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Below is a list of Polish language exonyms for places in non-Polish-speaking areas.[1]

Albania[edit]

Albania[2]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Shköder Szkodra

Andorra[edit]

Andorra; Polish: Andora[3]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Andorra la Vella Andora la Vella

Armenia[edit]

Armenia[4]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Yerevan Erywań

Austria[edit]

Austria[5]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Graz Grodziec
Vienna Wiedeń Wien German

Belarus[edit]

Belarus; Polish: Białoruś[6]
English Name Polish Name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Brest Brześć Litewski
Brześć nad Bugiem Historical (used from 1918-1939)
Gomel Homel
Hrodna Grodno
Lakhva Łachwa
Mahilyow (or Mogilev) Mogilew
Mohylew
Minsk Mińsk
Mstsislav Mścisław
Novogrudok (or Navahrudak) Novogródek
Pinsk Pińsk
Polotsk (or Polatsk) Połock
Vysokaye Wysokie
Vawkavysk (or Volkovysk) Wołkowysk
Vileyka Wilejka
Vitebsk (or Vitsebsk, or Viciebsk) Witebsk

Belgium[edit]

Belgium; Polish: Belgia[7]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Antwerp Antwerpia Antwerpen Dutch
Bruges Brugia Brugge Dutch
Brussels Bruksela Bruxelles French
Brussel Dutch
Brüssel German
Ghent Gandawa Gent Dutch
Leuven Lowanium
Ostend Ostenda

Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

Bosnia and Herzegovina; Polish: Bośnia i Hercegowina[8]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Sarajevo Sarajewo

Bulgaria[edit]

Bulgaria; Polish: Bułgaria[9]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Pleven Plewen
Plovdiv Plowdiw
Sofia Sofia София (romanized: Sofiya)

Croatia[edit]

Croatia; Polish: Chorwacja[10]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Dubrovnik Dubrownik
Osijek Osiek
Šibenik Szybenik
Zagreb Zagrzeb

Cyprus[edit]

Cyprus; Polish: Cypr[11]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Nicosia Nikozja Λευκωσία (romanized: Lefkosía) Greek

Czech Republic[edit]

Czech Republic (or Czechia) Polish: Republika Czeska (or Czechy)[12]
English Name Polish Name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Břeclav Brzecław
Brno Berno old Polish
Bruntál Bruntal
Carlsbad Karlowe Wary
České Budějovice Czeskie Budziejowice
Český Těšín Cieszyn
Jablonec nad Nisou Jabłonec nad Nysą
Jablunkov Jabłonków
Jihlava Igława
Krnow Krnów
Karniów former Polish
Olomouc Ołomuniec
Opava Opawa
Ostrava Ostrawa
Pilsen Pilzno
Prague Praga Praha Czech
Přerov Przerów
Prostějov Prościejów
Terezín Terezin

Denmark[edit]

Denmark; Polish: Dania[13]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Copenhagen Kopenhaga København Danish
Zealand Zelandia Sjælland Danish

Estonia[edit]

Estonia[14]
English Name Polish Name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Pärnu Parnawa
Tallinn Rewel former Polish
Tartu Dorpat

Finland[edit]

Finland; Polish: Finlandia[15]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Kristinestad Krinstianstad Kristiinankaupunki Finnish
Vaasa Waza

France[edit]

France; Polish: Francja[16]
English Name Polish Name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Avignon Awinion
Dunkirk Dunkierka Dunkerque French
Lyon Ludgun Former Polish
Lwów francuski
Marseille Marsylia
Mulhouse Miluza
Nice Nicea
Paris Paryż
Strasbourg Strasburg
Toulon Tulon
Toulouse Tuluza
Versailles Wersal

Germany[edit]

See also: List of Polish exonyms for places in Germany

Germany; Polish: Niemcy[17]
English Name Polish Name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Aachen Akwizgran
Anklam Nakło nad Pianą
Bautzen Budziszyn
Bischofswerda Biskupice
Bremen Brema
Brunswick Brunszwick
Burg Stargard Stargard Meklemburski
Chemnitz Kamienica Saska Historic, obsolete
Coblenz Koblencja
Cologne Kolonia Köln German
Kölle Cologne Ripuarian dialect
Cottbus Chociebuż
Dresden Drezno
Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt nad Menem
Frankfurt (Oder) Frankfurt nad Odrą
Słubice Historic
Freiburg Fryburg Bryzgowijski
Freising Fryzynga
Görlitz Zgorzelec
Göttingen Getynga
Greifswald Gryfia
Hanover Hanower Hannover German
Heligoland Helgoland Helgoland German
Hoyerswerda Wojworice
Kiel Kilonia
Konstanz Konstancja
Konstanca
Köpenick Kopanica
Leipzig Lipsk
Löbau Lubiniec
Lübben Lubin
Lübeck Lubeka
Mainz Moguncja
Meißen Miśnia
Munich Monachium München German
Mnichów Old Polish
Münster Monastyr
Nuremberg Norymberga Nürnberg German
Oldenburg Starogard
Passau Pasawa
Peenemünde Pianoujście
Potsdam Poczdam
Regensburg Ratyzbona
Rostock Rostock
Rostok
Roztoka Former Polish
Schwerin Swaryń
Speyer Spira
Stralsund Strzałowo
Strzałów
Trier Trewir
Tübingen Tybinga
Wolgast Wołogoszcz
Worms Wormacja
Zittau Żytawa

Greece[edit]

Greece; Polish: Grecja[18]
English Name Polish Name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Athens Ateny Αθήνα (romanized: Athína) Greek
Corfu Korfu Κέρκυρα (romanized: Kérkira) Greek
Corinth Korynt Κόρινθος (romanized: Kórinthos) Greek
Heraklion Iraklion Ηράκλειο (romanized: Iraklio) Greek
Thessaloniki Saloniki Σαλονίκη (romanized: Saloniki) Greek
Sołuń Historical
Tesaloniki Alternative

Hungary[edit]

Hungary; Polish: Węgry[19]
English Name Polish Name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Budapest Budapeszt
Debrecen Debreczyn
Eger Jagier archaic Polish
Esztergom Ostrzyhom
Győr Jawaryn older Polish
Miskolc Miszkolc
Pécs Pecz
Szeged Segedyn
Szegedyn

Iceland[edit]

Iceland; Polish: Islandia[20]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Reykjavík Rejkiawik
Reykjawik

Italy[edit]

Italy; Polish: Włochy[21]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Ancona Ankona
Aquileia Akwileja
Assisi Asyż
Bologne Bolonia
Florence Florencja Firenze Italian
Genoa Genua Genova Italian
Gorizia Gorycja
Lucca Lukka
Messina Messyna
Mesyna
Milan Mediolan Milano Italian
Naples Neapol Napoli Italian
Padua Padwa
Pompeii Pompeje Pompei Italian
Ravenna Rawenna
Rome Rzym Roma Italian
Syracuse Syrakuzy Siracusa Italian
Taranto Tarent
Trieste Triest
Turin Turyn Torino Italian
Venice Wenecja Venezia Italian
Verona Werona

Kosovo[edit]

Kosovo; Polish: Kosowo[22]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Kosovo Polje Kosowe Pole
Pristina Prisztina

Latvia[edit]

Latvia; Polish: Łotwa[23]
English Name Polish Name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Cēsis Kieś
Daugavpils Dyneburg
Dźwińsk Archaic Polish variants
Dźwinów
Liepāja Lipawa
Rēzekne Rzeżyca
Riga Ryga

Lithuania[edit]

Lithuania; Polish: Litwa[24]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Alytus Olita
Kaunas Kowno
Klaipėda Kłajpeda
Panevėžys Poniewież
Šiauliai Szawle
Tauragė Taurogi
Trakai Troki
Vilnius Wilno

Luxembourg[edit]

Luxembourg; Polish: Luksemburg[25]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Luxembourg Luksemburg

Malta[edit]

Malta[26]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Valetta La Valletta il-Belt Valletta Maltese

Moldova[edit]

Moldova; Polish: Mołdawia[27]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Chișinău Kiszyniów

Monaco[edit]

Monaco; Polish: Monako[28]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Monaco Monako

Montenegro[edit]

Montenegro; Polish: Czarnogóra[29]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Cetinje Cetynia

Netherlands[edit]

Netherlands; Polish: Holandia[30]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Leiden Lejda
The Hague Haga Den Haag Dutch

North Macedonia[edit]

North Macedonia; Polish: Macedonia Północna[31]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Kumanovo Kumanowo
Ohrid Ochryda
Skopje Skopie

Norway[edit]

Norway; Polish: Norwegia[32]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Narvik Narwik

Portugal[edit]

Portugal; Polish: Portugalia[33]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Azores Azory Açores Portuguese
Lisbon Lizbona Lisboa Portuguese
Madeira Madery

Romania[edit]

Romania; Polish: Rumunia[34]
English Name Polish Name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Bistrița Bystrzyca
Botoșani Botoszany
Brașov Brászow
Bucharest Bukareszt București Romanian
Cluj-Napoca Kluż
Constanța Konstanca
Iași Jassy English variant: Jassy
Ploieşti Ploeszti
Rădăuți Radowce
Sibiu Sybin
Sighetu Marmației Syhot Marmaroski
Sygiet
Sighișoara Sigiszoara
Suceava Suczawa
Timișoara Timiszoara

Russia[edit]

Russia; Polish: Rosja[35]
English Name Polish Name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Arkhangelsk Archangielsk
Chernyakhovsk Wystruć
Gusev Gąbin
Königsberg Królewiec German name for Kaliningrad
Kazan Kazań
Kirov Kirow
Moscow Moskwa
Murmansk Murmańsk
Nizhny Novgorod Nowogród
Pechory Peczora
Petrozavodsk Pietrozawodzk
Pravdinsk Frydland
Frydląd
Pskov Psków
Saint Petersburg Sankt Petersburg Санкт-Петербург (romanized: Sankt-Peterburg)
Petrograd Piotrogród Former Russian city name of Saint Petersburg; Former Polish name
Smolensk Smoleńsk
Sovetsk Tylża
Tver Twer
Ulyanovsk Symbirsk Former name in Polish and Russian
Uljanowsk
Vladikavkaz Władykaukaz
Volgograd Carycyn Former Polish
Wołgograd
Vyborg Wyborg
Znamensk Welawa

Serbia[edit]

Serbia[36]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Bela Crkva Biała Cerkiew
Belgrade Belgrad Beograd (Београд) Serbian
Niš Nisz
Novi Sad Nowy Sad

Slovakia[edit]

Slovakia; Polish: Słowacja[37]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Banská Bystrica Bańska Bystrzyca
Banská Štiavnica Bańska Szczawnica
Bardejov Bardiów
Bratislava Bratysława
Čierna nad Tisou Czerna nad Cisą
Košice Koszyce
Prešov Preszów
Ružomberok Rużomberk
Spišská Nová Ves Nowa Wieś Spiska
Nowa Wieś Spiska
Trenčín Trenczyn
Žilina Żylina

Slovenia[edit]

Slovenia; Polish: Słowenia[38]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Ljubljana Lublana

Spain[edit]

Spain; Polish: Hiszpania[39]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Cádiz Kadyks
Cartagena Kartagina
Cordova Kordowa Córdoba Spanish
Granada Grenada
Madrid Madryt
Málaga Malaga
Pamplona Pampeluna
Seville Sewilla Sevilla Spanish
Valencia Walencja
Zaragoza Saragossa

Sweden[edit]

Sweden; Polish: Szwecja[40]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Gothenburg Gotenburg Göteborg Swedish
Stockholm Sztokholm

Switzerland[edit]

Switzerland; Polish: Szwajcaria[41]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Basel Bazylea
Bern Berno
Fribourg Fryburg
Geneva Genewa
Lausanne Lozanna
Lucerne Lucerna
Schaffhausen Szafuza
Solothurn Solura
Zürich Zurych

Turkey[edit]

Turkey; Polish: Indyk[42]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Edirne Adrianopol
Istanbul Istambuł İstanbul Turkish
Stambuł

Ukraine[edit]

Ukraine; Polish: Ukraina[43]
English Name Polish Name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Bakhchysarai Bakczysaraj
Berdychiv Berdyczów
Bilshivtsi Bołszowce
Bratslav Bracław
Buchach Buczacz
Chernihiv Czernihów
Chernivtsi Czerniowce
Chernobyl Czarnobyl
Donetsk Donieck
Drohobych Drohiczyn
Feodosia Teodozja Феодосія (romanized: Feodosija) Ukrainian
Ivano-Frankivsk Iwano-Frankowsk
Stanisławów Former Polish
Kamianets-Podilskyi Kamieniec Podolski
Kamianske Kamieńskie
Kerch Kercz
Kharkiv Charków
Kolomyia Kołomyja
Kovel Kowel
Kyiv Kijów
Lutsk Łuck
Lviv Lwów
Medzhybizh Międzybórz
Mukachevo Mukaczewo
Mykolaiv Mikołajów
Odesa Odessa
Rivne Równe
Sevastopol Sewastopol
Simferopol Symferopol
Slavske Slawsko
Starokonstantinov Starokonstantynów
Konstantynów
Ternopil Tarnopol
Uzhorod Użhorod
Vinnytsia Winnica
Vynohradiv Winogradów
Volodymyr Włodzimierz
Yalta Jałta
Yevpatoria Eupatoria
Zhytomyr Żytomierz
Zolochiv Złoczew
Złoczów

United Kingdom[edit]

United Kingdom; Polish: Wielka Brytania[44]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Edinburgh Edynburg
London Londyn
Oxford Oksford
York Jork

Vatican City[edit]

Vatican City; Polish: Watykan[45]
English Name Polish Name Endonym
Name Language
Vatican City Watykan Città del Vaticano Italian
Civitas Vaticana Latin

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