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Change of name of a geographical entity
Geographical renaming is the changing of the name of a geographical feature or area, which ranges from the change of a street name to a change to the
Geographical_renaming
Topics referred to by the same term
rename of a product Name change, rename of a person Geographical renaming, rename of a geographical location Renaming (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Rename
This is a list of geographical naming disputes. Possible solutions to such disputes include geographical renaming, or keeping names as they are. Africanization:
List of geographical naming disputes
List_of_geographical_naming_disputes
Overview of geographical name changes in the Republic of Turkey
name changes in Turkey Replacement of loanwords in Turkish Geographical renaming Geographical regions of Turkey Denial of Kurds by Turkey There is currently
Place_name_changes_in_Turkey
landforms, are decided by the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC), and provinces have their own geographical names committees. Among the South African
List of renamed places in South Africa
List_of_renamed_places_in_South_Africa
Renaming of geographical sites in Palestine
the naming process initiated by the Royal Geographical Society's (RGS's) Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, so as to make the naming more inclusive
Hebraization of Palestinian place names
Hebraization_of_Palestinian_place_names
Australia List of Australian place names changed from German names Geographical renaming List of administrative division name changes List of city name changes
Lists_of_renamed_places
"Wheeler Island renamed after Missile Man". The Times of India. 5 September 2015. ANI (20 October 2018). "UP Guv approves renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj"
List of renamed places in India
List_of_renamed_places_in_India
This is a list of renamed places in Malawi. The British colony of Nyasaland was renamed Malawi upon independence in 1964. Fort Hill → Chitipa (1964) Fort
List of renamed places in Malawi
List_of_renamed_places_in_Malawi
1970s process in the Soviet Union
Krai and, to a lesser extent, in neighboring regions, a massive renaming of geographical objects and settlements was carried out in order to get rid of
Renaming of geographical objects in the Russian Far East
Renaming_of_geographical_objects_in_the_Russian_Far_East
places were renamed in Pakistan before and after the independence of the country in 1947. Here is a list of renamed places in Pakistan. Renaming of cities
List of renamed places in Pakistan
List_of_renamed_places_in_Pakistan
Topics referred to by the same term
up renaming in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Renaming may refer to: Geographical renaming Lists of renamed places Batch renaming Register renaming Rename
Renaming
Geographical renaming Inclusive language Name changes due to the Islamic State "Tel Aviv-Jaffa Streets Guide" (PDF). 2005. p. 158. "Iranians Rename Danish
List of politically motivated renamings
List_of_politically_motivated_renamings
places were renamed after the learned names in Classical Greece, mainly by consulting Description of Greece by Pausanias. The process of renaming was undertaken
Geographical name changes in Greece
Geographical_name_changes_in_Greece
periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States
List_of_city_name_changes
About old states
Renaming of cities in India has taken place since 1947 following the end of the British imperial period. Several changes have been controversial, and not
Renaming_of_cities_in_India
2025 U.S. order to rename Denali and the Gulf of Mexico
international waters such as the Gulf. Ordinarily, the BGN does not perform geographical renaming but rather recognizes existing names to align federal usage with
Executive_Order_14172
Verwoerd Park → Zoo Park (2004) List of placename renaming in South Africa List of placename renaming in Zimbabwe Smith, David (9 August 2013). "Namibia
List of renamed places in Namibia
List_of_renamed_places_in_Namibia
the renaming, many coastal towns and cities had colonial-era English names, based on nonstandard approximations of their Burmese names. The renaming of
List of renamed places in Myanmar
List_of_renamed_places_in_Myanmar
Faya-Largeau → Faya "Faya". Britannica. "N'Djamena". Britannica. "Sarh". Britannica. Geographical renaming Lists of renamed places List of city name changes
List of renamed places in Chad
List_of_renamed_places_in_Chad
These are the list of renamed places in the United States – various political and physical entities in the U.S. that have had their names changed, though
List of renamed places in the United States
List_of_renamed_places_in_the_United_States
Romanian, containing decree on renaming Cluj into Cluj-Napoca dated October 16th, 1974) Decree nr. 197/1972 concerning the renaming of Turnu-Severin into Drobeta-Turnu
List of renamed places in Romania
List_of_renamed_places_in_Romania
the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2018. "Politics of renaming". The Daily Star. 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2023-12-05
List of renamed places in Bangladesh
List_of_renamed_places_in_Bangladesh
Nazi-era replacement of toponyms in East Prussia
they were either eliminated, Germanized, or simplified. Similar geographical renaming also took place in other parts of Nazi Germany. Place names in Masuria
1938 changing of place names in East Prussia
1938_changing_of_place_names_in_East_Prussia
This is a list of renamed places in Mozambique. During the Portuguese colonial period, several places had their African names changes to honor Portuguese
List of renamed places in Mozambique
List_of_renamed_places_in_Mozambique
January 2025). Про перейменування деяких географічних об'єктів [On renaming some geographical features]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
List of Ukrainian place names affected by derussification
List_of_Ukrainian_place_names_affected_by_derussification
List of Italianized toponyms in South Tyrol
Poland after World War II. Geographical name changes in Greece Geographical renaming List of city name changes List of renamed places in South Africa Neighborhood
Prontuario dei nomi locali dell'Alto Adige
Prontuario_dei_nomi_locali_dell'Alto_Adige
Topics referred to by the same term
a legal act by a person of adopting a new name Geographical renaming Rename (disambiguation) Renaming (disambiguation) Rebranding Newco New (surname)
New_name
This is a list of renamed places in Madagascar. For most of these places the French name is still commonly used, including in administrative papers and
List of renamed places in Madagascar
List_of_renamed_places_in_Madagascar
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed regarding decommunization through the renaming of populated places: Resolution (RVRU) 984-VIII, adopted 4 February 2016
List of Ukrainian place names affected by decommunization
List_of_Ukrainian_place_names_affected_by_decommunization
This is a list of renamed places in Angola. Prior to independence in 1975, Angola was known as Portuguese Angola, or occasionally Portuguese West Africa
List of renamed places in Angola
List_of_renamed_places_in_Angola
ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations. Springer. p. 527. ISBN 9780230270978. "Let's rename Livingstone town to Mosi-O-Tunya - Dr Phiri". Lusaka Times. 2017-08-03.
List of renamed places in Zambia
List_of_renamed_places_in_Zambia
the government, most prominently in a burst of renaming in 1982. The Zimbabwean government began renaming cities, towns, streets and other places in 1982
List of renamed places in Zimbabwe
List_of_renamed_places_in_Zimbabwe
cities that were renamed. Historical reasons behind geographical renaming were a particularly large number of cities and towns were renamed in Russia after
List of renamed cities and towns in Russia
List_of_renamed_cities_and_towns_in_Russia
This is a list of renamed places in Eswatini (Swaziland). Swaziland → Eswatini (2018) Havelock Mine → Bulembu (1991) Bremersdorp → Manzini (1960) Buffelspruit
List of renamed places in Eswatini
List_of_renamed_places_in_Eswatini
This is a list of renamed places in the Gambia. Bathurst → Banjul (1973) Georgetown → Janjanbureh James Island → Kunta Kinteh Island (2011) MacCarthy
List of renamed places in the Gambia
List_of_renamed_places_in_the_Gambia
This is a list of renamed places in the Republic of the Congo. Ncouna → Brazzaville (1884) Dolisie → Loubomo (1975) → Dolisie (1991) Jacob → Nkayi (1975)
List of renamed places in the Republic of the Congo
List_of_renamed_places_in_the_Republic_of_the_Congo
US geographic naming controversy since 2025
to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in 2006, and the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) unanimously decided not to approve it. Renaming the
Gulf of Mexico naming controversy
Gulf_of_Mexico_naming_controversy
Latin for a part (taken) for the whole
airplane, "sail" for sailing ship, "steam" for steam locomotive. Geographical renaming Metonymy Synecdoche Totum pro parte "pars pro toto". Pars pro toto
Pars_pro_toto
The names of places in Tamil will be transliterated into English. The renaming of places has come into effect by a G.O. passed by Govt. of Tamil Nadu
Renaming of public places in Tamil Nadu (2020)
Renaming_of_public_places_in_Tamil_Nadu_(2020)
Hierarchical outline list of articles related to geography
society Spatial dynamics and connections Geography portal Gazetteer Geographer Geographical renaming Geography and places reference tables Landform List
Outline_of_geography
Indigenous American name for Earth or North America
the earth. Our spirits are not to be broken." Geographical renaming – the practice of political renaming Abya Yala – a similar name used by the Guna people
Turtle_Island
This is a list of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Patoc → Alfonso XII → Patoc → Peñarrubia (1903) San Jose de Manabo → Manabo Villavieja
List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines
List_of_renamed_cities_and_municipalities_in_the_Philippines
Commission of the Polish Department of Public Administration
Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and of Other Slavic Countries), which
Commission for the Determination of Place Names
Commission_for_the_Determination_of_Place_Names
Controversy over street names
politics of renaming roads". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2020. Diacono, Tim (11 April 2022). "San Ġwann Council Will Not Be Renaming Russian Embassy
Street_name_controversy
Canadian national committee
ISBN 0-662-17490-9. "Geographical Names Board of Canada". 16 August 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2020. Jago, Robert (2021-07-22). "Renaming places: how Canada
Geographical Names Board of Canada
Geographical_Names_Board_of_Canada
Boom Years of Lead Maxi Trial Mani pulite Coronavirus pandemic Geography Italian geographical region Peninsula Climate Climate change Geology Fauna Flora
List of renamed municipalities in Italy
List_of_renamed_municipalities_in_Italy
Group of lakes in Saskatchewan, Canada
Lakes". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 18 October 2025. "Dempster Brook". Canadian Geographical Names Database.
Kikiskitotawânawak iskwêwak Lakes
Kikiskitotawânawak_iskwêwak_Lakes
The Georgetown street renaming occurred as a result of an 1895 act of the United States Congress that ended even the nominal independence of Georgetown
Georgetown_street_renaming
Administrative division of Uttar Pradesh, India
headquarters of the division. The government of Uttar Pradesh approved the renaming of the Faizabad division to Ayodhya division in November 2018. The division
Ayodhya_division
have changed during their Maccabiah history. Name changes due to geographical renaming are explained by footnotes after the nation's name, and other changes
List of participating nations at the Maccabiah Games
List_of_participating_nations_at_the_Maccabiah_Games
name of which we are all proud". Derry/Londonderry name dispute Geographical renaming Names of the Irish state Southern Ireland Terminology of the British
Alternative names for Northern Ireland
Alternative_names_for_Northern_Ireland
US geographic naming government agency
of geographical orthography." President Benjamin Harrison signed executive order 28 on September 4, 1890, establishing the Board on Geographical Names
United States Board on Geographic Names
United_States_Board_on_Geographic_Names
Tbilisi (1936) List of places named after Stalin List of renamed cities in Armenia List of renamed cities in Azerbaijan Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Volumes
List of renamed cities in Georgia
List_of_renamed_cities_in_Georgia
Categories in etymology
it pertains to geographical features, the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names defines: Endonym: "Name of a geographical feature in an
Endonym_and_exonym
System to capture, manage, and present geographic data
"Reflections on Forty Years of Geographical Information in Scotland: Standardisation, Integration and Representation". Scottish Geographical Journal. 125 (125):
Geographic_information_system
(Incorporated into the town of Grant-Valkaria) Wiley Williams Point Wilson Geographical renaming Osborne, Ray (2008). Cape Canaveral. Images of America. Arcadia
List of former place names in Brevard County, Florida
List_of_former_place_names_in_Brevard_County,_Florida
State in eastern India
is in the extreme south, while the Sundarbans mangrove forests form a geographical landmark at the Ganges delta. The main river in West Bengal is the Ganges
West_Bengal
Academic journal
The Geographical Journal is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). It
The_Geographical_Journal
Study of place names
names and geographical names), including their origins, meanings, usage, and types. Toponym is the general term for the name of any geographical feature
Toponymy
American politician (1931–2026)
sent a letter to the Portland School Board requesting that they consider renaming one of Portland's elementary schools in Talbot's honor. On February 5,
Gerald_Talbot
First Nation in British Columbia, Canada
it before the B.C. cabinet for discussion. Renaming would require a formal application to the Geographical Names Board of Canada. The name was formally
Stzʼuminus_First_Nation
Roads in Malaysia
Malaya/Malaysia. The renaming included roads in the core of old Kuala Lumpur, as well as major thoroughfares in the city. Further renaming of old street names
List_of_roads_in_Kuala_Lumpur
Highest mountain in Canada
Saint Elias, Alaska". National Geographic Magazine. III: 141. "Washington Letter". Bulletin of the American Geographical Society of New York. 26: 102–103
Mount_Logan
British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic
islands—South Africa and Namibia—also drive on the left. ISO 3166-2:SH Geography portal Africa portal United Kingdom portal British Overseas Territories
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_Cunha
Dispute between Japan and Korea
Japanese-Korean disputes Geographical renaming Persian Gulf naming dispute Gulf of Mexico naming controversy Portals: Geography Oceans Politics Japan China
Sea_of_Japan_naming_dispute
Geographical database
had spotted in class one day and challenged for being racist, including renaming "Negrohead Creek" to an Athabascan name Lochenyatth Creek and "Negrohead
Geographic Names Information System
Geographic_Names_Information_System
Part of the de-Tatarization of Crimea
Massive renaming of Crimean toponyms by the Soviet government took place during the conversion of the Crimean ASSR into the Crimean Oblast, in four waves
Renaming_of_Crimean_toponyms
State in northern India
cent of the state's geographical area, mainly in the northern Terai. The cultivable area is 82 per cent of the total geographical area, and the net area
Uttar_Pradesh
Future. New Delhi: Concept Publishing. pp. 89–90. "Nagaland History & Geography-Source". Government of India. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011
States and union territories of India
States_and_union_territories_of_India
Institution responsible for surveying and mapping the national land of Japan
of the organization from 1949 until March 2010 was Geographical Survey Institute; despite the rename, it retains the same initials. It is an extraordinary
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Geospatial_Information_Authority_of_Japan
Academic journal
renamed as the African Geographical Review in 2000. Since 2012 it is published by Taylor & Francis. "The African Geographical Review". Bakama, BakamaNume
African_Geographical_Review
State in southern India
1944, Periyar transformed the Justice party into a social organisation, renaming the party Dravidar Kazhagam, and withdrew from electoral politics. After
Tamil_Nadu
→ Tartu (1918) Pernau → Pärnu (1918) Gewi/Jewe → Jõhvi (1918) Walk → Valga (1918) List of renamed cities in Latvia List of renamed cities in Lithuania
List of renamed cities in Estonia
List_of_renamed_cities_in_Estonia
Category of areas in England
counties and county boroughs. The Ordnance Survey adopted the term 'geographical county' to describe the widest definition of the county. In most cases
Ceremonial counties of England
Ceremonial_counties_of_England
the 'Department of Geography' and was renamed the 'Department of Geography and the Environment' in 2004. It was the first Geography Department established
Department of Geography and the Environment (University of Texas at Austin)
Department_of_Geography_and_the_Environment_(University_of_Texas_at_Austin)
Capital and largest city of Italy
Italiana, which is based in the Villa Celimontana and is the most important geographical library in Italy, and one of Europe's most important; and the Vatican
Rome
Top-level subdivisions of Canada
George M.; Sutherland, Alexander (1898). MacMillan's Geographical Series: Elementary Geography of the British Colonies. London: MacMillan and Co. p. 184
Provinces and territories of Canada
Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada
was renamed “Boris Nemtsov Square” (náměstí Borise Němcova) after a critic of the Russian government who was murdered in 2015. After the renaming, the
List of street names changed around diplomatic mission buildings for political reasons
List_of_street_names_changed_around_diplomatic_mission_buildings_for_political_reasons
Indian multinational company
successfully turned around an ailing power cable company Mahendra Electricals, renaming it as 'Torrent Cables Ltd.' (now merged with Torrent Power w.e.f. 1 April
Torrent_Group
Country in West Asia
business Official government portal American Geographical Society Library. Map of Bahrein / A. Sahab, Geographical & Drafting Institute 26°4′35.0″N 50°33′12
Bahrain
Continent
Rennell, The geographical system of Herodotus examined and explained, Volume 1, Rivington 1830, p. 244 Herodotus, 4:45 Strabo Geography 11.1 Franxman
Europe
(2022) List of renamed cities in Kyrgyzstan List of renamed cities in Tajikistan List of renamed cities in Turkmenistan List of renamed cities in Uzbekistan
List of renamed cities in Kazakhstan
List_of_renamed_cities_in_Kazakhstan
Capital and largest city of Lithuania
Neris rivers in southeastern Lithuania. Several countries say that the geographical midpoint of Europe is within their territory. The midpoint depends on
Vilnius
new authorities began massive renaming of streets to resemble Communist and Soviet identity and culture. While renaming of existing streets and naming
Street_names_in_Białystok
Colombian cartographic institute
transferred to the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, renaming it the Military and Cadastral Geographical Institute (Instituto Geográfico Militar y Catastral)
Geographic Institute Agustín Codazzi
Geographic_Institute_Agustín_Codazzi
Turkmenistan List of renamed cities in Kazakhstan List of renamed cities in Kyrgyzstan List of renamed cities in Tajikistan List of renamed cities in Uzbekistan
List of renamed cities in Turkmenistan
List_of_renamed_cities_in_Turkmenistan
Kalinino (1937) → Tashir (1991) Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Armenia List of renamed cities in Azerbaijan List of renamed cities in Georgia
List of renamed cities in Armenia
List_of_renamed_cities_in_Armenia
Union territory of India
Pondicherry, is a union territory of India, consisting of four small geographically unconnected districts. It was formed out of four territories of former
Puducherry_(union_territory)
Lake in Newfoundland, Canada
Canada's geographical naming protocols, which prioritize the views of those people who live closest to the geographical feature to be renamed. Objectors
Beothuk_Lake
Capital of Sudan
of the Maasai people, khartoum means "we have acquired" and that the geographical location of Khartoum is where Maasai oral tradition claims that the ancestors
Khartoum
Most populous city in Nigeria
single municipality and therefore has no overall city administration. The geographical city limits of Metropolitan Lagos comprise 16 of the 20 Local Government
Lagos
Limited process of the removal of communist symbols
under the past. Russia has seen the removal of Soviet symbols and geographical renamings as part of the Decommunization process since 1989, though this has
Decommunization_in_Russia
Second-largest city in Russia
of voters supporting "Saint Petersburg" and 43% supporting "Leningrad". Renaming the city Petrograd was not an option. This change officially took effect
Saint_Petersburg
Academic journal
It started in 1974 as The American Cartographer, was renamed in 1990 to Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, and in 1999 received its current
Cartography and Geographic Information Science
Cartography_and_Geographic_Information_Science
Country in Central Europe
European Geographical Units". In Orožen Adamič, Milan (ed.). Slovenia: A Geographical Overview (PDF). Ljubljana: Association of the Geographical Societies
Slovenia
State in northeast India
Pradesh Khaw Tai (Khamti Rice) was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) status tag from the Geographical Indications Registry, under the Union Government
Arunachal_Pradesh
of renamed cities in Belarus List of cities in Moldova List of renamed places in Romania List of renamed cities and towns in Russia List of renamed cities
List of renamed populated places in Moldova
List_of_renamed_populated_places_in_Moldova
Russian, Modern Belarusian. A significant wave of "automatical" city renamings followed the annexation of Belarus by the Russian Empire in the late 18th
List of renamed cities in Belarus
List_of_renamed_cities_in_Belarus
Sydney Metro railway station
December 2017, the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales launched a consultation to rename the station Tallawong. The renaming was confirmed in April
Tallawong_metro_station
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Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from an Anglo-Norman French form of the Old Norse personal name þórfinnr, composed of the elements þórr, the name of the god of thunder in Scandinavian mythology (see Thor) + the ethnic name Finnr ‘Finn’. This may have absorbed another name, Turpius, Turpinus (from Latin turpis ‘ugly’, ‘base’), one of the self-abasing names adopted as a mark of humility by the early Christians. It was borne by the archbishop of Rheims in the Charlemagne legend.A Turpin of unknown geographic origin is documented in Montreal in 1681.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumbria)
English (Northumbria) : topographic name for someone who lived by the Wear river in northern England. The river name is ancient, occuring in the form Vedra in Ptolemy’s Geographia; it is probably a Celtic word meaning ‘water’.English (Northumbria) : topographic name for someone who lived near a dam or weir, a variant spelling of Ware 1, or a habitational name from a place called Weare, in Devon and Somerset, from Old English wær, wer ‘weir’.
GEOGRAPHICAL RENAMING
GEOGRAPHICAL RENAMING
Girl/Female
Hindu
A lotus
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vishwath | விஷà¯à®µà®¤Â
Universal soul, Part of vishwathmane namaha:†from Vishnu sahasranam
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Seán, SEAN means "God is gracious."
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian, Sanskrit
Fulfils Desire
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Son of Adam.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Anaadhrushya | அநாதà¯à®°à¯à®·à¯à®¯
One of the kauravas
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Attracting Rama
Boy/Male
British, Celtic, English
Mythical Son of Gwyn
Female
Turkish
Turkish name GÖZDE means "favorite."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Battle
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Of or pertaining to orography.
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Of or pertaining to myography.
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Biographical writings in general.
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Of or pertaining to geography.
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Inexactness; uncertainty; as, geographical inexactitude.
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Of or pertaining to an ideogram; representing ideas by symbols, independently of sounds; as, 9 represents not the word "nine," but the idea of the number itself.
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The geographical distribution of plants.
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In a geographical manner or method; according to geography.
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The original fauna and flora of a geographical area
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