List of short place names

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

• 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]
• 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
• 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)
• Ý, Vietnamese name for Italy
• 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^[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

• 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, 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, 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 Municipality (Telemark) and Bø Municipality (Nordland), municipalities in Telemark and Nordland counties, Norway; also the name of several farms
• Bő, 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 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
• 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 Municipality, 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 former 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
• Su, a village in Sanandaj County, Kurdistan province, Iran
• 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, an unincorporated community in Kentucky, US^[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
• Zu, a location in the town of Tavernola Bergamasca, in Italy

• List of long place names
• Long place names in English
• W National Park, a national park intersecting in Benin, Niger, and Burkina Faso
• One-letter word

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