Below is list of Swedish language exonyms for places in non-Swedish-speaking areas of the world. Not included are spelling changes and translations of non-proper nouns.
Diacritical marks (such as ´ ` ^ etc above letters) are generally stripped, except that Å, Ä, Ö, are kept, and usually also Ü and É (but È and Á are written E and A). Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic and Faroese Æ and Ø are often written as AE or Ä and Ö, especially in the press.
Foreign place names containing a direction such as South or Upper are often translated, e.g.:
but U.S. states nowadays keep their English names in Sweden:
Albania Albanien | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Tirana | Tirana | Tiranë |
Argentina Argentina | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Patagonia | Patagonien | Patagonia | |
Tierra del Fuego | Eldslandet | Tierra del Fuego |
Austria Österrike | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Tyrol | Tyrolen | Tirol |
Belgium Belgien | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bruges | Brygge | Brugge | Dutch | |
Brussels | Bryssel (Brüssel) | Brussel | Dutch | |
Bruxelles | French | |||
Ostend | Ostende | Oostende | Dutch | |
Ypres | Ypern | Ieper | Dutch |
Bulgaria Bulgarien | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Balkan Mountains | Balkanbergen | Stara Planina | |
Danube | Donau | Dunav | |
Thrace | Thrakien | Trakiya |
China Kina | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Beijing | Peking | Běijīng | Mandarin | Endonym also used |
Great Wall of China | Kinesiska muren | Chángchéng | Mandarin | |
Guanghzou | Kanton | Guangzhou | Mandarin | |
Hong Kong | Hongkong | Hong Kong | English | |
Tiananmen Square | Himmelska fridens torg | Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng | Mandarin |
Croatia Kroatien | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Dalmatia | Dalmatien | Dalmacija | |
Danube | Donau | Dunav | |
Istria | Istrien | Istra |
Cuba Kuba | ||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym |
Havana | Havanna | Habana |
Czechia Tjeckien | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bohemia | Böhmen | Čechy | Czech | |
Elbe | Elbe | Labe | Czech | |
Moravia | Mähren | Morava | Czech | |
Prague | Prag | Praha | Czech | |
Silesia | Schlesien | Slezko | Czech |
Denmark Danmark | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Aabenraa | Åbenrå | Aabenraa | |
Aalborg | Ålborg | Aalborg | |
Aarhus | Århus | Aarhus | |
Elsinore | Helsingör | Helsingør | |
Copenhagen | Köpenhamn | København | |
Peberholm | Pepparholm | Peberholm | |
Zealand | Själland | Sjælland |
Newspapers in Sweden usually write all æ as ä or ae and all ø as ö, because of the lack of æ and ø on the Windows keyboard layout for Swedish, and historically because of the lack of them on Swedish typewriters. Swedish newspapers normally write aa as å. Aa is the traditional spelling of the "aw" sound in Danish, but this spelling does not exist for this sound in Swedish. Both spellings of the sound exist in Danish, aa in some names, but å always being correct.
Swedish Wikipedia writes Danish place names using the original æ and ø, except for those listed above.
Egypt Egypten | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Egypt | Egypten | Miṣr, Maṣr | Arabic | |
Alexandria | Alexandria | al-Iskandariyya | Standard Arabic | |
Cairo | Kairo | al-Qāhira | Standard Arabic | |
Luxor | Luxor | al-Uqṣur | Standard Arabic |
Estonia had a significant indigenous Swedish-speaking population until the mid-20th Century, so many of these names are not really exonyms in the strict sense of the word.
Estonia Estland | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Haapsalu | Hapsal | Haapsalu | ||
Hiiumaa | Dagö | Hiiumaa | ||
Kärdla | Kärrdal | Kärdla | ||
Osmussaar | Odensholm | Osmussaar | ||
Pakri | Rågö | Pakri | ||
Pärnu | Pernau | Pärnu | ||
Ruhnu | Runö | Ruhnu | ||
Saaremaa | Ösel | Saaremaa | ||
Tallinn | Lindanäs, Räffle, Reval | Tallinn | ||
Tartu | Dorpat | Tartu | ||
Vormsi | Ormsö | Vormsi |
Swedish names in italic in the table can be considered archaic, and the Estonian version of those are usually used nowadays in Swedish.
Swedish is one of the two official languages of Finland, so the Swedish names of places in Finland are not exonyms.
France Frankrike | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Aquitaine | Akvitanien | Aquitaine | French | |
Ardennes | Ardennerna | Ardennes | French | |
Burgundy | Burgund | Bourgogne | French | |
Corsica | Korsika | Corse | French | |
Normandy | Normandiet | Normandie | French | |
Pyrenees | Pyrenéerna | Pyrénées | French | |
Rhine | Rhen | Rhin | French |
Germany Tyskland | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Gottorp | Gottorp | Gottorf | German | |
Rhine | Rhen | Rhein | German |
Greece Grekland | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Athens | At(h)en | Athina | |
Attica | Attika | Attiki | |
Boeotia | Boiotien | Viotia | |
Corfu | Korfu | Kerkyra | |
Corinth | Korinth | Korinthos | |
Crete | Kreta | Kriti | |
Cyclades | Kykladerna | Kyklades | |
Dodecanese | Dodekaneserna, Tolvöarna | Dodekánisa | |
Epirus | Epirus | Ipeiros | |
Euboea | Euboia | Evvia | |
Heraklion | Heraklion | Iraklio | |
Ionian Islands | Joniska öarna | Ionia nisia | |
Missolonghi | Messolonghi | Mesolongi | |
Naupactus | Naupaktos | Nafpaktos | |
Patras | Patras | Patra | |
Pireus | Pireus | Peiraiás | |
Rhodes | Rhodos | Rodos | |
Samothrace | Samothrake | Samothraki | |
Sparta | Sparta | Sparti | |
Thebes | Thebe | Thivai | |
Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki, Saloniki | Thessaloniki | |
Thessaly | Thessalien | Thessalia | |
Thrace | Thrakien | Thraki |
Hungary Ungern | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Danube | Donau | Duna | ||
Hungary | Ungern | Magyarország | German/ Hungarian |
Iceland Island | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Heimaey | Hemön | Heimaey | |
Reykjavík | Reykjavik | Reykjavík | |
Vestmannaeyjar | Västmannaöarna | Vestmannaeyjar |
Ireland Irland | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Language | Notes |
Dublin | Dyflin | Dubhlind | Irish | (old Norse) |
Iraq Iraq | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Euphrates | Eufrat | al-Furāt | Arabic | |
Tigris | Tigris | Dijla | Arabic |
Israel Israel | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Acre | Akko | 'Akkā | Arabic | |
'Ako | Hebrew | |||
Capernaum | Kafarnaum (Kapernaum) | Kfar Naḥum | Hebrew | |
Talhum | Arabic | |||
Galilee | Galileen | Al-Jalīl | Arabic | |
HaGalil | Hebrew | |||
Jaffa | Jaffa | Yaffa | Arabic | |
Yafo | Hebrew | |||
Judea | Judeen | Yahudia | Arabic | |
Yehuda | Hebrew | |||
Nazareth | Nasaret | al-Nāṣira | Standard Arabic | |
al-Nāṣeriyye | Palestinian Arabic | |||
Natzrat, Natzeret | Hebrew | |||
Tiberias | Tiberias | Ṭabariyya | Arabic | |
Tverya | Hebrew |
Italy Italien | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Florence | Florens | Firenze | Italian | |
Genoa | Genua | Genova | Italian | |
Lombardy | Lombardiet | Lombardia | Italian | |
Naples | Neapel | Napoli | Italian | |
Padua | Padua | Padova | Italian | |
Rome | Rom | Roma | Italian | |
Sardinia | Sardinien | Sardegna | Italian | |
Sicily | Sicilien | Sicilia | Italian | |
Syracuse | Syrakusa | Siracusa | Italian | |
Tiber | Tibern | Tevere | Italian | |
Turin | Turin | Torino | Italian | |
Tyrol | Tyrolen | Tirolo | Italian | |
Venice | Venedig | Venezia | Italian | |
Venetia | Venetien | Veneto | Italian | |
Vesuvius | Vesuvius | Vesuvio | Italian |
Latvia Lettland | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Livonia | Livland | Vidzeme | |
Courland | Kurland | Kurzeme | |
Latgale | Lettgallen | Latgale | |
Zemgale | Semgallen | Zemgale |
Lebanon Libanon | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Beirut | Beirut | Bayrūt | Arabic | |
Sidon | Sayda, Sidon | Ṣaydā | Arabic | |
Tyre | Tyros | Ṣūr | Arabic |
Lithuania Litauen | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Samogitia | Samogitien | Žemaitija |
Mali Mali | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Timbuktu | Timbuktu | Tombouctou | French |
Morocco Marocko | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Casablanca | Casablanca | Ed-Dah el-Biḍa | Arabic | |
Marrakesh | Marrakech | Murrākuš | Arabic | |
Tangier | Tanger | Ṭanjah | Arabic |
Netherlands Nederländerna | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Rhine | Rhen | Rijn | |
The Hague | Haag | Den Haag |
The (more or less, requires some knowledge of certain words) mutually intelligible Norwegian and Swedish languages have different spelling systems for the same sounds.
Newspapers in Sweden usually write all æ as ä or ae and all ø as ö, because of the lack of æ and ø on the Windows keyboard layout for Swedish, and historically because of the lack of them on Swedish typewriters. Apart from æ and ø, the Norwegian spelling is used in Sweden.
Examples include Askøy, Bodø, Bærum, Galdhøpiggen, Gjøvik, Hønefoss, Røros, Stjørdal, Tønsberg, Tromsø, Vadsø and Østfold, which are usually by media written as Asköy, Bodö, Bärum or Baerum, Galdhöpiggen, Gjövik, Hönefoss, Röros, Stjördal, Tönsberg, Tromsö, Vadsö and Östfold.
The Norwegian spelling with æ and ø is still often used. Swedish Wikipedia writes Norwegian place names using the original æ and ø.
Palestine Palestina | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bethlehem | Betlehem | Bayt Laḥm | Arabic | |
Beyt Leḥem | Hebrew | |||
Hebron | Hebron | Al-Khalīl | Arabic | |
Ḥevron | Hebrew | |||
Jericho | Jeriko | 'Arīḥā | Arabic | |
Yeriḥo | Hebrew | |||
Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Al-Quds | Arabic | |
Yerushaláyim | Hebrew |
Poland Polen | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Carpathians | Karpaterna | Karpaty | Polish | |
Gdańsk | Gdansk (Danzig) | Gdańsk | Polish | |
Masuria | Masurien | Mazury | Polish | |
Mazovia | Masovien | Mazowieckie | Polish | |
Pomerania | Pommern | Pomorze | Polish | |
Silesia | Schlesien | Śląsk | Polish | |
Szczecin | Stettin | Szczecin | Polish | |
Warmia | Ermland | Warmia | Polish | |
Warsaw | Warschau | Warszawa | Polish | Swedish now uses endonym |
Poznań | Poznan (Posen) | Poznań | Polish | |
Wschowa | Wschowa (Fraustadt) | Wschowa | Polish | |
Wrocław | Wroclaw (Breslau) | Wrocław | Polish |
Portugal Portugal | ||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym |
Lisbon | Lissabon | Lisboa |
Romania Rumänien | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Bucharest | Bukarest | București | |
Danube | Donau | Dunărea | |
Moldavia | Moldavien | Moldova | |
Wallachia | Valakiet | Țara Românească, Valahia |
Russia Ryssland | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Novgorod | Holmgård | Novgorod, Новгород | Russian (original settlement was Swedish) | |
Bashkortostan | Basjkirien | Bashkortostan | Russian | |
Caucasus | Kaukasien | Kavkaz | Russian | |
Chukotka | Tjuktien | Chukotka | Russian | |
Ingria | Ingermanland | Ingermanlandiya | Swedish | |
Ingushetia | Ingusjien | Ingushetiya | Russian | |
Kabardino-Balkaria | Kabardinien-Balkarien | Kabardino-Balkariya | Russian | |
Karachay-Cherkessia | Karatjajen-Tjerkessien | Karachayevo-Cherkesiya | Russian | |
Karelia | Karelen | Kareliya | Karelian | |
Khakassia | Chakassien | Khakasiya | Russian | |
Pechenga | Petsamo | Pechenga | Russian | |
Petrozavodsk | Petroskoj (Onegaborg) | Petrozavodsk | Russian | Endonym also used |
Priozersk | Kexholm | Priozersk | Swedish | |
Saint Petersburg | Sankt Petersburg | Sankt Peterburg | Russian | |
Shlisselburg | Nöteborg | Shlisselbúrg (Шлиссельбу́рг) | Swedish | |
Siberia | Sibirien | Sibir | Siberian Tatar | |
Rostov-on-Don | Rostov vid Don | Rostov-na-Donu | Russian | Endonym also used |
Vyborg | Viborg | Vyborg | Swedish | |
Zelenogorsk | Terijoki | Zelenogorsk | Russian | |
Kingisepp | Jama | Kingisepp | Russian | |
Sortavala | Sordavala | Sortavala (Serdobol) |
Russian Karelian Finnish |
|
Gogland | Hogland | Gogland | Russian | |
Rodsher | Rödskär | Ródsher (Родшер) | Swedish | |
Moshchny Island | Lövskär | Moshchny | Swedish | |
Seskar | Seitskär | Seskar | Russian | |
Sommers Light | Sommarö | Swedish | ||
Kotlin | Reitskär | Kotlin | Russian | |
Bolshoy Tyuters | Tyterskär | Bolshoy Tyuters | Russian | |
Bolshoy Beryozovy Island | Storbjörkö | Swedish | ||
Sestroretsk | Systerbäck | Sestroretsk | Swedish | |
Maly Vysotsky Island | Trångsund | Swedish | ||
Beryozovye Islands | Björkö | Swedish | ||
Finland | Finland | Finlyandiya, Финляндия | Swedish (the etymology of Finlands English name is borrowed from the Swedish word “Finland” meaning precisely Finland) | |
Nykyrka | Поляны, Poljany | Nykyrka | Swedish (known as Uusikirkko in Finnish) |
Some of these names are not really exonyms in the strict sense of the word, as the places have been part of Sweden, some founded as such.
Saudi Arabia Saudiarabien | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Jeddah | Jeddah | Jidda | |
Mecca | Mekka | Makkah | |
Medina | Medina | Al-Madīnah | |
Riyadh | Riyadh | Ar-Riyāḍ |
Slovakia Slovakien | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Carpathians | Karpaterna | Karpaty | |
Danube | Donau | Dunaj |
South Africa Sydafrika | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Cape Town | Kapstaden | Cape Town | English | |
iKapa | Zulu | |||
Kaapstad | Afrikaans |
Spain Spanien | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Andalusia | Andalusien | Andalucía | Spanish | |
Aragon | Aragonien | Aragón | Spanish | |
Asturias | Asturien | Asturias | Spanish | |
Basque Country | Baskien | Euskadi | Basque | |
País Vasco | Spanish | |||
Castile | Kastilien | Castilla | Spanish | |
Catalonia | Katalonien | Cataluña | Spanish | |
Catalunya | Catalan | |||
Galicia | Galicien | Galicia | Spanish | |
Pyrenees | Pyrenéerna | Pirineus | Catalan | |
Pirinoak | Basque | |||
Pireneos | Spanish | |||
Tenerife | Teneriffa | Tenerife | Spanish |
Switzerland Schweiz | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Rhine | Rhen | Reno | Italian | |
Rhein | German | |||
Rhin | French |
Syria Syrien | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Aleppo | Aleppo | Ḥalab | Arabic | |
Damascus | Damaskus | Dimashq | Arabic | |
Euphrates | Eufrat | Al-Furāt | Arabic |
Turkey Turkiet | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Anatolia | Anatolien | Anadolu | |
Antioch | Antiochia | Antakya | |
Bosphorus | Bosporen | Boğaziçi/ İstanbul Boğazı | |
Cappadocia | Kappadokien | Kapadokya | |
Cilicia | Kilikien | Kilikya | |
Dardanelles | Dardanellerna | Çanakkale Boğazı | |
Edirne (Adrianople) | Edirne (Adrianopel) | Edirne | |
Ephesus | Efesos | Efes | |
Euphrates | Eufrat | Fırat | |
Gallipoli | Gallipoli | Gelibolu | |
Halicarnassus | Halikarnassos | Halikarnas | |
Istanbul (Constantinople) | Istanbul, Stanbul (Konstantinopel) | İstanbul (Kostantiniyye) | Was called Miklagård during the Viking age |
Thrace | Thrakien | Trakya | |
Tigris | Tigris | Dicle | |
Trabzon (Trebizond) | Trabzon (Trapezunt) | Trabzon | |
Troy | Troja | Truva/Troia |
Ukraine Ukraina | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Danube | Donau | Dunai | |
Galicia | Galizien | Halychyna | |
Kyiv | Kiev | Kyiv | Was called Könugård during the Viking age |
United Kingdom Det Förenade Kungariket/ Storbritannien | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Great Britain | Storbritannien | Great Britain | English | The name of the island of Great Britain |
Danelaw | Danelagen | Danelagh (
English)
Danelaw ( English) Denelagu ( Old English) |
Old Norse | |
British Virgin Islands | Brittiska Jungfruöarna | British Virgin Islands | English | |
United Kingdom | Storbritannien | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
United Kingdom (UK), Britain |
English | The name of the country of the United Kingdom |
Isle of Man | Mön | Isle of Man (
English)
Mannin, Ellan Vannin ( Manx) Mön ( Old Norse) |
Old Norse | |
Northern Ireland | Nordirland | Northern Ireland (
English)
Tuaisceart Éireann ( Irish) Norlin Airlann ( Ulster Scots) |
Ulser Scots, | |
England | England | England | Anglo-Saxon | |
London | Lundúnir (old name, London is currently used) | London (
English)
Lundúnir ( Old Norse) Londonium ( Latin) Londonjon ( Common Brittonic) |
Common Brittonic | |
Thames | Themsen | Tamesas | Common Brittonic | |
York | Jorvik | Jórvík | Old Norse | A ''true'' modern Swedish name for ''New York'' could be ''Nya Jorvik'' |
Dover | Dofrar (little used) | Portus Dubris ( Latin) | Latin | |
Canterbury | Kantaraborg | Canterbury | Anglo-Saxon | |
Cambridge | Kambabryggja (little used) | Cambridge | Anglo-Saxon | |
Oxford | Öxnafurða (obsolete) | Oxford ( English) | Old Norse | |
Yarmouth | Järnamoda | Járnamóða | Old Norse | |
Southampton | Suðurhamtún (obsolete) | Clausentum (
Latin)
Southampton ( English, Anglo-Saxon) Suðurhamtún ( Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese |
Latin | |
Scotland | Skottland | Scotland ( English, Scots) | Scots, English | |
Edinburgh | Edinborg | Edinburgh (
English,
Scots)
Dùn Èideann ( Scottish Gaelic) Edinborg ( Swedish, Old Norse) |
Scots, | |
Aberdeen | Apardjon (obsolete) | Aberdeen (
English)
Aiberdeen ( Scots) Obar Dheathain ( Scottish Gaelic) Apardjón ( Old Norse) Aberdonia ( Latin) |
Scots | |
Lerwick | Larvik | Lerwick (
English,
Scots)
Larvik ( Norn, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish) Leirvík ( Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese) |
Old Norse | |
Wales | Kymrien (though Wales is mostly used) | Cymru (
Welsh)
Wales ( English) |
Welsh |
Some historic area names beginning with British are translated, such as British Guyana into "Brittiska Guyana". British Columbia in Canada is nowadays kept.
United States Förenta staterna/ Amerika | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Appalachian Mountains | Appalacherna | Appalachian Mountains | English | |
California | Kalifornien | California | English | |
Rocky Mountains | Klippiga bergen | Rocky Mountains | English | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Amerikanska Jungfruöarna | U.S. Virgin Islands | English | |
Wilmington, Delaware | Fort Christina | Wilmington | English/Swedish | |
Timber Island | Timmerön | Timmerön | Swedish |
Below is list of Swedish language exonyms for places in non-Swedish-speaking areas of the world. Not included are spelling changes and translations of non-proper nouns.
Diacritical marks (such as ´ ` ^ etc above letters) are generally stripped, except that Å, Ä, Ö, are kept, and usually also Ü and É (but È and Á are written E and A). Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic and Faroese Æ and Ø are often written as AE or Ä and Ö, especially in the press.
Foreign place names containing a direction such as South or Upper are often translated, e.g.:
but U.S. states nowadays keep their English names in Sweden:
Albania Albanien | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Tirana | Tirana | Tiranë |
Argentina Argentina | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Patagonia | Patagonien | Patagonia | |
Tierra del Fuego | Eldslandet | Tierra del Fuego |
Austria Österrike | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Tyrol | Tyrolen | Tirol |
Belgium Belgien | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bruges | Brygge | Brugge | Dutch | |
Brussels | Bryssel (Brüssel) | Brussel | Dutch | |
Bruxelles | French | |||
Ostend | Ostende | Oostende | Dutch | |
Ypres | Ypern | Ieper | Dutch |
Bulgaria Bulgarien | |||
---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Balkan Mountains | Balkanbergen | Stara Planina | |
Danube | Donau | Dunav | |
Thrace | Thrakien | Trakiya |
China Kina | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Beijing | Peking | Běijīng | Mandarin | Endonym also used |
Great Wall of China | Kinesiska muren | Chángchéng | Mandarin | |
Guanghzou | Kanton | Guangzhou | Mandarin | |
Hong Kong | Hongkong | Hong Kong | English | |
Tiananmen Square | Himmelska fridens torg | Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng | Mandarin |
Croatia Kroatien | |||
---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Dalmatia | Dalmatien | Dalmacija | |
Danube | Donau | Dunav | |
Istria | Istrien | Istra |
Cuba Kuba | ||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym |
Havana | Havanna | Habana |
Czechia Tjeckien | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bohemia | Böhmen | Čechy | Czech | |
Elbe | Elbe | Labe | Czech | |
Moravia | Mähren | Morava | Czech | |
Prague | Prag | Praha | Czech | |
Silesia | Schlesien | Slezko | Czech |
Denmark Danmark | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Aabenraa | Åbenrå | Aabenraa | |
Aalborg | Ålborg | Aalborg | |
Aarhus | Århus | Aarhus | |
Elsinore | Helsingör | Helsingør | |
Copenhagen | Köpenhamn | København | |
Peberholm | Pepparholm | Peberholm | |
Zealand | Själland | Sjælland |
Newspapers in Sweden usually write all æ as ä or ae and all ø as ö, because of the lack of æ and ø on the Windows keyboard layout for Swedish, and historically because of the lack of them on Swedish typewriters. Swedish newspapers normally write aa as å. Aa is the traditional spelling of the "aw" sound in Danish, but this spelling does not exist for this sound in Swedish. Both spellings of the sound exist in Danish, aa in some names, but å always being correct.
Swedish Wikipedia writes Danish place names using the original æ and ø, except for those listed above.
Egypt Egypten | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Egypt | Egypten | Miṣr, Maṣr | Arabic | |
Alexandria | Alexandria | al-Iskandariyya | Standard Arabic | |
Cairo | Kairo | al-Qāhira | Standard Arabic | |
Luxor | Luxor | al-Uqṣur | Standard Arabic |
Estonia had a significant indigenous Swedish-speaking population until the mid-20th Century, so many of these names are not really exonyms in the strict sense of the word.
Estonia Estland | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Haapsalu | Hapsal | Haapsalu | ||
Hiiumaa | Dagö | Hiiumaa | ||
Kärdla | Kärrdal | Kärdla | ||
Osmussaar | Odensholm | Osmussaar | ||
Pakri | Rågö | Pakri | ||
Pärnu | Pernau | Pärnu | ||
Ruhnu | Runö | Ruhnu | ||
Saaremaa | Ösel | Saaremaa | ||
Tallinn | Lindanäs, Räffle, Reval | Tallinn | ||
Tartu | Dorpat | Tartu | ||
Vormsi | Ormsö | Vormsi |
Swedish names in italic in the table can be considered archaic, and the Estonian version of those are usually used nowadays in Swedish.
Swedish is one of the two official languages of Finland, so the Swedish names of places in Finland are not exonyms.
France Frankrike | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Aquitaine | Akvitanien | Aquitaine | French | |
Ardennes | Ardennerna | Ardennes | French | |
Burgundy | Burgund | Bourgogne | French | |
Corsica | Korsika | Corse | French | |
Normandy | Normandiet | Normandie | French | |
Pyrenees | Pyrenéerna | Pyrénées | French | |
Rhine | Rhen | Rhin | French |
Germany Tyskland | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Gottorp | Gottorp | Gottorf | German | |
Rhine | Rhen | Rhein | German |
Greece Grekland | |||
---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Athens | At(h)en | Athina | |
Attica | Attika | Attiki | |
Boeotia | Boiotien | Viotia | |
Corfu | Korfu | Kerkyra | |
Corinth | Korinth | Korinthos | |
Crete | Kreta | Kriti | |
Cyclades | Kykladerna | Kyklades | |
Dodecanese | Dodekaneserna, Tolvöarna | Dodekánisa | |
Epirus | Epirus | Ipeiros | |
Euboea | Euboia | Evvia | |
Heraklion | Heraklion | Iraklio | |
Ionian Islands | Joniska öarna | Ionia nisia | |
Missolonghi | Messolonghi | Mesolongi | |
Naupactus | Naupaktos | Nafpaktos | |
Patras | Patras | Patra | |
Pireus | Pireus | Peiraiás | |
Rhodes | Rhodos | Rodos | |
Samothrace | Samothrake | Samothraki | |
Sparta | Sparta | Sparti | |
Thebes | Thebe | Thivai | |
Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki, Saloniki | Thessaloniki | |
Thessaly | Thessalien | Thessalia | |
Thrace | Thrakien | Thraki |
Hungary Ungern | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Danube | Donau | Duna | ||
Hungary | Ungern | Magyarország | German/ Hungarian |
Iceland Island | |||
---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Heimaey | Hemön | Heimaey | |
Reykjavík | Reykjavik | Reykjavík | |
Vestmannaeyjar | Västmannaöarna | Vestmannaeyjar |
Ireland Irland | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Language | Notes |
Dublin | Dyflin | Dubhlind | Irish | (old Norse) |
Iraq Iraq | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Euphrates | Eufrat | al-Furāt | Arabic | |
Tigris | Tigris | Dijla | Arabic |
Israel Israel | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Acre | Akko | 'Akkā | Arabic | |
'Ako | Hebrew | |||
Capernaum | Kafarnaum (Kapernaum) | Kfar Naḥum | Hebrew | |
Talhum | Arabic | |||
Galilee | Galileen | Al-Jalīl | Arabic | |
HaGalil | Hebrew | |||
Jaffa | Jaffa | Yaffa | Arabic | |
Yafo | Hebrew | |||
Judea | Judeen | Yahudia | Arabic | |
Yehuda | Hebrew | |||
Nazareth | Nasaret | al-Nāṣira | Standard Arabic | |
al-Nāṣeriyye | Palestinian Arabic | |||
Natzrat, Natzeret | Hebrew | |||
Tiberias | Tiberias | Ṭabariyya | Arabic | |
Tverya | Hebrew |
Italy Italien | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Florence | Florens | Firenze | Italian | |
Genoa | Genua | Genova | Italian | |
Lombardy | Lombardiet | Lombardia | Italian | |
Naples | Neapel | Napoli | Italian | |
Padua | Padua | Padova | Italian | |
Rome | Rom | Roma | Italian | |
Sardinia | Sardinien | Sardegna | Italian | |
Sicily | Sicilien | Sicilia | Italian | |
Syracuse | Syrakusa | Siracusa | Italian | |
Tiber | Tibern | Tevere | Italian | |
Turin | Turin | Torino | Italian | |
Tyrol | Tyrolen | Tirolo | Italian | |
Venice | Venedig | Venezia | Italian | |
Venetia | Venetien | Veneto | Italian | |
Vesuvius | Vesuvius | Vesuvio | Italian |
Latvia Lettland | |||
---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Livonia | Livland | Vidzeme | |
Courland | Kurland | Kurzeme | |
Latgale | Lettgallen | Latgale | |
Zemgale | Semgallen | Zemgale |
Lebanon Libanon | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Beirut | Beirut | Bayrūt | Arabic | |
Sidon | Sayda, Sidon | Ṣaydā | Arabic | |
Tyre | Tyros | Ṣūr | Arabic |
Lithuania Litauen | |||
---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Samogitia | Samogitien | Žemaitija |
Mali Mali | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Timbuktu | Timbuktu | Tombouctou | French |
Morocco Marocko | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Casablanca | Casablanca | Ed-Dah el-Biḍa | Arabic | |
Marrakesh | Marrakech | Murrākuš | Arabic | |
Tangier | Tanger | Ṭanjah | Arabic |
Netherlands Nederländerna | |||
---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Rhine | Rhen | Rijn | |
The Hague | Haag | Den Haag |
The (more or less, requires some knowledge of certain words) mutually intelligible Norwegian and Swedish languages have different spelling systems for the same sounds.
Newspapers in Sweden usually write all æ as ä or ae and all ø as ö, because of the lack of æ and ø on the Windows keyboard layout for Swedish, and historically because of the lack of them on Swedish typewriters. Apart from æ and ø, the Norwegian spelling is used in Sweden.
Examples include Askøy, Bodø, Bærum, Galdhøpiggen, Gjøvik, Hønefoss, Røros, Stjørdal, Tønsberg, Tromsø, Vadsø and Østfold, which are usually by media written as Asköy, Bodö, Bärum or Baerum, Galdhöpiggen, Gjövik, Hönefoss, Röros, Stjördal, Tönsberg, Tromsö, Vadsö and Östfold.
The Norwegian spelling with æ and ø is still often used. Swedish Wikipedia writes Norwegian place names using the original æ and ø.
Palestine Palestina | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bethlehem | Betlehem | Bayt Laḥm | Arabic | |
Beyt Leḥem | Hebrew | |||
Hebron | Hebron | Al-Khalīl | Arabic | |
Ḥevron | Hebrew | |||
Jericho | Jeriko | 'Arīḥā | Arabic | |
Yeriḥo | Hebrew | |||
Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Al-Quds | Arabic | |
Yerushaláyim | Hebrew |
Poland Polen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Carpathians | Karpaterna | Karpaty | Polish | |
Gdańsk | Gdansk (Danzig) | Gdańsk | Polish | |
Masuria | Masurien | Mazury | Polish | |
Mazovia | Masovien | Mazowieckie | Polish | |
Pomerania | Pommern | Pomorze | Polish | |
Silesia | Schlesien | Śląsk | Polish | |
Szczecin | Stettin | Szczecin | Polish | |
Warmia | Ermland | Warmia | Polish | |
Warsaw | Warschau | Warszawa | Polish | Swedish now uses endonym |
Poznań | Poznan (Posen) | Poznań | Polish | |
Wschowa | Wschowa (Fraustadt) | Wschowa | Polish | |
Wrocław | Wroclaw (Breslau) | Wrocław | Polish |
Portugal Portugal | ||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym |
Lisbon | Lissabon | Lisboa |
Romania Rumänien | |||
---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Bucharest | Bukarest | București | |
Danube | Donau | Dunărea | |
Moldavia | Moldavien | Moldova | |
Wallachia | Valakiet | Țara Românească, Valahia |
Russia Ryssland | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Novgorod | Holmgård | Novgorod, Новгород | Russian (original settlement was Swedish) | |
Bashkortostan | Basjkirien | Bashkortostan | Russian | |
Caucasus | Kaukasien | Kavkaz | Russian | |
Chukotka | Tjuktien | Chukotka | Russian | |
Ingria | Ingermanland | Ingermanlandiya | Swedish | |
Ingushetia | Ingusjien | Ingushetiya | Russian | |
Kabardino-Balkaria | Kabardinien-Balkarien | Kabardino-Balkariya | Russian | |
Karachay-Cherkessia | Karatjajen-Tjerkessien | Karachayevo-Cherkesiya | Russian | |
Karelia | Karelen | Kareliya | Karelian | |
Khakassia | Chakassien | Khakasiya | Russian | |
Pechenga | Petsamo | Pechenga | Russian | |
Petrozavodsk | Petroskoj (Onegaborg) | Petrozavodsk | Russian | Endonym also used |
Priozersk | Kexholm | Priozersk | Swedish | |
Saint Petersburg | Sankt Petersburg | Sankt Peterburg | Russian | |
Shlisselburg | Nöteborg | Shlisselbúrg (Шлиссельбу́рг) | Swedish | |
Siberia | Sibirien | Sibir | Siberian Tatar | |
Rostov-on-Don | Rostov vid Don | Rostov-na-Donu | Russian | Endonym also used |
Vyborg | Viborg | Vyborg | Swedish | |
Zelenogorsk | Terijoki | Zelenogorsk | Russian | |
Kingisepp | Jama | Kingisepp | Russian | |
Sortavala | Sordavala | Sortavala (Serdobol) |
Russian Karelian Finnish |
|
Gogland | Hogland | Gogland | Russian | |
Rodsher | Rödskär | Ródsher (Родшер) | Swedish | |
Moshchny Island | Lövskär | Moshchny | Swedish | |
Seskar | Seitskär | Seskar | Russian | |
Sommers Light | Sommarö | Swedish | ||
Kotlin | Reitskär | Kotlin | Russian | |
Bolshoy Tyuters | Tyterskär | Bolshoy Tyuters | Russian | |
Bolshoy Beryozovy Island | Storbjörkö | Swedish | ||
Sestroretsk | Systerbäck | Sestroretsk | Swedish | |
Maly Vysotsky Island | Trångsund | Swedish | ||
Beryozovye Islands | Björkö | Swedish | ||
Finland | Finland | Finlyandiya, Финляндия | Swedish (the etymology of Finlands English name is borrowed from the Swedish word “Finland” meaning precisely Finland) | |
Nykyrka | Поляны, Poljany | Nykyrka | Swedish (known as Uusikirkko in Finnish) |
Some of these names are not really exonyms in the strict sense of the word, as the places have been part of Sweden, some founded as such.
Saudi Arabia Saudiarabien | |||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Jeddah | Jeddah | Jidda | |
Mecca | Mekka | Makkah | |
Medina | Medina | Al-Madīnah | |
Riyadh | Riyadh | Ar-Riyāḍ |
Slovakia Slovakien | |||
---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Carpathians | Karpaterna | Karpaty | |
Danube | Donau | Dunaj |
South Africa Sydafrika | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Cape Town | Kapstaden | Cape Town | English | |
iKapa | Zulu | |||
Kaapstad | Afrikaans |
Spain Spanien | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Andalusia | Andalusien | Andalucía | Spanish | |
Aragon | Aragonien | Aragón | Spanish | |
Asturias | Asturien | Asturias | Spanish | |
Basque Country | Baskien | Euskadi | Basque | |
País Vasco | Spanish | |||
Castile | Kastilien | Castilla | Spanish | |
Catalonia | Katalonien | Cataluña | Spanish | |
Catalunya | Catalan | |||
Galicia | Galicien | Galicia | Spanish | |
Pyrenees | Pyrenéerna | Pirineus | Catalan | |
Pirinoak | Basque | |||
Pireneos | Spanish | |||
Tenerife | Teneriffa | Tenerife | Spanish |
Switzerland Schweiz | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Rhine | Rhen | Reno | Italian | |
Rhein | German | |||
Rhin | French |
Syria Syrien | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Aleppo | Aleppo | Ḥalab | Arabic | |
Damascus | Damaskus | Dimashq | Arabic | |
Euphrates | Eufrat | Al-Furāt | Arabic |
Turkey Turkiet | |||
---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Anatolia | Anatolien | Anadolu | |
Antioch | Antiochia | Antakya | |
Bosphorus | Bosporen | Boğaziçi/ İstanbul Boğazı | |
Cappadocia | Kappadokien | Kapadokya | |
Cilicia | Kilikien | Kilikya | |
Dardanelles | Dardanellerna | Çanakkale Boğazı | |
Edirne (Adrianople) | Edirne (Adrianopel) | Edirne | |
Ephesus | Efesos | Efes | |
Euphrates | Eufrat | Fırat | |
Gallipoli | Gallipoli | Gelibolu | |
Halicarnassus | Halikarnassos | Halikarnas | |
Istanbul (Constantinople) | Istanbul, Stanbul (Konstantinopel) | İstanbul (Kostantiniyye) | Was called Miklagård during the Viking age |
Thrace | Thrakien | Trakya | |
Tigris | Tigris | Dicle | |
Trabzon (Trebizond) | Trabzon (Trapezunt) | Trabzon | |
Troy | Troja | Truva/Troia |
Ukraine Ukraina | |||
---|---|---|---|
English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes |
Danube | Donau | Dunai | |
Galicia | Galizien | Halychyna | |
Kyiv | Kiev | Kyiv | Was called Könugård during the Viking age |
United Kingdom Det Förenade Kungariket/ Storbritannien | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Great Britain | Storbritannien | Great Britain | English | The name of the island of Great Britain |
Danelaw | Danelagen | Danelagh (
English)
Danelaw ( English) Denelagu ( Old English) |
Old Norse | |
British Virgin Islands | Brittiska Jungfruöarna | British Virgin Islands | English | |
United Kingdom | Storbritannien | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
United Kingdom (UK), Britain |
English | The name of the country of the United Kingdom |
Isle of Man | Mön | Isle of Man (
English)
Mannin, Ellan Vannin ( Manx) Mön ( Old Norse) |
Old Norse | |
Northern Ireland | Nordirland | Northern Ireland (
English)
Tuaisceart Éireann ( Irish) Norlin Airlann ( Ulster Scots) |
Ulser Scots, | |
England | England | England | Anglo-Saxon | |
London | Lundúnir (old name, London is currently used) | London (
English)
Lundúnir ( Old Norse) Londonium ( Latin) Londonjon ( Common Brittonic) |
Common Brittonic | |
Thames | Themsen | Tamesas | Common Brittonic | |
York | Jorvik | Jórvík | Old Norse | A ''true'' modern Swedish name for ''New York'' could be ''Nya Jorvik'' |
Dover | Dofrar (little used) | Portus Dubris ( Latin) | Latin | |
Canterbury | Kantaraborg | Canterbury | Anglo-Saxon | |
Cambridge | Kambabryggja (little used) | Cambridge | Anglo-Saxon | |
Oxford | Öxnafurða (obsolete) | Oxford ( English) | Old Norse | |
Yarmouth | Järnamoda | Járnamóða | Old Norse | |
Southampton | Suðurhamtún (obsolete) | Clausentum (
Latin)
Southampton ( English, Anglo-Saxon) Suðurhamtún ( Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese |
Latin | |
Scotland | Skottland | Scotland ( English, Scots) | Scots, English | |
Edinburgh | Edinborg | Edinburgh (
English,
Scots)
Dùn Èideann ( Scottish Gaelic) Edinborg ( Swedish, Old Norse) |
Scots, | |
Aberdeen | Apardjon (obsolete) | Aberdeen (
English)
Aiberdeen ( Scots) Obar Dheathain ( Scottish Gaelic) Apardjón ( Old Norse) Aberdonia ( Latin) |
Scots | |
Lerwick | Larvik | Lerwick (
English,
Scots)
Larvik ( Norn, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish) Leirvík ( Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese) |
Old Norse | |
Wales | Kymrien (though Wales is mostly used) | Cymru (
Welsh)
Wales ( English) |
Welsh |
Some historic area names beginning with British are translated, such as British Guyana into "Brittiska Guyana". British Columbia in Canada is nowadays kept.
United States Förenta staterna/ Amerika | ||||
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English name | Swedish name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Appalachian Mountains | Appalacherna | Appalachian Mountains | English | |
California | Kalifornien | California | English | |
Rocky Mountains | Klippiga bergen | Rocky Mountains | English | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Amerikanska Jungfruöarna | U.S. Virgin Islands | English | |
Wilmington, Delaware | Fort Christina | Wilmington | English/Swedish | |
Timber Island | Timmerön | Timmerön | Swedish |