List of short place names
This is a list of short placenames with one or two letters.
One-letter place names
- Å, a village in Andøy municipality, Nordland, Norway
- Å, a village in Moskenes municipality, Nordland, Norway
- A, a district in Kami-Amakusa city, Kumamoto, Japan
- Å, a village in Meldal municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
- Å, a village in Åfjord municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
- Å, a village in Ibestad municipality, Troms, Norway
- Å, a village in Lavangen municipality, Troms, Norway
- Å, a village in Tranøy municipality, Troms, Norway
- Å, a place in Funen, Denmark[1]
- Å, a village in Norrköping municipality, Östergötland, Sweden
- Ά, an eco-hippie community in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Ą, a non-village settlement in northern Lubusz Voivodeship, near Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland.
- B, a village in central Ohio, United States
- D, a river in Oregon, United States
- E, a mountain in Hokkaidō, Japan
- E, a river in the Highlands of Scotland
- I, a town in Shandong Sheng, Dongshan county of Fujian province, China
- Ì, Scottish Gaelic name for island of Iona, Scotland (also called Ì Chaluim Chille)
- Ô, a castle near Mortrée, France
- O, a river in Devon, England
- 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
- U, a municipality on Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia
- Ú, a place in Madagascar
- U, a place in Vietnam
- U, a place in Tibet
- Y, a settlement in Alaska, United States
- Y, a commune in the department of Somme, France.
- Y, a river on the north of Russia.
Two-letter place names
Road sign of Ii, Finland
- Aa, a village in Estonia
- Aa, a river in the Netherlands
- Aa, a river in France
- 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 ghost town in Ohio, United States
- 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
- As, a municipality in Limburg province, Belgium
- Aš, a town in the Karlovy Vary region of the 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
- Au, a town in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
- Au, a district of the city of Munich, Germany
- Au, a municipality in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- 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 Zurich, Switzerland
- Ay, a commune in the department of Marne, France
- Ba, a village in Serbia
- Ba, a town in the Ba province of Fiji
- Ba, a tambon (sub-district) in Tha Tum District, Surin Province, Thailand
- Bo, a city in Sierra Leone
- Bo, a town in Kim Bôi, Hòa Bình, Vietnam
- Bo, the Asturian name for the parish of Boo, Asturias, Spain
- Bo, a tambon (sub-district) in Khlung District, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand
- 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, Telemark and Bø, Nordland, municipalities in Telemark and Nordland, Norway; also the name of several farms. Bø is an archaic word for farmland.
- Bő, a village in Vas county, Hungary
- Cả, a river in Vietnam
- Ci, a county in Hebei, China
- Da, a county in Sichuan, China
- Đà, a river in Vietnam
- Du, a tambon (sub-district) in Kanthararom District, Sisaket, Thailand
- Du, a tambon (sub-district) in Prang Ku District, Sisaket, Thailand
- Du, a tambon (sub-district) in Rasi Salai District, Sisaket, Thailand
- 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 Dongeradeel municipality, Friesland, Netherlands
- Eg, a town in Afghanistan
- Eg, a former farm in Kristiansand, Norway
- Ei, a town in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima, Japan
- Eš, a village and municipality in Pelhřimov District, 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 town 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
- Ib, a railway town in India
- Ie, an island and village in Okinawa, Japan
- If, an island and fortress in southern France. If is the French word for yew tree.
- Ig, a settlement and municipality in Slovenia
- Ii, a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
- 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)
- Io, an island in Hordaland, Norway
- Ip, a village in Sălaj County, Romania
- 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
- Ku, a tambon (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
- Le, a farm in Vik, Norway. Le means lee in Norwegian.
- Le, a tambon (sub-district) in Kapong District, Phang Nga, Thailand
- 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 village in Sokndal municipality, Norway. Li means hillside in Norwegian.
- Li, a district in Lamphun Province, Thailand.
- Lo, a municipality in West Flanders, Belgium
- Lo, name of several farms in Norway. Lo is an archaic word for meadow.
- Lo, a tambon (sub-district) in Chun District, Phayao, Thailand
- Lô, a river in the North of Vietnam.
- Lø, farm in Vindafjord municipality, Norway. Lø is an archaic word for barn.
- 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 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, Hordaland, Norway. Mo is an archaic word for plain.
- Mo, a tambon (sub-district) in Kapong District, Phang Nga, Thailand
- Mu, a river in Burma
- Mù, a village in the Edolo municipality of Lombardy, Italy. (Mö in the local dialect).
- My, a municipality 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, USA
- No, a village in Denmark
- Ny, a municipality in Luxembourg province, Belgium
- Oa, a river in Meldal municipality, Norway
- Oa, a peninsula on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland
- Ob, a town in Russia
- Ob, a river in Russia
- Ob, a gulf in Russia
- Ōe, a town in Yamagata, Japan
- Ōe, a former town in Kyoto, 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 tambon (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
- Om, a river in Russia
- Øm, a town on the island of Zealand, Denmark. "Øm" is Danish for "sore"
- Øn, a village in Sogn og Fjordane 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 Hedmark, Norway.
- Os, a municipality in Hordaland, Norway.
- Oś, a village in Kluczbork County, Poland. Oś is the Polish word for axis.
- 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
- Pi, a town in Catalonia, Spain. Pi means pine in Catalan.
- Pi, a county in Sichuan, China
- Po, a river in Italy
- Po, a river in Virginia, USA
- Po, a tambon (sub-district) in Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai, Thailand
- Po, a tambon (sub-district) in Bueng Bun District, Sisaket, Thailand
- Pô, a city in Burkina Faso
- Pu, a county in Shanxi, China
- Py, 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. Ra is the Norwegian word for a moraine.
- Rå, a farm in Ringerike municipality, Norway. A rå is a pole on which freshly mowed corn is hung to dry.
- Re, a village in the region of Piedmont, Italy
- Re, a 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 tambon (sub-district) in Chiang Muan District, Phayao, Thailand
- Sé, several places, including Brazil, Hungary and Portugal
- Si, a county in Anhui, China
- Si, a tambon (sub-district) in Khun Han District, Sisaket, Thailand
- So, a tambon (sub-district) in So Phisai District, Bueng Kan, Thailand
- Su, a village in the municipality of Riner, Catalonia
- Sy, a commune in the department of Ardennes, France
- Sy, a municipality in Liège province, Belgium
- Ta, a tambon (sub-district) in Khun Tan District, Chiang Rai, Thailand
- Ta, a river in Virginia, USA
- Ta, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran
- Ti, a settlement in Oklahoma, United States
- 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 cities in this page require at least two kana.)
- Ub, a town in Serbia
- Ui, a town in Republic of Korea.
- Ul, a parish in the Oliveira de Azeméis municipality in Portugal
- 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
- Uz, Iran
- Uz, Kentucky (the shortest name in Kentucky)[2]
- Ve, a village in Norway. Ve is an Old Norse word for home or dwelling, but can also designate a sacred place (see Blót).
- Ve, a group of skerries off Papa Stour in the Shetland Islands, Scotland
- Vò, a municipality in the region of Veneto, Italy
- Vò, a village in Lạc Thủy, Hòa Bình, Vietnam
- Wa, a municipality in Ghana.
- Wu, a region in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces of China
- Wy, a municipality in Luxembourg province, Belgium
- Xi, a county in Shanxi, China
- Xi, a county in Henan, China
- Ye, a town in Mon State, Burma
- Ye, a county in Henan, China
- Yé, a village on the island of Lanzarote, Spain
- Yi, a name of three counties in Hebei, Liaoning and Anhui, China
- Yí, a river in Uruguay
- Yp, 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
See also
References
- ↑ Ash, Russell (10 November 2011). Boring, Botty and Spong. RHCP. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-4090-9739-6.
- ↑ "The Queerest Names On The Map". The Milwaukee Sentinel. April 11, 1943. p. 22. Retrieved 29 April 2015.