List of places named after people
There are a number of places named after famous people. For more on the general etymology of place names see toponymy. For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see eponym.
Continents
[edit]- Americas (North America and South America) – Amerigo Vespucci
Countries
[edit]This is a summary of country name etymologies.
- Bharat – original name for India, derived from either Dushyanta's son Bharata or Rishabha's son Bharata[1]
- Bolivia – Simón Bolívar
- Cambodia – Kambu Svayambhuva
- Colombia – Christopher Columbus (after the Italian version of his name, Cristoforo Colombo)
- Cook Islands – Captain James Cook
- Dominican Republic – Saint Dominic
- El Salvador – "The Saviour", referring to Jesus
- Eswatini – Mswati II
- Israel – Jacob (alternative name)
- Kiribati – Thomas Gilbert
- Liechtenstein – Anton Florian of Liechtenstein
- Marshall Islands – John Marshall
- Mauritius – Maurice of Nassau
- Mozambique – Mussa Bin Bique
- Philippines – Philip II of Spain
- Saint Kitts and Nevis – Saint Christopher
- Saint Lucia – Lucy of Syracuse (?)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Saint Vincent
- San Marino – Saint Marinus
- São Tomé and Príncipe – Saint Thomas and Afonso, Hereditary Prince of Portugal
- Saudi Arabia – Muhammad bin Saud
- Seychelles – Jean Moreau de Sechelles
- Solomon Islands – Solomon
- Uzbekistan – Öz Beg Khan of Golden Horde
Former countries
[edit]- Principality of Antioch, now part of Turkey – Antiochus, father of Seleucus I Nicator
- Lotharingia (Lorraine), now part of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands – Lothair I
- Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia – Cecil Rhodes
- Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe – Cecil Rhodes
- Terra Mariana ("Land of Mary"), now Estonia and Latvia – Mary, mother of Jesus
- Bermuda – Juan de Bermúdez
- Falkland Islands – Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland
- Gibraltar – Tariq ibn Ziyad (from Arabic: جبل طارق, romanized: Jabal Tariq, lit. 'Mountain of Tariq')
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha – Helena of Constantinople, and Tristão da Cunha
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands – George III and John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, respectively.
"Lands" of Antarctica
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Caesarea (disambiguation) (various cities in various countries) – Julius Caesar or Roman emperors
Afghanistan
[edit]- Ahmad Abad, Afghanistan – Ahmad Shah Massoud
- Ahmad Shah Baba Mina – Ahmad Shah Durrani
- Ai-Khanoum, formerly named Alexandria on the Oxus – Alexander the Great
- Ayub Khan Mena (Kabul) – Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan)
- 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
[edit]- Ali Demi (neighborhood) – Ali Demi
- Asim Zeneli (Albania) – Asim Zeneli, Albanian hero
- Bajram Curri (town) – Albanian activist of Independence Bajram Curri
- Blloku Vasil Shanto – Vasil Shanto, Albanian hero
- Don Bosco (Tirana) – John Bosco
- Kastriot, Albania – George Kastrioti Skanderbeg
- Mihal Grameno (neighborhood) – Mihal Grameno
- Skënderbegas – George Kastrioti Skanderbeg
- Zogu I Zi (Tirana) - Zog I of Albania
Algeria
[edit]- Abdelkader Azil – Abdelkader Azil (1927–1959), Algerian activist
- Abou El Hassen – Abu al-Hassan (1934–1962), Algerian independence hero
- Ahmed Rachedi, Mila – Ahmed Rachedi (1930–1957), Algerian revolutionary martyr
- Assi Youcef – Bouiri Boualem (Youcef) (1927–1960), Algerian military
- Bekkouche Lakhdar – Bekkouche Lakhdar (d.1958), Algerian martyr
- Belouizdad, Algiers – Algerian militant and nationalist Mohamed Belouizdad
- Benabdelmalek Ramdane – Abdelmalek Ramdane (d.1954), first martyr of the revolution
- Bennasser Benchohra – Al-Nasser Bin Fameh (1804–1884)
- Bordj Badji Mokhtar – Badji Mokhtar (1919–1954), Algerian revolutionary
- Bordj Emir Khaled – Khalid ibn Hashim, grandson of the military leader Abd al Qadir
- Bordj Omar Driss – Commander Omar Driss (1931–1959)
- Bouraoui Belhadef – Bouraoui Ali Ben Cherif, a local hero of the national liberation war
- Constantine (Algeria) – Constantine the Great
- Didouche Mourad – Mourad Didouche, a veteran of the Algerian War of independence
- El Emir Abdelkader, Aïn Témouchent and Emir Abdelkader, Jijel – Emir Abdelkader
- Hassani Abdelkrim – Hassani Abdul Karim (d.1960)
- Hussein Dey (commune) – Hussein Dey
- Méchraâ Houari Boumédienne – Houari Boumédiène, President of Algeria
- Messaoud Boudjeriou – Messaoud Boudjeriou (1930–1961), Algerian revolutionary
- Mohammed Boudiaf (M'Sila) – Mohamed Boudiaf, President of Algeria
- Mostefa Ben Brahim, Sid Bel 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
[edit]- Comandante Valódia (Luanda) – Joaquim Domingos Augusto "Valódia" (died 1975), one of the prominent generals during the Angolan War of Independence
- Moçâmedes – Governor General of Angola, José D'Almeida Vasconcelos de Oliveira de Soveral e Carvalho, Baron of Mossâmedes (died 1805)
- Nelito Soares (Luanda) – Nelito Soares (1943–1975), Angolan revolutionary
- Patrice Lumumba, Luanda – Patrice Lumumba, Congolese Prime Minister
- Porto Alexandre, Angola – James Edward Alexander
- Rocha Pinto (Luanda) – João Teixeira Pinto
- Sá da Bandeira (Huambo) – Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
- Viana, Luanda – Governor General of Angola, Horácio José de Sá Viana Rebelo (1910–1995)
Former:
- Carmona was the name of Uíge – Óscar Carmona, Portuguese president
- Henrique de Carvalho was the name of Saurimo – Henrique de Carvalho (1844–1909)
- Sá da Bandeira was the name of Lubango – Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
- Serpa Pinto was the name of Menongue – Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer
- Silva Porto was the name of Cuito – António da Silva Porto
- Vila Arriaga was the name of Bibala – Portuguese president Manuel de Arriaga
- Vila Gago Coutinho was the name of Lumbala N'guimbo – Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho
- Villa João de Almeida was the name of Chibia – João de Almeida (1873–1953), Portuguese military
- Vila Pereira d'Eça was the name of Ondjiva – António Júlio da Costa Pereira de Eça
- Vila Robert Williams was the name of Caála – Sir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet, of Park
- Vila Roçadas was the name of Xangongo – José Augusto Alves Roçadas
- Vila Salazar was the name of N'dalatando – António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese dictator
- Vila Teixeira da Silva was the name of Bailundo – Francisco Teixeira da Silva (1826–1894), Portuguese colonial administrator
Andorra
[edit]Antigua and Barbuda
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Abovyan and Abovyan, Ararat – Khachatur Abovyan, writer
- Anushavan – Anushavan Galoyan (1901–1945), World War II hero
- Artashat (Artaxata) – Artaxias I, Armenian king
- Baghramyan, Ararat, Baghramyan, Armavir and Baghramyan, Echmiadzin – Hovhannes Bagramyan, Armenian marshal and military commander
- Bagratashen – Bagrat Vardanian (1894–1971), hero of Socialist Labor
- Beniamin – Beniamin Galstian (1902–1942), World War II general
- Charentsavan – Yeghishe Charents, poet
- Chkalov, Armenia and Chkalovka – Valery Chkalov, Russian pilot
- David Bek, Armenia – Davit Bek, Armenian patriot
- Dimitrov, Armenia – Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian Communist leader
- Ferik – Ferik Polatbekov (1897–1918), revolutionary and poet
- Fioletovo – Ivan Fioletov, socialist martyr and Baku Commissar
- Gagarin, Armenia – Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut
- Gharibjanian – Bagrat Gharibjanian (1890–1920), Bolshevik martyr
- Ghukasavan – Ghukas Ghukasian (1899–1920), founder of Armenia's Communist Youth Movement
- Griboyedov, Armenia – Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian diplomat and author
- Gusanagyugh – "Gusan" (given name: Nakhshikar Sargis), bard
- Imeni Kirova, Armenia – Sergey Kirov, Bolshevik leader
- Imeni Tairova – Alexander Tairov, Armenian theater director
- Isahakyan – Avetik Isahakyan, poet
- Kamo, Armenia – Kamo (Bolshevik) (1882–1922), nom de guerre of Simon Ter-Petrossian
- Khanjian, Armenia – Aghasi Khanjian, first secretary of the Armenian Communist Party
- Kuchak – Nahapet Kuchak, 16th-century bard
- 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
[edit]Austria
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, Azerbaijan – Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, writer
- Babek – Babak Khorramdin, Persian revolutionary
- Bakıxanov – Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, writer
- Cəlilabad (also spelled Jalilabad) – Jalil Mammadguluzadeh
- Fətəli xan – Fatali Khan Khoyski, Azerbaijani prime minister
- Firuzabad, Azerbaijan – Firuz Məlikov (1902–1965), Azerbaijani scientist
- Fizuli Rayon, Füzuli, Füzuli, Samukh, and Füzuli, Shamkir – Fuzûlî, Turkic poet
- Hacı Zeynalabdin – Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, industrialist and philanthropist
- Həzi Aslanov – Azi Aslanov, Azerbaijani general
- Heydarabad, Azerbaijan, Heydərabad – Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
- Kuropatkino – Aleksey Kuropatkin, Russian general
- Mircəlal – Mir Jalal Pashayev, Azerbaijani writer
- Nərimanov raion, Nərimankənd, Bilasuvar, Nərimankənd, Gobustan, Nərimanabad, Lankaran and Nərimanov – Nariman Narimanov, Prime Minister of Soviet Azerbaijan
- Nəsimi raion, Nəsimi, Bilasuvar, Nəsimi, Sabirabad and Nəsimikənd – Imadaddin Nasimi
- Nadirkənd – Nadir Karimov (d.1943)
- Nizami, Goranboy and Nizami raion – Nizami Ganjevi, Persian poet
- Qaçaq Kərəm – Qaçaq Kərəm (1860–1909), Azeri national hero
- Rəsulzadə – Mammed Amin Rasulzade, Azeri statesman and First President of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan
- Sabirabad (city) and Sabirabad Rayon – poet Mirza Alakbar Sabir
- Salatın – Salatyn Asgarova, Azerbaijani journalist
- Səməd Vurğun, Azerbaijan and Vurğun – Samad Vurgun, Azerbaijani writer
- Səmədabad, Yevlakh – Samedaga Agamali oglu (1867–1930)
- Shaumyan, Dashkasan – Stepan Shahumyan, Bolshevik commissar
- Şəhriyar, Goygol – Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, Iranian Azerbaijani poet
- Yusif Məmmədəliyev (village) – Yusif Mammadaliyev (1905–1961), President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan
Alternate:
- Martuni is the name given by the Nagorno Karabakh Republic to Khojavend (city) – Aleksandr Myasnikyan, first Communist president of Armenia, whose nom de guerre was "Martuni"
Former:
- Ali Bayramli was the name of Shirvan – Ali Bayramov, early Bolshevik
- Azizbekovo was the name of Basqal – Meshadi Azizbekov, Soviet revolutionary
- Elizavetpol was the name of Ganja – Czarina Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden)
- Frunze was the name of Hacırüstəmli – Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader
- Il'ichëvsk and Ilich were names of Şərur – Vladimir Ilich Lenin
- Imeni Kirova was the name of Bankə – Sergey Kirov
- Imeni Kirova and Kirova were names of Yeni Suraxanı – Sergey Kirov
- Kaganovich was the name of Qaraçuxur – Lazar Kaganovich, Soviet politician
- Kalinin was the name of Burunqovaq – Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet leader
- Kalininkend was the name of Vurğun – Mikhail Kalinin
- Kirovabad was the name of Ganja – Sergey Kirov
- Kirovkənd and Kirovka were names of Həsənsu – Sergey Kirov
- Kirovka was the name of Nağaraxana – Sergey Kirov
- Kirovkənd was the name of Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, Azerbaijan – Sergey Kirov
- Kuybyshev was the name of Ölcələr – Valerian Kuybyshev, Soviet revolutionary
- Lenin, Leninkend, and Leninfeld were names of Çinarlı, Shamkir – Lenin
- Leninabad was the name of Sanqalan – Lenin
- Leninabad was the name of Təklə, Gobustan – Lenin
- Leninavan was the name of Həsənqaya, Tartar – Lenin
- Leninkend was the name of Mustafabəyli – Lenin
- Molotov was the name of Oktyabrkənd – Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician
- Musabekov was the name of Zəhmətkənd – Gazanfar Musabekov, Soviet politician
- Myasnikovabad was the name of Əliabad, Nakhchivan – Gavril Myasnikov, Bolshevik revolutionary
- Narimankend was the name of Qoşakənd – Nariman Narimanov, revolutionary
- Orconikidze was the name of Nərimankənd, Gadabay – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
- Pamyat' Lenina was the name of Balıqçılar – Lenin
- Perozabad was the name of Barda, Azerbaijan – Peroz I
- Port-İliç was the name of Liman, Azerbaijan – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
- Pushkino was the name of Biləsuvar – Alexander Pushkin
- Rəsulzadə was the name of Yeni Suraxanı – Mammed Amin Rasulzade, Azeri statesman
- Shahumyan was the name of Aşağı Ağcakənd – Stepan Shahumyan, Bolshevik commissar
- Shaumyan-Akhtachi was the name of Axtaçı, Sabirabad – Stepan Shahumyan
- Stalin was the name of Sabail raion – Joseph Stalin
- Stalino was the name of Çaylı, Tartar – Joseph Stalin
- V.İ.Lenin was the name of Böyük Kəsik – Lenin
- Voroshilovka was the name of Aşıqlı – Kliment Voroshilov, Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Yelizavetpol was the name of Ganja – Czarina Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden)
- Zhdanov was the name of Beylagan – Andrei Zhdanov
Bahamas
[edit]- George Town, Bahamas – George III of Great Britain
- Matthew Town – George Buckley-Mathew, Bahamian governor in 1844–1849
- Nassau, Bahamas – William III of England
- Nicholls Town – Edward Nicolls
Bahrain
[edit]Bangladesh
[edit]- Cox's Bazar – Captain Hiram Cox
- Faridpur District – Sufi saint Shah Fariduddin Masud, follower of the Chishti order of Ajmer
- 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
[edit]- Hastings, Barbados - Warren Hastings
- Speightstown – William Speight (legislator)
Belarus
[edit]- Barysaw – Boris-Rogvolod Vseslavich
- Braslaw – Bryachislav of Polotsk
- Budenovka (Minsk) – Semyon Budyonny
- Davyd-Haradok – Prince David Igorevich
- Dzyarzhynsk – Felix Dzerzhinsky
- Gusarovka (Gomel) – Nikolai Gusarov
- Kirawsk – Sergey Kirov
- Leninski, Belarus – Vladimir Lenin
- Molotovki (Mogilev) – Vyacheslav Molotov
Belgium
[edit]- Charleroi – Charles II of Spain
- Geraardsbergen – Geraard van Hunnegem, a manor local
- Heikruis – Hado
- Leopoldsburg – Leopold I of Belgium and Bourg, urban planner of the city
- Mariakerke – Mary
- Martelange – Martelius
- Philippeville – Philip II of Spain
- Sint-Anna-Pede – Saint Anne
- Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse – Saint George
- Saint-Gilles – Saint Giles
- Saint-Hubert – Hubertus
- Saint-Josse-ten-Noode – Judoc
- Saint-Nicolas – Saint Nicholas
- Sint-Agatha-Berchem – Agatha of Sicily
- Sint-Amands – Saint Amand
- Sint-Gillis-Waas – Saint Giles
- Sint-Laureins – Lawrence of Rome
- Sint-Martens-Latem – Martin of Tours
- Sint-Niklaas – Saint Nicholas
- Sint-Pieters-Leeuw – Saint Peter
- Sint-Truiden – Trudo
- Wervik – Virovos
- Woluwe-Saint-Lambert – Lambert of Maastricht
- Woluwe-Saint-Pierre – Saint Peter
Belize
[edit]- Albert (Belize House constituency) – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
- 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
[edit]- Malanville – Henri Malan (1869-1912), French Governor of Dahomey
Bermuda
[edit]Bhutan
[edit]- Jigme Dorji – King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
- Wangdue Phodrang – Wangdi, boy playing in a river
Bolivia
[edit]- Abel Iturralde Province – Abel Iturralde Palacios (1869–1935), Bolivian politician
- Alonso de Ibáñez Province – José Alonso de Ibáñez, resistance hero from Potosí
- Andrés Ibáñez Province – Andrés Ibáñez (1844–1877), leader of the federal revolution in Santa Cruz
- Ángel Sandoval Province – Angel Sandoval Peña (1871–1941)
- Aniceto Arce Province – Aniceto Arce Ruiz, President of Bolivia
- Antonio Quijarro Province – Antonio Quijarro Quevedo (1831–1903), Bolivian politician
- Azurduy Province – Juana Azurduy de Padilla, revolutionary guerrilla
- Bautista Saavedra Province – Bautista Saavedra Mallea, President of Bolivia
- Belisario Boeto Province – Belisario Boeto (1841–1900), Bolivian diplomat during a War of the Pacific
- Bernardino Bilbao Province – General Bernardino Bilbao Rioja (1895–1983), Bolivian military figure and politician
- Bolívar Province, Cochabamba – Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan military and political leader
- Burdett O'Connor Province – Francisco Burdett O'Connor, chronicler of the South American War of Independence and the making of Tarija
- Carlos Medinaceli (Potosí) – Carlos Medinaceli Lizarazu (1789–1841), Bolivian military
- Carrasco Province – Jose Carrasco Torrico (1863–1921), Vice president of Bolivia
- Cornelio Saavedra Province – Cornelio Saavedra, president of the Argentine First Junta
- Daniel Campos Province – Daniel Campos Cortes (1829–1902), Bolivian poet
- Eduardo Abaroa Province – Colonel Eduardo Abaroa, hero of the War of the Pacific
- El Carmen Rivero Tórrez (Santa Cruz) – Juan Rivero Tórres (1897–1951), a Bolivian engineer
- Eliodoro Camacho Province – Eliodoro Camacho, Bolivian politician, party leader, and presidential candidate
- Enrique Baldivieso Province – Enrique Baldivieso, Vice president of Bolivia under German Busch
- Esteban Arce Province – General Esteban Arce (1765–1815), Bolivian independence hero
- Eustaquio Méndez Province – Eustaquio Méndez Arenas (1784–1841), warrior leader of Tarija
- Franz Tamayo Province – Franz Tamayo, Bolivian intellectual, writer and politician
- Federico Román Province – General Federico Roman Calderon (1875–1943), Hero of the Chaco War
- Germán Busch Province – Germán Busch Becerra, former Bolivian military officer, hero of the Chaco War, and President of Bolivia
- Germán Jordán Province – Germán Jordán (1890–1932), a hero of the Chaco War
- Gualberto Villarroel Province – Gualberto Villarroel, President of Bolivia, who was killed in 1946 under his presidency
- Hernando Siles Province – Hernando Siles Reyes, President of Bolivia
- José Ballivián Province – José Ballivián, President of Bolivia
- José Manuel Pando Province – José Manuel Pando (1848–1917) president of Bolivia
- José María Avilés Province – General José María Avilés (1784–1838), a hero who was fighting during the Peru–Bolivian Confederation campaign
- José María Linares Province – José María Linares, President of Bolivia
- Ladislao Cabrera Province – Ladislao Cabrera, Bolivian hero during the War of the Pacific
- Loayza Province – Jose Ramon Loayza (1751–1839), President of Bolivia
- Luis Calvo – Luis Calvo Calvimontes (1879–1944), Bolivian lawyer and senator
- Manco Kapac Province – Manco Cápac
- Manuel María Caballero Province – Manuel María Caballero (1819–1865), one of the signatories of the Bolivian constitution of 5 August 1861
- Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz (Cochabamba) – Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz
- Maximiliano Paredes (Cochabamba) – Maximiliano Paredes (1879–1900), Bolivian soldier
- Modesto Omiste Province – Modesto Omiste Tinajeros, Bolivian writer and politician
- Monseñor Salvatierra (Santa Cruz) – José Andrés de Salvatierra (1772–1862), Bolivian priest and independence hero
- Monteagudo, Bolivia – Bernardo de Monteagudo
- Muñecas Province – Idelfonso de las Muñecas (1776–1816), priest and leader of the War of Independence
- Narciso Campero Province – Narciso Campero, President of Bolivia
- Nicolás Suárez Province – Nicolás Suárez Callaú
- Ñuflo de Chávez Province – conquistador Ñuflo de Chaves
- Obispo Santistevan Province – Monseñor José Belisario Santistevan Seoane (1843–1931)
- Oropeza Province – Samuel Oropeza (d.1907), an illustrious Bolivian statesman
- Padilla, Bolivia – Manuel Ascencio Padilla, an Upper Peruvian guerrilla chief
- Paz Estenssoro Viejo (Santa Cruz) – Victor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia
- Puerto Siles – Hernando Siles Reyes
- Puerto Villarroel – Gualberto Villarroel, President of Bolivia
- Rafael Bustillo Province – Rafael Bustillo (1813–1873), Bolivian diplomat and foreign secretary
- Ramón Darío Gutiérrez (Itenez, Beni) – Ramón Darío Gutiérrez (1907–1987), minister of the interior
- Rufino Carrasco (Potosí) – Rufino Carrasco (1817–1891), Bolivian military during the war of the pacific
- San Ignacio de Velasco – José Miguel de Velasco Franco, President of Bolivia
- Sebastián Pagador Province – Sebastián Pagador Miranda (1733–1781), patriot of Upper Peru
- Sucre – Antonio José de Sucre
- Tarija – Tariq ibn Ziyad
- Teniente Bullaín (Oruro) – José Bullaín (1907–1934), Hero of the Chaco war
- Tomas Barrón Province – Colonel Tomas Barrón (d.1810), an Independence hero
- Tomás Frías Province – Tomás Frías Ametller, President of Bolivia
- Tupac Katari, Santa Cruz – Tupac Katari
- Uriondo – Francisco Uriondo (1784–1822)
- Urriolagoitia, Chuquisaca – Mamerto Urriolagoitía
- Vaca Díez Province – Antonio Vaca Diez (1840–1897)
- Villa Abecia – Valentin Abecia (1846–1910)
- Villa Banzer, Beni – Hugo Banzer
- Villa Barrientos (La Paz) – René Barrientos
- Villa Vaca Guzmán – Santiago Vaca Guzmán (1847–1896)
- Villamontes – Ismael Montes, President of Bolivia
- Villazón – Eliodoro Villazón
- Waldo Ballivián Municipality – Waldo Ballivián Soria-Galvarro (1917–1946)
- Warnes, Bolivia – Ignacio Warnes, military leader in the South American war of independence
- Zudáñez – Jaime de Zudáñez
Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]- Mrkonjić Grad – King Peter I of Serbia who had taken the nom de guerre "Mrkonjić" while fighting against the Ottoman Empire
- Tomislavgrad – King Tomislav of Croatia or Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia
Botswana
[edit]- Francistown – Daniel Francis (1840–1920), English prospector
- Gaborone – Chief Gaborone
Brazil
[edit]For a longer list, please see List of places in Brazil named after people.
- Salvador, Brazil – Jesus (the Christian Savior)
- São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil – Louis IX of France (Saint Louis)
- São Paulo – Saint Paul
Brunei
[edit]Bulgaria
[edit]- Anton, Sofia Province – partisan Stefan Minev "Anton" (1917–1944)
- Antonovo – Anton Krastev, who died in a battle of 1944
- Asenovgrad – Tsar Ivan Asen II
- Aksakovo – Russian littérateur Ivan Aksakov
- Benkovski, Kardzhali Province – revolutionary Georgi Benkovski
- Blagoevgrad – Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party founder Dimitar Blagoev
- Botevgrad – Revolutionary and National Hero Hristo Botev
- Bratya Daskalovi – The Daskalovi brothers Dimitar, Ivan and Nikola
- Chervenkovtsi (Veliko Tarnovo) – Valko Chervenkov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
- Dimitrovgrad – Communist leader and Prime Minister Georgi Dimitrov
- Dimovo – partisan Zhivko (Dimo) Puev (1903–1943)
- Dobrich – 14th-century Dobrujan ruler Dobrotitsa
- Dospat – Despot Alexius Slav
- Dulovo, Bulgaria – early medieval Bulgarian Dulo clan
- Elena, Bulgaria – Bulgarian bride Elena
- Elin Pelin – writer Elin Pelin
- General Toshevo – General Stefan Toshev
- Georgi Damyanovo – Georgi Damyanov, President of Bulgaria in 1950 until 1958
- Georgi Dobrevo – Georgi Dobrev (1893–1966), Bulgarian political figure
- Gotse Delchev – revolutionary Gotse Delchev
- Gurkovo – Iosif Gurko, one of Russian commanders in Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
- Hadzhidimovo – leftist Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) revolutionary Dimo Hadzhidimov
- Isperih – Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria
- Ivaylovgrad – Tsar Ivaylo of Bulgaria
- Kableshkovo (disambiguation) – revolutionary Todor Kableshkov
- Kapitan Andreevo – Bulgarian officer Nikola Kolev Andreev (1876–1912)
- Kapitan Petko voyvoda – Petko Voyvoda
- Krumovgrad – Khan Krum of Bulgaria
- Kubrat – Khan Kubrat of Bulgaria
- Kyustendil – 14th-century local feudal Constantine Dragaš
- Levski (town) – revolutionary and National Hero Vasil Levski
- Madzharovo – revolutionary Dimitar Madzharov (1882–1949)
- Momchilgrad – medieval Bulgarian ruler Momchil
- Nikola Kozlevo – Bulgarian National Revival revolutionary and writer Nikola Kozlev (1824–1902)
- Omurtag – Khan Omurtag of Bulgaria
- Pavel Banya – St. Pavel (Paul) and Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
- Polyanovo, Burgas Province and Polyanovo, Haskovo Province – Dimitar Polyanov (1878–1953), poet
- Radomir (town) – Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria
- Rakovski – revolutionary Georgi Sava Rakovski
- Roman, Bulgaria – Tsar Roman of Bulgaria
- Samuil (village) – Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria
- Sandanski – revolutionary Yane Sandanski
- Shumen – Bulgarian emperor Simeon the Great
- Simeonovgrad – Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria
- St. Anastasia Island – Anastasia of Sirmium
- St. Ivan Island – St. John the Baptist
- Stamboliyski – Prime Minister of Bulgaria Aleksandar Stamboliyski
- Stambolovo, Haskovo Province – Prime Minister of Bulgaria Stefan Stambolov
- Stefan Karadzhovo – Bulgarian Revolutionary Stefan Karadzha
- Suvorovo – Alexander Suvorov, one of the famous Russian military commanders
- Tervel – Khan Tervel of Bulgaria
- Thompson – British officer William Frank Thompson
- Tsar Kaloyan – Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria
- Tsarevo – Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria
- Tsenovo, Ruse Province – Influential Svishtov merchant Dimitar Apostolov Tsenov (1852–1932)
- Velingrad – Bulgarian communist revolutionary Vela Peeva
- Yambol – Roman Emperor Diocletian
- Zhivkovo (Sofia) – Georgi Zhivkov (1844–1899), minister of education
Former:
- Borisovgrad was the name of Parvomay – Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria
- Grudovo was the name of Sredets – Todor Grudov (1895–1935)
- Kolarovgrad was the name of Shumen – Vasil Kolarov
- Stalin was the name of Varna – Joseph Stalin
- Stanke Dimitrov was the name of Dupnitsa – revolutionary Stanke Dimitrov
- Tolbukhin was the name of Dobrich – Soviet marshal Fyodor Tolbukhin
Burkina Faso
[edit]- Sankara, Burkina Faso – Thomas Sankara, Military, Revolutionary and President of Burkina Faso
Cambodia
[edit]- Phnom Penh – said to be named for Lady Penh
- Sihanoukville (city) – King Norodom Sihanouk
Canada
[edit]- Abbotsford, British Columbia – Harry Abbott (Canadian Pacific Railway superintendent)[2]: 44
- Abbotsford, Quebec – Rev. Joseph Abbott[2]: 226
- Alberta – Princess Louise Caroline Alberta[2]: 23
- Barkerville, British Columbia – Billy Barker English prospector[2]: 45
- Barrie, Ontario – Sir Robert Barrie or Captain A. Barry[2]: 160
- Bathurst, New Brunswick – Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst[2]: 83
- Brantford, Ontario – Joseph Brant[2]: 163
- Brockville, Ontario and Brock, Ontario – Isaac Brock[2]: 163
- Brooks, Alberta – Noel Edgell Brooks (railway engineer)[2]: 26
- Burnaby, British Columbia – Robert Burnaby[2]: 45–46
- Charlemagne, Quebec – Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier[2]: 236
- Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island – Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of King George III the United Kingdom[2]: 217–218
- Churchill, Manitoba – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough[2]: 67–68
- Churchill Falls – Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of United Kingdom[2]: 10, 111
- Collingwood, Ontario – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood[2]: 168
- Dawson City – George Mercer Dawson[2]: 315
- Dollard-des-Ormeaux – Adam Dollard des Ormeaux[2]: 240
- Drummondville, Quebec – Gordon Drummond[2]: 241
- Edmundston, New Brunswick – Edmund Walker Head[2]: 87
- Fredericton, New Brunswick – Prince Frederick, Duke of York[2]: 88
- Halifax, Nova Scotia – George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax[2]: 138
- Hamilton, Ontario – George Hamilton[2]: 178
- Huntsville, Ontario – Captain George Hunt (settler)[2]: 179
- Joliette, Quebec – Barthélemy Joliette[2]: 249
- King George, Saskatoon – George VI of United Kingdom
- Kirkland, Quebec – Charles-Aimé Kirkland, a Canadian politician
- Kirkland Lake, Ontario – Ms. Winnifred Kirkland, secretary at the Ontario Department of Mines[2]: 182
- Kitchener, Ontario – Horatio Kitchener[2]: 182
- Lethbridge, Alberta – William Lethbridge[2]: 33
- Maberly, Ontario – William Maberly
- Manning, Alberta – Ernest Manning, 8th Premier of Alberta
- Markham, Ontario – William Markham[2]: 187
- Mont-Laurier, Quebec – Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada[2]: 260
- Morrisburg, Ontario – James Morris[2]: 189
- Patricia, Alberta – Princess Patricia[3]
- Peterborough, Ontario – Peter Robinson[2]: 196
- Port Alberni, British Columbia – Captain Pere d'Alberní[4]
- Port Hope Simpson – John Hope Simpson, British liberal politician[5]
- Port Moody, British Columbia – Richard Moody, first Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of British Columbia.[2]: 57
- Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – Prince Albert[2]: 304
- Prince George, British Columbia – King George III[2]: 58
- Prince Rupert, British Columbia – Prince Rupert of the Rhine[2]: 58
- Sackville, New Brunswick – George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
- Queen Elizabeth, Saskatoon – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
- Regina, Saskatchewan – Queen Victoria[2]: 305
- Selkirk, Manitoba – Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk[2]: 75
- Sherbrooke, Quebec and Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia – John Coape Sherbrooke[2]: 148, 287
- Sydney, Nova Scotia – Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney[2]: 149
- Thompson, Manitoba – John F. Thompson (1881–1968), Inco's chairman[2]: 77
- Timmins, Ontario – Noah Timmins[2]: 208
- Vancouver, British Columbia – Captain George Vancouver, English explorer of Dutch descent (van Coevorden)[2]: 63
- Victoria, British Columbia – Queen Victoria[2]: 63
- Victoriaville, Quebec – Queen Victoria[2]: 291
- Wolfville, Nova Scotia – Elisha DeWolf[2]: 152
Central African Republic
[edit]- Barthélemy Boganda Stadium – Barthélemy Boganda, First Prime Minister
- Carnot, Central African Republic – Sadi Carnot, French President
- Possel – Marshal Possel-Deydier, who was killed in combat against Rabih az-Zubayr at Kouno the year before
- Sibut – Adolphe Pierre Sibut
Chad
[edit]- Faya-Largeau – French Colonel, Étienne Largeau (1867–1916)
Former:
- Fort Archambault was the name of Sarh – Gustave Archambaud (1872–1899), French topographer
- Fort-Lamy was the name of N'Djamena – Amédée-François Lamy, an army officer
Chile
[edit]- Capitán Prat Province – Arturo Prat, naval hero
- Candelario Mancilla – José Candelario Mancilla Uribe (1900–1967), Chilean inhabitant of Lake O'Higgins
- Cardenal Caro Province – José María Caro Rodríguez, first Cardinal of Chile
- Cochrane – Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, captain
- Diego de Almagro, Chile – Diego de Almagro
- Galvarino – Galvarino, Mapuche leader during the War of Arauco
- Gorbea – Andrés Antonio de Gorbea (1792–1852), founder and first dean of the Faculty of Mathematical and Exact Sciences of the University of Chile
- General Lagos – General Pedro Lagos, commander of Chilean troops in the Battle of Arica
- Lautaro – Lautaro, Mapuche leader during the War of Arauco
- Molina, Chile – Juan Ignacio Molina, Jesuit
- Osorno, Chile – Ambrosio O'Higgins, founder and Marquis of Osorno
- Padre José Fernandez Perez (Puerto Montt) – José Fernandez Perez (1919–2000), Spanish priest
- Padre Hurtado – Saint Alberto Hurtado
- Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Chile – Pedro Aguirre Cerda, President
- Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez – Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, President
- Puerto Montt – Manuel Montt, President
- Puerto Saavedra – Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez, military figure who played a major role in the Occupation of the Araucanía
- Puerto Varas – Antonio Varas, minister of the interior
- Puerto Williams – Juan Williams Rebolledo, Chilean admiral
- San Fernando – Saint Ferdinand
- San Pedro de Atacama – Saint Peter
- Santiago – James, son of Zebedee (Saint James)
- Teodoro Schmidt – Teodoro Schmidt
- Valdivia – Pedro de Valdivia, conqueror of Chile
- Vicuña, Chile – Colonel Joaquín Vicuña Larraín, founder of a city
- Villa Frei (Coyhaique) – Eduardo Frei Montalva, President
- Villa O'Higgins – Bernardo O'Higgins, libertador of Chile
China
[edit]- Gensi Township – Yang Gensi, PLA soldier
- Huanghua – Huang Hua, communist revolutionary
- Jingyu, Jilin – General Yang Jingyu
- Leifeng Subdistrict – Lei Feng, PLA soldier
- Maoming – scholar and doctor Pan Maoming
- Qinhuangdao – Qin Shi Huang, First emperor of China
- Tong Linge Road, Zhao Dengyu Road, Zhang Zizhong Road – Tong Linge, Zhao Dengyu, Zhang Zizhong, soldiers in the Second Sino-Japanese War
- Yingjun – Liu Yingjun (1945–1966), PLA soldier
- Zhidan County – Liu Zhidan, military commander and Communist leader
- Zhongshan, Guangdong – Sun Yat-sen, President of the Republic of China
- Zichang County – Xie Zichang (1897–1935), Communist martyr
- Zuoquan County – Zuo Quan, a general in the Chinese Red Army
Colombia
[edit]- Ábrego – Mercedes Abrego, Colombian independence heroine
- Acevedo, Huila – José Acevedo y Gómez
- Agustín Codazzi, Cesar – Agustín Codazzi
- Albán, Cundinamarca – Carlos Albán
- Albania, La Guajira – Alba Londoño Sánchez (1923–2023), daughter of the commissar of La Guajira, Eduardo Londoño Villegas
- Alfonso Lopez (Chocó) – Alfonso López Pumarejo
- Almaguer, Cauca – Francisco Briceño, Corral de Almaguer
- Alvarado, Tolima – Pedro de Alvarado
- Antonio Nariño, Bogotá – Antonio Nariño
- Anzoátegui, Tolima – José Antonio Anzoátegui
- Aranzazu, Caldas – Juan de Dios Aranzazu
- Arbeláez – Vicente Arbeláez (1822–1884)
- Armero – José León Armero, national martyr
- Balboa, Cauca – Vasco Núñez de Balboa
- Balboa, Risaralda – Vasco Núñez de Balboa
- Barbosa, Antioquia – Diego Fernández Barbosa
- Beltrán, Cundinamarca – Francisco Felix Beltran
- Betéitiva – cacique Betacín
- Bolívar, Cauca – Simón Bolívar
- Bolívar, Santander – Simón Bolívar
- Bolívar, Valle del Cauca – Simón Bolívar
- Bosconia – John Bosco
- Briceño, Antioquia and Briceño, Boyacá – José Manuel Briceño
- Busbanzá – cacique Boazá
- Cabrera, Cundinamarca – General Cabrera, who was participated in Liberal war
- Caicedonia – Lisandro Caicedo (1806–1891)
- Cajicá – cacique Cajic
- Calarcá – cacique Calarcá
- Caldas, Boyacá – Francisco José de Caldas, a Colombian independence hero
- Camilo Torres (Norte de Santander) – Camilo Torres Restrepo, Colombian socialist and priest
- Cerinza – cacique Cerinza
- Charalá – cacique Chalalá
- Chipatá – cacique Chipatá
- Ciudad Bolívar, Antioquia – Simón Bolívar
- Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá – Simón Bolívar
- Ciudad Mutis – José Celestino Mutis
- Clemencia, Bolívar – Maria Clemencia Grau
- Colón, Nariño – Christopher Columbus
- Colón, Putumayo – Christopher Columbus
- Commune 5 Javier Manuel Vargas Granados (Yopal, Casanare) – Javier Manuel Vargas Granados (died in 2000), Yopal councilior
- Córdoba, Bolívar – Jose Maria Córdoba, an independence hero
- Córdoba, Nariño – Jose Maria Córdoba
- Don Matías – Don Matías Jaramillo
- Duitama, Tundama Province – cacique Tundama
- Durania – Justo Leonidas Durán
- Elias, Huila – Manuel Elías Carvajal
- Engativá – cacique Ingativá
- Firavitoba – cacique Firavía
- Fonseca, La Guajira – Catalan colonizer Agustín Fonseca
- Funes, Nariño – Aragonese missioner Lucas Funes
- Francisco Pizarro, Nariño – Francisco Pizarro
- Gaitanía – Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, writer, lawyer and politician
- Girardota – Atanasio Girardot
- Giraldo, Antioquia – Rafael María Giraldo
- González, Cesar – Florentino Gonzalez (1805–1874)
- Gómez Plata – Bishop of Antioquia, Juan de la Cruz Gomez Plata
- Gualmatán – cacique Guatán
- Gutiérrez, Cundinamarca – Ignacio Gutierrez Vergara (founder)
- Gutiérrez Province – Santos Gutiérrez, President of Colombia
- Herrán – Pedro Alcántara Herrán, Colombian general and statesman
- Inírida, Guainía – Princess Inirida
- Juan de Acosta – Juan de Acosta
- Kennedy, Bogotá – John F. Kennedy, president of United States
- Leticia, Amazonas – Leticia Smith
- López de Micay – José Hilario López
- Madrid, Cundinamarca – Pedro Fernández Madrid (1817–1875)
- Magüí Payán – Eliseo Payán
- Maní, Casanare – Cacique Maní
- Mariano Ospina Pérez (Boyacá) – Mariano Ospina Pérez, president of Colombia
- Morales, Bolívar – Pedro Vicente de Morales (founder)
- Morales, Cauca – Luis Jerónimo Morales and Juan Manuel Morales
- Mosquera – Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, former president of Colombia
- Mosquera, Nariño – Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
- Nariño, Antioquia – Antonio Nariño
- Nariño, Cundinamarca – Antonio Nariño
- Nariño, Nariño – Antonio Nariño
- Nemocón – zipa Nemequene
- Olaya, Antioquia – Enrique Olaya Herrera, president of Colombia
- Olaya Herrera – Enrique Olaya Herrera, president of Colombia
- Onzaga – cacique Hunzaá
- Ortega, Tolima – Juan de Ortega y Carrillo
- Ospina – Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, president of Colombia
- Ospina Perez (Nariño) – Mariano Ospina Pérez
- Padilla, Cauca – José Prudencio Padilla
- Palmar de Varela – Catalino Varela
- Pereira, Colombia – Francisco Pereira Martínez
- Policarpa, Nariño – Policarpa Salavarrieta
- Puente Aranda – Juan Aranda
- Puerto Berrío – Pedro Justo Berrío
- Puerto Caicedo – Juan Maria Caicedo Martinez (1910–2006), a Colombian engineer
- Puerto Carreño – Pedro Maria Carreño (1874–1946), Colombian Minister of External Relations from 1912 to 1913
- Puerto Gaitán – Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
- Puerto Guzmán – Jorge Julio Guzman Flor (died in 2020), founder
- Puerto Leguízamo – Candido Leguízamo (1911–1933), Colombia–Peru War hero
- Puerto Lleras – Alberto Lleras Camargo, President of Colombia
- Puerto Lleras (Arauca) – Alberto Lleras Camargo
- Puerto Lleras (Norte de Santander) – Alberto Lleras Camargo
- Puerto López, Meta – Alfonso López Pumarejo, President of Colombia
- Puerto Nariño – Antonio Nariño, an Independence hero
- Puerto Ospina (Guaviare) – Mariano Ospina Pérez
- Puerto Ospina (Putumayo) – Mariano Ospina Pérez
- Puerto Parra – Aquileo Parra
- Puerto Rondón – Juan José Rondón
- Puerto Santander, Amazonas – Francisco de Paula Santander, a Colombian independence hero
- Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander – Francisco de Paula Santander, a Colombian independence hero
- Puerto Tejada, Cauca – General Manuel Tejada Sanchez
- Puerto Wilches – José Solón Wilches Calderón (1835–1893)
- Rafael Uribe Uribe, Bogotá – Rafael Uribe Uribe, a Colombian politician
- Ragonvalia – Ramón González Valencia
- Restrepo – Emiliano Restrepo Echeverria (1832–1918)
- Restrepo, Valle del Cauca – Carlos Eugenio Restrepo
- Roberto Payán – Colonel Roberto Payán Hurtado (d.1934), a brother of President Eliseo Payán
- Rovira, Tolima – Custodio García Rovira
- Ricaurte, Nariño – Antonio Ricaurte
- Rivera, Huila – José Eustasio Rivera
- Rondón, Boyacá – Juan José Rondón
- Saboyá – cacique Saboyá
- Salazar de las Palmas – Alonso Perez de Salazar
- Salgar – Eustorgio Salgar
- San Eduardo, Boyacá – Eduardo Maldonado Calvo (1860–1932)
- San Fernando, Bolívar – Ferdinand III of Castile
- San José de Albán – Carlos Albán
- San José del Fragua – Giuseppe Fusaroli (1927–2015), Italian missionary who visited in Colombia
- San José de Kennedy (Magdalena) – John F. Kennedy
- San Vicente del Caguán – Vincent de Paul
- Santa Sofía, Boyacá – Sofia Angulo de Reyes (1843–1898)
- Santander de Quilichao – Francisco de Paula Santander
- Sativanorte – cacique Sátiva
- Sativasur – cacique Sátiva
- Silvania, Colombia – Ismael Silva (1895–1962), founder
- Sogamoso, Sugamuxi Province – iraca Sugamuxi
- Solano, Caquetá – Jose Dolores Solano (1891–1961), Colombia–Peru War hero
- Somondoco – cacique Somendoco or Sumindoco
- Suárez, Cauca – Marco Fidel Suárez, President of Colombia
- Suárez, Tolima – Marco Fidel Suárez, President of Colombia
- Sucre, Cauca – Antonio José de Sucre
- Sucre, Santander – Antonio José de Sucre
- Sucre, Sucre Department – Antonio José de Sucre
- Techo – cacique Techitina
- Tutazá – cacique Tutazúa
- La Uribe – Antonio Uribe
- Usaquén – cacique Usaque
- Ulloa, Valle de Cauca – General José Eleuterio Ulloa
- Uribia, La Guajira – Rafael Uribe Uribe
- Valdivia, Antioquia – Andrés de Valdivia
- Villa Caro – José Eusebio Caro
- Villa de Leyva – Andrés Díaz Venero de Leiva
- Villa Germania (Cesar) – Manuel Germán Cuello Gutiérrez (1915–2006), Governor of Cesar Department
- Villagarzón – colonel Julio Garzón Moreno
- Villagómez – Monseñor Misael Gomez Torres (1880–1967)
- Villapinzón – Propsero Pinzon (1856–1901)
- Villavicencio – Antonio Villavicencio, an Independence Hero
- Zambrano, Bolívar – Álvaro de Zambrano
- Zapayán – cacique Zapayán
Democratic Republic of the Congo
[edit]- Cité Maman Mobutu (Kinshasa) – Marie-Antoinette Mobutu (1941–1977), First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Cité Mzee Laurent Désiré Kabila (Kinshasa) – Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President
- Kasa-Vubu, Kinshasa – Joseph Kasa-Vubu
- Lumumba (Lodja) – Patrice Lumumba, First Prime Minister
- Lumumbaville – Patrice Lumumba, First Prime Minister
Former:
- Albertville was the name of Kalemie – Albert I of Belgium
- Coquilhatville was the name of Mbandaka – Camille-Aimé Coquilhat
- Élisabethville was the name of Lubumbashi – Queen Elizabeth of Belgium
- Jadotville was the name of Likasi – Jean Jadot
- Léopoldville was the name of Kinshasa – Leopold II of Belgium
- Ponthierville was the name of Ubundu – Pierre Ponthier
- Stanleyville was the name of Kisangani – Henry Morton Stanley
- Thysville was the name of Mbanza-Ngungu – Albert Thys
Republic of the Congo
[edit]- Brazzaville – Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
- Dolisie – Albert Dolisie
- Lumumba (Point Noire) – Patrice Lumumba
Former:
- Fort-Rousset was the name of Owando – Alexis Rousset, French colonial administrator
- Jacob was the name of Nkayi – Léon Jacob, French engineer
Costa Rica
[edit]- Abangares (canton) – Cacique Avancari
- Acosta (canton) – Tomás de Acosta y Hurtado de Mendoza (1747–1821), Governor of province of Costa Rica
- Alfaro (Alajuela) – Juan Alfaro Ruiz (1810–1856), Costa Rican military and hero of the Filibuster war
- Alvarado (canton) – Presbyter Joaquin Alvarado Ruiz (d.1890)
- Anselmo Llorente District and Llorente District – Anselmo Llorente y La Fuente (1800–1871), Costa Rican Bishop
- Aserrí (canton) – Cacique Aczarri
- Bagaces – Cacique Bagatzi
- Barva – Cacique Barvak
- Biolley (Puntarenas) – Paul Biolley (1862–1908), Swiss educator and naturalist
- Bolívar District, Grecia – Simón Bolívar
- Cañas (canton) – José María Cañas, Salvadoran military figure
- Carmona District, Nandayure – José Daniel Carmona Briceño (1869–1929)
- Carrillo (canton) – Braulio Carrillo Colina, a head of state of Costa Rica
- Cervantes District – Juan de Cervantes
- Ciudad Cortés – León Cortés Castro. President of Costa Rica
- Ciudad Neily – Ricardo Neily Jop (1912–2000), a Lebanese citizen and founder of a city
- Curridabat – Cacique Corriava
- Daniel Flores District – José Daniel Flores Zavaleta (1876–1958), Costa Rican teacher
- Daniel Oduber (Liberia) – Daniel Oduber Quirós
- Dota (canton) – Cacique Ota
- El Guarco (canton) – Cacique El Guarco
- Flores (canton) – Don Juan J.Flores Umaña (1843–1903), a Costa Rican physician
- Garcia Flamenco (Guanacaste) – Marcelino Garcia Flamenco (1888–1919), a Salvadoran teacher
- Goicoechea (canton) – Fray José Antonio de Liendo y Goicoechea
- Gutiérrez Braun District – Hernán Gutiérrez Braun (1902–1980), 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 (1892–1960)
- Santa Bárbara de Heredia – Saint Barbara
- Santa Ana (canton) – Saint Anne
- San Carlos (canton) – Saint Charles Borromeo
- Santo Domingo (canton), Costa Rica – Saint Dominic
- San Isidro (canton) – Saint Isidro Labrador
- San Isidro de El General – Saint Isidro Labrador and General Bernardo Soto Alfaro, President of Costa Rica
- San José, Costa Rica – Saint Joseph
- San Mateo de Alajuela – Saint Matthew
- San Pablo (canton) – Saint Paul of Tarsus
- San Rafael (canton) – Saint Raphael
- San Ramón, Costa Rica – Saint Raymond Nonnatus or Ramon Salas Sandoval (1838–1902) and Ramon Rodriguez Solorzano (1818–1893), two prominent figures in San Ramon
- San Vito (Costa Rica) – Saint Vitus or Vito Sansonetti (1916–1999), Italian marine and founder of San Vito de Java
- Valverde (San Ramon) – Carlos Luis Valverde (1903–1948), Costa Rican physician and revolutionary
- Vázquez de Coronado (canton) – Conquistador Juan Vázquez de Coronado
- Volio District – Julián Volio Llorente
Former:
- Aguirre (now Quepos) – Rolando Aguirre Lobo: a hero of Revolution of 1948
- Alfaro Ruiz (now Zarcero) – Colonel Juan Alfaro Ruiz, a hero of the National Campaign of 1856
- Valverde Vega (now Sarchí) – Carlos Luis Valverde Vega, a physician and founder of the Unión Médica Nacional (National Medical Union).
Croatia
[edit]- Dinko Šimunović (Zagreb) – Dinko Šimunović, Croatian writer
- Ernestinovo – Mrs. Ernestina Klein
- Eugen Kvaternik (Zagreb) – Eugen Kvaternik, Croatian nationalist politician
- Ferdinandovac – Ferdinand I of Austria, President of the German Confederation, King of Hungary
- Generalski Stol – General Vuk Krsto Frankopan
- Ivan Mažuranić (Zagreb) – Ivan Mažuranić, Croatian poet, lawyer and politician
- Karlovac – King Charles II of Austria
- Maksimir – Maksimilijan Vrhovac, bishop of Zagreb
- Ošljak – Known in Italian and historical documents as Calugerà or Calogerà, after the Calogerà family who owned it
- Oton Župančič (Zagreb) – Oton Župančič, Slovene poet
- Tomislavovac – Tomislav of Yugoslavia
Former:
- Kardeljevo was the name of Ploče from 1950 through 1954 and from 1980 through 1990 – Edvard Kardelj
- Titova Korenica was the name of Korenica from 1945 through 1997 – Josip Broz Tito
Cuba
[edit]- Bartolomé Masó, Cuba – Bartolomé Masó, a Cuban patriot and President of Cuba
- Briones Montoto (Cuba) – Antonio Briones Montoto (1940–1967), Cuban revolutionary
- Calixto García, Cuba – Calixto García Iñiguez, an independence war hero
- Camilo Cienfuegos (Santa Cruz del Norte) – Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary
- Cárdenas, Cuba – Mateo de Cárdenas y Vélez de Guevara
- Central José Smith Comas (Cárdenas) – José Smith Comas (1932–1956)
- Cespedes, Cuba – Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Father of the Cuban Fatherland and first President of Cuba
- Cienfuegos – José Cienfuegos Jovellanos, Captain General of Cuba
- Ciro Redondo – Ciro Redondo, a Cuban revolutionary
- Colón, Cuba – Christopher Columbus
- Emilio Córdova (Encrucijada) – Emilio Córdova Garcia (1938–1958)
- Frank País, Cuba – revolutionary Frank País
- Héctor Molina (San Nicolás) – Héctor Molina Riaño (1922–1958)
- Hermanos Saíz (San Juan y Martínez) – The Saiz Brothers who died in action in 1957
- Heriberto Orellanes (La Sierpe) – Heriberto Felipe Orellana (1926–1959)
- Holguín – Captain García Holguín, Spanish military officer
- Jesús Menéndez – Cuban trade unionist Jesús Menéndez Larrondo
- Juan Gualberto Gómez (Matanzas) – Juan Gualberto Gómez
- Loynaz Hechavarría (Holguin) – Loynaz Hechavarría Cordovés (1911–1956)
- Manuel Sanguily (Ciego de Avila) – Manuel Sanguily (1848–1925)
- Mariel, Cuba – Cacique Marien
- Martí, Cuba – Cuban Independence Hero José Martí
- Niceto Pérez – Cuban peasant Niceto Perez Garcia
- Obdulio Morales (Sanctis Spiritus) – Obdulio Morales (1910–1981), Cuban compositor
- Pablo de la Torriente Brau (Bahía Honda) – Pablo de la Torriente Brau (1901–1936)
- Pedro Betancourt – Pedro Betancourt Dávalos
- Piti Fajardo (Trinidad) – Manuel "Piti" Fajardo (1930–1960)
- Ramon Balboa (Cienfuegos) – Ramon Balboa Monzon (1939–1958)
- Raúl Hernández Vidal (San Antonio de los Baños) – Raúl Hernández Vidal (1948–1978), Cuban pilot
- Reynold García (Calimete) – Reynold García García (1922–1956)
- Sabino Hernández (Santo Domingo) – Sabino Hernandez Casal (died in 1959)
- Sandino, Cuba – Nicaraguan revolutionary Augusto César Sandino
- Santiago de Cuba – James, son of Zebedee
- Silvio Caro (Bahía Honda) – Silvio Nestor Caro (1943–1966)
Curaçao
[edit]- Willemstad – William II, Prince of Orange or his son William III of England
Cyprus
[edit]- Agios Athanasios, Cyprus – Athanasius of Alexandria
- Ayios Dhometios – Saint Dometius of Persia
- Ethnomártyras Kyprianós (Strovolos) – Kyprianos of Cyprus
- Makarios (Kato Polemidia) – Makarios III
- Paphos – Paphos, daughter of Pygmalion (mythology)
Czech Republic
[edit]- Adamov (Blansko District) – Adam Josef, Prince of Liechtenstein, ironworks owner
- Alojzov – Alois I, Prince of Liechtenstein
- Barrandov, Prague – Joachim Barrande
- Františkovy Lázně – Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Golčův Jeníkov – Martin Maxmillian Goltz, general of the Habsburg army
- Havlíčkův Brod – Karel Havlíček Borovský
- Jáchymov – St. Joachim
- Jindřichův Hradec – Jindřich z Hradce, owner of the castle in the town
- Fortress Josefov and Josefov (Prague) – Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Halasovo Kunštátsko – František Halas
- Karlín – Caroline Augusta of Bavaria
- Karlovy Vary – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
- Karlštejn Castle and village – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
- Mladá Boleslav – Boleslaus II of Bohemia
- Špindlerův Mlýn – Spindler, a miller
- Švermova (Bruntál) – Jan Šverma
- Stará Boleslav – Boleslaus I of Bohemia
- Terezín – Empress Maria Theresa of Austria
- Vítkov – Vítek z Kravař
- Žižkov – Jan Žižka
Former:
- Gottwaldov was the name of Zlín from 1948 through 1990 – Klement Gottwald
Denmark
[edit]- Albertslund – Albert de Rault de Ramsault de Tortonval (1778–1855), a French noble
- Augustenborg – Auguste, duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
- Carlsberg (district) – Carl Jacobsen, a Danish brewer, art collector and philanthropist
- Charlottenlund – Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark
- Christiania – Christian IV of Denmark
- Christiansfeld – Christian VII of Denmark
- Christianshavn – Christian IV of Denmark
- Dronninglund – Queen Charlotte Amalie
- Fredericia – King Frederick III of Denmark
- Frederiks – King Frederick VI of Denmark
- Frederiksberg – King Frederick IV of Denmark
- Frederikshavn – King Frederick VI of Denmark
- Frederikssund – Frederick III of Denmark
- Frederiksværk – King Frederick V of Denmark
- Karlslunde – Kalf Skurfa
- Liseleje – Elisabeth (Lise) Classen (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
[edit]- Salisbury, Dominica – Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
- Scotts Head, Dominica – Colonel George Scott (British Army officer)
Dominican Republic
[edit]- Cabral, Dominican Republic – José María Cabral
- Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez – General Jose Cabrera (d.1884), hero of the Dominican Restoration
- Castillo, Dominican Republic – General Manuel María Castillo, hero of the Dominican Restoration
- Cayetano Germosén – a Dominican patriot and martyr
- Ciudad Juan Bosch (Santo Domingo) – Juan Bosch (politician), Dominican President
- Colonia Libertador (Dajabon) – Rafael Trujillo (libertator)
- Comendador, Dominican Republic – Nicolás de Ovando
- Duarte Province – Juan Pablo Duarte, founder of the Dominican Republic
- Duvergé – General Antonio Duvergé, Dominican independence hero
- Espaillat Province – Ulises Francisco Espaillat, 19th-century author and President
- Emma Balaguer Viuda Vallejo (Azua) – Emma Balaguer Vallejo (1911–1992), Joaquín Balaguer's sister
- Elupina Cordero de Las Cañitas (Hato mayor) – Elupina Cordero (1892–1939), a Dominican catholic religious
- Gaspar Hernández – Gaspar Hernandez, a famous Dominican priest in the war of independence from Haiti
- Galván, Dominican Republic – Manuel de Jesús Galván (1834–1910), Dominican writer
- Hermanas Mirabal Province – Mirabal sisters
- Hostos – Eugenio María de Hostos
- Imbert, Dominican Republic – José María Imbert
- Jimaní – Cacique Ximani
- José Francisco Peña Gómez (Pedernales) – José Francisco Peña Gómez, Dominican lawyer and politician
- Juan de Herrera, Dominican Republic – Juan de Herrera (Spanish farmer)
- Juan Rodríguez (La Vega) – General Juan Rodriguez Garcia (1886–1960), Dominican military and politician
- Loma de Cabrera and Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez – José Cabrera Gómez (1810–1884), Dominican independence hero
- Las Matas de Farfán – Bartolome Farfan de los Godos, Spanish merchant
- Luperón – Gregorio Luperón, Dominican general and statesman
- Mamá Tingó (Monte Plata) – Mamá Tingó, Dominican activist leader
- María Trinidad Sánchez Province – María Trinidad Sánchez, a female soldier in the wars of independence
- Mella, Independencia – Matías Ramón Mella
- Monseñor Nouel Province – Monseñor Adolfo Alejandro Nouel, Archbishop of Santo Domingo and President
- Padre Las Casas, Dominican Republic – Bartolomé de las Casas
- Pedro Brand – Peter Dorse Brand, a Californian miner
- Pedro Santana, Dominican Republic – Pedro Santana, first President of Dominican Republic
- Pepillo Salcedo, Dominican Republic – General José Antonio Salcedo
- Pimentel, Dominican Republic – Pedro Antonio Pimentel
- Presidente Don Antonio Guzmán Fernández (Duarte) – Antonio Guzmán Fernández, President of the Republic
- Ramón Santana – twin brother of Pedro Santana
- Salcedo, Dominican Republic – Francisco Antonio Salcedo
- San Antonio de Guerra – Hernando Guerra (founder)
- Sánchez, Dominican Republic – Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
- Sánchez Ramírez Province – Juan Sánchez Ramírez, hero of the Battle of Palo Hincado (1808)
- Santiago Rodríguez Province – Santiago Rodríguez, an officer of the Dominican army in the Dominican War of Independence
- Santo Domingo – Saint Dominic
- Valverde Province – José Desiderio Valverde
- Vicente Noble – General Vicente Noble, Dominican military
- Villa González – Manuel de Jesús González Estevez (1862–1912), founder
- Villa Riva – Gregorio Riva (1833–1889), Dominican pioneer
- Villa Tapia – Doroteo Antonio Tapia (1844–1901), Hero of the Dominican Restoration War
- Villa Vásquez – Horacio Vásquez, President of the Dominican Republic
Former:
- Benefactor Province was the name of San Juan Province (Dominican Republic) – Rafael Trujillo
- Ciudad Trujillo was the name of Santo Domingo – Rafael Trujillo
- José Trujillo Valdez Province was the name of Peravia Province – José Trujillo Valdez (1864–1935), Rafael Trujillo's father
- Julia Molina Province was the name of María Trinidad Sánchez Province – Altagracia Julia Molina (1863–1964), Rafael Trujillo's mother
- Pacificador Province was the name of Duarte Province – Ulises Heureaux (Peacemaker)
- San Rafael Province was the name of Elías Piña Province – Rafael Trujillo
- Villa José Trujillo Valdez was the name of Villa Jaragua – José Trujillo Valdez
- Villa Julia Molina was the name of Nagua – Altagracia Julia Molina
East Timor
[edit]- Dom Aleixo Administrative Post – Aleixo Corte-Real
- Vila Salazar (Baucau) – António de Oliveira Salazar, a Portuguese statesman
Former:
- Vila Armindo Monteiro was the name of Bobonaro – Armindo Monteiro (1896–1955), Portuguese university professor, businessman, diplomat, and politician
- Vila Eduardo Marques was the name of Bazartete – Eduardo Marques (1867–1944), Portuguese military and officer
- Vila Filomeno da Câmara was the name of Same, East Timor – Filomeno da Câmara de Melo Cabral (1873–1934), Governor of Portuguese Timor
- Vila General Carmona was the name of Aileu – Óscar Carmona, Portuguese president
- Vila Salazar was the name of Baucau – António de Oliveira Salazar
Ecuador
[edit]- Alejandro Labaka (Orellana) – Alejandro Labaka (1920–1987), Spanish bishop
- Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (town) – Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno, President of Ecuador
- Antonio Ante Canton – Antonio Ante (1771–1836), Ecuadorian Independence Hero
- Atahualpa Canton – Atahualpa, King of Quito
- Bolívar Canton, Carchi – Simón Bolívar
- Bolívar Canton, Manabí – Simón Bolívar
- General Antonio Elizade – Antonio Elizalde Lamar, Ecuadorian military and politician
- Camilo Ponce Enríquez (parish) – Camilo Ponce Enriquez, president of Ecuador
- Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy (Manabí) – Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
- Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Ecuador – Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, president of Ecuador
- Cevallos – Pedro Fermín Cevallos (1812–1893), Ecuadorian Politician and Historian
- Coronel Marcelino Maridueña – Marcelino Maridueña Quesada (1798–1883)
- Durán, Ecuador – Sr. José Durán Maristany (1878–1956)
- El Empalme de Velasco Ibarra – José María Velasco Ibarra, president of Ecuador
- Eloy Alfaro Canton – Eloy Alfaro, President of Ecuador
- Echeandía – Manuel José de Echeandía (1783–1850), Ecuadorian independence hero
- Espejo Canton – Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist
- Flavio Alfaro Canton – General Flavio Evaristo Alfaro (1865–1912)
- General Leónidas Plaza y Gutiérrez – Leónidas Plaza, President of Ecuador
- Girón Canton – Spanish captain Francisco Hernández Girón
- Gonzalo Pizarro Canton – Gonzalo Pizarro, Spanish conquistador and younger paternal half-brother of Francisco Pizarro
- Ines Arango (Orellana) – Ines Arango (1937–1987), Colombian missionary
- Isidro Ayora, Ecuador – Isidro Ayora
- Ibarra, Ecuador – Miguel de Ibarra y Mallea (1550–1608)
- Jaime Roldos, Pastaza and Jaime Roldos (Guayas) – Jaime Roldós Aguilera
- Julio Andrade (Carchi) – General Julio Andrade (1866–1912)
- Lauro Guerrero (Loja) – Lauro Guerrero Becerra (1873–1904), Ecuadorian military
- Leonidas Proaño (Yantzaza) – Leonidas Proaño (1910–1988), Bishop of Riobamba
- Mejía Canton – José Mejía Lequerica (1774–1813), Ecuadorian political figure
- Mera, Pastaza – Juan León Mera, writer
- Milton Reyes (El Oro) – Milton Alfredo Reyes (1939–1970), student leader
- Montalvo Canton – Juan Montalvo Ecuadorian author and essayist
- Montúfar Canton – Coronel Carlos de Montufar (1780–1816), Ecuadorian military
- Nuevo Rocafuerte – Vicente Rocafuerte, president of Ecuador
- Quevedo, Ecuador –Timoteo Quevedo Pozo (1813–1876), surveying
- Olmedo Canton, Loja – José Joaquín de Olmedo, president of Ecuador
- Olmedo Canton, Manabí – José Joaquín de Olmedo
- Pablo Sexto – Pope Paul VI
- Pedro Carbo – Pedro Carbo Noboa, 19th-century politician, diplomat and writer from Guayaquil
- General Villamil – José de Villamil, Ecuadorian independence hero
- Puerto López – Daniel Lopez (1848–1893), philanthropist
- Puerto Rodriguez (Sucumbios) – Coronel Luis Arsenio Rodríguez (1898–1977), Ecuadorian–Peruvian War hero
- Puerto Villamil – José de Villamil
- Pedro Moncayo Canton – Pedro Moncayo, journalist and politician
- Pedro Vicente Maldonado Canton and Maldonado (Carchi) – Pedro Vicente Maldonado, 18th-century Ecuadorian scientist
- Puerto Baquerizo Moreno – Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno, president of Ecuador
- Rocafuerte – Vicente Rocafuerte, president of Ecuador
- Rumiñahui Canton – Rumiñawi (Inca warrior)
- Puerto Francisco de Orellana – Francisco de Orellana
- San Juan Bosco Canton – John Bosco
- San Miguel de Salcedo – Manuel Antonio Salcedo y Legorburú (1829–1870), priest
- Simón Bolívar Canton and Puerto Bolivar (El Oro) – Simón Bolívar
- Sucre Canton – Antonio José de Sucre
- Teniente Maximiliano Rodriguez (Loja) – Maximiliano Rodriguez Loaiza (1909–1941)
- Tobar Donoso (Tulcan) – Julio Tobar Donoso (1894–1981), minister of foreign affairs of Ecuador
- Tufiño (Carchi) – Luis Gabriel Tufiño (1880–1962), cartographer
- Urbina (Tulcan) – José María Urvina
- Urdaneta Canton – Luis Urdaneta Farias, a Venezuelan-Ecuadorian military figure
- Valencia – Gregorio Valencia, founder
Egypt
[edit]- Alexandria – Alexander the Great
- El Mahmoudiyah – Muhammad Ali of Egypt
- Faiyum:
- formerly named Arsinoe – Arsinoe II of Egypt
- formerly named Ptolemais Euergetis – Ptolemy III Euergetes
- Ismailia – Isma'il Pasha
- Kafr El Sheikh – Sheikh Talha al-Tilmisani
- Port Fouad – Fuad I of Egypt
- Port Said[6] – Sa'id of Egypt
- Port Tawfik – Tewfik Pasha
- Nasser, Egypt – Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser
- Sadat City – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
- Saint Catherine, Egypt – Catherine of Alexandria
- Sheikh Zayed City – Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
- Sheikh Zuweid – Sheikh Zuweid commander of the Rashidun Islamic army who fought during the Muslim conquest of Egypt
- Victoria (neighborhood) – Queen Victoria
El Salvador
[edit]- Alegría, Usulután – Presbyter José Miguel Alegria (d.1859)
- Aguilares – Manuel Aguilar y Bustamante and his brothers Nicolas and Vicente Aguilar
- Bolívar, La Unión – Simón Bolívar
- Cabañas Department – José Trinidad Cabañas
- Carolina, San Miguel – Charles IV of Spain
- Ciudad Arce – Manuel José Arce, Salvadorian Independence hero
- Ciudad Barrios – General Gerardo Barrios, President of El Salvador
- Col. Borja Moran (Ahuachapán) – Alfonso Borja Moran (1897–1986), Salvadorian deputy
- Col Francisco Gavidia (San Miguel) – Francisco Gavidia, Salvadorian writer
- Col. Isidro Menendez (San Salvador) – Isidro Menendez (1795–1858)
- Colón, La Libertad – Christopher Columbus
- Comunidad Farabundo Martí (Santa Ana) – Farabundo Martí, Salvadorian revolutionary
- Delgado, San Salvador – José Matías Delgado, Salvadorian Independence hero
- La Reina, Chalatenango – Guatemalan resident, Maria Reina
- Morazán Department – Francisco Morazán
- Santa Ana, El Salvador – Saint Anne
- Santiago de María – Santiago González (politician), President of El Salvador with his daughter Maria Concepción Gonzalez Fortis (1872–1943)
- San Antonio Pajonal – Antonio Gutiérrez y Ulloa
- San Cayetano Istepeque – Cayetano Molina, President of El Salvador
- San Fernando, Chalatenango – King Ferdinand VII of Spain
- San Fernando, Morazán – Ferdinand III of Castile
- San Francisco Menéndez – Francisco Menéndez, President of El Salvador
- San Francisco Morazán – Francisco Morazán
- San Gerardo – Gerardo Barrios, President of El Salvador
- San Ildefonso, San Vicente – Saint Ildephonsus of Toledo
- San Jorge, San Miguel – Jorge Meléndez, President of El Salvador
- San Luis La Herradura – Luis Chávez y González
- San Rafael, San Miguel – Rafael Zaldívar, President of El Salvador
- San Rafael Cedros – Rafael Zaldívar
- San Rafael Obrajuelo – Rafael Zaldívar
- San Ramón, Cuscatlán – Presbyter Ramon Garcia
- San Salvador, El Salvador – Jesus (the Christian Savior)
- San Vicente, El Salvador – Saint Vincent of Saragossa
- Segundo Montes, Morazán – Segundo Montes, a Jesuit priest and scholar at the Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"
- Victoria, Cabañas – Guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico
- Zaragoza, La Libertad – Emperor Caesar Augustus
Equatorial Guinea
[edit]- Bioko – Adolfo Bioko, son of the King Möókáta
- Luba, Equatorial Guinea – Botuku Luba, who led a revolt against the Spanish in 1910
- Malabo – Malabo Lopelo Melaka
- Moka, Equatorial Guinea – King Möókáta (d.1898)
Estonia
[edit]- Anna – Saint Anne
- Järva-Jaani – John the Baptist
- Juhkentali – Lorenz Jauch, local landowner
- Kadriorg – Catherine I of Russia
- Karlova – Carl Gustav von Krüdener, local landowner
- Katleri – the Kattler family, local landowners
- Klooga and Kloogaranna – the Klugen noble family, local landowners
- Kolga-Jaani – John the Evangelist
- Kristiine – Christina, Queen of Sweden
- Maarja-Magdaleena – Mary Magdalene
- Maarjamäe – Marie, wife and/or daughter of Anatol Orlov-Davydov
- Madise – Saint Matthias
- Manilaid and Manija – Magnus, Duke of Holstein
- Peetri – Peter Peter, an 18th-century local farmer
- Pildiküla – Feliks Pilt (1906–1979), founder of a local housing estate
- Pirita – Bridget of Sweden
- Suure-Jaani – John the Evangelist
- Tondi and Tondiraba – Jobst Dunte, Tallinn Burgermeister
- Tartu – possibly after Tharapita, God of Estonian mythology
- Valga (Latvian: Valka) – possibly after the de Walko (de Walco) family, local landowners
Former:
- Harju-Jaani was the name of Raasiku – John the Baptist
- Kingissepa was the name of Kuressaare – Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian revolutionary and communist
Eswatini (Swaziland)
[edit]- Mbabane – Chief Mbabane Kunene
- Piggs Peak – William Pigg (Early resident)
Ethiopia
[edit]- Debre Marqos – Saint Mark the Evangelist
- Habete Giorgis (Addis Adeba) – Habte Giyorgis Dinagde, Ethiopian military commander
- Lalibela – Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, Emperor of Ethiopia
- Ras Makonnen (Addis Adeba) – Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari Makonnen), Emperor of Ethiopia
- Sheikh Hussein – Sheikh Hussein (saint), a 13th-century Somali Muslim proselytizer
- Waliso – son of Liban, Waliso, an Oromo clan
Falkland Islands
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Albertville – Charles Albert of Sardinia
- Althen-des-Paluds – Jean Althen
- Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda – Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
- Apatou – Apatou (captain)
- Bonrepos-Riquet – Pierre-Paul Riquet
- Brie-Comte-Robert – Robert I, Count of Dreux
- Broglie, Eure – François Marie de Broglie, 1st Duke of Broglie
- Bourg-Madame – Marie-Thérèse, Duchess of Angoulême
- Carla-Bayle – Pierre Bayle (1647–1706), philosopher and writer
- Champagne-Vigny – Alfred de Vigny
- Charleville-sous-Bois – Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
- Châtillon-Coligny – Gaspard de Coligny
- Chavaniac-Lafayette – Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
- Chilly-Mazarin – Cardinal Mazarin
- Colleville-Montgomery – Bernard Montgomery
- Crillon-le-Brave (the brave) – Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon
- Decazeville – Élie, duc Decazes, Prime Minister
- Descartes – René Descartes
- Diane-Capelle – Diane de Dommartin
- Domrémy-la-Pucelle – Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans
- Elisabethville (Yvelines) – Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of the Belgians
- Eugénie-les-Bains – Eugénie de Montijo
- Ferney-Voltaire – Voltaire
- Fitz-James – James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
- Flavigny-sur-Ozerain – possibly named after a Roman general Flavius
- Frédéric-Fontaine – named after Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg
- Grenoble (Latin: Gratianopolis) – Roman Emperor Gratian
- Guisanbourg – Jean Samuel Guisan
- Hastingues – John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings
- Henrichemont – Henry IV of France
- Le Bignon-Mirabeau – Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
- La Louptière-Thénard – Louis Jacques Thénard
- Le Plessis-Trévise – Édouard Mortier, Duke of Treviso
- Les Pennes-Mirabeau – Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
- Levallois-Perret – Nicolas Levallois (1816–1879) and Jean-Jacques Perret
- Maisons-Laffitte – Jacques Laffitte
- Milly-Lamartine – Alphonse de Lamartine, poet and writer
- Mont-Louis – Louis XIV of France
- Papaïchton-Pompidouville – Georges Pompidou, President of France
- Philippsbourg – Philipp IV, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
- Place Léon-Blum (Paris) – Léon Blum, a French socialist politician
- Quartier De Gaulle (Cayenne) – Charles de Gaulle
- Régina – Louis Athanase Theophane Régina (1868–1922)
- Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire – Cardinal Richelieu
- Saint-Amans-Soult – Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Prime Minister
- Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni – Auguste Baudin, Governor of French Guiana
- Saint-Léger-Vauban – Vauban
- Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin – Louis XIV of France
- Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne – Michel de Montaigne
- Saint-Paterne-Racan – Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan
- Schœlcher – Victor Schœlcher
- Thorey-Lyautey – Hubert Lyautey
- Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom – Henri d'Harcourt, 1st Duke of Harcourt
- Vendays-Montalivet – Jean-Pierre Bachasson, comte de Montalivet
- Vitry-le-François – Francis I of France
Gabon
[edit]- Bongoville – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon
- Lastoursville – François Rigail de Lastours
- Port-Gentil – Émile Gentil
Germany
[edit]- Augsburg (state of Bavaria) – Roman Caesar Augustus
- Brunswick (state of Lower Saxony) – Bruno, Duke of Saxony
- Charlottenburg (state of Berlin) – Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, queen consort of King Frederick I of Prussia (est. 13th century, incorporated into Berlin on 1 October 1920)
- Cologne (state of North Rhine-Westphalia; German: Köln, Latin: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, CCAA) – Roman Emperor Claudius and Agrippina the Younger, empress consort (lit. Claudian colony and sacrificial altar of the Agrippinensians)
- Constance (state of Baden-Württemberg; German: Konstanz) – Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus
- Friedrichstadt (state of Berlin) – King Frederick I of Prussia (est. 1688, incorporated into Berlin on 1 January 1710)
- Hildesheim (state of Lower Saxony) – farmer Hildwin (landowner in the 10th century)
- Karlsruhe (state of Baden-Württemberg) – Margrave Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
- Leverkusen (state of North Rhine-Westphalia) – pharmacist Carl Leverkus
- Ludwigsburg (state of Baden-Württemberg) – Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg
- Ludwigshafen upon Rhine (state of Rhineland-Palatinate) – King Louis I of Bavaria
- Saarlouis (state of Saarland) – King Louis XIV of France
- Sankt Pauli (state of Hamburg) – (Saul) Paul of Tarsos
- Trier (state of Rhineland-Palatinate; Latin: Augusta Treverorum) – Augustus (lit. City of Augustus in the lands of the Treveri people)
- Wilhelmshaven (state of Lower Saxony) – King William I of Prussia, later also German Emperor (lit. William's harbour)
Former:
- Karl-Marx-Stadt (state of Saxony) was the name of Chemnitz – Karl Marx
- Stalinstadt (state of Brandenburg) was the name of Eisenhüttenstadt – Joseph Stalin
Georgia
[edit]- Agmashenebeli (Batumi) – David IV of Georgia
- Andriatsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – Saint Andrew
- Asatiani Settlement (Kutaisi) – Lado Asatiani, Georgian poet
- Atarbekovka (Abkhazia) – Georgi Atarbekov
- Bagrationi (Batumi) – Pyotr Bagration
- Chavchavadze Settlement (Kutaisi) – Ilia Chavchavadze
- Dedoplistsqaro, Tamariani (Lagodekhi) and Tamarisi – Queen Tamar of Georgia
- Eliatsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – Saint Elijah
- Filippovka (Akhalkalaki) – Filipp Makaradze, President of Georgia during the soviet era
- Gabashvili Hill (Kutaisi) – Revaz Gabashvili, Georgian writer and politician
- Georgiashvili (Tetritskaro) – Arsen Georgiashvili (1881–1906)
- Giorgitsminda (Sagarejo) – Saint George
- Iliatsminda (Signagi) – Ilia Chavchavadze
- Javakhishvili (Batumi) – Ivane Javakhishvili, one of the founding fathers of the Tbilisi State University
- Kalinino (Gardabani) – Mikhail Kalinin
- Kazbegi Municipality – Alexander Kazbegi, a Georgian writer
- Khimshiashvili (Batumi) – Sherip Khimshiashvili
- Kirov (Zugdidi), Kirovka (Marneuli) – Sergey Kirov
- Leselidze (town) – General Konstantin Leselidze, a Georgian Colonel-General and National hero
- Mikeltsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – Saint Michael
- Mtskheta – Mtskhetos, epic hero of Georgian mythology
- Myasnikiani (Akhalkalaki) – Aleksandr Myasnikyan, first Communist President of Armenia
- Nikoloz Baratashvili district (Rustavi) – Nikoloz Baratashvili
- Nikortsminda – Saint Nicholas
- Ninoshvili (Guria) and Ninoshvili (Samtredia) – Egnate Ninoshvili, a Georgian writer
- Ninotsminda – Saint Nino, an Equal to the Apostles and the Enlightener of Georgia
- Nutsubidze Plato (Tbilisi) – Shalva Nutsubidze
- Pirosmani (Dedoplistskaro) – Niko Pirosmani
- Rustaveli (Batumi) – Shota Rustaveli
- Saakadze (Gardabani) – Giorgi Saakadze, a Georgian politician and military commander
- Stalinisubani (Kobuleti) – Joseph Stalin
- Stepantsminda – Saint Stephen or a Georgian Orthodox monk named Stephan
- Shaumiani – Stepan Shahumyan, a Georgian revolutionary
- Shaumyanovka (Abkhazia) – Stepan Shahumyan
- Tamar (Batumi) – Queen Tamar of Georgia
- Tsereteli (Marneuli) – Akaki Tsereteli, Georgian poet
- Vakhtangisi (Gardabani) – King Vakhtang I of Iberia
- Vazha-Pshavela (Tbilisi) – Vazha-Pshavela, Georgian writer
- Vorontsovi (Tbilisi) – Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
- Zhdanovakani (Ninotsminda) – Andrey Zhdanov
- Zhiuli Shartava district (Rustavi) – Zhiuli Shartava
Former:
- Gegechkori was the name of Martvili – Sasha Gegechkori
- Kazbegi was the name of Stepantsminda – Alexander Kazbegi
- Leningori was the name of Akhalgori – Vladimir Lenin
- Luxemburg was the name of Bolnisi – Rosa Luxemburg
- Macharadze was the name of Ozurgeti – Filipp Makaradze
- Mayakovsky was the name of Baghdati – Vladimir Mayakovsky
- Orjonikidze was the name of Kharagauli – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
- Stalinsi was the name of Khashuri – Joseph Stalin
- Tskhakaya was the name of Senaki – Mikhail Tskhakaya (1865–1950)
- Tsulukidze was the name of Khoni – Alexander Tsulukidze
Ghana
[edit]- Christiansborg – King Christian IV of Denmark
- Gwolu – Gwollu (or Gbollu) Koro Limann
- Kofi Pare[7] – Kofi Pare, a migrant cocoa farmer
- Queen Anne's Point[8] – Anne, Queen of Great Britain
- Techiman – Nana Takyi Firi[9]
Greece
[edit]- 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
- Filippoi – Philip II of Macedon
- Georgios Karaiskakis (municipality) – Georgios Karaiskakis, a leader of the Greek War of Independence
- Glaraki – George Glarakis (1789–1855)
- Gypareika (Athens) – Pavlos Gyparis, Greek army officer
- Gyzi – Nikolaos Gyzis
- Heraklion – Heracles
- Ion Dragoumis (municipality) – Ion Dragoumis, Greek diplomat and protagonist of the Macedonian Struggle
- Kountouriotika – President of Greece Pavlos Kountouriotis
- Kypriadou – Epameinondas Kypriadis (1888–1958)
- Ladopoulou, Patras – Evangelos G. Ladopoulos (1883–1966)
- Makrygianni, Athens – Yannis Makriyannis
- Megas Alexandros, Pella – Alexander the Great
- Nafplion – Nauplius
- Nikiforos Fokas – 10th century Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas
- Nikolaos Skoufas (municipality) – Nikolaos Skoufas, a leader of the Greek independence movement
- Nikos Kazantzakis (municipality) – Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek writer
- Orestiada – Orestes
- Pavlos Melas (municipality) – Pavlos Melas, a Greek hero of Macedonian struggle
- Probonas – Dimitrios Probonas (1874–1949)
- Ptolemaida – Ptolemy I Soter
- Pythagoreio – Pythagoras
- Santorini – Saint Irene
- Skagiopouleio – Panagiotis Skagiopoulos
- Theodoros Ziakas (municipality) – Theodoros Ziakas, a 19th-century leader of the Greek struggle for independence
- Thessaloniki – Thessalonike, sister of Alexander the Great
- Traianoupoli – Roman emperor Trajan
- Vironas – Lord Byron, English poet and writer, National hero of Greece
Grenada
[edit]- Grenville, Grenada – George Grenville, Prime Minister of United Kingdom
- Victoria, Grenada – Queen Victoria
Guatemala
[edit]- Aguilar Batres (Zacapa) – Raúl Aguilar Batres, Guatemalan civil engineer
- Aparicio (Suchitepéquez) – Francisca Aparicio de Barrios, First lady of Guatemala
- Asentamiento Mario Alioto (Guatemala) – Mario Alioto Lopez Sanchez (1973–1994), Guatemalan student who was killed during a protest
- Barberena – Lic. Jose Barberena, Guatemalan secretarian under President Justo Rufino Barrios
- Barrancas de Gálvez (San Marcos) – Mariano Gálvez
- Cabañas, Zacapa – José Trinidad Cabañas, a Honduran politician
- Ciudad Tecun Uman, San Marcos – Cacique Tecun Uman
- Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado (Jutiapa) – Pedro de Alvarado
- Colomba – María Colomba Barillas Robles (1874–1975), daughter of Manuel Barillas
- Col. Martinez de Lejarza (Guatemala) – Juan José Martínez de Lejarza (1785–1824)
- Col. Miguel Ángel Asturias (Quetzaltenango) – Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan diplomatic and writer
- Col. Monseñor Gerardi (Guatemala) – Monseñor Juan José Gerardi Conedera
- Col. Perez Guisasola (Guatemala) – Enrique Perez Guisasola (1924–1951)
- Col. Ulises Rojas (Guatemala) – Ulises Rojas (1881–1959), botanist
- Comunidad Hermogenes Lopez (Chimaltenango) – Hermógenes López Coarchita
- Cooperativa Mario Mendez (Peten) – Mario Mendez Montenegro (1910–1965), political leader
- Chicacao – Francisco Chicajau, indigenous villager
- Fraijanes – Two Missioners Juan Milán y Juan Álvarez
- Francisco Vela (Retahuleu) – Ing. Francisco Vela (1859–1909), Guatemalan cartographer
- Fray Bartolomé de las Casas – 15th-century Spanish priest, bishop, and writer Bartolomé de las Casas
- Flores, El Petén – Cirlio Flores Estrada, a Guatemalan physician
- Flores Costa Cuca – José Felipe Flores, Physician and Maria Josefa Barrios y Aparicio "Maruca or Cuca" (1878–1959), daughter of Justo Rufino Barrios
- Galvez (Quetzaltenango) – Mariano Gálvez, Guatemalan Independence hero
- Granados, Baja Verapaz – former president Miguel García Granados
- Godinez (Sololá) – Juan Godínez, Spanish conquistador
- Jerez, Jutiapa – Máximo Jerez, a 19th-century Nicaraguan politician, lawyer and military leader
- Juarez (Quetzaltenango) – Benito Juárez, Mexican president
- Kaibil Balám (Quiche) – Kaybʼil Bʼalam, a 16th-century leader of the Mam people
- La Gomera, Escuintla – Antonio Peraza de Ayala y Rojas, conde de la Gomera
- La Reforma, San Marcos – Justo Rufino Barrios the reformer
- La Union Barrios (Baja Verapaz) – Justo Rufino Barrios
- Livingston, Guatemala – American jurist and politician Edward Livingston
- Los Ochoa (San Marcos) – Bonifacio Ochoa Barrios (1888–1964) and Victor Maria Ochoa Barrios (1872–1951)
- Melchor de Mencos – Sergeant Major, Melchor de Mencos y Barón de Berrieza (1715–1787)
- Modesto Méndez (Izabal) – Modesto Méndez (1801–1863), Guatemalan military
- Morazán, El Progreso – Francisco Morazán, a Central American leader
- Morales, Guatemala – Guatemalan Lawyer and colonel Próspero Morales
- Nuevo San Carlos – King Charles III of Spain
- Palencia, Guatemala – Don Matias de Palencia, Founder
- Puerto Barrios – Justo Rufino Barrios, President of Guatemala
- Quirio Cataño (Chiquimula) – Quirio Cataño, Spanish sculptor
- Recuerdo a Barrios (Quetzaltenango) – Justo Rufino Barrios
- San Carlos Sija – King Charles III of Spain
- San Jacinto, Chiquimula – Hyacinth of Poland, Bishop of Kraków
- San Joaquin (Alta Verapaz) – Joaquina Cabrera, a former president's mother
- San Jorge (Zacapa) – Jorge Ubico, president
- San Luis Jilotepeque – King Louis IX of France
- San Miguel Dueñas – Don Miguel Dueñas, founder
- Santa Catarina Barahona – Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Sancho de Barahona, Founder
- Santa Cruz Barillas, Santa Elena Barillas (Guatemala) – General Manuel Barillas, president of Guatemala
- Santa Lucía La Reforma – Saint Lucy and Justo Rufino Barrios the liberal reformer
- Santa Rosa Cuilapa – Rose of Lima
- Santo Domingo Suchitepéquez – Dominic of Guzman
- Zaragoza, Chimaltenango – Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus
Guinea Bissau
[edit]- São Domingos (Guinea-Bissau) – Saint Dominic of Guzman
- São Vicente, Guinea-Bissau – Vincent of Saragossa
Guyana
[edit]- Anna Regina – Anne, Queen of Great Britain
- Buxton, Guyana – Fowell Buxton
- Campbelltown, Guyana – Stephen Campbell, first Amerindian member of Parliament in Guyana
- Fort Wellington, Guyana – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
- Georgetown – King George III of the United Kingdom
- Jonestown – Jim Jones, American religious and cult leader
- Lethem – Sir Gordon James Lethem
- Linden, Guyana – Linden Forbes Burnham Sampson, a Prime Minister and President of Guyana
- Matthews Ridge, Guyana – Matthew Young (1905–1996)
- Stabroek, Guyana – Nicholaas Geelvinck, Lord of Stabroek, and President of the Dutch West India Company
- Stewartville, Guyana – John Stewart (1789–1860)
- Victoria, Guyana – Queen Victoria
Haiti
[edit]- André, Ouest – André Rigaud
- Bombardopolis – German benefactor, Monsieur de Bombarde
- Dessalines – Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of independent Haiti
- Dr. François Duvalier (Hinche) – François Duvalier
- Cite Simone (Port-au-Prince) – Simone Duvalier, First lady of Haiti
- Ennery, Artibonite – Victor-Thérèse Charpentier, marquis of Ennerry, Governor General of Saint-Domingue
- Gressier – Edmond Valléry Gressier
- Justin, Ouest – Justin Lhérisson, Haitian writer, lawyer, journalist, and teacher
- Killick Stenio Vincent (Port-au-Prince) – Sténio Vincent, President of Haiti
- Leclerk Bidonville (Port-au-Prince) – Charles Leclerc (general), a French Army general
- Louverture, (Pétion-ville) – Toussaint Louverture
- Morne Boyer (Haiti) – Jean-Pierre Boyer, leader of the Haitian Revolution
- Nan Lavaud (Ouest) – Franck Lavaud
- Ouanaminthe – Juana Mendez (1788–1873), mother of Buenaventura Báez, a Dominican president
- Pétion-Ville – Alexandre Sabès Pétion, President of Haiti
- Simon (Sud) – Tirésias Simon Sam
- Simone (Dessalines) – Simone Duvalier
- Thomas, Ouest – Thomas Madiou
- Village Lamothe (Port-au-Prince) – Dr. Louis G. Lamothe (1926–1999), 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
[edit]- Alfonso XIII (Santa Barbara) – Alfonso XIII of Spain
- Asentamiento Juan Benito Montoya (Copan) – Juan Benito Montoya, peasant leader who was killed in Los Horcones in 1975
- Barrio Paz Barahona (Cortes) – Miguel Paz Barahona
- Cabañas, Copán –José Trinidad Cabañas, President of Honduras
- Cabañas (Danli) – José Trinidad Cabañas
- Cabañas, La Paz – General José Trinidad Cabañas
- Col. Alfonso Guillen (Yoro) – Alfonso Guillen Zelaya (1887–1947), Honduran Poet
- Col. Alfonso Lacayo (Cortes) – Alfonso Lacayo (1923–1985), Garifuna physician
- Col. Amaya Amador (Yoro) – Ramón Amaya Amador, Honduran author
- Col. Francisco J. Mejía (Yoro) – Francisco J. Mejía, Honduran teacher
- Col. Francisco Murillo Soto (Yoro) – Prof. Francisco Murillo Soto (1893–1982)
- Col. Jacobo V. Carcamo (Yoro) – Jacobo Carcamo (1916–1959), Honduran Poet
- Col. Jesús Aguilar Paz (Tegucigalpa) – Jesús Aguilar Paz, Honduran Chemist
- Col. Medardo Mejia (Olancho) – Medardo Mejia (1907–1981), Honduran poet
- Col. Rodas Alvarado (Ocotepeque) – Modesto Rodas Alvarado, President of the National Congress
- Col. Terencio Sierra (Cortes) – Terencio Sierra
- Col. Víctor F. Ardón (Tegucigalpa) – Víctor F. Ardón (1896–1976), Honduran educator
- Froylán Turcios (Olancho) – Froylán Turcios, Honduran Poet
- Guadalupe Carney (Colon) – James Carney (American priest), also known as Father Guadalupe Carney
- Grupo Villeda Morales (Atlantida) – Ramón Villeda Morales
- Juan Francisco Bulnes – Juan Francisco Bulnes (1808–1878), Garifuna soldier
- Jesús de Otoro – Fray Juan Félix de Jesús Zepeda y Zepeda (1808–1885), bishop of Comayagua
- José Santos Guardiola –José Santos Guardiola, President of Honduras
- Kennedy (Tegucigalpa) – John F. Kennedy, American President
- Marcovia – Marco Aurelio Soto, President of Honduras
- Marcelino Champagnat (Choluteca) – Saint Marcellin Champagnat
- Melgar Castro (Marcala, La Paz) – Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, former Head of State of Honduras
- Monseñor Fiallos (Tegucigalpa) – Monseñor Ernesto Fiallos (1857–1946), Honduran priest
- Morazán, Yoro – Francisco Morazán, Honduran liberal politician
- Policarpo Paz García (Yoro) – Policarpo Paz García
- Puerto Cortés – Hernán Cortés, Spanish Conquistador
- Puerto Lempira – cacique Lempira
- Ramón Villeda Morales (municipality) – Ramón Villeda Morales, President of Honduras
- Rodas Alvarado (Danli) – Modesto Rodas Alvarado, Honduran lawyer
- San Esteban, Olancho – Fray Esteban Verdelete
- San Francisco, Atlántida – Francisco Matute, Benefactor of the town.
- San Francisco del Valle – Saint Francis and José Cecilio del Valle
- San Jerónimo, Copán – Lic. Jerónimo J.Reina (1876–1918), Honduran poet and journalist
- San Jorge, Ocotepeque – Saint George
- San Luis, Comayagua – King Louis IX of France
- San Pedro Sula – Saint Peter
- Santa Rosa de Aguán – Saint Rose of Lima
- Villeda Morales (Danli) – Ramón Villeda Morales
Hong Kong
[edit]- Aberdeen – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
- Belcher Bay – Edward Belcher
- Bowrington – 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
[edit]- Abasár – King Sámuel Aba of Hungary
- Adyváros – Endre Ady
- Ambrózfalva – Lajos Ambrózy
- Antalhegy – István Antal, Hungarian politician
- Árpádhalom – Árpád, father of the Hungarian fatherland
- Benczúrfalva (Szécsény) – Gyula Benczúr, Painter
- Bocskaikert – Stephen Bocskay, aristocrat
- Cholnokyváros – Jenő Cholnoky (1870–1950)
- Éhen Gyula-lakótelep – Gyula Éhen (1853–1932)
- Erzsébetváros – Queen Elisabeth of Bavaria
- Ferencszállás – Baron Ferenc Gerliczy
- Ferencváros – Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Harkakötöny – Kötöny
- Hunyadfalva – Hunyady family
- Izsófalva – Miklós Izsó, sculptor
- Jánoshalma – John Hunyadi, commander
- Józsefváros – Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
- József Attila lakótelep (Budapest) – Attila József
- Katonatelep – Zsigmond Katona (1828–1902)
- Kossuthfalva (Budapest) – Lajos Kossuth, Governor-President of Hungary
- Krepuska Géza-telep – Géza Krepuska
- Krisztinaváros (Budapest) – Archduchess Maria Christina
- Lipótváros (Budapest) – Leopold II
- Nyírtass – Tas, grandson of Árpád
- Petőfibánya – Sándor Petőfi, poet
- Petőfiszállás – Sándor Petőfi
- Rákóczibánya – Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian National hero
- Rákóczifalva – Francis II Rákóczi
- Rákócziújfalu – Francis II Rákóczi
- Rudolftelep – Rudolf Cohacht, Hungarian miner
- Sándorfalva – Viscount Sándor Pallavicini (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
[edit]- Grímsey – Grími Ingjaldsson, who have a winter residence in their island
- Ólafsfjörður – Ólafur Bekkur Karlsson
India
[edit]- Adityapur – a city and a part of Jamshedpur was named after Raja Aditya Pratap Singh Deo (1887–1969).
- Ahmedabad – Sultan Ahmed Shah
- Ahmednagar – Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I, Nizam Shahi dynasty
- Alluri Sitharama Raju district – Alluri Sitarama Raju
- Ambedkar Nagar – B. R. Ambedkar
- Ambedkar Nagar district – B. R. Ambedkar, Father of the Indian Constitution
- Amroha (Jyotiba Phule Nagar) – Jyotiba Phule
- Annamalai Nagar – S. Rm. M. Annamalai Chettiar
- Annamayya district – Annamacharya
- Ashoknagar Kalyangarh – Ashoke Kumar Sen
- Atal Nagar Nava Raipur – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Aurangabad – Aurangazeb (Mughal emperor)
- Bardhaman – 24th and the last Tirthankar-Vardhaman Mahavir
- Bodh Gaya – Buddha
- Bikaner – Maharaja Rao Bika Singh Ji
- Bhadani Nagar – Lala Gurusharan Lal Bhadani
- Chamoli district – Shiva, one of the principal deities of Hinduism.
- Chandigarh – Goddess Chandi
- Chennai – Chennappa Naicker
- Churachandpur – Maharaja Sir Churachand Singh
- CV Raman Nagar – a neighbourhood in Bangalore named after C. V. Raman
- Dalhousie – James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
- Dr. Ambedkar Nagar – B. R. Ambedkar
- Faridabad – Shaikh Farid Bukhari
- Faridkot, Punjab – Fariduddin Ganjshakar
- Firozpur – Firuz Shah Tughlaq
- Gajapati district – Krushna Chandra Gajapati
- Gandhinagar – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian activist
- Gangaikonda Cholapuram – Rajendra Cholan, alias GangaiKondaCholan (Conqueror of the Ganges), a Chola dynasty emperor
- Gautam Budh Nagar district – Buddha
- Ghaziabad – Wazir Ghazi-un-ddin, the minister of Ahmad Shah Bahadur (Moghul Emperor)
- Haridwar – Vishnu (Hari)
- Hyderabad – Hyder Mahal, wife of Quli Qutub Shah.
- Indira Point – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India
- Jamshedpur, also called Tata Nagar – Jamshetji Tata
- Jaipur – Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh Ji
- Jodhpur – Maharaja Rao Jodha Singh Ji
- Jogindernagar – Joginder Sen
- Kabisuryanagar – Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha
- Komaram Bheem district – Komaram Bheem, a Gond martyr
- Krishnarajapuram – a suburb and neighbourhood in Bangalore named after Krishnaraja Wadiyar III
- Lucknow – Lakshmana, a hero of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana
- Mahendragarh – Mahendra Singh of Patiala
- Mangalore – Mangala Devi, Mangaladevi Temple
- Margherita, Assam – Margherita of Savoy
- Meherabad – Meher Baba
- Modinagar – Gujarmal Modi
- Moradabad – prince Murad
- Mumbai – Mumbadevi
- Nampally, Hyderabad- A Persian Diwan of Hyderabad State, Raza Ali Khan whose title was Nekh-Nam-Khan.
- Nizamabad City, Nizamabad district – Nizam of Hyderabad
- NTR district – N. T. Rama Rao, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
- Osmanabad – Mir Osman Ali Khan
- Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar – Deendayal Upadhyaya
- Palitana – Jain Acharya Padlipta Suri
- Patel Nagar – Vallabhbhai Patel, 1st deputy Prime minister of India
- Pithoragarh – Prithviraj Chauhan
- Port Blair – Archibald Blair
- R. T. Nagar – Rabindranath Tagore
- Rajendranagar mandal – Rajendra Prasad, President of India
- Rajgurunagar – Shivaram Rajguru
- Ramachandrapuram – Raja Kakarlapudi Rama Chandra Raju
- Ranga Reddy district – K. V. Ranga Reddy
- Rishabhdeo – First Tirthankar – Rishabha (Adinath)
- Robertsganj – Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district – Ajit Singh (Sikhism)
- Sant Kabir Nagar district – Sant Kabir, poet
- Santhome – locality in Mylapore, named after the Apostle, Saint Thomas
- Secunderabad – Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district – Bhagat Singh, Indian National Hero
- Shimla – Goddess Shyamala, an incarnation of Hindu deity Kali
- Sri Ganganagar – General Sir Ganga Singh, the Maharajah of Bikaner State from 1888 to 1943
- Sri Sathya Sai district – Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru
- Surendranagar Dudhrej – Surendrasinhji Jorawarsinhji (1922–1983), Ruler of Wadhwan state
- Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore – Potti Sreeramulu, an Indian revolutionary
- Tuljapur – Goddess Tulja Bhavani Temple
- Udaipur – Maharana Udai Singh II
- Udham Singh Nagar district – freedom fighter and Indian revolutionary Udham Singh
- Vasco da Gama – Vasco da Gama
- Visakhapatnam – ruled by King Visakha Varma
- Vizianagaram – Raja Pusapati Vijaya Rama Raju (Gajapathi Clan)
- Vallathol Nagar – Vallathol Narayana Menon, Malayalam poet
- Williamnagar – Williamson A. Sangma, the founding Chief Minister of Meghalaya
- Willingdon Island – large artificial island in Kochi, named after Lord Willingdon
- Wellington – town in The Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, named after the Iron Duke
Indonesia
[edit]- 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:
Iran
[edit]- Ahmadabad-e Mosaddeq – Mohammad Mosaddegh
- Amadegah Shahid Mohammad Montazeri – Mohammad Montazeri
- Apamea (Media) – Apama, mother of Antiochus I Soter
- Apamea Ragiana – a royal woman named Apama among the Seleucids
- Bandar-Abbas – Shah Abbas I
- Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni – Ruhollah Khomeini a Supreme leader, philosopher, revolutionary, and politician
- Hamidaniyeh – Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, 14th century Poet and Scholar
- Hasanabad, Tehran – Mostowfi ol-Mamalek, Prime Minister of Iran
- Jammi – 15th century Persian Poet Abdurahman Jami
- Kabak Mohammad Reza – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last king
- Kermanshah – King Bahram IV
- Khomeyni Shahr – Ruhollah Khomeini
- Masjed Soleyman – Solomon, a major prophet of Islam
- Nahavand:
- formerly named Laodicea – Laodice of Macedonia
- formerly named Antiochia – Antiochus I Soter
- Naser Khosrow, Iran – Nasir Khusraw an 11th-century poet
- Parsabad – Engineer Ibrahim Parsa (1905–1996), founder of Parsabad
- Piranshahr – Piran, son of Viseh
- Rezaïyeh, Razavi Khorasan – Reza Shah Pahlavi
- Rudaki, Iran – Rudaki, Persian poet
- Seleucia (Susiana) – Seleucus I Nicator
- Seleucia (Susiana) – a Seleucus of the Seleucid dynasty
- Shahrak-e Ayatollah Madani – Mir Asadollah Madani, Iranian politician
- Susa, formerly named Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator
- Yazd – Yazdegerd I, a Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 399 to 420
- Yusef Abad – Mirza Yusef Ashtiani (1813–1887)
Former:
- Bandar-e Pahlavi was the name of Bandar-e Anzali – Reza Shah Pahlavi
- Rezā'īyeh was the name of Urmia – Reza Shah Pahlavi
Iraq
[edit]- Al-Aziziyah – Abdülaziz, Ottoman Sultan
- Al-Sadiyah – Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas, commander who led the Arabs to conquer Mesopotamia from the Sasanian Empire
- Antiochia in Sittacene – Antiochus I Soter
- Apamea (Babylonia) – a royal woman named Apama among the Seleucids
- Apamea (Sittacene) – Apama, mother of Antiochus I Soter
- Charax Spasinu:
- formerly named Alexandria – Alexander the Great
- formerly named Antiochia in Susiana – Antiochus IV
- formerly named Charax of Hyspaosines – Hyspaosines
- Hamza – Bahraini Shia cleric "Ahmad Ibn Hashim Al-Ghurifi" (a.k.a. Hamza)
- Al Hashimiyah – Named after the Hashemites
- Al-Hindiya – "Yahya Asif Al-Dawla Bahadur Al-Hindi", who was a vizier of Bahadur Shah Zafar
- Iskandariya – Alexander the Great
- Kadhimiya – Musa al-Kadhim
- Laodicea (Mesopotamia) – a royal woman named Laodice among the Seleucids
- Al Midhatiya – Midhat Pasha
- Nasiriyah – "Nasir al-Saadun Pasha", the sheikh ("chief") of the Muntafiq tribal confederation
- Al Numaniyah – al-Nu'man III ibn al-Mundhir
- Al-Qasim – "Al-Qasim" son of Musa al-Kadhim
- Sadr City – Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
- Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator
- Seleucia (Sittacene) – Seleucus I Nicator
- Sulaymaniyah – Sulaiman Baba, the first Baban prince to gain control of the province of Shahrizor and its capital, Kirkuk
- Yusufiyah – Yūsuf (Joseph)
- Az Zubayr – Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
Ireland (Republic of)
[edit]- 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[10][11][12]
- 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
[edit]- Acre, formerly named Antiochia Ptolemais – Alexander the Great's generals Antiochus and Ptolemy Soter
- Balfourya – Arthur James Balfour, British Prime Minister
- Even Shmuel – Samuel Bronfman
- Givat Brenner – Yosef Haim Brenner
- Givat Shapira – Hermann Schapira
- Herzliya – Theodor Herzl, a leader of Zionist movement
- Hippos, formerly named Antiochia Hippos – an Antiochus of the Seleucid dynasty
- Kfar Haim – Haim Arlosoroff
- Kfar Hess – Moses Hess
- Kfar HaRif – Isaac Alfasi
- Kfar Maimon – Yehuda Leib Maimon
- Kfar Masaryk – Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
- Kfar Menahem – Menachem Ussishkin
- Kfar Netter – Charles Netter
- Kfar Ruppin – Arthur Ruppin
- Kfar Shmuel – Stephen Samuel Wise
- Kfar Silver – Abba Hillel Silver
- Kfar Sirkin – Nachman Syrkin
- Kfar Truman – Harry S. Truman
- Kfar Vitkin – Yosef Vitkin
- Kfar Warburg – Felix M. Warburg
- Kfar Yavetz – Ze'ev Yavetz
- Kiryat Wolfson – Isaac Wolfson
- Kiryat Shmuel, Jerusalem – Shmuel Salant, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem in 1878–1909
- Kokhav Michael – Michael Sobell
- Midreshet Ben-Gurion – David Ben-Gurion
- Mishmar David – Mickey Marcus
- Netanya – Nathan Strauss
- Neve Granot – Avraham Granot, a Zionist activist and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence
- Neve Yaakov – Yitzchak Yaacov Reines
- Qiryat Bialik – writer Hayyim Nahman Bialik
- Ramat Aharon – Rabbi Aharon Kotler
- Ramat Eshkol – Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel
- Ramat Sharett – Moshe Sharett, Prime Minister of Israel in 1953–1955
- Ramat Shlomo – Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
- Sde David – Zalman David Levontin (1856–1940)
- Sde Eliezer – Robert Rothschild
- Sdei Avraham – Avraham Herzfeld
- Seleucia Samulias – a Seleucus among the Seleucid dynasty
- Talmei Eliyahu – Eliyahu Krauze (1878–1962)
- Talmei Yaffe – Leib Yaffe
- Tiberias – Tiberius Caesar Augustus
- Tzur Yitzhak – Yitzhak Rabin
Former:
- Wilhelma (colloquially; formally: Hamîdije Wilhelma) was the name of Bnei Atarot – Sultan Abdul Hamid II, King William II of Württemberg and William II, German Emperor
Italy
[edit]- Alessandria – Pope Alexander III
- Andorno Micca – Pietro Micca
- Aosta – Augustus
- Arquà Petrarca – Petrarch
- Augusta – "Augusto" di Federico II di Svevia
- Bosisio Parini – Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet
- Caprese Michelangelo – Michelangelo, painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer
- Castagneto Carducci – Giosuè Carducci, poet
- Castelnuovo Don Bosco – John Bosco
- Castel Vittorio – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Father of the Italian fatherland
- Cava Manara – Luciano Manara, patriot
- Corridonia – Filippo Corridoni, Italian socialist, IWW hero
- Corteno Golgi – Camillo Golgi, pathologist
- Ercolano – Heracles
- Grazzano Badoglio – Marshall Pietro Badoglio, soldier, politician, Prime Minister of Italy
- Grizzana Morandi – Giorgio Morandi
- Gropello Cairoli – Benedetto Cairoli, politician, Prime Minister of Italy
- Guidonia Montecelio – Alessandro Guidoni, air force general
- Incisa Scapaccino – Giovanni Battista Scapaccino (1802–1834), soldier
- Jolanda di Savoia – Yolanda of Savoy
- Ladispoli – Prince Ladislao Odescalchi (1846–1920)
- Livorno Ferraris – Galileo Ferraris
- Mafalda – Mafalda of Savoy
- Manfredonia – Manfred of Sicily
- Marconia – Guglielmo Marconi
- Margherita di Savoia – Queen Margherita of Savoy
- Milena – Queen Milena of Montenegro
- Morra De Sanctis – Francesco de Sanctis
- Paderno Ponchielli – Amilcare Ponchielli
- Pienza – Pope Pius II
- Riese Pio X – Pope Pius X
- Rome – Romulus (disputed;[13] see also: Rome#Etymology)
- Sagliano Micca – Pietro Micca, Piedmontese hero
- San Gimignano – Saint Geminianus
- San Mauro Pascoli – Giovanni Pascoli, poet
- Sanremo – Saint Romulus of Genoa
- Sasso Marconi – Guglielmo Marconi, Italian radio pioneer
- Serra San Bruno – Saint Bruno of Cologne
- Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII – Pope John XXIII
- Umbertide – Umberto I of Italy
- Terranuova Bracciolini – Poggio Bracciolini, Renaissance humanist
- Virgilio – Publius Vergilius Maro, classical Roman poet
- Vittorio Veneto – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
Ivory Coast
[edit]- Bingerville – Louis-Gustave Binger, former French colonial governor
- Jean-Baptiste Mockey (Abidjan) – Jean-Baptiste Mockey
- Marie Koré (Abidjan) – Marie Koré (1912–1953), Ivorian independence activist
- Port-Bouët – Édouard Bouët-Willaumez, French admiral
- San-Pédro, Ivory Coast – Saint Peter
- Treichville – Marcel Treich-Laplène, French resident in Ivory Coast
- Yamoussoukro – Queen Yamoussou (died in 1909)
Jamaica
[edit]- Aberdeen, Jamaica – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
- Albert Town, Jamaica – Albert, Prince Consort
- Alexandria, Jamaica – Alexander Bustamante, First Prime Minister of Jamaica
- Berry Hill (Manchester) – Curtis Philip Berry
- Brown's Town – Hamilton Brown, Scots-Irish planter
- Darlingford, Jamaica – Charles Henry Darling, Governor of Jamaica
- Denham Town – Edward Brandis Denham, Governor of Jamaica
- Gordon Town, Jamaica – George William Gordon
- Granville, Jamaica – Granville Sharp
- Kingston, Jamaica – King William III of England
- Mandeville, Jamaica – George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester, viscount Mandeville
- Moore Town, Jamaica – Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet
- Nanny Town – Nanny of the Maroons
- Norman Gardens (Kingston) – Norman Manley
- Petersfield, Jamaica – Peter Beckford, Governor of Jamaica
- Queensborough, Kingston – Queen Victoria
- Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica – Lady Anne Hyde
- Trenchtown – Daniel Power Trench (1813–1884)
Japan
[edit]- Asaka, Saitama – Prince Asaka Yasuhiko, a founder of a collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family
- Date, Hokkaidō – Date Kunishige, a Japanese samurai
- Hiroshima – Ōe no Hiromoto + Fukushima Motonaga (disputed)
- Imakane, Hokkaidō – Imamori Tōjirō (1870–1952) + Kanamori Tōjirō (1865–1909)
- Imamura, Saga – Hitoshi Imamura, a Japanese general
- Ina, Saitama – Ina Tadatsugu, a civil officer
- Kita, Hokkaido – Yuji Kitamura (1871–1903)
- Kyōgoku, Hokkaidō – Kyōgoku Takanori (1858–1928), a former noble of the Kyōgoku clan
- Maeda, Aichi – Tadashi Maeda (admiral)
- Masaki, Ehime – Jinzaburō Masaki, Japanese general
- Meiji (Nagoya) – Emperor Meiji
- Narashino, Chiba – Shinohara Kunimoto (1837–1877), a prominent military commander
- Niki, Hokkaidō – Niki Takeyoshi (1834–1915), a Japanese pioneer
- Noda, Chiba – Noda Umanosuke, Japanese military commander during the Muromachi period
- Numata, Hokkaido – Kisaburo Numata (1834–1923)
- Okubo (Yokohama) – Ōkubo Toshimichi
- Ono, Fukushima – Ono no Takamura, Japanese poet
- Sanjō, Niigata – Sanjo Saemon, a legendary hero during the Edo period
- Saigō, Shimane – Saigō Takamori
- Shōwa, Fukushima – Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa)
- Tadaoka, Osaka – Taira no Tadayuki, son of a Japanese warrior
- Takashimadaira – Takashima Shūhan
- Tendō, Yamagata – Kitabatake Tendōmaru, owner of Tendō castle during the Muromachi period
- Torahime, Shiga – Tora Gozen, a late Heian period prostitute
- Toyota, Aichi – Sakichi Toyoda and Kiichiro Toyoda
- Tsukigata, Hokkaidō – Tsukigata Kiyoshi (1847–1895), Japanese Samurai
- Tsuruga, Fukui – Tsunuga Arashito, Japanese Samurai
- Uchiyama, Aichi – Eitaro Uchiyama, a lieutenant general
- Wake, Okayama – Wake no Kiyomaro, a high-ranking Japanese official during the Nara period
- Yamamoto, Kagawa – Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese Marshal Admiral
Jordan
[edit]- Abila, formerly named Seleucia – a Seleucus among the Seleucid dynasty
- Al-Abdali –King Abdullah I of Jordan
- Amman – Ammon
- Umm Qais:
- formerly named Antiochia – Antiochus III the Great
- formerly named Seleucia – Seleucus II Callinicus
Kazakhstan
[edit]- Abay (town). Abay, Aktobe, Abay, Almaty and Abay District, East Kazakhstan – Abai Qunanbaiuly, Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher
- Altynsarin District – Ybyrai Altynsarin, a Kazakh educator
- Amangeldi – Amankeldı İmanov (1873–1919), Kazakh national leader
- Auezov district (Almaty) – Mukhtar Auezov, a Kazakh writer
- Ayteke Bi District – Aiteke Biy (1644–1700), Kazakh biy and tribesman
- Ayteke Bi – Ayteke Biy
- Balpyk Bi – Kazakh military hero Balpyk Derbisaliuly
- Bauyrjan Momyshuly – Kazakh military officer Bauyrzhan Momyshuly
- Baydibek District – Baidibek Karashauly (1356–1419), legendary hero
- Bayganin District – Nurpeis Baiganin (1860–1945), Kazakh folk singer
- Bayzak District – Bayzak Mambetuly (1789–1864), Kazakh military leader and politician
- Beimbet Mailin District – Beimbet Mailin (1894–1938), Kazakh writer
- Bokey Orda District – Bokei Khan, chairman of the Khan's Council during the Aishuak Khan
- Budennovka (Akmola) – Semyon Budyonny
- Bukhar-Zhyrau District – Bukhar-zhirau Kalmakanov, a Kazakh poet
- Chapaev, Kazakhstan – Red Army hero of the Russian Civil War Vasily Chapayev
- Fort-Shevchenko – Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko
- Gabit Musirepov District – Gabit Musirepov, Kazakh writer
- Hamit Ergaliev (Atyrau) – Hamit Ergaliev (1916–1997), writer
- Imeni Baymaganbeta Iztolin (North Kazakhstan) – Baymaganbet Iztolin (1899–1921), poet
- Imeni Dinmukhamed Kunaev (Zhambyl) and Qonaev – Dinmukhamed Kunaev
- Imeni Diny Nurpeisovoy – Kazakh composer and dombura player Dina Nurpeisova
- Imeni Imangali Biltabanov (Aktobe) – Imangali Biltabanov (1925–1945), Kazakh hero
- Imeni Kudaibergen Zhubanov (Aktobe) – Kudaibergen Zhubanov (1899–1938), philologist
- Imeni Rakhim Sabdenov (Zhambyl) – Rakhim Sabdenov (1929–2000), Socialist workers' hero
- Imeni Kasim Kaysenova (East Kazakhstan) – Qasim Qaysenov (1918–2006), Kazakh writer and military officer
- Imeni Shamshi Kaldayakov (Aktobe) and Imeni Shamshi Kaldayakov (Turkistan) – Shamshi Kaldayakov, a Kazakhstani composer
- Imeni Tattibay Duisebayev (Zhambyl) – Tattibay Duisebayev (1923–1996), Kazakh police general
- Imeni Temirbek Zhurgenov (Aktobe) – Temirbek Zhurgenov (1898–1938), writer
- Jambyl District, Jambyl – Kazakh akyn (folk singer) Jambyl Jabayev
- Karim Mynbayev (Karaganda) – Karim Mynbayev (1906–1948), Kazakh scientist and teacher
- Kurchatov – Soviet nuclear physicist Igor Kurchatov
- Kurmangazy District – Kazakh composer Qurmangazy Sagyrbaiuly
- Magzhan Zhumabayev District – Kazakh writer Magzhan Zhumabayev
- Makhambet – Makhambet Otemisuly, Kazakh Poet
- Mamlyut – Mavlyut Valguzin, a Tatar peasant
- Mantai Zharymbetov (Turkistan) – Mantai Zharymbetov (1912–1967), Socialist worker's hero
- Nurmukhamed Esentaev (Turkistan) – Nurmukhamed Esentaev (1909–1975), Socialist worker's hero
- Panfilov District, Kazakhstan – Ivan Panfilov
- Pavlodar – Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
- Petropavl – Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- Raiymbek District – Raiymbek Batyr
- Ridder – Philip Ridder; between 1941 and 2002 the city was called Leninogorsk after Lenin
- Satpayev – Kazakh geologist and first president of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences Kanysh Satpayev
- Shal akyn District – Tileuke Kulekeuly (Shal Akyn), a Kazakh poet
- Tole Bi District – Töle Biy
- Turar Ryskulov, Turkistan – Kazakh politician Turar Ryskulov
- Turar Ryskulov District – Turar Ryskulov, President of the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
- Ualikhanov District – Shoqan Walikhanov, ethnographer
- Zhambyl District, Almaty Region – Jambyl Jabayev. Kazakh traditional folk singer
- Zhambyl District, North Kazakhstan Region – Jambyl Jabayev
- Zhangeldi District – Alibi Zhangeldi (1884– 1953), Kazakh revolutionary
- Zhansugirov – Ilyas Zhansugurov, Kazakh writer
- Zhanybek District – Janibek Khan, a co-founder and the second Khan of the Kazakh Khanate from 1473–1480
Former:
- Dzhambul was the name of Taraz – Kazakh poet Zhambyl Zhabayev
- Guryev was the name of Atyrau – Russian merchant Dmitry Guryev
- Leninsk was the name of Baikonur – Vladimir Lenin
- Nur-Sultan was the name of Astana – Nursultan Nazarbayev, 1st President of Kazakhstan[14]
- Panfilov was the name of Zharkent – Ivan Panfilov
- Shevchenko was the name of Aqtau – Taras Shevchenko
- Yermak was the name of Aksu – Russian national hero and explorer of Siberia Yermak Timofeyevich
Kenya
[edit]- Karen, Kenya – Karen Blixen, a Danish author of the colonial memoir Out of Africa
- Kenyatta, Nairobi – Jomo Kenyatta
- Machakos – Masaku wa Munyati, an Akamba chief who arrived in the area in 1816 from the area around Sultan Hamud
- Port Victoria (Kenya) – Queen Victoria
- Thomson's Falls – Joseph Thomson (explorer)
Kosovo
[edit]- Ferizaj – Feriz Shasivari[15]
- Obilić – Miloš Obilić
- Skenderaj – George Kastrioti Skanderbeg[16]
Former:
- Đeneral Janković was the name of Elez Han – Božidar Janković[17]
Kuwait
[edit]- Abdullah as-Salim suburb – Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
- Al Ahmadi, Kuwait – Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Fahd al-Ahmad Suburb – Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Jabir al-Ahmad City – Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
- Sabah al-Ahmad City – Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Sabah as-Salim suburb – Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Kyrgyzstan
[edit]- Аbdrakhmanov (Issyk-Kul) – Yusup Abdrakhmanov (1901–1938), Kyrgyz politician
- Abdy-Suerkulov (Toktogul) – Abdy Suerkulov (1912–1992), Kyrgyz Prime Minister
- Absamat Masaliev (Kadamjay) – Absamat Masaliyev
- Aitmatov District – Chinghiz Aitmatov, author
- Aldashev (Jeti-Ögüz) – Abdulkhai Aldashev (1918–2003), Kyrgyz pharmacologist, toxicologist and translator
- Alla-Anarov (Aravan) – Alla Anarov (1907–1979), cotton producer
- Aydaraliev (Talas) – Rysbek Aidaraliev (1922–1998), Kyrgyz public figure
- Amanbayevo – 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
[edit]- Kaysone Phomvihane District, Savannakhet province – Kaysone Phomvihane, President of Laos
Latvia
[edit]- Jēkabpils – Jacob Kettler, Duke of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
- Lucavsala – Klauss Lucavs
- Pāvilosta – after Paul von Lilienfeld, governor of Kurzeme
- Pētersala-Andrejsala – Peter the Great
- Valdemārpils – Krišjānis Valdemārs, writer and politician
- Valka (Estonian: Valga) – possibly after the de Walko (de Walco) family
Former:
- Stučka was the name of Aizkraukle – Pēteris Stučka, Latvian revolutionary and communist
Lebanon
[edit]- Foch-Allenby district (Beirut) – Ferdinand Foch and Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
Former:
- Laodicea in Phoenicia was an ancient name of Beirut – royal woman named Laodice among the Seleucid dynasty
Lesotho
[edit]- Mohale's Hoek – Mohale, a King Moshoeshoe I's brother
Liberia
[edit]- A.B. Tolbert Community – Adolphus Benedict Tolbert (died in 1980), a former President's son
- Arthington, Liberia – Robert Arthington, an attorney and philanthropist from Leeds, England
- Barclayville – Edwin Barclay, President of Liberia
- Buchanan – Thomas Buchanan, American diplomat
- Careysburg – Lott Carey, a Baptist minister
- Clay-Ashland – Henry Clay, an American lawyer, planter, and statesman
- Greenville, Liberia – Judge James Green
- Harbel – Harvey S. Firestone and his wife Idabelle
- Harper, Liberia – Robert Goodloe Harper, American politician
- Monrovia – James Monroe, President of the United States
- Robertsport – Joseph Jenkins Roberts, First President of Liberia
- Samuel K. Doe Community (Monrovia) – Samuel Doe
- Schieffelin, Margibi County – Henry M. Schieffelin, American philanthropist and Consul-General in Liberia
- Tubmanburg – William Tubman, President of Liberia
Libya
[edit]- ʽAziziya – Abdulaziz, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Benghazi – Sidi Ghazi, Benefactor of the city
- Ptolemais – a king of the Ptolemies, probably Ptolemy III Euergetes
- Qaryat ʽUmar al Mukhtar – Omar Mukhtar, Libyan resistance leader
Lithuania
[edit]- Garliava – Józef Godlewski, founder
- Grigiškės – Grzegorz Kurec, Polish architect
- Janapolė – Jan Dominik Łopaciński, benefactor[18]
- 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
[edit]- Ettelbruck – Etzel (Attila the Hun)
Malawi
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Beaufort, Malaysia – Leicester Paul Beaufort, colonial governor of North Borneo
- Bandar Dato' Onn – Onn Jaafar, Malayan politician
- Bandar Menjalara – Paduka Seri Cik Menjalara (d.1941)
- Bandar Muadzam Shah – Abu Bakar of Pahang
- Bandar Seri Putra – Tunku Abdul Rahman
- Bandar Tun Abdul Razak – Abdul Razak Hussein, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Bandar Tun Razak – Abdul Razak Hussein
- Bandar Tun Razak, Jengka – Abdul Razak Hussein
- Butterworth, Penang – William John Butterworth, governor of the Straits Settlements
- Cameron Highlands – William Cameron, British geologist
- Carey Island – Edward Valentine John Carey, English planter in Malaya
- FELDA L.B. Johnson – Lyndon B. Johnson, American president
- FELDA Soeharto – Soeharto, Indonesian president
- Fraser's Hill – Louis James Fraser, Scottish pioneer
- George Town, Penang – George III 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
[edit]- Ouezzindougou – Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly, Burkinabé politician
- Timbuktu – Buktu, a malian old woman who lived in that region
Malta
[edit]- Cottonera – Grandmaster Nicolas Cotoner
- Floriana – architect Pietro Paolo Floriani
- Manoel Island – Grandmaster António Manoel de Vilhena
- Paola – Grandmaster Antoine de Paule
- Paceville – Giuseppe Pace (1890–1971)
- Qormi (Città Pinto) – Grandmaster Manuel Pinto da Fonseca
- San Ġiljan – St. Julian
- San Ġwann – St. John
- San Lawrenz – St. Lawrence
- San Pawl il-Baħar – Paul the Apostle
- Santa Luċija – St. Lucy
- Santa Venera – St. Venera
- Senglea – Grandmaster Claude de la Sengle
- Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand) – Grandmaster Ferdinand von Hompesch
- Valletta – Grandmaster Jean Parisot de Valette
- Victoria – Queen Victoria
- Żabbar (Città Hompesch) – Grandmaster Ferdinand von Hompesch
- Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) – Grandmaster Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc
- Żejtun (Città Beland) – Ferdinand von Hompesch's mother
Mauritania
[edit]- Boubacar Ben Amer – Abu Bakr Ibn Omar (d.1087)
Mauritius
[edit]- Mahébourg – Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais
- Port Louis – Louis XV of France
- Souillac – François de Souillac
Mexico
[edit]- Apodaca, Nuevo León – Salvador de Apodaca y Loreto, bishop
- Ciudad Juárez – Benito Juárez, president
- Ciudad López Mateos – Adolfo López Mateos, president
- Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl – Nezahualcoyotl, poet
- Ciudad Obregón – Álvaro Obregón, president
- Ciudad Victoria – Guadalupe Victoria, first president
- General Escobedo – Mariano Escobedo
- Hermosillo – José María González Hermosillo
- Guadalupe, Zacatecas and other communities named Guadalupe – Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mary)
- Guerrero state and several other localities – Vicente Guerrero, independence leader and president
- Hidalgo, state and several other localities – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, independence leader and Father of the Nation
- Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán – Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, president
- Morelia – José María Morelos, independence leader
- Morelos state and several other localities – José María Morelos, independence leader
- San Luis Potosí City and state – King Louis IX of France
- San Nicolás de los Garza – Pedro de la Garza, benefactor of the town
- Tuxtla Gutiérrez – Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez, independence leader
- Quintana Roo – Andrés Quintana Roo, politician
Moldova
[edit]- Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Cahul – Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Moldavia
- Cantemir, Moldova – Dimitrie Cantemir
- Ciorescu, Chişinău – Ion Gheorghe Ciorescu (founder)
- Frunză, Ocnița – Mikhail Frunze
- Ion Vodă, Florești – John III the Terrible
- Lazo, Ștefan Vodă – Sergey Lazo, Moldavian revolutionary
- Lebedenco, Cahul – Nikita Lebedenko, Soviet military leader
- Miciurin – Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin
- Regina Maria, Soroca – Marie of Romania
- Ștefan Vodă – Stephen III of Moldavia
Former:
- "Kotovsk" was the name of Hîncești – Grigory Kotovsky
- "Kutuzov" was the name of Ialoveni – Mikhail Kutuzov
- "Lazovsk" was the name of Sîngerei – Sergey Lazo
- "Suvorovo" was the name of Ștefan Vodă – Alexander Suvorov
Mongolia
[edit]- Choibalsan city, Dornod – Khorloogiin Choibalsan
- Choibalsan sum, Dornod – Khorloogiin Choibalsan
- Khatanbulag – Börte, Great Khatun of the Mongol Empire
- Magsarjav (Khovd) – Khatanbaatar Magsarjav
- Öndörkhaan (now Chinggis Khot) – Genghis Khan
- Sükhbaatar city – Damdin Sükhbaatar, Mongolian independence hero
- Sükhbaatar district – Damdin Sükhbaatar
- Sükhbaatar Province – Damdin Sükhbaatar
- Ulaanbaatar – Damdin Sükhbaatar
Montenegro
[edit]- Danilovgrad – Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro
- Herceg Novi – Duke (Herceg) Stjepan Vukčić Kosača
- Petrovac – King Peter I of Serbia
- Tomaševo – Tomaš Žižić, Montenegrin national hero
Former:
- Titograd was the name of Podgorica from 1946 to 1992 – Josip Broz Tito
- Ivangrad was the name of Berane from 1946 to 1992 – Ivan Milutinović
Morocco
[edit]Mozambique
[edit]- Beira, Mozambique – Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (titled Prince of Beira)
- Chissano (Gaza) – Alberto Chissano, Mozambican sculptor
- Maputo – Chief Maputsu I of the Tembe clan
- Mozambique Island – Mussa Bin Bique, an Arab Muslim chief of the early 16th century
- Ilha Josina Machel (Manhiça) – Josina Machel, a former President's wife
- Manhiça District – Manacusse, a Tchaka chief, who moved here after some conflict in his native area
- Ressano Garcia – Frederico Ressano Garcia (1847–1911), Portuguese politician and engineer
- Vila Eduardo Mondlane – Eduardo Mondlane, President of the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
Former:
- António Enes was the name of Angoche – António José Enes (1848–1901), Portuguese journalist and colonial administrator
- Augusto Cardoso was the name of Metangula – Augusto Cardoso (1859–1930), Portuguese explorer
- Caldas Xavier was the name of Cambulatsitse – Alfredo Augusto Caldas Xavier (1852–1896), Portuguese colonial administrator
- Cidade Salazar was the name of Matola – António de Oliveira Salazar
- João Belo was the name of Xai-Xai – João Belo (1878–1928), Portuguese military
- Lourenço Marques was the name of Maputo – Lourenço Marques (explorer)
- Malvernia was the name of Chicualacuala (Vila Eduardo Mondlane) – Godfrey Huggins, 1st Viscount Malvern
- Porto Amélia was the name of Pemba, Mozambique – Queen Amélie of Orléans
- Vila Coutinho was the name of Ulongué – João António de Azevedo Coutinho Fragoso de Sequeira (1865–1944)
- Vila Fontes was the name of Caia, Mozambique – Fontes Pereira de Melo
- Vila Gomes da Costa was the name of Alto Changane – Manuel Gomes da Costa, Portuguese president
- Vila Gouveia was the name of Catandica – Manuel António de Sousa, Portuguese military captain
- Vila Junqueiro was the name of Gurúè – Manuel Saraiva Junqueiro (d.1959)
- Vila Machado was the name of Nhamatanda – Joaquim José Machado
- Vila Paiva de Andrada was the name of Gorongosa – Joaquim Carlos Paiva de Andrada (1846–1928)
- Vila Pery was the name of Chimoio – João Pery de Lind (1861–1930), Governor of Mozambique Company Territories of Manica and Sofala
- Vila Pinto Teixeira was the name of Mabalane – Francisco dos Santos Pinto Teixeira (1887–1983), Portuguese military engineer
- Vila Trigo de Morais was the name of Chokwe, Mozambique – António Trigo de Morais (1895–1966), Portuguese engineer
- Vila Vasco da Gama was the name of Chiputo – Vasco da Gama
Myanmar
[edit]- Maha Bandula Park – General Maha Bandula
- Mindon, Myanmar – Mindon Min, King of Burma
- Thibaw, Shan State – Thibaw Min, King of Burma
Namibia
[edit]- Caprivi Strip – Leo von Caprivi, German general and statesman
- Henties Bay, Namibia – Major Hentie van der Merwe (1871–1954)
- John Pandeni Constituency – John Pandeni, a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
- Judea Lyaboloma Constituency – Judea Lyaboloma (died in 1968), a former People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) guerrilla
- Keetmanshoop – Johann Keetman, German trader
- Lüderitz – Adolf Lüderitz
- Mariental, Namibia – Maria, the wife of the first colonial settler of the area, Hermann Brandt
- Moses ǁGaroëb Constituency – Moses ǁGaroëb, a Namibian Politician
- Nehale lyaMpingana Constituency – Nehale Mpingana, Namibian National hero
- Samora Machel Constituency – Samora Machel, President of Mozambique
- Tobias Hainyeko constituency – Tobias Hainyeko, a guerrilla war hero
Former:
- Caprivi Region was the name of Zambezi Region, named after Leo von Caprivi
- Schuckmannsburg – Bruno von Schuckmann (since 2013 called Luhonono)
Nepal
[edit]- Bhimdatta – Bhimdatta Panta, a revolutionary farmer leader
- Birendranagar – King Birendra of Nepal
- Birendranagar, Chitwan – King Birendra of Nepal
- Birgunj – Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepali statesman
- Byans – Vyas, legendary author of Hinduism
- Dasharathchand – Dashrath Chand, a martyr of Nepalese Democratic Movement
- Janakpur – King Janak, an ancient Indian king of Videha,
- Jaya Prithvi – Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh, a humanist, peace advocate, writer and social activist
- K.I. Singh Rural Municipality – Kunwar Inderjit Singh, 20th Prime Minister of Nepal
- Krishnapur, Nepal – Krishna
- Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality – Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
- Mahendrakot and Mahendranagar, Dhanusha – Mahendra of Nepal
- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Addisons Flat, West Coast – unknown African American gold prospector[19]
- Aidanfield – Mother Aidan Phelan (1858–1958)
- Albert Town – Prince Albert
- Alexandra – Alexandra of Denmark
- Allanton – James Allan
- Alfredton – Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Andersons Bay – James Anderson and family
- Arthurs Point – Thomas Arthur
- Ashburton – Francis Baring, Baron Ashburton
- Auckland – George Eden, Earl of Auckland
- Ballance – John Ballance
- Bell Block – Dillon Bell
- Benneydale – Matt Benney and Tom Dale
- Blaketown – Isaac Blake
- Brockville – Frederick Brock-Hollinshead
- Bronte – Admiral Lord Nelson, Duke of Bronté
- Brunner – Thomas Brunner
- Brydone – Thomas Brydone
- Carterton – Charles Carter
- Charleston – Captain Charles Bonner
- Christchurch – Jesus Christ (indirectly via Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford in England)
- Clarkville – Joseph Clark
- Clive – Robert Clive ("Clive of India")
- Clinton – Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle
- Clyde – Lord Clyde
- Coatesville – Gordon Coates, Prime Minister
- Cobden – Richard Cobden
- Collingwood – Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood
- Colville – Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross
- Cromwell – possibly Oliver Cromwell
- Dargaville – Joseph Dargaville
- Days Bay – George Day
- Dennison – R.B. Denniston
- Dobson – George Dobson
- Duders Beach – Thomas Duder
- Evansdale – William Evans
- Eyreton – Edward John Eyre
- Featherston – Isaac Featherston
- Feilding – William Feilding
- Fendalton – Walpole Chesshyre Fendall (1830–1913)
- Fordlands – Harry Ford
- Foxton – William Fox, Premier
- Franz Josef / Waiau – Franz Joseph I of Austria
- Frasertown – Major James Fraser
- Gabriel's Gully – Gabriel Read
- Gisborne – William Gisborne
- Gladstone – William Ewart Gladstone
- Godley Head – John Robert Godley
- Gore – Thomas Gore Browne
- Greerton – Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Harpur Greer
- Grey River / Māwheranui, Greymouth, Greytown – George Grey, Governor
- Haast – Julius von Haast
- Halswell – Edmund Storr Halswell QC (1790–1874)
- Hamilton – John Fane Charles Hamilton
- Hampden – John Hampden
- Hanmer Springs – Thomas Hanmer
- Harrisville – Benjamin Harris
- Hastings – Warren Hastings
- Havelock – Henry Havelock
- Havelock North – Henry Havelock
- Helensville – Helen McLeod, wife of John McLeod
- Hinds – Samuel Hinds
- Hope – Jane Hope
- Hunterville – George Hunter
- Hyde – John Hyde Harris
- Invercargill – William Cargill
- Jack's Point – "Maori Jack" Tewa
- Jacksons – Michael Jackson
- Kennedys Bush – Thomas Kennedy
- Kimbell – Frederick J. Kimbell
- Levin – William Hort Levin
- Lincoln – Earl of Lincoln
- Linton – James Linton
- Lower Hutt – Sir William Hutt
- Lyell – Charles Lyell
- Lyttelton – the Lyttelton family
- Macraes – John MacRae
- Mackenzie Basin – James Mckenzie
- Mackenzie District – James Mckenzie
- Macetown – brothers Charles, Harry, and John Mace
- Mairtown – Gilbert Mair and family
- Martinborough – John Martin
- Massey – William Massey, Prime Minister
- Masterton – Joseph Masters
- Mauriceville – Maurice O'Rourke
- Maxwell (now Pākaraka) – Sergeant George Maxwell
- McLaren Park, New Zealand – Bruce McLaren
- Melville – James Dougal Melville (1841–1909)
- Mercer – Captain Henry Mercer
- Moncks Bay – John Stanley Monck
- Millers Flat – Walter Miller
- Murchison – Roderick Murchison
- Napier – Charles James Napier
- Nelson – Admiral Horatio Nelson
- Ormondville – John Davies Ormond
- Palmerston – Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
- Palmerston North – Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
- Picton – Thomas Picton
- Plimmerton – John Plimmer
- Port Albert – Prince Albert
- Port Chalmers – Thomas Chalmers
- Port Levy – Solomon Levey
- Port Underwood – Joseph Underwood
- Prestons – Thomas Herbert Preston
- Pyes Pa – Charles Pye, VC
- Queenstown – Queen Victoria
- Raglan – Lord Raglan
- Rātana Pā – T. W. Ratana
- Renwick – Thomas Renwick
- Ross – George Ross
- Saint Arnaud – Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
- Seddon – Richard Seddon, Prime Minister
- Seddonville – Richard Seddon, Prime Minister
- Sumner – John Bird Sumner
- Tasman – Abel Tasman
- Upper Hutt – Sir William Hutt
- Victoria – Queen Victoria
- Vogeltown – Julius Vogel, Premier
- Wakefield – Arthur Wakefield
- Waldronville – Bill Waldron (1909–1976)
- Ward – Joseph Ward
- Wellington – Duke of Wellington
- Wellsford – an acronym derived from the surnames of the first European families who settled in the region
- West Eyreton – Edward John Eyre
- Whitford – Richard Whitford
- Winton – Thomas Winton
- Wyndham – Charles Ash Windham
Nicaragua
[edit]- Ahmed Campos Correa (Chontales) – Ahmed Campos Correa (1956–1982), a Nicaraguan Poet
- Arlen Siu (Granada) – Arlen Siu, a guerrilla revolutionary heroine
- Bernardino Diaz Ochoa (Granada) – Bernadino Diaz Ochoa (1941–1971), a Nicaraguan peasant and revolutionary
- Bluefields – Abraham Blauvelt, a Dutch privateer, pirate and explorer of Central America in the 1630s
- Carazo Department – Evaristo Carazo, President of Nicaragua
- Cárdenas – Adán Cárdenas, President of Nicaragua
- Ciudad Darío – Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet
- Ciudad Sandino – Revolutionary Augusto César Sandino
- El Viejo – Cacique Agateyte
- Filiberto Morales (Chinandega) – Filiberto Morales Darce (d.1979)
- German Pomares (Jinotega), German Pomares (Nueva Segovia) – German Pomares Ordonez (1936–1979), a Nicaraguan national hero
- Greytown, Nicaragua – Charles Edward Grey, a British judge and colonial governor
- Gaspar García (Rivas) – Gaspar García Laviana
- Hilario Sanchez (Managua) – Hilario Sánchez Vásquez (1953–1983), a Nicaraguan military
- Jesus Rivera (Jinotega) – Manuel de Jesus Rivera "La Mascota" (1965–1978), a Nicaraguan revolutionary kid
- Jose Benito Escobar (Matagalpa) and Jose Benito Escobar (South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region) – Jose Benito Escobar (1936–1978), revolutionary
- La Concepción, Masaya – Immaculate Conception of Mary
- Larreynaga – Miguel Larreynaga, Nicaraguan philosopher
- Leon Diaz (Jinotega) – General José León Diaz, Salvadoran military of one of 30 militaries during the Nicaraguan Revolution
- Leonel Rugama (Estelí) – José Leónel Rugama (1949–1970), Nicaraguan poet
- Macario Brenes (Masaya) – Macario Brenes Alvarez (died in 1979)
- Madriz Department – José Madriz, President of Nicaragua
- Marlon Zelaya (Rio San Juan) – Marlon Zelaya Cruz (1962–1983), a student martyr
- Monseñor Madrigal (Nueva Segovia) – Monseñor Nicolás Antonio Madrigal y García (1898–1977)
- Pablo Ubeda (Boaco) – Rigoberto Cruz (died in 1967), also known as Pablo Ubeda, one of the founders of the FSLN
- Padre Ramos (Chinandega) – Father Francisco Ramos, Nicaraguan priest
- Puerto Benjamín Zeledón – Benjamín Zeledón, national hero of Nicaragua
- Puerto Cabezas – Rigoberto Cabezas, journalist, military figure and politician
- Puerto Diaz, Chontales – Adolfo Díaz, President of Nicaragua
- Puerto Morazán – Francisco Morazán, a Honduran Politician
- Puerto Salvador Allende (Managua) – Salvador Allende
- Ricardo Morales Avilés (Granada) – Ricardo Morales Avilés (1939–1973)
- Rigoberto López Pérez (Managua) – Rigoberto López Pérez, Nicaraguan poet
- Rivas Department – Patricio Rivas, President of Nicaragua
- Rivas, Nicaragua – Francisco Rodriguez de Rivas (1674–1743), Captain General of Guatemala
- Roman Esteban Toledo (Carazo) – Roman del Carmen Esteban Toledo (1950–1979), revolutionary
- Rubén Darío (South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region) – Rubén Darío
- San Dionisio, Matagalpa – Dionisio de Herrera, president of Nicaragua
- San Fernando, Nueva Segovia – King Ferdinand III of Spain
- San Francisco Chontales (Villa Sandino) – Rev. Frank Setzer (1911–2000)
- San Francisco del Norte – Saint Francis
- San José de Cusmapa – José Dolores Estrada
- San José de los Remates – José María Guerrero de Arcos, director of the State of Nicaragua
- San Lorenzo de los Tellez – Saint Lawrence and Josefa Tellez, owner of a small farm in the vicinity of the area
- Santa Lucía, Boaco – Saint Lucy
- Santa María, Nueva Segovia – Saint Mary
- San Nicolás, Estelí – Saint Nicholas
- San Pedro del Norte – Saint Peter
- San Ramón, Matagalpa – Saint Raymond Nonnatus
- Santa Teresa, Carazo – Saint Teresa of Ávila
- Santo Tomás del Norte – Tomas Ruiz Romero (1777–1819), Priest and independence hero
- Socrates Sandino (Masaya) – Socrates Sandino Tiffer (1875–1935), a Sandino's paternal brother
- Villa Carlos Fonseca – Carlos Fonseca, founder of the Sandinista National Liberation Front
- Villa Sandino – revolutionary Augusto César Sandino
Niger
[edit]- Cité Fayçal (Niamey) – Faisal of Saudi Arabia
Nigeria
[edit]- Port Harcourt – Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt
- Victoria Island, Lagos – Queen Victoria
North Korea
[edit]- Kimchaek – Korean People's Army (KPA) general, Kim Chaek
- Kimhyonggwon County – Korean revolutionary Kim Hyong-gwon
- Kimhyongjik County – Korean independence activist Kim Hyong-jik
- Kimjongsuk County – Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla and Kim Il-sung's first wife Kim Jong-suk
North Macedonia
[edit]- Čučer-Sandevo – Aleksandar Urdarevski-Sande (1920–1943), participant in the National Liberation War
- Dame Gruev (Skopje) – Dame Gruev
- Delčevo – Goce Delčev, revolutionary hero
- Gazi Baba Municipality – Ottoman poet Aşık Çelebi
- Gjorče Petrov Municipality – revolutionary Gjorče Petrov
- Jane Sandanski (Skopje) – Yane Sandanski
- Josifovo – Josif Josifovski (1915–1943)
- Sveti Nikole – Saint Nicholas
- Titov Vrv – Josip Broz, President of Yugoslavia
Former:
- Titov Veles (meaning: "Tito's Veles") was the name of Veles – Josip Broz
Norway
[edit]- Edgeøya – Thomas Edge
- Eydehavn – Sam Eyde, an industrial pioneer
- Filipstad, Norway – pharmacist Philip Moth
- Fredrikstad – King Frederick II of Denmark and Norway
- Jan Mayen – Captain Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout
- Kongsberg – King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway
- Kongsvinger – King Christian V of Denmark and Norway
- Kristiansand – King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway
- Kristiansund – King Christian VI of Denmark and Norway
- Longyearbyen – world's northernmost town – John Munro Longyear
Former:
- Christiania (from 1624 through 1877) and then Kristiania (from 1877 through 1925) were the names of Oslo – King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway
- Fredrikshald was the name of Halden from 1665 through 1928 – King Frederick III of Denmark and Norway
- Fredriksvern was the name of Stavern from 1799 through 1930 – King Frederick V of Denmark and Norway
- Victoriahavn was the name of Narvik from 1887 through 1902 – Crown princess of Norway, Victoria of Baden
Oman
[edit]Pakistan
[edit]- Abbottabad – James Abbott
- Aliabad, Hunza – Ali, cousin of Muhammad
- Aziz Bhatti Town – Raja Aziz Bhatti, Pakistani military officer
- Bahawalnagar – Bahawal Khan V
- Bahawalpur – Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi (1715–1749)
- Chowk Sarwar Shaheed Tehsil – Raja Muhammad Sarwar, Pakistani army officer
- Dera Allah Yar – Political Leader Mir Allahyar Khan Khosa (d.1985)
- Dera Ismail Khan – Ismail Khan
- Dera Murad Jamali – Mir Muhammad Murad Jamali, an assassinated Pakistani leader
- Faisalabad – King Faisal of Saudi Arabia
- Fatehpur Thakiala – Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Karelvi (d.1988)
- Fort Abbas – Abbas Abbasi, Amir of the Bahawalpur State and former governor of Punjab
- Haripur, Pakistan – Hari Singh Nalwa
- Haroonabad, Bahawalnagar – Sahibzada Muhammad Haroon-ur-Rashid Ahmad Abbasi (1924–1972), son of Nawab of Bahawalpur sir Sadeq Mohammad Khan V
- Hayatabad – Hayat Sherpao
- Iqbal Town, Lahore – Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani national poet
- Jacobabad – John Jacob
- Jafarabad District – Jafar Khan Jamali, a Muslim League veteran from Balochistan
- Jamalabad Gojal – Jamal of Hunza
- Jamshed Town – Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta, first elected Mayor of Karachi
- Jauharabad – Mohammad Ali Jauhar, one of several prominent leaders of the Pakistan Movement
- Jinnahabad (Abbottabad) – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Father of the nation
- Khairpur Nathan Shah – Sufi Saint Hazrat Nathan Shah (d.1983)
- Kot Ghulam Muhammad – Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bhurgri, one of the pioneers of the Pakistan Movement
- Liaquatabad Town and Liaquatpur – Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistani statesman
- Minchinabad – Colonel Charles 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
[edit]- Alcalde Díaz – Mauricio Díaz Garcés (1901–1972), former mayor of Panama
- Almirante, Bocas del Toro – Altamirante Christopher Columbus
- Amador, Panama – Manuel Amador Guerrero, first President
- Amelia Denis de Icaza (corregimiento) – Panamanian romantic poet Amelia Denis de Icaza
- Antón – Antón Martín, Spanish explorer
- Arnulfo Arias, Panama – Arnulfo Arias, president of Panama
- Arosemena, Panama – Pablo Arosemena
- Belisario Porras, Panama – Belisario Porras Barahona, president of Panama
- Carlos Santana Ávila – Carlos Santana Ávila, former legislator of Panameñista Party
- Colón – Christopher Columbus
- Chepigana – Cacique Chepi
- Chepo – Cacique Chepori
- David, Chiriquí – King David
- Edwin Fábrega – Panamanian politician Edwin Fábrega Velarde (1929–1983)
- Ernesto Córdoba Campos – former deputy Ernesto Córdoba Campos (d.1999)
- Feuillet, Panama – Panamanian poet Tomás Martín Feuillet
- Gonzalo Vásquez – Captain Gonzalo Vásquez
- Herrera (corregimiento) – Tomás de Herrera
- Hurtado, Panama – Don Manuel José Hurtado, father of Panamanian education
- José Domingo Espinar – Panamanian patriot José Domingo Espinar (1791–1865)
- Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Panama – Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, president of Panama
- Juan Díaz, Panama City – Juan Díaz, spanish soldier
- Justo Fidel Palacios – Justo Fidel Palacios (1956–1987), panamanian journalist
- Los Díaz – General Domingo Díaz
- Manuel E. Amador Terrero (Veraguas) – Manuel Encarnación Amador (1869–1952), designer who created the flag of Panama
- Manuel Ortega, Emberá – Professor Manuel Ortega (d.1983)
- Mateo Iturralde – General Mateo Iturralde
- Mendoza, Panama – Carlos A. Mendoza, former president
- Obaldía, Panama – José Domingo de Obaldía
- Omar Torrijos, Panama – Commander Omar Torrijos
- Omar Torrijos Herrera District (Colón) – Omar Torrijos, Leader of the Panamanian Revolution
- Parque Lefevre – Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre
- Pedasí, Los Santos – Cacique Peazi
- Penonomé, Coclé – Cacique Nomé
- Pinogana – Cacique Pino
- Puerto Armuelles – Colonel Tomás Armuelles
- Puerto Obaldía – José Domingo de Obaldía, president of Panama
- Puerto Vidal – Father Superior Francisco Xavier Vidal
- Purio – Cacique Puri
- Rodolfo Aguilar Delgado – trade unionist leader, Rodolfo Aguilar Delgado (1939–1963)
- Rubén Cantú, Panama – Panamanian pilot Rubén Cantú (d.1967)
- Rufina Alfaro, Panama – Panamanian revolutionary Rufina Alfaro
- Victoriano Lorenzo, Panama – Panamanian revolutionary Victoriano Lorenzo
- Villa Carmen, Panama – Carmen Madrid de Arias (d.1943), mother of Arnulfo Arias
Papua New Guinea
[edit]- Alexishafen – Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
- Duke of York Rural LLG – Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany
- Finschhafen – Otto Finsch
- Gloucester Rural LLG – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
- Goodenough Island Rural LLG – James Graham Goodenough
- Gurney (Alotau) – Charles Raymond Gurney
- Hatzfeldhafen – Paul von Hatzfeldt
- Heldsbach – German missioner Friedrich Held, who died of malaria in 1901
- Lake Murray Rural LLG – Hubert Murray, Lieutenant-Governor of Papua
- Louisiade Rural LLG – Louis XV of France
- Marienberg Rural LLG – Marie von Bismarck (1848–1926)
- Markham District – 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
[edit]- Alberdi, Paraguay – Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentine writer
- Benjamín Aceval – Tomas Benjamin Aceval (1845–1900), a paraguayan diplomat
- Capitán Bado – José Matías Bado, an army officer
- Capitán Carmelo Peralta – Carmelo Peralta (1910–1940), paraguayan aviator
- Capitán Mauricio José Troche – Mauricio José Troche (liberator)
- Capitán Meza – Pedro Ignacio Meza (1813–1865)
- Col.Juan Sinforiano Bogarin (Caaguazu) – Juan Sinforiano Bogarín, Archbishop of Paraguay
- Col.Padre Guido Coronel (Alto Paraná) – Guido Coronel (1911–1990)
- Coronel Bogado – Jose Felix Bogado, a Paraguayan Hero
- Coronel Oviedo – Florentin Oviedo, a hero of Paraguayan war
- Doctor Cecilio Báez – Cecilio Báez, president of Paraguay
- Doctor Eulogio Estigarribia – Juan Eulogio Estigarribia, lawyer and politician
- Doctor Juan León Mallorquín District – Juan León Mallorquín (1880–1947), President of Supreme court of Justice
- Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos – Juan Manuel Frutos, President of Paraguay
- Doctor Moisés Bertoni – Moisés Santiago Bertoni, a Swiss naturalist
- Doctor Pedro P. Peña – Pedro Peña, President of Paraguay
- Doctor Raúl Peña, Paraguay – Carlos Raúl Peña del Molino Torres (1904–1984), a former president Pedro Peña's son
- Domingo Robledo (Mayor Otaño) – Domingo Robledo (1911–1972), former municipal intendant of Encarnacion
- Edelira – Edelira Barthe Cueto (1884–1921)
- Eusebio Ayala – Eusebio Ayala, President of Paraguay
- Escobar, Paraguay – Patricio Escobar, President of Paraguay
- Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay – Fernando de la Mora (politician), a father of Paraguayan independence from Spain
- General Artigas – Uruguayan national hero, José Gervasio Artigas
- General Delgado – Jose Maria Delgado, a military of Paraguayan war
- General Elizardo Aquino – Elizardo Aquino, a hero of Paraguayan war
- General Eugenio A. Garay – Eugenio Alejandrino Garay (1874–1937), a Paraguayan military and journalist
- General Francisco Álvarez – Francisco Caballero Alvarez (1896–1958), Paraguayan military
- General Higinio Morínigo – Higinio Morínigo, President of Paraguay
- General Isidoro Resquín – Francisco Isidoro Resquín
- General José Eduvigis Díaz – José Eduvigis Díaz, a Hero of Paraguayan war
- General Patricio Colmán (Alto Paraná) – Patricio Colmán Martinez (1911–1972)
- Hernandarias District – Hernando Arias de Saavedra, a spanish Conquistator
- José Fassardi – Giusseppe Fassardi (1866–1940), Italian businessman
- José Ocampos – Jose Domingo Ocampos (1885–1993), founder
- Juan Emilio O'Leary – Juan Emiliano O'Leary (1879–1969), Paraguayan journalist, poet, historian, and politician
- Juan R. Chavez (Caaguazu) – Juan Ramon Chavez (1901–1995)
- Julián Augusto Saldívar – Julian Augusto Saldivar Viera (1896–1987), Paraguayan diplomat
- Mariano Roque Alonso – Mariano Roque Alonso, a consul of the republic
- Mariscal Estigarribia – Marshall José Félix Estigarribia, President of Paraguay
- Mariscal Francisco Solano López – Francisco Solano López, Second President of Paraguay
- Mayor José Dejesús Martínez – Jose Dejesus Martinez, a hero of Paraguayan war
- Pedro Juan Caballero – Pedro Juan Caballero
- Presidente Franco District – Manuel Franco, President of Paraguay
- Puerto Casado – Carlos Casado del Alisal
- Raúl Arsenio Oviedo – Raúl Arsenio Oviedo (d.1960), Paraguayan politician who was killed by the guerrillas who faced the Stroessner's regime
- San Alberto, Paraguay – Capt. Alberto Fernandez Valenzuela (1906–2005), a captain of the Paraguayan navy
- San Alfredo (Concepción) – Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay
- San Lázaro – Capt. Lazaro Aranda (1873–1945), founder
- Sargento José Félix López – José Félix López Pesoa (1860–1870), Paraguayan child martyr who died at Battle of Cerro Corá
- Teniente Esteban Martínez – Teniente Esteban Martínez (d.1932), Hero of the Chaco war
- Teniente Primero Manuel Irala Fernández – Manuel Irala Fernández (1893–1979), Hero of the Chaco war
- Tomás Romero Pereira, Paraguay – Tomás Romero Pereira, President of Paraguay
- Valenzuela, Paraguay – father Antonio Fernandez de Valenzuela
- Villa Elisa, Paraguay – Elisa von Poleski (1866–1946)
- Villa Hayes – Rutherford Hayes, US president
- Yegros – Fulgencio Yegros, Paraguayan soldier and first head of state of independent 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
[edit]- Alejandro Sánchez Arteaga (Peru) – Alejandro Sánchez Arteaga (1937–1951), a Child Hero of the School Police of Peru
- Alonso de Alvarado District – Alonso de Alvarado, Spanish conquistador
- Antonio Raymondi Province – Antonio Raimondi, native Italian geographer
- Bolívar, Peru – Simón Bolívar
- Bolognesi Province – Francisco Bolognesi, hero of the Battle of Arica
- Cáceres del Perú District – 19th-century Peruvian president Andrés Avelino Cáceres
- Cañete Province – Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Cañete
- Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province – Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
- Castilla District – Ramón Castilla
- Castrovirreyna – Doña Teresa de Castro
- Condorcanqui Province – Túpac Amaru II (also known as Jose Gabriel Condorcanqui), a leader of a large Andean uprising
- Contralmirante Villar Province – Contralmirante Manuel Villar Olivera, Peruvian mariner
- Coronel Castañeda District – Colonel Jose Maria Castañeda, Peruvian military
- Coronel Gregorio Albarracín Lanchipa District – Gregorio Albarracín (1817–1882)
- Coronel Portillo Province – Pedro Portillo, Prefect of Loreto
- Daniel Alcides Carrión Province – medical student Daniel Alcides Carrión
- Daniel Alomías Robles District – Daniel Alomía Robles, Peruvian compositor
- Daniel Hernández District – Daniel Hernández Morillo
- Deán Valdivia District – Juan Gualberto Valdivia Cornejo (1796–1884), Peruvian priest
- Eleazar Guzman Barron District – Eleazar Guzmán Barrón (1899–1957), physician
- Elías Soplín Vargas District – Elías Soplín Vargas (1909–1933), Peruvian national hero
- Emilio San Martín District – Emilio San Martín (1861–1880), Peruvian national hero
- Espinar Province – Ladislao Espinar Carrera (1842–1879), hero of Cusco
- Fernando Belaunde (Piura) – Fernando Belaunde Terry, President of Peru
- Fernando Lores District – Fernando Lores Tenazoa (1906–1933), hero of the Colombia–Peru War
- Fidel Olivas Escudero District – Fidel Olivas Escudero (1850–1935), Peruvian bishop
- Fitzcarrald District – Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
- General Sánchez Cerro Province – former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
- Grau Province – Rafael Grau (1876–1917), Peruvian lawyer and politician who was assassinated in 1917
- Grau (Nauta) – Miguel Grau, Peruvian naval officer and national hero
- Grocio Prado District – José Santos Grocio Prado Linares (1857–1880), hero of the Battle of the Peak of the Alliance
- Gustavo Mohme Llona (Piura) – Gustavo Mohme Llona, businessman and politician
- Hermilio Valdizán District – Hermilio Valdizán, Peruvian physician
- Heroínas Toledo District – María e Higinia Toledo and their mother Cleofé Ramos, heroines of Peruvian independence
- Ignacio Escudero District – Ignacio Escudero y Valdivieso, Peruvian patrician
- Irazola District – Francisco Irazola (1869–1945), Spanish explorer
- Jacobo Hunter District – Jacob Dixon Hunter (1837–1926), Scottish doctor
- Jenaro Herrera District – Genaro Herrera (1861–1939), lawyer, narrator and politician
- Jorge Basadre Province – Jorge Basadre Grohmann, Peruvian historian
- Jorge Chávez District – Jorge Chávez, Peruvian aviator
- José Crespo y Castillo District – Juan José Crespo y Castillo, Peruvian independence hero
- José Domingo Choquehuanca District – José Domingo Choquehuanca (1794–1854), Peruvian lawyer and politician
- José Luis Bustamante District – Jose Luis Bustamante, President of Peru
- José María Arguedas District – José María Arguedas, Peruvian novelist, poet and anthropologist
- José María Quimper District – José María Químper (1828–1902), Minister of the Interior
- Jose Olaya (Nauta) – José Olaya, Peruvian independence hero
- Juan Espinoza Medrano District – Juan Espinoza Medrano, Peruvian writer
- Juan Velasco Alvarado (Melgar) – Juan Velasco Alvarado, Peruvian general
- Justo Apu Sahuaraura District – Justo Sahuaraura Inca, Peruvian independence hero
- La Mar Province – José de La Mar, President of Peru
- Leoncio Prado Province, Leoncio Prado District, Huaura – Peruvian mariner Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez
- Manuel Antonio Mesones Muro District – Manuel Antonio Mesones Muro, Peruvian explorer
- María Parado de Bellido District – María Parado de Bellido, Peruvian indigenous revolutionary
- Mariano Dámaso Beraun District – Mariano Dámaso Beraun (1813–1894), Peruvian physician and educador
- Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel District – Mariano Valcárcel
- Mariscal Benavides District – Oscar Benavides
- Mariscal Cáceres Province – 19th-century Peruvian president Andrés Avelino Cáceres
- Mariscal Castilla District, Chachapoyas, Mariscal Castilla District, Concepción – Ramón Castilla, President of Peru
- Mariscal Gamarra District – Agustín Gamarra, President of Peru
- Mariscal Luzuriaga Province – Peruvian marshal and Argentine general Toribio de Luzuriaga
- Mariscal Nieto Province – Marshall Domingo Nieto, Peruvian politician
- Melgar Province and Mariano Melgar District – Mariano Melgar, Peruvian patriot, poet, artist and warrior
- Micaela Bastidas District – Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua, a martyr for Peruvian independence
- Miguel Checa District – Don Miguel Checa y Checa (1861–1935), Peruvian politician who built the "Casa de Sojo" in 1910
- Miguel Iglesias District – Miguel Iglesias, Peruvian soldier, general, and politician, 35th President of Peru
- Nicolás de Piérola District – Nicolás de Piérola, President of Peru
- Pachacuti District – Pachacuti
- Padre Abad Province – Francisco Alonso de Abad, Franciscan missionary
- Padre Marquez District – Buenaventura Márquez
- Pedro Vilca Apaza District – Pedro Vilca Apaza (1741–1782), Quechua indigenous rebel leader
- Puerto Bermúdez District – Remigio Morales Bermúdez, President of Peru
- Puerto Maldonado – Faustino Maldonado, Peruvian explorer
- Ramón Castilla – Marshall Ramón Castilla, President of Peru
- Requena Province – Francisco Requena y Herrera, Governor of Maynas
- Ricardo Palma District – Ricardo Palma, Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician
- Rodríguez de Mendoza Province – Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza, Peruvian academic
- Rosa Panduro District – Carmen Rosa Panduro (1918–1989), Peruvian housewife who participated in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War
- Salas District, Ica – Juan José Salas, Peruvian independence hero
- Sargento Elmer Pacaya (Nauta) – Sargent Elmer Pacaya del Águila (1966–1983)
- San Martín Province – José de San Martín, Argentine general, Protector of Peru
- San Román Province – Miguel de San Román President of Peru
- Sánchez Carrión Province – José Faustino Sánchez Carrión, pro-independence politician from Peru
- Sucre Province – Antonio José de Sucre, Grand Marshal of Ayacucho
- Teniente Cesar Lopez Rojas District – César Augusto López Rojas (1915–1941)
- Teniente Manuel Clavero District – José Manuel Sixto Clavero Muga (1879–1911), hero killed in a battle on the Colombian border
- Túpac Amaru District – Túpac Amaru II
- Tupac Amaru Inca District – Túpac Amaru II
- Vargas Guerra District – Alfredo Vargas Guerra (1910–1933)
- Víctor Fajardo Province – Colonel Victor Fajardo
- Víctor Larco Herrera District – Victor Larco Herrera, Peruvian philanthropist
- Víctor Raúl (Nauta) – Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
- Villa María del Triunfo – María Delgado de Odría (1900–1990), First Lady of Peru
- Zúñiga District – Diego López de Zúñiga, 4th Count of Nieva
Philippines
[edit]- Adams, Ilocos Norte – John Quincy Adams, President of the United States (1825–1829)
- Aglipay, Quirino – Gregorio Aglipay
- Agoncillo, Batangas – Felipe Agoncillo, Secretary of Interior (1923–1925)
- Aguilar, Pangasinan – Rafael María de Aguilar, Governor-General of the Philippines (1793–1806)
- Aguinaldo, Ifugao – Emilio Aguinaldo, 1st President of the Philippines
- Akbar, Basilan – Imam Akbar Marani, Islamic preacher
- Alamada, Cotabato – Datu Amaybulok Alamada, local chieftain
- Alaminos, Laguna – Juan Alaminos y Vivar, Governor-General of the Philippines (1873–1874)
- Alaminos, Pangasinan – Juan Alaminos y Vivar, Governor-General of the Philippines (1873–1874)
- Alcala, Cagayan – Francisco de Paula Alcalá de la Torre, Governor-General of the Philippines (1843–1844)
- Alcantara, Romblon – Don Ciriaco Alcantara, a cabeza de barangay
- Alfonso, Cavite – King Alfonso XII of Spain
- Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya – Alfonso Castañeda, Governor of Nueva Vizcaya (1925–1928)
- Alfonso Lista – Alfonso Lista, town's first mayor
- Alicia, Bohol – Alicia Syquia Quirino, wife of President Elpidio Quirino
- Alicia, Isabela – Alicia Syquia Quirino, wife of President Elpidio Quirino
- Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay – Alicia Syquia Quirino, wife of President Elpidio Quirino
- Allen, Northern Samar – Henry Tureman Allen, senior United States Army officer, Military Governor of Leyte
- Altavas – Jose Altavas
- Aurora – Aurora Quezon, First Lady of the Philippines
- Balagtas, Bulacan – Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet and litterateur
- Basco, Batanes – José Basco y Vargas, Governor-General of the Philippines (1778–1787)
- Bautista, Pangasinan – John the Baptist
- Benito Soliven, Isabela – Benito Soliven, member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines (1928–1931) and the National Assembly of the Philippines (1935–1941)
- Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental – Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino revolutionary leader
- Braulio E. Dujali, Davao del Norte – Braulio Española Dujali
- Brooke's Point – James Brooke, British soldier and adventurer
- Clarin, Bohol – Anecito Clarin, Governor of Bohol (1901–1904)
- Clarin, Misamis Occidental – José Clarín, Senator (1916–1935) and member of the House of Representatives (1907–1916)
- Corcuera, Romblon – Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera, Governor-General of the Philippines (1635–1644)
- Dagohoy, Bohol – Francisco Dagohoy, Filipino revolutionary
- Dasmariñas, Cavite – Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas, Governor-General of the Philippines (1590–1593)
- Delfin Albano, Isabela – Delfin Albano, member of the House of Representatives (1957–1965)
- Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan – Remedios Trinidad-Romualdez, mother of Imelda Marcos
- Enrile, Cagayan – Pasqual Enrile y Alcedo, Governor-General of the Philippines (1830–1835)
- Enrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental – Enrique B. Magalona, Senator (1946–1955) and member of the House of Representatives (1931–1946)
- Garchitorena, Camarines Sur – Don Andres Garchitorena, Governor of Ambos Camarines (1919)
- General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite – Emilio Aguinaldo, 1st President of the Philippines
- General Luna, Quezon – Antonio Luna, Commanding General of the Philippine Revolutionary Army (1898–1899)
- General Mariano Alvarez – Mariano Álvarez, Filipino revolutionary and statesman
- General Nakar – Major General Guilllermo Peñamente Nakar, Filipino military officer executed by the Japanese in 1943
- General Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao – Salipada K. Pendatun, member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa (1984–1985), House of Representatives (1957–1972), Senator (1946–1949), and Governor of Cotabato (1945)
- General Santos – General Paulino Santos, Commanding General of the Philippine Army (1936–1938) and Governor of Lanao (1936–1939)
- General Tinio, Nueva Ecija – Manuel Tinio, Governor of Nueva Ecija (1907–1909)
- General Trias – Mariano Trías, Filipino revolutionary considered to be the first de facto Vice President of the Philippines
- Gloria, Oriental Mindoro – Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–2010)
- Gregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur – Gregorio del Pilar, one of the youngest generals of the Philippine Revolutionary Army
- Isabela, Basilan – Queen Isabella II of Spain
- Isabela Province – Queen Isabella II of Spain
- Jones, Isabela – William Atkinson Jones, member of the United States House of Representatives (1891–1918), namesake of the Jones Act
- Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental – José Abad Santos, Chief Justice of the Philippines (1941–1942) and acting President of the Philippines (1942) executed by the Japanese forces
- Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte – José María Panganiban
- Lavezares, Northern Samar – Guido de Lavezaris
- Lapu-Lapu, Cebu – Lapu-Lapu
- Laurel – Miguel and José P. Laurel
- Legazpi, Albay – Miguel López de Legazpi
- Lope de Vega, Northern Samar – Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega
- Lopez Jaena – Graciano López Jaena
- Mabini, Batangas – Apolinario Mabini
- Mabini, Bohol – Apolinario Mabini
- Mabini, Davao de Oro – Apolinario Mabini
- Mabini, Pangasinan – Apolinario Mabini
- MacArthur, Leyte – General Douglas MacArthur
- Magdalena, Laguna – Mary Magdalene
- Magsaysay, Davao del Sur – Ramon Magsaysay
- Malvar – Miguel Malvar
- Manolo Fortich – Mayor Manolo Fortich
- Marcos, Ilocos Norte – Mariano Marcos
- Mendez, Cavite – Commodore Castro Méndez Núñez
- Muñoz, Nueva Ecija – Francisco Muñoz
- New Washington, Aklan – George Washington
- Norzagaray – Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero
- Ozamiz – José Ozámiz
- Quezon, Bukidnon – Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines
- Quezon City – Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines
- Quirino – Elpidio Quirino
- Padre Burgos, Quezon – José Burgos
- Padre Garcia, Batangas – Vicente García, a Filipino priest, hero and a defender of Jose P. Rizal
- Pio Duran, Albay – Filipino Pan-Asianist, Lawyer and Legislator, Pio Saceda Duran (1900–1961)
- Pio V. Corpuz, Masbate – Congressman and Governor, Pio Vicente Corpuz (1883–1944)
- President Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol – Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines
- President Roxas, Capiz – Manuel Roxas, President of the Philippines
- Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur – Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines
- Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte – Remedios Trinidad Romualdez, mother of then First Lady and Congresswoman Imelda Romualdez Marcos
- Rizal – José Rizal, National hero
- Rodriguez, Rizal – Eulogio Rodriguez
- Roseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay – Roseller T. Lim
- Roxas, Capiz – Manuel Roxas, President of the Philippines
- Salcedo, Eastern Samar – Juan de Salcedo
- Salcedo, Ilocos Sur – Juan de Salcedo
- San Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte – Lorenzo Ruiz
- San Pablo, Laguna – St. Paul the First Hermit
- San Pedro, Laguna – St. Peter the Apostle
- Santa Rosa, Laguna – St. Rose of Lima
- Santiago – Saint James the Apostle
- Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat – Benigno Aquino Jr.
- Sikatuna, Bohol – Datu Sikatuna
- Sultan Kudarat – Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat
- Taft, Eastern Samar – William Howard Taft
- Tobias Fornier, Antique – Congressman from Antique, Tobias A Fornier
- Trece Martires – Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite
- Trinidad, Bohol – Trinidad de Leon-Roxas, first lady of the Philippines
- Valderrama, Antique – Manuel Blanco Valderrama, acting Governor-General of the Philippines
- Valenzuela – Pío Valenzuela
- Victoria, Oriental Mindoro – Victoria Quirino, daughter of President Elpidio Quirino
Poland
[edit]- Aleksandrów Kujawski – Emperor Alexander II Romanov, benefactor of the town
- Aleksandrów Łódzki – Emperor Alexander I Romanov
- Annopol – Anna Jabłonowska, wife of founder
- Augustów – King Sigismund II Augustus, founder
- Baborów – Bavor ze Strakonic, founder
- Barczewo – Walenty Barczewski (1858–1928), Polish Catholic priest
- Bemowo – Józef Bem, national hero
- Bodzentyn – Jan Bodzanta, founder
- Bolesławiec – Duke Bolesław the Pious, founder[20]
- Czukty – Mikołaj Czukta, founder
- Duły – Jan Duła, founder
- Dybowo – Jan Dybowski, founder
- Dzierżoniów – Father Jan Dzierżon, Polish apiarist, discovered the parthenogenesis of bees
- Frampol – Franciszka Butler, wife of founder
- Giżycko – Gustaw Gizewiusz, political figure
- Janów Lubelski – Jan Zamoyski, son of founder
- Jordanów – Spytek Wawrzyniec Jordan, founder
- Józefów – Tomasz Józef Zamoyski, founder
- Kazimierz Dolny – Duke Casimir II the Just, donor of the town to the Order of Norbertines
- Kętrzyn – Wojciech Kętrzyński, historian
- Kolonowskie – Philipp Colonna, founder
- Konstancin – Konstancja Skórzewska, mother of founder
- Konstantynów Łódzki – Grand Duke Constantine Romanov
- Korfantów – Wojciech Korfanty, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland
- Łaskarzew – Andrzej Łaskarz, founder
- Mieszkowice – Duke Mieszko I
- Mrągowo – Krzysztof Celestyn Mrongowiusz, Protestant pastor
- Pieniężno – Seweryn Pieniężny (1890–1940), Polish journalist
- Platerówka – Emilia Plater, national heroine
- Przemków – Duke Przemko of Ścinawa, founder
- Rejowiec – Mikołaj Rej, founder
- Rymanów – Nicolao Reymann, founder
- Sobków – Stanisław Sobek, founder
- Sokołowsko – Alfred Sokołowski, resident and benefactor of the town
- Srokowo – Stanisław Srokowski, geographer and diplomat
- Szczuczyn – Stanisław Antoni Szczuka, founder
- Szlichtyngowa – Jan Jerzy Szlichtyng, founder
- Tarnobrzeg – Stanisław Tarnowski, founder
- Tarnogród – Stanisław Tarnowski, founder
- Terespol – Teresa Słuszka, wife of founder
- Tomaszów Lubelski – Tomasz Zamoyski, owner and benefactor of the town, son of founder
- Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Tomasz Adam Ostrowski, founder
- Tyczyn – Bartold Tyczner, founder
- Ursynów – Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
- Wejherowo – Jakub Weyher, founder
- Władysławowo – King Wladislaus IV Vasa, founder of the town's port
- Zawadzkie – Franciszek von Zawadzky, founder
- Żyrardów – Philippe de Girard, co-founder
Former:
- Aleksandrowo was the initial name of Gościnowo – Aleksander Zborowski, founder
- Bierutowice was the name of Karpacz Górny (now part of Karpacz) 1949–1991 – Bolesław Bierut, President of the Republic of Poland
- Hermannsbad was the name of Ciechocinek 1939–1945 – Hermann Göring
- Hindenburg was the name of Zabrze 1915–1945 – Paul von Hindenburg
- Iwanogród was the name of Dęblin 1842–1915 – Ivan Paskevich
- Litzmannstadt was the name of Łódź 1940–1945 – Karl Litzmann
- Nowa Aleksandria was the name of Puławy 1846–1916 – Emperor Alexander I Romanov
- Nowogeorgiewsk was the name of Modlin Fortress 1834–1915 – Saint George
- Stalinogród was the name of Katowice 1953–1956 – Joseph Stalin
Portugal
[edit]- 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
- 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
- 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 Real – King Denis of Portugal
- Vila Real de Santo António – Joseph I of Portugal
Puerto Rico
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Ady Endre – Endre Ady, Hungarian poet
- Alexandria – Alexandru II Ghica, Prince of Wallachia
- Alexandru Odobescu, Călărași – Alexandru Odobescu, writer and politician
- Avram Iancu, Alba and Avram Iancu, Bihor – Avram Iancu
- Bucharest – Bucur, legendary shepherd
- C. A. Rosetti, Buzău, C. A. Rosetti, Tulcea – Constantin Alexandru Rosetti, liberal Wallachian politician
- Ciprian Porumbescu, Suceava – Ciprian Porumbescu
- Constanța – Flavia Julia Constantia, sister of Constantine the Great
- Constantin Daicoviciu, Caraș-Severin – Constantin Daicoviciu, Romanian historian (died 1973)
- Costache Negri, Galați – Costache Negri, revolutionary
- Costinești – Emil Costinescu, Minister of Finance and landowner
- Cuza Vodă, Călărași, Cuza Vodă, Constanța, Cuza Vodă, Galați – Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Moldavia
- Dragalina, Călărași – General Ion Dragalina
- General Berthelot – Henri Mathias Berthelot, French general
- George Enescu, Botoșani – George Enescu, Romanian composer
- Gheorghe Doja, Ialomița – György Dózsa, a Székely from Transylvania
- Gheorghe Lazăr, Ialomița – Gheorghe Lazăr, Romanian scholar
- Giurgiu – Saint George
- Horia, Constanța, Horia, Neamț, Horia, Tulcea – Vasile Ursu Nicola (known as Horea)
- I. C. Brătianu, Tulcea – Ion C. Brătianu, Prime Minister of Romania
- Ion Corvin, Constanța – John Hunyadi
- Ion Creangă, Neamț – Ion Creangă
- Ion Roată, Ialomița – Ion Roată, a Romanian peasant and political figure
- Medgidia – Abdülmecid I
- Mihai Eminescu, Botoșani – Mihai Eminescu
- Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Ialomița, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Tulcea – Mihail Kogălniceanu, Prime Minister of Romania
- Mihai Viteazu, Cluj, Mihai Viteazu, Constanța – Michael the Brave
- Mircea Vodă, Brăila, Mircea Vodă, Constanța – Mircea I of Wallachia
- Moldovenești – Ioan Micu Moldovan, a Romanian professor
- Nicolae Bălcescu, Bacău, Nicolae Bălcescu, Călărași, Nicolae Bălcescu, Constanța, Nicolae Bălcescu, Vâlcea – Nicolae Bălcescu
- Nicolae Titulescu, Olt – Nicolae Titulescu, a Romanian diplomat and politician
- Negru Vodă – probably Radu Negru
- Onești – Stephen the Great's daughter, Oana
- Ovidiu – Ovid
- Petru Rareș, Bistrița-Năsăud – Petru Rareș
- Roman – Roman I of Moldavia
- Saligny, Constanța – Anghel Saligny
- Sfântu Gheorghe, Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea – Saint George
- Ștefan cel Mare, Argeș, Ștefan cel Mare, Călărași, Ștefan cel Mare, Neamț, Ștefan cel Mare, Olt, Ștefan cel Mare, Vaslui, Ștefan cel Mare, Bacău – Stephen III of Moldavia
- Traian, Bacău, Traian, Brăila, Traian, Ialomița, Traian, Olt, Traian, Teleorman – Trajan
- Traian Vuia, Timiș – Traian Vuia, Romanian inventor and aviator
- Tudor Vladimirescu, Brăila, Tudor Vladimirescu, Galați – Tudor Vladimirescu
- Victor Vlad Delamarina, Timiș – Victor Vlad Delamarina, Romanian poet
- Vlad Țepeș, Călărași, Vlad Țepeș, Giurgiu – Vlad the Impaler
Former:
- Stalin was the name of Brașov – Joseph Stalin
- Vasile Roaită was the name of Eforie Sud – Vasile Roaită, a communist shot during the Grivița strike of 1933
- Ferdinand I was the name of Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța – Ferdinand I of Romania
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was the name of Onești – Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, communist leader
- Dr. Petru Groza was the name of Ștei – Petru Groza, Prime Minister of Romania
Russia
[edit]- Akhmat-Yurt – Akhmad Kadyrov, President of the Chechen Republic
- Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky – Emperor Alexander II of Russia
- Aslanbek-Sheripovo (Chechenia) – Aslanbek Sheripov (1897–1919), revolutionary leader
- Andropovsky District – Yuri Andropov, President
- Babushkin – Ivan Babushkin, revolutionary leader
- Borisoglebsk – Saints Boris and Gleb
- Budyonnovsk – Marshall Semyon Budyonny
- Chaykovsky – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer
- Chekhov – Anton Chekhov, playwright
- Chernokozovo – Khrisanf Pavlovich Chernokozov (1885–1966)
- Chernyakhovsk – General Ivan Chernyakhovsky
- Chersky – Polish paleontologist and explorer Jan Czerski
- Chertkovo, Rostov Oblast – General Mikhail Ivanovich Chertkov (1829–1905)
- Demidov – Bolshevik leader Yakov Demidov
- Dikson – Scottish-Swedish explorer Oscar Dickson
- Dimitrovgrad – Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian communist leader and also as a Prime Minister of Bulgaria
- Dmitrov – Saint Demetrius
- Dzerzhinsk – Felix Dzerzhinsky, politician
- Engels – Friedrich Engels, philosopher
- Furmanov – Dmitry Furmanov, author
- Gagarin – Yury Gagarin, cosmonaut
- Georgiyevsk – Saint George
- Gorodovikovsk – General Oka Gorodovikov
- Guryevsk, Kaliningrad Oblast – Major General Stepan Guryev
- Guryevsk, Kemerovo Oblast – Dimitri Alexandrovich Guryev, Minister of Finance
- Imeni Poliny Osipenko (rural locality) – Polina Osipenko, military pilot
- Ivangorod – Tsar Ivan III of Russia
- Kaliningrad – Mikhail Kalinin, President
- Khabarovsk – explorer of Siberia Yerofey Khabarov
- Kingisepp – Bolshevik Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian communist revolutionary
- Kirov – Sergey Kirov, bolshevik leader
- Kirovgrad – Sergey Kirov
- Kirovsk – Sergey Kirov
- Korolyov – rocket engineer Sergey Korolyov
- Kotovsk – Grigore Kotovski, politician
- Kropotkin – Peter Kropotkin, anarcho-communist philosopher
- Kuznetsovo, Chukhlomsky District, Kostroma Oblast – Vasili Kuznetsov (politician)
- Kuybyshevo, Rostov Oblast – Commander Nikolay Kuibyshev
- Leninsk-Kuznetsky – Vladimir Lenin, Russian politician
- Leninogorsk – Vladimir Lenin
- Lermontov – Mikhail Lermontov, writer and poet
- Lev Tolstoy (rural locality) – Leo Tolstoy, writer
- Lomonosov – writer and scientist Mikhail Lomonosov
- Makarov – Stepan Makarov, Imperial Russian naval officer and oceanographer
- Makhachkala – Daghestani revolutionary, Magomed-Ali 'Makhach' Dakhadaev (1882–1918)
- Mariinsk – Empress Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)
- Mariinsky Posad – Empress Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)
- Marks – Karl Marx, philosopher
- Mayakovskoye – Vladimir Mayakovsky, poet
- Michurinsk – selectionist Ivan Michurin
- Millerovo, Millerovsky District, Rostov Oblast – army officer Ivan Abramovich Müller
- Muravlenko – Viktor Muravlenko (1912–1977), engineer
- Nagurskoye – Polish pioneer of aviation Jan Nagórski
- Novoalexandrovsk – Emperor Alexander I of Russia
- Novokuybyshevsk – Valerian Kuybyshev, revolutionary
- Nesterov – World War II hero Stepan Kuzmich Nesterov (1906–1944)
- Nevelsk – Gennady Nevelskoy, navigator
- Noginsk – Bolshevik leader Viktor Nogin
- Pavlovsk – Emperor Paul I
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- Petrovsk, Saratov Oblast – Peter the Great, Father of the Russian fatherland
- Petrozavodsk – Tsar Peter the Great
- Prokopyevsk – Prokopiy of Ustug
- Pushkin – Aleksandr Pushkin, writer
- Rostov-na-Donu – Dimitry of Rostov
- Saint Petersburg – St. Peter, as the patron saint of Peter the Great (St. Petersburg, Florida in the United States was in turn named after the Russian city)
- Salavat – Salawat Yulayev
- Sergiyev Posad – St. Sergii Radonezhsky
- Shelekhov – Grigory Shelikhov, marine
- Sholokhovsky District – Mikhail Sholokhov, novelist
- Stakhanovets and Stakhanovo (Tula) – Alexey Stakhanov, miner
- Tolyatti (or Togliatti) – Palmiro Togliatti, Italian politician
- Ulyanovsk – Vladimir Lenin, whose birth name was Ulyanov
- Voroshilovka (Smolensk) and Voroshilovo – Kliment Voroshilov
- Yaroslavl – Prince Yaroslav I the Wise
- Yekaterinburg, Russia – Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Empress Catherine I of Russia
- Zhukov, Kaluga Oblast – Georgy Zhukov, Military leader
- Zhukovsky – Nikolay Zhukovsky, scientist, a founding father of modern aero- and hydrodynamics.
Former:
- Andropov was the name of Rybinsk – Yuri Andropov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
- Brezhnev was the name of Naberezhnye Chelny – Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Gorky was the name of Nizhny Novgorod – Maxim Gorky
- Chkalov was the name of Orenburg – aircraft test pilot Valery Chkalov
- Georgiu Dezh was the name of Liski – Romanian communist Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
- Kalinin was the name of Tver – Mikhail Kalinin, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
- Königsberg was the name of Kaliningrad – King Ottokar II, "the Iron", of Bohemia
- Kuybyshev was the name of Samara – Valerian Kuybyshev
- Leningrad was the name of Saint Petersburg – Vladimir Lenin
- Molotov was the name of Perm – Vyacheslav Molotov
- Novonikolaevsk was the name of Novosibirsk – Emperor Nicholas II
- Ordzhonikidze was the name of Vladikavkaz – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
- Petrovsk-Port was the name of Makhachkala – Peter the Great
- Stalingrad was the name of Volgograd – Joseph Stalin
- Stalinogorsk was the name of Novomoskovsk – Joseph Stalin
- Stalinsk was the name of Novokuznetsk – Joseph Stalin
- Sverdlovsk was the name of Yekaterinburg – Yakov Sverdlov
- Ustinov was the name of Izhevsk – Marshal Dmitry Ustinov
- Voroshilov was the name of Ussuriysk – Kliment Voroshilov
- Yekaterinodar was the name of Krasnodar – Catherine the Great
Saint Kitts and Nevis
[edit]Saint Lucia
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Agostinho Neto (São Tomé) – Agostinho Neto, Angolan President
Saudi Arabia
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Edinburgh of the Seven Seas – The Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
- Jamestown – James, Duke of York
- Georgetown – George III
Senegal
[edit]- Djily Mbaye (Dakar) – El Hadj Djily Mbaye (1927–1991)
- Richard Toll – Jean Michel Claude Richard, French botanist
- Saint-Louis – Louis XIV of France
Serbia
[edit]- Aleksa Šantić – Aleksa Šantić, poet
- Aleksandrovac – King Alexander I of Serbia
- Andrićev Venac – Ivo Andrić
- Bajina Bašta – Baja Osman
- Blok Sava Kovačević – Partisan World War II war hero Sava Kovačević
- Braće Jerković – Nebojša and Dušan Jerković
- Bosilegrad – King Busil
- Čelarevo – Commander Zdravko Čelar, Serbian national hero
- Despotovac – Despot Stefan Lazarević
- Dimitrovgrad – Georgi Dimitrov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
- Donji Milanovac – Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia
- Dr Ivan Ribar – Doctor Ivan Ribar, President of Yugoslavia
- Gornji Milanovac – Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia
- Jaša Tomić – Jaša Tomić, journalist
- Kačarevo – Svetozar Kačar, Serbian national hero
- Karađorđevo – Karađorđe, Father of the Serbian Fatherland
- Kljajićevo – Miloš Kljajić, Serbian national hero
- Kraljevo – Milan I of Serbia
- Kruščić – Vukman Kruŝĉić, Serbian national hero
- Lazarevac – Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic
- Lekino Brdo – Aleksandar Ranković
- Lukićevo – Veljko Lukić, Serbian farmer and national hero
- Miletićevo – Svetozar Miletić, advocate, journalist, author, politician
- Minićevo – Milun Minić, Serbian national hero
- Mladenovo – Mladen Stojanović
- Nikola Tesla (Niška Banja) – Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American inventor, electrical and mechanical engineer
- Obilić – Miloš Obilić, a Serbian knight
- Obrenovac – Miloš Obrenović, Prince of Serbia
- Petrovac, Serbia – Milutin Petrović, Serbian revolutionary
- Radoševo – Radoš Bojović, Serbian national hero
- Ratkovo – Ratko Pavlović, Serbian fighter
- Sava Kovačević, Zemun – Partisan World War II hero Sava Kovačević
- Svetozar Miletić (village) – Svetozar Miletić
- Tomislavci – Tomislav of Yugoslavia
- Tošin Bunar – Teodor Toša Apostolović (1745–1810), Serbian merchant and philanthropist
- Zrenjanin – Žarko Zrenjanin, National Hero of Yugoslavia
Former:
- Svetozarevo was the name of Jagodina – Svetozar Marković
- Rankovicevo was the name of Kraljevo – Aleksandar Ranković
- Titova Mitrovica was the name of Kosovska Mitrovica – Josip Broz Tito
- Titovo Užice was the name of Užice – Josip Broz Tito
Seychelles
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Kidričevo – Boris Kidrič, Prime Minister of Slovenia
- Primoži – Primož Trubar, Father of the Slovenian nation
Somalia
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]South Korea
[edit]- Danwon-gu – Gim Hongdo
- Sejong City – Sejong the Great
- Chungmu-ro – Admiral Yi Sun-sin
- Euljiro – General Eulji Mundeok
Spain
[edit]- Alar del Rey – Philip IV of Spain
- Alberche del Caudillo – Francisco Franco
- Alcázar del Rey – Alfonso VIII of Castile
- Alcázar de San Juan – John the Baptist (indirectly)
- Alcocero de Mola – General Emilio Mola
- Alfonso XIII (Seville) – King Alfonso XIII of Spain
- Alonso de Ojeda (Miajadas) – Alonso de Ojeda
- Arenas del Rey – Alfonso XII of Spain
- Arganda del Rey – Philip II of Spain
- Argüelles (Madrid) – Agustín Argüelles, a Spanish liberal politician
- As Pontes de García Rodríguez – Conde García Rodríguez de Valcarce
- Barcelona (Carthaginian: Barcino) – Hamilcar Barca (etymology disputed)
- Belmonte de Gracián – Baltasar Gracián y Morales
- Betancuria – Jean de Béthencourt
- Cáceres, Spain – Julius Caesar
- Calatrava la Vieja (Arabic: قلعة رباح, romanized: Qalʿat Rabāḥ) – 'Fortress of Rabah,' named after an Arab nobleman who held the area
- Casares, Málaga – Julius Caesar
- Chillarón del Rey – Philip II of Spain
- Ciudad Rodrigo – Conde Rodrigo Gonzalez Giron
- Don Benito – D. Benito, son of Conde of Medellín
- Doña Mencía – Mécia Lopes de Haro, Wife of captain Alvaro Perez de Castro
- Dos Hermanas – Two sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, Elvira and Estefania Nazareno
- El Cubo de Don Sancho – Sancho IV of Castile
- El Puerto de Santa María – Saint Mary
- El Valle de Altomira (formerly known as Puebla de Don Francisco) – Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo (1901–1990), Minister of Justice
- Espinoso del Rey – Philip II of Spain
- Fuente la Reina – Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Aragon
- Girón (Valladolid) – José Antonio Girón, Minister of labor
- Guadalema de los Quintero (Seville) – Quintero brothers, Spanish dramatists
- Hermisende – Ermesinda, Queen consort of the Kingdom of Asturias
- Hernán Cortés (Badajoz) – Hernán Cortés
- Isla Cristina – Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
- Jaume Roig (Valencia) – Jaume Roig
- Lanzarote – Lancelotto Malocello (Latin: Lanzarotus Marocelus)
- Llanos del Caudillo – Francisco Franco
- La Carolina – Charles III of Spain
- Los Cinco de la Riuela (Sevilla) – Manuel Lama Suárez (1886–1936), Francisco Ponce Martín (1898–1936), José Vargas Garrido (1905–1936), José Blanco Osuna (1907–1936) and Antonio González de la Rosa (1905–1936), Five journalists who are assassinated in 1936
- Medellín (Latin: Metellinum) – Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (founder)
- Miguel Ángel Blanco (Albacete) – Miguel Ángel Blanco (1968–1997), councilor of the People's Party of Ermua
- Molins de Rei – Alfonso II of Aragon
- Monterrei – Ferdinand IV of Castile
- Morales de Rey – Alfonso VII of León and Castile
- Moscardó (Madrid) – José Moscardó Ituarte, 1st Count of the Alcázar of Toledo, Grandee of Spain
- Mulhacén – Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada
- Nava del Rey – Alfonso XII of Spain
- Olías del Rey – Philip V of Spain
- Olmeda del Rey – Charles II of Spain
- Pamplona (Latin: Pompaelo) – Pompey the Great (founder)
- Pedro Lamata (Albacete) – Pedro Lamata (1912–1974), trade unionist, writer and journalist
- Pedro Martínez, Granada – Pedro Martínez, Captain General of Duke of Gor
- Pedro Muñoz – Pedro Muñoz, archdeacon of Alcaraz
- Pío XII (Jerez de la Frontera) – Pope Pius XII
- Pizarro (Cáceres) – Francisco Pizarro
- Poblado de Gabriel y Galán (Extremadura) – José María Gabriel y Galán
- Puebla de Don Fadrique – Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Alba
- Puerto Banús – Jose Banus (1906–1984), businessman and builder
- Puerto Seguro – Luis Carvajal y Melgarejo, marquis of Puerto Seguro (1871–1937)
- Quintanilla de Onésimo – Onésimo Redondo, a Spanish Politician
- San Enrique de Guadiaro (Cádiz) – Enrique Crooke y Larios (1857–1938)
- San Fernando de Henares – Ferdinand VI of Spain
- San Fernando – Ferdinand VII of Spain
- San Fulgencio – Fulgentius of Cartagena, Bishop of Ecija (Astigi)
- San Leonardo de Yagüe – Juan Yagüe, a Spanish army officer
- San Martín del Rey Aurelio – King Aurelius of Asturias
- San Martín del Tesorillo – Martín Larios y Larios (1839–1889)
- San Sebastián – Saint Sebastian
- San Sebastián de los Reyes – Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, the Catholics Kings
- Sant Carles de la Ràpita – Charles III of Spain
- Sant Lluís – Louis XV of France
- Santiago de Compostela – Saint James the Great
- Santo Domingo de la Calzada – Dominic de la Calzada (founder)
- Santa Marina del Rey – Ferdinand II of León
- Sos del Rey Católico – lit. "You are a Catholic King", Ferdinand II of Aragon
- Talavera de la Reina – Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile
- Torrejón del Rey – Alfonso VI of León and Castile
- Torrelavega – Garci Lasso de la Vega I (the elder)
- Valderrodrigo – Conde Rodrigo Gonzalez Giron
- Valencia de Don Juan – John, Duke of Valencia de Campos
- Valladolid (Arabic: بلد الوليد) – Al-Walid I
- Villa de Don Fadrique – Fadrique Alfonso of Castile
- Villacarlos – Charles III of Spain
- Villacarrillo – Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña
- Villafranco del Guadalhorce – Francisco Franco
- Villafranco del Guadiana – Francisco Franco
- Villamanrique – Rodrigo Manrique de Lara
- Villamanrique de la Condesa – Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans
- Villanueva de la Reina – Queen Isabella II of Spain
- Villanueva del Arzobispo – Pedro Tenorio, archbishop of Toledo
- Villares de la Reina – Berengaria of Castile
- Villarreal – James I of Aragon
- Villarreal de San Carlos – Charles III of Spain
- Villareal de Urrechu – John I of Castile
- Villarrodrigo – Maestre de Santiago Don Rodrigo Manrique (1474–1476)
- Viso del Marqués – Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquis of Santa Cruz
- Vivar del Cid – Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid
- Zaragoza (Latin: Caesaraugusta) – Emperor Augustus
Former:
- El Ferrol del Caudillo – Francisco Franco's birthplace (now restored its original name Ferrol)
- Barbate de Franco – one of the many towns where Francisco Franco spent his holidays
- Guadiana del Caudillo – Francisco Franco (now given a new name, Guadiana)
Sudan
[edit]- Abu Hamad – Sheikh Abu Hamed
- Suakin, formerly named Ptolemais Theron – Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Suriname
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Borstahusen – Rasmus Andersson Borste and Jöns Andersson Borste, fishermen
- Charlottenberg – Charlotta Larsson (1797–1856) (wife of the founder of the industry)[21]
- 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
[edit]- Augst (near the ancient city of Augusta Raurica) – Roman Emperor Augustus
- Kaiseraugst (also near Augusta Raurica) – Augustus
- St. Gallen – Saint Gall
Syria
[edit]- 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
- Dahiyat al-Assad – Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria
- 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
- Qura al-Assad – Hafez al-Assad
- 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
Tajikistan
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Nyerere (Ward of Zanzibar City) – Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania
Thailand
[edit]- 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)[22]
- Watthana district, Bangkok – Princess Galyani Vadhana, alternative transliteration
Trinidad and Tobago
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Adampol – Adam Jerzy Czartoryski
- Adana, formerly Antiochia in Cilicia and Antiochia ad Sarum – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
- Adnan Menderes, Keçiören – Adnan Menderes, Prime minister of Turkey
- Ahmet Taner Kışlalı (Ankara) – Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish intellectual
- Alabanda, formerly Antiochia of the Chrysaorians – Antiochus III
- Antakya, formerly Antiochia – Antiochus, father of Seleucus I Nicator
- Antioch, Pisidia – Antiochus, father of Seleucus
- Antioch on the Maeander – Antiochus I Soter
- Antiochia, Lydia – Antiochus IV
- Antiochia Lamotis – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
- Antiochia ad Cragum – Antiochus IV
- Antiochia ad Pyramum – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
- Antiochia ad Taurum – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
- Antiochia Paraliou – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
- Antiochia in Mesopotamia also known as Antiochia in Arabia:
- named for one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
- later named Antoninopolis – one of the Antonines, probably Antoninus Pius
- yet later named Constantia and Constantina – Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus
- yet later named Maximianopolis – Roman emperor Maximian
- Apamea (Euphrates) – Apama, wife of Seleucus I Nicator
- Apamea (Phrygia) – Apama, wife of Seleucus I Nicator
- Apamea Myrlea:
- named for Apama, wife of King Prusias I of Bithynia
- later site of Roman colony, Colonia Iulia Concordia – Julius Caesar
- Aydın:
- named for Mehmed Bey, the founder of the Anatolian beylik of Aydinids in 1307
- formerly Antiochia – Antiochus, father of Seleucus
- also formerly Seleucia ad Maeandrum – Seleucus I Nicator
- also formerly Caesarea and Kaisareia – Julius Caesar
- Balışeyh – Sheikh Edebali
- Battalgazi – Battal Gazi, a Muslim, saintly figure and warrior based in Anatolia
- Bayrampaşa – Bayram Pasha, a 17th-century Ottoman grand vizier
- Beypazarı, Ankara – Osman I
- Cebrene:
- formerly Alexandria – Alexander the Great
- formerly Antiochia in Troad – Antiochus I Soter
- Edirne, formerly Hadrianopolis – Roman emperor Hadrian
- Ereğli, formerly Heracleia – Heracles
- Eski Stambul:
- formerly Colonia Alexandria Augusta Troas – Augustus and Alexander the Great
- formerly Alexandria Troas – Alexander the Great
- formerly Antigonia Troas – Antigonus I Monophthalmus
- Fahri Korutürk (Mamak) – Fahri Korutürk, President of Turkey
- Fevzipaşa – Fevzi Çakmak
- Gaziosmanpaşa – Gazi Osman Pasha, a prominent Ottoman general who was active in the Balkans
- Gn.Zeki Doğan (Mamak) – Zeki Doğan (1895–1961), Turkish soldier
- İsmetpaşa – İsmet İnönü, President of Turkey
- Istanbul, formerly Konstantinoupolis/Constantinople – Constantine I
- Kazım Orbay (Mamak) – Kazım Orbay, a Turkish general and senator
- Kazımkarabekir – Kâzım Karabekir, commander
- Karacabey – Turkish soldier during the Ottoman era, Karaca Bey
- Kasımpaşa, Beyoğlu – Güzelce Kasım Paşa
- Kayseri – after the title Caesar – Emperor, specifically Emperor Augustus
- Kemalpaşa and Kemalpaşa, Artvin – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, President of Turkey
- Kocasinan – Mimar Sinan
- Ladik, formerly Laodicea Pontica – one of the Seleucids named Laodice
- Lalapaşa – Lala Şahin Pasha
- Laodicea on the Lycus – Laodice I, wife of Antiochus II
- Laodicea Combusta – Laodice of Macedonia, mother of Seleucus I Nicator
- Lysimachia – Lysimachus
- Mehmet Akif Ersoy (Ankara) – Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet
- Merkezefendi – Merkez Efendi, an Ottoman sufi.
- Mopsuestia:
- formerly named Seleucia on the Pyramus – Seleucus I Nicator
- formerly named Hadria – Hadrian
- formerly named Decia – Roman emperor Decius
- Muhsin Ertuğrul, Cankaya – Muhsin Ertuğrul, Turkish theatre director
- Muratpaşa – Murat Pasha of Karaman
- Mustafakemalpaşa – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, First President of Turkey
- Namık Kemal (Ankara) – Namık Kemal, an Ottoman writer and political activist
- Nusaybin, formerly Antiochia Mygdonia – Antiochus I Soter
- Peyami Safa (Mamak) – Peyami Safa, Turkish journalist
- Saimbeyli – Saim Bey, a Turkish National Movement commander
- Samosata, formerly Antiochia in Commagene – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
- Şanlıurfa:
- formerly Antiochia on the Callirhoe – Antiochus IV
- formerly Justinopolis – Byzantine emperor Justinian
- Şahinbey – Şahin Bey, a Turkish National Movement commander
- Şehit Cengiz Topel (Mamak) – Cengiz Topel, a fighter pilot of the Turkish Air Force
- Şehit Kubilay (Keçiören) – Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay
- Seleucia Pieria – Seleucus I Nicator
- Seleucia above Zeugma – Seleucus I Nicator
- Seleucia (Pamphylia) – Seleucus I Nicator
- Seleucia Sidera:
- named for Seleucus I Nicator
- later called Claudioseleucia – Roman emperor Claudius
- Silifke, formerly Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator
- Sinop – Sinope – disputed
- Sokullu Mehmet Paşa (Ankara) – Sokollu Mehmed Pasha
- Stratonicea (Lydia):
- named for a royal wife named Stratonice, possibly the wife of Eumenes II
- later named Hadrianopolis – Hadrian
- Stratonicea (Caria):
- named for Stratonice of Syria
- later named Hadrianopolis – Hadrian
- Tarsus, formerly Antiochia on the Cydnus – Antiochus IV
- Zeugma, formerly Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator
- Sinanpaşa – Sinan Paşa, a son of a lord of the Akkoyunlu Turks
- Süleymanpaşa – Süleyman Pasha (son of Orhan)
- Yavuz Sultan Selim (Kahramankazan) – Selim I
- Zübeyde Hanım (Ankara) – Zübeyde Hanım
Former:
Turkmenistan
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Fort Portal – Sir Gerald Portal (British commissioner)
- Murchison Falls – Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet
- Port Bell – Sir Hesketh Bell (British commissioner)
Ukraine
[edit]- Alchevsk – Oleksiy Alchevsky
- Apostolove – Danylo Apostol
- Barvinkove – ataman Ivan Barvinok
- Berdychiv – after a servant of Kyiv boyar Kalenyk Myshkovych (progenitor of Tyszkiewicz family) Berdych
- Boryspil – Boris
- Budaniv – Jakub Bodzanowski, founder
- Chystiakove – a merchant out of Taganrog Chistiakov
- Dokuchaievsk – Vasily Dokuchaev
- Hoholeve – Nikolai Gogol (Mykola Hohol)
- Horlivka – Pyotr Gorlov
- Ivano-Frankivsk – writer Ivan Franko
- Izmail – Ottoman Grand Vizier (Ayaşlı Ismail Pasha?)
- Kakhovka – Vasiliy Kakhovsky (1738-1794)
- Kharkiv – Cossack Kharyton (Chariton)
- Khmelnytskyi – Bohdan Khmelnytsky
- Khutir-Mykhailivskyi – Mikhail Tereshchenko
- Klavdiievo-Tarasove – Southwestern Railways Director Klavdiy Nemishaiev and Taras Shevchenko
- Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi – Taras Shevchenko
- Kostiantynivka – Kostiantyn Nomikossov (1812-1907), son of former landowner
- Kotsiubynske – Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky
- Krolevets – King (Polish: król) Sigismund III of Poland
- Kropyvnytskyi – Marko Kropyvnytskyi
- Kyiv – Kyi
- Liubar – Liubartas
- Lviv – Leo I of Halych
- Makiivka – Cossack Makei
- Malyn – Mal (prince of the Drevlyans) or Malusha
- Mariupol – St.Mary or Empress consort of Russia Maria Fyodorovna
- Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske – writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky
- Mohyliv-Podilskyi – Ieremia Movilă
- Mykolaiv – Saint Nicholas
- Myronivka – Myron Zelenyi, cossack or free settler
- Nemishaieve – Southwestern Railways Director Klavdiy Nemishaiev
- Novovorontsovka – Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
- Olevsk – Oleg of Drelinia
- Ovidiopol – Ovid
- Pavlohrad – Paul I of Russia
- Pyrohove – a neighborhood of Vinnytsia, former village named after Nikolay Pirogov
- Radyvyliv – Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł
- Romaniv – Roman the Great
- Sadhora – Piotr Mikołaj Gartenberg Sadogórski, founder[23]
- Sheptytskyi – Father Andrey Sheptytsky, Metropolitan of Galicia and Archbishop of Lemberg (Lviv)
- Shevchenkove – Taras Shevchenko
- Siedove – Georgy Sedov
- Skadovsk – hydrobiologist and biochemist Sergey B. Skadovsky
- Smila – unnamed local heroine
- Starokostiantyniv – Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski
- Susval (Volyn) – Petro Ostapovych Susval (1990-2014), soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Synelnykove – Ivan Sinelnikov (uk, ru)
- Tairove – Armenian and Soviet scientist Vasily Tairov
- Teofipol – Teofilia Strzyżsława Jabłonowska
- Terezyne – Teresa Radziwiłł (1889–1975)
- Ternopil – Jan Tarnowski (and Tarnowski family)
- Tomashpil – Tomasz Zamoyski
- Tytarenkove – Serhiy Tytarenko (1992-2014), a fallen soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Vakulenchuk – Grigory Vakulenchuk
- Vasylivka – Vasili Stepanovich Popov
- Vasylkiv – Basil of Caesarea
- Verkhivtseve – Alexander Verkhovtsev
- Volodymyr – Vladimir the Great
- Yakymivka – Yakym Kolosov, regional police ispravnic
- Yenakiieve – Fyodor Yenakiyev
- Zhovkva – Stanisław Żółkiewski
Former:
- Aleksandrovsk, Oleksandrivsk was the name of Zaporizhzhia – Emperor Alexander I
- Artemivsk was the name of Bakhmut – revolutionary Artem
- Dniprodzerzhynsk was the name of Kamianske – Felix Dzerzhinsky
- Dnipropetrovsk was the name of Dnipro – Bolshevik Grigory Petrovsky who was one of the leaders of Communist Ukraine in the 1920s–30s
- Illichivsk was the name of Chornomorsk – Vladimir Illich Lenin
- Katerynopil was the name of Kalynopil – Catherine the Great
- Kirovohrad was the name of Kropyvnytskyi – Sergey Kirov
- Kryndachivka was the name of Khrustalnyi – local landowner Kryndacha
- Krystynopol was the name of Sheptytskyi – Krystyna Lubomirska, wife of Feliks Kazimierz Potocki
- Mykytyn Rih was the name of Nikopol – Cossack Mykyta Tsyhan (as Cygan)
- Nogaisk, Nohaisk was the name of Berdiansk – Nogai Khan
- Novooleksandrivka was the name of Melitopol – after Alexander I of Russia
- Oleksiivka was the name of Chystiakove – after a son of Russian general Leonov
- Osypenko was the name of Berdiansk – Polina Osipenko (originally Osypenko)
- Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi was the name of Pereiaslav – Bohdan Khmelnytsky
- Sergo, Serho was the name of Kadiivka – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
- Stakhanov was the name of Kadiivka – famous miner Aleksei Stakhanov
- Stalino was the name of Donetsk – Joseph Stalin
- Stanisławów, Stanyslaviv was the name of Ivano-Frankivsk – Polish magnate Stanisław Potocki
- Sverdlovsk was the name of Dovzhansk – Yakov Sverdlov
- Torez was the name of Chystiakove – Maurice Thorez
- Usivka was the name of Oleksandriia – Cossack Usyk
- Vatutine was the name of Bahacheve – Nikolai Vatutin
- Voroshilovgrad, Voroshylovhrad was the name of Luhansk – Kliment Voroshilov
- Yekaterinin Shanets was the name of Pervomaisk – Catherine the Great
- Yekaterinoslav was the name of Dnipro – Catherine the Great
- Yelizavetgrad, Yelyzavethrad was the name of Kropyvnytskyi – Saint Elizabeth and Empress regnant Elizabeth of Russia
- Yuzivka was the name of Donetsk – British businessman John Hughes
- Zhdanov was the name of Mariupol – Andrey Zhdanov
- Zinovievsk was the name of Kropyvnytskyi – Grigory Zinoviev
United Arab Emirates
[edit]- 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
[edit]Great Britain
[edit]- Albert Village – Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire – Queen Alexandra of Denmark
- Bognor Regis – George V of United Kingdom
- Bury St Edmunds – Edmund the Martyr, King of East Anglia
- Camden Town – Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
- Campbell Park – Lord Campbell of Eskan
- Cubitt Town – William Cubitt (politician)
- Fitzrovia – Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton
- Fort Augustus – Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
- Fort William, Scotland – William of Orange
- renamed several times before being named Fort William again, this time for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
- Halsetown - James Halse
- Helensburgh – Lady Helen Sutherland (1717–1791)
- King's Lynn – Henry VIII of England
- Kingstanding – Charles I of England
- Kingston upon Hull – Edward I of England
- Kingston upon Thames – King Æthelstan
- Kington, Herefordshire – Henry I of England
- Kirkcudbright – St Cuthbert
- Knutsford – King Canute
- Maryland, London – Henrietta Maria of France
- Montgomery, Powys – Roger de Montgomerie, Main Counsellor
- Nicholstown - Jonas Nichols (1836-1891)
- Pentonville – Henry Penton
- Perkinsville, County Durham – Edward Mosely Perkins (1821-1871) and his son Charles Perkins (1851-1905)
- Peterborough – St Peter
- Peterlee – Peter Lee, a miners' leader and President of the MFGB
- Port Clarence – William IV, Duke of Clarence
- Princes Risborough – Edward the Black Prince
- Queen Adelaide, Cambridgeshire – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
- Queen Camel – Eleanor of Provence
- Queen Charlton – Queen Catherine Parr
- Queen's Park, London – Queen Victoria
- Queenborough – Philippa of Hainault
- Saltaire – Sir Titus Salt
- Somers Town, London – Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers
- St Albans – St Alban
- St Andrews – St Andrew
- St Davids – St David
- St Ives, Cambridgeshire – Saint Ivo
- St Neot, Cornwall – St Neot
- St Neots, Cambridgeshire – St Neot
- Telford – Thomas Telford, civil engineer
- Victoria, Cornwall – Queen Victoria
- Victoria, London – Queen Victoria
- Victoria, Newport – Queen Victoria
- Wolverhampton – Wulfrun
Northern Ireland
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Albuquerque, New Mexico – Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque
- Annapolis, Maryland – Anne, Queen of Great Britain
- Ann Arbor, Michigan – Ann Allen and Mary Ann Rumsey, founders
- Augusta, Georgia – Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
- Austin, Texas – Stephen F. Austin
- Baltimore – Lord Baltimore
- Berkeley, California – George Berkeley, philosopher
- Bismarck, North Dakota – Otto von Bismarck
- Charlotte, North Carolina – Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Cincinnati – Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
- Dallas – George M. Dallas
- Denver – James W. Denver
- Edison, New Jersey – Thomas A. Edison
- Fayetteville, Tennessee – Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
- Fort Myers, Florida – Col. Abraham C. Myers
- Hamilton, Ohio – Alexander Hamilton
- Henderson, Nevada – Charles Henderson (Nevada politician)
- Hershey, Pennsylvania – Milton Hershey, famous chocolatier
- Houston – Sam Houston
- Jacksonville, Florida – Andrew Jackson
- Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania – Jim Thorpe
- Keokuk, Iowa – Keokuk (Sauk leader)
- King County, Washington – Originally after William R. King, changed to Martin Luther King Jr.
- Lincoln, Nebraska – Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States
- Los Angeles – Our Lady the Queen of the Angels
- Madison, Wisconsin – James Madison
- Nashville, Tennessee – American Revolutionary War hero Francis Nash
- New York City – James of York and Albany
- Pittsburgh – William Pitt the Elder
- Raleigh, North Carolina – Sir Walter Raleigh
- San Antonio – Saint Anthony of Padua
- San Diego – Didacus of Alcalá, better known as San Diego
- San Francisco – Saint Francis
- San Jose, California – Saint Joseph
- Saint Paul, Minnesota – Saint Paul
- St. Augustine, Florida – Augustine of Hippo
- St. Louis, Missouri – Louis IX of France
- Santa Ana, California – Saint Anne
- Santa Barbara, California – Saint Barbara
- Seattle – Chief Seattle
- Ventura, California – Saint Bonaventure
- Washington, D.C. – George Washington
- Ypsilanti, Michigan – Demetrios Ypsilantis
Uruguay
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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[timeframe?] – revolutionary Thái Phiên
Zambia
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Lists of places named after people
- Buildings and structures 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
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- ^ "Ghana Place Names: Techiman".
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The genealogy of the O'Mahonys is traced up from Conn [..] to two other well-known place names :- "From this Kean (Cian, father of Mahon) was called Enniskean"
- ^ O'Mahony, Jeremiah (1961). West Cork and Its Story. Kerryman. p. 80.
One of Cian's residences was at Deargrath (red fort), which gave its name to the townland on which was built the village of Enniskean, called after Cian himself
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'Enniskean' [..] means 'the island of Cian'. It takes its name after Cian Maol Muadh (later O'Mahony), a local Chieftan
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Emri Ferizaj, rrjedh nga pronari i një hoteli (hani) të njohur, që quhej Feriz Shasivari
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