Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Meanings-of-Country-Names

English initial	country name	meaning	origin
A	افغانستان [pus][urd][fas], Афғонистон [tgk], Афғонистон/Afgʻoniston [uzb], Owganystan [tuk], 阿富汗 [zho] , Afghanistan [eng]	Land of the Distant People	Bactrian: αβαγανο
A	America [eng], América [spa], Amérique [fra], Америка [rus], 美利堅/美利坚 [zho], 아메리카 [kor], الولايات [ara], Amerika [deu][tag]	Amerigo	Italian: Amerigo Vespucci
A	Andorra [cat][spa][eng], Andorre [fra]	Shrub-Covered Land	Basque: andurrial
A	Հայաստան [hye][hyw], ارمنستان [fas], Ermənistan [aze], Ermenistan [tur] სომხეთი [kat][xmf] Цӏамухъ [ava] Армения [rus][bul], Armenia [eng]	? Land of Suḫmu ? Inhabitant of Arme	Old Armenian: Հայաստան Akkadian: 𒆳𒋢𒄭 ? Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴
A	Australia [eng], Ostrelia [tcs], 澳大利亞/澳大利亚 [zho]	South	Latin: terra austrālis incōgnita
A	Азәрбајҹан/Azərbaycan [aze], აზერბაიჯანი [kat], Ադրբեջան [hye][hyw], آذربایجان [fas], Азербайджан [rus], Әзірбайжан [kaz], Озарбойҷон [tgk], Azerbaijan [eng]	Atropates	Persian: آذربادگان‎
B	বাংলাদেশ [ben][asm], ဘင်္ဂလားဒေ့ရှ် [mya], ବାଁଲାଦେଶ [ori], Bangladesh [eng]	Country of Bengali	Bengali: বাংলা + দেশ
B	Belgique [fra], België [vls], Belgien [deu], Belsch [ltz], Belgium [eng]	Belgae	Latin: Belgae
B	འབྲུག་ཡུལ [dzo][bod] ভুটান [ben], ভূটান [asm], भुटान [nep], भूटान [hin], 不丹 [zho], Bhutan [eng]	Country of Dragon End of Tibet	Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ Prakrit: 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢
B	Brasil [por][hrs][spa], Brazil [eng]	Ember-Coloured	Portuguese: pau-brasil
B	Britain [eng], Prydain [cym], a' Bhreatainn [gla], An Bhreatain [gle], Brittannië [nld], Britannien [deu] Grande-Bretagne [fra]	Land of Britons Great Brittany	Latin: Britannia Latin: grandis + Britannia
B	Brunei [msa][eng]	Váruṇa	Sanskrit: वरुण
C	ស្រុកខ្មែរ [khm] Cam-pu-chia [vie]. ກຳພູຊາ [lao], กัมพูชา [thi], Kemboja [msa], Cambodge [fra], Cambodia [eng]	Khmer Village Kamboja	Old Khmer: ក្មេរ៑ Sanskrit: काम्बोज
C	Canada [eng][fra] Uŋčíyapi Makȟóčhe [lkt]	Village Grandmother's Country	Laurentian: kanata Lakota: Uŋčíyapi Makȟóčhe
C	中國/中国 [zho], Cungguek [zha], Җунгуй [dng], ᦷᦋᧂᧈ ᦷᦅᧉ [khb], ꍏꇩ [iii], ᡩᡠᠯᡳᠮᠪᠠᡳ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ[mnc], 중국 [kor], 中国 [jpn], Trung Quốc [vie] 唐 [ryu] 천ᄌᆞ국 [jje] རྒྱ་ནག [bod][dzo] چین [urd][fas], चीन [nep], ຈີນ [lao], Чин [tgk], الصين [ara], China [por][eng][deu] Китай [rus][ukr][bul], خىتاي [uig], ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ/Хятад [mon], ᡍᡅᡐᠠᡑ[xwo], Қытай [kaz], Кытай [kir][tat][sah] တရုတ် [mya] ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲱⲛ [cop]	Central State Tang Son of Heaven's State Black Empire Qin Khitans {possibly} Turks {possibly} Mede	Middle Chinese: 中國 Middle Chinese: 唐 Middle Chinese: 天子國 Tibetan: རྒྱ་ནག Old Chinese: 秦 Khitan: 𘱿𘱤 Burmese: တရုတ် {possibly} Ancient Greek: Μῆδος
C	Kongo [kon][swa][fra], Congo [eng]	Hunters	Kongo: nkongo
C	Κύπρος [ell], Kıbrıs [tur], قبرص [ara], Cyprus [eng] 𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉 [phn], 𐎀𐎍𐎘𐎊 [uga]	? ?	Ancient Greek: Κύπρος ?
D	Danmark [dan][nor][swe], Danmarki [kal], Dänemark [deu], Denemarken [nld], Denmark [eng]	Boundary of Danes	Old Norse danskr + merki
E	مصر [ara], מצרים [heb], Mısır [tur] 𓆎 𓅓 𓏏𓊖 [egy] Αίγυπτος [ell], Égypte [fra], Egypt [eng]	Frontier Black Land House of the Ka of Ptah	Akkadian: 𒈪𒄑𒊑𒄿 Egyptian: 𓆎 𓅓 𓏏𓊖 Egyptian: 𓉗 𓏏𓉐 𓂓𓏤 𓊪𓏏 𓎛 𓀭
E	ኢትዮጵያ [amh][gez][tir], Itoobiya [som], Etiopia [ita], Ethiopia [eng] Uhabeshi [swa]	Land of Aithíops To Gather	Ancient Greek: Αἰθιοπία Arabic: حبش
F	Viti [fij], Whītī [mri], Fiji [eng]	Sunrise	Fijian: Viti
F	Suomi [fin][olo][krl], Suopma [sme], Suomâ [smn] Ла̄дтҍ е̄ммьне [sjd] Lääʹddjânnam [sms] Finland [swe][dan][eng]	? ? Land of Sami Land of Sami	? Proto-Finnic: *soomi Skolt Sami: läʹdd +‎ jânnam Old Norse: Finnar +‎ land.
F	France [fra][eng], França [oci][cat], Francia [cos][spa][ita], Frankreich [deu] Bro-C'hall [bre]	Franks Country of Gauls	Frankish: *frankō Breton: Bro + Latin: Gallus
G	Deutschland [deu], Deitschland [bar], Daitschlond [pfl], Duutsjlandj [lim], Düütschland [nds], Düütsklound [stq], Däitschland [ltz], Duitsland [nld], Tyskland [dan][swe][nor] Allemagne [fra] Německo [ces], Nimska [dsb], Němska [hsb] Germany [eng], Germania [ita], Германия [rus] Saksa [fin] Vācija [lat]	Land of the People Alemānnī Foreigner's Land Land of Germans Saxon Land of Vagoth	Old High German: diutisc + lant Latin: Alemānnī Proto-Slavic: *němьcь Latin: Germānī Old Saxon: Sahso Latvian: vāci + goth
G	საქართველო [kat], ოქორთურა [kzz] Грузия [rus], Gürcistan [tur], گرجستان [fas], Georgia [eng]	Kartli Iberians	Old Georgian: ქართველი Parthian: 𐭅𐭉𐭓𐭔𐭍
G	Ελλάδα [ell], ϯⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ [cop] Yunanistan [tur], اليونان [ara], یونان [fas] Greqi [sqi], Гърция [bul], Грција [mkd], Grecia [ita], Greece [eng]	{possibly} Helloi / Selloi Ionia Graecus	{possibly} Ancient Greek: Ἑλλοί / Σελλοί Ancient Greek: Ἰωνία Ancient Greek: Γραικός
H	Magyarország [hun], Maďarsko [slk], Madžárska [slv], Мађарска/Mađarska [hbs] Ungarn [deu], Ungaria [rom], Węgry [pol], Угорщина [ukr], Hungary [eng]	Man's Land Land of Huns	Old Hungarian: mogyër + úr + szág Latin: Hungaria
I	Éire [gle], Ireland [eng], Èirinn [gla], Erlan [sco], Iwerddon [cym], Iwerdhon [cor], Nerin [glv]	Fat	Old Irish: Ériu
I	ísland [isl][fao], Iceland [nor][dan][sco][eng] Innis Tìle [gla]	Ice Land Island of Thule	Old Norse: íss +‎ land Old Norse: Týli
I	भारत [hin][mar][mai][nep], ભારત [guj], ಭಾರತ [kan], ଭାରତ [ori], ਭਾਰਤ [pan], භාරත් [sin] இந்தியா [tam], ഇന്ത്യ [mal] , ఇండియా [tel], އިންޑިއާ [div], هند [fas], 印度 [zho], India [eng][msa] ہندوستان [urd] རྒྱ་གར [bod][dzo]	Bhāratas River Country of the River White Empire	Sanskrit: भरत Sanskrit: सिन्धु Persian: هندوستان‎ Tibetan: རྒྱ་གར
I	Indonesia [mly][jav][eng], Indonésia [sun], ឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី [khm], Indonesya [tol], In-đô-nê-xi-a [vie]	Indus Islands	Ancient Greek: Ἰνδός + νῆσος
I	ایران‎ [fas][urd][pus], إيران [ara], İran [tur][aze], Eýran [tuk], Իրան [arm], Iran [eng][fra]	(Land) of Aryans	Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭
I	Italia [ita][scn][pms], Itàlia [lom], Itàłia [vec], Italie [fur], Italy [eng]	Land of Bulls	Oscan: 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞
J	日本 [jpn][zho], 일본 [kor], Japan [eng] 大和 [ryu][yoi][xug][rys][mvi] シサㇺ [ain]	Origin of the Sun Yamatai Foreigner	Old Japanese: 日の本 Old Japanese: 邪馬臺 Ainu: シサㇺ
K	i-Kiribati [gil], Kilepaka [haw], Kiribati [eng]	Thomas Gilbert	English: Gilbert Islands
K	조선 [kor], 朝鮮/朝鲜 [zho], 朝鮮 [jpn] 한국 [kor], 韓國/韩国 [zho], 韓国 [jpn] Корея [rus], Korea [eng]	Morning Sun Country of Three Han Goguryeo	Old Chinese: 朝鮮 Old Korean: 三韓 Old Korean: 高句麗
L	ລາວ [lao], Lào [vie], លាវ [khm], ลาว [thi], လာအို [mya], 老撾/老挝|寮國/寮国 [zho], Laos [fra][eng]	{possibly} Ailao	Lao: ອ້າຽລາວ
L	Liechtenstein [deu][eng]	Bright Stone	German liecht + Stein
L	Luxembourg [fra][eng], Luxemburg [deu], Lussimbork [wln]	Little Castle	Old High German: Lucilinburhuc
M	مليسيا‎/Malaysia [msa], மலேசியா [tam], Malasya [tgl], 馬來西亞/马来西亚 [zho], มาเลเซีย [tha], ម៉ាឡេស៊ី [khm], Ma-lai-xi-a [vie], Malaysia [eng]	Malayu	Malay: ملايو‎
M	ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ‎ [div], മാലിദ്വീപ്मा [mal], लदीव [hin], Maldives [eng]	Island Dweller	Dhivehi: ދިވެހި‎
M	مالطا [ara], Malta [mlt][ita][eng]	Port	Ancient Greek: Μελίτη
M	M̧ajeļ [mah], Marshall Islands [eng]	John Marshall	English: John Marshall
M	Mikronesia [msa], Micronesia [eng]	Small Island	Ancient Greek: μικρός +‎ νῆσος
M	México [nah][spa], Mexico [eng] ᎠᏂᏍᏆᏂᎢ [chr]	Tenochtitlan ?	Classical Nahuatl: Mēxihco ?
M	Munegu [lij], Monaco [fra][ita][eng], Mónaco [spa]	Single House	Ancient Greek: μόνος + οἶκος
M	ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ/Монгол [mon], Монгол Улас [bua], Моол [tuv], Моңғолия [kaz], 蒙古 [zho], Mongolia [eng]	?	Classical Mongolian: ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ
M	မြန်မာ [mya], မိူင်းမၢၼ်ႈ [shn], ᦙᦱᧃᧈ [khb], ব্রহ্মদেশ [ben], ম্যানমাৰ [asm], พม่า [thi], म्यानमार [hin], Myanmar [eng], 緬甸/缅甸 [zho]	Burman	{possibly} Sanskrit: ब्रह्मादेश
N	Naoero [nau], Nauru [eng]	{possibly} I Go To the Beach	{possibly} Nauru: anáoero
N	नेपाल [nep], নেপাল [asm][ben], བལ་ཡུལ [bod][dzo], नेपाल [hin], 尼泊爾/尼泊尔 [zho] , Nepal [eng]	?	?
N	Nieuw-Zeeland [nld], New Zealand [eng] Aotearoa [mri]	{possibly} Land of Long White Clouds New Coastal Land	Māori: Aotearoa Dutch: Nieuw-Zeeland
N	Nigeria [eng][fra][nld], Naigeria [ibo], Nàìjíríà [yor], Nijeriya [hau]	(River) of Rivers	Berber: ger-n-ger
N	Norge [nob][dan][swe], Noreg [nno][fao], Nöörje [sma], Norga [sme], Norway [eng], Norawa [sco], Nirribhidh [gla] Vuodna [smj]	North Way Fjord	Old Norse: norðr + vegr Proto-Samic *vuonë
P	پاکستان‎ [urd][bal][fas][pan], پاڪستان [snd], पाकिस्तान [hin], Pakistan [eng]	Land of the Pure	Urdu: پاک‎ +‎ ـستان‎
P	Belau [pau], Palau [eng]	Village	Palauan: beluu
P	Papua Niugini [tpi], Papua Niu Gini [hmo], Daudai Niugini [tcs], Papua New Guinea [msa][eng]	Frizzy-Hair New Guinea	Malay: pepuah + Spanish: Nueva Guinea
P	Pilipinas [tgl][akl], Phi-líp-pin [vie], Filipina [msa], 菲律賓/菲律宾 [zho], Filipinas [spa], Philippines [fra][eng]	Land of Philip the Apostle	Latin: Philippus
P	Polska [pol], Polsko [ces][slk], Pòlskô [csb], Polen [deu], Польша [rus], Польща [ukr], Польшча [bel], Poland [eng] Lenkija [lit], Lengyelország [hun]	Field Dwellers Land of Lendians	Middle High German: Polen Old East Slavic: лѧхъ
P	Portugal [por][ast][spa][eng], Pertual [mwl]	Portus Cale	Latin: portus + Callus
R	Россия [rus][kaz][ava][myv][kum][krc][kjh][tyv][udm][sah], Россий [mhr], Росія [ukr], Россе [inh], Рочму [kpv], Русия [aze], Rusiye [crh], Расія [bel], Раҫҫей [chv], Урыстәыла [abk], Урысый [ady], Уӕрӕсе [oss],ᠣᠷᠤᠰ/Орос [mon], Оьрсий [che], Әрәсә [xal], Арассыыйа [sah], Rusija [lit], 俄羅斯/俄罗斯 [zho], 러시아 [kor], ロシア [jpn], Russia [eng] Venäjä [fin], Venemaa [est]	Land of People by Roþrin Land of Slav	Old East Slavic: Русь Proto-Finnic: *venät
S	Sāmoa [smo], Samoa [eng]	{possibly} Sacred Centre	{possibly} Samoan: sā + moa
S	San Marino [ita]	Saint Marinus	Italian: San Marino
S	Solomon Aelan [pis], Solomon Islands [eng]	Islands of King Solomon	Spanish: Islas Salomón
S	ශ්‍රී ලංකාව [sin], இலங்கை [tam], श्रीलंका [hin], Sri Lanka [eng]	Holy Land	Sanskrit: श्री लङ्का
S	España [spa][glg][ast], Espanya [cat], Espainia [eus], Espanha [por], Espagne [fra], إسبانية [ara], Spain [eng]	Land of Hyraxes	Ancient Greek: Ἱσπανία‎‎‎
S	Sverige [swe][dan][nor], Sveerje [sma], Sverdji [sje], Svierik [smj], Schweden [deu], Szwecja [pol], Sweden [eng] Ruohtsa [sju], Ruoŧŧa [sme]	Realm of Swedes Rowers	Old Swedish: Sverighe Proto-Finnic: *roocci
S	Schweiz [deu], Suisse [fra], Svizzera [ita], Svizra [roh], Swiez [nds],Switzerland [eng] Ελβετία [ell], Elveția [rom]	Schwyz Helvetia	Latin: Suittes Latin: Helvetius
T	ໄທ [lao], ថៃ [khm], ထိုင်း [mya], Negara Thai [msa], Thailand [eng] श्यामदेश [hin]	Human Siam	Thai: ไท Thai: สยาม
T	Timór Lorosa'e [tet], Timor Timur [msa], Timor Leste [por], Timor-Leste [eng]	Eastern East	Malay: timur
T	Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga [ton], Toga [fud], Tonga [rar][eng]	South	Samoan: toga
T	Türkiye [tur][eng], Tirkiye [kmr], تركيا [ara], Турция [rus]	Land of Turks	Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜‎
T	Tuuvalu [tvl], Tuvalu [eng]	Eight Standing Together	Tuvalu: Tuuvalu
U	Україна [ukr][rue], Украина [rus], Украіна [bel], אוקראַיִן‎ [yid], Ucraina [rom], Ukraina [pol], Ukraine [eng]	Land at the Border	Old East Slavic: оукраина
V	Vanuatu [bis][fra][eng]	Land to Stand	Bislama: vanua
V	Vaticano [ita], Vatican [eng]	To Prophesy	Latin: vaticinor
V	Việt Nam [vie], 越南 [zho], វៀតណាម [khm], ຫວຽດນາມ [lao], Viêt Nam [fra], Vietnam [msa][eng], Byetnam [tgl]	South of Yue	Chinese: 越南