This is a list of short place names , natively in Latin characters or romanized, with one or two letters.
One-letter place names Road sign marking the end of the village of Y in the Somme département , France A, a former village in Kami-Amakusa city, Kumamoto , Japan Á, a farm in Dalabyggð municipality, Dalasýsla , Iceland . Á is Icelandic for "river". Ά, an eco-hippie community in Buenos Aires Province , Argentina [citation needed ] D, a river in Oregon , United States . It was also formerly believed to be the world's shortest river. E, a mountain in Hokkaidō , Japan E, a river in the Highlands of Scotland É, an ancient name for Dadu River in Sichuan, China[1] G, a village in Kayanza Province , Burundi [2] [dead link ] H, also known as H Island, an island in Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve , in Fairfax County, Virginia I, a town in Fujian Province , China [citation needed ] Ì, Scottish Gaelic name for island of Iona, Scotland (also called Ì Chaluim Chille ) L, two lakes in Nebraska both named for their right-angled shape[3] [4] Ô, a castle near Mortrée , France O, a river in Devon , England Ó Street, a street in Terézváros , Budapest , Hungary 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 [citation needed ] U, a municipality on Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia Ú, a place in Madagascar[citation needed ] U, a place in Vietnam[citation needed ] Ü, a geographic division and a historical region in Tibet, China W, a national park in Niger and Benin. 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) 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 Orkdal municipality, Trøndelag , Norway Å, a village in Åfjord municipality, Trøndelag, Norway Å, a village in Ibestad municipality, Troms , Norway Å, a village in Lavangen municipality, Troms, Norway Å, a village in Senja municipality, Troms, Norway Å, a village in Gloppen municipality, Vestland , Norway[5] Å, a place in Funen , Denmark[6] Å, a village in Norrköping municipality, Östergötland , Sweden Å, a village in Örnsköldsvik municipality, Västernorrland , Sweden[7] Å, a village in Kramfors municipality, Västernorrland, Sweden[8] Å, a village in Söderhamn municipality, Gävleborg , Sweden Å, a village in Uddevalla municipality, Västra Götaland , Sweden Ö, a village in Ånge Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden Two-letter place names Road sign of Ii, Finland Aa, a village in Estonia Aa, a village in South Sulawesi , Indonesia 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 (shortest place name in Ohio) Ai, several rivers in China , Japan , and Taiwan Áj, Hungarian name for Háj, Slovakia 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 Ao, a train station in Hyōgo , Japan As, a municipality in Limburg province, Belgium Aš, a town in the Karlovy Vary Region , 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, name of three municipalities in Germany: Au am Rhein , Au (Breisgau) and Au in der Hallertau Au, name of almost hundred of villages and hamlets in Germany, mostly in Bavaria : Au (Sieg) and others 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 Zürich , Switzerland Ay, an island in Banda Sea , Indonesia Aÿ, a former commune in the department of Marne , France Ba, a village in Serbia Ba, a town in the Ba province of Fiji Ba, a sub-district in Tha Tum district , Surin Province , Thailand Bỉ, Vietnamese name for Belgium Bo, a city in Sierra Leone Bo, a town in Kim Bôi , Hòa Bình Province , Vietnam Bo, the Asturian name for the parish of Boo, Asturias , Spain Bo, a sub-district in Khlung District , Chanthaburi Province , Thailand Bo, a village in Burkina Faso 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 farmsBő, a village in Vas county, Hungary Cả, a river in Vietnam Ce, a historical kingdom in modern-day Scotland Ci, a county in Hebei , China Da, a town in Burkina Faso Đà, a river in Vietnam Di, a town in Burkina Faso Do, several villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Do (Hadžići) and Do (Trebinje) Du, a sub-district in Kanthararom District , Sisaket, Thailand Du, a sub-district in Prang Ku District , Sisaket, Thailand Du, a 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 Noardeast-Fryslân municipality, Friesland , Netherlands Eg, a town in Afghanistan Eg, a former farm in Kristiansand , Norway Ei, a town in Ibusuki District , Kagoshima , Japan Ei, a train station in Kagoshima , Japan Eo, river between Galicia and Asturias , Spain Ep, a community in Kentucky , United States Ér, Hungarian name for Ier river, Romania Eš, a village and municipality in the 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 village 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 Hu, a town in Qena Governorate , Egypt Ib, a railway town in India Ie, an island and village in Okinawa , Japan Ie, old Irish name for the Scottish island of Iona or Ì (or Ì Chaluim Chille ) If, an island and fortress in southern France Ig, a settlement and municipality in Slovenia Ii, a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia , Finland Ii, a train station in Yamaguchi , Japan 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) Ik, a river in Russia Iž, an island in Croatia Io, innermost moon of Jupiter Io, an island in Vestland , Norway Io, alternative name of an island in the Aegean , Greece Ip, a village in Sălaj County , Romania Ir, town in Almaty Province, Kazakhstan 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 Kő, the Hungarian name for Kamenac , a village in Kneževi Vinogradi municipality, Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia Kō, a train station in Aichi , Japan Ku, a 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 Lâ, a town in Burkina Faso Le, a farm in Vik, Norway Le, a 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 mountain located in the northeast of Xi'an in Shaanxi Province , China where the tomb of the First Emperor is located. Li, a village in Sokndal municipality, Norway Li, a district in Lamphun Province , Thailand Lo, a town in West Flanders , Belgium Lo, name of several farms in Norway Lo, a sub-district in Chun District , Phayao, Thailand Lo, a village in Di Department , Burkina Faso Lô, a river in the North of Vietnam Lø, farm in Vindafjord municipality, Norway 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 and county 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, Vestland county, Norway Mo, a sub-district in Kapong District , Phang Nga, Thailand Mu, a river in Burma Mù (Mö in the local dialect), a village in the Edolo municipality of Lombardy , Italy My, a village 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, United States No, a village in Denmark No, a lake in South Sudan Ny, a municipality in Luxembourg province, Belgium Oa, a river in Orkland municipality, Norway Oa, a peninsula on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides , Scotland Ob, a town in Russia Ob, a major river in Russia, and the seventh-longest river in the world Ob, a gulf in Russia Öd, several small villages in different municipalities in Bavaria , Germany Oe, a village on Yeongheung island , Incheon city, Korea Ōe, a town in Yamagata , Japan Ōe, a former town in Kyoto , Japan Ōe, a train station in Kyoto , Japan Ōe, a train station in Aichi , Japan Oe, a train station in Nagasaki , 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 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 Ok, a shield volcano located in highlands above Borgarfjörður , in the west of Iceland O K, a community in Kentucky , United States Om, a river in Russia Øm, a town on the island of Zealand , Denmark Øn, a village in Vestland 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 Innlandet , Norway Os, a former municipality in Hordaland , Norway Oś, a village in Kluczbork County , Poland 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 Pa, a village in Nouna Department in Burkina Faso Pâ, a town in Burkina Faso Pi, a town in Catalonia, Spain Pi, a county in Sichuan, China Po, a river in Italy Po, a river in Virginia, United States Po, a sub-district in Wiang Kaen District , Chiang Rai, Thailand Po, a sub-district in Bueng Bun District , Sisaket, Thailand Pó, a civil parish in Bombarral , Portugal Pô, a city in Burkina Faso Pu, a county in Shanxi, China Py, a commune in 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 Rå, a farm in Ringerike municipality, Norway 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 sub-district in Chiang Muan District , Phayao, Thailand Sâ, a town in Burkina Faso Sé, several places, including Brazil, Hungary and Portugal Si, a county in Anhui, China Si, a sub-district in Khun Han District , Sisaket, Thailand Sí, the Irish name for Shee, a townland in County Monaghan, Ireland So, a sub-district in So Phisai District , Bueng Kan, Thailand Só, Hungarian name for Tuzla , Bosnia and Herzegovina Su, a village in the municipality of Riner , Catalonia , Spain Sy, a commune in the department of Ardennes , France Sy, a municipality in Liège province, Belgium Ta, a sub-district in Khun Tan District , Chiang Rai, Thailand Ta, a river in Virginia, United States Ta, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran TB, a community in Maryland, United States[9] Ti, a settlement in Oklahoma , United States Tô, village in Toma Department , Burkina Faso Tu, a mountain in Cao County, Shandong Province 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 Ug, short name for Tiszaug , Hungary Ul, a parish in the Oliveira de Azeméis municipality in Portugal Ul, a beach in Punta Križa , Croatia 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 Ūz, a village in Iran Uz, Kentucky (the shortest name in Kentucky)[10] Ve, a village in Norway 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 Vy, a town in Burkina Faso Wa, a municipality in Ghana Wu, a region in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces of China Wy, a hamlet in Luxembourg province, Belgium Xi, a county in Shanxi, China Xi, a county in Henan , China Xy, a commune in Hướng Hóa , Quảng Trị , Vietnam Yb, two villages and a municipality in Komi in Russia Ye, a town in Mon State , Burma Ye, a county in Henan, China Ye, a village on the island of Lanzarote , Spain Yé, department and town in Burkina Faso Yi, a name of three counties in Hebei, Liaoning and Anhui, China Yí, a river in Uruguay Y P, 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 See also References This audio file was created from a revision of this article dated 4 January 2024
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