Croatian exonyms are geographic place names outside of Croatia which differ from the name used locally or officially. These are often native names that were used in ancient times but are no longer used in the native language.
This list includes current and historical exonyms, as exonym use varies over time. As an example, Carigrad is a disused exonym for Istanbul, which replaced an even older exonym, Stambol. Croatian exonyms continue to be defined even in the modern day, as one research illustrated over the debate over the pronunciation and declension of Qatar (Katar in Croatian) after it hosted a water polo championship in the 2010s.
Language Native name Croatian exonym Albanija Albanian Durrës Drač Shkodër Skadar Alžir Arabic Al-Ŷazā'ir Alžir Wahrān Oran Armenija Armenian Yerevan Erevan Austrija German Bruck an der Leitha Bruk na Lajti Eisenstadt Željezno Graz Gradac (historical), Gradec (historical) Kittsee Gijeca Neusiedl am See Niuzalj Wien Beč Wiener Neustadt Bečko Novo Mjesto Bugarska Kina Chinese Běijīng Peking Xiānggǎng Hong Kong Táibĕi Taipei Kuba Spanish Habana Havana Cipar Greek - Turkish Lefkosía - Lefkoșa Nikozija Češka Republika Czech Dobré Pole Dobro Polje Hradec Králové Kraljičin Gradac Jevišovka Frielištof Nový Přerov Nova Prerava Praha Prag Ústí nad Labem Ústí na Labi Danska Danish København Kopenhagen Egipat Arabic Al-Iskandariyya Aleksandrija Qāhirah Kairo Suways Suez Uqsur Luksor Francuska French Marseille Marijanin Nice Nica Paris Pariz Njemačka German Bautzen Budišin Dresden Dražđane (historical) Leipzig Lipsko (historical) München Monakov (historical) Grčka Greek Athína Atena Édessa Voden Ermoúpoli Ermoupolis Flórina Lerin Igoumenítsa Igumenica Ikaría Ikarija Ioánnina Janina Irákleion Heraklion Kýthira Kitera Kérkyra Krf Kórinthos Korint Kozáni Kožani Pátra Patras Peiraiás Pirej Thessaloníki Solun Véroia Ber Mađarska / Madžarska Hungarian Croatian Exonyms for Places in Hungary Croatian Exonyms for Places in Hungary Indija Hindi - English Kolkata Kalkuta Italija Italian Ancona Jakin Bolzano Bocen Gorizia Gorica Monfalcone Tržić Muggia Milje Napoli Napulj Roma Rim Trento Trident Trieste Trst Udine Videm (historical?) (Slovenian exonym) Izrael Hebrew - Arabic Be'er Sheva - Bi'r as-Sab Beer Šeba Yerushaláyim - Al-Quds Jeruzalem Yériho - Ariha Jerihon Kafar Nahum - Talhum Kafarnaum Natzrát - Naseriyye Nazaret Tverya - Ţabariyyah Tiberijada Libanon Libija Arabic Ţarābulus Tripoli Mali French Tombouctou Timbuktu Moldavija Romanian Chișinău Kišinjev Maroko Arabic Fās Fes Ţanja Tanger Nepal Nepali Kantipur Katmandu Nizozemska Sjeverna Makedonija Macedonian Bitola Bitolj Gevgelija Đevđelija Skopje Skoplje Oman Arabic Masqaț Muskat Palestina Arabic - Hebrew Al-Khalīl - Hevron Hebron Poljska Portugal Portuguese Lisboa Lisabon RumunjskaRomânian Caransebeș Sebeš Carașova Karaševo Cluj-Napoca Kluž Jimbolia Žombolj Lipova Lipa Lugoj Lugoš Oradea Veliki Varadin Orșova Oršava Sibiu Sibinj Svinița Svinjica Timișoara Temišvar RusijaRussian Nizhny Novgorod Nižnji Novgorod Nizhny Tagil Nižnji Tagil Sankt Peterburg Petrograd (historical) Yaroslavl Jaroslavlj Saudijska Arabija Arabic Makkah Meka Madīnah Medina Srbija Serbian Beograd Biograd (historical) Sremska Kamenica Srijemska Kamenica Sremska Mitrovica Srijemska Mitrovica Sremski Karlovci Srijemski Karlovci Slovačka Slovak Bratislava Požun (historical) Devínska Nová Ves Devinsko Novo Selo Chorvátsky Grob Hrvatski Grob Jarovce Hrvatski Jandrof Rusovce Rosvar Slovenija Slovene Koper Kopar Somalija Somali - Arabic Muqdisho - Maqadīshū Mogadišu Švicarska German - French Genf - Genève Ženeva Sirija Arabic Dimashq Damask Turska Turkish Antakya Antiohija Edirne Drinopolje Galipoli Galipolje İstanbul Carigrad (historical) Ukrajina Ukrainian Chernivtsi Černovice Chornobil' Černobil Dnipro Dnjipro Donets'k Donjeck Kyiv Kijev Lviv Lavov Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo English Edinburgh Jedingrad (historical) London Lodin (historical) Ujedinjene Američke Države English New York Navijork (historical) Uzbekistan Uzbek Toshkent Taškent Language Native name Croatian exonym
References
See also List of European exonyms