List of places named after people

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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)

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 (politician and explorer)
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

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
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

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

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

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

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

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

Senegal

Saint-Louis – Louis XIV

Serbia

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

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 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^[timeframe?] – 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

References

↑ Ghana Place Names: Kofi Pare
↑ Ghana Place Names: Queen Anne's Point
↑ Ghana Place Names: Techiman
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↑ http://www.eda.se/UserFiles/Archive/1142/Charlottenberg/3-utst-planb3-historia.pdf

[1] Ghana Place Names: Kofi Pare

[2] Ghana Place Names: Queen Anne's Point

[3] Ghana Place Names: Techiman

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