Most regions and provinces of Europe have alternative names in different languages. Some regions have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names for all major European regions, provinces, and territories. It also includes some lesser regions that are important because of their location or history. This article does not offer any opinion about what the "original", "official", "real", or "correct" name of any region is or was. Regions are (mostly) listed alphabetically by their current best-known name in English, which does not necessarily match the title of the corresponding article. The English version is followed by variants in other languages, in alphabetical order by name, and then by any historical variants and former names. Foreign names that are the same as their English equivalents may be listed. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Z See also Endonym and exonym List of alternative country names List of country names in various languages List of European rivers with alternative names List of European cities with alternative names List of Latin place names in Europe List of Asian regions with alternative names Latin names of regions List of places Polish historical regions References External links Place names of Europe wiktionary:de:Verzeichnis:Liste alternativer Städtenamen Regions Lists of place names