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This is a list of the names of European cities in different languages.

City Country Official name(s) Other names
Common English name Country Name in the city's official language, which usually corresponds to its country's official language(s), but can include regional official languages.[a] Names in various other languages. Bold indicates a names in a language relevant to the city.[b] A dagger() indicates an obsolete, traditional or historical name. An asterisk(*) indicates an alternative name.[c]
Historical names are also listed, after a line break.


City Country Official name(s) Other names
Aabenraa Denmark Danish: Aabenraa or Åbenrå[d] {{lang-jut}}; German: Apenrade; French: Appenrade; West Frisian: Apenrua

Old Danish: Opnør, Opnøraa, Opneraa, Obenroe

Aachen
Aix-la-Chapelle
Germany German: Aachen Ripuarian (Aachen dialect): Oche; French: Aix-la-Chapelle; Dutch: Aken; Luxembourgish: Oochen; Limburgish: Aoke; Low German: Aken; Walloon: Åxhe; Catalan: Aquisgrà; Czech: Cáchy; Greek: Ακυίσγρανον Akyísgranon; Italian: Aquisgrana; Polish: Akwizgran; Portuguese: Aquisgrano, Aquisgrão; Russian: Ахен Akhen; Spanish: Aquisgrán; West Frisian: Aken

Latin: Aquae Granni, Aquisgranum; Old High German: Ahha

Aalborg Denmark Danish: Aalborg or Ålborg[d] German: Aalburg; Icelandic: Álaborg

Old Danish: Aleburgh; Old Norse: Alabu, Alabur

Aalst Belgium Dutch: Aalst Dutch (Brabantian dialect): Oilsjt; French: Alost; German: Aalst; Limburgish: Aals; Walloon: Åch; West Flemish: Oalst
Aarhus Denmark Danish: Aarhus[e] German: Arenhusen; Icelandic: Árósar

Old Icelandic: Aros, Aars

Abbeville France French: Abbeville West Flemish: Abbekerke, Abbegem; Picard: Advile, Adville; Portuguese: Abavila

Latin: Abbatis Villa

Aberdeen United Kingdom English: Aberdeen Scots: Aiberdeen; Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain; Irish: Obar Deathain; Manx: Aberdon

Latin: Aberdonia;[f] Koine Greek: Δηούανα Dēoúana,[g] lat. Devana

Adjud Romania Romanian: Adjud Hungarian: Egyedhalma
Aiud Romania Romanian: Aiud Hungarian: Nagyenyed; German: Straßburg am Mieresch

Latin: Brucla

Aix-en-Provence France French: Aix-en-Provence Provençal: Ais de Provença,[h] Ais de Prouvènço;[i] Catalan: Ais de Provença; Italian: Acqui in Provenza, Aqui di Provenza

Latin: Aquae Sextiae; Old Occitan: Aics

Aix-les-Bains France French: Aix-les-Bains Arpitan: Èx-los-Bens; Italian: Bagni d'Aix

Latin: Aquae Allobrogum, Aquae Gratianae or Aquae Sabaudiae

Ajaccio France French: Ajaccio Corsican: Aiacciu; Ajaccino:[j] Aghjacciu; Italian: Aiaccio or Ajaccio; Catalan: Adiaci; Ligurian (Genoese): Ajaccio; Sardinian: Ajacciu; Sicilian: Ajacciu; Spanish: Ayacio

Latin: Adiacum

Ajdovščina Slovenia Slovene: Ajdovščina Italian: Aidussina; German: Haidenschaft

Latin: Castrum ad Fluvium Frigidum

Alba Iulia Romania Romanian: Alba Iulia Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár; German: Karlsburg, Carlsburg; Ladino: Carlosburg; Hebrew: Karlsburg; Yiddish: Karlsburg

Latin: Apulum or Alba Julia; Dacian: Apulon; Old Slavic: Bălgrad; Ottoman Turkish: Erdel Belgradı; Ruthenian: Bilhorod; German (16th century): Weyssenburg

Albacete Spain Spanish: Albacete Arabic: ﭐالبسيط Al-Basīṭ

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Alexandroupoli Greece Greek: Αλεξανδρούπολη Alexandroupoli Greek (Katharevousa): Αλεξανδρούπολις Alexandroúpolis; Turkish: Dedeağaç or Aleksandrupoli; Bulgarian: Дедеагач Dedeagach or Александруполис Aleksandrupolis

(Ottoman Empire) Ottoman Turkish: دده آغاج Dede Ağaç; Greek: Δεδεαγάτς Dedeagáts; Bulgarian: Дедеагач Dedeagach; French: Dedeagh
(14 March–8 July 1920) Greek: Νεάπολη Neápoli

Algeciras Spain Spanish: Algeciras Arabic: الجزيرة الخضراء al-Jazīrah al-Khaḍrāʾ; Aragonese: Alchezira; Asturian: Alxecires; Catalan: Algesires; French: Algésiras; Galician: Alxeciras

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Alghero Italy Italian: Alghero Catalan (Algherese): L'Alguer; Sassarese: L'Aliera; Sardinian: S'Alighèra; Portuguese: Algueiro; Spanish: Alguer
Alicante Spain Spanish: Alicante
Valencian: Alacant
Arabic: لَقَنْت Laqant, لَقَنْت al-Laqant

Latin: Lucentum; Ancient Greek: Ἄκρα Λευκά Ákra Leuká[k] or Λούκεντον Loúkenton

Almería Spain Spanish: Almería Catalan: Almeria; French: Almérie; Portuguese: Almeria

{{lang-xaa}} al-Mariyya

Alytus Lithuania Lithuanian: Alytus Polish: Olita; German: Alitten; Russian: Олита Olita; Belarusian: Аліта Alita; Yiddish: אליטע Alite; Latgalian: Aleits; Latvian: Alīta; Veps: Alitus
Älvdalen Sweden Swedish: Älvdalen {{lang-ovd}}, Tjyörtjbynn; Southern Sami: Älvdaelie
Älvsbyn Sweden Swedish: Älvsbyn Lule Sami: Ientjaválle; Northern Sami: Inčaválli; Pite Sami: Inntjáválle
Amsterdam Netherlands Dutch: Amsterdam Yiddish (informal): מקום Mokum, מקום א Mokum Alef; Czech: Amsterdam or Amsterodam; Galician: Ámsterdam, Ámsterdan; Greek: Άμστερνταμ Ámsterntam, (dated) Αμστελόδαμο Amstelódamo, (Katharevousa): Αμστελόδαμον Amstelódamon; Hungarian: Amszterdam; Italian: Amsterdamo; New Latin: Amstelodamum; Portuguese: Amsterdão, Amesterdão; Spanish: Ámsterdam; {{lang-srn}}; Walloon: Misterdam

Middle Dutch: Aemstelredam, Aemsterdam

Ancona Italy Italian: Ancona Croatian: Jakin; French: Ancône; Friulian: Ancone

Ancient Greek: Ἀγκών Ankṓn

Anklam Germany German: Anklam[l] Tąglim, Tanglim or Nakło, Nakielec; French: Anclam; Kashubian: Tãglim

Middle High German: Tanglim[m]

Antwerp Belgium Dutch: Antwerpen Dutch (Brabantian): Antwaarp; French: Anvers; German: Antwerpen, Antorf, Antorff; Catalan: Antuèrpia; Czech: Antverpy; Greek: Αμβέρσα Amvérsa; Italian: Anversa, Anguersa; Limburgish: Antwerpe; Low German: Antwarp; Low Saxon: Antwarpen, Aantwarpen; Occitan: Anvèrs, Antoèrpia; Picard: Anvérse; Polish: Antwerpia; Portuguese: Antuérpia; Spanish: Amberes, Antuerpia; Slovak: Antverpy; Walloon: Anverse; West Flemish: Antwerpn

Latin: Ando Verpia; Old Frankish: Andhunerbo

Aosta Italy Italian: Aosta
French: Aoste[n]
Arpitan: Aoûta, (Valdôtain dialect) Oûta, Ohta or Veulla; Walser: Augschtal; Piedmontese: Osta, Aosta; German: Osten

Latin: Augusta Praetoria Salassorum

Aquileia Italy Italian: Aquileia
Friulian: Aquilee[o]
Slovene: Oglej
German: Aquileia[p]
fur|Olea, (local dialect) Aquilea; Croatian: Akvileja; German: Aglar, Aglarn or Agley; Greek: Ακυληία Akyliía or Ακουιληία Akouiliía; Venetian: Aquiłeja, Aquiłegia

Latin: Aquileia

Åre Sweden Swedish: Åre Southern Sami: Ååre
Arjeplog Sweden Swedish: Arjeplog Pite Sami: Árjepluovve;[q] Lule Sami: Árjepluovve; Northern Sami: Árjepluovvi; Southern Sami: Aarjepluevie; Ume Sami: Árjiepluövvie
Arkhangelsk
Archangel
Russia Russian: Архангельск Arkhangel'sk Catalan: Arcàngel; Dutch: Sint-Michiel; Italian: Arcangelo; Komi: Кардор Kardor; Portuguese: Arcangel

(until 1613) Russian: Новохолмогоры Novokholmogory

Arlon Belgium French: Arlon Luxembourgish: Arel; Walloon: Årlon; Dutch: Aarlen; German: Arel

Latin: Orolaunum

Arnhem Netherlands Dutch: Arnhem Dutch (South Guelderish): Ernem, Arum; German: Arnheim; Low Saxon: Arnem; West Frisian: Arnhim;
Arras France French: Arras Picard: Aros; Dutch: Atrecht; German: Atrecht; Italian: Arazzo

Latin: Nemetacum or Atrebatum; Gaulish (latinized): Nemetocenna

Arvidsjaur Sweden Swedish: Arvidsjaur Ume Sami: Árviesjávrrie; Lule Sami: Árvesjávrre; Pite Sami: Árvehávvre; Southern Sami: Aerviesjaevrie
Aschaffenburg Germany German: Aschaffenburg Hessian (local dialect): Ascheberch; French: Aschaffenbourg; Portuguese: Aschafemburgo; Spanish: Aschaffemburgo
Åsele Sweden Swedish: Åsele Southern Sami: Sjeltie
Assisi Italy Italian: Assisi Catalan: Assís; French: Assise; German: Assisien; Polish: Asyż; Portuguese: Assis; Spanish: Asís; Venetian: Asixi

Old Italian: Ascesi; Latin: Asisium, Assisium

Astrakhan Russia Russian: Астрахань Astrakhan' Tatar: Әстерхан Ästerxan;[r] Azerbaijani: Həştərxan; Bashkir: Әстерхан Əsterxan; Chechen: Аштаркхне Aştarqne; Chuvash: Аҫтӑрхан Aştărhan; Ingush: Астарха Astarxa; Kabardian: Ащтэрхъан Aştərxhan; Lak: Ашттархан Aşttarxan; Tajik: Аштархон Aštarhon; Turkish: Astrahan or Hacıtarkan, Haşterhan; Turkmen: Ajerhan

(Xacitarxan, 13th–16th centuries) Tatar: Хаҗитархан Xacitarxan; Kazakh: Қажытархан Qajytarhan; Ottoman Turkish: حاجى طرخان Hacıtarhan; Persian: حاجیترخان Hâjitarkhân;

Athens Greece Greek: Αθήνα Athína Arabic: أثينا ʾAṯīnā, (Egyptian): اتينا ʾAtīna, اثينا ʾAsīna; Armenian: Աթենք Atʿenkʿ; Aromanian: Athina; Bulgarian: Атина Atina or Атинци Atinci; Catalan: Atenes; Croatian: Atena; Czech: Athény, Atény; Dutch: Athene; Persian: آتن Âten; French: Athènes; German: Athen; Hebrew: אתונה Atuna; Hungarian: Athén; Italian: Atene; Georgian: ათენი Ateni; Ladino: Atena, Atenes, Atines; Macedonian: Атина Atina; Polish: Ateny; Portuguese: Atenas; Romanian: Atena; Russian: Афины Afiny; Sardinian: Atene; Albanian: Athina; Sicilian: Ateni; Serbian: Атина Atina; Slovak: Atény; Slovene: Atene; Spanish: Atenas; Turkish: Atina; Ukrainian: Афіни Afiny, Атени Ateny; Venetian: Atene; Yiddish: אַטען Aten

Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι Athênai; Latin: Athenae; Ottoman Turkish: آتينا Ātīnā or Medinetü'l Hükema; Imperial Aramaic: ܐܬܢܘܣ; Old Armenian: Աթէնք Atʿēnkʿ; Church Slavonic: Аѳинꙑ Athiny; Old French: Athenes; Old Catalan: Cetines

Augsburg Germany German: Augsburg {{lang-swg}}; Bavarian: Augschbuag; Czech: Augšpurk, Aušpurk; French: Augsbourg; Greek: Αυγούστα Avgústa; Hungarian: Ágosta; Italian: Augusta; Portuguese: Augsburgo, Ausburgo; Spanish: Augsburgo

Latin: Augusta Vindelicorum;

Aurich Germany German: Aurich East Frisian Low Saxon: Auerk; East Frisian: Aurk; North Frisian: Auerk; West Frisian: Auwerk

Old Frisian: Aurechove

Avignon France French: Avignon Occitan: Avinhon,[h] Avignoun;[i] Catalan: Avinyó; Italian: Avignone; Portuguese: Avinhão; Spanish: Aviñón

Latin: Avennio, Avenio; Koine Greek: Аὐενιὼν Aueniṑn,[s] Άουεννίων Aouenníōn[g]

Notes

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  1. ^ For example, Bilbao's official names are in Spanish and Basque. Conversely, Zürich's official name is in German (the offical language of its canton), rather than each of Switzerland's four official languages.
  2. ^ i.e. currently or recently spoken in or near the city; generally corresponds to names listed in the first sentence of the respective article for the city
  3. ^ Often an exonym used alongside an endonym; the latter would not be listed. For example, in German, Daugavpils is known as both the Latvian name and German name (Dünaburg). Under the other names of Daugavpils, this would be listed as: German: Dünaburg*, without listing "Daugavpils", which is implicit.
  4. ^ a b both spellings are approved by the Dansk Sprognævn
  5. ^ officially spelled Århus from 1948 to 2017
  6. ^ also Aberdea, Aberdona, Aberdonium, Aberdonum, Abredonia, Devana, Devanha, Verniconam
  7. ^ a b Ptolemy (c. 100c. 170 AD
  8. ^ a b Classical norm [fr]
  9. ^ a b Mistralian norm
  10. ^ transitional dialect between Corsican and Ligurian
  11. ^ also Ἄκρα Λευκὴ Ákra Leukḗ, Λευκὴ Ἄκρα Leukḕ Ákra[1]
  12. ^ commonly spelled Anclam until 1902
  13. ^ also Thanglim, Tanchlim, Tanclam
  14. ^ formerly spelled Aouste
  15. ^ also spelled Acuilee
  16. ^ also spelled Aquileja
  17. ^ also spelled Árjapluovve, Árjeluovve
  18. ^ older spellings: Әҗдаркан Äcdarkan, Аштархан Aştarxan, Әчтерхан Äçterxan
  19. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium (fl. 6th century AD), citing Strabo (64 or 63 BC–c. 24 AD)

References

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  1. ^ Entry "Acra Leuce", in: William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood. Walton and Maberly / John Murray, London 1854.