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The meaning and origin of name of Latvian people is unclear, however the root lat-/let- is associated with several Baltic hydronyms and might share common origin with the Liet-part of neighbouring Lithuania (Lietuva, see below) and name of Latgalians – one of the Baltic tribes that are considered ancestors of modern Latvian people.
The city's Sesotho name is Mangaung, meaning "place of cheetahs." South Korea: see K on this page South Sudan: Juba: The name is derived from Djouba, another name for the Bari people. Spain: Madrid (1561–1600): There are several theories regarding the origin of the name "Madrid". According to legend Madrid was founded by Ocno Bianor (son of ...
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold: internationally recognized sovereign states. The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN) Vatican City (administered by the Holy See, a UN observer state), which is generally recognized as a ...
Source of name Azerbaijan: Atropates (initially Atropatene in Ancient Greek, the name evolved to Azerbaijan in Persian) Bolivia: Simón Bolívar: Colombia: Christopher Columbus: Dominican Republic: Saint Dominic: El Salvador: Jesus (literally, The Saviour) Eswatini (Swaziland) King Mswati II: Georgia (country) Saint George: Kiribati
This is a list of national capitals, including capitals of territories and dependencies, non-sovereign states including associated states and entities whose sovereignty is disputed. The capitals included on this list are those associated with states or territories listed by the international standard ISO 3166-1 , or that are included in the ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; ... List of given names by origin List of given names by language Latin origin: French, Corsican
Name of Afghanistan; Arbanaška vera; Names of the Albanians and Albania; Albania (placename) Names of Anatolia; Aotearoa; Etymology of Argentina; Name of Armenia; Name of Aruba; Name of Australia; Name of Austria
Most countries of the world have different names in different languages. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Countries are listed alphabetically by their most common name in English. Each English name is followed by its most common equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order ...