List of short place names

This is a list of short placenames with one or two letters.

One-letter place names

A, a former village in Kami-Amakusa city, Kumamoto, Japan
Å, a village in Andøy municipality, Nordland, Norway. Å is Danish, Norwegian and Swedish for "brook" or "small river".
Å, a village in Moskenes municipality, Nordland, Norway
Å, a village in Meldal municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Å, a village in Åfjord municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Å, a village in Ibestad municipality, Troms, Norway
Å, a village in Lavangen municipality, Troms, Norway
Å, a village in Tranøy municipality, Troms, Norway
Å, a place in Funen, Denmark^[1]
Å, a village in Norrköping municipality, Östergötland, Sweden
Ά, an eco-hippie community in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Ą, a non-village settlement in northern Lubusz Voivodeship, near Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland.
D, a river in Oregon, United States
E, a mountain in Hokkaidō, Japan
E, a river in the Highlands of Scotland
Ì, Scottish Gaelic name for island of Iona, Scotland (also called Ì Chaluim Chille)
Ô, a castle near Mortrée, France
O, a river in Devon, England
O, a river in Toyama, Japan
Ö, a village in Sweden. Ö is Swedish for "island".
Ø, a hill in Jutland, Denmark. Ø is Danish for "island".
U, a place in Panama
U, a municipality on Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia
Ú, a place in Madagascar^{[citation needed]}
U, a place in Vietnam
U, a place in Tibet, China
Y, a commune in the department of Somme, France.
Y, a river in the north of Russia.
Y, a former census-designated place in Alaska, United States (recently renamed Susitna North).
Ý, Vietnamese name for Italy

Two-letter place names

Aa, a village in Estonia
Aa, several rivers in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland
Aa, a skerry at the entrance to Skelda Voe, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Ab, in Madhya Pradesh, India
Ae, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Ág, a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Ai, a Biblical city in Canaan
Ai, a community in Alabama, United States
Ai, a community in Georgia, United States
Ai, a community in North Carolina, United States
Ai, a community in Ohio, United States
Ai River, several rivers in China, Japan, and Taiwan
Ål, a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway
Ål, a village in Leksand municipality, Sweden
An, a county in Sichuan, China
Ao, a village in Estonia
As, a municipality in Limburg province, Belgium
Aš, a town in the Karlovy Vary region of the Czech Republic.
Ås, a municipality in Akershus county, Norway
Ås, the Swedish name for the Harju quarter of Helsinki, Finland
Ås, a hundred of Västergötland in Sweden
Ås, a village in Västmanland, Sweden
Ås, a village in Jämtland, Sweden
Au, a town in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria
Au, a district of the city of Munich, Germany
Au, a municipality in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Au, a town in the Kankan Region, Guinea
Au, a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Au, a village in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Ay, a commune in the department of Marne, France
Ba, a village in Serbia
Ba, a town in the Ba province of Fiji
Ba, a tambon (sub-district) in Tha Tum District, Surin Province, Thailand
Bo, a city in Sierra Leone
Bo, a town in Kim Bôi, Hòa Bình, Vietnam
Bo, the Asturian name for the parish of Boo, Asturias, Spain
Bo, a tambon (sub-district) in Khlung District, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand
Bu, a hamlet on Wyre in the Orkney Islands, Scotland
Bû, a commune in the department of Eure-et-Loir, France
By, a village in Åfjord municipality, Norway
By, a commune in the department of Doubs, France
Bø, Telemark and Bø, Nordland, municipalities in Telemark and Nordland, Norway; also the name of several farms. Bø is an archaic word for farmland.
Bő, a village in Vas county, Hungary
Cả, a river in Vietnam
Ci, a county in Hebei, China
Đà, a river in Vietnam
Du, a tambon (sub-district) in Kanthararom District, Sisaket, Thailand
Du, a tambon (sub-district) in Prang Ku District, Sisaket, Thailand
Du, a tambon (sub-district) in Rasi Salai District, Sisaket, Thailand
Du, a mountain in Henan province, China
Dú, the Irish name for Hurcle, a townland in County Meath, Ireland
Đu, a town in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam
Ea, a town in the Basque Country, Spain
Ed, an unincorporated community in Kentucky, US
Ed, a locality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Ee, a village in the Dongeradeel municipality, Friesland, Netherlands
Eg, a town in Afghanistan
Eg, a former farm in Kristiansand, Norway
Ei, a town in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima, Japan
Ep, a community in Kentucky, United States
Eš, a village and municipality in Pelhřimov District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
Eu, a commune in the department of Seine-Maritime, France
Fa, a commune in the department of Aude, France
Fi, a town in Segou city in Mali
Fu, a county in Shaanxi, China
Fu, a village in Mora Municipality, Sweden
Gu, a county in Shanxi, China
Gy, a commune in the department of Haute-Saône, France
Gy, a municipality in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Ha, a town in Paro, Paro District, Bhutan
Hå, a municipality in Rogaland, Norway
He, a farm in Nord-Odal municipality, Norway
He, a county in Anhui, China
Ho, a town in Ghana
Ho, a town in Jutland, Denmark
Hồ, a town in Thuận Thành, Bắc Ninh, Vietnam
Hø, a farm in Inderøy municipality, Norway
Hu, a county in Shaanxi, China
Ib, a railway town in India
Ie, an island and village in Okinawa, Japan
If, an island and fortress in southern France. If is the French word for yew tree.
Ig, a settlement and municipality in Slovenia
Ii, a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
IJ, a double lake in the Netherlands (the digraph IJ is sometimes considered a single letter in Dutch, so this could also be seen as a one-letter name)
Io, an island in Hordaland, Norway
Ip, a village in Sălaj County, Romania
Is, a village in Nizhniy Tura gorsovet of Sverdlovskaya Oblast Oblast, Russia
Iž, an island in Croatia
Ji, a county in Shanxi, China
Ji, a county in Tianjin, China
Ju, a county in Shandong, China
Ka, a farm in Østre Toten municipality, Norway
Ko, a village and subdistrict in Li District, Lamphun, Thailand
Ku, a tambon (sub-district) in Prang Ku District, Sisaket, Thailand
La, a farm in Sykkylven municipality, Norway
Lå, a farm in Ål municipality, Norway
La, a river in Vietnam
Le, a farm in Vik, Norway. Le means lee in Norwegian.
Le, a tambon (sub-district) in Kapong District, Phang Nga, Thailand
Lé, the Irish name for Lea, a parish in Ireland
Li, a county in Gansu, China
Li, a county in Hebei, China
Li, a county in Hunan, China
Li, a county in Sichuan, China
Li, a village in Sokndal municipality, Norway. Li means hillside in Norwegian.
Li, a district in Lamphun Province, Thailand.
Lo, a municipality in West Flanders, Belgium
Lo, name of several farms in Norway. Lo is an archaic word for meadow.
Lo, a tambon (sub-district) in Chun District, Phayao, Thailand
Lô, a river in the North of Vietnam.
Lø, farm in Vindafjord municipality, Norway. Lø is an archaic word for barn.
Lu, a municipality in Piedmont, Italy
Lu, a county in Sichuan, China
Lü, a village in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland
Lú, the Irish name for Louth, a village in Ireland
Lủ, a village in Hanoi, Vietnam
Ma, a river in Vietnam
Me, a town in Gia Viễn, Ninh Bình, Vietnam
Mo, a village in Modalen municipality, Hordaland, Norway. Mo is an archaic word for plain.
Mo, a tambon (sub-district) in Kapong District, Phang Nga, Thailand
Mu, a river in Burma
Mù, a village in the Edolo municipality of Lombardy, Italy. (Mö in the local dialect).
My, a municipality in Liège province, Belgium
Nå, a village in Ullensvang municipality, Norway
Ne, a municipality in Liguria, Italy
Ni, a river of New Caledonia
Ni, a river in Virginia, USA
No, a village in Denmark
Ny, a municipality in Luxembourg province, Belgium
Oa, a river in Meldal municipality, Norway
Oa, a peninsula on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Ob, a town in Russia
Ob, a river in Russia
Ob, a gulf in Russia
Ōe, a town in Yamagata, Japan
Ōe, a former town in Kyoto, Japan
Oe, a town in Liège city in Walloon Region, Belgium
Of, a town in the province of Trabzon, Turkey
Og, a river in Wiltshire, England
Oi, a tambon (sub-district) in Pong District, Phayao, Thailand
Ōi, a town in Ōi District, Fukui, Japan
Ōi, a town in Kanagawa, Japan
Ōi, a former town in Saitama, Japan
O K, a community in Kentucky, United States
Om, a river in Russia
Øm, a town on the island of Zealand, Denmark. "Øm" is Danish for "sore"
Øn, a village in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway
Oô, a commune in the department of Haute-Garonne, France
Or, original name of Isthmus of Perekop in Ukraine
Ör, a district in Sundbyberg municipality, Sweden
Őr, a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Hungary
Os, a municipality in Hedmark, Norway.
Os, a municipality in Hordaland, Norway.
Oś, a village in Kluczbork County, Poland. Oś is the Polish word for axis.
Ōu, a mountain range in Japan
Ox, a mountain range in Ireland
Oy, a municipality in Bavaria, Germany
Oz, a commune in the department of Isère, France
Oz, a community in Kentucky, United States
Pi, a town in Catalonia, Spain. Pi means pine in Catalan.
Pi, a county in Sichuan, China
Po, a river in Italy
Po, a river in Virginia, USA
Po, a tambon (sub-district) in Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Po, a tambon (sub-district) in Bueng Bun District, Sisaket, Thailand
Pô, a city in Burkina Faso
Pu, a county in Shanxi, China
Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Qi, a county in Kaifeng, Henan, China
Qi, a county in Hebi, Henan, China
Qi, a county in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China
Qu, a county in Sichuan, China
Ra, a farm in Borre municipality, Norway. Ra is the Norwegian word for a moraine.
Rå, a farm in Ringerike municipality, Norway. A rå is a pole on which freshly mowed corn is hung to dry.
Re, a village in the region of Piedmont, Italy
Re, a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway
Ré, an island in Charente-Maritime department, France
Ri, a commune in the department of Orne, France
Ro, an island near Kastelorizo, Greece
Ro, a municipality in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Ro, name of several farms in Norway
Ru, a village in the municipality of Vilasantar, Galicia, Spain
Ry, a town in central Jutland, Denmark
Ry, a commune in the department of Seine-Maritime, France
Sa, a tambon (sub-district) in Chiang Muan District, Phayao, Thailand
Sé, several places, including Brazil, Hungary and Portugal
Si, a county in Anhui, China
Si, a tambon (sub-district) in Khun Han District, Sisaket, Thailand
Sí, the Irish name for Shee, a townland in County Monaghan, Ireland
So, a tambon (sub-district) in So Phisai District, Bueng Kan, Thailand
Su, a village in the municipality of Riner, Catalonia
Sy, a commune in the department of Ardennes, France
Sy, a municipality in Liège province, Belgium
Ta, a tambon (sub-district) in Khun Tan District, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Ta, a river in Virginia, USA
Ta, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran
TB, a community in Maryland, USA^[2]
Ti, a settlement in Oklahoma, United States
Tu, a city in Japan. Tu is in Kunrei-shiki romanization and Tsu in Hepburn romanization is more common. (Other than Mount E this is the shortest place name in Japan in both Japanese phonology and orthography. All other Japanese place names in this section require at least two kana.)
Ub, a town in Serbia
Ui, a town in Republic of Korea.
Ul, a parish in the Oliveira de Azeméis municipality in Portugal
Ur, ancient city in Mesopotamia
Ur, a town in Catalonia, Spain
Ur, a commune in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Us, a commune in the department of Val-d'Oise, France
Uz, a commune in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Uz, river and valley in Romania
Uz, Iran
Uz, Kentucky (the shortest name in Kentucky)^[3]
Ve, a village in Norway. Ve is an Old Norse word for home or dwelling, but can also designate a sacred place (see Blót).
Ve, a group of skerries off Papa Stour in the Shetland Islands, Scotland
Vi, a village near Sundsvall in Sweden
Vò, a municipality in the region of Veneto, Italy
Vò, a village in Lạc Thủy, Hòa Bình, Vietnam
Wa, a municipality in Ghana.
Wu, a region in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces of China
Wy [fr], a municipality in Luxembourg province, Belgium
Xi, a county in Shanxi, China
Xi, a county in Henan, China
Yb, two villages and a municipality in Komi in Russia
Ye, a town in Mon State, Burma
Ye, a county in Henan, China
Yé, a village on the island of Lanzarote, Spain
Yi, a name of three counties in Hebei, Liaoning and Anhui, China
Yí, a river in Uruguay
Yp, a desert in the western United States
Ys, a mythological city in Brittany.
Yu, a county in Hebei, China
Yu, a county in Shanxi, China
Yu, a river on the north of Russia
Yū, a former town, now district in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan
Zu, a village in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan

References

^ Ash, Russell (10 November 2011). Boring, Botty and Spong. RHCP. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-4090-9739-6.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: T B
^ "The Queerest Names On The Map". The Milwaukee Sentinel. April 11, 1943. p. 22. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

[1] Ash, Russell (10 November 2011). Boring, Botty and Spong. RHCP. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-4090-9739-6.

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: T B

[3] "The Queerest Names On The Map". The Milwaukee Sentinel. April 11, 1943. p. 22. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

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One-letter place names

Two-letter place names

See also

References