List of places named after people

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

Contents 1 Continents 2 Countries 2.1 Former countries 3 Towns and cities 3.1 Afghanistan 3.2 Argentina 3.3 Armenia 3.4 Australia 3.5 Austria 3.6 Azerbaijan 3.7 Barbados 3.8 Belarus 3.9 Belgium 3.10 Bermuda 3.11 Bolivia 3.12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.13 Botswana 3.14 Brazil 3.15 Bulgaria 3.16 Canada 3.17 Chile 3.18 China 3.19 Colombia 3.20 Republic of the Congo 3.21 Costa Rica 3.22 Croatia 3.23 Czech Republic 3.24 Denmark 3.25 Dominican Republic 3.26 Egypt 3.27 El Salvador 3.28 Estonia 3.29 Falkland Islands 3.30 Finland 3.31 France 3.32 Gabon 3.33 Germany 3.34 Greece 3.35 Guyana 3.36 Hong Kong 3.37 Hungary 3.38 India 3.39 Iran 3.40 Iraq 3.41 Ireland (Republic of) 3.42 Israel 3.43 Italy 3.44 Jamaica 3.45 Japan 3.46 Jordan 3.47 Kazakhstan 3.48 Kyrgyzstan 3.49 Latvia 3.50 Lebanon 3.51 Liberia 3.52 Libya 3.53 Luxembourg 3.54 Malta 3.55 Mauritius 3.56 Mexico 3.57 Montenegro 3.58 Namibia 3.59 Netherlands 3.60 Netherlands Antilles 3.61 New Zealand 3.62 Nicaragua 3.63 Nigeria 3.64 Norway 3.65 Panama 3.66 Papua New Guinea 3.67 Paraguay 3.68 Philippines 3.69 Poland 3.70 Portugal 3.71 Romania 3.72 Russia 3.73 Senegal 3.74 Serbia 3.75 South Africa 3.76 Spain 3.77 Sudan 3.78 Sweden 3.79 Switzerland 3.80 Syria 3.81 Tajikistan 3.82 Trinidad and Tobago 3.83 Turkey 3.84 Turkmenistan 3.85 Uganda 3.86 Ukraine 3.87 United Kingdom 3.87.1 England 3.87.2 Northern Ireland 3.88 United States 3.89 United States Virgin Islands 3.90 Uzbekistan 3.91 Venezuela 3.92 Vietnam 3.93 Zambia 3.94 Zimbabwe 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Continents

• Americas (North America and South America) – Amerigo Vespucci or Richard Amerike

[edit] Countries

This is a summary of country name etymologies.

• Bermuda – Juan de Bermúdez (British overseas territory)
• Bharata – another name for India (Bharata was a prince, son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala)
• Bolivia – Simón Bolívar
• Cambodia – Kambu Svayambhuva
• Colombia – Christopher Columbus (after the Italian version of his name)
• Cook Islands – Captain James Cook
• Dominican Republic – Saint Dominic
• El Salvador – "The Saviour", Jesus
• Falkland Islands – Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland (British overseas territory)
• Gibraltar – Tariq ibn Ziyad (British overseas territory)
• 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
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands – George III of the United Kingdom, and John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich respectively (British overseas territory)

[edit] Former countries

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

[edit] Towns and cities

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

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

[edit] Afghanistan

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

[edit] Argentina

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

[edit] 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
• Davit Bek – David 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 Spandarian, Armenian revolutionary
• Spandaryan, Syunik – Suren Spandarian
• Stepanavan – Stepan Shahumyan
• Surenavan – Suren Spandarian
• 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 Spandarian, Armenian revolutionary
• Tumanyan was the name of Dsegh – Hovhannes Tumanyan, writer
• Vagharshapat was the name of Echmiadzin – King Vagharshak
• Vorontsovka was the name of Tashir – Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, viceroy of the Caucasus

[edit] Australia

• Adelaide – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
• Alice Springs – Alice Todd, wife of Sir Charles Todd
• Bacchus Marsh, Victoria – Captain William Henry Bacchus, early resident
• Bendigo – William Abednego "Bendigo" Thompson
• Bicheno, Tasmania – James Ebenezer Bicheno
• Bowen – George Ferguson Bowen
• Burnie – William Burnie, director of Van Diemen's Land company in the early 1840s
• Brisbane – Sir Thomas Brisbane
• Cairns – William Wellington Cairns
• Cooktown, Queensland – Captain James Cook
• Darwin – Charles Darwin
• Flinders, Victoria – Matthew Flinders
• Forbes, New South Wales – Sir Francis Forbes
• Gawler, South Australia – Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler
• Hobart – Lord Hobart
• Lorne, Victoria – John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Marquess of Lorne
• Mackay – John Mackay
• Melbourne – William Lamb, Lord Melbourne

• Bentleigh, Victoria – Thomas Bent
• Brunswick, Victoria – Caroline, Duchess of Brunswick
• Fawkner and Pascoe Vale, Victoria – John Pascoe Fawkner
• Fitzroy, Victoria – Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy
• Lalor, Victoria – Peter Lalor (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 – King William IV
• Wonga Park, Victoria – Simon Wonga

• Mount Gambier – James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier
• Parkes, New South Wales – Sir Henry Parkes
• Scottsdale – James Scott
• Shepparton – Sherbourne Sheppard, squatter
• Sydney – Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney
• Townsville – Robert Towns

[edit] Austria

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

[edit] 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 – Hazi 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

[edit] Barbados

• Speightstown – William Speight (legislator)

[edit] Belarus

• Dzyarzhynsk – Felix Dzerzhinsky

[edit] Belgium

• Charleroi – Charles II of Spain
• 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

[edit] Bermuda

• Hamilton – Henry Hamilton

[edit] Bolivia

• Sucre – Antonio José de Sucre

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Tomislavgrad – Tomislav I of Croatia

[edit] Botswana

• Francistown – Daniel Francis (English prospector)

[edit] Brazil

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

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

[edit] Bulgaria

• Asenovgrad – Tsar Ivan Asen II
• Blagoevgrad – Communist leader Dimitar Blagoev
• Botevgrad – Hristo Botev
• Dimitrovgrad – Georgi Dimitrov
• 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

[edit] Canada

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

[edit] Chile

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

[edit] China

• Zhongshan, Guangdong – Dr. Sun Yat-sen

[edit] Colombia

• Bosconia, Colombia – John Bosco

[edit] Republic of the Congo

• Brazzaville – Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza

[edit] Costa Rica

• San José, Costa Rica – Saint Joseph

[edit] Croatia

• Karlovac – Charles II of Austria

[edit] Czech Republic

• Adamov (Blansko District) – Adam Josef, Prince of Liechtenstein, ironworks owner
• Alojzov – Alois I, Prince of Liechtenstein
• Barrandov, 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 1948–1990 – Klement Gottwald

[edit] Denmark

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

In Greenland:

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

[edit] Dominican Republic

• Santo Domingo – Saint Dominic

Former:

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

[edit] Egypt

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

[edit] El Salvador

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Falkland Islands

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

[edit] Finland

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

[edit] France

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

[edit] Gabon

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

[edit] Germany

• Annaburg (state of Saxony-Anhalt) – Princess Anna of Denmark and Norway (1532–1585) (German), electress consort of Augustus, Elector of Saxony
• Augsburg (state of Bavaria) – Roman Emperor Augustus
• Bad Karlshafen (state of Hesse) – Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
• Benediktbeuern (state of Bavaria) – Benedict of Nursia
• Borsigwalde (state of Berlin) – engineer August Borsig (est. 1898, incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920.)
• Charlottenburg (state of Berlin) – Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, queen consort of King Frederick I of Prussia (est. 13^th c., incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920.)
• Christian-Albrechts-Koog (state of Schleswig-Holstein) – Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (since 1974 a part of Galmsbüll)
• Cologne (state of North Rhine-Westphalia; German: Köln, Latin: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, CCAA) – Roman Emperor Claudius and Agrippina the Younger, empress consort (lit. in English: Claudian colony and sacrificial altar of the Agrippinensians)
• Constance (state of Baden-Württemberg; German: Konstanz) – Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus
• Dorotheenstadt (state of Berlin) – Duchess Sophia Dorothea of Holstein, electress consort of Frederick William, the "Great Elector" of Brandenburg (est. 1674, incorporated into Berlin on January 1, 1710.)
• Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog (state of Schleswig-Holstein) – Elisabeth Sophie Desmercières, wife of Jean Henri Desmercières (German), financier of the polder and dike constructions
• Erkelenz (state of North Rhine-Westphalia) – Roman real proprietor Herculentiacus
• Friedrichsfelde (state of Berlin) – Prince-Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg (est. 13^th c., incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920.)
• Friedrichshafen (state of Baden-Württemberg) – King Frederick of Württemberg
• Friedrichshagen (state of Berlin) – King Frederick II, the "Great", of Prussia (est. 1753, incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920.)
• Berlin-Friedrichshain (locality in Berlin) – King Frederick II, the "Great", of Prussia
• Friedrichskoog (state of Schleswig-Holstein) – King Frederick VII of Denmark
• Friedrichstadt (state of Schleswig-Holstein) – Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (est. 1621)
• Friedrichstadt (state of Berlin) – King Frederick I of Prussia (est. 1688, incorporated into Berlin on January 1, 1710.)
• Friedrichsthal (state of Brandenburg) – King Frederick II, the "Great", of Prussia, now a component locality of Gartz
• Friedrichsthal (state of Brandenburg) – King Frederick I of Prussia, now a component locality of Oranienburg
• Friedrichswalde (state of Brandenburg) – King Frederick II, the "Great", of Prussia
• Friedrichswerder (state of Berlin) – Frederick William, the "Great Elector" of Brandenburg (est. 1662, incorporated into Berlin on January 1, 1710.)
• Friedrich-Wilhelm-Lübke-Koog (state of Schleswig-Holstein) – Minister-President Friedrich-Wilhelm Lübke (German) of Schleswig-Holstein
• Friedrich-Wilhelm-Stadt (state of Berlin) – King Frederick William III of Prussia (est. after 1710, a locality of Berlin from the beginning)
• Georgsmarienhütte (state of Lower Saxony) – King George V of Hanover and Duchess Mary of Saxe-Altenburg, the queen consort
• Giesensdorf (state of Berlin) – a certain Ghiselbrecht, the locator (German) (chief settler, who gathered interested colonists) in the 13^th c. (incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920)
• Hermsdorf (state of Berlin) – a certain Herman, the locator (German) (chief settler, who gathered interested colonists) around 1200 (incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920)
• Hildesheim (state of Lower Saxony) – farmer Hildwin (landowner in the 10^th c.)
• Joachimsthal in Brandenburg (state of Brandenburg) – Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
• Johanngeorgenstadt (state of Saxony) – John George I, Elector of Saxony
• Johannisthal (state of Berlin) – Johann Wilhelm Werner, councillor of the electoral chamber (financial department), (est. 18^th c., incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920.)
• Juliers (state of North Rhine-Westphalia; Latin: Iuliacum, German: Jülich) – Roman Emperor Julius Caesar
• Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog (state of Schleswig-Holstein) – German Emperor William I
• Karlsburg in Hither Pomerania (state of Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania) – feudal landlord Carl von Bismarck
• Karlsruhe (state of Baden-Württemberg) – Margrave Karl Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach
• Leopoldshöhe (state of North Rhine-Westphalia) – Leopold II, Prince of Lippe
• Leverkusen (state of North Rhine-Westphalia) – pharmacist Carl Leverkus (German)
• Ludwigsau (state of Hesse) – Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse
• Ludwigsburg (state of Baden-Württemberg) – Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg
• Ludwigsfelde (state of Brandenburg) – Ernst Ludwig von der Gröben (*1703–1773*), president of the chamber (financial department) of Kurmark.
• Ludwigshafen upon Lake Constance (state of Baden-Württemberg) – Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden
• Ludwigshafen upon Rhine (state of Rhineland-Palatinate) – King Louis I of Bavaria
• Ludwigslust (state of Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania) – Duke Christian Louis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
• Luisenstadt (state of Berlin) – Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of King Frederick William III of Prussia (est. 16^th c., incorporated into Berlin on January 1, 1710.)
• Luisenthal (state of Thuringia) – Duchess Louise Dorothy of Saxe-Meiningen (German), duchess consort of Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
• Mariendorf (state of Berlin) – Mary of Nazareth (est. 13^th c., incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920.)
• Marienfelde (state of Berlin) – Mary of Nazareth (est. 13^th c., incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920.)
• Moritzburg (state of Saxony) – Maurice, Elector of Saxony
• Neuhardenberg (state of Brandenburg) – chancellor Karl August von Hardenberg
• Nikolassee (state of Berlin) – Bishop Nicolas of Myra, (est. 1901, incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920.)
• Nikolskoë (state of Berlin) – Tzar Nicholas I of Russia, (est. 1819, incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920.)
• Oranienbaum (state of Saxony-Anhalt) – Princess Henriette Catharina of Orange-Nassau (German), princess consort of John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
• Oranienburg (state of Brandenburg) – Princess Luise Henriette of Orange-Nassau, electress consort of Frederick William, the "Great Elector" of Brandenburg
• Ottobrunn (state of Bavaria) – Othon, King of the Hellenes
• Philippinenburg (state of Hesse) – Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt (German), second wife of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (est. 1778, incorporated into Wolfhagen in 1971.)
• Philippinendorf (state of Hesse) – Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, second wife of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (est. 1778, incorporated into Wolfhagen in 1971.)
• Philippinenthal (state of Hesse) – Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, second wife of Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (est. 1778, incorporated into Wolfhagen in 1971.)
• Philippsburg (state of Baden-Württemberg) – Prince-Bishop Philipp Christoph von Sötern (German), Prince-Bishopric of Speyer
• Philippsthal upon Werra (state of Hesse) – Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
• Pirmasens (state of Rhineland-Palatinate) – monk Pirminius
• Reinickendorf (state of Berlin) – a certain Reineke, the locator (German) (chief settler, who gathered interested colonists) in the 13^th c. (incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920)
• Reußenköge (state of Schleswig-Holstein) – Count Heinrich XLIII of Reuß-Schleiz-Köstritz and his wife Louise, who financed the polders.
• Rixdorf (state of Berlin) – a certain Richard, the locator (German) (chief settler, who gathered interested colonists) in 1360 (incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920)
• Röntgental (state of Brandenburg) – physicist Wilhelm Röntgen, inventor of the X-ray
• Saarlouis (state of Saarland) – King Louis XIV of France
• Sankt Augustin (state of North Rhine-Westphalia) – Augustine of Hippo
• Sankt Pauli (state of Hamburg) – (Saul) Paul of Tarsos
• Schmargendorf (state of Berlin; antiq. (de)s Margreven Dorp, Smargendorp, lit. in English: the Margrave's Village) – Margrave John I of Brandenburg (German), (est. in the 13^th c., incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920)
• Siemensstadt (state of Berlin) – engineer Werner von Siemens (est. 1899, incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920.)
• Trier (state of Rhineland-Palatinate; Latin: Augusta Treverorum) – Augustus (lit. in English: City of Augustus in the lands of the Treveri people)
• Veitshöchheim (state of Bavaria) – Vitus
• Waldensberg (state of Hesse) – merchant Peter Waldo, precursor of the Protestant Reformers (est. 1699, incorporated into Wächtersbach in 1971.)
• Wedding (state of Berlin) – feudal landlord Rudolf de Weddinge (est. 13^th c., incorporated into Berlin in 1861.)
• Wilhelmsburg (state of Hamburg) – Duke George William of Brunswick and Lunenburg, prince of Celle (est. 1672, incorporated into Harburg-Wilhelmsburg in 1927.)
• Wilhelmsdorf in Middle Franconia (state of Bavaria) – George William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
• Wilhelmsdorf upon Saale (state of Thuringia) – a certain Wilhelm, probably the locator (German) (chief settler, who gathered interested colonists) in the 14^th c.
• Wilhelmsdorf in Württemberg (state of Baden-Württemberg) – King William I of Württemberg
• Wilhelmshaven (state of Lower Saxony) – King William I of Prussia, later also German Emperor (lit. in English: William's harbour)
• Wilmersdorf (state of Berlin) – a certain Wilhelm, probably the locator (German) (chief settler, who gathered interested colonists) in the 13^th c. (incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920)
• Wittenau (state of Berlin) – mayor Peter Witte (German), (est. 14^th c., incorporated into Berlin on October 1, 1920.)

Former:

• Horst-Wessel-Stadt (locality of Berlin) was the name of Berlin-Friedrichshain – Horst Wessel
• Karl-Marx-Stadt (state of Saxony) was the name of Chemnitz – Karl Marx
• Marxwalde (state of Brandenburg) was the name of Neuhardenberg – Karl Marx
• Stalinstadt (state of Brandenburg) was the name of Eisenhüttenstadt – Stalin

[edit] Greece

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

[edit] Guyana

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

[edit] Hong Kong

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

[edit] Hungary

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

[edit] India

• Aurangabad – Aurangazeb (Mughal emperor)
• Bodh Gaya – Buddha
• Gandhinagar – Mahatma Gandhi
• Gangaikonda Cholapuram – Rajendra Cholan, alias GangaiKondaCholan (Conqueror of the Ganges), a Chola dynasty emperor
• Hyderabad – Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, a ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty the ruling family of the Golconda
• Vizianagaram – Raja Pusapati Vijaya Rama Raju (Gajapathi Clan)
• Jamshedpur, also called Tata Nagar – Jamshetji Tata
• Mumbai – Mumbadevi
• Ramachandrapuram – Raja Kakarlapudi Rama Chandra Raju
• Rajapalayam – Kshatriya Rajus Community (Kshatriyars)
• Tughlakabad – Mohammed Bin Tughlaq

[edit] Iran

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

[edit] Iraq

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

[edit] Ireland (Republic of)

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

[edit] Israel

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

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

[edit] Italy

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

[edit] Jamaica

• Kingston, Jamaica – King William III of England

[edit] Japan

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Kazakhstan

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

Former:

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

[edit] Kyrgyzstan

Former:

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

[edit] Latvia

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

[edit] Lebanon

Former:

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

[edit] Liberia

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

[edit] Libya

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

[edit] Luxembourg

• Ettelbruck – Etzel (Attila the Hun)

[edit] Malta

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

[edit] Mauritius

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

[edit] Mexico

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

[edit] Montenegro

Former:

• Titograd was the name of Podgorica in the years 1946–1992 – Josip Broz Tito

[edit] Namibia

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

[edit] Netherlands

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

[edit] Netherlands Antilles

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

[edit] New Zealand

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

[edit] Nicaragua

• Ciudad Darío – Rubén Dareo

[edit] Nigeria

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

[edit] Norway

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

Former:

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

[edit] Panama

• Colón – Christopher Columbus

[edit] Papua New Guinea

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

[edit] Paraguay

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

[edit] Philippines

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

[edit] Poland

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

Former:

• Bierutowice was the name of Karpacz Górny (now part of Karpacz) in the years 1949–1991 – Bolesław Bierut
• Hindenburg was the name of Zabrze in the years 1915–1945 – Paul von Hindenburg
• 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

[edit] Portugal

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

[edit] Romania

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

Former:

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

[edit] Russia

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

Former:

• Brezhnev was the name of Naberezhnye Chelny – Leonid Brezhnev
• Gorky was the name of Nizhny Novgorod – Maxim Gorky
• Chkalov was the name of Orenburg – aircraft test pilot Valery Chkalov
• Kalinin was the name of Tver – Mikhail Kalinin
• 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
• Stalinsk was the name of Novokuznetsk – Joseph Stalin
• Sverdlovsk was the name of Yekaterinburg – Yakov Sverdlov
• Yekaterinodar was the name of Krasnodar – Catherine the Great

[edit] Senegal

• Saint-Louis – Louis XIV

[edit] Serbia

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

[edit] South Africa

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

[edit] Spain

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

Former:

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

[edit] Sudan

• Suakin, formerly named Ptolemais Theron – Ptolemy II Philadelphus

[edit] Sweden

• Borstahusen – Rasmus Andersson Borste och Jöns Andersson Borste, fishermen
• Charlottenberg – Charlotta Larsson (wife of the founder of the industry)^[1]
• Dorotea – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, for a period Swedish Queen.
• Eskilstuna – Saint Eskil
• Fredrika – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, for a period Swedish Queen.
• Filipstad – Karl Filip, the son of King Charles IX of Sweden
• 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, Governor 1762–1769
• Oskarshamn – King Oscar I of Sweden
• Ulricehamn – Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
• Vilhelmina – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, for a period Swedish Queen.

[edit] Switzerland

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

[edit] Syria

• Apamea (Syria) – Apama, wife of Seleucus I Nicator
• Arwad, formerly Antiochia in Pieria – Antiochus I Soter
• Latakia, formerly Laodicea – Laodice of Macedonia, mother of Seleucus I Nicator

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

[edit] Tajikistan

• Alexandria Eschate – Alexander the Great

[edit] Trinidad and Tobago

• Diego Martin – Don Diego Martin (explorer)

[edit] Turkey

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

Former:

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

[edit] Turkmenistan

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

[edit] Uganda

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

[edit] Ukraine

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

Former:

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

[edit] United Kingdom

[edit] England

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

[edit] Northern Ireland

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

[edit] United States

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

• Austin, Texas – Stephen F. Austin
• Baltimore, Maryland – Lord Baltimore
• Charlotte, North Carolina – Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
• Dallas, Texas – George M. Dallas
• Houston, Texas – Sam Houston
• Jacksonville, Florida – Andrew Jackson
• Los Angeles, California – Our Lady the Queen of the Angels
• 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
• Seattle, Washington – Chief Seattle
• Washington, D.C. – George Washington

[edit] United States Virgin Islands

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

[edit] Uzbekistan

• Antiochia in Scythia – Antiochus I Soter

[edit] Venezuela

• Ciudad Bolivar – Simón Bolívar

[edit] Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh City – Ho Chi Minh

Former:

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

[edit] Zambia

• Livingstone – doctor David Livingstone
• Victoria falls – Victoria of the United Kingdom

[edit] Zimbabwe

• Victoria falls – Victoria of the United Kingdom

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References