White Russia
Many other variations of this name appeared on ancient maps; for instance, "Russia Alba, Russija Alba, Wit Rusland, Weiß Reußen (Weißreußen), White Russia, Hviterussland, Hvíta Rússland, Weiß Russland (Weißrussland), Ruthenia Alba, Ruthénie Blanche" and "Weiß Ruthenien" "(Weißruthenien)". The name was also assigned to various territories, often quite distant from that of present Belarus. For example, at one time the term was applied to Novgorod.