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Latin names of regions
Here are list of principalities and regions written in the Latin language and English and other names on the right. This is NOT a duplication of Roman provincial names.
- cty. - county
- dept. - department
- dist. - district
- isl. -island
- kdom. - kingdom
- pen - peninsula
- pref. - prefecture
- prin. - principality
- prphy. - periphery
- prov. - province
- reg. - region
- state - state
| Latin | English name(s) [other name(s)] or [older name(s)] of subdivisions |
| Acarnania¹ | Acarnania (fmr dept?, dist.) |
| Aemilia et Romania | Emilia-Romagna |
| Aetolia¹ | Aetolia (fmr. dept.?, dist.) |
| Aetoloacarnania¹ | Aetoloacarnania, Aitolio-Akarnania (pref.) |
| Africa Australis | South Africa |
| Alandia | Åland |
| Alberta | Alberta (prov.) |
| Amazon (state) | Amazonas, most pref. Amazon (state) |
| Angermannia | Ångermanland, Sweden |
| Apulia | Apulia, Puglia |
| Arcadia¹ | Arcadia (pref.), Greece |
| Argolis¹ | Argolis, Argolida (pref.), Greece |
| Australia Australis | South Australia |
| Australia Occidentalis | Western Australia (state) |
| Bahusia | Bohuslän, Sweden |
| Blechingia | Blekinge, Sweden |
| Boeotia | Boeotia (pref.), Greece |
| Borussia, Prussia | Prussia |
| Calabria | Calabria, Italy |
| California Superior | Alta California, now California (state) |
| California | California (state) United States, (2 states) Mexico |
| Campania | Campania (reg.) |
| Cansa, Cansae, Cansas | Kansas (state), United States (America) |
| Carolina Australis | South Carolina (state), United States |
| Carolina Borealis | North Carolina (state), United States |
| Columbia Britannica | British Columbia (prov.) |
| Corinthia | Corinthia (pref.), Greece |
| Creta | Crete (prphy.) |
| Dakota Australis | South Dakota (state), United States |
| Dakota Borealis | North Dakota (state), United States |
| Dalecarlia | Dalarna, Sweden |
| Dalia | Dalsland, Sweden |
| Demetae (fmr. kdom. and prin.) | Dyfed cty. |
| Elea, Elia? | Ilia, Elia (pref, fmr. dept.), Greece |
| Epirus Borealis | Southern Albania, (Northern Epirus) |
| Epirus¹ | Epirus (prphy.) |
| Estonia | Estonia |
| Euboea¹ | Euboea (pref.), (isl.), Greece |
| Eurytania¹ | Eurytania, Evrytania (pref.), Greece |
| Finlandia | Finland |
| Finlandia Meridionalis | Finland Proper (South Finland/Egentliga Finland/Varsinais-Suomi), Finland |
| Finlandia Septentrionalis | Satakunda (North Finland/Satakunta), Finland |
| Flumen Januarii (state) | Rio de Janeiro (state) some RJ metro |
| Forum Iulii et Venetia Iulia | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Forum Iulii | Friuli |
| Georgia (state) | Georgia (state) |
| Gestricia | Gästrikland, Sweden |
| Gothia | Götaland, Sweden also Gothenburg |
| Gotlandia | Gotland, Sweden |
| Graecia Centralis | Central Greece (prphy.) |
| Hallandia | Halland, Sweden |
| Helsingia | Hälsingland, Sweden |
| Herdalia | Härjedalen, Sweden |
| Ingria | Ingria (Ingermanland/Inkeri), Estonia and Russia |
| Ionia (dist.) | Western Turkey |
| Jemtia | Jämtland, Sweden |
| Karelia | Karelia (Karelen/Karjala), Finland and Russia |
| Laconia, Lacedaemonia | Laconia (pref.), Greece |
| Langobardia | Lombardy (Lombardia), Italy (reg.) |
| Laponia | Lapland, Finland and Sweden |
| Lasithia | Lasithia (pref.), Greece |
| Latium (reg.) | Latium (Lazio) (reg.) |
| Liguria | Liguria |
| Livonia | Livonia (Livland), Latvia and Estonia |
| Lucania | Basilicata, some prefer Lucania |
| Lusatia Inferior | Lower Lusatia |
| Lusatia Superior | Upper Lusatia |
| Macedonia (respublica) | Macedonia (republic) |
| Macedonia¹ | Macedonia (prphy.), Southwestern Bulgaria |
| Magnesia¹ | Magnesia (pref.), Greece |
| Marchiæ | Marche (reg.), Italy |
| Masovia, Mazovia | Masovia (Mazowsze), prov. of Poland |
| Medelpadia | Medelpad, Sweden |
| Moravia | Moravia, (Morava) reg., Czech Republic |
| Nericia | Närke, Sweden |
| Nigeria | Nigeria |
| Nova Belgica | New Netherland |
| Nova Caesarea | New Jersey (state) |
| Nova Cambria Australis | New South Wales |
| Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia (prov.) |
| Nova Terra et Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador (prov.) |
| Nova Terra | formerly Newfoundland (prov.) |
| Nova Zelandia | New Zealand |
| Novum Brunsvicum | New Brunswick (prov.), Canada |
| Novum Eboracum | New York (state) |
| Nylandia | Nyland (Uusimaa), Finland |
| Oelandia | Öland, Sweden |
| Ostrobothnia | Österbotten (Pohjanmaa), Finland |
| Ostrogothia | Östergötland, Sweden |
| Patagonia | Patagonia, Argentina, Chile |
| Pedemontium | Piedmont, Italy |
| Pella | Pella (pref.), Greece |
| Peloponnesus (pen.) | Peloponnesus, Peloponnese (prphy.) / (pen.) |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania (state) |
| Phocis¹ | Phocis (Phokida, Phokis) (pref.), Greece |
| Phthotis¹ | Phthotis , Phthotida (pref.), Greece |
| Pieria | Pieria, Greece |
| Polonia Maior | Greater Poland (Wielkopolska), prov. of Poland |
| Polonia Minor | Lesser Poland (Małopolska), prov. of Poland |
| Pomerania Inferior | West Pomerania (Pomorze Zachodnie), prov. of Poland |
| Pomerania Superior | East Pomerania (Pomorze Wschodnie), prov. of Poland |
| Pomerania | Pomerania (Pomorze/Pommern) reg., Poland and Germany |
| Principis Eduardi, Insula | Prince Edward Island |
| Prussia, Borussia | Prussia |
| Respublica Africa Centralis | Central African Republic |
| Rhodope<¹ | Rhodope (p.), Greece |
| Sambia | Sambia (Baltic) pen., Russia |
| Samogitia | Samogitia (Žemaitija) reg., Lithuania |
| Savonia | Savonia (Savolaks/Savolax/Savo), Finland |
| Scania | Scania, Sweden |
| Sicilia | Sicily |
| Silesia Inferior | Lower Silesia (Dolny Śląsk), prov. of Poland |
| Silesia Superior | Upper Silesia (Górny Śląsk), prov. of Poland |
| Silesia | Silesia (Śląsk/Slezsko) reg., Poland and Czech Republic |
| Smalandia | Småland, Sweden |
| Sudermannia | Södermanland, Sweden |
| Suecia | Sweden |
| Tasmania | Tasmania, Australia |
| Tavastia | Tavastia (Tavastland, Häme), Finland |
| Terra Nova et Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Terra Scania | Terra Scania (Skåneland), Sweden |
| Territoria Borealis | Northern Territory |
| Territoria Septentrio-occidentalis | Northwest Territories, Northwest Territory |
| Thesprotia | Thesprotia (pref.), Greece |
| Thessalia¹ | Thessaly (prphy.) |
| Thracia¹ | Thrace (prphy.), Southern Bulgaria, Western Turkey |
| Tirolum Meridionale | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Southern Tyrol |
| Tuscia | Tuscany |
| Umbria | Umbria (reg.) |
| Uplandia | Uppland, Sweden |
| Vallis Augustana | Val d'Aosta |
| Vasingtonia (state) | Washington (state) |
| Victoria (Regna) | Victoria (state) |
| Wermelandia | Värmland, Sweden |
| Westmannia | Västmanland, Sweden |
| Westrobothnia | Västerbotten, Sweden |
| Westrogothia | Västergötland, Sweden |
partial list
1 - Latinized form of a Greek derived name
See also:
- Vikipaedia (Latina) names of countries
- List of Roman place names in Britain
- Latin names of European cities
- Latin names of European rivers
- Latin names of cities
- Latin names of islands
- Latin names of lakes
- Latin names of mountains
- Latin names of European countries
- List of European regions with alternative names
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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