List of country subdivisions named after people

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This is a list of country subdivisions named after people. It details the name of the country subdivision and eponym. The etymology is generally referenced in the article about the person or the administrative division.

This is a summary from List of etymologies of administrative divisions.

Australia

Bermuda

Brazil

Cameroon

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Estonia

  • Valga County  from German family names de Walco or de Walko.

France

Guatemala

Honduras

India

Ireland

Italy

Jamaica

Kazakhstan

Malaysia

Mexico

New Zealand

Nigeria

Norway

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Perù

Philippines

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Dependencies

United States

Uruguay

Venezuela

See also

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