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List of short place names

This is a list of short place names, natively in Latin characters or romanized, with one or two letters.

One-letter place names
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". • 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, United Kingdom • É, an ancient name for the Dadu River in Sichuan, ChinaÈ, an ancient state and current one-character name for Hubei, China • G, a village in Kayanza Province, Burundi • H, also known as H Island, an island in Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States • Ì, Scottish Gaelic name for island of Iona, Scotland (also called Ì Chaluim Chille) • L, two lakes in Nebraska, United States, both named for their right-angled shape • Ô, a castle near Mortrée, FranceO, a river in Devon, England, United Kingdom • Ó Street in Terézváros, Budapest, Hungary. Ó means "old", "ancient" or "antique" in Hungarian. • O, a river in Toyama, Japan • Ø, a hill in Jutland, Denmark. Ø is Danish for "island". • U, a municipality on Pohnpei in the Federated States of MicronesiaÜ, a geographic division and a historical region in Tibet, China • W, a national park in Niger, Burkina Faso, and BeninY, a commune in the department of Somme, France • Y, a river in the north of Russia • Ý, Vietnamese name for ItalyY, a former census-designated place in Alaska, United States (recently renamed Susitna North) • Å, a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland, Norway. Å is Danish, Norwegian and Swedish for "brook" or "small river". • Å, a village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland, Norway • Å, a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway • Å, a village in Åfjord Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway • Å, a village in Ibestad Municipality in Troms, Norway • Å, a village in Lavangen Municipality in Troms, Norway • Å, a village in Senja Municipality in Troms, Norway • Å, a village in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland, Norway • Å, a place in Funen, Denmark • Å, a village in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland, Sweden • Å, a village in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland, Sweden • Å, a village in Kramfors Municipality, Västernorrland, Sweden • 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 • IJ, a double lake in the Netherlands, and the name of the river that flows between Amsterdam and North Amsterdam. The digraph IJ is considered a single letter in Dutch: It's an alternate way to write Y. "The IJ" is written as "Het IJ" or, more often, "'t IJ", which means it's only two letters including the word "the". == Two-letter place names ==
Two-letter place names
Aa, a village in EstoniaAa, a village in South Sulawesi, IndonesiaAa, 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, IndiaAe, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland • Ág, a village in Baranya county, HungaryAi, a Biblical city in CanaanAi, 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, SlovakiaÅl, a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway • Ål, a village in Leksand Municipality, SwedenAn, a county in Sichuan, China • Ao, a village in EstoniaAo, a train station in Hyōgo, Japan • Áo, Vietnamese name for AustriaAs, a municipality in Limburg province, Belgium, a town in the Karlovy Vary Region, CzechiaÅs, a municipality in Akershus county, Norway • Ås, the Swedish name for the Harju quarter of Helsinki, FinlandÅs, a hundred of Västergötland in Sweden • Ås, a village in Västmanland, SwedenÅs, a village in Jämtland, SwedenAt, a village in Bihar, India • Au, a town in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria. Au, short for Aue, is German for "meadow". • 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, GuineaAu, a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland • Au, a village in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland • Ay, an island in Banda Sea, IndonesiaAÿ, a former commune in the department of Marne, France • Ba, a village in SerbiaBa, a town in the Ba province of Fiji • Ba, a sub-district in Tha Tum district, Surin Province, Thailand • Bỉ, Vietnamese name for BelgiumBo, a city in Sierra LeoneBo, a town in Kim Bôi, Hòa Bình Province, Vietnam • Bo, the Asturian name for the parish of Boo, Asturias, SpainBo, 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 • , 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 Municipality (Telemark) and Bø Municipality (Nordland), municipalities in Telemark and Nordland counties, Norway; also the name of several farms • , 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 FasoĐà, 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, VietnamEa, a town in the Basque Country, SpainEd, an unincorporated community in Kentucky, US • Ed, a locality in Västra Götaland County, SwedenEe, a village in the Noardeast-Fryslân municipality, Friesland, NetherlandsEg, a town in Afghanistan • Eg, a former farm in Kristiansand Municipality, 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, a village and municipality in the Vysočina Region, CzechiaEu, 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 MaliFu, a county in Shaanxi, China • Fu, a village in Mora Municipality, Sweden • Go, a village in Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia. • Gu, a county in Shanxi, China • Gy, a commune in the department of Haute-Saône, France • Gy, a municipality in the canton of Geneva, SwitzerlandHa, a town in Paro, Paro District, Bhutan, a municipality in Rogaland, Norway • He, a farm in Nord-Odal Municipality, Norway • He, a county in Anhui, China • Ho, a town in GhanaHo, 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, EgyptIb, 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 SloveniaIi, a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia, FinlandIi, a train station in Yamaguchi, Japan • Ik, a river in RussiaIo, innermost large 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, an island in CroatiaJi, 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 • , 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 • , a town in Burkina Faso • Le, a farm in Vik Municipality, Norway • Le, a sub-district in Kapong District, Phang Nga, Thailand • Lé, the Irish name for Lea, a parish in County Laois, 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 • , 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 • , 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 ( in the local dialect), a village in the Edolo municipality of Lombardy, Italy • My, a village in Liège province, Belgium • Mỹ, Vietnamese name for United States, 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, ScotlandOb, a town in RussiaOb, 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, BelgiumOf, a town in the province of Trabzon, TurkeyOg, 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 IcelandO 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 • , a commune in the department of Haute-Garonne, France • Or, original name of Isthmus of Perekop in Ukraine • Ör, a district in Sundbyberg Municipality, SwedenŐr, a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Hungary • Os, a municipality in Innlandet, Norway • Os, a former municipality in Hordaland, Norway • , 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, a town in Burkina FasoPi, a town in Catalonia, Spain • Pi, a county in Sichuan, China • Po, a river in ItalyPo, 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 • , a city in Burkina FasoPu, 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 former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway • , 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 • , a town in Burkina Faso, 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 HerzegovinaSu, a village in the municipality of Riner, Catalonia, SpainSu, a village in Sanandaj County, Kurdistan province, IranSy, a commune in the department of Ardennes, France • Sy, a municipality in Liège province, BelgiumTa, 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 • 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 • Úc, Vietnamese name for AustraliaUi, 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, an unincorporated community in Kentucky, US • 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 • , a municipality in the region of Veneto, Italy • Vò, a village in Lạc Thủy, Hòa Bình, Vietnam • Vy, a town in Burkina FasoWa, a municipality in GhanaWu, 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 • , department and town in Burkina Faso • Yi, a name of three counties in Hebei, Liaoning and Anhui, China • , a river in UruguayY P, a desert in the western United States • Ys, a mythological city in BrittanyYu, a county in Hebei, China • Yu, a county in Shanxi, China • Yu, a river on the north of Russia • , a former town, now district in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan • Zu, a village in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan • Zu, a location in the town of Tavernola Bergamasca, in Italy ==See also ==
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