List of short place names

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

One-letter place names

 * 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
 * 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
 * G, a village in Kayanza Province, Burundi
 * H, also known as H Island, an island in Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, in Fairfax County, Virginia
 * I, a town in Fujian Province, China
 * 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
 * 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
 * Ö, a village in Sweden. Ö is Swedish for "island".
 * Ø, a hill in Jutland, Denmark. Ø is Danish for "island".
 * U, a place in Panama
 * U, a municipality on Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia
 * Ú, a place in Madagascar
 * U, a place in Vietnam
 * 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, Nordland, Norway. Å is Danish, Norwegian and Swedish for "brook" or "small river".
 * Å, a village in Moskenes municipality, Nordland, Norway
 * Å, a village in Orkdal municipality, Trøndelag, Norway
 * Å, a village in Åfjord municipality, Trøndelag, Norway
 * Å, a village in Ibestad municipality, Troms, Norway
 * Å, a village in Lavangen municipality, Troms, Norway
 * Å, a village in Senja municipality, Troms, Norway
 * Å, a village in Gloppen municipality, Vestland, Norway
 * Å, a place in Funen, Denmark
 * Å, a village in Norrköping municipality, Östergötland, Sweden
 * Å, a village in Örnsköldsvik municipality, Västernorrland, Sweden
 * Å, a village in Kramfors municipality, Västernorrland, Sweden
 * 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

Two-letter place names

 * 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, 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, Telemark and Bø, Nordland, municipalities in Telemark and Nordland, 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, 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, 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 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
 * 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
 * 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, Kentucky (the shortest name in Kentucky)
 * 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