Trivandrum. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada in 1970 from the merger of twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur. Tokyo – formerly Edo, until it became the capital of Japan in 1868. Tolyatti – formerly known as Stavropol-on-Volga and Stavropol. In 1964, it was renamed to Tolyatti after Palmiro Togliatti Toronto – known as York at the time of the War of 1812. Tskhinvali, Georgia – also known as Tskhinval or Ch'reba in present time, formerly named Staliniri (1934–1961) Tver – known as Kalinin from 1931 to 1990. Ulyanovsk in Russia, formerly Simbirsk Ürümqi – formerly known as Tihwa (迪化; Dǐhuà in pinyin), which means "to enlighten" in Chinese. In 1954, renamed to Ürümqi, which means "beautiful pasture" in Dzungar Mongolian. Varanasi, India – formerly known as Benares (or Banaras) and Kashi. Veles, known as Titov Veles between 1945 and 1991. Ventura, California, originally San Buenaventura, New Spain and Mexico. Vilnius – the capital of Lithuania was known as Vilna or Wilno when it was under Polish rule (1920–1939). Villahermosa, Mexico. Formerly known as San Juan Bautista until 1916. Virden, Manitoba, Canada from Manchester. Volgograd – formerly Tsaritsyn (1589-1925), Stalingrad (1925–1961). Vyborg – in Finnish Viipuri, when part of Finland, until 1944. Wanganui, New Zealand. Originally called Petre, now known dually as Wanganui and Whanganui. Wrocław – in German Breslau, when part of Germany, until 1945. Xi'an – Usually spelt Sian until the 1980s. Formerly Chang'an (長安), the ancient name for the city when it was the capital of China until the name was changed to Xi'an in the Ming dynasty. Xiangyang, named Xiangfan between 1950 and 2010. Yangon – renamed Yangon after being known as Rangoon (1852–1988). Still known as Rangoon in many English-speaking countries. Yekaterinburg – known as Sverdlovsk in the Soviet Union. Yonashiro – changed from Okinawan "Yonagusuku" to a Japanese name and elevated to town status in 1994. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk – named Toyohara under Japanese rule between 1905 and 1946, but before that was Vladimirovka, a Russian settlement before the Russo-Japanese War (1882–1905). Zhob, Pakistan – renamed from Fort Sandeman in 1976. Zlín, Czechia – renamed Gottwaldov between 1949 and 1989 after Klement Gottwald, a Czechoslovak communist politician, before reverting to Zlín. Zmiiv, Ukraine – renamed Gotwald between 1976 and 1990 after Klement Gottwald, a Czechoslovak communist politician, before reverting to Zmiiv. Unusual name changes Speed, Victoria, was renamed to Speedkills for one month in 2011 as