List of places named after people

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

Continents edit

Americas (North America and South America) – Amerigo Vespucci

Countries edit

This is a summary of country name etymologies.

Bharat – original name for India, derived from either Dushyanta's son Bharata or Rishabha's son Bharata^[1]
Bolivia – Simón Bolívar
Cambodia – Kambu Svayambhuva
Colombia – Christopher Columbus (after the Italian version of his name, Cristoforo Colombo)
Cook Islands – Captain James Cook
Dominican Republic – Saint Dominic
El Salvador – "The Saviour", referring to Jesus
Eswatini – Mswati II
Israel – Jacob (alternative name)
Kiribati – Thomas Gilbert
Liechtenstein – Anton Florian of Liechtenstein
Marshall Islands – John Marshall
Mauritius – Maurice of Nassau
Mozambique – Mussa Bin Bique
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 and Afonso, Hereditary Prince of Portugal
Saudi Arabia – Muhammad bin Saud
Seychelles – Jean Moreau de Sechelles
Solomon Islands – Solomon
Uzbekistan – Öz Beg Khan of Golden Horde

Former countries edit

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
Terra Mariana ("Land of Mary"), now Estonia and Latvia – Mary, mother of Jesus

British Overseas Territories edit

Bermuda – Juan de Bermúdez
Falkland Islands – Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland
Gibraltar – Tariq ibn Ziyad (from Arabic: جبل طارق, romanized: Jabal Tariq, lit. 'Mountain of Tariq')
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha – Helena of Constantinople, and Tristão da Cunha
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands – George III and John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, respectively.

"Lands" of Antarctica edit

Towns and cities edit

Caesarea (disambiguation) (various cities in various countries) – Julius Caesar or Roman emperors

Afghanistan edit

Ahmad Abad, Afghanistan – Ahmad Shah Massoud
Ahmad Shah Baba Mina – Ahmad Shah Durrani
Ai-Khanoum, formerly named Alexandria on the Oxus – Alexander the Great
Ayub Khan Mena (Kabul) – Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan)
Ghaziabad, Kunar – Amir Muhammad Ghazi Khan Shaheed (died in 1980s)
Ghazi Amanullah Khan Town – Amanullah Khan
Jalalabad – Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar
Jamal Mena, Kabul – Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī
Kandahar – Alexander the Great
Khwaja Bahauddin District- Khwaja Bahauddin, Naqshband of Turkistan
Khushal Khan Mena – Khushal Khattak
Mohammad Agha District – Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, a founder of the Qajar dynasty
Nadir Shah Kot District – Mohammed Nadir Shah
Sheberghan – Shapur II
Sher Khan Bandar – Sher Khan Nashir
Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul and Wazirabad, Kabul – Wazir Akbar Khan

Albania edit

Ali Demi (neighborhood) – Ali Demi
Asim Zeneli (Albania) – Asim Zeneli, Albanian hero
Bajram Curri (town) – Albanian activist of Independence Bajram Curri
Blloku Vasil Shanto – Vasil Shanto, Albanian hero
Don Bosco (Tirana) – John Bosco
Kastriot, Albania – George Kastrioti Skanderbeg
Mihal Grameno (neighborhood) – Mihal Grameno
Skënderbegas – George Kastrioti Skanderbeg

Algeria edit

Abdelkader Azil – Abdelkader Azil (1927–1959), Algerian activist
Abou El Hassen – Abu al-Hassan (1934–1962), Algerian independence hero
Ahmed Rachedi, Mila – Ahmed Rachedi (1930–1957), Algerian revolutionary martyr
Assi Youcef – Bouiri Boualem (Youcef) (1927–1960), Algerian military
Bekkouche Lakhdar – Bekkouche Lakhdar (d.1958), Algerian martyr
Belouizdad, Algiers – Algerian militant and nationalist Mohamed Belouizdad
Benabdelmalek Ramdane – Abdelmalek Ramdane (d.1954), first martyr of the revolution
Bennasser Benchohra – Al-Nasser Bin Fameh (1804–1884)
Bordj Badji Mokhtar – Badji Mokhtar (1919–1954), Algerian revolutionary
Bordj Emir Khaled – Khalid ibn Hashim, grandson of the military leader Abd al Qadir
Bordj Omar Driss – Commander Omar Driss (1931–1959)
Bouraoui Belhadef – Bouraoui Ali Ben Cherif, a local hero of the national liberation war
Constantine (Algeria) – Constantine the Great
Didouche Mourad – Mourad Didouche, a veteran of the Algerian War of independence
El Emir Abdelkader, Aïn Témouchent and Emir Abdelkader, Jijel – Emir Abdelkader
Hassani Abdelkrim – Hassani Abdul Karim (d.1960)
Hussein Dey (commune) – Hussein Dey
Méchraâ Houari Boumédienne – Houari Boumédiène, President of Algeria
Messaoud Boudjeriou – Messaoud Boudjeriou (1930–1961), Algerian revolutionary
Mohammed Boudiaf (M'Sila) – Mohamed Boudiaf, President of Algeria
Mostefa Ben Brahim, Sid Bel Abbés – Mostefa Ben Brahim (1800–1867), Algerian poet
Ramdane Djamel – Ramdane Ahcène (1934–1962), hero of the national liberation
Salah Bey (town) – Salah Bey ben Mostefa
Salah Bouchaour – Salah Bouchaour (1933–1962), Algerian revolutionary martyr
Sidi Bel Abbès – Sidi Bel Abbès El Bouzidi (d.1780), a Muslim marabout
Sidi M'Hamed – Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine
Zighoud Youcef (Town) – Youcef Zighoud, guerrilla leader
Zmalet El Emir Abdelkader – Emir Abdelkader

Former:

Berteaux was the name of Ouled Hamla – Henri Maurice Berteaux
Burdeau was the name of Mahdia – Auguste Burdeau
Colomb-Béchar was the name of Béchar – Louis de Colomb, French major general
Duperré was the name of Aïn Defla – Guy-Victor Duperré, French naval officer
Fort-Duquesne was the name of Kaous – Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville
Georges Clemenceau was the name of Stidia – Georges Clemenceau
Haussonvillers was the name of Naciria – Joseph d'Haussonville
Mac-Mahon was the name of Aïn Touta – Patrice de MacMahon
Molière was the name of Bordj Bounaama – Molière
Negrier was the name of Chetouane – François de Négrier
Orléansville was the name of Chlef – Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
Pascal was the name of Salah Bey – Blaise Pascal
Perrégaux was the name of Mohammadia – Alexandre Charles Perrégaux
Philippeville was the name of Skikda – Louis Philippe I
Port-Gueydon was the name of Azeffoun – Louis Henri de Gueydon, Governor-General of Algeria
Renault was the name of Sidi M'hamed Ben Ali – Pierre Hippolyte Publius Renault, French general
Saint-Arnaud was the name of El Eulma – Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
Saint-Eugène was the name of Bologhine – Eugène Guyot
Tirman was the name of Teghalimet – Louis Tirman
Waldeck-Rousseau was the name of Sidi Hosni – Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau

Angola edit

Comandante Valódia (Luanda) – Joaquim Domingos Augusto "Valódia" (died 1975), one of the prominent generals during the Angolan War of Independence
Moçâmedes – Governor General of Angola, José D'Almeida Vasconcelos de Oliveira de Soveral e Carvalho, Baron of Mossâmedes (died 1805)
Nelito Soares (Luanda) – Nelito Soares (1943–1975), Angolan revolutionary
Patrice Lumumba, Luanda – Patrice Lumumba, Congolese Prime Minister
Porto Alexandre, Angola – James Edward Alexander
Rocha Pinto (Luanda) – João Teixeira Pinto
Sá da Bandeira (Huambo) – Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
Viana, Luanda – Governor General of Angola, Horácio José de Sá Viana Rebelo (1910–1995)

Former:

Carmona was the name of Uíge – Óscar Carmona, Portuguese president
Henrique de Carvalho was the name of Saurimo – Henrique de Carvalho (1844–1909)
Sá da Bandeira was the name of Lubango – Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
Serpa Pinto was the name of Menongue – Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer
Silva Porto was the name of Cuito – António da Silva Porto
Vila Arriaga was the name of Bibala – Portuguese president Manuel de Arriaga
Vila Gago Coutinho was the name of Lumbala N'guimbo – Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho
Villa João de Almeida was the name of Chibia – João de Almeida (1873–1953), Portuguese military
Vila Pereira d'Eça was the name of Ondjiva – António Júlio da Costa Pereira de Eça
Vila Robert Williams was the name of Caála – Sir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet, of Park
Vila Roçadas was the name of Xangongo – José Augusto Alves Roçadas
Vila Salazar was the name of N'dalatando – António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese dictator
Vila Teixeira da Silva was the name of Bailundo – Francisco Teixeira da Silva (1826–1894), Portuguese colonial administrator

Armenia edit

Abovyan and Abovyan, Ararat – Khachatur Abovyan, writer
Anushavan – Anushavan Galoyan (1901–1945), World War II hero
Artashat (Artaxata) – Artaxias I, Armenian king
Baghramyan, Ararat, Baghramyan, Armavir and Baghramyan, Echmiadzin – Hovhannes Bagramyan, Armenian marshal and military commander
Bagratashen – Bagrat Vardanian (1894–1971), hero of Socialist Labor
Beniamin – Beniamin Galstian (1902–1942), World War II general
Charentsavan – Yeghishe Charents, poet
Chkalov, Armenia and Chkalovka – Valery Chkalov, Russian pilot
David Bek, Armenia – Davit Bek, Armenian patriot
Dimitrov, Armenia – Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian Communist leader
Ferik – Ferik Polatbekov (1897–1918), revolutionary and poet
Fioletovo – Ivan Fioletov, socialist martyr and Baku Commissar
Gagarin, Armenia – Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut
Gharibjanian – Bagrat Gharibjanian (1890–1920), Bolshevik martyr
Ghukasavan – Ghukas Ghukasian (1899–1920), founder of Armenia's Communist Youth Movement
Griboyedov, Armenia – Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian diplomat and author
Gusanagyugh – "Gusan" (given name: Nakhshikar Sargis), bard
Imeni Kirova, Armenia – Sergey Kirov, Bolshevik leader
Imeni Tairova – Alexander Tairov, Armenian 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
Kuchak – Nahapet Kuchak, 16th-century bard
Kuybyshev, Armenia – Valerian Kuybyshev, Russian politician
Lermontovo – Mikhail Lermontov, Russian writer and poet
Lukashin and Lukashin, Yerevan – Sargis Lukashin, Armenian prime minister
Martiros, Vayots Dzor – Armenian Prince Martireni, who was martyred against Persian forces
Martuni, Armenia, Martuni (village) and Myasnikyan – Aleksandr Myasnikyan, first Communist president of Armenia, whose nom de guerre was "Martuni"
Mayakovski, Armenia – Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian poet
Mergelyan (Yerevan) – Sergey Mergelyan, Armenian scientist
Mikhaylovka, Armenia – Timofei Mikhailov, Russian revolutionary and regicide
Mkhchyan – after an Armenian commander
Musayelyan, Ashotsk – Capt. Sargis Musayelian (1882–1920), Bolshevik military leader
Nagapetavan – Nahapet Kurghinian (1900–1937), participant in the Bolshevik uprising in May 1920
Nalbandyan, Armenia – Mikael Nalbandian, writer
Narek, Ararat – 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 (1882–1920), Communist revolutionary
Sayat-Nova, Armenia – Harutyun Sayatyan, poet
Shahumyan, Ararat, Shahumyan, Armavir, Shahumyan, Lori, Shahumyan, Yerevan and Stepanavan – Stepan Shahumyan, Bolshevik commissar
Spandaryan, Shirak, Spandaryan, Syunik and Surenavan – Suren Spandaryan, Armenian revolutionary
Sverdlov, Armenia – Yakov Sverdlov, Bolshevik leader
Tumanyan, Armenia – Hovhannes Tumanyan, writer
Yenokavan – Enok Mkrtumian (1896–1920), early Communist
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 edit

Austria edit

Amaliendorf-Aalfang – Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma
Arnoldstein – Austrian knight and founder named Arnold
Elisabeth-Vorstadt (Salzburg) – Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Hugo Breitner Hof (Vienna) – Hugo Breitner (1873–1946), Social Democrat politician
Jakomini – Kaspar Andreas von Jacomini (1726–1805), speculator
Josefstadt – Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
Josef-Rautmann-Hof (Vienna) – Josef Rautmann (1890–1970)
Kaisersdorf – Franz Joseph I of Austria
Leopoldsdorf – Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria
Leopoldskron-Moos (Salzburg) – Leopold Anton von Firmian (1679–1744), Archbishop of Salzburg
Leopoldstadt – Leopold I Holy Roman Emperor
Per-Albin-Hansson-Siedlung (Wien) – Per Albin Hansson, Swedish politician
Rennersdorf, Austria – Karl Renner
Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus – Crown Prince Rudolf of 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.
Sankt Wolfgang-Kienberg – Wolfgang of Regensburg
Wilhelmsburg, Austria – William, Duke of Austria
Wilhelmsdorf (Wien) – Father Wilhelm Sedlaczek (1793–1848)

Azerbaijan edit

Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, Azerbaijan – Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, writer
Babek – Babak Khorramdin, Persian revolutionary
Bakıxanov – Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, writer
Cəlilabad (also spelled Jalilabad) – Jalil Mammadguluzadeh
Fətəli xan – Fatali Khan Khoyski, Azerbaijani prime minister
Firuzabad, Azerbaijan – Firuz Məlikov (1902–1965), Azerbaijani scientist
Fizuli Rayon, Füzuli, Füzuli, Samukh, and Füzuli, Shamkir – Fuzûlî, Turkic poet
Hacı Zeynalabdin – Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, industrialist and philanthropist
Həzi Aslanov – Azi Aslanov, Azerbaijani general
Heydarabad, Azerbaijan, Heydərabad – Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
Kuropatkino – Aleksey Kuropatkin, Russian general
Mircəlal – Mir Jalal Pashayev, Azerbaijani writer
Nərimanov raion, Nərimankənd, Bilasuvar, Nərimankənd, Gobustan, Nərimanabad, Lankaran and Nərimanov – Nariman Narimanov, Prime Minister of Soviet Azerbaijan
Nəsimi raion, Nəsimi, Bilasuvar, Nəsimi, Sabirabad and Nəsimikənd – Imadaddin Nasimi
Nadirkənd – Nadir Karimov (d.1943)
Nizami, Goranboy and Nizami raion – Nizami Ganjevi, Persian poet
Qaçaq Kərəm – Qaçaq Kərəm (1860–1909), Azeri national hero
Rəsulzadə – Mammed Amin Rasulzade, Azeri statesman and First President of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan
Sabirabad (city) and Sabirabad Rayon – poet Mirza Alakbar Sabir
Salatın – Salatyn Asgarova, Azerbaijani journalist
Səməd Vurğun, Azerbaijan and Vurğun – Samad Vurgun, Azerbaijani writer
Səmədabad, Yevlakh – Samedaga Agamali oglu (1867–1930)
Shaumyan, Dashkasan – Stepan Shahumyan, Bolshevik commissar
Şəhriyar, Goygol – Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, Iranian Azerbaijani poet
Yusif Məmmədəliyev (village) – Yusif Mammadaliyev (1905–1961), 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 Hacırüstəmli – 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
Kirovka was the name of Nağaraxana – 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 – Vladimir Ilyich 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 – 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

Bahamas edit

George Town, Bahamas – George III of Great Britain
Matthew Town – George Buckley-Mathew, Bahamian governor in 1844–1849
Nassau, Bahamas – William III of England
Nicholls Town – Edward Nicolls

Bahrain edit

Bangladesh edit

Cox's Bazar – Captain Hiram Cox
Faridpur District – Sufi saint Shah Fariduddin Masud, follower of the Chishti order of Ajmer
Madaripur District – Sufi saint 'Sayed Badiuddin Zinda Shah Madar
Mostafapur Union – Sufi saint Shah Mustafa
Moulvibazar, Moulvibazar Sadar, Moulvibazar District – Syed Moulvi Qudratullah Munsef, Muslim cleric and judge
Mujibnagar – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, President of Bangladesh
Osmani Nagar Upazila – General M.A.G Osmani
Pirojpur District – Firoz Shah
Rajshahi District – the Puthia Raj family
Shariatpur District – Haji Shariatullah, eminent Islamic reformer of the Indian subcontinent in British India
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar – A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bengali lawyer, legislator and statesman
Sherpur District – Sher Ali Gazi, the last jaghirdar of the Gazi dynasty

Barbados edit

Speightstown – William Speight (legislator)

Belarus edit

Barysaw – Boris-Rogvolod Vseslavich
Braslaw – Bryachislav of Polotsk
Budenovka (Minsk) – Semyon Budyonny
Davyd-Haradok – Prince David Igorevich
Dzyarzhynsk – Felix Dzerzhinsky
Gusarovka (Gomel) – Nikolai Gusarov
Kirawsk – Sergey Kirov
Leninski, Belarus – Vladimir Lenin
Molotovki (Mogilev) – Vyacheslav Molotov

Belgium edit

Charleroi – Charles II of Spain
Geraardsbergen – Geraard van Hunnegem, a manor local
Heikruis – Hado
Leopoldsburg – Leopold I of Belgium and Bourg, urban planner of the city
Mariakerke – Mary
Martelange – Martelius
Philippeville – Philip II of Spain
Sint-Anna-Pede – Saint Anne
Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse – Saint George
Saint-Gilles – Saint Giles
Saint-Hubert – Hubertus
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode – Judoc
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
Wervik – Virovos
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert – Lambert of Maastricht
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre – Saint Peter

Belize edit

Albert (Belize House constituency) – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
Flowers Bank – William Flowers (d.1786)
Fort George (Belize House constituency) – George III of the United Kingdom
Hopkins – Frederick Charles Hopkins
Victoria Peak (Belize) – Queen Victoria

Benin edit

Malanville – Henri Malan, French Governor of Dahomey

Bermuda edit

Hamilton – Henry Hamilton

Bhutan edit

Jigme Dorji – King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
Wangdue Phodrang – Wangdi, boy playing in a river

Bolivia edit

Abel Iturralde Province – Abel Iturralde Palacios (1869–1935), Bolivian politician
Alonso de Ibáñez Province – José Alonso de Ibáñez, resistance hero from Potosí
Andrés Ibáñez Province – Andrés Ibáñez (1844–1877), leader of the federal revolution in Santa Cruz
Ángel Sandoval Province – Angel Sandoval Peña (1871–1941)
Aniceto Arce Province – Aniceto Arce Ruiz, President of Bolivia
Antonio Quijarro Province – Antonio Quijarro Quevedo (1831–1903), Bolivian politician
Azurduy Province – Juana Azurduy de Padilla, revolutionary guerrilla
Bautista Saavedra Province – Bautista Saavedra Mallea, President of Bolivia
Belisario Boeto Province – Belisario Boeto (1841–1900), Bolivian diplomat during a War of the Pacific
Bernardino Bilbao Province – General Bernardino Bilbao Rioja (1895–1983), Bolivian military figure and politician
Bolívar Province, Cochabamba – Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan military and political leader
Burdett O'Connor Province – Francisco Burdett O'Connor, chronicler of the South American War of Independence and the making of Tarija
Carlos Medinaceli (Potosí) – Carlos Medinaceli Lizarazu (1789–1841), Bolivian military
Carrasco Province – Jose Carrasco Torrico (1863–1921), Vice president of Bolivia
Cornelio Saavedra Province – Cornelio Saavedra, president of the Argentine First Junta
Daniel Campos Province – Daniel Campos Cortes (1829–1902), Bolivian poet
Eduardo Abaroa Province – Colonel Eduardo Abaroa, hero of the War of the Pacific
El Carmen Rivero Tórrez (Santa Cruz) – Juan Rivero Tórres (1897–1951), a Bolivian engineer
Eliodoro Camacho Province – Eliodoro Camacho, Bolivian politician, party leader, and presidential candidate
Enrique Baldivieso Province – Enrique Baldivieso, Vice president of Bolivia under German Busch
Esteban Arce Province – General Esteban Arce (1765–1815), Bolivian independence hero
Eustaquio Méndez Province – Eustaquio Méndez Arenas (1784–1841), warrior leader of Tarija
Franz Tamayo Province – Franz Tamayo, Bolivian intellectual, writer and politician
Federico Román Province – General Federico Roman Calderon (1875–1943), Hero of the Chaco War
Germán Busch Province – Germán Busch Becerra, former Bolivian military officer, hero of the Chaco War, and President of Bolivia
Germán Jordán Province – Germán Jordán (1890–1932), a hero of the Chaco War
Gualberto Villarroel Province – Gualberto Villarroel, President of Bolivia, who was killed in 1946 under his presidency
Hernando Siles Province – Hernando Siles Reyes, President of Bolivia
José Ballivián Province – José Ballivián, President of Bolivia
José Manuel Pando Province – José Manuel Pando (1848–1917) president of Bolivia
José María Avilés Province – General José María Avilés (1784–1838), a hero who was fighting during the Peru–Bolivian Confederation campaign
José María Linares Province – José María Linares, President of Bolivia
Ladislao Cabrera Province – Ladislao Cabrera, Bolivian hero during the War of the Pacific
Loayza Province – Jose Ramon Loayza (1751–1839), President of Bolivia
Luis Calvo – Luis Calvo Calvimontes (1879–1944), Bolivian lawyer and senator
Manco Kapac Province – Manco Cápac
Manuel María Caballero Province – Manuel María Caballero (1819–1865), one of the signatories of the Bolivian constitution of 5 August 1861
Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz (Cochabamba) – Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz
Maximiliano Paredes (Cochabamba) – Maximiliano Paredes (1879–1900), Bolivian soldier
Modesto Omiste Province – Modesto Omiste Tinajeros, Bolivian writer and politician
Monseñor Salvatierra (Santa Cruz) – José Andrés de Salvatierra (1772–1862), Bolivian priest and independence hero
Monteagudo, Bolivia – Bernardo de Monteagudo
Muñecas Province – Idelfonso de las Muñecas (1776–1816), priest and leader of the War of Independence
Narciso Campero Province – Narciso Campero, President of Bolivia
Nicolás Suárez Province – Nicolás Suárez Callaú
Ñuflo de Chávez Province – conquistador Ñuflo de Chaves
Obispo Santistevan Province – Monseñor José Belisario Santistevan Seoane (1843–1931)
Oropeza Province – Samuel Oropeza (d.1907), an illustrious Bolivian statesman
Padilla, Bolivia – Manuel Ascencio Padilla, an Upper Peruvian guerrilla chief
Paz Estenssoro Viejo (Santa Cruz) – Victor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia
Puerto Siles – Hernando Siles Reyes
Puerto Villarroel – Gualberto Villarroel, President of Bolivia
Rafael Bustillo Province – Rafael Bustillo (1813–1873), Bolivian diplomat and foreign secretary
Ramón Darío Gutiérrez (Itenez, Beni) – Ramón Darío Gutiérrez (1907–1987), minister of the interior
Rufino Carrasco (Potosí) – Rufino Carrasco (1817–1891), Bolivian military during the war of the pacific
San Ignacio de Velasco – José Miguel de Velasco Franco, President of Bolivia
Sebastián Pagador Province – Sebastián Pagador Miranda (1733–1781), patriot of Upper Peru
Sucre – Antonio José de Sucre
Tarija – Tariq ibn Ziyad
Teniente Bullaín (Oruro) – José Bullaín (1907–1934), Hero of the Chaco war
Tomas Barrón Province – Colonel Tomas Barrón (d.1810), an Independence hero
Tomás Frías Province – Tomás Frías Ametller, President of Bolivia
Tupac Katari, Santa Cruz – Tupac Katari
Uriondo – Francisco Uriondo (1784–1822)
Urriolagoitia, Chuquisaca – Mamerto Urriolagoitía
Vaca Díez Province – Antonio Vaca Diez (1840–1897)
Villa Abecia – Valentin Abecia (1846–1910)
Villa Banzer, Beni – Hugo Banzer
Villa Barrientos (La Paz) – René Barrientos
Villa Vaca Guzmán – Santiago Vaca Guzmán (1847–1896)
Villamontes – Ismael Montes, President of Bolivia
Villazón – Eliodoro Villazón
Waldo Ballivián Municipality – Waldo Ballivián Soria-Galvarro (1917–1946)
Warnes, Bolivia – Ignacio Warnes, military leader in the South American war of independence
Zudáñez – Jaime de Zudáñez

Bosnia and Herzegovina edit

Mrkonjić Grad – King Peter I of Serbia who had taken the nom de guerre "Mrkonjić" while fighting against the Ottoman Empire
Tomislavgrad – King Tomislav of Croatia or Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia

Botswana edit

Francistown – Daniel Francis (1840–1921), English prospector
Gaborone – Chief Gaborone

Brazil edit

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

Brunei edit

Bandar Seri Begawan – Omar Ali Saifuddien III

Bulgaria edit

Anton, Sofia Province – partisan Stefan Minev "Anton" (1917–1944)
Antonovo – Anton Krastev, who died in a battle of 1944
Asenovgrad – Tsar Ivan Asen II
Aksakovo – Russian littérateur Ivan Aksakov
Benkovski, Kardzhali Province – revolutionary Georgi Benkovski
Blagoevgrad – Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party founder Dimitar Blagoev
Botevgrad – Revolutionary and National Hero Hristo Botev
Bratya Daskalovi – The Daskalovi brothers Dimitar, Ivan and Nikola
Chervenkovtsi (Veliko Tarnovo) – Valko Chervenkov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Dimitrovgrad – Communist leader and Prime Minister Georgi Dimitrov
Dimovo – partisan Zhivko (Dimo) Puev (1903–1943)
Dobrich – 14th-century Dobrujan ruler Dobrotitsa
Dospat – Despot Alexius Slav
Dulovo, Bulgaria – early medieval Bulgarian Dulo clan
Elena, Bulgaria – Bulgarian bride Elena
Elin Pelin – writer Elin Pelin
General Toshevo – General Stefan Toshev
Georgi Damyanovo – Georgi Damyanov, President of Bulgaria in 1950 until 1958
Georgi Dobrevo – Georgi Dobrev (1893–1966), Bulgarian political figure
Gotse Delchev – revolutionary Gotse Delchev
Gurkovo – Iosif Gurko, one of Russian commanders in Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Hadzhidimovo – leftist Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) revolutionary Dimo Hadzhidimov
Isperih – Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria
Ivaylovgrad – Tsar Ivaylo of Bulgaria
Kableshkovo (disambiguation) – revolutionary Todor Kableshkov
Kapitan Andreevo – Bulgarian officer Nikola Kolev Andreev (1876–1912)
Kapitan Petko voyvoda – Petko Voyvoda
Krumovgrad – Khan Krum of Bulgaria
Kubrat – Khan Kubrat of Bulgaria
Kyustendil – 14th-century local feudal Constantine Dragaš
Levski (town) – revolutionary and National Hero Vasil Levski
Madzharovo – revolutionary Dimitar Madzharov (1882–1949)
Momchilgrad – medieval Bulgarian ruler Momchil
Nikola Kozlevo – Bulgarian National Revival revolutionary and writer Nikola Kozlev (1824–1902)
Omurtag – Khan Omurtag of Bulgaria
Pavel Banya – St. Pavel (Paul) and Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
Polyanovo, Burgas Province and Polyanovo, Haskovo Province – Dimitar Polyanov (1878–1953), poet
Radomir (town) – Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria
Rakovski – revolutionary Georgi Sava Rakovski
Roman, Bulgaria – Tsar Roman of Bulgaria
Samuil (village) – Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria
Sandanski – revolutionary Yane Sandanski
Shumen – Bulgarian emperor Simeon the Great
Simeonovgrad – Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria
St. Anastasia Island – Anastasia of Sirmium
St. Ivan Island – St. John the Baptist
Stamboliyski – Prime Minister of Bulgaria Aleksandar Stamboliyski
Stambolovo, Haskovo Province – Prime Minister of Bulgaria Stefan Stambolov
Stefan Karadzhovo – Bulgarian Revolutionary Stefan Karadzha
Suvorovo – Alexander Suvorov, one of the famous Russian military commanders
Tervel – Khan Tervel of Bulgaria
Thompson – British officer William Frank Thompson
Tsar Kaloyan – Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria
Tsarevo – Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria
Tsenovo, Ruse Province – Influential Svishtov merchant Dimitar Apostolov Tsenov (1852–1932)
Velingrad – Bulgarian communist revolutionary Vela Peeva
Yambol – Roman Emperor Diocletian
Zhivkovo (Sofia) – Georgi Zhivkov (1844–1899), minister of education

Former:

Borisovgrad was the name of Parvomay – Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria
Grudovo was the name of Sredets – Todor Grudov (1895–1935)
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

Burkina Faso edit

Sankara, Burkina Faso – Thomas Sankara, Military, Revolutionary and President of Burkina Faso

Cambodia edit

Phnom Penh – said to be named for Lady Penh
Sihanoukville (city) – King Norodom Sihanouk

Canada edit

Abbotsford, British Columbia – Harry Abbott (Canadian Pacific Railway superintendent)^[2]^: 44
Abbotsford, Quebec – Rev. Joseph Abbott^[2]^: 226
Alberta – Princess Louise Caroline Alberta^[2]^: 23
Barkerville, British Columbia – Billy Barker English prospector^[2]^: 45
Barrie, Ontario – Sir Robert Barrie or Captain A. Barry^[2]^: 160
Bathurst, New Brunswick – Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst^[2]^: 83
Brantford, Ontario – Joseph Brant^[2]^: 163
Brockville, Ontario and Brock, Ontario – Isaac Brock^[2]^: 163
Brooks, Alberta – Noel Edgell Brooks (railway engineer)^[2]^: 26
Burnaby, British Columbia – Robert Burnaby^[2]^: 45–46
Charlemagne, Quebec – Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier^[2]^: 236
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island – Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of King George III of the United Kingdom^[2]^{: 217–218}
Churchill, Manitoba – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough^[2]^: 67–68
Churchill Falls – Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of United Kingdom^[2]^{: 10, 111}
Collingwood, Ontario – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood^[2]^: 168
Dawson City – George Mercer Dawson^[2]^: 315
Dollard-des-Ormeaux – Adam Dollard des Ormeaux^[2]^: 240
Drummondville, Quebec – Gordon Drummond^[2]^: 241
Edmundston, New Brunswick – Edmund Walker Head^[2]^: 87
Fredericton, New Brunswick – Prince Frederick, Duke of York^[2]^: 88
Halifax, Nova Scotia – George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax^[2]^: 138
Hamilton, Ontario – George Hamilton^[2]^: 178
Huntsville, Ontario – Captain George Hunt (settler)^[2]^: 179
Joliette, Quebec – Barthélemy Joliette^[2]^: 249
King George, Saskatoon – George VI of United Kingdom
Kirkland, Quebec – Charles-Aimé Kirkland, a Canadian politician
Kirkland Lake, Ontario – Ms. Winnifred Kirkland, secretary at the Ontario Department of Mines^[2]^: 182
Kitchener, Ontario – Horatio Kitchener^[2]^: 182
Lethbridge, Alberta – William Lethbridge^[2]^: 33
Maberly, Ontario – William Maberly
Markham, Ontario – William Markham^[2]^: 187
Mont-Laurier, Quebec – Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada^[2]^: 260
Morrisburg, Ontario – James Morris^[2]^: 189
Patricia, Alberta – Princess Patricia^[3]
Peterborough, Ontario – Peter Robinson^[2]^: 196
Port Alberni, British Columbia – Captain Pere d'Alberní^[4]
Port Hope Simpson – John Hope Simpson, British liberal politician^[5]
Port Moody, British Columbia – Richard Moody, first Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of British Columbia.^[2]^: 57
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – Prince Albert^[2]^: 304
Prince George, British Columbia – King George III^[2]^: 58
Prince Rupert, British Columbia – Prince Rupert of the Rhine^[2]^: 58
Sackville, New Brunswick – George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
Queen Elizabeth, Saskatoon – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Regina, Saskatchewan – Queen Victoria^[2]^: 305
Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality – Robert Cliche, a Quebec politician, writer, lawyer and judge
Selkirk, Manitoba – Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk^[2]^: 75
Sherbrooke, Quebec and Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia – John Coape Sherbrooke^[2]^{: 148, 287}
Sydney, Nova Scotia – Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney^[2]^: 149
Thompson, Manitoba – John F. Thompson (1881–1968), Inco's chairman^[2]^: 77
Timmins, Ontario – Noah Timmins^[2]^: 208
Vancouver, British Columbia – Captain George Vancouver, English explorer of Dutch descent (van Coevorden)^[2]^: 63
Victoria, British Columbia – Queen Victoria^[2]^: 63
Victoriaville, Quebec – Queen Victoria^[2]^: 291
Wolfville, Nova Scotia – Elisha DeWolf^[2]^: 152

Central African Republic edit

Barthélemy Boganda Stadium – Barthélemy Boganda, First Prime Minister
Carnot, Central African Republic – Sadi Carnot, French President
Possel – Marshal Possel-Deydier, who was killed in combat against Rabih az-Zubayr at Kouno the year before
Sibut – Adolphe Pierre Sibut

Chad edit

Faya-Largeau – French Colonel, Étienne Largeau (1867–1916)

Former:

Fort Archambault was the name of Sarh – Gustave Archambaud (1872–1899), French topographer
Fort-Lamy was the name of N'Djamena – Amédée-François Lamy, an army officer

Chile edit

Capitán Prat Province – Arturo Prat, naval hero
Candelario Mancilla – José Candelario Mancilla Uribe (1900–1967), Chilean inhabitant of Lake O'Higgins
Cardenal Caro Province – José María Caro Rodríguez, first Cardinal of Chile
Cochrane – Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, captain
Diego de Almagro, Chile – Diego de Almagro
Galvarino – Galvarino, Mapuche leader during the War of Arauco
Gorbea – Andrés Antonio de Gorbea (1792–1852), founder and first dean of the Faculty of Mathematical and Exact Sciences of the University of Chile
General Lagos – General Pedro Lagos, commander of Chilean troops in the Battle of Arica
Lautaro – Lautaro, Mapuche leader during the War of Arauco
Molina, Chile – Juan Ignacio Molina, Jesuit
Osorno, Chile – Ambrosio O'Higgins, founder and Marquis of Osorno
Padre José Fernandez Perez (Puerto Montt) – José Fernandez Perez (1919–2000), Spanish priest
Padre Hurtado – Saint Alberto Hurtado
Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Chile – Pedro Aguirre Cerda, President
Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez – Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, President
Puerto Montt – Manuel Montt, President
Puerto Saavedra – Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez, military figure who 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
Vicuña, Chile – Colonel Joaquín Vicuña Larraín, founder of a city
Villa Frei (Coyhaique) – Eduardo Frei Montalva, President
Villa O'Higgins – Bernardo O'Higgins, libertador of Chile

China edit

Gensi Township – Yang Gensi, PLA soldier
Huanghua – Huang Hua, communist revolutionary
Jingyu, Jilin – General Yang Jingyu
Leifeng Subdistrict – Lei Feng, PLA soldier
Maoming – scholar and doctor Pan Maoming
Qinhuangdao – Qin Shi Huang, First emperor of China
Tong Linge Road, Zhao Dengyu Road, Zhang Zizhong Road – Tong Linge, Zhao Dengyu, Zhang Zizhong, soldiers in the Second Sino-Japanese War
Yingjun – Liu Yingjun (1945–1966), PLA soldier
Zhidan County – Liu Zhidan, military commander and Communist leader
Zhongshan, Guangdong – Sun Yat-sen, President of the Republic of China
Zichang County – Xie Zichang (1897–1935), Communist martyr
Zuoquan County – Zuo Quan, a general in the Chinese Red Army

Colombia edit

Ábrego – Mercedes Abrego, Colombian independence heroine
Acevedo, Huila – José Acevedo y Gómez
Agustín Codazzi, Cesar – Agustín Codazzi
Albán, Cundinamarca – Carlos Albán
Albania, La Guajira – Alba Londoño Sánchez (1923-2023), daughter of the commissar of La Guajira, Eduardo Londoño Villegas
Alfonso Lopez (Chocó) – Alfonso López Pumarejo
Almaguer, Cauca – Francisco Briceño, Corral de Almaguer
Alvarado, Tolima – Pedro de Alvarado
Antonio Nariño, Bogotá – Antonio Nariño
Anzoátegui, Tolima – José Antonio Anzoátegui
Aranzazu, Caldas – Juan de Dios Aranzazu
Arbeláez – Vicente Arbeláez (1822–1884)
Armero – José León Armero, national martyr
Balboa, Cauca – Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Balboa, Risaralda – Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Barbosa, Antioquia – Diego Fernández Barbosa
Beltrán, Cundinamarca – Francisco Felix Beltran
Betéitiva – cacique Betacín
Bolívar, Cauca – Simón Bolívar
Bolívar, Santander – Simón Bolívar
Bolívar, Valle del Cauca – Simón Bolívar
Bosconia – John Bosco
Briceño, Antioquia and Briceño, Boyacá – José Manuel Briceño
Busbanzá – cacique Boazá
Cabrera, Cundinamarca – General Cabrera, who was participated in Liberal war
Caicedonia – Lisandro Caicedo (1806–1891)
Cajicá – cacique Cajic
Calarcá – cacique Calarcá
Caldas, Boyacá – Francisco José de Caldas, a Colombian independence hero
Camilo Torres (Norte de Santander) – Camilo Torres Restrepo, Colombian socialist and priest
Cerinza – cacique Cerinza
Charalá – cacique Chalalá
Chipatá – cacique Chipatá
Ciudad Bolívar, Antioquia – Simón Bolívar
Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá – Simón Bolívar
Ciudad Mutis – José Celestino Mutis
Clemencia, Bolívar – Maria Clemencia Grau
Colón, Nariño – Christopher Columbus
Colón, Putumayo – Christopher Columbus
Commune 5 Javier Manuel Vargas Granados (Yopal, Casanare) – Javier Manuel Vargas Granados (died in 2000), Yopal councilior
Córdoba, Bolívar – Jose Maria Córdoba, an independence hero
Córdoba, Nariño – Jose Maria Córdoba
Don Matías – Don Matías Jaramillo
Duitama, Tundama Province – cacique Tundama
Durania – Justo Leonidas Durán
Elias, Huila – Manuel Elías Carvajal
Engativá – cacique Ingativá
Firavitoba – cacique Firavía
Fonseca, La Guajira – Catalan colonizer Agustín Fonseca
Funes, Nariño – Aragonese missioner Lucas Funes
Francisco Pizarro, Nariño – Francisco Pizarro
Gaitanía – Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, writer, lawyer and politician
Girardota – Atanasio Girardot
Giraldo, Antioquia – Rafael María Giraldo
González, Cesar – Florentino Gonzalez (1805–1874)
Gómez Plata – Bishop of Antioquia, Juan de la Cruz Gomez Plata
Gualmatán – cacique Guatán
Gutiérrez, Cundinamarca – Ignacio Gutierrez Vergara (founder)
Gutiérrez Province – Santos Gutiérrez, President of Colombia
Herrán – Pedro Alcántara Herrán, Colombian general and statesman
Inírida, Guainía – Princess Inirida
Juan de Acosta – Juan de Acosta
Kennedy, Bogotá – John F. Kennedy, president of United States
Leticia, Amazonas – Leticia Smith
López de Micay – José Hilario López
Madrid, Cundinamarca – Pedro Fernández Madrid (1817–1875)
Magüí Payán – Eliseo Payán
Maní, Casanare – Cacique Maní
Mariano Ospina Pérez (Boyacá) – Mariano Ospina Pérez, president of Colombia
Morales, Bolívar – Pedro Vicente de Morales (founder)
Morales, Cauca – Luis Jerónimo Morales and Juan Manuel Morales
Mosquera – Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, former president of Colombia
Mosquera, Nariño – Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
Nariño, Antioquia – Antonio Nariño
Nariño, Cundinamarca – Antonio Nariño
Nariño, Nariño – Antonio Nariño
Nemocón – zipa Nemequene
Olaya, Antioquia – Enrique Olaya Herrera, president of Colombia
Olaya Herrera – Enrique Olaya Herrera, president of Colombia
Onzaga – cacique Hunzaá
Ortega, Tolima – Juan de Ortega y Carrillo
Ospina – Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, president of Colombia
Ospina Perez (Nariño) – Mariano Ospina Pérez
Padilla, Cauca – José Prudencio Padilla
Palmar de Varela – Catalino Varela
Pereira, Colombia – Francisco Pereira Martínez
Policarpa, Nariño – Policarpa Salavarrieta
Puente Aranda – Juan Aranda
Puerto Berrío – Pedro Justo Berrío
Puerto Caicedo – Juan Maria Caicedo Martinez (1910–2006), a Colombian engineer
Puerto Carreño – Pedro Maria Carreño (1874–1946), Colombian Minister of External Relations from 1912 to 1913
Puerto Gaitán – Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
Puerto Guzmán – Jorge Julio Guzman Flor (died in 2020), founder
Puerto Leguízamo – Candido Leguízamo (1911–1933), Colombia–Peru War hero
Puerto Lleras – Alberto Lleras Camargo, President of Colombia
Puerto Lleras (Arauca) – Alberto Lleras Camargo
Puerto Lleras (Norte de Santander) – Alberto Lleras Camargo
Puerto López, Meta – Alfonso López Pumarejo, President of Colombia
Puerto Nariño – Antonio Nariño, an Independence hero
Puerto Ospina (Guaviare) – Mariano Ospina Pérez
Puerto Ospina (Putumayo) – Mariano Ospina Pérez
Puerto Parra – Aquileo Parra
Puerto Rondón – Juan José Rondón
Puerto Santander, Amazonas – Francisco de Paula Santander, a Colombian independence hero
Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander – Francisco de Paula Santander, a Colombian independence hero
Puerto Tejada, Cauca – General Manuel Tejada Sanchez
Puerto Wilches – José Solón Wilches Calderón (1835–1893)
Rafael Uribe Uribe, Bogotá – Rafael Uribe Uribe, a Colombian politician
Ragonvalia – Ramón González Valencia
Restrepo – Emiliano Restrepo Echeverria (1832–1918)
Restrepo, Valle del Cauca – Carlos Eugenio Restrepo
Roberto Payán – Colonel Roberto Payán Hurtado (d.1934), a brother of President Eliseo Payán
Rovira, Tolima – Custodio García Rovira
Ricaurte, Nariño – Antonio Ricaurte
Rivera, Huila – José Eustasio Rivera
Rondón, Boyacá – Juan José Rondón
Saboyá – cacique Saboyá
Salazar de las Palmas – Alonso Perez de Salazar
Salgar – Eustorgio Salgar
San Eduardo, Boyacá – Eduardo Maldonado Calvo (1860–1932)
San Fernando, Bolívar – Ferdinand III of Castile
San José de Albán – Carlos Albán
San José del Fragua – Giuseppe Fusaroli (1927–2015), Italian missionary who visited in Colombia
San José de Kennedy (Magdalena) – John F. Kennedy
San Vicente del Caguán – Vincent de Paul
Santa Sofía, Boyacá – Sofia Angulo de Reyes (1843–1898)
Santander de Quilichao – Francisco de Paula Santander
Sativanorte – cacique Sátiva
Sativasur – cacique Sátiva
Silvania, Colombia – Ismael Silva (d.1962), founder
Sogamoso, Sugamuxi Province – iraca Sugamuxi
Solano, Caquetá – Jose Dolores Solano (1891–1961), Colombia–Peru War hero
Somondoco – cacique Somendoco or Sumindoco
Suárez, Cauca – Marco Fidel Suárez, President of Colombia
Suárez, Tolima – Marco Fidel Suárez, President of Colombia
Sucre, Cauca – Antonio José de Sucre
Sucre, Santander – Antonio José de Sucre
Sucre, Sucre Department – Antonio José de Sucre
Techo – cacique Techitina
Tutazá – cacique Tutazúa
La Uribe – Antonio Uribe
Usaquén – cacique Usaque
Ulloa, Valle de Cauca – General José Eleuterio Ulloa
Uribia, La Guajira – Rafael Uribe Uribe
Valdivia, Antioquia – Andrés de Valdivia
Villa Caro – José Eusebio Caro
Villa de Leyva – Andrés Díaz Venero de Leiva
Villa Germania (Cesar) – Manuel Germán Cuello Gutiérrez (1915–2006), Governor of Cesar Department
Villagarzón – colonel Julio Garzón Moreno
Villagómez – Monseñor Misael Gomez Torres (1880–1967)
Villapinzón – Propsero Pinzon (1856–1901)
Villavicencio – Antonio Villavicencio, an Independence Hero
Zambrano, Bolívar – Álvaro de Zambrano
Zapayán – cacique Zapayán

Democratic Republic of the Congo edit

Cité Maman Mobutu (Kinshasa) – Marie-Antoinette Mobutu (1941–1977), First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cité Mzee Laurent Désiré Kabila (Kinshasa) – Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President
Kasa-Vubu, Kinshasa – Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Lumumba (Lodja) – Patrice Lumumba, First Prime Minister
Lumumbaville – Patrice Lumumba, First Prime Minister

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
Thysville was the name of Mbanza-Ngungu – Albert Thys

Republic of the Congo edit

Brazzaville – Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Dolisie – Albert Dolisie
Lumumba (Point Noire) – Patrice Lumumba

Former:

Fort-Rousset was the name of Owando – Alexis Rousset, French colonial administrator
Jacob was the name of Nkayi – Léon Jacob, French engineer

Costa Rica edit

Abangares (canton) – Cacique Avancari
Acosta (canton) – Tomás de Acosta y Hurtado de Mendoza (1747–1821), Governor of province of Costa Rica
Alfaro (Alajuela) – Juan Alfaro Ruiz (1810–1856), Costa Rican military and hero of the Filibuster war
Alvarado (canton) – Presbyter Joaquin Alvarado Ruiz (d.1890)
Anselmo Llorente District and Llorente District – Anselmo Llorente y La Fuente (1800–1871), Costa Rican Bishop
Aserrí (canton) – Cacique Aczarri
Bagaces – Cacique Bagatzi
Barva – Cacique Barvak
Biolley (Puntarenas) – Paul Biolley (1862–1908), Swiss educator and naturalist
Bolívar District, Grecia – Simón Bolívar
Cañas (canton) – José María Cañas, Salvadoran military figure
Carmona District, Nandayure – José Daniel Carmona Briceño (1869–1929)
Carrillo (canton) – Braulio Carrillo Colina, a head of state of Costa Rica
Cervantes District – Juan de Cervantes
Ciudad Cortés – León Cortés Castro. President of Costa Rica
Ciudad Neily – Ricardo Neily Jop (1912–2000), a Lebanese citizen and founder of a city
Curridabat – Cacique Corriava
Daniel Flores District - José Daniel Flores Zavaleta (1876-1958), Costa Rican teacher
Daniel Oduber (Liberia) – Daniel Oduber Quirós
Dota (canton) – Cacique Ota
El Guarco (canton) – Cacique El Guarco
Flores (canton) – Don Juan J.Flores Umaña (1843–1903), a Costa Rican physician
Garcia Flamenco (Guanacaste) – Marcelino Garcia Flamenco (1888–1919), a Salvadoran teacher
Goicoechea (canton) – Fray José Antonio de Liendo y Goicoechea
Gutiérrez Braun District – Hernán Gutiérrez Braun (1902–1979), Costa Rican engineer
Heredia, Costa Rica – Alonso Fernández de Heredia, a President of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala
Jiménez (canton) – Jesús Jiménez Zamora President of Costa Rica
León Cortés (canton) – León Cortés Castro
Llano Brenes (Alajuela) – Alberto Manuel Brenes (1870–1948)
Mayorga de Liberia – Francisco Mayorga Rivas (1864–1940)
Montes de Oca (canton) – Don Faustino Montes de Oca (1860–1902), a former congressional representative from the area
Montezuma, Costa Rica – Moctezuma II, an Aztec Emperor
Mora (canton) – Juan Rafael Mora Porras and Juan Mora Fernández
Moravia (canton) – Juan Rafael Mora Porras, President of Costa Rica and National Hero
Morazan (Alajuela), Morazan (San Jose) and Morazan (Limon) – Francisco Morazán
Naranjito de Aguirre – Rolando Aguirre Lobo (1918–1948)
Oreamuno (canton) – Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla, President of Costa Rica
Orlich (Alajuela) – Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich
Orotina – Gurutina, indigenous king of the chorotega ethnic
Osa (canton) – Cacique Osa
Pérez Zeledón (canton) – Pedro Pérez Zeledón (1854–1930), Jurist and diplomat
Pittier District – Henri François Pittier
Pococí (canton) – Cacique Pococi
Puerto Jiménez and Jiménez, Pococí – Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno President of Costa Rica
Puerto Soley (Guanacaste) – Tomás Soley Güell (1875–1943), Costa Rican economist
Puerto Thiel (Guanacaste) – Monseñor Bernardo Augusto Thiel (1850–1901)
Puerto Vargas (Limon) – Balvanero Vargas Molina (1833–1905), Governor of Limon
Quesada, San Carlos – Napoleon Quesada Salazar (1873–1937), Poet
Rincón Ulate (Sarchi) – Otilio Ulate Blanco
Rivas, Costa Rica – Domingo Rivas Salvatierra (1836–1900)
Rodríguez District – Herminio de Jesús Rodríguez Gonzalez (1892–1960)
Santa Bárbara de Heredia – Saint Barbara
Santa Ana (canton) – Saint Anne
San Carlos (canton) – Saint Charles Borromeo
Santo Domingo (canton), Costa Rica – Saint Dominic
San Isidro (canton) – Saint Isidro Labrador
San Isidro de El General – Saint Isidro Labrador and General Bernardo Soto Alfaro, President of Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica – Saint Joseph
San Mateo de Alajuela – Saint Matthew
San Pablo (canton) – Saint Paul of Tarsus
San Rafael (canton) – Saint Raphael
San Ramón, Costa Rica – Saint Raymond Nonnatus or Ramon Salas Sandoval (1838–1902) and Ramon Rodriguez Solorzano (1818–1893), two prominent figures in San Ramon
San Vito (Costa Rica) – Saint Vitus or Vito Sansonetti (1916–1999), Italian marine and founder of San Vito de Java
Valverde (San Ramon) – Carlos Luis Valverde (1903–1948), Costa Rican physician and revolutionary
Vázquez de Coronado (canton) – Conquistador Juan Vázquez de Coronado
Volio District – Julián Volio Llorente

Former:

Aguirre (now Quepos) – Rolando Aguirre Lobo: a hero of Revolution of 1948
Alfaro Ruiz (now Zarcero) – Colonel Juan Alfaro Ruiz, a hero of the National Campaign of 1856
Valverde Vega (now Sarchí) – Carlos Luis Valverde Vega, a physician and founder of the Unión Médica Nacional (National Medical Union).

Croatia edit

Dinko Šimunović (Zagreb) – Dinko Šimunović, Croatian writer
Ernestinovo – Mrs. Ernestina Klein
Eugen Kvaternik (Zagreb) – Eugen Kvaternik, Croatian nationalist politician
Ferdinandovac – Ferdinand I of Austria, President of the German Confederation, King of Hungary
Generalski Stol – General Vuk Krsto Frankopan
Ivan Mažuranić (Zagreb) – Ivan Mažuranić, Croatian poet, lawyer and politician
Karlovac – King Charles II of Austria
Maksimir – Maksimilijan Vrhovac, bishop of Zagreb
Ošljak – Known in Italian and historical documents as Calugerà or Calogerà, after the Calogerà family who owned it
Oton Župančič (Zagreb) – Oton Župančič, Slovene poet
Tomislavovac – Tomislav of Yugoslavia

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 edit

Bartolomé Masó, Cuba – Bartolomé Masó, a Cuban patriot and President of Cuba
Briones Montoto (Cuba) – Antonio Briones Montoto (1940–1967), Cuban revolutionary
Calixto García, Cuba – Calixto García Iñiguez, an independence war hero
Camilo Cienfuegos (Santa Cruz del Norte) – Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary
Cárdenas, Cuba – Mateo de Cárdenas y Vélez de Guevara
Central José Smith Comas (Cárdenas) – José Smith Comas (1932–1956)
Cespedes, Cuba – Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Father of the Cuban Fatherland and first President of Cuba
Cienfuegos – José Cienfuegos Jovellanos, Captain General of Cuba
Ciro Redondo – Ciro Redondo, a Cuban revolutionary
Colón, Cuba – Christopher Columbus
Emilio Córdova (Encrucijada) – Emilio Córdova Garcia (1938–1958)
Frank País, Cuba – revolutionary Frank País
Héctor Molina (San Nicolás) – Héctor Molina Riaño (1922–1958)
Hermanos Saíz (San Juan y Martínez) – The Saiz Brothers who died in action in 1957
Heriberto Orellanes (La Sierpe) – Heriberto Felipe Orellana (1926–1959)
Holguín – Captain García Holguín, Spanish military officer
Jesús Menéndez – Cuban trade unionist Jesús Menéndez Larrondo
Juan Gualberto Gómez (Matanzas) – Juan Gualberto Gómez
Loynaz Hechavarría (Holguin) – Loynaz Hechavarría Cordovés (1911–1956)
Manuel Sanguily (Ciego de Avila) – Manuel Sanguily (1848–1925)
Mariel, Cuba – Cacique Marien
Martí, Cuba – Cuban Independence Hero José Martí
Niceto Pérez – Cuban peasant Niceto Perez Garcia
Obdulio Morales (Sanctis Spiritus) – Obdulio Morales (1910–1981), Cuban compositor
Pablo de la Torriente Brau (Bahía Honda) – Pablo de la Torriente Brau (1901–1936)
Pedro Betancourt – Pedro Betancourt Dávalos
Piti Fajardo (Trinidad) – Manuel "Piti" Fajardo (1930–1960)
Ramon Balboa (Cienfuegos) – Ramon Balboa Monzon (1939–1958)
Raúl Hernández Vidal (San Antonio de los Baños) – Raúl Hernández Vidal (1948–1978), Cuban pilot
Reynold García (Calimete) – Reynold García García (1922–1956)
Sabino Hernández (Santo Domingo) – Sabino Hernandez Casal (died in 1959)
Sandino, Cuba – Nicaraguan revolutionary Augusto César Sandino
Santiago de Cuba – James, son of Zebedee
Silvio Caro (Bahía Honda) – Silvio Nestor Caro (1943–1966)

Curaçao edit

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

Cyprus edit

Agios Athanasios, Cyprus – Athanasius of Alexandria
Ayios Dhometios – Saint Dometius of Persia
Ethnomártyras Kyprianós (Strovolos) – Kyprianos of Cyprus
Makarios (Kato Polemidia) – Makarios III
Paphos – Paphos, daughter of Pygmalion (mythology)

Czech Republic edit

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
Halasovo Kunštátsko – František Halas
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
Švermova (Bruntál) – Jan Šverma
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 edit

Albertslund – Albert de Rault de Ramsault de Tortonval (1778–1855), a French noble
Augustenborg – Auguste, duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
Carlsberg (district) – Carl Jacobsen, a Danish brewer, art collector and philanthropist
Charlottenlund – Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark
Christiania – Christian IV of Denmark
Christiansfeld – Christian VII of Denmark
Christianshavn – Christian IV of Denmark
Dronninglund – Queen Charlotte Amalie
Fredericia – King Frederick III of Denmark
Frederiks – King Frederick VI 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
Karlslunde – Kalf Skurfa
Liseleje – Elisabeth (Lise) Classen
Mariager – Blessed Virgin Mary
Marielyst – Marie Kørgensen

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

Dominica edit

Dominican Republic edit

Cabral, Dominican Republic – José María Cabral
Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez – General Jose Cabrera (d.1884), hero of the Dominican Restoration
Castillo, Dominican Republic – General Manuel María Castillo, hero of the Dominican Restoration
Cayetano Germosén – a Dominican patriot and martyr
Ciudad Juan Bosch (Santo Domingo) – Juan Bosch (politician), Dominican President
Colonia Libertador (Dajabon) – Rafael Trujillo (libertator)
Comendador, Dominican Republic – Nicolás de Ovando
Duarte Province – Juan Pablo Duarte, founder of the Dominican Republic
Duvergé – General Antonio Duvergé, Dominican independence hero
Espaillat Province – Ulises Francisco Espaillat, 19th-century author and President
Emma Balaguer Viuda Vallejo (Azua) – Emma Balaguer Vallejo (1911–1992), Joaquín Balaguer's sister
Elupina Cordero de Las Cañitas (Hato mayor) – Elupina Cordero (1892–1939), a Dominican catholic religious
Gaspar Hernández – Gaspar Hernandez, a famous Dominican priest in the war of independence from Haiti
Galván, Dominican Republic – Manuel de Jesús Galván (1834–1910), Dominican writer
Hermanas Mirabal Province – Mirabal sisters
Hostos – Eugenio María de Hostos
Imbert, Dominican Republic – José María Imbert
Jimaní – Cacique Ximani
José Francisco Peña Gómez (Pedernales) – José Francisco Peña Gómez, Dominican lawyer and politician
Juan de Herrera, Dominican Republic – Juan de Herrera (Spanish farmer)
Juan Rodríguez (La Vega) – General Juan Rodriguez Garcia (1886–1960), Dominican military and politician
Loma de Cabrera and Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez – José Cabrera Gómez (1810–1884), Dominican independence hero
Las Matas de Farfán – Bartolome Farfan de los Godos, Spanish merchant
Luperón – Gregorio Luperón, Dominican general and statesman
Mamá Tingó (Monte Plata) – Mamá Tingó, Dominican activist leader
María Trinidad Sánchez Province – María Trinidad Sánchez, a female soldier in the wars of independence
Mella, Independencia – Matías Ramón Mella
Monseñor Nouel Province – Monseñor Adolfo Alejandro Nouel, Archbishop of Santo Domingo and President
Padre Las Casas, Dominican Republic – Bartolomé de las Casas
Pedro Brand – Peter Dorse Brand, a Californian miner
Pedro Santana, Dominican Republic – Pedro Santana, first President of Dominican Republic
Pepillo Salcedo, Dominican Republic – General José Antonio Salcedo
Pimentel, Dominican Republic – Pedro Antonio Pimentel
Presidente Don Antonio Guzmán Fernández (Duarte) – Antonio Guzmán Fernández, President of the Republic
Ramón Santana – twin brother of Pedro Santana
Salcedo, Dominican Republic – Francisco Antonio Salcedo
San Antonio de Guerra – Hernando Guerra (founder)
Sánchez, Dominican Republic – Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
Sánchez Ramírez Province – Juan Sánchez Ramírez, hero of the Battle of Palo Hincado (1808)
Santiago Rodríguez Province – Santiago Rodríguez, an officer of the Dominican army in the Dominican War of Independence
Santo Domingo – Saint Dominic
Valverde Province – José Desiderio Valverde
Vicente Noble – General Vicente Noble, Dominican military
Villa González – Manuel de Jesús González Estevez (1862–1912), founder
Villa Riva – Gregorio Riva (1833–1889), Dominican pioneer
Villa Tapia – Doroteo Antonio Tapia (1844–1901), Hero of the Dominican Restoration War
Villa Vásquez – Horacio Vásquez, President of the Dominican Republic

Former:

Benefactor Province was the name of San Juan Province (Dominican Republic) – Rafael Trujillo
Ciudad Trujillo was the name of Santo Domingo – Rafael Trujillo
José Trujillo Valdez Province was the name of Peravia Province – José Trujillo Valdez (1864–1935), Rafael Trujillo's father
Julia Molina Province was the name of María Trinidad Sánchez Province – Altagracia Julia Molina (1863–1964), Rafael Trujillo's mother
Pacificador Province was the name of Duarte Province – Ulises Heureaux (Peacemaker)
San Rafael Province was the name of Elías Piña Province – Rafael Trujillo
Villa José Trujillo Valdez was the name of Villa Jaragua – José Trujillo Valdez
Villa Julia Molina was the name of Nagua – Altagracia Julia Molina

East Timor edit

Dom Aleixo Administrative Post – Aleixo Corte-Real
Vila Salazar (Baucau) – António de Oliveira Salazar, a Portuguese statesman

Former:

Vila Armindo Monteiro was the name of Bobonaro – Armindo Monteiro (1896–1955), Portuguese university professor, businessman, diplomat, and politician
Vila Eduardo Marques was the name of Bazartete – Eduardo Marques (1867–1944), Portuguese military and officer
Vila Filomeno da Câmara was the name of Same, East Timor – Filomeno da Câmara de Melo Cabral (1873–1934), Governor of Portuguese Timor
Vila General Carmona was the name of Aileu – Óscar Carmona, Portuguese president
Vila Salazar was the name of Baucau – António de Oliveira Salazar

Ecuador edit

Alejandro Labaka (Orellana) – Alejandro Labaka (1920–1987), Spanish bishop
Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (town) – Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno, President of Ecuador
Antonio Ante Canton – Antonio Ante (1771–1836), Ecuadorian Independence Hero
Atahualpa Canton – Atahualpa, King of Quito
Bolívar Canton, Carchi – Simón Bolívar
Bolívar Canton, Manabí – Simón Bolívar
General Antonio Elizade – Antonio Elizalde Lamar, Ecuadorian military and politician
Camilo Ponce Enríquez (parish) – Camilo Ponce Enriquez, president of Ecuador
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy (Manabí) – Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Ecuador – Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, president of Ecuador
Cevallos – Pedro Fermín Cevallos (1812–1893), Ecuadorian Politician and Historian
Coronel Marcelino Maridueña – Marcelino Maridueña Quesada (1798–1883)
Durán, Ecuador – Sr. José Durán Maristany (1878–1956)
El Empalme de Velasco Ibarra – José María Velasco Ibarra, president of Ecuador
Eloy Alfaro Canton – Eloy Alfaro, President of Ecuador
Echeandía – Manuel José de Echeandía (1783–1850), Ecuadorian independence hero
Espejo Canton – Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist
Flavio Alfaro Canton – General Flavio Evaristo Alfaro (1865–1912)
General Leónidas Plaza y Gutiérrez – Leónidas Plaza, President of Ecuador
Girón Canton – Spanish captain Francisco Hernández Girón
Gonzalo Pizarro Canton – Gonzalo Pizarro, Spanish conquistador and younger paternal half-brother of Francisco Pizarro
Ines Arango (Orellana) – Ines Arango (1937–1987), Colombian missionary
Isidro Ayora, Ecuador – Isidro Ayora
Ibarra, Ecuador – Miguel de Ibarra y Mallea (1550–1608)
Jaime Roldos, Pastaza and Jaime Roldos (Guayas) – Jaime Roldós Aguilera
Julio Andrade (Carchi) – General Julio Andrade (1866–1912)
Lauro Guerrero (Loja) – Lauro Guerrero Becerra (1873–1904), Ecuadorian military
Leonidas Proaño (Yantzaza) – Leonidas Proaño (1910–1988), Bishop of Riobamba
Mejía Canton – José Mejía Lequerica (1774–1813), Ecuadorian political figure
Mera, Pastaza – Juan León Mera, writer
Milton Reyes (El Oro) – Milton Alfredo Reyes (1939–1970), student leader
Montalvo Canton – Juan Montalvo Ecuadorian author and essayist
Montúfar Canton – Coronel Carlos de Montufar (1780–1816), Ecuadorian military
Nuevo Rocafuerte – Vicente Rocafuerte, president of Ecuador
Quevedo, Ecuador –Timoteo Quevedo Pozo (1813–1876), surveying
Olmedo Canton, Loja – José Joaquín de Olmedo, president of Ecuador
Olmedo Canton, Manabí – José Joaquín de Olmedo
Pablo Sexto – Pope Paul VI
Pedro Carbo – Pedro Carbo Noboa, 19th-century politician, diplomat and writer from Guayaquil
General Villamil – José de Villamil, Ecuadorian independence hero
Puerto López – Daniel Lopez (1848–1893), philanthropist
Puerto Rodriguez (Sucumbios) – Coronel Luis Arsenio Rodríguez (1898–1977), Ecuadorian–Peruvian War hero
Puerto Villamil – José de Villamil
Pedro Moncayo Canton – Pedro Moncayo, journalist and politician
Pedro Vicente Maldonado Canton and Maldonado (Carchi) – Pedro Vicente Maldonado, 18th-century Ecuadorian scientist
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno – Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno, president of Ecuador
Rocafuerte – Vicente Rocafuerte, president of Ecuador
Rumiñahui Canton – Rumiñawi (Inca warrior)
Puerto Francisco de Orellana – Francisco de Orellana
San Juan Bosco Canton – John Bosco
San Miguel de Salcedo – Manuel Antonio Salcedo y Legorburú (1829–1870), priest
Simón Bolívar Canton and Puerto Bolivar (El Oro) – Simón Bolívar
Sucre Canton – Antonio José de Sucre
Teniente Maximiliano Rodriguez (Loja) – Maximiliano Rodriguez Loaiza (1909–1941)
Tobar Donoso (Tulcan) – Julio Tobar Donoso (1894–1981), minister of foreign affairs of Ecuador
Tufiño (Carchi) – Luis Gabriel Tufiño (1880–1962), cartographer
Urbina (Tulcan) – José María Urvina
Urdaneta Canton – Luis Urdaneta Farias, a Venezuelan-Ecuadorian military figure
Valencia – Gregorio Valencia, founder

Egypt edit

Alexandria – Alexander the Great
El Mahmoudiyah – Muhammad Ali of Egypt
Faiyum:
- formerly named Arsinoe – Arsinoe II of Egypt
- formerly named Ptolemais Euergetis – Ptolemy III Euergetes
Ismailia – Isma'il Pasha
Kafr El Sheikh – Sheikh Talha al-Tilmisani
Port Fouad – Fuad I of Egypt
Port Said^[6] – Sa'id of Egypt
Port Tawfik – Tewfik Pasha
Nasser, Egypt – Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser
Sadat City – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
Saint Catherine, Egypt – Catherine of Alexandria
Sheikh Zayed City – Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Zuweid – Sheikh Zuweid commander of the Rashidun Islamic army who fought during the Muslim conquest of Egypt
Victoria (neighborhood) – Queen Victoria

El Salvador edit

Alegría, Usulután – Presbyter José Miguel Alegria (d.1859)
Aguilares – Manuel Aguilar y Bustamante and his brothers Nicolas and Vicente Aguilar
Bolívar, La Unión – Simón Bolívar
Cabañas Department – José Trinidad Cabañas
Carolina, San Miguel – Charles IV of Spain
Ciudad Arce – Manuel José Arce, Salvadorian Independence hero
Ciudad Barrios – General Gerardo Barrios, President of El Salvador
Col. Borja Moran (Ahuachapán) – Alfonso Borja Moran (1897–1986), Salvadorian deputy
Col Francisco Gavidia (San Miguel) – Francisco Gavidia, Salvadorian writer
Col. Isidro Menendez (San Salvador) – Isidro Menendez (1795–1858)
Colón, La Libertad – Christopher Columbus
Comunidad Farabundo Martí (Santa Ana) – Farabundo Martí, Salvadorian revolutionary
Delgado, San Salvador – José Matías Delgado, Salvadorian Independence hero
La Reina, Chalatenango – Guatemalan resident, Maria Reina
Morazán Department – Francisco Morazán
Santa Ana, El Salvador – Saint Anne
Santiago de María – Santiago González (politician), President of El Salvador with his daughter Maria Concepción Gonzalez Fortis (1872–1943)
San Antonio Pajonal – Antonio Gutiérrez y Ulloa
San Cayetano Istepeque – Cayetano Molina, President of El Salvador
San Fernando, Chalatenango – King Ferdinand VII of Spain
San Fernando, Morazán – Ferdinand III of Castile
San Francisco Menéndez – Francisco Menéndez, President of El Salvador
San Francisco Morazán – Francisco Morazán
San Gerardo – Gerardo Barrios, President of El Salvador
San Ildefonso, San Vicente – Saint Ildephonsus of Toledo
San Jorge, San Miguel – Jorge Meléndez, President of El Salvador
San Luis La Herradura – Luis Chávez y González
San Rafael, San Miguel – Rafael Zaldívar, President of El Salvador
San Rafael Cedros – Rafael Zaldívar
San Rafael Obrajuelo – Rafael Zaldívar
San Ramón, Cuscatlán – Presbyter Ramon Garcia
San Salvador, El Salvador – Jesus (the Christian Savior)
San Vicente, El Salvador – Saint Vincent of Saragossa
Segundo Montes, Morazán – Segundo Montes, a Jesuit priest and scholar at the Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"
Victoria, Cabañas – Guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico
Zaragoza, La Libertad – Emperor Caesar Augustus

Equatorial Guinea edit

Bioko – Adolfo Bioko, son of the King Möókáta
Luba, Equatorial Guinea – Botuku Luba, who led a revolt against the Spanish in 1910
Malabo – Malabo Lopelo Melaka
Moka, Equatorial Guinea – King Möókáta (d.1898)

Estonia edit

Anna – Saint Anne
Järva-Jaani – John the Baptist
Juhkentali – Lorenz Jauch, local landowner
Kadriorg – Catherine I of Russia
Karlova – Carl Gustav von Krüdener, local landowner
Katleri – the Kattler family, local landowners
Klooga and Kloogaranna – the Klugen noble family, local landowners
Kolga-Jaani – John the Evangelist
Kristiine – Christina, Queen of Sweden
Maarja-Magdaleena – Mary Magdalene
Maarjamäe – Marie, wife and/or daughter of Anatol Orlov-Davydov
Madise – Saint Matthias
Manilaid and Manija – Magnus, Duke of Holstein
Peetri – Peter Peter, an 18th-century local farmer
Pildiküla – Feliks Pilt (1906–1979), founder of a local housing estate
Pirita – Bridget of Sweden
Suure-Jaani – John the Evangelist
Tondi and Tondiraba – Jobst Dunte, Tallinn Burgermeister
Tartu – possibly after Tharapita, God of Estonian mythology
Valga (Latvian: Valka) – possibly after the de Walko (de Walco) family, local landowners

Former:

Harju-Jaani was the name of Raasiku – John the Baptist
Kingissepa was the name of Kuressaare – Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian revolutionary and communist

Eswatini (Swaziland) edit

Mbabane – Chief Mbabane Kunene
Piggs Peak – William Pigg (Early resident)

Ethiopia edit

Debre Marqos – Saint Mark the Evangelist
Habete Giorgis (Addis Adeba) – Habte Giyorgis Dinagde, Ethiopian military commander
Lalibela – Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, Emperor of Ethiopia
Ras Makonnen (Addis Adeba) – Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari Makonnen), Emperor of Ethiopia
Sheikh Hussein – Sheikh Hussein (saint), a 13th-century Somali Muslim proselytizer
Waliso – son of Liban, Waliso, an Oromo clan

Falkland Islands edit

Finland edit

Brahestad (Finnish: Raahe) – Peter Brahe, Governor-General of Finland
Fredrikshamn (Finnish: Hamina) – King Frederick I of Sweden
Hermanni (Helsinki) (Swedish: Hermanstad) – Herman Standertskjöld-Nordenstam (1854–1934)
Jakobstad (Finnish: Pietarsaari) – Jacob De la Gardie (The city was founded by his widow – Ebba Brahe)
Kaarina (Swedish: Sankt Karins) – Catherine of Alexandria
Kristinestad (Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki) – Queen Christina of Sweden
Loviisa (Swedish: Lovisa) – Lovisa Ulrika, Queen of Sweden
Mariehamn (Finnish: Maarianhamina) – Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
Mikkeli (Swedish: Sankt Michel) – Archangel Michael
Ullanlinna (Swedish: Ulrikasborg) – Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden
Vaasa (Swedish: Vasa) – King Gustav I of Sweden

France edit

Albertville – Charles Albert of Sardinia
Althen-des-Paluds - Jean Althen
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda - Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
Apatou – Apatou (captain)
Bonrepos-Riquet - Pierre-Paul Riquet
Brie-Comte-Robert - Robert I, Count of Dreux
Broglie, Eure - François Marie de Broglie, 1st Duke of Broglie
Bourg-Madame - Marie-Thérèse, Duchess of Angoulême
Carla-Bayle – Pierre Bayle (1647–1706), philosopher and writer
Champagne-Vigny - Alfred de Vigny
Charleville-sous-Bois – Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
Châtillon-Coligny – Gaspard de Coligny
Chavaniac-Lafayette - Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Chilly-Mazarin - Cardinal Mazarin
Colleville-Montgomery - Bernard Montgomery
Crillon-le-Brave (the brave) – Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon
Decazeville – Élie, duc Decazes, Prime Minister
Descartes – René Descartes
Diane-Capelle - Diane de Dommartin
Domrémy-la-Pucelle - Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans
Elisabethville (Yvelines) – Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of the Belgians
Eugénie-les-Bains - Eugénie de Montijo
Ferney-Voltaire – Voltaire
Fitz-James - James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain – possibly named after a Roman general Flavius
Frédéric-Fontaine – named after Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg
Grenoble (Latin: Gratianopolis) – Roman Emperor Gratian
Guisanbourg – Jean Samuel Guisan
Hastingues - John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings
Henrichemont - Henry IV of France
Le Bignon-Mirabeau - Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
La Louptière-Thénard – Louis Jacques Thénard
Le Plessis-Trévise - Édouard Mortier, Duke of Treviso
Les Pennes-Mirabeau - Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
Levallois-Perret - Nicolas Levallois (1816-1879) and Jean-Jacques Perret
Maisons-Laffitte - Jacques Laffitte
Milly-Lamartine - Alphonse de Lamartine, poet and writer
Mont-Louis – Louis XIV of France
Papaïchton-Pompidouville – Georges Pompidou, President of France
Philippsbourg - Philipp IV, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
Place Léon-Blum (Paris) – Léon Blum, a French socialist politician
Quartier De Gaulle (Cayenne) – Charles de Gaulle
Régina – Louis Athanase Theophane Régina (1868–1922)
Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire - Cardinal Richelieu
Saint-Amans-Soult – Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Prime Minister
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni – Auguste Baudin, Governor of French Guiana
Saint-Léger-Vauban – Vauban
Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin – Louis XIV of France
Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne - Michel de Montaigne
Saint-Paterne-Racan - Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan
Schœlcher - Victor Schœlcher
Thorey-Lyautey - Hubert Lyautey
Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom - Henri d'Harcourt, 1st Duke of Harcourt
Vendays-Montalivet – Jean-Pierre Bachasson, comte de Montalivet
Vitry-le-François - Francis I of France

Gabon edit

Bongoville – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon
Lastoursville – François Rigail de Lastours
Port-Gentil – Émile Gentil

Germany edit

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:

Karl-Marx-Stadt (state of Saxony) was the name of Chemnitz – Karl Marx
Stalinstadt (state of Brandenburg) was the name of Eisenhüttenstadt – Joseph Stalin

Georgia edit

Agmashenebeli (Batumi) – David IV of Georgia
Andriatsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – Saint Andrew
Asatiani Settlement (Kutaisi) – Lado Asatiani, Georgian poet
Atarbekovka (Abkhazia) – Georgi Atarbekov
Bagrationi (Batumi) – Pyotr Bagration
Chavchavadze Settlement (Kutaisi) – Ilia Chavchavadze
Dedoplistsqaro, Tamariani (Lagodekhi) and Tamarisi – Queen Tamar of Georgia
Eliatsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – Saint Elijah
Filippovka (Akhalkalaki) – Filipp Makaradze, President of Georgia during the soviet era
Gabashvili Hill (Kutaisi) – Revaz Gabashvili, Georgian writer and politician
Georgiashvili (Tetritskaro) – Arsen Georgiashvili (1881–1906)
Giorgitsminda (Sagarejo) – Saint George
Iliatsminda (Signagi) – Ilia Chavchavadze
Javakhishvili (Batumi) – Ivane Javakhishvili, one of the founding fathers of the Tbilisi State University
Kalinino (Gardabani) – Mikhail Kalinin
Kazbegi Municipality – Alexander Kazbegi, a Georgian writer
Khimshiashvili (Batumi) – Sherip Khimshiashvili
Kirov (Zugdidi), Kirovka (Marneuli) – Sergey Kirov
Leselidze (town) – General Konstantin Leselidze, a Georgian Colonel-General and National hero
Mikeltsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – Saint Michael
Mtskheta – Mtskhetos, epic hero of Georgian mythology
Myasnikiani (Akhalkalaki) – Aleksandr Myasnikyan, first Communist President of Armenia
Nikoloz Baratashvili district (Rustavi) – Nikoloz Baratashvili
Nikortsminda – Saint Nicholas
Ninoshvili (Guria) and Ninoshvili (Samtredia) – Egnate Ninoshvili, a Georgian writer
Ninotsminda – Saint Nino, an Equal to the Apostles and the Enlightener of Georgia
Nutsubidze Plato (Tbilisi) – Shalva Nutsubidze
Pirosmani (Dedoplistskaro) – Niko Pirosmani
Rustaveli (Batumi) – Shota Rustaveli
Saakadze (Gardabani) – Giorgi Saakadze, a Georgian politician and military commander
Stalinisubani (Kobuleti) – Joseph Stalin
Stepantsminda – Saint Stephen or a Georgian Orthodox monk named Stephan
Shaumiani – Stepan Shahumyan, a Georgian revolutionary
Shaumyanovka (Abkhazia) – Stepan Shahumyan
Tamar (Batumi) – Queen Tamar of Georgia
Tsereteli (Marneuli) – Akaki Tsereteli, Georgian poet
Vakhtangisi (Gardabani) – King Vakhtang I of Iberia
Vazha-Pshavela (Tbilisi) – Vazha-Pshavela, Georgian writer
Vorontsovi (Tbilisi) – Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
Zhdanovakani (Ninotsminda) – Andrey Zhdanov
Zhiuli Shartava district (Rustavi) – Zhiuli Shartava

Former:

Gegechkori was the name of Martvili – Sasha Gegechkori
Kazbegi was the name of Stepantsminda – Alexander Kazbegi
Leningori was the name of Akhalgori – Vladimir Lenin
Luxemburg was the name of Bolnisi – Rosa Luxemburg
Macharadze was the name of Ozurgeti – Filipp Makaradze
Mayakovsky was the name of Baghdati – Vladimir Mayakovsky
Orjonikidze was the name of Kharagauli – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
Stalinsi was the name of Khashuri – Joseph Stalin
Tskhakaya was the name of Senaki – Mikhail Tskhakaya (1865–1950)
Tsulukidze was the name of Khoni – Alexander Tsulukidze

Ghana edit

Christiansborg – King Christian IV of Denmark
Gwolu – Gwollu (or Gbollu) Koro Limann
Kofi Pare^[7] – Kofi Pare, a migrant cocoa farmer
Queen Anne's Point^[8] – Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Techiman – Nana Takyi Firi^[9]

Greece edit

Alexandreia, Greece – Alexander the Great
Alexandroupoli – King Alexander of Greece
Aristotelis (municipality) – Aristotle, ancient philosopher
Athens – Athena
Dimitrios Ypsilantis (municipality) – Demetrius Ypsilanti, a 19th-century leader of the Greek struggle for independence
Dionysos, Greece – Dionysus, god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness, fertility
Emmanouil Pappas (municipality) – Emmanouil Pappas, leader in the Greek War of Independence
Filippoi – Philip II of Macedon
Georgios Karaiskakis (municipality) – Georgios Karaiskakis, a leader of the Greek War of Independence
Glaraki – George Glarakis (1789–1855)
Gypareika (Athens) – Pavlos Gyparis, Greek army officer
Gyzi – Nikolaos Gyzis
Heraklion – Heracles
Ion Dragoumis (municipality) – Ion Dragoumis, Greek diplomat and protagonist of the Macedonian Struggle
Kountouriotika – President of Greece Pavlos Kountouriotis
Kypriadou – Epameinondas Kypriadis (1888–1958)
Ladopoulou, Patras – Evangelos G. Ladopoulos (1883–1966)
Makrygianni, Athens – Yannis Makriyannis
Megas Alexandros, Pella – Alexander the Great
Nafplion – Nauplius
Nikiforos Fokas – 10th century Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas
Nikolaos Skoufas (municipality) – Nikolaos Skoufas, a leader of the Greek independence movement
Nikos Kazantzakis (municipality) – Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek writer
Orestiada – Orestes
Pavlos Melas (municipality) – Pavlos Melas, a Greek hero of Macedonian struggle
Probonas – Dimitrios Probonas (1874–1949)
Ptolemaida – Ptolemy I Soter
Pythagoreio – Pythagoras
Santorini – Saint Irene
Skagiopouleio – Panagiotis Skagiopoulos
Theodoros Ziakas (municipality) – Theodoros Ziakas, a 19th-century leader of the Greek struggle for independence
Thessaloniki – Thessalonike, sister of Alexander the Great
Traianoupoli – Roman emperor Trajan
Vironas – Lord Byron, English poet and writer, National hero of Greece

Grenada edit

Grenville, Grenada – George Grenville, Prime Minister of United Kingdom
Victoria, Grenada – Queen Victoria

Guatemala edit

Aguilar Batres (Zacapa) – Raúl Aguilar Batres, Guatemalan civil engineer
Aparicio (Suchitepéquez) – Francisca Aparicio de Barrios, First lady of Guatemala
Asentamiento Mario Alioto (Guatemala) – Mario Alioto Lopez Sanchez (1973–1994), Guatemalan student who was killed during a protest
Barberena – Lic. Jose Barberena, Guatemalan secretarian under President Justo Rufino Barrios
Barrancas de Gálvez (San Marcos) – Mariano Gálvez
Cabañas, Zacapa – José Trinidad Cabañas, a Honduran politician
Ciudad Tecun Uman, San Marcos – Cacique Tecun Uman
Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado (Jutiapa) – Pedro de Alvarado
Colomba – María Colomba Barillas Robles (1874–1975), daughter of Manuel Barillas
Col. Martinez de Lejarza (Guatemala) – Juan José Martínez de Lejarza (1785–1824)
Col. Miguel Ángel Asturias (Quetzaltenango) – Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan diplomatic and writer
Col. Monseñor Gerardi (Guatemala) – Monseñor Juan José Gerardi Conedera
Col. Perez Guisasola (Guatemala) – Enrique Perez Guisasola (1924–1951)
Col. Ulises Rojas (Guatemala) – Ulises Rojas (1881–1959), botanist
Comunidad Hermogenes Lopez (Chimaltenango) – Hermógenes López Coarchita
Cooperativa Mario Mendez (Peten) – Mario Mendez Montenegro (1910–1965), political leader
Chicacao – Francisco Chicajau, indigenous villager
Fraijanes – Two Missioners Juan Milán y Juan Álvarez
Francisco Vela (Retahuleu) – Ing. Francisco Vela (1859–1909), Guatemalan cartographer
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas – 15th-century Spanish priest, bishop, and writer Bartolomé de las Casas
Flores, El Petén – Cirlio Flores Estrada, a Guatemalan physician
Flores Costa Cuca – José Felipe Flores, Physician and Maria Josefa Barrios y Aparicio "Maruca or Cuca" (1878–1959), daughter of Justo Rufino Barrios
Galvez (Quetzaltenango) – Mariano Gálvez, Guatemalan Independence hero
Granados, Baja Verapaz – former president Miguel García Granados
Godinez (Sololá) – Juan Godínez, Spanish conquistador
Jerez, Jutiapa – Máximo Jerez, a 19th-century Nicaraguan politician, lawyer and military leader
Juarez (Quetzaltenango) – Benito Juárez, Mexican president
Kaibil Balám (Quiche) – Kaybʼil Bʼalam, a 16th-century leader of the Mam people
La Gomera, Escuintla – Antonio Peraza de Ayala y Rojas, conde de la Gomera
La Reforma, San Marcos – Justo Rufino Barrios the reformer
La Union Barrios (Baja Verapaz) – Justo Rufino Barrios
Livingston, Guatemala – American jurist and politician Edward Livingston
Los Ochoa (San Marcos) – Bonifacio Ochoa Barrios (1888–1964) and Victor Maria Ochoa Barrios (1872–1951)
Melchor de Mencos – Sergeant Major, Melchor de Mencos y Barón de Berrieza (1715–1787)
Modesto Méndez (Izabal) – Modesto Méndez (1801–1863), Guatemalan military
Morazán, El Progreso – Francisco Morazán, a Central American leader
Morales, Guatemala – Guatemalan Lawyer and colonel Próspero Morales
Nuevo San Carlos – King Charles III of Spain
Palencia, Guatemala – Don Matias de Palencia, Founder
Puerto Barrios – Justo Rufino Barrios, President of Guatemala
Quirio Cataño (Chiquimula) – Quirio Cataño, Spanish sculptor
Recuerdo a Barrios (Quetzaltenango) – Justo Rufino Barrios
San Carlos Sija – King Charles III of Spain
San Jacinto, Chiquimula – Hyacinth of Poland, Bishop of Cracovia
San Joaquin (Alta Verapaz) – Joaquina Cabrera, a former president's mother
San Jorge (Zacapa) – Jorge Ubico, president
San Luis Jilotepeque – King Louis IX of France
San Miguel Dueñas – Don Miguel Dueñas, founder
Santa Catarina Barahona – Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Sancho de Barahona, Founder
Santa Cruz Barillas, Santa Elena Barillas (Guatemala) – General Manuel Barillas, president of Guatemala
Santa Lucía La Reforma – Saint Lucy and Justo Rufino Barrios the liberal reformer
Santa Rosa Cuilapa – Rose of Lima
Santo Domingo Suchitepéquez – Dominic of Guzman
Zaragoza, Chimaltenango – Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus

Guinea Bissau edit

Guyana edit

Anna Regina – Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Buxton, Guyana – Fowell Buxton
Campbelltown, Guyana – Stephen Campbell, first Amerindian member of Parliament in Guyana
Fort Wellington, Guyana – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Georgetown – King George III of the United Kingdom
Jonestown – Jim Jones, American religious and cult leader
Lethem – Sir Gordon James Lethem
Linden, Guyana – Linden Forbes Burnham Sampson, a Prime Minister and President of Guyana
Matthews Ridge, Guyana – Matthew Young (1905–1996)
Stabroek, Guyana – Nicholaas Geelvinck, Lord of Stabroek, and President of the Dutch West India Company
Stewartville, Guyana – John Stewart (1789–1860)
Victoria, Guyana – Queen Victoria

Haiti edit

André, Ouest – André Rigaud
Bombardopolis – German benefactor, Monsieur de Bombarde
Dessalines – Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of independent Haiti
Dr. François Duvalier (Hinche) – François Duvalier
Cite Simone (Port-au-Prince) – Simone Duvalier, First lady of Haiti
Ennery, Artibonite – Victor-Thérèse Charpentier, marquis of Ennerry, Governor General of Saint-Domingue
Gressier – Edmond Valléry Gressier
Justin, Ouest – Justin Lhérisson, Haitian writer, lawyer, journalist, and teacher
Killick Stenio Vincent (Port-au-Prince) – Sténio Vincent, President of Haiti
Leclerk Bidonville (Port-au-Prince) – Charles Leclerc (general), a French Army general
Louverture, (Pétion-ville) – Toussaint Louverture
Morne Boyer (Haiti) – Jean-Pierre Boyer, leader of the Haitian Revolution
Nan Lavaud (Ouest) – Franck Lavaud
Ouanaminthe – Juana Mendez (1788–1873), mother of Buenaventura Báez, a Dominican president
Pétion-Ville – Alexandre Sabès Pétion, President of Haiti
Simon (Sud) – Tirésias Simon Sam
Simone (Dessalines) – Simone Duvalier
Thomas, Ouest – Thomas Madiou
Village Lamothe (Port-au-Prince) - Dr. Louis G. Lamothe (1926-1999), philantropist
Village Lumane Casimir (Haiti) – Lumane Casimir (1920–1955), Haitian singer

Former:

Cite Simone was the name of Cité Soleil – Simone Duvalier
Duvalierville was the name of Cabaret, Ouest – François Duvalier and Jean-Claude Duvalier

Honduras edit

Alfonso XIII (Santa Barbara) – Alfonso XIII of Spain
Asentamiento Juan Benito Montoya (Copan) – Juan Benito Montoya, peasant leader who was killed in Los Horcones in 1975
Barrio Paz Barahona (Cortes) – Miguel Paz Barahona
Cabañas, Copán –José Trinidad Cabañas, President of Honduras
Cabañas (Danli) – José Trinidad Cabañas
Cabañas, La Paz – General José Trinidad Cabañas
Col. Alfonso Guillen (Yoro) – Alfonso Guillen Zelaya (1887–1947), Honduran Poet
Col. Alfonso Lacayo (Cortes) – Alfonso Lacayo (1923–1985), Garifuna physician
Col. Amaya Amador (Yoro) – Ramón Amaya Amador, Honduran author
Col. Francisco J. Mejía (Yoro) – Francisco J. Mejía, Honduran teacher
Col. Francisco Murillo Soto (Yoro) – Prof. Francisco Murillo Soto (1893–1982)
Col. Jacobo V. Carcamo (Yoro) – Jacobo Carcamo (1916–1959), Honduran Poet
Col. Jesús Aguilar Paz (Tegucigalpa) – Jesús Aguilar Paz, Honduran Chemist
Col. Medardo Mejia (Olancho) – Medardo Mejia (1907–1981), Honduran poet
Col. Rodas Alvarado (Ocotepeque) – Modesto Rodas Alvarado, President of the National Congress
Col. Terencio Sierra (Cortes) – Terencio Sierra
Col. Víctor F. Ardón (Tegucigalpa) – Víctor F. Ardón (1896–1976), Honduran educator
Froylán Turcios (Olancho) – Froylán Turcios, Honduran Poet
Guadalupe Carney (Colon) – James Carney (American priest), also known as Father Guadalupe Carney
Grupo Villeda Morales (Atlantida) – Ramón Villeda Morales
Juan Francisco Bulnes – Juan Francisco Bulnes (1808–1878), Garifuna soldier
Jesús de Otoro – Fray Juan Félix de Jesús Zepeda y Zepeda (1808–1885), bishop of Comayagua
José Santos Guardiola –José Santos Guardiola, President of Honduras
Kennedy (Tegucigalpa) – John F. Kennedy, American President
Marcovia – Marco Aurelio Soto, President of Honduras
Marcelino Champagnat (Choluteca) – Saint Marcellin Champagnat
Melgar Castro (Marcala, La Paz) – Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, former Head of State of Honduras
Monseñor Fiallos (Tegucigalpa) – Monseñor Ernesto Fiallos (1857–1946), Honduran priest
Morazán, Yoro – Francisco Morazán, Honduran liberal politician
Policarpo Paz García (Yoro) – Policarpo Paz García
Puerto Cortés – Hernán Cortés, Spanish Conquistador
Puerto Lempira – cacique Lempira
Ramón Villeda Morales (municipality) – Ramón Villeda Morales, President of Honduras
Rodas Alvarado (Danli) – Modesto Rodas Alvarado, Honduran lawyer
San Esteban, Olancho – Fray Esteban Verdelete
San Francisco, Atlántida – Francisco Matute, Benefactor of the town.
San Francisco del Valle – Saint Francis and José Cecilio del Valle
San Jerónimo, Copán – Lic. Jerónimo J.Reina (1876–1918), Honduran poet and journalist
San Jorge, Ocotepeque – Saint George
San Luis, Comayagua – King Louis IX of France
San Pedro Sula – Saint Peter
Santa Rosa de Aguán – Saint Rose of Lima
Villeda Morales (Danli) – Ramón Villeda Morales

Hong Kong edit

Aberdeen – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
Belcher Bay – Edward Belcher
Bowrington [yue] – Sir John Bowring
Cape D'Aguilar – George Charles D'Aguilar
Cho Yiu Chuen – Sir Cho Yiu Kwan
Jat Min Chuen – Tan Jat Min
Kellet Island – Henry Kellett
Kennedy Town – Arthur Edward Kennedy
Lai Tak Tsuen – Michael Wright
Lee Chung Yin Road
Morrison Hill – Robert Morrison
Mount Davis, Hong Kong – John Francis Davis
St. Paul's Village – St. Paul
Stanley – Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Victoria City – Queen Victoria
Wesley Village [zh-tw] – John Wesley

Hungary edit

Abasár – King Sámuel Aba of Hungary
Adyváros – Endre Ady
Ambrózfalva – Lajos Ambrózy
Antalhegy – István Antal, Hungarian politician
Árpádhalom – Árpád, father of the Hungarian fatherland
Benczúrfalva (Szécsény) – Gyula Benczúr, Painter
Bocskaikert – Stephen Bocskay, aristocrat
Cholnokyváros – Jenő Cholnoky (1870–1950)
Éhen Gyula-lakótelep – Gyula Éhen (1853–1932)
Erzsébetváros – Queen Elisabeth of Bavaria
Ferencszállás – Baron Ferenc Gerliczy
Ferencváros – Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Harkakötöny – Kötöny
Hunyadfalva – Hunyady family
Izsófalva – Miklós Izsó, sculptor
Jánoshalma – John Hunyadi, commander
Józsefváros – Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
József Attila lakótelep (Budapest) – Attila József
Katonatelep – Zsigmond Katona (1828–1902)
Kossuthfalva (Budapest) – Lajos Kossuth, Governor-President of Hungary
Krepuska Géza-telep – Géza Krepuska
Krisztinaváros (Budapest) – Archduchess Maria Christina
Lipótváros (Budapest) – Leopold II
Nyírtass – Tas, grandson of Árpád
Petőfibánya – Sándor Petőfi, poet
Petőfiszállás – Sándor Petőfi
Rákóczibánya – Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian National hero
Rákóczifalva – Francis II Rákóczi
Rákócziújfalu – Francis II Rákóczi
Rudolftelep – Rudolf Cohacht, Hungarian miner
Sándorfalva – Viscount Sándor Pallavicini
Solt – Solt
Taksony – Taksony of Hungary
Tass – Tas, grandson of Árpád
Terézváros – Queen Maria Theresa
Tiborszállás – Tibor Károlyi, Hungarian politician
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 edit

Grímsey – Grími Ingjaldsson, who have a winter residence in their island
Ólafsfjörður – Ólafur Bekkur Karlsson

India edit

Adityapur. a city and a part of Jamshedpur was named after Raja Aditya Pratap Singh Deo (1887-1969).
Ambedkar Nagar – B. R. Ambedkar
Ambedkar Nagar district – B. R. Ambedkar, Father of the Indian Constitution
Ahmedabad – Sultan Ahmed Shah
Ahmednagar – Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I, Nizam Shahi dynasty
Alluri Sitharama Raju district – Alluri Sitarama Raju
Amroha (Jyotiba Phule Nagar) – Jyotiba Phule
Annamayya district – Annamacharya
Aurangabad – Aurangazeb (Mughal emperor)
Bardhaman – 24th and the last Tirthankar-Vardhaman Mahavir
Bodh Gaya – Buddha
Bikaner – Maharaja Rao Bika Singh Ji
Chamoli district – Shiva, one of the principal deities of Hinduism.
Chandigarh – Goddess Chandi
Chennai – Chennappa Naicker
CV Raman Nagar – a neighbourhood in Bangalore named after C. V. Raman
Dalhousie – James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar – B. R. Ambedkar
Faridabad – Shaikh Farid Bukhari
Faridkot, Punjab – Fariduddin Ganjshakar
Firozpur – Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Gandhinagar – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian activist
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 Ahmad Shah Bahadur (Moghul Emperor)
Haridwar – Vishnu (Hari)
Hyderabad – Hyder Mahal, wife of Quli Qutub Shah.
Indira Point – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India
Jamshedpur, also called Tata Nagar – Jamshetji Tata
Jaipur – Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh Ji
Jodhpur – Maharaja Rao Jodha Singh Ji
Komaram Bheem district – Komaram Bheem, a Gond martyr
Krishnarajapuram – a suburb and neighbourhood in Bangalore named after Krishnaraja Wadiyar III
Lucknow – Lakshmana, a hero of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana
Mahendragarh – Mahendra Singh of Patiala
Mangalore – Mangala Devi, Mangaladevi Temple
Margherita, Assam – Margherita of Savoy
Modinagar – Gujarmal Modi
Moradabad – prince Murad
Mumbai – Mumbadevi
Nampally, Hyderabad- A Persian Diwan of Hyderabad State, Raza Ali Khan whose title was Nekh-Nam-Khan.
Nizamabad City, Nizamabad district – Nizam of Hyderabad
NTR district – N. T. Rama Rao, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Osmanabad – Mir Osman Ali Khan
Palitana – Jain Acharya Padlipta Suri
Patel Nagar – Vallabhbhai Patel, 1st deputy Prime minister of India
Pithoragarh – Prithviraj Chauhan
Port Blair – Archibald Blair
R. T. Nagar – Rabindranath Tagore
Rajendranagar mandal – Rajendra Prasad, President of India
Ramachandrapuram – Raja Kakarlapudi Rama Chandra Raju
Rishabhdeo – First Tirthankar – Rishabha (Adinath)
Robertsganj – Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district – Ajit Singh (Sikhism)
Sant Kabir Nagar district – Sant Kabir, poet
Santhome – locality in Mylapore, named after the Apostle, Saint Thomas
Secunderabad - Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district – Bhagat Singh, Indian National Hero
Shimla – Goddess Shyamala, an incarnation of Hindu deity Kali
Sri Ganganagar – General Sir Ganga Singh, the Maharajah of Bikaner State from 1888 to 1943
Sri Sathya Sai district – Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru
Surendranagar Dudhrej – Surendrasinhji Jorawarsinhji (1922–1983), Ruler of Wadhwan state
Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore – Potti Sreeramulu, an Indian revolutionary
Tuljapur – Goddess Tulja Bhavani Temple
Udaipur – Maharana Udai Singh II
Udham Singh Nagar district – freedom fighter and Indian revolutionary Udham Singh
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, Malayalam poet
Williamnagar – Williamson A. Sangma, the founding Chief Minister of Meghalaya
Willingdon Island – large artificial island in Kochi, named after Lord Willingdon
Wellington – town in The Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, named after the Iron Duke

YSR district – Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Indonesia edit

Hatta, Bakauheni, Lampung – Mohammad Hatta, 1st Vice President of Indonesia
Kartini, Sawah Besar, Jakarta – Kartini, Javanese women's rights figure
Sudirman, Tanralili, Maros, South Sulawesi – Sudirman, Indonesian military officer

Former:

Sukarnopura was the name of Jayapura – Sukarno, 1st President of Indonesia

Iran edit

Ahmadabad-e Mosaddeq – Mohammad Mosaddegh
Amadegah Shahid Mohammad Montazeri – Mohammad Montazeri
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 a Supreme leader, philosopher, revolutionary, and politician
Hamidaniyeh – Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, 14th century Poet and Scholar
Hasanabad, Tehran – Mostowfi ol-Mamalek, Prime Minister of Iran
Jammi – 15th century Persian Poet Abdurahman Jami
Kabak Mohammad Reza – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last king
Kermanshah – King Bahram IV
Khomeyni Shahr – Ruhollah Khomeini
Masjed Soleyman – Solomon, a major prophet of islam
Nahavand:
- formerly named Laodicea – Laodice of Macedonia
- formerly named Antiochia – Antiochus I Soter
Naser Khosrow, Iran – Nasir Khusraw an 11th-century poet
Parsabad - Engineer Ibrahim Parsa (1905-1996), founder of Parsabad
Piranshahr – Piran, son of Viseh
Rezaïyeh, Razavi Khorasan – Reza Shah Pahlavi
Rudaki, Iran – Rudaki, Persian poet
Seleucia (Susiana) – Seleucus I Nicator
Seleucia (Susiana) – a Seleucus of the Seleucid dynasty
Shahrak-e Ayatollah Madani – Mir Asadollah Madani, Iranian politician
Susa, formerly named Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator
Yazd – Yazdegerd I, a Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 399 to 420
Yusef Abad – Mirza Yusef Ashtiani (1813–1887)

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 edit

Al-Aziziyah – Abdülaziz, Ottoman Sultan
Al-Sadiyah – Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas, commander who led the Arabs to conquer Mesopotamia from the Sasanian Empire
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
Hamza – Bahraini Shia cleric "Ahmad Ibn Hashim Al-Ghurifi" (a.k.a. Hamza)
Al Hashimiyah – Named after the Hashemites
Al-Hindiya – "Yahya Asif Al-Dawla Bahadur Al-Hindi", who was a vizier of Bahadur Shah Zafar
Iskandariya – Alexander the Great
Kadhimiya – Musa al-Kadhim
Laodicea (Mesopotamia) – a royal woman named Laodice among the Seleucids
Al Midhatiya – Midhat Pasha
Nasiriyah – "Nasir al-Saadun Pasha", the sheikh ("chief") of the Muntafiq tribal confederation
Al Numaniyah – al-Nu'man III ibn al-Mundhir
Al-Qasim – "Al-Qasim" son of Musa al-Kadhim
Sadr City – Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator
Seleucia (Sittacene) – Seleucus I Nicator
Sulaymaniyah – Sulaiman Baba, the first Baban prince to gain control of the province of Shahrizor and its capital, Kirkuk
Yusufiyah – Yūsuf (Joseph)
Az Zubayr – Zubayr ibn al-Awwam

Ireland (Republic of) edit

Bellewstown – Darren Bellew
Binghamstown – Major Denis Bingham (1765–1842)
Canningstown – George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh
Charlestown – Charles Strickland, Land Agent and Town Planner
Charleville, County Cork – Charles II of England
Connacht – Conn Cétchathach
County Kerry – Ciar
Dún Laoghaire – Lóegaire mac Néill
Edgeworthstown – the Anglo-Irish Edgeworth family, such as Henry Essex Edgeworth de Firmont, local rector, Francis Ysidro Edgeworth, economist, Michael Pakenham Edgeworth, botanist, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, politician, and Maria Edgeworth, writer
Enniskean – "island of Cian", Cian Maol Muadh (O'Mahony) of Cork^[10]^[11]^[12]
Jamestown, County Leitrim – James VI and I
Louisburgh, County Mayo – Louis XIV of France
Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath – Robert Rochfort

Former:

Maryborough was the name of Portlaoise – 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 edit

Acre, formerly named Antiochia Ptolemais – Alexander the Great's generals Antiochus and Ptolemy Soter
Balfourya – Arthur James Balfour, British Prime Minister
Even Shmuel – Samuel Bronfman
Givat Brenner – Yosef Haim Brenner
Givat Shapira – Hermann Schapira
Herzliya – Theodor Herzl, a leader of Zionist movement
Hippos, formerly named Antiochia Hippos – an Antiochus of the Seleucid dynasty
Kfar Haim – Haim Arlosoroff
Kfar Hess – Moses Hess
Kfar HaRif – Isaac Alfasi
Kfar Maimon – Yehuda Leib Maimon
Kfar Masaryk – Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Kfar Menahem – Menachem Ussishkin
Kfar Netter – Charles Netter
Kfar Ruppin – Arthur Ruppin
Kfar Shmuel – Stephen Samuel Wise
Kfar Silver – Abba Hillel Silver
Kfar Sirkin – Nachman Syrkin
Kfar Truman – Harry S. Truman
Kfar Vitkin – Yosef Vitkin
Kfar Warburg – Felix M. Warburg
Kfar Yavetz – Ze'ev Yavetz
Kiryat Wolfson – Isaac Wolfson
Kiryat Shmuel, Jerusalem – Shmuel Salant, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem in 1878–1909
Kokhav Michael – Michael Sobell
Midreshet Ben-Gurion – David Ben-Gurion
Mishmar David – Mickey Marcus
Netanya – Nathan Strauss
Neve Granot – Avraham Granot, a Zionist activist and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence
Neve Yaakov – Yitzchak Yaacov Reines
Qiryat Bialik – writer Hayyim Nahman Bialik
Ramat Aharon – Rabbi Aharon Kotler
Ramat Eshkol – Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel
Ramat Sharett – Moshe Sharett, Prime Minister of Israel in 1953–1955
Ramat Shlomo – Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
Sde David – Zalman David Levontin (1856–1940)
Sde Eliezer – Robert Rothschild
Sdei Avraham – Avraham Herzfeld
Seleucia Samulias – a Seleucus among the Seleucid dynasty
Talmei Eliyahu – Eliyahu Krauze (1878–1962)
Talmei Yaffe – Leib Yaffe
Tiberias – Tiberius Caesar Augustus
Tzur Yitzhak – Yitzhak Rabin

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 edit

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, Father of the Italian fatherland
Cava Manara – Luciano Manara, patriot
Corridonia – Filippo Corridoni, Italian socialist, IWW hero
Corteno Golgi – Camillo Golgi, pathologist
Ercolano – Heracles
Grazzano Badoglio – Marshall Pietro Badoglio, soldier, politician, Prime Minister of Italy
Grizzana Morandi – Giorgio Morandi
Gropello Cairoli – Benedetto Cairoli, politician, Prime Minister of Italy
Guidonia Montecelio – Alessandro Guidoni, air force general
Incisa Scapaccino – Giovanni Battista Scapaccino (1802–1834), soldier
Jolanda di Savoia – Yolanda of Savoy
Ladispoli – Prince Ladislao Odescalchi (1846–1920)
Livorno Ferraris – Galileo Ferraris
Mafalda – Mafalda of Savoy
Manfredonia – Manfred of Sicily
Marconia – Guglielmo Marconi
Margherita di Savoia – Queen Margherita of Savoy
Milena – Queen Milena of Montenegro
Morra De Sanctis – Francesco de Sanctis
Paderno Ponchielli – Amilcare Ponchielli
Pienza – Pope Pius II
Riese Pio X – Pope Pius X
Rome – Romulus (disputed;^[13] see also: Rome#Etymology)
Sagliano Micca – Pietro Micca, Piedmontese hero
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

Ivory Coast edit

Bingerville – Louis-Gustave Binger, former French colonial governor
Jean-Baptiste Mockey (Abidjan) – Jean-Baptiste Mockey
Marie Koré (Abidjan) – Marie Koré (1912–1953), Ivorian independence activist
Port-Bouët – Édouard Bouët-Willaumez, French admiral
San-Pédro, Ivory Coast – Saint Peter
Treichville – Marcel Treich-Laplène, French resident in Ivory Coast
Yamoussoukro – Queen Yamoussou

Jamaica edit

Aberdeen, Jamaica – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
Albert Town, Jamaica – Albert, Prince Consort
Alexandria, Jamaica – Alexander Bustamante, First Prime Minister of Jamaica
Berry Hill (Manchester) – Curtis Philip Berry
Brown's Town – Hamilton Brown, Scots-Irish planter
Darlingford, Jamaica – Charles Henry Darling, Governor of Jamaica
Denham Town – Edward Brandis Denham, Governor of Jamaica
Gordon Town, Jamaica – George William Gordon
Granville, Jamaica – Granville Sharp
Kingston, Jamaica – King William III of England
Mandeville, Jamaica – George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester, viscount Mandeville
Moore Town, Jamaica – Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet
Nanny Town – Nanny of the Maroons
Norman Gardens (Kingston) – Norman Manley
Petersfield, Jamaica – Peter Beckford, Governor of Jamaica
Queensborough, Kingston – Queen Victoria
Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica – Lady Anne Hyde
Trenchtown – Daniel Power Trench (1813–1884)

Japan edit

Asaka, Saitama – Prince Asaka Yasuhiko, a founder of a collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family
Date, Hokkaidō – Date Kunishige, a Japanese samurai
Hiroshima – Ōe no Hiromoto + Fukushima Motonaga (disputed)
Imakane, Hokkaidō – Imamori Tōjirō (1870–1952) + Kanamori Tōjirō (1865–1909)
Imamura, Saga – Hitoshi Imamura, a Japanese general
Ina, Saitama – Ina Tadatsugu, a civil officer
Kita, Hokkaido – Yuji Kitamura (1871–1903)
Kyōgoku, Hokkaidō – Kyōgoku Takanori (1858–1928), a former noble of the Kyōgoku clan
Maeda, Aichi – Tadashi Maeda (admiral)
Masaki, Ehime – Jinzaburō Masaki, Japanese general
Meiji (Nagoya) – Emperor Meiji
Narashino, Chiba – Shinohara Kunimoto (1837–1877), a prominent military commander
Niki, Hokkaidō – Niki Takeyoshi (1834–1915), a Japanese pioneer
Noda, Chiba – Noda Umanosuke, Japanese military commander during the Muromachi period
Numata, Hokkaido – Kisaburo Numata (1834–1923)
Okubo (Yokohama) _ Ōkubo Toshimichi
Ono, Fukushima – Ono no Takamura, Japanese poet
Sanjō, Niigata – Sanjo Saemon, a legendary hero during the Edo period
Saigō, Shimane – Saigō Takamori
Shōwa, Fukushima – Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa)
Tadaoka, Osaka – Taira no Tadayuki, son of a Japanese warrior
Takashimadaira – Takashima Shūhan
Tendō, Yamagata – Kitabatake Tendōmaru, owner of Tendō castle during the Muromachi period
Torahime, Shiga – Tora Gozen, a late Heian period prostitute
Toyota, Aichi – Sakichi Toyoda and Kiichiro Toyoda
Tsukigata, Hokkaidō – Tsukigata Kiyoshi (1847–1895), Japanese Samurai
Tsuruga, Fukui – Tsunuga Arashito, Japanese Samurai
Uchiyama, Aichi – Eitaro Uchiyama, a lieutenant general
Wake, Okayama – Wake no Kiyomaro, a high-ranking Japanese official during the Nara period
Yamamoto, Kagawa – Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese Marshal Admiral

Jordan edit

Abila, formerly named Seleucia – a Seleucus among the Seleucid dynasty
Al-Abdali –King Abdullah I of Jordan
Amman – Ammon
Umm Qais:
- formerly named Antiochia – Antiochus III the Great
- formerly named Seleucia – Seleucus II Callinicus

Kazakhstan edit

Abay (town). Abay, Aktobe, Abay, Almaty and Abay District, East Kazakhstan – Abai Qunanbaiuly, Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher
Altynsarin District – Ybyrai Altynsarin, a Kazakh educator
Amangeldi – Amangeldi Imanov (1873–1919), Kazakh national leader
Auezov district (Almaty) – Mukhtar Auezov, a Kazakh writer
Ayteke Bi District – Aiteke Biy (1644–1700), Kazakh biy and tribesman
Ayteke Bi – Ayteke Biy
Balpyk Bi – Kazakh military hero Balpyk Derbisaliuly
Bauyrjan Momyshuly – Kazakh military officer Bauyrzhan Momyshuly
Baydibek District – Baidibek Karashauly (1356–1419), legendary hero
Bayganin District – Nurpeis Baiganin (1860–1945), Kazakh folk singer
Bayzak District – Bayzak Mambetuly (1789–1864), Kazakh military leader and politician
Beimbet Mailin District – Beimbet Mailin (1894–1938), Kazakh writer
Bokey Orda District – Bokei Khan, chairman of the Khan's Council during the Aishuak Khan
Budennovka (Akmola) – Semyon Budyonny
Bukhar-Zhyrau District – Bukhar-zhirau Kalmakanov, a Kazakh poet
Chapaev, Kazakhstan – Red Army hero of the Russian Civil War Vasily Chapayev
Fort-Shevchenko – Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko
Gabit Musirepov District – Gabit Musirepov, Kazakh writer
Hamit Ergaliev (Atyrau) – Hamit Ergaliev (1916–1997), writer
Imeni Baymaganbeta Iztolin (North Kazakhstan) – Baymaganbet Iztolin (1899–1921), poet
Imeni Dinmukhamed Kunaev (Zhambyl) and Qonaev – Dinmukhamed Kunaev
Imeni Diny Nurpeisovoy – Kazakh composer and dombura player Dina Nurpeisova
Imeni Imangali Biltabanov (Aktobe) – Imangali Biltabanov (1925–1945), Kazakh hero
Imeni Kudaibergen Zhubanov (Aktobe) – Kudaibergen Zhubanov (1899–1938), philologist
Imeni Rakhim Sabdenov (Zhambyl) – Rakhim Sabdenov (1929–2000), Socialist workers' hero
Imeni Kasim Kaysenova (East Kazakhstan) – Kasym Kaysenov (1918–2006), Kazakh writer and military officer
Imeni Shamshi Kaldayakov (Aktobe) and Imeni Shamshi Kaldayakov (Turkistan) – Shamshi Kaldayakov, a Kazakhstani composer
Imeni Tattibay Duisebayev (Zhambyl) – Tattibay Duisebayev (1923–1996), Kazakh police general
Imeni Temirbek Zhurgenov (Aktobe) – Temirbek Zhurgenov (1898–1938), writer
Jambyl District, Jambyl – Kazakh akyn (folk singer) Jambyl Jabayev
Kurchatov – Soviet nuclear physicist Igor Kurchatov
Kurmangazy District – Kazakh composer Qurmangazy Sagyrbaiuly
Magzhan Zhumabaev District – Kazakh writer Magzhan Zhumabayev
Makhambet – Makhambet Otemisuly, Kazakh Poet
Mamlyut – Mavlyut Valguzin, a Tatar peasant
Mantai Zharymbetov (Turkistan) – Mantai Zharymbetov (1912–1967), Socialist worker's hero
Nurmukhamed Esentaev (Turkistan) – Nurmukhamed Esentaev (1909–1975), Socialist worker's hero
Panfilov District, Kazakhstan – Ivan Panfilov
Pavlodar – Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
Petropavl – Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Raiymbek District – Raiymbek Batyr
Ridder – Philip Ridder; between 1941 and 2002 the city was called Leninogorsk after Lenin
Satpayev – Kazakh geologist and first president of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences Kanysh Satpayev
Shal akyn District – Tileuke Kulekeuly (Shal Akyn), a Kazakh poet
Tole Bi District – Töle Biy
Turar Ryskulov, Turkistan – Kazakh politician Turar Ryskulov
Turar Ryskulov District – Turar Ryskulov, President of the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Ualikhanov District – Shoqan Walikhanov, ethnographer
Zhambyl District, Almaty Region – Jambyl Jabayev. Kazakh traditional folk singer
Zhambyl District, North Kazakhstan Region – Jambyl Jabayev
Zhangeldi District – Alibi Zhangeldi (1884– 1953), Kazakh revolutionary
Zhansugirov – Ilyas Zhansugurov, Kazakh literature
Zhanybek District – Janibek Khan, a co-founder and the second Khan of the Kazakh Khanate from 1473–1480

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
Nur-Sultan was the name of Astana – Nursultan Nazarbayev, 1st President of Kazakhstan^[14]
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

Kenya edit

Karen, Kenya – Karen Blixen, a Danish author of the colonial memoir Out of Africa
Kenyatta, Nairobi – Jomo Kenyatta
Machakos – Masaku wa Munyati, an Akamba chief who arrived in the area in 1816 from the area around Sultan Hamud
Port Victoria (Kenya) – Queen Victoria
Thomson's Falls – Joseph Thomson (explorer)

Kosovo edit

Ferizaj – Feriz Shasivari^[15]
Obilić – Miloš Obilić
Skenderaj – George Kastrioti Skanderbeg^[16]

Former:

Đeneral Janković was the name of Elez Han – Božidar Janković^[17]

Kuwait edit

Abdullah as-Salim suburb – Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Al Ahmadi, Kuwait – Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Fahd al-Ahmad Suburb – Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Jabir al-Ahmad City – Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Sabah al-Ahmad City – Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Sabah as-Salim suburb – Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah

Kyrgyzstan edit

Аbdrakhmanov (Issyk-Kul) – Yusup Abdrakhmanov (1901–1938), Kyrgyz politician
Abdy-Suerkulov (Toktogul) – Abdy Suerkulov (1912–1992), Kyrgyz Prime Minister
Absamat Masaliev (Kadamjay) – Absamat Masaliyev
Aitmatov District - Chinghiz Aitmatov, author
Aldashev (Jeti-Ögüz) – Abdulkhai Aldashev (1918–2003), Kyrgyz pharmacologist, toxicologist and translator
Alla-Anarov (Aravan) – Alla Anarov (1907–1979), cotton producer
Aydaraliev (Talas) – Rysbek Aidaraliev (1922–1998), Kyrgyz public figure
Amanbayevo – Akhmat Amanbayev (1920–1964), Kyrgyz compositor
Anan'yevo – one of the Panfilov's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen, Nikolay Yakovlevich Anan'yev (1912–1941)
Baetov – Kyrgyz singer and composer Musa Baetov (1902–1949)
Baytik – Baytik Batyr (1823–1886), one of the leaders of the Solto tribe who fought the Kokand Khanate
Bishkek – Bishkek Batyr (1700–1757), Commander of the Kyrgyz army in the war against the invaders of Dzungar in the 18th century.
Bokonbayevo – Kyrgyz poet and dramatist, Dzhoomart Bokonbaev (1910–1944)
Cholponbay - Cholponbai Tuleberdiyev (1922-1944), World War II hero
Dokturbek Kurmanaliev (Ysyk-Ata) – Dokturbek Kurmanaliev (1948–2004)
Kurmanjan Datka (Batken) and Kurmanjan Datka (Osh) - Kurmanjan Datka
Ibraimov – Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sultan Ibraimov
Imeni Aliaskara Toktonalieva (Ysyk-Ata) – Aliaskar Toktonaliev (1929–1990), Finance Minister
Imeni Suymenkula Chokmorova – Kyrgyz film actor Suimenkul Chokmorov
Imeni Toktomata Zulpueva (Nookat) – Toktomat Zulpuev (1925–1995)
Isanov (Osh) – Nasirdin Isanov, Kyrgyz Prime Minister
Jalal-Abad – Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar
Jayyl District – Jayyl Batyr (1692–1780), one of the heroes of the Solto tribe
Karasaev (Tüp) – Kusein Karasaev (1901–1998), Kyrgyz linguist
Kochubaev (Osh) – Toi'chu Tagaevich Kochubaev (1922–1981), Kyrgyz Socialist workers' hero
Kulatov (Nookat) – Turabay Kulatov (1908–1984), Kyrgyz Prime Minister
Kurmanbek (Suzak) – Kurmanbek Batyr, mythical hero
Lenin District, Bishkek – Vladimir Lenin
Manas District – Manas, mythical Kyrgyz national hero
Mavlyanov (Aksy) – Junai Mavlyanov (1923–2003), writer and poet
Mombekovo (Nooken) – Yusup Mombekov (1926–1983), Kyrgyz socialist workers' hero
Nurzhanov (Talas) – Akmatbek Nurzhanov (1922–1987), Kyrgyz socialist workers' hero
Urazbekov (Batken) – Abdukadyr Urazbekov (1889–1938), Kyrgyz statesman
Ormon-Khan aliyl (Naryn) - Ormon Khan
Osmonkulov (Talas) – Iskender Osmonkulov (1907–1992), Kyrgyz socialist workers' hero
Panfilov District, Kyrgyzstan – Ivan Panfilov
Pristan'-Przheval'sk – Nikolay Przhevalsky
Shabdan - Shabdan Baatyr (1839-1912)
Shopokov – Kyrgyz World War II hero Duyshenkul Shopokov (1915–1941)
Sverdlov District, Bishkek – Yakov Sverdlov
Toktogul – Kyrgyz Musician Toktogul Satilganov
Togolok-Moldo Rural District (Naryn) - Togolok Moldo, Kyrgyz poet
Zharkynbayevo – Kyrgyz hero Kazak Zharkynbaev (1911–1969)

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 edit

Kaysone Phomvihane District, Savannakhet province – Kaysone Phomvihane, President of Laos

Latvia edit

Jēkabpils – Jacob Kettler, Duke of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Lucavsala – Klauss Lucavs
Pāvilosta – after Paul von Lilienfeld, governor of Kurzeme
Pētersala-Andrejsala – Peter the Great
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 edit

Foch-Allenby district (Beirut) – Ferdinand Foch and Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby

Former:

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

Lesotho edit

Mohale's Hoek – Mohale, a King Moshoeshoe I's brother

Liberia edit

A.B. Tolbert Community – Adolphus Benedict Tolbert (died in 1980), a former President's son
Arthington, Liberia – Robert Arthington, an attorney and philanthropist from Leeds, England
Barclayville – Edwin Barclay, President of Liberia
Buchanan – Thomas Buchanan, American diplomat
Careysburg – Lott Carey, a Baptist minister
Clay-Ashland – Henry Clay, an American lawyer, planter, and statesman
Greenville, Liberia – Judge James Green
Harbel – Harvey S. Firestone and his wife Idabelle
Harper, Liberia – Robert Goodloe Harper, American politician
Monrovia – James Monroe, President of the United States
Robertsport – Joseph Jenkins Roberts, First President of Liberia
Samuel K. Doe Community (Monrovia) – Samuel Doe
Schieffelin, Margibi County – Henry M. Schieffelin, American philanthropist and Consul-General in Liberia
Tubmanburg – William Tubman, President of Liberia

Libya edit

ʽAziziya – Abdulaziz, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Benghazi – Sidi Ghazi, Benefactor of the city
Ptolemais – a king of the Ptolemies, probably Ptolemy III Euergetes
Qaryat ‘Umar al Mukhtar – Omar Mukhtar, Libyan resistance leader

Lithuania edit

Grigiškės – Hryhoriy Kurec, Belarusian architect
Janapolė – Jan Długosz
Jonava – Jono Eustachijaus
Kaišiadorys – a Tatar noble, Khaishadar
Kudirkos Naumiestis – Vincas Kudirka, Lithuanian poet
Marijampolė – Blessed Virgin Mary

Former:

Sniečkus was the name of Visaginas – Antanas Sniečkus, Lithuanian communist politician

Luxembourg edit

Ettelbruck – Etzel (Attila the Hun)

Macedonia edit

Čučer-Sandevo – Aleksandar Urdarevski-Sande (1920–1943), participant in the National Liberation War
Dame Gruev (Skopje) – Dame Gruev
Delčevo – Goce Delčev, revolutionary hero
Gazi Baba Municipality – Ottoman poet Aşık Çelebi
Gjorče Petrov Municipality – revolutionary Gjorče Petrov
Jane Sandanski (Skopje) – Yane Sandanski
Josifovo – Josif Josifovski (1915–1943)
Sveti Nikole – Saint Nicholas
Titov Vrv – Josip Broz, President of Yugoslavia

Former:

Titov Veles (meaning: "Tito's Veles") was the name of Veles – Josip Broz

Malaysia edit

Beaufort, Malaysia – Leicester Paul Beaufort, colonial governor of North Borneo
Bandar Dato' Onn – Onn Jaafar, Malayan politician
Bandar Menjalara – Paduka Seri Cik Menjalara (d.1941)
Bandar Muadzam Shah – Abu Bakar of Pahang
Bandar Seri Putra – Tunku Abdul Rahman
Bandar Tun Abdul Razak – Abdul Razak Hussein, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia
Bandar Tun Razak – Abdul Razak Hussein
Bandar Tun Razak, Jengka – Abdul Razak Hussein
Butterworth, Penang – William John Butterworth, governor of the Straits Settlements
Cameron Highlands – William Cameron, British geologist
Carey Island – Edward Valentine John Carey, English planter in Malaya
FELDA L.B. Johnson – Lyndon B. Johnson, American president
FELDA Soeharto – Soeharto, Indonesian president
Fraser's Hill – Louis James Fraser, Scottish pioneer
George Town, Penang – George III of the United Kingdom
Gohtong Jaya – Lim Goh Tong, Malaysian Chinese businessman & entrepreneur
Hang Tuah Jaya – Hang Tuah, legendary hero
Kampung Gandhi – Mahatma Gandhi
Pekan Gurney – Henry Gurney, British colonial administrator
Port Dickson – John Frederick Dickson, British colonial administrator
Putrajaya – Tunku Abdul Rahman, father of Malayan independence
Seri Iskandar – Iskandar of Perak, 30th Sultan of Perak
Shah Alam – Hisamuddin of Selangor
Taman Tun Dr Ismail – Ismail Abdul Rahman
Taman Tun Sardon – Sardon Jubir, governor of Penang
Taman Tun Teja – Princess Tun Teja
Taman U-Thant – U Thant, UN Secretary-General from 1961 until 1971,
Templer's Park – Gerald Templer, senior British Army officer
Victoria, Labuan – Queen Victoria
Weston – A.J. West, British North Borneo railway engineer

Malawi edit

Aaron, Malawi – biblical prophet Aaron
Banda (Central) – Hastings Banda
Cape Maclear – Thomas Maclear
Fort Maguire (Southern) – Captain Cecil Montgomery Maguire (died on 1891)
Livingstonia, Malawi – David Livingstone
Liwonde – Chief Liwonde (died on 1921)

Former:

Fort Anderson was the name of Mulanje – Sir Henry Percy Anderson (1831–1896), Harry Johnston's father-in-law
Fort Hill was the name of Chitipa – Clement Lloyd Hill, British diplomat
Fort Johnston was the name of Mangochi – Harry Johnston, British botanist and colonial administrator
Fort Lister was the name of Phalombe – Thomas Villiers Lister, British diplomat
Fort Manning was the name of Mchinji – William Manning (colonial administrator), Governor of Nyasaland

Mali edit

Ouezzindougou – Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly, Burkinabé politician
Timbuktu – Buktu, a malian old woman who lived in that region

Malta edit

Cottonera – Grandmaster Nicolas Cotoner
Floriana – architect Pietro Paolo Floriani
Manoel Island – Grandmaster António Manoel de Vilhena
Paola – Grandmaster Antoine de Paule
Paceville – Giuseppe Pace (1890–1971)
Qormi (Città Pinto) – 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 – Grandmaster Claude de la Sengle
Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand) – Grandmaster Ferdinand von Hompesch
Valletta – Grandmaster Jean Parisot de Valette
Victoria – Queen Victoria
Żabbar (Città Hompesch) – Grandmaster Ferdinand von Hompesch
Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) – Grandmaster Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc
Żejtun (Città Beland) – Ferdinand von Hompesch's mother

Mauritania edit

Boubacar Ben Amer – Abu Bakr Ibn Omar (d.1087)

Mauritius edit

Mexico edit

Apodaca, Nuevo León – Salvador de Apodaca y Loreto, bishop
Ciudad Juárez – Benito Juárez, president
Ciudad López Mateos – Adolfo López Mateos, president
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl – Nezahualcoyotl, poet
Ciudad Obregón – Álvaro Obregón, president
Ciudad Victoria – Guadalupe Victoria, first president
General Escobedo – Mariano Escobedo
Hermosillo – José María González Hermosillo
Guadalupe, Zacatecas and other communities named Guadalupe – Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mary)
Guerrero state and several other localities – Vicente Guerrero, independence leader and president
Hidalgo, state and several other localities – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, independence leader and Father of the Nation
Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán – Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, president
Morelia – José María Morelos, independence leader
Morelos state and several other localities – José María Morelos, independence leader
San Luis Potosí City and state – King Louis IX of France
San Nicolás de los Garza – Pedro de la Garza, benefactor of the town
Tuxtla Gutiérrez – Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez, independence leader
Quintana Roo – Andrés Quintana Roo, politician

Moldova edit

Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Cahul – Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Moldavia
Cantemir, Moldova – Dimitrie Cantemir
Ciorescu, Chişinău – Ion Gheorghe Ciorescu (founder)
Frunză, Ocnița – Mikhail Frunze
Ion Vodă, Florești – John III the Terrible
Lazo, Ștefan Vodă – Sergey Lazo, Moldavian revolutionary
Lebedenco, Cahul – Nikita Lebedenko, Soviet military leader
Miciurin – Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin
Regina Maria, Soroca – Marie of Romania
Ștefan Vodă – Stephen III of Moldavia

Former:

"Kotovsk" was the name of Hîncești – Grigory Kotovsky
"Kutuzov" was the name of Ialoveni – Mikhail Kutuzov
"Lazovsk" was the name of Sîngerei – Sergey Lazo
"Suvorovo" was the name of Ștefan Vodă – Alexander Suvorov

Mongolia edit

Choibalsan city, Dornod – Khorloogiin Choibalsan
Choibalsan sum, Dornod – Khorloogiin Choibalsan
Khatanbulag – Börte, Great Khatun of the Mongol Empire
Magsarjav (Khovd) – Khatanbaatar Magsarjav
Öndörkhaan (now Chinggis Khot) – Genghis Khan
Renchinlkhümbe – Jambyn Lkhümbe
Sükhbaatar city – Damdin Sükhbaatar, Mongolian independence hero
Sükhbaatar district – Damdin Sükhbaatar
Sükhbaatar Province – Damdin Sükhbaatar
Ulaanbaatar – Damdin Sükhbaatar

Montenegro edit

Danilovgrad – Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro
Herceg Novi – Duke (Herceg) Stjepan Vukčić Kosača
Petrovac – King Peter I of Serbia
Tomaševo – Tomaš Žižić, Montenegrin national hero

Former:

Titograd was the name of Podgorica from 1946 to 1992 – Josip Broz Tito
Ivangrad was the name of Berane from 1946 to 1992 – Ivan Milutinović

Morocco edit

Mohammedia – King Mohammed V of Morocco
Moulay Rachid (district) – Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco

Mozambique edit

Beira, Mozambique – Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (titled Prince of Beira)
Chissano (Gaza) - Alberto Chissano, Mozambican sculptor
Maputo – Chief Maputsu I of the Tembe clan
Mozambique Island – Mussa Bin Bique, an Arab Muslim chief of the early 16th century
Ilha Josina Machel (Manhiça) – Josina Machel, a former President's wife
Manhiça District – Manacusse, a Tchaka chief, who moved here after some conflict in his native area
Ressano Garcia – Frederico Ressano Garcia (1847–1911), Portuguese politician and engineer
Vila Eduardo Mondlane – Eduardo Mondlane, President of the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO)

Former:

António Enes was the name of Angoche – António José Enes (1848–1901), Portuguese journalist and colonial administrator
Augusto Cardoso was the name of Metangula – Augusto Cardoso (1859–1930), Portuguese explorer
Caldas Xavier was the name of Cambulatsitse – Alfredo Augusto Caldas Xavier (1852–1896), Portuguese colonial administrator
Cidade Salazar was the name of Matola – António de Oliveira Salazar
João Belo was the name of Xai-Xai – João Belo (1878–1928), Portuguese military
Lourenço Marques was the name of Maputo – Lourenço Marques (explorer)
Malvernia was the name of Chicualacuala (Vila Eduardo Mondlane) – Godfrey Huggins, 1st Viscount Malvern
Porto Amélia was the name of Pemba, Mozambique – Queen Amélie of Orléans
Vila Coutinho was the name of Ulongué – João António de Azevedo Coutinho Fragoso de Sequeira (1865–1944)
Vila Fontes was the name of Caia, Mozambique – Fontes Pereira de Melo
Vila Gomes da Costa was the name of Alto Changane – Manuel Gomes da Costa, Portuguese president
Vila Gouveia was the name of Catandica – Manuel António de Sousa, Portuguese military captain
Vila Junqueiro was the name of Gurúè – Manuel Saraiva Junqueiro (d.1959)
Vila Machado was the name of Nhamatanda – Joaquim José Machado
Vila Paiva de Andrada was the name of Gorongosa – Joaquim Carlos Paiva de Andrada (1846–1928)
Vila Pery was the name of Chimoio – João Pery de Lind (1861–1930), Governor of Mozambique Company Territories of Manica and Sofala
Vila Pinto Teixeira was the name of Mabalane – Francisco dos Santos Pinto Teixeira (1887–1983), Portuguese military engineer
Vila Trigo de Morais was the name of Chokwe, Mozambique – António Trigo de Morais (1895–1966), Portuguese engineer
Vila Vasco da Gama was the name of Chiputo – Vasco da Gama

Myanmar edit

Maha Bandula Park – General Maha Bandula
Mindon, Myanmar – Mindon Min, King of Burma
Thibaw, Shan State – Thibaw Min, King of Burma

Namibia edit

Caprivi Strip – Leo von Caprivi, German general and statesman
Henties Bay, Namibia – Major Hentie van der Merwe (1871–1954)
John Pandeni Constituency – John Pandeni, a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
Judea Lyaboloma Constituency – Judea Lyaboloma (died in 1968), a former People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) guerrilla
Keetmanshoop – Johann Keetman, German trader
Lüderitz – Adolf Lüderitz
Mariental, Namibia – Maria, the wife of the first colonial settler of the area, Hermann Brandt
Moses ǁGaroëb Constituency – Moses ǁGaroëb, a Namibian Politician
Nehale lyaMpingana Constituency – Nehale Mpingana, Namibian National hero
Samora Machel Constituency – Samora Machel, President of Mozambique
Tobias Hainyeko constituency – Tobias Hainyeko, a guerrilla war hero

Former:

Caprivi Region was the name of Zambezi Region, named after Leo von Caprivi
Schuckmannsburg – Bruno von Schuckmann (since 2013 called Luhonono)

Nepal edit

Bhimdatta – Bhimdatta Panta, a revolutionary farmer leader
Birendranagar – King Birendra of Nepal
Birendranagar, Chitwan – King Birendra of Nepal
Birgunj – Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepali statesman
Byans – Vyas, legendary author of Hinduism
Dasharathchand – Dashrath Chand, a martyr of Nepalese Democratic Movement
Janakpur – King Janak, an ancient Indian king of Videha,
Jaya Prithvi – Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh, a humanist, peace advocate, writer and social activist
K.I. Singh Rural Municipality – Kunwar Inderjit Singh, 20th Prime Minister of Nepal
Krishnapur, Nepal – Krishna
Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality - Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
Mahendrakot and Mahendranagar, Dhanusha – Mahendra of Nepal
Prithivinagar – Prithvi Narayan Shah
Ramprasad Rai – Ram Prasad Rai, a Nepali revolutionary who was disappeared and killed in 1951
Siddharthanagar – from Buddha's given name Siddhartha
Siddhicharan Municipality – Siddhicharan Shrestha
Tribhuwannagar – Tribhuvan of Nepal
Vyas – Sage Vyasadeva (Vyas)

Netherlands edit

Anna Paulowna – Anna Pavlovna of Russia
Emmaberg – Queen Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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
Koningsbosch (lit. King's Forest) – Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Koningsoord (Het Hogeland) – William III of the Netherlands
Mariaparochie – Mary, mother of Jesus
Lelystad – ir. Cornelis Lely
Odiliapeel – Odilia of Cologne
Oud-Beijerland, Nieuw-Beijerland and Zuid-Beijerland – Sabina, Duchess of Bavaria (Dutch: Sabina van Beieren)
Philippine, Netherlands – Philip I of Castile
Prins Alexander – Alexander, Prince of Orange
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
Van Ewijcksluis – Daniël Jacob van Ewijck van Oostbroek van de Built (1786–1858), Dutch Politician
Wilhelminadorp, Best – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Wilhelminadorp, Goes – Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands
Wilhelminaoord – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Willemsdorp – King William I of the Netherlands
Willemsoord, Steenwijkerland – King William II of the Netherlands
Willemstad, North Brabant – William the Silent, Father of the Dutch fatherland

New Zealand edit

Addisons Flat, West Coast – unknown African American gold prospector^[18]
Aidanfield – Mother Aidan Phelan (1858–1958)
Albert Town – Prince Albert
Alexandra – Alexandra of Denmark
Allanton – James Allan
Alfredton – Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Andersons Bay – James Anderson and family
Arthurs Point – Thomas Arthur
Ashburton – Francis Baring, Baron Ashburton
Auckland – George Eden, Earl of Auckland
Ballance – John Ballance
Bell Block – Dillon Bell
Benneydale – Matt Benney and Tom Dale
Blaketown – Isaac Blake
Brockville – Frederick Brock-Hollinshead
Bronte – Admiral Lord Nelson, Duke of Bronté
Brunner – Thomas Brunner
Brydone – Thomas Brydone
Carterton – Charles Carter
Charleston – Captain Charles Bonner
Christchurch – Jesus Christ (indirectly via Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford in England)
Clarkville – Joseph Clark
Clive – Robert Clive ("Clive of India")
Clinton – Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle
Clyde – Lord Clyde
Coatesville – Gordon Coates, Prime Minister
Cobden – Richard Cobden
Collingwood – Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood
Colville – Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross
Cromwell – possibly Oliver Cromwell
Dargaville – Joseph Dargaville
Days Bay – George Day
Dennison – R.B. Denniston
Dobson – George Dobson
Duders Beach – Thomas Duder
Evansdale – William Evans
Eyreton – Edward John Eyre
Featherston – Isaac Featherston
Feilding – William Feilding
Fendalton – Walpole Chesshyre Fendall (1830–1913)
Fordlands – Harry Ford
Foxton – William Fox, Premier
Franz Josef / Waiau – Franz Joseph I of Austria
Frasertown – Major James Fraser
Gabriel's Gully – Gabriel Read
Gisborne – William Gisborne
Gladstone – William Ewart Gladstone
Godley Head – John Robert Godley
Gore – Thomas Gore Browne
Greerton – Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Harpur Greer
Grey River / Māwheranui, Greymouth, Greytown – George Grey, Governor
Haast – Julius von Haast
Halswell – Edmund Storr Halswell QC (1790–1874)
Hamilton – John Fane Charles Hamilton
Hampden – John Hampden
Hanmer Springs – Thomas Hanmer
Harrisville – Benjamin Harris
Hastings – Warren Hastings
Havelock – Henry Havelock
Havelock North – Henry Havelock
Helensville – Helen McLeod, wife of John McLeod
Hinds – Samuel Hinds
Hope – Jane Hope
Hunterville – George Hunter
Hyde – John Hyde Harris
Invercargill – William Cargill
Jack's Point – "Maori Jack" Tewa
Jacksons – Michael Jackson
Kennedys Bush – Thomas Kennedy
Kimbell – Frederick J. Kimbell
Levin – William Hort Levin
Lincoln – Earl of Lincoln
Linton – James Linton
Lower Hutt – Sir William Hutt
Lyell – Charles Lyell
Lyttelton – the Lyttelton family
Macraes – John MacRae
Mackenzie Basin – James Mckenzie
Mackenzie District – James Mckenzie
Macetown – brothers Charles, Harry, and John Mace
Mairtown – Gilbert Mair and family
Martinborough – John Martin
Massey – William Massey, Prime Minister
Masterton – Joseph Masters
Mauriceville – Maurice O'Rourke
Maxwell (now Pākaraka) – Sergeant George Maxwell
McLaren Park, New Zealand – Bruce McLaren
Melville – James Dougal Melville (1841–1909)
Mercer – Captain Henry Mercer
Moncks Bay – John Stanley Monck
Millers Flat – Walter Miller
Murchison – Roderick Murchison
Napier – Charles James Napier
Nelson – Admiral Horatio Nelson
Ormondville – John Davies Ormond
Palmerston – Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Palmerston North – Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Picton – Thomas Picton
Plimmerton – John Plimmer
Port Albert – Prince Albert
Port Chalmers – Thomas Chalmers
Port Levy – Solomon Levey
Port Underwood – Joseph Underwood
Prestons – Thomas Herbert Preston
Pyes Pa – Charles Pye, VC
Queenstown – Queen Victoria
Raglan – Lord Raglan
Rātana Pā – T. W. Ratana
Renwick – Thomas Renwick
Ross – George Ross
Saint Arnaud – Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
Seddon – Richard Seddon, Prime Minister
Seddonville – Richard Seddon, Prime Minister
Sumner – John Bird Sumner
Tasman – Abel Tasman
Upper Hutt – Sir William Hutt
Victoria – Queen Victoria
Vogeltown – Julius Vogel, Premier
Wakefield – Arthur Wakefield
Waldronville – Bill Waldron (1909–1976)
Ward – Joseph Ward
Wellington – Duke of Wellington
Wellsford – an acronym derived from the surnames of the first European families who settled in the region
West Eyreton – Edward John Eyre
Whitford – Richard Whitford
Winton – Thomas Winton
Wyndham – Charles Ash Windham

Nicaragua edit

Ahmed Campos Correa (Chontales) – Ahmed Campos Correa (1956–1982), a Nicaraguan Poet
Arlen Siu (Granada) – Arlen Siu, a guerrilla revolutionary heroine
Bernardino Diaz Ochoa (Granada) – Bernadino Diaz Ochoa (1941–1971), a Nicaraguan peasant and revolutionary
Bluefields – Abraham Blauvelt, a Dutch privateer, pirate and explorer of Central America in the 1630s
Carazo Department – Evaristo Carazo, President of Nicaragua
Cárdenas – Adán Cárdenas, President of Nicaragua
Ciudad Darío – Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet
Ciudad Sandino – Revolutionary Augusto César Sandino
El Viejo – Cacique Agateyte
Filiberto Morales (Chinandega) – Filiberto Morales Darce (d.1979)
German Pomares (Jinotega), German Pomares (Nueva Segovia) – German Pomares Ordonez (1936–1979), a Nicaraguan national hero
Greytown, Nicaragua – Charles Edward Grey, a British judge and colonial governor
Gaspar García (Rivas) – Gaspar García Laviana
Hilario Sanchez (Managua) – Hilario Sánchez Vásquez (1953–1983), a Nicaraguan military
Jesus Rivera (Jinotega) – Manuel de Jesus Rivera "La Mascota" (1965–1978), a Nicaraguan revolutionary kid
Jose Benito Escobar (Matagalpa) and Jose Benito Escobar (South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region) – Jose Benito Escobar (1936–1978), revolutionary
La Concepción, Masaya – Immaculate Conception of Mary
Larreynaga – Miguel Larreynaga, Nicaraguan philosopher
Leon Diaz (Jinotega) – General José León Diaz, Salvadoran military of one of 30 militaries during the Nicaraguan Revolution
Leonel Rugama (Estelí) – José Leónel Rugama (1949–1970), Nicaraguan poet
Macario Brenes (Masaya) – Macario Brenes Alvarez (died in 1979)
Madriz Department – José Madriz, President of Nicaragua
Marlon Zelaya (Rio San Juan) – Marlon Zelaya Cruz (1962–1983), a student martyr
Monseñor Madrigal (Nueva Segovia) – Monseñor Nicolás Antonio Madrigal y García (1898–1977)
Pablo Ubeda (Boaco) – Rigoberto Cruz (died in 1967), also known as Pablo Ubeda, one of the founders of the FSLN
Padre Ramos (Chinandega) – Father Francisco Ramos, Nicaraguan priest
Puerto Benjamín Zeledón – Benjamín Zeledón, national hero of Nicaragua
Puerto Cabezas – Rigoberto Cabezas, journalist, military figure and politician
Puerto Diaz, Chontales – Adolfo Díaz, President of Nicaragua
Puerto Morazán – Francisco Morazán, a Honduran Politician
Puerto Salvador Allende (Managua) – Salvador Allende
Ricardo Morales Avilés (Granada) – Ricardo Morales Avilés (1939–1973)
Rigoberto López Pérez (Managua) – Rigoberto López Pérez, Nicaraguan poet
Rivas Department – Patricio Rivas, President of Nicaragua
Rivas, Nicaragua – Francisco Rodriguez de Rivas (1674–1743), Captain General of Guatemala
Roman Esteban Toledo (Carazo) – Roman del Carmen Esteban Toledo (1950–1979), revolutionary
Rubén Darío (South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region) – Rubén Darío
San Dionisio, Matagalpa – Dionisio de Herrera, president of Nicaragua
San Fernando, Nueva Segovia – King Ferdinand III of Spain
San Francisco Chontales (Villa Sandino) – Rev. Frank Setzer (1911–2000)
San Francisco del Norte – Saint Francis
San José de Cusmapa – José Dolores Estrada
San José de los Remates – José María Guerrero de Arcos, director of the State of Nicaragua
San Lorenzo de los Tellez – Saint Lawrence and Josefa Tellez, owner of a small farm in the vicinity of the area
Santa Lucía, Boaco – Saint Lucy
Santa María, Nueva Segovia – Saint Mary
San Nicolás, Estelí – Saint Nicholas
San Pedro del Norte – Saint Peter
San Ramón, Matagalpa – Saint Raymond Nonnatus
Santa Teresa, Carazo – Saint Teresa of Ávila
Santo Tomás del Norte – Tomas Ruiz Romero (1777–1819), Priest and independence hero
Socrates Sandino (Masaya) – Socrates Sandino Tiffer (1875–1935), a Sandino's paternal brother
Villa Carlos Fonseca – Carlos Fonseca, founder of the Sandinista National Liberation Front
Villa Sandino – revolutionary Augusto César Sandino

Niger edit

Cité Fayçal (Niamey) – Faisal of Saudi Arabia

Nigeria edit

North Korea edit

Kimchaek – Korean People's Army (KPA) general, Kim Chaek
Kimhyonggwon County – Korean revolutionary Kim Hyong-gwon
Kimhyongjik County – Korean independence activist Kim Hyong-jik
Kimjongsuk County – Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla and Kim Il-sung's first wife Kim Jong-suk

Norway edit

Edgeøya – Thomas Edge
Eydehavn – Sam Eyde, an industrial pioneer
Filipstad, Norway – pharmacist Philip Moth
Fredrikstad – King Frederick II of Denmark and Norway
Jan Mayen – Captain Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout
Kongsberg – King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway
Kongsvinger – King Christian V of Denmark and Norway
Kristiansand – King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway
Kristiansund – King Christian VI of Denmark and Norway
Longyearbyen – world's northernmost town – John Munro Longyear

Former:

Christiania (from 1624 through 1877) and then Kristiania (from 1877 through 1925) were the names of Oslo – King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway
Fredrikshald was the name of Halden from 1665 through 1928 – King Frederick III of Denmark and Norway
Fredriksvern was the name of Stavern from 1799 through 1930 – King Frederick V of Denmark and Norway
Victoriahavn was the name of Narvik from 1887 through 1902 – Crown princess of Norway, Victoria of Baden

Oman edit

Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos – Qaboos bin Said

Pakistan edit

Abbottabad – James Abbott
Aliabad, Hunza – Ali, cousin of Muhammad
Aziz Bhatti Town – Raja Aziz Bhatti, Pakistani military officer
Bahawalnagar – Bahawal Khan V
Bahawalpur – Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi (1715–1749)
Chowk Sarwar Shaheed Tehsil – Raja Muhammad Sarwar, Pakistani army officer
Dera Allah Yar – Political Leader Mir Allahyar Khan Khosa (d.1985)
Dera Ismail Khan – Ismail Khan
Dera Murad Jamali – Mir Muhammad Murad Jamali, an assassinated Pakistani leader
Faisalabad – King Faisal of Saudi Arabia
Fatehpur Thakiala – Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Karelvi (d.1988)
Fort Abbas – Abbas Abbasi, Amir of the Bahawalpur State and former governor of Punjab
Haripur, Pakistan – Hari Singh Nalwa
Haroonabad, Bahawalnagar – Sahibzada Muhammad Haroon-ur-Rashid Ahmad Abbasi (1924–1972), son of Nawab of Bahawalpur sir Sadeq Mohammad Khan V
Hayatabad – Hayat Sherpao
Iqbal Town, Lahore – Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani national poet
Jacobabad – John Jacob
Jafarabad District – Jafar Khan Jamali, a Muslim League veteran from Balochistan
Jamalabad Gojal - Jamal of Hunza
Jamshed Town – Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta, first elected Mayor of Karachi
Jauharabad – Mohammad Ali Jauhar, one of several prominent leaders of the Pakistan Movement
Jinnahabad (Abbottabad) – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Father of the nation
Khairpur Nathan Shah – Sufi Saint Hazrat Nathan Shah (d.1983)
Kot Ghulam Muhammad – Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bhurgri, one of the pioneers of the Pakistan Movement
Liaquatabad Town and Liaquatpur – Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistani statesman
Minchinabad – Colonel Charles Minchin (1829–1898), British political Agent
Miranshah – Miran Shah
Muzaffarabad – Sultan Raja Muzaffar Khan
Muzaffargarh – Nawab Muzaffar Khan (d.1818), Afghan Popalzai governor of Multan
Nankana Sahib – Guru Nanak
Nasirabad District – Muhammad Nasir Khan I (1710–1794), ruler of Kalat
Nazimabad – Khawaja Nazimuddin, Governor-General of Pakistan
Nishtar Town – Abdur Rab Nishtar, a Pakistan movement leader
Phool Nagar – Phool Muhammad Khan, former Minister of the area
Port Qasim – Muhammad bin Qasim, an Arab Commander
Qilla Abdullah – Sardar Abdullah Khan Ahmedzai, a Khan of Kalat
Quaidabad – Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Rahim Yar Khan – Crown Prince Rahim Yar Khan (1877–1881), who died by burns in a fire
Rajanpur – Makhdoom Sheikh Rajan Shah
Sadiqabad – Amīr Sadiq Mohammad Khan V
Safdarabad – Safdar-Ul-Haq Dogar (d.1989)
Shaheed Benazirabad District – Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, a two-time prime minister of Pakistan
Shaheed Fazil Rahu – Fazil Rahu
Sheikhupura – Jahangir's nickname Shekhu
Shujabad – Nawab Shuja Khan
Tando Muhammad Khan – Mir Muhammad Khan Talpur Shahwani
Toba Tek Singh – Tek Singh, Sikh religious figure

Former:

Edwardesabad was the name of Bannu – Sir Herbert B. Edwardes
Fort Sandeman was the name of Zhob – Sir Robert Sandeman
Lyallpur was the name of Faisalabad – Alfred Comyn Lyall
Montgomery was the name of Sahiwal – Sir Robert Montgomery

Panama edit

Alcalde Díaz – Mauricio Díaz Garcés (1901–1972), former mayor of Panama
Almirante, Bocas del Toro – Altamirante Christopher Columbus
Amador, Panama – Manuel Amador Guerrero, first President
Amelia Denis de Icaza (corregimiento) – Panamanian romantic poet Amelia Denis de Icaza
Antón – Antón Martín, Spanish explorer
Arnulfo Arias, Panama – Arnulfo Arias, president of Panama
Arosemena, Panama – Pablo Arosemena
Belisario Porras, Panama – Belisario Porras Barahona, president of Panama
Carlos Santana Ávila – Carlos Santana Ávila, former legislator of Panameñista Party
Colón – Christopher Columbus
Chepigana – Cacique Chepi
Chepo – Cacique Chepori
David, Chiriquí – King David
Edwin Fábrega – Panamanian politician Edwin Fábrega Velarde (1929–1983)
Ernesto Córdoba Campos – former deputy Ernesto Córdoba Campos (d.1999)
Feuillet, Panama – Panamanian poet Tomás Martín Feuillet
Gonzalo Vásquez – Captain Gonzalo Vásquez
Herrera (corregimiento) – Tomás de Herrera
Hurtado, Panama – Don Manuel José Hurtado, father of Panamanian education
José Domingo Espinar – Panamanian patriot José Domingo Espinar (1791–1865)
Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Panama – Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, president of Panama
Juan Díaz, Panama City – Juan Díaz, spanish soldier
Justo Fidel Palacios – Justo Fidel Palacios (1956–1987), panamanian journalist
Los Díaz – General Domingo Díaz
Manuel E. Amador Terrero (Veraguas) – Manuel Encarnación Amador (1869–1952), designer who created the flag of Panama
Manuel Ortega, Emberá – Professor Manuel Ortega (d.1983)
Mateo Iturralde – General Mateo Iturralde
Mendoza, Panama – Carlos A. Mendoza, former president
Obaldía, Panama – José Domingo de Obaldía
Omar Torrijos, Panama – Commander Omar Torrijos
Omar Torrijos Herrera District (Colón) – Omar Torrijos, Leader of the Panamanian Revolution
Parque Lefevre – Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre
Pedasí, Los Santos – Cacique Peazi
Penonomé, Coclé – Cacique Nomé
Pinogana – Cacique Pino
Puerto Armuelles – Colonel Tomás Armuelles
Puerto Obaldía – José Domingo de Obaldía, president of Panama
Puerto Vidal – Father Superior Francisco Xavier Vidal
Purio – Cacique Puri
Rodolfo Aguilar Delgado – trade unionist leader, Rodolfo Aguilar Delgado (1939–1963)
Rubén Cantú, Panama – Panamanian pilot Rubén Cantú (d.1967)
Rufina Alfaro, Panama – Panamanian revolutionary Rufina Alfaro
Victoriano Lorenzo, Panama – Panamanian revolutionary Victoriano Lorenzo
Villa Carmen, Panama – Carmen Madrid de Arias (d.1943), mother of Arnulfo Arias

Papua New Guinea edit

Alexishafen – Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
Duke of York Rural LLG – Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany
Finschhafen – Otto Finsch
Gloucester Rural LLG – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Goodenough Island Rural LLG – James Graham Goodenough
Gurney (Alotau) – Charles Raymond Gurney
Hatzfeldhafen – Paul von Hatzfeldt
Heldsbach – German missioner Friedrich Held, who died of malaria in 1901
Lake Murray Rural LLG – Hubert Murray, Lieutenant-Governor of Papua
Louisiade Rural LLG – Louis XV of France
Marienberg Rural LLG – Marie von Bismarck (1848–1926)
Markham District – Albert Hastings Markham
Milne Bay Province - Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet
Morehead Rural LLG – Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Premier of Queensland
Mount Hagen – Curt von Hagen (1859–1897)
Mount Wilhelm Rural LLG – Wilhelm von Bismarck
Port Moresby – Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby
Queen Carola Harbour – Carola of Vasa
West Ferguson Rural LLG – Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet

Paraguay edit

Alberdi, Paraguay – Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentine writer
Benjamín Aceval – Tomas Benjamin Aceval (1845–1900), a paraguayan diplomat
Capitán Bado – José Matías Bado, an army officer
Capitán Carmelo Peralta – Carmelo Peralta (1910–1940), paraguayan aviator
Capitán Mauricio José Troche – Mauricio José Troche (liberator)
Capitán Meza – Pedro Ignacio Meza (1813–1865)
Col.Juan Sinforiano Bogarin (Caaguazu) – Juan Sinforiano Bogarín, Archbishop of Paraguay
Col.Padre Guido Coronel (Alto Paraná) – Guido Coronel (1911–1990)
Coronel Bogado – Jose Felix Bogado, a Paraguayan Hero
Coronel Oviedo – Florentin Oviedo, a hero of Paraguayan war
Doctor Cecilio Báez – Cecilio Báez, president of Paraguay
Doctor Eulogio Estigarribia – Juan Eulogio Estigarribia, lawyer and politician
Doctor Juan León Mallorquín District – Juan León Mallorquín (1880–1947), President of Supreme court of Justice
Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos – Juan Manuel Frutos, President of Paraguay
Doctor Moisés Bertoni – Moisés Santiago Bertoni, a Swiss naturalist
Doctor Pedro P. Peña – Pedro Peña, President of Paraguay
Doctor Raúl Peña, Paraguay – Carlos Raúl Peña del Molino Torres (1904–1984), a former president Pedro Peña's son
Domingo Robledo (Mayor Otaño) – Domingo Robledo (1911–1972), former municipal intendant of Encarnacion
Eusebio Ayala – Eusebio Ayala, President of Paraguay
Escobar, Paraguay – Patricio Escobar, President of Paraguay
Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay – Fernando de la Mora (politician), a father of Paraguayan independence from Spain
General Artigas – Uruguayan national hero, José Gervasio Artigas
General Delgado – Jose Maria Delgado, a military of Paraguayan war
General Elizardo Aquino – Elizardo Aquino, a hero of Paraguayan war

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