Basque exonyms
The following is a list of Basque exonyms, that is to say names for towns and cities that do not speak Basque that have been adapted to Basque standard spelling rules, or are simply native names from ancient times.
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| Language | Native Name | Basque Exonym |
|---|---|---|
 Algeria Aljeria | ||
| Arabic | Al-Jazā'ir | Aljer |
 Australia Australia | ||
| English | Adelaide | Adelaide |
 Austria Austria | ||
| German | Salzburg | Salzburgo |
| Wien | Viena | |
 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan | ||
| Azerbaijani | Bakı | Baku |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium Belgika | ||
| French - Dutch | Anvers - Antwerpen | Anberes |
| Bruges - Brugge | Brujas | |
| Bruxelles - Brussel | Brusela | |
| Liège (city) - Luik | Lieja | |
| Namur - Namen | Namur | |
 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso | ||
| French | Ouagadougou | Uagadugu |
 Cameroon Kamerun | ||
| French - English | Yaoundé | Jaunde |
 Canada Kanada | ||
| English | Newfoundland | Ternua |
 Chad Txad | ||
| French - Arabic | N'Djamena - Nijāmīnā | Yamena |
 China Txina | ||
| Chinese | Běijīng | Pekin |
| Xiānggǎng | Hong Kong | |
| Táibĕi | Taipei | |
 Côte d'Ivoire Boli Kosta | ||
| French | Yamoussoukro | Jamusukro |
 Cyprus Zipre | ||
| Greek - Türkish | Lefkosía - Lefkoşa | Nikosia |
 Czech Republic Txekiar Errepublika | ||
| Czech | Praha | Praga |
 Denmark Danimarka | ||
| Danish | København | Kopenhage |
 Egypt Egipto | ||
| Arabic | Al-Iskandariyya | Alexandria |
| Asyūt | Asiut | |
| Qāhirah | Kairo | |
| Suways | Suez | |
| Uqsur | Luxor | |
 France Frantzia[1] | ||
| French | Ajaccio | Aiacciu |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour | Atura | |
| Anglet | Angelou | |
| Aramits | Aramitze | |
| Arcachon | Arkaizo | |
| Angoulême | Angulema | |
| Argelès-Gazost | Argelez | |
| Auch | Auski / Autxo / Hiriberri-Autxoa | |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Uronaga | |
| Bordeaux | Bordele / Burdigala (old) | |
| Carcassonne | Carcasona | |
| Condom | Gondona | |
| Dax | Akize | |
| Esquiule | Eskiula | |
| Foix | Fox | |
| Le Havre | Habre Grazia | |
| Hastingues | Hastinga | |
| Hossegor | Ozagorri | |
| Langon | Langoe | |
| La Rochelle | Arroxela | |
| Lembeye | Inbidia | |
| Libourne | Liburna | |
| Lourdes | Lorda / Lourda / Lurda | |
| Lyon | Lione | |
| Marseille | Marseilla / Marsella / Marzella | |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Mendi Marzana | |
| Mirande | Miranda-Autxoa | |
| Muret | Murueta | |
| Navarrenx | Nabarrengose / Nabarrenkoze | |
| Nérac | Nerako | |
| Nice | Niza | |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | Oloroe-Donamaria / Olorue / Auloroa | |
| Orthez | Ortheze / Orthese / Ortese | |
| Pamiers | Paniertza | |
| Paris | Parise | |
| Pau | Paue / Pabe | |
| Perpignan | Perpinyà | |
| Peyrehorade | Peirorade / Peirahorada | |
| Rouen | Erruan | |
| Saint-Gaudens | Done Gaudentzi | |
| Saint-Girons | Done Girontze / Dongiruntze | |
| Salies-de-Béarn | Biarnoko Salis / Saliese | |
| Strasbourg | Estrasburgo | |
| Tarbes | Aturbe / Tarbe | |
| Tartas | Tarusa | |
| Toulouse | Tolosa | |
 Germany Alemania | ||
| German | Köln | Kolonia |
| Hamburg | Hanburgo | |
| Konstanz | Konstantza | |
 Ghana Ghana | ||
| English | Accra | Akkra |
 Greece Grezia | ||
| Greek | Athína | Atenas |
| Spárta | Esparta | |
| Thessaloníki | Tesalonika | |
 Guinea Ginea | ||
| French - Malinké | Conakry - Kכnakiri | Konakry |
 India India | ||
| Hindi - English | Kólkata - Kolkata | Kalkuta |
 Iran Iran | ||
| Persian | Eşfahān | Ispahan |
| Ghom | Qom | |
| Tehrān | Teheran | |
 Iraq Irak | ||
| Arabic - Kurdish | Basrah - Besra | Basora |
 Israel Israel | ||
| Hebrew - Arabic | Yerušaláyim - Al-Quds | Jerusalem |
| Natzrát - Naseriyye | Nazaret | |
| Tverya - Ţabariyyah | Tiberiades | |
 Italy Italia | ||
| Italian | Bologna | Bolonia |
| Firenze | Florentzia | |
| Milano | Milan | |
| Roma | Erroma | |
| Torino | Turin | |
 Japan Japonia | ||
| Japanese | Kyōto | Kioto |
| Nagoya | Nagoia | |
| Tōkyō | Tokio | |
 Lebanon Libano | ||
| Arabic - French | Bayrūt - Beyrouth | Beirut |
 Libya Libia | ||
| Arabic | Binġāzī | Benghazi |
| Ţarābulus | Tripoli | |
 Mauritania Mauritania | ||
| Arabic - French | Nuwākšūţ - Nouakchott | Nuakchot |
 Mongolia Mongolia | ||
| Mongolian | Ulaanbaatar | Ulan Bator |
 Morocco Maroko | ||
| Arabic | Murrākuš | Marrakex |
| Ţanja | Tanger | |
 Nepal Nepal | ||
| Nepali | Kantipur | Katmandu |
 Netherlands Herbehereak | ||
| Dutch | Den Haag | Haga |
 Niger Niger | ||
| French | Niamey | Niamei |
 Oman Oman | ||
| Arabic | Masqaţ | Maskat |
 Palestine Palestina | ||
| Arabic - Hebrew | Ġazza - Άzzā | Ghaza |
 Pakistan Pakistan | ||
| Urdu - English | Karāchi - Karachi | Karatxi |
 Poland Polonia | ||
| Polish | Kraków | Krakovia |
| Warszawa | Varsovia | |
 Romania Errumania | ||
| Romanian | Bucureşti | Bukarest |
 Russia Errusia | ||
| Russian | Ekaterinbúrg | Jekaterinburg |
| Moskva | Mosku | |
| Sankt Peterburg | San Petersburgo | |
 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia | ||
| Arabic | Madīna | Medina |
| Makkah | Meka | |
| Riyād | Riad | |
 Serbia Serbía | ||
| Serbian | Beograd | Belgrad |
 South Africa Hego Afrika | ||
| English - Afrikaans | Cape Town - Kaapstad | Lurmutur Hiria |
 Spain Espainia | ||
| Spanish - Catalan | Barcelona | Bartzelona |
| Burgos | Barduria | |
| Cádiz - Cadis | Kadiz | |
| Calahorra | Kalagorri / Kalagorria | |
| Casalarreina | Nafarruri / Nafaurri / Nahaurri | |
| Castro-Urdiales | Urdialitz / Kastro-Urdialitz | |
| Ceuta | Zeuta | |
| Cihuri | Zihuri / Zufiuri | |
| Córdoba - Còrdova | Kordoba | |
| Ejea de los Caballeros | Exea / Etxea / Setia-Exea | |
| Ezcaray | Ezkarai | |
| Gijon | Kixoi | |
| Huesca - Osca | Oska / Uheska | |
| Jaca | Jaka / Iakha | |
| Logroño | Lugruñu / Logruño / Lugruñun | |
| Madrid | Madril | |
| Miranda de Ebro | Miranda-Iber | |
| Murcia - Múrcia | Murtzia | |
| Nájera | Naiara | |
| Ochanduri | Otxanduri | |
| Palencia - Palència | Palentzia | |
| Reinosa | Larrainotza | |
| San Millan de la Cogolla | Donemiliaga Kukula / Kukullako Donemiliaga | |
| Santander | Sanandere / Donandere | |
| Santo Domingo de la Calzada | Ozkabarte / Galtzada | |
| Santoña | Zandoina | |
| Tarazona | Aturiazu | |
| Valencia - València | Valentzia | |
| Villaescusa la Sombria | Birobezkano | |
| Zaragoza | Zarautza | |
 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka | ||
| Sinhala - Tamil | Kolamba | Kolonba |
 Switzerland Suitza | ||
| German - French | Basel - Bâle | Basilea |
| Bern - Berne | Berna | |
| Genf - Genève | Geneva | |
| Luzern - Lucerne | Luzerna | |
 Syria Siria | ||
| Arabic | Dimašq | Damasko |
 Thailand Tailandia | ||
| Thai | Krung Thep | Bangkok |
 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan | ||
| Turkmen | Aşgabat | Ashgabat |
 Ukraine Ukraina | ||
| Ukraine | Chornobil' | Txernobyl |
| Kyiv | Kiev | |
| Sevastopol | Sebastopol | |
 United Arab Emirates Arabiar Emirerri Batuak | ||
| Arabic | Abū Dhabī | Abu Dhabi |
| Dubayy | Dubai | |
| Fujayrah | Fujairah | |
| Šāriqah | Sharjah | |
| Umm Al-Quwayyn | Umm Al-Qaiwain | |
 United Kingdom Erresuma Batua | ||
| English | London | Londres |
 United States Ameriketako Estatu Batuak | ||
| English | Philadelphia | Filadelfia |
| San Francisco | San Frantzisko | |
 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan | ||
| Uzbek | Toshkent | Taxkent |
| Language | Native Name | Basque Exonym |
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