List of German names for Greek places
In this list , the German or the Germanized ancient Greek names are compared with the modern Greek names used today for Greek and Cypriot places (towns, rivers, etc.).
Historical designations that are no longer common in general use (but in historical use) are shown in italics .
| German name | Greek name | transcription | Phonetic spelling | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achaia | Αχαΐα | Achaia | [ aˈxaia ] | |
| Aegean | Αιγαίο | Egeo | [ ɛˈʝɛɔ ] | |
| Acarnania | Ακαρνανία | Akarnania | [ akarnaˈia ] | |
| Argolis | Αργολίδα | Argolida | [ arɣɔˈliða ] | |
| Arcadia | Αρκαδία | Akardia | [ akarˈðia ] | |
| Aetolia | Αιτωλία | Etolia | [ ɛtɔˈlia ] | |
| Aetolia-Acarnania | Αιτωλοακαρνανία | Etoloakarnania | [ ɛtɔlɔakarnanˈia ] | |
| Athens | Αθήνα | Athina | [ aˈθina ] | |
| Attica | Αττική | Attiki | [ atiˈkʲi ] | |
| Boeotia | Βοιωτία | Viotia | [ viɔˈtia ] | |
| Dodecanese | Δωδεκάνησα Δωδεκάνησος |
Dodekanisa Dodekanisos |
[ ðɔðɛˈkanisa ] [ ðɔðɛˈkanisɔs ] |
|
| Elis | Ηλεία | Ilia | [ iˈlia ] | |
| Epirus | Ήπειρος | Ipiros | [ ˈIpirɔs ] | |
| Euboea | Εύβοια | Evvia | [ ˈƐvia ] | |
| Famagusta | Αμμόχωστος | Ammochostus | [ aˈmɔxɔstɔs ] | |
| Greece | Ελλάδα / Ελλάς | Ellada / Ellas | [ ɛˈlaða ] / [ ɛˈlas ] | |
| Heraklion | Ηράκλειο | Heraklion | [ iˈraklio ] | |
| Ionian islands | Ιόνια Νησιά Επτάνησα |
Ionia Nisia Eptanisa |
[ ˈJɔnja niˈsja ] [ ɛˈptanisa ] |
|
| Kephallenia | Κεφαλονιά | Kefalonia | [ kʲɛfalɔˈnʲa ] | |
| Corfu | Κέρκυρα | Kerkyra | [ ˈKʲɛrkʲira ] | German after Italian Corfù |
| Corinth | Κόρινθος | Corinth | [ ˈKɔrinθɔs ] | |
| Corinthia | Κορινθία | Corinthia | [ kɔrinˈθia ] | |
| Crete | Κρήτη | Kriti | [ ˈKriti ] | |
| Cyclades | Κυκλάδες | Cyclades | [ kʲiˈklaðɛs ] | |
| Laconia | Λακωνία | Lakonia | [ lakɔnˈia ] | |
| Larissa | Λάρισα | Larisa | [ ˈLarisa ] | |
| Lesbos | Λέσβος | Lesvos | [ ˈLesvɔs ] | |
| Limassol | Λεμεσός | Lemesos | [ lɛmɛˈsɔs ] | Cyprus |
| Macedonia | Μακεδονία | Macedonia | [ makʲɛðɔˈnia ] | |
| Magnesia | Μαγνησία | Magnesia | [ maɣniˈsia ] | |
| Messinia | Μεσσηνία | Messinia | [ mɛsiˈnia ] | |
| Messolongi | Μεσολόγγι | Mesolongi | [ mɛsɔˈlɔŋgʲi ] | |
| Central Greece | Στερεά Ελλάδα | Sterea Ellada | [ stɛreˈa ɛˈlaða ] | |
| Mycenae | Μυκήνες | Mykines | [ miˈkʲinɛs ] | |
| Nicosia | Λευκωσία | Lefkosia | [ lɛfkɔˈsia ] | Cyprus |
| North Aegean | Βόρειο Αιγαίο | Vorio Egeo | [ ˈVɔrjɔ ɛˈʝɛɔ ] | |
| East Macedonia and Thrace | Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη | Anatoliki Makedonia ke Thraki | [ anatɔliˈkʲi makʲɛðɔˈnia kʲɛ ˈθrakʲi ] | |
| Patras | Πάτρα | Patra | [ ˈPatra ] | |
| Peloponnese | Πελοπόννησος | Peloponnisos | [ pɛlɔˈpɔnisɔs ] | |
| Phocis | Φωκίδα | Fokida | [ fɔˈkʲiða ] | |
| Phthiotis | Φθιώτιδα | Fthiotida | [ ˈFθjɔtiða ] | |
| Piraeus | Πειραιάς / Πειραιεύς | Pireas / Pireevs | [ pirɛˈas ] / [ pirɛˈɛfs ] | |
| Platamon | Πλαταμόνας | Platamonas | [ plataˈmɔnas ] | |
| Saloniki | Θεσσαλονίκη | Thessaloniki | [ θɛsalɔˈnikʲi ] | |
| Santorini | Σαντορίνη Θήρα |
Sandorini Thira |
[ sandɔˈrini ] [ ˈθira ] |
|
| Sparta | Σπάρτη | Sparti | [ ˈSparti ] | |
| South Aegean | Νότιο Αιγαίο | Notio Egeo | [ ˈNɔtjɔ ɛˈʝɛɔ ] | |
| Tempe | Tέμπη | Tembi | [ ˈTɛmbi ] | |
| Thesprotia | Θεσπρωτία | Thesprotia | [ θɛsprɔˈtia ] | |
| Thessaly | Θεσσαλία | Thessalia | [ θɛsaˈlia ] | |
| Thrace | Θράκη | Thraki | [ ˈΘrakʲi ] | |
| Volos | Βόλος | Volos | [ ˈVɔlɔs ] | |
| West Greece | Δυτική Ελλάδα | Dytiki Ellada | [ ðitiˈkʲi ɛˈlaða ] | |
| Western Macedonia | Δυτική Μακεδονία | Dytiki Makedonia | [ ðitiˈkʲi makʲɛðɔˈnia ] | |
| Central Greece | Κεντρική Ελλάδα | Kendriki Ellada | [ kʲɛndriˈkʲi ɛˈlaða ] | |
| Central Macedonia | Κεντρική Μακεδονία | Kendriki Macedonia | [ kʲɛndriˈkʲi makʲɛðɔˈnia ] | |
| Cyprus | Κύπρος | Cypros | [ ˈKʲiprɔs ] |