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      List of places named after people GudangMovies21 Rebahinxxi LK21

      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


      Americas (North America and South America) – Amerigo Vespucci


      Countries



      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
      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

      =
      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

      =
      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

      =
      Adélie Land – Adèle Dumont d'Urville
      Edward VII Land – King Edward VII
      Queen Maud Land – Queen Maud of Norway
      Ross Dependency – James Clark Ross
      Victoria Land – Queen Victoria


      Towns and cities


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


      = Afghanistan

      =
      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)
      Mir Bacha Kot District – Mir Bacha Khan (1825–1912)
      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
      Shah Wali Kot District – Sardar Shah Wali Khan
      Sheberghan – Shapur II
      Sher Khan Bandar – Sher Khan Nashir
      Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul and Wazirabad, Kabul – Wazir Akbar Khan


      = Albania

      =
      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
      Zogu I Zi (Tirana) - Zog I of Albania


      = Algeria

      =
      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 Abbès – 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
      Bordj Le Prieur was the name of Bordj Badji Mokhtar – Louis-Ambroise Le Prieur (1908–1997)
      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

      =
      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


      = Andorra

      =
      Meritxell – Our Lady of Meritxell


      = Antigua and Barbuda

      =
      Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda – Christopher Codrington
      Coolidge, Antigua and Barbuda - Hamilton Coolidge
      Piggotts - Richard Albert Louden Piggott (1844-1926)
      Tomlinson, Antigua and Barbuda - Major John Tomlinson


      = Argentina

      =
      Avellaneda – Nicolás Avellaneda
      Doctor Atilio Oscar Viglione – Atilio Oscar Viglione (1914–2010), Governor of Chubut
      (General) Belgrano – Many cities and towns after Manuel Belgrano
      Castelli – Many places after Juan José Castelli
      Ciudad Evita (means Evita City) – Eva Perón, First Lady of Argentina
      General Pueyrredón – second-level administrative subdivision named after Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
      Las Heras – Many places after Juan Gregorio de las Heras
      Presidencia de la Plaza – Victorino de la Plaza, President of Argentina
      Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña – Roque Sáenz Peña, President of Argentina
      Presidente Perón Partido – Juan Perón, President of Argentina
      Pueblo Illia (Misiones) – Arturo Umberto Illia, President of Argentina
      Rafaela, Santa Fe Province – Rafaela Rodríguez de Egusquiza
      Rawson – Guillermo Rawson
      Rivadavia Department – Many cities and towns after Bernardino Rivadavia, First President of Argentina
      Rosario Vera Peñaloza Department – Rosario Vera Peñaloza (1873–1950), Argentine teacher
      (General) San Martín – Many cities and towns after José de San Martín
      Sarmiento – Many municipalities and cities after Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
      Trelew – Lewis Jones
      Uriburu, La Pampa – José Félix Uriburu, President of Argentina
      Vicente López, Buenos Aires – Vicente López y Planes
      Villa General Mitre – Bartolomé Mitre
      formerly: Ciudad Eva Perón (means Eva Perón City) – Eva Perón, First Lady of Argentina; now La Plata


      = Armenia

      =
      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
      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
      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

      =


      = Austria

      =
      Amaliendorf-Aalfang – Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma
      Arnoldstein – Austrian knight and founder named Arnold
      Elisabeth-Vorstadt (Salzburg) – Empress Elisabeth of Austria
      Felixdorf – Felix Mießl (1778–1861), Mayor of Wiener Neustadt
      Hugo Breitner Hof (Vienna) – Hugo Breitner (1873–1946), Social Democrat politician
      Jakomini – Kaspar Andreas von Jacomini (1726–1805)
      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
      Theresienfeld – Maria Theresa
      Wilhelmsburg, Austria – William, Duke of Austria
      Wilhelmsdorf (Wien) – Father Wilhelm Sedlaczek (1793–1848)


      = Azerbaijan

      =


      = Bahamas

      =
      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

      =
      Hamad Town – Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah
      Isa Town – Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah


      = Bangladesh

      =
      Cox's Bazar – Captain Hiram Cox
      Faridpur District – Sufi saint Shah Fariduddin Masud, follower of the Chishti order of Ajmer
      Kamalnagar Upazila – Ziaur Rahman´s nickname "Kamal"
      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
      Nesarabad Upazila – Nesaruddin Ahmad
      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

      =
      Hastings, Barbados - Warren Hastings
      Speightstown – William Speight (legislator)


      = Belarus

      =
      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

      =
      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

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


      = Benin

      =
      Malanville – Henri Malan (1869-1912), French Governor of Dahomey


      = Bermuda

      =
      Hamilton – Henry Hamilton


      = Bhutan

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


      = Bolivia

      =
      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

      =
      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

      =
      Francistown – Daniel Francis (1840–1920), English prospector
      Gaborone – Chief Gaborone


      = Brazil

      =
      For a longer list, please see List of places in Brazil named after people.

      Salvador, Brazil – Jesus (the Christian Savior)
      São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil – Louis IX of France (Saint Louis)
      São Paulo – Saint Paul


      = Brunei

      =
      Bandar Seri Begawan – Omar Ali Saifuddien III


      = Bulgaria

      =
      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

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


      = Cambodia

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


      = Canada

      =


      = Central African Republic

      =
      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

      =
      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

      =
      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

      =
      Chuxiong City - Cuan Wei Chu & General Zhao Yong (also known as Nanxiong), two great militaries of the region
      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 – Birthplace of Sun Yat-sen, also known as Sun Zhongshan, Chinese political theorist and revolutionary politician, Father of the Nation and former President of the Republic of China. City formerly known as Xiangshan.
      Zichang County – Xie Zichang (1897–1935), Communist martyr
      Zuoquan County – Zuo Quan, a general in the Chinese Red Army


      = Colombia

      =


      = Democratic Republic of the Congo

      =
      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

      =
      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

      =
      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 (1902–1980), 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 (1892–1965)
      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

      =
      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

      =
      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

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


      = Cyprus

      =
      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

      =
      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

      =
      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 (1760-1805)
      Mariager – Blessed Virgin Mary
      Marielyst – Marie Kørgensen (1837–1907)
      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

      =
      Salisbury, Dominica – Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
      Scotts Head, Dominica – Colonel George Scott (British Army officer)


      = Dominican Republic

      =
      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


      = Ecuador

      =


      = Egypt

      =
      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 – 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

      =
      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

      =
      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

      =
      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)

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


      = Ethiopia

      =
      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

      =
      Darwin – Charles Darwin
      Stanley – Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
      Weddell Island – James Weddell
      Keppel Island – Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel
      Saunders Island – Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer)


      = Finland

      =
      Brahestad (Finnish: Raahe) – Per Brahe the Younger, 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

      =
      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

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


      = Germany

      =

      Augsburg (state of Bavaria) – Roman Caesar Augustus
      Brunswick (state of Lower Saxony) – Bruno, Duke of Saxony
      Charlottenburg (state of Berlin) – Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, queen consort of King Frederick I of Prussia (est. 13th century, incorporated into Berlin on 1 October 1920)
      Cologne (state of North Rhine-Westphalia; German: Köln, Latin: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, CCAA) – Roman Emperor Claudius and Agrippina the Younger, empress consort (lit. Claudian colony and sacrificial altar of the Agrippinensians)
      Constance (state of Baden-Württemberg; German: Konstanz) – Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus
      Friedrichstadt (state of Berlin) – King Frederick I of Prussia (est. 1688, incorporated into Berlin on 1 January 1710)
      Hildesheim (state of Lower Saxony) – farmer Hildwin (landowner in the 10th century)
      Karlsruhe (state of Baden-Württemberg) – Margrave Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
      Leverkusen (state of North Rhine-Westphalia) – pharmacist Carl Leverkus
      Ludwigsburg (state of Baden-Württemberg) – Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg
      Ludwigshafen upon Rhine (state of Rhineland-Palatinate) – King Louis I of Bavaria
      Saarlouis (state of Saarland) – King Louis XIV of France
      Sankt Pauli (state of Hamburg) – (Saul) Paul of Tarsos
      Trier (state of Rhineland-Palatinate; Latin: Augusta Treverorum) – Augustus (lit. City of Augustus in the lands of the Treveri people)
      Wilhelmshaven (state of Lower Saxony) – King William I of Prussia, later also German Emperor (lit. William's harbour)
      Former:

      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

      =
      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
      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
      Staliniri was the name of Tskhinvali – Joseph Stalin
      Stalinisi 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

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


      = Greece

      =

      Agios Nikolaos – Saint Nicholas
      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
      Eleftherios Venizelos, Crete - Eleftherios Venizelos
      Filippoi – Philip II of Macedon
      Georgioupoli - Prince George of Greece and Denmark
      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
      Papagou - Marshal Alexandros Papagos
      Pavlos Melas (municipality) – Pavlos Melas, a Greek hero of Macedonian struggle
      Petroupoli - Petros A. Giannaros (1878-1828), founder of the newspaper Esperini
      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
      Zografou - Ioannis Zografos (1844-1927)


      = Grenada

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


      = Guatemala

      =
      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 (1875–1945), 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 Kraków
      San Joaquin (Alta Verapaz) – Saint Joachim
      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

      =
      São Domingos (Guinea-Bissau) – Saint Dominic of Guzman
      São Vicente, Guinea-Bissau – Vincent of Saragossa


      = Guyana

      =
      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

      =
      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), philanthropist
      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

      =
      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

      =
      Aberdeen – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
      Belcher Bay – Edward Belcher
      Bowrington – 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 – John Wesley


      = Hungary

      =
      Abasár – King Sámuel Aba of Hungary
      Adyváros – Endre Ady
      Ambrózfalva – Baron Lajos Ambrózy (1803-1890)
      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 (1748-1833)
      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 (1853–1933)
      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

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


      = India

      =

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


      = Indonesia

      =
      Airlangga, Gubeng, Surabaya – Airlangga, king of Kediri Kingdom
      Dr. Soetomo, Tegalsari, Surabaya – Soetomo, founder of Budi Utomo
      Halim Perdana Kusumah, Makasar, Jakarta – Halim Perdanakusuma – Indonesian airman and national hero
      Hatta, Bakauheni, Lampung – Mohammad Hatta, 1st Vice President of Indonesia
      Kartini, Sawah Besar, Jakarta – Kartini, Javanese women's rights figure
      Palar, Pedan, Java Central – Lambertus Nicodemus Palar, national hero of Indonesia
      Port of Soekarno-Hatta – Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta
      Setiabudi, Jakarta – Ernest Douwes Dekker, known as Danoedirdja Setiaboedi, national hero of Indonesia
      Sudirman, Tanralili, Maros, South Sulawesi – Sudirman, Indonesian military officer
      Former:

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


      = Iran

      =
      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

      =
      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)

      =
      Bagenalstown – Lord Walter Bagenal
      Bellewstown – Darren Bellew
      Binghamstown – Major Denis Bingham (1765–1842)
      Canningstown – George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh
      Charlestown – Charles Strickland (1818-1892), 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
      Jamestown, County Leitrim – James VI and I
      Knightstown, County Kerry – Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry
      Louisburgh, County Mayo – Louis XIV of France
      Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath – Robert Rochfort
      Virginia, County Cavan – Queen Elizabeth I of England
      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

      =
      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

      =


      = Ivory Coast

      =
      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 (died in 1909)


      = Jamaica

      =
      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

      =
      Asaka, Saitama – Prince Asaka Yasuhiko, a founder of a collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family
      Asano (Kitakyushu) - Asano Sōichirō
      Aoyama, Tokyo – Aoyama Tadanari, a Tokugawa general and chief retainer
      Date, Hokkaidō – Date Kunishige, a Japanese samurai
      Dōtonbori - Nariyasu Dōton
      Hayakawa (Yaita) - Tokuji Hayakawa
      Hiroshima – Ōe no Hiromoto + Fukushima Motonaga (disputed)
      Iidabashi - Iida Kihee, an Edo-period farmer
      Ikeda, Hokkaido - Nakahiro Ikeda (1877-1948)
      Imakane, Hokkaidō – Imamori Tōjirō (1870–1952) + Kanamori Tōjirō (1865–1909)
      Ina, Saitama – Ina Tadatsugu, a civil officer
      Isezakichō – Isaburō Aihara (1827-1901) and Akira Sasaki (1806-1876)
      Kamashi (Kanto) – Fujiwara no Kamatari
      Kano (Kobe) – Soshichi Kano (1827-1887)
      Karashima (Kumamoto) – Karashima Itaru (1854-1913), former mayor of Kumamoto
      Kita, Hokkaido – Yuji Kitamura (1871–1903)
      Kikusui (Sapporo) – Shuki Kikutei (1857-1905)
      Kogane Kiyoshigaoka (Chiba) - Kiyoshi Matsumoto (1909-1973), former mayor of Matsudo
      Kyōgoku, Hokkaidō – Kyōgoku Takanori (1858–1928), a former noble of the Kyōgoku clan
      Meiji (Nagoya) – Emperor Meiji
      Moriya (Yokohama) - Kosuke Moriya (1861-1931), Japanese lawyer
      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
      Nogizaka, Tokyo - Nogi Maresuke
      Numata, Hokkaido – Kisaburo Numata (1834–1923)
      Ojin (Tokushima) - Emperor Ōjin
      Okawa (Kawasaki) - Heizaburō Ōkawa (1860-1936), Japanese businessman
      Ono, Fukushima – Ono no Takamura, Japanese poet
      Sakuragaoka (Nagoya) - Sakura Okamoto (1878-1935), Japanese businessman and president of Toho Gas
      Sanjō, Niigata – Sanjo Saemon, a legendary hero during the Edo period
      Senda (Hiroshima) - Sadaaki Senda
      Shiroishi (Kawasaki) - Motojiro Shiraishi (1867-1945), Japanese businessman
      Shōwa, Fukushima – Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa)
      Susukino - Tatsuyuki Usui (1829-1916)
      Suzuki (Kawasaki) - Saburosuke Suzuki (1858-1931), Ajinomoto Company´s founder
      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
      Wake, Okayama – Wake no Kiyomaro, a high-ranking Japanese official during the Nara period


      = Jordan

      =
      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

      =


      = Kenya

      =
      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

      =
      Ferizaj – Feriz Shasivari
      Obilić – Miloš Obilić
      Skenderaj – George Kastrioti Skanderbeg
      Former:

      Đeneral Janković was the name of Elez Han – Božidar Janković


      = Kuwait

      =
      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

      =
      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 – Aldabergen Amanbaev (1927–1975), Kyrgyz Socialist workers' hero
      Anan'yevo – one of the Panfilov's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen, Nikolay Yakovlevich Anan'yev (1912–1941)
      Atai Ogonbaev (Talas) – Atai Ogonbaev (1900–1949), Kyrgyz musician and compositor
      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
      Berdike Baatyr (Talas) – Berdike Baatyr (1740–1790)
      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)
      Ibraimov – Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sultan Ibraimov
      Imeni Aliaskara Toktonalieva (Ysyk-Ata) – Aliaskar Toktonaliev (1929–1990), Finance Minister
      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
      Kaynazarova (Chuy) – Zuurakan Kaynazarova
      Kazybek (Naryn) – Kazybek Mambetimin uulu (1901–1936), poet
      Kochubaev (Osh) – Toi'chu Tagaevich Kochubaev (1922–1981), Kyrgyz Socialist workers' hero
      Kochkorbaev (Chuy) – Isak Kochkorbaev (1890–1965), Kyrgyz Socialist workers' hero
      Kulatov (Nookat) – Turabay Kulatov (1908–1984), Kyrgyz Prime Minister
      Kurmanbek (Suzak) – Kurmanbek Batyr, mythical hero
      Kurmanjan Datka (Batken) and Kurmanjan Datka (Osh) – Kurmanjan Datka
      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
      Ormon-Khan aliyl (Naryn) – Ormon Khan
      Ömüraliev (Talas) – Baky Ömüraliev (1932–2003), Kyrgyz actor and film director
      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)
      Süymönkul Chokmorov – Kyrgyz film actor Suimenkul Chokmorov
      Sverdlov District, Bishkek – Yakov Sverdlov
      Razzakov – Iskhak Razzakov
      Toktogul – Kyrgyz Musician Toktogul Satilganov
      Togolok-Moldo Rural District (Naryn) – Togolok Moldo, Kyrgyz poet
      Toktomat Zulpuev (Nookat) – Toktomat Zulpuev (1925–1995)
      Urazbekov (Batken) – Abdukadyr Urazbekov (1889–1938), Kyrgyz statesman
      Yusupov aliyl (Osh) – Sultan Yusupov (1918–2004), Kyrgyz music teacher
      Zharkynbayevo – Kazak Zharkynbaev (1911–1969), Kyrgyz hero
      Former:

      Frunze was the name of Bishkek from 1926 through 1991 – Mikhail Frunze
      Przhevalsk was the name of Karakol from 1888 through 1921 and 1939 through 1991 – Nikolai Przhevalsky


      = Laos

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


      = Latvia

      =
      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

      =
      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

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


      = Liberia

      =
      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

      =
      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 ʽUmar al Mukhtar – Omar Mukhtar, Libyan resistance leader


      = Lithuania

      =
      Garliava – Józef Godlewski, founder
      Grigiškės – Grzegorz Kurec, Polish architect
      Janapolė – Jan Dominik Łopaciński, benefactor
      Jonava – Jono Eustachijaus
      Kaišiadorys – a Tatar noble, Khaishadar
      Kudirkos Naumiestis – Vincas Kudirka, Lithuanian poet
      Marijampolė – Blessed Virgin Mary
      Former:

      Kapsukas was the name of Marijampolė – Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas, Lithuanian communist politician
      Sniečkus was the name of Visaginas – Antanas Sniečkus, Lithuanian communist politician


      = Luxembourg

      =
      Ettelbruck – Etzel (Attila the Hun)


      = Malawi

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


      = Malaysia

      =
      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 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
      Former:

      Jesselton was the name of Kota Kinabalu – Sir Charles Jessel, British colonial administrator


      = Mali

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


      = Malta

      =
      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

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


      = Mauritius

      =
      Mahébourg – Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais
      Port Louis – Louis XV of France
      Souillac – François de Souillac


      = Mexico

      =

      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

      =
      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

      =
      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
      Sükhbaatar city – Damdin Sükhbaatar, Mongolian independence hero
      Sükhbaatar district – Damdin Sükhbaatar
      Sükhbaatar Province – Damdin Sükhbaatar
      Ulaanbaatar – Damdin Sükhbaatar


      = Montenegro

      =
      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

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


      = Mozambique

      =
      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

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


      = Namibia

      =
      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

      =
      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
      Phalgunanda Rural Municipality – Phalgunanda
      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

      =
      Anna Paulowna – Anna Pavlovna of Russia
      Emmaberg – Queen Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
      Frederiksoord – Prince Frederick of the Netherlands
      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 – Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange
      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

      =
      Addisons Flat, West Coast – unknown African American gold prospector
      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

      =
      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

      =
      Cité Fayçal (Niamey) – Faisal of Saudi Arabia


      = Nigeria

      =
      Port Harcourt – Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt
      Victoria Island, Lagos – Queen Victoria


      = North Korea

      =
      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


      = North Macedonia

      =
      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


      = Norway

      =
      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

      =
      Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos – Qaboos bin Said


      = Pakistan

      =
      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 Cherry Minchin (1829–1899), 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

      =


      = Papua New Guinea

      =
      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 – Clements 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

      =

      Former:

      Doña Heriberta Stroessner de Iglesias was the name of Alto Verá – Heriberta Stroessner de Iglesias, Alfredo Stroessner's sister
      Domingo Robledo was the name of Natalio – Domingo Robledo (1911–1972), Intendent of Encarnacion
      Fortin Lopez de Filippis was the name of Mariscal Estigarribia – Captain Cesar Lopez de Filippis, Paraguayan military who died during the Chaco War in 1933
      Puerto Presidente Stroessner was the name of Ciudad del Este – Alfredo Stroessner


      = Peru

      =


      = Philippines

      =


      = Poland

      =


      = Portugal

      =
      Almargem do Bispo - Bishop Miguel de Castro (1536-1625)
      Caldas da Rainha - Queen Eleanor of Viseu
      Costa Cabral (Porto) – António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquis of Tomar
      Doutor Augusto de Castro (Lisboa) – Augusto de Castro (1883–1971), lawyer, diplomat and politician
      Doutor Mário Madeira (Lisboa) - Mário Lampreia de Gusmão Madeira (1901-1985), former governor of Lisboa
      Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo – count Rodrigo González Girón
      Gomes da Costa (Porto) – Manuel Gomes da Costa
      Guerra Junqueiro (Porto) – Guerra Junqueiro
      Guimarães – Vímara Peres
      Lisbon (Latin, Olisipo, Olisipo Felicitas Iulia, Felicitas Julia Olissipo, Ulyssipolis, Ulisseia) – Ulysses
      Marechal Carmona (Lisboa) – Óscar Carmona, President
      Marques de Pombal (Lisboa) – Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal
      Montijo e Afonsoeiro – King Afonso I of Portugal
      Norton de Matos (Coimbra) – José Norton de Matos, a Portuguese general and politician
      Porto Moniz – Francisco Moniz
      Padre Cruz (Lisbon) – Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz (1859–1948), Portuguese priest
      Rainha D. Leonor (Albufeira) – Eleanor of Viseu
      Santa Joana (parish) – Joanna, Princess of Portugal
      Santo Aleixo da Restauração - Alexius of Rome
      Santo Isidoro, Marco de Canaveses - Isidore of Seville
      São Vicente, Madeira – Vincent of Saragossa
      Vale de Afonsinho – Afonso I of Portugal
      Vila Boa do Bispo – D. Sisnando, bishop of Porto
      Vila do Bispo – Bishop Fernando Coutinho
      Vila do Conde – Mumadona Dias
      Vila Nova da Rainha (Tondela) - Queen Amelia of Orleans
      Vila Real – King Denis of Portugal
      Vila Real de Santo António – Joseph I of Portugal


      = Puerto Rico

      =
      Amalia Marin (Ponce) – Amalia Marín Castilla (1876–1957)
      Baldorioty De Castro (Ponce) – Román Baldorioty de Castro
      Betances (Cabo Rojo) – Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican lawyer
      Bolívar (Santurce) – Simón Bolívar
      Caguas, Puerto Rico – chief Caguax
      Carolina, Puerto Rico – King Charles II of Spain
      Cataño, Puerto Rico – Hernando de Cataño
      Eleanor Roosevelt (Hato Rey) – Eleanor Roosevelt, American Politician
      Fajardo, Puerto Rico – Juan Antonio Fajardo (founder)
      Fernando L.Garcia (Utuado) – Fernando Luis García
      Gobernador Piñero, San Juan, Puerto Rico – Jesús T. Piñero, Governor of Puerto Rico
      Isabela, Puerto Rico – Queen Isabella I of Castile
      Isabel Segunda, Puerto Rico – Isabella II of Spain
      Jaime L. Drew (Ponce) – Jaime L. Drew, Puerto Rican educator
      John F. Kennedy (Mayagüez) – John F. Kennedy
      Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico – Doña Juana Díaz
      Lares, Puerto Rico – Don Amador de Lariz, Spanish nobleman
      Levittown, Puerto Rico – William Levitt
      López Sicardó (Oriente) – Rafael Lopez Sicardo (1875–1937)
      Luis Llorens Torres (Santurce) – Luis Lloréns Torres
      Manuel A. Pérez (San Juan) – Manuel Pérez (teacher)
      Marín (Patillas) and Luis Muñoz Marín (San Lorenzo) – Luis Muñoz Marín, 1st Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
      Morel Campos (Ponce) – Juan Morel Campos
      Muñoz Rivera (Patillas) – Luis Muñoz Rivera, Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician
      Nemesio Canales (San Juan) – Nemesio Canales
      Ponce, Puerto Rico – Juan Ponce de León or Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, great-grandson of Spanish
      Rafael Hernández (Aguadilla) – Rafael Hernández Marín
      Roosevelt Roads (Ceiba) – Franklin D. Roosevelt
      San Germán, Puerto Rico – Germaine of Foix, the new queen of King Fernando or Saint Germanus of Auxerre
      Villa Georgetti (Barceloneta) – Eduardo Georgetti


      = Qatar

      =
      Umm Salal Ali – Ali bin Jassim Al Thani, a son of Qatar's former ruler
      Umm Salal Mohammed – Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani


      = Romania

      =


      = Russia

      =


      = Saint Kitts and Nevis

      =
      Charlestown, Nevis – Charles II of England


      = Saint Lucia

      =
      Castries – Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, Marquis de Castries, French Marshal
      Rodney Bay – British naval officer George Brydges Rodney


      = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

      =
      Charlestown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Charles II of England
      Georgetown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – George III the United Kingdom
      Port Elizabeth, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Queen Elizabeth II


      = São Tomé e Príncipe

      =
      Agostinho Neto (São Tomé) – Agostinho Neto, Angolan President


      = Saudi Arabia

      =
      King Abdul Aziz Port – Ibn Saud
      King Abdullah Economic City – Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
      King Khalid Military City – Khalid of Saudi Arabia


      = Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

      =
      Edinburgh of the Seven Seas – The Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
      Jamestown – James, Duke of York
      Georgetown – George III


      = Senegal

      =
      Djily Mbaye (Dakar) – El Hadj Djily Mbaye (1927–1991)
      Richard Toll – Jean Michel Claude Richard, French botanist
      Saint-Louis – Louis XIV of France


      = Serbia

      =


      = Seychelles

      =
      Mahé – largest island in the country, named after Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, the French naval officer
      Victoria – capital of Seychelles, named after Queen Victoria


      = Sierra Leone

      =
      Aberdeen, Sierra Leone – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
      Bureh Town – Bai Bureh, a Sierra Leonean pro independent leader
      Charlotte, Sierra Leone – Princess Charlotte of Wales
      Granville Town, Province of Freedom – Granville Sharp
      Newton, Sierra Leone – British abolitionist John Newton
      Ricketts, Sierra Leone – Henry Ricketts
      Samuel Town, Sierra Leone – Pa Samai, great Mende warrior from the south of Sierra Leone
      Wellington, Freetown – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington


      = Singapore

      =
      Alexandra, Singapore – Alexandra of Denmark
      Balestier – Joseph Balestier
      Clementi, Singapore – Cecil Clementi
      MacPherson, Singapore – Lieutenant Colonel Ronald MacPherson (1837–1869)
      Mountbatten, Singapore – Lord Louis Mountbatten
      Mount Faber – Captain Charles Edward Faber
      Mount Vernon, Singapore – British Royal Navy Vice Admiral Edward Vernon
      Newton, Singapore – Alfred Howard Vincent Newton
      Queenstown, Singapore – Queen Elizabeth II
      Thomson, Singapore – John Turnbull Thomson


      = Slovakia

      =
      Source

      Bernolákovo – Anton Bernolák, Slovak linguist and Catholic priest
      Bohúňovo - Peter Michal Bohúň, Slovak painter
      Bottovo - Ján Botto, Slovak poet
      Bratislava – Braslav, Duke of Lower Pannonia
      Gabčíkovo – Jozef Gabčík, a Slovak soldier involved in Operation Anthropoid
      Golianovo – Ján Golian, Slovak Brigade General
      Hamuliakovo – Martin Hamuljak, Slovak writer
      Hurbanovo – Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Slovak writer and national leader
      Hviezdoslavov - Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet
      Jesenské - Janko Jesenský, Slovak writer
      Kalinkovo – Joachim Kalinka (1601–1678), Slovak poet and priest
      Kmeťovo - Andrej Kmeť, Slovak scientist
      Koceľovce - Koceľ, Prince of Lower Pannonia
      Kubáňovo - Ľudovít Kubáni, Slovak writer
      Kukučínov - Martin Kukučín, Slovak writer
      Leopoldov – Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
      Malinovo, Slovakia – Rodion Malinovsky, Soviet Marshal
      Martin – Saint Martin of Tours
      Matúškovo - Janko Matúška, Slovak poet
      Michalovce – Saint Michael
      Mojmírovce - Mojmír I, Moravian prince
      Mojzesovo – Štefan Moyses, Slovak priest and national leader
      Mudroňovo - Ján Mudroň, Slovak politician
      Nálepkovo – Ján Nálepka, anti-fascist Slovak captain
      Palárikovo – Ján Palárik (1822–1876), Slovak playwright
      Rastislavice - Rastislav of Moravia, ruler of Great Moravia
      Sasinkovo - František Víťazoslav Sasinek, Slovak historian
      Sládkovičovo – Andrej Sládkovič, Slovak poet
      Šrobárová - Vavro Šrobár, Slovak politician
      Štefanovičová – Samuel Dobroslav Štefanovič, Slovak national leader
      Štúrovo – Ľudovít Štúr, 19th-century Slovak national leader
      Svätoplukovo – Svätopluk, Prince of Moravia
      Tešedíkovo – Samuel Tešedík, Slovak Lutheran priest
      Tomášikovo – Samo Tomášik, Slovak poet
      Veľké Blahovo - Matúš Blaho, Slovak national leader
      Záborské - Jonáš Záborský, Slovak writer
      Former:

      Gessayov was the name of Zálesie - Ignác Gessay, Slovak-American journalist
      Hodžovo was the name of Lipové - Milan Hodža, Slovak politician
      Palkovičovo was the name of Sap - Juraj Palkovič, Slovak writer and teacher
      Sklenárovo was the name of Mierovo - Juraj Sklenár, Slovak historian and teacher
      Slávikovo was the name of Orávka - Juraj Slávik, Slovak politician
      Šafárikovo was the name of Tornaľa - Pavol Jozef Šafárik, Slovak writer
      Štefánikovce was the name of Rovinka - Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak general and politician
      Švermovo was the name of Telgárt - Jan Šverma, Czech communist politician


      = Slovenia

      =
      Kidričevo – Boris Kidrič, Prime Minister of Slovenia
      Primoži – Primož Trubar, Father of the Slovenian nation


      = Somalia

      =
      Former:

      Bandar Qassim was the name of Bosaso – named after city's founder Qassim
      Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi was the former name of Jowhar – named after HRH Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi of Savoy


      = South Africa

      =

      Benoni – the original name of the Biblical Benjamin
      Durban – Sir Benjamin d'Urban
      Johannesburg – Johannes Rissik; Johannes Meyer
      Pietermaritzburg – Two theories exist.
      In the theory officially accepted today by the city, it bears the name of Voortrekker leaders Piet Retief and Gert Maritz.
      In another theory, the city was originally named after Retief alone, initially "Pieter Mouriets Burg" (after his given names) and transformed to its current form.
      Port Elizabeth – Elizabeth Donkin (wife of acting governor Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin)
      Pretoria – Andries Pretorius


      = South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

      =
      King Edward Point – Edward VII
      Prince Olav Harbour – Crown Prince Olav of Norway


      = South Korea

      =
      Danwon-gu – Gim Hongdo
      Sejong City – Sejong the Great
      Chungmu-ro – Admiral Yi Sun-sin
      Euljiro – General Eulji Mundeok


      = Spain

      =


      = Sudan

      =
      Abu Hamad – Sheikh Abu Hamed
      Suakin, formerly named Ptolemais Theron – Ptolemy II Philadelphus


      = Suriname

      =
      Albina, Suriname – Albina Josefine Liezenmaier (1815–1904)
      Bakhuys – Louis August Bakhuis (1855–1931)
      Benzdorp – Henry Albert Wilhelm Benz (1889–1962), Dutch consul and bullion dealer
      Bernharddorp – Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
      Brownsweg – John Brown, 19th century gold miner
      Cabendadorp – Chief Joseph Cabenda (1925–2012)
      Corneliskondre – Chief Cornelis Tapopi
      Donderskamp – Peter Donders
      Julianatop – Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
      Lelydorp – Cornelis Lely (the Dutch governor of Suriname in 1905)
      Marshallkreek – Captain Marshall, who explored in Marshall's Creek, Suriname
      Stoelmanseiland – Philip Samuel Stoelman (1744–1800)


      = Sweden

      =
      Borstahusen – Rasmus Andersson Borste and Jöns Andersson Borste, fishermen
      Charlottenberg – Charlotta Larsson (1797–1856) (wife of the founder of the industry)
      Dorotea – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, Swedish queen
      Eskilstuna – Saint Eskil
      Filipstad – Karl Filip, the son of King Charles IX of Sweden
      Flemingsberg – Henrik Klasson Fleming, Lord Marshal, owner, 16th century
      Fredrika – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, Swedish queen
      Gustavsberg – Gustaf Oxenstierna, father of the owner, 17th century
      Jakobsberg – Jakob Lilliehöök, owner, 17th century
      Karlsborg (Västra Götaland) – King Charles XIV John of Sweden
      Karlsborg, Kalix Municipality – King Charles XV of Sweden
      Karlshamn – King Charles X Gustav of Sweden
      Karlskoga – King Charles IX of Sweden
      Karlskrona – King Charles XI of Sweden
      Karlstad – King Charles IX of Sweden
      Katrineholm – Catharina von der Linde, daughter of the estate owner, 17th century
      Kramfors – Christoffer Kramm (1690–1752)
      Kristianopel – King Christian IV of Denmark
      Kristianstad – King Christian IV of Denmark
      Kristinehamn – Queen Christina of Sweden
      Kungens Kurva – King Gustav V of Sweden
      Kungsängen – King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
      Mariefred – Mary, mother of Jesus
      Mariestad – Queen Mary, wife of Charles IX of Sweden
      Örnsköldsvik – Per Abraham Örnsköld, county governor of Västernorrland County, 1762–1769
      Oskarshamn – King Oscar I of Sweden
      Ulricehamn – Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
      Vilhelmina – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, Swedish queen


      = Switzerland

      =

      Augst (near the ancient city of Augusta Raurica) – Roman Emperor Augustus
      Kaiseraugst (also near Augusta Raurica) – Augustus
      St. Gallen – Saint Gall


      = Syria

      =
      Abu Kamal – the Kamal Family
      Al-Bitariyah – Salah al-Din al-Bitar
      Al-Malikiyah – Adnan al-Malki, a Syrian Army officer
      Al-Qadmus – Cadmus, Phoenician prince
      Apamea (Syria) – Apama, wife of Seleucus I Nicator
      Arwad, formerly Antiochia in Pieria – Antiochus I Soter
      Latakia, formerly Laodicea – Laodice of Macedonia, mother of Seleucus I Nicator
      Mount Simeon District – Simeon Stylites
      Muadamiyat al-Sham – Al-Mu'azzam Isa, Kurdish Sultan from Ayyubid dynasty
      Palmyra (modern) (Tadumr) – named after a daughter of one of Noah's distant descendants, who was buried in a city
      Salaheddine District – Saladin
      Sayyidah Zaynab – Zaynab bint Ali
      Former:

      Laodicea ad Libanum was the name of a Hellenistic settlement – a woman named Laodice among the Seleucids
      Seleucia ad Belum was the name of a Hellenistic settlement – a Seleucus of the Seleucid dynasty
      Dahiyat al-Assad was the name of Dahiyat Harasta during Baathist Syria – Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria
      Qura al-Assad was the name of Qura al-Sham during Baathist Syria – Hafez al-Assad


      = Tajikistan

      =
      Avicenna District (Dushanbe) – Avicenna, Persian polymath
      Ayni District – Tajik national poet Sadriddin Ayni
      Devashtich District – Divashtich, a medieval Sogdian ruler in Transoxiana
      Dustmurod Aliev (jamoat) – Dustmurod Aliev (1950–1989), Tajik musician and singer
      Dzhami District – 15th century Tajik-Persian poet Abdurahman Jami
      Ferdowsi district (Dushanbe) – Ferdowsi, Persian poet
      Ghafurov – Tajik historian and President of Tajikistan during the Soviet era, Bobojon Ghafurov
      Gojo Berdiboev (Murghob) – Gojo Berdiboev (1940–2001), President of the Murgab region
      Hamadoni District – 14th-century Persian poet Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani
      Ismoili Somoni – Isma'il ibn Ahmad
      Jabbor Rasulov District – Prime Minister of Tajikistan during the Soviet era, Jabbor Rasulov
      Mirsaid Mirshakar (town or jamoat) – Mirsaid Mirshakar, a Tajik administrator, author, playwright and poet
      Muminsho Abdulvosiev (Rushon) – Muminsho Abdulvosiev (1933–1992), Tajik statesman
      Nazarsho Dodhudoev (Rushan) – Nazarsho Dodhudoev (1915–2000), Tajik statesman
      Nosiri Khusrav District – 11th century Persian-Tajik poet Nosiri Khusrav
      Rahimzoda – Boki Rahimzoda (1910–1980), Tajik Poet
      Rudaki, Tajikistan – Rudaki, a Persian Poet
      Rumi District – Tajik-Persian poet and philosopher Jaloliddin Rumi
      Safar Amirshoev – Safar Amirshoev (1912–1944), World War II hero
      Shah Mansur district (Dushanbe) – King Mansur I
      Shamsiddin Shohin District – Tajik Poet Shamsiddin Shohin
      Spitamen District – Spitamenes, a Sogdian warlord leader of the uprising
      Temurmalik District – Tajik Medieval hero Timur Malik
      Tursunzoda – Tajik national poet Mirzo Tursunzoda
      Tursun Uljaboev – Tursun Uljabayev, Prime Minister of Tajikistan during the soviet era
      Former:

      Alexandria Eschate was the name of Khujand in antiquity – Alexander the Great
      Leninabad was the name of Khujand from 1936 through 1991 – Vladimir Lenin
      Stalinabad was the name of Dushanbe from 1929 through 1961 – Joseph Stalin


      = Tanzania

      =
      Nyerere (Ward of Zanzibar City) – Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania


      = Thailand

      =
      Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Buriram – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
      Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Nakhon Ratchasima – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
      Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Nakhon Si Thammarat – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
      Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Nan – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
      Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Saraburi – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
      Chaophraya Surasak – Chaophraya Surasakmontri
      Chulabhorn district, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province – Princess Chulabhorn
      Galyani Vadhana district, Chiang Mai Province – Princess Galyani Vadhana
      Mae Fa Luang district – Princess Mother Srinagarindra (Mae Fa Luang)
      Phaya Mengrai district, Chiang Rai Province – King Mangrai (Mengrai)
      Prachaksinlapakhom district – Prince Prachaksinlapakhom (1856–1924)
      Sirindhorn district, Ubon Ratchathani Province – HRH Princess Sirindhorn
      Srinagarindra district, Phatthalung Province – HRH Princess Srinagarindra
      Ubolratana district, Khon Kaen Province – Princess Ubol Ratana
      Vibhavadi district, Surat Thani Province – Princess Vibhavadi Rangsit
      Wachirabarami district, Phichit Province – Prince Vajiralongkorn (RTGS: Wachiralongkon, now King Vajiralongkorn)
      Watthana district, Bangkok – Princess Galyani Vadhana, alternative transliteration


      = Timor-Leste

      =
      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 – 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


      = Trinidad and Tobago

      =
      Charlotteville – Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
      Diego Martin – Don Diego Martin (explorer)
      Duncan Village (Penal–Debe) – Phillip Duncan de Montroe II
      Princes Town – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and King George V
      Williamsville – Eric Williams


      = Tunisia

      =
      El-Mansuriya – al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah
      Mahdia, formerly Aphrodisium – Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
      Menzel Bourguiba – Habib Bourguiba, first President of Tunisia
      Former:

      Ferryville was the name of Menzel Bourguiba – Jules Ferry


      = Turkey

      =


      = Turkmenistan

      =
      Agaýusup adyndaky (Mary) – Aga Yusup Alyýew (1882–1970), Hero of Socialist Labor
      Akmyrat Hümmedow adyndaky (Mary) – Akmyrat Hümmedow (1931–2000), Turkmen actor
      Alty Garlyev (Ahal) – Alty Karliev, Turkmen stage and film actor, director and dramatist
      Andalyp (city) – Nurmuhammet Andalyp (1660–1740), Turkmen philosopher
      Annagylyç Ataýew adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Annagylyç Ataýew (1912–1943), Hero of Turkmenistan
      Arkadag – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (Arkadag), former president
      Ashgabat – Arsaces I of Parthia
      Aşyr Kakabaýew adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Aşyr Kakabaýew (1909–1968), Turkmen cotton grower
      Babadaýhan – Bābā-Dihqān, Iranian mythological figure
      Balta Myradow adyndaky (Lebap) – Balta Myradow (1908–1984), Turkmen businessman and politician
      Balyş Öwezow (Görogly) – Balysh Ovezov, Prime Minister of Turkmenistan during the soviet era
      Berdy Kerbabaýew adyndaky and Kerbabayeva – Berdy Kerbabayev, Turkmen writer
      Döwletmämmet Azady adyndaky (Lebap) – Döwletmämmet Azady, Turkmen poet
      Gurban Durdy (Ahal) – Gurban Durdy (1917–1976), Hero of Turkmenistan
      Görogly (city) – Koroghlu, a semi-mystical hero
      Hüdük Myradow adyndak (Dashoguz) – Hüdük Myradow (1921–1987), Hero of Socialist Labor
      J.Atajanov (Mary) – Jumadurdy Atajanow (1913–1969), Hero of Turkmenistan
      Jumanyýaz Hudaýbergenow adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Jumanyýaz Hudaýbergenow (1912–1943), World War II hero
      Kulyýewa adyndaky (Lebap) – Gylyç Kulyýew (1913–1990), Turkmen writer and diplomat
      Magtymguly District – Magtymguly Pyragy, Turkmen poet
      Magtymguly Garlyýew (Akdepe) – Magtymguly Garly (1889–1957), Turkmen musician
      Mollanepes – Turkmen National writer, Mollanepes (1810–1862)
      Nyýazow adyndaky (Mary) – Saparmurat Niyazov
      Nobat Gutlyýew adyndaky (Lebap) – Nobat Gutlyýew (1910–1967), Hero of Socialist Labor
      Oguzhan (town) – Oghuz Khagan, the mythical progenitor of the Turkic nations
      Orazgeldi Ärsaryýew adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Orazgeldi Ärsaryýew (1900–1978), Turkmen hero
      Rejepguly Ataýew adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Rejepguly Ataýew (1920–1972), Hero of Socialist Labor
      Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy – Saparmurat Niyazov
      Sadylla Rozmetow adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Sadylla Rozmetow (1920–2011), Hero of Turkmenistan
      Seýdi – Seitnazar Seidi (1775–1836), Turkmen patriot and poet
      Shabat, Turkmenistan – Anusha, Khan of Khiva
      Şabende adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Abdylla Şabende (1720–1800), Turkmen writer
      Şükür bagşy adyndaky (Ahal) – Şükür bagşy (1831–1928), Turkmen folk bard
      Tagan Baýramdurdyýew adyndaky (Ahal) – Tagan Baýramdurdyýew (1909–1977), Turkmen hero
      Turkmenbashi – Saparmurat "Turkmenbashi" Niyazov
      Zelili adyndaky (Lebap) – Zelili (1779–1836), Turkmen poet
      Former:

      Alexandria was given the name of Merv – Alexander the Great
      Antiochia in Margiana was given the name of Merv – Antiochus I Soter
      Atamyrat was given the name of Kerki – Atamyrat Niyazov, Father of Saparmurat Niyazov who died during World War II
      Gurbansoltan Eje was given the name of Andalyp (city) – Gurbansoltan Eje, former president Saparmurat Niyazov's mother
      Kalinin was given the name of Boldumsaz – Mikhail Kalinin
      Kirovsk was given the name of Babadaýhan – Sergei Kirov
      Leninsk was given the name of Turkmenabat – Vladimir Lenin
      Nyýazow was given the name of Shabat, Turkmenistan – Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan
      Stalin was given the name of Murgap, Turkmenistan – Joseph Stalin
      Telmansk was given the name of Gubadag – Ernst Thälmann
      Voro'silovabad was given the name of Boldumsaz – Kliment Voroshilov


      = Uganda

      =
      Fort Portal – Sir Gerald Portal (British commissioner)
      Murchison Falls – Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet
      Port Bell – Sir Hesketh Bell (British commissioner)


      = Ukraine

      =


      = United Arab Emirates

      =
      Khalifa City – Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates
      Port Rashid – Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai
      Zayed City – Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan


      = United Kingdom

      =


      Great Britain




      Northern Ireland


      County Tyrone – Eógan mac Néill, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages
      Craigavon – Lord Craigavon, former Prime Minister
      Downpatrick – St Patrick
      Helen's Bay – Lady Helen Dufferin
      Randalstown – Randal MacDonnell
      Victoria Bridge, County Tyrone – Queen Victoria


      = United States

      =


      = Uruguay

      =
      Andresito – Andrés Guazurary
      Artigas – José Artigas
      Baltasar Brum (Artigas Department) – Baltasar Brum, President of Uruguay
      Bernabé Rivera (Artigas Department) – General Bernabe Rivera
      Brigadier General Diego Lamas (Artigas Department)
      Florencio Sánchez (Colonia Department) – Florencio Sánchez
      Flores Department – Venancio Flores
      General Líber Seregni – Líber Seregni, Uruguayan military and politician
      Ismael Cortinas (Flores Department) – Ismael Cortinas
      Javier de Viana (Artigas Department) – Javier de Viana
      Joaquín Suárez (Canelones Department) – Joaquín Suárez
      José Batlle y Ordóñez (Lavalleja Department) – José Batlle y Ordóñez, President of Uruguay
      Juan Lacaze (Colonia Department) – Juan Luis Lacaze
      Lavalleja Department – Juan Antonio Lavalleja
      Ombúes de Lavalle (Colonia Department) – Juan Lavalle
      Rivera – Fructuoso Rivera
      San Antonio (Canelones Department) – Saint Anthony of Padua
      San Bautista (Canelones Department) – Saint John the Baptist
      San Jacinto (Canelones Department) – Saint Hyacinth of Cracow (in honor of bishop Jacinto Vera)
      San José Department – Saint Joseph
      San Luis (Canelones Department) – Saint Louis IX
      San Ramón (Canelones Department) – Saint Raymond Nonnatus
      Santa Lucía (Canelones Department) – Saint Lucy
      Santa Rosa (Canelones Department) – Saint Rose of Lima
      Santiago Vázquez (Montevideo Department) – Santiago Vázquez
      Soca (Canelones Department) – Francisco Soca
      Tomás Gomensoro (Artigas Department) – Tomás Gomensoro Albín, President of Uruguay


      = Uzbekistan

      =
      Abdurahmonov nomidag (Tashkent) – Abdujabbor Abdurahmonov (1907–1975), President of Uzbekistan from 1938 to 1950
      Ahmad Yassaviy (Tashkent) – Ahmad Yasawi
      Ahmad Yugnakiy (Tashkent) – Edib Ahmed bin Mahmud Yüknekî (poet)
      Ajiniyaz (Karakalpakstan) – Ájiniyaz, Karakalpak poet
      Antiochia in Scythia – Antiochus I Soter
      Berdaq (Karakalpakstan) – Berdakh, Karakalpak poet
      Beruniy – al-Biruni
      Dosnazarov (Karakalpakstan) – Allayar Dosnazarov (1896–1937), Karakalpak politician
      F. Yuldashev (Bulungur) – Faizulla Yuldashev (1912–1991), veteran of the Great Patriotic War
      Gagarin, Uzbekistan – Yuri Gagarin
      Gani Azamov, Qoraqamish – Gani Azamov (1909–2001), Uzbek actor
      H.Tursunqulov (Tashkent) – Hamrakul Tursunkulov (1892–1965), chairman of the collective farm
      Iskandar (town) – Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia
      Islom Shoir (Samarkand) – Islom Shoir (1874–1953), Uzbek poet
      Khamzy (Tashkent) and Khamzy (Uchqorgon) – Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, poet
      Mirzo Ulugbek, Ulugbek (town) – Ulugh Beg, astronomer, mathematician and sultan
      Muborak – Islamic scholar Abdullah bin al-Mubarak al-Marwazi
      Navoiy – Uzbek poet Alisher Navoi
      Sharof Rashidov District (Jizzakh) – Sharof Rashidov, President of Uzbekistan from 1950 to 1959
      Oxunboboyev (Shurchi) – Yuldash Akhunbabaev
      S. Umarov (Navoiy) – Salih Khusanovich Umarov (1922–1995), World War II hero
      Shaykhontohur – Sheikh Khovendi at-Takhu, a famous thinker and educator
      Sobir Kamolov (Karakalpakstan) – Sobir Kamolov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan from 1955 to 1957
      Sobir Rahimov nomli (Bostanlyk) – Sobir Rakhimov
      T.Ahmedov nomidag (Sirdaryo) – Turgun Ahmedov (1925–1944), World War II hero
      U.Musaev (Yangiyul) – Ubaydulla Musaev (1914–1972), Uzbek political figure
      Zakirov (Tashkent) – Qodir Zokirov, Uzbek scientist, botanist and educator
      Former:

      "Akhunbabaev" was the name of Jalaquduq – Soviet Uzbek state figure Yuldash Akhunbabaev (1885–1943)
      "Akmal-Ikramov" was the name of Uchtepa – Akmal Ikramov
      "Kuybishevo" was the name of Rishtan – Valerian Kuybyshev
      "Leninsk" was the name of Asaka, Uzbekistan – Vladimir Lenin
      "Skobelev" was the name of Fergana – Mikhail Skobelev
      "Sobir Rakhimov" was the name of Olmazar – Sobir Rakhimov
      "Hamza" was the name of Yashnobod – Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi


      = Venezuela

      =
      Alberto Adriani Municipality – Alberto Adriani Mazzei (1898–1936), economist and writer
      Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality – Alberto Arvelo Torrealba, Venezuelan lawyer, educator and folklorical poet
      Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, Barinas – Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan poet
      Angostura Municipality, Venezuela or Raúl Leoni Municipality – Venezuelan President Raúl Leoni
      Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality – Antonio Pinto Salinas (1915–1953), Venezuelan poet
      Arístides Bastidas Municipality – Arístides Bastidas, Venezuelan writer
      Arzobispo Chacón Municipality – Acacio Chacon Guerra (1884–1978)
      Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality – Caracciolo Parra Olmedo (1819–1908), Venezuelan lawyer and politician
      Cardenal Quintero Municipality – José Humberto Quintero Parra
      Carlos Arvelo Municipality – Carlos Arvelo, Venezuelan doctor and politician.
      Ciudad Bolívar – Simón Bolívar
      Ciudad Ojeda – Alonso de Ojeda
      Diego Bautista Urbaneja Municipality – Diego Bautista Urbaneja
      Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, Monagas – General Ezequiel Zamora
      Fernandez Feo Municipality – Bishop of Táchira, Monseñor Alejandro Fernández-Feo Tinoco (1908–1987)
      Francisco Aniceto Lugo Parish (Delta Amacuaro) – Francisco Aniceto Lugo (1894–1982), Venezuelan writer
      Francisco Javier Pulgar Municipality (Zuila) – Francisco Javier Pulgar (1877–1959), Venezuelan educator
      Francisco de Miranda, Anzoátegui – Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan Independence hero
      Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality – Francisco Linares Alcántara, Venezuelan President
      Jauregui Municipality (Táchira) – Jesus Manuel Jauregui (1848–1905)
      Jesús Enrique Lossada Municipality – Jesus Enrique Lossada (1892–1948), Venezuelan writer
      Jiménez Municipality, Lara – José Florencio Jiménez
      José Tadeo Monagas Municipality – José Tadeo Monagas
      Manuel Monge Municipality – Manuel Monge (1950–1993), President of the Village Association of Poblado 32
      Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality – Mario Briceño Iragorry
      Maroa, Amazonas – Cacique Maruwa
      Monseñor Iturriza Municipality – Monseñor Francisco José Iturriza Guillen (1903–2003)
      Monseñor Miguel Antonio Salas (Táchira) – Monseñor Miguel Antonio Salas (1915–2003)
      Padre Noguera Municipality – Father Adonay Noguera (1884–1954)
      Padre Pedro Chien Municipality – Father Pedro Chien (1925–1995), a Mongol missioner
      Páez, Apure – José Antonio Páez, an Independence hero
      Paz Castillo Municipality – Venezuelan poet and diplomat Fernando Paz Castillo
      Pedro Gual Municipality – 19th century Venezuelan President Pedro Gual Escandón
      Rafael Rangel Municipality – Rafael Rangel (1877–1909), Venezuelan scientific
      Raúl Leoni Parish (Maracaibo) – Raúl Leoni
      Rómulo Costa Municipality, Táchira – Antonio Romulo Costa Duque (1872–1956)
      Rómulo Gallegos Municipality, Apure – Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan writer and president
      Sifontes Municipality – General Antonio Domingo Sifontes
      Sucre, Miranda – Antonio José de Sucre
      Urdaneta, Miranda – Rafael Urdaneta
      Valmore Rodríguez Municipality (Zuila) – Valmore Rodríguez (1900–1955), Venezuelan journalist


      = Vietnam

      =
      Bế Văn Đàn (Quảng Hòa) – Bế Văn Đàn (1931–1953), Hero of the People's Armed Forces
      Đề Thám (Lạng Sơn) – Hoàng Hoa Thám "Đề Thám" (1858–1913), leader of Yên Thế Insurrection
      Đình Phong (Cao Bằng) – Đình Phong, a communist soldier
      Đình Phùng, Bảo Lạc – Phan Đình Phùng (1847–1895), Vietnamese poet
      Dương Minh Châu District and Duong Minh Chau town – Dương Minh Châu (1912–1947), a communist lawyer
      Ho Chi Minh City – Ho Chi Minh, President of Vietnam
      Hồ Thị Kỷ (Cà Mau) – Hồ Thị Kỷ (1949–1970), martyr hero
      Hoàng Văn Thụ, Văn Lãng – Hoàng Văn Thụ (1909–1944), Vietnamese revolutionary
      Hồng Dân (Bạc Liêu) – Trần Hồng Dân (1916–1946), nationalist revolutionary
      Kim Đồng, Thạch An – Kim Đồng (1929–1943), captain of Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization
      Ngọc Hiển (Cà Mau) – Phan Ngọc Hiển (1910–1941), a local teacher, writer and artist
      Nguyễn Huân (Cà Mau) – Nguyễn Văn Huân (d.1946), communist martyr
      Nông trường Trần Phú – Trần Phú, Vietnamese revolutionary
      Phạm Văn Cội (Củ Chi) – Phạm Văn Cội (1940–1967), Hero of the People's Armed Forces
      Quang Trung, An Lão (Hải Phòng) – Quang Trung, second emperor of the Tây Sơn dynasty
      Trần Hưng Đạo (Lý Nhân) – Trần Hưng Đạo, an imperial prince, statesman and military commander
      Trần Văn Thời District and Trần Văn Thời town – Trần Văn Thời (1902–1942), a local communist
      Former:

      Thành Thái Phien – the name of Da Nang in 1945 – revolutionary Thái Phiên


      = Zambia

      =
      Dag Hammerskjoeld (Ndola) – Dag Hammarskjöld
      Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula (Lusaka) – Harry Nkumbula, Zambian nationalist leader
      Helen Kaunda (Copperbelt) – Ms. Helen Kaunda (d.1973), mother of President Kenneth Kaunda
      John Laing (Lusaka) – John Laing (businessman)
      Julia Chikamoneka (Kasama) – Julia Chikamoneka (1910–1986), Zambian freedom fighter
      Livingstone – doctor David Livingstone
      Lusaka – Chief Lusaka
      Mansa, Zambia – Chief Mansa
      Victoria Falls – Queen Victoria
      Former:

      Abercorn was the name of Mbala – Lord Abercorn, British nobleman and diplomat
      Bancroft was the name of Chililabombwe – Joseph Austen Bancroft (1882–1957), British geologist and scientist
      Fort Jameson was the name of Chipata – Leander Starr Jameson, British statesman
      Fort Rosebery was the name of Mansa, Zambia – Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom


      = Zimbabwe

      =
      Beatrice, Zimbabwe – Beatrice Borrow (1868–1946), the sister of Lieutenant Henry J. Borrow, member of the Pioneer Column
      Beitbridge – Alfred Beit
      Bradfield, Zimbabwe – Edwin Eugene Bradfield (1869–1950)
      Felixburg – Felix Posselt, who visited in that area in 1888
      Montgomery (Bulawayo) – Bernard Montgomery
      Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe – Charles Darwin
      Mount Hampden – John Hampden
      Norton, Zimbabwe – the Norton family
      Selous, Zimbabwe – Frederick Selous
      Victoria Falls – Queen Victoria
      West Nicholson – Andy Nicholson, an early prospector
      Zhombe Joel – Joel Tessa, one of the pioneer businessmen at the centre during the 1960s.
      Former:

      Fort Victoria was the name of Masvingo – Queen Victoria
      Hartley was the name of Chegutu – Henry Hartley, an early explorer
      Salisbury was the name of Harare – Lord Salisbury


      See also


      Lists of places named after people
      List of countries named after people
      List of country subdivisions named after people
      List of islands named after people
      Buildings and structures named after people
      List of eponyms of airports
      List of convention centers named after people
      List of railway stations named after people
      List of colleges and universities named after people
      List of etymologies of administrative divisions
      List of country-name etymologies
      Lists of places by eponym
      List of eponyms
      Lists of etymologies


      References

    Kata Kunci Pencarian: list of places named after people

    list of places named after people