This is a list of Irish language exonyms for places outside of Ireland. The tables contain both endonyms and exonyms of places around the world, with the exonyms written in Irish and the endonyms in their regional language(s).
Algeria an AilgéirEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageAlgiersCathair na hAilgéireAl Jāza'ir (الجزائر)Standard ArabicDzayerBerber
Belgium an BheilgEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageAntwerpAntuairpAntwerpenDutchBrusselsan BhruiséilBrusselDutchBruxellesFrenchFlandersFlóndrasVlaanderenDutchLeuvenLováinLeuvenDutchSite of St Anthony's College, Leuven, a centre of Irish learning and culture on the ContinentOstendOstainnOostendeDutchWalloniaan VallúinWallonieFrenchWalonreyeWalloon
Bosnia and Herzegovina an Bhoisnia agus HeirseagaivéinEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageSarajevoSairéavoSarajevo (Сарајево)Bosnian
Canada CeanadaEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageLabrador(Leithinis) LabradarLabradorEnglish, FrenchNunatsuakInuttitutNewfoundlandTalamh an ÉiscIkkarumikluakInuttitutIrish name means "fishing grounds"; Newfoundland was settled by large numbers of Irish emigrantsNewfoundlandEnglishTerre-NeuveFrenchNova ScotiaAlbain NuaAlba NuadhScottish GaelicNouvelle-ÉcosseFrenchNova ScotiaEnglish
China an tSínEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageBeijingBésingBeijing (北京)MandarinTibetTibéidBhö (བོད)Tibetan
Croatia an ChróitEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesDalmatiaan DalmáitDalmacijaZagrebSágrabZagreb
Cyprus an ChipirEnglish nameIrish nameEndonyNotesNameLanguageNicosiaan Leafcóis; an NicóisLefkosíaGreekLefkoşaTurkish
Czech Republic an tSeicEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesBohemiaan BhohéimČechyPraguePrágPraha
Denmark an DanmhairgEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesCopenhagenCóbanhávanKøbenhavnJutlandan IútlainnJyllandZealandan tSéalainnSjælland
Egypt an ÉigiptEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageCairoCaireo
France an FhraincEnglish nameIrish nameFrench placeNotesNameLanguageBordeauxBordghalBordeauxFrenchBordèuGasconFrom Latin BurdigulaBrittanyan BhríotáinBreizhBretonBretagneFrenchBurgundyan BhurgúinBourgogneFrenchCorsicaan ChorsaicCorseFrenchCorsicaItalianLorrainean LorráinLorraineFrenchLottringeWest FranconianLouréneLorrainNormandyan NormainnNormandieFrenchNormaundieNormanParisPárasParisFrench
Germany an GhearmáinEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageBavariaan BhaváirBayernGermanBerlinBeirlínBerlinGermanSaxonyan tSacsainSachsenGermanSaggsnUpper SaxonSakskaUpper Sorbian
Great Britain and Crown dependencies: an Bhreatain MhórEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageAberdeenObar DheathainObar DheathainScottish GaelicBristolBriostóBristolEnglishCardiffCaedyddCaerdyddWelshCarlisleCathair LuailCarlisleEnglishCoatbridgeDrochaid an ChótaDrochaid a' ChòtaScottish GaelicCornwallan ChornKernowCornishCorn na BreataineDouglasDúlaisDoolishManxGlasgowGlaschúGlaschuScottish GaelicDundeeDún DéaghDùn DèaghScottish GaelicEdinburghDún ÉideannDùn ÈideannScottish GaelicEnglandSasanaEnglandEnglishFrom Old Irish Saxain (“Saxons, England”).GuernseyGeansaíHebridesInse Ghallna h-Innse GallScottish GaelicInvernessInbhear NisInbhir NisScottish GaelicIsle of ManManainnManninManxTranslation Oileán Mhanann (from ) also usedIsle of WightInis IochtIsle of WightEnglishJerseyGeirsíLiverpoolLearpoll, LearphollLiverpoolEnglishLondonLondainLondonEnglishManchesterManchainManchesterEnglishFrom Latin MancuniaOrkneyInse OrcArcaibhScottish GaelicOxfordÁth na nDamhOxfordEnglishCalque, literally "ford of the oxen"PerthPeairtPeairt Scottish GaelicScotlandAlbainAlbaScottish GaelicSee AlbaSevernan tSabhrainnSevernEnglishHafrenWelshStirlingSruighleSruighleaScottish GaelicEnglish name also used in IrishStrathclydeSrath ChluaidhSrath ChluaidhScottish GaelicThamesan TamaisThamesEnglishWalesan Bhreatain BheagCymruWelshLiterally "Little Britain."YorkEabhracYorkEnglishFrom the Latin Eboracum.
Greece an GhréigEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesLanguageNotesAthensan AithinCretean ChréitRhodesRódasThessalonikiTeasaloinicé
Iceland an ÍoslainnEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesReykjavíkRéicivícReykjavík
India an India, an IndEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageDelhiDeilíKolkataCalcúta
Indonesia an IndinéisEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageJakartaIacártaJakartaIndonesian
Israel an IosraelEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageJerusalemIarúsailéimAl-QudsArabicFrom Latin Ierusalem. The earliest Irish form is Old Irish Hierosalem, from the 8th-century poems of Blathmac mac Con Brettan.Yerushalayim (ירושלים)Hebrew
Italy an IodáilEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageFlorenceFlóransLombardyan LombairdMilanMilan/ MilanoPiedmontPíodmantRomean RóimhSardiniaan tSairdínSicilyan tSicilTuscanyan TuscáinVenicean Veinéis
Libya an LibiaEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageTripoliTripilí
Lithuania an LiotuáinEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageVilniusVilniasVilniusLithuanian
Moldova an MholdóivEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageChişinăuCísineá
Myanmar MaenmarEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageYangonRangún
Palestine an PhalaistínEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageBethlehemBeithilبيت لحم (Beit Lahm)Arabicבֵּית לֶחֶם (Bet Leḥem)HebrewJerusalemIarúsailéimالقُدس (Al-Quds)ArabicFrom Latin Ierusalem. The earliest Irish form is Old Irish Hierosalem, from the 8th-century poems of Blathmac mac Con Brettan.יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yershuláyim)HebrewNazarethNazaratالنَّاصِرَة (an-Nāṣira)Arabicנָצְרַת (Natsrat)Hebrewܢܨܪܬ, (Naṣrath)Imperial Aramaic
Poland an PholainnEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageWarsawVársáWarzawaPolish
Portugal an PhortaingéilEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageLisbonLiospóinLisboaPortugueseMadeiraMaidéara
Romania an RómáinEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageBucharestBúcairistBucureştiRomanian
Russia an RúisEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageMoscowMoscóMoskvaRussianSaint PetersburgCathair PheadairSankt PeterburgRussianSiberiaan tSibéirUralan Úrail
Serbia an tSeirbiaEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesBelgradeBéalgrádBeograd
South Korea an Chóiré TheasEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesSeoulSúl
Spain an SpáinnEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageA Coruñaan ChoróinObsoleteCathair na CruinneAragonan AragóinGaliciaan GhailísMallorcaMallarcaMenorcaMionarcaSevilleSeville
Sudan an tSúdáinEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageKhartoumCartúm
Sweden an tSualainnEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageGötalandan GhotlannGötalandSwedishStockholmStócólmStockholmSwedish
Switzerland an EilvéisEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageGenevaan GhinéivGenfGermanGenèveFrench
Syria an tSiriaEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageDamascusan DamaiscDimašqStandard Arabic
Tunisia an TúnéisEnglish nameIrish nameTunisian placeNotesNameLanguageTunisTúinis
Ukraine an ÚcráinEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageCrimeaan ChriméKyivCívKyivUkrainian
United Arab Emirates Aontas na nÉimíríochtaí ArabachaEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageAbu DhabiAbú Daibí
United States Stáit AontaitheEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageBostonBostúnBostonEnglishEllis IslandOileán an ChoraintínEllis IslandEnglishMeaning ‘Quarantine Island,’ reflecting the fact that Irish arrivals in New York were seen as carriers of infections and obliged to spend periods of quarantine there.Hawai'iHaváíHawai'iEnglish, HawaiianNew York CityNua-EabhracNew York CityEnglishFrom the Latin Eboracum, the old name for York, England.
Vietnam VítneamEnglish nameIrish nameEndonymNotesNameLanguageHanoiHanáíHà NộiVietnamese
References téarma.ie – Téarma – the National Terminology Database for Irish, developed by Fiontar (Dublin City University) in collaboration with An Coiste Téarmaíochta (Foras na Gaeilge)
See also List of European exonyms