List of places named after people

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

Continents

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

Countries

This is a summary of country name etymologies.

• Bharat – 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)
• Cook Islands – Captain James Cook
• Dominican Republic – Saint Dominic
• 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

Former countries

• Principality of Antioch, now part of Turkey – Antiochus, father of Seleucus I Nicator
• Lotharingia (Lorraine), now part of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands – Lothair I
• Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia) – Cecil Rhodes
• Southern Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe) – Cecil Rhodes

Self-governing overseas territories

• Bermuda – Juan de Bermúdez (British overseas territory)
• Falkland Islands – Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland (British overseas territory)
• Gibraltar – Tariq ibn Ziyad (British overseas territory)
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha – Helena of Constantinople, and Tristão da Cunha (British overseas territory)
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands – George III of the United Kingdom, and John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich respectively (British overseas territory)

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.

• Caesarea (various cities in various countries) – Julius Caesar or Roman Emperors.

Afghanistan

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

Argentina

• Avellaneda – Nicolás Avellaneda
• Castelli – Many places after Juan José Castelli
• (General) Belgrano – Many cities and towns after Manuel Belgrano
• General Pueyrredón – second-level administrative subdivision named after Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
• (General) San Martín – Many cities and towns after José de San Martín
• Las Heras – Many places after Juan Gregorio de las Heras
• Presidencia de la Plaza – Victorino de la Plaza
• Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña – Roque Sáenz Peña
• Rafaela, Santa Fe Province – Rafaela Rodríguez de Egusquiza
• Rawson – Guillermo Rawson
• Sarmiento – Many municipalities and cities after Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
• Trelew – Lewis Jones
• Vicente López, Buenos Aires – Vicente López y Planes
• Villa General Mitre – Bartolomé Mitre

Armenia

• Abovyan – Khachatur Abovyan, writer
• Abovyan, Ararat – Khachatur Abovyan
• Anushavan – Dr. Anushavan Galoyan, World War II hero
• Artashat (Artaxata) – Artaxias I, Armenian king
• Baghramyan, Ararat – Hovhannes Bagramyan, Marshal of the Soviet Union
• Baghramyan, Armavir – Hovhannes Bagramyan
• Baghramyan, Echmiadzin – Hovhannes Bagramyan
• Bagratashen – Bagrat Vardanian (1894–1971), Hero of Socialist Labor
• Beniamin – Beniamin Galstian, World War II general
• Charentsavan – Yeghishe Charents, poet
• Chkalov, Armenia – Valery Chkalov, Soviet pilot
• Chkalovka – Valery Chkalov
• David Bek, Armenia – Davit Bek, Armenian patriot
• Dimitrov, Armenia – Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian Communist leader
• Ferik – Ferik Polatbekov, revolutionary and poet
• Fioletovo – Ivan Fioletov, socialist martyr and Baku Commissar
• Gagarin, Armenia – Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut
• Gharibjanian – Bagrat Gharibjanian, Bolshevik martyr
• Ghukasavan – Ghukas Ghukasian, founder of Armenia's Communist Youth Movement
• Griboyedov, Armenia – Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian diplomat and author
• Gusanagyugh – "Gusan" (given name: Nakhshikar Sargis), bard
• Imeni Dzerzhinskogo – Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky, Bolshevik leader
• Imeni Kirova, Armenia – Sergey Kirov, Bolshevik leader
• Imeni Tairova – Alexander Tairov, Soviet theater director
• Isahakyan – Avetik Isahakyan, poet
• Kamo, Armenia – Kamo (Bolshevik) (1882–1922), nom de guerre of Simon Ter-Petrossian
• Khanjian, Armenia – Aghasi Khanjian, first secretary of the Armenian Communist Party
• Kirov, Armenia – Sergey Kirov
• Kuchak – Nahapet Kuchak, 16th-century bard
• Kuybyshev, Armenia – Valerian Kuybyshev, Soviet leader
• Lermontovo – Mikhail Lermontov, Russian writer and poet
• Lukashin – Sargis Lukashin, Soviet politician
• Lukashin, Yerevan – Sargis Lukashin
• Martuni, Armenia – Aleksandr Myasnikyan, first Communist president of Armenia, whose nom de guerre was "Martuni"
• Martuni (village) – Aleksandr Myasnikyan
• Myasnikyan – Aleksandr Myasnikyan
• Mayakovski, Armenia – Vladimir Mayakovsky, Soviet poet
• Mikhaylovka, Armenia – Timofei Mikhailov, Russian revolutionary and regicide
• Mkhchyan – after a Soviet commander
• Musayelyan, Ashotsk – Capt. Sargis Musayelian, Bolshevik military leader
• Musayelyan, Akhuryan – Capt. Sargis Musayelian
• Nagapetavan – Nagapet (or Nahapet) Kurghinian, a participant in the Bolshevik uprising in May 1920
• Nalbandyan, Armenia – Mikael Nalbandian, writer
• Narek – Grigor Narekatsi, medieval monk and poet
• Nizami, Armenia – Nizami Ganjevi, Persian poet
• Paruyr Sevak, Armenia – Paruyr Sevak, poet
• Poselok Imeni Kalinina – Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet leader
• Pushkino, Armenia – Alexander Pushkin, Russian author and poet
• Sarukhan – Hovhannes Sarukhanian, Communist revolutionary
• Sayat-Nova, Armenia – Harutyun Sayatyan, poet
• Shahumyan, Ararat – Stepan Shahumyan, Bolshevik commissar
• Shahumyan, Armavir – Stepan Shahumyan
• Shahumyan, Lori – Stepan Shahumyan
• Shahumyan, Yerevan – Stepan Shahumyan
• Spandaryan, Shirak – Suren Spandaryan, Armenian revolutionary
• Spandaryan, Syunik – Suren Spandaryan
• Stepanavan – Stepan Shahumyan
• Surenavan – Suren Spandaryan
• Sverdlov, Armenia – Yakov Sverdlov, Bolshevik leader
• Tairov – Alexander Tairov, Soviet theater director
• Tumanyan, Armenia – Hovhannes Tumanyan, writer
• Yenokavan – Enok Mkrtumian, early Communist
• Zhdanov, Armavir – Andrei Zhdanov, Soviet leader
• Zhdanov, Lori – Andrei Zhdanov

Former:

• Akhundov was the name of Punik – Mirza Fatali Akhundov, author
• Azizbekov was the name of Aregnadem – Meshadi Azizbekov, Soviet revolutionary
• Azizbekov was the name of Vayk – Meshadi Azizbekov
• Azizbekov was the name of Zarritap – Meshadi Azizbekov
• Batikian was the name of Gandzak, Armenia – Batik Batikian (1892–1920), Communist martyr
• Danushavan was the name of Aygehat – Danush Shahverdian, Armenian politician and diplomat
• Ghukasyan was the name of Ashotsk – Ghukas Ghukasian, founder of Armenia's Communist Youth Movement
• Imeni Beriya was the name of Shahumyan, Ararat – Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet politician and head of the secret police
• Imeni Beriya was the name of Zhdanov, Armavir – Lavrentiy Beria
• Imeni Stalina was the name of Sovkhoz Nomer Shest – Joseph Stalin
• Imeni Voroshilova was the name of Hatsik, Armavir – Kliment Voroshilov, Marshal of the Soviet Union
• Kalinin was the name of Noramarg – Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet leader
• Kalinino was the name of Tashir – Mikhail Kalinin
• Kamo was the name of Gavar – Kamo (Bolshevik) (1882–1922), nom de guerre of Simon Ter-Petrossian
• Kirov was the name of Amrakits – Sergey Kirov, early Bolshevik leader
• Kirov was the name of Taperakan – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovakan was the name of Vanadzor – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovka was the name of Mamai, Armenia – Sergey Kirov
• Kuybyshev was the name of Haghartsin, Armenia – Valerian Kuybyshev, Soviet leader
• Maksim Gorkiy was the name of Bovadzor – Maxim Gorky, Soviet author
• Mikoyan was the name of Yeghegnadzor – Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet leader
• Mravyan was the name of Yeghipatrush – Askanaz Mravyan, leader of Soviet Armenia
• Ordzhonikidze was the name of Vahan, Armenia – Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Soviet leader
• Samed Vurgun was the name of Hovk – Samad Vurgun, Soviet poet
• Shavarshavan was the name of Koti, Armenia – Shavarsh Amirkhanian, leader of the precursor to the Armenian KGB
• Spandaryan was the name of Silikyan – Suren Spandaryan, Armenian revolutionary
• Tumanyan was the name of Dsegh – Hovhannes Tumanyan, writer
• Vagharshapat was the name of Echmiadzin – King Vologases I (Vagharsh I)
• Vorontsovka was the name of Tashir – Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, viceroy of the Caucasus

Australia

• Adelaide – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
  • Sturt – Captain Charles Sturt
• Alice Springs – Alice Todd, wife of Sir Charles Todd
• Augusta, Western Australia – Princess Augusta Sophia
• Bacchus Marsh, Victoria – Captain William Henry Bacchus, early resident
• Bendigo, Victoria – William Abednego Thompson -boxer indirectly
• Bicheno, Tasmania – James Ebenezer Bicheno
• Blackall, Queensland – Sir Samuel Blackall, governor of Queensland
• Bourke, New South Wales – Sir Richard Bourke, governor of New South Wales
• Bowen, Queensland – Sir George Bowen, governor of Queensland
• Brisbane – Sir Thomas Brisbane, governor of New South Wales
  • Chermside – Sir Herbert Chermside, governor of Queensland
• Broome, Western Australia – Sir Frederick Broome
• Bunbury, Western Australia – Lieutenant Henry Bunbury, who developed the Pinjarra-Bunbury inland route
• Burnie, Tasmania – William Burnie, director of Van Diemen's Land company in the early 1840s
• Busselton, Western Australia – John Garrett Bussell
• Cairns, Queensland – Sir William Wellington Cairns, governor of Queensland
• Collie, Western Australia – Dr Alexander Collie
• Cooktown, Queensland – Captain James Cook
• Darwin, Northern Territory – Charles Darwin
• Flinders, Victoria – Matthew Flinders
• Fremantle, Western Australia – Charles Fremantle
• Forbes, New South Wales – Sir Francis Forbes
• Gawler, South Australia – Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler
• Geraldton, Western Australia – Charles Fitzgerald
• Harvey, Western Australia – Sir John Harvey RN
• Hervey Bay, Queensland – Augustus John Hervey
• Hobart – Lord Hobart
• Landsborough, Queensland – William Landsborough
• Laverton, Western Australia - Doctor Charles Laver
• Lorne, Victoria – John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Marquess of Lorne
• Mackay, Queensland – 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 (indirectly – via Peter Lalor Home-Building Cooperative Society)
  • 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 – William IV
  • Wonga Park, Victoria – Simon Wonga
• Mount Gambier – James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier
• Parkes, New South Wales – Sir Henry Parkes
• Roebourne, Western Australia – John Septimus Roe
• Scottsdale, Tasmania – James Scott
• Shepparton, Victoria – Sherbourne Sheppard, squatter
• Sydney – Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney
• Tom Price, Western Australia – Thomas Moore Price
• Townsville, Queensland – Robert Towns

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.

Azerbaijan

• Əli Bayramlı, Kalbajar – Ali Bayramov, early Bolshevik
• Əli Bayramlı, Qakh – Ali Bayramov
• Əli Bayramlı, Qazakh – Ali Bayramov
• Əli Bayramlı, Samukh – Ali Bayramov
• Əli Bayramlı, Zaqatala – Ali Bayramov
• Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, Azerbaijan – Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, writer
• Artyom, Azerbaijan – Fyodor Sergeyev, revolutionary known as "Artyom"
• Əzizbəyov, Baku – Meshadi Azizbekov, Soviet revolutionary
• Əzizbəyov, Goranboy – Meshadi Azizbekov
• Əzizbəyov, Goygol – Meshadi Azizbekov
• Əzızbəyov, Nakhchivan – Meshadi Azizbekov
• Babek – Babak Khorramdin, Persian revolutionary
• Bakıxanov – Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, writer
• Cəlilabad (also spelled Jalilabad) – Jalil Mammadguluzadeh
• Dzerjinovka – Felix Dzerzhinski, Soviet leader
• Engelskənd – Friedrich Engels
• Fətəli xan – Fatali Khan Khoyski, Azerbaijani prime minister
• Fioletovka, Bilasuvar – Ivan Fioletov, Bolshevik leader and one of the 26 Baku Commissars
• Fioletovka, Fizuli – Ivan Fioletov
• Fizuli Rayon – Fuzûlî, Turkic poet
• Füzuli – Fuzûlî
• Füzuli, Samukh – Fuzûlî
• Füzuli, Shamkir – Fuzûlî
• Hacı Zeynalabdin – Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, industrialist and philanthropist
• Həzi Aslanov – Azi Aslanov, Soviet general
• Heydarabad, Azerbaijan – Heydar Aliyev, president of Azerbaijan
• Kalinino, Azerbaijan – Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet leader
• Kamo, Azerbaijan – Kamo (Bolshevik) (1882–1922), nom de guerre of Simon Ter-Petrossian
• Kirov, Baku – Sergey Kirov
• Kirov, Lankaran – Sergey Kirov
• Kirov, Samukh – Sergey Kirov
• Kirov, Shusha – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovka, Bilasuvar – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovka, Shamakhi – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovkend, Saatly – Sergey Kirov
• Kuropatkino – Aleksey Kuropatkin, Russian general
• Kuybışev, Aghjabadi – Valerian Kuybyshev, Soviet politician
• Kuybışevkənd – Valerian Kuybyshev
• Kuybyshev, Imishli – Valerian Kuybyshev
• Leninabad, Nakhchivan – Lenin
• Leninabad, Shamkir – Lenin
• Leninkənd, Lachin – Lenin
• Lenino, Azerbaijan – Lenin
• Lüksemburq – Rosa Luxemburg, German socialist
• Martuni, Azerbaijan – Aleksandr Myasnikyan, first Communist president of Armenia, whose nom de guerre was "Martuni"
• Marksovka – Karl Marx
• Narimanovka – Nariman Narimanov, leader of Soviet Azerbaijan
• Nərimanov raion – Nariman Narimanov
• Nərimanabad, Lankaran – Nariman Narimanov
• Nərimankənd, Bilasuvar – Nariman Narimanov
• Nərimankənd, Gobustan – Nariman Narimanov
• Nərimanov – Nariman Narimanov
• Nəsimi raion – Imadaddin Nasimi
• Nəsimi, Bilasuvar – Imadaddin Nasimi
• Nəsimi, Sabirabad – Imadaddin Nasimi
• Nəsimikənd – Imadaddinn Nasimi
• Nizami, Goranboy – Nizami Ganjevi, Persian poet
• Nizami, Sabirabad – Nizami Ganjevi
• Nizami raion – Nizami Ganjevi
• Orconikidze, Beylagan – Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Soviet politician
• Orconikidze, Shaki – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
• Promysel Narimanova – Nariman Narimanov
• Rəsulzadə – Mammed Amin Rasulzade, Azeri statesman
• Sabirabad (city) – poet Mirza Alakbar Sabir
• Sabirabad Rayon – Mirza Alakbar Sabir
• Salatın – Salatyn Asgarova, Azerbaijani journalist
• Səməd Vurğun, Azerbaijan – Samad Vurgun, Soviet writer
• Shaumyan, Dashkasan – Stepan Shahumyan, Bolshevik commissar
• Shaumyan, Goygol – Stepan Shahumyan
• Şaumyanabad – Stepan Shahumyan
• Şaumyankənd – Stepan Shahumyan
• Şaumyanovka – Stepan Shahumyan
• Stalino, Azerbaijan – Joseph Stalin
• Stepan Razin, Azerbaijan – Stepan Razin, Russian rebel leader
• Suvorovka – Alexander Suvorov, Russian general
• Vurğun – Samad Vurgun, Soviet writer
• Yeni Əlibayramlı – Ali Bayramov
• Yusif Məmmədəliyev (village) – Yusif Məmmədəliyev, President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan

Alternate:

• Martuni is the name given by the Nagorno Karabakh Republic to Khojavend (city) – Aleksandr Myasnikyan, first Communist president of Armenia, whose nom de guerre was "Martuni"

Former:

• Ali Bayramli was the name of Shirvan – Ali Bayramov, early Bolshevik
• Azizbekovo was the name of Basqal – Meshadi Azizbekov, Soviet revolutionary
• Elizavetpol was the name of Ganja – Czarina Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden)
• Frunze was the name of Suvorovka – Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader
• Il'ichëvsk and Ilich were names of Şərur – Vladimir Ilich Lenin
• Imeni Kirova was the name of Bankə – Sergey Kirov
• Imeni Kirova and Kirova were names of Yeni Suraxanı – Sergey Kirov
• Kaganovich was the name of Qaraçuxur – Lazar Kaganovich, Soviet politician
• Kalinin was the name of Burunqovaq – Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet leader
• Kalininkend was the name of Vurğun – Mikhail Kalinin
• Kirovabad was the name of Ganja – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovkənd and Kirovka were names of Həsənsu – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovkənd was the name of Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, Azerbaijan – Sergey Kirov
• Kuybyshev was the name of Ölcələr – Valerian Kuybyshev, Soviet revolutionary
• Lenin, Leninkend, and Leninfeld were names of Çinarlı, Shamkir – Lenin
• Leninabad was the name of Sanqalan – Lenin
• Leninabad was the name of Təklə, Gobustan – Lenin
• Leninavan was the name of Həsənqaya, Tartar – Lenin
• Leninkend was the name of Mustafabəyli – Lenin
• Molotov was the name of Oktyabrkənd – Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician
• Musabekov was the name of Zəhmətkənd – Gazanfar Musabekov, Soviet politician
• Myasnikovabad was the name of Əliabad, Nakhchivan – Gavril Myasnikov, Bolshevik revolutionary
• Narimankend was the name of Qoşakənd – Nariman Narimanov, revolutionary
• Orconikidze was the name of Nərimankənd, Gadabay – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
• Pamyat' Lenina was the name of Balıqçılar – Lenin
• Perozabad was the name of Barda, Azerbaijan – Peroz I
• Port-İliç was the name of Liman, Azerbaijan – Lenin
• Pushkino was the name of Biləsuvar – Alexander Pushkin
• Rəsulzadə was the name of Yeni Suraxanı – Mammed Amin Rasulzade, Azeri statesman
• Shahumyan was the name of Aşağı Ağcakənd – Stepan Shahumyan, Bolshevik commissar
• Shaumyan-Akhtachi was the name of Axtaçı, Sabirabad – Stepan Shahumyan
• Stalin was the name of Sabail raion – Joseph Stalin
• Stalino was the name of Çaylı, Tartar – Joseph Stalin
• V.İ.Lenin was the name of Böyük Kəsik – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
• Voroshilovka was the name of Aşıqlı – Kliment Voroshilov, Marshal of the Soviet Union
• Yelizavetpol was the name of Ganja – Czarina Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden)
• Zhdanov was the name of Beylagan – Andrei Zhdanov

Bangladesh

• Cox's Bazar – Captain Hiram Cox

Barbados

• Speightstown – William Speight (legislator)

Belarus

• Dzyarzhynsk – Felix Dzerzhinsky

Belgium

• Charleroi – Charles II of Spain
• Leopoldsburg – Leopold I of Belgium
• Martelange – Martelius
• 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

Bermuda

• Hamilton – Henry Hamilton

Bolivia

• Sucre – Antonio José de Sucre

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Tomislavgrad – King Tomislav of Croatia

Brunei

• Bandar Seri Begawan - Omar Ali Saifuddien III

Former:

• Pucarevo was the name of Novi Travnik – Đuro Pucar
• Titov Drvar was the name of Drvar – Josip Broz Tito

Botswana

• Francistown – Daniel Francis (English prospector)

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

Bulgaria

• Asenovgrad – Tsar Ivan Asen II
• Blagoevgrad – Communist leader Dimitar Blagoev
• Botevgrad – Hristo Botev
• Dimitrovgrad – Georgi Dimitrov
• Dimovo – partisan Zhivko (Dimo) Puev
• Elin Pelin – writer Elin Pelin
• General Toshevo – General Stefan Toshev
• Gotse Delchev – revolutionary Gotse Delchev
• Isperih – Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria
• Ivaylovgrad – Tsar Ivaylo of Bulgaria
• Kableshkovo – revolutionary Todor Kableshkov
• Krumovgrad – Khan Krum of Bulgaria
• Kubrat – Khan Kubrat of Bulgaria
• Levski (town) – revolutionary Vasil Levski
• Momchilgrad – medieval Bulgarian ruler Momchil
• Omurtag – Khan Omurtag of Bulgaria
• Rakovski – revolutionary Georgi Sava Rakovski
• Sandanski – revolutionary Yane Sandanski
• Simeonovgrad – Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria
• Tervel – Khan Tervel of Bulgaria
• Tsar Kaloyan – Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria

Former:

• Borisovgrad was the name of Parvomay – Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria
• 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

Canada

• Abbotsford, British Columbia – Harry Abbott (railway superintendent)
• Alberta - Albert, Prince Consort
• 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
• Charlemagne, Quebec - Charlemagne
• 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
• Dollard-des-Ormeaux – Adam Dollard des Ormeaux
• 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
• Kirkland Lake, Ontario – Winnifred Kirkland, secretary at the Ontario Department of Mines
• Kitchener, Ontario – Horatio Kitchener
• Lethbridge, Alberta – William Lethbridge
• Maberly, Ontario – William Maberly
• 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 – Prince Albert
• 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
• Thompson, Manitoba - David Thompson (explorer)
• Timmins, Ontario – Noah Timmins
• Vancouver, British Columbia – Captain George Vancouver, English explorer of Dutch descent (van Coevorden)
• Victoria, British Columbia – Queen Victoria
• Victoriaville, Quebec – Queen Victoria
• Wolfville, Nova Scotia – Elisha DeWolf

Chile

• Cochrane – Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (captain)
• Galvarino – Galvarino (Mapuche leader during the War of Arauco)
• Gorbea - Andrés Antonio de Gorbea (founder and first dean of the Faculty of Mathematical and Exact Sciences of the University of Chile)
• Lautaro – Lautaro (Mapuche leader during the War of Arauco)
• Puerto Ingeniero 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 – James, son of Zebedee (Saint James)
• Teodoro Schmidt – Teodoro Schmidt
• Valdivia – Pedro de Valdivia (conqueror of Chile)
• Villa O'Higgins – Bernardo O'Higgins (libertador of Chile)

China

• Zhongshan, Guangdong – Dr. Sun Yat-sen

Colombia

• Bosconia, Colombia – John Bosco

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Former:

• Albertville was the name of Kalemie – Albert I of Belgium
• Coquilhatville was the name of Mbandaka – Camille-Aimé Coquilhat
• Élisabethville was the name of Lubumbashi – Queen Elizabeth of Belgium
• Jadotville was the name of Likasi – Jean Jadot
• Léopoldville was the name of Kinshasa – Leopold II of Belgium
• Ponthierville was the name of Ubundu – Pierre Ponthier
• Stanleyville was the name of Kisangani – Henry Morton Stanley

Republic of the Congo

• Brazzaville – Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza

Costa Rica

• San José, Costa Rica – Saint Joseph

Croatia

• Karlovac – Charles II of Austria

Former:

• Kardeljevo was the name of Ploče from 1950 through 1954 and from 1980 through 1990 – Edvard Kardelj
• Titova Korenica was the name of Korenica from 1945 through 1997 – Josip Broz Tito

Cuba

• Cienfuegos - Camilo Cienfuegos
• Santiago de Cuba- James, son of Zebedee

Curaçao

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

Czech Republic

• Adamov (Blansko District) – Adam Josef, Prince of Liechtenstein, ironworks owner
• Alojzov – Alois I, Prince of Liechtenstein
• Barrandov, Prague – 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 through 1990 – Klement Gottwald

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

In Bornholm:

• Gudhjem – God

Dominican Republic

• Santo Domingo – Saint Dominic

Former:

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

Egypt

• Alexandria – Alexander the Great
• Faiyum:
  • formerly named Arsinoe – Arsinoe II of Egypt
  • formerly named Ptolemais Euergetis – Ptolemy III Euergetes
    • Port Fouad – Fuad I of Egypt
      • • Port Said– Muhammad Sa'id Pasha - Wāli of Egypt and Sudan of Egypt
          • Port Tawfik – Tawfik Pasha - Khedive of Egypt and Sudan

El Salvador

• San Salvador, El Salvador – Jesus (the Christian Savior)

Estonia

• Valga (Latvian: Valka)– possibly after the de Walko (de Walco) family.

Former:

• Kingissepa was the name of Kuressaare – Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian revolutionary and communist

Falkland Islands

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

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) – Catherine of Alexandria
• Loviisa (Swedish: Lovisa) – Lovisa Ulrika, Queen of Sweden
• Kristinestad (Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki) – 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

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
• Frédéric-Fontaine - named after Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg
• Grenoble (Latin: Gratianopolis) – Roman Emperor Gratian
• La Louptière-Thénard – Louis Jacques Thénard
• Saint-Amans-Soult – Jean-de-Dieu Soult
• Saint-Léger-Vauban – Vauban
• Vendays-Montalivet – Jean-Pierre Bachasson, comte de Montalivet

Gabon

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

Germany

• Augsburg (state of Bavaria) – Roman Caesar Augustus
• Brunswick (state of Lower Saxony) – Bruno, Duke of Saxony
• Charlottenburg (state of Berlin) – Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, queen consort of King Frederick I of Prussia (est. 13th century, incorporated into Berlin on 1 October 1920)
• Cologne (state of North Rhine-Westphalia; German: Köln, Latin: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, CCAA) – Roman Emperor Claudius and Agrippina the Younger, empress consort (lit. Claudian colony and sacrificial altar of the Agrippinensians)
• Constance (state of Baden-Württemberg; German: Konstanz) – Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus
• Friedrichstadt (state of Berlin) – King Frederick I of Prussia (est. 1688, incorporated into Berlin on 1 January 1710)
• Hildesheim (state of Lower Saxony) – farmer Hildwin (landowner in the 10th century)
• Karlsruhe (state of Baden-Württemberg) – Margrave Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
• Leverkusen (state of North Rhine-Westphalia) – pharmacist Carl Leverkus
• Ludwigsburg (state of Baden-Württemberg) – Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg
• Ludwigshafen upon Rhine (state of Rhineland-Palatinate) – King Louis I of Bavaria
• Saarlouis (state of Saarland) – King Louis XIV of France
• Sankt Pauli (state of Hamburg) – (Saul) Paul of Tarsos
• Trier (state of Rhineland-Palatinate; Latin: Augusta Treverorum) – Augustus (lit. City of Augustus in the lands of the Treveri people)
• Wilhelmshaven (state of Lower Saxony) – King William I of Prussia, later also German Emperor (lit. William's harbour)

Former names

• Karl-Marx-Stadt (state of Saxony) was the name of Chemnitz – Karl Marx
• Stalinstadt (state of Brandenburg) was the name of Eisenhüttenstadt – Joseph Stalin

Ghana

• Christiansborg – King Christian IV of Denmark
• Gwolu – Gwollu (or Gbollu) Koro Limann
• Kofi Pare^[1] – Kofi Pare, a migrant cocoa farmer
• Queen Anne's Point^[2] – Anne, Queen of Great Britain
• Techiman – Nana Takyi Firi^[3]

Greece

• Alexandroupoli – King Alexander of Greece
• Athens – Athena
• Nafplion – Nauplius
• Ptolemaida – Ptolemy I Soter
• Santorini – Saint Irene
• Thessaloniki – Thessalonica, sister of Alexander the Great

Guyana

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

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

Hungary

• Abasár – Sámuel Aba
• Ambrózfalva – Lajos Ambrózy
• Árpádhalom – Árpád
• Benczúrfalva (Szécsény) – Gyula Benczúr
• Bocskaikert – Stephen Bocskay
• Ferencszállás – Baron Ferenc Gerliczy
• Harkakötöny – Kötöny
• Hunyadfalva – Hunyady family
• Izsófalva – Miklós Izsó
• Jánoshalma – John Hunyadi
• Krisztinaváros (Budapest) – Archduchess Maria Christina
• Lipótváros (Budapest) – Leopold II
• Nyírtass – Tas, grandson of Árpád
• Petőfibánya – Sándor Petőfi
• Petőfiszállás – Sándor Petőfi
• Rákóczibánya – Francis II Rákóczi
• Rákóczifalva – Francis II Rákóczi
• Rákócziújfalu – Francis II Rákóczi
• Rudolftelep – Rudolf Cohacht
• Sándorfalva – Viscount Sándor Pallavicini
• Solt – Solt
• Taksony – Taksony of Hungary
• Tass – Tas, grandson of Árpád
• Tiborszállás – Tibor Károlyi
• Törökbálint – Bálint Török
• Újlipótváros (Budapest) – Leopold II
• Üllő – Üllő, son of Árpád
• Zalaszentgrót – Gerard Sagredo

Former:

• Koháryszentlőrinc was the name of Nyárlőrinc – Koháry family
• Leninváros was the name of Tiszaújváros – Vladimir Lenin
• Prónayfalva was the name of Tázlár – Prónay family
• Sztálinváros was the name of Dunaújváros – Joseph Stalin

Iceland

• Grímsey – Vestfjarða-Grímur
• Ólafsfjörður – Ólafur Bekkur

India

• Ambedkar Nagar – B. R. Ambedkar
• Ahmedabad – Sultan Ahmed Shah
• Ahmednagar – Ahmad Nizam Shah, Nizam Shahi dynasty
• Aurangabad – Aurangazeb (Mughal emperor)
• Bardhaman – 24th and the last Tirthankar-Vardhaman Mahavir
• Bodh Gaya – Buddha
• Bikaner – Maharaja Rao Bika Singh Ji
• Chandigarh – Goddess Chandi
• Dalhousie, India – James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
• Gandhinagar – Mahatma Gandhi
• Gangaikonda Cholapuram – Rajendra Cholan, alias GangaiKondaCholan (Conqueror of the Ganges), a Chola dynasty emperor
• Gautam Budh Nagar district – Buddha
• Ghaziabad – Wazir Ghazi-un-ddin, the minister of Ahmadshah(Moghul Emperor)
• Hyderabad – Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, a ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty the ruling family of the Golconda
• Jamshedpur, also called Tata Nagar – Jamshetji Tata
• Jaipur – Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh Ji
• Jodhpur – Maharaja Rao Jodha Singh Ji
• Mangalore – Mangala Devi, Mangaladevi Temple
• Moradabad – prince Murad
• Mumbai – Mumbadevi
• Palitana – Jain Acharya Padlipta Suri
• Patel Nagar - Vallabhbhai Patel
• Port Blair – Archibald Blair
• Ramachandrapuram – Raja Kakarlapudi Rama Chandra Raju
• Rishabhdeo – First Tirthankar- Rishabha (Adinath)
• Shimla – Goddess Shyamala, an incarnation of Hindu deity Kali
• Udaipur – Maharana Udai Singh II
• Vasco da Gama – Vasco da Gama
• Visakhapatnam – ruled by King Visakha Varma
• Vizianagaram – Raja Pusapati Vijaya Rama Raju (Gajapathi Clan)
• Vallathol Nagar – Vallathol Narayana Menon, Great Malayalam Poet

Iran

• Apamea (Media) – Apama, mother of Antiochus I Soter
• Apamea Ragiana – a royal woman named Apama among the Seleucids
• Bandar-Abbas – Shah Abbas I
• Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni – Ruhollah Khomeini
• Khomeyni Shahr – Ruhollah Khomeini
• 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

Former:

• Bandar-e Pahlavi was the name of Bandar-e Anzali – Reza Shah Pahlavi
• Rezā'īyeh was the name of Urmia – Reza Shah Pahlavi

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

Ashur Assyria

Ireland (Republic of)

• Edgeworthstown – Henry Essex Edgeworth de Firmont, a local rector
• Charlestown – Charles Strickland, Land Agent and Town Planner
• Dún Laoghaire - Lóegaire mac Néill
• Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath
• Connacht – Conn Cétchathach
• County Kerry – Ciar
• Cork – Corc

Former:

• Maryborough was the name of Port Laoise – Mary I of England
• Philipstown was the name of Daingean – Philip II of Spain
• Kingwilliamstown was the name of Ballydesmond - William IV of the United Kingdom
• Queenstown was the name of Cobh - Queen Victoria

Israel

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

Former:

• Wilhelma (colloquially; formally: Hamîdije Wilhelma) was the name of Bnei Atarot – Sultan Abdul Hamid II, King William II of Württemberg and William II, German Emperor

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
• Castagneto Carducci - Giosuè Carducci, poet
• Castelnuovo Don Bosco – John Bosco
• Castel Vittorio – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
• Cava Manara – Luciano Manara, patriot
• Corridonia – Filippo Corridoni, Italian socialist, IWW hero
• Corteno Golgi – Camillo Golgi, pathologist
• Ercolano – Heracles
• Grazzano Badoglio – Pietro Badoglio, soldier, politician
• Gropello Cairoli – Benedetto Cairoli, politician
• Guidonia Montecelio – Alessandro Guidoni, air force general
• 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
• Marconia – Guglielmo Marconi
• 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 Gimignano – Saint Geminianus
• San Mauro Pascoli – Giovanni Pascoli, poet
• Sanremo – Saint Romulus of Genoa
• Sasso Marconi – Guglielmo Marconi, Italian radio pioneer
• Serra San Bruno – Saint Bruno of Cologne
• Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII – Pope John XXIII
• Umbertide – Umberto I of Italy
• Terranuova Bracciolini - Poggio Bracciolini, Renaissance humanist
• Virgilio – Publius Vergilius Maro, classical Roman poet
• Vittorio Veneto – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy

Jamaica

• Kingston, Jamaica – King William III of England

Japan

• Asaka, Saitama – Prince Asaka Yasuhiko
• Date, Hokkaidō – Date Kunishige
• Hiroshima – Ōe no Hiromoto + Fukushima Motonaga (disputed)
• Imakane, Hokkaidō – Imamori Tōjirō + Kanamori Ishirō
• Ina, Saitama – Ina Tadatsugu
• Kyōgoku, Hokkaidō – Kyōgoku Takanori
• Narashino, Chiba – Shinohara Kunimoto
• Niki, Hokkaidō – Niki Takeyoshi
• Noda, Chiba – Noda Umanosuke
• Ono, Fukushima – Ono no Takamura
• Sanjō, Niigata – Sanjo Saemon
• Tadaoka, Osaka – Taira Tadayuki
• Tendō, Yamagata – Kitabatake Tendōmaru
• Torahime, Shiga – Tora Gozen
• Tsukigata, Hokkaidō – Tsukigata Kiyoshi
• Tsuruga, Fukui – Tsunuga Arashito
• Wake, Okayama – Wake no Kiyomaro

Jordan

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

Kazakhstan

• Fort-Shevchenko – Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko
• Pavlodar – Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia.
• Petropavl – Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
• Ridder – Philip Ridder. Between 1941 and 2002 the city was called Leninogorsk after Lenin.
• Satpayev – Soviet Kazakh geologist Kanysh Satpayev.

Former:

• Dzhambul was the name of Taraz – Kazakh poet Zhambyl Zhabayev
• Guryev was the name of Atyrau – Russian merchant Dmitry Guryev
• Leninsk was the name of Baikonur – Vladimir Lenin
• Panfilov was the name of Zharkent – Ivan Panfilov
• Shevchenko was the name of Aqtau – Taras Shevchenko
• Yermak was the name of Aksu – Russian national hero and explorer of Siberia Yermak Timofeyevich

Kyrgyzstan

• Shopokov – Soviet Kyrgyz World War II hero Duyshenkul Shopokov.

Former:

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

Laos

• Kaysone Phomvihane District, Savannakhet Province – Kaysone Phomvihane

Latvia

• Jēkabpils – Jacob Kettler, Duke of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia.
• Pāvilosta – after Paul von Lilienfeld, governor of Kurzeme.
• Valdemārpils – Krišjānis Valdemārs, writer and politician.
• Valka (Estonian: Valga)– possibly after the de Walko (de Walco) family.

Former:

• Stučka was the name of Aizkraukle – Pēteris Stučka, Latvian revolutionary and communist

Lebanon

Former:

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

Liberia

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

Libya

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

Luxembourg

• Ettelbruck – Etzel (Attila the Hun)

Macedonia (Republic of)

• Delčevo – Goce Delčev
• Sveti Nikole – Saint Nicholas

Malaysia

• Anson Bay (Teluk Intan) - Major-General Sir Edward Anson
• Beaufort, Malaysia - Governor L.P. Beaufort
• Butterworth, Penang - Colonel William John Butterworth
• Bandar Dato' Onn - Dato Onn Jaafar
• Bandar Menjalara - Paduka Seri Cik Menjalara
• Bandar Muadzam Shah - Sultan Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah
• Bandar Seri Putra - Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
• Bandar Tun Abdul Razak - Tun Abdul Razak
• Bandar Tun Hussein Onn - Tun Hussein Onn
• Bandar Tun Razak - Tun Abdul Razak
• Cameron Highlands - Sir William Cameron
• Carey Island - Edward Valentine John Carey
• FELDA L.B. Johnson - Lyndon B. Johnson
• FELDA Soeharto - Soeharto
• Fraser's Hill - Louis James Fraser
• George Town, Penang - George III of the United Kingdom
• Gohtong Jaya - Lim Goh Tong
• Hang Tuah Jaya - Hang Tuah
• Kampung Gandhi - Mahatma Gandhi
• Pekan Gurney - Henry Gurney
• Port Dickson - Sir John Frederik Dickson
• Putrajaya - Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
• Seri Iskandar - Iskandar of Perak
• Shah Alam - Hisamuddin of Selangor
• Taman Tun Dr Ismail - Ismail Abdul Rahman
• Taman U-Thant - U Thant
• Victoria, Labuan - Queen Victoria
• Weston - A.J. West

Malta

• Cottonera – for Grandmaster Nicolas Cotoner
• Floriana – for architect Pietro Paolo Floriani
• Manoel Island – for Grandmaster António Manoel de Vilhena
• Paola – for Grandmaster Antoine de Paule
• Paceville - for Dr Giuseppe Pace
• Qormi (Città Pinto) - for Grandmaster Manuel Pinto da Fonseca
• San Ġiljan – St. Julian
• San Ġwann – St. John
• San Lawrenz – St. Lawrence
• San Pawl il-Baħar – Paul the Apostle
• Santa Luċija – St. Lucy
• Santa Venera – St. Venera
• Senglea – for Grandmaster Claude de la Sengle
• Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand) - for Grandmaster Ferdinand von Hompesch
• Valletta – for Grandmaster Jean Parisot de Valette
• Victoria – Queen Victoria
• Żabbar (Città Hompesch) - for Grandmaster Ferdinand von Hompesch
• Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) - for Grandmaster Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc
• Żejtun (Città Beland) - for Ferdinand von Hompesch's mother

Mauritius

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

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
• 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

Mongolia

• Choibalsan city, Dornod - Khorloogiin Choibalsan
• Choibalsan sum, Dornod - Khorloogiin Choibalsan
• Sükhbaatar city - Damdin Sükhbaatar
• Sükhbaatar district - Damdin Sükhbaatar
• Sükhbaatar Province - Damdin Sükhbaatar

Montenegro

• Danilovgrad – Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro
• Herceg Novi – Duke (Herceg) Stjepan Vukčić Kosača
• Petrovac – Petar Karađorđevic, King of Serbia

Former:

• Titograd was the name of Podgorica in the years 1946–1992 – Josip Broz Tito
• Ivangrad was the name of Berane in the years 1946–1992 – Ivan Milutinovic

Namibia

• Henties Bay, Namibia – Major Hentie van der Merwe
• Keetmanshoop – Johann Keetman (German trader)
• Lüderitz – Adolf Lüderitz
• Schuckmannsburg – Bruno von Schuckmann

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
• Wilhelminadorp – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
• Willemsdorp – King William I of the Netherlands
• Willemstad – William the Silent

New Zealand

• Albert Town – Prince Albert
• Alexandra – Alexandra of Denmark
• Auckland – George Eden, Earl of Auckland
• Christchurch – Jesus Christ (indirectly via Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford in England)
• Coatesville – Gordon Coates, Prime Minister
• Foxton – William Fox, Premier
• Gisborne – William Gisborne
• Grey River, Greymouth, Greytown – George Grey, Governor
• Hastings - Warren Hastings
• Hunterville – George Hunter, merchant
• Invercargill – William Cargill
• Massey – William Massey, Prime Minister
• Napier – Charles James Napier
• Nelson – Admiral Horatio Nelson
• Palmerston North – Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
• Seddon and Seddonville – Richard Seddon, Prime Minister
• Vogeltown – Julius Vogel, Premier
• Wellington – Duke of Wellington

Nicaragua

• Ciudad Darío – Rubén Dareo

Nigeria

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

Norway

• Edgeøya – Thomas Edge
• Eydehavn – Sam Eyde, an industrial pioneer
• Fredrikstad – King Frederick II of Denmark
• Jan Mayen - Captain Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout
• Kongsberg – King Christian IV of Denmark
• Kongsvinger – King Christian V of Denmark
• Kristiansand – King Christian IV of Denmark
• Kristiansund – King Christian VI of Denmark
• Longyearbyen – world's northernmost town – John Munroe Longyear

Former:

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

Pakistan

• Abbottabad – James Abbott
• Dera Ismail Khan – Ismail Khan
• Faisalabad - King Faisal of Saudi Arabia
• Hayatabad – Hayat Sherpao
• Jacobabad – John Jacob
• Karimabad – Prince Karim Aga Khan
• Muzaffarabad – Sultan Raja Muzaffar Khan
• Sadiqabad – Amīr Sadiq Mohammad Khan V
• Shujabad – Nawab Shuja Khan
• Tando Muhammad Khan – Mir Muhammad Khan Talpur Shahwani

Former:

• Campbellpur City was the name of Attock City -
• Edwardesabad was the name of Bannu - Sir Herbert B. Edwardes
• Fort Sandeman was the name of Zhob - Sir Robert Sandeman
• Lawrencepur was the name of Dawoodpur
• Lyallpur was the name of Faisalabad – Alfred Comyn Lyall
• Montgomery was the name of Sahiwal – Sir Robert Montgomery

Panama

• Colón – Christopher Columbus

Papua New Guinea

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

Paraguay

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

Philippines

• Aurora – Aurora Quezon
• General Santos – General Paulino Santos
• Gloria, Oriental Mindoro – Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
• Isabela, Basilan – Isabella II of Spain
• Isabela Province – Isabella II of Spain
• Lapu-Lapu, Cebu – Lapu-Lapu
• Legazpi, Albay – Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
• Muñoz, Nueva Ecija – Francisco Muñoz
• Ozamiz – José Ozámiz
• Quezon City – Manuel L. Quezon
• Quirino – Elpidio Quirino
• Rizal – José Rizal
• Roxas, Capiz – Manuel Roxas
• Santiago – Saint James the Apostle
• Sultan Kudarat – Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat
• Trece Martires – Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite
• Valenzuela – Pío Valenzuela

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 – Franciszka Butler, wife of 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
• Platerówka – Emilia Plater
• 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
• Hermannsbad was the name of Ciechocinek in the years 1939–1945 – Hermann Göring
• Hindenburg was the name of Zabrze in the years 1915–1945 – Paul von Hindenburg
• Iwanogród was the name of Dęblin in the years 1842–1915 – Ivan Paskevich
• Litzmannstadt was the name of Łódź in the years 1940–1945 – Karl Litzmann
• Nowa Aleksandria was the name of Puławy in the years 1846–1918 – Emperor Alexander I Romanov
• Stalinogród was the name of Katowice in the years 1953–1956 – Joseph Stalin

Portugal

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

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 – Alexandru Ioan Cuza
• Giurgiu – Saint George
• Ion Corvin, Constanţa – John Hunyadi
• Medgidia – Abdülmecid I
• 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 Brașov – Joseph Stalin
• Vasile Roaită was the name of Eforie Sud – after Vasile Roaită, 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
• Dr. Petru Groza was the name of Ştei - Petru Groza

Russia

• Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky – Alexander II of Russia
• Babushkin – Ivan Babushkin
• Borisoglebsk – Boris and Gleb
• Budyonnovsk – Marshal Semyon Budyonny
• Chaykovsky – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Chernyakhovsk – general Ivan Chernyakhovsky
• Demidov – Bolshevik Yakov Demidov
• Dikson – Scottish Swedish explorer Oscar Dickson
• Dimitrovgrad – Georgi Dimitrov
• Dmitrov – Saint Demetrius
• Dzerzhinsk – Felix Dzerzhinsky
• Engels – Friedrich Engels
• Furmanov – Dmitry Furmanov
• Gagarin – Yury Gagarin
• Georgiyevsk – Saint George
• Gorodovikovsk – Oka Gorodovikov
• Guryevsk, Kaliningrad Oblast – Major General Stepan Guryev
• Guryevsk, Kemerovo Oblast – Daniil Guryev
• Ivangorod – Ivan III of Russia
• 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
• Leninogorsk – Vladimir Lenin
• Lermontov – Mikhail Lermontov
• Lomonosov – writer and scientist Mikhail Lomonosov
• Makarov – Stepan Makarov
• Makhachkala – Daghestani revolutionary Makhach
• Mariinsk – Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)
• Mariinsky Posad – Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)
• Marks – Karl Marx
• Michurinsk – selectionist Ivan Michurin
• Novoalexandrovsk – Alexander I of Russia
• Novokuybyshevsk – Valerian Kuybyshev
• Nesterov – World War II hero Sergey Nesterov
• Nevelsk – Gennady Nevelskoy
• Noginsk – Bolshevik Viktor Nogin
• Pavlovsk – Paul I
• Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul
• 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 (St. Petersburg, Florida in the United States was in turn named after the Russian city)
• Sergiyev Posad – St. Sergii Radonezhsky
• Shelekhov – Grigory Shelikhov
• Tolyatti (or Togliatti) – Palmiro Togliatti
• Ulyanovsk – Vladimir Lenin, whose birth name was Ulyanov
• Yaroslavl – prince Yaroslav I the Wise
• Yekaterinburg, Russia – Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Catherine I of Russia

Former:

• Andropov was the name of Rybinsk – Yuri Andropov
• 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
• Georgiu Dezh was the name of Liski – Romanian communist Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
• Kalinin was the name of Tver – Mikhail Kalinin
• Königsberg was the name of Kaliningrad – King Ottokar II, "the Iron", of Bohemia
• 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
• Stalinogorsk was the name of Novomoskovsk – Joseph Stalin
• Stalinsk was the name of Novokuznetsk – Joseph Stalin
• Sverdlovsk was the name of Yekaterinburg – Yakov Sverdlov
• Ustinov was the name of Izhevsk – Marshal Dmitry Ustinov
• Voroshilov was the name of Ussuriysk – Kliment Voroshilov
• Yekaterinodar was the name of Krasnodar – Catherine the Great

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

• Edinburgh of the Seven Seas – The Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
• Jamestown – James, Duke of York
• Georgetown – George III

Senegal

• Saint-Louis – Louis XIV

Serbia

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

Former:

• Svetozarevo was the name of Jagodina – Svetozar Marković
• Rankovicevo was the name of Kraljevo – Aleksandar Rankovic
• Titova Mitrovica was the name of Kosovska Mitrovica
• Titovo Užice was the name of Užice

Somalia

Former:

• Bandar Qassim was the name of Bosaso – named after city's founder Qassim

South Africa

Western Cape

• Albertinia – Johannes Rudolph Albertyn^[4]
• Athlone – Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
• Beaufort West – Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort
• Bellville – Charles Davidson Bell
• Bredasdorp – Michiel van Breda, later first Mayor of Cape Town^[4]
• Caledon - 2nd Earl of Caledon
• Calitzdorp - Calitz family^[4]
• Camps Bay (Cape Town) - Friedrich von Kamptz
• Clanwilliam - 1st Earl of Clanwilliam^[4]
• Darling - Charles Henry Darling, lieutenant-governor of Cape Colony
• Durbanville – Sir Benjamin d'Urban
• George – King George III of the United Kingdom
• Gordon's Bay – Robert Jacob Gordon
• Hermanus - Hermanus Pieters^[4]
• Hopefield - Col William Hope and William Field^[4]
• Ladismith – Lady Smith, wife of Sir Harry Smith
• Laingsburg – John Laing
• Lamberts Bay - Admiral Sir Robert Lambert
• Maitland (Cape Town) - Sir Peregrine Maitland, governor of Cape Colony
• Malmesbury - 1st Earl of Malmesbury^[4]
• McGregor - Rev Andrew McGregor^[4]
• Milnerton - Sir Alfred Milner
• Montagu – John Montagu
• Moorreesburg - Rev Johannes Moorrees
• Murraysburg – Reverend Andrew Murray Snr
• Napier - Sir George Napier, governor of Cape Colony
• Oudtshoorn - Baron Pieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn, governor of Cape Colony
• Parow - Johann Heinrich Parow^[4]
• Plettenberg Bay - Baron Joachim Ammema van Plettenberg, governor of Cape Colony
• Porterville - William Porter, attorney-general of Cape Colony
• Prince Albert – Prince Albert
• Prince Alfred Hamlet - The Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria
• Riebeeck Kasteel - Jan van Riebeeck
• Riebeeck West - Jan van Riebeeck
• Riversdale - Harry Rivers
• Robertson – Rev Dr William Robertson
• Saldanha - Antonio de Saldanha
• Simon's Town – Simon van der Stel
• Somerset West – Lord Charles Henry Somerset, governor of Cape Colony
• Stellenbosch – Simon van der Stel, governor of Cape Colony
• Swellendam – Hendrik Swellengrebel and his wife Helena Ten Damme
• Tulbagh - Ryk Tulbagh, governor of Cape Colony
• Vanrhynsdorp – Petrus Benjamin van Rhyn^[4]
• Wellington – Duke of Wellington
• Wolseley - Viscount Wolseley
• Worcester - Marquess of Worcester^[4]

Eastern Cape

• Adelaide – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
• Alexandria, Eastern Cape - Rev Alexander Smit^[4]
• Alice – Princess Alice, second daughter of Queen Victoria
• Aliwal North - Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet of Aliwal
• Balfour, Eastern Cape – Robert Balfour, secretary of the Glasgow Missionary Society
• Barkly East – Sir Henry Barkly
• Bedford – Duke of Bedford
• Butterworth – Joseph Butterworth
• Cradock – John Cradock, 1st Baron Howden
• Dias Division - Bartolommeo Dias
• Elliot – Henry George Elliot
• Fort Beaufort – Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort
• Graaff-Reinet – Cornelis van der Graaff and his wife Hester Reynet
• Grahamstown – John Graham
• Humansdorp – Johannes Jurie Human and Matthys Gerhardus Human
• Jansenville – Jan Willem Janssens
• Joubertina - Rev W.A. Joubert^[4]
• King William's Town – King William IV of the United Kingdom
• Kirkwood - James Somers Kirkwood^[4]
• Lady Grey – Lady Eliza Lucy Grey
• Maclear – Thomas Maclear
• Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality – Nelson Mandela
• Philipstown - Sir Philip Wodehouse, governor of Cape Colony^[4]
• Port Alfred – The Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria
• Port Elizabeth – Elizabeth Donkin (wife of acting governor Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin)
• Queenstown – Queen Victoria
• Richmond, Eastern Cape - Duke of Richmond^[4]
• Seymour - Colonel Seymour^[4]
• Somerset East – Lord Charles Henry Somerset, governor of Cape Colony
• Steynsburg - Andries Steyn^[4]
• Steytlerville – Abraham Isaac Steytler
• Stutterheim - Baron von Stutterheim^[4]
• Uitenhage - Jacob Uitenhage de Mist

Northern Cape

• Barkly West – Sir Henry Barkly
• Calvinia – John Calvin, from its church dedicated to him
• Carnarvon – Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
• Cathcart - Sir George Cathcart
• Colesberg - Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole^[4]
• Douglas – Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Douglas
• Jankempdorp - Gen Jan Kemp
• Kimberley – John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
• Loxton - A.E. Loxton^[4]
• Molteno - John Charles Molteno, first prime minister of Cape Colony
• Port Nolloth – Captain M. S. Nolloth
• Reivilo - Rev A.J. Olivier^[4]
• Sutherland – Henry Sutherland, a pastor who established the church around which the settlement grew
• Upington – Thomas Upington
• Victoria West – Queen Victoria
• Warrenton - Sir Charles Warren
• Williston - Colonel Willis

Free State

• Allanridge - Allan Roberts^[4]
• Brandfort - Johannes Brand, state president of the Orange Free State^[4]
• Cornelia - Cornelia Mulder, wife of Francis William Reitz, president of the Orange Free State^[4]
• Dealesville - John Henry Deale^[4]
• Deneysville – Deneys Reitz
• Dewetsdorp – Jacobus de Wet, father of General Christiaan de Wet
• Fauresmith – Reverend Phillip Faure and Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet
• Harrismith – Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet
• Hennenman - P.F. Hennenman^[4]
• Hertzogville - James Barry Munnik Hertzog^[4]
• Hobhouse - Emily Hobhouse^[4]
• Kestell - Rev Dr J.D. Kestell^[4]
• Lindley - Rev Daniel Lindley^[4]
• Paul Roux – Dr Paul Roux
• Philippolis - Rev Dr John Philip^[4]
• Rouxville - Rev Pieter Roux^[4]
• Viljoenskroon - Hans Viljoen and his horse 'Kroon'^[4]
• Villiers – Lourens de Villiers
• Warden - Charles Warden, administrator of the Orange River Sovereignty^[4]
• Zastron - Johanns sibella Zastron, wife of president Johannes Brand^[4]

Gauteng

• Alexandra – Alexandra Papenfus (wife of farmer)
• Benoni – the original name of the Biblical Benjamin
• Boksburg - W.E. Bok, state secretary of the South African Republic
• Carletonville – Guy Carleton Jones
• Johannesburg – Johannes Rissik; Johannes Meyer
• Krugersdorp – Paul Kruger
• Pretoria – Andries Pretorius
• Sharpeville – John Sharpe
• Vanderbijlpark – Hendrik van der Bijl

KwaZulu-Natal

• Colenso - Bishop John Colenso
• Durban – Sir Benjamin d'Urban
• Estcourt – Thomas Estcourt
• Greytown – George Edward Grey
• La Lucia – Lucia Michel
• Ladysmith – Lady Smith, wife of Sir Harry Smith
• Melmoth - Sir Melmoth Osborne, governor of Zululand
• Newcastle - Duke of Newcastle
• Pietermaritzburg – Two theories exist.
  • In the theory officially accepted today by the city, it bears the name of Voortrekker leaders Piet Retief and Gert Maritz.
  • In another theory, the city was originally named after Retief alone, initially "Pieter Mouriets Burg" (after his given names) and transformed to its current form.
• Pinetown - Sir Benjamin Pine, governor of Natal
• Port Edward – Edward VIII
• Port Shepstone – Theophilus Shepstone
• Richard's Bay – Frederick Richards
• Scottburgh - John Scott, lieutenant-governor of Natal

Limpopo

• Louis Trichardt – Louis Trichardt

Mpumalanga

• Balfour – Arthur James Balfour
• Barberton - Harry and Fred Barber, pioneer gold prospectors^[4]
• Breyten - Nicolaas Breytenbach^[4]
• Carolina - Carolina Coetzee, wife of the owner of the land on which the town was developed^[4]
• Evander - Evelyn Anderson^[4]
• Groblersdal - W.J. Grobler^[4]
• Machadodorp - General Jose Machado^[4]
• Nelspruit - Andries, Gert and Louis Nel^[4]
• Paulpietersburg – Paul Kruger and Petrus Jacobus Joubert
• Piet Retief – Piet Retief
• Standerton - A.J. Stander, owner of the farm on which the town was developed^[4]
• Trichardt – Carolus Johannes Trichardt, son of Louis Trichardt

North West

• Brits - Gert Brits, owner of the farm on which the town was developed^[4]
• Christiana - Christiana Pretorius, daughter of president Marthinus Wessel Pretorius^[4]
• Coligny - Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny^[4]
• Delareyville - General Jacobus de la Rey^[4]
• Klerksdorp – Jacob de Clerq
• Potchefstroom - the first syllable comes from the surname of the town's founder Andries Hendrik Potgieter
• Schweizer Reneke - Captain Schweizer and Field Cornet Reneke^[4]
• Ventersdorp – Johannes Venter, owner of the farm on which the town was developed^[4]
• Wolmaransstad - J.M.A. Wolmarans
• Zeerust - Diederick Coetzee (the town was originally named 'Coetzee-Rust')^[4]

Former:

• Ellisras (Limpopo) was the name of Lephalale – Patrick Ellis and Piet Erasmus (farm owners)
• Pietersburg (Limpopo) was the name of Polokwane – Petrus Jacobus Joubert
• Potgietersrus (Limpopo) was the name of Mokopane – Piet Potgieter
• Stanger (KwaZulu-Natal) was the name of KwaDukuza – William Stanger (Surveyor-General of Natal)
• Verwoerdburg (Gauteng) was the name of Centurion – Hendrik Verwoerd

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

• King Edward Point – Edward VII

Former:

• Prince Olav Harbour – Crown Prince Olav of Norway

Spain

• Alcázar de San Juan – John the Baptist (indirectly)
• Barcelona (Carthaginian: Barcino) – Hamilcar Barca (etymology disputed)
• Betancuria – Jean de Béthencourt
• El Puerto de Santa Maria – Saint Mary
• Lanzarote – Lancelotto Malocello (Latin: Lanzarotus Marocelus)
• Medellín (Latin: Metellinum) – Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (founder)
• Pamplona (Latin: Pompaelo) – Pompey the Great (founder)
• Pedro Muñoz – Pero Muñoz, archdeacon of Alcaraz
• San Fernando de Henares – Ferdinand III of Castile
• San Fernando – Ferdinand III of Castile
• San Sebastián – Saint Sebastian
• Sant Carles de la Ràpita – Charles III of Spain
• Santiago de Compostela – Saint James the Great
• Valladolid (Arabic: بلد الوليد‎) – Al-Walid I
• Zaragoza (Latin: Caesaraugusta) – 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.

Sudan

• Suakin, formerly named Ptolemais Theron – Ptolemy II Philadelphus

Sweden

• Borstahusen – Rasmus Andersson Borste and Jöns Andersson Borste, fishermen
• Charlottenberg – Charlotta Larsson (wife of the founder of the industry)^[5]
• Dorotea – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, Swedish Queen.
• Eskilstuna – Saint Eskil
• Filipstad – Karl Filip, the son of King Charles IX of Sweden
• Flemingsberg – Henrik Klasson Fleming, Lord Marshal, owner, 16th century.
• Fredrika – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, Swedish Queen.
• Gustavsberg – Gustaf Oxenstierna, father of the owner, 17th century.
• Jakobsberg – Jakob Lilliehöök, owner, 17th century.
• Karlsborg (Västra Götaland) – King Charles XIV John of Sweden
• 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, county governor of Västernorrland County, 1762–1769
• Oskarshamn – King Oscar I of Sweden
• Ulricehamn – Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
• Vilhelmina – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, Swedish Queen.

Switzerland

• Augst (near the ancient city of Augusta Raurica) – Roman Emperor Augustus
• Kaiseraugst (also near Augusta Raurica) – Augustus
• St. Gallen – Saint Gall

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

Former:

• Laodicea ad Libanum was the name of a Hellenistic settlement – a woman named Laodice among the Seleucids
• Seleucia ad Belum was the name of a Hellenistic settlement – a Seleucus of the Seleucid dynasty

Tajikistan

• Chkalovsk – Soviet aircraft pilot Valery Chkalov.
• Ghafurov – Soviet Tajik party leader Bobojon Ghafurov.
• Tursunzoda – Soviet Tajik poet Mirzo Tursunzoda.

Former:

• Alexandria Eschate was the name of Khujand in antiquity – Alexander the Great
• Leninabad was the name of Khujand from 1936 through 1991 – Vladimir Lenin
• Stalinabad was the name of Dushanbe from 1929 through 1961 – Joseph Stalin

Thailand

• Galyani Vadhana District, Chiang Mai Province - Princess Galyani Vadhana
• Phaya Mengrai District, Chiang Rai Province – King Mangrai (Mengrai)
• Sirindhorn District, Ubon Ratchathani Province - HRH Princess Sirindhorn
• Srinagarindra District, Phatthalung Province - HRH Princess Srinagarindra
• Ubolratana District, Khon Kaen Province - Princess Ubol Ratana
• Vibhavadi District, Surat Thani Province - Princess Vibhavadi Rangsit

Trinidad and Tobago

• Diego Martin – Don Diego Martin (explorer)

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 Mehmed Bey, the founder of the Anatolian beylik of Aydinids 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
• Ereğli, formerly Heracleia – Heracles
• 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
• Kayseri – after the title Caesar – Emperor, specifically Emperor Augustus
• Kemalpaşa – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
• 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
• Mustafakemalpaşa – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
• 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
• Sinop – Sinope – contested
• Stratonicea (Lydia):
  • named for a royal wife named Stratonice, possibly the wife of Eumenes II
  • later named Hadrianopolis – Hadrian
• Stratonicea (Caria):
  • named for Stratonice of Syria
  • later named Hadrianopolis – Hadrian
• Tarsus, formerly Antiochia on the Cydnus – Antiochus IV
• Zeugma, formerly Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator

Former:

• Antioch was the name of an antique city near today's Antakya – Antiochus

Turkmenistan

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

Uganda

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

Ukraine

• 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
• Artemivsk was the name of Bakhmut – revolutionary Artem
• Illichivsk was the name of Chornomorsk – Vladimir Illich Lenin
• Stalino was the name of Donetsk – Joseph Stalin
• Stanisławów,Stanyslaviv was the name of Ivano-Frankivsk – Polish magnate 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

United Kingdom

Great Britain

• Bury St Edmunds – Edmund the Martyr, King of East Anglia
• Fort Augustus – Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
• Fort William, Scotland – William Of Orange
  • renamed several times before being named Fort William again, this time for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
• Kingston upon Hull – Edward I of England
• Kirkcudbright – St Cuthbert
• Knutsford – King Canute
• Peterborough – St Peter
• Peterlee – Peter Lee, a miners' leader
• Saltaire – Sir Titus Salt
• St Albans – St Alban
• St Andrews – St Andrew
• St Davids – St David
• St Ives, Cambridgeshire – Saint Ivo
• St Neot, Cornwall – Neot
• St Neots, Cambridgeshire – Neot
• Telford – Thomas Telford
• Victoria, London – Queen Victoria
• Wolverhampton – Wulfrun

Northern Ireland

• County Tyrone – after Eógan mac Néill, 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

United States

• Austin, Texas – Stephen F. Austin
• Baltimore, Maryland – Lord Baltimore
• Bismarck, North Dakota – Otto von Bismarck
• Charlotte, North Carolina – Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
• Dallas, Texas – George M. Dallas
• Fort Myers, Florida - Col. Abraham C. Myers
• Hershey, Pennsylvania - Milton Hershey, a famous chocolatier
• Houston, Texas – Sam Houston
• Jacksonville, Florida – Andrew Jackson
• Lincoln, Nebraska – Abraham Lincoln
• Los Angeles, California – Our Lady the Queen of the Angels
• Madison, Wisconsin - James Madison
• Nashville, Tennessee - Named after American Revolutionary War hero Francis Nash
• New York City, New York – James of York and Albany
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – William Pitt the Elder
• San Antonio, Texas – Saint Anthony of Padua
• San Diego, California – Didacus of Alcalá, better known as San Diego
• San Francisco, California – Saint Francis
• San Jose, California – Saint Joseph
• Saint Paul, Minnesota - Saint Paul
• Seattle – Chief Seattle
• Washington, D.C. – George Washington

United States Virgin Islands

• Charlotte Amalie – Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)

Uruguay

• Andresito – Andrés Guazurary
• Artigas – José Artigas
• Baltasar Brum (Artigas Department) – Baltasar Brum
• Bernabé Rivera (Artigas Department)
• Brigadier General Diego Lamas (Artigas Department)
• Florencio Sánchez (Colonia Department) – Florencio Sánchez
• Flores Department – Venancio Flores
• Ismael Cortinas (Flores Department) - Ismael Cortinas
• Javier de Viana (Artigas Department) - Javier de Viana
• Joaquín Suárez (Canelones Department) - Joaquín Suárez
• José Batlle y Ordóñez (Lavalleja Department) - José Batlle y Ordóñez
• Juan Lacaze (Colonia Department) – Juan Luis Lacaze
• Lavalleja Department – Juan Antonio Lavalleja
• Ombúes de Lavalle (Colonia Department) – Juan Lavalle
• Rivera – Fructuoso Rivera
• San Antonio (Canelones Department) - Saint Anthony of Padua
• San Bautista (Canelones Department) - Saint John the Baptist
• San Jacinto (Canelones Department) - Saint Hyacinth of Cracow (in honor of bishop Jacinto Vera)
• San José Department – Saint Joseph
• San Luis (Canelones Department) - Saint Louis IX
• San Ramón (Canelones Department) - Saint Raymond Nonnatus
• Santa Lucía (Canelones Department) - Saint Lucy
• Santa Rosa (Canelones Department) - Saint Rose of Lima
• Santiago Vázquez (Montevideo Department) - Santiago Vázquez
• Soca (Canelones Department) - Francisco Soca
• Tomas Gomensoro (Artigas Department) – Tomás Gomensoro Albín

Uzbekistan

• Antiochia in Scythia – Antiochus I Soter

Venezuela

• Ciudad Bolívar – Simón Bolívar

Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh City – Ho Chi Minh
• Trần Văn Thời District and Trần Văn Thời town – local communist
• Dương Minh Châu District and Duong Minh Chau town – communist lawyer

Former:

• Thành Thái Phien was the name of Da Nang in 1945 – revolutionary Thái Phiên

Zambia

• Livingstone – doctor David Livingstone
• Victoria falls – Queen Victoria

Former:

• Abercorn was the name of Mbala – Lord Abercorn

Zimbabwe

• Victoria falls – Queen Victoria

Former:

• Fort Victoria was the name of Masvingo – Queen Victoria
• Hartley was the name of Chegutu – Henry Hartley, an early explorer
• Salisbury was the name of Harare – Lord Salisbury

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

References