Most regions and provinces of Europe have alternative names in different languages. Some regions have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names for all major European regions, provinces, and territories. It also includes some lesser regions that are important because of their location or history.
This article does not offer any opinion about what the "original", "official", "real", or "correct" name of any region is or was. Regions are listed alphabetically by their current best-known name in English. The English version is followed by variants in other languages, in alphabetical order by name, and then by any historical variants and former names.
Foreign names that are the same as their English equivalents may be listed, to provide an answer to the question "What is that name in..."?.
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Other name(s) or older name(s)
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| Apulia
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Apulia (Latin, Polish), Apulie (Czech), Apulië (Dutch), Apulien (German), Apulija (Lithuanian), Pouille (variant in French [rare]), Pouilles (French), Puglia (Italian, Romanian), Puglie (variant in Italian)
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B
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Other name(s) or older name(s)
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| Bavaria
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Bavaria (Latin, Romanian), Baviera (Italian, Spanish), Bavière (French), Bawaria (Polish), Bayern (Danish, German, Lower Saxon, Norwegian, Swedish), Beieren (Dutch), Bajorország (Hungarian)
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| Białowieża
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Bělověž (Czech), Białowieża (Polish)
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| Brabant
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Brabân (Frisian), Brabante (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish), Brabant (Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Swedish)
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| Burgundy
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Borgogna (Italian), Bourgondië (Dutch), Bourgogne (French), Burgund (German, Swedish), Burgundia (Hungarian, Polish)
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C
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Other name(s) or older name(s)
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| Catalonia
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Catalogna (Italian), Catalogne (French), Cataluña (Spanish), Catalunya (Catalan), Katalánsko (Czech), Katalónia (Hungarian)
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| Crete
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Candia (variant in Italian), Creta (Italian, Latin), Katalánsko (Czech), Kréta (Czech, Hungarian)
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D
| English Name
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Other name(s) or older name(s)
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| Dalarna
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Dalecarlia (Italian, Latin), Dalarna (Swedish)
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E
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Other name(s) or older name(s)
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| Euboea
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Eubea (Italian), Euboea (Latin), Évvia (Greek), Negroponte (old Italian name)
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F
| English Name
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Other name(s) or older name(s)
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| Finland Proper
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Egentliga Finland (Swedish), Varsinais-Suomi (Finnish)
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| Friuli
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Forojulium or Forum Julium (Latin), Friaul (German), Friûl (Friulian), Friuli (Italian)
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G
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| Galicia (Central Europe)
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Galiitsia (Estonian), Galicië (Dutch), Galicja or Halicz (Polish), Galiţia (Romanian), Galizia (Italian), Galizien (German), Halič (Czech), Halychyna - Галичина (Ukrainian)
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| Galicia (Spain)
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Gallaecia (Latin), Galice (French), Galicia (Galician, Polish, Romanian, Spanish), Galicië (Dutch), Galicien (German), Galisja (alternative Polish name), Galiza (alternative Galician name, Portuguese), Galizia (Italian)
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| Gelderland
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Gelderlân (Frisian), Gelderland (Dutch, German, Swedish), Gheldria (Italian), Guelders (alternative English name), Gueldre (French), Güeldres (Spanish), Guéldria (Portuguese)
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H
| English Name
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Other name(s) or older name(s)
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| Hesse
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Assia (Italian), Hessa (Romanian), Hessen (German)
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| Holland
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Batavia (alternative Latin name), Holanda (Albanian, Portuguese, Spanish), Holandia (Polish), Holandija (Serbian), Hollân (Frisian), Holland (Danish, Dutch, Estonian, German, Swedish), Hollanda (Turkish), Hollande (French), Hollandia (Hungarian, Latin), Hollanti (Finnish), Olanda (Italian), Olandhía - Ολλανδία (Greek), Olandija (Lithuanian), an Ollainn (Irish)
Note: Holland is a region of the Netherlands, although the name is often used to refer to the whole country.
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| Holstein
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Holstein (German, Hungarian, Italian), Holštýnsko (Czech)
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I
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| Ingria
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Ingermanland (Swedish), Ingria (Italian, Latin), Inkeri (Ingrian)
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J
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| Jutland
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Jutsko (Czech), Jylland (Danish), Jütland (Hungarian)
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K
| English Name
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| Karelia
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Carelia (Italian), Karelen (Swedish), Karelia (Latin), Karelija - Карелия (Russian), Karjala (Finnish, Karelian), Karélia (Hungarian)
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L
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| Lombardy
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Langobardia (Latin), Lombardei (German), Lombardia (Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian), Lombardía (Spanish), Lombardie (French)
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M
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| Masovia
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Masovia or Mazovia (Italian, Latin), Mazowsze (Polish), Mazóvia (Hungarian)
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N
| English Name
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| Nylandia
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Nyland (Swedish), Nylandia (Latin), Uusimaa (Finnish)
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O
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| Ostrobothnia
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Österbotten (Swedish), Ostrobothnia (Latin), Pohjanmaa (Finnish)
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P
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| Palatinate
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Palatinat (French), Palatinato (Italian), Palts (Dutch), Palz (Lower Saxon), Pfalz (Danish, German, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish)
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| Piedmont (Italy)
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Pedemontium (Latin), Piëmont (Dutch), Piémont (French), Piemont (German, Polish, Romanian), Piemonte (Italian)
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| Pomerania
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Pomerania (Italian), Pomerania or Pomorania (Latin), Pommern and Pommerellen (German), Pomorze (Polish), Pòmòrze (Pomeranian), Pòmòrskô (Kashubian), Pomeránia (Hungarian)
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| Prussia
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Borussia or Prussia (Latin), Preußen (Preussen) (German), Prusai (Lithuanian), Prussia (Italian), Prusy (Polish), Poroszország (Hungarian)
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R
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Other name(s) or older name(s)
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| Rhineland
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Renania (Italian), Rheinland (Danish, German, Lower Saxon, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish), Rhénanie (French), Rijnland (Dutch), Rýn (Czech, Slovak)
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S
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| Savonia
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Savo (Finnish), Savolax (Swedish), Savonia (Latin)
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| Satakunda
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Satakunta (Finnish), Satakunda (Swedish)
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| Saxony
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Sachsen (German), Sasko (Czech), Sassonia (Italian), Saxe (French), Saxonia (Romanian), Szászország (Hungarian)
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| Scania
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Scania (Italian, Latin), Schonen (German), Skåne (Danish, Swedish)
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| Silesia
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Schlesien (German, Norwegian), Silesia (Latin, Spanish), Silésie (French), Silezië (Dutch), Śląsk (Polish), Slesia (Italian), Šlezija (Slovene), Slezsko (Czech), Ślonsk or Ślunsk (local Silesian dialect), Szilézia (Hungarian)
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| Styria
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Steiermark (German), Stiria (Italian), Štýrsko (Czech), Stájerország (Hungarian)
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T
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| Tavastia
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Häme (Finnish), Tavastia (Latin), Tavastland (Swedish)
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| Thuringia
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Durynsko (Czech), Thüringen (German), Turingia (Italian, Romanian), Türingia (Hungarian)
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| Transylvania
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Ardeal (variant in Romanian), Chiskarpatya - Чискарпатя (Ukrainian), Erdély (Hungarian), Sedmihradsko (Czech), Siedmiogród or Transylwania (Polish), Siebenbürgen (German), Transilvania (Italian, Romanian), Transsylvanië (Dutch), Transsylvanien (Swedish), Transylvania (Latin), Transylvanie (French), Urdul (Turkish), Zivenbork or Transilvaneye (Walloon)
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| Tuscany
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Toscana (Danish, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish), Toscane (Dutch, French), Toskana (German), Toskania (Polish), Tuscia (Latin)
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| Umbria
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Ombrie (French), Umbria (Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Polish, Romanian), Umbrien (German)
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V
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| Vosges
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Vogézy (Czech), Vosgi (Italian), Vosges (French), Vogézek (Hungarian)
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W
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Other name(s) or older name(s)
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| Westrobothnia
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Västerbotten (Swedish), Westrobothnia (Latin)
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Z
| English Name
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Other name(s) or older name(s)
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| Zeeland
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Batavia (Latin), Seelân (Frisian), Seeland (German), Zeeland (Dutch, Swedish), Zelanda (Italian, Spanish), Zélande (French), Zelândia (Portuguese)
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See also
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