List of short place names

List of short place names

This is a list of short place names with one- or two-letter placenames.

*Å, several places in Norway and Sweden
*Aa, a village in Estonia
*Aa River, a river in the Netherlands
*Aa River, a river in France
*Ae, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
*Ág, Hungary
*Ai, Ohio, United States
*Ål, Buskerud, Norway
*An, a county in Sichuan, China
*As, Limburg, Flanders
*, Czech Republic
*Ås, several places in Norway and Sweden
*Au, several towns in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
*Ay, Marne, France
*Ba, Serbia
*Bo, Sierra Leone
*Bu, several farms in Norway
*, Eure-et-Loir, France
*By, Norway; also name of several farms
*By, Doubs, France
*, municipalities in Telemark and Nordland, Norway; also name of several farms
*Bő, Hungary
*Ci, a county in Hebei, China
*D River, a river in Oregon, United States
*Da, a county in Sichuan, China
*Ea, a town in the Basque Country, Spain (the shortest place name in Spain)
*Ed, Sweden
*Ed, Austria
*Ed, Kentucky, United States
*Ee, Netherlands
*Ei, Kagoshima, Japan
*, Czech Republic
*Eu, Seine-Maritime, France
*Fa, Aude, France
*Fu, a county in Shaanxi, China
*Gu, a county in Shanxi, China
*Gy, Haute-Saône, France
*Gy, Switzerland
*, municipality in Rogaland, Norway
*He, farm in Nord-Odal municipality, Norway
*He, a county in Anhui, China
*Ho, Ghana
*Ho, Jutland, Denmark
*, farm in Inderøy municipality, Norway
*Hu, a county in Shaanxi, China
*Ib, A railway town in India
*Ig, Slovenia
*Ii, Finland
*IJ, river in the Netherlands
*Io, island in Hordaland, Norway
*Ip, village in Sălaj County, Romania
*Iž, island in Croatia
*Ji, a name of two counties in Tianjin and Shanxi, China
*Ju, a county in Shandong, China
*Ka, farm in Østre Toten municipality, Norway
*La, farm in Sykkylven municipality, Norway
*, farm in Ål municipality, Norway
*Le, farm in Vik, Norway
*Li, Norway; also name of several farms
*Li, a name of four counties in Hebei, Hunan, Sichuan and Gansu, China
*Lo, West Flanders, Flanders
*Lo, name of several farms in Norway
*, farm in Vindafjord municipality, Norway
*Lu, Italy
*Lu, a county in Sichuan, China
*, Switzerland
*Ma, river in Vietnam
*Mo, Norway; also name of several farms
*Mu, river in Burma
*, village in Ullensvang municipality, Norway
*Ne, Italy
*O, name of several farms in Norway
*Ö in four places in Sweden. Its name is Swedish for "island".
*Oa, river in Meldal municipality, Norway
*Ob river, town, and gulf in Russia
*Öd, Austria (also meaning "deserted" in German)
*Ōe, several places in Japan
*Of, Turkey
*Ōi, several places in Japan
*Om River in Russia
*Øn, Norway
*, Haute-Garonne, France
*Or, original name of Isthmus of Perekop in Ukraine
*Őr, Hungary
*Os (Hedmark) and Os (Hordaland), Norway
*Oy, Germany
*Øy, Norway
*Oz, Isère, France
*Oz, Kentucky, United States
*Pi, a town in Catalonia, Spain
*Pi, a county in Sichuan, China
*Po River, Italy's longest river. Also a river in the U.S. state of Virginia
*Pu, a county in Shanxi, China
*Py, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
*Qi, a name of three counties in Shanxi and Henan (2), China
*Qu, a county in Sichuan, China
*Ra, farm in Borre municipality, Norway
*, farm in Ringerike municipality, Norway
*Re, Italy
*Re, Vestfold, Norway
*Ri, Orne, France
*Ro, Italy
*Ro, name of several farms in Norway
*Ry, Seine-Maritime, France
*Sé, Hungary
*Si, a county in Anhui, China
*Sy, Ardennes, France
*U, Panama
*Ub, a town in Serbia
*Ur, ancient city in Mesopotamia
*Ur, a town in Catalonia, Spain
*Ur, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
*Us, Val-d'Oise, France
*Uz, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
*Uz, Kentucky, United States
*Uz, river and valley in Romania
*Ve, Norway
*Vò, Italy
*Xi, a name of two counties in Shanxi and Henan, China
*Y, Alaska, United States
*Y, Somme, France
*Ye, Myanmar
*Ye, a county in Henan, China
*Yi, a name of three counties in Hebei, Liaoning and Anhui, China
*Yp Desert, western United States
*Yu, a name of two counties in Hebei and Shanxi, China

ee also

*Long place names


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