View source for Danish exonyms

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[[File:Flensburg-Flensborg.jpg|thumb|Bilingual town sign of [[Flensburg]], Germany]]
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'''[[Danish language]] [[Exonym and endonym|exonyms]]''' for non-Danish speaking locations exist, primarily in [[Europe]], but many of these are no longer commonly used, with a few notable exceptions. ''Rom'' ([[Rome]]), ''Lissabon'' ([[Lisbon|Lisboa]] (Lisbon)), ''Sankt Petersborg'' ([[St Petersburg]]) and ''Prag'' ([[Prague]]) are still compulsory, while e.g. ''Venedig'' is more common than ''[[Venice|Venezia]]'' (Venice). In the decades following World War II, there has been a strong tendency towards replacing Danish exonyms with the native equivalent used in the foreign country itself. Possibly this is because many of these Danish forms (e.g. for names in Belgium, Italy and Eastern Europe) were imported from German.

Until recently, it was official Danish policy to use Danish exonyms on road signs if Danish forms were commonly used and known. This has, however, been changed following a change in international agreements. Currently, one can still see Danish road signs pointing towards ''Flensborg'' and ''Hamborg'' across the border, however ''Nibøl'' has been replaced by [[Niebüll]]. Signs leading to the [[Sound Bridge]] usually have ''Malmø'' with Danish spelling.

In [[Southern Schleswig]], the region south of the Danish-German border, a set of original (or, in some cases, reconstructed) Danish placenames exists alongside the German names, just as most [[North Slesvig]] placenames have German counterparts dating from the period under Prussian rule (1864–1920). The Danish placenames in Southern Schleswig are used by the local Danish minority and their media, while some in Denmark may avoid using them for political reasons. The use of German placenames in North Slesvig is similarly preferred by the local German minority (when speaking and writing German), but traditionally shunned by many Danes in the region. From 2008, municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein have been allowed bilingual [[town sign]]s with the official minority languages: Danish, North Frisian and Low German. So far, the city of Flensburg has been the only municipality to introduce bilingual German/Danish signs.

Danish placenames dating from the colonial era exist for almost all major settlements in Greenland. Some of the places in question were founded as settlements under a Danish name, while others were originally Greenlandic toponyms. Very frequently, the Danish and Greenlandic names have different etymologies; while the former are often named after settlers or explorers, the latter usually describe geographical features. In 1983, a Danish law officially transferred the naming authority to the Greenlandic Home Rule. During the years before and after that, a complete set of Greenlandic placenames have ousted the former traditional Danish names. Danish names in Greenland are now mostly known or used by older-generation Danish-speakers or by Danes living in Greenland. Until recently, Greenland was still – both officially and ''de facto'' –  bilingual, but Greenlandic has assumed the status of sole official language in Greenland, following the island's recent change from ''hjemmestyre'' (home rule) to ''selvstyre'' (autonomy).

Faroese placenames were Danicised in an era when no Faroese orthography existed, but the Danish names were replaced by Faroese ones during the first half of the 20th century (somewhat later on maps). Today only ''Thorshavn'' is commonly used (alongside the Faroese Tórshavn and the hybrid Torshavn).

An example of radical use of Danish exonyms can be found in many street names on the island of [[Amager]], a part of Copenhagen. The city expanded greatly during the first half of the 20th century. Dozens of streets in the district were named after European cities or regions. It was deemed suitable for practical reasons that street names were adapted to Danish spelling rules, resulting in names such as Nyrnberggade and Lyneborggade.

==Albania==

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center"
|+{{Flag|Albania}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Tirana]]
|Tirana
|Tiranë
|[[Albanian language|Albanian]]
|
|}

==Belgium==

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center"
|+{{Flag|Belgium}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Bruges]]
|''Brügge, Brygge''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://navn.ku.dk/maanedens_navn/brugge/|title = Brugge (Eller Brygge)|date = 8 December 2016}}</ref>
|Brugge
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|
|-
|[[Brussels]]
|''Bryssel''
|Bruxelles
|[[French language|French]]
|
|-
|[[Ostend]]
|Ostende
|Oostende
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|
|}

==Czechia==

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center"
|+{{Flag|Czechia}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Bohemia]]
| Bøhmen
|Čechy
|[[Czech language|Czech]]
|
|-
|[[Moravia]]
|Mæhren
|Morava
|[[Czech language|Czech]]
|
|-
|[[Prague]]
| Prag
|Praha
|[[Czech language|Czech]]
|
|-
|[[Plzeň]]
| Pilsen
|Plzeň
|[[Czech language|Czech]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Silesia]]
| rowspan="2" | Schlesien, ''Slesien''
|Slezsk
|[[Czech language|Czech]]
|
|-
|Ślōnsk
|[[Silesian language|Silesian]]
|
|-
|[[Sudetenland]]
| Sudeterlandet
|Sudety
|[[Czech language|Czech]]
|
|}

==Denmark==

=== Faroe Islands ===
Modern Danish generally uses the original Faroese names. Torshavn / Thorshavn is still in active use. Fuglefjord, Klaksvig and Tværå are also occasionally seen. Also seen are variants where ð and á are replaced by d and å, and/ or accents omitted for á, í, ó, ú, ý. English generally has no established exonyms for any Faroese placenames.
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Faroe Islands}}
!English/ [[Faroese language|Faroese]] name
!Danish name
!Notes
|-
|[[Ánir|Áirnar]]
|Åerne
|
|-
|[[Akrar]]
|Øgrum
|
|-
|[[Argir]]
|Arge
|
|-
|[[Árnafjørður]]
|Arnefjord
|
|-
|[[Borðoy]]
|Bordø
|
|-
|[[Bøur]]
|Bø
|
|-
|[[Dalur]]
|Dal
|
|-
|[[Depil]]
|Deble
|
|-
|[[Eiði]]
|Ejde
|
|-
|[[Elduvík]]
|Eldevig
|
|-
|[[Eysturoy]]
|Østerø
|
|-
|[[Fámjin]]
|Famien
|
|-
|[[Froðba]]
|Frodebø
|
|-
|[[Fuglafjørður]]
|Fuglefjord
|
|-
|[[Fugloy]]
|Fuglø
|
|-
|[[Funningsfjørður]]
|Fundingsfjørd
|
|-
|[[Funningur]]
|Funding
|
|-
|[[Gásadalur]]
|Gåsedal
|
|-
|[[Gjógv]]
|Gjov
|
|-
|[[Glyvrar]]
|Glibre
|
|-
|[[Gøtueiði]]
|Gøteejde
|
|-
|[[Gøtugjógv]]
|Gøtegjov
|
|-
|[[Haldarsvík]]
|Haldersvig
|
|-
|[[Hattarvík]]
|Hattervig
|
|-
|[[Hellur]]
|Heller
|
|-
|[[Hósvík]]
|Thorsvig
|
|-
|[[Hov, Faroe Islands|Hov]]
|Hove
|
|-
|[[Hoyvík]]
|Højvig
|
|-
|[[Húsar]]
|Husum
|
|-
|[[Húsavík]]
|Husevig
|
|-
|[[Hvalba]]
|Hvalbø
|
|-
|[[Hvalvík]]
|Kvalvig
|
|-
|[[Hvannasund]]
|Kvannesund
|
|-
|[[Hvítanes]]
|Hvidenæs
|
|-
|[[Kalsoy]]
|Kalsø
|
|-
|[[Kirkja]]
|Kirke
|
|-
|[[Kirkjubøur]]
|Kirkebø
|
|-
|[[Klaksvík]]
|Klaksvig
|
|-
|[[Kollafjørður]]
|Kollefjord
|
|-
|[[Koltur]]
|Kolter
|
|-
|[[Kunoy]]
|Kunø
|
|-
|[[Kvívík]]
|Kvivig, ''Qvivig''
|
|-
|[[Lamba (Faroe Islands)|Lambi]]
|Lamhauge
|
|-
|[[Langasandur]]
|Langesand
|
|-
|[[Leirvík]]
|Lervig
|
|-
|[[Leynar]]
|Lejnum
|
|-
|[[Lítla Dímun]]
|Lille Dimon
|
|-
|[[Ljósá]]
|Lyså
|
|-
|[[Miðvágur]]
|Midvåg
|
|-
|[[Mikladalur]]
|Mygledal
|
|-
|[[Morkranes]]
|Moskernæs
|
|-
|[[Múli]]
|Mule
|
|-
|[[Mykines, Faroe Islands|Mykines]]
|Myggenæs
|
|-
|[[Nes, Eysturoy|Nes]]
|Næs
|
|-
|[[Nólsoy]]
|Nolsø
|
|-
|[[Norðadalur]]
|Nordredal
|
|-
|[[Norðdepil]]
|Norddeble
|
|-
|[[Norðoyri]]
|Nordøre
|
|-
|[[Norðtoftir]]
|Nordtofte
|
|-
|[[Norðragøta]]
|Nodregøte
|
|-
|[[Norðskáli]]
|Nordskåle
|
|-
|[[Øravík]]
|Ørdevig
|
|-
|[[Oyndarfjørður]]
|Andefjørd
|
|-
|[[Oyrarbakki]]
|Ørebakke
|
|-
|[[Oyri]]
|Øre
|
|-
|[[Porkeri]]
|Porkere
|
|-
|[[Rituvík]]
|Ridevig
|
|-
|[[Runavík]]
|Rundevig
|
|-
|[[Saksun]]
|Saksen
|
|-
|[[Saltangará]]
|Salttangerå
|
|-
|[[Saltnes]]
|Saltnæs
|
|-
|[[Sandavágur]]
|Sandevåg
|
|-
|[[Sandoy]]
|Sandø
|
|-
|[[Sandur, Faroe Islands|Sandur]]
|Sand
|
|-
|[[Selatrað]]
|Selletræ
|
|-
|[[Signabøur]]
|Signebø
|
|-
|[[Skálavík]]
|Skålevig
|
|-
|[[Skálabotnur]]
|Skålebotn
|
|-
|[[Skálafjørður]]
|Skålefjord
|
|-
|[[Skáli]]
|Skåle
|
|-
|[[Skælingur]]
|Skælling
|
|-
|[[Skarð]]
|Skår
|
|-
|[[Skarvanes]]
|Skarvenæs
|
|-
|[[Skipanes]]
|Skibenæs
|
|-
|[[Skopun]]
|Skopen
|
|-
|[[Skúvoy]]
|Skuø
|
|-
|[[Søldarfjørður]]
|Solmunderfjørd
|
|-
|[[Sørvágur]]
|Sørvåg
|
|-
|[[Strendur]]
|Strænder
|
|-
|[[Streymnes]]
|Strømnæs
|
|-
|[[Streymoy]]
|Strømø
|
|-
|[[Stóra Dímun]]
|Store Dimon
|
|-
|[[Stykkið]]
|Stikket
|
|-
|[[Suðuroy]]
|Syderø
|
|-
|[[Sumba]]
|Sumbø, ''Sunnbø''
|
|-
|[[Svínoy]]
|Svinø
|
|-
|[[Syðradalur]]
|Sydredal
|
|-
|[[Syðrugøta]]
|Sydregøte
|
|-
|[[Tjørnuvík]]
|Tjørnevig
|
|-
|[[Toftir]]
|Tofte
|
|-
|[[Tórshavn]]
|Thorshavn
|
|-
|[[Trøllanes]]
|Troldanæs
|
|-
|[[Trongisvágur]]
|Trangisvåg
|
|-
|[[Tvøroyri]]
|Tværå
|
|-
|[[Vágar|Vagoy]]
|Vågø
|
|-
|[[Vágur]]
|Våg
|
|-
|[[Velbastaður]]
|Velbestad
|
|-
|[[Vestmanna]]
|Vestmannahavn
|
|-
|[[Viðareiði]]
|Viderejde
|
|-
|[[Viðoy]]
|Viderø
|
|-
|[[Víkarbyrgi]]
|Vigerbirge
|
|}

=== Greenland ===
English lacks exonyms for any Greenlandic placename.
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Greenland}}
!English/ [[Greenlandic language|Greenlandic]] name
!Danish name
!Notes
|-
|[[Aasiaat]]
|Egedesminde
|
|-
|[[Alluitsup Paa]]
|Sydprøven
|
|-
|[[Ammassivik]]
|Sletten
|
|-
|[[Ritenbenck|Appat]]
|Rittenbenck
|Abandoned settlement
|-
|[[Ilimanaq]]
|Claushavn
|
|-
|[[Ilulissat]]
|Jacobshavn
|
|-
|[[Itterajivit]]
|Kap Hope
|Abandoned settlement
|-
|[[Ittoqqortoormiit]]
|Scorebysund
|
|-
|[[Kangeq]]
|Håbets Ø
|Abandoned settlement
|-
|[[Kangerlussuaq]]
|Søndre Strømfjord
|
|-
|[[Kangerluarsoruseq]]
|Færingehavn
|Abandoned settlement
|-
|[[Kangersuatsiaq]]
|Prøven
|
|-
|[[Kangilinnguit]]
|Grønnedal
|
|-
|[[Kitsissuarsuit]]
|Hunde Ejlande
|
|-
|[[Kulusuk]]
|Kap Dan
|
|-
|[[Maniitsoq]]
|Sukkertoppen
|
|-
|[[Narsak]]
|Nordprøven
|
|-
|[[Narsarmijit]]
|Frederiksdal
|
|-
|[[Nuuk]]
|Godthåb
|
|-
|[[Nuussuaq]]
|Kraulshavn
|
|-
|[[Paamiut]]
|Frederikshåb
|
|-
|[[Qaanaaq]]
|Thule
|
|-
|[[Qaqortoq]]
|Julianehåb
|
|-
|[[Qasigiannguit]]
|Christianshåb
|
|-
|[[Qeqertaq]]
|Øen
|
|-
|[[Qeqertarsuaq]]
|Godhavn
|
|-
|[[Qeqertarsuatsiaat]]
|Fiskenæsset
|
|-
|[[Qeqertarsuup tunua]]
|Diskobugt
|
|-
|[[Saqqaq]]
|Solsiden
|
|-
|[[Sisimiut]]
|Holsteinsborg
|
|-
|[[Cape Alexander, Greenland|Ullersuaq]]
|Kap Alexander
|
|-
|[[Cape Farewell, Greenland|Uummannarsuaq]]
|Kap Farvel
|
|-
|[[Uunarteq]]
|Kap Tobin
|Abandoned settlement
|}

==Estonia==

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center"
|+{{Flag|Estonia}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Hiiumaa]]
|Dagø
|Hiiumaa
|[[Estonian language|Estonian]]
|
|-
|[[Saaremaa]]
| Øsel
|Saaremaa
|[[Estonian language|Estonian]]
|
|-
|[[Tallinn]]
| ''Reval''
|Tallinn
|[[Estonian language|Estonian]]
|
|-
|[[Tartu]]
|''Dorpat''
|Tartu
|[[Estonian language|Estonian]]
|
|}

==Finland==
{{see also|Names of places in Finland in Finnish and in Swedish}}
Finland is officially bilingual, and many places in the country have different names in Finnish and Swedish, both being official endonyms.
In Danish, Swedish names (''Helsingfors'' instead of ''Helsinki'', ''Åbo'' instead of ''Turku'') are used for more well-known places. For less well-known places (to Danes, at any rate) Finnish-language names are typically used. (''Lappeenranta'' instead of ''Villmanstrand'', ''Iisalmi'' instead of ''Idensalmi'').{{cn|date=March 2025}}

==France==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|France
}}
! rowspan="2" |'''English name'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Danish name'''
! colspan="2" |'''Endonym'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Notes'''
|-
!'''Name'''
!'''Language'''
|-
|[[Alsace]]
|''Elsas''
|Alsace
|[[French language|French]]
|Obsolete
|-
|[[Brittany]]
|Bretagne, ''Bretanje''
|Bretagne
|[[French language|French]]
|
|-
|[[Corsica]]
|Korsika, ''Korsike''
|Corsica
|[[Corsican language|Corsu]]
|
|-
|[[Normandy]]
|Normandiet
|Normandie
|[[French language|French]]
|
|-
|[[Picardy]]
|Pikardiet
|Picardie
|[[French language|French]]
|
|-
|[[Strasbourg]]
|''Strasborg''
|Strasbourg
|[[French language|French]]
|Obsolete
|}

==Germany==
Danish has a very large number of exonyms for locations in modern Germany. Almost all of these are originally Danish names in the region of [[Southern Schleswig]], a Danish territory until 1864 and still home to a Danish minority. Some of these exonyms are not commonly known in Denmark proper, but remain in use among the Danish minority in Germany and its newspaper, ''[[Flensborg Avis]]'', and among the few remaining speakers of the [[South Jutlandic]] dialect south of the border. The names are also traditionally used by Danish historians, although some modern academics dismiss the usage of Danish exonyms outside present Denmark, at least in writing. Larger and well-known locations are more likely to be referred to by means of a Danish exonym, e.g. ''Flensborg'' and ''Slesvig [By]'', but also ''Hamborg'' which is not in the Schleswig region. The historical [[Danevirke|Dannevirke]] fortification and [[Hedeby]] are always referred to by its Danish name.

While almost all placenames in Schleswig north of the medieval language border (a line between [[Husum]] and [[Eckernförde]], excluding the [[North Frisia]]n area) are of genuine Danish ([[North Germanic languages|North Germanic]]) origin, there have also been limited attempts to construct Danish alternatives for placenames in the extreme southern part of Schleswig, which is originally German ([[West Low German|Low Saxon]]) speaking (similar to the genuine Danish place names in North Slesvig, that have German constructed counterparts dating from the period under Prussian rule 1864–1920). The latter names, as well as Danicised placenames in the Frisian area, are less commonly used. Before 1864, when the Danish monarchy comprised the Duchy of [[Holstein]], there was also sporadic usage of Danicised spellings of placenames in Holstein, such as ''Plø(e)n'' ([[Plön]]) and ''Vandsbæk'' (Wandsbek). The latter name is still seen in the Danish phrase "ad Vandsbæk til" (see: ''[[Wandsbek (quarter)#History]]'').

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{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Germany}}
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Anglia (peninsula)|Anglia]]
|Angel
|Angeln
|
|
|-
|[[Arnis, Germany|Arnis]]
|Arnæs
|
|
|
|-
|[[Ascheffel]]
|Askfelt
|
|
|
|-
|Aschau
|Askov
|
|
|
|-
|Bargum
|Bjerrum
|
|
|
|-
|[[Bergenhusen]]
|Bjerringhus
|
|
|
|-
|Brocken
|Bloksbjerg
|
|
|
|-
|[[Böklund]]
|Bøglund
|
|
|
|-
|[[Bredstedt]]
|Bredsted
|
|
|
|-
|[[Braunschweig|Brunswick]]
|Brunsvig
|Brunswiek<br>Braunschweig
|[[Low German]]<br>German
|
|-
|[[Büdelsdorf]]
|Bydelstorp
|
|
|
|-
|[[Dagebüll]]
|Dagebøl
|
|
|
|-
|[[Danish Wahld]]
|Jernved, Dänischwohld, Danske Skov
|Dänischer Wohld
|
|
|-
|[[Dannewerk]]
|Dannevirke
|
|
|
|-
|[[Dithmarschen]]
|Ditmarsken
|
|
|
|-
|[[Drelsdorf]]
|Trelstrup
|
|
|
|-
|[[Eckernförde]]
|Egernfjord, Egernførde, Ekernførde
|
|
|
|-
|[[Eggebek]]
|Eggebæk
|
|
|
|-
|[[Eider (river)|Eider]]
|Ejderen
|
|
|
|-
|[[Eiderstedt]]
|Ejdersted
|
|
|
|-
|[[Elbe]]
|Elben
|
|
|
|-
|Eschelsmark
|Eskilsmark
|
|
|
|-
|[[Fehmarn]]
|Femern
|
|
|
|-
|[[Flensburg]]
|Flensborg
|
|
|
|-
|Friedrichsberg
|Friedriksberg
|
|
|
|-
|[[Friedrichstadt]]
|Frederiksstad
|
|
|
|-
|Fræzlæt
|Fræslet, ''Freslet,'' ''Fredslet''
|
|
|
|-
|[[Föhr]]
|Før
|
|
|
|-
|Föhrden
|Førden
|
|
|
|-
|[[Gettorf]]
|Gettorp
|
|
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|-
|Gottorf
|Gottorp
|
|
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|-
|[[Glücksburg]]
|Lyksborg, ''Glücksborg''
|
|
|
|-
|[[Glückstadt]]
|''Lykstad''
|
|
|Rare
|-
|[[Grundhof]]
|Grumtoft
|
|
|
|-
|[[Hamburg]]
|Hamborg
|
|
|
|-
|[[Hedeby|Haithabu]]
|Hedeby
|
|
|
|-
|[[Handewitt]]
|Hanved
|
|
|
|-
|[[Harrislee]]
|Harreslev
|
|
|
|-
|Harz
|Harzen
|
|
|
|-
|[[Saxe-Lauenburg|Herzogtum Sachsen-Lauenburg]]
|Hertugdømmet Lauenborg
|
|
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|-
|Hesterberg
|Hestebjerg
|
|
|
|-
|Hollehitt
|Holdhid
|
|
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|-
|[[Holstein]]
|Holsten
|
|
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|-
|Holtenau
|Holtenå
|
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|-
|Hüllerup
|Hylderup
|
|
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|-
|[[Hüttener Berge (Amt)|Hüttener Berge]]
|Hytten Bjerge
|
|
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|-
|[[Idstedt]]
|Isted
|
|
|
|-
|[[Jarplund-Weding]]
|Jaruplund-Vedding
|
|
|
|-
|Jellenbek in Schwedeneck
|Jellenbæk
|
|
|
|-
|[[Jerrishoe]]
|Jerrishøj
|
|
|
|-
|[[Joldelund]]
|Hjoldelund
|
|
|
|-
|[[Jübek|Jübeck]]
|Jy(d)bæk
|
|
|
|-
|Jürgensby
|Jørgensby
|
|
|
|-
|[[Kappeln]]
|Kappel
|
|
|
|-
|Karlsburg in Schwansen
|Gereby
|
|
|
|-
|[[Klanxbüll]]
|Klangsbøl
|
|
|
|-
|[[Klixbüll]]
|Klægsbøl
|
|
|
|-
|Krusendorf in Schwedeneck
|Krusentorp
|
|
|
|-
|[[Kupfermühle]]
|Kobbermølle
|
|
|
|-
|[[Langballig]]
|Langballe
|
|
|
|-
|[[Lauenburg]]
|Lauenborg
|
|
|
|-
|Leck
|Læk
|
|
|
|-
|[[Lindewitt]]
|Lindved
|
|
|
|-
|Lindau
|Lindå
|
|
|
|-
|Lohe
|Lo
|
|
|
|-
|Lollfuß in Schleswig
|Lolfod
|
|
|
|-
|[[Löwenstedt]]
|Lyngsted, Løvensted
|
|
|
|-
|[[Lübeck]]
|''Lybæk''
|
|
|
|-
|Ludwigsburg in Schwansen
|Ludvigsborg, Kohøved
|
|
|
|-
|[[Lüneburg]]
|Lyneborg
|
|
|
|-
|Lüngerau
|Lyngvrå
|
|
|
|-
|Lürschauer Heide
|Lyrskov Hede
|
|
|
|-
|Lutzhöft
|Lyshøj
|
|
|
|-
|[[Maasbüll]]
|Masbøl
|
|
|
|-
|Maasleben
|Maslev, Måslev
|
|
|
|-
|[[Mecklenburg]]
|''Meklenborg''
|
|
|
|-
|[[Missunde]]
|Mysunde
|
|
|
|-
|[[Mohrkirch]]
|Mårkær
|
|
|
|-
|[[Mürwik]]
|Mørvig
|
|
|
|-
|[[Niebüll]]
|Nybøl ved Slesvig by
|
|
|
|-
|[[Oeversee]]
|Oversø
|
|
|
|-
|[[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]]
|Oldenborg
|
|
|
|-
|[[Ostenfeld, Nordfriesland|Ostenfeld]]
|Østerfjolde, Øster Fjolde
|
|
|
|-
|[[Owschlag]]
|Okslev
|
|
|
|-
|[[Pellworm]]
|Pelvorm
|
|
|
|-
|[[Querfurt]]
|Kvernford
|
|
|Obsolete
|-
|Quern
|Kvæarn
|
|
|
|-
|[[Rendsburg]]
|Rendsborg, ''Rensborg'', ''Rejnoldsborg''
|
|
|
|-
|[[Rieseby]]
|Risby
|
|
|
|-
|Roikier
|Rojkær
|
|
|
|-
|Rundhof
|Rundtoft
|
|
|
|-
|Rüllschau
|Rylskov
|
|
|
|-
|[[Schafflund]]
|Skovlund
|
|
|
|-
|[[Scheggerott]]
|Skæggerød
|
|
|
|-
|[[Schlei]]
|Slien
|
|
|
|-
|Schleimünde
|Slieminde
|
|
|
|-
|[[Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig]]
|Slesvig (By)
|
|
|
|-
|Schrepperie
|Skræpperi
|
|
|
|-
|[[Schuby]]
|Skovby
|
|
|
|-
|Schwansen
|Svans(ø), Svansen
|
|
|
|-
|[[Schwesing]]
|Svesing
|
|
|
|-
|Sorgbrück
|Sorgbro
|
|
|
|-
|[[Steinbergkirche]]
|Stenbjergkirke
|
|
|
|-
|Streichmühle
|Strygmølle
|
|
|
|-
|[[Struxdorf]]
|Strukstrup
|
|
|
|-
|[[Sylt]]
|Sild
|
|
|
|-
|[[Taarstedt]]
|Torsted
|
|
|
|-
|[[Treene (river)|Treene]]
|Trene(n)
|
|
|
|-
|[[Treia, Germany|Treia]]
|Treja
|
|
|
|-
|[[Twedt]]
|Tved
|
|
|
|-
|[[Uelsby]]
|Ølsby
|
|
|
|-
|[[Ulsnis]]
|Ulsnæs
|
|
|
|-
|Unewatt
|Undevad
|
|
|
|-
|Unaften
|Ondaften
|
|
|
|-
|[[Vollerwiek]]
|Follervig
|
|
|
|-
|[[Wallsbüll]]
|Valsbøl
|
|
|
|-
|Wassersleben
|Sosti
|
|
|German name also used in Danish
|-
|Wees
|Ves
|
|
|
|-
|[[Westerholz]]
|Vesterskov
|
|
|
|-
|Westermühlen
|Vestermølle
|
|
|
|-
|Winderatt
|Venerød
|
|
|
|-
|[[Wyk auf Föhr]]
|Vyk på Før
|
|
|
|}

==Greece==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Greece}}
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Athens]]
|Athen
|Athína
|[[Greek language|Greek]]
|
|-
|[[Corfu]]
|Korfu
|Kérkyra
|[[Greek language|Greek]]
|
|-
|[[Corinth]]
|Korinth
|Kórinth
|[[Greek language|Greek]]
|
|-
|[[Crete]]
|Kreta
|Kriti
|[[Greek language|Greek]]
|
|-
|[[Piraeus]]
|Piræus
|Piraifs
|[[Greek language|Greek]]
|
|-
|[[Rhodes]]
|Rhodos
|Rodhos
|[[Greek language|Greek]]
|
|}

==Iceland==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Iceland}}
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Hafnarfjörður]]
|Havnefjord
|
|
|
|-
|[[Ísafjörður]]
|Isafjord
|
|
|Used in various Danish street names, such as ''Isafjordsgade'' in [[Copenhagen]] and ''Isafjordvej'' in [[Roskilde]]
|}

==India==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|India}}
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Nicobar Islands]]
|Frederiksøerne
|
|
|Danish colonial name
|-
|[[Serampore]]
|Frederiksnagore
|
|
|Danish colonial name
|-
|[[Tharangambadi]]
|Trankebar, ''Tranquebar''
|
|
|Danish colonial name
|}

==Italy==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Italy}}
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Florence]]
|''Florens''
|Firenze
|[[Italian language|Italian]]
|
|-
|[[Genoa]]
|Genova'', Genua''
|Genova
|[[Italian language|Italian]]
|
|-
|[[Mantua]]
|Mantova, Mantua
|Mantova
|[[Italian language|Italian]]
|
|-
|[[Milan]]
|''Mailand''
|Milano
|[[Italian language|Italian]]
|
|-
|[[Naples]]
|''Neapel''
|Napoli
|[[Italian language|Italian]]
|Mainly in expression ''Se Neapel og dø'' ("see Naples and die")
|-
|[[Rome]]
|Rom
|Roma
|[[Italian language|Italian]]
|
|-
|[[Sardinia]]
|Sardinien
|Sardegna
|[[Italian language|Italian]]
|
|-
|[[Sicily]]
|Sicilien
|Sicilia
|[[Italian language|Italian]]
|
|-
|[[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]]
|Syrakus
|Siracusa
|[[Italian language|Italian]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Turin|Torino]]
| rowspan="2" |Torino, ''Turin''
|Torino
|[[Italian language|Italian]]
|
|-
|Turin
|[[Piedmontese language|Piedmontese]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Venice]]
| rowspan="2" |Venedig
|Venezia
|[[Italian language|Italian]]
|
|-
|Venexia
|[[Venetian language|Venetian]]
|
|}

==Lithuania==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Lithuania}}
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Klaipėda]]
|Memel
|Klaipėda
|[[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]
|
|-
|[[Vilnius]]
|Vilna, Vilnius
|Vilnius
|[[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]
|
|}

==Luxembourg==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Luxembourg}}
! rowspan="2" |'''English name'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Danish name'''
! colspan="2" |'''Endonym'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Notes'''
|-
!'''Name'''
!'''Language'''
|-
|[[Luxembourg City]]
|Luxembourg'', Luxemburg, Luxemborg, Lyksemborg''
|Lëtzebuerg
|[[Luxembourgish]]
|All forms pronounced like Luxemborg
|}

==Netherlands==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Netherlands}}
! rowspan="2" |'''English name'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Danish name'''
! colspan="2" |'''Endonym'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Notes'''
|-
!'''Name'''
!'''Language'''
|-
|[[Alkmaar]]
|''Alkmar''
|Alkmaar
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|Obsolete
|-
|[[Edam, Netherlands|Edam]]
|Eidam, ''Ejdam''
|Edam
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|Latter only common in name of [[Edam cheese]], ''Ejdammer''
|-
|[[Enkhuizen]]
|''Enkhysen''
|Enkhuizen
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|Obsolete
|-
|[[Groningen]]
|''Grøningen''
|Groningen
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|Obsolete
|-
|[[Monnickendam]]
|''Mønnikedam''
|Monnickendam
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|Obsolete
|-
|[[Muiden]]
|''Myden''
|Muiden
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|Obsolete
|-
|[[Naarden]]
|''Narden''
|Naarden
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|Obsolete
|-
|[[The Hague]]
|Haag
|Den Haag
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|Pronounced /hæˀɣ/
|-
|[[Utrecht]]
|''Ytregt''
|Utrecht
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|Obsolete
|-
|[[Voorburg]]
|''Forborg''
|Voorburg
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
|Obsolete
|}

==Norway==
From the 16th until the late 19th century, Danish was officially used, replacing the Norwegian written language, but then spelling reforms gradually replaced it with Dano-Norwegian and the two present-day forms of Norwegian: [[Bokmål]] and [[Nynorsk]]. Until then, a lot of Norwegian placenames were written in Danish. Almost all of them are now obsolete and not even used in Danish historical contexts. They may, however, still be used in the names of Norwegian newspapers, companies, institutions and associations. In present-day Norway, they will often be perceived more as "ancient" names than as Danish ones.

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Norway}}
! rowspan="2" |'''English name'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Danish name'''
! colspan="2" |'''Endonym'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Notes'''
|-
!'''Name'''
!'''Language'''
|-
|[[Bear Island (Norway)|Bear Island]]
|Bjørneøen
|Bjørnøya
|[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]
|"Øya" means "island". Several more islands in Norway ending in øya might be translated to øen in Danish, although less common now.
|-
|[[Oslo]]
|Christiania
|Oslo
|[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]
|archaic; official name of Oslo until 1925 (although spelled ''Kristiania'' from 1877 onwards). Today mostly associated with the Copenhagen free town by the same name.
|-
|[[Finnmark]]
|Finmark(en)
|Finnmark
|[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]
|archaic
|-
|[[Larvik]]
|Laurvig(en)
|Larvik
|[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]
|archaic
|-
|[[Trondheim]]
|Trondhjem
|Trondheim
|[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]
|occasionally seen in Danish, and very often used in spoken language even in Norway
|}

==Poland==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Poland}}
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Gdańsk]]
|''Danzig''
|Gdańsk
|[[Polish language|Polish]]
|
|-
|[[Łódź]]
|Lodz
|Łódź
|[[Polish language|Polish]]
|Endonym also used
|-
|[[Pomerania]]
|Pommern
|Pomorze
|[[Polish language|Polish]]
|
|-
|[[Świnoujście]]
|Swinoujscie, Swinemünde, ''Svinemynde''
|Świnoujście
|[[Polish language|Polish]]
|Endonym also used
|-
|[[Szczecin]]
|Stettin
|Szczecin
|[[Polish language|Polish]]
|
|-
|[[Wrocław]]
|Wroclaw, Breslau
|Wrocław
|[[Polish language|Polish]]
|Endonym also used
|}

==Portugal==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Portugal}}
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Lisbon]]
|Lissabon
|Lisboa
|[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
|
|}

==Romania==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Romania}}
! rowspan="2" |'''English name'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Danish name'''
! colspan="2" |'''Endonym'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Notes'''
|-
!'''Name'''
!'''Language'''
|-
|[[Bucharest]]
|Bukarest
|București
|[[Romanian language|Romanian]]
|
|-
|[[Transylvania]]
|Transsilvanien, Transsylvanien
|Transilvania
|[[Romanian language|Romanian]]
|
|}

==Russia==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Russia}}
! rowspan="2" |'''English name'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Danish name'''
! colspan="2" |'''Endonym'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Notes'''
|-
!'''Name'''
!'''Language'''
|-
|[[Ingria]]
|Ingermanland
|
|
|
|-
|[[Kaliningrad]]
|''Königsberg''
|Kaliningrad
|[[Russian language|Russian]]
|
|-
|[[Karelia]]
|Karelen
|
|
|
|-
|[[Rybachy Peninsula|Rybachiy Peninsula]]
|Fiskerhalvøen
|Polyostrov Rybachiy
|[[Russian language|Russian]]
|
|-
|[[Saint Petersburg]]
|Sankt Petersborg
|Sankt-Peterburg
|[[Russian language|Russian]]
|
|}

==South Africa==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|South Africa}}
! rowspan="2" |'''English name'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Danish name'''
! colspan="2" |'''Endonym'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Notes'''
|-
!'''Name'''
!'''Language'''
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Cape Town]]
| rowspan="3" |Kapstaden
|Kaapstad
|[[Afrikaans]]
|
|-
|Cape Town
|[[English language|English]]
|English name also used in Danish
|-
|iKapa
|[[Xhosa language|Xhosa]]
|
|-
|[[Johannesburg]]
|Johannesborg
|Johannesburg
|[[English language|English]]
|
|}

==Spain==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Spain}}
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Costa del Sol]]
|Solkysten
|Costa del Sol
|[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
|
|}

==Sweden==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|Sweden}}
! rowspan="2" | English name
! rowspan="2" | Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[Älvsborg, Gothenburg|Älvsborg]]
|Elfsborg
|Älvsborg
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]
|Also pre-1906 Swedish spelling
|-
|[[Ängelholm]]
|Engelholm
|Ängelholm
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]
|
|-
|[[Barsebäck]]|| Barsebæk 
|Barsebäck
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]||
|-
|[[Båstad]]|| ''Baadsted''
|Båstad
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|-
|[[Blekinge]]|| ''Bleging''
|Blekinge
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|-
|[[Brömsebäck]]|| Brømsebæk 
|Brömsebäck
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]||
|-
|[[Falkenberg]]|| ''Falkenbjerg''
|Falkenberg
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|-
|[[Gotland]]|| ''Gulland''
|Gotland
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|-
|[[Östra Göinge Municipality|Göinge]]|| Gønge (Herred)
|Göinge
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]
|
|-
|[[Gothenburg]]|| Gøteborg 
|Göteborg
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]||
|-
|[[Halmstad]]|| ''Halmsted''
|Halmstad
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|-
|[[Hässleholm]]|| ''Hesselholm''
|Hässleholm
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic. In Swedish until 1906 ''Hessleholm''.
|-
|[[Höganäs]]|| ''Høj(e)næs''
|Höganäs
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|-
|[[Knäred]]|| ''Knærød''
|Knäred
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|-
|[[Kristianstad]]|| Christiansstad 
|Kristianstad
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Earlier spelling Christianstad is sometimes used in the town itself, and was official until the Swedish spelling reform of 1906
|-
|[[Kristianopel]]|| Christianopel 
|Kristianopel
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]||
|-
|[[Kungsbacka]]|| Kongsbak(ke) 
|Kungsbacka
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|-
|[[Landskrona]]|| Landskrone 
|Landskrona
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|-
|[[Limhamn]]|| Limhavn 
|Limhamn
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]||
|-
|[[Malmö]]|| Malmø 
|Malmö
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]||
|-
|[[Östergötland]]|| ''Øster Gylland''
|Östergötland
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|-
|[[Simrishamn]]|| ''Simmershavn''
|Simrishamn
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|-
|[[Stockholm]]|| ''Stokholm''
|Stockholm
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic, never gained widespread use
|-
|[[Varberg]]|| ''Varbjerg''
|Varberg
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|-
|[[Vä]]|| Væ 
|Vä
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]||
|-
|[[Västergötland]]|| ''Vester Gylland''
|Västergötland
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|-
|[[Ven, Sweden|Ven]]|| Hven 
|Ven
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Danish form also preferred by islanders, outlived Swedish spelling reform of 1906 and was official until 1958
|-
|[[Ystad]] || ''Ysted'' 
|Ystad
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]|| Archaic
|}

Some of these forms are archaic, based on names used in the 17th century prior to the surrender of the Eastern Danish lands [[Skåne]], [[Halland]] and [[Blekinge]] to Sweden. Modern usage is primarily confined to history books{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} and Scanian activists. These forms were also used in a number of texts in the first decades of the 20th century. The only example consistently used in modern Danish is ''Hven''{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}, maybe because this form hinders confusion with the Danish word ''ven'' ("friend"){{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}. Since the opening of the [[Øresund Bridge]], the form ''Malmø'' has again gained widespread use above ''Malmö''.<ref>Example: [https://www.google.se/maps/@55.6296433,12.4072766,3a,75y,92.72h,91.31t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1swbtVlgXesSpfjKnG5ddpAA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Google Streetview]. Do a Google search on News, where ''Malmø site:.dk'' have many more hits than ''Malmö site:.dk''</ref> ''Engelholm'' and ''Øland'' ([[Öland]]) are occasionally seen. ''Knærød'' and ''Elfsborg'' are relatively common in historical works, due to their connection to historical events; the 1613 [[Treaty of Knäred|Peace of Knäred]] (''Freden i Knærød'') and the [[Älvsborg Ransom (1613)|Ransom of Älvsborg]] (''Elfsborgs løsen'').  The forms ''Gønge'' and ''Gønge Herred'' are also quite common given their connection to [[Svend Poulsen Gønge]], known from the historical novel and TV series, ''[[Gøngehøvdingen]]''.

Some forms are just replacement of ä/ö with æ/ø based on [[keyboard layout|computer keyboards]] used by the press. This can be used for further places, any with ä and ö, .e.g. [[Växjö]] or [[Östersund]],<ref>Examples: [https://www.dr.dk/sporten/oevrig/perfekt-norsk-vm-start-vinder-guld-i-skiskydningsstafet Perfekt norsk VM-start: Vinder guld i skiskydningsstafet] and [https://www.dr.dk/sporten/oevrig/tysk-triumf-paa-den-individuelle-distance-ved-vm-i-skiskydning Tysk triumf på den individuelle distance ved VM i skiskydning]</ref> but are often considered misspellings. This is in contrast to Swedish exonyms for places in Denmark where æ and ø are usually converted by the press.

==United States==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+{{Flag|United States}}
! rowspan="2" |English name
! rowspan="2" |Danish name
! colspan="2" |Endonym
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Name
!Language
|-
|[[California]]
|Californien'', Kalifornien''
|California
|[[English language|English]]
|
|-
|[[New York City|New York]]
|Ny Jork
|New York
|[[English language|English]]
|Obsolete
|-
|[[Pennsylvania]]
|''Pennsylvanien''
|Pennsylvania
|[[English language|English]]
|
|-
|[[Saint Croix]]
|Sankt Croix
|Saint Croix
|[[English language|English]]
|Pronounced /saŋd krɔjˀs/ in Danish
|-
|[[Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands|Saint John]]
|Sankt Jan
|Saint John
|[[English language|English]]
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The U.S. Virgin Islands were formerly a colony of Denmark, often referred to simply as ''Sankt Thomas, Sankt Jan og Sankt Croix''.

==See also==

*[[List of European exonyms]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{exonyms per language}}

[[Category:Danish language]]
[[Category:Lists of exonyms]]