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This is a list of short
place names , natively in Latin characters or romanized, with one or two letters.
Road sign marking the end of the village of
Y in the
Somme
département , France
A , a former village in
Kami-Amakusa city,
Kumamoto ,
Japan
Á, a farm in
Dalabyggð municipality,
Dalasýsla ,
Iceland . Á is Icelandic for "river".
Ά, an eco-hippie community in
Buenos Aires Province ,
Argentina [
citation needed ]
D , a river in
Oregon ,
United States . It was also formerly believed to be the world's shortest river.
E , a mountain in
Hokkaidō , Japan
E , a river in the
Highlands of
Scotland
É, an ancient name for
Dadu River in Sichuan, China
[1]
G, a village in
Kayanza Province ,
Burundi
[2] [
dead link ]
H, also known as H Island, an island in
Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve , in
Fairfax County, Virginia
I, a town in
Fujian Province ,
China [
citation needed ]
Ì,
Scottish Gaelic name for island of
Iona , Scotland (also called Ì Chaluim Chille )
L, two lakes in Nebraska both named for their right-angled shape
[3]
[4]
Ô, a castle near
Mortrée ,
France
O , a river in
Devon ,
England
Ó Street, a street in
Terézváros ,
Budapest ,
Hungary
O , a river in
Toyama , Japan
Ö , a village in Sweden.
Ö is Swedish for "island".
Ø , a hill in
Jutland ,
Denmark . Ø is Danish for "island".
U, a place in
Panama [
citation needed ]
U , a municipality on
Pohnpei in the
Federated States of Micronesia
Ú, a place in Madagascar[
citation needed ]
U, a place in Vietnam[
citation needed ]
Ü , a geographic division and a historical region in Tibet, China
W , a national park in Niger and Benin.
Y , a
commune in the department of
Somme , France
Y , a river in the north of Russia.
Y , a former census-designated place in
Alaska ,
United States (recently renamed Susitna North)
Ý, Vietnamese name for
Italy
Å , a village in
Andøy Municipality in
Nordland ,
Norway . Å is Danish, Norwegian and Swedish for "brook" or "small river".
Å , a village in
Moskenes Municipality in Nordland, Norway
Å , a village in
Orkland Municipality in
Trøndelag , Norway
Å , a village in
Åfjord Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway
Å , a village in
Ibestad Municipality in
Troms , Norway
Å , a village in
Lavangen Municipality in Troms, Norway
Å , a village in
Senja Municipality in Troms, Norway
Å, a village in
Gloppen Municipality in
Vestland , Norway
[5]
Å, a place in
Funen , Denmark
[6]
Å , a village in
Norrköping Municipality ,
Östergötland ,
Sweden
Å, a village in
Örnsköldsvik Municipality ,
Västernorrland , Sweden
[7]
Å, a village in
Kramfors Municipality , Västernorrland, Sweden
[8]
Å, a village in
Söderhamn Municipality ,
Gävleborg , Sweden
Å, a village in
Uddevalla Municipality ,
Västra Götaland , Sweden
Ö , a village in
Ånge Municipality , Västernorrland County, Sweden
Road sign of
Ii, Finland
Aa , a village in
Estonia
Aa , a village in
South Sulawesi ,
Indonesia
Aa , several rivers in
Belgium ,
France ,
Germany , the
Netherlands and
Switzerland
Aa, a skerry at the entrance to Skelda Voe,
Shetland Islands ,
Scotland
Ab, in
Madhya Pradesh ,
India
Ae , a village in
Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland
Ág , a village in
Baranya county,
Hungary
Ai , a Biblical city in
Canaan
Ai , a community in
Alabama , United States
Ai , a community in
Georgia , United States
Ai , a community in
North Carolina , United States
Ai , a community in
Ohio , United States (shortest place name in Ohio)
Ai , several rivers in
China ,
Japan , and
Taiwan
Áj,
Hungarian name for
Háj ,
Slovakia
Ål , a municipality in
Buskerud county,
Norway
Ål, a village in
Leksand Municipality ,
Sweden
An , a county in
Sichuan , China
Ao , a village in
Estonia
Ao , a train station in
Hyōgo , Japan
As , a municipality in
Limburg province,
Belgium
Aš , a town in the
Karlovy Vary Region ,
Czech Republic
Ås , a municipality in
Akershus county, Norway
Ås, the
Swedish name for the
Harju quarter of
Helsinki ,
Finland
Ås , a hundred of Västergötland in Sweden
Ås , a village in
Västmanland ,
Sweden
Ås , a village in
Jämtland ,
Sweden
Au , a town in the state of
Vorarlberg ,
Austria
Au , a district of the city of
Munich , Germany
Au, name of three municipalities in Germany:
Au am Rhein ,
Au (Breisgau) and
Au in der Hallertau
Au, name of almost hundred of villages and hamlets in Germany, mostly in
Bavaria :
Au (Sieg) and others
Au , a town in the
Kankan Region ,
Guinea
Au , a municipality in the canton of
St. Gallen , Switzerland
Au , a village in the canton of
Zürich , Switzerland
Ay, an island in
Banda Sea ,
Indonesia
Aÿ , a former commune in the department of
Marne , France
Ba , a village in
Serbia
Ba , a town in the
Ba province of
Fiji
Ba, a sub-district in
Tha Tum district ,
Surin Province , Thailand
Bỉ, Vietnamese name for
Belgium
Bo , a city in
Sierra Leone
Bo , a town in
Kim Bôi ,
Hòa Bình Province ,
Vietnam
Bo, the
Asturian name for the parish of
Boo ,
Asturias ,
Spain
Bo , a sub-district in
Khlung District ,
Chanthaburi Province , Thailand
Bo , a village in Burkina Faso
Bu, a hamlet on
Wyre in the
Orkney Islands , Scotland
Bû , a commune in the department of
Eure-et-Loir , France
By , a village in
Åfjord Municipality Norway
By , a commune in the department of
Doubs , France
Bø Municipality (Telemark) and
Bø Municipality (Nordland) , municipalities in
Telemark and
Nordland counties, Norway; also the name of several farms
Bő , a village in
Vas county, Hungary
Cả , a river in Vietnam
Ce , a historical kingdom in modern-day Scotland
Ci , a county in
Hebei , China
Da , a town in
Burkina Faso
Đà , a river in Vietnam
Di, a town in Burkina Faso
Do, several villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including
Do (Hadžići) and
Do (Trebinje)
Du, a sub-district in
Kanthararom District , Sisaket, Thailand
Du, a sub-district in
Prang Ku District , Sisaket, Thailand
Du, a sub-district in
Rasi Salai District , Sisaket, Thailand
Du , a mountain in
Henan province, China
Dú, the
Irish name for Hurcle, a
townland in County Meath, Ireland
Đu, a town in
Thai Nguyen ,
Vietnam
Ea , a town in the
Basque Country ,
Spain
Ed , an unincorporated community in Kentucky, US
Ed , a locality in
Västra Götaland County ,
Sweden
Ee , a village in the
Noardeast-Fryslân municipality,
Friesland ,
Netherlands
Eg , a town in Afghanistan
Eg, a former farm in
Kristiansand Municipality , Norway
Ei , a town in
Ibusuki District ,
Kagoshima , Japan
Ei , a train station in
Kagoshima , Japan
Eo , river between
Galicia and
Asturias , Spain
Ep , a community in
Kentucky , United States
Ér, Hungarian name for
Ier river,
Romania
Eš , a village and municipality in the
Vysočina Region ,
Czech Republic
Eu , a commune in the department of
Seine-Maritime , France
Fa , a commune in the department of
Aude , France
Fi, a town in
Segou city in
Mali
Fu , a county in
Shaanxi , China
Fu, a village in
Mora Municipality, Sweden
Gu , a county in
Shanxi , China
Gy , a commune in the department of
Haute-Saône , France
Gy , a municipality in the canton of
Geneva ,
Switzerland
Ha , a town in
Paro ,
Paro District ,
Bhutan
Hå , a municipality in
Rogaland , Norway
He, a farm in
Nord-Odal Municipality , Norway
He , a county in
Anhui , China
Ho , a town in
Ghana
Ho , a village in
Jutland , Denmark
Hồ, a town in
Thuận Thành ,
Bắc Ninh , Vietnam
Hø, a farm in
Inderøy Municipality , Norway
Hu , a county in Shaanxi, China
Hu , a town in
Qena Governorate ,
Egypt
Ib , a railway town in India
Ie , an island and village in
Okinawa , Japan
Ie, old Irish name for the Scottish island of
Iona or Ì (or Ì Chaluim Chille )
If , an island and fortress in southern France
Ig , a settlement and municipality in
Slovenia
Ii , a municipality in
Northern Ostrobothnia ,
Finland
Ii , a train station in
Yamaguchi , Japan
IJ , a double lake in the Netherlands (the digraph
IJ is sometimes considered a single letter in
Dutch , so this could also be seen as a one-letter name)
Ik , a river in
Russia
Iž , an island in
Croatia
Io , innermost moon of Jupiter
Io , an island in
Vestland , Norway
Io , alternative name of an island in the
Aegean , Greece
Ip , a village in
Sălaj County ,
Romania
Ir, town in Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
Is, a village in Nizhniy Tura gorsovet of
Sverdlovskaya Oblast Oblast,
Russia
Iž , an island in
Croatia
Ji , a county in Shanxi, China
Ji , a county in
Tianjin , China
Ju , a county in
Shandong , China
Ka, a farm in
Østre Toten Municipality , Norway
Ko , a village and subdistrict in Li District, Lamphun, Thailand
Kő, the
Hungarian name for
Kamenac , a village in
Kneževi Vinogradi municipality, Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia
Kō , a train station in
Aichi , Japan
Ku, a sub-district in
Prang Ku District , Sisaket, Thailand
La, a farm in
Sykkylven Municipality , Norway
Lå, a farm in
Ål Municipality , Norway
La, a river in Vietnam
Lâ , a town in
Burkina Faso
Le, a farm in
Vik Municipality , Norway
Le, a sub-district in
Kapong District , Phang Nga, Thailand
Lé, the
Irish name for Lea, a parish in Ireland
Li , a county in
Gansu , China
Li , a county in Hebei, China
Li , a county in
Hunan , China
Li , a county in Sichuan, China
Li , a mountain located in the northeast of
Xi'an in
Shaanxi Province , China where the tomb of the First Emperor is located.
Li , a village in
Sokndal Municipality , Norway
Li , a district in
Lamphun Province , Thailand
Lo , a town in
West Flanders , Belgium
Lo, name of several farms in Norway
Lo, a sub-district in
Chun District , Phayao, Thailand
Lo, a village in
Di Department , Burkina Faso
Lô , a river in the North of Vietnam
Lø, farm in
Vindafjord Municipality , Norway
Lu , a municipality in
Piedmont , Italy
Lu , a county in Sichuan, China
Lü , a village in the canton of
Graubünden , Switzerland
Lú, the
Irish name for
Louth , a village and county in Ireland
Lủ, a village in
Hanoi , Vietnam
Ma , a river in Vietnam
Me, a town in
Gia Viễn ,
Ninh Bình , Vietnam
Mo , a village in
Modalen Municipality ,
Vestland county, Norway
Mo, a sub-district in
Kapong District , Phang Nga, Thailand
Mu , a river in
Burma
Mù (Mö in the local dialect), a village in the
Edolo municipality of
Lombardy , Italy
My , a village in
Liège province, Belgium
Nå , a village in
Ullensvang Municipality , Norway
Ne , a municipality in
Liguria , Italy
Ni , a river of New Caledonia
Ni , a river in Virginia, United States
No , a village in Denmark
No , a lake in South Sudan
Ny , a municipality in
Luxembourg province, Belgium
Oa, a river in
Orkland Municipality , Norway
Oa , a peninsula on the island of
Islay in the
Inner Hebrides ,
Scotland
Ob , a town in
Russia
Ob , a major river in Russia, and the seventh-longest river in the world
Ob , a gulf in Russia
Öd, several small villages in different municipalities in
Bavaria ,
Germany
Oe, a village on
Yeongheung island , Incheon city, Korea
Ōe , a town in
Yamagata , Japan
Ōe , a former town in
Kyoto , Japan
Ōe , a train station in
Kyoto , Japan
Ōe , a train station in
Aichi , Japan
Oe , a train station in
Nagasaki , Japan
Oe, a town in
Liège city in
Walloon Region ,
Belgium
Of , a town in the province of
Trabzon ,
Turkey
Og , a river in Wiltshire, England
Oi, a sub-district in
Pong District , Phayao, Thailand
Ōi , a town in
Ōi District ,
Fukui , Japan
Ōi , a town in
Kanagawa , Japan
Ōi , a former town in
Saitama , Japan
Ok , a shield volcano located in highlands above
Borgarfjörður , in the west of
Iceland
O K , a community in
Kentucky , United States
Om , a river in Russia
Øm , a town on the island of
Zealand , Denmark
Øn , a village in
Vestland county, Norway
Oô , a commune in the department of
Haute-Garonne , France
Or , original name of
Isthmus of Perekop in
Ukraine
Ör, a district in
Sundbyberg Municipality ,
Sweden
Őr , a village in
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Hungary
Os , a municipality in
Innlandet , Norway
Os , a former municipality in
Hordaland , Norway
Oś , a village in
Kluczbork County , Poland
Ōu , a mountain range in Japan
Ox , a mountain range in Ireland
Oy , a municipality in
Bavaria , Germany
Oz , a commune in the department of
Isère , France
Oz , a community in
Kentucky , United States
Pa, a village in
Nouna Department in
Burkina Faso
Pâ , a town in
Burkina Faso
Pi , a town in Catalonia, Spain
Pi , a county in Sichuan, China
Po , a river in
Italy
Po , a river in Virginia, United States
Po , a sub-district in
Wiang Kaen District , Chiang Rai, Thailand
Po, a sub-district in
Bueng Bun District , Sisaket, Thailand
Pó, a civil parish in
Bombarral , Portugal
Pô , a city in
Burkina Faso
Pu , a county in Shanxi, China
Py , a commune in
Pyrénées-Orientales , France
Qi , a county in
Kaifeng ,
Henan , China
Qi , a county in
Hebi , Henan, China
Qi , a county in
Jinzhong , Shanxi, China
Qu , a county in Sichuan, China
Ra, a farm in
Borre Municipality , Norway
Rå, a farm in
Ringerike Municipality , Norway
Re , a village in the region of
Piedmont , Italy
Re , a former municipality in
Vestfold county, Norway
Ré , an island in
Charente-Maritime department, France
Ri , a commune in the department of
Orne , France
Ro , an island near
Kastelorizo , Greece
Ro , a municipality in the region of
Emilia-Romagna , Italy
Ro, name of several farms in Norway
Ru , a village in the municipality of
Vilasantar ,
Galicia , Spain
Ry , a town in central
Jutland , Denmark
Ry , a commune in the department of
Seine-Maritime , France
Sa, a sub-district in
Chiang Muan District , Phayao, Thailand
Sâ , a town in
Burkina Faso
Sé , several places, including Brazil, Hungary and Portugal
Si , a county in Anhui, China
Si , a sub-district in
Khun Han District , Sisaket, Thailand
Sí, the
Irish name for Shee, a
townland in County Monaghan, Ireland
So , a sub-district in
So Phisai District , Bueng Kan, Thailand
Só, Hungarian name for
Tuzla ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Su , a village in the municipality of
Riner ,
Catalonia ,
Spain
Sy , a commune in the department of
Ardennes , France
Sy , a municipality in
Liège province,
Belgium
Ta , a sub-district in
Khun Tan District , Chiang Rai, Thailand
Ta , a river in Virginia, United States
Ta , a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran
TB , a community in Maryland, United States
[9]
Ti , a settlement in
Oklahoma , United States
Tô, village in
Toma Department , Burkina Faso
Tu, a mountain in Cao County, Shandong Province
Tu , a city in Japan. Tu is in
Kunrei-shiki romanization and Tsu in
Hepburn romanization is more common. (Other than
Mount E this is the shortest place name in Japan in both Japanese phonology and orthography. All other Japanese place names in this section require at least two
kana .)
Ub , a town in
Serbia
Ui , a town in
Republic of Korea
Ug, short name for
Tiszaug , Hungary
Ul , a parish in the
Oliveira de Azeméis municipality in
Portugal
Ul, a beach in
Punta Križa , Croatia
Ur , ancient city in
Mesopotamia
Ur, a town in Catalonia, Spain
Ur , a commune in the department of
Pyrénées-Orientales , France
Us , a commune in the department of
Val-d'Oise , France
Uz , a commune in the department of
Hautes-Pyrénées , France
Uz , river and valley in Romania
Ūz , a village in Iran
Uz, Kentucky (the shortest name in Kentucky)
[10]
Ve , a village in Norway
Ve , a group of skerries off
Papa Stour in the
Shetland Islands , Scotland
Vi , a village near
Sundsvall in Sweden
Vò , a municipality in the region of
Veneto , Italy
Vò, a village in
Lạc Thủy , Hòa Bình, Vietnam
Vy , a town in
Burkina Faso
Wa , a municipality in
Ghana
Wu , a region in the
Jiangsu and
Zhejiang provinces of China
Wy, a hamlet in
Luxembourg province, Belgium
Xi , a county in Shanxi, China
Xi , a county in
Henan , China
Xy, a commune in
Hướng Hóa ,
Quảng Trị , Vietnam
Yb , two villages and a municipality in
Komi in Russia
Ye , a town in
Mon State , Burma
Ye , a county in Henan, China
Ye , a village on the island of
Lanzarote , Spain
Yé , department and town in Burkina Faso
Yi , a name of three counties in Hebei,
Liaoning and Anhui, China
Yí , a river in
Uruguay
Y P , a desert in the western United States
Ys , a mythological city in
Brittany
Yu , a county in Hebei, China
Yu , a county in Shanxi, China
Yu , a river on the north of Russia
Yū , a former town, now district in
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi , Japan
Zu, a village in
Badakhshan Province ,
Afghanistan
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