List of city name changes
This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. "see also:" Geographical renaming, Names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States Greater China. China. †Name change in English due to replacement of postal romanization with the pinyin system. The Chinese name is unchanged. †Chinese name unchanged. Democratic Republic of the Congo. A number of places in the present-day Democratic  Republic of the Congo were known by Dutch or French names during the colonial period, but were renamed in native languages after independence. Egypt. Many cities had Ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Latin names France. Most cities had an ancient name, usually in Latin, often of older Celtic origin Italy. Most Italian cities have historical Latin names, and some have Greek or Etruscan names. Myanmar. In many cases, the English name of the city changed due to different romanization systems, while the Burmese native remained unchanged. North Korea. †Japanese name during "Korea under Japanese rule" (1910–1945). The Korean name is unchanged . Poland. Cities in western Poland whose names were changed when Poland gained independence from Germany in 1918. Singapore. Name change in English due to replacement of older romanization methods with the pinyin system. The Chinese name is unchanged. South Africa. Although many name changes have taken place officially since the end of apartheid in 1994, many of the previous names are still common in use, especially by White South Africans, and some name changes have been officially reverted. South Korea. †Japanese name during "Korea under Japanese rule" (1910–1945). The Korean name is unchanged. ‡Name change in English due to replacement  McCune-Reischauer with the Revised Romanization method in 2000. The Korean name is unchanged. Turkey. Many cities in Turkey were founded by Anatolians or Greeks, and renamed in Latin by the Romans, and later renamed again by the Turks. United States. Pennsylvania. Name used by the United States Board on Geographic Names from 1891 to 1911. The name used by the city in its official documents and on its seal was unchanged. Zimbabwe. All name changes below occurred in 1982.