List of places named after people

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There are a number of places named after famous people. For more on the general etymology of place names see toponomy. For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see eponym.

Contents 1 Continents 2 Countries 2.1 Former countries 3 Towns and cities 3.1 Afghanistan 3.2 Argentina 3.3 Australia 3.4 Austria 3.5 Barbados 3.6 Belarus 3.7 Belgium 3.8 Bermuda 3.9 Bolivia 3.10 Botswana 3.11 Brazil 3.12 Bulgaria 3.13 Canada 3.14 Chile 3.15 Republic of the Congo 3.16 Croatia 3.17 Czech Republic 3.18 Denmark 3.19 Dominican Republic 3.20 Egypt 3.21 Falkland Islands 3.22 Finland 3.23 France 3.24 Gabon 3.25 Germany 3.26 Greece 3.27 Guyana 3.28 Hong Kong 3.29 Hungary 3.30 India 3.31 Iran 3.32 Iraq 3.33 Ireland (Republic of) 3.34 Israel 3.35 Italy 3.36 Japan 3.37 Jordan 3.38 Kazakhstan 3.39 Kyrgyzstan 3.40 Lebanon 3.41 Liberia 3.42 Libya 3.43 Malta 3.44 Mauritius 3.45 Mexico 3.46 Namibia 3.47 Netherlands 3.48 Netherlands Antilles 3.49 New Zealand 3.50 Nicaragua 3.51 Nigeria 3.52 Norway 3.53 Panama 3.54 Papua New Guinea 3.55 Paraguay 3.56 Philippines 3.57 Poland 3.58 Portugal 3.59 Romania 3.60 Russia 3.61 Senegal 3.62 Serbia 3.63 South Africa 3.64 Spain 3.65 Sudan 3.66 Sweden 3.67 Switzerland 3.68 Syria 3.69 Tajikistan 3.70 Trinidad and Tobago 3.71 Turkey 3.72 Turkmenistan 3.73 Uganda 3.74 Ukraine 3.75 United Kingdom 3.75.1 England 3.75.2 Northern Ireland 3.76 United States 3.77 United States Virgin Islands 3.78 Uzbekistan 3.79 Venezuela 3.80 Vietnam 3.81 Zambia 4 See also

[edit] Continents

• Americas (North America and South America) – Amerigo Vespucci

[edit] Countries

Main article: List of countries named after people

This is a summary of country name etymologies.

• Bermuda – Juan de Bermúdez (crown colony)
• Bharata – another name for India (Bharata was a prince, son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala)
• Bolivia – Simón Bolívar
• Cambodia – Kambu Svayambhuva
• Colombia – Christopher Columbus (after the Italian version of his name)
• El Salvador – "The Saviour", Jesus
• Israel – Jacob (alternative name)
• Kiribati – Thomas Gilbert
• Liechtenstein – Anton Florian of Liechtenstein
• Marshall Islands – John Marshall
• Mauritius – Maurice of Nassau
• Philippines – Philip II of Spain
• Saint Kitts and Nevis – Saint Christopher
• Saint Lucia – Lucy of Syracuse (?)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Saint Vincent
• San Marino – Saint Marinus
• São Tomé and Príncipe – Saint Thomas
• Saudi Arabia – Muhammad bin Saud
• Seychelles – Jean Moreau de Sechelles
• Solomon Islands – Solomon
• The United States of America – Amerigo Vespucci

[edit] Former countries

• Principality of Antioch, now part of Turkey – Antiochus, father of Seleucus I Nicator
• Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia) – Cecil Rhodes
• Southern Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe) – Cecil Rhodes

See also: List of country subdivisions named after people

[edit] Towns and cities

Many smaller European towns and cities are named after their founders, often dating back many hundreds of years. Often, there is not much known about them today. In Latin America it is common practice to name (and often rename) birthplace towns for political leaders or distinguished figures, or after their notable sons.

• Amman, Jordan – Ammon
• Antioch – Antiochus
• Bosconia, Colombia – John Bosco
• Caesarea (various cities in various countries) – Julius Caesar or Roman Emperors.
• Ettelbruck – Etzel (Attila the Hun)
• Henties Bay, Namibia – Major Hentie van der Merwe
• Kaiseraugst – Augustus
• Kingston, Jamaica – King William III of England
• Latakia – Laodice
• Lüderitz – Adolf Lüderitz
• Martelange – Martelius
• San Salvador, El Salvador – Jesus (the Christian Savior)
• San José, Costa Rica – Saint Joseph
• Santiago de Chile – Saint James
• Sinop, Turkey – Sinope – contested
• Thessaloniki – Thessalonica, sister of Alexander the Great
• Zhongshan, Guangdong, China – Dr. Sun Yat-sen

[edit] Afghanistan

• Ai-Khanoum, formerly named Alexandria on the Oxus – Alexander the Great

[edit] Argentina

• Avellaneda – Nicolás Avellaneda
• Comodoro Rivadavia – Bernardino Rivadavia
• General San Martín – José de San Martín
• General Sarmiento – Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
• Las Heras – Juan Gregorio de las Heras
• Presidencia de la Plaza – Victorino de la Plaza
• Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña – Roque Sáenz Peña
• Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires – Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
• Rawson – Guillermo Rawson
• Trelew – Lewis Jones
• Vicente López – Vicente López y Planes
• Villa General Mitre – Bartolomé Mitre

[edit] Australia

• Adelaide – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
• Alice Springs – Alice Todd, wife of Sir Charles Todd
• Bicheno, Tasmania – James Ebenezer Bicheno
• Bowen – George Ferguson Bowen
• Brisbane – Sir Thomas Brisbane
• Cooktown, Queensland – Captain James Cook
• Darwin – Charles Darwin
• Hobart – Lord Hobart
• Mackay – John Mackay
• Melbourne – William Lamb, Lord Melbourne

• Bentleigh, Victoria – Thomas Bent
• Brunswick, Victoria – Caroline, Duchess of Brunswick
• Fawkner and Pascoe Vale, Victoria – John Pascoe Fawkner
• Fitzroy, Victoria – Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy
• Lalor, Victoria – Peter Lalor
• Scoresby, Victoria – William Scoresby
• Seddon, Victoria – Richard Seddon
• Spotswood, Victoria – Louisa Jane Spotswood, wife of Richard Seddon
• Truganina, Victoria – Truganini
• Tullamarine, Victoria – Tullamareena
• Williamstown, Victoria – King William IV
• Wonga Park, Victoria – Simon Wonga

• Sydney – Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney
• Townsville – Robert Towns

[edit] Austria

• St. Pölten – The name Sankt Pölten is derived from Hippolytus of Rome. The city was renamed to Sankt Hippolyt, then Sankt Polyt and finally Sankt Pölten.

[edit] Barbados

• Speightstown – William Speight (legislator)

[edit] Belarus

• Dzyarzhynsk – Felix Dzerzhinsky

[edit] Belgium

• Charleroi – Charles II of Spain
• Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse – Saint George
• Saint-Gilles – Saint Giles
• Saint-Hubert – Hubertus
• Saint-Nicolas – Saint Nicholas
• Sint-Agatha-Berchem – Agatha of Sicily
• Sint-Amands – Saint Amand
• Sint-Gillis-Waas – Saint Giles
• Sint-Laureins – Lawrence of Rome
• Sint-Martens-Latem – Martin of Tours
• Sint-Niklaas – Saint Nicholas
• Sint-Pieters-Leeuw – Saint Peter
• Sint-Truiden – Trudo
• Woluwe-Saint-Lambert – Lambert of Maastricht
• Woluwe-Saint-Pierre – Saint Peter

[edit] Bermuda

• Hamilton – Henry Hamilton

[edit] Bolivia

• Sucre – Antonio José de Sucre

[edit] Botswana

• Francistown – Daniel Francis (English prospector)

[edit] Brazil

For a longer list, please see List of places in Brazil named after people.

• Salvador, Brazil – Jesus (the Christian Savior)
• São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil – Louis IX of France (Saint Louis)
• São Paulo – Saint Paul

[edit] Bulgaria

• Asenovgrad – tsar Ivan Asen II
• Blagoevgrad – Communist leader Dimitar Blagoev
• Botevgrad – Hristo Botev
• Dimitrovgrad – Georgi Dimitrov
• Gotse Delchev – revolutionary Gotse Delchev

Former:

• Kolarovgrad was the name of Shumen – Vasil Kolarov
• Stalin was the name of Varna – Joseph Stalin
• Stanke Dimitrov was the name of Dupnitsa – revolutionary Stanke Dimitrov
• Tolbukhin was the name of Dobrich – Soviet marshal Fyodor Tolbukhin

[edit] Canada

• Abbotsford, British Columbia – Harry Abbott (railway superintendent)
• Barkerville, British Columbia – Billy Barker English prospector
• Barrie, Ontario – Sir Robert Barrie
• Bathurst, New Brunswick – Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
• Brantford, Ontario – Joseph Brant
• Brockville, Ontario and Brock, Ontario – Isaac Brock
• Brooks, Alberta – Noel Edgell Brooks (railway engineer)
• Burnaby, British Columbia – Robert Burnaby (politician and explorer)
• Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island – Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of King George III of the United Kingdom
• Churchill, Manitoba – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
• Drummondville, Quebec – Gordon Drummond
• Edmundston, New Brunswick – Edmund Walker Head
• Fredericton, New Brunswick – Prince Frederick, Duke of York
• Halifax – George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
• Hamilton, Ontario – George Hamilton
• Huntsville, Ontario – Captain George Hunt (settler)
• Joliette, Quebec – Barthélemy Joliette
• Kitchener, Ontario – Horatio Kitchener
• Lethbridge, Alberta – William Lethbridge
• Markham, Ontario – William Markham
• Mont-Laurier, Quebec – Sir Wilfrid Laurier
• Morrisburg, Ontario – James Morris
• Peterborough, Ontario – Peter Robinson
• Port Alberni, British Columbia – Captain Pere d'Alberní
• Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – Albert, Prince Consort
• Prince George, British Columbia – George III of England
• Prince Rupert, British Columbia – Prince Rupert of the Rhine
• Regina, Saskatchewan – Queen Victoria
• Selkirk, Manitoba – Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
• Sherbrooke, Quebec and Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia – John Coape Sherbrooke
• Sydney, Nova Scotia – Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney
• Timmins, Ontario – Noah Timmins
• Vancouver – Captain George Vancouver, English explorer of Dutch descent (van Coevorden)
• Victoria, British Columbia – Queen Victoria
• Victoriaville, Quebec – Queen Victoria

[edit] Chile

• Cochrane – Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (captain)
• Galvarino – Galvarino (Mapuche leader during the War of Arauco)
• Lautaro – Lautaro (Mapuche leader during the War of Arauco)
• Puerto Ingerniero Ibáñez – Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (President)
• Puerto Montt – Manuel Montt (President)
• Puerto Saavedra – Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez (Military figure that played a major role in the Occupation of the Araucanía)
• Puerto Varas – Antonio Varas (minister of the interior)
• Puerto Williams – Juan Williams Rebolledo (Chilean admiral)
• San Fernando – Saint Ferdinand
• San Pedro de Atacama – Saint Peter
• Santiago – Saint James
• Teodoro Schmidt – Teodoro Schmidt
• Valdivia – Pedro de Valdivia (conqueror of Chile)
• Villa O'Higgins – Bernardo O'Higgins (libertador of Chile)

[edit] Republic of the Congo

• Brazzaville – Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza

[edit] Croatia

• Karlovac – Charles II of Austria

[edit] Czech Republic

• Adamov (Blansko District) – Adam Josef, Prince of Liechtenstein, ironworks owner
• Alojzov – Alois I, Prince of Liechtenstein
• Barrandov – Joachim Barrande
• Františkovy Lázně – Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
• Golčův Jeníkov – Martin Maxmillian Goltz, general of the Habsburg army
• Havlíčkův Brod – Karel Havlíček Borovský
• Jáchymov – St. Joachim
• Jindřichův Hradec – Jindřich z Hradce, owner of the castle in the town
• Fortress Josefov and Josefov (Prague) – Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
• Karlín – Caroline Augusta of Bavaria
• Karlovy Vary – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
• Karlštejn, castle and village – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
• Mladá Boleslav – Boleslaus II of Bohemia
• Špindlerův Mlýn – Spindler, a miller
• Stará Boleslav – Boleslaus I of Bohemia
• Terezín – Empress Maria Theresa of Austria
• Vítkov – Vítek z Kravař
• Žižkov – Jan Žižka

Former:

• Gottwaldov was the name of Zlín from 1948–1990 – Klement Gottwald

[edit] Denmark

• Augustenborg – Auguste, duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
• Fredericia – King Frederick III of Denmark
• Frederiksberg – King Frederick IV of Denmark
• Frederikshavn – King Frederick VI of Denmark
• Frederikssund – Frederick III of Denmark
• Frederiksværk – King Frederick V of Denmark

In Greenland:

• Christianshåb (Inuit: Qasigiannguit) – King Christian VI of Denmark
• Frederikshåb (Inuit: Paamiut) – King Frederick V of Denmark
• Jakobshavn (Inuit: Ilulissat) – Jakob Severin, a fur trader

[edit] Dominican Republic

Former:

• Ciudad Trujillo was the name of Santo Domingo – Rafael Trujillo

[edit] Egypt

• Alexandria – Alexander the Great
• Crocodilopolis:
  • formerly named Arsinoe – Arsinoe II of Egypt
  • formerly named Ptolemais Euergetis – Ptolemy III Euergetes
• Port Fouad – Fuad I of Egypt

[edit] Falkland Islands

• Darwin – Charles Darwin
• Stanley – Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

[edit] Finland

• Brahestad (Finnish: Raahe) – Peter Brahe, Governor-General of Finland
• Fredrikshamn (Finnish: Hamina) – King Frederick I of Sweden
• Jakobstad (Finnish: Pietarsaari) – Jacob De la Gardie (The city was founded by his widow – Ebba Brahe)
• Kaarina (Swedish: Sankt Karins) – Saint Catherine of Sweden
• Loviisa (Swedish: Lovisa) – Lovisa Ulrika, Queen of Sweden
• Kristiinankaupunki (Swedish: Kristinestad) – Queen Christina of Sweden
• Mariehamn (Finnish: Maarianhamina) – Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
• Mikkeli (Swedish: Sankt Michel) – Archangel Michael
• Vaasa (Swedish: Vasa) – King Gustav I of Sweden

[edit] France

• Carla-Bayle – Pierre Bayle (1647–1706), philosopher and writer
• Châtillon-Coligny – Gaspard de Coligny
• Crillon-le-Brave (the brave) – Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon
• Decazeville – Élie, duc Decazes
• Descartes – René Descartes
• Ferney-Voltaire – Voltaire
• Flavigny-sur-Ozerain – possibly named after a Roman general Flavius
• La Louptière-Thénard – Louis Jacques Thénard
• Saint-Léger-Vauban – Vauban
• Vendays-Montalivet – Jean-Pierre Bachasson, comte de Montalivet

[edit] Gabon

• Bongoville – Omar Bongo
• Lastoursville – François Rigail de Lastours
• Port-Gentil – Émile Gentil

[edit] Germany

• Augsburg – Augustus
• Karlsruhe – Margrave Karl Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach
• Leverkusen – Carl Leverkus
• Saarlouis – Louis XIV of France
• Wilhelmshaven (William's harbour) – King William I of Prussia, the later Emperor William I
• Trier (Augusta Treverorum) – Augustus (City of Augustus in the lands of the Treveri)

Former:

• Karl-Marx-Stadt was the name of Chemnitz – Karl Marx
• Stalinstadt was the name of Eisenhüttenstadt – Stalin

[edit] Greece

Further information: List of Greek place names

• Alexandroupoli – King Alexander I of Greece
• Athens – Athena
• Nafplion – Nauplius
• Ptolemaida – Ptolemy I Soter

[edit] Guyana

• Georgetown – King George III of the United Kingdom
• Lethem – Sir Gordon James Lethem

[edit] Hong Kong

• Aberdeen Harbour – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
• Belcher Bay – Edward Belcher
• Cape D'Aguilar – George Charles D'Aguilar
• Kennedy Town – Arthur Edward Kennedy
• Mount Davis, Hong Kong – John Francis Davis
• Stanley, Hong Kong – Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
• Victoria City – Queen Victoria

[edit] Hungary

• Benczúrfalva – Gyula Benczúr
• Bocskaikert – Stephen Bocskay
• Petőfibánya – Sándor Petőfi
• Petőfiszállás – Sándor Petőfi
• Rákóczifalva – Francis II Rákóczi
• Rákócziújfalu – Francis II Rákóczi

[edit] India

• Aurangabad – Aurangazeb (Mughal emperor)
• Bodh Gaya – Buddha
• Gandhinagar – Mahatma Gandhi
• Gangaikonda Cholapuram – Rajendra Cholan, alias GangaiKondaCholan (Conqueror of the Ganges), a Chola dynasty emperor
• Hyderabad – HAIDER BEGUM, WIFE OF ASAF JHA
• Vizianagaram – Raja Pusapati Vijaya Rama Raju (Gajapathi Clan)
• Jamshedpur, also called Tata Nagar – Jamshetji Tata
• Mumbai – Mumbadevi
• Ramachandrapuram – Raja Kakarlapudi Rama Chandra Raju
• Rajapalayam – Kshatriya Rajus Community (Kshatriyars)
• Tughlakabad – Mohammed Bin Tughlaq

[edit] Iran

• Apamea (Media) – Apama, mother of Antiochus I Soter
• Apamea Ragiana – a royal woman named Apama among the Seleucids
• Nahavand:
  • formerly named Laodicea – Laodice of Macedonia
  • formerly named Antiochia – Antiochus I Soter
• Seleucia (Susiana) – Seleucus I Nicator
• Seleucia (Susiana) – a Seleucus of the Seleucid dynasty
• Susa, formerly named Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator

[edit] Iraq

• Antiochia in Sittacene – Antiochus I Soter
• Apamea (Babylonia) – a royal woman named Apama among the Seleucids
• Apamea (Sittacene) – Apama, mother of Antiochus I Soter
• Charax Spasinu:
  • formerly named Alexandria – Alexander the Great
  • formerly named Antiochia in Susiana – Antiochus IV
  • formerly named Charax of Hyspaosines – Hyspaosines
• Iskandariya – Named after Alexander the Great
• Laodicea (Mesopotamia) – a royal woman named Laodice among the Seleucids
• Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator
• Seleucia (Sittacene) – Seleucus I Nicator

[edit] Ireland (Republic of)

• Edgeworthstown – Henry Essex Edgeworth de Firmont, a local rector
• Charlestown – Charles Strickland, Land Agent and Town Planner
• Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath

[edit] Israel

• Acre, formerly named Antiochia Ptolemais – Alexander the Great's generals Antiochus and Ptolemy Soter
• Herzliyya – Theodor Herzl
• Hippos, formerly named Antiochia Hippos – an Antiochus of the Seleucid dynasty
• Netanya – Nathan Strauss
• Qiryat Bialik – writer Hayyim Nahman Bialik
• Tiberias – Tiberius Caesar Augustus
• Seleucia Samulias – a Seleucus among the Seleucid dynasty

[edit] Italy

• Alessandria – Pope Alexander III
• Andorno Micca – Pietro Micca
• Aosta – Augustus
• Arquà Petrarca – Petrarch
• Augusta – "Augusto" di Federico II di Svevia
• Bosisio Parini – Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet
• Caprese Michelangelo – Michelangelo, painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer
• Castelnuovo Don Bosco – John Bosco
• Castel Vittorio – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
• Cava Manara – Luciano Manara, patriot
• Corridonia – Filippo Corridoni, Italian socialist, IWW hero
• Ercolano – Heracles
• Grazzano Badoglio – Pietro Badoglio, soldier, politician
• Gropello Cairoli – Benedetto Cairoli, politician
• Incisa Scapaccino – Giovanni Battista Scapaccino, soldier
• Jolanda di Savoia – Yolanda of Savoy
• Ladispoli – Ladislao Odescalchi
• Livorno Ferraris – Galileo Ferraris
• Mafalda – Mafalda of Savoy
• Manfredonia – Manfred of Sicily
• Margherita di Savoia – Margherita of Savoy
• Paderno Ponchielli – Amilcare Ponchielli
• Pienza – Pope Pius II
• Riese Pio X – Pope Pius X
• Rome – Romulus
• Sagliano Micca – Pietro Micca
• San Mauro Pascoli – Giovanni Pascoli, poet
• Sasso Marconi – Guglielmo Marconi, Italian radio pioneer
• Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII – Pope John XXIII
• Umbertide – Umberto I of Italy
• Virglio – Publius Vergilius Maro, classical Roman poet
• Vittorio Veneto – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy

[edit] Japan

• Date – Date Kunishige
• Hiroshima – Oe no Hiromoto + Fukushima Motonaga (disputed)

[edit] Jordan

• Abila, formerly named Seleucia – a Seleucus among the Seleucid dynasty
• Umm Qais:
  • formerly named Antiochia – Antiochus III the Great
  • formerly named Seleucia – Seleucus II Callinicus

[edit] Kazakhstan

• Fort Shevchenko – Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko
• Ridder – Philip Ridder. Between 1941–2002 the city was called Leninogorsk after Lenin.

Former:

• Dzhambul was the name of Taraz – Kazakh poet Zhambyl Zhabayev
• Panfilov was the name of Zharkent – Ivan Panfilov
• Shevchenko was the name of Aqtau – Taras Shevchenko

[edit] Kyrgyzstan

Former:

• Frunze was the name of Bishkek from 1926–1991 – Mikhail Frunze
• Przhevalsk was the name of Karakol from 1888–1921 and 1939–1991 – Nikolai Przhevalsky

[edit] Lebanon

Former:

• Laodicea in Phoenicia was an ancient name of Beirut – a royal woman named Laodice among the Seleucid dynasty

[edit] Liberia

• Barclayville – Edwin Barclay
• Buchanan – James Buchanan
• Monrovia – James Monroe
• Tubmanburg – William Tubman

[edit] Libya

• Ptolemais – a king of the Ptolemaids, probably Ptolemy III Euergetes

[edit] Malta

• Cottonera – for Grandmaster Ralph Cotoner
• Floriana – for architect Pietro Floriani
• Manoel Island – for Grandmaster Manoel de Vilhena
• Paola – for Grandmaster Anton de Paule
• San Ġiljan – St. Julian
• San Ġwann – St. John
• San Lawrenz – St. Lawrence
• San Pawl il-Baħar – Paul of Taurus
• Santa Luċija – St. Lucy
• Santa Venera – St. Venra
• Senglea – for Grandmaster La Sengle
• St. Thomas Bay – St. Thomas
• Valletta – for Grandmaster Jean de la Vallette

[edit] Mauritius

• Mahébourg – Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais
• Port Louis – Louis XV of France
• Souillac – François de Souillac

[edit] Mexico

• Cerralvo, Nuevo León – Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio, marqués de Cerralvo
• Chilapa de Alvarez, Guerrero – Juan Álvarez
• Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila – Manuel Acuña (poet)
• Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán – Miguel Hidalgo
• Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua – Benito Juárez
• Ciudad López Mateos, State of Mexico – Adolfo López Mateos
• Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas – Francisco I. Madero
• Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico – Nezahualcoyotl
• Ciudad Nicolás Romero, State of Mexico – Nicolás Romero
• Ciudad Obregón, Sonora – Álvaro Obregón
• Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas – Guadalupe Victoria
• Doctor Coss, Nuevo León – Dr. José María Coss (politician)
• Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato – Miguel Hidalgo
• Emiliano Zapata, Morelos – Emiliano Zapata
• Galeana, Nuevo León – Hermenegildo Galeana (lieutenant)
• General Bravo, Nuevo León – Nicolás Bravo
• General Treviño, Nuevo León – Gen. Jerónimo Treviño
• Gutiérrez Zamora, Veracruz – Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora
• Juan Aldama, Zacatecas – Juan Aldama
• Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán – Lázaro Cárdenas
• Matamoros, Tamaulipas – Mariano Matamoros
• Melchor Ocampo, Nuevo León – Don Melchor Ocampo (foreign minister)
• Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León – Miguel Hidalgo
• Venustiano Carranza, Michoacán – Venustiano Carranza
• Villa Guerrero, Jalisco – Vicente Guerrero
• Villa Guerrero, State of Mexico – Vicente Guerrero
• Villa Juárez, San Luis Potosí – Benito Juárez
• Villa Juárez, Sonora – Benito Juárez

[edit] Namibia

• Keetmanshoop – Johann Keetman (German trader)
• Lüderitz – Adolf Lüderitz
• Schuckmannsburg – Bruno von Schuckmann

[edit] Netherlands

• Anna Paulowna – Anna Pavlovna of Russia
• Geertruidenberg – Gertrude of Nivelles
• 's-Gravenzande (lit. The Count's Sand) – William, King of the Romans (and Count of Holland)
• Heerhugowaard – lord ('heer') Hugo of Assendelft
• 's-Hertogenbosch (lit. The Duke's Forest) – Henry I, Duke of Brabant
• Julianadorp – Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
• Lelystad – ir. Cornelis Lely
• Sint Annaparochie – Saint Anne
• Sint Jacobiparochie – James, son of Zebedee
• Sint Maarten – Martin of Tours
• Sint Nicolaasga – Saint Nicholas
• Sint-Oedenrode – Saint Oda
• Sint Pancras – Saint Pancras
• Sint Willebrord – Saint Willibrord
• Vrouwenpolder – Our Lady (Onze Vrouwe)
• Wilhelminadorp – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
• Willemsdorp – King William I of the Netherlands
• Willemstad – William the Silent

[edit] Netherlands Antilles

• Wilemstad – William II, Prince of Orange or his son William III of England

[edit] New Zealand

• Albert Town – Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• Alexandra – Alexandra of Denmark
• Christchurch – Jesus Christ (indirectly via Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford in England)
• Hunterville – George Hunter (merchant)
• Napier – Charles James Napier
• Palmerston North – Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
• Wellington – Duke of Wellington

[edit] Nicaragua

• Ciudad Darío – Rubén Dareo

[edit] Nigeria

• Port Harcourt – Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt

[edit] Norway

• Eydehavn – Sam Eyde, an industrial pioneer
• Fredrikstad – King Frederick II of Denmark
• Kristiansand – King Christian IV of Denmark
• Kristiansund – King Christian VI of Denmark
• Longyearbyen – world's northernmost town – John Munro Longyear

Former:

• Christiania (1624–1877) and Kristiania (1877–1925) was the name of Oslo – King Christian IV of Denmark
• Fredrikshald was the name of Halden (1665–1928) – King Frederick III of Denmark
• Fredriksvern was the name of Stavern (1799–1930) – King Frederick III of Denmark
• Victoriahavn was the name of Narvik (1887–1902) – Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland

[edit] Panama

• Colón – Christopher Columbus

[edit] Papua New Guinea

• Finschhafen – Otto Finsch
• Port Moresby – Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby

[edit] Paraguay

• Pedro Juan Caballero – Pedro Juan Caballero
• Villa Hayes – Rutherford Hayes

[edit] Philippines

• Aurora – Aurora Quezon
• Isabela – Isabella II of Spain
• Lapu-Lapu City – Lapu-Lapu
• Legazpi City – Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
• Muños – Don Francisco Muños
• Ozamis City – José Ozámis
• Quezon City – Manuel L. Quezon
• Quirino – Elpidio Quirino
• Rizal – Jose Rizal
• Roxas City – Manuel Roxas
• Santiago City – Saint James the Apostle
• Shariff Kabunsuan – Shariff Mohammed Kabungsuwan
• Sultan Kudarat – Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat
• Taft Avenue – William Howard Taft, 1^st Civil Governor of the Philippines under American rule
• Trece Martires – Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite
• Valenzuela City – Pio Valenzuela

[edit] Poland

• Aleksandrów Kujawski – Emperor Alexander II Romanov, benefactor of the town
• Aleksandrów Łódzki – Emperor Alexander I Romanov
• Annopol – Anna Jabłonowska, wife of founder
• Augustów – King Sigismund II Augustus, founder
• Baborów – Bavor ze Strakonic, founder
• Barczewo – Walenty Barczewski
• Bemowo – Józef Bem
• Bodzentyn – Jan Bodzanta, founder
• Dzierżoniów – Jan Dzierżon
• Frampol – Franciszek Butler, founder
• Giżycko – Gustaw Gizewiusz
• Janów Lubelski – Jan Zamoyski, son of founder
• Jordanów – Wawrzyniec Spytko Jordan, founder
• Józefów – Tomasz Józef Zamoyski, founder
• Kazimierz Dolny – Duke Casimir II the Just, donor of the town to the order of Norbertines
• Kętrzyn – Wojciech Kętrzyński
• Kolonowskie – Philipp Colonna, founder
• Konstancin – Konstancja Skórzewska, mother of founder
• Konstantynów Łódzki – Grand Duke Constantine Romanov
• Korfantów – Wojciech Korfanty
• Łaskarzew – Andrzej Łaskarz, founder
• Mieszkowice – Duke Mieszko I
• Mrągowo – Krzysztof Celestyn Mrongowiusz
• Pieniężno – Seweryn Pieniężny
• Przemków – Duke Przemko of Ścinawa, founder
• Rymanów – Nicolao Reymann, founder
• Sokołowsko – Alfred Sokołowski, resident and benefactor of the town
• Szczuczyn – Stanisław Antoni Szczuka, founder
• Szlichtyngowa – Jan Schlichting, founder
• Tarnobrzeg – Stanisław Tarnowski, founder
• Tarnogród – Stanisław Tarnowski, founder
• Terespol – Teresa Słuszka, wife of founder
• Tomaszów Lubelski – Tomasz Zamoyski, owner and benefactor of the town
• Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Tomasz Adam Ostrowski, founder
• Tyczyn – Bartold Tyczner, founder
• Wejherowo – Jakub Weyher, founder
• Władysławowo – King Wladislaus IV Vasa, founder of the town's port
• Zawadzkie – Franciszek von Zawadzky, founder
• Żyrardów – Philippe de Girard, founder

Former:

• Bierutowice was the name of Karpacz Górny (now part of Karpacz) in the years 1949–1991 – Bolesław Bierut
• Hindenburg was the name of Zabrze in the years 1915–1945 – Paul von Hindenburg
• Litzmannstadt was the name of Łódź in the years 1940–1945 – Karl Litzmann
• Stalinogród was the name of Katowice in the years 1953–1956 – Joseph Stalin

[edit] Portugal

• Lisbon (Latin, Olisipo, Olisipo Felicitas Iulia, Felicitas Julia Olissipo, Ulyssipolis, Ulisseia) – Ulysses

[edit] Romania

• Ady Endre – Endre Ady, Hungarian poet
• Alexandria – Prince Grigore Alexandru Ghica
• Bucharest – Bucur, legendary shepherd
• Constanţa – Flavia Julia Constantia, sister of Constantine the Great
• Cuza Vodă, Constanţa – Alexander John Cuza
• Giurgiu – Saint George
• Ion Corvin, Constanţa – John Hunyadi
• Medgidia – Abdülmecid
• Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanţa – Mihail Kogălniceanu
• Mihai Viteazu, Constanţa – Michael the Brave
• Mircea Vodă, Constanţa – Mircea I of Wallachia
• Nicolae Bălcescu, Constanţa – Nicolae Bălcescu
• Negru Vodă – probably Radu Negru
• Oneşti – Stephen the Great's daughter, Oana
• Ovidiu – Ovid
• Roman – Roman I of Moldavia
• Saligny, Constanţa – Anghel Saligny
• Sfântu Gheorghe – Saint George
• Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea – Saint George

Former:

• Stalin was the name of Braşov – Joseph Stalin
• Vasile Roaită was the name of Eforie Sud – after a communist shot during the Griviţa Strike of 1933
• Ferdinand I was the name of Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanţa – Ferdinand I of Romania
• Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was the name of Oneşti – Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

[edit] Russia

• Babushkin – Ivan Babushkin
• Budyonnovsk – Marshal Semyon Budyonny
• Chaykovsky – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Chernyakhovsk – general Ivan Chernyakhovsky
• Demidov – Bolshevik Yakov Demidov
• Dimitrovgrad – Georgi Dimitrov
• Dmitrov – Saint Demetrius
• Dzerzhinsk – Felix Dzerzhinsky
• Engels – Friedrich Engels
• Furmanov – Dmitri Furmanov
• Gagarin – Yury Gagarin
• Kaliningrad – Mikhail Kalinin
• Khabarovsk – explorer of Siberia Yerofey Khabarov
• Kingisepp – Bolshevik Viktor Kingissepp
• Kirov – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovgrad – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovsk – Sergey Kirov
• Korolyov – rocket engineer Sergey Korolyov
• Kotovsk – Grigore Kotovski
• Kropotkin – Peter Kropotkin
• Leninsk-Kuznetsky – Vladimir Lenin
• Lermontov – Mikhail Lermontov
• Lomonosov – writer and scientist Mikhail Lomonosov
• Makhachkala – Daghestani revolutionary Makhach
• Marks – Karl Marx
• Michurinsk – selectionist Ivan Michurin
• Nesterov – World War II hero Sergey Nesterov
• Noginsk – Bolshevik Viktor Nogin
• Pavlovsk – Paul I
• Petrovsk, Saratov Oblast – Peter the Great
• Petrozavodsk – tsar Peter the Great
• Pushkin – Aleksandr Pushkin
• Saint Petersburg – St. Peter, as the patron saint of Peter the Great (Saint Petersburg, Florida in the United States was in turn named after the Russian city)
• Sergiyev Posad – St. Sergii Radonezhsky
• Shelekhov – Grigory Shelikhov
• Togliatti – Palmiro Togliatti
• Ulyanovsk – Vladimir Lenin, whose birth name was Ulyanov
• Yaroslavl – prince Yaroslav I the Wise
• Yekaterinburg, Russia – Saint Catherine and Catherine I of Russia

Former:

• Brezhnev was the name of Naberezhnye Chelny – Leonid Brezhnev
• Gorky was the name of Nizhny Novgorod – Maxim Gorky
• Chkalov was the name of Orenburg – aircraft test pilot Valery Chkalov
• Kalinin was the name of Tver – Mikhail Kalinin
• Kuybyshev was the name of Samara – Valerian Kuybyshev
• Leningrad was the name of Saint Petersburg – Vladimir Lenin
• Molotov was the name of Perm – Vyacheslav Molotov
• Novonikolaevsk was the name of Novosibirsk – tsar Nicholas II
• Ordzhonikidze was the name of Vladikavkaz – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
• Petrovsk-Port was the name of Makhachkala – Peter the Great
• Stalingrad was the name of Volgograd – Joseph Stalin
• Stalinsk was the name of Novokuznetsk – Joseph Stalin
• Sverdlovsk was the name of Yekaterinburg – Yakov Sverdlov
• Yekaterinodar was the name of Krasnodar – Catherine the Great

[edit] Senegal

• Saint-Louis – Louis XIV

[edit] Serbia

• Aleksa Šantić – Aleksa Šantić
• Bajina Bašta – Baja Osman
• Dimitrovgrad – Georgi Dimitrov
• Jaša Tomić – Jaša Tomić
• Karađorđevo – Karađorđe
• Miletićevo – Svetozar Miletić
• Obilić – Miloš Obilić
• Svetozar Miletić – Svetozar Miletić
• Zrenjanin – Žarko Zrenjanin

Former:

• Svetozarevo was the name of Jagodina – Svetozar Marković
• Rankovicevo was the name of Kraljevo – Aleksandar Rankovic

Obrenovac – Milos Obrenovic

[edit] South Africa

• Alexandra – Alexandra Papenfus (wife of farmer)
• Deneysville – Deneys Reitz
• Douglas – Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Douglas
• Durban – Sir Benjamin d'Urban
• La Lucia – Lucia Michel
• Johannesburg – Johannes Rissk; Johannes Meyer
• Kimberley – John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
• Krugersdorp – Paul Kruger
• Port Elizabeth – Elizabeth Donkin (wife of governor Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin)
• Pretoria – Andries Pretorius
• Simon's Town – Simon van der Stel
• Stellenbosch – Simon van der Stel
• Swellendam – Hendrik Swellengrebel
• Upington – Thomas Upington

[edit] Spain

• Barcelona (Carthaginian, Barcino) – Hamilcar Barca (etymology disputed)
• Pamplona (Latin, Pompaelo) – Pompey the Great (founder)
• San Sebastián – Saint Sebastian
• Santiago de Compostela – Saint James the Great
• Valladolid (Arabic, بلد الوليد) – Al-Walid I
• Zaragoza (Latin, Caesaeraugusta; in English, Saragossa) – Emperor Augustus

Former:

• El Ferrol del Caudillo – Francisco Franco birthplace (now restored its original name Ferrol)
• Barbate de Franco – one of the many towns Francisco Franco spent his holidays.

[edit] Sudan

• Suakin, formerly named Ptolemais Theron – Ptolemy II Philadelphus

[edit] Sweden

• Borstahusen – Rasmus Andersson Borste och Jöns Andersson Borste, fishermen
• Dorotea – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, for a period Swedish Queen.
• Eskilstuna – Saint Eskil
• Fredrika – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, for a period Swedish Queen.
• Filipstad – Karl Filip, the son of King Charles IX of Sweden
• Jakobsberg – Jakob Lilliehöök, owner, 17th century.
• Karlshamn – King Charles X Gustav of Sweden
• Karlskoga – King Charles IX of Sweden
• Karlskrona – King Charles XI of Sweden
• Karlstad – King Charles IX of Sweden
• Kristianstad – King Christian IV of Denmark
• Kristinehamn – Queen Christina of Sweden
• Mariefred – Mary, mother of Jesus
• Mariestad – Queen Mary, wife of Charles IX of Sweden
• Örnsköldsvik – Per Abraham Örnsköld, Governor 1762–1769
• Oskarshamn – King Oscar I of Sweden
• Ulricehamn – Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
• Vilhelmina – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, for a period Swedish Queen.

[edit] Switzerland

• Augst (near the ancient city of Augusta Raurica) – Roman Emperor Augustus
• Kaiseraugst (also near Augusta Raurica) – Augustus

[edit] Syria

• Apamea (Syria) – Apama, wife of Seleucus I Nicator
• Arwad, formerly Antiochia in Pieria – Antiochus I Soter
• Latakia, formerly Laodicea – Laodice of Macedonia, mother of Seleucus I Nicator
• Laodicea ad Libanum – a woman named Laodice among the Seleucids
• Seleucia ad Belum – a Seleucus of the Seleucid dynasty

[edit] Tajikistan

• Alexandria Eschate – Alexander the Great

[edit] Trinidad and Tobago

• Diego Martin – Don Diego Martin (explorer)

[edit] Turkey

• Adana, formerly Antiochia in Cilicia and Antiochia ad Sarum – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
• Alabanda, formerly Antiochia of the Chrysaorians – Antiochus III
• Antakya, formerly Antiochia – Antiochus, father of Seleucus I Nicator
• Antioch, Pisidia – Antiochus, father of Seleucus
• Antioch on the Maeander – Antiochus I Soter
• Antiochia, Lydia – Antiochus IV
• Antiochia Lamotis – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
• Antiochia ad Cragum – Antiochus IV
• Antiochia ad Pyramum – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
• Antiochia ad Taurum – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
• Antiochia Paraliou – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
• Antiochia in Mesopotamia also known as Antiochia in Arabia:
  • named for one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
  • later named Antoninopolis – one of the Antonines, probably Antoninus Pius
  • yet later named Constantia and Constantina – Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus
  • yet later named Maximianopolis – Roman emperor Maximian
• Apamea (Euphrates) – Apama, wife of Seleucus I Nicator
• Apamea (Phrygia) – Apama, wife of Seleucus I Nicator
• Apamea Myrlea:
  • named for Apama, wife of King Prusias I of Bithynia
  • later site of Roman colony, Colonia Iulia Concordia – Julius Caesar
• Aydın:
  • named for Aydın Bey, the founder of the Anatolian Turkish Beylik of Aydınoğlu in 1307
  • formerly Antiochia – Antiochus, father of Seleucus
  • also formerly Seleucia ad Maeandrum – Seleucus I Nicator
  • also formerly Caesarea and Kaisareia – Julius Caesar
• Cebrene:
  • formerly Alexandria – Alexander the Great
  • formerly Antiochia in Troad – Antiochus I Soter
• Edirne, formerly Hadrianopolis – Roman emperor Hadrian
• Eski Stambul:
  • formerly Colonia Alexandria Augusta Troas – Augustus and Alexander the Great
  • formerly Alexandria Troas – Alexander the Great
  • formerly Antigonia Troas – Antigonus I Monophthalmus
• Istanbul, formerly Konstantinoupolis/Constantinople – Constantine I
• Ladik, formerly Laodicea Pontica – one of the Seleucids named Laodice
• Laodicea on the Lycus – Laodice I, wife of Antiochus II
• Laodicea Combusta – Laodice of Macedonia, mother of Seleucus I Nicator
• Lysimachia – Lysimachus
• Mopsuestia:
  • formerly named Seleucia on the Pyramus – Seleucus I Nicator
  • formerly named Hadria – Hadrian
  • formerly named Decia – Roman emperor Decius
• Nusaybin, formerly Antiochia Mygdonia – Antiochus I Soter
• Samosata, formerly Antiochia in Commagene – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
• Şanlıurfa:
  • formerly Antiochia on the Callirhoe – Antiochus IV
  • formerly Justinopolis – Byzantine emperor Justinian
• Seleucia Pieria – Seleucus I Nicator
• Seleucia above Zeugma – Seleucus I Nicator
• Seleucia (Pamphylia) – Seleucus I Nicator
• Seleucia Sidera:
  • named for Seleucus I Nicator
  • later called Claudioseleucia – Roman emperor Claudius
• Silifke, formerly Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator
• Stratonicea (Lydia):
  • named for a royal wife named Stratonice, possibly the wife of Eumenes II
  • later named Hadrianopolis – Hadrian
• Stratonikeia:
  • named for Stratonice of Syria
  • later named Hadrianopolis – Hadrian
• Tarsus, formerly Antiochia on the Cydnus – Antiochus IV
• Zeugma, formerly Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator

[edit] Turkmenistan

• Merv:
  • formerly named Alexandria – Alexander the Great
  • formerly named Antiochia in Margiana – Antiochus I Soter
• Turkmenbashi – Saparmurat "Turkmenbashi" Niyazov

[edit] Uganda

• Fort Portal – Sir Gerald Portal (British commissioner)
• Port Bell – Sir Hesketh Bell (British commissioner)

[edit] Ukraine

• Artemivsk – revolutionary Artem
• Dniprodzerzhynsk – Felix Dzerzhinsky
• Dnipropetrovsk – bolshevik Grigory Petrovsky who was one of the leaders of Communist Ukraine in 20's–30's
• Ivano-Frankivsk – writer Ivan Franko
• Khmelnytskyi – Bohdan Khmelnytsky
• Kirovohrad – Sergey Kirov
• Lviv – Leo I of Halych
• Mariupol – St.Mary or tsarine Maria Fyodorovna of Russia
• Mykolaiv – Saint Nicholas
• Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi – Bohdan Khmelnytsky
• Stakhanov – famous miner Aleksei Stakhanov
• Torez – Maurice Thorez

Former:

• Aleksandrovsk was the name of Zaporizhia – tsar Alexander I
• Stalino was the name of Donetsk – Joseph Stalin
• Stanisławów,Stanyslaviv was the name of Ivano-Frankivsk – Polish magnat Stanisław Potocki
• Voroshilovgrad was the name of Luhansk – Kliment Voroshilov
• Yekaterinoslav was the name of Dnipropetrovsk – Catherine the Great
• Yelizavetgrad was the name of Kirovohrad – Saint Elizabeth and tsarine Elizabeth of Russia
• Yuzovka was the name of Donetsk – British businessman John Hughes
• Zhdanov was the name of Mariupol – Andrey Zhdanov
• Zinovievsk was the name of Kirovohrad – Grigory Zinoviev

[edit] United Kingdom

[edit] England

• Bury St Edmunds – Edmund the Martyr, King of East Anglia
• Kingston upon Hull – Edward I of England
• Ormskirk – Orme, a Viking chief
• Peterlee – Peter Lee, a miners' leader
• Telford – Thomas Telford

[edit] Northern Ireland

• County Tyrone – after Eoghan, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages
• Craigavon – after Lord Craigavon, a former Prime Minister
• Helen's Bay – after Lady Helen Dufferin
• Randalstown – after Randal MacDonnell

[edit] United States

For a longer list, please see List of places in United States named after people.

• Austin, Texas – Stephen F. Austin
• Baltimore, Maryland – Lord Baltimore
• Dallas, Texas – George M. Dallas
• Jacksonville – Andrew Jackson
• Houston – Sam Houston
• Los Angeles – Our Lady the Queen of the Angels
• Pittsburgh – William Pitt the Elder
• San Antonio – Saint Anthony of Padua
• San Diego – Didacus of Alcalá, better known as San Diego
• San Francisco, California – Saint Francis
• San Jose, California – Saint Joseph

[edit] United States Virgin Islands

• Charlotte Amalie – Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Cassel

[edit] Uzbekistan

• Antiochia in Scythia – Antiochus I Soter

[edit] Venezuela

• Ciudad Bolivar – Simón Bolívar

[edit] Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh City – Ho Chi Minh

Former:

• Thanh Thai Phien was the name of Da Nang in 1945 – Thái Phiên

[edit] Zambia

• Livingstone – doctor David Livingstone

[edit] See also

• Lists of places named after people
  • List of countries named after people
  • List of country subdivisions named after people
  • List of lakes named after people
  • List of islands named after people
• Buildings and structures named after people
  • List of eponyms of airports
  • List of eponyms of stadiums
  • List of convention centers named after people
  • List of railway stations named after people
• List of colleges and universities named after people
• Lists of places by eponym
• List of eponyms
• Lists of etymologies