Khiyov → Meshginshahr * Araplar → Poldasht * Shahabad → Eslamabad-e Gharb (1979) * Shahpur → Salmas * Ariashahr, Tehran → Sadeghiyeh, Tehran (1979) * Urmia → Rezaiyeh (1925) → Urmia (1979)

Ireland

*Bagenalstown → Muine Bheag (1932) *Charleville → Charleville, County Cork, Ráth Luirc (1920s) *Cove → Queenstown (1849) → Cobh (1922) *Dún Laoghaire → Kingstown (1821) → Dún Laoghaire (1922) *Edgeworthstown → Mostrim (1935) → Edgeworthstown (1974) *Fethard → Fethard-on-Sea (1914) *Kells → Ceannanus Mór (1929) → Kells, County Meath, Kells (1993) *Kingwilliamstown → Ballydesmond (1951) *Lisbrack → Newtownforbes (1750) *Maryborough → Portlaoise (1929) *Navan → An Uaimh (1922) → Navan (1971) *Newbridge, County Kildare, Newbridge → Droichead Nua (1930s) *Newtownbarry → Bunclody (1950) *Parsonstown → Birr, County Offaly, Birr (1920s) *Philipstown → Daingean (1922) *Baile Atha Cliath – Dublin

Israel

*Nazareth Illit → Nof HaGalil (2019)

Italy

Most Italian cities have historical Latin names, and some have Greek or Etruscan names. *Maleventum → Beneventum → Benevento *Henna → Castrogiovanni → Enna *Mussolinia di Sardegna → Arborea *Mussolinia di Sicilia → Santo Pietro *Littoria → Latina, Lazio, Latina (1945) *Resìna → Ercolano (1969) *Ζάγκλη Zankle (Zancle Dankle) → Μεσσήνη Messene → Μεσσάνα Messana → Messina

Japan

*Akamagaseki → Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki (1902) *Asahi → Owariasahi, Aichi, Owariasahi (1970) *Edo → Tokyo (1868) *Fuchū → Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Shizuoka (1869) *Fukase → Matsumoto, Nagano, Matsumoto (1582) *Goka → Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Hiroshima (1591) *Heian-kyo → Kyoto (1899) *Hiroshima → Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō, Kitahiroshima (1996) *Hizaori → Asaka, Saitama, Asaka (1932) *Imahama → Nagahama, Shiga, Nagahama (1575) *Inokuchi → Gifu, Gifu, Gifu (1568) *Ujiyamada → Ise, Mie (1955) *Kameyama → Kameoka, Kyoto, Kameoka (1869) *Kōriyama → Yamatokōriyama, Nara, Yamatokōriyama (1954) *Koromo → Toyota, Aichi, Toyota (1959) *Kozukata → Morioka (Keichō era) *Kurokawa → Wakamatsu → Aizuwakamatsu (1955) *Kurume → Higashikurume, Tokyo, Higashikurume (1970) *Murayama → Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Musashimurayama (1970) *Nagaoka → Nagaokakyō, Kyoto, Nagaokakyō (1972) *Naniwa → Osaka, Ōsaka *Ōminatotanabu → Mutsu, Aomori, Mutsu (1960) *Ōmiya → Hitachiōmiya, Ibaraki, Hitachiōmiya (2004) *Oshi → Gyōda, Saitama, Gyōda (1949) *Ōta → Hitachiōta, Ibaraki, Hitachiōta (1954) *Ōtsu → Kotsu (672) → Ōtsu, Shiga, Ōtsu (794) *Ōtsu → Izumiōtsu, Osaka, Izumiōtsu (1942) *Sano → Izumisano, Osaka, Izumisano (1948) *Sayama → Ōsakasayama (1987) *Shinobu → Fukushima, Fukushima, Fukushima (1592) *Takada → Bungotakada, Oita, Bungotakada (1954) *Takada → Yamatotakada, Nara, Yamatotakada (1948) *Takada → Jōetsu, Niigata, Jōetsu (1971) *Takaoka → Hirosaki, Aomori, Hirosaki (1628) *Tambaichi → Tenri, Nara, Tenri (1954) *Tanabe → Kyōtanabe, Kyoto, Kyōtanabe (1997) *Tsudanuma → Narashino, Chiba, Narashino (1954) *Yamato → Higashiyamato, Tokyo, Higashiyamato (1970) *Yabo → Kunitachi, Tokyo, Kunitachi (1926)

Jordan

*Rabbath Ammon → Philadelphia → Amman → Ahamant → Amman *Kerak → Al-Karak

Kazakhstan

*Yasi → Shavgar → Turkistan (city), Turkistan *Novopetrovskoye → Fort Alexandrovsky (1857) → Fort-Shevchenko (1939) *Ayakoz → Sergiopol (1860) → Ayagoz (1939) *Aktau → Shevchenko (1964) → Aktau (1991) *Dzharkent → Panfilov (1942) → Zharkent (1991) *Guryev → Atyrau (1991) *Yaitsk → Uralsk (1775) → Oral, Kazakhstan, Oral (1991) *Verniy → Alma-Ata (1921) → Almaty (1992) *Dzhezkazgan → Zhezkazgan (1992) *Novy Uzen → Zhanaozen (1992) *Ust-Kamennaya → Ust-Kamenogorsk (1868) → Oskemen (1992) *Yermak → Aksu, Kazakhstan, Aksu (1993) *Kokchetav → Kokshetau (1993) *Gavrilovka → Taldy-Kurgan (1920) → Taldykorgan (1993) *Chimkent → Shymkent (1993) *Leninsk → Baikonur (1995) *Ak-Mechet → Fort-Perovsky (1853) → Perovsk (1858) → Kyzyl-Orda (1925) → Kyzylorda (1996) *Alexeyevka → Akkol, Akkol (Kazakh: Ақкөл) (1997) *Kustanay → Kostanay (1997) *Talas → Aulie-Ata (1856) → Mirzoyan (1936) → Jambul (1938) → Zhambyl (1993) → Taraz (1997) *Aktyubinsk → Aktobe (1999) *Ridder → Leningorsk (1941) → Ridder, Kazakhstan, Ridder (2002) *Semipalatinsk → Semey (2007) *Akmolinsk → Tselinograd (1961) → Aqmola (1992) → Astana (1998) → Nur-Sultan (2019) → Astana (2022)

Kenya

*Broderick Falls → Webuye *Fort Hall → Muranga *Thompson Falls → Nyahururu

Kyrgyzstan

*Rybachye → Ysyk-Kel (1989) → Balykchy (1992) *Karakol → Przhevalsk (1889) → Karakol (1921) → Przhevalsk (1939) → Karakol (1991) *Pishpek → Frunze (1926) → Bishkek (1991)

Laos

* Xiang Dong Xiang Thong → Vientiane (1561) → Luang Phra Bang (1695) → Vientiane * Nakhon Kala Champaknaburisi → Nakhon Champa Nakhaburisi (1713) → Nakhon Champasak (1791) → Champasak [Bassac] (1863) → Pakse (1908)

Latvia

* Stučka → Aizkraukle * Dünaburg → Borisoglebsk → (1656) → Dünaburg (1667) → Dvinsk (1893) → Daugavpils (1920) * Libau → Libava → Liepāja (1917) * Birži → Madona (1920) * Windau → Ventspils (parallel use until the 1920s) * Wenden → Cēsis (parallel use until the 1920s) * Schrunden → Skrunda (parallel use until the 1920s) * Stukmaņi → Pļaviņas (parallel use until the 1920s) * Sasmaka → Valdemārpils (1926) * Haynasch → Ainaži (1917) * Marienburg → Alūksne (~1750) * Vecauce → Auce (1924) * Mitau → Mītava → Jelgava (~1860) * Wolmar → Valmiera (parallel use until the 1920s)

Lebanon

* Heliopolis → Baalbek * Derbly, Ahlia, Wahlia, Mahallata, Mayza, Kayza, Athar (Phoenician/Assyrian) → Tripolis (Greek, Latin) → Atrabulus, Tarablus al-Sham (Arabic) → Trablusşam (Turkish) → Tripoli, Lebanon, Tripoli

Libya

*Oea → Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli *Euesperides → Berenice → Hesperides → Barneeq → Marsa ibn Ghazi → Bani Ghazi → Benghazi

Lithuania

*Georgenburg → Jurbarkas *Memel → Klaipėda (1923) *Pašešupys → Starapolė (1736) → Marijampolė (1758) → Kapsukas (1956) → Marijampolė (1989) *Šilokarčema → Šilutė (1923) *Vilkmergė → Ukmergė (1920s) *Medininkai → Varniai (16th century) *Sniečkus → Visaginas (1992) *Duoliebaičiai → Władysławów/Vladislavovas (1639) → Naumiestis → Kudirkos Naumiestis (1934) *Zarasai → Novoalexandrovsk (1836) → Ežerėnai (1919) → Zarasai (1929) *Mažeikiai → Muravyov (1899) → Mažeikiai (1918)

Madagascar

* Hell-Ville → Andoany * Antananarivo → Tananarive (1895) → Antananarivo (1976) * Diégo-Suarez → Antsiranana (1975) * Port Bergé → Boriziny * Fénérive Est → Fenoarivo Atsinanana * Majunga → Mahajanga (1989) * Assada → Nosy Be * Île Sainte-Marie → Nosy Boraha * Tamatave → Toamasina * Taolankarana → Fort-Dauphin (1643) → Tôlanaro (1975) * Tuléar → Toliara (1970s) * Brickaville → Vohibinany

Malawi

* Fort Hill → Chitipa (1964) * Fort Johnston → Mangochi (1964) * Fort Manning → Mchinji (1964) * Mlanje → Mulanje * Kota Kota → Nkhotakota * Port Herald → Nsanje * Fort Lister → Phalombe (1964)

Mauritius

*Port Louis → Port de La Montagne (1794) → Port Nord-Ouest (1795) → Port Napoléon (1803) → Port Louis (1810)

Malaysia

*Jesselton → Kota Kinabalu (1968) *Port Swettenham → Port Klang (1963) *Victoria → Bandar Labuan *Jamestown → Bayan Lepas *Teluk Anson → Teluk Intan *Port Weld → Kuala Sepetang *Elopura → Sandakan *Prang Besar → Putrajaya *Tanjung Puteri → Iskandar Puteri → Johor Bahru *Nusajaya → Iskandar Puteri

Mexico

* Cajeme → Ciudad Obregón * Ciudad Real → San Cristobal de las Casas * Pitic → Hermosillo * Querétaro → Santiago de Querétaro * San Juan Bautista → Villahermosa * Tenochtitlán → Ciudad de México * Valladolid → Morelia * Zapotlán → Ciudad Guzmán

Republic of Moldova

* Romanovca → Basarabeasca (1960s) * Cupcini → Kalininsk (1960s) → Cupcini (1990) * Ghindești → Leninskii (1950s) → Ghindești (1990) * Hîncești → Kotovsk (1940) → Hîncești (1941) → Kotovsk (1944) → Hîncești (1990) * Ialoveni → Kutuzov (1960s) → Ialoveni (1990) * Sîngerei → Lazovsk (1940s) → Sîngerei (1990) * Șoldănești → Chernenko (1985) → Șoldănești (1988) * Biruința → Suvorovo (1940s) → Ștefan Vodă (1990) * Kishinev → Chişinau

Montenegro

*Berane → Ivangrad (1949) → Berane (1992) *Birziminium → Ribnica → Podgorica (1326) → Titograd (1946) → Podgorica (1992)

Morocco

*Tingis → Tangier *Mazagan → El Jadida *Tamuda → Tetuán → Tetouan *Lixus → Larache *Port Lyautey → Kénitra *Anfa → Casablanca *Fedala → Mohammedia *Chellah → Rabat *Mogador → Essaouira *Zilis → Arcila → Asilah *Morocco – Marrakesh

Mozambique

* António Enes → Angoche (1976) * Chiveve → Beira, Mozambique, Beira (1907) * Vila Gouveia → Catandica (1975) * Malvérnia → Chicualacuala (1975) * Mandigos → Vila Pery (1916) → Chimoio (1975) * Vile Trigo de Morais → Chokwe, Mozambique, Chokwe (1997) * Kuamba → Cuamba (1937) → Nova Freixo (1952) → Cuamba (1976) * Gurúè → Vila Junqueiro (1959) → Gurúè (1975) * Vila Cabral → Lichinga (1975) * Lourenço Marques → Maputo (1976) * Vila Luísa → Marracuene (1975) * Salazar → Matola (1975) * Porto Amélia → Pemba, Mozambique, Pemba (1975) * João Belo → Xai-Xai (1975) * Quissico → Zavala, Mozambique, Zavala (1975)

Myanmar

In many cases, the English name of the city changed due to different romanization systems, while the Burmese native remained unchanged. *Arakan → Rakhine State, Rakhine *Akyab → Sittwe *Amherst → Kyaikkami *Bassein → Pathein *Henzada → Hinthada *Maymyo → Pyin U Lwin *Moulmein → Mawlamyaing *Mergui → Myeik, Myanmar, Myeik *Myohaung → Mrauk U *Pagan → Bagan *Pegu → Bago, Burma, Bago *Prome → Pyay *Dagon → Rangoon → Yangon *Sandoway → Thandwe *Syriam → Thanlyin *Karen → Kayin State, Kayin *Tavoy → Dawei *Tenasserim → Tanintharyi *Yaunghwe → Nyaung Shwe

Namibia

* Kalkfontein → Karasburg (1939) * Klipfontein → Bethanie, Namibia, Bethanie * Schuckmannsburg → Luhonono (2013)

Netherlands

*Coriovallum (possible misspelling of Cortovallum) → Heerlen *Kuilenburg → Culemborg *Noviomagus Batavorum (or Batavodurum) → Nimwegen → Nijmegen *Traiectum → Traiectum ad Mosam → Maastricht *Traiectum (Utrecht), Traiectum → Ultra Traiectum → Utrecht (city), Utrecht *Forum Hadriani → Voorburg *Zwaagwesteinde → De Westereen

North Korea

*Sinuiju → Shingishū† → Sinuiju *Wanggeom-seong → Pyongyang → Seogyeong → Pyongyang → Heijō† → Pyongyang *Wonsanjin → Genzan† → Wonsan *Songjin → Kimchaek (1952) *Songrim → Genjihō (1916) → Songrim (1945) †Japanese name during ''Korea under Japanese rule'' (1910–1945). The Korean name is unchanged.

North Macedonia

* Veles → Titov Veles →Veles, North Macedonia

Norway

*Oslo → Christiania (1624) → Kristiania → Oslo (1925) *Kaupangen → Nidaros → Trondhjem → Nidaros → Trondheim *Fredrikshald → Halden *Bjørgvin → Bergen

Pakistan

*Abbottabad → Orashabad *Raj Shahi → Islamabad *Kolachi → Kalanchi → Karachi *Shal Kot → Quetta *Preshapur → Peshawar *Sagala → Sialkot *Neroon Kot → Hyderabad, Pakistan, Hyderabad (1768) *Lyallpur → Faisalabad (1977) *Nawabshah → Benazirabad (2008) *Montgomery → Sahiwal (1966) *Fort Sandeman → Zhob (1976) *Khan Garh → Jacobabad *Salwan Kot → Sialkot *Campbellpur → Attock *Pipri → Bin Qasim Town, Bin Qasim *Hindu Bagh → Muslim Bagh *Ajodhan → Pakpattan *Rowdayana → Swat, Pakistan, Swat *Pushkalavati → Charsadda

Peru

* Ciudad de los Reyes → Lima * San Pablo de Napeanos → Iquitos

Paraguay

*Puerto Flor de Lis → Puerto Presidente Stroessner → Ciudad del Este *Ajos → Coronel Oviedo

Philippines

* Albay → Legazpi, Albay, Legazpi * Cagayan de Misamis → Cagayan de Oro * Capiz → Roxas, Capiz, Roxas * Cavite La Punta → Cavite Nuevo → Cavite, Cavite, Cavite * Culiat → Angeles, Pampanga, Angeles * Misamis → Ozamiz * Nueva Caceres → Naga, Camarines Sur, Naga * Nueva Vergara → Davao City, Davao * Opon → Lapu-Lapu, Cebu, Lapu-Lapu * Perez Dasmariñas → Dasmariñas * Pineda → Pasay * Polo → Valenzuela, Philippines, Valenzuela * San Felipe Neri → Mandaluyong * San Juan del Monte → San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan * San Pedro de Macati → Makati * Tagui-ig → Taguig * Montalban → Rodriguez, Rizal, Rodriguez

Poland

* Aleksandrowo → Aleksandrów Pograniczny → Aleksandrów Kujawski * Jędrzychów → Andrzychów → Andrychów * Barcino → Barcin * Wartberge → Wartenburg → Nowowiejsk² → Barczewo * Brido → Wartha → Bardo, Poland, Bardo * Neu Berlin → Berlinchen → Barlinek * Rosenthal → Bartenstein → Bartoszyce * Barwica → Bärwalde¹ → Barwice² * Biała → Zülz¹ → Biała, Opole Voivodeship, Biała² * Gajle → Biała → Gehlen¹ → Gehlenburg → Biała Piska² * Brzegi → Białe Brzegi → Białobrzegi * Biały Bór → Baldenburg¹ → Biały Bór² * Bielszczany Stok → Białystok * Biała → Langenbielau¹ → Bielawa² * Lignica → Fürstenwald¹ → Beroldestadt → Bernstadt → Bierutów² * Bischofsburg → Biskupiec² * Strowangen → Bischofstein → Bistein → Bisztynek² * Błaszkowice → Błaszki * Richnow → Reichenau¹ → Rychwałd² → Bogatynia * Gross-Born → Borne Sulinowo² * Brusseberge → Brunsberg → Braunsberg → Braniewo² * Brwinowo → Brwinów * Wysoki Brzeg → Brieg¹ → Brzeg² * Brzeg → Dyhernfurth → Brzeg Dolny² * Busk → Busko → Busko Zdrój * Bydgoszcz → Bromberg → Bydgoszcz² → Bromberg → Bydgoszcz² * Bystrzyce → Habelschwerdt¹ → Bystrzyca Kłodzka * Bytom → Beuthen an der Oder¹ → Białobrzezie² → Bytom Odrzański * Łoza → Kulmsee¹ → Chełmża² * Freienwalde → Chociwel² * Konice → Konigesberge¹ → Königsberg in der Neumark → Chojna² * Chorzów → Königshütte¹ → Chorzów² * Arnswalde → Choszczno² * Tempelburg → Czaplinek² * Czarne → Hammerstein¹ → Czarne² → Hammerstein¹ → Czarne² * Rothenburg → Czerwieńsk² * Dęblin → Iwanogród → Dęblin * Dzierzgoń → Neu Christburg¹ → Christburg → Dzierzgoń² * Reichenbach → Dzierżoniów² * Łęg → Lyck → Ełk² * Gdynia → Gdingen → Gdynia → Gotenhafen → Gdynia * Gdańsk → Danzig → Gdańsk² * Nowa Wieś → Lötzen → Giżycko² * Głogów → Glogau → Głogów² * Landsberg → Landsberg an der Warthe → Gorzów Wielkopolski² * Nowy Włodzisław → Junowłodzisław → Inowłodzisław → Inowłocław → Inowrocław → Hohensalza → Inowrocław → Hohensalza → Inowrocław * Biała → Janów → Janów Lubelski * Hirschberg → Jelenia Góra² * Kattowitz → Katowice → Stalinogród → Katowice * Wietrzna Góra → Kazimierz → Kazimierz Dolny * Rast → Rastenburg → Kętrzyn * Kladsko → Glatz → Kłodzko * Kołobrzeg → Kolberg → Kołobrzeg² * Koszalin → Köslin → Koszalin² * Hurthland → Friedland → Korfantów² * Lignica → Liegnitz¹ → Legnica² * Łódź → Lodsch → Łódź → Litzmannstadt¹ → Łódź² * Marienburg → Malbork → Marienburg → Malbork² * Berenwalde → Bärwalde → Mieszkowice² * Mieńsk → Mińsk → Nowomińsk → Mińsk Mazowiecki * Sensburg → Mrągowo * Florianów → Narol (town), Narol * Nowe Miasto Korczyn → Nowy Korczyn * Margrabowa → Treuburg¹ → Olecko² * Pazluk → Hollandt¹ → Preußisch Holland → Pasłęk² * Piasek → Piaski Luterskie → Piaski, Świdnik County, Piaski * Melcekuke → Mehlsack → Pieniężno² * Pisz → Johannisburg¹ → Pisz² * Przemków → Primkenow¹ → Primkenau¹ → Przemków² * Puławy → Nowa Aleksandria → Puławy * Prudnik → Neustadt → Prądnik² → Prudnik * Słupsk → Stolp¹ → Słupsk² * Stargard Szczeciński → Stargard (2016) * Stettin → Szczecin² * Ortulfsburg → Ortelsburg → Szczytno² * Rogoźno → Jelitowo → Tomaszów → Tomaszów Lubelski * Waldenberg → Waldenburg → Wałbrzych² * Wejherowska Wola → Neustadt¹ → Wejherowo → Neustadt¹ → Wejherowo * Wielka Wieś → Władysławowo * Włodzisław → Włocław → Leslau → Włocławek → Leslau → Włocławek² * Wrocisław → Wrocław → Preßlau¹ → Breslau → Wrocław² * Zabrze → Hindenburg¹ → Zabrze² * Zawadzki → Andreashütte¹ → Zawadzkie² * Frankenstein → Ząbkowice Śląskie² * Zielona Góra → Grünberg¹ → Zielona Góra² ¹ Cities in western Poland whose names were changed when Poland gained independence from Germany in 1918.
² German cities from 1918 to 1939 that became part of Poland after 1945.

Portugal

*Aeminium → Coimbra *Bracara Augusta → Braga *Conimbriga → Condeixa-a-Nova (Coimbra) *Iebora → Évora *Olisipo → Al-Usbuna → Lisbon (Lisboa) *Pax Iulia → Beja (Portugal), Beja *Portus Cale → Porto (Oporto) and Vila Nova de Gaia *Sheberina → Serpa *Sintara → Sintra *Villa Euracini (953) → Villa Verazin (1198) → Póvoa de Varzim (1308)

Romania

*Axiopolis → Cernavodă *Abruttus → Abrud *Ad Mediam → Băile Herculane *Aegyssus → Tulcea *Ampelum → Zlatna *Apulum → Bălgrad → Gyulafehérvár → Alba Iulia *Arrubium → Măcin *Kronstadt → Brașov → Orașul Stalin → Brașov *Bucureșci → Bucharest, București (Bucharest) *Callatis → Mankalya → Mangalia *Carsium → Hârșova *Cibinum → Hermannstadt → Nagyszeben → Sibiu *Dierna → Orșova *Jassy → Yaş → Iași *Marosvásárhely → Târgu Mureș *Napoca → Klausenburg → Kolozsvár → Cluj → Cluj-Napoca *Noviodunum → Isaccea *Onești → Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1965) → Onești (1996) *Orasul Stalin – Braşov *Varadinum (Latin) → (Nagy)várad (Magyar) → Varat (Turkish) → Großwardein (German) → Oradea Mare (Romanian) → (1925 shortening) Oradea *Pelendava → Craiova *Porolissum → Zalău *Potaissa → Turda *Temesvár → Tamışvar → Temesvár → Timișoara *Tomis → Constanța *Drobeta → Turnu Severin → Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Russia

Serbia

*Despotovica → Gornji Milanovac *Horreum Margi → Ravno → Ćuprija *Jagodina → Svetozarevo → Jagodina *Karanovac → Kraljevo → Rankovićevo → Kraljevo *Nagy Bécskerek/Veliki Bečkerek → Bečkerek → Petrovgrad → Zrenjanin *Petrovaradinski Šanac → Ujvidék/Novi Sad *Poreč → Donji Milanovac *Singidon → Singidunum → Bělgradъ (Бѣлъградъ) → Nándorfehérvár → Dar-ul-Cihad → Beograd (Belgrade) *Taurunum → Zemun *Sirmium → Sremska Mitrovica *Užice → Titovo Užice (1946) → Užice (1992) *Vrbas → Titov Vrbas (1983) → Vrbas (town), Vrbas (1992) *Zanes → Pontes → Diana → Novi Grad → Fetislam → Kladovo *Zaslon → Šabac

Seychelles

* L'Établissement → Victoria, Seychelles, Victoria

Singapore

*Bukit Panjang → Zhenghua → Bukit Panjang *Chan Chu Kang → Nee Soon → Yishun† *Kalang → Kallang *Kang Kar → Sengkang *Passier Reis → Pasir Ris *Peck San → Bishan, Singapore, Bishan† *Pongal → Ponggol → Punggol *Temasek → Singapore *Westhill → Chong Pang Name change in English due to replacement of older romanization methods with the

system. The Chinese name is unchanged.

Slovakia

*Šafaríkovo → Tornaľa *Šimonovany → Baťovany → Partizánske *Besztercebánya → Banská Bystrica *Kaschau, Kassa → Košice *Pressburg, Pozsony → Bratislava

Slovenia

*Assling → Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice *Bischofslack → Škofja Loka *Celeia → Cilli → Celje *Egida → Capris → Justinopolis → Caput Histriae → Koper/Capodistria *Emona → Laibach → Ljubljana *Marburg → Maribor *Poetovio → Pettau → Ptuj *Pirano → Piran *Capodistria → Koper *Portorose → Portorož *Velenje → Titovo Velenje (1981) → Velenje (1991) *Castra ad Fluvio Frigido → Ajdovščina *Atrans → Trojane

South Africa

Although many name changes have taken place officially since the end of apartheid in 1994, many of the previous names are still common in use, especially by White South Africans, and some name changes have been officially reverted.

Pre-1994

*Albertsburg → Prince Albert, Western Cape, Prince Albert (1845) *Pampoenkraal → Durbanville (1886) *McHattiesburg → Balfour, Mpumalanga, Balfour (1905) *Port Natal → Durban *Treurfontein → Coligny, South Africa, Coligny (1923)

Post-1994

*Belfast, South Africa, Belfast → eMakhazeni (2009) *Bisho → Bhisho (2004) *Bochum → Senwabarwana *Butterworth → Gcuwa (2004) *Dendron → Mogwadi *Duiwelskloof → Modjadjiskloof (2004) *Ellisras → Lephalale (2002) *Encobo → Ngcobo (2004) *Grahamstown → Makhanda, Eastern Cape, Makhanda (2018) *Hectorspruit → Emjejane (2005) *Idutywa → Dutywa (2004) *Louis Trichardt → Makhado → Louis Trichardt *Lydenburg → Mashishing (2006) *Machadodorp → eNtokozweni (2009) *Mafeking → Mafikeng (1980, upon incorporation into Bophuthatswana) → Mahikeng (2010) *Malelane → Malalane (2007) *Messina → Musina (2003) *Soekmekaar → Morebeng (Morbeng) *Naboomspruit → Mookgophong (Mookgopong) (2006) *Nelspruit → Mbombela (2009) *Nylstroom → Modimolle (2002) *Phalaborwa → BaPhalaborwa *Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, Piet Retief → emKhondo (2010) *Pietersburg → Polokwane (2005) *Port Elizabeth → Gqeberha (2021) *Potgietersrus → Mokopane (2003) *Sophiatown → Triomf (1954) → Sophiatown (2006) *Stanger → KwaDukuza (2006) *Umtata → Mthatha (2004) *Vaalwater → Mabatlane (2006)→ Vaalwater (2007) *Verwoerdburg → Centurion, Gauteng, Centurion (1994) *Warmbad/Warmbaths → Bela-Bela (2002) *Waterval Boven → Emgwenya (2009)* *Witbank → eMalahleni (2006)

South Korea

*Cheju (1397) → Jeju City, Jeju‡ *Dalgubeol → Taegu (757 AD) → Daegu‡ *Dongnae District, Dongrae (before 1914) → Fusan (1914) → Pusan† (1945) → Busan‡ *Duingji-hyeon → Yŏn'gi → Yeongi‡ → Sejong City, Sejong (2012) *Usisan → Uhwa → Heungrye-bu → Gonghwa-hyeon → Ulju (1018 AD) → Ulsan (1413) *Hanbat → Taejŏn → Daejeon‡ *Mujin → Muju → Kwangju → Gwangju‡ *Hansanju → Hanyang → Hanseong → Gyeongseong/Keijō (1910) → Seoul (1945) *Michuhol → Soseong-hyeon → Gyeongwon-bu → Inch'ŏn (1413) → Jinsen† (1910) → Chemulpo (1945)→ Inch'ŏn (1945) → Incheon‡ *Ungjin → Kongju → Gongju‡ * Silchon-eup → Gonjiam-eup (Gwangju, Gyeonggi) (2011) * Doam-myeon → Daegwallyeong-myeon (Pyeongchang County, Pyeongchang) (2007) †Japanese name during ''Korea under Japanese rule'' (1910–1945). The Korean name is unchanged.
‡Name change in English due to replacement McCune-Reischauer romanization, McCune-Reischauer with the Revised Romanization method in 2000. The Korean name is unchanged.

Spain

*Acci → Guadix *Adobrica → Ferrol → Ferrol del Caudillo (1938) → Ferrol, Galicia, Ferrol (1982) *Azaña → Numancia de la Sagra (1936) *Barcino → Barcino Nova → Barcelona *Basti → Baza, Granada, Baza *Bayona de Tajuña → Titulcia *Brigantium → Caronium → Corunna → La Coruña → A Coruña *Caesaraugusta → Zaragoza *Colonia Iulia Romula → Hispalis → Ishbiliya → Seville (Sevilla) *Colonia Norba Caesarina → Norba → Cáceres, Spain, Cáceres *Colonia Patricia → Corduba → Qurtuba → Córdoba, Spain, Córdoba *Complutum → Alcalá de Henares *Egara → Terrassa *Gasteiz → Nueva Victoria → Vitoria-Gasteiz *Guernica → Guernica y Luno → Gernika-Lumo *Onuba → Huelva *Sos → Sos del Rey Católico *Villa Real → Ciudad Real

Sweden

*Bogesund → Ulricehamn *Bro → Christinehamn → Kristinehamn *Malmhaugar → Malmö *Tuna → Eskilstuna → Carl Gustafs Stad → Eskilstuna *Westra Aros → Wæstaros → Västerås *Östra Aros → Upsala → Uppsala

Switzerland

*Aarmühle → Interlaken *Augusta Raurica → Kaiseraugst *Aventicum → Wiflispurg → Avenches *Eburodunum → Yverdon-les-Bains *Lousonna → Lausanne *Minnodunum → Moudon *Octodurus → Martigny *Turicum → Zürich

Syria

* Beroea → Aleppo * Balanea (Greek, Latin) → Baniyas (Arabic) * Emesa → Homs * (H)Amat(h)(a) (Aramean, Assyrian) → Epiphania → Epiphania, Emath(oùs) (Greek) → Hamath → Hama * Laodicea ad Mare → Latakia * Palmyra → Tadmur, Tadmor * Rasaappa, Rasappa, Rasapi (Akadian) → Sergiopolis → Anastasiopolis (Greek, Latin) → Risapa, Rosafa (Latin) → Resafa (Arabic)

Taiwan

*Quemoy → Kinmen *Tamsui District, Tamsui → Danshui → Tamsui District, Tamsui *Sindian† → Xindian District, Xindian †Chinese name unchanged.

Tajikistan

*Dushanbe → Stalinabad (1929) → Dushanbe (1961) *Khodjend → Leninabad (1939) → Khujand (1991) *Kurgan-Tyube → Qurghonteppa *Sovietabad → Ghafurov (1978) *Ura-Tyube → Istaravshan (2001) *Yangi-Bazar → Orjonikidzeabad (1936) → Qofarnihon (1992) → Vahdat (2003)

Tanzania

*Bismarckburg → Kasanga *Tabora → Weidmannsheil → Tabora

Thailand

*Ayothaya → Ayutthaya (city), Ayutthaya (1237) *Bangkok → Phra Nakhon (1782) → Krung Thep (1972) *Trat → Trach → Trat (1906)

Turkey

Many cities in Turkey were founded by Anatolian peoples, Anatolians or Greeks, and renamed in Latin by the Romans, and later renamed again by the Turks. *Alexandretta → İskenderun *Amida (Roman city), Amida → Diyar-ı Bekr → Diyarbekir → Diyarbakır *Amisus → Samsun *Ancyra → Angora → Ankara *Antiocheia → Antiochia/Antioch → Antakya *Archelais → Aksaray *Attalia → Attalea → Adalia → Antalya *Bythinion, Bythinium → Claudiopolis (Bithynia), Claudiopolis → Bolu *Byzantion → Byzantium → Constantinopolis, Constantinople → Konstantiniyye → Istanbul *Chalkedon → Chalcedon → Kadıköy *Cius → Prusa → Bursa, Turkey, Bursa *Dorylaeum → Eskişehir *Edessa, Mesopotamia, Edessa → Urfa → Sanli Urfa (Şanlıurfa) *Ephesos → Ephesus → Efes *Gawar → Yüksekova *Hadrianopolis, Adrianople → Edirne *Halikarnassos → Halicarnassus → Petronium → Bodrum *Iconium → Konya *Kyzikos → Cyzicus → Kizikos *Magnesia ad Sipylum, Magnesia → Manisa *Mazaca → Caesarea Mazaca → Kayseri *Melitene → Malatya *Mylasa → Milas *Nicaea, Nikaia → Nicaea → İznik *Nicomedia → İznikmid → İzmit *Pergamon → Pergamum → Bergama *Sinope → Sinop (Turkey), Sinop *Smyrna → İzmir *Theodosiopolis → Kalikala → Erzurum *Tralles → Güzelhisar → Aydın *Trapezon → Trapezus → Trebizond → Trabzon

Turkmenistan

*Bekdaş → Garabogaz * Amul → Charjuy → Leninsk (1924) → Charjuy, Charjou, Çärjew, Chardzhui (1927) → Turkmenabat (1999) *Çeleken → Hazar, Turkmenistan, Hazar *Gazanjyk → Bereket *Gyzyl-arbat → Serdar (city), Serdar *Krasnovodsk → Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan, Turkmenbashi (1993) *Kushka, Guşgy → Serhetabat *Nebit-dag → Balkanabat *Poltoratsk → Ashgabat

Ukraine

Crimea

*Aluston → Lusta → Aluşta → Alushta (1784) *Ermeni Bazar → Armyanskiy Bazar (1786) → Armyansk (1921) *Karasubazar → Bilohirsk (1944) *Aqmeçit → Chornomorske (1944) *Canköy → Dzhankoy (1784) *Kerkinitis → Kezlev (7th century) → Gözleve → Yevpatoria (1784) *Theodosia → Ardabda → Kafas → Caffa → Kefe (1475) → Feodosiya (1784) *Sarabuz → Hvardiiske, Simferopol Raion, Hvardiyske (1944) *Inkerman → Belokamensk (1976) → Inkerman (1991) *Panticapaeum → Bosporus → Korchev → Vosporo/Cerchio → Kerch *İslâm Terek → Kirovske, Crimea, Kirovske (1944) *Qızıltaş → Krasnokamianka (village), Krasnokamianka (1945) *Yedi Quyu → Sem Kolodezey (1784) → Lenine, Crimea, Lenine (1957) *Büyük Onlar → Oktiabrske (1945) *Yañı Küçükköy → Parkove *Or Qapı → Perekop (1736) *Curçı → Pervomaiske (1944) *Aşağı Kikineiz → Ponyzivka *Aqşeyh → Rozdolne (1944) *Saq → Saky (1784) *Aqyar → Sevastopol (1826) *Aqmescit → Simferopol (1784) *Dolossı → Sovietske *Eski Qırım → Staryi Krym (1783) *Sudaq → Sudak municipality, Sudak (1784)

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

*Kamianske → Dniprodzerzhynsk (1936) → Kamianske (2016) *Yekaterinoslav → Novorossiysk (1797) → Yekaterinoslav (1802) → Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk; 1926) → Dnipro (2016) *Mykytyne → Slovyanske (1775) → Nikopol, Ukraine, Nikopol (1781) *Samara → Novomoskovsk, Ukraine, Novomoskovsk (1782) *Shakhtarske → Pershotravensk (1960)

Donetsk Oblast

*Bakhmut → Artemivsk (1924) → Bakhmut (2016) *Nelepovy → Artemove (1921) *Yuzovka → Trotsk (1924) → Stalino (1924) → Donetsk (1961) *Nova Khrestovka → Kirovske (Donetsk Oblast), Kirovske (1958) *Karakybbud → Komsomolske, Donetsk Oblast, Komsomolske (1949) *Grishyno → Postysheve → Krasnoarmiisk → Pokrovsk, Ukraine, Pokrovsk (2016) *Dmitriyevsk → Makiivka (1931) *Mariupol → Zhdanov (1948) → Mariupol (1989) *Karlo-Libknekhtovsk → Soledar (1991) *Bannoe → Banne (1929) → Bannovske (1938) → Slovianohirsk (1964) → Sviatohirsk (2003) *Tor → Sloviansk (1784)

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

*Stanisławów → Stanislaviv (1939) → Ivano-Frankivsk (1962)

Kharkiv Oblast

*Konstantingrad → Krasnohrad (1922) *Lykhachove → Pervomaiskyi (1952) *Zmiiv → Zmeyev (1656) → Hotvald (1976) → Zmiiv (1990)

Kherson Oblast

*Chapli → Askania (1828) → Askania-Nova (settlement), Askania Nova (1835) *Oleshky → Alioshki (1802) → Tsiurupynsk (1928) → Oleshky (2016) *Ali-Agok → Skadovskoye (1894) → Skadovsk (1933) *Holy → Golaya Pristan (1786) → Hola Prystan (1923) *Geniczi → Genichesk (1784) → Henichesk (1923)

Khmelnytskyi Oblast

*Proskurov → Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, Khmelnytskyi (1954)

Kyiv Oblast

*Chernobyl –> Chornobyl' *Pereiaslav → Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi (1943) → Pereiaslav (2019)

Kirovohrad Oblast

*Yelizavetgrad (1784) → Zinovyevsk (1924) → Kirovo (1934) → Kirovohrad (1939) → Kropyvnytskyi (2016)

Luhansk Oblast

*Yuryevka → Alchevsk (1903) → Voroshylovsk (1931) → Voroshylovsk/Alchevsk (1957) → Komunarsk (1961) → Alchevsk (1991) *Izium → Almaznaya (1878) → Almazna (1977) *Bokovo-Antratsyt → Antratsyt (1962) *Yekaterinovka → Artem (1923) → Artemivsk, Luhansk Oblast, Artemivsk (1938) *Gorskoye → Hirske (1938) *Golubyevskiy Rudnik → Kirovsk, Luhansk Oblast, Kirovsk (1962) *Sorokino → Krasnodon (1938) *Kryndachiovka → Krasnyi Luch (1920) *Lugansk → Voroshylovhrad (1935) → Luhansk (1958) → Voroshylovhrad (1970) → Luhansk (1990) *Aleksandrovka → Petro-Maryevka (1865) → Pervomaisk, Luhansk Oblast, Pervomaisk (1920) *Kadiyevka → Sergo (1937) → Kadiivka (1940) → Stakhanov, Ukraine, Stakhanov (1978) → Kadiivka (2016)

Lviv Oblast

*Lviv → Lwów (1356) → Lemberg (1772) → Lwów (1918) → Lviv (1939) *Żółkiew (until 1939) → Zhovkva → Nesterov (1951) → Zhovkva (1992)

Mykolaiv Oblast

*Fedorivka → Fiodorovka (1776) → Novaya Odessa (1832) → Nova Odesa (1989) *Kara Kerman → Özi → Ochakov (1792) → Ochakiv (1989) *Orlyk → Orlovsky (1743) → Yekaterinsky (1770) → Olviopol (1781) → Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv Oblast, Pervomaisk (1919) *Kostiantynivka-2 → Yuzhnoukrainsk (1987)

Odesa Oblast

*Ophiusa → Asperon → Moncastro → Akkerman (1503) → Cetatea Albă (1918) → Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky (1944) *Buh Khutirs → Illichivsk (1952) → Chornomorsk (2016) *Birzula → Kotovsk (1935) → Podilsk (2016)

Ternopil Oblast

*Tarnopol → Ternopil (1939)

Volyn Oblast

*Lutsk → Luchesk (1427) → Łuck (1569) → Lutsk (1795) → Mikhailogorod (1850) → Luck (1915) → Łuck (1919) → Lutsk (1939)

Zakarpattia Oblast

*Beregszasz → Beregovo *Ungvar (1248) → Užhorod (1919) → Ungvar (1938) → Uzhhorod (1944) *Munkács → Mukačevo (1919) → Munkács (1938) → Mukacheve (1945) → Mukachevo (2017)

Zaporizhzhia Oblast

*Alexandrovsk → Zaporizhzhia (1921)

United Kingdom

England

*Londinium → Lundenwic → Lundone → London *Camulodunon (Celtic) → Camulodunum, Colonia Claudia Victricensis (Roman) → Colneceastre (10th century) → Colchester *Eboracum, Eburacum → Eoforwic (7th century) → Jórvík () → York *Duroliponte (Roman) → Grantebrycge (9th century) → Cantabrigia (16th century) → Cambridge *Monkchester → Newcastle upon Tyne (1080s) *Celmeresfort → Chelmsford (1189) *Lyme → Lyme Regis (1284) *Beeston → Beeston Regis (1399) *Lynn → King's Lynn (16th century) *Leamington Priors → Royal Leamington Spa (1838) *Cambridge Town → Camberley (1877) *Tunbridge Wells → Royal Tunbridge Wells (1909) *Bognor → Bognor Regis (1929) *Piddletown → Puddletown (late 1950s) *Wootton Bassett → Royal Wootton Bassett (2011) *Staines → Staines-upon-Thames (2012)

Scotland

*Ardencaple → Helensburgh *Cadȝow → Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton (15th century) *Cartleyhole, Clarty Hole → Abbotsford House, Abbotsford *Conveth → Laurencekirk *Dunedin (and variants) → Edinburgh *Friock → Friockheim *Hamnavoe → Stromness *Kiliwhimin → Fort Augustus (18th century) *Kilrule, Kilrymont → St Andrews *Kilbride → West Kilbride *Kilbride → East Kilbride *Maryburgh → Gordonsburgh → Duncansburgh → Fort William, Scotland, Fort William *Navermouth (Am Blàran Odhar) → Bettyhill *Newark → Port Glasgow (1775) *Obbe → Leverburgh (1920) *St John's Toun, St Johnstone → Perth, Scotland, Perth *Milton of Strathbogie → Huntly, Scotland, Huntly *Vale of Leven → Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Alexandria

Northern Ireland

*Ballinascreen → Draperstown (1818) *Cromlin → Hillsborough (1661) → Royal Hillsborough (2021) *Derry → Derry, Londonderry (1613) *Legacorry → Richhill, County Armagh, Richhill () *Lisnagarvy → Lisburn (1662) *Muff → Eglinton, County Londonderry, Eglinton (1858)

United States

Alaska

*Barrow → Utqiaġvik *Novoarkhangelsk → Sitka, Alaska, Sitka

Arizona

*Swilling's Mill → Hellinwg Mill → Mill City → East Phoenix → Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix

California

*Baden → South San Francisco, California, South San Francisco *Bakersville → Waterford, California, Waterford *El Toro → Lake Forest, California, Lake Forest *Grover City → Grover Beach, California, Grover Beach *Nordoff → Ojai, California, Ojai *Todos Santos → Concord, California, Concord *Tuleburg → Stockton, California, Stockton *Wineville → Mira Loma, California, Mira Loma *Yerba Buena → San Francisco

Colorado

*Fletcher → Aurora, Colorado, Aurora *Union Colony → Greeley, Colorado, Greeley

Connecticut

*Conway → Portland, Connecticut, Portland *East Middletown → Chatham → East Hampton, Connecticut, East Hampton *Fort Hoop → Newtowne → Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford *Mattianuck → Dorchester → Windsor, Connecticut, Windsor *Mettabasett → Middletown, Connecticut, Middletown *Orford Parish → Manchester, Connecticut, Manchester *Pyquag → Wethersfield, Connecticut, Wethersfield *Saybrooke Colony → Saybrook → Deep River, Connecticut, Deep River *Southfield → Suthfield → Suffield, Connecticut, Suffield *Wintonbury → Bloomfield, Connecticut, Bloomfield

Delaware

*Fort Casimir → Fort Trefaldighet → New Amstel → New Castle, Delaware, New Castle *Fort Christina → Fort Altena → Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington *Zwaanendael Colony, Zwaanendael → Lewes, Delaware, Lewes

Florida

*Alligator → Lake City, Florida, Lake City *Jernigan → Orlando, Florida, Orlando *Lake Worth → Lake Worth Beach, Florida, Lake Worth Beach *Saint Petersburg Beach → St. Pete Beach, Florida, St. Pete Beach

Georgia

*Terminus → Marthasville → Atlanta

Idaho

*Desmet → Tensed, Idaho, Tensed *Eagle Rock → Idaho Falls *Market Lake → Roberts, Idaho, Roberts

Illinois

* Alcoa → Alorton, Illinois, Alorton — in St. Clair County, Illinois, St. Clair County * Allin → Stanford, Illinois, Stanford — in McLean County, Illinois, McLean County * Amity → Pocohontas, Illinois, Pocohontas — in Bond County, Illinois, Bond County; name also used for an old plat in Cornell, Illinois, Cornell, Livingston County * Ardmore → Villa Park, Illinois, Villa Park — in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage County * Area → Mundelein, Illinois, Mundelein — in Lake County, Illinois, Lake County * Athens → New Athens, Illinois, New Athens — in St. Clair County, Illinois, St. Clair County; name now used by Athens, Illinois, Athens, Menard County * Baden → New Baden, Illinois, New Baden — in Clinton County, Illinois, Clinton and St. Clair County, Illinois, St. Clair counties * Beechwood → Mounds, Illinois, Mounds — in Pulaski County, Illinois, Pulaski County * Benton → Williamsville, Illinois, Williamsville — in Sangamon County, Illinois, Sangamon County * Berrian → Kewanee, Illinois, Kewanee — in Henry County, Illinois, Henry County * Blackberry → Elburn, Illinois, Elburn — in Kane County, Illinois, Kane County * Bolton → Stonefort, Illinois, Stonefort — in Saline County, Illinois, Saline and Williamson County, Illinois, Williamson counties * Bowensburg → Bowen, Illinois, Bowen — in Hancock County, Illinois, Hancock County * Bradly City → Bradley, Illinois, Bradley — in Kankakee County, Illinois, Kankakee County * Butler → Cherry Valley, Illinois, Cherry Valley — in Winnebago County, Illinois, Winnebago County; name now used by Butler, Illinois, Butler, Montgomery County * Camden → Lincoln, Illinois, Lincoln — in Logan County, Illinois, Logan County; name now used by Camden, Illinois, Camden, Schuyler County * Camden Mills → Milan, Illinois, Milan — in Rock Island County, Illinois, Rock Island County * Centerville → Cuba, Illinois, Cuba — in Fulton County, Illinois, Fulton County; name also used for Centerville, Illinois (disambiguation), several other settlements named Centerville * Centerville → Millstadt, Illinois, Millstadt — in St. Clair County, Illinois, St. Clair County; name also used for Centerville, Illinois (disambiguation), several other settlements named Centerville * Centerville → Ripley, Illinois, Ripley — in Brown County, Illinois, Brown County; name also used for Centerville, Illinois (disambiguation), several other settlements named Centerville * Centerville → Woodstock, Illinois, Woodstock — in McHenry County, Illinois, McHenry County; name also used for Centerville, Illinois (disambiguation), several other settlements named Centerville * Charleston → Brimfield, Illinois, Brimfield — in Peoria County, Illinois, Peoria County; name now used by Charleston, Illinois, Charleston, Coles County * Charleston → St. Charles, Illinois, St. Charles — in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage and Kane County, Illinois, Kane counties; name now used by Charleston, Illinois, Charleston, Coles County * Charleston → St. Charles, Illinois, St. Charles — in Kane County, Illinois, Kane and DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage counties; name now used by Charleston, Illinois, Charleston, Coles County * Chatham → Sterling, Illinois, Sterling — in Whiteside County, Illinois, Whiteside County; name now used by Chatham, Illinois, Chatham, Sangamon County * Chillicothe → Indianola, Illinois, Indianola — in Vermilion County, Illinois, Vermilion County; name now used by Chillicothe, Illinois, Chillicothe, Peoria County * Clarkesville or Clarksville → Sciota, Illinois, Sciota — in McDonough County, Illinois, McDonough County; name also used for unincorporated Clarksville, Illinois, Clarksville, Coles County * Clement → Huey, Illinois, Huey — in Clinton County, Illinois, Clinton County * Clintonville → South Elgin, Illinois, South Elgin — in Kane County, Illinois, Kane County * Coloma → Du Bois, Illinois, Du Bois — in Washington County, Illinois, Washington County * Concord → Danvers, Illinois, Danvers — in McLean County, Illinois, McLean County; name now used by Concord, Illinois, Concord, Morgan County * Crescent → Crescent City, Illinois, Crescent City — in Iroquois County, Illinois, Iroquois County * Crotty → Seneca, Illinois, Seneca — in Grundy County, Illinois, Grundy and LaSalle County, Illinois, LaSalle counties * Dallas → Indianola, Illinois, Indianola — in Vermilion County, Illinois, Vermilion County * Dement → Creston, Illinois, Creston — in Ogle County, Illinois, Ogle County * Dunleith → East Dubuque, Illinois, East Dubuque — in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Jo Daviess County * East Chicago Heights → Ford Heights, Illinois, Ford Heights — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County * East Wood River → Wood River, Illinois, Wood River — in Madison County, Illinois, Madison County * Elk Hart City → Elkhart, Illinois, Elkhart — in Logan County, Illinois, Logan County * Ellsworth → Lostant, Illinois, Lostant — in LaSalle County, Illinois, LaSalle County; name now used by Ellsworth, Illinois, Ellsworth, McLean County * Elyda → Winnebago, Illinois, Winnebago — in Winnebago County, Illinois, Winnebago County * Emporium City → Mound City, Illinois, Mound City — in Pulaski County, Illinois, Pulaski County * Fairfield → Mendon, Illinois, Mendon — in Adams County, Illinois, Adams County; name now used by Fairfield, Illinois, Fairfield, Wayne County * Fairfield → Pleasant Hill, Illinois, Pleasant Hill — in Pike County, Illinois, Pike County; name now used by Fairfield, Illinois, Fairfield, Wayne County * Florence → Oregon, Illinois, Oregon — in Ogle County, Illinois, Ogle County; name now used by Florence, Illinois, Florence, Pike County * Fordville → Energy, Illinois, Energy — in Williamson County, Illinois, Williamson County * Fordyce → Gorham, Illinois, Gorham — in Jackson County, Illinois, Jackson County * Fort Dearborn → Chicago * Ft. Sheridan → Highwood, Illinois, Highwood — in Lake County, Illinois, Lake County * Georgetown → Newark, Illinois, Newark — in Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall County; name now used by Georgetown, Illinois, Georgetown, Vermilion County * Georgetown → Steeleville, Illinois, Steeleville — in Randolph County, Illinois, Randolph County; name now used by Georgetown, Illinois, Georgetown, Vermilion County * Glascoe → Glasford, Illinois, Glasford — in Peoria County, Illinois, Peoria County * Glendale → Glendale Heights, Illinois, Glendale Heights — in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage County; name also used for unincorporated Glendale, Illinois, Glendale, Pope County * Grand Cote → Coulterville, Illinois, Coulterville — in Randolph County, Illinois, Randolph County * Greenfield → LaMoille, Illinois, LaMoille — in Bureau County, Illinois, Bureau County; name now used by Greenfield, Illinois, Greenfield, Greene County * Grossdale → Brookfield, Illinois, Brookfield — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County * Halidayburg → Kane, Illinois, Kane — in Greene County, Illinois, Greene County * Hanover → Metamora, Illinois, Metamora — in Woodford County, Illinois, Woodford County; name now used by Hanover, Illinois, Hanover, Jo Daviess County * Harlem → Forest Park, Illinois, Forest Park — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County; name also used for unincorporated Harlem, Illinois, Harlem, Winnebago County * Harrison → Cedarville, Illinois, Cedarville — in Stephenson County, Illinois, Stephenson County; name also used for Harrison, Illinois (disambiguation), two unincorporated places named Harrison * Harvester → Burr Ridge, Illinois, Burr Ridge — in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage County * Henderson → Knoxville, Illinois, Knoxville — in Knox Township, Knox County, Illinois, Knox Township, Knox County east of Galesburg; name now used by nearby Henderson, Illinois, Henderson, Henderson Township, Knox County north of Galesburg * Hilton → East Peoria, Illinois, East Peoria — in Tazewell County, Illinois, Tazewell County * Howard → Durand, Illinois, Durand — in Winnebago County, Illinois, Winnebago County * Howlet → Riverton, Illinois, Riverton — in Sangamon County, Illinois, Sangamon County * Humphrey → Tovey, Illinois, Tovey — in Christian County, Illinois, Christian County * Huston → Mulberry Grove, Illinois, Mulberry Grove — in Bond County, Illinois, Bond County * Illinoistown → East St. Louis, Illinois, East St. Louis — in St. Clair County, Illinois, St. Clair County * Independence → Oakland, Illinois, Oakland — in Coles County, Illinois, Coles County * Indiantown → Tiskilwa, Illinois, Tiskilwa — in Bureau County, Illinois, Bureau County * Jamestown → Riverton, Illinois, Riverton — in Sangamon County, Illinois, Sangamon County; name also used for unincorporated Jamestown, Illinois, Jamestown, Clinton County * Juliet → Joliet, Illinois, Joliet — in Will County, Illinois, Will County * Keokuk Junction → Golden, Illinois, Golden — in Adams County, Illinois, Adams County * Lane → Rochelle, Illinois, Rochelle — in Ogle County, Illinois, Ogle County; name also used for unincorporated Lane, Illinois, Lane, DeWitt County * Lapier → Altona, Illinois, Altona — in Knox County, Illinois, Knox County * Laurel Hill → Table Grove, Illinois, Table Grove — in Fulton County, Illinois, Fulton County * Liberty → Burnt Prairie, Illinois, Burnt Prairie — in White County, Illinois, White County; name now used by Liberty, Illinois, Liberty, Adams County * Liberty → Rockwood, Illinois, Rockwood — in Randolph County, Illinois, Randolph County; name now used by Liberty, Illinois, other Liberty, Adams County * Little Fort → Waukegan, Illinois, Waukegan — in Lake County, Illinois, Lake County * Lodi → Maple Park, Illinois, Maple Park — in Kane County, Illinois, Kane County; also Lodi, Illinois (disambiguation), other communities formerly named Lodi * Lysander → Pecatonica, Illinois, Pecatonica — in Winnebago County, Illinois, Winnebago County * Mantua → Washburn, Illinois, Washburn — in Woodford County, Illinois, Woodford County * Marysville → Potomac, Illinois, Potomac — in Vermilion County, Illinois, Vermilion County * Mechanicsburg → Mascoutah, Illinois, Mascoutah — in St. Clair County, Illinois, St. Clair County; name now used by Mechanicsburg, Illinois, Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County * Melrose → Melrose Park, Illinois, Melrose Park — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County; name also used for unincorporated Melrose, Illinois, Melrose, Clark County * Middleton → Iuka, Illinois, Iuka — in Marion County, Illinois, Marion County * Midway → Kansas, Illinois, Kansas — in Edgar County, Illinois, Edgar County; name also used for Midway, Illinois (disambiguation), several unincorporated places named Midway * Mill Creek → Old Mill Creek, Illinois, Old Mill Creek — in Lake County, Illinois, Lake County; name now used by Mill Creek, Illinois, Mill Creek, Union County * Millersburg → Pierron, Illinois, Pierron — in Bond County, Illinois, Bond and Madison County, Illinois, Madison counties; name also used for unincorporated Millersburg, Illinois, Millersburg, Mercer County * Milton → Humboldt, Illinois, Humboldt — in Coles County, Illinois, Coles County; name now used by Milton, Illinois, Milton, Pike County * Monsanto → Sauget, Illinois, Sauget — in St. Clair County, Illinois, St. Clair County * Morristown → New Milford, Illinois, New Milford — in Winnebago County, Illinois, Winnebago County * Mt. Pleasant → Farmer City, Illinois, Farmer City — in DeWitt County, Illinois, DeWitt County * New Liberty → Willow Hill, Illinois, Willow Hill — in Jasper County, Illinois, Jasper County; name now used by New Liberty, Illinois, New Liberty, Pope County * New Rutland → Rutland, Illinois, Rutland — in LaSalle County, Illinois, LaSalle County * New Salem → West Salem, Illinois, West Salem — in Edwards County, Illinois, Edwards County; also the name of New Salem, Illinois (disambiguation), several unincorporated places named New Salem * Niles Centre → Skokie, Illinois, Skokie — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County * North Bloomington → Normal, Illinois, Normal — in McLean County, Illinois, McLean County * Oak Grove → Green Oaks, Illinois, Green Oaks — in Lake County, Illinois, Lake County; name now used by Oak Grove, Illinois, Oak Grove, Rock Island County * Oak Grove Park → Germantown Hills, Illinois, Germantown Hills — in Woodford County, Illinois, Woodford County * Oak Grove Park → Oak Grove, Illinois, Oak Grove — in Rock Island County, Illinois, Rock Island County * Oakbrook → Oak Brook, Illinois, Oak Brook — in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage County * Ogle Station → Ashton, Illinois, Ashton — in Lee County, Illinois, Lee County * Park Forest South → University Park, Illinois, University Park — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook and Will County, Illinois, Will counties * Pecatonica → Rockton, Illinois, Rockton — in Rockton Township, Winnebago County, Illinois, Rockton Township, Winnebago County; name now used by Pecatonica, Illinois, Pecatonica, Pecatonica Township, Winnebago County * Pembroke → Hopkins Park, Illinois, Hopkins Park — in Kankakee County, Illinois, Kankakee County * Pleasantville → Ipava, Illinois, Ipava — in Fulton County, Illinois, Fulton County * Portland → Blue Island, Illinois, Blue Island — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County * Portland → Oglesby, Illinois, Oglesby — in LaSalle County, Illinois, LaSalle County * Postville → Lincoln, Illinois, Lincoln — in Logan County, Illinois, Logan County * Prairie City → Toledo, Illinois, Toledo — in Cumberland County, Illinois, Cumberland County; name now used by Prairie City, Illinois, Prairie City, McDonough County * Prospect Park → Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Glen Ellyn — in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage County * Rand → Des Plaines, Illinois, Des Plaines — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County * Randall → East Galesburg, Illinois, East Galesburg — in Knox County, Illinois, Knox County * Rantoul → Alma, Illinois, Alma — in Marion County, Illinois, Marion County; name now used by Rantoul, Illinois, Rantoul, Champaign County * Reeves → Cambria, Illinois, Cambria — in Williamson County, Illinois, Williamson County * Richmond → Richview, Illinois, Richview — in Washington County, Illinois, Washington County; name now used by Richmond, Illinois, Richmond, McHenry County * Ridgeville → Evanston, Illinois, Evanston — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County * Rome → Dix, Illinois, Dix — in Jefferson County, Illinois, Jefferson County; name also used for unincorporated Rome, Illinois, Rome, Peoria County * Rose Clare → Rosiclare, Illinois, Rosiclare — in Hardin County, Illinois, Hardin County * Saline → Grantfork, Illinois, Grantfork — in Madison County, Illinois, Madison County * Schaumburg Center → Schaumburg, Illinois, Schaumburg — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County * Sheridan → Good Hope, Illinois, Good Hope — in McDonough County, Illinois, McDonough County; name now used by Sheridan, Illinois, Sheridan, LaSalle County * Shermerville → Northbrook, Illinois, Northbrook — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County * South Pass → Cobden, Illinois, Cobden — in Union County, Illinois, Union County * Specialville → Dixmoor, Illinois, Dixmoor — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County * Spring Forest → Willow Springs, Illinois, Willow Springs — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook and DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage counties * St. Marye → Beaverville, Illinois, Beaverville — in Iroquois County, Illinois, Iroquois County * Stephenson → Rock Island, Illinois, Rock Island — in Rock Island County, Illinois, Rock Island County * Sunnyside → Johnsburg, Illinois, Johnsburg — in McHenry County, Illinois, McHenry County * Sunrise Ridge → Wonder Lake, Illinois, Wonder Lake — in McHenry County, Illinois, McHenry County * Sutton → Bentley, Illinois, Bentley — in Hancock County, Illinois, Hancock County; name also used for unincorporated Sutton, Cook County, Illinois, Sutton, Cook County * Tazewell → Spring Bay, Illinois, Spring Bay — in Woodford County, Illinois, Woodford County * Tessville → Lincolnwood, Illinois, Lincolnwood — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County * Turner → West Chicago, Illinois, West Chicago — in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage County * Uniontown → Washburn, Illinois, Washburn — in Woodford County, Illinois, Woodford County; name also used for unincorporated Uniontown, Illinois, Uniontown, Knox County * Urbana → Freeburg, Illinois, Freeburg — in St. Clair County, Illinois, St. Clair County; name now used by Urbana, Illinois, Urbana, Champaign County * Utopia → Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, Oakbrook Terrace — in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage County * Van Buren → St. Francisville, Illinois, St. Francisville — in Lawrence County, Illinois, Lawrence County * Victoria → Phillipstown, Illinois, Phillipstown — in White County, Illinois, White County; name now used by Victoria, Illinois, Victoria, Knox County * Vienna → Astoria, Illinois, Astoria — in Fulton County, Illinois, Fulton County; name now used by Vienna, Illinois, Vienna, Johnson County * Waldron → Aroma Park, Illinois, Aroma Park — in Kankakee County, Illinois, Kankakee County * Walnut Grove → Altona, Illinois, Altona — in Knox County, Illinois, Knox County; name also used for Walnut Grove, Illinois (disambiguation), unincorporated places named Walnut Grove * Wappello → Hanover, Illinois, Hanover — in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Jo Daviess County * Wau-Bun → Northfield, Illinois, Northfield — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County * West Hammond → Calumet City, Illinois, Calumet City — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County * Westhaven → Orland Hills, Illinois, Orland Hills — in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County * Whitfield → Leland, Illinois, Leland — in LaSalle County, Illinois, LaSalle County * Wilson → Illiopolis, Illinois, Illiopolis — in Sangamon County, Illinois, Sangamon County; name also used for unincorporated Wilson, Illinois, Wilson, Lake County * Winchester → Wilmington, Will County, Illinois, Wilmington — in Will County, Illinois, Will County; name now used by Winchester, Illinois, Winchester, Scott County * Windsor → Tiskilwa, Illinois, Tiskilwa — in Bureau County, Illinois, Bureau County; name now used by Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois, Windsor, Shelby County and as the usual name for legal New Windsor, Illinois, New Windsor, Mercer County * Wiona → Malden, Illinois, Malden — in Bureau County, Illinois, Bureau County * Worcester → Barry, Illinois, Barry — in Pike County, Illinois, Pike County * Xenia → Atlanta, Illinois, Atlanta — in Logan County, Illinois, Logan County; name now used by Xenia, Illinois, Xenia, Clay County * Yellow Creek → Pearl City, Illinois, Pearl City — in Loran Township, Stephenson County, Illinois, Loran Township, Stephenson County; name also used for nearby unincorporated Yellow Creek, Illinois, Yellow Creek, Kent Township, Stephenson County * York → Thomson, Illinois, Thomson — in Carroll County, Illinois, Carroll County; name also used for unincorporated York, Illinois, York, Clark County * Young America → Kirkwood, Illinois, Kirkwood — in Warren County, Illinois, Warren County

Iowa

*Columbus → Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids *Kanesville → Council Bluffs, Iowa, Council Bluffs *Springfield → Maquoketa, Iowa, Maquoketa *Valley Junction → West Des Moines, Iowa, West Des Moines

Kentucky

* Minor Lane Heights → Heritage Creek, Kentucky, Heritage Creek

Louisiana

*Vermilionville → Lafayette, Louisiana, Lafayette

Maryland

*Berlin → Brunswick, Maryland, Brunswick *Elizabeth Town → Hagerstown, Maryland, Hagerstown *Germantown → Perry Hall, Maryland, Perry Hall *Head of Elk → Elkton, Maryland, Elkton *Newtown → Leonardtown *Providence → Anne Arundel Towne → Annapolis, Maryland, Annapolis *Riverdale → Riverdale Park, Maryland, Riverdale Park *Caiuctucuc → Wills Creek → Cumberland, Maryland, Cumberland

Massachusetts

*Agawam Plantation → Springfield, Massachusetts, Springfield *Cold Spring → Belcher's Town → Belchertown, Massachusetts, Belchertown *Dale of Hope → Hopedale, Massachusetts, Hopedale *Fall River → Troy → Fall River, Massachusetts, Fall River *Gay Head → Aquinnah, Massachusetts, Aquinnah *Glasgow → Blandford, Massachusetts, Blandford *Ireland Parish → Ireland → Holyoke, Massachusetts, Holyoke *Manchester → Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, Manchester-by-the-Sea *Marlbury → Marlborough, Massachusetts, Marlborough *Menotomy → Arlington, Massachusetts, Arlington *Minnechaug → South Wilbraham → Hampden, Massachusetts, Hampden *Quaboage → Quaboag → Brookfield, Massachusetts, Brookfield *Shawmut → Boston *Stony Hill → Ludlow, Massachusetts, Ludlow

Michigan

*Avon Township → Rochester Hills, Michigan *Berlin → Marne, Michigan, Marne *Bronson → Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kalamazoo *East Detroit → Eastpointe, Michigan, Eastpointe *Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit → Detroit *Harlow → Hog's Hallow → McDouglasville → Utica, Michigan, Utica *Jefferson → Sterling Heights, Michigan, Sterling Heights *Swainsville → Brooklyn, Michigan, Brooklyn

Minnesota

Imnizaska → Pig's Eye → Saint Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul

Nebraska

*Lancaster → Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln

Nevada

*Horn Silver → Hornsilver → Goldpoint → Gold Point, Nevada, Gold Point

New Hampshire

*Derryfield → Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester *Hilton's Pointe → Cochecho → Northam → Dover, New Hampshire, Dover *Nashuway → Nashville → Nashua, New Hampshire, Nashua *Number Two → Middle Monadnock → Monadnock → Jaffrey, New Hampshire, Jaffrey *Nutfield → Londonderry, New Hampshire, Londonderry *Plantation of Penney Cook → Penney Cook → Pennacook → Rumford → Concord, New Hampshire, Concord *Piscatiqua → Strawberry Hill → Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Portsmouth *Suncook → Pembroke, New Hampshire, Pembroke *Winnacunnet → Hampton, New Hampshire, Hampton

New Jersey

*Acquackanonk Township, New Jersey, Acquackanonk → Clifton, New Jersey, Clifton *Awiehawken → Weehawken, New Jersey, Weehawken *Bergen, New Netherland, Bergen → Jersey City, New Jersey, Jersey City *Boiling Springs Township → East Rutherford, New Jersey, East Rutherford *Delford → Oradell, New Jersey, Oradell *East Paterson → Elmwood Park, New Jersey, Elmwood Park *Fort Nassau (South River), Fort Nassau → Gloucester City, New Jersey, Gloucester City *Hunt's Mills → Clinton, New Jersey, Clinton *Madison Township (Middlesex County) → Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, Old Bridge Township *Maidenhead Township → Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, Lawrence Township *Matawan Township → Aberdeen, New Jersey, Aberdeen *Nya Stockholm → Bridgeport, New Jersey, Bridgeport *Passaic Township → Long Hill Township, New Jersey, Long Hill Township *Raritan Township (Monmouth County) → Hazlet, New Jersey, Hazlet *Second River → Belleville, New Jersey, Belleville *Sodon → Glen Gardner, New Jersey, Glen Gardner *South Orange Township → Maplewood, New Jersey, Maplewood *Sveaborg → Swedesboro, New Jersey, Swedesboro *Turkey or Turkey Town → New Providence, New Jersey, New Providence *Washington Township → Robbinsville Township, New Jersey, Robbinsville Township *West Paterson → Woodland Park, New Jersey, Woodland Park *Delaware Township → Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey, Cherry Hill Township

New Mexico

*Alburquerque → Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque *Hot Springs → Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Truth or Consequences

New York

*Beverwijck → Albany, New York, Albany *Breuckelen → Brooklyn (borough of New York City) *Fort Nassau (North River), Fort Nassau → Fort Orange → Albany, New York, Albany → Willemstad → Albany, New York, Albany *Heemstede → Hempstead (village), New York, Hempstead *New Amsterdam → New York → New Orange → New York City *North Tarrytown → Sleepy Hollow, New York, Sleepy Hollow *Sing Sing → Ossining (village), New York, Ossining, New York *Staaten Eylandt → Staten Island (borough of New York City) *Wiltwyck → Kingston, New York, Kingston

North Carolina

*Atkins Bank → Kingston → Kinston → Caswel → Kinston, North Carolina, Kinston *Campbellton + Cross Creek → Fayetteville, North Carolina, Fayetteville *Fuquay Springs and Varina → Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, Fuquay-Varina *Pacific → Youngsville, North Carolina, Youngsville (1875) *Wachau → Salem → Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston-Salem

Ohio

*Cleaveland → Cleveland *Gamble's Mill → Shelby, Ohio, Shelby *Losantiville → Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati *Sellstown → Dublin, Ohio, Dublin

Oregon

*Halfway → Half.com → Halfway, Oregon, Halfway *Marysville → Corvallis, Oregon, Corvallis *Skinner's Mudhole → Eugene City → Eugene, Oregon, Eugene

Pennsylvania

*Ammansland → Darby, Pennsylvania, Darby *Augustatown → Washington, Pennsylvania, Washington *Bridgetown → Midway → Coates’ Villa → Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Coatesville *Chamassungh → Finlandia → Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, Marcus Hook *Cross Keys → Intercourse, Pennsylvania, Intercourse *Fort Duquesne → Pittsburgh → Pittsburg* → Pittsburgh *Mauch Chunk → Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, Jim Thorpe *Mölndal → Yeadon, Pennsylvania, Yeadon *Northampton → Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown *Presque Isle → Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie *Printztorp → Chester, Pennsylvania, Chester *Steitztown → Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Lebanon *Tequirassy → Eddystone, Pennsylvania, Eddystone *Upland → Chester, Pennsylvania, Chester Name used by the United States Board on Geographic Names from 1891 to 1911. The name used by the city in its official documents and on its seal was unchanged.

Rhode Island

*Gloucester → Glocester, Rhode Island, Glocester *Haversham → Westerly, Rhode Island, Westerly *Kings Towne → Kingstown → Rochester → North Kingston, Rhode Island, North Kingstown *Shawomet → Warwick, Rhode Island, Warwick

South Carolina

*Charles Towne → Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston *Jeffers → Blaney → Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina, Elgin *Kingston → Conwayborough → Conway, South Carolina, Conway *Tacapua → Startex, South Carolina, Startex

Tennessee

*Alexandria → Jackson, Tennessee, Jackson *Coal Creek → Lake City → Rocky Top, Tennessee, Rocky Top *Fort Nashborough → Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville

Texas

*Clark → DISH, Texas, DISH *Dechman → Deckman → Grand Prairie, Texas, Grand Prairie *Duncan Switch → Duncanville, Texas, Duncanville *Emerson → Frisco City → Frisco, Texas, Frisco *Fillmore → Plano, Texas, Plano (1852) *Gorbit → Kit → Irving, Texas, Irving *Presidio San Antonio de Bexar → San Antonio
Spanish Texas, Texas State Historical Society: The Handbook of Texas Online *Waterloo → Austin, Texas, AustinPatoski, Joe Nick "It's Just Different Here", ''National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation'', July/August 2010, page 38

Utah

*Evansville → Lehi, Utah, Lehi *Grayson → Blanding, Utah, Blanding *Great Salt Lake City → Salt Lake City *Pleasant Green → Magna, Utah, Magna

Vermont

*Brattleborough → Brattleboro, Vermont, Brattleboro

Virginia

*Cumberland → Mystic Falls *Kecoughtan → Hampton, Virginia, Hampton *Mt. Pleasant → Mount Jackson, Virginia, Mt. Jackson *Mud Lick→ Big Lick → Roanoke, Virginia, Roanoke *Shryock → Edinburg, Virginia, Edinburg *Staufferstadt → Strasburg, Virginia, Strasburg *Tom's Creek → Tom's Brook, Virginia, Toms Brook *Tysons Corner → Tysons

Washington

*Neppel → Moses Lake, Washington, Moses Lake *North Yakima → Yakima, Washington, Yakima *Spokane Falls → Spokane *Tolt → Carnation → Tolt → Carnation, Washington, Carnation *Vera → Veradale, Washington, Veradale *Yakima City → Union Gap, Washington, Union Gap

Wisconsin

*Prairieville → Waukesha, Wisconsin, Waukesha *Rochester → Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, Sheboygan Falls

Uzbekistan

*Karmine → Navoiy (1958) *Rishdan → Kuybishevo → Rishtan (1977) *Leninsk → Asaka, Uzbekistan, Asaka (1938) *Maracanda → Samarqand *Novy Margelan → Skobelev (1910) → Farg'ona (1924) *Qarabagish → Sovetobod (1972) → Xonobod

Venezuela

*Angostura → Ciudad Bolívar (1846) *Santiago de León de Caracas → Caracas

Vietnam

*Tourane → Đà Nẵng *Djiring → Di Linh *Tống Bình → Long Đỗ → Đại La → Thăng Long → Đông Đô → Đông Kinh → Bắc Thành → Thăng Long → Hà Nội (Hanoi) *Hai Pho → Faifo → Hội An *Prey Nokor → Gia Định → Sài Gòn (Saigon) → Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh (Ho Chi Minh City) *Phu Xuan → Huế *Ke Van → Ke Vinh → Vinh Giang → Vinh Doanh → Vinh Thi → Vinh

Zambia

* Bancroft → Chililabombwe (1967) * Fort Jameson → Chipata (1967) * Broken Hill → Kabwe (1967) * Feira → Luangwa, Zambia, Luangwa (1964) * Fort Roseberry → Mansa, Zambia, Mansa (1967) * Abercorn → Mbala, Zambia, Mbala (1967)

Zimbabwe

All name changes below occurred in 1982. *Enkeldoorn → Chivhu *Essexvale → Esigodini *Fort Victoria → Masvingo (briefly called Nyanda) *Gatooma → Kadoma, Zimbabwe, Kadoma *Gwelo → Gweru *Hartley → Chegutu *Marandellas → Marondera *Matopos → Matobo District, Matobo *Melsetter → Chimanimani *Que Que → Kwekwe *Salisbury → Harare *Selukwe → Shurugwi *Shabani → Zvishavane *Sinoia → Chinhoyi *Umtali → Mutare *Wankie → Hwange

Sources and references

* *Westermann, ''Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte'' (in German) * Of Bangalore, Bengaluru and Belagavi * List compiled by the (Greek) National Documentation Centre (Greece), National Documentation Centre (EKT) {{DEFAULTSORT:City Name Changes Lists of former place names Lists of cities by toponymy, Renamed City name changes, * Lists by country