List of place names in different languages of Namibia
This is a list of place names in various Namibian languages, i.e. names of places in Namibia for which other names in the official or national languages of Namibia are or have been used in addition to the official name (according to official gazettes and street signs) .
list
| Official name | Historical name | meaning | Afrikaans | German | English |
Khoekhoe- gowab |
OshiNdonga OshiKwanyama |
OtjiHerero |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Windhoek ( afr ) |
Queen Adelaide's Bath, Concordiaville, Wind Hoock, Windhoek | "Windy corner" | Windhoek (rare) | ǀAi-ǁGams | Otjomuise | |||
|
Walvis Bay ( afr , eng ) |
"Walvis Bay" | Walvisbaai | Walvis Bay | Ezorongondo | ||||
|
Swakopmund ( deu ) |
"Mouth of the Swakop " | Tsoakhaub | Otjozondjii | |||||
|
Grootfontein ( afr ) |
"Great Source" | Gei-ǀous | Otjiwanda Tjongue | |||||
|
Okahandja ( her ) |
"Place where two rivers form one big one" | |||||||
|
Otjiwarongo ( her ) |
"Place where the fat cattle graze" or "beautiful place" |
|||||||
|
Rehoboth ( hbo ) |
ǃAnis | |||||||
|
Gobabis (from khi ) |
"Home of the elephants" | ǂGoabes | Epako | |||||
|
Usakos (from khi ) |
ǃUssaǃkos | Okanduu | ||||||
|
Lüderitz ( eng ) |
Angra Pequena ( por ) |
named after Adolf Lüderitz | Chanugaub | |||||
|
Otjimbingwe ( her ) |
"Place of refreshment" | |||||||
|
Karibib (from khi ) |
Kharibes | Otjandjomboimwe | ||||||
|
Keetmanshoop ( afr ) |
"Keetman's Hope" | Nu-gouses | ||||||
|
Omaruru ( afr ) |
"Bitter Quark" | Okosondje | ||||||
|
Khorixas ( khi ) |
Welwitschia | "Place of the Khori (Bush)" | ||||||
|
Tsumeb (from khi ) |
"Dig a big hole in the loose ground" | Kaitsumeb / Tsomsoub | Okavisume | |||||
|
Bethanie ( afr ) |
Bethany | Bethany | Bethanie / Bethanien | ǀUiǂgandes | ||||
|
Oranjemund ( eng ) |
"Mouth of the Orange " | Oranjemond | ||||||
|
Outjo ( her ) |
"Little Hill" | |||||||
|
Warm bath ( eng ) |
Aixa-aibes | |||||||
|
Henties Bay ( eng ) |
"Bay of Henties" | Hentiesbaai | Henties Bay | |||||
|
Katima Mulilo ( loz ) |
"Put out the fire" | |||||||
|
Otavi (from ndo, kua ) |
describes the movement of a newborn baby | |||||||
|
Penguin Islands ( eng ) |
Penguin islands | |||||||
|
Gull Bay ( eng , eng ) |
"Bay of Seagulls" | Möwebaai | Seagull Bay | |||||
|
Terrace Bay ( eng ) |
"Terrace Bay" | Terracebaai | ||||||
|
Elizabeth Bay ( eng ) |
Elisabeth Bay | |||||||
|
Brandberg ( eng ) |
Dâures | Omukuruvaro | ||||||
|
Sandwich Harbor ( eng ) |
Porto d'Ilheo ( por ) |
seldom sandwich port |
- ↑ Note: This article contains characters from the alphabet of the Khoisan languages spoken in southern Africa . The display contains characters of the click letters ǀ , ǁ , ǂ and ǃ . For more information on the pronunciation of long or nasal vowels or certain clicks , see e.g. B. under Khoekhoegowab .