Names of World Cities in Spanish

Names of World Cities in Spanish Its obvious why the American city of Philadelphia is spelled Filadelfia in Spanish: the spelling change helps make certain that the citys name is pronounced correctly. Less obvious is why the British capital of London is Londres to Spaniards or, for that matter, why Americans think of the German city of Mà ¼nchen as Munich. In any case, numerous major and noteworthy cities worldwide are known by different names in Spanish than in English. With the Spanish names in boldface, here are some of the most common ones: Addis Ababa - Addis AbebaAdelaide - AdelaidaAlexandria - Alejandrà ­aAlgiers - ArgelAthens - AtenasBaghdad - BagdadBeijing - Pekà ­nBelgrade - BelgradoBerlin - Berlà ­nBerne - BernaBethlehem - Belà ©nBogota - BogotBucharest - BucarestCairo - El CairoCalcutta - CalcutaCape Town - Ciudad del CaboCopenhagen - CopenhagueDamascus - DamascoDublin - Dublà ­nGeneva - GinebraHavana - La HabanaIstanbul - EstambulJakarta - DjakartaJerusalem - Jerusalà ©nJohannesburg - JohanesburgoLisbon - LisboaLondon - LondresLos Angeles - Los ngelesLuxembourg - LuxemburgoMecca - La MecaMoscow - Moscà ºNew Delhi - Nueva DelhiNew Orleans - Nueva OrleansNew York - Nueva YorkParis - Parà ­sPhiladelphia - FiladelfiaPittsburgh - PittsburgoPrague - PragaReykjavik - ReikiavikRoma - RomaSeoul - Seà ºlStockholm - EstocolmoThe Hague - La HayaTokyo - TokioTunis - Tà ºnezVienna - VienaWarsaw - Varsovia This list shouldnt be viewed as inclusive. Not included are cities that use City in their English names, such as Panama City and Mexico City, which are usually referred to as Panam and Mà ©xico in their respective countries. Note also that practices vary among Spanish writers in placing accented vowels within foreign names. For example, the U.S. capital is sometimes written as Wshington, but the unaccented version is more common. Spellings in this list are those that appear to be the most commonly used. However, some publications may use alternate spellings of some names.