List of short place names

One-letter place names

A, a district in Kami-Amakusa city, Kumamoto, Japan

Å, a village in Andøy municipality, Nordland, Norway. Å is Danish, Norwegian and Swedish for "brook" or "small river".

Å, a village in Moskenes municipality, Nordland, Norway

Å, a village in Meldal municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Å, a village in Åfjord municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Å, a village in Ibestad municipality, Troms, Norway

Å, a village in Lavangen municipality, Troms, Norway

Å, a village in Tranøy municipality, Troms, Norway

Å, a place in Funen, Denmark

Å, a village in Norrköping municipality, Östergötland, Sweden

Ά, an eco-hippie community in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Ą, a non-village settlement in northern Lubusz Voivodeship, near Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland.

D, a river in Oregon, United States

E, a mountain in Hokkaidō, Japan

E, a river in the Highlands of Scotland

Ì, Scottish Gaelic name for island of Iona, Scotland (also called Ì Chaluim Chille)

Ô, a castle near Mortrée, France

O, a river in Devon, England

O, a river in Toyama, Japan

Ö, a village in Sweden. Ö is Swedish for "island".

Ø, a hill in Jutland, Denmark. Ø is Danish for "island".

U, a place in Panama

U, a municipality on Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia

Ú, a place in Madagascar

U, a place in Vietnam

U, a place in Tibet, China

Y, a commune in the department of Somme, France.

Y, a river in the north of Russia.

Y, a former census-designated place in Alaska, United States (recently renamed Susitna North).

Ý, Vietnamese name for Italy

Two-letter place names

Aa, a village in Estonia

Aa, several rivers in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland

Aa, a skerry at the entrance to Skelda Voe, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ab, in Madhya Pradesh, India

Ae, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Ág, a village in Baranya county, Hungary

Ai, a Biblical city in Canaan

Ai, a community in Alabama, United States

Ai, a community in Georgia, United States

Ai, a community in North Carolina, United States

Ai, a community in Ohio, United States

Ai River, several rivers in China, Japan, and Taiwan

Ål, a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway

Ål, a village in Leksand municipality, Sweden

An, a county in Sichuan, China

Ao, a village in Estonia

As, a municipality in Limburg province, Belgium

Aš, a town in the Karlovy Vary region of the Czech Republic.

Ås, a municipality in Akershus county, Norway

Ås, the Swedish name for the Harju quarter of Helsinki, Finland

Ås, a hundred of Västergötland in Sweden

Ås, a village in Västmanland, Sweden

Ås, a village in Jämtland, Sweden

Au, a town in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria

Au, a district of the city of Munich, Germany

Au, a municipality in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Au, a town in the Kankan Region, Guinea

Au, a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Au, a village in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Ay, a commune in the department of Marne, France

Ba, a village in Serbia

Ba, a town in the Ba province of Fiji

Ba, a tambon (sub-district) in Tha Tum District, Surin Province, Thailand

Bo, a city in Sierra Leone

Bo, a town in Kim Bôi, Hòa Bình, Vietnam

Bo, the Asturian name for the parish of Boo, Asturias, Spain

Bo, a tambon (sub-district) in Khlung District, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand

Bu, a hamlet on Wyre in the Orkney Islands, Scotland

Bû, a commune in the department of Eure-et-Loir, France

By, a village in Åfjord municipality, Norway

By, a commune in the department of Doubs, France

Bø, Telemark and Bø, Nordland, municipalities in Telemark and Nordland, Norway; also the name of several farms. Bø is an archaic word for farmland.

Bő, a village in Vas county, Hungary

Cả, a river in Vietnam

Ci, a county in Hebei, China

Đà, a river in Vietnam

Du, a tambon (sub-district) in Kanthararom District, Sisaket, Thailand

Du, a tambon (sub-district) in Prang Ku District, Sisaket, Thailand

Du, a tambon (sub-district) in Rasi Salai District, Sisaket, Thailand

Du, a mountain in Henan province, China

Dú, the Irish name for Hurcle, a townland in County Meath, Ireland

Đu, a town in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam

Ea, a town in the Basque Country, Spain

Ed, an unincorporated community in Kentucky, US

Ed, a locality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Ee, a village in the Dongeradeel municipality, Friesland, Netherlands

Eg, a town in Afghanistan

Eg, a former farm in Kristiansand, Norway

Ei, a town in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima, Japan

Ep, a community in Kentucky, United States

Eš, a village and municipality in Pelhřimov District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Eu, a commune in the department of Seine-Maritime, France

Fa, a commune in the department of Aude, France

Fi, a town in Segou city in Mali

Fu, a county in Shaanxi, China

Fu, a village in Mora Municipality, Sweden

Gu, a county in Shanxi, China

Gy, a commune in the department of Haute-Saône, France

Gy, a municipality in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Ha, a town in Paro, Paro District, Bhutan

Hå, a municipality in Rogaland, Norway

He, a farm in Nord-Odal municipality, Norway

He, a county in Anhui, China

Ho, a town in Ghana

Ho, a town in Jutland, Denmark

Hồ, a town in Thuận Thành, Bắc Ninh, Vietnam

Hø, a farm in Inderøy municipality, Norway

Hu, a county in Shaanxi, China

Ib, a railway town in India

Ie, an island and village in Okinawa, Japan

If, an island and fortress in southern France. If is the French word for yew tree.

Ig, a settlement and municipality in Slovenia

Ii, a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland

IJ, a double lake in the Netherlands (the digraph IJ is sometimes considered a single letter in Dutch, so this could also be seen as a one-letter name)

Io, an island in Hordaland, Norway

Ip, a village in Sălaj County, Romania

Is, a village in Nizhniy Tura gorsovet of Sverdlovskaya Oblast Oblast, Russia

Iž, an island in Croatia

Ji, a county in Shanxi, China

Ji, a county in Tianjin, China

Ju, a county in Shandong, China

Ka, a farm in Østre Toten municipality, Norway

Ko, a village and subdistrict in Li District, Lamphun, Thailand

Ku, a tambon (sub-district) in Prang Ku District, Sisaket, Thailand

La, a farm in Sykkylven municipality, Norway

Lå, a farm in Ål municipality, Norway

La, a river in Vietnam

Le, a farm in Vik, Norway. Le means lee in Norwegian.

Le, a tambon (sub-district) in Kapong District, Phang Nga, Thailand

Lé, the Irish name for Lea, a parish in Ireland

Li, a county in Gansu, China

Li, a county in Hebei, China

Li, a county in Hunan, China

Li, a county in Sichuan, China

Li, a village in Sokndal municipality, Norway. Li means hillside in Norwegian.

Li, a district in Lamphun Province, Thailand.

Lo, a municipality in West Flanders, Belgium

Lo, name of several farms in Norway. Lo is an archaic word for meadow.

Lo, a tambon (sub-district) in Chun District, Phayao, Thailand

Lô, a river in the North of Vietnam.

Lø, farm in Vindafjord municipality, Norway. Lø is an archaic word for barn.

Lu, a municipality in Piedmont, Italy

Lu, a county in Sichuan, China

Lü, a village in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland

Lú, the Irish name for Louth, a village in Ireland

Lủ, a village in Hanoi, Vietnam

Ma, a river in Vietnam

Me, a town in Gia Viễn, Ninh Bình, Vietnam

Mo, a village in Modalen municipality, Hordaland, Norway. Mo is an archaic word for plain.

Mo, a tambon (sub-district) in Kapong District, Phang Nga, Thailand

Mu, a river in Burma

Mù, a village in the Edolo municipality of Lombardy, Italy. (Mö in the local dialect).

My, a municipality in Liège province, Belgium

Nå, a village in Ullensvang municipality, Norway

Ne, a municipality in Liguria, Italy

Ni, a river of New Caledonia

Ni, a river in Virginia, USA

No, a village in Denmark

Ny, a municipality in Luxembourg province, Belgium

Oa, a river in Meldal municipality, Norway

Oa, a peninsula on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland

Ob, a town in Russia

Ob, a river in Russia

Ob, a gulf in Russia

Ōe, a town in Yamagata, Japan

Ōe, a former town in Kyoto, Japan

Oe, a town in Liège city in Walloon Region, Belgium

Of, a town in the province of Trabzon, Turkey

Og, a river in Wiltshire, England

Oi, a tambon (sub-district) in Pong District, Phayao, Thailand

Ōi, a town in Ōi District, Fukui, Japan

Ōi, a town in Kanagawa, Japan

Ōi, a former town in Saitama, Japan

O K, a community in Kentucky, United States

Om, a river in Russia

Øm, a town on the island of Zealand, Denmark. "Øm" is Danish for "sore"

Øn, a village in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway

Oô, a commune in the department of Haute-Garonne, France

Or, original name of Isthmus of Perekop in Ukraine

Ör, a district in Sundbyberg municipality, Sweden

Őr, a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Hungary

Os, a municipality in Hedmark, Norway.

Os, a municipality in Hordaland, Norway.

Oś, a village in Kluczbork County, Poland. Oś is the Polish word for axis.

Ōu, a mountain range in Japan

Ox, a mountain range in Ireland

Oy, a municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Oz, a commune in the department of Isère, France

Oz, a community in Kentucky, United States

Pi, a town in Catalonia, Spain. Pi means pine in Catalan.

Pi, a county in Sichuan, China

Po, a river in Italy

Po, a river in Virginia, USA

Po, a tambon (sub-district) in Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai, Thailand

Po, a tambon (sub-district) in Bueng Bun District, Sisaket, Thailand

Pô, a city in Burkina Faso

Pu, a county in Shanxi, China

Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, France

Qi, a county in Kaifeng, Henan, China

Qi, a county in Hebi, Henan, China

Qi, a county in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China

Qu, a county in Sichuan, China

Ra, a farm in Borre municipality, Norway. Ra is the Norwegian word for a moraine.

Rå, a farm in Ringerike municipality, Norway. A rå is a pole on which freshly mowed corn is hung to dry.

Re, a village in the region of Piedmont, Italy

Re, a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway

Ré, an island in Charente-Maritime department, France

Ri, a commune in the department of Orne, France

Ro, an island near Kastelorizo, Greece

Ro, a municipality in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Ro, name of several farms in Norway

Ru, a village in the municipality of Vilasantar, Galicia, Spain

Ry, a town in central Jutland, Denmark

Ry, a commune in the department of Seine-Maritime, France

Sa, a tambon (sub-district) in Chiang Muan District, Phayao, Thailand

Sé, several places, including Brazil, Hungary and Portugal

Si, a county in Anhui, China

Si, a tambon (sub-district) in Khun Han District, Sisaket, Thailand

Sí, the Irish name for Shee, a townland in County Monaghan, Ireland

So, a tambon (sub-district) in So Phisai District, Bueng Kan, Thailand

Su, a village in the municipality of Riner, Catalonia

Sy, a commune in the department of Ardennes, France

Sy, a municipality in Liège province, Belgium

Ta, a tambon (sub-district) in Khun Tan District, Chiang Rai, Thailand

Ta, a river in Virginia, USA

Ta, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran

TB, a community in Maryland, USA

Ti, a settlement in Oklahoma, United States

Tu, a city in Japan. Tu is in Kunrei-shiki romanization and Tsu in Hepburn romanization is more common. (Other than Mount E this is the shortest place name in Japan in both Japanese phonology and orthography. All other Japanese cities in this page require at least two kana.)

Ub, a town in Serbia

Ui, a town in Republic of Korea.

Ul, a parish in the Oliveira de Azeméis municipality in Portugal

Ur, ancient city in Mesopotamia

Ur, a town in Catalonia, Spain

Ur, a commune in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, France

Us, a commune in the department of Val-d'Oise, France

Uz, a commune in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, France

Uz, river and valley in Romania

Uz, Iran

Uz, Kentucky (the shortest name in Kentucky)

Ve, a village in Norway. Ve is an Old Norse word for home or dwelling, but can also designate a sacred place (see Blót).

Ve, a group of skerries off Papa Stour in the Shetland Islands, Scotland

Vi, a village near Sundsvall in Sweden

Vò, a municipality in the region of Veneto, Italy

Vò, a village in Lạc Thủy, Hòa Bình, Vietnam

Wa, a municipality in Ghana.

Wu, a region in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces of China

Wy, a municipality in Luxembourg province, Belgium

Xi, a county in Shanxi, China

Xi, a county in Henan, China

Yb, two villages and a municipality in Komi in Russia

Ye, a town in Mon State, Burma

Ye, a county in Henan, China

Yé, a village on the island of Lanzarote, Spain

Yi, a name of three counties in Hebei, Liaoning and Anhui, China

Yí, a river in Uruguay

Yp, a desert in the western United States

Ys, a mythological city in Brittany.

Yu, a county in Hebei, China

Yu, a county in Shanxi, China

Yu, a river on the north of Russia

Yū, a former town, now district in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan

Zu, a village in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan