Russian exonyms

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Below is a list of Russian language exonyms for places in Europe. Note that this list only includes names that are significantly different from the local toponym, some exonyms are marked as historical, modern exonyms may match the toponyms.

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[edit] Albania

Албания (Albaniya)/Shqipëria

[edit] Austria

Австрия (Avstriya)/Österreich

  • Wien Вена/Vena

[edit] Czechia (Czech Republic)

Чехия (Chekhiya)/Česko

[edit] Denmark

Дания (Daniya)/Danmark

[edit] Estonia

Эстония (Estoniya)/Eesti

  • Narva, Нарва, historically Ругодив/Rugodiv
  • Tallinn Таллинн, Таллин, historically Колывань/Kolyvan'

[edit] France

Франция (Frantsiya)/France

[edit] Germany

Германия (Germaniya)/Deutschland

[edit] Greece

Греция (Gretsiya)/Ελλάδα (Elláda), Ελλάς (Ellás)

[edit] Italy

Италия (Italiya)/Italia

[edit] Latvia

Латвия (Latviya)/Latvija

  • Koknese, Кокнесе (Koknese), historically Кукейнос/Kukeinos

[edit] Lithuania

Литва (Litva)/Lietuva

  • Kaunas Каунас (Kaunas), historically Ковно/Kovno (before 1918)
  • Vilnius Вильнюс (Vilnius), historically Вильна/Vilna (before 1918)

[edit] Moldova

Молдова (Moldova), Молдавия (Moldaviya)/Moldova

[edit] The Netherlands

Нидерланды (Niderlandy), Голландия (Gollandiya)/Nederland, Holland

[edit] Poland

Польша (Pol'sha)/Polska

[edit] Portugal

Португалия (Portugaliya)/Portugal

  • Lisboa Лиссабон/Lissabon

[edit] Romania

Румыния (Rumyniya)/România

[edit] Serbia

Сербия (Serbiya)/Србија, Srbija

[edit] Sweden

Швеция (Shvetsiya)/Sverige

  • Stockholm Стокгольм/Stokgol'm, historically Стекольня/Stekol'nya

[edit] Switzerland

Швейцария (Shveytsariya)/Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Svizra

[edit] Turkey

Турция (Turtsiya)/Türkiye

[edit] Ukraine

Many of the differences are expected due to phonetic and spelling differences between Russian and Ukrainian.

Украина (Ukraina)/Україна (Ukrayina)

[edit] Non-European cities

Incomplete list

[edit] See also