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List of Latin place names in Italy and Malta

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This list includes countries and regions in the Italian Peninsula that were part of the Roman Empire, or that were given Latin place names in historical reference.

Background

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Until the Modern Era, Latin was the common language for scholarship and mapmaking. During the 19th and 20th centuries, German scholars in particular made significant contributions to the study of historical place names, or Ortsnamenkunde. These studies have, in turn, contributed to the study of genealogy. For genealogists and historians of pre-Modern Europe, knowing alternate names of places is vital to extracting information from both public and private records. Even specialists in this field point out, however, that the information can be easily taken out of context, since there is a great deal of repetition of place names throughout Europe; reliance purely on apparent connections should therefore be tempered with valid historical methodology.

Caveats and notes

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Latin place names are not always exclusive to one place – for example, there were several Roman cities whose names began with Colonia and then a more descriptive term. During the Middle Ages, these were often shortened to just Colonia. One of these, Colonia Agrippinensis, retains the name today in the form of Cologne.

Early sources for Roman names show numerous variants and spellings of the Latin names.

The modern canonical name is listed first. Sources are listed chronologically. In general, only the earliest source is shown for each name, although many of the names are recorded in more than one of the sources. Where the source differs in spelling, or has other alternatives, these are listed following the source. As an aid to searching, variants are spelled completely, and listed in most likely chronology.

Superscripts indicate:

  1. Latinized form of the Greek-derived name.
  2. Latinized form of the Asian-derived name via Greek.
  3. Altered Latinized form of the Greek-derived name.

Cities and towns in Italy

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Canonical Latin name (source(s): variant(s)) English name (native language(s)) – older name(s), (other language(s)), location (s)
Abellinum Avellino (east of Naples)
Acelum Asolo
Castrum Falconarii, Falconaria Maritima Falconara Marittima
Aesis Jesi
Aenaria, Pithecussa Ischia
Agrigentum Agrigento
Alba Pompeia Alba, Piedmont
Albingaunum Albenga
Albintemelium, Albintimilium Ventimiglia
Altinum Altino
Ameria Amelia, Umbria
Ammurianum Murano
Ampicium, Cortina Ampecanorum Cortina d'Ampezzo
Antrona Scaranicum Antrona Schieranco
Apua Pontremoli
Aquae Statiellae, Aquae Statiellorum Acqui Terme
Aquilia in Vestinis, Aquilia L'Aquila
Arcionis Riccione
Arconisium Racconigi
Ardea Ardea
Ariminum Rimini
Arretium Arezzo
Asculum Picenum Ascoli Piceno
Assisium Assisi, Umbria
Ateste Este
Aternum Pescara
Augusta Augusta
Augusta Bagiennorum Bene Vagienna
Augusta Praetoria Salassorum Aosta
Augusta Taurinorum, Taurasia Turin
Bardonisca Bardonecchia
Baretium Varese
Barium Bari
Baruli Barletta
Bassanum Bassano del Grappa
Bauzanum, Pons Drusi Bolzano
Bellunum Belluno
Beneventum Benevento
Bergomum Bergamo
Bobium, Ebovium Bobbio
Bononia Bologna
Boreana Burano
Burgus Sancti Dalmatii, Sanctus Dalmatius de Pedona Burgo San Dalmazzo
Brindisium, Brundusium Brindisi
Brixellum Brescello
Brixia Brescia
Brixino Brixen (Bressanone)
Caesena Cesena
Caesenaticum Cesenatico
Caieta Gaeta
Capreae Capri
Capua Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Caralis Cagliari
Carreum Potentia Chieri
Nissa, Calatanixecta Caltanisetta
Callipolis Gallipoli
Castrum Francorum (Venetia) Castelfranco Veneto
Castrum Novum, Caferonianum, Castrum Novum Garfinianae Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
Castrum Villarum Castrovillari
Catana, Catina Catania
Catholica Cattolica
Centum Cellae Civitavecchia
Cervia Cervia
Civitas Sancti Romuli Sanremo
Claterna Claterna
Comum Como
Conelianum Conegliano
Cremona Cremona
Decentianum Desenzano del Garda
Dertona Tortona
Drepanum Trapani (west of Palermo)
Eporedia Ivrea
Fabiranum, Fabrianum Fabriano
Faesulae Fiesole
Faventia Faenza
Feltria Feltre
Fidentia Fidenza
Firmum (Picenum) Fermo
Florentia Florence (Firenze)
Forum Cornelii Imola
Forum Fulvii Villa del Foro, near Alessandria
Forum Iulii Cividale del Friuli
Forum Livii Forlì, Italy
Forum Popilii Forlimpopoli
Forum Vibii Caburrum Cavour
Fossa Clodia Chioggia
Frusina Frosinone
Fulginiae, Fulginium Foligno
Genua Genoa (Genova)
Goritia Gorizia
Gressonetum ad Sanctum Joannem Gressoney-Saint-Jean (Gressonei San Giovanni)
Hasta Asti
Henna or Haenna Enna
Herculaneum Herculaneum (Ercolano)
Hispellum, Colonia Julia Hispellum Spello, Umbria
Horta (Pedemontium), Horta Sancti Iulii Orta San Giulio
Hostilia Ostiglia
Iguvium, Eugubium Gubbio, Umbria
Monticulus ad Padum, Mons Acutus, Bodincomagus, Industria Monteu da Po
Iria Voghera
Iulia Concordia Concordia Sagittaria
Interamna Nahars, Interamna Nahartium Terni, Umbria
Interamnia Praetutiana, Interamnia, Interamnium, Interamna Teramo
Iulianum Giugliano in Campania
Labellum Lavello
Labro, Liburnum Livorno
Laus Pompeia Lodi
Libarna near Serravalle Scrivia
Lilybaeum Marsala
Linianum Lignano Sabbiadoro
Livignum Livigno
Locus Rotundus, Casalis Sancti Georgii Locorotondo
Luca Lucca
Luna Luni
Lupiae Lecce
Mantua Mantua (Mantova)
Martanae Tudertinorum Massa Martana
Mateola Matera
Mediolanum Milan (Milano)
Menasium Menaggio
Messana Messina
Mevania Bevagna, Umbria
Modicia Monza
Monopolis Monopoli
Mons Belluni Montebelluna
Mons Calerius Moncalieri
Mons Falconis Monfalcone
Mons Rotundus Monterotondo
Morbenium Morbegno
Mutina Modena
Neapolis Naples (Napoli)
Nola Nola, near Naples
Novaria Novara
Nursia Norcia, Umbria
Olmedum Olmedo
Opitergium Oderzo
Oscela Lepontiorum Domodossola
Palma Palmanova
Panormus Palermo
Parma Parma
Patavium Padua (Padova)
Perusia Perugia
Petra Mularia Piedimulera
Pisae Pisa
Pisaurum Pesaro
Pistoria, Pistorium or Pistoriae Pistoia
Placentia Piacenza
Pollentia Pollenzo
Pompeii Pompei
Portus Gruarius Portogruaro
Portus Naonis Pordenone
Potentia Potenza
Praeneste Palestrina
Puteoli Pozzuoli
Ravenna Ravenna
Reate Rieti
Rhegium, Regium Lepidi Reggio Calabria
Rodigium, Rhodigium Rovigo
Roma Rome
Scylacium, Scylletium, Scolatium, Scolacium, Scyllaceum, Scalacium, Minervium, Colonia Minervia Squillace
Saena, Sena Siena
Saudae Ulcii Sauze d'Oulx
Savo Savona
Segesta Tiguliorum Sestri Levante
Segusium Susa
Sipontum Novum, Manfredonia Manfredonia
Spoletium Spoleto
Stabiae Castellammare di Stabia
Suasa Castelleone di Suasa
Surrentum Sorrento
Syracusae¹ Syracuse (Siracusa)
Tarentum Taranto
Tarvisium Treviso
Tauromenium Taormina
Teate Chieti
Tergeste Trieste
Terracina Terracina
Thermae Himerenses Termini Imerese
Tibur Tivoli
Ticinum Pavia
Tifernum Tiberinum Città di Castello
Trecalae, Caltabillocta Caltabellotta
Tridentum Trent (Trento)
Tuder Todi, Umbria
Tulmentium Tolmezzo
Tusculum near Frascati (south-east of Rome)
Urbinum Hortense, Urvinum Hortense near Collemancio, Umbria (?)
Urbinum Mataurense, Urvinum Mataurense Urbino, Marche
Urticetum Ortisei
Vada Sabatia Vado Ligure
Casalis, Casalis Montis Ferrati Casale Monferrato
Vedinum, Utinum Udine
Veleia, Velleia Velleia, frazione of Lugagnano Val d'Arda
Velitrae Velletri
Venusia Venosa
Vercellæ Vercelli
Vicetia, Vincentia Vicenza
Vigiliae Bisceglie
Viglebanum, Vigebanum Vigevano
Vigueria, Viguerium Voghera
Villa Franca, Villa Franca Lunisaniae Villafranca in Lunigiana
Vipitenum Vipiteno
Volaterrae Volterra
Volsinii Novi, Volsinium Bolsena

Cities and towns on Malta

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Canonical Latin name (source(s): variant(s)) English name (native language(s)) – older name(s), (other language(s)), location (s)
Civitas Victoriosa Birgu (Vittoriosa)
Melita, Notabilis Mdina
Civitas Invicta Isla (Senglea)
Civitas Humilissima Valletta

See also

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References

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In order of likely publication:

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