List of country subdivisions named after people

This is a list of country subdivisions named after people. It details the name of the country subdivision and eponym. The etymology is generally referenced in the article about the person or the administrative division.

This is a summary from List of etymologies of country subdivision names.

Australia

Bermuda

Brazil

Canada

This is a summary of Canadian provincial name etymologies.

Chile

Colombia

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Estonia

  • Valga  from German family names de Walco or de Walko.

France

Jamaica

Malaysia

Mexico

New Zealand

Norway

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Philippines

This is a summary of Philippine provincial name etymologies.

Romania

This is a summary from Etymological list of counties of Romania

Russia

United Kingdom

Dependencies

United States

This is a summary from List of U.S. state name etymologies.

Related lists:

Uruguay

Venezuela

See also

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